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  • Wild Island Love by Melissa Foster

    Wild Island Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sparks fly between a PR rep and an A-list actor who want nothing to do with each other.Leni Steele might be looking for love, but she’s definitely not looking to be someone’s fake date. Especially not one of the most infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly cocky actors on the planet, Duncan Raz...
  • Time by Penny Reid

    Time by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid A (brokenhearted) physicist. Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician. The worst has already happened. Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him...
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  • SUIT by B.B. Easton

    SUIT by B.B. Easton

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Because BB Easton had so much fun writing her bestselling, award-winning memoir, 44 CHAPTERS ABOUT 4 MEN, she decided to give each of her four men his own steamy standalone. SUIT is Ken's book—the hilarious, heartwarming tale of how BB finally got over her bad boy phase and found happily ever after with…gasp…a guy in a tie...
  • Mixed Signals by B.K. Borison

    Mixed Signals by B.K. Borison

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 61 ratings
    Layla Dupree has given up on love.She’s waded through all of the fish in the sea, each one more disappointing than the last. Apparently owning the bakery at Inglewild’s most romantic destination does not help one’s love life—despite her best efforts. All she wants is a partner who gives her butterflies, not someone who ghosts her at dinner and leaves her with the check...
  • A Breath of Fresh Air by Jessica Redland

    A Breath of Fresh Air by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The BRAND NEW uplifting novel from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland Rosie feels like there's something missing in her life.She loves her job as the manager of Willowdale Hall Riding Stables, caring for the horses and teaching children to ride, and she loves the home she shares with her mother in the beautiful Lake District...
  • Suit by B.B. Easton

    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...
  • The Village Inn of Secret Dreams by Alison Sherlock

    The Village Inn of Secret Dreams by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever.But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found … quickly.So, when her oldest friend Pete Kennedy returns from working abroad with a plan to save the Inn, Belle should be overjoyed...
  • The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown

    The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Family, wounded hearts, and a Texas bed-and-breakfast are in need of repair in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s inviting novel about down-home comfort and second chances.Cousins Tabby and Ellie Mae are due for a change...
  • Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A love story that survives the test of time. Keith McKallister is the king of the stoners. You know the type. Every school has one – the hot, fun, dopey guy beloved by the student body but despised by, well, just about everyone else. He spends his early mornings in the ocean and his days trying to get to class on time...
  • My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh

    My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance.Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart.My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt and nursing my broken heart.Everything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend...
  • Boomerangers by Heather M. Orgeron

    Boomerangers by Heather M. Orgeron

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Boomerangers [boo-muh-rang-ers] noun, informal: an adult that moves back home to live with a parent after a period of independence. Spencer I love sex. I love the power, the intimacy, the euphoria it brings. Too bad I’m not having any . . . You’d think as New Orleans’ most renowned sex therapist that I’d be swimming in single men. In a way, I am . .
  • Trouble by Adriana Locke

    Trouble by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    She wants something real. He wants something now. Together they’re trouble in USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke’s sexy and funny twice-in-a-lifetime love story. With his shameless grin and let’s-play swagger, carpenter Penn Etling leaves women wanting in Dogwood Lane. What do they get? Avery Perry knows: a one-night stand. She’s been there...
  • Take A Number: A Fake Dating Romantic Comedy by Amy Daws

    Take A Number: A Fake Dating Romantic Comedy by Amy Daws

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A brand new standalone romantic comedy from Amazon Top 13 bestseller, Amy Daws!Fake dating the cute owner of a bakery Dean is an investor in sounds kind of messy…but messy can be fun.Norah Donahue wants bakeries not babies, but her matchmaking mother won’t stop trying to play Cupid...
  • The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell

    The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Oliver 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...
  • Kitty Valentine Dates Santa by Jillian Dodd

    Kitty Valentine Dates Santa by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Spin the wheel. Date the guy. Write the story. Fall in love? Six years ago, Kitty Valentine took the book world by storm when her sweet debut romance hit number one on the Best Sellers List, which was followed by a string of successful releases. Her latest novel, however, totally bombs, causing her editor to suggest she write much sexier books...
  • The Wedding Menu by Letizia Lorini

    The Wedding Menu by Letizia Lorini

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    How many weddings does it take to fall in love?One year ago, Amelie had it all.Almost engaged to her high school sweetheart, close to her childhood best friend, and cooking at her dad's restaurant: her life was exactly what she’d ordered.Until Ian, an opinionated wedding-hater, popped up out of nowhere and proved she might like something off menu.***One year later, Amelie has lost it all...
  • Zane's Rebel: A Curvy Girl Instalove Romance by Loni Nichole

    Zane's Rebel: A Curvy Girl Instalove Romance by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiress’s case because she needs a good defense. She’s being sued by her father’s former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her...
  • Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Tangle by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sparks fly between a die-hard romantic and a sexy cynic in this fresh, funny romance from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious...
  • A Collision of Stars by Georgia Stone

    A Collision of Stars by Georgia Stone

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    One summer. One bucket list.No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which is unfortunate, as a barista in a busy London coffee shop. Bored, cynical and deathly sarcastic, she’s built up walls for a reason. Despite attempts from her best friend to shake up her routine, Ava refuses to do anything to disrupt her carefully curated life...
  • A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    A White Christmas on Winter Street by Sue Moorcroft

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Sky Terran returns to the village of Middledip after losing the job she loves, she anticipates a quiet Christmas getting used to her new life. However, the annual street decoration competition is coming up and this year, the residents of Winter Street are determined to win.As she is pulled into the preparations, Sky quickly grows to love the quirky, tight-knit community she is now part of...
  • This is Beautiful: Logan & Kayla, #2 by Kennedy Fox

    This is Beautiful: Logan & Kayla, #2 by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Kayla Sinclair is a saint and real life Angel. She wears her heart on her sleeve and inspires me to be a better person. Rescuing dogs, feeding the homeless, volunteering at the local food pantry are just a few of the ways she gives back to others, although no one has ever been there for her. Falling for her was inevitable, losing her will destroy me...
  • Winter Kisses at Roseford Hall by Fay Keenan

    Winter Kisses at Roseford Hall by Fay Keenan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hollywood comes to Roseford, as Christmas wishes really do come true...The sleepy Somerset village of Roseford is the temporary home for the cast and crew of the latest Christmas movie, and there's an excitement in the air that can't be ignored. When Lucy Cameron, the owner of Roseford Cafe, is asked to fulfil a last-minute catering order on set, she can't believe her luck...
  • The Beekeeper at Elderflower Grove by Jaimie Admans

    The Beekeeper at Elderflower Grove by Jaimie Admans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her new start is about to bee-gin!Having moved into her mum’s spare room after a disastrous break-up, Kayleigh Harwood is desperate for a fresh start...
  • Love You More by Julia Kent

    Love You More by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Colleen Luview's love life is cursed. No—really. The small-town nurse is notorious in her touristy mountain community. After every third date she's ever had, the guy ends up in her emergency room.She's untouchable now, and it's not her fault...
  • 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...
  • 獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
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  • A Cosy Christmas at Bridget’s Bicycle Bakery by Alex Brown

    A Cosy Christmas at Bridget’s Bicycle Bakery by Alex Brown

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bridget smiled to herself, certain she could see one of the stars twinkling extra brightly in that moment as if to acknowledge her wish and convince her that, yes, Mulberry-On-Sea was just the place they all needed to be...
  • Love Me Like This by Bella Andre

    Love Me Like This by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Justin Morrison first laid eyes on Taylor and fell head over heels in love with her, even though he knew she could never be his. He's tried everything he can to get over her--including moving to another country--but she's still the only woman he'll ever want. Eight years is a heck of a long time to secretly love someone...
  • Forever in Cape May by Jennifer Probst

    Forever in Cape May by Jennifer Probst

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when friends become lovers? Not what a wedding planner plans in a novel of unexpected romance by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.Taylor Sunshine and Pierce Powers vowed to keep things platonic. They already have the best of each other: loyalty, friendship, and trust...
  • The Candidate by Alice Ward

    The Candidate by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lust drove us together. Our differences are driving us apart. As the Republican Party’s front-runner for the White House in 2024, I’m the man the media praises for having a silver tongue. By day, I’m a very conservative, buttoned-up professional. By night, my wild side comes out to prowl, searching for something. I end up in The Black Room... and find her...
  • The F It List by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil

    The F It List by Alexis Winter, Sarah Kil

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It started when my hot-as-hell coworker offered to give me my first O.Let me back-up.It actually started when I got dumped at the altar.If I have to see one more sympathetic head tilt from someone asking me how I’m holding up…I might lose it.After some serious self-reflection (and momentarily swearing off men forever) I decided the only way to figure out what I want in life is to make a list...
  • An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne

    An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    She’s making a list—and checking it twice. But is there a nice guy among all her naughty exes? The New York Times bestselling author of Blurred Lines returns with a charming friends-to-lovers rom-com. When a psychic tells spunky, superstitious Kelly Byrne that she’s already met her true love, she becomes obsessed with the idea of tracking him down before Christmas...
  • Temptation by J.D. Hawkins

    Temptation by J.D. Hawkins

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when the boy you've wanted your whole life finally wants you back? I'm used to taking what I want, being the best at what I do. During the day, I make big bucks as New York's premiere consultant. At night, I can get any girl I lay my eyes on...
  • Baking With A Rockstar by Jasmin Miller

    Baking With A Rockstar by Jasmin Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A fun, sweet, and sexy romance with a swoon-worthy rockstar and a single mom that will make your heart burst with happiness. Rockstar Hudson Mitchell is over the glitz and spotlight of the music industry. Desperate for a break from the fast-paced life of fame, he retreats to the one place that has always been home. Brooksville, California...
  • 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...
  • Mr. Fixit by Lauren Landish

    Mr. Fixit by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's good with more than just his hands.   I’ve known Caleb Strong for over a year. We have a special kind of friendship—we make crude comments, double entendres, and tease each other mercilessly. But we’ve never crossed that line. We’re  just friends . Until we start working together to renovate my childhood home...
  • Knocked Down by Nikki Ash

    Knocked Down by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    GriffinAfter years of struggling as a single father to make ends meet, I’m finally content.Until my son and I are barreled over by a puppy and its gorgeous owner.The dog knocks my son down-literally-while the woman knocks me down-figuratively. With her adorable accent and her taco-loving t-shirt, she has me reevaluating my life and wondering how content I really am.AvaNo-strings.Simple fun...
  • Work Song by Danielle Allen

    Work Song by Danielle Allen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When society tries to put you in a box, knock the walls down. –Tati Green “You have a pretty face” is such a back-handed compliment. It’s like telling me that my face is beautiful, but the rest of me is not. Despite what society says, my curves are hot. My love life, on the other hand, is not. My mom says I’ll never find love because of my weight...
  • Them by Carey Heywood

    Them by Carey Heywood

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes… As Will and Sarah Price settle into being Mr. & Mrs., they meet a stumbling block neither of them anticipated. All of their friends are starting families of their own, but not them, and not for lack of trying. For them, their dreams of a happily-ever-after always included a baby...
  • Here with You by Kate Perry

    Here with You by Kate Perry

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Laurel Heights Novel, Book 8 Nicole James knew it was not better to have love and lost. She never expected that love to swagger back into her life. Sure, she pined after Griffin Chase all through childhood, but that was a lifetime ago. Now she sells romantic dreams in a small lingerie shop, and he lives big dreams as a world-famous rockstar...
  • The WRONG Brother by Alexis Winter

    The WRONG Brother by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rock bottom has a basement—and I just found it.I’ve been head over heels, write it in my diary over and over in love with my best friend Preston Young, pretty much my entire life.You’d think after decades of hiding my feelings I’d want to reveal my lifelong secret love to my best friend privately, but NOPE...
  • Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Tulsa (The Crow Brothers) by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A hot new rock star romance that will sweep you off your feet and leave you with a smile from New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott. The rumors are true. At least where I’m concerned. Drummers hit it harder and do it better. Women love me and I love them. But I like to think of myself as a sensitive soul trapped in a lady-killer’s body...
  • Horribly Harry by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey

    Horribly Harry by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Bad Boyfriend, Inc—when you can’t find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?To supplement his income while he’s completing his Early Education degree, Harry Townsend hires himself out as a terrible date—for a set fee, he’ll horrify parents and family members in all sorts of interesting ways. But when it comes to actual relationships—and sex—Harry doesn’t get the appeal...
  • Float Plan by Trish Doller

    Float Plan by Trish Doller

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Critically acclaimed author Trish Doller's unforgettable and romantic adult debut about setting sail, starting over, and finding yourself. Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has spent the last year foundering on land, shipwrecked by her grief and inability to move on...
  • My Always One (Lighter Ones) by Aleatha Romig

    My Always One (Lighter Ones) by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When we were young, Samantha Anderson was the girl down the street. For as long as I remember, she’s been my partner in crime, in adventures, and in almost everything. Sami is fun and sexy, my greatest confidant, and my best friend.From early on, we vow that our relationship will never change—through thick and thin, we’ll remain always and forever in the friend zone. We will not cross that line...
  • A Taste of Italian Sunshine by Leonie Mack

    A Taste of Italian Sunshine by Leonie Mack

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jenn has always prided herself on being a city girl – she insists on easy access to good coffee, great food from around the globe, not to mention an easy commute. So, when her job takes her to one of the most famous Italian wine regions in search of the perfect Prosecco, travelling to meetings on a tractor is a bit of a culture shock. Tiziano hates the city...
  • Feels Like Home by Melissa Grace

    Feels Like Home by Melissa Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Katie Kelley has all the ingredients of a happy life: a home she adores, the best friends anyone could ask for, and a job as a pastry chef that she loves. If only she could get one single doctor to take her seriously enough to figure out what the heck is going on with her health...
  • The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson

    The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Juliet Montgomery absolutely loves her small town of Blossom Glen, Indiana, and everyone loves her. Except for the fact that she’s a couples counselor who suffered a very public breakup that no one can forget. And now her boss asks her to take a step back…which is exactly when the town’s good-lookin’ and unusually gruff mayor offers her an unexpected job...
  • How the Light Gets In by L.H. Cosway

    How the Light Gets In by L.H. Cosway

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He came back to me 16 minutes and 59 seconds into Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7. We parted amid tragedy, so it seemed poetic. Dylan O’Dea, my childhood sweetheart, had once meant everything to me. Now we were strangers, and honestly, after eleven years I never thought I’d see him again. I lived in the world of the average, of getting paid by the hour and budgeting to make ends meet...
  • Crave Thy Neighbor by Teagan Hunter

    Crave Thy Neighbor by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Don’t fall for your roommate…especially when it’s only temporary.Nolan Brooks is off limits.Sure, he’s insanely attractive and funny and I might have almost gone home with him one night to relieve a little stress.Big deal.It was all just a momentary lapse in judgment…just like the kiss we shared.He’s my temporary roommate while I wait for my new apartment to be ready. That’s it...
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