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  • The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott, Suanne Laqueur

    The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott, Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    "Where you are is home..." At age fourteen, Zelda Rossi witnessed the unthinkable, and has spent the last ten years hardening her heart against the guilt and grief. She channels her pain into her art: a dystopian graphic novel where vigilantes travel back in time to stop heinous crimes—like child abduction—before they happen...
  • Revive Me, Part One: The Act by J.L. Seegars

    Revive Me, Part One: The Act by J.L. Seegars

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    MalloryThe first time I kissed Christopher Johnson, I knew he would be my biggest mistake. It didn’t stop me from wanting him though, and when the ghosts from my past came barging into the present, it didn’t stop me from agreeing to let him help...
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  • The Magic of Sea Glass by Jenny Hale

    The Magic of Sea Glass by Jenny Hale

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the USA Today, bestselling author of The Summer House, with over one million copies of her books sold, comes a heartwarming beach read, perfect for fans of Sheila Roberts, Jill Shalvis, and Debbie Macomber.After the loss of her fiancé a year ago, event planner Lauren Sutton can’t seem to go on with her choice of career or the life she’d built with her fiancé any longer...
  • Choose Me by R.C. Boldt

    Choose Me by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In Choose Me, RC Boldt brings us an unforgettable, heart-wrenching coming-of-age romance... Wearing the nicest suit I own, I stand in the very back with a flask full of whiskey in my inner pocket. I put on a brave face as I watch her walk down the aisle. Because it’s too late. I refuse to be the bastard who makes her cry on her wedding day, but I’m dying to tell her what I’ve always known...
  • 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...
  • Saving You by Kelly Elliott

    Saving You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens when your head and heart contradict each other regarding the one person you’ve always wanted? Growing up, Luke Johnson and Libby Hayes thought they would be best friends forever. One kiss changed everything. Fearing his love for Libby could cost him their friendship, Luke chooses to listen to his head—instead of his heart...
  • Just Three Words by Melissa Brayden

    Just Three Words by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sometimes the one you want is the one you least suspect... Accountant Samantha Ennis craves order and structure. As the bookkeeper at the boutique advertising agency she owns with her three best friends, it’s her job to apply logic to the chaos. When one of those best friends, laid back Hunter Blair, moves in to share her loft apartment, Sam’s carefully organized world is thrown wildly askew...
  • Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology by Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox

    Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology by Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Muscular football players. Passionate tennis pros. Sexy soccer stars. All sorts of alpha hotties, on the field and off. Have no fear! The team is back again, and this time...it's thicker. You'll get your sports romance fix with brand-new stories from eleven bestselling authors. Need one last summer fix? Dive into this anthology...
  • Loving You by Allie Everhart

    Loving You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Since meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  new adult  college  contemporary  bad boys
  • Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes

    Be My Temptation by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You met Josh Crawford and Ashlyn Hart in Be My December, now its time to hear their story. One night connected them.One decision separated them. One craving tempted them. Ashlyn Hart was done with men, or at least those outside of her books. After stupidly falling for the charms of her cheating ex and having her heart broken yet again, she decided to create a new life...
  • Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Holding You by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lauren Reynolds wanted only two things in life—to run her father’s horse breeding business and Colt Mathews. Fearing Colt would take her position within the family business, she tried to push him far away from her heart. When life could no longer keep Lauren and Colt apart, their two worlds became one. Every second of every moment, they spent together...
    Categorized as:
    cowboys  college  new adult  contemporary
  • Jake Understood by Penelope Ward

    Jake Understood by Penelope Ward

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Jake Undone, comes a full-length companion novel and sequel. A different side to the story: Jake’s side. “We’re getting a new roommate,” they said. I thought nothing of it...until she walked in the door. Her hand trembled in mine as she looked at me with fearful eyes. My entire world spun on its axis. Nina..
    Categorized as:
    college  dual-pov  m-f  contemporary  sassy heroine
  • Code Name: Outlaw by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Outlaw by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Return to Oak Creek, home of Linear Tactical, with the story of Jenna Franklin and Mark Outlawson.She'll have to face her past to fight for her future...
  • Laws of Physics by Penny Reid

    Laws of Physics by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    One week.Home alone.Girl genius.Unrepentant slacker.Big lie.What’s the worst that could happen?Mona is a smart girl and figured everything out a long time ago. She had to. She didn’t have a choice...
  • Unstable by S.E. Hall

    Unstable by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After eight years, Henley Calvert is headed home. Back to the family farm and small town she left behind, never to be thought of again. Too much regret and shame to bear. But she’s the only one left to see to her family’s legacy, so she must return to Ashfall and face all the ghosts that haunt her...
  • Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Now that Garret’s decided he’s no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she’s not sure how much of herself and her past she’s willing to let him see...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  new adult  college  contemporary  athletes
  • Bookmarked by Bella Jay

    Bookmarked by Bella Jay

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if your soon-to-be ex-husband invited you on a divorcemoon, five nights at your bucket list baecation spot for one last hoorah before you go your separate ways? Would you go?Brooklin did...
  • Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz

    Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It started with friendship. The best stories always do. Our story sounds unlikely. Bizarre. A fable. Like wine and cheese and my favorite pair of jeans, Things got better over time— Too good, it seemed. Arlo Kostas was the starting running back for Brighton University. His quick smile and sharp wit Was enough to disarm even the biggest cynic...
  • Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beckett Steele knows what he wants and he’s finally going after it. But there’s one thing that might complicate his mission. It was easy to sign the legally-binding contract prohibiting a public relationship when he had no intention of falling in love...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  dual-pov  m-f  sports  contemporary
  • Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me.I fell in love with my sister’s best friend. To top it all off, she’s brilliant. And I’m failing Chemistry.Of course, when I get her help, she’s laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesn’t know how much I want her. I’ve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...
  • Always Mine by Kennedy Fox

    Always Mine by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    College parties, beer, and one-night stands—that was my life. Now, I hunt down criminals, ethically or not, but if no one’s asking, then I’m not telling. Drinking and women are still included, though I can’t seem to forget the girl who almost gave me her virginity. She would’ve until I realized she was too young, and I wasn’t looking to get thrown into jail...
  • Changing the Rules by Catherine Bybee

    Changing the Rules by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the steamy first novel in her new adrenaline-fueled Richter series.As an employee of MacBain Security and Solutions, Claire Kelly can certainly hold her own. Armed with an impressive set of covert skills, she’s more than prepared to tackle any job that comes her way…except one involving Cooper Lockman...
  • 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...
  • Nothing But It All by Adriana Locke

    Nothing But It All by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke comes a warm and romantic novel about a marriage in trouble, two conspiring kids, and the meaning of long-lasting love. After twenty years, the cracks in Lauren Reed’s marriage are showing. She and her husband, Jack, feel more like roommates than a loving couple...
  • Last Rites by Sharon Sala

    Last Rites by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There's nothing a community won't do to protect its own...Shirley Wallace and her four sons return to her childhood home on Pope Mountain in Jubilee, Kentucky, with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer, and is settling in just fine...
  • 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...
  • Crave by Adriana Locke

    Crave by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Hadley Jacobs is over Machlan Gibson. Sure, she’ll always be a little weak to the dimple in his right cheek and the way his five o’clock shadow makes him ruggedly handsome. But that’s not enough to cover every other thing about him because they all drive her nuts. Like how he won’t admit he’s wrong even when he knows it and how he drives his stupid car a million miles an hour on wet asphalt...
  • 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...
  • High Country Hero by Elle James

    High Country Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lauded for his daring rescue of a medical team captured by Islamic State terrorists, Navy SEAL Enrico “Rico” Cortez feels like anything but a hero. His friend and fellow teammate lost his life during that rescue. Plagued by PTSD, Rico leaves the Navy. Reluctantly, he accepts his only job offer, joining the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado...
  • Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery

    Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Susan Mallery welcomes you to Happily Inc, where true love isn’t just for fairy tales… Natalie Kaleta will do anything for the artists at her gallery, including risk life, limb and the effect of humidity on her naturally curly hair...
  • Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance (The Boys of Baseball) by J. Sterling

    Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance (The Boys of Baseball) by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The most anticipated J. Sterling release of the year is finally here! You've waited years to meet Jack Carter's son and the wait is over! Strap in and enjoy the ride. Chance Carter is the son of local baseball legend, Jack Carter. Now in his junior year at Fullton State, Chance is facing challenges he never saw coming...
  • Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo

    Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Allison Titov and Asher Brooks have been best friends their whole lives. Brought up together as part of the Assassins family, they might as well be related. But... Ally has never felt anything sisterly toward Asher.In love with Asher since she was a teen, Ally has gone pro at keeping her feelings a secret. It’s been easy..
  • Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl: The Motion Picture, Heidi McLaughlin delivers an emotional second chance romance about life, love, and what it means to truly be happy!Elle James has it all: a loving fiancé in Ben, a promising career as a music manager, and a supportive family. She couldn’t be happier with her life...
  • Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder...
  • See Through Heart by Amie Knight

    See Through Heart by Amie Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ainsley came into my life in a flurry of vibrant colors, lighting my world up when all seemed lost. It wasn’t our quiet nights by the creek or stolen kisses surrounded by a sea of cotton that saved me. It was her. She was my comfort when life threw one ugly tragedy after another at me. Until she dealt me the greatest blow...
  • Finding Ivy by Claire Kingsley

    Finding Ivy by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    After putting her life on hold to care for her dying father, Ivy Nichols feels stuck. Alone and disconnected, she’s struggling to pick up the pieces and move forward. The mysterious William Cole walks into her life, like a beacon of light in a fog. He’s sensual and captivating—awakening Ivy in ways she’s never experienced before...
  • The Dangerous One by Lori Foster

    The Dangerous One by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Alone is good. Alone with her is…better. Hunter Osborn left his family, his friends and his job as a park ranger after uncovering a disturbing crime scene. Haunted by nightmares and dark thoughts, Hunter relocated to a small cabin outside of Ridge Trail, Colorado, where he lives off the land (and mostly off the grid)...
  • Kissing My Brother's Bride by Molly McLain

    Kissing My Brother's Bride by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My brother’s fiancée should have been mine. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. Linc was running late for their first date and he begged me to stand in until he could get there.I only went to tell the girl to run. To warn her about my brother’s selfish ways and promise she wanted no part of it.But then I saw her...
  • Writing the Rules: A Fake Dating Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Writing the Rules: A Fake Dating Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Poppy Anderson was nailing her sophomore year at Brighton University. She liked her classes, had the greatest best friend, and was finally ready to start dating again. Or she was … until her ex, Mike, transferred to Brighton and started exchanging long stares and inside jokes that Poppy thought he’d forgotten.Paxton Lawson was long ago labeled ‘The Golden Boy...
  • Embrace by S.E. Hall

    Embrace by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After the romantic gesture of the century, Evan Allen is now faced with no friends, ineligible to play ball...and too late to get the girl. He's starting over alone and doesn't know quite how to proceed, until certain members of "The Crew" step in, taking him under their wing. It doesn't take the ladies long to notice him either. Sometimes life doesn't go as you had planned...
  • Shattered Sea by Catherine Cowles

    Shattered Sea by Catherine Cowles

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I’ve known every kind of pain. Of the heart. Of the body. Of the soul. All I want now is the freedom that comes from making my art.The last thing I expected was Hollywood royalty to waltz into my gallery in a small town in the middle of nowhere and see me. A man like Boden Cavanaugh shouldn’t understand me. Shouldn’t be able to soothe my most ragged edges...
  • Ever Mine by Laura Pavlov

    Ever Mine by Laura Pavlov

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    He’s hockey’s golden boy, my new client, and the man I’ve avoided for the last nine years. I was hired to fix him—but he’s not the only one who’s broken.Hawk Madden was my first love.I thought he would be my forever.But life wasn’t always fair.And grief could be a cruel beast.Fight or flight?I’d always run.But now he’s back in my life after all these years.With one look.One touch.One kiss...
  • Laws of Physics: Space by Penny Reid, Fiona Fischer

    Laws of Physics: Space by Penny Reid, Fiona Fischer

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    All she wants is forgiveness, and all he wants is revenge... From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny ReidOne week.Private cabin.Famous physicist.Still an unrepentant slacker...
  • The One I Want by Siobhan Davis

    The One I Want by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Siobhan Davis comes an emotional, angsty, new adult, stand-alone romance about a woman torn between two great loves. We thought we were forever, but fate had other plans… I never intended to fall in love. This girl had goals and guys were an unwelcome distraction...
  • Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan

    Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ryder Two years of silence and no goodbye—she slipped away and through my fingers, leaving me with nothing but questions… and a heavy heart from missing her. I know what we had was real, that our love was once in a lifetime. Now she’s back from her Parisian fashion internship, and I'm ready for answers, desperate to understand why she couldn't just stay...
  • Loyal Heir by Michelle Heard

    Loyal Heir by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fake romance.Nothing but an imaginary relationship.But after a while of pretending, it starts to feel real. It’s too easy convincing the students at Trinity Academy Aria Chargill is mine. It’s too easy playing the role of my best friend’s boyfriend. And the lines blur until I no longer know where the fake romance ends and the real one begins...
  • Entangled by S.E. Hall

    Entangled by S.E. Hall

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Things heat up, and not just the Georgia summertime, when Dane and Laney go head to head over plans for her new duplex. But Laney's got his number, and knows just how to coerce her bossy, domineering man. Spend the summer with the gang and find out...just how many is a crowd? The members of the Evolve Crew are getting older; so is the content. Mature audiences recommended...
    Categorized as:
    college  dual-pov  m-f  contemporary  bad boys
  • From This Moment by Melanie Harlow

    From This Moment by Melanie Harlow

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was like seeing a ghost. When my late husband’s twin brother moves back to our small town, I want to avoid him. Everything about Wes reminds me of the man I lost and the life we’d planned together, and after eighteen long months struggling just to get out of bed, I’m finally doing okay. I have a new job, an amazing support group, and a beautiful five-year-old daughter to parent...
  • Full Count by Kimberly Readnour

    Full Count by Kimberly Readnour

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dating my bestie? Yeah, I can only wish... Garret Cartel.Cessna University’s starting shortstop.Painstakingly gorgeous.ReservedFriend-zoned since freshman year.I have a knack for falling for unattainable guys.Blame my trust issues.They keep me safe.But this is our final year.My last chance to break the dreaded friend-zone chains before graduation.There’s one slight problem...
  • Part of Me by Kelly Elliott

    Part of Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fishing for the TruthSeasiders,News on the docks is Sutton Bradley may be adding new stock to her little boutique store, Coastal Chic, on the square. Now, I can neither confirm nor deny that it is sexy lingerie, but seeing as Ms. Bradley has been seen on more than one occasion in the company of Brody Wilson, who, let me remind you, was voted as the catch of the season...
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