Zoe's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:08:13 -0700 60 Zoe's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Mark of the Vasirian (Blackthorn Saga #1)]]> 75674291
Desperate to escape her abusive stepbrother, Blaire accepts a scholarship to the exclusive private university Blackthorn Academy. Surrounded by Vasirian—the root of vampire myth—Blaire fears she has traded one cage for another. She is marked as a Korrena, the fated mate of a Vasirian. While she is attracted to the mysterious Lukas, whose gruff exterior hides a lonely heart, the expected ritual for the bond repels her. No one can guarantee her safety; a match between a Vasirian and a human is unprecedented. If she leaves Blackthorn, she could be killed, yet if she stays, Lukas could unintentionally drain her of life.

Facing danger by stepping into a den of monsters may be the only way for her to truly be free.

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Mark of the Vasirian is the debut full-length (nearly 120k words) new adult paranormal romance by author Stephanie Denne that is the first of a long series filled with mystery, magic, and love that stands against everything the supernatural world can throw at it. No cliffhanger, but you'll be left wondering what happens next! And of course, this dark fantasy romance series has a HEA, with spin-off series to come.

The dark and mysterious world of the Blackthorn Saga is a new take on vampire romance in an academy setting complete with a king and his court, fated mates, magic, and more! This series is for you if you enjoy a paranormal romance with a human female lead that overcomes her past to find where she truly belongs in a fantasy world filled with supernatural creatures.

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Author's Note: 18+ This series contains content that may be unsuitable for certain readers. To learn more about content warnings in the author's work, please visit her website.]]> 437 Stephanie Denne Zoe 0 to-read 3.51 2023 Mark of the Vasirian (Blackthorn Saga #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Nanny to the Mafia (The Shadows of Cosa Nostra Chronicles #1)]]> 208910987 He offered me a crazy deal I couldn’t refuse. Even if I knew I made it with the devil within him.

Antonio
All I wanted was a nanny, until she walked in and breathed a need into me. I craved her as my wife even if it was only a marriage of convenience. I would make sure she would never leave me even if I had to tie her to my bed. As long as she stayed with me.

Divya
I went to him to fulfil my financial needs. I didn’t know he would disrupt my world. Then I discovered the darkness within him and knew he wasn’t the type to walk the moral line. Yet, I stood and watched� even as he burned me.

Can Divya forgive Antonio’s secrets and accept him, even though his darkness is far greater than any of her nightmares?

Nanny to the Mafia, the standalone first book in The Shadows of Cosa Nostra Chronicles, is a Mafia, forced marriage, enemies to lovers, interracial romance featuring a possessive consigliere and his innocent British-Indian nanny. While this spicy, dark mafia romance promises a HEA, readers may find some themes concerning. Use the preview feature for details.

Please note: This book is written in British English.]]> 388 Sophia Raz 9464949104 Zoe 0 to-read 3.65 Nanny to the Mafia (The Shadows of Cosa Nostra Chronicles #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Chase (Steel Pack Alphas #1)]]> 63294060
This is a steamy, dual POV, MF paranormal romance. Blake is a possessive alpha wolf shifter, and his mate is a human with no clue what she's in for when this suave, charismatic Alpharoll walks through her door. HEA and no cheating guaranteed.]]> 308 Reece Barden Zoe 0 to-read 4.22 The Chase (Steel Pack Alphas #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross My Heart (The Westbrooks: Broken Hearts, #1)]]> 199282399
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.

Accepting the nanny position for Dexter's three children will be my fresh start in life, but the closer I get to Dexter and his children, the harder I know it will be to leave. I'm only meant to stay for a year, but all too quickly, Dexter becomes determined to break down my walls. He went from Alpha-Male to Alpha-Prince-Charming, and I don't know if I'm strong enough to resist.

Dexter thinks I can choose them and stay, but I know better. He doesn't understand my kind of damaged. My scars run deep, but so does Dexter's determination. He has his eyes and heart set on me. Even our friends are joining in on this battle, a crazy bunch of misfits who cause chaos at every turn.

It's me against them, I'm just not sure who will break first.

If you liked Nicole Snow's Man Enough, then you'll love Cross My Heart.

A page-turning emotional rollercoaster; can Lanie learn to accept love, or are the demons of her past too strong, even for Dexter Cross? Click the BUY NOW button to enter the world of Waverley-Cay and find out!]]> 346 Avery Maxwell 1945631988 Zoe 0 to-read 4.01 Cross My Heart (The Westbrooks: Broken Hearts, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Writing On The Wall (The King Brothers Duology, #2)]]> 215533543 A white lie.

A secret boyfriend.

And a house with a mystery�

Second-grade teacher Ivy Marsh hits rock bottom when she finds herself homeless and secretly living in her car. When her Gran gifts her a run-down house, Ivy gets a shot at a fresh start. Determined not to disappoint her Gran, Ivy moves in and tackles the renovations herself.

Enter Ethan King—adventure-seeking contractor, flirtatious life of the party, and future brother-in-law to Ivy’s best friend. Once he gets roped into helping with Ivy’s fixer-upper, Ethan's playful charm turns insufferably bossy whenever she’s around. Their constant bickering heats up as they uncover the house's decades-old secrets together.

Ethan is determined to show Ivy she’s capable of more than she realizes, But Ivy fears disappointing her Gran and letting her life unravel even further. As tempting as Ethan’s promises sound, the walls around her heart threaten to keep her from taking risks and building their happily ever after.]]> 352 Cindy Ras Zoe 0 to-read 3.73 Writing On The Wall (The King Brothers Duology, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Desire or Defense (D.C. Eagles Hockey, #1)]]> 66293764 I’m not the hero in this story.

I’m the villain...

The notoriously angry, grouchy, D.C. Eagles defenseman that just can’t keep his temper in check. The temper that leads to a fifteen game suspension from the NHL.

As if that’s not bad enough, I'm forced into a short term youth-hockey coaching gig. Which my manager swears will “rebuild my image.�

But what I didn’t expect was for a gorgeous, spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother.

Something about this spitfire of a woman, and the boy she’s so protective of, has my defenses melting.

And if I’m not careful, I’ll burst into flames, forever melting the ice I’ve carefully kept around my heart.



(This is a closed-door romcom with mild language. Trigger warnings include: parental substance abuse & dealing with grief/loss of parents).]]> 284 Leah Brunner Zoe 0 to-read 3.71 2023 Desire or Defense (D.C. Eagles Hockey, #1)
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]]> Between The Blue 199494397
They say history is bound to repeat itself. I’ve worked so hard to prevent that. To leave the past in the past. I decided a long time ago that’s the way it has to be.

I’m here to play my game. To stay focused. To keep my heart and mind locked away in the same box I’ve had them in for the last decade. To lead my team like any decent NHL captain should.

But here she is, threatening all of it.

Do you ever wonder what’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you? Good for you. I don’t need to wonder.

Because every time, automatically, unequivocally, my answer is the same. It’s her.

Her:

I’m not sure I’ve ever had an enemy in my life, yet somehow I managed to make one within the first hour of being in a new city.

I can’t tear my eyes away from his searing amber gaze. The one that stays locked on mine and pairs all too well with the loathing grimace covering the rest of his face. The one that seems to telepathically communicate to me: I told you not to come here.

I can’t back down. I won’t. This opportunity means too much to me. Everything I’ve ever worked for is just within my grasp. I’m going to work for the Texas Storm hockey team. But there’s just one thing standing in my way.

The captain of the team. I can’t believe it.

It’s him.]]> Nikki Witt Zoe 0 to-read 3.77 Between The Blue
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]]> Play Along (Windy City, #4) 199285128 Kennedy

I’m the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors, and after years of putting up with a sexist lead doctor, I’m desperate to land my dream job with a new team next year. All I have to do is maintain my professional reputation for my final season in Chicago.

But a Las Vegas run-in with the team’s shortstop threatens it all, leaving me with a fuzzy memory and a ring on my left hand.

Now, not only am I legally bound to the most persistent man I’ve ever met, but thanks to Isaiah’s scheme to save my job, I have to pretend the whole thing was a planned elopement and not a drunken mistake.

Isaiah Rhodes is reckless, impulsive, and frustratingly charming. He’s also my brand-new husband.

They got the saying wrong. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas� sometimes it follows you right back home.


Isaiah

As the shortstop for Chicago’s professional baseball team, I’ve had my fair share of fun. But that all ended the day Kennedy Kay became a single woman.

I’ve crushed on the team’s athletic trainer for years. I’ve flirted to no avail, so imagine my surprise when I woke up in Sin City with a ring on my finger and my favorite redhead in my bed.

We agree to stay married for one baseball season, just long enough to keep her job safe, but in my mind, I’m using our time together to prove to her I’m husband material.

Kennedy might be reluctant to join in on our game, but it’s one I refuse to lose.

So come on, wife� play along.]]> 384 Liz Tomforde Zoe 0 to-read 4.44 2024 Play Along (Windy City, #4)
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]]> Co-Wrecker (Binghamton, #1) 34625129
I wanted to be friends � I would have even settled for her seeing me as anything but a nerd � but there was no getting through. So just like any hard-headed, red-blooded man out there, I made up my mind.

I’d make my coworker fall for me.

I’d like to say it was simple, but like every other epic love story, all it took was one drunken night and a lot of naked courage to get the girl. For a moment, at least.

Love with a coworker is never simple, especially since Sadie’s trying to keep us on the low. Not to mention her persistent ex-boyfriend who won’t leave her alone. But I’ve never been good at giving up, and I don’t plan to start now.

The whole thing is a recipe for a rocky road, but I plan to eat the whole gallon, no matter how bad the brain freeze.]]> 369 Meghan Quinn Zoe 0 to-read 3.76 2017 Co-Wrecker (Binghamton, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Second to the Right (The Neverland Chronicles, #1)]]> 60191431
Peter Pan has returned to the Darling estate. Only the boy from Neverland, who refused to grow up, has in fact grown into an alluring man. It’s time for spring cleaning and he’s determined to bring a descendant of Wendy back to Neverland with him.

Gwen is swept off her feet and across the veil. Engulfed in a fantastical world of mermaids, Fae, and Peter’s new band of Lost Boys. As she gives herself over to the wonder of Neverland and the affections of Peter and his Lost Boys, she finds herself living out hedonistic fantasies that she could have only ever dreamed about. But not everything is as it seems in Neverland. Her memories of home, and her beloved sister are fading. A treasured family heirloom, a locket with its own ties to Neverland, is the only tether of the sister she’d left behind and the life she is obligated to return to. The fairytales she’d heard as a child only hinted at the truth. Neverland bears some dark secrets.]]> 274 T.S. Kinley Zoe 0 to-read 3.58 Second to the Right (The Neverland Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[What Hurts Us (Falls Creek, #1)]]> 211087138 _____________

The population of Falls Creek, North Carolina, is a collective menace to society. Layla thought the first line of her orientation packet was a joke, but she soon realized it was all facts. After only a few hours on the job, the whip-smart flight nurse found herself flying headfirst into small-town drama.

Police Officer Callum Fletcher needs a fiancé, and he needs one fast.

His best option? The alluring nurse who had put him back together after one of his worst days on the force. She was the new girl in town and needed a place to stay.

The elusive bachelor could handle a temporary roommate if she could handle a town full of gossiping busybodies, his meddling grandma, and a former date who still had her sights set on being the future Mrs. Fletcher.

The only problem?

Layla Mousavi doesn’t date cops anymore. Especially ones with commitment issues the size of a Ferris wheel.]]> 398 Maggie C. Gates Zoe 0 to-read 3.96 2023 What Hurts Us (Falls Creek, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Smoke and Scar (Shattered Crown, #1)]]> 221866459 Birthed in shadow. Forged in fire.

A Splintered Kingdom

An ancient grudge has kept humans and the magical races of Arcanis at odds for centuries. The Arcane Crucible, a legendary series of trials that occurs every 25 years, offers a chance for peace.

A Haunted Warrior

Elyria Lightbreaker, once a celebrated fae war hero, is a shadow of her former self. Drowning in grief after losing the man she loved to the previous Crucible, now she must rise to stop his sister from falling to the same fate.

A Vengeful Knight

Hardened by loss and fueled by hate, Cedric Thorne’s lifelong goal to conquer the Crucible on humanity’s behalf is finally within reach. The only problem? Getting through the trials alive means working with Elyria—the very fae he blames for his parents� deaths.

An Unwinnable Challenge

With alliances fragile as spun glass and betrayal lurking at every turn, Elyria and Cedric must navigate deadly trials that test their strength, spirit, and magic� as well as their increasingly complex feelings for each other.

This is the Arcane Crucible.]]> 466 Gretchen Powell Fox 0988468921 Zoe 0 to-read 4.52 Smoke and Scar (Shattered Crown, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tame the Heart (Runaway Ranch #1)]]> 197375272
Charlie Montgomery is one grumpy rancher. Calloused hands, stubborn heart, the definition of a true cowboy.

He dislikes me from the second we meet. Warns me away from his tiny town of Resurrection, Montana. Well, what he doesn’t know is I’m armed with a bucket list and a secret. There’s no way I’m leaving. I’ll just keep my distance.

Only in a small town that distance doesn’t last for long. Because I owe him a Work for him for three months and help him save his home. Runaway Ranch.

But our close confines mean I see what’s under all that strong. I see the real Charlie Montgomery. The man behind the rugged rancher who yells. Beneath his dark beard hides a rare smile. Beneath his mile-wide chest beats a tender heart. One that slowly starts to beat for me.

And instead of running back onto that open road, I run towards Charlie instead.

But a hidden danger is lurking. Someone who doesn't want Charlie to save his ranch. Someone who is out to get us both. And I could lose more than my heart this summer—I could lose my life…]]> 476 Ava Hunter Zoe 0 to-read 4.05 2023 Tame the Heart (Runaway Ranch #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Revenge Era (The Revenge Games, #1)]]> 204289660 This reputation won’t fix itself. I’m tired of being the girl everyone talks about. The one every man leaves. I know that story all too well. So when I catch my boyfriend of two years cheating with my tour manager, I shake it off and seek revenge—with his dad. Ford Hall is gorgeous so you can’t blame me when I do something bad and convince him to kiss me on New Year's Eve. Or when I do it again in the daylight. He may be completely off limits but I’m going to make him my lover. Author’s Revenge Era features fictional brunette bombshell Lake Paige and her ex-boyfriend’s dad Ford Hall with plenty of easters eggs, spice, and swoon to make your holiday bejeweled. ]]> 162 Brittanee Nicole Zoe 0 to-read 3.64 Revenge Era (The Revenge Games, #1)
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]]> Dragonsbane (Impervious #1) 212990977 For subjects of the impervious project, what doesn't kill them actually does make them stronger.

Children purchased in their youth are involuntary subjects of a dragonblood transfusion, which gave them unexpected results where they developed adaptive imperviousness. They'd be unstoppable.

Ven Yashke is a boy genius who's about to attend Harvard Medical when a mysterious woman arrives at his home, offering to share information regarding the sudden death of his parents. He suspects they were murdered, but nobody believes him except for her.

But there's a kicker.

He must help her take down the facility running these illegal dragonblood tests, but the facility is through a portal to a whole different world, one that he's been to before without even knowing.

He wonders what lengths he would go to in order to get the answers he seeks.]]> 296 Brady Hunsaker Zoe 0 to-read 4.12 Dragonsbane (Impervious #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Buttercup and the Beard (The Everette #1)]]> 208916653 He thought he was prepared for anything. But nothing could have prepared him for her...

As a park ranger, Boone Calhoun has learned to be prepared for just about anything. Including the bear attack that resulted in his current forced vacation.

Needless to say, getting caught off guard by a freak snowstorm when he’s supposed to be “recovering� already has him feeling a little grumpy.

And finding a gorgeous woman on his front steps in desperate need of a place to stay certainly isn’t helping things. Especially since his tiny cabin only has—you guessed it—one bed.

But as their reluctant roommate situation turns to passion hot enough to melt the snow outside, Boone might just find himself blindsided by the one thing he never even thought to prepare for.

Love.]]> 152 Alina Lane Zoe 0 to-read 3.89 2024 Buttercup and the Beard (The Everette #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mad Love (The Single Dad Playbook, #1)]]> 215804830
For a long time now, I’ve despised Weston Shaw. He’d been someone I’d admired, taking my favorite football team, the Colorado Mustangs, to the Super Bowl.

But that all turned upside down after one night that had nothing to do with me.

We share one undeniable connection: his son, Caleb.

Unfortunately, the circumstances behind that have never been my story to tell.

But now, the truth is out, and I’m left to deal with the consequences.

I’m living under the same roof as Weston, and each day, I discover a side of him I never expected.

He’s not the selfish jock I imagined. He’s caring, thoughtful, and unexpectedly charming.

I find myself drawn to him in ways I never thought possible. It’s terrifying and exhilarating, but I can't deny it any longer�

I’m falling for the one person I shouldn’t� Weston Shaw.

Mad Love is book one in The Single Dad Playbook series. Each book can be read as a standalone.]]> 354 Willow Aster Zoe 0 to-read 3.77 2024 Mad Love (The Single Dad Playbook, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Clean Point (Game, Set, and Match, #1)]]> 217239750 A spicy enemies-to-lovers romance about a disgraced tennis player who partners with her father’s rival for a chance at redemption—perfect for fans of Carrie Soto Is Back and Icebreaker.

Former tennis prodigy Scottie Sinclair is a cheat.

Or at least, that’s what the world thinks. After all, who would believe she was secretly drugged by her own father before winning the women’s singles title at Wimbledon?

The tabloids have called “Game, Set, Match� on Scottie’s career—but an offer at redemption, and more importantly revenge, may give her the chance at a clean serve.

Nico Kotas reigned the tennis world for almost a decade—until an injury took him from the baseline.

Now with a clean bill of health, he’s hungry for one last title. But his public image needs a new game plan—and according to his coach, his former rival’s daughter is the perfect advantage.

But with old enemies on the sidelines, scandal is seconds away.

Because, after all, revenge is best served Centre Court.]]> 410 Meg Jones 006342973X Zoe 0 to-read 3.86 Clean Point (Game, Set, and Match, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Behind His Eyes (Jetty Beach, #1)]]> 43888912 Some wounds only love can heal

I never thought Nicole Prescott would walk back into my life—adorably drunk and dropping things, no less. But here she is, more beautiful than I remember.

She’s been hurt, and I understand pain all too well. But I shouldn’t be the guy to help her through it. I came home to get my own life together. I can’t pick up the pieces of hers.


Ryan Jacobsen and I were kids together, but he’s all man, now. Sexy and sweet, with brooding green eyes that hide a universe of secrets.

His stubbly jaw, delicious abs, and artistic soul make him irresistible. (And have I mentioned the things he can do with his tongue?) My heart—and my body—want more. They want everything.

Although the gravity between us is inescapable, he tries to push me away. The pain behind his eyes holds him back, and it just might tear us apart.

Behind His Eyes was previously titled Must Be Love]]> 247 Claire Kingsley Zoe 0 to-read 4.01 2016 Behind His Eyes (Jetty Beach, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Contractual Obligations (Aisle and Error #1)]]> 123203183
Her job is simple: play the happy house wife in person and on social media and she will get awarded a million dollars of her inheritance. That money is more than enough for her to start a life on her own and away from her controlling parents. It should be easy.

But four years in, she’s more than ready to be done with this marriage. She’s pretty sure her husband hates her, and she longs for the freedom the end of their contract will bring—a freedom that is threatened when she’s called to meet Sebastian’s father, the orchestrator of this whole sham. She worries he will try to extend their contractual marriage.

What he does is worse.

Forced to move across the country due to a promotion for Sebastian is her worst nightmare, but her only choice is to pretend to be fine.

She prepares for the last year of their marriage to be more cold indifference, but being stuck in a new city shows a sweeter side of Sebastian that Lily never thought possible. Gone is the indifferent man she knows. In his place is the kind and patient man of her dreams.

But their clock is ticking—only one year of their marriage remains. Will they find love or will contractual obligations get in the way?

Contractual Obligations is a full length, standalone novel written in first person. If you like heartwarming romance, protective husbands, and spicy action, then this is the novel for you!]]> 357 Elle Rivers Zoe 0 to-read 3.51 2023 Contractual Obligations (Aisle and Error #1)
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]]> Alone with You 214190642
Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me.

People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house.

For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine. Once a week, I forced myself to walk to the diner at the end of the block—a ritual I despised but relied on as my last anchor to the real world.

Until the day a “Closed� sign on the door shattered my fragile existence. Worse, the new owner was the most haunting ghost from my past.

It had been years since I’d laid eyes on Gwendolyn Pierce. She hated me—and rightly so. But when a film crew arrived in town to dig into my past, she became my only ally.

With my secrets threatened, I leaned on Gwen, forging a connection neither of us could deny. But with a past as dark as ours, I feared it would eclipse any hope for a future.

I always said that when Death finally came for me, I would be ready, eager, and alone.
Always alone.

But for Gwen, maybe I could face the world again as long as it meant I could be alone—with her.]]> 379 Aly Martinez Zoe 0 to-read 4.31 Alone with You
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]]> <![CDATA[Lady Luck (Stapled Magnolias Book 1)]]> 220057815
Raised in the neon-lit embrace of Fortuna Casino & Resort, Bree is a twenty-two-year-old with more than a smattering of freckles and a sense of loyalty that runs deep. When change is thrust upon her again, she finds herself at a major crossroads and is torn between embracing her legacy as Lady Luck or drawing a card for a new life filled with unknowns.

Enter Vinh Lott, a twenty-nine-year-old with a fierce protective streak and a heart scarred by fire. A reserved software engineer moonlighting at his parents� new restaurant, Vinh is the steady rock Bree never knew she needed. When fate brings them together in the chaos of the casino, Bree faces the biggest gamble of her life—trusting Vinh to be both her anchor and safe harbor in the greatest storm she has ever faced.

As obstacles loom, from Bree’s demanding grandmother, the return of an antagonistic former friend, and the temporary nature of Vinh’s stay on the coast, their love story unfolds against the glittering backdrop of a casino resort. Will Bree and Vinh beat the odds, or will they lose it all in the grand game of love?

Lane O’Neil’s debut novel is more than a romance; it’s a journey through abandonment, trust, and self-discovery. With heartwarming moments, an action-packed climax, and scorching-hot scenes, Lady Luck is a passionate read with laugh-out-loud moments that will make you believe in the magic of love, even in the eye of the storm.]]> Lane O'Neil Zoe 0 to-read 3.67 Lady Luck (Stapled Magnolias Book 1)
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]]> Babymoon or Bust 124946915
Tessie Truelove has spent her entire life avoiding. . .well, true love. And why wouldn’t she? Her dog ran off, her father left to go get cigarettes and never came back, and her mother passed away years ago. Instead, Tessie, a celebrity interior designer, clings to her to-do lists and her Pantone colors and her toxic job to avoid more heartbreak. But after too much whiskey and a wild night with a rugged stranger has her seeing two little pink lines, she vows to do motherhood all by herself. After all, it might be her one shot at true love. Nothing will interrupt her plans. Not even Solomon Wilder—her muscled, bearded, brooding baby daddy—who stomps his way into her perfectly planned babymoon after learning about her pregnancy. Stuck together in paradise, the two strike a spend three days together to figure out how to raise their son. Complete opposites, they have nothing in common except the bump between them. Tessie has her glamorous career in LA, and Solomon has his wild life in Alaska. Yet as the babymoon takes a turn for the steamy and Solomon breaks through the emotional walls Tessie’s spent years guarding, she starts to wonder if she and this gruff, flannel-wearing mountain man might be meant to do more than just share a baby—they might be meant to share a heart.]]> 382 Ava Hunter Zoe 0 to-read 3.76 2023 Babymoon or Bust
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]]> <![CDATA[The Divine and the Cursed (Fae of Alastríona, #1)]]> 61182210
A queen in hiding.

When eighteen-year-old Arianna is stolen from her family and sold into slavery, she spends months disguised as a half-breed Fae struggling against the devastations of a decade-long war. But she never expected to find herself at the mercy of her country's greatest enemy.

General Rion is ruthless and commanding. He relishes in his reputation as The Demon-a vile creature incapable of love or compassion. With a secret no one can know, Arianna strives to placate him while plotting her escape, but sometimes fate has other plans and rumors can't always be trusted.

She'll have to make a choice. Kill the most feared male on the continent or stay and let a forbidden bond take root. But what will happen when he discovers her secret?]]> 374 J.E. Reed Zoe 0 to-read 3.76 The Divine and the Cursed (Fae of Alastríona, #1)
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]]> All the Missing Pieces 216284514 *This limited deluxe edition comes with gorgeous stained edges and spot gloss*

Sometimes the last thing you expect is exactly what you need, the final missing piece. And sometimes it comes in the form of a towering, broody sheriff, determined to get in your way at every step.

Ridley Sawyer knows what it’s like to miss someone, to feel like a piece of her vanished—because it happened to her the night her twin sister disappeared.

Now, Ridley channels that loss into hope, traveling the country covering cold cases for her true crime podcast. She might not have found justice for her sister but that doesn’t stop her from finding it for others.

Until Sheriff Colter Brooks gets in her way.

Colt knows what it’s like to have reporters descend on his town in the wake of a tragedy, and he’s not about to let a fiery podcaster stir up trouble. It doesn’t matter that her haunting blue eyes tell him there’s more to Ridley’s story or that he can’t stop imagining what it would be like to touch her.

But when Ridley’s cold case turns hot and she’s thrust into the crosshairs, Colt has no choice but to step in. Suddenly, Ridley’s living at his house, drinking his whiskey, and stealing his dog’s affections. But she’s also proving that she’s so much more than his first impression.

And as they get closer to the truth, the game they’ve been playing might just turn deadly…]]> 384 Catherine Cowles 1464224293 Zoe 0 to-read 4.20 2025 All the Missing Pieces
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]]> <![CDATA[Beneath the Sunshine (The Soulmate Effect.)]]> 219359843 When Rylee Queen del Sol takes a dream job in Paris, she doesn’t expect her new boss to be the man she ghosted a year ago.

Guarded and untouchable, Rylee has built walls around her heart, convinced love wasn’t meant for her. But those walls crack the moment she walks into the office of her new French billionaire boss� Lucien Kingley.

Lucien needs a wife to secure his CEO position before his 30th birthday. Desperate, he makes Rylee an offer she can’t refuse, even if it means risking the one thing she’s protected most—her heart.

The deal is a marriage of convenience that will help her gain custody of her sister and him to secure his CEO role.

What starts as a simple arrangement becomes far more dangerous. Moments together forces Rylee to confront her deepest fears, and Luc to reveal secrets he has kept hidden.

Now they’re both risking their heart for a chance at something real.

Because the only thing more important to Lucien than his CEO role� is her.j]]> Smardline S. Zoe 0 to-read 5.00 Beneath the Sunshine (The Soulmate Effect.)
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]]> Strictly Business 210983798
“Still swooning over Finn and Michaela in Strictly Business. I wasn’t sure how Parker could top Until Now, but she rose to the occasion and packed in even more heat! Run, don’t walk to devour the Strangers series!� - Claire Isenthal, author of Amazon Bestseller, The Rising Order


SHE JUST HAS TO MAKE IT TWO WEEKS, BUT HE ISN'T GOING TO MAKE IT EASY.
Michaela Reed’s life is falling apart. Her husband wants a divorce, she is one mistake away from being fired, and she barely recognizes the woman in the mirror. The cherry on top? Her boss wants her to work with the Devil himself on a new project. (Okay, maybe not the Devil, but he’s close enough.)

Finnley Sheffield has always been a bit of a wild card � the life of the party, you might say � and it’s finally starting to catch up to him. Finn needs help getting his life on track and the only person who can help him…can’t. Instead, she offers the one person who can handle the project � Michaela, who just so happens to be his best friend’s annoying little sister.

Neither is happy with the idea, but they know working together is the only way to get what they want. Now that they’re forced to spend time together, the lines are starting to blur. Michaela realizes that maybe he isn’t as much of a passive-aggressive, narcissistic a-hole as she thought. Finn finds out that she isn’t the same clingy, annoying little kid she used to be. They’re both discovering that maybe they don’t hate each other as much as they thought� Or maybe it’s all just part of a game.

STRICTLY BUSINESS is a contemporary, enemies-to-lovers romance. It is the second book in the Strangers series.]]> Jensen Parker Zoe 0 to-read 3.86 Strictly Business
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]]> Body Check 201144140 New York Times bestselling author of the Briar U series Elle Kennedy’s first hockey romance, Body Check, is now released in an expanded version, with both new and enhanced scenes by the author! More story, more hockey—and more heat!

After a childhood spent being dragged around the country by her hockey coach father, Hayden Houston intends to take some time to figure out her future. Whether that future will include her currently off-again boyfriend remains to be seen. What it certainly won’t include is the for-one-night-only guy she just met at a bar.

It seems hockey star Brody Croft did not get the memo about being temporary. Big, bold and driven, he’s dedicated in everything he does. Up till now, that’s been his team—the one owned by Hayden’s dad. But his night with Hayden has sparked something he didn’t expect. The two of them are good together. Really good. There’s a connection he’s never experienced before, one he knows they’d be wrong to ignore. Even with a game-fixing scandal testing both their loyalties—to teammates, to friends…to family.

Part of Hayden wants to turn tail and run. A complicated relationship with a bad boy hockey player is exactly what she never wanted. But when it comes to Brody, Hayden is realizing that people can be so much more than what they seem.]]> 304 Elle Kennedy 1335425535 Zoe 0 to-read 3.36 2009 Body Check
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]]> <![CDATA[Between Commitment and Betrayal (Hardy Billionaire Brothers, #1)]]> 63130875
Declan Hardy, All-American heartthrob and retired NFL billionaire, is my complete opposite.
He's commanding where I'm cooperative.
Spontaneous while I am deliberate.
Loud when I stay quiet.
The only thing we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will.

He'll inherit the fitness and hospitality empire and I'll keep the one thing I hold dear.
As long as I marry him—with conditions.

One year of a fake marriage.
One year of living together.
One year of pretending I belong in his luxury lifestyle.

But stipulations are never that simple.
Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake or if I'm pretending when I kiss him back.
And as more conditions arise, it's clear there's a fine line between commitment and betrayal... and neither of us knows where that line falls.
Between Commitment and Betrayal is a billionaire, forced proximity, fake marriage of convenience and a father’s business partner novel. It is a complete standalone by Shain Rose.]]> 384 Shain Rose Zoe 0 to-read 3.75 2023 Between Commitment and Betrayal (Hardy Billionaire Brothers, #1)
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]]> What It Was (Off Ice #1) 219569554 What happens when the hot-as-sin boy next door returns home for the summer, and he finally sees me as more than just his little sister’s best friend?

McKenna:

It was my last chance for a hot girl summer before I left to play college volleyball. But when my best friend’s older brother decided to come home from college, my plans quickly shifted.

Griffin Turner was a divinely sculpted hockey player who had held my heart for as long as I could remember. It only took one summer for us to fall fast and hard.

When tragedy struck, Griffin shattered what was left of my already broken heart, leaving me to face a future that was far from what I had envisioned. Two years later, I’ve picked up the pieces and built a life I’m proud of. That is until my brother’s first NHL game, where I am forced to watch as my past, present, and future collide.

Griffin:

It’s been two years since I walked away from the love of my life, and since then, I’ve worked my ass off to become the best forward in the NHL.

When McKenna Wilder's aquamarine eyes connect with mine once again, the overwhelming emotions hit me like a slapshot to the chest.

I wasn’t the man she deserved when I walked away from her—I’d become only a shell of the man she once knew. But I’ve poured everything I have into overcoming my demons. And now that I’ve discovered the truth, I’m determined to prove I’ll never let them go.

What It Was is the first interconnected standalone novel in the Off Ice series. Readers will love this spicy romance featuring a hot-shot hockey player and a tempting volleyball player and their journey through love, loss, heartbreak, and second chances.]]> 349 Grayce Rian Zoe 0 to-read 3.82 What It Was (Off Ice #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Scandalous Games (Arranged Games, #1)]]> 87912407 “He calls me his ruination but he forgot to tell he was mine first.�

BIANCA

A fairytale wedding is every girl’s dream. Isn’t it.
Well not mine.
Seven years ago, I locked my dead heart in a cage after it was shattered into pieces.
It wasn’t a problem until now.
Being the eldest daughter, tradition dictates I must marry first but at twenty five, a happily ever after is the last thing I’m chasing.
So when my little sister drops the bomb she wants to marry, suddenly I have to choose between her future and my freedom.
Until fate collides me with Dash Stern.
The man I lost my virginity to when I was eighteen and heartbroken.
My ex’s older stepbrother.
Oh and my soon to be fake husband.

DASH

A marriage is a nightmare for a man like me.
Make it a fake one�. That’s just inviting disaster with open arms.
Even if it’s to an irresistible woman I secretly desired.
Bianca Chopra.
Gorgeous. Forbidden. My past obsession.
When she propositions me for a sham marriage, I say no with a warning to stay away.
Like a dirty vixen, she raises the stake, reawakening the forbidden feelings and I find myself throwing caution to the wind.
She thinks she’ll walk away unscathed but doesn’t realize she made a deal with a monster, with a secret that will wreck her entire world.

Note: Scandalous games is a steamy fake relationship contemporary romance. It features a morally gray antihero and a sweet yet feisty heroine who happens to be his past obsession. This is book one in the arranged games series. Recommeded for 18+.]]> 571 Simran . Zoe 0 to-read 3.79 Scandalous Games (Arranged Games, #1)
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]]> Detour (Creekwood, #1) 54529105 Welcome to Creekwood...

Angela

Head down, eyes peeled for any opportunity to get off the dead-end course my mother carelessly paved for me years ago.
My plan takes a sharp turn landing me directly across the hall from Creekwood’s resident bad boys. The three streetbike riding misfits are as stubborn as they are sexy. And they. Are. Sexy. Especially the one with the mocha swirl eyes watching my every move.
But even the six-foot hallway separating us can’t keep the overbearing trio from constantly getting in my way.
When my past threatens to catch up with me, I quickly learn not every detour promises an easier route, no matter how tempting my new neighbors might make it look.

Coty

Head up, eyes locked on anything threatening to throw me off the carefully constructed path I have mapped out.
I live my life the same way I ride my bike, never once regretting the roads I’ve chosen.
Lately though, after years of the same scenery, everything’s starting to blur together. It’s only when our elusive neighbor girl comes out of nowhere that I realize what’s been missing.
And now that I have, I don’t think I can let her pass by so quickly. At least not without proving the lengths I’ll go for her first.]]> 357 A. Marie Zoe 0 to-read 3.53 2020 Detour (Creekwood, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Scars & Trust: DeVille Daughters Duology Part One (The DeVille Crew #1)]]> 211016004 He’s pretty sure it’s the mafia.
And his first assignment sucks. ‘Security Detail� is a nice way of saying ‘glorified babysitter� for the boss’s hellion daughters, who make it their mission to annoy him.
He never expected to fall in love with one of the unhinged sassholes he’s sworn to protect.

Ariana runs a little wild with her sister by her side, because life’s more fun that way.
And she doesn’t want a bodyguard cramping their style.
Luca’s a hot-as-sin, certified grump-ass giant with tattoos and muscles and�
Okay, maybe she wants him a little.
But wanting someone related to the people who took her in as kid is wrong, right?

Their world is a dangerous place.
When a threat lurks in the shadows, they’ll both stop at nothing to keep the other safe.


Scars & Trust is Part 1 of the DeVille Daughters Duology.
It has a guaranteed HEA for this couple, and they're featured heavily in Part 2 as side characters.
It is also the first book in The DeVille Crew series.
It contains mature content and is intended for readers 18 and up.]]> Miley Howard Zoe 0 to-read 3.99 2024 Scars & Trust: DeVille Daughters Duology Part One (The DeVille Crew #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Worth Every Penny (Hawkston Billionaires #1)]]> 215002215 She hates him, but he wants her.
And he always gets what he wants.

Kate Lansen

Everything was fine until the day he walked back into my life. Tall, dark, handsome and with billions in the bank. That’s Nico Hawkston to a T.

By any measure, he should be irresistible. But I'll never go there because Nico is my brother’s best friend.

He’s also the man who caused my father’s death.

When my brother informs me he’s selling our family company to Nico, I’m more than a little pissed off.

If Nico thinks I’m another woman who’ll roll over and do exactly what he wants, he’s sorely mistaken.

Nico Hawkston

It’s no secret that most things come easy to the Hawkston brothers.

But not Kate Lansen. My best friend’s little sister.

Gorgeous, off-limits, and holding a grudge like a pro. She hates me, but I’m determined to have her, one way or another.

And Hawkston men always get what they want.

Worth Every Penny is a standalone, full-length sizzling office enemies-to-lovers romance starring a billionaire male lead and a feisty younger heroine.

Perfect for fans of TL Swan, Catharina Maura and Ana Huang. ]]> 441 Rae Ryder Zoe 0 to-read 4.10 Worth Every Penny (Hawkston Billionaires #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Faking Ms. Right (Dirty Martini Running Club, #1)]]> 62870038 “When I kissed you last night, I wasn’t pretending.�

Everly Dalton is a walking, talking, martini-drinking dating disaster. Forget kissing frogs. She can’t even get past the first date. But at work, she’s a badass—the longest-running assistant billionaire Shepherd Calloway has ever had. Her coworkers wonder how she handles the big bad wolf—and never gets bit.

Shepherd Calloway isn’t interested in being anyone’s sugar daddy. Tired of women who only want him for his money, he swears off dating, determined to focus on running his empire. Until his gold-digging ex hits him where it hurts, putting him in a difficult position.

His solution—to have Everly pose as his live-in girlfriend—is obviously crazy. But the timing is uncanny. It just so happens Everly needs a favor from her boss—a big and awkward one—and this could ensure everyone gets what they want.

Besides, Everly can totally survive a few months of faux romance. Except there’s a problem. Shepherd is supposed to be a single-minded, unemotional robot boss. Not an actual human with a heart and morning wood. Between the awkward bed-sharing and tingly fake dates, lines are blurring. And as Everly gets to know the real Shepherd, she discovers there’s more to the man behind the bank account.

And faking it gets all too real.

Faking Ms. Right is a hot, STAND-ALONE romantic comedy.]]> 360 Claire Kingsley Zoe 0 to-read 3.99 2019 Faking Ms. Right (Dirty Martini Running Club, #1)
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]]> Hostile for the Holidays 221321030
How about the fact that my childhood rival, Jasper Jensen, is there to not only witness it, but to take care of me so he can hang it over my head for all of eternity?

Or maybe when an old fling is waiting to pick me up at the airport, hoping to rekindle our past over the holidays, and I’m so desperate to avoid him that I present Jasper as my boyfriend.

Jasper agrees to play the part if, in return, I attend his family’s famous Christmas Eve party to keep his meddling family from setting him up. It’s a small price to pay for my holiday peace.

But nothing is peaceful about the holidays this year. My sister’s getting married on New Years� Eve and wedding planning is taking over Christmas. My family has no time for our holiday traditions; we don’t even have a Christmas tree.

Until Jasper swoops in.

Between helping me decorate for Christmas, taking me to look at light displays, and wrapping presents for underprivileged kids, Jasper shows me a side of him I’ve never known.

I’ve vowed to keep the hostility between us—my heart is safer that way—but that might be one tradition that I can’t hold onto this Christmas.
]]> Erin Hawkins Zoe 0 to-read 3.99 Hostile for the Holidays
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]]> <![CDATA[Tame the Beast : Small Beach Town, Single Mom Romance (Loverly Cave Series Book 4)]]> 216514385 Are you ready for a swoony reverse age gap romance?

I like plans. I like to live by them. I like to know what my future holds. Sure, none of my plans have worked as they should have, and my future is murky at best. But one thing I know for sure is that Matteo Loverson does not fit into it.

I disagree with that statement. I think I came in at the perfect time.

You didn’t come in. You bulldozed your way through every wall.

What can I say? I like open-plan spaces, and your heart was too closed off.

For a good reason. I’m a single mom. I can’t afford my one-night stands to show up and declare they are moving in. I can’t fall in love with a man who is younger than me and never has been in a committed relationship.

Sure you can, beastie. Because I’m not leaving.

Stop calling me that.

As you can see, I am still working on taming this beast.]]> 326 Daisy Thorn Zoe 0 to-read 3.94 Tame the Beast : Small Beach Town, Single Mom Romance (Loverly Cave Series Book 4)
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]]> <![CDATA[I Got You (The Abandoned Brothers #1)]]> 198380421
Maggie is living from one day to the next and making things up as she goes. Her life is four kids and a whole lot of chaos, but the best kind. Two years ago, she gave up her dreams, and after a devastating loss, she may have to give up one more. With four kids depending on her and not a chance she’ll let them down, she’s about to learn just exactly how far she’ll go to keep them safe.

Shane just lost the only thing he’s ever loved � the only thing he was good at � the only thing he’s ever wanted. After a career-ending injury upends his life, he’s forced into a coaching career he’s not even sure he wants. Just weeks into his new position, he finds himself tugged back to a time he’d prefer to never revisit. Now, Shane’s left with a decision that could change everything. It’s the one thing he told himself he would never do.

I Got You is a touching love story that reminds us that when everything else fades…love stays.

This is a closed-door contemporary romance that still offers plenty of spice.]]> 383 Stacy Williams Zoe 0 to-read 4.28 I Got You (The Abandoned Brothers #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Home for the Hockey-Days (Cedar Rapids Raccoons #0.5)]]> 204445576
As Christmas lights twinkle and tensions rise, the polar opposites find themselves skating on thinning ice.

Can the jock and the introspective beauty conquer their societal divides and the ghosts of relationships past? Or will their smoldering romance shatter under the weight of old wounds before the last hockey-day puck drops?

"Home for the Hockey-Days" is a sizzling novella about the improbable across-the-tracks romance that proves sometimes the greatest gifts come wrapped in unlikely packages.]]> 180 Lasairiona E. McMaster Zoe 0 to-read 4.37 Home for the Hockey-Days (Cedar Rapids Raccoons #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga]]> 216725635
Literally.

Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.

But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service.

Five years later, she’s living amongst humans in Ellow and has created a life for herself—as much as she can with the king’s promise to call in his debt looming over her.

When he finally comes to collect, she is made to infiltrate the human elections to determine whether the current regent is involved in the strange things happening in the land of Fae.

With the promise of freedom from the king’s claws, Elessia is determined to see it through. Liberty is within reach as long as she can keep the lethal Fae guard watching over her from eliminating her before she unearths the information the king seeks.

But as she grows closer to the brooding human regent and secrets begin to unravel, Elessia realizes greater forces may be at play.

And she might stand before the choice between her own freedom and that of a nation.]]> 476 Sophia St. Germain 9153105591 Zoe 0 to-read 4.31 A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga
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]]> <![CDATA[The Break Out (Denver Dragons)]]> 208850016
I never have and never will.

Which is why I’ve brushed off this specific player that has continued to try to get my attention. The thing with this specific player is that he can’t stand my brother. His teammate. And I can’t stand him.

Colton Wheeler is persistent, and even if it’s just using me to get under my brother’s skin, he’s determined to wear me down. The chemistry between us is tangible, no matter how much I want to deny it.

But the more I learn about him, the more I feel there may be a pull that is more than just physical. I want to continue to hate him, but it’s getting harder to remember the reasons I should.]]> 416 Madi Danielle Zoe 0 to-read 3.95 The Break Out (Denver Dragons)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing the Wild (Crimson Ridge, #1)]]> 212002545
What happens when you’re snowed in on a mountain ranch, with the one man you definitely should not be fantasizing about?
I’ve always done what was expected of me. Layla Birch, the good girl.
Forced to grow up too fast. To take care of everything myself. I had a plan.
Only, I didn’t count on him. Colton Wilder. The cowboy nearly twice my age.
He’s my dream man. One who takes care of me, gives me a job, and makes my pulse thud harder every time he comes near.
My ex-boyfriend’s father.
The nights are long and cold on top of this mountain. As the snow grows thicker and the tension builds between us, we’re both inching closer to a line we shouldn’t cross.
Each day, it grows harder to resist the man who looks at me with longing in his eyes.
It’s tempting to forget about being the good girl for once.
No one would find out. Would they?


Chasing The Wild is an interconnected stand-alone, book 1 in the all-new Crimson Ridge series, and can be read separately. Intended for ages 18 and over.]]> 444 Elliott Rose Zoe 0 to-read 3.98 Chasing the Wild (Crimson Ridge, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hockey Boy (Boston Bolts Hockey, #1)]]> 218260239
She’s also my ex-girlfriend.

The first time I saw her after ten years apart, I slammed into the plexiglass minutes before our game was set to begin. The second time I threw up. But third time’s a charm apparently because as my fiancée and I walked into an appointment to meet the woman hired to plan our nuptials–there she was again.

Obviously, I did what any smart man would do–I called off the wedding.

I don’t have a plan per se, other than winning back the only girl I’ve ever loved.

As a future hall of famer and one of the best centers hockey has ever seen, I know a thing or two about winning, but convincing Lennox Kennedy to give this hockey boy another chance might just be the challenge of a lifetime and this game I’m playing may turn out to be nothing but a pucking disaster.]]> 490 Brittanee Nicole Zoe 0 to-read 4.07 Hockey Boy (Boston Bolts Hockey, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch, #1)]]> 214490423 In this steamy cowboy romance, a woman returns to her family's ranch after a broken engagement and finds herself falling for her brother's best friend—the first novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.

Take a deep breath and let go of the reins.

Cecilia “CeCe� Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her entire adult life. She's returning to her hometown of Laurel Creek, Kentucky, and to her family’s equestrian ranch, unsure of what the future holds.

Nash Carter, the newly retired superstar of the Dallas Stars, is Laurel Creek's hometown hero, local business owner, and notorious bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fourth sibling in the Ashby clan. It’s been years since his days of tormenting CeCe with her older brothers Wade and Cole. So, when CeCe needs a job, he feels drawn to help her.

Nash can’t seem to take his eyes off of his best friend's sister, and it seems she’s been staring right back, not without animosity left over from his childish teasing back in the day. Despite their initial reluctance, the fire between them ignites and it isn't long before they jump into the flames.]]> 400 Paisley Hope 0593977114 Zoe 0 to-read 3.91 2024 Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch, #1)
author: Paisley Hope
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[Mother Faker (The Momcoms, #1)]]> 198247815
Because last night I got drunk and married my boss.

Don’t worry, it’s all fake. Or at least everything after 'I Do' will be.

Beckett Langfield is grumpy, rich and hates kids. I’m an overworked, overstressed, and overweight single mom. The only reason we’re getting married is because he needs to fix a PR disaster and I am available. As in sitting next to him, in a bar, when he has this brilliant idea.

Considering I just got divorced, I’m not looking to do that again. But Beckett makes me an offer that I literally can’t refuse, so I don’t.

He’ll help fix up our broken house and all I have to do is take a few pictures and pretend we’re happily married. Easy peasy.

Now if someone could just remind him that it’s all fake.

Author's note: Mother Faker is book one of the Momcoms Series and features an accidental marriage between a billionaire grump and a plus size single mom who happens to work for him where there is only one bed, tons of laughs, a lot of ducks, and it's always been you vibes.]]> 397 Brittanee Nicole Zoe 0 to-read 4.17 2024 Mother Faker (The Momcoms, #1)
author: Brittanee Nicole
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]]> Mom Coms (The Momcoms, #0.5) 201262465
✅Liv -plus-sized newly divorced single mom of three

✅Delia - workaholic man hater single mom of scheming twins

✅Shayla - widowed ball of nerves single mom

✅Dylan - laid-back single mom who keeps everyone laughing

It was supposed to be the annual moms' getaway to relax, recharge, and have fun. No one wanted to admit their lives were falling apart until their plans of relaxing at the vineyard turned into a private island getaway with a cranky billionaire. A night with too much wine has the four best friends making a pact that will change their lives forever.]]> 58 Brittanee Nicole 1959389068 Zoe 0 to-read 4.07 Mom Coms (The Momcoms, #0.5)
author: Brittanee Nicole
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]]> <![CDATA[Secret Plunge (Kings of the Water, #1)]]> 61331824 What happens when an Olympic athlete and a young divorcée start their new year together?
One hot night, lots of laughter, and a little surprise.

One night. That’s all I wanted. To start the new year on a good note and forget about the chaos last year brought.
Enter Ryan, with his dark eyes, panty-melting smile, and a sinful body. He’s the perfect distraction.
When I’m left with more than just the spell-binding memories of our night together, I’m positively freaking out.
Things get even more complicated when I find out how our lives are already intertwined.
Will I be able to keep our connection a secret while we get to know each other, or will this whole mess blow up in my face?

]]> 353 Jasmin Miller Zoe 0 to-read 3.76 2020 Secret Plunge (Kings of the Water, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Billion Dollar Mistake (The Lincoln Brothers #1)]]> 204314228
Our unexpected exchange quickly turns into a friendship, and then it starts to become something more the moment he accidentally sends me a picture of himself.

He’s undeniably attractive, but it’s not just his chiseled jaw, and mysterious dark eyes that draw me in. It’s the moment he confides in me, sharing a personal secret, that makes it impossible not to connect on a deeper level.

What could a handsome, powerful, wealthy man possibly see in me? I’m just a 9-5 accountant.

But when we finally meet in person, the connection that has blossomed through our messages burst into a passionate inferno in the real world.

However, there’s a downfall to this charismatic billionaire–his relentless devotion to work nearly cost us everything, including our lives.


Billion Dollar Mistake is a dual-point-of-view, standalone, billionaire opposites-attract romance filled with tension, banter, spice, and a happily ever after.]]> 346 Sharon Woods Zoe 0 to-read 3.82 Billion Dollar Mistake (The Lincoln Brothers #1)
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]]> Daydreamer (Daydreamer, #1) 214249697
But Lucy’s lonelier in London than she’s even been in her tiny village back home. The boy she grew up with has been replaced by a powerful, ruthless, extremely attractive man who doesn’t tolerate incompetence and who no longer seems to find Lucy’s quirks cute. Instead, he lectures her almost daily on her general crapness, and seems blind to the bullying she endures from his colleagues.

For Felix, agreeing to employ Lucy was a mistake. This shy bookworm with her head in the clouds, who wears tattered jumpers, carries multiple pens in her hair and has an obvious crush on him must be by far the worst assistant in London. But he’s always had a soft spot for the quirky little girl who lived in her own world and told the best stories. Well, now that little girl is all grown up� and he can’t stop thinking about her.

After Felix gives in to his bone-deep longing for his best friend’s little sister, he starts to feel more than he has in years. But Lucy has secrets, and Felix has trust issues. When his inability to trust her leads to a terrible betrayal and places Lucy in danger, Felix is faced with losing her forever. Because the new, hardened, traumatised Lucy is nothing like the daydreaming pushover she once was�

This is a full length, brother's best friend, grumpy billionaire boss romance.

Trigger warning for workplace harassment and assault.

Warning � there is swearing throughout this book.

Praise for
"As a reader who loves a betrayal and subsequent grovel this story was 'chef's kiss'."
"10 out of 10! Everything you could ever want or need in a romance book."
"This author grabs you by the heart, gives it a good shake and slowly but beautifully puts it back together again with some heart-breaking and heart-lifting scenes."
"Vibe of a secret crush/she falls first/ he falls harder tale and Is laced with mistaken angst and wonderful scenes of grovel."
"Excellent, 5 stars all the way."
"This book was so great that I read it all the way through in one day."
"This was a heartfelt, angsty and emotional story told in the wonderful, dulcet tones of Susie's brace of creativity and stellar story-telling finesse."
"Yet another winner by Susie Tate."
"Fantastic book."]]> 314 Susie Tate 1068682019 Zoe 0 to-read 3.97 2024 Daydreamer (Daydreamer, #1)
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[Wings So Wicked (Golden City, #1)]]> 203325526 Fourth Wing meets The Serpent and the Wings of Night in this dark, alluring fantasy romance filled with tension, combat, magic, fae, fallen angels, vampyres, and two stubborn rivals.

Huntyr has fought for survival her entire life. Raised under Lord, the master of assassins in Midgrave, she has spent over twenty years learning to kill the blood-hungry, depraved vampyres that lurk in the darkness. Huntyr is the most lethal fae in the kingdom, which is why Lord chooses her to complete the next mission.

Huntyr must survive Moira Seminary and make it into The Golden City—the mysterious elite society of the few remaining angels and the magic fae who live in luxury with no crime, no poverty, and certainly no vampyres.

Only when she arrives at the academy, she’s forced to room with Wolf—the terrifying fallen angel who happens to know her assassin identity.

Determined to keep her head down in Moira, Huntyr tries her best to ignore Wolf. Over time, though, he not only becomes the only person she can lean on, but the one who might keep her alive through the life-threatening tests to get into The Golden City.

A wolf and his huntress. An academy designed to break them.

Huntyr will do anything to please the assassin master, but Wolf begins to test her in ways she never imagined. Is she strong enough to stick to the mission? Or will new truths—and alliances—put everything at risk?

Wings So Wicked is a new adult fantasy romance with fae, vampyres, fallen angels, magical trials, fierce main characters, dark themes, forced proximity, 'who did this to you' moments, possessive males, rivals to lovers, elite societies, hidden identities, and so much more. Readers who love academy settings, main characters riddled with darkness, angst, and slow burn romances will devour this story!]]> 381 Emily Blackwood Zoe 0 to-read 3.75 Wings So Wicked (Golden City, #1)
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]]> Keep It 216934716 Anya
When Anya finally gets the call to work on her first feature film, she doesn’t exactly pay attention to the fine print. All she hears is ‘job�, ‘paid� and ‘Paris� and jumps straight in. It’s only after the most bizarre train journey sitting next to an entitled–though infuriatingly handsome–stranger, that she realizes she probably should have taken a closer look at her contract.

Now she has to spend the next six weeks babysitting the most famous man in the world, and hope that no lines get blurred.Danny
Danny doesn't hate his career as an actor, but he definitely hates his father. The man who controls every aspect of his life and keeps him in line by dangling the threat of scandal over his head. He doesn’t want to pretend to be someone else, he wants to be himself and play the music his father forbade him from pursuing. When he’s begrudgingly cast on his father’s new feature, he doesn’t intend to make his disinterest subtle. It’s only when his new snarky assistant starts to push him in all the right directions that he realizes what he really her.

Lines are sure to get crossed but for now they have one

Let’s keep it between us.]]> 280 Francesca Shaw 1068723807 Zoe 0 to-read 4.01 Keep It
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]]> Wildcat (Wildcat Hockey, #1) 59049012 That’s right. She’s stunning and the worst bartender I’ve ever seen.
I should have gone home and gone to sleep—dream girl or not. I had an early morning and the season was starting soon. But when she threatened me with boy band karaoke I couldn't help myself. I went. The stars aligned.
I have never felt more alive or wanted anyone more than I want her.
When it’s time for me to head on my annual pre-season boys trip, I barely let her go.
It’s been a week and I can’t stop thinking about her.
Except there she is. Right here at the Wildcat’s kickoff party.
And as luck would have it, my dream girl is the coach’s youngest daughter.
But everyone knows the coach’s daughter is off limits. Right?

Wildcat is a full-length sports romance with a hot-as-puck hero, the coach’s daughter, and an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.]]> 388 Rebecca Jenshak Zoe 0 to-read 3.72 Wildcat (Wildcat Hockey, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Body Check (Seattle Serpents, #1)]]> 150233247 1. Be named captain of the Seattle Serpents.
2. Stay single.

I’m right on track…until she happens.

Auden Sinclair.

We’re stuck together for a night when our plane is forced to make an emergency landing, and that’s all the promise we make—one night, then we go our separate ways.

Except she pops up again.
Then again.

Suddenly, she’s everywhere. In my head and in my bed, completely taking over my life and ruining all my plans with her quippy comebacks, her smarts, and a body that fits against mine just perfectly.

The problem? Auden is off limits. Forbidden. Strictly in the DO NOT TOUCH zone. She goes against all the rules, but never have I wanted to bend them as badly as I do when it comes to her.

This might be one battle I’m not going to win�

BODY CHECK is a standalone hockey romance novel. It contains a one-night stand, a billionaire heroine, a hot hockey player, obnoxious yet loveable teammates, goofy text threads, wit, plenty of steam, and a happy ending. This book does reference the death of a parent off the page.]]> 336 Teagan Hunter Zoe 0 to-read 3.79 2023 Body Check (Seattle Serpents, #1)
author: Teagan Hunter
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Obsession Falls (The Haven Brothers, #1)]]> 199238869
Someone is stalking Audrey Young. And she has no idea why.

It’s bad enough that she’s back in Tilikum. But Audrey’s good at making the best of things and her new job at the small-town newspaper is just a way to get back on her feet.

Complicating matters is her landlord and new neighbor, Josiah Haven.

She doesn’t usually go for the big, surly lumberjack type. But there’s something about that broody man. He intimidates her a little, but she kind of likes it.

She could totally handle the mess that is her life, except the strange feeling of being watched is just the beginning. Next thing Audrey knows, she’s a target, and she doesn’t know who’s behind it, or why.

For Josiah Haven, none of that makes her his problem.

She’s just the girl next door. Fine, the frustratingly hot girl next door. But Audrey is all sunshine and her goofy dog isn’t any better. Josiah is too stoic. Too solitary. Too guarded. He doesn’t need a woman in his life, especially one who threatens to crack his heart wide open.

But Josiah is a protector and he can’t let Audrey’s troubles go unanswered, even if he has to risk everything—his life and his heart—to keep her safe.

Author’s Note : a grumpy loner meets his match in a sunshiney dog lover who’s a little down on her luck. And once he falls, he falls HARD. It’s small-town romantic suspense with CK’s signature humor, endearing characters, and heartwarming happily ever after.

Obsession Falls can be read as a stand-alone.]]> 432 Claire Kingsley Zoe 0 to-read 4.07 2023 Obsession Falls (The Haven Brothers, #1)
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Rook & Rebel (The Mavericks, #1)]]> 217534420
Regan Fletcher
I used to have big dreams: finish college, make beautiful art, all while taking over my dad’s business. He wanted a legacy, and I wanted to give it to him. But his illness wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was his sudden need to keep me locked up in our mansion, safe and isolated. I want more from life, but could only spend my days waiting. Until one night, I came face-to-face with a street biker from a world far different from mine. What starts as him stalking me, quickly spirals into something deeper, and more deadly. I’m falling for a man who’s everything I should fear, yet he’s the only one who’s ever made me feel truly alive. But loving him means risking everything—my heart, my future, and my father.

Rook Emberson
Revenge has been my driving force for as long as I can remember. Cameron Fletcher stole everything from me, and I’ve spent years plotting the perfect way to take it all back. When fate puts his daughter in my sights, I know I’ve found the key to his destruction. But from the moment I meet her, my plans begin to unravel. Regan is everything I didn’t expect and I can’t help but be drawn to her. What starts as a twisted game of vengeance turns into an obsession. I need her, but I also need to destroy her father.

The lines between love and vengeance blur, and I’m not sure where one ends and the other begins.]]> 381 Kate Crew Zoe 0 to-read 3.86 2024 Rook & Rebel (The Mavericks, #1)
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Center Ice (Boston Rebels, #1)]]> 145223783
Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.

But the first night I’m back in town, I come face to face with Audrey, my college calculus tutor. We had a brief fling right before I was drafted into the NHL. Now, her five year old son is standing by her side, and I don’t need a tutor to do that kind of math.

Audrey insists she doesn’t want me involved in Graham’s life unless I can commit to being a dad. With everything else going on, this is the worst possible timing.

But every minute I spend with Graham and Audrey feels exactly right, and I’m left questioning everything I thought I wanted.

Because now my goals are shifting, and getting what I really want might come at the expense of the game I’ve given my entire life to.]]> 442 Julia Connors Zoe 0 to-read 3.84 2024 Center Ice (Boston Rebels, #1)
author: Julia Connors
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[Lucky Hit (Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy, #1)]]> 58639437
Octavia Layton, the girl unable to move beyond her broken past, fearful of her childhood betrayal following her through her new adult life.

Two polar opposites with only one thing in common. Their inability to stay away from each other.

Two people pushing the other in ways they've never experienced, forcing them out of their comfort zones and making them forget how different they really are after all.]]> 320 Hannah Cowan 1777781817 Zoe 0 to-read 3.63 Lucky Hit (Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy, #1)
author: Hannah Cowan
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]]> <![CDATA[Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1)]]> 61045446
My body, broken beyond repair. The boy I’d thought was my forever. The life I’d always dreamt of.

Now, Holt’s back. And he’s no longer a boy, but a man with shadows in his eyes and demons haunting him.

He says he’s here to make things right. To get back a little bit of all we’ve lost. And he doesn’t show any signs of leaving the small town that has been my refuge.

As stolen moments turn to days, Holt’s around every corner. With his burning stare and lingering touches. Before long, my walls come crashing down and I’m just hoping that taking this second chance isn’t as reckless as it feels.

But not everyone is happy that Holt has returned. As tragedy strikes again, I’m the one left in the crosshairs. And Holt might not be able to save me this time…]]> 334 Catherine Cowles 1951936337 Zoe 0 to-read 4.00 2023 Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: Zoe
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)]]> 201017011 “I don’t need another kink.�

That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact.

Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dressed in full cosplay, decked out in futuristic military apparel, and wrapped up like ghouls.

But more than anything else, my FYP is filled with shirtless men wearing ghost masks. Bonus points if they’re heavily tattooed, wielding a knife, or covered in fake blood. At night, I dream about being chased by them, of them catching me and doing deliciously dark things to my more than willing body.

I never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become my new reality.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book. ]]> 338 Navessa Allen Zoe 0 to-read 4.17 2024 Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
author: Navessa Allen
name: Zoe
average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Consider Me (Playing For Keeps, #1)]]> 60040033
He’s arrogant, self-centered, and the man doesn’t seem to know what a filter is, let alone how to use one. He’s had everything served to him on a silver platter, including endless strings of women, and apparently, I’m up next.

His only problem? I have no intention of falling for his shi—um, charm.

I have the solution to all my sexual frustrations in a drawer at home, and it’s far less complicated than Carter Beckett. Sure, he may be pretty, but he’s also a walking, talking reminder for you to wrap it before you tap it.

But then I start letting my guard down, and he starts showing me pieces of himself I had no intention of seeing. The bricks surrounding me may be tumbling down one by one, but I’m not sold yet, which means for the first time in his life, Carter’s the one begging.

For my time, my trust, for a single chance.
For me to just…consider him.]]> 462 Becka Mack Zoe 0 to-read 3.83 2022 Consider Me (Playing For Keeps, #1)
author: Becka Mack
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls, #1)]]> 209773181
He’s everything I’m not: grumpy, rude, and more than a little attached to his solitude. It doesn’t matter how many times I try to kill him with kindness; the man simply won’t crack.

Until he sees me shatter.

Because when my world comes crashing down around me, Anson is the one catching me as I fall. And as so-called accidents start plaguing every part of my life, it’s Anson who steps in to keep me safe.

As he does, I can’t help but feel a flicker of heat. And it only takes a single moment for that spark to ignite into flames, engulfing us both.

But Anson’s a man with secrets, and they have a price. When they’re revealed, neither of us will make it out unscathed…]]> 366 Catherine Cowles 1951936574 Zoe 0 to-read 4.10 2024 Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls, #1)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: Zoe
average rating: 4.10
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]]> <![CDATA[Alive and Wells (Wells Ranch, #1)]]> 199239864 But she needs a job—and refuge from her abusive soon-to-be-ex-husband.

If only her new boss, Austin Wells, would make it clear whether he hates her or wants her. His gaze makes her feel things she hasn’t in years. Though getting over her ex by getting under her grumpy boss isn’t worth the potential fallout.

Austin’s a gruff, no-nonsense rancher who’s seriously regretting letting his head cook hire her own help. As far as he’s concerned, Cecily won’t be sticking around for long. Nobody ever stays. And the wedding ring indent still on her finger makes her more trouble than she’s worth.

When Cecily’s past catches up with her, Austin discovers that she’s already placed a branding iron on his heart. He wants her to stay. First, he needs to keep her safe.

CW/TW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (ON PAGE), PHYSICAL VIOLENCE (ON PAGE), DEATH OF PARENT AND GRANDPARENT (DISCUSSED), TROUBLED PARENT-ADULT CHILD RELATIONSHIP (DISCUSSED), ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (ON PAGE), RANCHING ACTIVITIES (BRANDING, CASTRATION, VACCINATION, ROPING - ON PAGE), EXPLICIT SEX SCENES]]> 324 Bailey Hannah 1738107612 Zoe 0 to-read 4.01 Alive and Wells (Wells Ranch, #1)
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]]> Seeing Red (Wells Ranch, #2) 205834472 In this spicy romance from the author of Alive and Wells and Change of Hart, asmall-town sweetheart finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand binds her to a local cowboy who has had a crush on her for years.


She lives by the rules. He lives to break them.



Cassidy Bowman has strict rules to uphold her good-girl reputation: she doesn’t date the Wells Ranch locals, and she definitely doesn’t sleep with men she isn’t dating. But after a run-in with her ex-boyfriend—and a few too many drinks—she’s ready to buck those rules and allow herself one night of recklessness.

On the other hand, local cowboy Chase “Red� Thompson has never met a rule he didn’t love breaking. With a long-time crush on Cassidy, he’s more than willing to accept her offer of a one-night stand and her one condition: he must agree to never speak of it again.

That is until two pink lines render Cassidy’s entire rule book null and void. Cassidy isn’t looking for a relationship with the rough-and-tumble cowboy, and Red doesn’t need anyone to tell him he’s not good enough for the sweetheart of Wells Canyon.

So the two make another agreement—they’ll be friends and co-parents, nothing more. But as their carefully constructed boundaries begin to blur, Cassidy might just realize that perhaps some rules are worth breaking.]]> 346 Bailey Hannah Zoe 0 to-read 4.10 2024 Seeing Red (Wells Ranch, #2)
author: Bailey Hannah
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average rating: 4.10
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]]> <![CDATA[Strung Along (Cherry Peak, #1)]]> 203896380
I don’t know where I went wrong. Whether it was letting a man convince me that suddenly, the things I’ve never wanted are right for me, or if simply believing the best in the person who I wasted three years of my life on was what lead me here.

To Cherry Peak. A small town nestled in the heart of Alberta, Canada.

The hometown of rising country star, Brody Steele.

It only takes one brief encounter to mark him as a broody jerk. An all-knowing, arrogant celebrity with a complex I don’t have the energy for.

But if I truly dislike him the way I’ve convinced myself I do, then why am I always looking for him in crowded rooms? Why are his surprisingly thoughtful gestures melting the wall of ice I’ve stuck between us?

Cherry Peak was supposed to be my fresh start, a place to heal and rebuild. Yet, just as I begin piecing my life back together, Brody’s preparing to leave, as if he hasn’t become a vital part of that journey.

The thought of losing him keeps me up at night. I don’t know if we’ll ever be able to find our footing, or if we were just stringing each other along the whole time.]]> Hannah Cowan Zoe 0 to-read 3.62 2024 Strung Along (Cherry Peak, #1)
author: Hannah Cowan
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> <![CDATA[Reluctantly Yours (Unexpectedly in Love, #1)]]> 61211202 Barrett
I’ve rebuilt my father’s media company with hard work and determination, but my single status leaves me on the outs with the one businessman I need to get close to. A little white lie and I’m suddenly in love, head over heels. Now I need to find a fake girlfriend, someone to keep up appearances without any emotions.

When I find my mother’s fiery assistant in a compromising position, it’s the perfect opportunity to get what I want: a girlfriend for business appearances, without any feelings involved. I won’t let the fact that I’m wildly attracted to the petite redhead get in my way.

But the closer she gets, the more my heart thaws and all too soon I find myself having to choose between the business deal I’m determined to land and the woman I’ve fallen hard for.

Chloe
After two years as editorial assistant to JoAnna St. Clair of the famed St. Clair Press, I’ve been given a chance to take on my dream job as an assistant editor.

When my childhood best friend asks me to host her bachelorette weekend in the city, I’m thrilled to show everyone how amazing my life is in New York. (Things not included on the tour are my shoebox of an apartment or my romance book collection that is the only thing keeping me warm at night.)

But when I fail to confirm the restaurant reservation and I’m left with no event location an hour before the party starts, I’m desperate. Desperate enough to use my boss’s penthouse for a party while she’s out of town.
No one will ever know. That is until her cold, dismissive, and annoyingly hot son walks in.

In order to keep his silence, Barrett demands a favor in return: he needs a date for a business dinner. That’s easy enough until his mother finds out and he seals my fate by telling her we are dating. It’s that or kiss my job goodbye.

While I’m reluctant at first, the more time we spend together, the harder it is to fight my attraction to him. Beneath that brooding, icy demeanor lies a heart of gold.

But when a scandalous discovery puts his deal at stake, and our relationship to the test, will Barrett prove he’s all about business?]]> 340 Erin Hawkins 1735688347 Zoe 0 to-read 3.80 2022 Reluctantly Yours (Unexpectedly in Love, #1)
author: Erin Hawkins
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Greatest Mistake (Greatest Love, #1)]]> 63357797
No. Not this time. One bad call and I’m the poster boy for bad decisions.

I haven’t seen my childhood best friend since the day her father betrayed me and she broke my heart. Now, eight years later, she’s back. And she’s my new fake girlfriend for the next three months.

Some wounds never heal, and the moment I see Braxton Heights, I know mine have not. But she’s the only shot I have at saving my reputation and securing my new deal, and while I might have lost her all those years ago, I refuse to lose hockey.

I just hope I’m strong enough not to fall for her all over again in the process.]]> 384 Hannah Cowan Zoe 0 to-read 3.89 2023 Her Greatest Mistake (Greatest Love, #1)
author: Hannah Cowan
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[Mr. Unexpected (The Bonded Brothers #1)]]> 177878825 A man seemingly worlds apart from me� and yet, somehow, our worlds collide.

When I lock eyes with the gorgeous man across the room, butterflies ignite my insides.
We flirt with our hurried glances and sneaky smirks, and then, to my surprise, I slip away after sharing only my name.

A week later, through my gilded mask, those familiar electric eyes have me captivated, and this time, we exchange more than names.

The third time we meet, it’s on the dance floor of a nightclub.
Words clash, accusations fly, and in a whirlwind of temptation, I spend an unforgettable night with him� knowing it’s all he could give.

Against the odds, I see him again one month later—this time, I’m teaching his daughter how to bake.

Is it coincidence or the universe’s way of pushing us together?

Despite our connection, he holds me at arm's length, too protective of his daughter and family bond.

Until one day, the tension snaps, and we finally give in to the unexpected pull between us.]]> 541 J.R. Gale Zoe 0 to-read 4.01 Mr. Unexpected (The Bonded Brothers #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Losing Wendy: A Dark Fantasy Peter Pan Retelling (The Lost Girl Series Book 1)]]> 203419635 Sometimes the shadows whisper.
Sometimes I whisper back.


When Wendy's parents made a bargain with a Fate to save her from a deathly illness as a child, they thought the terms were Marry her off before her twentieth birthday or else deliver her over to the Shadow Keeper.

But when a Mating Mark appears on Wendy's skin, finding a husband becomes a tad more complicated. After all, no one wants a wife mated to another man.

As Wendy's twentieth birthday approaches and she's yet to find a man who will take her, she and her parents throw a masquerade ball in a last ditch effort to free her from her curse.

But nothing is as it seems, and when disaster strikes, Wendy must choose between running from the shadows and embracing them.



Losing Wendy is a dark fantasy Peter Pan reimagining with fated mates, slow-burn enemies to lovers romance, winged fae, and a chilling mystery haunting Neverland.]]> 426 T.A. Lawrence Zoe 0 to-read 3.88 Losing Wendy: A Dark Fantasy Peter Pan Retelling (The Lost Girl Series Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Camera Shy (Lessons in Love, #1)]]> 175473448
"A man is going to treat you how you treat yourself. So please, for the love of God, act like a queen."

I was expecting a ring on my thirtieth birthday. What I didn't see coming was my boyfriend and business partner dumping me because he couldn't bear the idea of our bland sex life for the rest of our lives.

When an opportunity arises to spend my summer in Las Vegas, I stumble upon my hot new neighbor and his photography studio. We strike a simple deal.

He's the teacher, and I'm his student.

My lesson is learning to love the body I have. In exchange, I'm going to save his business. I have exactly one summer to unearth the most confident version of myself before I go home and return to reality.

But after a passion-fueled summer, I'm not sure of who I am anymore, and it's clear that the worst heartbreak of my life might still be yet to come.]]> 446 Kay Cove Zoe 0 to-read 3.81 Camera Shy (Lessons in Love, #1)
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]]> Whistleblower (PALADIN, #1) 198547919
Where I come from, there’s no forgiveness for a whistleblower, even if I saved countless lives. Unemployed, with a wrecked reputation, my only option is a pity job as a leadership consultant for a secret, government-employed team of assassins.

After moving clear across the country, I thought I’d feel safe from the ones who want revenge for my so-called valor, but then I meet him. Linc. The ghost in the shadows, who will never be seen for the hero he is.

I should probably be intimidated by the most lethal assassin PALADIN employs, except the monster has the kindest eyes when he's looking at me. Still, the question remains of who I should fear more�

The ones who are after me or the ones who promised to protect me.

Linc:

I love the way she screams my name, but I like how she whispers it too.

I vowed to never get attached, but Eden has a hold on me that no one has before. She’s the light and until her, I didn’t realize how lonely the darkness is.

Forget PALADIN’s rules. I refuse to let her go. I’ve finally found what’s precious to me and now I have to keep her close, defend her fiercely. She’s mine to pleasure and protect.

And whoever keeps threatening Eden’s life, is going to lose theirs.]]> 442 Kay Cove Zoe 0 to-read 3.99 2023 Whistleblower (PALADIN, #1)
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> Trick or Truce 198116359 Elena
When my candy bowl gets stolen by a mischievous teenager on Halloween, I march across the street to confront the girl’s father. Since the bowl is a memento from my family, I expect him to apologize and make his daughter give it back. No harm, no foul.

Not only does the gorgeous single dad—who I’ve enjoyed watching mow his lawn without a shirt more times than I’d like to admit—deny the whole thing and take his daughter’s side, but he is extremely rude to me.

I should let it go and cut my losses. But something about his self-righteous attitude strikes a nerve. So, I steal something from him to get even.

And end up starting a war.


Grant
I’m too old to be pulling pranks on my neighbor. But when I see the smile it brings to my daughter’s face, I’ll do anything to keep her from reverting back to slamming her bedroom door and yelling that I don’t understand her.

Being a single parent is hard, and being a father to a hormonal teenage girl is something else entirely. It has always been just the two of us, but I’m starting to realize that I might not be enough to help her as she turns into a young woman.

Which is why I call a truce with the beautiful blonde across the street and allow her to tutor my daughter instead. I’m not prepared for the bond they create, and I’m definitely not prepared for the way my body reacts whenever she’s around.

Somehow, my enemy just turned into so much more...]]> 186 Kristen Granata Zoe 0 to-read 3.94 Trick or Truce
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]]> Mansfield Park 76693 Mansfield Park is one of Jane Austen's most profound works.]]> 464 Jane Austen Zoe 4 top-classics partially true.

When a young Fanny Price is taken from home to live with her wealthy Aunt and Uncle, the Bertrams, in the country, she is expected to demonstrate her gratitude for her situation by being in constant service to her kind but oblivious Aunt. Constantly reminded of her low situation by her Aunt Norris, isolated from her cousins by her inferior manner and just generally miserable, Fanny learns to lean on Edmund, her one true friend. As they grow, Fanny’s feelings develop into something more and she begins to love Edmund with all her heart. But the arrival of Henry Crawford and his sister, Mary, threaten all that Fanny had ever hoped for and throws life at Mansfield Park into disorder.

I do think my vast familiarity with the movie did slightly lessen my enjoyment when reading the book but that certainly isn’t to say that I didn’t still adore it!

There were only a few moments that caused a little disappointment. Most of this surrounded the ending and Fanny and Edmund’s relationship. The panic I experienced when I got to that last chapter and nothing was fully resolved was overwhelming. What was a complex and drawn out realisation of inclination followed by a cheeky courtship in the movies was reduced to a mere two paragraphs explaining, in true Jane Austen style, that there is no way of knowing how long it took them to discover their inclinations, let alone act upon them, only that, in time, they got there. Queue me moaning about the complete lack of true, uninfluenced affection which practically made the movie for me.
I just think the book lacked a number of the cute moments between Fanny and Edmund which really made the story for me.

As for the characters, Fanny was a quiet, sweet thing with a heart of gold and generous nature. I bristled every time people looked down on her, asked for her gratitude or made her feel like a burden. She was a lot shyer than I expected for her to be, despite the timidity of Billy Piper’s 2005 portrayal, and she lacked the sharp wit which Frances O'Connor brought to the character in the 1999 adaptation. Even so, I loved her as a character.
Edmund, I thought, was just as he should be; firm of opinion and determined, but also kind and gentle.

I really don’t know what more I can say. I absolutely love this book and I thought it was faultless with just the exception of the ending. It doesn’t quite make it to the top of my list for Jane Austen novels but I would recommend it to anyone with a love of classic literature or a taste for unrequited love.

As always, the full review is available on my blog and can be found ]]> 3.73 1814 Mansfield Park
author: Jane Austen
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1814
rating: 4
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I have been ritualistically watching the 2005 version of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park since before I can remember and the book has been begging for me to read it for years now. The only reason I didn’t get to it before now was because I was worried that I wouldn’t like it and my fantasy would be shattered. I am happy to say that this is only partially true.

When a young Fanny Price is taken from home to live with her wealthy Aunt and Uncle, the Bertrams, in the country, she is expected to demonstrate her gratitude for her situation by being in constant service to her kind but oblivious Aunt. Constantly reminded of her low situation by her Aunt Norris, isolated from her cousins by her inferior manner and just generally miserable, Fanny learns to lean on Edmund, her one true friend. As they grow, Fanny’s feelings develop into something more and she begins to love Edmund with all her heart. But the arrival of Henry Crawford and his sister, Mary, threaten all that Fanny had ever hoped for and throws life at Mansfield Park into disorder.

I do think my vast familiarity with the movie did slightly lessen my enjoyment when reading the book but that certainly isn’t to say that I didn’t still adore it!

There were only a few moments that caused a little disappointment. Most of this surrounded the ending and Fanny and Edmund’s relationship. The panic I experienced when I got to that last chapter and nothing was fully resolved was overwhelming. What was a complex and drawn out realisation of inclination followed by a cheeky courtship in the movies was reduced to a mere two paragraphs explaining, in true Jane Austen style, that there is no way of knowing how long it took them to discover their inclinations, let alone act upon them, only that, in time, they got there. Queue me moaning about the complete lack of true, uninfluenced affection which practically made the movie for me.
I just think the book lacked a number of the cute moments between Fanny and Edmund which really made the story for me.

As for the characters, Fanny was a quiet, sweet thing with a heart of gold and generous nature. I bristled every time people looked down on her, asked for her gratitude or made her feel like a burden. She was a lot shyer than I expected for her to be, despite the timidity of Billy Piper’s 2005 portrayal, and she lacked the sharp wit which Frances O'Connor brought to the character in the 1999 adaptation. Even so, I loved her as a character.
Edmund, I thought, was just as he should be; firm of opinion and determined, but also kind and gentle.

I really don’t know what more I can say. I absolutely love this book and I thought it was faultless with just the exception of the ending. It doesn’t quite make it to the top of my list for Jane Austen novels but I would recommend it to anyone with a love of classic literature or a taste for unrequited love.

As always, the full review is available on my blog and can be found
]]> Scorpion (The Exodus) 215273966
The fall from grace hurt.

I was one of the few specialist snipers in the military who is a woman. I made a name for myself. Set records.

But death has a way of changing everyone.

The descent from Special Forces, to dirty fighting pits, to becoming a bodyguard for the man whose heart I broke, I never thought I’d stop drowning.

One night is all it took for everything to change.

One shot is all I need.

My name is Zalak Bhatia. They call me Scorpion.


*This book is set in a shared world with authors Lauren Biel, Dana LeeAnn, Harleigh Beck, Amber Nicole, Willow McQuerry, Jenn Bullard, Kinsley Kincaid, and Ann-Marie Davis.*]]> 246 Avina St. Graves 0473718324 Zoe 0 to-read 3.63 Scorpion (The Exodus)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #1)]]> 216595852
I'm just a girl. And it turns out, I'm Hercules.

I'm struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all. A shy-stammering foster child with nothing, I keep my head down, cover my scars, and focus on excelling in school. At least, I try to. Then it happens.

My blood test reveals I'm part of the powerful elite. I'm one of them. A Spartan.

Forced to attend the Spartan War Academy, I undergo the most harrowing test of all time to see if I have what it takes to be an immortal. There's just a few problems. Achilles and Patro are my scary mentors. Kharon, the ferryman of death, and Augustus, the son of war, are my terrifying professors. Also, I'm pretty sure either someone's stalking me everywhere I go, or my sanity's slipping––I have a bad feeling both are true.

I'm surrounded by Villains and they're smothering me with their hate, obsession, and dark possessiveness. Too bad for them, they have no clue just who they're messing with.




]]> 496 Jasmine Mas Zoe 0 to-read 3.85 2024 Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #1)
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[Veil of Fate (Fates of Mirror, #1)]]> 210989119
There’s no world where I don’t take that chance, a chance to know everything about my past. But to win, I must face off against the fiercest female warriors in the kingdom.

More than that, the man who offered me the invitation? He's sexy, mysterious, and the first time we meet, he pins me to a wall with daggers. That’s basically my love language, but I can't afford to fall for him.

Navigating this treacherous world of magic, betrayal, and romance won't be easy, but if there's one thing I am, it's lethal.

I will claim the truth, find my brother, and as a consolation prize, I’m going to win that Godsdamn throne.

This is the first book in the Veil of Fate Series. This book was originally published as episodes 1-16 on the Veil of Fate Kindle Vella Series.


Content/Trigger Warnings: Violence, gore, murder/death, sexual scenes, references to sexual assault, sex trafficking, allusions to child abuse]]> 249 Jinapher J. Hoffman Zoe 0 to-read 3.31 Veil of Fate (Fates of Mirror, #1)
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]]> Like I Never Said 60507019
Auden Harmon learns her parents� marriage is officially over. Expected. Accidentally gifts a five-hundred-dollar pen to a stranger. Unexpected.

Neither event wreaks havoc on her life quite like meeting Elliot Reid does. He has eyes the color of the cloudy sky. A slapshot the whole country has an unhealthy obsession with. The uncanny ability to say the exact right thing, right when she needs to hear it.

They stay in touch after she leaves. Swap secrets. Become best friends. Tell each other everything.

±�almost everything.

It’s a thin line between love and hate. The line between love and friendship with a guy who makes mammoth-sized butterflies swarm your stomach? Practically transparent.

But when he’s made it clear friendship is all he has to offer?

You can never say it.]]> C.W. Farnsworth Zoe 0 to-read 3.65 Like I Never Said
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]]> Lethal Vows (Lethal Vows, #1) 202710243
You don’t know this yet, but you will be my wife.

Sincerely

Your soon-to-be husband

He thought I was his—that’s what his emails indicated.

He thought that because our families signed on the dotted line many years ago, it was a done deal.

But I ran away from that life for a reason.

Little did I know, he would find me. And he wasn’t going to take no for an answer.

Crue wanted me to be his wife.

And all I wanted was him in my bed.]]> 301 T.L. Smith Zoe 0 to-read 3.74 2023 Lethal Vows (Lethal Vows, #1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[Say You Swear (Boys of Avix, #1)]]> 58925247
For years, I’ve dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.
It didn’t matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, it always led me to the same place in the end.

It led me to him.
My future was clear, and he was it.


Until suddenly ... he wasn’t.


Now I’m a shell of who I was, on a path too blurry to follow, and I see no way out.
No way up.


They say first loves last forever.
That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.]]> 681 Meagan Brandy Zoe 0 to-read 4.19 2022 Say You Swear (Boys of Avix, #1)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 4.19
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]]> Ask Me Why 52194245 I’m still here.
After three years, that reminder isn’t as necessary. But everyone has their bad days. This is definitely one of them. Until an adorable little boy dashes into my store. His zest for life makes me smile in a way that’s been long lost. Then I meet his father.
Well, confront is more like it.

Brance Stone is volatile.
Offensive.
Harsh.
And can’t be bothered to care.
Not that I want him to. I get frostbite just looking into Brance’s glacial stare. But there’s something undeniable about him.

My misery suddenly craves company. The suffocating numbness lifts whenever Brance is near. That alone should have me running in the opposite direction. Try as I might, there’s no avoiding him. If only I could understand why. As if he’d let me.

I don’t ask. He doesn’t tell. A silent, bitter truce settles between us.
That was our first mistake.
It’s certainly not the last.]]> 349 Harloe Rae Zoe 0 to-read 3.90 2019 Ask Me Why
author: Harloe Rae
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.90
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]]> Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) 199368721 She's been driving him wild for years . . . the good kind of wild.

The kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend's little sister and knowing you can't have her.

Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend's sister, Rosie Belmont.

After living in the city, Rosie came blasting back into town like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic. And one wide-eyed, desperate plea for a job is all it takes for Ford to hire her. He vows to keep her at arm's length. Tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay―friction that soon turns to blistering heat.

Ford knows damn well he shouldn't cross this line. But shouldn't and can't are two very different things.

And the only thing he truly can't do is resist her.]]> 402 Elsie Silver 0349441626 Zoe 0 to-read 3.98 2024 Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1)
author: Elsie Silver
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Grumpy Romance (Billionaire Dads #1)]]> 59784151 Miliardario. Padre single. Il mio nuovo capo da incubo.

Holland Alistair è l'affascinante prodigio dell'informatica che ha preso d'assalto il mercato immobiliare.
Arrogante. Scontroso. Occhi d'acciaio.
Mi incontra nel giorno peggiore della mia vita e sente la mia ira.
Sono certa che mi farà causa.
Invece, ricevo un'offerta di lavoro.
A quanto pare, gestire l'agenda di Alistair - e il suo caratteraccio - è in realtà la sua vendetta.
In ufficio, i suoi occhi mi seguono ovunque. Vuole licenziarmi o divorarmi?
Non riesco a decidere nemmeno io cosa voglio.
Progetto la sua morte nel tempo libero. Lo bacio appassionatamente nei miei sogni.
Odio e desiderio. Tira e molla. Non facciamo altro che girare intorno a ciò che c'è tra noi.
Finché un incontro casuale con la sua adorabile figlia cambia tutto.
All'improvviso, vedo il lato più dolce di Alistair.
Ma innamorarmi di lui non era nella mia descrizione del lavoro. E sicuramente non dovrei rubare baci nella tromba delle scale dell'ufficio.
Posso mantenere la testa sulle spalle quando il burbero dell'ufficio mi mette nel mirino? E cosa succederà se la notizia della nostra proibita romanzo trapelare?]]> 414 Nia Arthurs Zoe 0 to-read 3.56 Grumpy Romance (Billionaire Dads #1)
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]]> Mile High (Windy City, #1) 60909831
Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.

What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job.

But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that.

STEVIE

I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.

Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.

Everything but him.]]> 603 Liz Tomforde Zoe 0 to-read 3.98 2022 Mile High (Windy City, #1)
author: Liz Tomforde
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2022
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]]> The Arrangement 54850254 S.S. Sahoo Zoe 0 to-read 3.18 The Arrangement
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]]> <![CDATA[Painted Scars (Perfectly Imperfect, #1)]]> 60881793 Nina

Charming, captivating, and seductive,
And a cold-blooded killer.
But I married the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva anyway.
I had to. It was part of the deal.

Now, I’m faking marital bliss,
As I tremble with fear,
And I cannot wait to be out of the clutches of this ruthless man.


Roman

I get anything I desire.
And I want this perfectly imperfect little manipulator.

The way she can deceive anyone into believing she’s crazy in love with me,
Just makes me want her even more.

She doesn't know it yet,
But I am not letting her go.
The deal - is off.


*Painted Scars is a full-length novel with several open-door steamy scenes, no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.

This is the first book in Perfectly Imperfect dark mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order.]]> 240 Neva Altaj 1961423030 Zoe 0 to-read 3.76 2022 Painted Scars (Perfectly Imperfect, #1)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 3.76
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]]> Axel (Carolina Reapers, #1) 52380289 But I’d never leave the Swedish Hockey League�
Not while raising my little brother.
But now he’s grown and the Carolina Reapers show up with my greatest weakness:
Langley Pierce, their new head of PR.

I’ve never been able to say no to her.
She’s fierce, independent, and the sexiest woman I’ve ever met.
She also has a stubborn streak wider than my entire country.

One comment from her smart mouth about never dating again, and I propose.

No, really, I actually propose:
A six-month marriage contract in exchange for signing with the Reapers.
I want to date this woman so badly that I’m going to marry her first.
I’ll use each day to show her how a queen should be treated.

Our wedding day started a countdown I’m powerless to stop,
And the faster the months fly, the harder I fall.
She’s sworn she’ll never choose a man over her career,
And I promised never to ask her to.
Until I’m forced to.

How can we move forward when we started this whole thing backwards?
If I can’t convince her this marriage is anything but fake�
The next document we sign will crush us both.


Welcome to the Carolina Reapers, Samantha Whiskey’s newest hockey series where the chill of the ice meets sultry southern nights.]]> 241 Samantha Whiskey Zoe 0 to-read 4.05 2019 Axel (Carolina Reapers, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Birthday Gift (Blessed Inlet, #1)]]> 59479068
Juniper Bell had no intention of having her baby in the middle of the bush by the light of a haloed moon. But when a truck runs her off the road and handsome stranger, William Locke, comes to her rescue, what can you do?

With a bouncing baby boy safely delivered, Juniper and William part ways, never expecting to see each other again.

Cupid, however, has other plans. When they meet by chance three years later, in the sunny seaside town of Blessed Inlet, he’s all business and she’s all boho. Still, sparks fly like the Fourth of July.
But disaster strikes when, madly in love, Juniper tries to step into William’s world. A world she thought she’d left behind for good.

Can these star-crossed lovers conquer the ghosts of their pasts to build the future they both long for?]]> 234 Mary Waterford Zoe 0 to-read 3.32 Birthday Gift (Blessed Inlet, #1)
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]]> The Odyssey 1381 Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns
driven time and again off course, once he had plundered
the hallowed heights of Troy.

So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey.

If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces, during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.

In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.

Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb Introduction and textual commentary provide new insights and background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles' translation.

This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the public at large, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.

--

Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning new modern-verse translation.]]> 541 Homer 0143039954 Zoe 0 currently-reading 3.79 -700 The Odyssey
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]]> <![CDATA[Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)]]> 55987278 How far would you go for happily ever after?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings... until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy...]]> 408 Stephanie Garber 1250268397 Zoe 5 4.06 2021 Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Zoe
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)]]> 44778083
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.]]> 803 Sarah J. Maas 1635574048 Zoe 4 favorites 4.43 2020 House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Passenger Princess (Evergreen Park, #1)]]> 216657877
Who knew applying to be the next Miss Americana while you’re drunk on tequila would actually
get anywhere? But that’s exactly what happened to Ava when she wanted an excuse to promote her best friends� new businesses. She never even expected to get past the first round of auditions, much less win the beauty pageant, and now here she is, wearing a silk sash and a crown on her head, trying to picture what the next three months is going to look like. As the newly crowned Miss Americana, she’s off on a three-month press tour, visiting all 50 states as part of her contract.

For a girl who loves adventure, it’s a dream come true, except for two hiccups. The first one being the morality clause and long list of rules the organization is forcing her to live by while wearing the crown. And second, and probably the worst one, is the delicious sexy, yet grumpy driver-slash-bodyguard assigned to keep her in line.

Jaime normally spends his days as head of security for the world-famous rock band Atlas Oaks, but when they take a break from touring, he’s excited for a change of pace. Until he learns his new assignment is the gorgeous and ever-frustrating pageant princess who gets under his skin in more ways than one.

When he learns Ava has made it her mission to drive him crazy—by constantly looking for a new hit of endorphins by toeing the line as well as by flirting with him endlessly—he realizes what he thought would be a simple assignment is anything but. Now if only he can survive the next ninety days keeping his hands to himself and off the woman he can’t get out of his head.]]> 324 Morgan Elizabeth Zoe 0 to-read 3.75 2024 Passenger Princess (Evergreen Park, #1)
author: Morgan Elizabeth
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)]]> 123257687
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.

With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer―naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.

But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain―and his entire nefarious empire―out.

Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.

After all, a good job is hard to find.]]> 342 Hannah Nicole Maehrer 1649375808 Zoe 0 to-read 3.88 2023 Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
author: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.88
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]]> <![CDATA[Offside Hearts (Love and Hockey #1)]]> 134097798 454 Nikki Lawson Zoe 0 to-read 3.89 2023 Offside Hearts (Love and Hockey #1)
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> Heart Trick (East Coast, #1) 193420780
My new neighbor is a jerk. Sure, he’s the embodiment of tall, dark, and handsome, and he looks like he could crush a watermelon between his muscular thighs. But he has managed to become enemy number one within the first forty-eight hours of moving into the apartment next door.

I may have retaliated and escalated the situation. I’m not above being petty, and I’m determined to make him break first.

Until he sees my cheating ex-boyfriend giving me a hard time outside our building and steps in to help. If it weren’t for the pictures in the press the next morning, I would’ve assumed his act of kindness was just a fever dream. But my face is everywhere—labeled as hockey star Trenton Ward’s new girlfriend.

Now, my grumpy neighbor’s agent wants to run with this story. Apparently, his image needs some sprucing. (I can’t imagine why with such a charming personality.) I agree under one I get to use him for inspiration in the new romance book I’m working on.

I swear I meant it in the figurative sense when I signed the contract.

But after a few fake dates and a toe-curling kiss, Trenton turns into my experimental guinea pig for all my spicy scenes. I may be fake dating one of the NHL’s best goalies, but out of all the things we do, faking it is not one of them.

Only, falling in love wasn’t in the fine print.]]> 184 Kristen Granata Zoe 0 to-read 3.83 Heart Trick (East Coast, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 17849112 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

]]> 320 Susan Ee 1477867287 Zoe 4 favorites 4.09 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X Zoe 4 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Zoe
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Once Upon a Tower (Fairy Tales, #5)]]> 13108289 To win her love...

As an extremely wealthy laird, Gowan Stoughton, Duke of Kinross, can have any of the maidens at the ball he attends. The only problem is they are all English and Gowan is not so certain they are suitable. He is accustomed to the hard-working lasses from his Highlands, not these dainty noblewomen who spend their days drinking tea or some other such nonsense. But then he makes the acquaintance of Lady Edith Gilchrist. Utterly bewitched by the emerald-eyed beauty with lush golden locks, he knows he must have her.

He must free her from her tower...

"Edie" had the misfortune of being dreadfully ill at her debut ball and barely remembers what Gowan looks like. Even worse, she accepted his proposal the following day. Edie's only true passion is playing music—until Gowan writes a scandalous letter and stirs the most irresistible desire. Yet when they marry, Edie realizes her husband needs a lesson and locks herself in a tower. Somehow Gowan must find a way to enter the tower and convince his new bride that she belongs in his arms.]]> 404 Eloisa James 0062223879 Zoe 4 3.69 2013 Once Upon a Tower (Fairy Tales, #5)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4)]]> 11879737 How can she dare to imagine he loves her... when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess?

Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke's passion.

Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months.

Theo would have given it a lifetime... until she discovers that James desired not her heart, and certainly not her countenance, but her dowry. Society was shocked by their wedding; it's scandalized by their separation.

Now James faces the battle of his lifetime, convincing Theo that he loved the duckling who blossomed into the swan.

And Theo will quickly find that for a man with the soul of a pirate, All's Fair in Love � or War.]]> 334 Eloisa James 0062021737 Zoe 4 3.62 2012 The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke Is Mine (Fairy Tales, #3)]]> 9521508 Destiny will be decided between the sheets in this all-new tale of The Princess and the Pea.

For Olivia Lytton, betrothal to the Duke of Canterwick—hardly a Prince Charming—feels more like a curse than a happily-ever-after. At least his noble status will help her sister, Georgiana, secure an engagement with the brooding, handsome Tarquin, Duke of Sconce, a perfect match for her in every way... every way but one. Tarquin has fallen in love with Olivia.

Quin never puts passion before reason. And reason says that Georgiana is his ideal bride. But the sensual, fiery, strong-willed Olivia ignites an unknown longing in him—a desire they are both powerless to resist. When a scandalous affair begins, they risk losing everything—Olivia's engagement, her sister's friendship, and their own fragile love. Only one thing can save them—and it awaits in the bedroom, where a magnificent mattress holds life-changing answers to the greatest romantic riddle of all.

]]> 400 Eloisa James 0062021281 Zoe 4 3.69 2011 The Duke Is Mine (Fairy Tales, #3)
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name: Zoe
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)]]> 8449698
Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, lives in a castle in Wales where, it is rumored, his bad temper flays everyone he crosses. And rumor also has it that a wound has left the earl immune to the charms of any woman.

Linnet is not just any woman.

She is more than merely lovely: her wit and charm brought a prince to his knees. She estimates the earl will fall madly in love—in just two weeks.

Yet Linnet has no idea of the danger posed to her own heart by a man who may never love her in return.

If she decides to be very wicked indeed . . . what price will she pay for taming his wild heart?]]> 372 Eloisa James 0062021273 Zoe 4 bodice-ripper 4.05 2011 When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)]]> 5364 An alternate cover edition can be found here.

From the author of Outlander... a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...

For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....

Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves....]]> 947 Diana Gabaldon Zoe 4 4.33 1992 Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
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average rating: 4.33
book published: 1992
rating: 4
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