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For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it?]]>
306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 e 5 4.14 2015 Confess
author: Colleen Hoover
name: e
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2016/02/02
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Charley (Come When Called #3) 25362045 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
74 Piper Trace e 4 3.98 2015 Charley (Come When Called #3)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2017/07/01
date added: 2024/10/06
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<![CDATA[The Incident (Come When Called #1)]]> 25111476 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
58 Piper Trace e 3 3.91 2015 The Incident (Come When Called #1)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2017/06/26
date added: 2024/10/06
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<![CDATA[The Offer (Come When Called #2)]]> 25318623 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
59 Piper Trace e 0 3.86 2015 The Offer (Come When Called #2)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at: 2017/06/27
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<![CDATA[The Punishment (Come When Called #6)]]> 25518653 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
58 Piper Trace e 5 4.02 2015 The Punishment (Come When Called #6)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2017/07/14
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Deeper (Come When Called #4) 25446184 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
59 Piper Trace e 4 3.90 2015 Deeper (Come When Called #4)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Sunrise (Come When Called #7)]]> 25567131 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
66 Piper Trace e 3 3.93 2015 The Sunrise (Come When Called #7)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2017/07/17
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I felt it rushed at the end ://// but the whole series is good as fuck
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Darker (Come When Called #5) 25487185 ★★ Best Menage Romance Author Nominee ~Mary's Menages Blog ★★

Evie has made a deal with the devil.
She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...

Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle.

Evie is shocked when she's forced to agree to bad-boy billionaire, Ford Hawthorne's, unthinkable deal: belong to him for a year, body and soul, completely. Anything he wants, anytime he wants it...even sharing her "services" with his best friend, Charley.

Damaged and reclusive, Ford has been yearning to act on his fantasies of domination and control. He wants every carnal thing Evie can give him, but refuses to open his heart to love...even if that refusal will destroy them all.

Evie is running from a dangerous man who used her and blackmailed her. She seeks refuge at Ford's estate, but that refuge comes at a price. Is she strong enough to endure the forbidden things he craves? But Evie soon learns there's no safe-word to stop the pain this gorgeous, enigmatic man causes her heart or sweet Charley's.

Ford's best friend, biker Charley Baker, completes their unlikely trio, but Charley wants more than Ford has been willing to give him until now.

As the situation escalates out of control, Ford, Charley and Evie experience the twists and turns of a sexual journey that none of them saw coming. A journey that knows no bounds--in ecstasy, in heartbreak and in love.
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This novel is a full-length, standalone, dark romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains lots of hot, satisfying sex between two mouth-watering heroes and a heroine strong enough to handle them both.

Come When Called is a contemporary, light-BDSM, ménage, erotic, MMF romance story. There is danger, graphic sex of all kinds, intrigue, sex on demand, male/male sex acts, bondage, paddling, heartbreak, a few laughs and a little knife-throwing.

***Warning: This book contains graphic, fully described sex acts. This book is not for people under 18 years old.****]]>
59 Piper Trace e 4 4.02 2015 Darker (Come When Called #5)
author: Piper Trace
name: e
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Cameron's Contract (Enthrall, #5)]]> 25660377

Enemies swirl. Boundaries break. Love shatters.

The master is being challenged like never before, but those who claw for his possessions will feel his wrath. Billionaire Cameron Cole is a man without equal. For his true wealth is his intellect.

Words bind, and once ink soaks paper, lives change.

With Cameron’s Contract, the second novella in the bestselling Enthrall Sessions, author Vanessa Fewings raises the stakes and deepens the passion for a world renowned psychiatrist and his beloved submissive.

With this stunning conclusion to CAMERON'S CONTROL, Fewings continues to expand the seductive world that has captivated readers around the globe, a collection that includes the three novels Enthrall, Enthrall Her, and Enthrall Him.

THE ENTHRALL SESSIONS TRILOGY (now available in box set) is Mia Lauren’s awakening set against the backdrop of the exclusive Enthrall BDSM club in Los Angeles.

THE BEYOND ENTHRALL DUET is founder of Enthrall, Cameron Cole’s story, picking up after Enthrall Him, book 3’s ending, but can be read as a stand-alone duet.

WITHIN ENTHRALL are stand-alone novellas featuring characters from the Enthrall Sessions trilogy and Beyond Enthrall duet.]]>
157 Vanessa Fewings 0991204662 e 5 4.59 2015 Cameron's Contract (Enthrall, #5)
author: Vanessa Fewings
name: e
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2016/12/05
date added: 2024/09/29
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<![CDATA[Dirty Sexy Sinner (Dirty Sexy, #4)]]> 30252512
Thanks to a lifetime of betrayal, Jackson Stone doesn’t trust anyone. Finding out he was illegally adopted as a baby and had a twin he’d never met didn’t help matters. So, he had no intention of falling for his new brother’s hot bartender. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned�

The last thing Tara Kent needed was a relationship. She’d been too busy exorcising her personal demons to even consider dating. But Jackson makes her want to try new things. All kinds of filthy, dirty, intensely pleasurable things. The trick will be not crossing the line between fun and complicated�

When a dark secret from Tara’s past rears its ugly head, Jackson will need to decide how hard he’s willing to fight for love—and Tara will need to decide if she’s ready to forgive herself and accept it.]]>
238 Carly Phillips e 0 to-read 4.12 Dirty Sexy Sinner (Dirty Sexy,  #4)
author: Carly Phillips
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average rating: 4.12
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<![CDATA[Burn (Songs of Submission, #5)]]> 17909617
Until you surrender yourself to me fully, I will not touch you.

Until the world can know you belong to me, I will not kiss you.

I'm going to be inches away, at your side. I'm going to whisper in your ear and put my breath on your neck, but the heat of my skin will not feel the shudder of yours until you commit yourself to me completely and without reservation.]]>
197 C.D. Reiss e 5 4.25 Burn (Songs of Submission, #5)
author: C.D. Reiss
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average rating: 4.25
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Taming Lo 24957441
Taming Lo
A You and I Novel

I know they think they have me all figured out.
Hell, I thought I knew who I was too.
I'm Lo. Allure's resident wild child.
Dancer at one of the most secretive and exclusive clubs in the country.
I'm not ashamed of who I am.
I like sex. Love it actually.
I get off on getting off and I am not afraid to go for what I want.

I don't do boyfriends.
I don't do commitment.
I don't do the same man twice.
These are my rules.

The first time I laid eyes on Dax, I knew I had to have a taste.
Dax is exactly the type of man I usually go for.
Inked in tattoos, hot, sexy, dominant; just looking at him made me squirm.

He's one of those easy, get in and get out, kind of hook-ups.

Or at least, that's what I thought......


Taming Lo is a spinoff novel of The You and I Series. This book can be read as a standalone or as the fourth book in the series. You do not need to read the other three books to read this one.]]>
250 Melissa Toppen 1508524432 e 5 4.24 2015 Taming Lo
author: Melissa Toppen
name: e
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2016/05/18
date added: 2023/08/05
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Released (Breathless, #3) 25338569 Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00J2MX8QA
This book is no longer available for purchase.

Released
The Breathless Series
Book Three

Addison Grant had no way of knowing that a chance meeting with a sexy bartender would have the power to alter her entire existence. In one word, one touch, he consumed her. But can something this good really last forever?

Liam Mason was everything Addison Grant shouldn’t want but he was everything she needed. Sweeping her off her feet and showing her a world she had only ever dreamed of, he was her fairytale, her happily ever after, or so she thought. But Liam is a man of many secrets and what’s worse than a man with secrets? One who refuses to share them. But secrets always have a way of coming out in the end�..

Can Addison push past the deceit and lies and see the man Liam truly is? And if she can, will Liam turn out being the man she fell in love with or a man she no longer recognizes?

When the past and future collide, how far would you go to save the only thing that you can’t live with out?

Released is the irresistibly addictive third and final installment in The Breathless Series. Consumed, Taken, Released]]>
320 Melissa Toppen e 3 4.01 2013 Released (Breathless, #3)
author: Melissa Toppen
name: e
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2016/05/13
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<![CDATA[You and I Forever (You and I, #3)]]> 24356242
You and I, Book Three

Twenty-one year old Anna Blake has lived her life by one simple rule; never get attached. At least she did, until her life was completely turned upside down by a man that not only consumed her, but literally brought her to her knees.
Bentley Reed....

For the first time, Anna feels like there is more to life than heartbreak and disappointment. Bentley has shown her a world where anything is possible. A world where dreams really do come true and true love, the kind that takes your breath away, actually exists.

But in real life, nothing this perfect lasts forever. Just when things seem like they couldn't get any better, tragedy strikes, leaving Anna to face one of the hardest things she has ever had to endure.

It's easy to love someone at their best. The true test is loving someone when they aren't.

Can Bentley be the man Anna needs when it all falls apart? Or will Anna learn once and for all that the man she loves is not capable of loving her the way she needs?

Passionate, emotional, gripping. You and I Forever is the third and final installment in the irresistibly addicting You and I Series.]]>
400 Melissa Toppen 1506135056 e 4 4.26 2015 You and I Forever (You and I, #3)
author: Melissa Toppen
name: e
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[You and I Together (You and I, #2)]]> 24356171
You and I, Book Two

Anna Blake has lived her life by one simple rule; never get attached. At least she did, until her life was completely turned upside down by a man that not only consumed her but literally brought her to her knees.

She never dreamed that accepting a job as a dancer at one of the most secretive and exclusive clubs in the country would bring her face to face with the one man she simply could not resist.

Bentley Reed....

Rich, powerful, sexy. Bentley can have any woman he wants. But to him, there is only one. Determined to prove to Anna that he can be the type of man she needs, he sets out to win the ultimate prize; her heart.

But things are not always so black and white. While Bentley struggles against Anna's resistance, she has her own battles to fight. Because when you are dealing with a man like Bentley Reed, anything can happen....

You and I Together is the second installment in the irresistibly addicting You and I series.]]>
400 Melissa Toppen 1506134955 e 4 predictable but cute 4.22 2015 You and I Together (You and I, #2)
author: Melissa Toppen
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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predictable but cute
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Taken (Breathless, #2) 25338548
Addison Grant had no way of knowing that a chance meeting with a sexy bartender would have the power to alter her entire existence. In one word, one touch, he consumed her. But can something this good really last forever?

Now that Addison knows the truth about Liam Mason, will she be able to forgive the betrayal or will she have the strength to walk away from the one man that she can’t live without?

Liam is determined to show Addison that he is the man she fell in love with but she quickly learns that loving a man like Liam is not as easy as it seems. He has a past, but then again who doesn’t? But when the past collides with the future, it not only threatens everything she has built for herself but it also threatens the one thing she has fought so hard to protect; her heart.

Taken is the irresistibly addictive second part of The Breathless Series. Consumed, Taken, Released]]>
318 Melissa Toppen e 4 3.97 2013 Taken (Breathless, #2)
author: Melissa Toppen
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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The Hating Game 27213238 Nemesis (n.)
1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome;
2) A person’s undoing;
3) Joshua Templeman.
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude.

Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.]]>
365 Sally Thorne e 0 to-read 3.72 2016 The Hating Game
author: Sally Thorne
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average rating: 3.72
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<![CDATA[Slow & Steady (Alphas Undone, #2)]]> 29860467 Are you ready to meet the most extreme, over the top alpha male I've ever written?When Greyson tosses $20 on the stage of a strip club, the last thing he expects to see are the haunted green eyes staring back at him. Finley should be home raising her infant daughter and baking cookies, not tucking singles into her G-string and giving lap dances.Greyson can't deny that he'd like his own private show, but there's not a chance in hell of that happening. The last time the former Navy SEAL saw her she was dressed in black, holding a folded flag and sobbing that it was all his fault... and he agreed with every single word. He couldn't do anything to help her then, but he can now.Finley deserves better than this dingy club, and when an obsessed customer crosses the line, Greyson leads the rescue and will do whatever it takes to make amends for their broken past.He never expected to want to settle down, but with Finley, everything is different. For the first time ever, he can breathe. But Greyson will have to fight for what he wants in order to keep the woman with the green eyes he's dreamed about so often.]]> 176 Kendall Ryan e 0 to-read 3.83 2016 Slow & Steady (Alphas Undone, #2)
author: Kendall Ryan
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average rating: 3.83
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xo, Zach 36533273 334 Kendall Ryan e 0 to-read 3.79 2018 xo, Zach
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Justice (Creed Brothers #1) 38616508
A bond that runs deeper than the Mississippi, my brothers and I might not have the same DNA but what we share is far more powerful. Our loyalty to one another and the man who made us a family is stronger than those bound by blood.

The most sought out sharp shooters in the country, our paths were certain, before one woman changed my life and altered the relationship I have with my brothers.

Ryanne Lockwood disappeared without a trace but her memory never faded, torturing me on the darkest nights. Until a twist of fate leads me back to her, sending our worlds to collide once more, and this time, there will be no escaping me.

***
Justice Creed’s bad boy appeal caught my attention from the moment he rolled into town. For years I watched from afar, swallowing up the rumors that surrounded him.

Until we shared a night of forbidden passion. One that destroyed my heart and reshaped my soul, and it sent me fleeing from the only town I’ve ever known.

Now, years later, he's barged back into my life, uncovering a secret I've worked so hard to keep and it's one that will change our lives forever.]]>
292 K.C. Lynn e 0 to-read 4.29 2018 Justice (Creed Brothers #1)
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<![CDATA[After the Ex Games (The Ex Games, #4)]]> 40208088
Can love exist when secrets are revealed and promises are broken?

When Brandon Hastings and Greyson Twining started the private club, they never knew just how much it was going to change their lives. Power, greed, sex, and money filled their brains, but love never touched them.

When Katie Raymond and Meg Riley entered their lives, everything they thought they knew about life changed. They realized that love meant more to them than anything else and they were ready to start their lives anew. However, the course of true love never runs smoothly and happiness and marriage may not be in their futures.

When secrets from the past are revealed and lies are exposed, both men fear they will lose the love of their lives. Brandon and Greyson know that they only have one chance to make everything right, but the one person they are counting on to help them, may be the one person who wants to take them both down.

After The Ex Games is the stunning and mind blowing finale to The Ex Games and The Private Club serials. Everything you thought you knew about Brandon Hastings and Greyson Twining will be called into question and you will be left wondering if the games ever truly end.]]>
J.S. Cooper 1940218179 e 4 3.80 2014 After the Ex Games (The Ex Games, #4)
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No One But Us 40855026 She's my little sister's best friend. And exactly who I should NOT be spending a summer with...

The last time I saw Elle, she was a child. A Harry Potter-obsessed 13-year-old with a penchant for fan fiction and following me around. Six years later she’s on my doorstep. The braces are gone. The “Team Gryffindor� t-shirt’s been replaced with a bikini the size of my index finger. And I can’t get her out of my head, no matter how hard I try.

Except she’s still the girl I’m not allowed to have, the center of a secret I hope she never learns.

Resisting what I feel for Elle Grayson is the only way to protect my family. But am I willing to break both our hearts in the process?
*This is a completely rewritten and re-edited version of Bloom. It is now dual point-of-view, and there are major changes to plot.

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244 Elizabeth O'Roark 0989813584 e 0 to-read 3.62 No One But Us
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<![CDATA[Twisted Cravings (The Camorra Chronicles, #6)]]> 57408458 Becoming a Made Man like his brothers was his destiny but never his passion. When he becomes the organizer of his family’s successful illegal street races and one of their thrill-seeking drivers, he finally asserts his own path in the harsh mafia world.
His purpose isn’t the only thing Adamo discovers on the fuel-soaked roads he calls home�

Dinara Mikhailov is the only female race driver and hard to ignore. Not only because of her flaming red hair and ruthless driving style, but also because the Bratva princess is allowed to drive in enemy territory.
Soon Adamo and she find themselves entangled in a passionate game that goes beyond the race track. Yet, both haunted by events in the past, their dark cravings put everything on the line.

As what they crave the most, comes with a brutal price.]]>
303 Cora Reilly e 0 to-read 3.46 2021 Twisted Cravings (The Camorra Chronicles, #6)
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<![CDATA[In Fury Lies Mischief (Midnight Mayhem, #2)]]> 48716015 He was everything that I despised.

Until she wasn’t.
Until he wasn’t.

Killian Cornelii was a walking calamity. He reached inside of me and touched every single inch of my ruined soul, but he didn’t just touch it. He caressed, petted, and captivated it. He tailored me to fit into the palm of his hands. The same hands that possess so much cruelty, were the very same that comforted me.
I thought I knew him.
He thought he knew me.
This isn’t a fairy tale, or some achingly beautiful story about two soul mates who instantly fall irrevocably in love with each other.
This is a story about a love so painful, so rich, that it destroys everything and everyone around it.
Including ourselves.

Midnight Mayhem is the platform to which Killian performs his tricks on, but the greatest trick wouldn’t come from him.
It would come from me.

Tricksters don’t have hearts.
They just pretend that they do.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.]]>
359 Amo Jones e 0 to-read 4.35 2020 In Fury Lies Mischief (Midnight Mayhem, #2)
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<![CDATA[Strictly Professional (The Quinn Sisters, #1)]]> 41835582 Alternate cover edition of ASIN: B07HCZBCD1

It was supposed to be a one-night stand. Lust was the only thing they had in common.

Roxy Quinn—tattooed goddess, daughter of punk rockers, and beautiful badass—thought she’d never see Edward Cavendish III again. The wealthy, British hotelier wandered into her dingy New York City tattoo parlor, a little drunk and a lot broken-hearted. And very, very charming.

After a night of panty-disintegrating passion, Roxy sends him on his way. She has zero time to pursue the suit-wearing sex god. Not when her business is failing. Not when her employees are counting on her.

After a lifetime trapped in his parents� legacy, Edward’s rendezvous with the scowling vixen is a glimpse of glorious freedom. But it’s not freedom he needs now. What he needs is to find the right wife to fulfill the terms of his trust fund before he loses it all. Roxy, with her ripped stockings and delectable secret piercings, is definitely not that kind of wife.

But their paths cross again when Edward and Roxy are inconveniently paired up in a business school mentoring program. It has to be a strictly professional relationship. No kissing. No sex.

Definitely no dark alley trysts after dancing together all night. Oops.]]>
408 Kathryn Nolan e 0 to-read 4.18 2018 Strictly Professional (The Quinn Sisters, #1)
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<![CDATA[Down to You (Sixth Street Bands #5)]]> 41584222 Every story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic.

She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. 
But then fate took it all away. 
Now she's broken. 
A beautiful song with a fractured beat. 

But I'm still on the rise. 
Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. 
If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight.

Destiny brought us together. 
Put her in my path.
It started with a road trip. But somewhere along the line, it became a journey from here to there.

Maybe she can help me. 
Maybe we can help each other. 
Maybe music is enough. 
Maybe.

Every story deserves a soundtrack. 
And ours is epic.

Down To You is a standalone, rockstar romance within the Sixth Street Bands Series. 18+ for adult situations.

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376 Jayne Frost e 0 to-read 4.53 Down to You (Sixth Street Bands #5)
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<![CDATA[Damiano De Luca (The Five Syndicates #4)]]> 51852012 “If ever I am gifted the opportunity to betray you, I’ll take it. If life hands me the chance to destroy you, I will. Today. Tomorrow. Ten years from now. I will always seek revenge. And you will never stop looking over your shoulder.�

Ten years ago, I crushed Damiano De Luca’s heart,
vowing false promises I never delivered.

The revenge? Didn’t happened.
The destruction? As if I could.
Betrayal? Not. A. Chance.

We were 18 when I left, taking my secrets with me.
Now at 28, there’s no trace of the jaded mafia prince with the protective streak.

He’s crueler. Colder. More calculated than ever.
And he’s glaring at me from a funeral pew,
looking at me and my wedding ring like we should be the ones buried six feet under.

The war is back on, but I’m not that teenaged girl anymore.
This time, there will be blood.
And it won’t be mine.]]>
340 Parker S. Huntington e 0 to-read 4.01 2019 Damiano De Luca (The Five Syndicates #4)
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Pretty Lies 51179340 233 Bethany-Kris 1989658148 e 0 to-read 4.06 2020 Pretty Lies
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Travis 57838231 mostly forgiven him after a series of unfortunate decisions years before. Perhaps his past is riddled with regrets and misguided choices, but his future looks bright and limitless.

Until the new guy in town crosses him in a way both shocking and indefensible.

A guy who, as it turns out, has a sister who may be equally as disastrous to Travis’s well-ordered plans, though in an altogether different manner. Not that there’s any real risk of him falling for the smoothie-making, birdseed-eating wild woman. She’s not even his type. A plant lady from California with a head of unruly curls and an equally messy past. More than that, she’s only in town for the summer, busy mooning over perfect-in-every-way Gage Buchanan.

And if Travis knows anything, it’s that he refuses to be second best. Ever again.

Haven Torres’s life fell apart. Or more to the point, it burned to the ground. At the time, it seemed like a solid idea to jump in her car, her brother a mostly-willing co-pilot, and embark on a cross-country adventure.

When they land jobs at an exclusive tennis and golf club in a picturesque lake town in Maine, Haven’s hopeful it might prove a summer to remember. Especially if she can catch the attention of the most eligible bachelor in town and her current crush. Even the kindest, most upstanding, perfect of men aren’t opposed to summer flings, right?

But when she meets the local police chief—all swagger and arrogance—and learns of her brother’s scandalous misdeed, she knows that Pelion is just another town where their stay is best... short-lived. Still, she and Travis strike up an unlikely friendship and Haven sees that the gorgeous lawman isn’t only easy on the eyes, but he has... layers. Not that she’s going to peel any of them. He’s only her friend. A friend willing to scratch her back, if she scratches his.

It seems simple enough. She’ll help him make her brother sweat a little. And he’ll help her win over Gage. But before either Travis or Haven knows it, simple turns complicated, friendship gets flipped on its ear, passion faces down perfection, and they both discover that sometimes you have to lose it all to find exactly what you need.]]>
394 Mia Sheridan e 0 to-read 3.88 2021 Travis
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Exposed (VIP, #4) 44418486 Brenna

There are some people in life who know exactly how to push your buttons. For me, it’s Rye Peterson. We can’t spend more than ten minutes together before we’re at each other’s throats, which makes working together that much harder. Rye is the bassist for Kill John, the biggest rock band in the world, and I am his publicist. It doesn’t help that the man is gorgeous, funny, talented, and…never takes anything seriously. Avoidance is key.

But everything changes when he overhears something he shouldn’t: a confession made in a moment of weakness. Now the man I’ve tried so hard to ignore is offering me the greatest temptation of all—him.

Rye

Brenna James is the one. The one I can’t have. The one I can’t get out of my mind. Believe me, I’ve tried; the woman loathes me. I managed well enough—until I heard her say she’s as lonely as I am. That she needed to be touched, held, satisfied. And I could no longer deny the truth: I wanted to be the one to give her what she craved.

I convinced her that it would just be sex, mutual satisfaction with nothing deeper. But the moment I have her, she becomes my world. I’ve never given her a good reason to trust me before. Now, I’ve got to show Brenna that we’re so much better together than we ever were apart.

Things are going to get messy. But getting messy with Brenna is what I do best.]]>
313 Kristen Callihan e 0 to-read 4.03 2021 Exposed (VIP, #4)
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<![CDATA[A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)]]> 53138095
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.]]>
757 Sarah J. Maas 168119628X e 0 to-read 4.44 2021 A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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<![CDATA[A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)]]> 23766634
She has left the Night Court - and her High Lord - and is playing a deadly game of deceit. In the Spring Court, Tamlin is making deals with the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees, and Feyre is determined to uncover his plans. But to do so she must weave a web of lies, and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.

As mighty armies grapple for power, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords - and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

BUT WHILE WAR RAGES, IT IS HER HEART THAT WILL FACE THE GREATEST BATTLE.

THE THRILLING THIRD BOOK IN #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FANTASY SERIES FROM SARAH J. MAAS.]]>
705 Sarah J. Maas 1408857901 e 0 to-read 4.41 2017 A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
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<![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 17927395
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.

With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.]]>
626 Sarah J. Maas e 0 to-read 4.60 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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<![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 16096824
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.]]>
419 Sarah J. Maas 1619634449 e 0 to-read 4.17 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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The Spark 57979091 340 Vi Keeland 1951045505 e 0 to-read 3.92 The Spark
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Without You 48642911 “Tragedy brought us together, but something stronger made me want to stay.�

Julian was the boy next door. My brother’s best friend, he fit with my family in ways I never could. While he and Rhett went on to play house, I left the only life I knew, desperate for a fresh start.

Until everything changed.

Heartache came along, and the aftermath of my brother’s death was here to stay. I was now face to face with Julian more than I ever wanted to be.

Being around him brought up all my insecurities, forced me to deal with hard truths, and conjured up feelings I had no business entertaining. He wasn’t the man I thought I knew. He was complex and layered, and inherently beautiful in all the ways I’d never noticed.

Not on another person.

Not on another man.

Not until him.]]>
358 Marley Valentine e 0 to-read 4.15 2020 Without You
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<![CDATA[The Rise of Saint (The Sins of Saint, #1)]]> 50671322
Killer. Monster. Thief.

That’s what he is. The one who stole me. The man who ripped me from a life I thought was mine. There was no negotiating. No choice to be made. And no. Way. Out.

He says my whole life has been a lie. I believe him.

He says he’s addicted to my tears. I believe him.

He says once I give him what he wants, he’ll let me go�

I don’t believe him.


~ Saint ~

Orphan. Fighter. Secret.

That’s what she is. The woman I took. The woman they tried to hide from me but failed. Now she’s exactly where she’s meant to be. At my side. And at my mercy.

The blood that runs through her veins makes me her king. But to me she’s nothing but a means to an end. A way for me to feed my vengeance.

Once she gives me what I want I’ll let her go back to her miserable, mundane life. But for now, she’s mine to play with�

until she breaks.]]>
286 Bella J. e 0 to-read 3.86 2020 The Rise of Saint (The Sins of Saint, #1)
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<![CDATA[Ruthless Empire (Royal Elite, #6)]]> 48675643 She’s off limits. He has none.

There’s a girl.
Beautiful. Popular. Fake.
And my obsession.
My fall.
Probably my damnation.
Did that stop me? Do I care? No and no.
There’s a line between right and wrong. Moral and immoral.
And then there’s her.
I cross every limit with blood-coated fingers.
She says she hates me.
I say I hate her too as I trap her, own her.
Make her all mine.

Ruthless Empire is part of Royal Elite Series, but could be read on its own. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. This is a mature new adult and contains situations that some readers can find offensive.]]>
386 Rina Kent e 3 4.14 2020 Ruthless Empire (Royal Elite, #6)
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<![CDATA[Beloved Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy, #3)]]> 50540732
The scorching-hot love story of Reed and Georgina began as a simple game of cat and mouse, a game of seduction between a music mogul and a young, aspiring journalist. In the beginning, both sides considered themselves the hunter. Both sides thought they were running the game. But what unfolded between them was an unexpected bond neither of them saw coming. A once-in-a-lifetime soul connection. Unfortunately, though, betrayals and lies have come between them now, leaving two hearts on the brink of total decimation . . .

Will the truth finally set Reed and Georgina free to find the happiness they both so desperately desire . . . or have they lost their chance at love forever?

BELOVED LIAR is the third book of the standalone REED RIVERS TRILOGY. The full trilogy is BAD LIAR, BEAUTIFUL LIAR, and BELOVED LIAR, to be read in order.]]>
242 Lauren Rowe e 4 4.19 2020 Beloved Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy, #3)
author: Lauren Rowe
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average rating: 4.19
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<![CDATA[The Monster (Boston Belles, #3)]]> 57517266
The most important thing I’d ever read was scribbled on the door of a portable restroom, engraved into plastic at a carnival on the outskirts of Boston.

Lust lingers, love stays.

Lust is impatient, love waits.

Lust burns, love warms.

Lust destroys, but love? Love kills.

Maybe it was always my destiny to fall in love with a monster.

When other kids stayed awake at night fearing the pointy-toothed beast hiding in their closet, I longed to see mine.

I wanted to feed it, domesticate it, understand it.

Sam and I were only allowed to love each other in the dark.

Once our story unfolded, and the truth came to light, I was the one to cut the cord.

My name is Aisling Fitzpatrick, and I have a confession to make.

Sam Brennan is not the only monster in this story.]]>
399 L.J. Shen e 0 to-read 4.00 2021 The Monster (Boston Belles, #3)
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<![CDATA[Dirty Little Secret (Forbidden Desires, #1)]]> 35561056 The start to a sexy new series from New York Times bestselling author, Kendall Ryan...

She’s much too innocent for me, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting the sweet, young librarian. I’m dominating and possessive, and my control streak runs a mile wide.

The way she looks at me—like I’m one of the heroes in the books she loves, like I’m broken, and she wants to be the one to piece me back together—it only complicates things further. I’m nobody’s hero.

But there’s no denying my tragic past reads like one of her favorite literary classics. It’s raw. Visceral. Captivating. And together, we’re a perfect mess.

How can I resist when the sexual sparks zapping between us set me on fire? The need to control, and claim her force my walls to come tumbling down, but when she learns about my dirty little secret, will my world come crashing down with it?

The story continues in Dirty Little Promise, releasing October 9.]]>
300 Kendall Ryan e 4 3.88 2017 Dirty Little Secret (Forbidden Desires, #1)
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<![CDATA[Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2)]]> 52274111
"Everyone needs to read this book. I’m certain you won’t feel a single regret. " - Harloe Rae, USA Today Bestselling author.

From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, standalone romance about first loves, betrayal and loss.

Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.

Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower.
Sweet.
Caring.
Charitable.
Quiet.
Fake.
Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language.
Who taught her how to laugh.
To live.
To love.

Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero.
Gorgeous.
Athletic.
Rugged.
Popular.
Liar.
This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.
But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore.
When life throws a curveball at All Saints� golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes.
Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.]]>
380 L.J. Shen 1686783108 e 0 to-read 4.07 2019 Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2)
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<![CDATA[No Tomorrow (All the Tomorrows, #1)]]> 41757728 The people we love are thieves.
They steal our hearts. They steal our breath.
They steal our sanity.
And we let them.
Over and over and over again.

They say you never forget your first love.
Mine was a homeless musician who wandered straight into my soul.

He was my first everything. And fourteen years later, I still can't get him out of my head.

He broke all my rules.
He also broke my heart.

I watched him climb to stardom, cheering him on from afar.
But I was never a fan; just a girl in love.

Like a tornado, he spiraled, leaving a path of destruction in his wake.

But love conquers all, right? It has to. Because here I stand, ravaged and ruined, needing it to be true.

You can't go back, but I want to. Back to the park. Back to when he sang only for me. Before he was famous. Before he shattered my heart.

I thought I knew everything about him.
But I could not have been more wrong.

He promised me every tomorrow. And here I am, waiting.
And hoping.
Again.

_______________________
Note: This is not a fluffy, light read or a swoony romance. It's a journey of love between two people who can't let each other go, even though they are far from perfect. It's about loving someone who is struggling with mental illness and addiction and all the ups and downs that come with it. It's about finding a happily ever after that works between two people loving each other the best they can with patience, understanding, and unconditional love. Not everyone will agree with this kind of love and acceptance - but it exists, and it's real, and it happens every day.]]>
585 Carian Cole e 0 to-read 4.18 2018 No Tomorrow (All the Tomorrows, #1)
author: Carian Cole
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average rating: 4.18
book published: 2018
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Lawn Boys (Taboo Treat) 36549541 238 K. Webster e 5 3.93 2017 Lawn Boys (Taboo Treat)
author: K. Webster
name: e
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2018/10/09
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<![CDATA[Breathe You (Pieces of Broken, #2)]]> 38736676
When past and present collide�
And second chances aren’t promised.

Evangelina and Blake shared a fiery, heart-pounding, live-beneath-your-skin kind of love. Until her demons came to find her, ripping him from her life. Alone once again, Evangelina tries to pick up the pieces that remain.

But one missing piece is irreplaceable.

Blake is struggling without his Angel, and every turn is a reminder of a love lost. When the burden becomes too much to handle, he decides to salvage what’s left of him—to walk away.

Hidden truths come to light.
Secrets are revealed.
And the battle of Evangelina’s life is on.

The fight for her freedom.
For her light.
For true love.

But when family is your nightmare, and the demons follow your sins, how do you climb back from the darkness?

You find your strength.
You discover your purpose.
And most important�
You remember to breathe.

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448 Celeste Grande e 0 to-read 4.27 2018 Breathe You (Pieces of Broken, #2)
author: Celeste Grande
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average rating: 4.27
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<![CDATA[Sancte Diaboli: Part One (The Elite Kings Club, #6)]]> 56484480 Until it didn’t.

As I slowly adapt to The Elite Kings Club and the dark, sinister world that exists around the outlaws in suits, I come to learn that the monster everyone fears is the very same one I crave.

Like a prized trophy, I sit on his throne�
Something quite pretty, an object he owns�

She’s a porcelain doll, so shiny, so clean�
Something I want to polish, but to never be seen�

The time has come, I am in his world�
Now his Dea, can be admired by all�

The thing with porcelain is it’s fragile and delicate�
It would only take a second for me to eradicate it�
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332 Amo Jones e 0 to-read 4.32 2021 Sancte Diaboli: Part One (The Elite Kings Club, #6)
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average rating: 4.32
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Dear Aaron 35404657
The guidelines were simple: one letter or email a week for the length of his or her deployment. Care packages were optional.

Been there, done that. She thought she knew what to expect.

What she didn’t count on was falling in love with the guy.]]>
500 Mariana Zapata e 0 to-read 3.90 2017 Dear Aaron
author: Mariana Zapata
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average rating: 3.90
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<![CDATA[Beautiful Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy #2)]]> 50540713
I’ve finally got feisty Georgina right where I want her. In my bed. In my swimming pool. Strapped into the kinky swing hanging in my home gym. And through it all, Georgina’s clearly becoming more and more physically addicted to me. A junkie in constant need of her next fix. Exactly according to plan.
But, to my shock, I’m beginning to think she’s not the only addict here. Any more than she’s the only liar. In fact, as crazy as it sounds, this fiery, relentless woman has been breaking down my walls. Burrowing underneath my skin and slithering her way into my bloodstream.
Indeed, when it comes to the indomitable force of nature that is Georgina Ricci, the gorgeous woman can have anything her heart desires . . . Well, anything, that is, besides the truth.

BEAUTIFUL LIAR is the second book of the standalone REED RIVERS TRILOGY. The full trilogy is BAD LIAR, BEAUTIFUL LIAR, and BELOVED LIAR, to be read in order.]]>
Lauren Rowe 1951315073 e 4 4.31 2020 Beautiful Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy #2)
author: Lauren Rowe
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average rating: 4.31
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Vicious Prince (Royal Elite, #5)]]> 48675599 He’s prince charming. Just not hers.

I have a secret.
I stole a heart, or rather a marriage contract.
It wasn’t mine to own, to look at or to even consider.
But it was there for the taking so I took it.
Huge mistake.
Ronan Astor is a nobility in this world.
Arrogant player.
Heartless bastard.
Vicious prince.
Now, he’s out to destroy me.
What he doesn’t know is that I’m out to destroy him too.
My name is Teal Van Doren, and I’m where princes go to die.


Vicious Prince is part of Royal Elite Series but could be read on its own. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive.]]>
300 Rina Kent e 3 4.12 2020 Vicious Prince (Royal Elite, #5)
author: Rina Kent
name: e
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Redemption (Vincent and Eve #3)]]> 41541731 Through every drop of blood I spilled, I lost a piece of my soul. I’ve sacrificed seven long years and the woman of my life for the Family. With prison behind me, I’m finally taking the reins of my destiny. I won’t allow the choices of my past to define my future. But I’m not done fighting—not yet.

Eve is still out there.

I will stop at nothing to get her back.

Eve
After having my heart torn out by the son of the biggest crime family in New York, I was forced to start over in California. With three thousand miles between me and my past, life is finally set on cruise control. I’m a lawyer at one of the best law firms in the country, I own my apartment, and I even have a doting boyfriend by my side.

As for love?

It’s not worth the fight.

*Redemption (Vincent and Eve Book 3) is the final book in the Vincent and Eve trilogy. You must read Rising (Vincent and Eve Book 1) and Reckoning (Vincent and Eve Book 2) in order to enjoy the conclusion of this heart-stopping romance.]]>
206 Jessica Ruben 1732117845 e 0 to-read 4.12 2018 Redemption (Vincent and Eve #3)
author: Jessica Ruben
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average rating: 4.12
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Underneath the Sycamore Tree 52017136
My father left.�

My twin sister died of an incurable autoimmune disease.�

My mother started breaking down.�

Then I was diagnosed with the very thing that took my other half from me.�

That was when I realized Mama’s eyes turned gold when she cried.�

So I moved in with my father and his new family—new wife, new son, new stepbrother.�

Kaiden Monroe made me feel normal.�

Hated. Cared for. Loathed. And � loved.�

Somewhere along the way, I’d found solace in the boy with brooding eyes.�

But everything happens in stages.�

And nothing good ever lasts.⁣]]>
414 B. Celeste e 0 to-read 4.22 2019 Underneath the Sycamore Tree
author: B. Celeste
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average rating: 4.22
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Dark Lessons 52397104
I try to resist him, but soon we’re stealing forbidden hours of lust when no one’s watching. It could cost us both our careers, but I can’t help myself. He’s broken, and I want to be his salvation.

In return, he says he wants to protect me, to love me. But can he save me when my new job puts me directly in the path of danger?]]>
384 Julia Sykes e 5 3.79 Dark Lessons
author: Julia Sykes
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average rating: 3.79
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<![CDATA[Black Knight (Royal Elite, #4)]]> 48675574 Love is impossible. Hate is an open game.

Kimberly
He was once my best friend, now he’s my worst enemy.
Xander Knight is heartbreakingly beautiful.
Ridiculously popular.
Brutally cruel.
He’s a knight but won’t do any saving.

Xander
We started as a dream, now we’re a nightmare.
Kimberly Reed is pathetically fake.
Terribly innocent.
Secretly black.
She can hide but never from me.


Black Knight is part of Royal Elite Series, but could be read on its own. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. This is a high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains visceral mental health situations that some readers can find triggering.]]>
326 Rina Kent e 4 4.14 2020 Black Knight (Royal Elite, #4)
author: Rina Kent
name: e
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Bad Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy, #1)]]> 50540658 Swallowing lies has never felt so good.

Reed freaking Rivers. I wouldn’t trust a word out of the arrogant music mogul’s mouth if his gold-plated tongue were notarized. The Man with the Midas Touch would say anything to get me into his bed, and I know it. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want him to succeed.

Indeed, the moment I laid eyes on Reed while he was speaking at an on-campus event I’d crashed, my body physically ached to feel his golden fingers—and tongue—all over me. Unfortunately, though, I can’t give into my powerful craving to jump Reed’s cocky bones. Not until I’ve figured out my best strategy with him . . .

The truth is Reed has something I desperately want. Something my heart desires even more than my body craves one night of delicious fun with the yummiest man alive. Reed assumes he’s running this game of seduction. He thinks he’s a thirty-four-year-old big cat on the prowl, and I’m nothing but a blushing twenty-one-year old field mouse with stars in my eyes.

Yeah . . . no.

As Reed is about to find out, he’s not the only cat on the hunt in this game of cat-and-mouse . . . .

BAD LIAR is the first book of the standalone REED RIVERS TRILOGY. The full trilogy is BAD LIAR, BEAUTIFUL LIAR, and BELOVED LIAR, to be read in order.

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235 Lauren Rowe 1951315065 e 4 4.17 2020 Bad Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy, #1)
author: Lauren Rowe
name: e
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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Caraval (Caraval, #1) 27883214 A legendary competition.
A mesmerizing romance.
An unbreakable bond
between two sisters.

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.]]>
407 Stephanie Garber 1250095255 e 0 to-read 3.97 2016 Caraval (Caraval, #1)
author: Stephanie Garber
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
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<![CDATA[Mayhem At Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #3)]]> 48804807 Those dirty, rotten Havoc Boys might be a gang to everyone else, but they’re family to me.
My f*ckbuddy. My first love. My husband. My challenger. My confidante.

There’s trouble brewing in the halls of our high school, and it’s spilling into the streets.
Once upon a time, Havoc held Prescott in an iron grip.
But for senior year, we want the whole goddamn city.

This year, we’ll have to drop bodies if we want to own the underground.
Good thing that’s something we excel at.
The Havoc Boys are artists, their brushes made of bone, their paint a brilliant ruby red.

One Havoc Girl for five Havoc Boys.
I wear the crown; I warm their beds; I hold their leashes.
We’re going to take back our school, our city, our lives—I’m just praying to whatever vengeful god will listen that the price for all of that doesn’t cost me a letter in our dark acronym.
H.A.V.O.C.

MAYHEM AT PRESCOTT HIGH is a 117,000 word mature high school/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. It has brief flashbacks of past bullying incidents as well as foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book three of five in the series.]]>
249 C.M. Stunich e 0 to-read 4.27 2020 Mayhem At Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #3)
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<![CDATA[Anarchy at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #4)]]> 54675919 Do not touch my beautifully broken Havoc Boys.
Harbin, Fadler, Channing-Blackbird, Montauk, and Park.

Death stalks the halls of Prescott High.
Once upon a time, my best friend betrayed me. For over a year, I let that two-faced bitch go.
But not anymore.

This time, she’s stirred up the devil in me.
We’re finishing up my list; we’re setting my sights higher; we’re taking control of this city.
The VGTF, the detective, the pretty young cop.

It doesn’t matter.
Because we are Havoc, and I no longer have limits.
My boys have corrupted me, and we’re more than happy to bathe in the blood of our enemies.]]>
485 C.M. Stunich e 0 to-read 4.30 2020 Anarchy at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #4)
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<![CDATA[Havoc at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #1)]]> 48559429 H.A.V.O.C.
Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum.

The Havoc Boys rule the hellhole we call Prescott High.
Once upon a time, they ruled me. For an entire year, I endured their shit.
But senior year is going to be different.

This year, I own them.
I’ve made a pact with the Havoc Boys to get the vengeance I deserve.
Their price? Me. At their beck and call, in their beds, a part of their gang.

Their girl.
A Havoc Girl.
Those dirty, rotten boys are going to get revenge against everyone that’s wronged me—everyone but themselves.

HAVOC AT PRESCOTT HIGH is a 105,000 word mature high school/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. It has brief flashbacks of past bullying incidents as well as foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of three in the series.]]>
412 C.M. Stunich e 0 to-read 4.14 2019 Havoc at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #1)
author: C.M. Stunich
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average rating: 4.14
book published: 2019
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<![CDATA[Chaos at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #2)]]> 48763976 The Havoc Boys.
My enemies turned friends turned lovers.

These boys have never been saints, but this war that's brewing is resurrecting their inner demons.
Once upon a time, I was their target. This time, I'm calling the shots.
Senior year is my year.

This year, I'm going to bring down my enemies.
This year, I'm going to run my tongue along the blade of vengeance and taste blood.
The Havoc Boys are mine, and we were here first.

You don't mess with a Havoc Girl without paying the price.
You don't start a rebellion without a little bloodshed.
My boys and I don't mind using two wrongs to make a right—I just hope our brewing obsession with one another doesn't kill us all first.

CHAOS AT PRESCOTT HIGH is a 150,000 word mature high school/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. It has brief flashbacks of past bullying incidents as well as foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book two of three in the series.]]>
278 C.M. Stunich e 0 to-read 4.25 2020 Chaos at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #2)
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average rating: 4.25
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<![CDATA[Diamond in the Rough (Diamond, #1)]]> 53184572 A white van. A dark hood. Every woman's worst nightmare.

Now I'm trapped in an abandoned church. The man who took me says I won't be hurt. The man in the cell next to me says that's a lie. I'll fight with every ounce of strength, but there are secrets in these walls. I'll need every single one of them to survive.

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH is a new dark romance from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren. Finding yourself has never been so dangerous...]]>
316 Skye Warren e 0 to-read 4.10 2020 Diamond in the Rough (Diamond, #1)
author: Skye Warren
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average rating: 4.10
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The Play (Briar U, #3) 43877254
But there’s nothing in the rulebook that says I can’t be friends with a woman. And I won’t lie—my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she’s got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her.

Except three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound.

And she’s making a play for me.

Avoiding her is impossible. We’re paired up on a yearlong school project, but I’m confident I can resist her. We’d never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren’t aligned, and her parents hate my guts.

Hooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body—and my heart.]]>
422 Elle Kennedy e 2 4.00 2019 The Play (Briar U, #3)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Twisted Kingdom (Royal Elite, #3)]]> 53180913 The kingdom isn’t supposed to fall.

The truth screws you over before it sets you free.
Masks drop.
Secrets unravel.
Elsa’s race after the past blinds her from the present.
I’ll fight for her.
I’ll bring her back.
I’ll protect her even if it’s the last thing I do.
We made a promise.
She’s mine.
Are you ready for one final game, sweetheart?

Twisted Kingdom is book three of Royal Elite Series and should be read after Deviant King & Steel Princess. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive.

This book is the final part of a trilogy and is NOT standalone.
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358 Rina Kent e 4 4.11 2020 Twisted Kingdom (Royal Elite, #3)
author: Rina Kent
name: e
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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Credence 49084724
And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she?

Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore. As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her place among them.

And as a part of them.

She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching.

One of them has her.

The other one wants her.

But he�

He’s going to keep her.

*Credence is a new adult standalone novel suitable for readers 18+.]]>
470 Penelope Douglas 1660089050 e 5 3.58 2020 Credence
author: Penelope Douglas
name: e
average rating: 3.58
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rating: 5
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Hands Down 54370827
Bianca Brannen knows time--mostly--heals all wounds. Including those your once loved ones might have unintentionally given you. (Those just take longer.)

She thinks she’s ready when a call has her walking back into her old friend’s life. Or at least as prepared as possible to see the starting quarterback in the National Football Organization. Before the lights, the fans, and the millions, he’d been a skinny kid with a heart of gold.

Waltzing out of Zac Travis’s life should be easy. Just as easy as he walked out of hers.]]>
550 Mariana Zapata e 0 to-read 3.90 2020 Hands Down
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<![CDATA[Steel Princess (Royal Elite, #2)]]> 53180903 The princess isn’t supposed to dethrone the king.

Elsa
He said he’ll destroy me, and he did.
I might have lost the battle, but the war is far from over.
They say it starts with one move to dethrone the king.
No one mentioned he’ll yank me with him on the way down.

Aiden
If Steel’s little princess wants a war, then war it is.
There’s only one rule: my rules or none at all.
By all means, show me what you got, sweetheart.

Steel Princess is book two of Royal Elite series and should be read after Deviant King. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive.

This book is part of a trilogy and is NOT standalone.
The entire trilogy is available
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346 Rina Kent e 4 3.98 2019 Steel Princess (Royal Elite, #2)
author: Rina Kent
name: e
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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The Risk (Briar U, #2) 41032121 THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes...

Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.

And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.

I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.

For every fake date…he wants a real one.

Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him.

That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.]]>
402 Elle Kennedy e 4 4.22 2019 The Risk (Briar U, #2)
author: Elle Kennedy
name: e
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Twisted Hearts (The Camorra Chronicles, #5)]]> 48499902
They need to be hot as f*ck.

Spread their legs without much prompting.

And leave as soon as the fun is over. Preferably minus any bitching or tears.

With his easy-going bad boy attitude, a last name that rules over Las Vegas and a body to die for, girls have always been at Savio’s disposal.

Unfortunately, the hottest girl in Vegas comes with a price Savio isn’t willing to pay. For Savio to get Gemma he’d need to seal the deal and put a ring on her finger. Settling down is out of the question, no matter how hot a piece of ass waits at the altar.

Gemma Bazzoli has had a crush on Savio from the first moment she came face to face with his arrogant smile, but for him she was always his best friend's annoying little sister—until her hard-earned curves catch even his attention.

But Savio likes it easy, and Gemma is anything but. When she’s promised to another man, Gemma resigns herself to the fact that the man she’s wanted all her life, doesn’t want her badly enough.

Savio has to decide how much work he’s willing to invest, because bending the rules in his usual style might not be enough to get the girl that haunts his wet dreams.]]>
338 Cora Reilly e 3 3.52 2020 Twisted Hearts (The Camorra Chronicles, #5)
author: Cora Reilly
name: e
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Twisted Bonds (The Camorra Chronicles, #4)]]> 52673459
Kiara always wanted a loving family she could take care of. She never thought she’d find it with the Falcones.
Nino and Kiara both lost part of themselves in their traumatic childhood. Together they’re trying to recover the missing pieces, but they aren’t the only broken souls in the Falcone mansion; Kiara fears that not all of them can be saved. Determined to protect her new family and the future of her dreams, she’s on a mission to help each of them in her own way, even if it means stacking up secrets.

Four brothers bound together by an unbreakable bond forged in their dark past. If one of them falls, will they all?]]>
349 Cora Reilly e 5 4.28 2019 Twisted Bonds (The Camorra Chronicles, #4)
author: Cora Reilly
name: e
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2020/04/23
date added: 2020/06/24
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FIRST LETS START THAT I CANT STOP RR NINOKIARA THEY OWN ME IM A SLAVE FOR THEM
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<![CDATA[From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)]]> 52831200 A Maiden�

Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.

A Duty�

The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.

A Kingdom�

Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.]]>
622 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457017 e 0 to-read 4.19 2020 From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
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<![CDATA[Deviant King (Royal Elite, #1)]]> 53180698 The villain isn't supposed to be king

I have a simple plan.
Finish Royal Elite School and get into my dream university.

One glance from the school’s king blows my plan up in smoke.
One glance and he suffocates my air.
One glance and he issues his death sentence.

His first words spiral my life into irreparable chaos.
“I will destroy you.�

Everything about Aiden King is black.
Black mind.
Black heart.
Black soul.

I should’ve remained quiet and endured the time I have left.
I didn’t.

I made the irrevocable mistake of provoking the king on his throne.
The devil in his hell.

And now, I’ll pay the price.

Being hated by Aiden King is dangerous.
But being wanted by him is lethal.

Deviant King is book one of Royal Elite Series. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive. Aiden isn’t the normal romance hero. In fact, he’s not a hero at ALL. So please don’t read this if any of that bothers you.

Royal Elite Series:
#1 Deviant King
#2 Steel Princess
#3 Twisted Kingdom

This book is part of a trilogy and is NOT a standalone.
The entire trilogy is available.
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364 Rina Kent e 3 3.91 2019 Deviant King (Royal Elite, #1)
author: Rina Kent
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average rating: 3.91
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)]]> 39083635
In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. And he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man... Right?]]>
384 Danielle Lori 1721284443 e 0 to-read 3.98 2018 The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
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Faked (Ward Sisters, #2) 50402531
Why?

Because it will give her an evening with the man she’s been crushing on for years, Lia’s best friend, Finn.

Miss Straight A Student has thought through all the angles, and knows the risk is worth it. And everything would have been fine, if Finn had been the one to show up at her door.

But it wasn’t.

Bauer Davis� Finn’s half brother and his exact opposite in just about every definable category is the one waiting for her instead. A professional snowboarder, Bauer is covered in ink, full of attitude, and has a chip on his shoulder the size of Mt. Olympus. The kind of bad boy that Claire has never been attracted to before.

Now the good girl is with the wrong brother for a night, and when the consequence is that they have to pretend to be together for an event, it’s nothing she could have predicted. But maybe, just maybe, what makes Bauer so bad, is exactly what Claire needs.]]>
259 Karla Sorensen e 0 to-read 4.07 2020 Faked (Ward Sisters, #2)
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The Chase (Briar U, #1) 34851664
And that his best friend has a crush on me.

And that I just moved in with them.

Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates?

I suppose it doesn’t matter. Fitzy has made it clear he’s not interested in me, even though the sparks between us are liable to burn our house down. I’m not the kind of girl who chases after a man, though, and I’m not about to start. I’ve got my hands full dealing with a new school, a sleazy professor, and an uncertain future. So if my sexy brooding roomie wises up and realizes what he’s missing?

He knows where to find me.]]>
368 Elle Kennedy 0994054459 e 4 3.84 2018 The Chase (Briar U, #1)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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Be My Brayshaw (Brayshaw, #4) 45993380
That’s the Brayshaw way.

She should have realized this before sliding into our world with secrets too big to bury.
She didn’t and now the target is on her back.


The day her lies came crashing down, I should have forced her out.
Instead, I locked her in, and with the promise I would never be hers.

I resisted, fought against us.
I caved.

I tasted what became my newfound favorite flavor and fell hard for the little liar.

But then the depth of her treachery reveals itself, and with it a reminder.

Our town is a twisted place, and with truth comes trouble.

In the blink of an eye, my world is split at its core, and I’m faced with an impossible decision, one that leads to a single outcome...

Betrayal.--
This is Captain Brayshaws book and the fourth book in the Brayshaw series.

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468 Meagan Brandy e 0 4.15 2020 Be My Brayshaw (Brayshaw, #4)
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<![CDATA[The Third Best Thing (Fulton U, #3)]]> 50700718 Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?

Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.

There's only one problem--I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder. 

My notes were supposed to be a one time thing.

A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.

Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.

She's the girl next door.

He's my secret pen pal.

Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...

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369 Maya Hughes e 5 4.03 2020 The Third Best Thing (Fulton U, #3)
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average rating: 4.03
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Cruel King (Royal Elite, #0) 48760516 He's no fairy tale king.

Levi
Here, little princess. I'm your king.
You have three rules. Bow. Break. Bend the knee.
Fight me all you want, but soon enough, you'll be chanting long live the king.

Astrid
One day I'm Royal Elite School's small fly, the next I'm hunted and left to die.
He doesn't only shred my life to parts, but he's also coming after my heart.
He thinks he broke me, but the new princess will bring the king to his knees.]]>
359 Rina Kent e 4 4.11 2019 Cruel King (Royal Elite, #0)
author: Rina Kent
name: e
average rating: 4.11
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rating: 4
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The Dare (Briar U, #4) 52918684
The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class.

Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties…and in Greek Row sorority beds. He’s the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don’t give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop—rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we’re getting busy.

Even crazier, now he wants to keep pretending. Turns out Conor loves games, and he thinks it’s fun to pull the wool over my frenemies� eyes.

But resisting his easy charm and surfer-boy hotness is darn near impossible. Though I’m realizing there’s much more to Conor’s story than his fan club can see.

And the longer this silly ruse goes on, the greater the danger of it all blowing up in my face.]]>
354 Elle Kennedy e 3
In conclusion brennelly is still the most superior and that’s on period ]]>
3.70 2020 The Dare (Briar U, #4)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 3.70
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three stars only for the cute/sarcastic taylor/conor convos and my baby conor who deserved better story telling cause IM SO FUCKING TIREDDDDD OF WRITERS USING HEROINES FAT SHAMING THEMSELVES JUST FOR THE PLOT.

In conclusion brennelly is still the most superior and that’s on period
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Thoroughly Whipped 18680767
I hate the way Harry’s lip curls in contempt whenever he sees me. I hate his bright blue eyes and those inexplicably offensive dimples. I hate his stuffy English accent and the stick that’s permanently jammed up his aristocratic ass. More than anything, I hate that he’s now my boss.

But my professional prospects start to look up when a chance at writing Visage’s big summer feature falls into my lap. Success won’t be easy. I’ll need to let go of all my inhibitions—not that I have that many of those—and jump, stiletto heels first, into a hedonistic new world. An exclusive, secretive world, filled with leather, latex, and Manhattan’s elite.

Pulling this off will take every ounce of daring I have, and every ounce of focus. I can’t afford to get distracted by anything, least of all my new boss, his arrogant mouth, or the way the ice between us seems to be slowly melting away.]]>
291 Tillie Cole e 1 4.10 2020 Thoroughly Whipped
author: Tillie Cole
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okay I was thinking that I’m getting the fucking hottest romcom from tillie I mean she’s fucking ffs but all I got is that hot mess plot idek WHATS going on like the heroine is so dumb and I can’t believe I’m saying this but TOO MUCH SEX in the first third of the book and the hero is even dumper lmao I felt zero connection with both let alone their chemistry. sis gets into sex club shit she gets dominated by a guy there she starts feeling shit for him thaT guy btw is her boss who she hates but they both don’t know and on the office level she starts discovering that her boss isn’t actually the asshole she thinks he’s she starts feeling shit for him she dump the club guy for him even though they’re the same ones. IF THIS ISN’T A CLUSTER FUCK THEN WHAT IS IT
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<![CDATA[Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms, #1)]]> 44099084
Sure, Frannie Sawyer is beautiful and sweet, but she’s twenty-seven, the boss’s daughter, and my new part-time nanny—which means she’s completely off-limits. It’s bad enough I can’t stop fantasizing about her, what kind of jerk would I be if I acted on the impulse to kiss her?

(Exactly the kind of jerk you’re thinking.)

Actually, I’m worse than that—because I didn’t stop with a kiss, and now I can’t stay away.  She makes me feel like myself again. She reminds me what it’s like to want something just for me. She’s everything I ever needed, but nothing I ever imagined.

I’m a former Marine. I should have had the strength to resist her from the start.

But I didn’t. And now I have to choose between the life I want and the life she deserves.

Even if it means giving her up.]]>
301 Melanie Harlow 1732413843 e 0 to-read 3.96 2019 Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Second We Met (Fulton U, #2)]]> 45022943 Dear Jerk Across the Street, sorry for accidentally walking in on you and catching an eyeful of your—equipment. And hard pass on the open invitation to join you in the shower “anytime�, A-hole.

That’s the note I should’ve written. Instead I sent a pleasant and apologetic version.

Had I known Phoenix “Nix� Russo would’ve been the neighbor from hell, I’d have told him right where he could shove my words.

Nix is the big man on campus with everyone lined up at his games to make sure he knows it. Sure, he’s got piercing blue eyes, abs that don’t quit and a smile that could set fire to a set of panties from a hundred yards away, but he’s also the biggest pain in my ass.

Dear Pink-Haired Menace, learn how to take a joke and stop being such a kill-joy...

Elle Masterson called the cops on one of my parties—again. My sweet talking usually gets me out of trouble, but this time it got me into a nice pair of silver handcuffs. Now I’m on a reputation rehab tour with a stop at a spring break community service project.

Guess who’s my new boss?

Now we’re shoulder to shoulder, sweaty, tired and…she’s not anything like I expected. There might just be a heart under that hardass exterior. She’s invading my dreams and I can’t shake the feeling she’s the key to unlocking a piece of me that I’ve hidden away.

It’s only a matter of time until she finds out why I’m really here.

Maybe I can break through her walls and into her heart before that happens...one screw at a time.

**The Second We Met is a standalone new adult romance**]]>
364 Maya Hughes e 4 3.78 2019 The Second We Met (Fulton U, #2)
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average rating: 3.78
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Unzipped (Lucky in Love, #4) 43178887 Picture this - I'm ready to win back the love of my life, and I'm going big this time. We're talking boom box, sing her name in the rain, let the whole damn neighborhood know I'm good and ready this time around. After all, if you're going to grand gesture the ever-loving hell out of a second chance, you need to pull out all the stops.
There's only one little problem.
My college girlfriend isn't the one who shows up when I play my "I'll do anything to win you back" tune. The woman who flings open the second-floor window tells me my ex doesn't live here anymore. But she'll help me win her back. Anything for romance, anything for a guy so willing to go big for love. And that's what I want at first. Until I get to know my new "romance coach" and discover she's funny, clever, and keeps me on my toes. Now I don't want to win anyone else's heart. I want the woman who's been helping me all along. Trouble is - she thinks I'm in love with someone else, and when we take off on a road trip, everything I think I know about women is about to be unzipped and turned inside out.

***
He's the last person I ever expected to pop into my life, but he might be exactly what I need to save the thing that matters most to me. All I have to do is not fall for him.
Unzipped is a standalone romance! ]]>
308 Lauren Blakely e 0 to-read 3.81 2018 Unzipped (Lucky in Love, #4)
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<![CDATA[Vicious Desire (Fallen Royals, #4)]]> 52705307
Riley Appleton loves to hate me.

It’s my fault the hate is there in the first place. She needed somewhere to direct her anger, and I volunteered to be the target.

Being adored is boring.
I wanted something different.

Each jab that falls from her pretty mouth is a challenge, and the more we fight, the hotter we burn.

But soon, this game of ours goes too far. She needs to be reminded who really rules this relationship.

Our feud is a joke—but in the end, I’ll be the only one laughing.

This is a dark high school bully romance with mature content and themes. It contains dubious situations that some readers may find offensive. If you're looking for a white knight hero, this book is not for you.

Books 1-3 are a trilogy and need to be read together. Vicious Desire is the first standalone in the series.
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302 S. Massery e 0 to-read 3.86 2020 Vicious Desire (Fallen Royals, #4)
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<![CDATA[I Dare You (Waylon University, #1)]]> 38521288 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills kicks off a brand-new, sexy, heartfelt contemporary romance series with I DARE YOU!

Badass Athlete: I dare you to�
Delaney Shaw: Who is this?

The late night text is random, but "Badass Athlete" sure seems to know who she is�

Delaney Shaw.
Good girl.
Lover of fluffy kitties and Star Wars.
Curious.

His dare? Spend one night in his bed—a night he promises will be unforgettable—and she can solve the mystery of who he is.

She knows she shouldn't, but what else is she going to do with her boring Valentine's Day?

One sexy hook-up later, her mind is blown and the secret's out.

Maverick Monroe.
Bad boy.
The most talented football player in the country.
Just ask him.

Too bad for him Delaney's sworn off dating athletes forever after her last heartbreak.

But Maverick wants more than one night and refuses to give up on winning Delaney’s heart. She isn’t one to be fazed by a set of broad shoulders.

Will the bad boy land the nerd girl or will the secrets they keep from each other separate them forever?]]>
254 Ilsa Madden-Mills e 0 to-read 3.68 2018 I Dare You (Waylon University, #1)
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Sicko 50489991 He swore to protect me.
He failed.
They all failed.
I’m an open box of passé photographs, snapped in chaste daylight, but filtered in sepia. I’m the past that he tried to forget, and he was the future I needed. When he left six years ago, I screamed for him every night. But then it all stopped. My screams were suddenly muffled by cruelty, and further coaxed by pain.
But he has come back. He’s not the cute big brother I had a furtive crush on, or the bad boy, rich brat that I hated to love.
He’s the ruthless vice president of Wolf Pack MC, and he doesn’t answer to Royce Kane anymore.
He answers to Sicko.]]>
320 Amo Jones 1393299636 e 0 to-read 3.82 2020 Sicko
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<![CDATA[The Fourth Time Charm (Fulton U, #4)]]> 45754307 “Are you sleeping with my daughter?�

Not a question I want to hear from my coach. The man holding my pro future in the palm of his hand.

The answer: No, sir.

The real answer: I’d sure as hell like to be.

Marisa’s been my best friend since third grade. And now she needs my help—and a place to stay. Senior year was supposed to be the year to keep some distance until the season finished and my draft prospects were safe.

But resisting her is becoming impossible. Movie Thursdays under the blankets. Study sessions on my bed. Wild party nights where I kept any guy interested at bay with a single glare.

Her dad can bench my ass for the entire season, so she’s off limits—for now.

She’s the only woman I’ve ever loved. And one heated night, I can’t stop fighting every cell in my body and can’t stop myself from sampling her sexy smile, her sweet smell, and her sultry curves.

We’re walking a tightrope with my future on the line. Let’s just make sure Coach doesn’t find out...]]>
354 Maya Hughes 1950117103 e 0 to-read 3.87 2021 The Fourth Time Charm (Fulton U, #4)
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Dear Ava 50900667 WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a gripping enemies-to-lovers, secret admirer, high school romance.

The rich and popular Sharks rule at prestigious, ivy-covered Camden Prep. Once upon a time, I wanted to be part of their world--until they destroyed me.

The last thing I expected was an anonymous love letter from one of them.

Please. I hate every one of those rich jerks for what they did to me. The question is, which Shark is my secret admirer?

Knox, the scarred quarterback.
Dane, his twin brother.
Or Chance, the ex who dumped me. . .

Dear Ava,
Your eyes are the color of the Caribbean Sea.
Wait. That's stupid.
What I really mean is, you look at me and I feel something REAL.

It's been ten months since you were here, but I can't forget you.
I've missed seeing you walk down the hall.
I've missed you cheering at my football games.
I've missed the smell of your hair.

And then everything fell apart the night of the kegger.

Don't hate me because I'm a Shark.
I just want to make you mine.
Still.



Mature Content. Recommended for 18+.

A short excerpt of Dear Ava appeared in Team Player 2. (No longer available)
This all-new, full-length version is 376 pages and 100,000 words.
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376 Ilsa Madden-Mills e 4 4.11 2020 Dear Ava
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Dark Notes 29856111 "Raw, dark, yet achingly tender, Dark Notes is a scorching-hot masterpiece as beautifully written as the music within." ~ Anna Zaires, NY Times Bestselling Author

They call me a slut.
Maybe I am.
Sometimes I do things I despise.
Sometimes men take without asking.

But I have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan.
With one obstacle.

Emeric Marceaux doesn’t just take.
He seizes my will power and bangs it like a dark note.
When he commands me to play, I want to give him everything.
I kneel for his punishments, tremble for his touch, and risk it all for our stolen moments.

He’s my obsession, my master, my music.
And my teacher.]]>
493 Pam Godwin e 0 to-read 4.15 2016 Dark Notes
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<![CDATA[Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)]]> 48990328 From USA Today bestselling author Parker S. Huntington comes an enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance full of revenge and a dash of fate.

“She could enjoy her pretty, perfect world a little longer. Soon enough, everything she owned would be mine.�

I had a plan to escape the friend zone.
Step one: sneak into Reed’s room.
Step two: sleep with him.

But when the lights turned on, it wasn’t familiar blue eyes I saw.
These were dark, angry, and full of demons.
And they belonged to Reed’s much older brother.

Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son.
I’m no longer the town’s prized princess.

At twenty-two, I’m broke, in need of a job.
At thirty-two, he’s a billionaire, in need of revenge.

Who cares if my family ruined his?
Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing?
Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture?

I need the money.
Simple as that.

I’ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing there’s one thing he wants more than revenge�
Me.


Note: This is a 145,000-word standalone in the Cruel Crown world. Welcome to Eastridge. Enter if you dare.]]>
700 Parker S. Huntington 1950209199 e 5 4.01 2019 Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)
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F.T. (Cruel Crown, #2) 49208227 Blurb to come. Parker S. Huntington e 0 to-read 3.86 F.T. (Cruel Crown, #2)
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Ranieri Andretti 40875293
Loved. Protected. Cherished.
There was a time when Ranieri Andretti made me feel those things.
That was before his family came after mine.

He was supposed to forget me.
We went our separate ways.
It should have stayed like that.
But now he’s back, and he’s my new boss.

I want to hate him.
He’s my ex-best friend.
My tormentor.
The head of the Andretti family.
But no matter how hard I try, I can’t stay away.

This is a 30,000 word enemies-to-lovers, second-chance mafia romance novella with steamy adult situations.]]>
132 Parker S. Huntington 1717817130 e 0 to-read 3.96 2018 Ranieri Andretti
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<![CDATA[Bastiano Romano (The Five Syndicates, #3)]]> 38502250 Maybe if I knew what was going to happen, I wouldn’t have taken the assignment. I would have walked away from my job. My duty. My life.

But I didn’t.

And so, I fell in love with Bastian Romano. My new boss. The enemy of my blood. A man as talented a killer as he is in bed. A beautiful, twisted traitor wrapped in fancy designer suits and wicked smirks. He’s the Head of Enforcement for the Romano crime syndicate. And me?

I’m an undercover FBI agent.

Bastiano Romano
Maybe if I knew who she was, I would have stayed away. I would have remained loyal to my family. My duty. My life.

But I didn’t.

And so, I fell in love with Ariana De Luca. The help. A goddamn De Luca. A woman as talented a spy as she is in bed. A beautiful, twisted traitor with a tongue sharper than whips. She’s the daughter of the mafia boss for the De Luca crime syndicate. And me?

I’m Romano royalty.]]>
502 Parker S. Huntington e 0 to-read 4.36 2019 Bastiano Romano (The Five Syndicates, #3)
author: Parker S. Huntington
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average rating: 4.36
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<![CDATA[Asher Black (The Five Syndicates, #1)]]> 34705192 From USA Today bestselling author Parker S. Huntington comes a steamy, slow-burn love story full of unexpected love and banter.

It started with my bladder.

I didn't mean to witness a shady deal in the restroom hallway.
I didn't think twice when I called the cops.
And I certainly didn't know who the club belonged to.

Asher Black.
Former mafia hitman.
Billionaire CEO.
New York's most eligible bachelor.

When he shows up at my college, looking for the girl who called the cops on his business, I know I'm as good as dead.
What I don't expect is his offer--he'll pay my tuition and set me up with a cushy job after I graduate.
All I have to do is... be his fake fiancée.

Asher Black is a 90,000-word standalone novel in The Five Syndicates mafia romance series.]]>
307 Parker S. Huntington e 0 to-read 4.00 2017 Asher Black (The Five Syndicates, #1)
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<![CDATA[Renata Vitali (The Five Syndicates, #3.5)]]> 42409688
Damiano De Luca: a curse with no cure.

Before he ruled the De Luca family,
before he became the man everyone feared,
before he scoured an empire in search of me,
he chose me to ruin.

I was an innocent.
An untainted princess.
The heiress to the Vitali mafia throne.
And I was in the wrong place at the wrong time when I met the wrong boy.

My name is Renata Vitali,
and this is not a love story.

©2019 Parker S. Huntington (P)2019 Parker S. Huntington]]>
160 Parker S. Huntington e 0 to-read 4.19 2019 Renata Vitali (The Five Syndicates, #3.5)
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<![CDATA[Niccolaio Andretti (The Five Syndicates, #2)]]> 35265807
He has a million-dollar bounty on his head. She's fighting for her sister.

Dating men for money isn't what most girls dream of doing when they grow up.

But after graduating from college, I can't catch a break.
No job offers.
No place to live.
Not even a couch to dig for change under.

If I don't find a job and a place to live fast, I can't adopt my little sister from foster care.
I'm desperate.
A little unhinged.
And dating a trust-fund baby twice my age for his money.

Who cares if we have no chemistry?
Who cares if I hate his hot, mysterious neighbor who pushes my buttons every chance he gets?
Who cares if his neighbor stares at me like he's picturing me in his bed?

Then, Mr. Money Bags dumps me.
I get shot at by strangers.
And the arrogant neighbor I loathe?
He. Saves. Me.

I should cut my losses and be grateful I'm still alive.
Instead, I do something crazy.
I blackmail him into letting me be his roommate.

Niccolaio Andretti is a 80,000-word standalone novel in The Five Syndicates mafia romance series.]]>
322 Parker S. Huntington e 0 to-read 3.96 2017 Niccolaio Andretti (The Five Syndicates, #2)
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<![CDATA[Reign of Brayshaw (Brayshaw, #3)]]> 44021229
A sentiment I follow without direction but holds more consequence than ever before.

One decision, five lives, three futures.
This is what’s at stake.

One night, one choice, four broken Brayshaws.
That is where we’re headed.

Unless I stop it.
I 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 to stop it.

I have to remind him of what he’s chosen to forget.

My town. My choice. 𝘔𝘺 ending.

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This is the third book in the Brayshaw Series, and the conclusion of Maddoc and Raven's story.

Release date: October 3rd, 2019]]>
Meagan Brandy 1393736769 e 4 4.23 2019 Reign of Brayshaw (Brayshaw, #3)
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Trouble at Brayshaw High (Brayshaw, #2)]]> 42867451
No words whispered in anger have ever rung more true.

They’re the Kings of Brayshaw with the world at their feet, destined for greatness and in need of control.
I’m the girl from the ghetto with nothing to offer and as defiant as they come.

They say it doesn’t matter, that I’m one of them now, and nothing could ever change that. Not even me, should I dare try.

But they’re wrong.
They underestimate how far I’ll go to protect them.

Trouble is coming...and they have no idea.
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Trouble At Brayshaw High is the the highly anticipated follow up to Boys of Brayshaw High, and should be read only after having read book one.
Find book one, Boys of Brayshaw High, here: ]]>
284 Meagan Brandy e 4 4.18 2019 Trouble at Brayshaw High (Brayshaw, #2)
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average rating: 4.18
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Queen Move (All the King's Men, #3)]]> 48760923 The boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can't have�

Dig a little and you'll find photos of me in the bathtub with Ezra Stern.
Get your mind out of the gutter. We were six months old.
Pry and one of us might confess we saved our first kiss for each other.
The most clumsy, wet, sloppy . . . spectacular thirty seconds of my adolescence.
Get into our business and you'll see two families, closer than blood, torn apart in an instant.
Twenty years later, my "awkward duckling" best friend from childhood, the boy no one noticed, is a man no one can ignore.

Finer. Fiercer. Smarter.
Taken.


Tell me it's wrong.
Tell me the boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can’t have.
When we find each other again, everything stands in our way--secrets, lies, promises.
But we didn't come this far to give up now.
And I know just the move to make if I want to make him mine.]]>
300 Kennedy Ryan 1952457025 e 5 4.16 2020 Queen Move (All the King's Men, #3)
author: Kennedy Ryan
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[I Dare You (Truth And Dare Duet, #2)]]> 51954786
Maddox Coulter.

Was my enemy. Now my best friend.

You know him... Popular jock, rich enough to buy a town and a modern day casanova with a dirty smirk.

He's every girl's wet dream. But he wants me.

Maddox needs me.

One night of untamed passion has us dangling over the edge of something dangerous and it could forever break us.

Our hearts are on the line.

Maddox is keeping secrets.

I vowed to never give up on him but I'm not sure he's the same man I fell in love with anymore.

I'm scared he'd leave my heart bleeding at his feet.

But worst, what if we go back to...

... hating each other?]]>
335 Lylah James e 0 to-read 3.97 2020 I Dare You (Truth And Dare Duet, #2)
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<![CDATA[Do You Dare? (Truth And Dare Duet, #1)]]> 46040344
Maddox Coulter. Reckless bad boy. Infamous playboy. My nemesis. And now my best friend.

I know he’ll never leave me hanging. He knows I'll never refuse a dare. Everywhere we go we turn heads, but it’s not like that.

Until it is.

For one of us, anyway.

I've always known he would be my downfall. But I trusted him to catch me.

He proved me wrong.

Maddox has gone too far, and I don’t know if I want to rein him in or push us further into dangerous territory.

He tells me those three little words that I crave. Three little words I want from no one else.

𝑰 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Except this time, it's no simple dare. This could burn us to the ground.

"𝑰 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒊𝒎."]]>
410 Lylah James e 4 4.00 2019 Do You Dare? (Truth And Dare Duet, #1)
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average rating: 4.00
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Bound by the Past (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #7)]]> 43557121 My life is a tale of betrayal.
I killed so many because they betrayed our cause, because they betrayed the Outfit.
A hypocrite. A liar. A murderer.
That’s what I am.
Five times I betrayed the Outfit. With my blood I made a vow to our cause, swore my life to it, promised to put the Outfit first. Above all else.
Five times I chose a woman over the good of the Outfit. I betrayed my father. My vow. My men.
You reap what you sow.
Would my betrayals destroy everything I swore to protect?

Valentina
On our wedding day I made a vow to stand by Dante’s side.
In good and in bad times.
To love him through it all.
Growing up in the mafia, I knew the challenges in our life would be numerous. I never expected them to tear at the very base of our family, of our existence.]]>
335 Cora Reilly e 4 3.72 2020 Bound by the Past (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #7)
author: Cora Reilly
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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