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The Striker

Ana Huang · 594 pages

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Claim Me

J. Kenner · 370 pages

Damien Stark's need is palpable-- his need for pleasure, his need for control, his need for Nikki. And they are in every way a match ... She wants them to possess each other into the deepest desires of their souls, but there are dark places within Damien that even their wildest passion can not touch ...

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Mile High

Liz Tomforde · 603 pages

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Grey

E.L. James · 600 pages

Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty ... until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right

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This Man

Jodi Ellen Malpas · 472 pages

Young interior designer Ava O'Shea has no idea what awaits her at the Manor. A run-of-the-mill consultation with a stodgy country gent seems likely, but what Ava finds instead is Jesse Ward-a devastatingly handsome, utterly confident, pleasure-seeking playboy who knows no boundaries.... taken from cover.

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Wait for You

J. Lynn, Jennifer L. Armentrout · 384 pages

"Some things are worth waiting for... Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago--an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and

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The Perfect Game

J. Sterling · 373 pages

He's a game she never intended to play, and she's the game changer he never knew he needed. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical cocky attitude. But Jack has other things on his mind ... like getting Cassie to give him the time of day. Sometimes life gets ugly before it gets beautiful ...

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Against the Ropes

Sarah Castille · 349 pages

Makayla never thought she'd set foot in an elite mixed martial arts club. But if anyone needs a medic on hand, it's these guys. Then again, at her first sight of the club's owner, she's the one feeling breathless. The man they call Torment is all sleek muscle and restrained power. Whether it's in the ring or in the bedroom, he knows exactly when a soft touch is required and when to launch a full-o

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The Deal

Elle Kennedy · 376 pages

The international bestseller! A standalone novel* from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy! She’s about to make a deal with the college bad boy… Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to ge

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Fallen Too Far

Abbi Glines · 254 pages

"The last thing Blaire Wynn wants is to move in with her father's new family in Rosemary Beach, Florida. She has no choice. Blaire's mother has passed away after a long illness, leaving behind a mountain of medical debts and no way for Blaire to keep their small Alabama farmhouse. Driving into the wealthy resort town in a pickup truck with a pistol under her seat, Blaire knows she'll never fit in.

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On Dublin Street

Samantha Young · 325 pages

Jocelyn left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Scotland, burying her grief, ignoring her demons, and forging ahead without attachments. When she moves into a new apartment on Dublin Street, she meets a man who shakes her carefully guarded world to its core. Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he's determined to get Jocelyn into his bed. Knowing how skitti

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Beautiful Oblivion

Jamie McGuire · 336 pages

A relationship develops between fiercely independent bartending college student Camille "Cami" Camlin and Big-Man-On-Campus- turned-tattoo-parlor-employee Trenton Maddox. Tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn't have time for much besides work and classes. On her first weekend off in almost a year, she's sitting alone at a table at The Red when Trenton walks in. He left campus after an accident

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Eyes Turned Skyward

Rebecca Yarros · 353 pages

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Deep End

Ali Hazelwood · 464 pages

A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the inju

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One Week Girlfriend

Monica Murphy · 274 pages

Fable feels like everything in her life is temporary--double shifts at work, raising her little brother, and relationships. She accepts an offer to play the girlfriend of college football legend, Drew Callahan, for a week in exchange for cash and suddenly nothing makes sense anymore. Could things be about to change in her life?

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Brutal Prince

Sophie Lark · 376 pages

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Game Changer

Rachel Reid · 405 pages

THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. It all starts here with Scott and Kip’s steamy secret-relationship romance by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid. New York Admirals captain Sco

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Some like It Wild

M. Leighton

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Come Away with Me

Kristen Proby · 326 pages

"Being confronted on the beach by a sexy stranger wasn't part of Natalie Conner's plans for a peaceful morning taking photos. And why on earth would he think she's taking pictures of him, anyway? Who is he? One thing's for sure, he's hot, and incredibly romantic, feeding Natalie's wounded soul. Luke Williams just wants the world to give him a break, so seeing yet another camera aimed at his face h

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Bared to You

Sylvia Day · 352 pages

Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness... He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily... Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirr

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Vision in White

Nora Roberts · 352 pages

Childhood friends Mackensie, Parker, Laurel and Emmeline have formed a very successful wedding planning business together but, despite helping thousands of happy couples to organize the biggest day of their lives, all four women are unlucky in love. Photographer Mackensie Elliott has suffered a tough childhood and has a bad relationship with her mother, which makes her wary of commitment. But when

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Defying the Odds

Kele Moon · 362 pages

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Role Model

Rachel Reid · 353 pages

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