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Zoey Roberts is on the run—that’s what happens when someone is stalking you.

Winding up in Wyoming was her latest move and last resort, but giving up everything was the only way to protect herself. New state. New apartment. New life. And for good measure, she takes a new job at the safest place in town—the local security agency, Reynolds Protective Group.

But safe isn’t always smart. And working for the handsomest man she’s ever met quickly turns perilous when she’s faced with those washboard abs, broad shoulders, and charming smile on a daily basis.
Hunter Reynolds is nothing if not determined. From the moment he met Zoey, he was determined to win her heart. So, he pursues her. Patiently. Steadily. Until she finally lets her guard down.

Just when Zoey believes Hunter could be her chance at happiness, she’s threatened once more. Hunter immediately goes from hot boss to protective bodyguard, and it’s not long before their forced proximity sends their attraction to explosive heights. But when her deranged stalker grows bolder, Zoey remembers why she moved to Wisdom in the first place—and why love will always be out of the question.]]> 305 Rebecca Sharp Megan 0 currently-reading 4.08 2022
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Keira McKenna has lived her life protected—that’s what happens when your father testifies against Boston’s Irish mob.

After years of move after move, Witness Protection settled her in Wyoming. Unfortunately, while Keira embraced her new small-town life, her larger-than-life past wouldn’t stay away. And with it, the one man she’d never forget.

Four years ago, one massive mistake made Archer Reynolds resign from Boston’s police force. Moving home, he opened Reynolds Protective Group—an elite bodyguard agency—to atone for his failure. But when a series of crimes occur in town, he comes face-to-face with the woman whose name was apparently as fake as her death.

Archer can’t believe Keira is alive, more beautiful—and fiery—than he remembered, and still in danger.

The police insist the crimes were random, but Keira knows the mob has found her. Archer is determined to protect her, but after her last lie, Keira isn’t sure she can trust him with the truth. And as desire mounts, so does danger. And once Archer uncovers the truth about her past, he’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe—and make her his.]]> 341 Rebecca Sharp Megan 3 3.92 2022
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> 53422971 From New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan, Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes.

Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.

Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm.

Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart.]]> 448 Lexi Ryan Megan 0 currently-reading 3.95 2021
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]]> 209501634 Empowering Your Teen with ADHD: A Comprehensive Guide to Thrive Together!

Are you struggling to connect with your teen who has ADHD? Do you find yourself constantly searching for effective strategies to help them navigate everyday challenges? Have you ever felt overwhelmed and unsure of where to turn for guidance?

In " Parenting Teens with ADHD ," Amazon best-selling author Kai M. Jordan draws from years of experience as a life coach and parent advocate. Having faced similar struggles with many family members, friends, and clients, Jordan intimately understands the frustration and confusion that parents often encounter when raising adolescents with ADHD.

In Parenting Teens with ADHD , you will

Over 40 practical exercises tailored specifically for teens with ADHD.Proven strategies for managing and controlling ADHD symptoms in daily life.Expert guidance on fostering communication and strengthening the parent-teen relationship.Insights into navigating school accommodations and advocating for your teen's needs.Tips for promoting self-esteem and resilience in teens with ADHD.Tools for setting realistic goals and celebrating successes, big and small.Empowering advice to help both parents and teens thrive amidst the challenges of ADHD.If you want to unlock a brighter future for your teen, strengthen your bond, and reclaim peace and harmony in your household, then start reading this book NOW.]]> 222 Kai M. Jordan Megan 0 currently-reading 4.00
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]]> 55475504 Two addicts. One epic love story.

Prepare for the worst.

That’s what Lily and Lo try to do when Jonathan Hale schedules an “important�� meeting. The problem: after being swept into the public eye and battling their addictions, they’re not sure what the worst is anymore.

In a sea of many changes—including Ryke & Daisy living with them—Lily realizes that the best part of her fluctuating hormones might just be the worst.

Her sex drive is out of control.

Loren knows that she’s insatiable, but he’s not giving up on her. She’s too much a part of him. And as he carries more and more responsibility, some of the people that he loves doubt his resolve.

In the conclusion to their love story, Lily & Lo stand side-by-side to fight, one last time, for their happily ever after.

**AUTHORS' NOTE**
Due to the 2-year gap between Addicted for Now (Addicted #3) and Addicted After All (Addicted #5), you must read Thrive (Addicted #4) or the Calloway Sisters spin-off series before reading Addicted After All.]]> 534 Krista Ritchie Megan 0 4.39 2014
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]]> 203884645 434 Kelsie Hoss Megan 4
��’m glad it didn’t end with Mara being preggo - and i really appreciated the conflicts she faced with putting her needs first.

yeah it was unfair and selfish at times but that’s real.

Jonas deserved a little more understanding and Mara should’ve received more accountability. I was hoping more time would’ve gone by before they got back together. It seemed kind of rushed but also, when I read a book ��’m well aware that there’s bound to be more conflict coming and i found myself eager to get to it - the filler stuff was a little dull. But over I loved the characters and their growth, my main critique i guess is that it happened so fast. ]]> 3.91 2023
author: Kelsie Hoss
name: Megan
average rating: 3.91
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I like this story. I really related to Mara in terms of her self sabotage in relationships�� even down to the unconventional path to success. I was annoyed by the whole ‘he’s an accountant therefore must be vanilla and boring�� it’s the equivalent of ‘glasses and ponytail��. But I appreciated how Mara got there.

��’m glad it didn’t end with Mara being preggo - and i really appreciated the conflicts she faced with putting her needs first.

yeah it was unfair and selfish at times but that’s real.

Jonas deserved a little more understanding and Mara should’ve received more accountability. I was hoping more time would’ve gone by before they got back together. It seemed kind of rushed but also, when I read a book ��’m well aware that there’s bound to be more conflict coming and i found myself eager to get to it - the filler stuff was a little dull. But over I loved the characters and their growth, my main critique i guess is that it happened so fast.
]]> 203883443
Getting dumped by my fiancé and going to the bar was not a good look. Neither was stealing condoms from the student supply and going home with a complete stranger.

But here I was.

And I quickly find out this man isn’t a stranger after all. He’s the father of one of my students, which makes him completely off limits.

Let’s just hope Cohen--and his magical mouth--are worth all the trouble.

Confessions of A High School Guidance Counselor is a sexy rom com told from dual perspectives featuring a quirky plus size heroine, a hot single dad, and plenty of spice. Readers 18 and up, enjoy. ;)]]> 406 Kelsie Hoss Megan 3 3.92 2021
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]]> 19001904 A New York Times Bestseller

If he had been with me everything would have been different...

I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know-the cause of the argument-is crucial.

So let me tell you...]]> 336 Laura Nowlin Megan 0 to-read 3.95 2013
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]]> 62848145 As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job �� not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .

It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything...

That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go...]]> 318 Freida McFadden 1837901317 Megan 0 to-read 4.21 2023
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]]> 58635745 259 Lucinda Berry Megan 0 to-read 4.08 2017
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]]> 20619577 443 Krista Ritchie Megan 0 to-read 4.28 2014
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]]> 25522939 Love don’t cost a thing�� except everything.

When billionaire mogul James Preston hires an escort as a date for his brother’s wedding, he knows he’s taking a risk. One thing he won’t be taking? The escort’s clothes off. He just wants a date �� not a girlfriend. Not a relationship. No strings. No ties. No games. No sex. He has his reasons. He lost someone he loved, and isn’t interested in trying again. Too many opportunities for mistakes or worse, heartbreak.

Audrey Reynolds became a high-end escort to keep her brother in his expensive group home. James Preston is the client of her dreams �� he’s offering to pay her more money for two weeks than she’s ever made before. But James is... difficult. He’s gorgeous, troubled and all too human for Audrey's business-like tastes. Determined to complete her assignment and collect the money, Audrey tries to play by James’s rules. But before she knows what's happening, he's rewriting the contract.

When Audrey ends up in James’s bed, he realizes that she’s everything he’s wanted�� and everything he’s been running from.

Standalone with an HEA.]]> 474 Leigh James Megan 0 4.15 2015
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]]> 63130875
Declan Hardy, All-American heartthrob and retired NFL billionaire, is my complete opposite.
He's commanding where I'm cooperative.
Spontaneous while I am deliberate.
Loud when I stay quiet.
The only thing we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will.

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

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

But stipulations are never that simple.
Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake or if I'm pretending when I kiss him back.
And as more conditions arise, it's clear there's a fine line between commitment and betrayal... and neither of us knows where that line falls.
Between Commitment and Betrayal is a billionaire, forced proximity, fake marriage of convenience and a father’s business partner novel. It is a complete standalone by Shain Rose.]]> 384 Shain Rose Megan 0 to-read 3.75 2023
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]]> 156956230
Colorado, 1976. When Reverend Mike Fuller and his beautiful wife Sharon arrive in the sleepy town of Rocky Ford, local residents think something’s off about the new couple. The God-fearing minister is gruff and cold, while charismatic Sharon has her husband wrapped around her finger.

It isn’t long before Sharon is charming her husband’s congregation, and finds herself in a tryst with local, married optometrist Perry Nelson . After the affair ends both their marriages, Sharon and Perry tie the knot. But shortly afterwards, Perry disappears. When his body is shockingly discovered the bottom of a canyon, his death is ruled an accident, allowing grieving widow Sharon to claim his substantial life insurance.

Trying to move on from the tragedy, Sharon soon remarries fireman Glenn Harrelson . But when the charred remains of Glenn’s body are discovered with two bullet holes in his skull, the police can’t help but question if both men dying in such mysterious circumstances is one coincidence too many��

Shocking, sensational and gripping, this is the true story of the black widow Sharon Nelson, a must-read tale of greed, sex and murder in a sleepy Colorado town that will have true crime fans of The Staircase , American Mother and Making a Murderer hooked from start to finish.

This book was originally published as Confessions of an American Black Widow and Bitch on Wheels .

Read what everyone is saying about American Black

�� Another winner from Gregg Olsen!!! If you really love a great, nail-biting true crime novel, THIS is it!! Once you start, it's darned hard to put down. Seriously. Mr Olsen again takes you on a twisty, narrow road�� you just cannot put this book down .�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

“You pick up this book and start to read. Suddenly you realize you cannot stop reading , you need to know what happened next�� a page turner �� this book deeply affected me and I eat true crime books for breakfast�� amazing �� one of Gregg Olsen's finest .�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. �� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� I couldn't put it down. Brilliantly written. I just found my favorite author.�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

“Olsen is an incredible author. I couldn't put it down . Excellent read! �� Bravo!! �� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Amazing�� WOW! Another winner for Gregg Olsen!�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Amazing �� I literally could not put the book down .�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Kept me riveted from the very beginning to the very last page! I strongly recommend this book for any true crime fan.�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� I couldn't put the book down . The author made all the characters come alive.�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Amazing �� a must read .�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Loved the book! �� I could not ask for a better read!�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Incredible. �� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Amazing �� A great page turner .�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

“A true story that you just can't put down !�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

“Gregg Olsen always writes in a style that makes you want to read all night �� keeps your attention until the end.�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐��

�� Outstanding true-crime .�� Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]> 326 Gregg Olsen 1837904545 Megan 0 to-read 3.74 1998
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]]> 62091172
The book of magical endings, featuring extended epilogues for the following,

The Stopover
The Takeover
The Casanova
The Do Over]]> 236 T.L. Swan Megan 0 4.29 2023
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]]> 56238004 Six teens murdered. A suspect behind bars. A desperate father. In a case this shadowy, the truth is easy to hide.

Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers. She’s spent a decade treating California’s most depraved predators and unlocking their motives—predators much like the notorious Bloody Heart serial killer, whose latest teenage victim escaped and then identified local high school teacher Randall Thompson as his captor. The case against Thompson as the Bloody Heart Killer is damning—and closed, as far as Gwen and the media are concerned. If not for one new development��

Defense attorney Robert Kavin is a still-traumatized father whose own son fell prey to the BH Killer. Convinced of Thompson’s innocence, he steps in to represent him. Now Robert wants Gwen to interview the accused, create a psych profile of the killer and his victims, and help clear his client’s name.

As Gwen and Robert grow closer and she dives deeper into the investigation, grave questions arise. So does Gwen’s suspicion that Robert is hiding something—and that he might not be the only one with a secret.

Six teenagers dead. Finally, the killer behind bars. But are the games just beginning?]]> 257 A.R. Torre 1542020174 Megan 0 to-read 4.12 2021
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]]> 51201951
That’s Tomahawk for you.

We rank people based on just how crazy they are. And the four craziest families in town are called the Wild Ones.
��’m on the bottom tier of those, so technically ��’m not as crazy as the other Wild Ones. In fact, if it wasn’t for my brothers and their endless antics, I wouldn’t be considered a Wild One at all. Ahem. Sure. We’ll go with that.

Anyway, I have a best friend who endures it all with me. Benson Nolans is my one, constant favorite person.
Without him, I’d probably go really crazy, and not the fun kind. It’d be ridiculous, after three years of a flawless friendship, to mess that all up by falling for him.

I mean, even if we did get a little too close one night, it’d be reckless endangerment. Even if we did suddenly feel the chemistry that’s always been there and stop toeing the line, it’d be a foolish risk to take.

It’d be stupid to start hoping a really fun, but completely irrational, night with zero inhibitions might accidentally happen.
Really stupid��

Right?

*NO cliffhanger
*Stand-alone book
*Sexual Content
*Adult language
*Completely, 100% crazy]]> 220 C.M. Owens Megan 0 4.39 2017
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Thrive is recommended to be read after the Calloway Sisters spin-off books: Kiss the Sky and Hothouse Flower.

Two years will change them forever.

When rumors spread like wildfire—like having three-ways with her boyfriend’s rock climbing brother—Lily Calloway spirals into a dark place. Her bedroom. Loren Hale is more confident and determined to keep their sex life private, even from their friends, and he helps Lily in the only way he knows how. But how much love is too much?

Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticized. And through it all, Lily and Loren have to face enemies they never thought they’d see, demons they don’t know if they should bury, and setbacks they didn’t think they’d meet. Not this soon.

And one rumor could be too much for them to handle. It will test their greatest limitations, and if they don’t hold onto each other, someone is going to drown.]]> 465 Krista Ritchie Megan 0 3.98 2014
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]]> 21794355 Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.

And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.

Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion Week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.

As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—��live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

New Adult Romance: recommended for readers 18+ for mature content

***Authors' Note***
Hothouse Flower is a spin-off of the Addicted series. Kiss the Sky is required before reading, and we strongly recommend reading the Addicted series before this spin-off.]]> 475 Krista Ritchie Megan 0 4.29 2014
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He’s everything ��’m not: grumpy, rude, and more than a little attached to his solitude. It doesn’t matter how many times I try to kill him with kindness; the man simply won’t crack.

Until he sees me shatter.

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

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

But Anson’s a man with secrets, and they have a price. When they’re revealed, neither of us will make it out unscathed…]]> 368 Catherine Cowles Megan 0 4.36 2024
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]]> 19056817
He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.

No. More. Sex.

Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.

Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.

They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.

And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.

No. More. Us.]]> 490 Krista Ritchie Megan 0 4.15 2013
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]]> 17830264 Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But when they go on a family boat trip, surrounded by open seas and limited male bodies in sight, Lily’s confronted with a big fear. Only one guy onboard can fill her addiction, and she’s sworn off going there with Loren Hale ever again.

Now the only person who can truly help her can barely help himself.

**This is a New Adult book recommended for readers 18 and up**]]> 335 Krista Ritchie 0989339203 Megan 0 3.75 2013
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I thought my makeup was thick enough to cover the beating I suffered until my inappropriately flirtatious boss noticed. As a cocktail waitress in his casino, I’ve always been on Mr. Salvato’s radar, but now he’s obsessed, demanding to know who hurt me and why, intent on making them suffer.

When Dante discovers that my boyfriend Mitch not only owes money to another vicious Vegas mobster but is also cheating on me, he offers him one hell of a deal �� Dante will pay off Mitch’s debt in exchange for the one thing he wants more than anything �� me.

Dante’s offer requires me to spend the next seventy-six days and nights with him, one for every thousand dollars of Mitch’s debt. When I refuse, Dante promises to kill Mitch right then and there for being the one ultimately responsible for my bruises.

Desperate to avoid bloodshed even after I’ve seen the evidence of Mitch’s betrayal, I reluctantly accept Dante’s deal with one stipulation. I warn the arrogant bastard that I will never, under any circumstance, sleep with him.

Now I just have to resist the mob boss for seventy-six days and nights while he uses every weapon in his arsenal to try and change my mind.]]> 390 Lane Hart Megan 0 3.99 2024
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Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building an indestructible empire. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is from threats.

Except when it comes to the feisty small-town librarian that keeps him up at night��

Sloane Walton is a spitfire determined to carry on her father’s quest for justice. She’ll do that just as soon as she figures out exactly what the man she hates did to—or for—her family. Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and the dislike they now share for each other, Sloane trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited body.

When bickering accidentally turns to foreplay, these two find themselves not quite regretting their steamy one-night stand. Once those flames are fanned, it seems impossible to put them out again. But with Sloane ready to start a family and Lucian refusing to even consider the idea of marriage and kids, these enemies-to-lovers are stuck at an impasse.

Broken men break women. It’s what Lucian believes, what he’s witnessed, and he’s not going to take that chance with Sloane. He’d rather live a life of solitude than put her in danger. But he learns the hard way that leaving her means leaving her unprotected from other threats.

It’s the second time he’s ruthlessly cut her out of his life. There’s no way she’s going to give him a third chance. He’s just going to have to make one for himself.]]> 698 Lucy Score Megan 0 4.41 2023
author: Lucy Score
name: Megan
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 59420470 ��
It’s bad enough being the only female owner of the Salacious Players�� Club, but ��’m also the only one without a kink, or so I thought. ��
��
Imagine my surprise when the kink quiz suggests that ��’m not so vanilla after all. ��
��
In fact, ��’m a lot more like Emerson Grant than I thought.��
Just one problem—I have no idea how to be a Domme.��
��
That is, until the app matches me with someone willing to help me learn. ��
��
He’s too young for me.��
Too stubborn. Too good looking. ��
And, oh yeah, my friend’s son.��
��
Beau Grant is a brat. I’d hate that about him if I didn’t love punishing him so much. ��
Underneath all of that attitude is a man who is misunderstood, selfless, and in need of direction.��
��
But if he wants mercy, he has to earn it. ��
��
There are a million reasons why I should stay away, but ��’m tired of doing what everyone thinks I should do.��
��
I finally know what I want, and ��’m ready to take what’s mine.⁠]]> 384 Sara Cate Megan 3 4.08 2022
author: Sara Cate
name: Megan
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/03
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Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he’ll not only be unable to overcome—but that will define his life forever.]]> 720 Hanya Yanagihara 0385539258 Megan 0 to-read 4.28 2015
author: Hanya Yanagihara
name: Megan
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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Honestly, it’s a pretty sweet gig—until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And that same Jack who now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job.

Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but…those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she’s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?]]> 389 Ali Hazelwood 1408725797 Megan 0 to-read 4.07 2023
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Megan
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 59357120
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.]]> 329 R.F. Kuang Megan 0 to-read 3.84 2023
author: R.F. Kuang
name: Megan
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 58080257
I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession.

His name is Michael Crist.

My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He's handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me.

But I noticed him.

I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid…For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away.

Now, I’ve graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad, and the dirt I’ve seen isn’t content to stay in my head anymore.

Because he’s finally noticed me.

Michael

Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika.

My brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. That’s all I really want anyway.

Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college.

In my city.

Unprotected.

The opportunity is too good to be true, as well as the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they’re out.

We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true.

*Corrupt is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is suitable for ages 18+.]]> 518 Penelope Douglas 1952646006 Megan 2 4.08 2015
author: Penelope Douglas
name: Megan
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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]]> 41021967
Misha

I can’t help but smile at the words in her letter. She misses me.

In fifth grade, my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student, Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me, agreed.

It didn’t take long for us to figure out the mistake. And in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the greatest rapper ever��

And that was the start. For the next seven years, it was us.

Her letters are always on black paper with silver writing. Sometimes there’s one a week or three in a day, but I need them. She’s the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and accepts everything I am.

We only had three rules. No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. We had a good thing going. Why ruin it?

Until I run across a photo of a girl online. Name’s Ryen, loves Gallo’s pizza, and worships her iPhone. What are the chances?

F*ck it. I need to meet her.

I just don’t expect to hate what I find.

Ryen

He hasn’t written in three months. Something’s wrong. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha, neither would be a stretch.

Without him around, ��’m going crazy. I need to know someone is listening. It’s my own fault. I should've gotten his number or picture or something.

He could be gone forever.

Or right under my nose, and I wouldn’t even know it.]]> 343 Penelope Douglas 1952646049 Megan 4 3.76 2016
author: Penelope Douglas
name: Megan
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> 61718053
They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.

Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.

Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends�� hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week�� in front of those who know you best?

A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.]]> 400 Emily Henry 0593441273 Megan 3 I read Book Lover’s a few months ago, and People we Meet on Vacation a few months before that. I did not read all of Happy Place, because in all EH books i’ve noticed that I find myself wishing they were shorter. So at around pg 170 I skipped ahead to page 360 to see what even ends up happening.

I sooo appreciate EH eloquence with dialogue, her characters are always super witty and charming which I truly enjoy. they remind me of some of my favourite people! Also, the back and forth of the timeline is a wonderful device, however, I kept getting annoyed with the jumps when I wanted to know what happened next in the current timeline.

i got bored though, like I get it, they are cute together, they were friends first. I won’t go back and read the middle parts I skipped. probably missing out on some of the best stuff. but some books are just too long.

by the end of book lovers i just wanted to know what happened but got tired of the back and forth. honestly though, overall, i enjoy her writing!



]]> 3.95 2023
author: Emily Henry
name: Megan
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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I read Book Lover’s a few months ago, and People we Meet on Vacation a few months before that. I did not read all of Happy Place, because in all EH books i’ve noticed that I find myself wishing they were shorter. So at around pg 170 I skipped ahead to page 360 to see what even ends up happening.

I sooo appreciate EH eloquence with dialogue, her characters are always super witty and charming which I truly enjoy. they remind me of some of my favourite people! Also, the back and forth of the timeline is a wonderful device, however, I kept getting annoyed with the jumps when I wanted to know what happened next in the current timeline.

i got bored though, like I get it, they are cute together, they were friends first. I won’t go back and read the middle parts I skipped. probably missing out on some of the best stuff. but some books are just too long.

by the end of book lovers i just wanted to know what happened but got tired of the back and forth. honestly though, overall, i enjoy her writing!




]]> 25111004 Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?]]> 310 Colleen Hoover 1501110349 Megan 3 4.10 2015
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Megan
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters�� unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?]]> 416 Ann Napolitano Megan 0 to-read 4.14 2023
author: Ann Napolitano
name: Megan
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 58468990 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide��

Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up �� to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? �� he’s not there.

The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.

The socialite �� The nice guy �� The alcoholic �� The girl on the verge �� The concierge

Everyone’s a neighbor. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.]]> 360 Lucy Foley 0063003058 Megan 3
Spoilers ahead!

I can’t say that I guessed the ending verbatim but I was able to notice one of the seemingly main characters completely missing in the present day scenes (Jacques). Also, in my mind, there were many many clues throughout that Jacques was the one that was dead - ex: how Sophie would say things like ‘if your father were here�� vs ‘I am going to tell your father�� abc��

Overall I guess the book grew on me. It was too long because I was eager for it to end and get to the bottom of things. Could’ve been shorter. Interesting concept.]]> 3.63 2022
author: Lucy Foley
name: Megan
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2023/10/02
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It took me a while to read this book. The different POVs were kinda cool but also kinda annoying like ending Jess chapter with cliffhanger and switching the narrative completely.

Spoilers ahead!

I can’t say that I guessed the ending verbatim but I was able to notice one of the seemingly main characters completely missing in the present day scenes (Jacques). Also, in my mind, there were many many clues throughout that Jacques was the one that was dead - ex: how Sophie would say things like ‘if your father were here�� vs ‘I am going to tell your father�� abc��

Overall I guess the book grew on me. It was too long because I was eager for it to end and get to the bottom of things. Could’ve been shorter. Interesting concept.
]]> 58690308 One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming....

Nora Stephens�� life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters�� trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.]]> 377 Emily Henry 0593334833 Megan 4 4.09 2022
author: Emily Henry
name: Megan
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> 56905097 The finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. By the end of this mystery series, you'll never think of good girls the same way again...

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears...]]> 500 Holly Jackson 0593379853 Megan 4 4.20 2021
author: Holly Jackson
name: Megan
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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]]> 54631738 The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled mystery.

Pip is not a detective anymore.

With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.

But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.

The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?]]> 405 Holly Jackson 1984896423 Megan 4 4.19 2020
author: Holly Jackson
name: Megan
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.]]> 433 Holly Jackson 1405293187 Megan 4 4.30 2019
author: Holly Jackson
name: Megan
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> 51812124 This book has been republished with the title "Faking It".

I'm faking a relationship with my best friend. What could possibly go wrong?

Skye is my best friend. I trust her with my life.
So when she asks me to play her boyfriend?
I say hell no. Love screws everything up. And I'm not about to lose the only person who gets me.
But Skye is determined. She's bringing a fake boyfriend to her cousin’s wedding, with or without me.
No way am I letting some other guy hold her, touch her, kiss her.
It has to be me.
It's strange, smiling like I'm madly in love.
But it's easy, wrapping my arms around her curvy body.
It's easy, dragging my lips over her soft neck.
And when she kisses me?
It’s easy, realizing she's the only thing I need.

I have five weeks of faking it. Five weeks to convince my best friend our fake love is real.

The Best Friend Bargain is a standalone friends to lovers/pretend girlfriend romance featuring a brooding tattoo artist hero and the curvy heroine who brings him to his knees.]]> 442 Crystal Kaswell 1942135602 Megan 3 It was also redundant. There are several different ways to refer to self pleasure but it turns out that every single character says ‘fuck myself�� which I think is just not realistic.

It took me a while to read this book I’d put it down and leave it for several days and read it when I was bored or trying to fall asleep.

That being said, I did finish it, and I really enjoyed Skye and Forest’s relationship as a whole! I love the idea of Skye honing in on her skills and becoming an influencer, I love that Forest supported her to no end.

I really wanted a green tea matcha latte with honey and almond milk by the end!

Also extra bonus points for Skye’s parents being really involved and supportive and having their fun!!!

Mackenzie was bland. It would’ve been nice to see her more humanize she has a lot going on. I wonder if her story is available anywhere? She was an asshole to Skye and Forest and having been overweight my whole life I definitely disliked her attitude towards it but I’d be curious to know how things shape up for her.

]]> 3.55 2020
author: Crystal Kaswell
name: Megan
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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The writing was chaotic at times, and I had to re-read a few parts to fully grasp what was being said and by whom.
It was also redundant. There are several different ways to refer to self pleasure but it turns out that every single character says ‘fuck myself�� which I think is just not realistic.

It took me a while to read this book I’d put it down and leave it for several days and read it when I was bored or trying to fall asleep.

That being said, I did finish it, and I really enjoyed Skye and Forest’s relationship as a whole! I love the idea of Skye honing in on her skills and becoming an influencer, I love that Forest supported her to no end.

I really wanted a green tea matcha latte with honey and almond milk by the end!

Also extra bonus points for Skye’s parents being really involved and supportive and having their fun!!!

Mackenzie was bland. It would’ve been nice to see her more humanize she has a lot going on. I wonder if her story is available anywhere? She was an asshole to Skye and Forest and having been overweight my whole life I definitely disliked her attitude towards it but I’d be curious to know how things shape up for her.


]]> 60556912
Every day I clean the Winchesters�� beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out�� and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what ��’m capable of��

An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!]]> 329 Freida McFadden 1803144378 Megan 4 4.31 2022
author: Freida McFadden
name: Megan
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2023/03/09
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Three unruly friends.
A wedding we shouldn't have been invited to.
Two unexpected romances.
A scoop of sexy.
And a double scoop of chaos.

Lydia is a good girl who is above revenge. Good thing she has us. No one cheats on our best friend and rides off into the sunset with his new bride.

What was supposed to happen? Unleash hell like two badasses. It was a simple plan, but we failed to anticipate a few things. A rogue prosthetic, an accidental exorcism, and dominatrix strippers willing to take things way too far, just to name a few.

What actually happened? As usual, nothing went as planned, especially when two sexy distractions popped into the mix. We were there to avenge our friend, not to get entangled with two cocky, arrogant men, who don’t like to hear the word no. I was sure we could resist.

I mean, it was only a week, right? What could happen in a week?

Not intrigued enough? There's totally a duck in this story.

Ah yeah. Now we have your undivided attention. Enjoy our chaos.
#WorthIt]]> 312 S.M. Shade Megan 0 4.43 2017
author: S.M. Shade
name: Megan
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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Will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

It's time to fuck with their minds.
It's time to finish it all.
It's time to paint it all red...

Monsters don't usually wish for happily-ever-afters.]]> 177 S.T. Abby Megan 4 4.56 2016
author: S.T. Abby
name: Megan
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> 33361546
But that's never happened to me...

I've never felt conflicted on any case. Right is right and wrong is wrong. It's simple. Black and white. There's no such thing as a gray area.

But fuck this case. I don't even know what side I'm on anymore. I don't understand how this town can continue to function without breaking under the weight of all the lies they've spun and lived.

Every time I find a shard of truth, my gut twists, my heart beats faster, and I hate this place a little more. Every time I think I've heard the worst, another truth is dug up from the ashes of more burning lies.

Worst of all, I don't even know who to trust anymore. My head is all messed up.

I pride myself on being impossible to fool.
I'm an expert at knowing when someone is lying to me.
I never believed in being blinded by love...until Lana.

**BE WARNED: Some flashbacks can get intense to readers with a sensitive trigger. Skip the blocks in italics if that's the case.]]> 141 S.T. Abby Megan 3 4.52 2016
author: S.T. Abby
name: Megan
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> 33304878
Logan Bennett makes me want to have a future not tainted by the constant hunger for revenge. Doesn't mean I can stop. Doesn't mean I want to stop. It just means I want more...one day.

But how do you make a good man love the monster inside you without stripping his soul away as well? He is all the best parts of me right now, resurrecting bits of my heart I forgot could even exist.

He makes me feel something other than cold.

He also thinks I'm weak and fragile. Something I laugh about to myself, while secretly soaking in all his protectiveness and concern.

If anyone touches him, harms him, or even threatens him, then they should probably run. Because his girlfriend is a little bit crazy. They just don't know it yet.]]> 139 S.T. Abby Megan 4 4.40 2016
author: S.T. Abby
name: Megan
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> 33271162 Or at least I was...until her.

****
LOGAN

I've had tunnel vision for one main goal for so long, that I forgot there was a whole other world just outside. Until Lana.

She's everything I never expected, and I love the fact I can never guess her every move or reaction. It's part of the reason I keep falling. But I also know she shuts me out, hides things from me she feels she can't share.

One day, I hope she trusts me enough to share.

It isn't until my job puts her at risk that I realize just how fierce she is, but it doesn't stop me from doing all I can to protect her. I should walk away to protect her better, but I can't. Instead, I'm forced to find other ways to keep her safe.

I just hope it's enough.

Though she is fierce, she's still fragile...

Right?]]> 115 S.T. Abby Megan 4 4.37 2016
author: S.T. Abby
name: Megan
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> 33155479 Left too little.
I had nothing to lose...until him.
**
~Lana~
I didn't expect him.
I didn't want to fall in love.
But I can't let him go.
Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.
He's brilliant.
He's a hero.
He locks away the sick and depraved.
But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.
Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.
They should have made sure I stayed dead.
Now I'm taking from them.
One name at a time.
I've trained for too long.
I've been patient.
I can't stop now.
Revenge is best served cold...
They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.
Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.
He just knows people are dying.
He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.
No one suspects a dead girl.
And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.
They're looking for a monster.
Not a girl who loves red.
Not a girl in love.
I'm a faceless nightmare.
At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.
But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?
**Graphic
**Adult language
**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader
**Sexual content
**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.]]> 132 S.T. Abby Megan 3 4.36 2016
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]]> 61051089 In this sexy installment of the Miles High Club series from bestselling author T L Swan, a billionaire playboy goes incognito on a backpacking trip in Europe. But how long can he hide from love?

I'm wealthy, powerful, and able to get any woman I want.

So why do I feel so empty inside?

In search of a deeper me, I take a sabbatical from my privileged life. One year of backpacking around Europe: a new identity, no contacts, and no money. Not a bad plan, I think.

Until I get there.

A crowded hostel room, body odor, and beer bongs—there are no words for the fresh hell I’ve landed in.

But amid the chaos, I meet my new roommate, Hayden Whitmore. She sleeps in the bed opposite me, and I openly admit to staring at her more than I sleep. Beautiful, innocent, and smart. Not my usual type but perhaps the perfect woman.

There’s just one small problem with the divine Miss Hayden. She’s totally unaffected by my charm. Nothing is working, and now, I’ve been friend zoned.

What?

But the good thing about me is that ��’m an incredible problem solver, and I’ve come up with a diabolical plan. ��’m going to slide right in under her friend zone. Be the best damn friend she ever had, hold her hand, make her laugh, and spoon with her in bed.

But now there’s another problem.

Hayden is the one who is sliding under my skin, and maybe friendship isn’t enough.]]> 553 T.L. Swan 1542034604 Megan 3 4.23 2022
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]]> 55076069 Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?]]> 382 Emily Henry Megan 4
I lovvvvvvved the Poppy/Alex dynamic! Their banter was amazing.

Things I disliked about this book: too descriptive in some scenes, somewhat anticlimactic - the Croatia trip did not live up to the constant referencing�� I definitely thought they hooked up or one of them cheated or something��, the flashbacks were a bit redundant, I’d be more interested in what was happening present day

I thought they were cute and I related to the loneliness as well as the character clash. Alex, at the beginning reminded me of Sheldon on big bang theory and Poppy as Penny. Alex changed though, he became this sexy, witty, well rounded person whereas Poppy remained somewhat self absorbed and eclectic.

Overall, I liked the book but the build up to the Croatia incident is what kept me interested for the most part. ]]> 4.03 2021
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3.5 stars

I lovvvvvvved the Poppy/Alex dynamic! Their banter was amazing.

Things I disliked about this book: too descriptive in some scenes, somewhat anticlimactic - the Croatia trip did not live up to the constant referencing�� I definitely thought they hooked up or one of them cheated or something��, the flashbacks were a bit redundant, I’d be more interested in what was happening present day

I thought they were cute and I related to the loneliness as well as the character clash. Alex, at the beginning reminded me of Sheldon on big bang theory and Poppy as Penny. Alex changed though, he became this sexy, witty, well rounded person whereas Poppy remained somewhat self absorbed and eclectic.

Overall, I liked the book but the build up to the Croatia incident is what kept me interested for the most part.
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An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.]]> 336 Paula Hawkins 1594633665 Megan 0 3.97 2015
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]]> 33225794
Lara’s life looks perfect on the surface. Gorgeous doting husband Massimo, sweet little son Sandro and the perfect home. Lara knows something about Massimo. Something she can’t tell anyone else or everything Massimo has worked so hard for will be destroyed: his job, their reputation, their son. This secret is keeping Lara a prisoner in her marriage.

Maggie is married to Massimo’s brother Nico and lives with him and her troubled step-daughter. She knows all of Nico’s darkest secrets �� or so she thinks. Then one day she discovers a letter in the attic which reveals a shocking secret about Nico’s first wife Caitlin. Will Maggie set the record straight or keep silent to protect those she loves?

For a family held together by lies, the truth will come at a devastating price.

A heart-wrenching, emotionally gripping read for fans of Amanda Prowse, Liane Moriarty, and Diane Chamberlain.]]> 385 Kerry Fisher 178681126X Megan 2 3.91 2017
author: Kerry Fisher
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Honestly I liked this book a lot but I was anticipating a bigger twist. The characters were great but it was a tad predictable. I gave books I liked a lot more 3 stars so had to go with 2.
]]> 59420466 Playboy. Man whore.
Basically, I get around, and ��’m not afraid to admit it.

So when my best friend opens up Salacious Players�� Club and asks me to head the construction, how could I say no?
Now we’re on a cross-country road trip touring other kink clubs, and I couldn’t be happier.
Life is good.

Then Hunter suddenly asks me to sleep with his wife…while he watches.
I’ll do anything for my best friend, but this is the one request I should say no to.
Isabel is the woman of my dreams, but she’s his.
And the exact reason I should say no is the one reason I say yes.
Because it’s not only Isabel I want.

These are the two most important people in my life, and if we go down this path, how will I ever be able to walk away?
��’m not sure my best friend understands just how much ��’m willing to do for him—and why.]]> 358 Sara Cate Megan 3 4.18 2022
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]]> 60797616
And in my line of work, that’s a gift.

As one of the four owners of the Salacious Players�� Club, ��’m comfortable on the sidelines. This is what I was made to do, and I work better alone.

Until the day I stumble on a certain cam girl app and find myself watching the one person I should never have watched—my step-sister.

There are three big problems with this.

One, Mia and I can’t stand each other.

Two, she has no idea ��’m the man on the other end of the video.

And three…��’m hooked—on the app and on her.

Now, Mia has me wanting and doing things I said I’d never do again, like opening upand getting attached. ��’m falling for her, but she’s falling for the mystery man ��’m pretending to be.

If ��’m going to make this right, then I have to do more than just watch.

But how far will I go to keep her eyes on me?]]> 342 Sara Cate Megan 0 4.00 2022
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]]> 60416566 His flawless pet.
His good girl.

Broken down and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, I wanted someone to tell me I was good enough.

Then, I stumbled into a new job with a boss who brings me to my knees—literally. He has me do things a real secretary would never do.

Emerson Grant tells me ��’m more than just good enough.
��’m worthy of his praise.

There are a million reasons why I should stay away. The owner of the Salacious Players�� Club is not just my new boss, he’s twice my age.

And my ex-boyfriend’s father.

With him, I am treasured. I am adored. I am his.

��’m a good girl, but ��’m falling for the wrong man.

Emerson Grant knows what he wants��
And he wants me.

So how far will I go to hear his approval?]]> 341 Sara Cate Megan 0 4.04 2022
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]]> 52276459 In bestselling author T L Swan’s second hot installment to the Miles High Club series, he’s sexy, rich, and her mortal enemy. Hate never felt so good.

I first met Tristan Miles at a meeting where he was trying to take over my late husband’s company.

He was powerful, arrogant, and infuriatingly gorgeous, and I hated him with every cell in my body. In the shock of the century, he called me three days later and asked me on a date.

I would rather die than date a man like him—though I do have to admit it was good for the ego. Turning him down was the highlight of my year.

Six months later, he was the guest speaker at a conference I attended in France.

Still arrogant and infuriating—but this time, surprisingly charming and witty.

When he looked at me, I got butterflies.

But I can’t go there.

He’s just a player in a hot suit, and ��’m just a widow with three unruly sons.

I just need this conference to be over.

Because everybody knows that Tristan Miles always gets what he wants…and what he wants is me.]]> 477 T.L. Swan 1542017343 Megan 0 4.40 2020
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]]> 45156972 A memorable night of passion refuses to stay just a memory in this sizzling and scandalous romance from bestselling author T L Swan.

I was upgraded to first class on a flight from London to New York.

The food, champagne, and service were impeccable.

The blue-eyed man sitting next to me, even better.

He was suave and intelligent.

We talked and laughed, and something clicked.

Fate took over and the plane was grounded, and we had an unexpected stopover for the night.

With no plans, we made our own.

We danced and laughed our way around Boston and had a night of crazy passion that no woman would ever forget.

That was twelve months ago, and I haven’t heard from him—until today.

I started a new job and met the CEO. You can imagine my surprise to see those naughty blue eyes dance with delight when he saw me across the mahogany desk.

But ��’m not that carefree girl anymore. My life has changed, I have responsibilities.

I just got an email.

He wants to see me in his office for a private meeting at 8:00 a.m.

Naughty blue eyes have no place in the workplace.

What kind of private meeting does he have in mind?]]> 525 T.L. Swan 1542015863 Megan 0 4.02 2019
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]]> 61900371
* Relays the author's message in a simplified manner
* It is pocket friendly and equally time friendly yet priceless
* Sufficiently summaries some salient points that you were likely to miss out]]> 4 unknown author Megan 0 4.54
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]]> 58341222 A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.]]> 335 Colleen Hoover 1542025605 Megan 0 4.33 2022
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]]> 53109487
**This omnibus edition includes all three full-length novels from the USA Today Bestselling Here and Now series: Lost in Me, Fall to You, and All for This. This sexy amnesia love triangle is intended for mature readers.**

Even when the mind can't remember, the heart can't forget...

When an injury leaves Hanna Thompson without her last year of memories, she wakes to a perfect life—right down to an engagement ring from her unrequited love, Max Hallowell. But each day makes her question if she has the life she always wanted or if she's been living a lie. As she searches for answers, every path leads to rocker Nate Crane. And Nate wants her for himself.

“Sexy, twisty and utterly addictive...Clear your schedule. An amazing read!�� –NYT Bestselling Author Kendall Ryan]]> Lexi Ryan Megan 0 4.54 2014
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]]> 53004033 One night in Vegas. One shot at a second chance.

When I fell in love with Brinley Knox, she was the spoiled daughter of the wealthiest family in Orchid Valley. I was the troublemaker orphan, brought to town to find the straight and narrow.

She was the homecoming princess. I was the hired help.

She was the perfect daughter. I was the cautionary tale.

We were young enough to think we could beat the odds. Naïve enough to think the world would make room for true love. Neither of us was prepared for the bitter cold of reality.

I haven’t seen her for ten years. Until tonight.

Face-to-face with a woman who should be a stranger, I recognize the heart of the girl I never stopped loving.

She’s giving me one night. ��’m betting everything on making it more.

From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a sexy and emotional new story. Every Little Promise is a 28,000-word prequel to Every Little Piece of Me.]]> 102 Lexi Ryan 1940832152 Megan 0 4.19 2020
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]]> 55491187 New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Sweet Regret, a sexy standalone romance about a single dad and the reformed party girl who’s loved him all her life.

For as long as I can remember, Kace Matthews has been my brother’s best friend and my not-so-secret crush. But I knew nothing would ever happen between us. The successful single dad doesn’t fall for the hot mess party girl. Kace + Stella exists in the doodles in my high school notebooks and in my dreams. Never in real life.

Until he finds me on a hookup app and starts flirting shamelessly.

It turns out high school Stella was not prepared for Kace Matthews. Adult Stella isn’t much better, but I manage to break down the walls to show Kace the real me—not just the life-of-the-party exterior, but the vulnerable pieces I hide from the world. Combine that with the combustible chemistry we have in real life, and ��’m a goner.

Too bad it takes me so long to realize Kace doesn’t know ��’m the girl he’s been falling for online. Telling him the truth now that he knows my secrets could mean losing everything, and that’s one regret that could break me.]]> 318 Lexi Ryan 1940832187 Megan 0 4.11 2020
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]]> 56154434 New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Time I Fall, a sexy standalone romance about a woman learning to love herself and the guy who’s loved her all along.

He’s my brother’s best friend.

The hot guy with the heart of gold I’ve never let myself want.

Guys like Dean don’t go for girls like me.

Curvy. Thick. A big girl. Whatever label you put on me, I know who I am and what it means. And that’s fine. ��’m content to be Dean’s buddy and nothing more.

Or so I thought. When Dean finds out about my bedroom issues and decides to help me fix them, everything changes.

He swears there’s no such thing as “bad in bed�� and pleasure is all about chemistry. ��’m not convinced, but he intends to prove it. With his mouth. With his body. With his dirty texts and whispered promises.

I know from the first kiss that ��’m going to fall hard. That this can’t last, and the end might break me. But, for these days with Dean, all the hurt might be worth it.]]> 324 Lexi Ryan 1940832195 Megan 0 4.30 2021
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]]> 25790729
I thought one hot night with Max Hallowell was harmless. I never expected it would force me to face my past or bring back the man who swore he’d never let me go. Now Max wants to help me. Wants to save me. But if I let him, he’ll be destroyed.

A woman with a secret past. A man determined to protect her. A dangerous passion that could cost them both everything.]]> 336 Lexi Ryan 1940832756 Megan 0 4.16 2015
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]]> 31701797
The favor seemed simple: Keep my new stepsister out of trouble for one summer.
I’ve never met Grace Lee, but Mom tells me she’s a quiet and artsy college student with a troubled past. When I agreed to let her stay with me, I thought it was no big deal. I expected to share my apartment with a sullen girl who’d spend hours locked in her room.

I didn’t expect a walking fantasy determined to make me lose my cool.

I didn’t expect a woman with secrets so dark, so deep, I’d throw away everything if it would save her from the past.

Rushing in to do this favor is turning my life upside down—and not just because Grace needs her ass spanked. Keep her out of trouble? Grace is the trouble. And I want in.

RUSHING IN is a standalone novel in The Blackhawk Boys series. It contains heavy subject matter and is intended for mature readers.

Football. Secrets. Lies. Passion. These boys don’t play fair. Which Blackhawk Boy will steal your heart?

Book 1 - SPINNING OUT (Arrow's story)

Book 2 - RUSHING IN (Christopher's story)��
Book 3 - GOING UNDER (Sebastian's story - coming late 2016)
More Blackhawk Boys titles to be announced in 2017!]]> 376 Lexi Ryan 1940832020 Megan 0 4.15 2016
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]]> 29547264
��’m not sure if having Mia so close will be heaven or hell. She’s off-limits—and not just because she’s working for my dad. Her heart belongs to someone else. But since the accident that killed her brother and changed everything, she walks around like a zombie, shutting out her friends and ignoring her dreams. We’re both broken, numb, and stuck in limbo.

Until I break my own rules and touch her.
Until she saves me from my nightmares by climbing into my bed.
Until the only thing I want more than having Mia for myself is to protect her from the truth.

I can’t rewrite the past, but I refuse to leave her heart in the hands of fate. For this girl, I’d climb into the sky and rearrange the stars.

SPINNING OUT is a sexy, emotional novel of 100,000 words. It is first in the Blackhawk Boys, a series of standalone novels.]]> 464 Lexi Ryan 1940832012 Megan 0 3.92 2016
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]]> 56931071 Return to Jackson Harbor for the story of two people who never thought to hope for their own happily ever after.

Colton McKinley has turned his life around—no more booze, no more drugs, no more self-sabotage. With a new business to run and old promises to keep, the last thing he needs is wild, impulsive Veronica Maddox disrupting his world. But when his friends ask him to give her a job as a personal favor, Colton doesn’t feel like he can say no. Even if she pushes his buttons and makes him want to pull his hair out. Even if the only time they get along is when they cave to the inexplicable chemistry between them. He doesn’t want this complication in his life, but soon enough he realizes he just might need her.

Not Without Your Love is the seventh novel in The Boys of Jackson Harbor series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!]]> 344 Lexi Ryan 1940832209 Megan 0 4.35 2021
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]]> 20256115
�䲹��������
A sexy smile. Intense blue eyes. A goodness that makes him want to save me from these rumors when no one else would care. I didn't ask for a hero. William Bailey was never supposed to be anything more than a wish, a dream, an unrequited crush. Not for a girl like me--a girl whose fractured family has stolen her chance at a decent life.

�¾�������������
Since the death of my parents, I've always done what’s expected of me, what's "best" for me. Until Cally. The moment her haunted eyes meet mine, the fractured pieces of my heart feel whole again. I don’t just want to save her. I need her to save me.

Stolen chances. Unbroken wishes. Two lonely souls grasping for hope in the darkness.

**This novella takes place seven years before the events in WISH I MAY and shows William and Cally falling in love for the first time. It can be read before or after WISH I MAY or on its own.**]]> 91 Lexi Ryan 194083290X Megan 0 4.11 2014
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]]> 53251546 An unlikely meeting after a decade apart, a drunken Vegas wedding, a note goodbye, a broken second chance at love . . . and the wedding invitation that changes it all.

The first time I saw Brinley Knox, she was crying and heartbroken at her own sweet sixteen party. The daughter of the wealthiest family in Orchid Valley, she was off limits to someone like me—the teenage charity case, the hired help.

But that didn’t stop me from kissing her. Or from promising if she were ever mine, I’d never let her go.

The last time I saw Brinley Knox, I made good on that promise. Forget that it was the first time we’d seen each other in ten years, or that we were drunk in Vegas when we said I do. I meant every word, every touch, every promise.

The problem? When I came back to the hotel, she was gone—the ring I slipped on her finger and the note she left behind the only reminders she had been there. Well, those and the hole she left in my chest in place of my heart.

We haven’t spoken in the six months since, and ��’m not the kind of guy who’d file for a divorce he doesn’t want.

But when I get the invitation to her wedding to another man, it’s time to return to Orchid Valley and remind the bride-to-be that ��’m a man who keeps his promises.

Every Little Piece of Me is a sexy, standalone second-chance romance in Lexi Ryan’s all-new Orchid Valley series.]]> 398 Lexi Ryan 1940832144 Megan 0 3.96 2020
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]]> 23462127

Something Real is a continuation of the Reckless and Real series and intended to be read after Something Reckless. This book concludes Liz and Sam’s story.


After everything blew up on Christmas, Liz walked away from me, and I let her. She said she needed space and a chance to pursue her dreams. But we both knew she was running from the mess she made. Now the political campaign she used as an excuse to leave is bringing us back together and ��’m proving to her what she really needs—not just the hot nights, greedy hands, and undeniable physical chemistry. What she really needs is something real. What she really needs…is me.


The Reckless and Real Series


SOMETHING WILD (Liz and Sam’s story begins - novella)
SOMETHING RECKLESS (Liz and Sam’s story continues)
SOMETHING REAL (Liz and Sam’s story concludes)]]> 222 Lexi Ryan 1940832705 Megan 0 4.08 2015
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]]> 22434551
He wants to tie me up, but I don’t know his face.

He turns me on, but I couldn’t point him out in a crowd.

I’ve fallen for an anonymous stranger, and now the anonymity ends. I want more than typed secrets and texted promises. I want something reckless. Heat. Passion. The thrill of being entirely possessed.

Because I suspect this anonymous stranger isn’t a stranger at all.



Lizzy Thompson met riverrat69 online through a service promising to deliver meaningful relationships by forbidding its users to share names or photos until they’ve reached a certain benchmark. She was looking for love. He was researching an investment. They hit it off. Talked and flirted, hid behind screen names and cartoon avatars.

Now they’re breaking the rules and meeting in person. But Liz is prepared. She’s picked up hints and followed clues. She’s nearly convinced she’s discovered the identity of her dirty-talking online friend.

She wonders if her ex-lover Sam Bradshaw knows her identity too.
When she rolls the dice on one reckless night, her chance at something real could crumble.

Something Reckless is part one of the Reckless & Real series. Part two, Something Real is available now.]]> 248 Lexi Ryan 1940832802 Megan 0 4.02 2014
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]]> 44804883
***

I don’t regret much.

Not my decision to enter the NFL draft before finishing college.
Not fighting custody of my daughter—even if, biologically speaking, it turns out she’s not mine.
And certainly not seducing my buddy’s little sister ten years ago.

But when it comes to Shayleigh Jackson, my no-regrets attitude stops there. I screwed up royally where she’s concerned. Then I made another mistake when I let her shut me out of her life.

Now after more than a decade living in different time zones, ��’m coming home to Jackson Harbor. My first priority is getting my daughter away from the media circus in LA, but the moment I see Shay, I know I’ll stop at nothing to win her back.

So what if she won’t speak to me? So what if she’s changed? So what if she’s fallen for some douchebag professor? I’ve never gotten over her and I know she feels the same about me. I’ve let her go twice. I won’t make that mistake again.

If It's Only Love and all other books in this series can be read as standalones, but you'll enjoy reading them together.

The Boys of Jackson Harbor
1 - The Wrong Kind of Love (Ethan’s story)
2 - Straight Up Love (Jake’s story)
3 - Dirty, Reckless Love (Levi’s story)
4 - Wrapped in Love (Brayden’s story)
5 - Crazy for Your Love (Carter’s story)
6 - If It’s Only Love (Shay’s story)]]> 293 Lexi Ryan Megan 0 4.29 2019
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]]> 38601481 From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance about a woman who’d do anything to have a baby and the man who’d do anything to have her��

For my 30th birthday, ��’m giving myself the one thing I want most: a baby. Sure, this would be easier if I had a husband—or even a boyfriend—but I refuse to be thwarted by minor details.

When I drunkenly confess my plans to my friends, they convince me to ask Jake Jackson for help. Jake, the best friend who’s been there for me through thick and thin. Jake, who also happens to be smart, funny, ridiculously good looking, and the winner of all the genetic lotteries.

So when Jake takes me up on my request—with the stipulation that we get the job done the old-fashioned way—I’d be a fool to decline.

The only problem? I don’t know if I can separate sex from all the things I feel for this amazing man. If I can’t keep my heart under lock and key, I risk losing the relationship I need the most.

Jake has his own reasons for granting my baby wish. But when I discover his secrets, it could mean the end of us. I have to choose—run or stay and fight for love.

Fall for the Boys of Jackson Harbor in Lexi Ryan’s sexy new contemporary romance series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!]]> 282 Lexi Ryan 1940832071 Megan 0 4.11 2018
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]]> 32503086
That’s what they’re telling me about the day of my accident �� the day I put on Max’s ring and chose him over Nate. ��’m counting on the wisdom behind a decision I don’t remember making.

Max is amazing �� sexy, sweet, and kind. I was starting to believe happily-ever-after might be in my future after all. Then the unthinkable happened and my world imploded. If ��’m going to make this work with Max, I need my missing memories, or at least answers from about those five days before my accident.

But what does my future hold if those answers aren’t anything like I imagined?]]> Lexi Ryan Megan 0 3.96 2014
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]]> 32503084
When I woke up after the accident, I couldn’t remember anything from the last year—including my relationship with Max Hallowell or anything about Nate Crane. Now my memories are returning, but instead of answering my questions, they’re leaving me with more.

The man who broke my heart and wants to be my future��

Max is all I ever wanted, and now he wants to marry me. He’ll do everything he can to fill my life with love, family, and security. I need those things now more than ever. But can I trust him?

The man who stole my heart and wants to let me go��

Nate never made me promises, and I never asked him to. I’d been on the rebound, looking for a distraction, and he made me feel beautiful and wanted when I needed to feel those things most. He says he has to let me go, but what if I can’t let go of him?

With every revelation and every passing day, I feel more like Alice down the rabbit hole. ��’m falling. Who will catch me?

Fall to You is the second book in the Here and Now series. It is not a stand-alone and is intended to be read following Lost in Me. Hanna’s story concludes in book three, All for This.]]> Lexi Ryan Megan 0 3.99 2014
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]]> 32503079
But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of mine—planning a wedding to a man I don't remember dating, attempting to run a business I don't remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a facade propped up by secrets I don't even know I have?

I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And Nate wants me for himself.]]> 216 Lexi Ryan 1940832926 Megan 0 4.00 2014
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]]> 37460740
Six weeks ago, paramedics found me unconscious in my apartment. Beaten. Bruised. Hardly breathing. When I woke up, I couldn’t remember the last three years or anything about my life in Jackson Harbor. They tell me my fiancé, Colton McKinley, is on the run for what he did to me. They tell me ��’m safer if I stay away.

I don’t care if my memories ever come back. I want nothing to do with those missing years . . . until a sexy stranger with angry eyes shows up on my doorstep and demands I stop ignoring him.

Levi Jackson is my fiancé’s best friend, but seeing him sparks something inside me. As the truth unravels in my mind, I know they’re wrong about Colton. My own secrets are far more dangerous than the man I was engaged to.

I return to Jackson Harbor to search for answers and find myself running from a faceless boogeyman and seeking refuge in Levi’s arms. And in his bed.

I can’t deny my feelings for Levi. But as the pile of lies between us grows, I realize that sometimes the truth can’t set us free. Sometimes, it’s the very thing that can destroy us.]]> Lexi Ryan Megan 4
I have read a loooooot of Lexi’s work, and I have to say the overlap to Maggie & Asher from the new hope series was magnificent.

The thrilling aspect of the entire book was excellent and I really am happy Levi & Ellie worked things out. ]]> 4.03 2018
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I love the Jackson harbour series! I accidentally didn’t read them in order so some things I already knew were going to happen which did not impact the story too much for me. I love that there were twists and turns as well as criminal elements!

I have read a loooooot of Lexi’s work, and I have to say the overlap to Maggie & Asher from the new hope series was magnificent.

The thrilling aspect of the entire book was excellent and I really am happy Levi & Ellie worked things out.
]]> 18365945 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Unbreak Me. Due to sexual content and heavy subject matter, this book is intended for mature readers.
~ ~ ~
Nothing about her says cute. Everything about her says sex. And mine.

I never thought I'd see her again. Didn't think I wanted to. But the moment Cally Fisher returns to New Hope, I know I could forgive her the most unthinkable secret, if only she would tell me.

This time, I'm fighting for her.

After seven years. After breaking his heart and dismissing my own, I'm still very much his.

I never intended to return home, but to help my sisters, I'll confront my past...and William Bailey, the man whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I've done, and the future I've lost. This would all be easier if William hated me. But he wants to be in my life, my secrets be damned.

If he learns the truth, it will destroy him.]]> 246 Lexi Ryan 1940832993 Megan 4 4.16 2013
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]]> 17841451 New Adult contemporary romance. Due to sexual content and heavy subject matter, this book is intended for mature readers.

“If you’re broken, I’ll fix you…��

��’m only twenty-one and already damaged goods. A slut. A failure. A disappointment to my picture-perfect family as long as I can remember. I called off my wedding to William Bailey, the only man who thought I was worth fixing. A year later, he’s marrying my sister. Unless I ask him not to��

“If you shatter, I’ll find you…��

But now there’s Asher Logan, a broken man who sees the fractures in my façade and doesn’t want to fix me at all. Asher wants me to stop hiding, to stop pretending. Asher wants to break down my walls. But that means letting him see my ugly secrets and forgiving him for his.

With my past weighing down on me, do I want the man who holds me together or the man who gives me permission to break?

~~~
Explore Love Unbound, the series of books set in New Hope and about the characters readers have come to love. Each series can be read on its own or you can read them all.

Love Unbound: Splintered Hearts
Unbreak Me (Maggie’s story)
Stolen Wishes: A Wish I May Prequel Novella (Will and Cally’s prequel)
Wish I May (Will and Cally’s novel)
Or read them together in the omnibus edition, Splintered Hearts: The New Hope Trilogy

Love Unbound: Here and Now
Lost in Me (Hanna’s story begins)
Fall to You (Hanna’s story continues)
All for This (Hanna’s story concludes)
Or read them together in the omnibus edition, Here and Now: The Complete Series

Love Unbound: Reckless and Real
Something Wild (Liz and Sam’s story begins)
Something Reckless (Liz and Sam’s story continues)
Something Real (Liz and Sam’s story concludes)
Or read them together in the omnibus edition, Reckless and Real: The Complete Series

Love Unbound: Mended Hearts
Playing with Fire (Nix’s story, coming summer 2015)]]> 234 Lexi Ryan 0985872578 Megan 4 4.03 2013
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]]> 60060431 Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon.
Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.

Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.

Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.

There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.

At least, that’s the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.]]> 572 Lucy Score 1945631848 Megan 3 4.15 2022
author: Lucy Score
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average rating: 4.15
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rating: 3
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]]> 57200226
My favorite hobby is infuriating Elliot Miles. Just the sight of my boss’s handsome face triggers my sarcasm. God knows how he earns his Casanova reputation—if a million women want him with his personality, what the heck am I doing wrong?

Disgusted with my love life, I join a dating app under a fake name. I start chatting to a man named Edgar. He’s not my type and lives on the other side of the world, but we hit off a friendship, laugh and confide in each other.

But lately things are getting weird at work. Elliot’s being…attentive. His eyes linger a little longer than they should, and there’s a heat behind them that I haven’t felt before. And then, in the shock of all shocks, he tells me that my vulnerability is appealing. But when was I vulnerable?

Horror dawns…Has my boss been reading my emails to Edgar?

Damn it, why did I use my work email?

Oh no, does he know what I really think of him? I’d rather die than ever admit it.

Or, even worse: is it possible that the man I loathe in real life is the man ��’m falling for online?]]> 507 T.L. Swan 154202806X Megan 3 4.32 2021
author: T.L. Swan
name: Megan
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> 61028316
In one second, my life disappeared.

My past. My memories. My future.

The only certainty I have from the last three years is that my older brother is dead, and I am the only eyewitness.

In order to protect the case, the lawyers demand that no one give me any information about my life . . . I must remember on my own. My only help comes from my brother’s best friend and world-renowned investigative reporter, Spencer Cross.

He has no idea how many nights I’ve spent dreaming of his name—and his body—next to mine.

Now we’re a team and our goal is to recover my memories and retrace my past. But each day we spend together, he’s looking at me as more than his friend’s little sister and I find it harder to want my old life back. Instead ��’m wishing for a new one–with him. His kiss feels like home. His arms make me feel safe, and I never want this to end.

As my memories return, forcing me to face my future, everything falls apart... especially when I find an engagement ring hidden in my apartment. I have no idea who gave it to me, or what it means about my past.

I may have asked Spencer to help me remember, but now I wish I could forget.]]> 334 Corinne Michaels Megan 3
I would love to see what pans out for the other people in this universe. Especially Addy & Elodie!!

The mystery was intriguing but introducing random characters for no reason was kind excessive. But I like this book and will check out the second book in this series!
]]> 3.94 2022
author: Corinne Michaels
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This was my first ever Corrine Michaels book. I really enjoyed it! I found some of it a bit redundant certain things were obvious but then focused on for a few chapters.

I would love to see what pans out for the other people in this universe. Especially Addy & Elodie!!

The mystery was intriguing but introducing random characters for no reason was kind excessive. But I like this book and will check out the second book in this series!

]]> 61233799 Our night together was full of laughter and the kind of toe-curling kisses that tempted me to believe in fate for the first time in years.
Until I flew out to LA to surprise Alec and ran into the unnamed half-brother he'd admitted to despising. But I know Oliver Rhett as soon as I see him.
Oliver's the reason I stopped believing in destiny. He was my first love and my first heartbreak. And now he's the reason I can't be with Alec.
It's not fair to give one man the scraps of my heart when Oliver would always be right there to remind me he still holds the rest.
But when Alec needs a favor, I can't turn my back on him. Even if it means falling a little more for his gentle charm every day. Even if it means facing Oliver and remembering exactly how brazenly he stole my heart.
My plan is to walk away. I can't make this family feud worse. But I didn't realize just how hard a broken heart can fall.]]> 379 Lexi Ryan 1940832322 Megan 4
There we definitely times where I’d want to focus on the present storyline and then a flashback would take over! Overall, I enjoyed that the flashbacks were split up it gave us as readers more intrigue to the history of the couple!

I read it under 24 hours because I couldn’t put it down! Hope to see more in this series. ]]> 4.47
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I love Lexi’s books! Her characters are so relatable. It was honestly a toss up for most the book who would be the best choice for Savvy. I was low key hoping for a different scenario, but I do like the way it ended.

There we definitely times where I’d want to focus on the present storyline and then a flashback would take over! Overall, I enjoyed that the flashbacks were split up it gave us as readers more intrigue to the history of the couple!

I read it under 24 hours because I couldn’t put it down! Hope to see more in this series.
]]> 27362503
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up �� she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating�� rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan �� her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.]]> 386 Colleen Hoover 1668021048 Megan 4 4.11 2016
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Megan
average rating: 4.11
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]]> 37168513 Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning...they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love...every memory has vanished. "I don't care what our real first kiss was," he says. "That's the one I want to remember."
Charlize and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be...the more they question why they were ever together to begin with.
"I want to remember what it feels like to love someone like that. And not just anyone. I want to know what it feels like to love Charlie."]]> 586 Colleen Hoover Megan 0 3.82 2016
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]]> 25454883 New York Times bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher are back with the much-anticipated final installment in the Never Never novella series.

Together, Silas Nash and Charlize Wynwood must look deeper into the past to find out who they were and who they want to be. With time ticking down, the couple are in a race to find the answers they need before they lose everything.

Can they regain what they once had? And will it restore who they once were?]]> 130 Colleen Hoover Megan 3
This book kept me reading��. In fact I read the trilogy all in a 12 hour span.

Part three felt a bit sloppy�� it makes me wonder if the conclusion was always known because it feels like an afterthought.

Biggest holes:
Bloody hand print never explained
Why were they calling Charlie Sammy?
The entire captive situation, I digress, we are supposed to swallow the ‘their just crazy�� reasons but�� no! They gave her meds and needles��. They just had these supplies lying around?!?
How did Cora’s mother/tarot reader know he had lost his memory!

��’m hoping the conclusion grows on me�� but essentially feel like the ending wasn’t worth the investment and intrigue!

I got ‘eternal sunshine of the spotless mind�� vibes and thought maybe the explanation would be something like that.

I was also low key hoping that Brian’s dad was in kahoots with Silas and Charlie’s dads�� and he had framed Charlie’s dad and that Silas and charlie caught wind of it which is why they both started seeing Avril and Brian to infiltrate their lives and fix everything lol

Too many details for the end result.

Love the romantic nature of Silas, and their whole dynamic was very cute. Well written. Just wished for a bigger payoff. ]]> 3.48 2016
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Uggggghhhhh

This book kept me reading��. In fact I read the trilogy all in a 12 hour span.

Part three felt a bit sloppy�� it makes me wonder if the conclusion was always known because it feels like an afterthought.

Biggest holes:
Bloody hand print never explained
Why were they calling Charlie Sammy?
The entire captive situation, I digress, we are supposed to swallow the ‘their just crazy�� reasons but�� no! They gave her meds and needles��. They just had these supplies lying around?!?
How did Cora’s mother/tarot reader know he had lost his memory!

��’m hoping the conclusion grows on me�� but essentially feel like the ending wasn’t worth the investment and intrigue!

I got ‘eternal sunshine of the spotless mind�� vibes and thought maybe the explanation would be something like that.

I was also low key hoping that Brian’s dad was in kahoots with Silas and Charlie’s dads�� and he had framed Charlie’s dad and that Silas and charlie caught wind of it which is why they both started seeing Avril and Brian to infiltrate their lives and fix everything lol

Too many details for the end result.

Love the romantic nature of Silas, and their whole dynamic was very cute. Well written. Just wished for a bigger payoff.
]]> 24422492 “Never forget that I was your first real kiss. Never forget that you’ll be my last.
And never stop loving me between all of them.
Never stop, Charlie.
Never forget.��
Silas races against time as more truths unravel, while others twist tighter together. And now, the stakes are higher as Silas�� control slips and others begin to point fingers. Charlie is in trouble and he must be the one to bridge the chasm between their past and their present. Because somewhere between I love yous and Never Nevers and Never Agains, a truth they can't imagine, beckons to be found.

“Where are you, Charlie?��]]> 158 Colleen Hoover 1311051155 Megan 0 3.93 2015
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]]> 24378015
Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be, the more they question why they were ever together to begin with.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Hopeless joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of Mud Vein. Together, they have created a gripping, romantic tale unlike any other.]]> 158 Colleen Hoover Megan 0 3.78 2015
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]]> 41736585 A one-night stand with the boss was never in her plans. Neither was falling in love . . .

The rumors are true. I am a hot mess with an awful track record at love. Single mom. Down on her luck. Yeah, ��’m bad news.

So if the hardest part of moving back home to Jackson Harbor was going to be people talking? I’d be fine. I’ve kept my chin up through worse than their decade-old gossip.

I was wrong. The hardest part is resisting my boss. Brayden Jackson is the very picture of tall-dark-and-handsome. And thanks to an ill-advised one-night stand we had seven months ago, I know exactly what ��’m missing when I turn him down. Every. Single. Delicious. Inch.

But I have my son to care for and my job to keep, so I’ll keep on saying no.

Until my string of bad luck continues, and suddenly my precious four-year old and I find ourselves with nowhere to live. At Christmas, no less. It’s for my son that I accept Brayden’s offer to stay at his place. One by one, my defenses are falling, as fast as I am. If Brayden was smart, he’d run, because it’s only a matter of time before he realizes he deserves better than what a girl like me can offer.

Unless, for once, my bad luck is leading me exactly where I need to be.]]> 311 Lexi Ryan 1940832098 Megan 0 4.26 2018
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name: Megan
average rating: 4.26
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]]> 44153619 A family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong?

The only thing worse than being single at my sister’s wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any ex—the guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape.

Now I need a date, and fast. Enter Carter Jackson—the firefighter who’s dealing with an unwanted five minutes of fame ever since a shirtless photo of him saving a puppy went viral. He’s warding off propositions left and right, and he needs a fake relationship as much as I do.

Sweet and sexy, Carter is completely off-limits. See, I have a rule. A no heartache rule. Not only is Carter my friend and a known heartbreaker, but his job as a firefighter puts him in danger daily, and that’s something I just can’t handle.

The commitment between us might be pretend, but the passion all too real. As crazy as it makes me, I have to keep Carter at an arm’s length. Even that might not be enough to spare my heart.

Crazy for Your Love is book five in The Boys of Jackson Harbor series. All books in this series can be read as standalones.]]> 323 Lexi Ryan 1940832101 Megan 0 4.47 2019
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]]> 56244283
That is until I got talked into going to our ten year reunion. I had fantasies of seeing what had karma done to my high school enemies. I couldn't wait to see bald spots, beer guts, and delicious failure. But I didn’t get that. Instead, I got their attention - all of their attentions - in a way I didn’t expect. Now ��’m caught in and unfamiliar relationship with all three of them and am unsure exactly where it will go.]]> 343 Alyssa Clark Megan 0 4.13 2020
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]]> 22729446
UNBREAK ME
Twenty-one year old college dropout Maggie Thompson returns home to be a bridesmaid in her ex-fiancé’s wedding to her sister. Maggie hopes to salvage her long-tarnished reputation and strained relationship with her family, but finds herself caught in a web of secrets and deception between the man who once promised to fix her and the sexy ex-rocker who gives her permission to break.

STOLEN WISHES
Stolen chances. Unbroken wishes. Two lonely souls grasping for hope in the darkness. William Bailey and Cally Fisher are brought together by vicious rumors and are given a chance at love. This novella takes place seven years before the events in WISH I MAY and shows William and Cally falling in love for the first time. It can be read before or after WISH I MAY or on its own.

WISH I MAY
After seven years, Cally Fisher returns to New Hope and faces her high school sweetheart for the first time since she stood him up for prom. William Bailey is willing to forgive her for breaking his heart, but Cally has secrets even Will can't forgive.]]> 555 Lexi Ryan 1940832810 Megan 0 4.49 2014
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]]> 57517623 290 Alyssa Clark Megan 0 4.28
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]]> 38110821 From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance novel about a runaway bride, a single dad who’s sworn off love, and the kind of family secrets that can threaten to break even the deepest bonds.

You never forget your wedding day. Or the moment your twin sister pukes on your bouquet and confesses she’s pregnant... with your fiancé’s baby.

I wanted to get away, to hide until my heart mended. I found myself in a strange town with a mysterious stranger whose talented mouth and hands almost made me forget it was supposed to be my wedding night.

Afraid to go home to face my broken life, I pretend to be my twin so I can take her job in Jackson Harbor caring for a six-year-old girl. Imagine my surprise when I find out my new boss is my mysterious stranger �� Dr. Ethan Jackson.

I never meant for Ethan to discover my secrets. I never meant for them to matter. But the longer I work with him and his sweet daughter, the harder I fall, and the clearer it becomes that ��’m not the only one carrying a secret that could tear us apart.

Get ready to fall for the boys of Jackson Harbor in Lexi Ryan’s sexy new contemporary romance series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!]]> 363 Lexi Ryan 1940832063 Megan 5 4.38 2018
author: Lexi Ryan
name: Megan
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Out in the secluded woods, at the couple’s lake house, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers. But one morning everything changes. Kelly is found brutally stabbed to death and now, Sarah must take on her hardest case yet, defending her own husband, a man accused of murdering his mistress.

The Perfect Marriage is a juicy, twisty, and utterly addictive thriller that will keep you turning pages. You won’t see the ending coming . . . guaranteed!]]> 344 Jeneva Rose 1504071573 Megan 0 4.12 2020
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average rating: 4.12
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After spending my entire acting career being cast as the airhead, I finally have the serious role I've been dying for, and I screw it all up during a four martini dinner with my ex. Now, thanks to the morality clause in my contract, I might lose the role of a lifetime. My only hope is to convince the media (and my eccentrically conservative director) that I've entered a committed relationship. But when I use my brother's costume party to launch Operation Fake Fiancé, I end up in front of the camera with the wrong guy, leaving my reputation—and the fate of my career—at his mercy. Any other guy I could sweet talk into playing the supporting role I need, but not Officer Cade Watts. Not the man who hates everything about me. Not the man who would most revel in seeing me fail.

He's everything she needs.

I don't care how good it felt to have her in my arms. I don't care that I can't close my eyes without remembering the way she tastes or the sound of her moan. I want nothing to do with Janelle Crane. Her scheme to fake an engagement to save her own career is exactly the kind of manipulative Hollywood crap I left LA to escape. But when her fan mail turns threatening and the tragedies befalling her former co-stars seem to be anything but coincidence, everything changes. Now I don't just want to play the part of Janelle's fake fiancé, I demand it. I won't let my jaded heart cost me another case. I may not trust Janelle but I do care, and the only way I know she's safe is if I'm holding her close.]]> 200 Lexi Ryan 1940832772 Megan 0 4.39 2016
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