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The Kiss Quotient

Helen Hoang · 2018

From the author of The Bride Test comes a romance novel hailed as one of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018 and one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2018! “This is such a fun read and it's also quite original and sexy and sensitive.”—Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author “Hoang's writing bursts from the page.”—Buzzfeed A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position... Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but crave all of the other things he's making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...

Don't Kiss the Bride

Carian Cole · 2021

Carian Cole delivers a sweet but sexy slow burn, age gap, marriage of convenience romance with major swoony feels!<br/><br/>I guess you could say I was a damsel in distress, and he was my knight in shining armor. But more accurately, I was a girl with a lot of bad luck, and he was a guy with a lot of muscles and tattoos and a big heart.<br/><br/>Jude "Lucky" Lucketti wasn't just a sexy, brooding construction worker. He was my own personal hero, showing up in all the right places at the right times. Like when my car broke down and I needed a ride home, and when I face planted on the sidewalk right in front of him and he rushed me to the emergency room.<br/><br/>Those weren't exactly my best moments, but they were his.<br/><br/>When he approached me with a crazy idea to help me out with my many problems, I couldn't say no. He offered me a lifeline.<br/><br/>The arrangement was supposed to be temporary. A marriage on paper and a safe place to live-nothing else.<br/><br/>It should've been easy, but it wasn't. Because here I am, eighteen years-old, married to a man sixteen years older than me who I was never supposed to fall in love with. We had just one simple rule-no kissing the bride. But then, we broke that rule. Several times.<br/><br/>Now, I really don't want that divorce we agreed to.<br/><br/>Does he?

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2023

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?<br/>Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.<br/>Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways.<br/>This is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means--and what it costs--to face the truth.

Besar a un ángel

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

La bonita historia de amor entre Daisy una superficial mujer de la alta sociedad, con Alex, un apuesto y desalmado joven que la arrastrará a la aventura del circo itinerante.<br/><br/>La bonita y superficial Daisy Devreaux debe elegir entre ir a la cárcel o casarse con el misterioso hombre que su padre ha escogido para ella. Las bodas concertadas no se dan en el mundo moderno, ¿cómo ha llegado Daisy a esa insostenible situación?<br/><br/>Alex Markov, tan impresionantemente guapo como hosco, no tiene intención de jugar a ser el novio cariñoso de una cabeza hueca adicta al champán. Dispuesto a domarla a su manera, arrastra a Daisy desde su destacado lugar en la alta sociedad hasta un pequeño circo itinerante.<br/><br/>Pero este hombre sin alma ha tropezado con una mujer que es todo corazón. Antes de que pase mucho tiempo, la pasión los lanzará a las alturas sin red de seguridad.<br/><br/>¿Lo arriesgarán todo en busca de un amor que dure eternamente?<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>How did Daisy find herself in this fix? She can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Alex Markov, however, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled girl with champagne tastes. Humorless and deadly handsome, he drags Daisy away from her uptown life. This man with no soul has met a woman who's nothing but heart.

Redeeming 6

Chloe Walsh • 2024

<p>An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.</p><p>I'm saving you, six.</p><p>Joey Lynch's life is falling apart. Obsessed with proving himself to the only person he's ever truly trusted, Joey fights to stay away from a world that could destroy his life. The odds are against him, but can he keep his head above water?</p><p>Aoife is absolutely unwilling to give up the boy she loves, so she is determined to save him from self-destruction. She becomes trapped in a world she doesn't understand, but her heart is stronger than what's trying to drag her down. Aoife will never give up on Joey, no matter how much is stacked against them.</p><p>Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different.</p><p>Following the beloved pairing from Saving 6, Redeeming 6 will only increase your love for the Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking for:</p><ul><li>New adult/YA crossover Irish romance</li><li>Dual POVs</li><li>Friends-to-lovers</li><li>Angsty tearjerkers</li><li>Bingeworthy TikTok books</li></ul><p>Readers are saying:</p><p>"This book brought me back to life."</p><p>"JOEY AND AOIFE FOREVER."</p><p>"THIS SERIES OWNS A PART OF MY SOUL."</p><p>"I read this in under 24 hrs."</p><p>"Chloe Walsh writes the kind of romance novels where you can just tell the [characters] are SOULMATES, literally made for each other, two pieces of a puzzle! Joey and Aoife are everything and deserve the whole world!!!"</p>

Triple Duty Bodyguards

Lily Gold · 2022

<p>One celebrity diva in trouble. Three ex-military bodyguards determined to keep her safe.</p><p><br></p><p>As one of the world's most hated celebrities, I'm used to unwanted attention. But when I wake up one morning to find an obsessed stalker has broken into my house, I know I need security, fast. Enter "The Angels", my three ex-military bodyguards: </p><p><br></p><p>Glen, the Scottish sweetheart with the scarred face and gentle hands.</p><p>Kenta, the long-haired soldier with the tattooed skin and secretive smile.</p><p>And Matt, the blue-eyed, bad-tempered leader haunted by his military past.</p><p><br></p><p>Having three gorgeous men guarding me 24-7 sounds like a dream come true, but it turns out to be a nightmare. We don't get on. They think I'm a demanding diva. I think they're overdramatic. When a trip to America sends the guys' protective instincts into overdrive, the sizzling tension between us finally breaks, and I learn my bodyguards' biggest secret: they want me.</p><p><br></p><p>All three of them.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, my stalker's behaviour is becoming more and more alarming. With the premiere for my next movie coming up, will The Angels be able to keep me safe? Or will my terrifying pursuer finally get his deadly way?</p><p><br></p><p>Triple-Duty Bodyguards is a spicy military romance full of suspense, steam... and three gorgeous heroes. </p>

God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods Series)

Rina Kent • 2022

NOTE: This is the special edition print of God of Wrath. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.<br/><br/>From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers college romance.<br/><br/>I’m trapped by the devil.<br/>What started as an innocent mistake turned into actual hell.<br/>In my defense, I didn’t mean to get involved with a mafia prince.<br/>But he barged through my defenses anyway.<br/>He stalked me from the shadows and stole me from the life I know.<br/>Jeremy Volkov might appear charming, but a true predator lurks inside.<br/>He’s out to possess, own, and keep me.<br/>But I have no plans to stick around in his blood-soaked world.<br/>Or so I think.<br/><br/>This book is a dark unconventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings before reading.

Twisted hate

Ana Huang · 2023

God of Ruin: Special Edition Print (Legacy of Gods Special Edition)

Rina Kent · 2023

This is the special edition print of God of Ruin. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.<br/><br/>From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE dark college romance.<br/><br/>I’m out for revenge.<br/>After careful planning, I gave the man who messed with my family a taste of his own medicine.<br/>I thought it’d end there.<br/>It didn’t.<br/>Landon King is a genius artist, a posh rich boy, and my worst nightmare.<br/>He’s decided that I’m the new addition to his chess game.<br/>Too bad for him, I’m no pawn.<br/>If he hits, I hit back, twice as hard and with the same hostility.<br/>He says he’ll ruin me.<br/>Little does he know that ruination goes both ways.<br/>This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.

Vicious Prince: Special Edition Print (Royal Elite Special Edition)

Rina Kent · 2022

NOTE: This is the special edition print of Vicious Prince. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.<br/><br/>He's prince charming. Just not hers.<br/><br/>I have a secret.<br/>I stole a heart, or rather a marriage contract.<br/>It wasn’t mine to own, to look at or to even consider.<br/>But it was there for the taking so I took it.<br/>Huge mistake.<br/>Ronan Astor is a nobility in this world.<br/>Arrogant player.<br/>Heartless bastard.<br/>Vicious prince.<br/>Now, he’s out to destroy me.<br/>What he doesn’t know is that I’m out to destroy him too.<br/>My name is Teal Van Doren, and I’m where princes go to die.<br/><br/>Vicious Prince is part of Royal Elite Series but could be read on its own. For a better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first.

Addicted to You

Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie · 2014

She’s Addicted To Sex. He’s Addicted To Booze…the Only Way Out Is Rock Bottom. 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 As They Sink Beneath The Weight Of Their Addictions, They Cling Harder To Their Destructive Relationship And Wonder If A Life Together, For Real, Is Better Than A Lie. Strangers And Family Begin To Infiltrate Their Guarded Lives, And With New Challenges, They Realize They May Not Just Be Addicted To Alcohol And Sex. Their Real Vice May Be Each Other.

Tryst Six Venom

Penelope Douglas · 2021

Away games, back seats, and the locker room after hours… Get ready!<br/>CLAY<br/>Marymount girls are good girls. We’re chaste, we’re untouched, and even if we weren’t, no one would know, because we keep our mouths shut.<br/>Not that I have anything to share anyway. I never let guys go too far. I’m behaved.<br/>Beautiful, smart, talented, popular, my skirt’s always pressed, and I never have a hair out of place. I own the hallways, walking tall on Monday and dropping to my knees like the good Catholic girl I am on Sunday.<br/>That’s me. Always in control.<br/>Or so they think. The truth is that it’s easy for me to resist them, because what I truly want, they can never be. Something soft and smooth. Someone dangerous and wild.<br/>Unfortunately, what I want I have to hide. In the locker room after hours. In the bathroom stall between classes. In the showers after practice. My head swimming. My hand up her skirt.<br/>For me, life is a web of secrets. No one can find out mine.<br/>OLIVIA<br/>I cross the tracks every day for one reason—to graduate from this school and get into the Ivy League. I’m not ashamed of where I come from, my family, or how everyone at Marymount thinks my skirts are too short and my lipstick is too red.<br/>Clay Collins and her friends have always turned up their noses at me. The witch with her beautiful skin, clean shoes, and rich parents who torments me daily and thinks I won’t fight back.<br/>At least not until I get her alone and find out she’s hiding so much more than just what’s underneath those pretty clothes.<br/>The princess thinks I’ll scratch her itch. She thinks she’s still pure as long as it’s not a guy touching her.<br/>I told her to stay on her side of town. I told her not to cross the tracks.<br/>But one night, she did. And when I’m done with her, she’ll never be pure again.<br/>*Tryst Six Venom is a standalone, F/F bully romance suitable for readers 18+.

Dear Love, I Hate You: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Easton High)

Eliah Greenwood · 2021

Don''t Kiss the Bride: An Age Gap, Marriage of Convenience Romance

Carian Cole · 2021

Carian Cole delivers a sweet but sexy slow burn, age gap, marriage of convenience romance with major swoony feels!<br/><br/>I guess you could say I was a damsel in distress, and he was my knight in shining armor. But more accurately, I was a girl with a lot of bad luck, and he was a guy with a lot of muscles and tattoos and a big heart.<br/><br/>Jude "Lucky" Lucketti wasn't just a sexy, brooding construction worker. He was my own personal hero, showing up in all the right places at the right times. Like when my car broke down and I needed a ride home, and when I face planted on the sidewalk right in front of him and he rushed me to the emergency room.<br/><br/>Those weren't exactly my best moments, but they were his.<br/><br/>When he approached me with a crazy idea to help me out with my many problems, I couldn't say no. He offered me a lifeline.<br/><br/>The arrangement was supposed to be temporary. A marriage on paper and a safe place to live—nothing else.<br/><br/>It should've been easy, but it wasn't. Because here I am, eighteen years-old, married to a man sixteen years older than me who I was never supposed to fall in love with. We had just one simple rule—no kissing the bride. But then, we broke that rule.<br/><br/>Now, I really don’t want that divorce we agreed to.<br/><br/>Does he?<br/><br/>Author’s Note: This is a standalone contemporary romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. Not for readers under 18 years of age.

Binding 13: A Rugby Sports Romance (Boys of Tommen #1)

Chloe Walsh · 2020

Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has.Plagued with a hidden injury and desperate to impress the scouts watching his every move, Johnny has been placed on a pedestal so high, he has no room to make mistakes. Striving to maintain balance, and on the crest of the International Summer Campaign, Johnny needs to keep his head in the game. He needs to stay focused, and cannot afford to let distractions get in the way of the bigger picture.But what happens when a lonely girl with sad eyes becomes the only picture?Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her.On her very first day at the prestigious private school, she comes into contact with the notorious Johnny Kavanagh.Thrown through a hoop over her feelings for him, and desperate to keep a low-profile, Shannon finds herself once again the target of bullies as she forms a fragile alliance with rugby's rising star. Falling into a complicated friendship and grappling with their undeniable chemistry, Johnny and Shannon must face obstacles that threaten their relationship. Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks collide. Friendship, first love, rising fame, horrifying secrets, and pain all fuel together in Binding 13, the explosive first installment of a brand-new series from Chloe Walsh. Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love, and teenage heartbreak.* This is the first of two books for Johnny and Shannon. * Boys of Tommen in order: Binding 13Keeping 13Saving 6

The Villain: A Billionaire Romance (Boston Belles)

L.J. Shen · 2020

From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestseller L.J. Shen comes an arranged marriage romance novel with teeth and claws.<br/><br/>"I’m unequivocally, irrevocably head over heels in love with Cillian Fitzpatrick. Filled with Shen’s trademark wit, soul searing angst and emotional poignancy, The Villain is a deeply satisfying story of patience, acceptance, perseverance and love. Hands down a top 2020 must read! - Helena Hunting, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author.<br/><br/>Cruel. Coldblooded. Hades in a Brioni suit.<br/>Cillian Fitzpatrick has been dubbed every wicked thing on planet earth.<br/>To the media, he is The Villain.<br/>To me, he is the man who (reluctantly) saved my life.<br/>Now I need him to do me another, small solid.<br/>Bail me out of the mess my husband got me into.<br/>What’s a hundred grand to one of the wealthiest men in America, anyway?<br/>Only Cillian doesn’t hand out free favors.<br/>The price for the money, it turns out, is my freedom.<br/>Now I’m the eldest Fitzpatrick brother’s little toy.<br/>To play, to mold, to break.<br/>Too bad Cillian forgot one, tiny detail.<br/>Persephone wasn’t only the goddess of spring; she was also the queen of death.<br/>He thinks I’ll buckle under the weight of his mind games.<br/>He is about to find out the most lethal poison is also the sweetest.

Si me quieres, no me dejes ir (Spanish Edition)

Amabile Giusti · 2017

En el amor, como en la ciencia, el magnetismo de los polos opuestos puede ser irresistible.<br/>Ella: A sus veintidós años y tras una infancia marcada por una trágica pérdida, Penny tiene un montón de sueños que no podrá realizar. Vive en un barrio miserable con su abuela, a la que cuida mientras subsiste gracias a sus dos trabajos. Solo un mechón de pelo teñido y su extravagante manicura dejan entrever su espíritu inconformista...<br/>Él: La vida no ha tratado bien a Marcus, y él un día decidió no tratar bien a la vida. Imponente, misterioso, de gesto amenazador y músculos esculturales, expresa su rabia mediante la mirada gélida de sus ojos grises y la vulgaridad de sus palabras.<br/>Un destino: Dos seres tan opuestos no pueden quererse, solo tratarse con hostilidad y desconfianza… ¿O acaso acabarán cediendo a la fuerza de los sentimientos y verán que cuando quieres a otra persona, no puedes dejarla ir?

Sweet Temptation

Cora Reilly · 2020

An Arranged Marriage Standalone Mafia Romance. The first time Cassio meets his fiancée, she calls him “sir.” After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children and someone who can warm his bed at night. But in a world as traditional as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure.Rules have to be followed, traditions heeded. That’s how he ends up with a woman—a girl—barely of age. She may not be what he and his children need, but she’s lovely and a sweet temptation he can’t resist. Giulia has always known she’ll marry the man her father chose for her, but she never expects to be given to someone so much older. Suddenly she’s supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn’t even held a baby before.Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn’t interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother has warned her that men of power, like Cassio, don’t tolerate insolence. Tired of being treated as a nanny, Giulia decides to fight for her version of a happy family.