Only Theo : A Single Dad Romance (Broken Point Book 3) by A. K. Steel (201 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Theo Walker is exactly my type. And that's a really big problem. I don't have room in my life for a man. But from the moment he flashed that charming smile, I knew the sexy single dad detective could fulfill every one of my dark fantasies. Persistent and upfront about his intentions, Theo wastes no time making it clear he wants to have some fun, and I'm the only girl who will do. Despite my apprehensions, he persuades me to give in to temptation and live a little with him. The chemistry between us is scorching, and I find myself falling hard and fast, even though I know I shouldn't. Because what Theo doesn't know is that I'm running from my past, and I'm terrified it's about to catch up with me.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Quigley Tree: A Novel by Linda A Lavid (Plum Barn Press) (31 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Quigley Tree drops out of college. At age 23, she's been a complete failure. If she doesn't do something soon, her life will careen into a deep, dark, irrevocable void. Tick Tock. That soon is now. From the publisher: Five-Star Review from Readers' Favorite by Lorraine Cobcroft: Quigley Tree, the protagonist of Linda A. Lavid's novel of the same name, is a young woman with an odd name. A college dropout from a dysfunctional home, and recently escaped from a relationship with a narcissist, Quigley needs to find a new place to live, quickly. A unique idea sets her on a path to find accommodation in a motel in exchange for providing marketing help, but she eventually must admit she has no idea what she is doing. She is a complete mess and has no faith in her ability to do anything useful with her life. Yet a kindly couple takes her on, and, with their help, and the help of an elderly lady she befriends, she begins to reshape her life and overcome her self-destructive attitude. Quirky ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Secondhand Smoke: A Wickedly Dark Comedy by Patty Friedmann (booksBnimble) (538 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

"A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES Meets THE CORRECTIONS in Friedmann's warm and wacky tale of family dysfunction and redemption" -- Library Journal "The outrageous developments and swift pace make this novel hard to resist." -Publishers Weekly JERUSHA'S POISON... ... to just about everyone--particularly her adult children. Fortunately, poison is the very superfood of the satirist. Patty Friedmann, the reigning queen of black comedy, hits one out of the park with her family straight out of Tolstoy--unhappy in its own way, a uniquely twisted Southern way. Meet the Baileys. Born and bred in a working class New Orleans neighborhood, Zib and Wilson think the thick cloud of cigarette smoke enveloping their mother is what probably killed their father. Certainly the toxicity of Jerusha's dark, cynical attitudes has driven her children far from the nest. Wilson has escaped to Chicago, married a woman who hates him, converted to Judaism, and become a decorated professor of Organic ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

A Good Boy (The Dying Church Series Book 1) by Anthony Andre (146 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Three years after losing the love of his life, Wesley starts a new career as a minister; but when a teenager commits suicide, dividing the church, Wesley must look deep within for the strength to save his church - and himself.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Pretty Beach Thing: A small town gorgeous escapism romance. by Polly Babbington (1,702 Review)    Price verified 4 minutes ago

Welcome to Pretty Beach - a complete set of heartwarming feel-good, small town stories with romance, community and friendship set in a to-die for British seaside town perched just off the English south coast. ? Come and make acquaintance with total bookworm Lotta Button and her fake dating escapades. You'll fall head over heels for her - she's going to be the new best friend you didn't know you needed. ? Arriving at what she has calculated as more or less the middle of her life, things for bookworm Lotta Button, her nose always stuck in a book, are not going at all the way she planned. With that thing they call life throwing all the hurdles it can her way as a new year rolls around, she hits rock bottom and wonders how she's ever going to crawl her way back up. When she finds herself at yet another family wedding in the lobby of a country house, she bumps into a man, and little does she know, he is going to become quite the feature in her world. He needs a partner for a business ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Becky's Blessing: A Christian Romance (City of Edison Book 4) by Diane Lil Adams (29 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

If you are sensitive about the subject of incest, you might not enjoy this book. Matt Jacobs left St. Louis in disgrace when he was seventeen, after pulling one too many pranks at his uncle's church. Becky Alexander was fourteen and had a serious crush on Matt. Ten years later, she remembers that he could be such a nice guy... or such a bully. Deborah Boofer had a crush on him too and now that he's back, serving as interim pastor, she's determined to have him. An old church in danger of being razed, jobs in jeopardy, cats and dogs and horses needing a home... Sometimes God has a better plan!

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Divine Tales of Doomed Outcasts by D J McNulty (2 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A beautifully crafted epic filled with graphic action, dark humor, and brutal savagery. This grim fantasy tale reads fast and leaves you turning pages even faster! Salyanth is a violent land where elemental deities bestow boons to their worshippers. When a vile evil silences them, chaos ensues across multiple planes. One man pursued for a crime he did not commit finds himself thrust into the role of stopping it all. Begrudgingly accepting his calling, he will soon find that his life - his very reality - is on the brink of destruction. All that he thought possible is about to change. When he learns the source of the evil to be from a different reality, can he put an end to it? His former associates would like him dead and pursue him relentlessly all the while. Will he find the means to prevent his world from becoming an icy tomb not only for himself, but everyone in it?

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Dark Crown: The Souls' Abyss - Book One by SC Gowland (12 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Reviews "Well written, engaging characters and I was definitely left wanting to read the next book." "The Souls' Abyss follows a conflicted father across a vast and dangerous world as he attempts to unravel a dark mystery and rebuild his broken family. You progressive-ly learn more on each front as the story develops, with an ending that will leave you clambering to find out what happens next." Semi-Finalist award winner of SPFBO6 (Self Published Fantasy Blog Off) and the international selling start of an epic new fantasy series. A classic fantasy story perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones. The Dark Crown is about blood ties, the bonds of friendship, secrets and be-trayal, and magic. 'No more souls today,' he whispered. The fate of the world hangs in the balance, both in the land of Thura and Kaoldan's life. As a member of the magical Order of Walkers, Kaoldan is desperate to keep the peace as the world tries to tear itself apart. But his life is about ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Finish Line: Out of Time #1 by Michelle Sutton (Healing Hearts books) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Bree Le Fleur desires to remain pure for her future husband. When she moves to Arizona, she meets her new neighbor, Donato Garafalo Jr., race car driver and model. Despite his charisma and charm, she's not impressed. After Bree gets to know Donny, she decides he's not such a bad guy. She reluctantly agrees to pose as his fiancée to help Donny convince his father that he's a reformed man. While participating in the ruse, she is attracted to him in ways she never anticipated. At the same time, she can't help wondering why a man with a playboy reputation would be interested in a girl with no experience. Fed up with his son's reckless ways, Donny's father threatens to sell their family's business to a stranger unless Donny settles down and commits to one woman. Now Donny needs to find a good girl, and he's not sure where to look. Bree, his neighbor, appears to be the perfect girl for his ruse, and Donny always gets what Donny wants. But Bree is different from the other women he's dated. ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Explicit Instruction: Enemies to lovers: Held Captive by a Dirty Talking Alpha. by Scarlett Finn (Moriona Press) (535 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Enemies to lovers: Held captive by a dirty-talking alpha. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Lost, Flick walks into a nightmare. More terrifying than the evil that captured her, a looming silhouette offers a reprieve. The epitome of danger, Rushe is abrupt, crude, domineering... and her only hope for survival. Unlike anyone she's ever known, he tells her what he wants, in such hot and filthy ways that her only choice is to submit. Her life is not the only thing on the line. Her heart and body have given themselves to him, death may be her only liberation. Warning: Contains explicit language and imagery. Suitable only for ages 18 and over.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Beautiful Secret: A Secret Hollywood Romance (Dirty Hollywood Series Book 1) by Claire Raye (130 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Awarded the Readers Favorite 5 Star Read! A romance starring a famous but down-to-earth actress who falls in love with a quiet production assistant, only to have their affair threatened by a sleazy co-star. Hollywood is dirty and no one knows that better than Julia Harris. Sitting atop the ever-changing throne, she's currently Tinseltown's golden girl. And she's just signed on to play the biggest role of her life. Meeting celebrities is par for the course in Aiden Morrissey's job. As a production assistant he's met his fair share, but it's this latest encounter that steals his heart. And he's not ready for what's to come. But fame has a price tag and anonymity no longer exists. Outed by her co-star, Julia and Aiden's relationship is thrust into the spotlight long before they're ready, and what was once a secret is now Hollywood's biggest tabloid story. Beautiful Secret is the first book in the Dirty Hollywood contemporary romance series. While each book can be read as a standalone, ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Everything We Haven't Said: Rory & Grant (Bliss Cove Book 3) by Nina Lindsey (Snow Queen Publishing) (26 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Computer genius Rory Prescott is ready to move out of Bliss Cove for good. No real shock there since coming home to help her family a few years ago was supposed to be temporary. The one hiccup before Rory can start her new software job back in the city, however, is the fact that she doesn't have a place to stay her last few weeks in town. But what she does have is a Grant. As in her grumpy, tech-averse buddy Grant Taylor, owner of the local tavern and a spare cottage... Setting small town roots far from his wealthy family's reach was how Grant built himself a new life. But with his brother's wedding coming up, Grant anticipates a major mother ambush -- most likely entailing a frenzy of single socialites. Hence his deal to let Rory stay with him in exchange for a few weeks of pretend girlfriend duties. A fake relationship with real sparks in close quarters between two people who couldn't be more opposite. What's the worst that could happen? *This book was previously published under ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction