Recommendations based on "The Lies I've Told"

She’s my brother’s best friend’s little sister. Tara has been a part of my life since we were five years old. My parents adore her. She even has her own room in my childhood home. Her face is inked on my forearm—not that anyone realizes it’s her. I’d never admit it, or the rose I have been sending her in secret since freshmen year of high school seven years ago. I can’t have Tara. She isn’t for me. She’s sweet, and everything good. The opposite of me. I’m the jerk. The college dropout turned tattoo artist. The one who has turned down every drunken pass she’s ever made over the years. I’m also the guy that beat the shit out of a friend for lying about her our senior year. But no one needs to know that. Especially not Tara. We’re roommates now, so when I come home one night and find her on the porch crying, I’ll do whatever she needs to make the tears stop. Only once wasn’t enough… I wanted more. The problem is, I don’t deserve her and never will. I know it. Everyone knows it. And like I knew would happen, I messed it all up. You can’t grovel and beg for someone’s forgiveness when they’re no longer here. She was gone, and I’d never forgive myself…

Sexy. Sweet. Unapologetically romantic.Hotshot CEO Landon Connor knows his way around the boardroom. His work has been front and center for him since losing his wife. But after sealing the biggest deal of his career, he decides to take a trip to his hometown. Nothing spells vacation like a little time in the LA sun with the boisterous family he's missed so much.But the tempting landscape designer working for his sister spells a whole lot more than fun. Maddie Jennings is everything Landon didn't think he wanted anymore. He can't get enough of Maddie's sweetness, or her sensual curves.Despite fanning herself every time Landon comes near her, Maddie tries to ignore their attraction. But Maddie hasn't met anyone quite like Landon. He's sexier than anyone has the right to be, and more intense too.When Landon romances her with late night walks and flowers, she can't help giving in to him. His touch is intoxicating, and his love is beautiful.But can Landon open up his heart for longer than a summer?

After all of the devastating betrayals by the one she loved, Twenty-two year old Avery Stevens has spent three years raising her daughter alone, with her family and best friend as a support system, never leaving her small hometown of Rivers Edge, Missouri. Though Rivers Edge holds the pain of her past, it also holds the one person she wants but can’t have – her brother’s best friend, Maddox Jackson. When she learns the attraction might not be one-sided, will Avery be able to trust Maddox with the one thing she’s held onto tightly for the past few years?Police officer Maddox Jackson is a ladies’ man with one foot out the door. Never planning to settle down, Maddox fights the attraction he feels for his best friend’s little sister, Avery. But can he continue to fight it when his body and his heart are leading him to the one woman he shouldn’t want?When secrets are finally exposed, can Avery and Maddox trust each other enough to overcome the past, handle the present, and preserve their future? Can Avery trust Maddox with her heart? Will Maddox be able to convince Avery to take the chance?**This book is intended for an audience of 18 or older due to graphic sex scenes and language.

HerCARTERMy best friend died tonight and her baby girl might be taken away from me, too, if I don't find Lily's father before she's ripped out of my life for good.Unfortunately, I know who he is. He's my best friend's ex, and I hate him in memory and on sight.There's just so little of my heart left, and I can't--won't--reserve any of it for that bastard, Lachlan Hayes.HimLOCKEI didn't grow into adulthood as a screw-up, but turns out I'm settling into it just fine. A pro-football prodigy, success was laid out in golden dollar signs--until an injury so cringe-worthy it went viral laid me out for good.Since then, I've discovered booze and sex, and I get both whenever I want.Until a girl shows up at my literal doorstep, telling me about a baby I never knew I had.I'm in deep sh*t, because in no life plan did I think I'd raise a daughter, and I sure as hell didn't think I'd fall in love with the woman that comes with her.TRUSTING YOU is an angsty, slow burn, steamy, enemies-to-lovers romance with no cliffhanger.

The third thrill-a-minute novel in the gritty contemporary Sons of Steel Row romance series from the author of Dare to Run and Dare to Stay.   As an undercover DEA agent in the most powerful gang in Boston, Scott Donahue accepts the risks of living a double life. But when Tate Donovan, leader of the Sons of Steel Row, assigns Scotty to take his place in a bachelor’s auction sponsored by his sister’s sorority, he’s exposed to a whole new level of danger. Even though Tate makes it very clear—Skylar is off limits—the second Scotty sees her, he’s a goner. But how does he tell Sky she’s falling for a man who doesn’t exist?   Sky can’t resist Scotty’s cool confidence or the raw, edgy power oozing from his perfect body. She’s always been the good girl, but he brings out the bad in her. And even though she knows so little about who he really is, Sky’s willing to take the biggest risk of all. But putting her heart on the line is no guarantee that Scotty won’t slip through her fingers...

She thought she left the cult behind. He thought he'd always protect her. They were oh so wrong.Twenty-year-old Lacey Simon jumped from a building on fire to escape the cult her stepdad was leading, so college should be oh so easy. Except Lacey can't seem to move on. Not only does she receive threatening letters, she's also failing her classes. Fun times. Only Hunter, the firefighter who saved her from the fire and who's been there for her ever since, reminds her that her stepdad no longer dictates her future. He tutors her in English, and he makes her laugh, blush and help her be more daring. But why does it feel like he's only doing this to redeem himself from mistakes of his past?Twenty-one-year-old Hunter Harrington used to think he was invincible, until a frat party turned tragic and he discovered a dead body in the pool. Ever since that day, he's been doing his best to keep his grades up and help others. Yep, he even joined the volunteer firefighters' college program. When he's accused of plagiarism, he's forced to spend more time with Lacey. Not that he minds. He'd love to get even closer. But he has secrets of his own that could destroy their relationship before it even starts. And can he really keep her safe?Can they trust themselves and each other enough to no longer be afraid to love and...to stay alive?

StellaI just wanted a simple night out for my birthday, but my friends had other plans. One of them being to find someone to finally swipe my v-card. I've all but given up when the drummer catches my eye-and I catch his. Something ignites in me, a need I've never felt for anyone else.After a heated moment in a supply closet, the fantasy shatters when I learn who he is-my best friend's (much) older brother. That should be the end of it, we shouldn't take it any further. But the pull I feel towards him is inevitable. When an unexpected snowstorm traps up together, we make a pact; just for the storm.When our expiration date comes, will it be clear skies? Or will we realize we've been caught in something deeper than either of us expected.JamesEvery night is the same, going through the motions here on stage. Same songs, same people, same life of trying to stay out of my father's clutches. Except for tonight, when a little ray of sunshine catches my eye in the crowd. She's young-far too young for me, but the way she's looking at me has me ready to throw caution to the wind.What I don't expect is for her to be my baby sister's best friend. I know I can't do this to my sister... again. I've been warned, I've been threatened. But I can't say no when a freak snowstorm leads Stella right to my front door. It might be freezing outside, but the heat between us is undeniable.We agreed. Just for the storm. But it doesn't look to be clearing up any time soon.

Ethan and Derek Taggart: they're the men of Gemini, and when it comes to sheet-scorching undercover work, nobody does it better. The only one they answer to is big brother Danny--that is, until the right women come along to grab the reins and crack the whip as hard as the Taggart men like it. . . Security is Derek Taggart's game, and he plays it straight--no margin for error, no time to fool around. . .except with one hot little number who changes everything. He takes her home when she needs a ride--one she'll never forget. The problem is Derek can't forget her, a total about-face for a guy who keeps his enemies closer than his lovers. Then he finds out the sexy dynamo is Alyssa Miles, notorious party girl and darling of the gossip rags. It's time to walk away and never look back, which would be a hell of a lot easier if his agency didn't desperately need the high-profile gig her family's offering: a minor detail that consists mainly of Derek watching Alyssa 24/7. Keeping an eagle eye on every inch of Alyssa's nubile body isn't exactly a hardship--the problem is keeping his hands off and his brain on when things go dangerously wrong. . .

With the scandalous intrigue of Desperate Housewives and the decadent spice of 365 Days, this first standalone in a sizzling new series from USA Today bestselling Booktok sensation Shain Rose welcomes you to Paradise Grove, a luxurious, ultra-private billionaire enclave—where the stakes are high, and the secrets are buried deep. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Rina Kent, Marni Mann, LJ Shen, and JT Geissinger.He’s the forbidden enigma I wanted to ignore . . . but instead I’ll be forced to share a home with him. Jameson Knight arrives at precisely the same time every day to pick up his young daughter from school, smiling as she runs into his open arms. It’s the only time I see him smile. I don’t ask questions because it’s not my place. I’m just his daughter’s favorite teacher, nothing more. . . . Until the first bullet flies by us at recess. Suddenly, I’m risking my life to protect her. And then Jameson drags me back to his estate, claiming it’s a matter of life-or-death. Now I’m in the most beautiful home I’ve ever seen, faced with an offer from a man who’s just as gorgeous: Be the temporary live-in nanny until he can ensure my safety and find a more permanent solution. It’ll be easy, he promises. Yet, the arrangement is anything but simple. Not when Jameson’s hungry stare is all consuming and his touch pulse racing. And definitely not when I find that nothing in this neighborhood is as it seems, including Jameson. He may be powerful, possessive, and protective. But he’s also dangerous, demanding, and calculating. As more of his secrets come out, I should run but . . .How do I escape the enigma of Jameson Knight if he’s already captured my heart?

All Bailey Prescott wants is to wrangle a certain cowboy on campus. She spends most weekends searching the party crowds for him. One night, at a lame frat house, she finds herself trapped in a bathroom and ends up the sole witness to a crime...or not a crime?   Bailey’s one small voyeuristic moment has gigantic implications. Now she’s forced to make a choice: forget what she saw and move on, or expose herself in order to save a man from spending years behind bars. Whatever her decision, her testimony is the key to everything. It may even open the door to her happily ever after. That is, if anyone actually believes her.   She just wanted to find her cowboy…how did she get mixed up in a mess like this?