Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance

When you’re looking to download free and discounted contemporary romance ebooks, this is the place to go. Satisfy your inner passion for bestselling romance in this category, and never pay more than what you should. We routinely feature the best authors of contemporary romance ebooks, and they always promote their ebooks to you--for free or for a discount.

 

Definition of "Contemporary Romance": While technically a subgenre of the Romance category, that category is much too large to not be broken down. Contemporary Romance, by definition, is set in the time in which it was written.  The ebooks in this category are largely focused on the relationship and romantic love shared by two people.  Typically, ebooks in this category reward characters that are good people, punish those that are bad, and end with an upbeat, positive conclusion.  But, that "formula" is always being altered by excellent authors--which is why we read their ebooks, right?

 

Some examples of the best Contemporary Romance ebooks past and present include Nicholas Sparks (The Longest Ride), Tracy Brogan (Crazy Little Thing), Jojo Moyes (Me Before You), Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook), Lisa Kleypas (Blue-Eyed Devil).

The Fairy Tale Bride (Once Upon a Wedding Book 1)

by Kelly McClymer


From USA Today Bestselling author Kelly McClymer comes a tale of two stubborn hearts locked in a duel between honor and happily-ever-after.

"...filled with original, fresh characters, the necessary bad guy, an overbearing mother-in-law and love thwarted and restored.” — Savannah
"The uncertainty of what will happen next, the lies, the deceit all make this a book you don't want to put down." — Eileen

Miranda Fenster, known throughout society as the Fairy Tale Miss because she insists that happily ever afters are possible even amongst the arranged marriages of the Victorian aristocracy, is on a mission. Her goal? To rescue her brother. Her adversary? Simon Watterly, Duke of Kerstone. A man who almost offered for her five years before.
Simon has a mission of his own.

Furious with his late father and disillusioned by the honorable facade of society, he believes that family honor requires the ultimate sacrifice from him. Unfortunately, Miranda is determined to change his mind. Will Simon get his wish or will Miranda make him see he deserves a happily ever after?

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Chase My Heart: Sweet Hart Inn (A Harbor Falls Romance Book 11)

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Suzie Hart is back in Harbor Falls after her television debut in New York. She and her cousin, Sydney, have a number of catering gigs lined up. She'd love to fix Sydney up with a date but when this new guy starts hanging around the bakery, her radar goes up. This guy is definitely not on Suzie's matchmaking list. Sydney, however, has other ideas.

High tea or sweet tea? As long as there are scones, it doesn't matter. In fact, Suzie's cousin Sydney Hart, owner of Sydney's Sugar High Bakery, makes the best damn scones east of the Mississippi and south of the Mason Dixon, and there was an article written in Southern's Best magazine to prove it. All is well and life is good, until a mysterious stranger comes to town, stalking Sydney's scones, and attempting to romance her out of her famous recipe.

Stone Kellerman isn't above romancing the scone recipe out of Ms. Sydney Hart. Although he has to admit he finds the woman attractive, and she appeals to him on a certain level, her scone recipe is what he is after. Her Double Orange Scone of Sinful Decadent Desire is among the best he has ever tasted. No wonder she stole the Best Scones of the South title from him. Stone's Scones of Atlanta had heralded that title for several years.

But hanging around her bakery shifts his priority from recipe to the baker. He's intrigued with the lovely pastry chef and finds himself tangled in his own plot to finagle her winning recipe away from her.

But will Stone romance Sydney out of more than her scone recipe?

 

Previously published as Romancing the Scone by Maddie James. Revised and updated, 2018.

 

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A Little Big Rock

by Lauren Blakely


My best friend is freaking awesome.

But don't just take my word for it. Consider all his attributes.
First, let's start with the obvious one.
Size.
He has this one fantastic bone in his body. It's bigger than other guys'. It's thicker, longer, more powerful.
C'mon. I'm talking about his funny bone.
Spencer Holiday makes me laugh like no one ever has. Sarcastic, self-deprecating, and always at attention with a joke--that's him.
Except, it's no joke when he asks me to be his fake fianceé for a week.
The trouble is I'm already falling for him before we even start.
Oops.

**A Big Rock short story told from Charlotte's POV...this is an optional prequel to Big Rock!**

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Cold Heart: A Bad Boy Single Father Novel

by Weston Parker


I was born a fighter.

Destined for the ring. Cold. Hard. Focused.

I never expected to have to run from my enemies and hide out, but it’s not just me anymore.

My little girl deserves more than the life I have to offer. The least I can do is keep her safe from the mad man after me.

At first, we find serenity in the small town I tucked us away in, but nothing is that easy.

A beautiful girl next door grabs my attention, and for a moment, I believe love might be possible–again.

How wrong I was.

Inviting this hot woman into my world was the biggest mistake I’ve made.

One minute, she’s there, and the next, she’s gone.

Kidnapped. Taken from me.

Good damn thing I was born a fighter.

I’ll never give up.

Never.

Every good girl deserves a bad boy. ~Weston

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Saving Him (Sweet Country Hearts Book 1)

by Amanda Baxton

The brightest light can be found at the end of the darkest tunnel.

It is often said that two wrongs don’t make a right, or do they? Bennet found himself dazed and confused, the memories of the last few days completely gone as his body fought to gain control after a night of drinking and drugs. The newspaper had detailed all of his wrong doings from the night before, and this country singing star finally had enough. His pathway to recovery would lead him home, and back to what got him started in the music business to begin with.

The other wrong in the story would be that of Edie Gibson, a young girl on the run from her abusive soon-to-be husband. Edie had finally decided to make a run for it, to save herself, and whatever life she might have left. But paranoia and lack of sleep led her to the hospital. But not before being rescued by a cowboy riding a horse. As Edie makes a full recovery, she learns more about her John Wayne rescuer. Though Bennet rescued Edie from her totaled car, Edie in turn would rescue Bennet from his deepest fears and forever help him fight off his addictions.

This clean and wholesome romance is free from profanity and lewdness, and in the end you'll find a soulful Happily Ever After.

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The Rake (Billionaire Seeking a Bride)

by Melanie Marchande


I’ve had it up to here with billionaires.

Devon Wakefield, founder of a billion-dollar sleaze empire, is certainly no exception.

He doesn’t see the problem. I might be the most successful matchmaker in the business, but even I can’t find a partner for somebody who founded a “dating website” populated exclusively by dirtbags and lowlifes looking for some kind of illicit action. Sure, he puts on a classy front, but how the hell am I going to convince anybody else that’s who he really is, when I don’t believe it myself?

He’s not going to stop until he gets what he wants. And this time, what Mr. Wakefield wants is a bride. But what kind of woman would fall for a man like that?

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Hate to Love

by R.S. Lively

 

Whatever you do, don't fall for the big bad wolf.
 

Big, tattooed, and super powerful.
The papers say to stay away from the wolf with the Romeo eyes. 
Shane, the football star who betrayed my brother and forgot about me...
The shy, quiet girl with glasses, and a huge crush.
I hate that gorgeous b@stard. 
But staying away from him isn't easy.
Forced to work together. 
My job was to reform this arrogant bad boy's image.
Instead I fell for him, my brother's ex-best friend.
He took my heart, and my virginity. 
By mistake I ended up pregnant.
My once simple life? Complicated.
And just when things couldn't get worse...
 

Everything went wrong.

 

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The Mountain King: Dragon Shifter Urban Fantasy Romance (Dragon, Stone & Steam Book 1)

by Emma Alisyn


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Renege on a deal with a Dragon Lord, and become part of his hoarde.

It wasn't easy raising three girls with Fae blood in the Outlands. If Kailigh wasn't busy chasing them out of the local taverns, she was busy teaching them to hunt, shoot and kill- to fight against flesh traffickers from the Cities, prowling town for girls to send to rich patrons.

And now, with the youngest shot and fighting for her life, Kailigh has no choice but to petition for the help of the Dragon Lord Maddugh, King of Coal and Mountain.

Only he's no fool- he knows right away Kai isn't quite human. And three girls of courting age? He's not about to let them slip through his fingers when his men are wanting for mates with even a drop of magical blood. So she'll have to strike a bargain. He'll save her daughter's life, and help her hunt the man responsible, but he has a price.

A price he demands Kailigh pay in flesh.

The Mountain King is Emma Alisyn's first dragon shifter urban fantasy romance, set several hundred years after a nuclear war on Earth. 

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Heartbreaker (Unbreakable Book 1)

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Kiki Michaelson wants one wild night to forget her starving-artist worries. Simple.

Only instead of Darren Cole becoming her one-night stand, he taunts her with a challenge. Then while she’s trying to best him at his own game, he turns out to be the last thing she’s prepared for: someone she wants to keep.

Which means all he can ever be…is a friend.

Darren Cole never allows a girl to get close—not close enough to matter.

Then storms in Kiki Michaelson, a beautiful, fearless temptation that rocks his world off-balance. But he fights their attraction, unwilling to gamble something physical with their close ties. Until the passionate sculptor exposes her heart and breaks his wide open.

In that moment it becomes clear: she could never be just a friend.

Sometimes what you run from…is exactly what you need.

***HEARTBREAKER is a standalone, full-length new adult romance told in dual POV. Due to mature themes and adult language, this book is for those 18 and older.***

The Unbreakable Series:
Standalone novels of beloved characters from The No Weddings Series:

Heartbreaker ~ 82,000 words
Rule Breaker ~ 81,000 words
Lawbreaker ~ COMING September 17, 2018
Ball Breaker ~ Future Release
Icebreaker ~ Future Release

The Best of 2014 No Weddings Series:
No Weddings ~ 65,000 words
One Funeral ~ 67,000 words
Two Bar Mitzvahs ~ 75,000 words
Three Christmases ~ 82,000 words
For Valentine’s ~ A steamy nightcap novella ~ 27,000 words

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Derek: A Gritty Bad Boy MC Romance (The Lost Breed MC Book 5)

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From USA Today Best Selling author Ali Parker

I’ve never been the sort of man who needed a woman. I’ve never needed anyone, in fact.

The Lost Breed MC gives me all that I could ever ask for.

They’re family, and now they’re in danger.

The Hand is inching closer and closer to our inner circle, and he’s never been more of a threat than he is right now.

Jason, Ryder’s nephew, conveniently reappears while The Hand is making power moves. I’m not blind to coincidence.

Something is amiss.

Not only do I have my hands full dealing with a killer, but there’s a beautiful brown-haired girl drawing circles around my heart and making things more complicated.

Love has never been on my radar, but this woman won’t give up.

She’s in as much danger as I am, if not more.

I might not be enough to stand between her and the man who has been making the last year of my life a living hell, but I’m damn sure going to try.

She’s worth it. My MC is worth it.

Together, they’re all I have left in the world.

 

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When I Fall in Love (Grayson Brothers Book 7)

by Wendy Lindstrom


A Mail Order Bride He Doesn't Want – A Woman He Can’t Resist

"Awesome Love Story!" -- Shelly Small

“As usual, could not put it down!” ~KJB


BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The problem is that Nancy Mitchell can’t marry the man her father chose for her. Her only escape from the arrangement is to find another husband quick, so she concocts a desperate plan and agrees to become a mail order bride. When a drastic change in circumstances dumps her into the arms of Hal Grayson, a handsome grieving man who hates her family, she is forced to rethink her hastily made plan. Will her secret come between them? Or will the captivating and spirited Nancy Mitchell find a way to reawaken Hal Grayson’s grieving heart?

CONNECTING BOOKS

Grayson Brothers series:

Book 1: WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
Book 2: SHADES OF HONOR - RITA Winner!
Book 3: THE LONGING - Romantic Times 4-1/2 star Top Pick!
Book 4: LIPS THAT TOUCH MINE
Book 5: KISSING IN THE DARK
Book 6: SLEIGH OF HOPE
Book 7: LEAVE IT FOR THE RAIN
Book 8: THE PROMISE IN YOUR EYES

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
“Pulls you into the story right from the beginning , each book I read leaves you wanting to learn more about this family.”
“Captivating.”
“Once you get started you won't want to put it down. “
“Heartwarming page turner!”
“Made me cry. More than once.”
“Keep your tissues handy!”
“A beautiful, heartwarming love story.”
“An unexpected gem.”
“I could not put it down, it made me laugh and cry.”
“I laughed ,I cried, I felt anger & sadness! What more could a reader want from a book.”
“A beautiful heartwarming love story. Love that seemed impossible, became something that makes tears come to your eyes and a smile to your lips. I loved it!

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My Boyfriend's Dad

by Amy Brent


KYLIE

My boyfriend introduced us.

He was handsome, charming, and sweet. We were friends.

Now everything’s changed.

When I see him, my heart hurts knowing I can’t have him. When I don’t see him, it hurts even more.

My boyfriend is supposed to make me feel protected. Make my body ache for his touch.

But it’s not my boyfriend who makes me feel that way.

It’s his father.

 

RYAN

I gave her a job to be nice.

She was the perfect fit for my company. I had no idea she’d be the perfect fit for me.

Every day we spend together, it gets harder to say goodnight.

I can’t touch her. She’s twenty-four and I’m forty-nine. And she’s my son’s girlfriend.

But he’s not treating her right. And I know I would.

She just asked me what she should do about their relationship.

What am I going to tell her?

 

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Single Submissive: Submissive bachelorette, mild BDSM, M/f/M menage romance

by Marilyn Lakewood


A television dating show? What sensible woman does that?

Desperate times force drastic measures as thirty-two-year-old Sophie Baxter searches for Mr. Right Dom.

But for a shy submissive, five weeks on a reality show might be a bad decision. One decision is easy, however: the Dom she chooses won’t be an actor.

Dex Hampton… successful film actor, coveted bachelor, and England’s sexiest export, but for this mysterious, reserved Dominant, fame isn’t a goal. Finding the right submissive is his top priority, and he’ll do anything to get his girl.

Jake Sinclair’s golden good looks and rakish Aussie charm fuel his flourishing acting career. He does his own stunts and tackles life full on. He’s achieved everything he’s ever wanted, except finding the right submissive. When he sees Sophie, nothing will stop him from winning her. Not even the competition of his longtime friend and fellow Dominant, Dex Hampton.

As the entire world watches, two movie superstars compete for a beautiful submissive who is ready to yield in all ways but one: she will not have an actor as a Dom.

 

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An Amish Strength

by Hannah Morton


A collection of Amish romance and life stories in Ohio and Pennsylvania...

AN AMISH STRENGTH
Mary is still contemplating on being baptized in the Amish church. She has had a glimpse of the outside world and finds it to be a place of wonder. Her rebellious spirit puts her at odds with a lot of the women in town and she isn't very well-liked. But soon there is someone keeping her there...Cole...He is as cautious as she is wild but devilishly handsome and kind. The two find out that the adage of 'opposites attract' is true but will they realize that only 'similarities' will keep them together. Will Mary stay or go? Will Cole lead or follow?

AN AMISH COVENANT
Nancy is a young Amish woman who struggles to take care of her ailing mother. As her mother's condition deteriorates, so does the mental stability of her siblings. Nancy is at her wit's end trying to keep it all together when a handsome neighbor moves in next door. His name is Joseph and over time she falls head over heels in love with him. But does she want to expose him to all of the turmoil in her life?
 

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Shopping for a CEO (Shopping for a Billionaire series Book 7)

by Julia Kent

 

**A standalone within the series - you can start here!**
 


I'm thrilled to be the maid of honor in my friend's wedding, but the best man, Andrew McCormick, is a chauvinistic pig with a God complex.

And I can't stop kissing him in closets.

(Don't ask.)

He's the brother of the groom and the CEO of my biggest mystery shopping account, but suddenly he's refusing to be in the wedding. He won't talk about it. Won't see reason.

He's such a man.

And he still won't stop kissing me in random closets.

(Thank goodness.)

I'm a fixer. That's what I do. I can fix anything if given the chance. But when the game is fixed there's only so much I can do.

The ball's in his court now.

Game on.

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Shopping for a CEO is the 7th book in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shopping series. When CEO Andrew McCormick and mystery shopper Amanda Warrick find themselves in the unlikely position as maid of honor and best man in the Boston society wedding of the year, an undeniable attraction and dual stubborn streaks add fuel to the fire in this romantic comedy from Julia Kent.

 

 

 


Get the 12-hour audiobook - narrated by Audie award winner Amy McFadden!

 

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Lovestruck in Fortune's Bay: A Fortune's Bay Novella

by Joslyn Westbrook

 

Like a bolt of lightning, love strikes when you least expect it. 

Chloe Davenport—America’s Queen of Romance—takes a trip to Fortune’s Bay to write the latest novel in her popular Lovestruck series. Hit by a severe case of writer’s block and a publisher’s impossible demands, she finds herself distracted by the jaw-dropping hottie who’s cocky, arrogant, and...perfectly irresistible.

Dylan Hawke is doing all he can to get over the heartache of catching his fiancée locking lips with his business partner—which includes putting up a bad boy image. When a blue-eyed beauty blows into town, he can’t help but be taken by her looks, wit, and saucy charm. But with his past tainting his perception of love, the last thing Dylan expects is to find himself Lovestruck...in Fortune’s Bay.

Travel to Fortune’s Bay from the comfort of your home and drink in the white sand beaches and crystal clear waters. The sun always shines in this fictional small tourist town in the South-West of Florida and soulmates always find each other.

Make sure you don’t miss the other books in the series, Love Sparkles, A Dash Of Destiny, A Brush of Love, Secrets Of The Heart, Love Letters, and A Map To Destiny. Each is a standalone novella and they don’t have to be read in order.

 

 

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I've Seen You Naked and Didn't Laugh: A Geeky Love Story

by Eden Butler


Raine Quinn was a huge disappointment to her haters.

She wasn’t supposed to make it out of Waco, TX.

She wasn't supposed to land even one acting job. And she sure as hell wasn't supposed to fall in love with her best friend.

Will Callahan liked to call himself the younger, hotter Shatner, minus the ham acting and distracting toupee. He loved everything comics, he loved playing the hero of the beloved, defunct space western, AURA and he loved his best damn friend, Raine Quinn.

Raine and Will shot up the Hollyweird ranks together. They became stars, Geek legends and over the years, family. But one night, with the meddling of their dearly departed friend, too many shots and too much time reminiscing, Raine and Will cross a line...and it’s one they can’t jump back over.

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Echo in Time (Echo Trilogy, #1)

by Lindsey Fairleigh

Their love is destined to shatter the boundaries of time…

Archaeology grad student Alexandra Larson’s world is turned upside down when her mother shares her deepest, darkest secret—that she doesn’t know the true identity of Lex’s father. The revelation sparks a change within Lex, and her dreams become far too real. She sees things she shouldn’t be able to see…knows things she couldn’t possibly know. Terrifying things. Deadly things.

 

To distract her from the surreal changes taking over her life, Lex leaps at the chance to join an Egyptian excavation run by Oxford’s enigmatic Professor Marcus Bahur. But the distraction might be more than she bargained for. While deciphering the secrets of a mysterious stone tablet, Lex falls headlong into a prophecy created by a dying god over four millennia ago. She must rely on her frightening new psychic powers to dig up the truth. And it doesn’t take long for her visions to convince her that both Professor Bahur and his excavation are much more than they seem…

The past clashes with the present in this paranormal tale of ancient prophecies and warring gods. If you like Egyptian mythology, steamy romance, and headstrong characters who won’t give up until they discover the truth, then you’ll love the first installment in author Lindsey Fairleigh’s sprawling time travel adventure.

MORE BOOKS IN THE ECHO WORLD:

ECHO TRILOGY
Echo in Time
Resonance (an Echo Trilogy novella)
Time Anomaly
Dissonance (an Echo Trilogy novella)
Ricochet Through Time

KAT DUBOIS CHRONICLES
Ink Witch
Outcast
Underground
Soul Eater (coming soon!)

 

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Gone Hollywood: A Romantic Comedy

by Sally Mason

A comedy about getting lost and finding love. Movie star Cord McCann and farm girl Bobby Champagne collide in Hollywood (Hollywood, Texas, that is!) and start a romance that’s as sweet, sexy and hilarious as it is unlikely.

SALLY MASON loves to love and loves writing about it! She grew up on a diet of romantic comedies and is happiest when she has a tear in her eye and a smile on her face.

Also by Sally Mason: RENT A HUSBAND: A ROMANTIC COMEDY

International readers please note: this book is available on Kindle via Amazon US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Canada & Brazil.

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Rock Me (Ross Siblings Book 2)

by Cherrie Lynn

 

Candace Andrews has had enough of pleasing others. In an act of birthday rebellion, she sets out to please herself—by walking into the tattoo parlor owned by her cousin’s ex-boyfriend. All she wants is a little ink, and Brian’s just the guy to give it to her.

As soon as she submits to his masterful hands, though, the forbidden attraction she’s always felt for him resurfaces…and she realizes the devilishly sexy artist could give her so much more.

Sweet, innocent Candace is the last person Brian expected to see again. She’s everything he’s not, and her family despises him. He doesn’t need the hassle, but he needs her, and this time no one is taking her away. Not even those who threaten to make his life a living hell.

Backed into a corner, Candace faces the worst kind of choice. Cave in to those who think Brian is a living nightmare…or hold her ground and risk it all for the one man who rocks her world.

Each story in the Ross Siblings Series is standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order.
Series Order:
Book #1: Unleashed
Book #2: Rock Me
Book #2.5: Breathe Me In
Book #3: Leave Me Breathless
Book #3.5: Light Me Up
Book #4: Take Me On
Book #5: Watch Me Fall

 

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