Filthy: A Football Romance by Winter Renshawholds the lead spot on the Self-Published Bestsellers List this week.
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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of June 15, 2016
1. Filthy: A Football Romance by Winter Renshaw: “Filthy mouth. Dirty mind. Messy past. I’m no saint, and I hear my reputation precedes me, but you can’t believe everything people say. I’ve made a living playing by the rules only when the clock is ticking, the ball has been snapped, and I’m cleat-deep in AstroTurf. But I screwed up last year.”
2. The Cinderella Arrangement by Vanessa Waltz: “Luke Pardini is many things: playboy, tabloid fodder, ridiculously attractive billionaire. He’s the Prince Charming every woman dreams of. And he wants me to be his fake girlfriend.”
3. Untouched by Alexa Riley: “When Alexander buys the land for his new airstrip, he never imagines the home on it is still occupied. But after he lays eyes on Liliana, he decides she’s his property now.”
4. Regency Rakes Box Set by Wendy Vella: “In this captivating historical romance, the Duke of Stratton is shocked to learn he has a fiancée he’s never met. Forced to wed Miss Eva Winchcomb, can they make their marriage real despite coming from two completely different worlds?”
5. Player’s Princess by Abigail Graham: “I only care about one thing. Football. Love? Ha, right. Relationships? Don’t need the distraction. Stuck up princesses? Hell no.”
6. To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise: “So you may ask, who is Adam Connor? He is the recently divorced, Academy Award-winning actor who just moved in next door with his kid. He also happens to be an exquisite male specimen and the most infuriating sly bastard I’ve ever come across.”
7. Long Road Home by Maya Banks: “CIA counter-terrorism expert Manual Ramirez has spent the last three years looking for the woman he loves, who disappeared without a trace while on a post-graduate trip to France.”
8. Barbarian’s Touch by Ruby Dixon: “When I wake up on the ice planet, I’m scared of everything: this place is cold, silent, and the locals look more like blue devils than aliens. To make matters worse, one of the strangers decides I’m going to be his girlfriend and kidnaps me away from my sister. I’m completely and utterly alone. What’s a girl to do?”
9. Dear Heart, I Hate You by J. Sterling: “JULES. I didn’t plan on him….Or for him. Or anything that had to do with Cal Donovan from Boston.”
10. Killian: A West Bend Saints Romance by Sabrina Paige: “Killian Saint is wild and untamed, gruff and solitary, an arrogant loner from a family that people in West Bend say is no good. I should know better. A man like Killian should have no part of my life, not with a kid to raise and a bakery to run.”
Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of June 15, 2016
1. Naturally Flawless: A holistic approach to clear skin by Andisheh Farahmand
2. GOA. Confession of the Psychedelic Oyster by Vasiliy Karavaev
3. Third Reality Revealed: Vision, Persistence, and Inventing a New Latino Identity by Third Reality Publications
4. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Burn: A Comprehensive Guide to Burning Man. by Sean Kemp
5. Negociar, ruta hacia el éxito: Estrategias y habilidades esenciales by George J. Siedel
6. The Ultimate Guide to Eclectus Parrots by Kirsten Badham
7. Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills by George J. Siedel
8. The Generous Qur’an: An accurate, modern English translation of the Qur’an, Islam’s holiest book. by Usama Dakdok
9. Private Practice Preparedness – The Health Care Professional’s Guide to Closing a Practice Due to Retirement, Death, or Disability by Rob Reinhardt, LPCS, M.Ed., NCC & Anne M. “Nancy” Wheeler