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  • Out of Time by Beth Flynn

    Out of Time by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    They thought with his execution it would all be over. They were wrong. The leader of one of South Florida’s most notorious and brutal motorcycle gangs has been put to death by lethal injection. Days later, his family and friends should have been picking up the pieces, moving on...
  • Fighting to Forgive by J.B. Salsbury

    Fighting to Forgive by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    What do you do when everything you avoid, turns out to be exactly what you need? Easy and predictable, just the way he likes it, Blake Daniels flies through life the way he burns through women: on his terms, no regrets. With his fighting career in full swing, he's on the threshold of title contention. But when his training is compromised by injury, the stakes grow impossibly higher...
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  • Inked Armour by Helena Hunting

    Inked Armour by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In this follow-up to Clipped Wings, the emotional love story continues between Hayden and Tenley; two young people who desperately want to love and be loved but are afraid to completely let go of their pasts. In the wake of losing Tenley Page, tattooist Hayden Stryker's tumultuous past is haunting him. Plagued by nightmares about the murder of his parents, Hayden reaches out again to Tenley...
  • Heartless by Willow Winters, W. Winters

    Heartless by Willow Winters, W. Winters

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. At first, his words were harsh and his touch cold. I didn’t want to be in his presence any more than he wanted me there. I knew he was a dangerous man and he could destroy me if only he wanted to. That’s not what he wanted though. It’s not what he needed...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  betrayal  contemporary  dark  mafia
  • Cake by J. Bengtsson

    Cake by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Jake McKallister was famous for more than just being a rockstar. When he was thirteen-years-old, he would survive a crime so brutal and so harrowing that his name would forever be linked to tragedy. And, although he had managed to put the horrors of his youth behind him in order to find success as a musician, the memories of his past still haunted him...
  • Dylan and Aubrey by M. Robinson

    Dylan and Aubrey by M. Robinson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I fell in love with her when I was seventeen. She brought me to my knees when I was twenty. I loved her against reason. I loved her against hope. I loved her against all odds. Now she's back, a constant reminder of what I lost, what could have been. I hate her. I resent her. I still love her. Can I forgive her..
  • Don't Be Afraid by C.A. Harms

    Don't Be Afraid by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beautiful, Breathtaking An Epic Love Story! Have you ever looked at someone and just knew, knew that they were put in your life for a reason? The one person that would be not only your best friend, but would be your absolute everything? That’s how I felt the first time I saw him. That one day when a few little words changed our entire lives forever… Don’t be Afraid, he said...
  • Runaway Queen by Mila Kane

    Runaway Queen by Mila Kane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    My whole life I've been alone, unwanted, used...When I finally fell, he was the only one who tried to catch me.My Savior.My Villain. - Sofia De SanctisRunaway Queen is Book 2 in a duet, and resolves the story. The story begins in Malevolent King. This is a dark mafia meets bratva romance, and as such contains dark themes which may not be to everyone’s tastes. Please read with caution...
  • Road To Ruin by Callie Hart, Jonny James

    Road To Ruin by Callie Hart, Jonny James

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Malicious Destruction of Property. Two counts of breaking and entering. Two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Four counts of assault. Three counts of illegal gambling. Three years served in Orleans Parish Prison. Tommy ‘Havoc’ Kendrick’s rap sheet reads like a recipe for disaster: one part mayhem to three parts chaos...
  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying...
  • Manic by J.A. Huss

    Manic by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    TRAGIC is over and Rook is ready for the future—Spencer Shrike and the STURGIS contract! It’s three months of body art modeling! That means three months of Spencer Shrike’s paintbrush all over her body, three months in front of Antoine’s camera, and three months of twenty-four hour filming for Spencer’s Biker Channel reality show...
  • Beautifully Broken by Portia Moore

    Beautifully Broken by Portia Moore

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The conclusion to the If I Break Series.Cal’s back and his arrival changes everything.Lauren knew it was coming but what she didn’t think he’d bring with him was an ultimatum.A choice.One that Lauren feels trapped under. A choice she’s unsure will make a difference but could possibly change everything.The ultimatum isn’t the only thing Cal’s got with him but answers...
  • Damaged by Willow Winters

    Damaged by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I married the bad boy from Brooklyn. The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news. The look that came with all sorts of warnings. I knew what I was doing. I knew by the way he put his hands on me, how he owned me with his forceful touch. I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago...
  • Enter The Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Enter The Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Falling for a man like Jackson Wilder was not something I had planned.He was wild, experienced and savagely beautiful. He was also damaged and dangerous. Our love was a cosmic collision of lust and obsession that left me scorched by exquisite flames of desire and domination.Jack possessed me. He educated me. Loving him was the greatest pleasure I'd ever known..
  • Tiny Dark Deeds by Eden O'Neill

    Tiny Dark Deeds by Eden O'Neill

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Stolen. Missing. Erased. I’m a headline in the town of Maywood Heights and known by a name I’ve never heard. They tell me I was taken, stolen, but none of this makes sense. I’m not who they say I am. I’m not a… twin, but even those close to me seem to believe the rumors swarming around me. Tiny.Dark. Deeds...
  • Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.…When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre "I'm sorry for your loss...
  • The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Ella and Micha have survived tragedy and heartbreak. When they're together, anything seems possible. But now they are thousands of miles apart, and managing their long distance relationship will put their love to the test. Ella is back at school, trying hard not worry so much about her future. But with her father in and out of rehab, she's having a hard time making it through the days...
  • Damaged Doll by Jennifer Bene

    Damaged Doll by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    The long-awaited sequel to Breaking Beth is finally coming July 2022, pre-order now! "I'm too broken for love." After everything Beth has been through, all she wants is to feel normal.To be normal.But the weight of her past won't let her go easily. "Wanting her is wrong." All Jake wants is to be a hero.To save as many as he can from the monsters of this world...
  • Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Dear Opportunist, You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go....ever. Dirty Red Leah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't...
  • Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn

    Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay.I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit...
  • The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  angst  contemporary  dark  suspense
  • Why Are You Here? by Brianna Jean

    Why Are You Here? by Brianna Jean

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A party in the Hollywood Hills.A perfectly timed smoke break.A chance encounter.From the moment I laid eyes on Judah Colt, I knew I was screwed.He was a whirlwind of emotions, a disastrous tornado of need, while I was only searching for a taste of reckless abandon and a chance to let go.What I got was almost more than I could handle...
  • Blackbird by Molly McAdams

    Blackbird by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams comes a powerhouse romantic suspense that will have you questioning your morals and second guessing your view on love. I live in a world few know exist. I’ve trained for this. I know what to say, what to do, and how to act. I’ve perfected the lethal calm required for this life. Now it’s time to buy my first girl...
  • Dice by Nicola Jane

    Dice by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    DICEThere was only ever one woman for me, but I was forced to leave her behind when we were just kids.Years later, my past collides with my present, and it leads me right back to her. But a long time has passed, and she’s had years of her father breathing poison in her ear.But I won’t give up...
  • The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

    The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    When Avery realizes that her latest client wasn't Sean she doesn't know what to do. This person has invaded her life on a personal level and to make matters worse she doesn't even know who he is. The only good thing that came from it has been seeing Sean again, but now that he's in front of her, she doesn't want to let him go...
  • Darkness Before Dawn by Claire Contreras

    Darkness Before Dawn by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Is love ever enough? Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed. Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake’s disappearance...
  • Life of the Party by Christine Anderson

    Life of the Party by Christine Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This novel contains mature themes and graphic content. Seventeen-year-old Mackenzie Taylor can't wait to be free; free from high school, the shadow of her perfect older sister, and her disapproving parents. The rebellious party girl has a perfect accomplice in best friend Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who scores them drugs, booze and under-age entry into the only club in town...
  • Amore, Part 1 by Bella Jewel

    Amore, Part 1 by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “It is not love that defines us, Julietta. It is love that destroys us.”I’m just a normal girl. Or so you would think. I’ve never thought of myself as anything different. Until I met him.He doesn’t think I’m normal. He thinks I’m special. Special enough to be in his life. Special enough to enter his world. Special enough for his bed. Rafael Lencioni. Dangerous. Beautiful. Terrifying...
  • Losing Traction by Amo Jones

    Losing Traction by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My name is Phoebe Rendon. Growing up as the only girl surrounded by the Sinful Souls MC community has never been easy. Outside of the club, I had no life because my brother and his two psycho best friends kept tabs on me. My only out was racing at Point Hellers, the largest and steepest drift mountain in Westbeach, California. Cars were my life, and eight years later, that hasn’t changed...
  • Always Meant to Be by Siobhan Davis

    Always Meant to Be by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An emotional and angst-filled stand-alone taboo reverse age-gap romance. He’s my eighteen-year-old son’s best friend, and I’m old enough to know better.My marriage is falling apart, and Vander’s home life is tragic.Yet, his broken parts speak to mine, and amid all the chaos, a true connection is formed...
  • Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    An alternate cover edition can be found here.A Legacy Prequel filth·y (fĭl′thē) adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est 1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. 2. Obscene or offensive. 3. Vile; dirty. adv. filth·y 1. To an extreme and often disgusting extent...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  alpha male  new adult  mafia  contemporary  dark
  • Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris

    Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Once upon a time, a wild boy fell in love with a sly girl … From high school sweethearts to a criminal King and Queen, Cross Donati and Catherine Marcello’s love became a force—even destructive, it was unstoppable. They were meant to be. Even when everything stood in the way. Always. Fall in love with the saga of Cross + Catherine, and their story of a love revered, and a life lived so unruly...
    Categorized as:
    angst  college  new adult  dark  contemporary  mafia
  • Scare Crow by Julie Hockley

    Scare Crow by Julie Hockley

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Nineteen-year-old Emily Sheppard is losing her sanity. Ever since her mob king boyfriend, Cameron Hillard, abandoned her for her own good, Emmy has been attempting to move on with her charmed college student life as if nothing happened. Now rejected from the underworld and left grieving over Cameron’s alleged death, Emmy realizes she belongs nowhere...
  • Burn by J.C. Emery

    Burn by J.C. Emery

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    BURN (Bayonet Scars, No. 5) TRAGEDY CUTS DEEP. REVENGE BURNS DEEPER. The blood of their enemies coats the leather of their cuts and a trail of bodies lie in their wake, but the Forsaken Motorcycle Club isn't done yet. Carlo Mancuso still needs to pay for his sins. Nobody knows that more than Ian Buckley, the Treasurer for Forsaken...
  • Tell Me Something True by Katherine Owen

    Tell Me Something True by Katherine Owen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tell Me Something True is the third book in the Truth In Lies series and cannot be read as a standalone. Please read This Much Is True and The Truth About Air & Water, books 1 and 2 in the Truth In Lies Series, first...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &...
  • Into the Light by L.B. Simmons

    Into the Light by L.B. Simmons

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    *****#1 Bestseller in Amazon Inspirational Romance***** "As long as you continue to travel through life in this darkness, you will never know how beautiful your light truly shines when you let yourself love and be loved. Trust me when I say, it's a breathtaking sight to see. You burn as bright as the sun...
  • His Light in the Dark by L.A. Fiore

    His Light in the Dark by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Special pre-order price of $1.99 My first memory was of a slap, hard across the face: the sting on my cheek and the jarring of my bones as I slammed back into my bed. It was my dad who had hit me. I had been four. Most of my memories were much of the same and no one ever saw, no one ever fought to help, no one ever cared. Then we moved...
  • Regrets by Nicole Dykes

    Regrets by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Healing after a tragedy is hard enough. Doing it when you’re haunted by past betrayal and so many things left unsaid?Feels nearly hopeless...
  • Jezebel by K. Larsen

    Jezebel by K. Larsen

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    30 years of affection. 10 years of soul shattering love. 8 years of happy employment. 2 months of turmoil. 1 week of truth. A lifetime of betrayal. Would you have seen it coming? Annabelle Fortin landed herself in a bit of trouble. Mandated to community service at an assisted living facility for early onset dementia she meets Jezebel, one of the residents...
  • The Wilde One by Claire Contreras

    The Wilde One by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I'm a loyal guy.  Loyal to my family, my craft, my friends. And then Brooklyn happens. I try to blame the sparks between us on jet lag, lack of caffeine, anything I can cling onto and use as an excuse. Falling for her would be wrong.  She's my best friend's ex. Whatever this is between us can't happen.  I know this.  She knows this. And then we kiss . .
  • The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    Ella and Micha have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and their lives forever. Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems...
  • Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken

    Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Something dark this way comes. He's gorgeous, mean, and mine. He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his. I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him. The knife clued me in first. The blood second...
  • 'Til The Last Lyric by M. Robinson

    'Til The Last Lyric by M. Robinson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Once upon a time…There was a little girl who believed in fairy tales and happily ever afters.Hoping. Praying. Waiting…For her prince to come.Together they’d conquer the world. Slaying dragons, demons, and villains. Until her Prince Charming let his demons prevail. She cried and begged and prayed.She hated him. She loved him. She couldn’t save him.“I’m sorry.”“I love you...
  • Vital Sign by J.L. Mac

    Vital Sign by J.L. Mac

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I used to have a great life. My little world was bright. I had no complaints. My perfectly simple life made the fall from grace that much more devastating. I plummeted from the heavenly little bubble that I shared with Jake. I fell fast and hard straight into the fiery pits of hell. The knowledge of how things used to be is a bittersweet torture that refuses me even one moment of respite...
  • Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The sins of his past can’t be forgiven. Mason Thatcher gave me chills when I first laid eyes on him. The good kind. The kind that makes your body ache and your heart hammer. What’s better is that he looked at me the same way. There was a hunger in his eyes that wouldn’t be sated, and a confidence in his stride that told me I could never run from him. Back then, I didn’t want to...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  angst  military  contemporary  dark
  • We Are Us by Tara Leigh

    We Are Us by Tara Leigh

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I fell in love with a beautiful, broken boy.His whispered words of love were the sweetest of lies.He gave me his heart and destroyed mine. I am his. I fell in love with the beautiful man who broke me.His boldly spoken vow was the cruelest of cages.He gave me his name and destroyed my soul. He is mine. The boy I once loved is now a man.The man I once loved is now gone. We are us...
  • Jahleel by S. Ann Cole

    Jahleel by S. Ann Cole

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here ******This book is about OBSESSION. The heroine is a tad loco. PLEASE read the sample before purchasing to determine if this book is for you.*********** A TRUE-ly fabricated story about Love & Obsession... I’m an idiot. I’m too stupid to be human. Too stupid to live. I lack common sense...
  • Damaged and the Bulldog by Bijou Hunter

    Damaged and the Bulldog by Bijou Hunter

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dylan Campbell took a bullet to save the girl of his dreams. This fateful day changed everything. Now Dylan struggles to claim Winnie as his own while making his bones with the Reapers MC. Winona Todds was broken by life. Hiding from the world, she remains consumed with fear until her heart craves Dylan. She´ll need to face her past to build a future with the man with the bulldog tattoo...
  • Believing Bailey by Linda Kage

    Believing Bailey by Linda Kage

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    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...
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