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  • Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Cease being everything you’re trained to be in order to find who you’re meant to be…with. Nick Cooper is many things in life. He’s a vicious enforcer for a crime family. He’s a monster that tortures with a smirk tattooed on his lips. He’s an olive-skinned god, mysterious and captivating. He’s the best undercover field agent in the Domestic Crime Agency. He’s my partner for the next year...
  • Maverick: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Maverick: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alessa (Ghost)Maverick’s in love with a dead man buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where his heart might as well be buried too. My husband’s stuck in the past, lost in his fractured mind, and the last ten years are a blur to him, meaning I’m a blur to him. But I’m not a ghost. I’m a woman. I’m alive. I breathe. I hurt.Should I let go or hold on?My instinct is to let go, but I have family now...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  military  dark
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  • 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...
  • Savage Sin: Bellamy Brothers 1 by Helen Hardt

    Savage Sin: Bellamy Brothers 1 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Enter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt's new series!In prison, they called him Savage.Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit, which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL. When he's granted early parole to help with a family emergency, he’s determined to reclaim his life...
  • Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *WARNING FROM THE AUTHOR: By Degrees is an ensemble serial with continuing story lines. Six Degrees of Separation is the second installment, and it must be read after Six Degrees of Lust. Thanks. In the sequel to Six Degrees of Lust, F.B.I. team leader Samuel Shaughnessy and bar manager Machlan O’Bannon are exploring a new phase in their non-relationship...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  spanking  alpha male  bdsm  dark  mafia  contemporary
  • Beloved (Montavio Brotherhood) by Jane Henry

    Beloved (Montavio Brotherhood) by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The moment I meet Ricco Montavio, my world tilts on its axis.Hotter than hell and maddeningly dominant, he’s suddenly in my world on the regular: in my massage studio, at my daughter’s preschool, on my front porch, in my every waking thought…Why me?I’m a rule follower...
  • Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury

    Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note: This book was republished as "Bad For Me". This edition is no longer available.Librarian's Note: Alternate-cover edition for ASIN B01CYT8S3KWhen my sister is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, there’s only one way to raise the half a million dollars I need to save her: use my skills with plants to grow marijuana. But I’m a botany geek, not a drug lord. I need help...
  • Sloth by Giana Darling

    Sloth by Giana Darling

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    I don’t give a fuck. Not about money or fame, beauty or power. I’ve had all those things since birth, and trust me, they’re a fucking snooze. I don’t give a fuck about anyone, not even myself. Until my father proves evil can exist in the most holy of places. For the first time ever, something like interest stirs in my soul. He wants me to enroll at St. Augustine. Join The Elite...
  • Maverick by Lilly Atlas

    Maverick by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Stephanie Little firmly believes the world exists in two states: right and wrong; good and evil; unlawful and law-abiding. She chose her side the moment she joined the FBI and pledged to rid the world of as many criminals as possible. Maverick is everything Stephanie isn’t: inked, pierced, flirty, masculine as sin, but most of all, an outlaw...
  • Bits and Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane

    Bits and Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silas “Nomad” Bennings doesn’t do normal. As the fearsome enforcer for the Steel Berserkers Motorcycle Club, he refuses to live by other people’s rules. However, this time, the stubborn son of a bitch might have gone too far.Landry Copper spent her life bouncing from one dangerous situation to another...
  • Fall to Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane

    Fall to Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wade “Armor” Palmer is the Steel Berserkers Motorcycle Club’s vice president. He’s a hard man, built to protect his people and push back against threats. His life revolves around his club. For years, he’s craved nothing more from life. Now, a broken woman has ripped a hole in his heart that only she can mend.Yazmin Norris spent most of her life under the boot of various angry men...
  • Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Q Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time...……….I’ve fought a curse all my life.A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure.No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good.Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard...
  • Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve always chased after the bad boy. I just wasn’t prepared to actually catch one.He crashed into my life in my hour of need with his dark agendas, whispers, and lies. Dirty and dangerous, he’s the keeper of the worst kind of secrets, and now he owns mine. I’ve been thrust into the middle of a war I know nothing about, and he’s my only lifeline to safety...
  • Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Dark Love Story"As I struggle to unlock my gaze from the impertinent bridesmaid who doesn’t seem able to stop herself from giving me attitude, I contemplate the various ways in which I intend to teach the insolent little brat a lesson."GreysonThis wasn't supposed to happen.Every piece of my life has been planned out since the day I was born, calculated to the letter.I knew where I was headed...
  • Blackness Within by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Blackness Within by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fighting to find his worthy place in life… This is the story of a woman that has worked tirelessly to build her own life from nothing. While the task has been exhaustive, it’s been worth every drop of sweat to earn her own slice of normal. Natasha Reynolds has built a life beyond an absent mother and a drug addict brother to become a home-owning, dog-loving nurse...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  possessive hero  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    DEVIANTSloaneI'm not proud of the things I've done.The things I've had to do.The things I've given away.but I'd give it all over again to find her.Even if I die trying, I have to find Alexis.ZethShe wants me to help her,But I won't.She wants me to save her sister, But I can't. She wants me to be her hero, But I'm not a good man.I am her damnation...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  alpha male  m-f  dark  mafia  new adult  contemporary
  • Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “From a little spark may burst a flame.” ~ Dante Alighieri A simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire. I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. Until now that hasn’t included a woman at my side...
  • Dark Desire by Bec Botefuhr

    Dark Desire by Bec Botefuhr

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This book contains adult content. 18+ only. This isn't for the faint hearted, it is not your typical love story, but I do promise it has some seriously hot scenes. You have been warned. Enjoy. After the shock of finding out about Jagger's wife, Willow ran. She needed time, needed space to fix her heart. The love of her life has a big choice to make. Her or his wife...
  • Otherwise Unharmed by Shay Savage

    Otherwise Unharmed by Shay Savage

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    After Evan Arden was imprisoned by the enemy for a year and a half, he returned from the desert as a military hero. He’d suffered some minor injuries during his captivity, was discharged from the Marines with just a touch of shellshock, but was considered otherwise unharmed...
  • Unbeautifully Loved by Emma Grayson

    Unbeautifully Loved by Emma Grayson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Lexie Todd has held on to three simple words to make it through life’s challenges: Life. Goes. On. These words comforted her though circumstances that weren’t always easy, but more importantly, it offered her the promise of something more... someday. Lexie knows what she needs to do after dealing with years of abuse at the hands of her son’s father...
  • 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 &...
  • Heaven Hill Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Heaven Hill Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Get the first four books in the best-selling Heaven Hill series in one box set. Book #1 – Meant To Be Single Mother Denise Cunningham meets her match when Heaven Hill VP Liam Walker convinces her to do a job for the club. Once she’s in, she’s not sure if she’ll ever want to get out...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  bikers  dark
  • Wounded by Jasinda Wilder

    Wounded by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. The one impossibility in my life is love...
  • Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden

    Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Love is the most dangerous obsession… Skye Sullivan is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. She survived a brutal stalker and escaped his abduction, and now she is looking to the future—a future that includes Skye’s lover, billionaire Trace Weston. Skye thinks the danger is finally over for her. She’s dead wrong...
  • Shrouded in Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Shrouded in Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Only loyalty can truly win his heart… Gangs, organized crime and underground bare-knuckle fighting make up the world that Kieran Delaney thrives within. His reputation is built on the talent of his fists, as much as his ability to get information about any and everything...
  • 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...
  • King's Hostage by Piper Stone

    King's Hostage by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A King takes what he wants. He wants me. When my life was threatened, Michael King didn't just take matters into his own hands. He took me. When he carried me off it was partly to protect me, but mostly it was because he wanted me. I didn't choose to go with him, but it wasn't up to me...
  • Melodic Madness by Natalie Bennett

    Melodic Madness by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    There’s a method in his madness. Alaric is as brilliant as he is beautiful, and twice as deadly. He’s been watching me. Studying me. He’d planned to keep me long before I arrived on his doorstep. His chaotic world is now the prison I’m forced to call home. A place where nightmares and reality are indistinguishable...
  • Last Words by Sam Mariano

    Last Words by Sam Mariano

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    And they all lived happily ever after... maybe. Find out what happens in the final book in the Morelli family series! PLEASE NOTE: This is a comprehensive series, not a set of standalones. The story starts in book one, Accidental Witness, and is unlikely to be enjoyed or understood if you have not read the whole series...
  • Disavow by Karina Halle

    Disavow by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption. In the Dumont fashion empire, no heir has a reputation as decadent, arrogant, and ruthless as that of Pascal Dumont. Every transgression, an indecent pleasure. Every woman, a conquest. And none is more challenging than his new personal assistant, Gabrielle Caron...
  • Nanny and the BRATVA BOSS: A Mafia Romance by S.C. Daiko

    Nanny and the BRATVA BOSS: A Mafia Romance by S.C. Daiko

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He calls me 'Mary Poppins'.  I just call him 'Boss'. He's a Russian Mafia kingpin.Deep, dark and dangerous.Good and evil at war within him.I'm caught in the cross-fire,but I want to be here.A cold-hearted man, or is he?I'm about to find out...***She's breezed into my worldlike a latter-day Mary Poppins.A sassy girl from Englandwith the voice of an angel,and the body of a goddess...
  • Saving Ella by Kirsty Dallas

    Saving Ella by Kirsty Dallas

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN: B00CYXJPKC Please Note - Recommended for mature readers. Sexual content, drug references and language which may be found offensive. They say pain makes you stronger, fear makes you braver; Ella had more strength and bravery than most...
  • Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden

    Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    She was one man’s obsession… Nine years ago, Claire Kramer’s lover brutally killed her family, and he tried to kill her. She escaped, but she’s been haunted ever since that attack. Too afraid to trust another man and too worried that her past will catch up with her, Claire never gets too close to anyone. But then she meets Noah York. He must have her. Noah York is a man with secrets...
  • Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow

    Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    June Daniels watched helplessly as the Grizzlies Motorcycle Club destroyed everything she ever cared about. The ruthless gang controls her shattered life, condemning her to darkness without end...until she meets him. Aaron “Maverick” Sturm doesn't know what it means to settle down. The President of the Prairie Devils Nomads charter is way too hardened, untamable, and dominant for any old lady...
  • Statistic by Dawn Robertson

    Statistic by Dawn Robertson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four Men. One Woman. And one of the hardest choices Aurora Alexander will ever have to make. Newly divorced, single mother Aurora is desperately trying to move on with her life. After a string of unsuccessful blind dates, she turns to internet dating. Everyone does it, so it has to be safe. Right? Hot one night stands. Sexting. And an Alpha man who sweeps her off of her feet...
  • Dangerous Intentions by Dori Lavelle

    Dangerous Intentions by Dori Lavelle

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Haley Macknight, and I've finally escaped my marriage from hell. But my husband, Jude Macknight, has murder on his mind. He will stop at nothing to get me back. Even from a distance, he's controlling the course of my life. It's only a matter of time before he finds me. Before he kills me...
  • Destructive by Jessica Prince

    Destructive by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Men cause nothing but pain. I live my life by these five words. For me, they have always proven to be true. Men have only brought hurt and suffering my entire life, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake. I fear them. I hate them. Until him. Gabriel forced his way into my life, ripping down the walls I’ve built around myself. He wants me, and he’ll stop at nothing to have me...
  • Dark Chase by Miranda Kavi

    Dark Chase by Miranda Kavi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A desperate woman. A criminal empire at war. A love that leaves a path of destruction. Sophia is haunted by her choices. Her ache for Dmitri overshadows every moment in Russia. She must find him, even if it’s a death wish. When she connects with a local mobster for help, she unleashes a chain of events with dire consequences...
  • Total Possession by Juliette N. Banks

    Total Possession by Juliette N. Banks

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter Dufort may be the youngest in the Dufort family dynasty.He might also be the quietest, but he has certain tastes and needs his elder brothers don't have.And he's not talking about whisky.When Grace turns up in his world, Hunter wonders if she may be his greatest challenge yet. For he needs to have unequivocal and total possession of her...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  bad boys  bdsm  contemporary  dark
  • From Hell by Mallory Fox

    From Hell by Mallory Fox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His name is Jack… but I’m the real ripper.Jaxon Clémont knows who I am. Why else would a monster leave petals like breadcrumbs? Send love letters straight from hell? He’s stalking me, taunting me, chasing me into the darkness. He knows where I sleep, eat, and even where I live. He’s a brilliant surgeon and a billionaire, untouchable in every way, with a soul-sucking gaze and a predatory smile...
  • Fate's Demand by Aleatha Romig

    Fate's Demand by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Stepping into the city limits, the vibes of New Orleans infiltrate the thoughts and feelings of each unsuspecting individual. Twinkling lights.Copious amounts of alcohol.AndGhost stories of lore.As Emma waits for a business meeting, those ingredients are there, in the heavy air and circulating through her bloodstream. Until everything changes. Everett Ramses is tall, dark, and mysterious...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  super rich hero  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • Unmasked: Volume Two by Cassia Leo

    Unmasked: Volume Two by Cassia Leo

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I left my former life – and my mask – behind. Running from a past where I was born unloved. A past where I was betrayed by love. Running from an organization with limitless power and stealth. Running for my life. I never expected to find love on the run. Not in a tiny seaside town on an island in the middle of nowhere. Not without my mask...
  • True Beginnings by Willow Madison

    True Beginnings by Willow Madison

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A DARK EROTIC ROMANCE True Beginnings is the second book in a series that includes two alternative endings. See for yourself why fans are saying this makes all the other dark romances look like greyed out shades of fairytales. MORE OR ENOUGHMax is all about being in control. It's the only way he knows how to be. There’s never been a question in his mind about what he wants...
  • Untangle Me by Chelle Bliss

    Untangle Me by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Kayden is a bad boy that never played by the rules. Sophia has always been the quintessential good girl, living a life filled with disappointment. Everything changes when their lives become intertwined through a chance encounter online. Hundreds of miles separate them, but the connection that draws them together is too much to be denied...
  • Chained to You, Vol. 1 by Alexia Praks

    Chained to You, Vol. 1 by Alexia Praks

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You definitely worth two million, Mia. Think about it. Two million. Five years. Your brother will go free. It’s a contract. These are the words of the gorgeous billionaire James Maxwell, the man who makes my heart race and my body tremble with longing...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  super rich hero  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker

    If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A CRY IN THE WOODS   The scream Lena Riddle hears in the woods behind her house is enough to curdle her blood—she has no doubt that a woman is in real danger. Unfortunately, with no physical evidence, the local law officers in small-town Ash, Kentucky, dismiss her claim. But Lena knows what she heard—and it leaves her filled with fear and frustration...
  • Alexei: A Mafia Love Story: Dark Erotic Romance by R.E. Saxton, Kit Tunstall

    Alexei: A Mafia Love Story: Dark Erotic Romance by R.E. Saxton, Kit Tunstall

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Available at an introductory price of $0.99 for a limited time. Ordinary Tara Noland leads a boring existence until she sees something she was never meant to observe. Head of the Russian mafia in his city, Alexei Varnakov can’t let her go after she witnesses him murdering an underling. He should follow the code of the vory v zakone and eliminate her, but he can’t...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  abduction  contemporary  mafia  dark
  • Low by Mary Elizabeth

    Low by Mary Elizabeth

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s hard living on the wrong side of the tracks. Lowen Seely has a criminal record to prove it. Determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps, he fights instinct and tries honesty. But hunger becomes painful, and bills are due. Forced to choose between what is right and wrong, the boy from the hood learns abiding by the rules is nearly impossible when corruption is in your blood...
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