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All Hail by J. Bree
The death of my serial killer father was supposed to free me.After the horrors of high school my family has reluctantly left me behind to heal from my trauma on my own terms but since my kidnapping I no longer know the girl who stares back at me in the mirror.The love of my life is avoiding me, desperate to keep me safe, and the man who should hate me won’t stop coming to my rescue... -
Kill Order by Tate James
THE GUILD is a new series born from the Shadow Grove world. While some characters have been met in the existing MADISON KATE and HADES series, their cameos were not crucial to THE GUILD storyline. ◆◆◆kill ordernouna document issued by the Circle allowing for the murder of a mercenary with no agency repercussions... -
My Bloodline by K.C. Kean
“We’re here to assist with your transition to Featherstone Academy.” Suddenly thrown into a world representing bloodlines I know nothing about, forcing my past I refuse to remember into the present, has my world turned upside down. It doesn’t matter that I didn’t want to go to college, it doesn’t matter that I don’t want to be here.I’ll follow the rules or risk my life... -
The Saviors: Part two by Ames Mills
The Saviors.We pride ourselves on saving people. But what happens when we can’t save the ones we hold closest to us? A vendetta that brought us back to Forest Grove has put all our lives on the line. The woman we love is thrust back into the arms of the monster that hurt her... -
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SAVAGES by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHumpty Dumpty sat on a wallSavages rising, watch how they fall.All of the heartache and all of the pain.Couldn't put me back together again. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a decaying body... -
Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss
Reborn. Reclaimed. Wrathful. Ready. My death was planned. Executed. I took my last breath, and was ready to be reborn. With my kings at my side and new experiences on the horizon, there’s nothing I want more than to have my revenge on the lords for what they did to me. They underestimated me. Not even death can hold me back... -
Retribution: A Vengeance Novel by Crystal North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome secrets refuse to stay buried... it’s time for Retribution.***Raven hasn’t had it easy; her life has been a whirlwind of clusterfucks and disasters, but the latest has left her reeling. She’s faced with a tough decision: crumble and break, or rebuild and come back fighting harder than ever... -
Gabe and Ian by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Gabriel Cross has spent his entire life keeping a secret from his older brother. The tattoo artist all but inked the two words on his flesh, and yet Abe still hasn’t figured it out. Terrified of losing the only family he has left, Gabriel keeps his mouth shut, even though he hates himself for being a coward. Ian Long loves women... -
Savage Queen by Eva Ashwood
The thrilling final installment in The Dark Elite series!Betrayal has rocked the Novak Syndicate, and a new enemy has emerged from the shadows. The same question that haunted Damian Novak now haunts me too.Why?I’m terrified of what my hunt for answers might reveal, but I’ll do whatever it takes to bring down this threat. Because I have something to fight for now.Ciro, Hale, Zaid, and Lucas... -
For the Love of Kane by Ames Mills
I thought I had everything figured out until I met Jaxon.I’m dominant by nature, but Jaxon brings all that out in full force. What started as a one-night stand after his confession that he’s never been with a man quickly turns into a whirlwind. Now, I want nothing more than to put my collar around his neck and ensure he’s mine... -
Savage Kingdom by Jennilynn Wyer
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSavage Kingdom is the heart-pounding conclusion of the Savage Kingdom Series.My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, or Andie for short. Former daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Overlooked. After five years in exile, I return home to avenge my brother Kellan’s death and to take down my father, Maximillian Rossi, and anyone else who stands in my way... -
Seduction by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsᴀ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ…The Deadly Seven were something I never could have prepared for. They came into my life like a silent stalker, claiming my heart and body, and I gave into them willingly. I love those seven broken souls, but even love has it’s limits... -
Ruin: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series .My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...Categorized as:
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Love Lost Her Way: A tragic story about a girl who lost all hope by Julie Anne Addicott
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the outside, my life was picture perfect. On the inside, something sinister lurked. I thought he was sick. I thought I could fix him. All I wanted was for him to love me. I was used and abused. Sold to the highest bidder. Unloved. Unseen. Unheard. Until Declan. He was my saviour. He helped me believe in the power of unconditional love. Then, he was gone... -
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The Saint by Delaney Dare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say I’m theirs. They say they aren’t ready to let me go. Too bad they only bought me for a night.Selling my virginity is an easy decision. I need money, and the masquerade auction is the perfect opportunity to make enough cash to get far away from Chicago and the family who turned their backs on me.I thought I knew what to expect until I saw them standing before me.Imposing.Dangerous... -
Cruel Reign by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe more I find out about the Boys of Ascendance Bay, the more questions I have…They have more secrets than I first thought, and getting to the truth is harder than digging my sister's grave. I have to persevere if I want answers, but keeping reality separate from the lies is getting more difficult by the day... -
The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter their last encounter, Nikolai Ivanov proved that he's done toying aroung and is finally making his move. Callie Jensen and everyone she loves are more at risk than ever before. It's going to take the entire team working together if they all want to make it out alive...Categorized as:
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Cruel Black Hearts: A Dark Why Choose Romance by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy name is Stella, and I am empty. I am broken. I am nothing. The only thing I enjoy about my life is my job at the Tribune. My focus in both my editorial and my personal writing involves serial killers. Even my best friend doesn’t understand my obsession with them. No one does. Until I meet them... -
Ruthless Knights by Eva Ashwood
“Lies are still lies, no matter how prettily they’re wrapped in promises.” How can the four men who stole me from my life be the same men who saved my life? And in the aftermath of that terrible night, where do we go from here? I don’t know what to believe anymore. I don’t know who to trust. All I know is that someone wants me dead. Someone is plotting in the shadows... -
Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever feed your fears, Saoirse, because if you do, they will eat you alive.Those were the last words my mother uttered before the masked men arrived.She begged me to run, to save myself from the past she kept hidden.But here's the thing, the past doesn't stay buried forever, and somebody has to pay the price for the choices she made.All the King's horses and all the King's men..Categorized as:
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All For Him by Kelly Finley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas Van de May —You know the fairytale where the princess leaves her glass slipper behind?This version is tragic; the details are darker.It was a clunky shoe and her demon was real.And I’m the forbidden prince who ran after her, but I never found my wounded princess.It’s been years and now I’ve got billions. I’m the heir to a southern fortune... -
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished... -
Creeping Beautiful by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMcKAY I wasn’t the one who broke her but I played my part. She came to us when she was ten. I raised her. I loved her. I taught her how to survive in a world of evil men. But it wasn’t enough. ADAM I wasn’t the one who saved her but I did my best. She needed me as much as I needed her. Bought and paid for on the auction block. But not for the reasons you think. She was my weapon...Categorized as:
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Widow by April Skye
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAllison—My world was wrapped in the comfort and security of Devon and the life that we were building together after overcoming infertility. He was the better half between us, and I was excited to bring another part of him into the world through our child... -
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Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI lied…My name isn’t Cecilia. When the doors of my past were pried open, all of my skeletons came tumbling out. I’d lived my whole life thinking the worst had already happened, and nothing else could hurt me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.In the wreckage I’m reborn. I’ll do anything to get my revenge on those who’ve wronged me and the man who stole my throne, My uncle... -
How Did You Survive Alone? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Legacy Mobster Fallon Maher is falling for the most unlikely person. Aspen is handsome, but he’s quiet, while Fallon is the opposite and talks enough to irritate everyone. The two men dance around their feelings, but when Fallon is injured while on a job for their boss, Aspen charges into the line of fire to help him... -
Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart.And now it’s my turn to fight for them.I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive.But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war... -
Penance by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRegret, remorse, repent.With the ghost of my past unexpectedly crashing back into my life, his presence threatening to tear through everything I’ve built, I’m quickly losing grip on my sanity.Voices start to whisper, infecting me with their poison as I struggle to battle against them. Mentally forced down into the deepest pits of hell, phantom hands trying to bury me in the fiery decay... -
Savage Kings by Jennilynn Wyer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSavage Kings is the heart-pounding second installment of the Savage Kingdom Series.One strong-willed woman set on revenge.Four men who were her enemies… until they were more.Get ready for Alexandria, Keane, Jax, Rafael, and Liam to bring the chaos.My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, or Andie for short. Daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Overlooked... -
Ruin My Life: A Dark Mafia Reverse Harem Standalone by Luna Pierce
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDesperate to save my dying mother, I sacrifice myself to a repulsive crime boss.The cost? I must produce him an heir.I accepted my terrible fate until I met them. Three very different, alluring men.Silver, the brutal silver fox, who thrives on solving problems, and helped me get rid of a body.Alec, the intelligent golden retriever, who will do anything for me, even get his hands dirty...Categorized as:
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The Savage by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHow Do You Tame A Savage?Sabrina Gallo is an animal.From the moment I laid eyes on her, I had to have her.But Sabrina won’t be taken by anyone. She’s wild and reckless – downright dangerous. Lucky for me, I’ve always loved a challenge… I want to hunt.Even if I capture her, caging a tiger doesn’t mean it’s tamed.The harder she fights, the more ruthless I become... -
Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt started with an Obsession… We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her... However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have... -
A Destiny of Carnage by Mallory Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath isn’t the end. Surrender is overrated.Killing for love is the only cure…I fear nothing, no one.Not even the boys who loved me that I lost. Dead. Buried. Gone. One by one. I am alone.I need to be stronger. I have to evolve If I’m to survive. If I’m going to save us all.Jude is my rock. Lorcan is my faith. Dante is my blade. Dino was the light to my darkness... -
Vengeance & Sin by Sara Hinds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever stop surviving. For as long as I can remember, this has been my life. Be who they want, do what they want, and keep their attention on me. If all they see is me, the other girls are safe, making it all worth it. I would do anything to keep them from going through what I have. Over the years, I’ve changed hands and owners. I’ve lied, killed, and fought, but the goal is always the same... -
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Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
Noxious Boys (Groveton College) by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStarting at a new college halfway through the school year is miserable. Especially when you have to move halfway across the globe to do so.My false sense of freedom from the man pulling the strings is crushed, his control crossing oceans with evil eyes watching my every move.There are a million things that I shouldn't be doing with my new found liberation, however slight it may be... -
Sweet Salvation: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe lies will come crumbling down… and the bodies will start piling up.Once upon a time, I saved Marcus Constantine’s life.Then he, Theo, and Ryland saved mine.But that’s not enough anymore. It’s not enough to just survive. I want a future with these men. I want peace and happiness.And the only way to find it is through war.We’re done playing defense... -
Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence... * Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense... -
Signed for You by J.R. Dust
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo men, danger around every corner, and a missing brother. It's like her life has turned into a book . . . That's all Charlie can decide when she thinks about the events of the last few weeks. While she's thrilled to lose herself in her beloved romance novels, it's like she's living in one... -
Hired Help by Layla Simon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy ex-boyfriend's dad is an escort… and I've hired him for prom. Since dumping me midway through summer break, Harrison Powell has made my days at Kingswood College a living hell. I’ve tried to ignore him, but when he humiliates me before the entire senior year, I’m too enraged to let him have the last laugh.Luckily, I know a family secret my ex would rather keep hidden... -
Lose Me In The Shadows by Jo Brenner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*She thought it was over.*Kara believed she was free.Free to erase the brand left on her heart by the three men who thought they could own her. But when an enemy from her past reappears in her present, she’s forced to reckon with who she was—and who she’s become. The dark fire lit inside her by the men she left behind may be Kara’s only weapon against a predator intent on breaking her... -
Venomous Queen by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlurb to...Categorized as:
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Raise Hell by Ashley Gee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, I was innocent — and then they destroyed me.Left me for dead.The boys of Havoc House don’t think I remember what they did to me.But they’re going to pay for all of it.I’ll cross each of them off my list until I’m the last one standing. And I will do anything to make it happen.Even pretend to fall in love.People like to say that revenge is a dish best served cold...Categorized as:
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Red Handed by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I need her. Name your price.”At twenty-three, you would think I could say no to being traded to the enemy, but that’s not how life works when you grow up in an organized crime family. I consider myself lucky to have grown up at all.Ten years ago, my brother was murdered in the gang war that split the city of St. Adrian down the middle... -
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A Legacy of Sorrow by Mallory Fox
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLust fuels the worst evil. Love is overrated.Killing for retribution is everything I’ve ever wanted...They’re all going to die.Those who have sinned will know it. Sorrow. I’ll carve it in their bloody hearts if I have to.I can’t help it. This is who I am.Their angel of deathMy boys…they think they know me. Think they have me tamed. That they can handle me and then walk away.They’re wrong... -
PSYCHOS: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sheridan Anne
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.Catch three psychos by the toe.If I squeal, they won’t let me go.Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Roman. Levi. Marcus.Psychos—that's what they are.The DeAngelis Brothers.Men tremble at the sound of their names while women run, their lives flashing before their eyes. They’re the monsters under your bed, the boogeymen in your closet. Every living soul fears them... -
Cold Blooded: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. Five families who run the city, a criminal syndicate even the police can’t touch. I used to be one of them, the youngest daughter to a family of hitmen, but then things changed. Just over five years ago, I lost everything. My whole family was murdered, but I managed to escape. But I’m back in town now, only this time I’m not the girl I used to be... -
Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
Sweetest Venom by Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I witnessed something I shouldn’t have.I know I should report the crime, but the only problem with that is we are all part of The Sect of the Virtuous Legacy, and it's their rule of law and punishment for all families belonging to The Sect to report any crime to them... -
The Devils and The Duchess by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone warned me to stay away from the Devils, but it’s not easy when one of them is going to become family…Desperation sends me and my mom to the prestigious university of Verona Falls.My mom is due to marry the dean—not because she wants to, but because we have no choice.That’s when I meet the dean’s son, Domenic, and his friends, Kirill and Valentino...Categorized as:
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