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Slingshot by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe slingshotted her way into my heart. I’m a laidback kind of guy. I don’t like to take life too seriously. I’ve experienced serious and I’ve gone through the bad life has to offer. I’m ready for the good in life. I wear my heart on my sleeve just so someone can take it. Someone does…Natalia Moretti. Out of all the people for me to love, why does it have to be her?The frenemy’s daughter... -
Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou were with Willow and Jagger when they found their happily ever after in Dark Endings. You felt their love. You felt their relief, but what you didn't feel, was the pain they left tucked inside. Jagger killed his own father, he suffered on an island alone being forced to fight to save his life. Now, the memories are catching up on him. The reality is haunting him. He's becoming numb... -
King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy 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... -
Severed Ties: A Dark Stalker Romance by Montana Fyre
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’ve spent my whole life running. Running from the sins of my father. Running from my family. Running in the opposite direction of anything that could hurt me. But when it comes time to run for my life, I realize that’s the last thing I want to do. And the man that’s been lurking in the shadows, the one I could feel but could never see, wont allow me to. Tommy wants to own me...Categorized as:
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Queen's Move by Nikita Slater
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe declared war, she accepted the challenge. Vee is poised on the edge of a mob war. Born to the mob, abused by the mob, she is now ready to rise up and take over her dead husband's mafia holdings. She is queen in a beautiful and brutal city. She runs her organization with cool logic, passionate loyalty and an iron will. She's the perfect woman for the job... -
Lavish Corruption: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGood girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few... -
Loaded: A Bad Boy Romance by Roxie Noir
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey call me The Scorpion because I’m fast, lethal, and I pack plenty of heat. ALEX When you’re street muscle for the biggest drug cartel in North America, you’re hard or you’re dead. I’m alive as f*ck, because I get the job done. My boss swore kidnapping the accountant’s daughter would be quick and easy... -
Primal Pursuit by Bella J.
Davian Stark is beautiful, twisted, cruel.And he’s going to die.By my hand.He’s one of the Elites of the Dark Sovereign.A bloodthirsty Mafia Assassin.And a hunter fueled by his need for the chase.If I want to get close to him, I have to give him something to hunt.Me.He made a mistake by letting me survive my family’s massacre. I've trained, fed my hate, and now, I'm ready to strike...Categorized as:
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The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala
He was not the kind of man meant to fall in love.He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope.The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to... -
Reapers and Bastards Anthology by Joanna Wylde
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Reapers Motorcycle Club and Silver Valley series comes an anthology of extras and never-before-released material, including a new short story featuring fan favorites Horse and Marie. Charming Bastard: A Novella I first met Riley Boone when I was four years old. We moved to Callup, Idaho after my dad blew out his back and had to go on disability... -
Delicious Prey: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sonja Grey
It was my testimony that put him away for life,but now he’s escaped and standing in my bedroomLydia:Kirill Chernikov is a deadly hitman for a powerful Bratva,and it’s my eyewitness testimony that puts him away for life.He’s the monster who killed my dad…at least I think he is.The truth is I didn’t see his whole face that night... -
Becoming His Pet by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGet flowers. That’s all I was supposed to do. Seemed easy enough, but as I would soon see, nothing involving Nora would be easy.Within five minutes of meeting her, we run for our lives. She’s not overly informative, but I know she’s in danger. Keeping her safe would be easier if she would tell me the whole truth, tell me exactly what we’re running from. But I know how to get her to be honest... -
Mistakes Made by Marie James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not.I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works.I’ll never argue that fact with anyone.Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather.Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach... -
GHOST: A Novella by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVengeance.It rots, eating at his insides, seeking retribution.Ghost lives in his own purgatory, with death as his only companion.Until a personal vendetta leads to the discovery of a woman held captive by the man whose blood now stains his hands.He gives her refuge from the world she feels trapped inside.Beatrix silences his demons.She becomes his salvation... -
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The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &... -
Captured Pawn by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy brother’s death was no accident, and the last thing I want is protection from the same mafia boss whose turf war got him killed...Categorized as:
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AUCTIONED TO HER STEPBROTHERS: A VIRGIN AUCTION REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen I auctioned my innocence to the highest bidder, I never imagined my three stepbrothers would be the ones to buy me.It was supposed to be about money. Sell my innocence, pay off my debts, and move on to a brighter future.But when I find out my stepbrothers are the ones who've bought me, things are suddenly complicated.I haven't seen them for a decade...Categorized as:
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Forced Submission Bundle 2 by Alexa Riley
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBONUS: Bundle includes never before seen epilogues for all three stories! Taking What’s His Driving a truck and hauling cargo from coast to coast can be lonely. Sly’s been looking for a pet to keep him company, and late one night on the side of the highway, he finds her. Cameron is scared something bad is going to happen to her, but then he comes along, and she feels relieved... -
Severed Ties: A Dark Stalker Romance by Montana Fyre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve spent my whole life running. Running from the sins of my father. Running from my family. Running in the opposite direction of anything that could hurt me. But when it comes time to run for my life, I realize that’s the last thing I want to do. And the man that’s been lurking in the shadows, the one I could feel but could never see, wont allow me to. Tommy wants to own me... -
Reckless Games by Eva Simmons
Every year on Christmas Day, the Midnight Manor opens its doors for the rich and elite to indulge their fantasies. Only those with an invite get past the gate. And once you do, there’s no leaving until the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve.When a mysterious crimson envelope lands on my doorstep by mistake, I know better than to accept the invitation. I’m not a girl who breaks the rules...Categorized as:
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Buy My Soul by Jade West
Part two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do... -
Red Roses and Black Dahlias by Macy T. Riosa
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSurvival is a funny thing.It's a never-ending fight which, after a while, becomes second nature. All you have to do is find what makes you want to keep fighting, to keep going forward. Find what keeps you from spiralling and losing control.For me, it was my sister.The day she was born, I swore to protect her, to save her anytime she would need it. In her own way, she saved me too... -
King's Hostage by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA 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... -
Bought by the Beast by Lexi Heart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDaisyWhen my family gets deep into debt with the Russians, I sell the only thing I can to save my virginity. He may be able to take my body, but he will never have my heart. It’s only a week. One week in the bed of the city’s most notorious criminal. I can handle it. I have to. But I don’t count on his scorching sensuality, his surprising sweetness. His fierce protectiveness... -
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Stockholm Syndromance by Ada Scott
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe doesn’t have to keep me tied up, but I hope he does… Eliana My father kept me locked away from the world, my only purpose in life was to stand in the background while he campaigned for President, or to be sold like a slave to cement his old alliances as a Mafia hitman. All I’ve ever known was his contempt and my loneliness... -
Last Words by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnd 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... -
The Boss by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMen of Hidden Justice Because love can bleed into the darkest heart Terrified and on the run, I was lost.He found me.I witnessed his crime and he gave me a choice.Marriage or death.I never expected to love him.But the choices were never really mine.Could this avenging angel of death ever love me back?His touch consumed me... -
Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJune 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... -
Just One Song by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNicole Parsons had the perfect life, made complete with the suburban home and the proverbial white picket fence. When tragedy struck and she lost the most important people in her life, she turned away from everything she loved before; shutting out every reminder of the perfect life she lost... -
Her Knightmare by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf Dwayne Carson comes for you, you’ll wish for death long before he will let you find it. No one can match him. He has more kills than any other Carson, including his father and uncles. He is your worst nightmare—but when an eighteen-year-old girl is abducted, Dwayne agrees to save her for a price. Charity has never been so afraid in her life... -
Diversion by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's the sweet as sin little sister of my once best friend. While I deal in dirty deeds and depravity. I know all the reasons I can't have her.The problem is, I'm obsessed. I can't seem to get her out of my head no matter how hard I try.I don't play by the rules but for her, I'd be willing to break them all.This is Iron's story, set in the Dollhouse world first introduced in Amusement...Categorized as:
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Wildest Dreams by Giana Darling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiernan Morelli is ruthless, powerful, dangerously irresistible. And Bianca’s new guardian. He’s not a good man, but she is drawn to him in a way she’s never felt before. Little does she know Tiernan has plans for her, and she will submit to his dangerous temptation...Categorized as:
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Wicked Angel by Lucy Smoke, A.J. Macey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s a blood stained monster, but one look at her and he knows … she will be his.Gaven Belmonte is a cold-hearted killer. A hitman. Now, he’s my jailer.Even though he’s twice my age, I’m being forced into an arranged marriage to secure Gaven’s position as the next head of the Price Family Syndicate.Marriage or war?Pain or Pleasure?Murder or love?It doesn’t matter that Gaven makes me burn for him... -
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Make Me, Daddy by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm not just going to make her mine. I'm going to make her call me daddy. Caitlin McCormick is used to doing as she pleases, but that's about to change. She's sitting on a bright red bottom because I promised her father I would look out for her, but she's in my private jet on her way back to Boston with me because she needs something more. A daddy... -
Gilded Thorn by Ember Davis
VLADI’ve been watching and waiting for a chance to get Laurel in my arms. I shouldn’t want her since she’s the Orlov princess, but I don’t care that our families have spent generations killing each other. All I want is her. She will be the Petrov family’s queen.I know her power, her strength, and her softness; I crave all of her. I’ll lure her to me and then I’ll never let her go... -
Breaking Dragon by Jordan Marie
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNicoleAt one time, I had everything I wanted in life. Or I thought I did, but I lived in black and white. Then, he exploded into my world. Dragon.He’s hot-blooded, cocky, stubborn as hell, and he drives me crazy. With him everything is more...It’s more vibrant, more exciting, more...real.Suddenly I have everything to lose...Categorized as:
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Ravaged Innocence by Measha Stone
He didn't come for me just to make me scream his name. He came to make me his.When Luka Romanov burst into the bar where I work to take care of some mafia business, I was still an innocent virgin. I woke up the next morning sore, spent, and feeling much less innocent...Categorized as:
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True Beginnings by Willow Madison
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA 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... -
Bad Wolf by Jo Raven
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is no fairytale… Once I fell in love with a gorgeous boy next door. Years later, he’s back—a total hunk, hot as hell, and bad. So bad. Rude. Arrogant. Hard. And I’m dying for a taste. Jarett was our neighbors’ adopted son. Handsome, strong, quiet, he was my protector, and my friend. Now he’s back, and he’s still gorgeous. Tall, dark and s*xy. All man... -
Held by Marlee Wray
ZOEThe moment I see the mark on my door, I know I’m in deep trouble.Connor McCann’s mark means pain and punishment. It means he’s coming for me, and when a man like Connor decides to teach a girl like me a lesson it’s a long, hard, shameful one.CONNORSomeone stole from me. Zoe’s got answers, but doesn’t want to talk. Too bad.Little girls who play games with me end up sore and sorry... -
Callum by Cala Riley
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAutumnI’ve always lived my life as a nomad, moving from city to city.Then I ended up in Chicago.A chance meeting with Callum Brennan and I knew my life would never be the same.One week of passion and I know I will never forget him, but I have to move on with my life.Leaving is the hardest thing I ever did, but then fate intervenes, giving me the perfect reason to run back to him... -
Over the Hills and Far Away by Kelli Jean
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKenna MacGregor was raised to believe that music is the language of the soul. That life is a song, pulsing with beats and rhythms, harmonizing the inner spirit with the energy of the universe. In a fated moment, she discovers the one person whose music reaches deep into her being, speaking to her in ways no one else ever could. He is the dominating, larger-than-life, in-your-face Phil Deveraux... -
The Mafia's Virgin Nanny by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlonzo Zanetti has wanted Tessa for a long time. Ever since he took her in after her parents were killed, he’s been taking care of her, protecting her. When his sister gives birth, he sees his chance. She will become his sister’s kid’s nanny. This gives him the perfect opportunity to get close to her … to make her fall for him. Tessa is used to being overlooked...Categorized as:
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The Bratva's Bride: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry
Bratva life is simple: You steal from the brotherhood, you pay with your life. But the thief is a woman, and she’s too beautiful to die. My wedding band will be her collar. Our vows will be her shackles. She will be my captive bride... -
Promise to Keep by J.L. Beck, Monica Corwin
I knew running from Adrian wouldn't be easy. That there was a risk I would be caught, but I never anticipated he would go to such great lengths to find me. Now that he knows what I've done I wonder if there will ever be love between us again, or if we were always meant to be enemies?**This is book two in a duet and CANNOT be read as a standalone. Book 1 Vow to Protect must be read before this one...Categorized as:
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Killer Crush by Ella Goode
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI left a job I was very good at to seek a better life. The new life is boring. I get up. I go to classes. I avoid people. That last one isn’t a new thing for me, though. I never much liked people before and now that I’m in college, I’m finding that it’s for good reason. People knock on my door, play their music loudly in public, and ask me invasive questions that I pretend I don’t hear...Categorized as:
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Revenge Is Sweet by Lee Savino
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Did you think, for a minute, I might want to be awake for the proposal?” I ask, fluttering my fingers so the huge princess cut diamond on my hand catches the light.His eyes go soft and warm. “I couldn’t risk you running again.There’s a tracking device in there.”“Tracking device?” I squeak, when I find my voice.“Oh yes,” he murmurs. “You will not escape me again... -
Dom & Becca: Dirty Dom by Willow Winters
From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a HOT mafia, standalone romance.I’m not always proud of the man I am, but when you grow up in a crime family, there aren’t a lot of options.I do what I have to do, and more than often, I crave it.The power, the women, the money. All of it comes easy to me.Until Becca walked into my office.Everything about her was tempting... -
Twisted in Chains by Sam Crescent
Skye and Noah have been taken. They’re trapped and at the mercy of strangers. To survive they must count on each other—only, they’re not friends. They are worlds apart, but they must do whatever it takes to survive their new, brutal world. Noah is not used to being at anyone’s mercy. He’s always been strong...
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