Books like 'The Absolution of Aidan'

Readers who enjoyed The Absolution of Aidan by Kathy Coopmans also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

contemporary  suspense  alpha male  bad boys  mafia

  • Stamp: Time Served MC, Book 10 by Cee Bowerman

    Stamp: Time Served MC, Book 10 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Valentine Russo has gone from living the life of a privileged member of a well-known mafia family to a prison inmate and now a television celebrity. Through all of those many life chapters, he’s still not found the one person who can make his life complete...
  • Boomer's Rise by K.L. Savage

    Boomer's Rise by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s time to rise from the ashes and extinguish the flames.This is a new start.A clean slate for not just me or Scarlett, but for everyone else that’s trusted me to make their life better.Deciding to keep the Atlantic City chapter name was the right move.Not only is the weight of the members on my shoulders, but the immense responsibility of proving ourselves to the city...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bad boys  mafia  contemporary  humor  bikers
  • Sponsored links
  • Bomb: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss

    Bomb: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Spencer Shrike is a plotter. Known for his ingenious, albeit illegal, plans that keeps the Team running efficiently and out of jail, he carries this same love of order into his personal life. He's kept his long-time main squeeze on the sidelines for years as he builds the Shrike Bikes empire. Veronica Vaughn is an explosion ready to happen. Ronnie lives in the here and now. She lives for today...
  • Fatal Flaw by Marie Force

    Fatal Flaw by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Back from their honeymoon, Senator Nick Cappuano and D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland are ready for some normalcy after the whirlwind of their wedding, but someone has other plans for them. When Sam discovers wedding cards containing thinly veiled death threats, she's not sure if she or Nick is the target. Already on edge, Sam and her team start investigating a series of baffling murders...
  • The Nauti Boys Collection by Lora Leigh

    The Nauti Boys Collection by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get to know the irresistibly sexy Nauti Boys in this collection of novels from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh.NAUTI BOYDuty as a U.S. Marine put a safe distance between Rowdy Mackay and the temptation of a nubile Kentucky vixen. Now he's back home and ready to engage in the kind of erotic games that have earned him and his two cousins a Nauti-boy reputation in three counties..
  • Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...
  • Dezi by Jessica Gadziala

    Dezi by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New to Navesink Bank, Theo just wants to take advantage of the new opportunities given to her. And, under no circumstances, continue her cycle of getting involved with the wrong kind of men.Then one night, Dezi walked into her bar with bad news written all over him.Hot, charming, and homicidal.Just her type...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...
  • The Woman at the Docks by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman at the Docks by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You didn’t have to be in the criminal underbelly to understand one fundamental rule: You don’t mess with the mafia...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  alpha male  contemporary  m-f
  • Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  mafia  contemporary  mystery
  • Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James

    Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US...
  • Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond

    Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An edge-of-your-seat (fr)enemies to lovers romance about an outlaw biker with the Devil on his back, a good girl with a badass streak who’s about to find out who she really is, and a childhood marriage pact that comes back to haunt them both.Lex Davenport was the boy my dad warned me about. Literally.The son of a Mafia boss, Lex was the bad boy I snuck around with on summer holidays...
  • Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everly Fulton is desperate for a man to come along and sweep her off her feet, giving her a brief reprieve from her hectic life. She’s been anxiously awaiting prince charming or a knight in shining armor for years.What she got instead was a grumpy Savage King who is just passing through town.Hugo Reddick set out in search of an old hookup...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  mafia  suspense  contemporary  bikers
  • Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After a year filled with drama and danger, Erin and Ivan are ready to focus on the one thing they want the most--starting a family. When she has yet another negative test, Erin worries there's something wrong with her.Ivan urges his wife not to worry because it will happen when it's meant to happen. He hates seeing her stressed out and does whatever he can to make her happy...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  alpha male  contemporary
  • Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up. He’s ready to do whatever it takes to win the war the former police chief started thanks to his twin, Conrad’s involvement with the chief’s daughter.Cannon’s determined to ruin the chief’s political aspirations, starting by backing his opponent in the race for mayor...
  • Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert

    Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Agent: Kennedy BarnesTarget: Phoenix AshCrimes: Computer Hacker, Money Launderer, HeartbreakerMission: Get close and surviveAfter living her life in the shadows as the daughter of a congressman’s secret affair , Kennedy Barnes joins ‘Project Greenlight’ - a clandestine intelligence organization. She’s out to prove she’s more than her father’s dirty secret.One of her first assignments is simple...
  • Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After two confidential informants are murdered by a drug lord the DEA has spent months trying to bust, agent Avery Carmichael is ordered to go undercover.She’s going to need some help infiltrating the outlaw world, which is where the hottest, most infuriating man she’s ever met comes in. Remy Fulton is the president of the newest Savage Kings MC chapter in Rockland, Virginia...
  • Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order.I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me.So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong.Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe...
  • Marcus by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Marcus by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Marcus De La Cruz volunteered to sponsor the next prospect for the Savage Kings MC, he never expected to have a female candidate. Instead of being intimidated by him, she gives as good as she gets.Teagan Allen knows the dangers of being a member of an outlaw MC all too well since her father was killed while wearing the bearded skull king patch...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  mafia  suspense  contemporary  bikers  grovel
  • Grimm by E.C. Land

    Grimm by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If only for one night she were mine.GrimmI’ve done everything in my power to keep away from the one woman I want most. Not only because she’s a brother’s daughter but because she’s too young. To have her, she would have to give up everything else.Danger comes to our doorstep, and not for the first time...
  • Sway by Jessica Gadziala

    Sway by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s an arms-dealing biker tasked with finding a weapon designer who is late on a deal with his organization.He never expected that the designer would be one of the hottest women he’d ever seen.She’s a weapon designer who has real problems...
  • Twilight Sins by Naomi West

    Twilight Sins by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What's worse than a surprise blind date?Finding out your date is a mob boss...And ending up pregnant with his baby.My BFF pulled a bait-and-switch on me.Instead of drinks with the girls, I'm at this bar to meet a blind date."He's nice and normal and handsome!" she promises.Only one of those three is correct.Yakov Kulikov is as gorgeous as they come—and ten times as dangerous...
  • Revere: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris

    Revere: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Legacy Novel She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen...
  • Enchanting The CEO: A roommates-to-lovers billionaire romance by Layla Hagen

    Enchanting The CEO: A roommates-to-lovers billionaire romance by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a white-picket-fence kind of girl, but I only do casual. My first mistake? Asking her to be my roommate.GabeWhen someone’s down on their luck, I like to help out. Diane needed a place to stay, and my attic was empty. How hard could it be to have a temporary roommate?It turns out—very hard.Living with her is turning out to be physically impossible...
  • Point of Freedom by Stacey Lynn

    Point of Freedom by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Hatred. Desire. Broken Dreams. Jules McAllister has loved and lost. She experienced the gut wrenching pain of grief after her boyfriend, Scratch, a member of the Nordic Lords MC, died on the same night that she told him they were going to have a child. Grief stricken and destroyed, she left Jasper Bay, unable to tell anyone the truth of what really happened that fateful night...
  • Nolan by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Nolan by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nolan Bishop has felt like an outsider in the Savage Kings MC ever since he gave up the nomad lifestyle to try and put down some roots. He’s a convicted felon, searching for his place in the world without screwing up his probation...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  mafia  suspense  contemporary  bikers  betrayal
  • Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh

    Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Em Delaney has wanted bad-boy Macey March for as long as she can remember. But as a Navy SEAL under the command of her overprotective godfather, Macey is off-limits to Em…until a kidnapping attempt forces them to share tantalizingly close quarters—and a forbidden desire...
  • Conrad by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Conrad by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Conrad Erikson thought that doing the police chief a favor would be an easy assignment, one that could ultimately benefit the Savage Kings MC in the future. All he has to do is pick up the chief’s daughter from college and bring her home.What could possibly go wrong?When it comes to the chief’s daughter Hannah, the answer is anything and everything...
  • Smokey: Satan's Fury MC by L. Wilder

    Smokey: Satan's Fury MC by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder comes book five in the Satan's Fury Series, a standalone MC romance. Smokey You can't fight fate, especially when it brings you a girl like MJ Thompson. She wasn't just beautiful. No, she was so much more than that. She was smart with a smile full of magic and curves that drove me to distraction...
  • A Two Twirl Christmas by Rachel Van Dyken

    A Two Twirl Christmas by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For fans of the Eagle Elite, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken brings you the heartwarming short, A Two Twirl Christmas.For the first time, Sergio, made man of the Abandonato Family, faces the demons of his past with the help of his cousins.The mafia cries for no one.It justifies everything.But this Christmas, it will honor one of its own...
  • Judge: Royal Devils MC Colorado by Erin Trejo

    Judge: Royal Devils MC Colorado by Erin Trejo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Years ago, Judge helped a young girl in desperate need.As a man, he now watches over her from afar, ensuring she’s safe.As a young girl, Ava was a victim of a brutal attack, and those responsible were jailed.However, Ava always maintained another man was present, but no one believed her.When those who attacked her are available for parole, Ava and Judge are thrust into each other’s orbit...
  • Easy by Dahlia West

    Easy by Dahlia West

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Jimmy “Easy” Turnbull lost more than just his lower right leg during his time in Iraq. The confident man whose good looks charmed countless women into bed has been gone for over three years. In his place is a surly and defensive wounded warrior plagued by self-doubt and anger. Daisy Cutter doesn’t give a damn what people think, not about her tattoos, her piercings or anything else...
  • Embraced by E.C. Land

    Embraced by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility.I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal...
  • Possess Me by Jane Henry

    Possess Me by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lyam Gerard is my mortal enemy….And the father of my unborn baby.I should have known he was a monster when I betrayed him.I should have realized that in the ruthless world of the mafia, my actions would be met with punishment.But I fell for the wounded bad boy who knew just what I craved.Now, I am his possession, and he’s determined to make me pay for my sins…On my knees.Bent over his desk...
  • Cato by Jessica Gadziala

    Cato by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was idling by the curb, waiting for one of his friends when a woman jumped on the back of his bike, wrapped her arms around him, and begged him to drive...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  mafia  mystery  bikers  contemporary
  • Sapphire Tears by Nicole Fox

    Sapphire Tears by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I’m caught between two dangerous men.My ex wants me back.My husband wants me dead.But the only life that matters to me is the baby in my belly.I tried running once, and that didn’t work.So it’s time for me to try something else: fighting.I’ll fight for myself, for my sanity, for my child.I’ll fight for hope.I’ll fight for love...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  alpha male  suspense  contemporary
  • The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky

    The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BOOK 2 Sequel to The Masseuse Never tickle a sleeping dragon… Past events have changed Ramsey Stone. In place of the warm, loving masseuse now stands a ruthless man with one pressing goal: revenge. No matter the cost, Ramsey will have his vengeance. Jezebel Carter has come to the realization that the man she knew and loved doesn’t exist...
  • Starving For Vengeance by Debra Kayn

    Starving For Vengeance by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born into Bantorus Motorcycle Club, Lee Ramchett skirts the law, works secretly for the federal government, and kills. As he grows closer to seeking revenge for what the Mexican mafia has done to his family, his supervisor orders him to go back to Bantorus MC to watch over Shari —one of the available and beautiful Silver Girls...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  mafia  suspense  contemporary  bikers
  • Unruly: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris

    Unruly: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The crime boss. The hustling queen. Cross and Catherine Donati have been married five years, but the life they’ve chosen still has things to teach them yet. One can never become too comfortable in their business. Trouble soon follows. The principe and principessa are all grown up … It’s tough being at the top...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mafia  alpha male  contemporary
  • The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky

    The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert...
  • Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get ready to roll… Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal...
  • Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole

    Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This isn't your Typical Everyday fairytale. This story isn't sweet or sugary. Instead... It's Raw and Dark It's Rough and Dangerous And It's Definitely not for kids under 17 years of age. So turn back now if you're not ready for Lyric and Blaire's story. Because shit just got Real...
  • Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn

    Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Let's roll… Natalie Oman's husband murdered his brother before committing suicide, leaving her a widow and struggling for her share of Meghoni Mine. She spends her time avoiding her remaining brother in law and his irrational agenda that someone else murdered both Oman brothers...
  • Satin Princess by Nicole Fox

    Satin Princess by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    On the worst day of my life, I let Anton Stepanov save me.One night of freedom—that’s all he offered.But what he ended up taking was so much more.Now, I’m on the run from the devil who rescued me.What I didn’t realize is that devils come in all shapes and sizes.Someone I trust is betraying me.Someone I love is hiding things from me.And Anton is coming to reclaim what’s his...
  • The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West

    The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild...
  • Ruby Mercy by Naomi West

    Ruby Mercy by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’m having my bosshole’s baby.Safe to say that’s not ideal…Especially because he doesn’t even know.As a matter of fact, Kirill is clear across the country, and I’m pretty sure he’s never coming back.That’s fine.My daughter and I will be a-okay without him.At least, that’s what I thought.But five years goes by like pulling teeth.And I learn something:It hurts to do this alone...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  bad boys  contemporary  vengeance
  • Love by Lacey Weatherford

    Love by Lacey Weatherford

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Living happily ever after has always been part of the plan for Cami and Dylan, but when strange things begin happening around the Wilcock household, Cami simply believes she’s becoming forgetful. However, when the incidents begin to escalate, both are left feeling vulnerable. Unable to figure out what’s going on, Dylan delves deeper into the mysterious happenings...
  • Boone by Elizabeth Knox

    Boone by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was never good at love, but damn if I didn’t want to try when I met her.BooneAll my life, I’ve never been good at love. My wife literally decided out of the blue that she was going to up and leave me, and our two boys. She acted like she was going to the grocery store to grab a few things and never came back...
  • Dark Destiny by Avelyn Paige, Geri Glenn

    Dark Destiny by Avelyn Paige, Geri Glenn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's an inmate.She's a free spirit.Delilah believes animals can heal anyone. But she's never come up against someone like the hardened biker who rarely speaks. With Stone Face part of her inmate rehabilitation program, she's got her work cut out for her.Stone Face isn't there to be rehabilitated. Her program is the only way to get to the man that murdered his twin sister...
  • Contract with the Mafia Boss: A Dark Mafia Romance by Ashlie Silas

    Contract with the Mafia Boss: A Dark Mafia Romance by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A chance encounter led to a dating contract... with a mafia boss.I was desperate and needed a pretend boyfriend.Of all the people in the city, I collided with the ice-cold Carlo D’Angelo.When mistaken for my imaginary beau, I just went with it – my first mistake.His gorgeous, rock-hard body and the warmth in his eyes make it hard not to fall for the ruthless millionaire...
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.


Get recommendations by genres & tropes

Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences

romance book finder

Looking for more inspiration? Enter another book title to get more suggestions on what to read next.


Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.