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  • Decadent by Eva Charles

    Decadent by Eva Charles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Singular tastes. That's what the Wilders are known for. I’m no exception. The world sees me as nothing more than a hedonistic pretty boy. But not everything is as it appears. One thing is certain. I'm a man who knows no boundaries. With no soul and no conscience, I'm free to take what I want. Including a deadly covert agent with a sassy mouth and an angelic smile...
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    super rich hero  alpha male  bdsm  suspense  dark
  • 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...
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  • Bound by Aleatha Romig

    Bound by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    With more revealed, what does that mean for the future? From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance trilogy bringing us back to the same dangerous underworld as WEB OF SIN. You do not need to read the Web of Sin trilogy to get caught in this new and intriguing saga, Tangled Web...
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    super rich hero  alpha male  suspense  dark  mafia
  • 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...
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    alpha male  bdsm  dark  mafia  suspense  spanking  contemporary
  • Beneath Your Beautiful by Adaline Winters

    Beneath Your Beautiful by Adaline Winters

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Passion is a perilous game.HonorMy ruthless husband hunts me across the country and in my dreams. If he catches me, I'll lose not only my freedom, but my sanity. I have to stay one step ahead, but he's closing in. So I keep running, straight into the arms of a man who whispers seductive promises of protection and safety. One way or another, this race will end...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Mr. Match by J.A. Huss

    Mr. Match by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Oliver Shrike thinks ahead. He likes to make lists and tick off boxes. He plans, he plots, and he’s got everything under control.Until one day he sees my videos on his dating site. The private erotic videos I make just for him.When I’m looking at the camera I can practically see his face. Hear the internal arguments. Feel his desire.Because I’m that kind of woman...
  • Nicoli: Dark Mafia Romance by Bella J

    Nicoli: Dark Mafia Romance by Bella J

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’ve never had a life.I’m not talking about the freedom money can buy because I have that in spades.I’m talking about the freedom a girl gets from growing up with four overprotective Del Rossa men…which is zero.Zero freedom to have a social life. Zero freedom to date.Men in this city know better than to look my way...
  • Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I knew he wanted to punish me for my father’s dealings…I just never expected to enjoy it.A dark past hardened me, scarred me,Making it difficult to give a d*mn about relationships.Then comes along Emily.Fifteen years younger.The innocent virgin and daughter of the man I despise.She's twenty-three and drop dead fu*king gorgeous.My trousers tighten the moment we meet...
  • Fair Game by Amelia Wilde

    Fair Game by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gabriel Hill has always been too charming for his own good. Women. Money. Information. Sex got him everything he ever wanted, until it almost killed him. A price he was willing to pay, before he met Elise. Before he fell for her. Now revenge isn't enough for him. He wants it all. The most beautiful woman. The most dangerous game. And a happily ever after, if it's not too late to save them both...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Lavish Corruption: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Lavish Corruption: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Good 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...
  • 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...
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
  • Shackled Hearts: by T.L. Smith

    Shackled Hearts: by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed, deceived, broken.They are the only words used to describe who I have become.Make no mistake, I let this happen.But do you want to know the thing about letting someone into your life?It can be undone.Lucas Rossi may think he has won this round.But I have news for him.I’m going to win every other one he sends my way.My heart may be in shackles, but my head has perfect clarity...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alexandra is a senator's daughter, used to mingling in the company of the rich and powerful, but tonight she will learn that there are men who play by different rules. Men like me. I could romance her. I could seduce her and then carry her gently to my bed. But that can wait...
  • One Night With Him: Jonathan and Monica's Story by C.D. Reiss

    One Night With Him: Jonathan and Monica's Story by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jonathan Drazen’s my billionaire boss.Or he was, until he fired me.Now he wants to make a bet.If I win, he’ll give me enough money to not care about this waitressing job.If he wins, I’m completely and utterly his for the night.I’m sworn off men, but I’ll take this wager. He’s hot enough to break some rules over.Besides, he’s still hung up on his ex-wife...
  • The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

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

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

    Obsessed by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Everything changed the night our eyes met across the room. His green gaze upon me prickled my skin with uncustomary warmth while my peek beneath his cuff—of a riot of color on his wrist—sparked my insatiable curiosity. Tall and mysterious, Kader was a man whose secrets I longed to know...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Chegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS...
  • Mafia Lullaby: A Dark Captive Romance by Alta Hensley, Measha Stone

    Mafia Lullaby: A Dark Captive Romance by Alta Hensley, Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She’s a Lullaby girl. Her fate is sealed.In a twisted, underground House of depravity, the women do not belong to me.But they are mine to train. To groom. To perfect in the most wicked of ways.This dark House changed me.What was asked of me, corrupted the man I once was.But the sickness did not break me.I remained in control regardless.Until her...
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    super rich hero  bdsm  suspense  dark  abduction  mafia
  • The Power to Please Collection by Deena Ward

    The Power to Please Collection by Deena Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The complete, four-book series in one volume -- a dark and sensual tale of shattering loss and redeeming loveWho knows where one night of passion might lead?Recently-divorced Nonnie Crawford craves a new beginning -- it arrives in the form of an enigmatic, dark-eyed stranger she dubs The Businessman. He seduces her with a sizzling introduction to the thrill of sexual submission...
  • 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 &...
  • Bratva Sweetheart by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Sweetheart by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She thought it was only for one night…I’ve never let anyone into my life.At least not like her. Not until her.She sees a side of me that isn’t the bratva monster everyone else believes.Now that she knows, she’s mine.Mine to keep and protect. Mine to please. In return, it’s her love I crave. She’s my soulmate.Every kiss, every touch will take her to her limits, and I’ll be the one to catch her...
  • She's MINE: a Captive Romance by Ellie Masters

    She's MINE: a Captive Romance by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive...
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    super rich hero  bdsm  suspense  dark  dub-con
  • Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Five steamy, contemporary romances. One collection. AMAZON TOP 100 best selling series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Those Boys Are Trouble includes all five of the full-length, stand-alone romances from the Valetti mafia series featuring filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys, HEAs and no cliffhangers...
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    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia
  • The Client: A Zoric World Standalone by Stella Gray

    The Client: A Zoric World Standalone by Stella Gray

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When I won the modeling contest, I lost my freedom. KZ Modeling owns my body. But they're willing to rent it out. The first time I learn my fate and I’m auctioned off changes everything. Because it's also my first time. And the gorgeous, haunted billionaire who now wants exclusive rights to me for the next six months? He has no idea I can't say no...
  • Master of Sin by Sienna Snow

    Master of Sin by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was always him. The one I shouldn't want, shouldn't crave, the one who could destroy my carefully built life. Hagen Lykaios was the essence of sin, indulgence, and danger - everything I knew to avoid. All it took was one unexpected touch, and he consumed me, left me begging, needy, and hungry for more...
  • 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...
  • Cruel Prince by Piper Stone

    Cruel Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Catherine's father conspired to have my father killed, and that debt to the Benedetti family must be settled. Just as he took something from me, I will take something from him. His daughter.She will be mine to punish and ravage, but when she suffers it will not be for his sins.It will be for my pleasure.She will beg, but it will be for me to claim her in the most shameful ways imaginable...
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    bdsm  super rich hero  dark  mafia  spanking  suspense  m-f
  • Locked Hearts by T.L. Smith

    Locked Hearts by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When the king of the underworld wants you. You have no place to run. No matter how hard you try, no matter where you go. He will find you. It’s just a matter of, do you want him to find you. Or do you want to run...
  • Lies by Aleatha Romig

    Lies by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity continues with an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig. I am... That’s no longer an easy statement...
  • 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...
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    super rich hero  bdsm  contemporary  dark  bad boys
  • Wildest Dreams by Giana Darling

    Wildest Dreams by Giana Darling

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tiernan 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...
  • The Russian by Isabella Laase

    The Russian by Isabella Laase

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dark mafia...
  • The Waltz by Angelica Chase

    The Waltz by Angelica Chase

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This book is free on some platforms. You know what they say… One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. After sacrificing years of my life on a cheating husband, I'd had enough. I set out to quench a thirst I had ignored for years. I gave myself one year to explore my sexuality—to delve into my deepest, darkest desires...
  • Dark Ruler  : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal

    Dark Ruler : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was raised to be a ruler of two worlds.One with a pen.One with a knife.Be the king of the concrete jungle at all costs.I should've simply taken a queen, not courted one.I should've forced her submission, not earned it.I should've let respect be enough, not fall in love.Someone has made a grave mistake in coming for my company.For my throne.For my Mia Bella...
  • His Demands by K.C. Crowne

    His Demands by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The silver fox billionaire is used to getting anything he wants...And now, he wants to make me his darling little wife.Working as Ivan Stepanov's assistant is a literal gig from hell.After a day of catering to his every demand I text my friend in haste:'I HATE my boss but find him so freakin HOT!"I arrive home with my thoughts stuck on the gorgeous older man ruining my life...
  • Say Yes by Lucia Franco

    Say Yes by Lucia Franco

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I broke all the rules. He knows my true self.Our relationship is far from a game.I've never felt this close to a man.James Riviera is everything I never knew I wanted.Powerful, alluring, and completely mine. Now he wants to make me his wife.I only have to say yes and I'll have forever, but forever isn't as lasting as people believe...
  • Cut So Deep by Stasia Black

    Cut So Deep by Stasia Black

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He commands my body, my mind, and my pleasure but now I might be forced to betray him… All my life, I knew I was only good for one thing—from being ogled by beauty pageant judges as a preteen to being hit on by my college philosophy professor—I was just an object for men to desire. It’s all anyone’s ever seen me as, including my current boss, Bryce Gentry. But Jackson? Jackson’s different...
  • 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...
  • Bartered [The Encounter Trilogy] by Pamela Ann

    Bartered [The Encounter Trilogy] by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hugo Xavier, a French playboy hell-bent on possessing Isobel, a gorgeous Greek pauper. ​Set in Monaco, this is a story about a man who has it all but his past ensures he can't acquire what he yearns the most...and a woman, whose heart isn't up for bargaining, no matter the cost. A tug-of war of seduction, of wills, of pride.A whirlwind affair that will change both of their lives forever...
  • His as Payment by Piper Stone

    His as Payment by Piper Stone

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Dark Mafia RomanceWhen I want something, I make it mine. I want her.Caroline Hargrove thinks she is mine because her father owed me a debt, but that isn't why she is sitting in my car beside me with her bottom sore inside and out. She's wet, well-used, and coming with me whether she likes it or not because I decided I want her, and I take what I want...
  • Rush of Innocence by L.R. Potter

    Rush of Innocence by L.R. Potter

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trinity Grace knows about control. She understands control. She’s lived with the tight reins of control wrapped around her so tight, she can barely breathe. When she finds out to what great lengths her father would go to retain that control, she flees to Vail, Colorado, to enjoy a girls' week-long party. She’s surprised to find Rush Drayton in Vail...
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    super rich hero  alpha male  dark  suspense  mafia  m-f
  • His Sniper: A Survivor's Submission by Harley Laroux

    His Sniper: A Survivor's Submission by Harley Laroux

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Lana has a dirty little secret she cannot ignore. Despite the constant threat of roving zombies, she knows of only one way to deal with the stress besides blowing out a Rotter's brains. But when her naughty sessions of self-love cause her to neglect her duty, a survivor's life is nearly lost and Lana finds herself in deep trouble with their stern and mysterious leader, Sawyer...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  dystopian  dark
  • Ripples  (Consequences standalone novel) by Aleatha Romig, Kellie Dennis Cover By Design

    Ripples (Consequences standalone novel) by Aleatha Romig, Kellie Dennis Cover By Design

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ripples: A Consequences Stand-alone Novel You don’t have to read the Consequences series to enjoy this stand-alone novel, but if you know Tony Rawlings, you know that disappointing him isn’t an option. Imagine being his youngest daughter...imagine telling him the unimaginable... “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it...
  • Black Rose by Suzanne Steele

    Black Rose by Suzanne Steele

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Because some women don't want red roses and wine, they need black roses and knives." Charles is a man who was born into wealth and power. Mix in his copper colored hair and tan fit body and you have the makings of a real playboy. Charles could have any woman that he wants; but he wants Melanie...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  bdsm  dark  mafia  cruel hero
  • Deviant: Black Mountain Academy by Dani René

    Deviant: Black Mountain Academy by Dani René

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Black Mountain Academy was my only choice. It was meant to be freedom. But with those watchful eyes, it’s anything but the fresh start I crave. When you’re good, nobody ever remembers. But when you’re bad, they can’t stop reminding you. I was labelled a rebel, a party girl, a nuisance, even a… never mind, you don’t need to know that. That all changed when he gave me a label...
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