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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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    alpha male  bdsm  suspense  super rich hero  dark
  • Heartless by Willow Winters, W. Winters

    Heartless by Willow Winters, W. Winters

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. At first, his words were harsh and his touch cold. I didn’t want to be in his presence any more than he wanted me there. I knew he was a dangerous man and he could destroy me if only he wanted to. That’s not what he wanted though. It’s not what he needed...
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    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia  betrayal
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  • Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series.With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail...
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    new adult  alpha male  suspense  contemporary  dark  mafia  m-f
  • Road To Ruin by Callie Hart, Jonny James

    Road To Ruin by Callie Hart, Jonny James

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Malicious Destruction of Property. Two counts of breaking and entering. Two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Four counts of assault. Three counts of illegal gambling. Three years served in Orleans Parish Prison. Tommy ‘Havoc’ Kendrick’s rap sheet reads like a recipe for disaster: one part mayhem to three parts chaos...
  • SCARS by Jaimie Roberts

    SCARS by Jaimie Roberts

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I had the perfect school, the perfect friends—the perfect life ... At least, that’s what I thought. But you changed all that. You are always there ... Always watching ... Always waiting in the shadows. You send me flowers and messages. You stalk me, trace my every movement..
  • Jegudiel  (Deadly Virtues Book Two) by Tillie Cole

    Jegudiel (Deadly Virtues Book Two) by Tillie Cole

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They are the Fallen.A brotherhood of murderers whose nature compels them to kill. But guided by their leader, Gabriel, the Fallen have learned to use their urges to rid the world of those it is better off without.Control. Diel has spent his entire life under it. His childhood years were spent in the sadistic captivity of the Brethren...
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    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  suspense  dark  abuse
  • Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake

    Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Emily McPhee is in the clutches of a monster… Despite the protection of her boyfriend Seth Connors and his colleagues with the Orange Police Department, Emily is imprisoned in a basement by her psychopathic stalker Jimmy Lasko. His bizarre behavior adds to her terror, and a video link forces Seth to witness her captivity, leaving him feeling helpless as he, the OPD, and the FBI search for her...
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    alpha male  new adult  suspense  dark  m-f
  • 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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    spanking  alpha male  bdsm  dark  mafia  suspense  contemporary
  • Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart

    Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    TWISTEDSloaneHow many times can a person fall down and still get back up? How many times can things go wrong before you just give up?I’ve lost everything. My home, my job, my purpose in life—everything has been turned upside down. But while life hasn’t exactly turned out the way I would have liked it to, I wouldn’t change a thing. If things were different, I wouldn’t have Lacey...
  • Beloved (Montavio Brotherhood) by Jane Henry

    Beloved (Montavio Brotherhood) by Jane Henry

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

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed ...I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred...
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    new adult  bdsm  suspense  dark  m-f
  • Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong from the beginning, wrong about everything. I find her trying to take down a human trafficking ring, unsure whether I'm there to help her, or drag her down. But from now on, Willow doesn't have a choice. She will be my wife. She will submit. She will play her role...
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    new adult  bdsm  contemporary  dark
  • Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    HARLOW IS HUNTING HER SISTER’S KILLER.AND COLE IS HUNTING HER.COLE SAINTThe woman my family is looking for is the one-night stand I can’t get out of my head, and her life depends on me getting to her first.Harlow is sunshine and light.I live in the shadows, among the dark and the damned, but there’s something about Harlow that makes me want to take care of her...
  • Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

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

    The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day...
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    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  angst  dark  suspense
  • Deviant by Gemma James

    Deviant by Gemma James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes light can be found in the dark. Rafe is a blazing sun in the center of my universe. He’s my strength. The only man capable of healing me. He's the love of my life. He’s also my enforcer. The strikes of his belt shield me from self-harm’s temptation, but old habits are hard to break...
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    new adult  bdsm  dark
  • Drawn to you by Ker Dukey

    Drawn to you by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Warning, this is book 1 of 2. This is a new adult romance which contains explicit sex - 18's only. Antonia McNally has a great family, a great boyfriend, and a great future… until she finds herself interrupting a robbery and becoming the victim of a ruthless criminal. When she witnesses brutal murder, abuse and suffers her own traumatizing assault by his hand, her life changes forever...
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    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  dark  abuse  suspense
  • 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...
  • Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    An alternate cover edition can be found here.A Legacy Prequel filth·y (fĭl′thē) adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est 1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. 2. Obscene or offensive. 3. Vile; dirty. adv. filth·y 1. To an extreme and often disgusting extent...
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    alpha male  new adult  mafia  contemporary  dark  bad boys
  • Possessive Devil: A Dark Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Possessive Devil: A Dark Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Give me what I want and I'll obey.Calvino is a nightmare wrapped in a million dollar suit. He has eyes like the black between stars and his toned body is a sculptor's dream.And someone in his family murdered my cousin.When Calvino catches me drugging and stealing from his brother, my life hangs in the balance...
  • Green by T.L. Smith

    Green by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Things have changed, some things stay the same. One thing I know for sure, no matter what, Rose will forever be mine. In this life and the next. Even if I break her wish, even if I break her heart. Some things are hard to let go. Harder than I anticipated. And that's okay. I'll have to keep it hidden, even on her favorite holiday of the year. I will keep this secret. Merry 'Black' Christmas...
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    alpha male  new adult  dark  suspense
  • 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 &...
  • Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    For 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...
  • Vicious King: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart

    Vicious King: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Dark Dynasty trilogy continues – step into the dark, scandalous world of America’s elite and discover their sinful secrets, twisted lies, and dirty desires... I’m his captive. His toy. Sold into his possession to pay for my wicked deeds. I tell myself I hate him, but every time he steps into my cage, my body betrays me. I fear him and want him at the same time...
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    new adult  alpha male  suspense  dark  abuse
  • Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dark mafia...
  • Chosen by Josie Litton

    Chosen by Josie Litton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    < From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Josie Litton My name is Grace Delaney. I was born into this country’s most admired political family. When I was sixteen, the media dubbed me “America’s Princess”. I hate being called that, all the more so since I discovered the terrifying secret hidden behind my family’s glittering public image...
  • Buy My Soul by Jade West

    Buy My Soul by Jade West

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    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...
  • Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The sins of his past can’t be forgiven. Mason Thatcher gave me chills when I first laid eyes on him. The good kind. The kind that makes your body ache and your heart hammer. What’s better is that he looked at me the same way. There was a hunger in his eyes that wouldn’t be sated, and a confidence in his stride that told me I could never run from him. Back then, I didn’t want to...
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    new adult  alpha male  military  contemporary  dark  angst
  • 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
  • Twisted Empire: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart

    Twisted Empire: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Dark Dynasty trilogy continues – step into the dark, scandalous world of America’s elite and discover their sinful secrets, twisted lies, and dirty desires... I know the truth now, and I know what I have to do. Tatum can try to resist, but I won’t give up on her. I won’t stop until she’s safe in my arms. Our Crown and Dagger enemies are powerful. Richer than sin...
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    new adult  bdsm  suspense  dark  contemporary
  • The Hacker by Zoe Blake

    The Hacker by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Daddy’s going to own me. I knew computer hacking would get me into trouble one day, but not like this. Kidnapped and held captive in a military compound, I’m held down and branded with the number thirteen. Just when I think my captors have pushed me to the end of my limits, I discover there’s worse to come. A man forcing me to call him Daddy. He’s going to make me submit to him...
  • Disgraced by Natasha Knight

    Disgraced by Natasha Knight

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Disgrace: the condition of one fallen from grace. She is my forbidden fruit. The one temptation I cannot resist. The first night… I rescued her from an attack in the seedy underground of New York City. The second night… She told me the first of many lies. She thinks she can keep me out of her world, but she’s in over her head...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Séptima parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Séptima parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ella jamás pensó que su vida daría tal vuelco. Pero es una mujer valiente dispuesta a salir adelante. A él las dudas y la inseguridad por lo que vio o dejó de ver ya no le dejan dormir tranquilo. Ha pasado el tiempo desde que Prince y Sharon rompieron su relación, dejando huérfanos al mundo de la dominación y la sumisión...
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    bdsm  new adult  dark  mafia  suspense
  • Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Enemies From Birth…The Markovs and the Lebedevs have been bloody rivals for generations.Nadia Lebedev is the ultimate forbidden fruit: a mafia princess engaged to another man.From the moment I see her, I want her for myself.Every day that passes, I become more obsessed with her...
  • The Devil's Beauty by Airicka Phoenix

    The Devil's Beauty by Airicka Phoenix

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dimitri Tasarov has never had a choice in what he was. From infancy, he had been raised with the knowledge that he was a monster, an unlovable creature without a soul, until a single act of kindness threw his entire world into a tailspin. Ava Emerson had always led a reluctantly sheltered existence. Friendship was a luxury that came with questions she couldn’t afford to answer...
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    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia  suspense
  • Silver and Lace (Royal Bastards MC: Detroit, MI) by Shannon Youngblood

    Silver and Lace (Royal Bastards MC: Detroit, MI) by Shannon Youngblood

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I hear it every day: "Why doesn’t Silver have an old lady?” I’ll tell you why. Because getting my rocks off isn't nearly as important as protecting the Royal Bastards MC. I may only be the VP of the Detroit Chapter, but I take my job seriously, and no bitch is going to come between my club and me...
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    new adult  bdsm  suspense  dark  bikers
  • Bad Behavior by Leah Holt

    Bad Behavior by Leah Holt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was sweet and pure... Until I got my hands on her. When I saw Ivy for the first time, I knew I had to have her. She's an innocent princess who fights like a wildcat and tastes like honey—and my father wants her dead. But I can't. I won't. So I tried to cut a deal with her owner; I was ready to pay for her, to keep her forever. But the man who owns her isn't willing to give her up...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia
  • No Limits: A Dark Romance by Lauren Landish

    No Limits: A Dark Romance by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She thinks she’s a monster. But I’m the monster. And she’s my angel. I’m a ruthless perfectionist who’s never needed love. It’s a worthless emotion that makes you weak, and I’m anything but weak. I haven’t let a soul get close to me. No one’s ever made me feel a damn thing. Until Shawnie. My angel. I knew from the moment I saw her that she was different...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  bdsm  contemporary  dark  suspense
  • Domesticated by Jettie Woodruff

    Domesticated by Jettie Woodruff

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I was once told that I was like an animal. Animals were naturally conditioned, just like the rodent that I was, I needed to be conditioned. Aristocrats in our class had a trained way of living. Women had their place beside their hard-working spouses and weren't allowed to rock the boat.As a small child, I believed in the preparation requirements...
  • Rulebreaker by Marlee Wray

    Rulebreaker by Marlee Wray

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The rules said he couldn't have her, but rules are made to be broken.The moment he spotted Kate at the Marquis Club, Rory knew she would be his. The club's rules demand that he wait until she's trained, but he's used to taking what he wants, when he wants it.She's only nineteen, but he's not going to take things slow and he's not going to be gentle...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  dark  contemporary
  • Make Me, Daddy by Sara Fields

    Make Me, Daddy by Sara Fields

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Slammed by Skyla Madi

    Slammed by Skyla Madi

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, Selena Graham met a boy named Jackson Quinn… This isn’t your typical fairytale, no. This one is twisted and the role of prince charming is filled by one man too set in his ways, haunted by the demons of his past...
  • Breaking Belle by Isabella Starling, RBA Designs

    Breaking Belle by Isabella Starling, RBA Designs

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    This is no fairytale. This is your worst nightmare. And I am the beast that will break you. My past is broken. Shattered. Everyone I ever loved, gone. I will never let myself love anyone again. Not until her... Belle Dalton, the daughter of a man who owes me more than he could ever pay. She shocks me by volunteering to take the fall for her family...
  • Silent Daughter: Owned by Stella Noir, Linnea May

    Silent Daughter: Owned by Stella Noir, Linnea May

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I own him just as much as he owns me. LIZ He is testing me. He must be. Does he really think I'd stay like a dumb lamb? If I run, I will never see him again. I don't want that. Why do I not want that? LEONARD This just shows how much she's messing with my head. I let her get too close too soon. She mesmerized me into acting like a fool. I won't let that happen again...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  bdsm  contemporary  dark
  • 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...
  • Bad Medicine by K.D. Robichaux, C.C. Monroe

    Bad Medicine by K.D. Robichaux, C.C. Monroe

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Lethal DeLucaThat’s what they call me in the underground world.During the day, I parade around as a man who saves lives, secretly taking them in the dead of night.I was hired to end her. Hired to rid the threat she caused to The Ruin.Little did I know the only threat she caused was to me. I want her.You can fall in the love with The Ruin, but you won’t survive it...
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