Books like 'I Will Not Beg'

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  • Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Enrage is the next standalone in the international best selling mafia series, Eagle Elite.Part of a world I loathe.Part of a family who hates me more than I hate myself.Living with a girl who reminds me of my darkness.I'm. In. Hell.Also known as the Cosa Nostra.My life was over the minute I stepped off that plane.Son to a murdered mob boss.Heir to a throne of murder and lies...
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    angst  m-f  new adult  suspense  contemporary  mafia  dark
  • Maverick: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Maverick: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alessa (Ghost)Maverick’s in love with a dead man buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where his heart might as well be buried too. My husband’s stuck in the past, lost in his fractured mind, and the last ten years are a blur to him, meaning I’m a blur to him. But I’m not a ghost. I’m a woman. I’m alive. I breathe. I hurt.Should I let go or hold on?My instinct is to let go, but I have family now...
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    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  suspense  military  dark
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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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    alpha male  m-f  new adult  suspense  contemporary  dark  mafia
  • Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr

    Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You 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...
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    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  fighters  bikers  bad boys  dark
  • Forever My Saint by Monica James

    Forever My Saint by Monica James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    All hope was lost until Zoey Hennessy walked back into my world, shaking it up beyond repair when she uttered two simple words. He’s alive. She speaks of her brother, my Saint, the man who lost everything to set me free. I believed he was dead. I saw it with my own two eyes. But when Zoey proves he’s alive and being held captive by a monster, I know what I have to do...
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    angst  alpha male  suspense  dark  abuse  contemporary  mafia
  • You Loved Me At My Weakest by Evie Harper, Hot Tree Edits

    You Loved Me At My Weakest by Evie Harper, Hot Tree Edits

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Emily Broken, used and worthless. They are the words that have been branded into my mind for the past five years. Now freed, but they stole my smile and left me with only tears. My dreams of the future died right before my eyes. I'm fighting to find my way back, but I’m too weak. Kayne I won’t let her walk this road alone. I’ll hold on for her. The dark can’t last forever...
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    alpha male  angst  m-f  contemporary  rape  abuse  dark  new adult
  • Seeking Peace by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Seeking Peace by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing remains of Blake’s life before the club except death, deceit, and corruption.He was on the road to self-destruction when his path crossed with Jake, the President of Kings of Retribution.Now Blake is dedicated to the MC and loyal to the men he calls brothers.The club gave him a family and purpose.Blake thought he finally had everything he ever wanted.Until Ember...
  • 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
  • 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...
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    bdsm  alpha male  dark  mafia  suspense  new adult  contemporary
  • Burn & Fallen by Callie Hart

    Burn & Fallen by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    BURNSloaneI’m not safe.I haven’t been safe for a while now.I ran to Zeth for protection, but Zeth is in danger himself. With Julio on one side, and the leader of the Widow Makers MC on the other, the smartest thing to do would be to run. I’ve been running long enough, though.This is the closest I’ve come to finding my sister in two years.I can’t back down now...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  dark  mafia  suspense  new adult  contemporary
  • Fading by E.K. Blair

    Fading by E.K. Blair

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Can a guilty conscience keep wounds from healing? Fine arts major, Candace Parker, grew up with a mother who thinks image is everything, and her daughter’s perfection will never be good enough. About to graduate college and pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina, Candace decides it’s time to let go and have a little fun...
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    alpha male  angst  m-f  contemporary  rape  dark  abuse  college
  • 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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    alpha male  angst  contemporary  new adult  dark  suspense
  • 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...
  • Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Join Matt and Madison for the conclusion of their Wicked Lovers: Soldiers For Hire love story. Coming July 18, 2023!**Wicked and Bare is part of the Wicked Lovers: Soldiers for Hire romantic suspense series. Stories in this series are told in a duet of two full-length novels. Each duet can be read as a standalone...
  • 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...
  • Nightmare: Prisoners of Purgatory MC #1 by Bella Jewel

    Nightmare: Prisoners of Purgatory MC #1 by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR BELLA JEWEL COMES A BRAND NEW BIKER SERIES!!!Dear Nightmare,I wish I could introduce myself, and tell you who I really am, but that simply can’t be.You know why, of course.We all know why.We’ve all heard the story; we grew up hearing the story.The one about you…and him...
  • 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...
  • A Harmless Little Ruse by Meli Raine

    A Harmless Little Ruse by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She has no idea what she’s doing. Loose cannons never hit their targets. And they take out plenty of collateral damage. Four years ago Lindsay experienced the unspeakable right before me, and I couldn’t stop them. But that’s all changed now. When her father, Senator Bosworth, contacted me to ask — demand — that I protect her, it was a second chance. A shot at redemption...
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    angst  alpha male  m-f  military  suspense  contemporary  dark  abuse
  • Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    DEVIANTSloaneI'm not proud of the things I've done.The things I've had to do.The things I've given away.but I'd give it all over again to find her.Even if I die trying, I have to find Alexis.ZethShe wants me to help her,But I won't.She wants me to save her sister, But I can't. She wants me to be her hero, But I'm not a good man.I am her damnation...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  dark  suspense  mafia  new adult  contemporary
  • Tame Me by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Tame Me by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    She was a broken angel that had the light beat right out of her.I was the man responsible for her life, her protector… Rescued by my brother and shoved into my arms I never expected to fall for the fragile woman, with soft eyes, and lips that begged to be kissed...
  • Reapers and Bastards Anthology by Joanna Wylde

    Reapers and Bastards Anthology by Joanna Wylde

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From 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...
  • The Queen by Skye Warren

    The Queen by Skye Warren

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I have one chance at a new life. A college education. A future outside of Tanglewood's dark walls. For a breathless moment it seems like I might actually escape. Then I get a phone call from home. Damon Scott is my own personal dragon, the fight I've always lost, the secret hope of my heart. And he needs my help right now. Only my mind can solve the puzzle...
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    alpha male  angst  m-f  contemporary  new adult  dark  suspense  mafia
  • 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...
  • 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 &...
  • The Thief by Zoe Blake

    The Thief by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I will stop at nothing to get the information I need. No matter how much she fights me… I will win in the end. My little thief cannot steal away, I don’t care how hard she tries. Daddy’s in charge now. She either follows my rules, or there will be consequences… painful ones. This is a dark romance daddy dom series. There are no sweet hugs and kisses from these domineering daddies...
  • Sinful Promise: A Dark Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Sinful Promise: A Dark Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m in his bed learning the limits of my body.Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive.He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me.At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister...
  • Heaven Hill Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Heaven Hill Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Get the first four books in the best-selling Heaven Hill series in one box set. Book #1 – Meant To Be Single Mother Denise Cunningham meets her match when Heaven Hill VP Liam Walker convinces her to do a job for the club. Once she’s in, she’s not sure if she’ll ever want to get out...
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    alpha male  m-f  suspense  contemporary  bikers  dark
  • The Elder by Celia Aaron

    The Elder by Celia Aaron

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A shocking murder. A suspicious son. A dedicated detective. In Azalea, Mississippi, the only thing hotter than the summer days are the men of the King family. When the patriarch Randall King is found dead, Detective Arabella Matthews will race the clock to stop the killer from striking again...
  • Indebted: An Enemies To Lovers Mafia Romance by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Indebted: An Enemies To Lovers Mafia Romance by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was a debt to be settled, a price to be repaid. Sold. My body, mind, and soul, are given to the most terrifying man I’ve ever met. Enzo King. Violent, commanding, gorgeous, and sinister.He’s a killer, a thief, and feared by many. He has the ability to pin me to the ground with one single look and make me feel things I don’t want too...
  • Axton by Sam Crescent

    Axton by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ten years ago, the Four Kings killed my friend. I’m not going to kill them. I’m going to make every single one of them pay. Make them pray for death, and take everything they’ve ever loved. This is not revenge. This is justice. Plain and simple. It's been ten years and the girl he once knew is back, working for the Four Kings as their PA...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  angst  military  new adult  contemporary  dark
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia
  • Pretend We're Over by Ella Miles

    Pretend We're Over by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m not looking for a date. I’m definitely not looking for a husband—just one night of passion. I’m in Vegas, after all. And what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.So how did I end up with a giant rock on that finger, you ask? Your guess is as good as mine.Now I’m stuck fake married to the biggest self-centered jerk I’ve ever met...
  • Boy in a Band by Lisa Loomis

    Boy in a Band by Lisa Loomis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MATURE CONTENT language, sex, drugs, rock and roll Morgan Mallory meets beautiful, sexy, blond haired, blue eyed, Mathew O'Conner, a singer in a rock band, when she's just a teen. Her instant physical attraction to him completely unnerves her. Their convoluted relationship transcends years, and even when she knows it would be best to stay away from him she can't seem to stop herself...
    Categorized as:
    angst  m-f  contemporary  bad boys  dark  musicians
  • My Sweet Villaintine by Skye Warren, T.M. Frazier

    My Sweet Villaintine by Skye Warren, T.M. Frazier

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    MY SWEET VILLAINTINE – A VALENTINES COLLECTION OF DELICIOUS DARKNESS Happy f*cking Valentines Day. That's what your favorite sexy-as-sin villain would say to you, right? And he'd probably say it with one hand around your throat and your dress bunched around your hips. It’s doubtful that he’ll buy you flowers. He definitely won't serenade you...
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    bdsm  angst  alpha male  dark  contemporary  abuse  suspense  rape
  • Her Knightmare by Sam Crescent

    Her Knightmare by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  curvy heroine  dark  mafia
  • 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...
  • Breached by K.I. Lynn

    Breached by K.I. Lynn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My life was ash. Burned to the ground. Razed with no chance of rebuilding. Empty. Alone. Just as I had to be. No one else was going to get hurt because of me. No more deaths. For years I’ve secluded myself, stayed in the darkness, and tried to melt into the background. Hiding in plain sight...
  • A Harmless Little Game by Meli Raine

    A Harmless Little Game by Meli Raine

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Four years ago I lost my virginity on live, streaming television. Too bad I wasn’t awake for it. The video went viral. Of course it would. A Senator’s daughter on camera? Wouldn’t you click “share”? Besides, that’s what three of the four guys in the video did. Share. They shared me...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  angst  m-f  suspense  contemporary  mystery  dark  abuse
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Wicked Mafia Prince by Annika Martin

    Wicked Mafia Prince by Annika Martin

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The most violent Dragusha brother...in a standalone romance HEA!ViktorYou were the love of my life.Beautiful and radiant.Then you betrayed our mafiya family—the only family we ever knew.Grief-stricken, I did the honor killing.Quick and vicious.Your heart no longer beating. Mine ripped to shreds.When I discovered you were innocent, I was destroyed...
  • 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...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  dark  abuse  contemporary  spanking  cruel hero
  • Cruel to be Kind by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure

    Cruel to be Kind by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chief security officer Sho Sakiyama has suspicions about his company president's pretty new secretary, Alexi Kagura Edmonton. When caught compromising the company's secrets, Kagura falls prey to Sakiyama's cruel punitive nature. Bound by a shared secret - the two men are entangled in a dangerous game of control and cunning retribution...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  angst  alpha male  m-m  dark  contemporary  abuse  rape
  • Untangle Me by Chelle Bliss

    Untangle Me by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Kayden is a bad boy that never played by the rules. Sophia has always been the quintessential good girl, living a life filled with disappointment. Everything changes when their lives become intertwined through a chance encounter online. Hundreds of miles separate them, but the connection that draws them together is too much to be denied...
  • Low by Mary Elizabeth

    Low by Mary Elizabeth

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s hard living on the wrong side of the tracks. Lowen Seely has a criminal record to prove it. Determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps, he fights instinct and tries honesty. But hunger becomes painful, and bills are due. Forced to choose between what is right and wrong, the boy from the hood learns abiding by the rules is nearly impossible when corruption is in your blood...
  • The Bratva's Bride: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry

    The Bratva's Bride: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    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...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  suspense  contemporary  dark  mafia  spanking
  • Heat by Nicolina Martin

    Heat by Nicolina Martin

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mine .The moment I lay eyes on Sydney Lewis, that is the only word my mind can conjure. She is the promise of everything I could never have, the light drawing me out of my darkness. I have no business touching her. Corrupting her. Defiling her.And yet, I can’t stay away...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  mafia  dark  contemporary  suspense  abuse
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