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Alannah by L.A. Casey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAlannah Ryan is plagued by an old face haunting her dreams, turning her waking hours into a mess of worry. Talking it out with the person she loves the most isn’t a possibility, not when the same face haunts him, too. To protect the love of her life from another burden, she keeps her fear to herself, even as that fear begins to consume her... -
Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFederico Romano didn’t just inherit his position as the head of the family, he clawed his way to the top, all while dealing with drama and secrets in his personal life that can never be allowed to see the light of day. The harsh and unforgiving mafia boss persona he presents to the world at large is light-years away from the loving man that his family knows... -
Fortune by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion... -
Amplify by Anne Mercier
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSERA: He’s my protector, my confidante. Then one night he became more. I want him, I need him, and, if I’m honest with myself, I love him. I just don’t know if he’ll ever see me as more than what we’ve always been: friends. I don’t want to lose him but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my feelings to myself. Should I risk it all or play it safe? CAGE: She’s my light, my saving grace... -
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Knocked Up by the Bratva: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt started with the chase for a perilous criminal...And ended with his baby in my belly. Luka Antonov may be a man of mystery, but one thing's He's even more dangerous than his reputation.And while I romance the tall, dark and mesmerizing criminal undercover...I find myself wishing for so much more than what I came for.Now I'm left with three VERY unsettling realizations.1... -
Until Hanna: Until Him/Her by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHanna has always dreamt of the day when she’d find the perfect man and start a family of her own. But one horrible dating experience after an another, has her second guessing her ability to trust her own judgment when it comes to men...Categorized as:
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Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVengeance was something I’d been waiting all my life to deliver. It would be sweet and worth every risk I’d taken to get to this point. I was moments away from pulling the trigger, taking the life of the man who’d cost my father his… And then she was dragged into the room, struggling and fighting for freedom. The moment I set eyes on Tavia, everything changed... -
The Sexy Billionaire by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGiorgio I’ve always been the dutiful son, living my life for everyone else but me. So, walking in on my fiancée with someone else during our engagement party should have filled me with devastation, but instead, I felt relieved...Categorized as:
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Aurora's Knight by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new “family” is coming to Silver Spoon Falls, TX. The well-known Arakas men are looking to expand their operations, and the small Texas town is the perfect place to start a new, less-than-above-board business venture. Along the way, the dangerous, wealthy men are going to find a whole lot of trouble...and the sassy women who will bring the possessive crime bosses to their knees... -
Mafia King: A Mafia Royals Novella by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Mafia Royals series…One of the first rules they give you when you're undercover—never fall for the enemy.I didn't just fall for the enemy.I became what I was supposed to hate.What's worse: I fell in love with one... -
Enchanting The CEO: A roommates-to-lovers billionaire romance by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’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... -
Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process...Categorized as:
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Dr. Stanton's The Epilogue by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThis is book two of the international bestselling, Dr. Stanton series.Follow the next five years for Cameron Stanton and Ashley Tucker ...If happiness is a gift. Then Cameron Stanton is my Santa Claus. I can’t tell you the exact moment I fell in love with him. Only that I did. With every glance, every touch, every minute …. he stole a little more of me. They say that all men are created equal...Categorized as:
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More of You by A.L. Jackson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy daddy warned me never to fall for a boy like Jace Jacobs . . . The second I saw him walk through the door, I knew he was trouble. A gorgeous rebel with a bad attitude and a huge chip on his shoulder. My heart warned me. I didn’t listen. I saw something protective and good beneath the fierce, tough exterior. I fell hard and fast... -
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Royal Creed by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis princess. Her secret. Their forbidden love.All my life, every decision has been made for me. What to say. How to dress. And now, who I'm to marry. When you're second in line to the throne, it's just how things are. I've always gone along with it.Until now.I may not have a say in who I marry, but I refuse to let someone dictate who I give my v-card to... -
Scarred Prince by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy world was rocked the night I collided with a stranger.A scarred Bratva Prince.He left me with the sweet taste of submission... and his baby.Now Leo's back, and he vows never to let me out of his sight.Our saga began when he came to my rescue.And ended in a night of passion. Thrilling and intense.But as quickly as he appeared... he vanished.I was certain I'd never see him again.Until today.. -
Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPleasure 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...Categorized as:
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Possess Me by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLyam 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... -
Remembering Passion by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDamien Sinclair is a force of nature—the beauty of a sunset over the ocean yet capable of devastating hurricane-strength winds. At one time, he’d held my heart in his hands. That was, until the day I walked away. I didn’t leave him because I didn’t love him. It was that loving him was too much, an all-encompassing affair. In his presence, I ceased to exist...Categorized as:
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Remembering Passion: Sinclair Duet by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDamien Sinclair is a force of nature, the beauty of a sunset over the ocean while capable of devastating hurricane-strength winds. At one time, he’d held my heart in his hands. That was until the day I walked away.I didn’t leave him because I didn’t love him. It was that loving him was too much, an all-encompassing affair. In his presence, I failed to exist...Categorized as:
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Dark as Knight by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf Peter stands at the Pearly Gates, then billionaire Atlas Knight stands at the gates of Hell…and I just married him.Hard to say no to five million dollars, even if it means selling your soul to the devil.His proposition was simple: one year of marriage, after which, we both walk away... -
Ruthless Rebel by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy villain. My monster. My Ruthless Rebel… He’ll do anything to get the empire his grandfather promised him... including marry me. His ex. To the media Jericho Grayson is an elite billionaire and one of the heirs to the Grayson legacy. To me, he was the rebel. The boy I first gave my heart to. Eight years ago when he broke up with me, it broke me...Categorized as:
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The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBOOK 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... -
Dearly Betrayed: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI want to ruin my fake husband.Right up until I sleep in his bed for the first time.I have to marry the man that killed my father.He’s Jayson Costa, mafia prince, obscenely wealthy, emotionally distant, and sinfully attractive.I don’t care how good that control freak looks in a Jayson’s everything I despise... -
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Secret Baby Next Door by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWe met on a bumpy flight.But it was nothing compared to the night we shared. No regrets. Except one. I didn't get her contact info.Now Piper's my new next door neighbor.And her sweet little girl has my eyes. As a surgeon I crush all obstacles.But I'm falling for a woman I barely even know - all over again.Her smile, her lips, the way her luscious curves make my mouth water... -
Reluctantly Royal by Erin Nicolle, Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA marriage proposal from a deliciously handsome and wickedly charming prince sounds like a fairytale.But for a nerdy scientist with severe social anxiety, it’s a horror story.Prince Torin O’Grady, with his mischievous blue eyes and cocky grin, is always in the spotlight. And he needs to marry me to inherit the crown.But we have nothing in common. He’s a future king...Categorized as:
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Highest Bidder: A Billionaire Boss Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt started with a million dollar bid for a night alone with him.He's dark, commanding, and the most desirable man I've ever met.In fact my mysterious bidder had me wanting to do things I'd never admit.And I did them willingly, secure in the thought I'd never see him again.Boy was I wrong.Horribly wrong."Good morning! Welcome to CyberFort Security. The CEO will be here to greet you shortly...Categorized as:
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Cautious by E.L. Montes
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTHIS IS THE SEQUEL to 'Disastrous'. Marcus and Mia share a LOVE stronger than others, but their relationship was built on LIES and deceit. Cautiously, they continue to struggle for what they desire more than anything, each other. Though, that comes with a price … one that involves more HEARTBREAK and deception... -
Nanny Tempts the Beast by MINK
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFinding a nanny for my niece and nephew isn’t something I ever thought I’d be doing. But now I’m all the family they have left. I can’t let them down, and I won’t.All I have to do is hire a nanny. I interview plenty, but I know the moment Charlotte walks in the room—she’s the one. Innocent and young, something about her pulls me in until I want to know every last detail about her... -
Satin Princess by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOn 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 Playboy's Fugitive Bride - Book Three by Ana E. Ross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Ana E Ross, presents The Playboy's Fugitive Bride, Book Three in the Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls series: Does he have what it takes to tame this wildcat? Deadly threats from a loan shark to pay back a debt her late father incurred sends Nia Sylk on a desperate search for Massimo Andretti, the man she blames for her predicament and her... -
The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf 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... -
The Hitman by Jordan Silver
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrake Cisco is a hit-man with an agenda. Ten years ago, his dad offed himself when he was accused wrongfully of stealing from the town's leading citizen. The fact that the black Drake was dating the man's white debutante daughter at the time had a lot to do with the way things went down, and once Drake figures this out, he's out for blood...Categorized as:
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Malicious Wedding by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn obsession spanning decades. A ghost from my past.I turned away from the darkness—but Carson wants to drag me back.I thought my life was charmed. I own a bar, have great friends, and things always seem to work out in my favor.At least until Carson Crowley comes storming back into my world.He’s a mafia prince, the kind of man that smolders whenever he enters a room... -
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Sweet Memory by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world’s most beloved rock star falls for a troubled music producer whose past comes back to haunt them. As the youngest member of The Painted Daisies, keyboardist Paisley Kim’s entire life revolves around writing songs and playing music. It’s easy for her to fall head over heels for producer Jonas Riccoli from the moment he enters her life... -
Dirty Liar by Janice M. Whiteaker, Teddy Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝐃𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.His impossibly improbable act set off a chain of events I couldn’t make up if I tried, each one stealing a little more from me.My relationship. My business.𝑀𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.But even bad times have to come to an end. I thought that was the case when Valerie slid onto the bar stool next to mine and asked me to buy her a drink... -
Revel by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I’m right here.”TIFFMacallan Astor is a self-entitled manwh*re with little to no consideration for the fact he lives with three other people. I've been at the house in LA that's supposed to be my fresh start for two months now and at this point… I'm about one Victoria's Secret model screaming in the pool at night away from chucking him right into the Pacific... -
Matteo by C.M. Steele, Bookin' It Designs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatteoMy first kill was for her.From that day on, I knew I’d always protect my dangerous little viper. However, I didn’t understand how violently those protective instincts would change the day she turned sixteen. From then on, I protected not only her but our future. Vivian belonged to me and no one else. If you touched her, you’d pay.I killed for her again, but it was one of my own this time...Categorized as:
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Contract with the Mafia Boss: A Dark Mafia Romance by Ashlie Silas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA 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... -
Making You Mine by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAlways in control, the meticulous and professional Salvador Moreno is thrown for a loop when the newly hired bartender Grace Zendejas suddenly invades his family’s restaurant, and infuriatingly, his every thought. For the first time in his life, Sal is fumbling. But after recovering from a few blunders he discovers his feelings for Grace run much deeper... -
Marked by Him by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis ink on my skin. His ring on my finger. His protection for life. My heart as payment. Nikolai: She came to my territory to spy on me. No one does that and lives. But this girl, she’s a rare beauty, beyond any I’ve seen. I want her under me, not under the ground. She’s a temptation I have to conquer, and so I make her an offer. My mark, on her skin...Categorized as:
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Big Beefy Kingpin by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen you play a game of chance sometimes you win… and sometimes you start a mafia war.Five years ago, I fled Las Vegas with nothing besides the clothes on my back–vowing never to return...Categorized as:
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Evermore: A When Rivals Play Novella by B.B. Reid
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGrab your dancing shoes and put on your prettiest dress. It's prom season in Blackwood Keep and forever can't wait any longer! Four Archer was the toughest girl around. Just ask anyone. She’s the street racing daredevil who brought the King of Brynwood Academy to his knees... -
Hot Surprise: A Stand-Alone Surprise Baby Romance by Suzanne Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy hot billionaire boss needs an heir to his empire, And I need to ditch my v-card. That totally forbidden one night we shared just ended in one too many O’s. Oh yes! Oh baby! Oh SH*T! It was just an innocent dinner, Bosses and secretaries have intimate dinners all the time, right? One tiny detail… Ours might have ended with my heels by his ears... -
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Say No To Joe? by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsExotic psychic-assistant Luna Clark has avoided confirmed bachelor Joe Winston for three long months. She knows that she's far too attracted to the very sexy Winston male but when she needs protection for her two young orphaned cousins, she turns to the tough bounty hunter... -
A Beautiful Mess by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhat happens when you lose everyone that promised they would always be there for you? How can you protect the few pieces of your shattered heart that remain? Olivia Adler is a woman with a troubled past. After losing her parents at the young age of six and being raised by an uncle who she lost years later, she refuses to get attached to anyone, including friends... -
The Life by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratings*Please Note, The Life is not a standalone title. The first book in The Russian Guns series (The Arrangement) should be read before the second book* The mafia life is a dangerous one revolving around honor, duty, and greed—a troublesome thing like love isn’t meant to play a part, but no one follows the rules... -
Illegal Fortunes by Sabrina Stark
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Only Thing More Dangerous than the Bad Boy You Left Behind is the Man He's Become… NEW from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sabrina Stark: If she was such a good fortune-teller, she should've seen it coming. But part-time Tarot-reader Selena Moon is as surprised as anyone when Jim Bishop, the bad boy she left behind, returns from who-knows-where to reclaim the one girl he could never forget... -
The Tycoon's Vacation by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDrew Titan decides it is time to take a vacation at one of his exotic resorts, and ends up literally running into Trinity Mathews while he is surfing. They end up having a steamy romance over the week long vacation, until she finds out he is the resorts owner, and had lied to her... -
Sinful Tyrant by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mob boss wants my hand in marriage and he refuses to let me say no.As gorgeous as he is mysterious, Hunter Lombardi is feared throughout the world.What frightens me isn't his reputation, it's how safe I feel when I'm around him.He's a smoking hot and dangerously obsessive mafia boss.And he saved my life when my ex attacked me.Now he wants repaying with me spending a month as his wife...Categorized as:
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