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  • Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    The next book in the internationally bestselling mafia series… All is lost. All. I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore. My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage. I've lost my soul. She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been. Sixty lives are mine to take. Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  mafia  angst  alpha male  bad boys  m-f  dark
  • Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 19 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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  mafia  angst  m-f  contemporary  dark
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  • Ruined Castles by Amo Jones

    Ruined Castles by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Nothing is going to make sense once you flip open this first chapter. You’re going to wonder why the fuck I made the decisions I did. Why he did what he did. I’m not going to make this easy for you. I’m going to guide you through loops that you’re going to wish I had just skipped, but I’m not going to do that either. You’re going to feel my pain, my loss, and my heart breaking in my chest...
  • The Truth About Lies by Aly Martinez

    The Truth About Lies by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Truth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two men murdered my wife. And I was helpless to save her. Consumed by hate and rage, I spent four years running from my memories. Until a shattered woman gave me a reason to stop. Cora lived in a nightmare, but through sheer force of will, she’d turned it into something beautiful...
  • Fantasy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Fantasy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Bones is the son of the man who killed my aunt. He's the descendant of a psychopath, a murderer. His handsome face, blue eyes, and strong physique can fool anyone into believing he's a good man. Including me. My loyalty to my family makes me despise him. But I also can't stop thinking about him. Thinking about his kiss...
  • Malum: Part 1 by Amo Jones

    Malum: Part 1 by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    “Love is savage, love is blind, love is something they may not find…” Once upon a time, there was a young girl who lived in a battered trailer, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. One day, she fell down The Elite Kings’ rabbit hole. Sucked into a dark vortex of lies, hate, and deceit, and spat out by money, glitz, and power...
  • Tears Of Betrayal by Michelle Heard

    Tears Of Betrayal by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full-length romantic suspense novel.My father is the head of the Bratva, but being born out of wedlock, I’ve never been a part of that world.Until a hit is taken out on me. I’m kidnapped in the dead of night and waking up, it’s to come face to face with Demitri Vetrov...
  • The Mafia And His Angel by Lylah James

    The Mafia And His Angel by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    Ayla The darkness never truly left me. It’s always there, waiting for the right moment to strike. It’s been months since I ran away from the nightmare that was slowly killing me. I ran for my life, straight into the arms of a man who I thought would be worse than the nightmare I’d left behind. Little did I know he’d become my savior...
  • Firefly by Molly McAdams

    Firefly by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    The next captivating installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. As the Princess of the Irish-American Mob, there’s no shortage of men ready to help guard and protect me. To slowly suffocate me to the point of seeking freedom—a place where I can breathe. Kieran Hayes has been saving me for as long as I can remember...
  • 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  suspense  alpha male  mafia  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • Endless by W. Winters

    Endless by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. He holds a power over me like no one else ever could. Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his. Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone. Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me...
  • 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...
  • Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

    Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    All twenty-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London’s most notorious criminal empire, it’s just not in the cards for her.Raised by her older brother, Julian , after their parents were murdered, Daisy has never been able to escape the watchful gaze of her gang-lord brother. But Julian’s line of work means that Daisy’s life is . . . complicated...
  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying...
  • Fire Night by Penelope Douglas

    Fire Night by Penelope Douglas

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 44 ratings
    "Nothing, not even Devil's Night, was more magical, because tonight was the longest night of the year. It was special."The clock at St. Killian’s chimes as whispers float in the dark staircase above. Snow falls from the black sky beyond the windows, and candles glow, the flames lighting up the longest night of the year.⁣⁣Devil’s Night isn’t the only holiday we celebrate...
  • The Thorns Remain by Jennifer Hartmann, Chelley St. Clair

    The Thorns Remain by Jennifer Hartmann, Chelley St. Clair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    VENGEANCE.Hiding deep within the shadows of human nature, it smolders…Simmers…Waits.Only, for me, it was no longer a hibernating beast.The day I discovered the wrongs committed against me, vengeance clawed its way right through me. The beast had emerged from its lair with a burning need to destroy the man who tore my marriage apart.And now?Now, it was my lifeline.My dark lover.My. Whole. Purpose...
  • Shane by Nicole James

    Shane by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Shane—I live at the end of this dark deserted dead-end street for a reason.I don't like neighbors coming around my place. There's only one other house down here. It sits across the street from me, and has been deserted for years.I like my privacy, so I'm pissed to learn that that vacant house just got un-vacant...
  • Children of Ambition by J.J. McAvoy

    Children of Ambition by J.J. McAvoy

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Children of Vice #2 "Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.” Everything I’ve done, everything I will do…no remorse. The world is a vicious place for a woman. It’s even crueler to the daughter of the Ceann na Conairte—discarded, married off, left powerless… But I am no ordinary daughter of the mafia...
  • Respect by Jay Crownover

    Respect by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who called a corrupt kingdom home sweet home. Protected and sheltered from the worst the world had to offer, she fell in love with the crumbling city that burned and blazed around her. Every dirty corner, every scary shadow, found a place within her heart. So did a man who was violent and dangerous, just like the streets she claimed as her own...
  • Savage Beast: A Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers Romance (Sinfully Savage) by Kristen Luciani

    Savage Beast: A Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers Romance (Sinfully Savage) by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He Stole My Kiss…Right Before He Stole Me.The second my brother’s ex-best friend tore off my clothes, I was obsessed. His ripped muscles, seductive smirk, and bad boy charm made my knees weak and everything else tingle ever since we were teenagers.I always dreamed I’d become the center of his world.I guess I should have been more specific about my wish.He ruined me...
  • Turn on a Dime - Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow

    Turn on a Dime - Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It only takes a second, a fraction of a second, to forever change your life. That moment happened to me years ago. I did something you can’t take back, and I’d do it again. It’s a secret I’ll take to my grave—which is probably sooner rather than later—and that’s okay. I live with my choices...
  • After the Fall Special Edition by Giana Darling

    After the Fall Special Edition by Giana Darling

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana Darling comes an angst-filled romance about what happens after the happily-ever-after for a bad boy biker and the woman he corrupted...I was settin’ up to live a good life, the kinda life I’d fought hard to deserve...
  • Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole

    Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He kidnapped me to avenge my husband. The husband I’ve never loved. The cruel man my father forced me to marry to teach me a lesson. My husband didn’t think twice about how to carry out those lessons. Now, I’ve gone from one prison to another. My captor is just as ruthless as my husband. He’ll kill, torture, and do everything to hurt my family until no one is left. Except for me...
  • Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.…When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre "I'm sorry for your loss...
  • Unhinged Desires: A Dark Romance by Kylie Kent

    Unhinged Desires: A Dark Romance by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    DominicI was awoken by an angel.That’s the only explanation I have for the sudden onset of feelings that hit my heart like a lightning bolt, the moment my eyes connected with hers.However, this particular angel doesn’t know she’s just evoked a demon.The way my body reacts to her presence, the way my soul recognizes its counterpart, it’s a dangerous fatal attraction...
  • King of Souls by L.A. Cotton

    King of Souls by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From bestselling author L A Cotton comes the highly anticipated conclusion to Nicco and Arianne’s duetArianne Capizola is living a lie.Angry. Abandoned. Afraid.She'd rather spend her days locked away on her father's estate than with the guy who stole her innocence: her fiancé.Niccolò Marchetti is living a nightmare. Broken. Banished. Betrayed...
  • The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky

    The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Tensions rise and now I have two enemies that want me dead. But I've never felt safer. My wolf protects me. He cherishes me. And I think he loves me. This arranged marriage was detested by us both, but now I look at him with new eyes. My husband is strong, smart, and gorgeous. His coffee-colored eyes make me melt...
  • Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury

    Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note: This book was republished as "Bad For Me". This edition is no longer available.Librarian's Note: Alternate-cover edition for ASIN B01CYT8S3KWhen my sister is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, there’s only one way to raise the half a million dollars I need to save her: use my skills with plants to grow marijuana. But I’m a botany geek, not a drug lord. I need help...
  • Fragile Things by Samantha Lovelock

    Fragile Things by Samantha Lovelock

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Poe Halliday was an accident. A chance meeting that changed my life forever.My mother didn't have secrets; her secrets had her. After she disappeared, I had nothing.Or so I thought.When the invitation arrived, the opportunity to learn about my mother's past was too great to pass up. Heading west to meet an aunt I had never heard of, I knew I was taking a risk, but I craved answers...
  • Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters

    Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally-gripping, romantic suspense. I fell for someone I shouldn’t have. I’m not the only person to ever do such a thing. I know that. And I’m not an awful person for desiring his touch, his kiss, his everything… but I knew I shouldn’t have indulged. There’s something about knowing it’s wrong that tempts me that much more...
  • Thy Kingdom Come by Monica James

    Thy Kingdom Come by Monica James

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Monsters are real.When I was five years old, I watched my mother take her last breath-a breath three monsters stole from her.I never chose this life. My father says it's my birthright, but all I see is a curse. It's because of the Kelly name my mum was slain by the Doyles-our enemies in Dublin, the fellas livin' on borrowed time.All of Belfast fears my family, especially me...
  • Sax by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Sax by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I never thought I would be stupid enough to make a deal with the devil, but here I am doing just that.It’s not like he really gave me a choice. I have to give the Governor what he wants, or he’s going to throw all of my Savage Kings MC brothers into prison for decades.And what exactly does Governor Satan need from me? That’s the real kicker because he’s insisting that I…date his daughter...
  • Merciless Union by Faith Summers

    Merciless Union by Faith Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  new adult  mafia  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • Empire of Ash by Jagger Cole

    Empire of Ash by Jagger Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Be careful what you wish for, little one..."A bit of advice: when you shoot for a king?Don't. Bloody. Miss.Empire of Ash is book 2 of a two-part duet which includes Burned Cinder and Empire of Ash. Both books will be released June 9th. The completed duet is a standalone story, with a HEA. This is a dark, twisted romance...
  • Tormented By The King by Samantha Barrett

    Tormented By The King by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    KingShe’s committed a crime against the family, against me, one that no one would ever get away with.How is it possible then that, I want to strangle the life out of her and at the same time breath life back into her lungs?I’m the underboss, it’s my job to make her pay for her crimes.And make her pay I will…..AllisonMy sister warned me that he’ll come looking...
  • Kingdom of Corruption by Bella Di Corte

    Kingdom of Corruption by Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  angst  suspense  contemporary  dark
  • 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...
  • Blackbird by Molly McAdams

    Blackbird by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams comes a powerhouse romantic suspense that will have you questioning your morals and second guessing your view on love. I live in a world few know exist. I’ve trained for this. I know what to say, what to do, and how to act. I’ve perfected the lethal calm required for this life. Now it’s time to buy my first girl...
  • A Lovely Obsession by Coralee June

    A Lovely Obsession by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My guardian angel is a devil in disguise. He hates me. He protects me. He watches me. My stalker is obsessed with keeping me safe. He calls me his prettiest debt. An assassin in the notorious Bullet gang, he uses his empire to control my life. Everything I know is a lie. What started as a debt turned into something more. What started as regret turned into obsession...
  • Unhinged Desires: A Dark Romance by Kylie Kent

    Unhinged Desires: A Dark Romance by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    DominicI was awoken by an angel.That’s the only explanation I have for the sudden onset of feelings that hit my heart like a lightning bolt, the moment my eyes connected with hers.However, this particular angel doesn’t know she’s just evoked a demon.The way my body reacts to her presence, the way my soul recognizes its counterpart, it’s a dangerous fatal attraction...
  • Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point crossover novel by Jay Crownover

    Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point crossover novel by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Heavy is the head that inherits the crown. The only thing on Daire Archer’s mind when she pulled a disappearing act on Christmas was proving she was worthy of being her father's daughter. She was born an Archer, which was a blessing and a curse, and Daire was determined to show everyone she deserved to carry the legacy that came with her name...
  • Ruthless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Ruthless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m the governor’s daughter and he’s a mafia boss in the Bratva. It was a no-brainer. I was forbidden to him and him to me. But when we met at his nightclub, I thought he was my prince charming. I couldn’t fight my attraction to the tattooed Russian god, any more than he could for me. Dante Levitsky is tall, dark and dangerously handsome with Mediterranean blue eyes you could swim in forever...
  • Destructive by Jay McLean

    Destructive by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some villains are made.  Some villains are born.  And some villains aren’t villains at all.  
 Nate DeLuca was born into a life he didn’t want. Forced to walk a path that was already chosen for him.  Grandson to a mob boss, he’s forever torn between his duty, his honor, his legacy, and the truth.  But the truth is never simple, and it’s not at all what it seems...
  • Angel's Promise by Aleatha Romig

    Angel's Promise by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everett Ramses came into my life like a hurricane on a dark New Orleans night. With a deep voice and penetrating gaze, his mere presence tingled my nerves and twisted my insides much like the city’s legendary stories of spirits and ghosts. As the ruler of New Orleans, Everett Ramses lives life hard and takes what he wants without apology.He wants me to be his queen...
  • Nox by Jessica Ames

    Nox by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    NoxAs Vice President of the Untamed Sons MC, my first loyalty is to my club and my president, that is until Lucy walks into my life. For her, I'm willing to give it all up. I'll stand against my brothers, question my loyalty and even consider giving up my patch. Too bad everything I'm building isn't real.LucyNox is falling for me, but he shouldn't...
  • Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “From a little spark may burst a flame.” ~ Dante Alighieri A simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire. I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. Until now that hasn’t included a woman at my side...
  • The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    He was not the kind of man meant to fall in love.He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope.The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to...
  • Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky

    Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    I knew a relationship with Cauldron wouldn't be easy.But I underestimated just how challenging it would be...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  new adult  angst  suspense  mafia  m-f  contemporary  dark
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