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Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
Entangled by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“These stars of ours were written in darkness and bound with light…”I fell in love with them thirty-five million heartbeats apart and an ocean away.One shaped me at the scratch of a pen and the other remade me with the strum of a note.And the truth is that I loved them both, desperately.I never foresaw our worlds colliding... -
Sinful Desire by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCian O'Sullivan Gianna Bianchi reminded me of everything I am not—polite and poised. The perfect mafia princess according to "old school" standards.She was the type of woman you stayed away from, the kind meant to wed the head of a family.I wanted her.I wanted to possess her.Control her.Most of all, I wanted to love her... -
Enforcer by L. Ann Marie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSheila grew up in the MC. Adopted by a biker family she was always just another Brother. She’s trained for High Security and moves with the Princes when they take their new town and place within the MC Chapter. As a jack of all trades, Sheila is the Princes go to Brother. She gets the job done and can comfort the victims when needed. To her Club she’s invaluable. To Sheila it’s just another day... -
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Saved and SAINTified by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeace comes at a price… Committed to his fight for interracial peace for Rainbeaus and black Goddesses across the globe, Dr. Saint Aknaten is a proud husband and father. However, the arrival of a third child—a beautiful daughter—poses a threat to Saint’s blissful life and could very well bring the destruction of everything he holds dear... -
Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles.“A marriage born from slavery and secrets.A happily ever after like no other.”Sullivan Sinclair has a wife who shares his wildness and desires. To others, she is regal and perfect on his arm... -
Leopard's Run by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe keeps his emotions on a tight leash, but she can see the desire burning in his eyes...Timur Amurov has one purpose in life: protect his family at all costs... -
Leopard's Blood by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan cuts straight to the heart of a man who stalks the shadows in an intoxicating Leopard novel.Though born into a leopard’s lair in the bayou, Joshua Tregre’s fighting skills were honed in the rainforests of Borneo. Sleek and deadly, he’s the perfect man to take over a crime syndicate back home in Louisiana’s lush swamplands... -
Not so Prince Charming by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s the hunter. I’m his prey. I've been sleepwalking through life—not living, just existing—working toward a future where I can actually breathe. Until HE walks in. Gabriel Jackson. With his boy next door charm and dimpled grin, he jolts me awake. He makes me want to feel the dark heat he promises. To live in the hunger lurking behind his brown eyes... -
When Saint Goes Marching In by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING – This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable.It is six years later and Saint and Xenia have two beautiful sons and are enjoying their lives in sunny California... -
Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s running for her life. He’s never gotten over her. Will she let him claim her to save her? Wolf-shifter Isabelle Rand is escaping a relationship she never intended to stay in. Fleeing her abusive boyfriend who hates to lose anything, she seeks sanctuary with the only people who can help her... -
KnightForce Deuces by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas Knight, La Patron, and his mate Jasmine are the top Alphas to over 33 million wolves in the US, have a problem. Just as their den has expanded with four half-breed pups, so has the Wolf Nation. Millions of half-breeds are accepting their rightful place in the nation and Silas couldn’t be happier... -
Savage Silence by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt...Dire Wolf Thaus preferred the silence, having spent most of his time alone as the weaponry expert of his pack. But a mission outside of his expertise will challenge him more than he ever expected and threaten more than just his life. Some memories are too horrific to forget... -
Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER TASTE IS ADDICTIVE AND I WILL NOT SHARE HER. NO ONE GETS HER BUT ME. DexterI've lived a long time. Some might say too long. I honestly don't know what drew me to Lucius' club in Tucson, of all hellish destinations, but dark and self-destructive thoughts have increasingly beckoned to me, as of late.Then I meet her... -
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The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatson is dead. Holmes is alone. And Jack is desperate.Sixteen-year-old Jack Moreno is managing to hold his life together. Barely. After a terrible car accident leaves his father unable to work, Jack makes ends meet by dropping out of school and covering his dad’s custodial shifts at a school for troubled teens, high in the Wasatch Mountains... -
Mason by Amaya Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s ruthless.He’s dark.He’s seductive.He’s the kind of man a girl should stay the hell away from.I’m not the kind of girl that’s ever really been seen, always preferring data, romantic comedies, and books to interacting with people. The problem however is my boss has given me a new assignment. I’m to be at Mason’s Zacchara’s beck and call.Whatever Mason wants, Mason will get... -
The Harder They Fall by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWARNING: This book is part of a series. This book contains homosexual relations, crude language and violence. It is preceded by The Medicine and The Mob and An Eye for an Eye. The Youngblood children have faced many crises in their young lives, including battling the danger and intrigue that come with carrying on the once-notorious Damon Santorno's bloodline... -
Queen of Ice and Snow by Bekah Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Ivy Hawthorne of the human realm is dead. Her innocence was buried with Prince Ardan, who sacrificed his own life for hers. Now standing in her place is Ivy, Queen of the Winter Court--whose sole desire is to protect her Fae and avenge the death of her beloved prince... -
Untamed Lovers by Frankie Love, Chantel Seabrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBear Valley: Where rugged men find more than a safe haven -- they find their mates. The gorgeous newcomer in town, Harley MacBeth, is everything I’m not. Charming, outgoing, and stubborn. So damn stubborn. Well, I guess we have that in common. I’m in bear form when I see the infuriatingly sexy woman painting by the river. In a flash, she becomes a damsel in distress... -
Innocent Prey by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo save innocent lives, they'll have to risk their own. Self-help superstar Rachel de Luca and Detective Mason Brown have finally given in to their overwhelming attraction to each other, but neither of them is ready to let physical passion turn into full-blown romance, so they carefully maintain an emotional distance... -
The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert... -
Damaged Princess by Jillian West
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnastasia Androff came to The Omega Exchange with an agenda. It wasn't her plan, but she found herself a pawn in the games of powerful men.It's going to take someone like Viktor Nikolov, an alpha Daddy Dom with a penchant for spanking and solving dangerous problems to flip the chessboard... -
A Tiger's Treasure by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis tiger detective is about to discover the greatest treasure of all… Carter Cunningham is all about duty. As a detective for the city where he and his brothers live, he has dedicated his life to protecting both humans and shifters alike in need of help, and tracking down the killers that would do them harm... -
The Beginning by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Winter Circle is on the rise and the most desperate hour for humankind is at hand. Working from the shadows, the dark god Anubis, jealous enemy of the goddess Sirius, is setting years' long plans in motion, a master scheme that will strike home in the heart of Jefferson Pack.Nate is a survivor. He survived rejection by his father and his pack when he was a child... -
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Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Romance AnthologyYou should never fall for the bad guy…Over thirty of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors have come together to create an epic collection of forbidden, dark romance stories.Get lost in this unputdownable mixture of short stories. From heroes to bad guys, there’s something for everyone.stalk·erA person who stalks: a person who pursues someone obsessively... -
Parasight by E.S. Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am drowning in darkness. My limbs submerged in inky tar, my lungs asphyxiated by the stench of death's hold. My eyes see nothing but black. Yet I see him. And I am not scared. I should be. Don't look into my eyes, for my demons will eat you alive. My devil inside will feast on your soft flesh. His jagged teeth will tear the meat from your bones and drink the light from your soul... -
Once Upon a Fairy Tale Night: A Collection of Retellings by Margo Bond Collins, Eli Constant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it comes to romance, everyone could use a fairy godmother once in a while. Or at least a magic wand. This hot new collection of fairy tale retellings has it all—enchanting Regency ballrooms, demon-infested forests, billionaire-controlled boardrooms, and dark alien planets. And all our fairy tales come with a twist... -
Rise of Kronos by Kate Fry, Elise Fry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe darkest deeds often happen in plain sight; the harshest truths sound like lies.Kailai Reed has drowned beneath the weight of other people’s emotions her entire life. She protects herself by hiding away from everyone, except for her close friend, associate (and forbidden crush) Hideo Tanaka...Categorized as:
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Purgatory In Pink by M.J. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI did it. I ended my battle with my past.Now I have to help Holder overcome his.His father is as bad as they come. Selling women and children to the highest bidder. I can't let that happen, not while I have a seat at the Saupoudrer Family table... -
His to Possess by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying... -
A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing could hide her from me. The darkness is everywhere and it moves about in the mortal realm…. And then there’s her. Bright and so easily seen. Mine. She calls to me like I prayed to the Gods she would. I should feel guilt for what I’m going to do. What I must do.She doesn’t remember, but I do. She belongs to me.I will claim her and bring her to the underworld as mine... -
Scorned Queen by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe protégé king wants the king un-seated but it will be war, and a bloody one. And you can only push a future queen so far before she says enough, and proves she's as worthy for war as her man. Damion and Alana will come together to fight but first the boundaries of the past must fall... -
His Captor by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndulging in a Dark Fantasy can lead to deep consequences in reality… HaydenIt wasn’t my first time indulging in that particular fantasy. I was on a business trip and looking for something fun. I didn’t plan on going into heat while playing around, or to like the alpha I played with so much.I also didn’t expect to end up pregnant... -
Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the six USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors who brought you WICKED FIRSTS, comes an all new contemporary set of six sexy, suspenseful and very SINFUL SECONDS. Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton He's been watching her, and now he's here, in the dimly lit bar of the swanky Vail resort, pretending not to notice her... -
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Power by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary Jane, a struggling comedienne, stumbled into the wrong club at the wrong time. She didn't notice the gangster gripping the gun and the two scary men on his sides. She just jumped on the stage, tested the microphone, and went into her routine. And that's where things got interesting. Noah was the gangster that gripped the gun. The Beast of Din City. The Boss of the Streets... -
Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConn has spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Realms. He’s never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent is inside him now. The intoxicating lure incites his wolf to track and claim her in a sexual frenzy she can never deny. Dacia has spent the years of her life guarding her family's secrets... -
The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Kindness always was the cruelest form of betrayal.” I said that once. I just didn’t know how brutally accurate I was. In the underworld of Oz, there are two people you don’t cross. I killed one, and now The Wizard demands I take out the other. Murder isn’t in my nature, but survival is.Aunt Em stole my fortune and put a bounty on my head to ensure she keeps it... -
The Devil's Sons. Libro 1 by Chloé Wallerand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDevil's una volta. Devil's per sempre.Avalone conta di trascorrere il primo anno nel modo più ordinario possibile, concentrandosi sugli studi, in compagnia di pochi amici selezionati... -
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsInfatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn... -
The Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala released on Aug 23, 2002 is available now for purchase... -
Pyromancist by Charmaine Pauls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you play with fire, you get burned.At the same time as mysterious fires commence to rage through Clelia d’Ambois’ home village in Brittany, France, she starts sleepwalking. Daughter of a Japanese orphan, Clelia’s heritage is riddled with dark secrets that threaten anyone she loves... -
Pulse Of Heroes by A. Jacob Sweeny
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER OF 2011 INDIE BOOK OF THE YEAR!!!! At Paranormal Reads!A suspenseful, passionate, paranormal romance that sweeps through the emotions of first love and heartache as it traverses centuries and continents.Michelle used to feel like she was behind in everything, especially school and relationships. Her great aunt from the old country says she is like a bland meal, "no salt or pepper"... -
Moth by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe thought he could make my life hell. But it already was. The one time Hannah Dewitt tries to live a little, she winds up in the crosshairs of a local thug who seems hellbent on terrorizing her. As it turns out, there is more to Rafe than meets the eye, and their connection stokes her creativity like nothing else... -
Billionaire Dragon's Mate by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a billionaire bad boy dragon change his ways and put it all on the line for one curvy, sassy redhead? Cillian Greenmeadow is a fixer, the guy who makes problems disappear in a puff of smoke. Confident, charming and a real bad boy at heart, right down to the tattoos, everything seems to come easy to the Alpha dragon... -
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Desperate Choices by Kathy Ivan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen New Orleans police declare private investigator Max Lamoreaux’s missing godson a runaway, he reaches out to former flame Theresa Crawford for help. Her specialized skills have proven key to unlocking past investigations. Time hasn’t diminished their powerful chemistry, but Theresa’s secrets drove them apart once before... -
Alpha Rogue, Volume 3 by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImportant! Alpha Rogue 3 is the third and final part in a series, please start with part 1 When Rose is sent to do surveillance on a rogue alpha working in the underground cage fighting circuit, she isn't expecting Hawes: a pretty boy with the looks of an Adonis and the ability to easily crush opponents twice his size... -
Love Is Always Write: Volume Six (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sara York, Em Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you... -
Vicious Vows by Sarah Bale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s ViciousOdin Vilulf.The one man I hate.The one I shouldn’t crave.He says he wants me.That can never happen.So why do I keep going to him?It would be so easy to say yes…Too bad he’s engaged to my mother.She’s MineAnna Aakre.She’ll be a perfect mafia princess.I want –need—to make her mine.But I’m playing a high stakes game.And Anna is my perfect pawn.She’ll hate me... -
Grind by Sophie Austin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe needs protection, And honey, I've got the muscle. I work hard. I bring in a big paycheck, And keep my family's mob business in the black. So why do I feel like something's missing? When Ava walks into my nightclub, she's running away from a man. A man who hit her. And let me tell ya, no man hits a woman around me – And lives to tell about it. Ava's innocent, sweet, and absolutely brilliant... -
Kings and Monsters by Clio Evans
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDying was supposed to be a once in a lifetime event.And yet, after falling off an overpass onto a mafia boss’ car, not only am I still alive—I’m a demigod in a world where myths are reality and monsters are hot.My unlikely hero is the Minoan Bull, a fierce Minotaur hated by many. Embers ignite between us, leading to an unforgettable night and a pact to never see each other again...
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