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  • Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Marcus & Reagan: Rojo, TX by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Marcus and Reagan have been part of the Texas Knights, Texas Kings, and Tempest family for more than thirty years. They’ve weathered ups and downs and raised their children surrounded by family that may not share their blood but share their hearts.Come to Rojo with Cee Bowerman and attend the wedding we’ve all been waiting for...
  • The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson

    The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sexy, dangerous, unforgettable. . .the Madaris family and their unlikely band of friends captured readers’ hearts and souls. Now, in The Midnight Hour, bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings us another breathtaking novel featuring the Madaris family and friends. One, CIA agent Sir Drake Warren gave his heart to a woman—a fellow Marine whose death in an explosion left him aching for justice...
  • Sigma by Tiya Rayne

    Sigma by Tiya Rayne

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shiloh Green has had the worse luck when it comes to men. For the last seven years she’s been trapped in a relationship with her Kingpin boyfriend. But opportunity to escape comes knocking when a mysterious businessman visits. Now Shiloh is headed to a top-secret military base to be a volunteer breeder for a government experiment...
  • Her Deep Reverence: Pregnant by a Black Mafia Don by B. Love

    Her Deep Reverence: Pregnant by a Black Mafia Don by B. Love

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hassan Black, money man for the Black Mayhem Mafia, is known for his wild and reckless behavior. Out of his brothers, Hassan is the one that often finds himself bringing the most trouble to the family. Even though he has his vices and demons, like all men, Hassan has positive qualities that make him an asset not only to the family business but women as well...
  • Whore by Tanika Lynch

    Whore by Tanika Lynch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Whoever said "whoring wasn't easy" never lied! But somebody had to do it! Working the mean streets of Detroit was getting hard on young Kamone, with two small mouths to feed...
  • Under The Greek's Protection by Sonja B.

    Under The Greek's Protection by Sonja B.

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Crazy Loves CrazySlowly sitting up, Hailey looks down at Alistair’s handsome face. He seems so normal in his sleep. Just looking at him in this state, no one would ever guess an insane teddy bear hid behind those eyelids. Reaching for the pillow to the side of her, Hailey takes it in her hands, then presses it upon his face, using all of her weight...
  • Dirty Wars by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Wars by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We return for the seventh installment of the Lion and the Mouse.As Kazimir and Emily battle a great war in Italy,dark secrets rise that could eithershatter this coupleor strengthen their bond even more.Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane installment will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride of deadly twists and psychological turns...
  • Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin

    Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Here comes a honey colored, hazel-green eyed St. Louis bombshell named Meesa. With money in the bank, designer clothes in her closet and true friends by her side, Meesa still longs for more. All of her life she's wanted for one thing and one thing only, love. When she meets the infamous Black, a street pharmacist from the North side of The Lou, finally love is in her grasp...
  • Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a Little in desperate need of a protective Daddy, but by the time he realizes he can trust her, it just might be too late. . .On the surface Arianna has it all. Beauty. Talent. Wealth. But she’s hiding a secret. Actually, more than one.She’s not perfect. She’s not brave. And she’s in a lot of trouble.Luckily, help arrives. In the form of a huge, gruff, blunt man...
  • Road to Love by Nicole Falls

    Road to Love by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emerson Parker is a walking ball of stress. Still reeling from the untimely demise of a relationship that she thought would last forever, work strain, & longstanding family drama, she is in dire need of respite. A freak occurrence coupled with a little bit of desperation to get away from it all leads her on an adventure—a cross-country road trip back to her hometown of Ragston, MI...
  • Phantom: Her Ruthless Villain by Theodora Taylor

    Phantom: Her Ruthless Villain by Theodora Taylor

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Yay! This is Phantom's standalone book.Pro-Tip: Don’t agree to a fake engagement with a ruthless mafia crimelord like me after you catch your real fiancé cheating. I just might keep you.The final and most anticipated book in the Ruthless Triad series is almost here!She agreed to be mine for as long as it takes for a business deal to go through. She thinks this is a game...
  • Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With a supporting cast of grifters and killers, broken-hearted squares and streetwalkers and three very different women who each want to become bad-boy Gideon's leading lady, this is a world that thrives on the darker passions of revenge and desire...
  • Ice by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Ice by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ice is the 9th book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order. Ice. Lady Killer. Perpetual bachelor. Until Lindsey stepped into his life, Ice had never considered having a relationship ever again. He liked his life the way it was and that was the end of that conversation. But when Ice kidnaps Lindsey to protect her, he has no choice but to bring her home with him...
  • Knight for a Queen by K. Alex Walker

    Knight for a Queen by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An interracial mafia romance (the international mafia series book...
  • Sword of Mercy by Sydney Addae

    Sword of Mercy by Sydney Addae

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scrambling to stay one step ahead of the Liege, Asia and Hawke discover more than they had bargained for.Hawke discovers his Alpha was also his father and that he had been given to the Liege as part of an experiment gone bad. Mercy has no place in his heart for the treachery he discovers...
  • Masterful Truth by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Masterful Truth by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An heir to a powerful secret. A writer whose story began with an illicit affair. A man incapable of love. Tess Hamilton is proud of her family’s history, but being a descendant of one of the founding fathers and a member of the Trinity Masters—America’s oldest and most powerful secret society—has had its drawbacks. A historian at the Smithsonian, Tess enjoys her quiet life...
  • Healed by Twyla Turner

    Healed by Twyla Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lexi and Sloan have narrowly escaped one of their demons, only to face another. One that neither of them could've ever expected. Their issues continue to threaten their fragile relationship. Pulling them further apart and possibly pushing them into another's arms...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  sad  abuse  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him...
  • Twisted Revelations by Keta Kendric

    Twisted Revelations by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beverly: For years, Laura and I sat helplessly on the sidelines while our best friend Megan ran from a deadly cartel. When Megan went radio silent, and strange men came creeping out of the darkness, we feared that we’d landed in the cartel’s crosshairs. Our fears were answered when Laura was taken...
  • Grim by Elizabeth Knox

    Grim by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GrimI screwed up, and boy did I screw up in a big way. I always tell people not to go for a ride when they’re pissed. Combine the anger with the slick roads and heavy rain. That’s what landed me in the hospital. Though, I was lucky. They told me the only thing I’d need to do is go for a few weeks of physical therapy and adjustments with a chiropractor. That’s where I met Natalie Benet...
  • Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    Thunderbird by Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continuing the Hell Yeah Series with book 13 – Equalizers Soulmates. Twin souls. Two people destined to be together. Their journey to love is never an easy one, but when they meet – their hearts beat only for one another. Kyle Chancellor is a hero, an honest to God hero. After winning the Heisman, he turns down a lucrative career as a professional football player to fight in Afghanistan...
  • Hidden Agenda by Rochelle Alers

    Hidden Agenda by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Powerful, predatory, irresistibly male, Matt Sterling has been called a soldier of fortune--and worse. But for Eve Blackwell, he's the perfect man for a dangerous job: to track down Alejandro Delgado, Eve's wealty ex-husband, into Mexico. There, he must rescue Eve's young son Chris, who has been abducted by his vengeful father...
  • Dirty Defiance by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert

    Dirty Defiance by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ReaganMy husband and I know how to fight. We perfected the art when running against each other for Congress. But that fighting revealed a passion for each other that we couldn’t deny. Battle lines were erased as enemies became lovers. But now we’re in the fight of our lives – we’re battling a smear campaign as he runs for governor. And again, we find ourselves drawn to do what we do best...
  • Vindicated by Sharon C. Cooper

    Vindicated by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a distraction he can’t resist…A spark ignites the moment security specialist, Hamilton Crosby, meets stuntwoman, Dakota Sherrod. She’s like no other woman he’s ever met. But Hamilton never ignores his gut, and his gut tells him to stay clear of the enticing beauty.Dakota is an adrenaline junkie. Leaping off buildings and running through fire is just another day at the job...
  • BirthStone by Sydney Addae

    BirthStone by Sydney Addae

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In BirthStone, Silas and Jasmine finally christened their pups and become frantic when the babies become sick and are at risk of dying. Silas is ready to clean house and accuses the five people who are new to his home. Unfortunately, that includes Jasmine’s mom and her fiancé, her sister, and her former pastor. Jasmine is unwilling to believe her family would do anything to hurt her babies...
  • Compassion by Xavier Neal

    Compassion by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **Publisher note...there was an error during the upload process that has been fixed. Sorry for the changes.** Jaye Jenkins is dealing with the death of her fiance, an overbearing mother and an awkward social existence when a green eyed stranger stumbles into her life. For some reason she can't stop thinking about the mysterious man she knows she has no right to be fantasizing about...
  • Blindsided by Kaylea Cross

    Blindsided by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s a Titanium Christmas reunion… Grace and Alex Rycroft have just moved into their newly renovated house in upstate New York and they’ve invited the whole Titanium Security crew to celebrate an early Christmas with them. But not all is merry and bright. Unfortunately things don’t go as planned...
  • My Favorite Mistake by Weston Parker

    My Favorite Mistake by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’d make a terrible father. That’s what they all said. And it’s the lie I lived for a long time, playing the field. Sleeping around and enjoying my life as a bachelor. But things change when my grandfather passes and all of his money comes my way. Life looks like a day in a theme park, with me as the big winner...
  • Forever by Blue Saffire

    Forever by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ward winning Author Blue Saffire presentsForever: Brick Lost Souls MC Book 1 in Lost Souls SeriesI’m so much more than meets the eye. One world sees me as a successful business man. Owen Mason, an upstanding pillar of the community. My brothers back home know the real me. Brick, a member of the Lost Souls MC. One of the last people you want to see come through your door...
  • The Replacements: A Grumpy Boss Romance by Shae Sanders

    The Replacements: A Grumpy Boss Romance by Shae Sanders

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Soon-to-be divorced Savannah Dayne needs a job. CEO Taurus Jackson needs an assistant. But here's the problem: she's never had a real job and he's, well, horrible...Mean, arrogant, curses like a sailor, and prone to yelling fits. But in a rare fit of niceness, he gives Savannah a chance.It doesn't go well.But they're two very sexy people in very close quarters, so...sparks naturally fly...
  • Obsession by S.K. Lessly

    Obsession by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her…Darkness wants me. I’ve been surrounded by darkness since the day I was born. It is all I’ve ever known. It consumes me, it suffocates me, and no matter how far I run, darkness is always at my heel threatening to devour me. My darkness is… fear! I never believed I could feel anything else until the moment he touched me. He has given me hope...
  • Ghost by Mary Kennedy

    Ghost by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eric "Ghost" Stanton has spent half his life as an elite military man, but when fate steps in forcing him to leave the life he loves, he decides to create a different kind of family with his brothers. Their love of the road, riding, women, and drinking will help them form a new brotherhood. But just because she's a bitch, fate interferes again and drops Grace in his lap...
    Categorized as:
    sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker  book  contemporary  crime
  • Dime Piece by Tracy Brown, Kevin J. Calloway

    Dime Piece by Tracy Brown, Kevin J. Calloway

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Celeste Styles is a woman torn. On one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem "Rah-Lo" Henderson. He is unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream- a beauty salon called Dime Piece...
  • Destino by Sienna Mynx

    Destino by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mira Ellison is poised to have it all. In 1989, she is the first prominent African American fashion designer redefining change for both beauty and style among the renowned in Italy. That happens until the evening she meets a tall, mysteriously charming Sicilian businessman who orchestrates a friendship that awakens a wicked sexual heat she has long forgotten...
  • The Marine's Baby by Rogenna Brewer

    The Marine's Baby by Rogenna Brewer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "The baby I'm carrying is not my husband's?" In just a few months Caitlin Calhoun went from a wife to a widow to a mother-to-be. All she'd wanted was to honor her dead husband by having his baby. But that's not what she got. Thanks to an unfortunate mix-up, her child's father is her husband's half brother, Lucky...
  • Legacy of the Seed by Erosa Knowles

    Legacy of the Seed by Erosa Knowles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Business Owner Theo Barnes inherited millions of dollars, stocks, bonds, companies, real estate, and Beskytte Frøet from his grandfather. With a net worth of over a billion dollars, life should be sweet, right? That’s what Theo thought until he learned the same person who murdered his grandfather’s attorney plans to kill him and everyone he loves. It’s a short list...
  • Awakening by S.W. Frank

    Awakening by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AWAKENING: Alfonzo Volume V The Family Saga continues.... Drink and women can't erase the betrayal of one woman Alfonzo swore to love forever. It's only sharpened the blade of hurt.Sometimes the hardest battles to win are the internal wars...
  • Aftermath by S.W. Frank

    Aftermath by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE ALFONZO FAMILY SAGA CONTINUES IN THIS LATEST INSTALLMENT: AFTERMATH: Alfonzo Volume VII "Forgive me father, for I have sinned...again!" -Alfonzo (Aftermath) The families have gathered in Palermo for a final farewell to beloved Capo de tutti, Alberti Luca. During the mourning, there is discourse and a simmering feud between cousins flares into a near fatal brawl...
  • Associates by S.W. Frank

    Associates by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The charismatic Alfonzo Diaz, his wife Selange, Giuseppe, Nico and the family return in this latest edition of an underground hit, many readers call 'raw' and 'addictive.' Alfonzo knows what is not spoken is found in actions. Observe, listen and often truth is revealed. “Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests...
  • Sal Gabrini 5: Until You Come Back To Me by Mallory Monroe

    Sal Gabrini 5: Until You Come Back To Me by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Business mogul and Italian heartthrob Sal Gabrini has too much going on. From the international Gabrini Corporation, to his shady dealings outside of his corporate responsibilities, to dealing with all of the men who are pulling out the stops to get next to his beautiful African-American wife, he is a man on a ledge...
  • Carter's #Undoing by Sherelle Green

    Carter's #Undoing by Sherelle Green

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Carter Madden, his time in the military isn’t the only thing that haunts him.For Serenity Taylor, unanswered questions can drive a sane mind mad with speculation.But a Madden man may not be for every woman. Especially when broken promises cut deep and unknown secrets whisper loudly in the dark...
  • Delicate Ties by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Delicate Ties by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Broadway star. An adventurous architect. And the powerful Dom determined to claim them both. Christian Rogers Stewart is no stranger to the stage, nor is he a stranger to the ways of the Trinity Masters. A legacy, he's grown up among brilliant, powerful people and he's more than ready to contribute to the society's noble cause when initiated as a member...
  • Renascence by Alana Sapphire

    Renascence by Alana Sapphire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***EMILY***I’m going to make all your fantasies come true.If anyone could fulfill that promise, it’s Venom, the hot biker who made it. He’s crude, crass, and has a filthy mouth, but I’m drawn to him. After everything I’ve been through, the arrangement he offers seems to be exactly what I need...
  • Ruthless Redemption by E.M. Gayle

    Ruthless Redemption by E.M. Gayle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The road to redemption is NOT paved with good intentions.It's savage, reckless and dirty AF. Houston and Izzy's story continues...Ruthless Redemption is book three in the Outlaw Justice Trilogy and concludes the epic love story of Houston Reed and Isabella Mazzeo. Savage Protector is book one (available now) and Reckless Pawn is book two (available now)...
  • Beloved Sacrifice by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr

    Beloved Sacrifice by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman with nothing to lose. A man who knows too much. A secret that could destroy them all. Rose Hancock is no stranger to danger, fear, or pain. Her whole life has been shaped by the purists--a shadowy splinter group within America’s most powerful secret society. When the leader of the Trinity Masters has her partner-in-crime shot, Rose has nothing left to live for except revenge...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  poc-mc  romance  suspense  contemporary  mlm  fiction  military
  • Enduring Love by Toni Shiloh

    Enduring Love by Toni Shiloh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "There comes a point in every woman’s life where she must decide what to believe: the truth of the past or the circumstances of the present." Belle Peterson is hiding a secret. Seeking sanctuary in the small town of Maple Run, she’s intent on starting her life over—one she hopes honors Christ...
  • Atlas by J. Nell

    Atlas by J. Nell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former navy seal Atlas Gideon is the living personification of duty and honor. He has never failed to complete a mission and he is determined to complete this final mission even if it takes the rest of his life.But instead of finding the completion, he's worked so hard for he finds a mysterious woman instead...
  • Brizio DeLuca: Savage Bloodline Series by Keta Kendric

    Brizio DeLuca: Savage Bloodline Series by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I couldn’t leave well enough alone. My obsession with finding out what happened to my brother landed me in the hands of Brizio DeLuca. His offer to help me came with rules that set me on a path lined with torture, death, and destruction. I was minding my business and working on becoming a better man. And here she comes...
  • Beyond the Badge: Crew by Jeanne St. James

    Beyond the Badge: Crew by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When life gives you lemons… Throw them out. It’s too much damn work to make lemonade… When a member must leave the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force, Colin Crew, as leader, doesn’t get to pick a replacement. Instead, he’s assigned one. One he’s not happy about.Not only because the woman only has a year on the job as a DEA agent, but she’s also younger than he’d like...
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