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  • All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Was the wedding of their dreams about to become a living nightmare? For those who fell in love with Julia and Nathan in Serendipity, see how their story continues to unfold in this sweet, funny and sexy novella. After overcoming all of the obstacles in pursuit of their happily ever after, Julia and Nathan are determined to plan their dream wedding in just six months time...
  • Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie...
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    steamy  sad  suspense  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Boxed Set Complete Carnage Series: Carnage #1&2 by Lesley Jones

    Boxed Set Complete Carnage Series: Carnage #1&2 by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Carnage Book #1 Out of this world read! Had me gripped all the way. Could not put it down. Fantastic real life raw emotion. If you want an emotional, hot, exciting, blow your mind kinda read then Carnage is what you need There is no way I can describe this book to you. If 10 stars were an option it still wouldn't be enough. I'm declaring this book my most favorite book of 2014..
  • Indulge by Dani René

    Indulge by Dani René

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m a glutton. I indulge in women because I can. Carrick knows love is merely a shattered memory. 
Until Peyton stumbles into his arms and he steals a kiss. 
One taste isn’t enough. One touch would never satiate him. And he does what he’s become accustomed to, he indulges in her. A man hell bent on not falling in love, he pushes. But Peyton’s not giving up...
  • The Honest Affair by Nicole French

    The Honest Affair by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The climactic end to the Rose Gold series...
  • Black Light: Valentine Roulette by Livia Grant, Jennifer Bene

    Black Light: Valentine Roulette by Livia Grant, Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three hours. Four hard limits. Eight sexy stories.               Are you brave enough to spin the wheel? Get ready to explore some of your naughtiest desires while you celebrate Valentine’s Day with eight kinky stories from eight USA Today and international bestselling authors! Black Light is the most exclusive BDSM club in Washington, D.C...
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    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  anthologies  bdsm  contemporary  fiction
  • Obsession by Shantel Tessier

    Obsession by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have lost those who I have loved. I have bled for those I hate. I have lied to those who are honest. What am I? You're a sinner dressed in white. You’re a ghost in the night. You're the demons that I fight. Who are you? Both of us were sinners. She was hell-bent on revenge, and I was determined to let her have it. She was a beautiful sin that alone would be my damnation...
  • Her Mafioso King by Terri Anne Browning

    Her Mafioso King by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Anya Volkov was everything I wanted and nothing I could have. I was never supposed to love her. My future has been set in stone since birth, down to who I am expected to marry. With our inner circle now compromised from my bastard of an uncle, it looked like my future had arrived earlier than expected...
  • Scar by Nicola Jane

    Scar by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GracieBefore I was taken, my life was normal. I had parents who loved me, friends I’d have died for, and a boyfriend who doted on me. But one night changed it all, and for sixteen months, I’ve been missing, living in a hell created by the monsters who took me.When Scar finds me, I’m a shadow of who I used to be...
    Categorized as:
    dark  cheating  domestic-drama  sad  suspense  steamy  romance  abuse
  • A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    December 1st... A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One...
  • Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I died. I fu*&ing died, and when I woke up in a Los Angeles hospital my best friend walked away from me. It wasn’t quite the welcoming back to the world of the living I thought I’d receive, but it rattled me. My dead best friend led me back to Georgia to get my life together, and while I’m working on it trouble follow me...
  • Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MelissaI wasn’t the type of woman a biker would go for. I’m a homemaker type, not adventurous or bold.I fought it hard, but he dragged me into his world, and I found I liked it. Loved the family vibe, how everyone would gather around to protect what was theirs.Until, he vanished. Disappeared off the face of the earth. He’d pulled me in, now he’s gone...
  • The Girl of His Dreams  (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson

    The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was convinced he’d be a bachelor for life. And then he met the girl of his dreams.Jordan Reeves has fully embraced the carefree, uncomplicated bachelor life, figuring that the poor example he’d been provided by his parents of so-called marital bliss was reason enough to remain single...
  • The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A passionate new series from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Bernard … Every family has its secrets… and its rebel. Deep in the Cascade mountains, the Rockwell family has been running historic Rocky Peak Lodge for generations. But now, that legacy is at risk of disappearing forever...
  • MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Danny started his life in and out of foster homes; he has a sister Jess, but loses her to the system. When Danny ages out of that system he turns to the MC looking for the family he never had. He earns respect and status as the number two soldier for his family. His girlfriend gets pregnant and he marries her only to find she suffers from mental illness or so one doctor thinks...
  • Scar by Jolie Vines

    Scar by Jolie Vines

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TBC. This is Scar's story...
    Categorized as:
    dark  sad  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Belle Pearl by Arianne Richmonde

    Belle Pearl by Arianne Richmonde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Belle Pearl, is the fifth book and the conclusion to Arianne Richmonde’s bestselling books in The Pearl Series: Shades of Pearl, Shadows of Pearl, Shimmers of Pearl and Pearl; the tumultuous and heart-rending love story between forty-year-old documentary producer, Pearl Robinson, and French Internet billionaire, Alexandre Chevalier, fifteen years her junior...
    Categorized as:
    sad  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  male-mc
  • The Scrapyard Man by S.H. Richardson

    The Scrapyard Man by S.H. Richardson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Scrapyard ManA Junkyard Boys NovelSebastian Dramatic. Hyper sensitive. Emotional. I know what they say about me. But I don’t give a shit. Buck taught me to never be ashamed of who I am, to never hide my true nature, and I will be respected for it. My kindness is often mistaken for weakness. I use that to my advantage...
  • Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Asher Kilby is a mechanic who’s dream is to have his own garage. He’s fiercely protective, sexy, and getting dirty doesn’t just happen in the garage. Payton Hudson comes to work at her dad’s garage after moving across the country. She’s beautiful, captivating, and holding a world of secrets. When these two meet there’s an instant attraction that can’t be denied...
  • The Italian by Beverly Preston

    The Italian by Beverly Preston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Italian is a standalone and book two in the Beyond the Mathews Family Series. No ties. No expectations. No risks. Antonio Giovanni, a fifth-generation winemaker in the rolling hills of Tuscany, is the epitome of temptation. Tall, dark, and handsome with an accent sexy enough to leave a trail of women’s panties in his wake...
  • A Demon's Song by E.C. Land

    A Demon's Song by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HunterThe day she walked through the front door, I wanted nothing more than to hate her. I didn't trust her, and she rubbed me the wrong way from the get-go.I wanted nothing to do with her, so I ensured I'd avoid her at all costs. It worked for a while, until I found her on the side of the road in the middle of the night...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  kidnapping
  • If I Can Dream by Sable Hunter

    If I Can Dream by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The moment Tennessee McCoy lays eyes on Molly Reyes sitting astride a horse in the desert sun, love hits him like a bolt of lightning from out of the blue. She is his soulmate, his other half. They speak the same language, they want the same things. Their attraction is complete, the passion they share nearly consumes them. Knowing she is meant to be his, Ten can’t wait to make her his bride...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  sad  steamy  suspense  adult  betrayal
  • Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn

    Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leo's Story of loving A Woman Gone Mad Fuck first love. Fuck fate. And Fuck You. I'm Leo and this is my side of the story. This is where I came from, where I've been, and where I'm at...this is the story of a man that loved A Woman Gone Mad...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff

    The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door...
  • Savage Reckoning by T.L Smith

    Savage Reckoning by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was everything, yet she was nothing. She was there, then she wasn’t. I didn’t expect her, never wanted her. But there she was, everywhere yet nowhere. She drew me in with her looks. Locked me with her first words, then stole me with her lust. She was everything I didn’t know I was searching for, yet nothing I needed. She was a conundrum, difficult and confusing...
  • Dismissed by T.L. Smith

    Dismissed by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A heart is something that should not be entrusted to me. I will tear, crush, and destroy it with my very own hands. Then back away with a smile on my face. It’s who I am—a killer, a player, a joker. But hers, I’m unsure about...
  • Shadow's Dilemma by Erin Osborne

    Shadow's Dilemma by Erin Osborne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James ‘Shadow’ Patrick I’m finally a patched member of the Wild Kings MC. It’s what I’ve wanted for as long as I could remember. Pops found me when I was nothing more than a kid on the street begging for food. He changed my life and I’ll never regret meeting him. Now, I found the girl of my dreams but I messed up. I don’t know how to be there for Renee and her young son and be all about the club...
  • TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson

    TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elizabeth Parker has been found … Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream. What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled. Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Wrapped in Armor by M.J. Fields

    Wrapped in Armor by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My Dearest Brody, I have had a difficult day. I hurt thinking of what may have happened to you. I hurt knowing that wherever you are you are unable to get back to us. I hurt knowing that I have failed in finding you. I hurt so much missing you. I hurt knowing that I am either crazy believing that you are out there somewhere and I hurt thinking you are not..
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette

    A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabrielle Hyde and Damian Hunt were ready to create a life together. But, as determined as they were to build a future, the demons they fought to overcome were just as determined to destroy it...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters

    You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I married the bad boy from Brooklyn.The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news.The look that comes with all sorts of warnings.I knew what I was doing.I knew by the way he put his hands on me; how he owned me with his forceful touch.I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago...
  • SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THIS IS BOOK THREE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS – SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It’s complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death...
  • Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  sad  steamy  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • Lucifer by Belle Winters

    Lucifer by Belle Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My life... well it was something. Being raised by a well-respected and paid man is something – until it came to men. Of course all the guys feared him and he was very protective which kept my circle small. It really has always just been me and my dad. Anyway, while not really content in love I was well on my way to following my dreams. Yes people… a fashion designer...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  sad  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • Cuffed by Measha Stone

    Cuffed by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Do you think you're the only woman in this room that loves the pain?" Sydney isn’t one to go around directing the doms she plays with. If they don’t know how hard and how long to go, she walks.  Voicing her desires isn’t even an option. As an assistant DA she’s used to asking questions, not answering them...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Riggs by T.L. Drake

    Riggs by T.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    RiggsServing my country is my past; my club is my family. As the Road Demons secretary, I’m in deep, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have a reputation with the ladies, one that’s never bothered me before. Getting attached is a complication. I kick them out of my bed the minute I’ve had my fun. Then she walks into the gym, and I know I’m in trouble...
  • Adored by Nicole Edwards

    Adored by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards revisits Tag and McKenna, a power couple who have gone from infatuation to adoration in Adored (Club Destiny #7.5) Tag has waited two years for this. Sure, he knows he’ll need to be persuasive in order to get McKenna on board, but nevertheless, he’s up for the challenge...
  • Not Letting Go by R.B. Hilliard

    Not Letting Go by R.B. Hilliard

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Piper O’Connell’s life is crumbling down around her. Broken and betrayed by the man she loves, she flees to the safety of North Carolina and the only people she can trust. When the man who hurt her comes knocking at her door, she is forced to face the fact that maybe she had it all wrong. Gage Blackwell wants to know why the girl of his dreams walked away...
  • Taming the Boy Next Door by M.J. Carnal

    Taming the Boy Next Door by M.J. Carnal

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Caleb Allen was your typical boy next door. Growing up in a prestigious suburb of Los Angeles, he lived a life most only dreamed about. As one of the original Moretti men, he caught the eye of countless women with his clean cut good looks and chivalry. But behind closed doors, he commanded attention, becoming a dominant force that was anything but timid...
  • Where There's Smoke by Kathy Coopmans

    Where There's Smoke by Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author comes a standalone in the Sweet Sin series. The lives of Dean Wagner and Tatum Fields have been ruled by the hand of fate. The past six years of my life have been consumed by guilt. Since we lost Landon to a fire, I’ve done everything in my power to protect my daughter, Leila, from finding out the truth about how her twin brother died...
  • Tequila Burn by Melissa Toppen

    Tequila Burn by Melissa Toppen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hudson and Lennon's story continues in the gripping conclusion to the Tequila Duet! It was destiny-- the night I met Hudson Demasi. I remember how effortlessly he stole my heart- his dark eyes and quick smile forever etched into my mind. We spent one incredible night together under a haze of tequila- a perfect night. And when I woke the next day, he was gone… I never expected to see him again...
  • Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff

    Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Underestimated Morgan starts her life in a bad situation, she doesn't really know what she wants out of life. She's never had anyone to look up to or help guide her in the right direction. She had it rough and never dreamed that it could get worse. However, she finds that it can and it does...
  • Dexter by Erica Chilson

    Dexter by Erica Chilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: Erica Chilson is revising/rewriting/restructuring/editing/formatting the Mistress & Master of Restraint Series in its entirety for release into Print. A few titles will receive updated covers, as well as a more descriptive synopsis. The FINAL editions will vary from those currently in release...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The World: According to Rachael by Layne Harper

    The World: According to Rachael by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A heartbeat away from the President is where White House Chief of Staff Rachael Early spends almost every waking minute of every day. She’s sacrificed everything to be in this position including her chance at love, or so she thinks. But, if you ask her, all of her dreams have come true. Graham Jackson is a teacher and coach at the President’s son’s school...
  • Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Estimated 200 pages. Although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand alone novel. From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cali MacKay... Keane’s college sweetheart, Lilly, is the only woman he’s ever loved—too bad he was far too young and stupid to realize it, and ended things between them in the worst possible way...
  • The Dirty Angels Trilogy: The Complete Box Set by Karina Halle

    The Dirty Angels Trilogy: The Complete Box Set by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lie comes the complete trilogy box set (with bonus content, the novella "Esteban"). Deep within the steamy jungles and unforgiving deserts of Mexico, amid the sordid dealings and gruesome violence of the drug cartels, comes a dark love story unlike any other...
  • BEAM by Frankie Love

    BEAM by Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The moment I saw her, I knew. She'd be mine someday.Of course the feeling wasn't mutual.She was all sunshine and optimism ... I was burly, broken, and hell-bent on keeping my word.Don't touch the girls. No matter how tempting.And damn, how Julia tempted me.It's been a year since I saw her, and things are different now, the trouble we faced in L.A. is behind us...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Forbidden Desire: Taken by her Son's Best Friend by L.M. Mountford

    Forbidden Desire: Taken by her Son's Best Friend by L.M. Mountford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He closed the gap, his big hand moving to gently rest on her denim encased thigh. “I prefer more mature women. Women who know what they want and how to get it." To all the rest of the world, Elizabeth Clarke had it all.A successful husband. A beautiful home. And now a son off to university.She is a perfect housewife with the perfect life.It’s a lie...
  • Savage Collision by T.L. Smith

    Savage Collision by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A kiss could bond you, taint you, claim you. If you let it, it could own you. A kiss from a stranger was highly unlikely. A kiss from a man who hid himself from me, yet slowly tormented me, was unlike any other kiss. It was the kiss of death. It was my hands in cuffs chained to his waist. And only he could set me free...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Submit to Me by Anya Summers

    Submit to Me by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Veronica McGinnis is a single mom, more concerned with her son's homework than dating. She lives quietly on the Scottish coast, writing articles for the local newspaper and raising her child. When her cousin Declan asks her to attend his huge wedding, she doesn't hesitate to accept the invitation. Veronica needs to escape her humdrum existence, if only for a while...
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