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  • Buttons and Blame by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Blame by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I'm supposed to return her to Tristan to finish the deal.But now I'm dreading the day when I have to drop her off.Can I really do it?I'm not supposed to care about this woman. I'm not supposed to care about anyone, actually.But I care about Bellissimo...
  • Joy by Lilly Atlas

    Joy by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life, death, trauma, healing; the Hell’s Handlers have been through it all over the past year. They’ve conquered old enemies, acquired new ones, and struggled through devastating upheavals. So far, they’ve come out on top, knocking down challenges by focusing on one essential ideal: family above all...
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    suspense  crime  dark  steamy  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  family
  • The Russian Unleashed by Red Phoenix

    The Russian Unleashed by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I am a simple man. I love fine vodka, whips, and beautiful women. And I have a secret. At twenty-one, I’ve just inherited my family's entire fortune. Young, rich, and powerful, I am a force to be reckoned with - in and out of the bedroom. But the streets of Russia are dangerous. When innocence is threatened, I risk my life to save a girl. Now the Bratva have their sights set on me...
  • Buttons and Grace by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Grace by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I started a blood war.I've made a terrifying enemy.Over a single woman.It was a stupid decision but I don't have any regrets.Because Bellissimo is finally mine...
  • One-Eye by K.L. Savage

    One-Eye by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I had her and I lost her.That’s what pain and fear does to someone; they make someone run.And Alicia ran far...Taking my heart with her.We agreed we both had things to work on, but to be honest, I didn’t know how to improve.She did.She fought for us. She got stronger. She did what she said.I lied.The truth is... I’m not the man she needs me to be.And I don’t know how to be it.I’m hideous...
  • La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans...
  • Thumper by Marie James

    Thumper by Marie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Tool by K.L. Savage

    Tool by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being the VP of the Ruthless Kings has made me jaded and scarred, a savage bloodthirsty beast.Grit, pain, blood, the three constants in my life.Love?I wouldn't burden anyone with loving me. I'm a hard man to love.Until she walks through the garage doors, looking perfect in her little blue dress and high heels.She's neat and clean and too damn good for me, but I'm determined to get her filthy...
  • Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make...
  • Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr Neil Walker, MD, MFT, Ph DI’m not your average therapist. As the founder of Imperium Security—the cover for my mercenary team—I’ve dedicated my entire life to helping heal those who’ve had their power unwillingly taken from them and avenging the ones who didn’t survive...
  • Forging Blade by Khloe Wren

    Forging Blade by Khloe Wren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing in life has ever come easily for him, and rescuing his woman is no exception. Jared “Blade” Walker’s life hasn’t been his own for a long time. Sold by his father when he was just sixteen to the head of the mob, he did what he had to in order to survive and became one of their most lethal enforcers. But now, thanks to his ties with the Charon MC, he has a chance to get some vengeance...
  • Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak

    Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...
  • Burner's Absolution by E.C. Land

    Burner's Absolution by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Blurb:Ally When it comes to absolution, there are are two things you must do to find it- facing your fears, and moving forward from your past. Honestly, it isn't for me. I'll never find it because I'm a piece of flesh who's a shell of a woman. In a sense, I'm merely a ghost.In all my life, I've only ever felt peace once...
  • Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land

    Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ll sacrifice everything for her if it means she’s mine.HellhoundSeeing her in that hospital bed, I told myself I am done waiting. She’s mine, but I’ve got to take it easy when it comes to Isabelle. I see what others don’t. Well, besides her best friends. She hides it from the world with her shyness, and I intend to light that fire I’m sure is still there.Isabelle can fight me, but I know her...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Voodoo by Kristine Allen

    Voodoo by Kristine Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 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...
  • Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole

    Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition...
  • Cole by Eden Summers

    Cole by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    These men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resembled the devil so closely it was sickening.But I learned from my mistakes.At least I thought I had.Until I’m tempted back into his life with a case I can’t refuse.Cole Torian needs my help.And I’m unable to deny him.This time I voluntarily put my career on the line.Along with my safety. My heart...
  • Romeo by Sybil Bartel

    Romeo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pilot.Handler.Marine.My first memory was in the cockpit of a plane. My second was of a uniform. All I’d ever wanted was to be a pilot. The Marines gave me wings and I gave them my all.Half a dozen deployments, countless flight hours—I knew the controls in the cockpit better than I knew my own name. I never made mistakes. But war didn’t care how good you were...
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    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  abuse
  • Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...
  • Nolan by Jane Henry

    Nolan by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s my nemesis.My prisoner.I‘ll make her beg for mercy.I’ll make her scream my name.I’ll make her mine.Sheena Hurston’s been a thorn in my side for years.But when she tries to bring my family to ruin, I’m done playing games.She will pay for what she’s done.No one comes before my family.Sheena belongs to me...
  • Huck by Jessica Gadziala

    Huck by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Blood And Roses by Lylah James

    Blood And Roses by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maria I was trapped. There was nothing left of me. Then he came and wanted to make me his. He saved me. He gave me a home, a family. He made sweet love to me. I was his Angel. He was my everything. I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life. I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses… Lyov Angel...
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    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  abuse
  • Accidental Evils by Susan Fanetti

    Accidental Evils by Susan Fanetti

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As an enforcer for the Pagano Brothers, Tony Cioccolanti’s life is steeped in violence. For the most part, he feels no burden on his soul for the blood he spills or the pain he inflicts. He is a soldier, and blood and pain are the wages of war. Yet one terrible mistake haunts him, in his dreams and in his waking hours...
  • Haven by K.A. Merikan

    Haven by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    — Not the same river, not the same man. —After seven years away, Seth and Domenico are back in Sicily with one goal in mind.Revenge.The man who’d hounded their family is still alive, and as untouchable as he’s always been. While they wait for the right moment to strike, reality clashes with fond memories of home...
  • Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala

    Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An operative shot in the line of duty.An EMT with a huge secret.And the ultimate explosion of consequences and hearts.Injured but determined to help his fellow operatives, Falcon Montgomery is fighting for all their lives. He’s also battling a pesky EMT who is putting both of their lives at risk. RAPTOR is so close to capturing this criminal and Falcon cannot stop until he’s caught...
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    suspense  steamy  dark  crime  angst  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary
  • Jester by Lilly Atlas

    Jester by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Thrust into a world of danger and fear, first grade teacher, Emily, is forced to comply with a terrifying MC president’s demands in order to save her only brother’s life. Her only port in the storm is Jester, a member of a rival MC she’s supposed to use and betray. Jester proves to be the opposite of everything Emily expects, and before long she’s in his bed and he’s in her heart...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • 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...
  • Amara by Elizabeth Knox

    Amara by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AmaraHe took me.Kept me as his own-- his plaything, his woman to toy with and torture whenever he felt like it.I've been trapped within these four walls for over a year. The slowest most agonizing year of my life.I begged for him to kill me, yet he wouldn't. You know why? Because he had too much fun with me. That's what he said. It's what he always said-- how much he enjoyed it all...
  • Dawn by Aleatha Romig

    Dawn by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.” ~Hugh B. BrownThe Sparrow web world is covered in darkness, yet the dawn is near. The dramatic conclusion to the Dangerous Web trilogy is here.The veil of safety protecting Lorna Murray’s life has been ripped away...
  • It Ruins Me by Penelope Sky

    It Ruins Me by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I married you because I was in love with you.Those words have echoed in my mind ever since he said them, and despite the way my heart races for him every time he steps into the same room, I can't say it back. Not after he hurt me. Not after he betrayed me.Every time I feel us come close together, my heart pulls away...
  • Riley's Biker by Misty Walker

    Riley's Biker by Misty Walker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Best-Selling author, Misty Walker, comes the next book in her standalone RBMC series, Riley's Biker: An Age-Gap, Motorcycle Club Romance.It was supposed to be one night.A quick-release before I went on my way.So I’m not surprised when I wake the next morning to find the girl with the owl eyes gone.But I am surprised to find something else missing.My cut...
  • Every Little Thing by A.M. Myers

    Every Little Thing by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Army veteran, ex-cop, and brother of the Bayou Devils MC, Wyatt Landry is a man on a mission. He’s always wanted a family, but after being blindsided and betrayed by his ex-wife, Piper, he’s hesitant to try again… until now. He’s done letting the woman who abandoned him years ago control his future. Piper Landry knows a thing or two about trauma and she has the emotional scars to prove it...
  • Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me...
  • Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When opposing sides of the law collide, it isn't just the rules being broken.Justine Walsh dreamed about being an architect when she was a child. However, when her brother was served a life sentence for murder, her plans altered. Now she's a first-year intern at the number one defense firm in the country...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth...
  • Max's Redemption by L. Wilder

    Max's Redemption by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He has his second chance, and this time he's not letting her go.Harper Campbell was beautiful, smart, and innocent. I wanted her to be mine. There was just one problem. She was my best friend's sister. She was off-limits, but I couldn't help myself.We were just kids when we fell in love--young and carefree. Then tragedy struck, and I felt I was to blame...
  • The Score by Bethany-Kris

    The Score by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first* In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched...
  • Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
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    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  abuse
  • Keeping Reaper by E.C. Land

    Keeping Reaper by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ReaperBeing the Prez of the Satan’s Keepers MC has its perks. Women throwing themselves at you happens to be one of them. I usually have a steady flock of ladies I can choose from, but one night at the bar there’s a sassy woman who stands out more than the rest. Suddenly, no one else matters.She’s hot, spirited, and has a bangin’ body...
  • The Games We Play by Scarlett Cole

    The Games We Play by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ☠️ Stalker🧁 Overprotective hard ass v cupcake🔥 Forbidden/secret romance (MC vs Irish Mob)🖤 Age Gap🌶️ All the heat Iris: As a woman born into an Irish crime family, I'm expendable.It's why I've extricated myself from that life.Only now, I'm wrapped up in another one when I witness the death of the president of a motorcycle outlaw club...
  • Unleashing The Storm by Shay Rucker

    Unleashing The Storm by Shay Rucker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It all starts with a feeling. Something isn’t right – hasn’t been since love found its way inside Mama’s Brood – gets more wrong the moment Lucas ‘Big Country’ Beaumont is captivated by the raw sensuality of Stormy Redmond...
  • Bratva Boys  (Box Set) by T.L. Smith

    Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All four Books in one! Distrust. Disbelief. Defiance. Dismissed. Their name has meaning, holds royalty. They aren’t to be trifled with. And if you get too close, prepare to be destroyed—they are the Russian mafia. Gashes and bruises mean nothing to them, blood is what they live by. It’s all they know...
  • Quiet Power by J.L. Drake

    Quiet Power by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The time has come to take back the power and let the kingdom fall.SiennaIt’s time to make my move. With solid proof on my finger, I leave my love and enter the gates of the enemy.Ugo is by my side as we fall into their world and quickly discover the cracks in the Coppola family’s foundation.I’m confident I’m protected by my father’s name, and though I’m welcomed by some, I’m watched by others...
  • Bulldog by Delta James

    Bulldog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely...
  • Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the ultimate temptation.One that I can't touch yet one that I can't resist.Her father was my best friend in the Navy SEALs.He gave his life for mine.And how do I repay him?By lusting after his only daughter.The last time I saw her she was a kid.But she shows up on my doorstep in trouble and she's all grown up.All grown up and irresistible...
  • A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me...
  • Alexandr's Reluctant Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Alexandr's Reluctant Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Note: This is part TWO of Alex and Jessica's story. Part ONE, Alexandr's Cherished Submissive, should be read first for the most enjoyment. Having believed for five years that his wife and daughter are dead, Alexandr Novikov's world changes forever when he discovers not only are they alive, but the vile person who tore his family apart was none other than his father, Jorg...
  • Relentless by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar

    Relentless by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bellamy: My life was supposed to be so simple; getting the rest of my inheritance at 25. I would invest it in my music career and become history, literally. What I didn’t expect was to find out that everything I believed to be true about my family was a complete lie. I didn’t expect to find out that I had a half-sister by my real father; a man that was the devil reincarnate...
  • Maleficium by Natalie Bennett

    Maleficium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tragic and Twisted Fall Apart…Ave Satanas worship or perish.The reckoning has begun.In the Devil’s Playground morals have vanished, demons run rampant, and the death toll is rising.The price of freedom looms closer than before, simply crown the king, claim a queen, and make idle work of the damned.One will perish.Bounties will be placed...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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