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  • King's Reign by Nina Levine

    King's Reign by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The epic conclusion to King's story. I was chasing pure darkness. Succumbing to the needs I’d forced to the far edges of my soul. Running like a madman towards evil. Then I found her. She breathed life into me when I hadn’t thought there was any life beyond what I knew. She gave me hope after I’d forgotten what it was. She helped quiet the demons raging deep inside me...
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    biker  children  adult  alpha-mc  anti-hero  book  contemporary  dark
  • Grunt by Cee Bowerman

    Grunt by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After losing his family years ago, Grunt was content with his memories and the brotherhood he found in his club. After a near death experience, he realizes that it's time to move on with his life and let the past go. Just days after that decision, his life changed for the better - drastically...
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    biker  children  adult  alpha-mc  angst  book  contemporary  dark
  • Smokey by Cee Bowerman

    Smokey by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Smokey Forrester was drowning when it came to being a single Dad. Dealing with the murder of his wife, and helping his two sons get past the trauma of watching it happen, is almost too much for him. Add in the laundry, cleaning the house, balanced meals and keeping his kids bathed and presentable, and even Smokey realizes that maybe he's not juggling it all very well...
    Categorized as:
    biker  children  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  drama  family
  • Rodeo: Time Served MC, Book 9 by Cee Bowerman

    Rodeo: Time Served MC, Book 9 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DescriptionTyler isn’t sure of anything in his life except for how much he wants to belong, whether it’s to the group of bikers who’ve asked him to join their club as a prospect or to the little girls who need him as the steady parent in their life...
  • Blood & Bones: Dodge by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Dodge by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    First mistake: He let his guard down... If it wasn’t for his cellmate, Rook, during his last bid in prison, Dodge never would’ve landed in Manning Grove.In that small town in upstate Pennsylvania, he found his tribe. His brotherhood. His family.Especially after years of having nothing.Being a part of the Blood Fury MC, life is good. Solid.It gives him something he’s never had before...
  • Grady by Cee Bowerman

    Grady by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Grady is one of the Texas Kings who stands off to the side quietly and watches the world around him. He’d grown up with his single mother who was a close friend to some of the original members of the Kings. It was an unconventional childhood that taught him to see people for who they are inside instead of as the labels society gave them for their against the grain choices and lifestyle...
    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  romance
  • Time Served in New York: Time Served MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Time Served in New York: Time Served MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • King's Wrath by Nina Levine

    King's Wrath by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finally meet the enigma that is King.Our love wasn’t like everyone else’s.There wasn’t a first date or flowers and gifts.We didn’t have a song or cute nicknames for each other.There were no calls during the day to check in with me, no coming home to cook me dinner, and no foot massages at the end of a long day.That wasn’t how he loved.But love me he did.Madly, deeply, passionately, completely...
  • The Vow by Amelia Shea

    The Vow by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s a wedding without a little family drama?Vada Zink could’ve never predicted her new job in the small town of Ghosttown would forever change the course of her life. After a rocky start, she’d fallen in love with her notorious, panty-dropping outlaw boss, stepped into her beloved role as mother to his daughter, and fulfilled her lifelong goal of becoming a schoolteacher...
    Categorized as:
    biker  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Thing About Trouble by Juliana Stone

    The Thing About Trouble by Juliana Stone

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cam Booker learned the hard way that commitment and love aren’t for him. Fresh out of a relationship that nearly saw him go to jail, he’s focused on building a life and building his business. But when he suddenly finds himself responsible for a motherless five-year-old, his world is turned upside down...
  • Bishop by Marie James

    Bishop by Marie James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório

    The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Life under Brazil’s brutal “cordial racism” comes painfully alive in this novel of fathers and sons. How do you become the protagonist of your own life? For Pedro, it means searching for his murdered father in the objects he left behind―an archeology of affections...
  • Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway

    Sanibel Moonlight by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nearly a year has passed since Eliza arrived for a “few days” on Shellseeker Beach. She has overcome grief, forged lifelong relationships, and finally found a place where her heart can sing.Most of all, she’s found a second chance at romance…but must face one last and unexpected challenge or this new love will slip through her fingers like moonlight on the water...
  • Lucky Forever: Texas Knights MC, Book 3 by Cee Bowerman

    Lucky Forever: Texas Knights MC, Book 3 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sierra Guthrie has been on the run for years. She’ll do anything to keep her daughter safe, including give up a winning lottery ticket and the chance to have more money than she’s ever dreamed of. Unless she can figure out how to get the money without giving the lottery commision her name, she’s going to have to pass on the chance of a lifetime.Rowdy Lincoln needs a dose of luck...
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    biker  children  adult  book  contemporary  drama  family  fiction
  • Combust by Drew Elyse

    Combust by Drew Elyse

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once a Disciple, forever a Disciple. Man whore. Ex-con. All-around asshole. 
Daz is called a lot of seedy things.
 But his brothers know there’s more to him
 even if it is buried deep beneath the surface. 

A Disciple will fight like a savage and never give up.

 As a stripper, Avery is no stranger to judgment...
    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense  romance
  • Irrevocable by Addison Jane

    Irrevocable by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Our pasts were a part of us. Definitively. Irrevocably. Mine hijacked my dreams every night, drowning me in guilt and staining my hands red. It wasn’t just a part of me, it stole a piece of me—the piece that stopped me from letting people get too close. And I’d become pretty damn good at playing the untouchable asshole card just to keep them away...
  • Noah & Tallie: Rojo, Tx Book 5 by Cee Bowerman

    Noah & Tallie: Rojo, Tx Book 5 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Noah Evans worked hard all of his life. He raised his children after his wife’s death, and now, he’s enjoying watching his kids have children of their own. Early retirement suits him well, but there’s something missing. When he runs into Tallie, he realizes that she’s the last piece of his puzzle. Tallie worked hard to give her son a good life...
  • One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins

    One Hundred Goodbyes by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where a stranger is simply a friend you haven’t met… Eden Webster has always been generous to a fault. The word no isn’t in her vocabulary. That’s how at twenty-eight she finds herself homeless, alone, and pregnant in Aspen Cove...
  • A Real Cowboy Loves Forever by Stephanie Rowe

    A Real Cowboy Loves Forever by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe delivers another winner when a cowboy-turned-bounty hunter has one last chance at the happiness he walked away from long ago. Bounty hunter Maddox Stockton is no hero. He's a renegade from the wrong side of the tracks, and he knows he's no good for anyone…until he meets a single mom who needs him to be the man he can't afford to be...
  • Soda by Cee Bowerman

    Soda by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you believe - really and truly believe with all of your heart and soul - that true love exists, there’s no sense wasting your time on anything less. If you believe in true love, then you know that your soul’s match is out there just waiting to find a heart that beats in the same time as your own...
    Categorized as:
    biker  romance  fiction  poc-mc  contemporary  book  adult
  • Someone To Love Me by Anne Schraff

    Someone To Love Me by Anne Schraff

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Bluford High. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.At first, Bobby Wallace was everything Cindy Gibson hoped for. He was friendly, seemingly mature, and hansome--the perfect escape from her problems in school and even bigger troubles at home...
  • The Samaritan by Amelia Shea

    The Samaritan by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Ghosttown Riders Motorcycle Club Book - A heartbreaking past may stand in the way of a beautiful future.Born into a motorcycle club dynasty, biker Caden Reilly chose a different path. A single dad struggling to keep his business afloat while caring for a hostile, arrogant, and ill biker father, his life is anything but normal...
  • All for Victory by Beverley Watts

    All for Victory by Beverley Watts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you’re looking for the perfect holiday read, with lots of romance and laugh out loudcomedy, then curl up with the latest entry in the Dartmouth Diaries...It’s not often that a fledgling career in Event Management kicks off with the wedding of a Hollywood superstar...
  • Maniac's Imp by Ciara St James

    Maniac's Imp by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maniac’s early life hasn't been the easiest and it left scars, both physical and mental. Thankfully, he found the Iron Punishers before things could go too far and he found a family he could rely on. It’s this family that he works to protect as their VP.Despite his love for his club family, he’s gotten restless and hates the fact he doesn’t have a family of his own━ an old lady and kids...
  • Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ky “Orion” Stanford, Treasurer for the Poseidon’s Warriors MC, is content with how his life has turned out. During his military tenure, he met a group of men who are now family, and since he never plans to get tied down with an old lady or wife, he enjoys playing the field...
  • Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley

    Half My Blood by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s summer in Knoxville, and if the outlaw crew at Dartmoor Inc. thought they were getting a respite from the drama…they were kidding themselves. Almost a year ago, Mercy’s dying mother claimed he had a half-brother, sired by the beloved father he’d always thought infallible, raised by another man as his own...
  • Marked by Drew Elyse

    Marked by Drew Elyse

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “MOVING ON” IS JUST ABOUT ACTING THE PART. I would never say as much to the people I love, but it’s the truth. They want to see me doing better. They want to see me living for more than just my son. So I let them. Every day is about putting on a face, pretending to get over the loss of my husband. And every day is a lie. UNTIL MOVING ON IS A TEMPTATION THAT CAN’T BE DENIED...
  • Trapping Wasp by Harley Stone

    Trapping Wasp by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    18+ for language and sexual situations... Andrew “Wasp” Marshall, VP of the Dead Presidents MC, rides life like it’s his bike, at full speed with no real destination. But when he sets his sights on an irresistible new bartender with a comical little kid, Wasp will have to decide if he’s willing to give up his carefree lifestyle and buckle down to become the man she needs...
  • The Prodigy by Nichole Rose

    The Prodigy by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meeting his curvy soulmate switches this computer genius from laid-back MC brother to Beast mode in the blink of an eye.Finn "Hacker" TaylorI've always been the quiet brother in my MC.The resident genius who gets things done and keeps his head down.I prefer my bike and my computers to most people.Until I set eyes on Scarlett Crawford, the curvy new clerk at Gatsby Books...
  • A Mother's Choice by Kristin Noel Fischer

    A Mother's Choice by Kristin Noel Fischer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For thirty years, Nadine Kingsley has kept a heart-wrenching secret. When a letter arrives threatening to reveal the truth that could destroy her tight-knit family, Nadine embarks on a difficult journey to explain her painful decision, especially to her youngest daughter, Autumn. Meanwhile, Autumn Anderson, Speech Pathologist and mother of two, is struggling in her marriage...
  • Road to Peace by Piper Davenport

    Road to Peace by Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    18+ for language and sexual content... Widowed young, Maisie Mann was left to raise her daughter alone. Now, nine years later, she thinks she might have life as a single mom mastered…until her car breaks down on the wrong side of town. All she requires is a little roadside assistance and she’ll be on her way...
  • A Place to Start Over - Second Edition by Susan Mackie

    A Place to Start Over - Second Edition by Susan Mackie

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Second Edition with five new Bonus Chapters.Can one bad decision change your life?While recuperating from her biggest mistake, Harriet’s had time to plan a fresh start, away from the city.With a business plan on her laptop and determination in her heart, she leaves Sydney, heading north...
  • A Summer of Surprises by Judith Keim

    A Summer of Surprises by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jill Conroy is tricked by her sister into becoming the housekeeper and cook for the summer at Seashell Cottage where Greg Campbell and his nephew, Brody, have been hired to do maintenance projects on the house. Annoyed at first, Jill soon realizes how wonderful it is to be away from her home in New York and the memories of her deceased, emotionally abusive husband...
  • Forever Starts Tonight by Barbara Freethy

    Forever Starts Tonight by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seven best friends start out as bridesmaids and end up as brides! It's Jessica's turn to fall in love in the popular Bachelors & Bridesmaids Series by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy...
  • Centering Kaos by Harley Stone

    Centering Kaos by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A determined mother, her wayward son, and their unexpected shot at happiness. Army veteran and former hockey center, Darius “Kaos” Ariti was searching for a new challenge when he joined the Dead Presidents Motorcycle Club. While earning his member patch, he’s compelled to shelter an imperiled woman and her fierce little boy. Now, he's gained a temporary family but is in danger of losing his heart...
  • Rhode Trip by L.B. Dunbar

    Rhode Trip by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The road less traveled by a sexy silver fox and a restless woman might be the path they need to restore both their hearts.Lindee FoxMy entire adult life has been a road trip, and I’m ready to put the brakes on the wanderlust in my veins. So, I bought a motel. The irony isn’t lost on me...
    Categorized as:
    children  biker  romance  contemporary  fiction  steamy  humor  book
  • Know Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Know Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He is the one she couldn’t remember. She is the one he couldn’t forget… After being unexpectedly kicked off a movie set, her part given to a younger actress, Savannah Payne flees to her holiday house in Bounty Bay. There, in her little hideaway managed for her by her older cousin, she’ll be able to lick her wounds privately, and prepare for an audition of a lifetime in L.A...
  • At Last by Sarah Zolton Arthur

    At Last by Sarah Zolton Arthur

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Broken promises. Broken dreams. Broken heart. All a woman can expect from a man. For Dr. Caitlin Brennan, the small town of Thornbriar, Kentucky seemed the perfect place for her and her little girl to finally set down roots after a year of wandering...
    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  sad  romance
  • Single Mom for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Single Mom for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three big biker Daddies are about to rock the world of one lonely, single mom.“Mommy? Who’s that?”When I come home to find a massive, unconscious biker in my driveway, there’s only one man I dare call for help.Far too young, I ran away and put my trust in the wrong man, a slick jerk who laughed in my face when he found out I was pregnant...
  • Ryder's Rush by E.C. Land

    Ryder's Rush by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ryder I live for the adrenaline rush. Never once have I not. All my life, it’s been one adventure after another. Now I find myself on the most dangerous one yet. Finding her the way I did; I knew without a doubt I’d claim her as mine. Didn’t matter if she agreed or not. She’d come to my way of thinking sooner or later...
    Categorized as:
    biker  children  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Taming Coyote by E.C. Land

    Taming Coyote by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CoyoteWild and free, that’s me. The only ones I give a damn about are part of the club. Nothing else matters. It hasn’t in years. They call me Coyote because just like the animal, I prefer the dark to the light. My Prez sent me out on a fool's errand and I walked in her path. She's the kinda woman who causes a man to drop to his knees, to break all his bad habits and tame the animal within him...
    Categorized as:
    biker  children  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime  dark
  • Johnny by Abbie Zanders

    Johnny by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Carpe Diem is more than just a catchy phrase to Stacey Mallory. At least it was, until the near-fatal accident that took the use of her legs and changed her life forever. Stacey would do anything to dive once again into cool blue waters from a towering cliff, or feel the wind in her face as she opens up the throttle of her sleek, sporty motorcycle...
  • Cánh Đồng Bất Tận by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư

    Cánh Đồng Bất Tận by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cánh đồng bất tận bao gồm những truyện hay và mới nhất của nhà văn Nguyễn Ngọc Tư. Đây là tác phẩm đang gây xôn xao trong đời sống văn học, bởi ở đó người ta tìm thấy sự dữ dội, khốc liệt của đời sống thôn dã qua cái nhìn của một cô gái. Bi kịch về nỗi mất mát, sự cô đơn được đẩy lên đến tận cùng, khiến người đọc có lúc cảm thấy nhói tim..
  • El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe

    El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A narradora de O paraíso são os outros é uma menina intrigada com um estranho comportamento dos animais – e dos humanos: a necessidade de viver em casal. Ela observa que há casais de pinguins, golfinhos e também de homem com mulher, homem com homem, mulher com mulher. “Tudo por causa do amor...
  • Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories  (India) by Ruskin Bond

    Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories (India) by Ruskin Bond

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An enchanting collection of stories from the heartland of IndiaRuskin Bond’s simple characters, living amidst the lush forests of the Himalayan foothills, are remarkable for their quiet heroism, courage and grace, and age-old values of honesty and fidelity...
  • Lucifer's Woman by K.J. Dahlen, Talia's Book Covers

    Lucifer's Woman by K.J. Dahlen, Talia's Book Covers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When two souls come together nothing can tear them apart… Lucifer Out of the ashes of a life I once held dear, I was born. They call me Lucifer but I earned the name I was given. Strong willed. Vicious. Tried and tested… Never met a match I couldn’t handle. Like iron forged in the fire, my body gets stronger.  She saved my soul. Just a glance was all it took...
    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  suspense  romance
  • Old Ladies Club Book 1: Wild Kings MC by Erin Osborne, Kayce Kyle

    Old Ladies Club Book 1: Wild Kings MC by Erin Osborne, Kayce Kyle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four MC-writin’ authors..
    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  humor  romance
  • Riley's Rescue: Wild Kings MC: Dander Falls by Erin Osborne

    Riley's Rescue: Wild Kings MC: Dander Falls by Erin Osborne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Riley My life has been ripped to shreds more times than I can count. I’ve lost the most precious thing in the world to me, my baby girl. No matter what I do, I can’t seem to find out where she is or who has her. I’ve lost my family in the process of trying to protect everyone, and I don’t trust anyone...
    Categorized as:
    biker  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Light by Susan Fanetti

    Light by Susan Fanetti

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, Christmas 2001. Roland “Fitz” Fitzgerald is having the worst holiday season of his life. His blood family is falling apart, and his chosen family is badly hurt and struggling to get back on its feet. He became a member of the Brazen Bulls MC to find brotherhood and a purpose for his life, but everywhere he turns, all he sees are dark shadows...
    Categorized as:
    biker  children  adult  book  contemporary  epic  family  fiction
  • Fanning the Biker's Flame by Piper Davenport

    Fanning the Biker's Flame by Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ShadowAs a newly patched member of the Dogs of Fire Motorcycle Club, and a recruit for the Savannah Fire Department, the world is mine for the taking. With more women than I can handle and my brothers at my side, I feel invincible.Turns out, my Achilles heel might be a woman whose life has just gone up in flames...
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