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King's Reign by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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... -
![Dark Legacy by Tracy Lorraine]()
Dark Legacy by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.That our love could start a war.That my family might not accept the idea of us.But we never even got the chance to find out…Because everything’s been ripped away from me... -
![The Ties That Bind by Red Phoenix]()
The Ties That Bind by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“His touch is like magic…”Brie is in the middle of a fight for her life. A force far more powerful than Brie is determined to destroy her.About to give birth to her second child, Brie is vulnerable to the unprecedented attack—but she is not afraid.When you are part of the Submissive Training Center, you are never alone... -
![Dark Knight by Tracy Lorraine]()
Dark Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.She's the mafia princess he was meant to stay away from. And he did.Until that one night when he was able to hide his identity and his darkness under a different kind of mask. But one taste wasn't enough... -
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![Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix]()
Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRussian intrigue, startling revelations, and submissive enlightenment… Brie’s trip to Russia exceeds her wildest dreams. The bond between Master and Brie grows deeper as he opens up about his mysterious past. While the Russian Dom, Rytsar Donkova, reveals his true nature, introducing the young submissive to a different side of BDSM... -
![Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke]()
Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat tangled webs we weave...He’s everything I don’t want. A playboy. A beast with a cunningly gorgeous smile. Faces like his only mean one thing. Somewhere underneath all of that handsomeness, there lies a monster.And if anyone can sense a monster, it’s me.I understand cruelty. I’ve lived and breathed it for my entire life... -
![Saving Graves by Drew Sera]()
Saving Graves by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeglected. Tortured. Abused. Unloved. I was left for dead at seventeen and learned to protect myself the only way I knew how…by not letting anyone get close to me — not anyone. Discovering Club Irons has been like finding home for the first time in my life. It’s been a beacon of light in my dark life, and it’s where I finally belong . I’m the most sought after Dom at Club Irons... -
![Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix]()
Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrie's Master has special plans for his submissive at the Training Center, giving her the chance to see her former trainers and visit with her best friend, Lea. Brie’s education continues when she scenes with her new Master at The Haven, but the Wolf has returned and will not be deterred. His deception threatens to tear away everything Brie holds dear, but Master is not a man to be trifled with... -
![Lawless & Soulless by T.M. Frazier]()
Lawless & Soulless by T.M. Frazier
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLawless and Soulless together in one book! Books 3&4 in the USA TODAY BESTSELLING KING SERIES. Lawless: She's prim and proper. He's leather and lawless. It will never work between them. It's a lie they almost believe. Soulless: The conclusion to Bear and Thia's epic love story... -
![The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen something seems too good to be true. It’s usually because it is.A lesson I learned the hard way.Every single fear I had about falling for Leon, has just come true in the most brutal way.The sweet guy act he’s been putting on the past few weeks is over.The cold, hard truth is... he never wanted me. He only wanted retaliation.And like a fool, I played right into his wicked scheme... -
![Devil's Night Series by Penelope Douglas]()
Devil's Night Series by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIl mio sbaglio più grande - Mille ragioni per odiarti - L’errore che rifarei3 romanzi in 1Dall’autrice dei bestseller Mai per amore e Odiami come io ti amoConosco i segreti di Michael Crist. È il fratello del mio ragazzo, Bellissimo e terrificante. Conosco i suoi misfatti, ma non so quanto riuscirò a tenerli per me... -
![Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe wants to ruin her. She wants to save him.Hadley Rexford was a distraction I didn’t need. But when she discovers me with blood on my hands, I know I can’t walk away without demanding her silence.I’ll taint her.Torment her.In the end, I’ll ruin her.Cole Jagger was a puzzle I wanted to solve. But he refuses to let me in, and now I’m ensnared in his trap.He’s cold.Immoral... -
![Complete Submission: The Complete Series by C.D. Reiss]()
Complete Submission: The Complete Series by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJonathan Drazen. Gorgeous. Check. Charming. Check. Smart. Check. Rich. Hey... I'm not gonna complain. All the ingredients for a few nights of mind-blowing pleasure are right there. He's made it perfectly clear he can't love me, and I'm not out to fall in love either. But I can't stay away from him. He's got this bossy way about him in bed... -
![Blood & Bones: Trip by Jeanne St. James]()
Blood & Bones: Trip by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDespite spilled blood and broken bones, from the ashes Blood Fury will once again rise. Trip, son of the former president of the Blood Fury MC, is determined to resurrect his dead father's destroyed club. It’ll be a long, difficult road as the new president attempts to rebuild the club from the cold ashes left behind... -
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![Finally Heaven by D.H. Sidebottom]()
Finally Heaven by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 4 in the Room 103 series It's time to say Goodbye. Take a final road trip with the 103 boy's. Let's leave with a tear, a smile and good memories. Romeo has struggled with his secret for years. He has managed to keep it from not only his family and friends but the girl he has loved for years. But one night changes that... -
![Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes]()
Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Justine walked into my life, I swore an allegiance, an oath to protect her with everything I have. I slayed the devil and stole his crown. I now sit in his throne with my queen at my side. But what happens when everything I’ve ever wanted is pulled out from beneath me? I’ve risen from the ashes more than once, but this resurrection is by far the most dangerous... -
![THE NAUGHTY ONES: The Complete 5-Books Series by Kristina Weaver]()
THE NAUGHTY ONES: The Complete 5-Books Series by Kristina Weaver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE Enjoy 5 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 250,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. CALLIE I’m pregnant. I don’t know the man who got me this way and I have no clue how to find him... -
![Devil Incarnate by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Devil Incarnate by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell Hath No Fury…The mark that Heston Wilcox made on Preston Prep was more like a wound that took ages to heal.He’s a bully. A manipulator. A sociopath.And he’s finally been stopped by the group of Preston girls who turned him in.Or at least that’s what Georgia Haynes thought happened to the boy—now a man—who ruined her life... -
![Kincaid by Laurelin Paige]()
Kincaid by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPast and present weave together in Donovan’s point of view for the next chapter in Donovan and Sabrina’s life.She was supposed to save me.In a twist of fate, I rescued her. Since then, I’ve lived for her, breathed for her, overreached with my love.She’s still here, so I must be doing something right. But now I want more... -
![Love, Loyalty & Mayhem: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron]()
Love, Loyalty & Mayhem: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBad Boy Alpha Alert! Nineteen of your favorite MC authors come together to bring you brand new, never released stories from some of your favorite motorcycle clubs. Love- Life with a biker is an adventure full of twists and turns. When love is involved, MC men never back down from what they want—they fight for it. Loyalty- Loyalty is the foundation in any motorcycle club... -
![Buy My Soul by Jade West]()
Buy My Soul by Jade West
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPart two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do... -
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Stone Cold by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBane is back. But he comes with more than a visit in mind… Cricket He came back for me a second time – Bane. A world class assassin with an implacable hunger. This time, he wants something of my fathers. A pair of daggers from the time of knights and kings. Fighting back the whispers of fear and dread in my heart, I refused... -
![Between The Lines by Drew Sera]()
Between The Lines by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“She believed she could, so she did.” My name is Amy Andrews, and those are the words I live by. I write happy-ever-after romance novels, and after writing ten romance novels you’d think I’d know a thing or two about love. But I’ve been chasing my own happy-ever-after for a long time. I seem to have no problem starting my fairytale, but the ending never comes to be... -
![One Filthy Man by James Crow]()
One Filthy Man by James Crow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon The high-walled mansion seems almost impenetrable. My contact talks of one man and up to 100 women behind those walls. It could be the trafficking of sex slaves, some twisted sex cult, or even a brothel. Either way, uncovering criminals in the trade of women is my job – my life. I want the scoop – want to expose this one man’s terrible secrets and nail his sorry ass... -
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![Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey]()
Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA FREE glimpse into the dark royal world of The Dazzling Court! Fawn Bailey is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling. Her name is Amber Jonathan. She's been hurt, used and abused. And I intend on doing it all over again. But this time, she's going to beg for more. I'm the crown prince. Blue blood runs through my veins... -
![Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul]()
Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo people so bent they can no longer stand tall... With his sexy looks, his seductive dirty talk, and his resident bad boy reputation,Kyle Marx was the thrill-ride every woman wanted to experience…at least once.And once is all he’d ever offer... -
![For the Love of Luca by Soraya Naomi]()
For the Love of Luca by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsALTERNATE COVER EDITIONAlthough part of the Chicago Syndicate world, For the Love of Luca is a standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series.*It's not necessary to have read book 1 and 2.I have it all: power, love, wealth, and most of all...control.I’m a husband.I’m a murderer.I’m the underboss of the Chicagoan mafia... -
![Soul Rest by Joey W. Hill]()
Soul Rest by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCeleste has worked her ass off to establish her freelance blog as a source of accurate crime news for the Baton Rouge area. Being a workaholic, focusing solely on her career, was her choice. Five years ago, she had a life-changing experience in a BDSM club that made it clear she is a submissive, but she believes her past makes embracing that path impossible... -
![Broken Scars by J.M. Walker]()
Broken Scars by J.M. Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuined. Tortured. Broken. What could have been the perfect childhood, turned into a hell that the devil himself would shy away from. I was forced to deal with an evil that would make the darkest of souls cringe. Lily Noel was scarred but beautiful. She was perfectly flawed and everything that I needed. Attraction bordered on obsession. Passion bordered on ecstasy... -
![The Trap by S.R. Jones]()
The Trap by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Trap: A Bratva Vows Prequel I saw a possible threat; he saw a victim in waiting. Violet: I had a plan. A naïve and dangerous plan. Get the mob boss to notice me, seduce the mob boss, kill the mob boss. Except the elderly mob boss wasn’t the only one to notice me. He did. Andrius. Beautiful. Cold. Deadly. He’s a monster amongst men. I crave him. I fear him... -
![Sexy Hart by Dani Lovell]()
Sexy Hart by Dani Lovell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith her closest girlfriends taking a step into their futures, and her gorgeous boy-BFF, Oliver, seemingly content to settle for the witch-from-hell, Clare feels everyone is growing up without her... -
![Betrayed by Melody Anne]()
Betrayed by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsByron Knight’s world isn’t what most would consider perfect, but he is satisfied with the way his life is going. There are only two people in this world whom he loves — his brothers, Blake and Tyler Knight. A woman is now threatening the carefully balanced beam the brothers have been holding on to, and her name is McKenzie Beaumont... -
![Nikolai: Taking Back What's Mine by Shandi Boyes]()
Nikolai: Taking Back What's Mine by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHave you ever wanted something so bad, you’re willing to kill for it? That’s what I felt the instant my eyes locked on Justine. I could practically taste her innocence on my tongue when she stood across from me, riling me up like the life in her eyes hadn’t been snuffed years ago... -
![Impossible Box Set by Julia Sykes]()
Impossible Box Set by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavior I've never met a man as dangerous for me as Clayton. The sexy FBI agent wants to save my junkie kid brother from the violent Latin Kings and save me from my self-destructive behavior. He makes me want to be better than what I am. It thrills me almost as much as it terrifies me. To keep me close, he ruthlessly exploits my weakness: lust... -
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![Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde]()
Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Hill has everything he ever wanted… a position in the powerful consortium. These wealthy men own half of New York City. And they murdered his parents. He can finally exact revenge.Except he has to leave behind Elise Bettencourt.It was inevitable, really. Gabriel will lose everyone getting vengeance. There’s only room for one person on this suicide mission... -
![Vice by Dani René]()
Vice by Dani René
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life is perfect, but my story isn’t. My tastes are frowned upon. However, I don’t allow society to dictate my proclivities. I’m cruel. I’m cold. I’m heartless. The list of submissives wanting me to train them is endless. But when two of my newest students walk in, I’m challenged in every way. *This is an MM romance with MMF and MFFM scenes... -
![Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson]()
Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last we saw from Landon Rogers and Melody James, in Love in Paradise, the couple was newly engaged and looking forward to a lifetime of forever. Unfortunately, forever comes with some bumps in the road. Not everyone is celebrating the couple’s engagement. In fact, one person in particular is dead set on seeing the couple’s happily ever after destroyed... -
![PowerLess: Anti-Hero Game by Chelsea Camaron, Ryan Michele]()
PowerLess: Anti-Hero Game by Chelsea Camaron, Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFailure isn't an option. Even for her. She was beautiful. It was dangerous. She was fierce. It made her a target. She was loyal. It would be her downfall. I am Dane Anderson. I'm powerless to my attraction to her, even if she's my next job. As a hitman in an underworld she can only fear, I have a reputation to uphold... -
![The Invitation by Jennifer Bene]()
The Invitation by Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings* First published in the anthology, The More The Merrier . Cara has spent her entire life as the good girl – the straight-A, straight-laced, good girl – and she’s tired of it... -
![The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &... -
![Hawke by Anise Storm]()
Hawke by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier... -
![Ava by Leslie Luckie]()
Ava by Leslie Luckie
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAva The minute we walked through the gates of Blackheath Academy I knew we weren’t welcome. It was us against them. The Club Brats against the Elite. Bastian de Trafford was their ringleader, but I wasn’t about to go down without a fight. Only - that fight would be so much easier if he didn’t look like a god of old... -
![Casual Encounter Vol. 4 by M.S. Parker]()
Casual Encounter Vol. 4 by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen my attempt at a date ended disastrously and Cade had to come to my rescue again, I wondered if, maybe there was something more between us than business. Or was it just wishful thinking? Bree Gamble is following the directions from her teacher, Cade Shepard, but things don't exactly go as planned... -
![Twisted Bitch by Jaci J, Rebel Edit and Design]()
Twisted Bitch by Jaci J, Rebel Edit and Design
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon Lie, cheat, steal … Dante will do anything to get his way. I drew a line. I stay on one side and Dante on the other, plain and simple. Blurry, blotchy, and broken in most places, this line I’ve drawn, the one that says absolutely no f*****g Dante beyond this point, is useless. We’ll have to be around each other, and there’s no way to change that … yet... -
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![Falling For Crazy by Debra Kayn]()
Falling For Crazy by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bestselling Moroad Motorcycle Club series continues with a standalone novel...As a member of the Moroad Motorcycle Club, Jacko has been called a lot of things.KillerInsaneSickJacko owns the odd behavior, the detachment, the recklessness he's earned from his years locked away in the Idaho State Penitentiary... -
![Watching Mine by Alex Grayson]()
Watching Mine by Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Nathan Reines… and I’m a voyeur. Yes, I like to watch people have sex. Witnessing the desire on their faces as they writhe in pleasure makes my blood hotter than the hottest flame. There’s nothing more erotic than seeing their bodies tighten and tremble as they balance on the edge of ecstasy. It makes my dick as hard as fucking steel... -
![Deadly Encounter by K.A. Knight, Ivy Fox]()
Deadly Encounter by K.A. Knight, Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe stole my first kiss in the dark. The shadows welcoming him like a lover’s touch. And then every night since the dark brings him back to me. He’s my demon, my nightmare, and my dream all rolled up into one. He tells me I’m his but during the day I cannot find him. Until my demon has no choice but to come for me, to save me. To rescue me from the tower I am locked away in... -
![My Wicked Devil by Ann Mayburn]()
My Wicked Devil by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a motorcycle accident left her with a fractured pelvis, former dare devil and actress Kira Harmony cannot have sex without pain. Unwilling to give up on her dreams of someday having a normal love life, she has come to Club Wicked to find a Dom. And not just any Dom... -
![His Dark Game by C.D. Reiss]()
His Dark Game by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBoth New York Times Bestsellers in one Bundle! THIRTY DAYS That’s all Adam Steinbeck demands of his wife. Thirty days in a remote cottage, doing everything he commands. After that, he’ll sign her divorce papers and give her complete ownership of their company. That’s how long he has to rediscover the man he once was. The Dominant Master he hid when he fell in love with her five years before... -
![TORMENTED: Jani Kay by Jani Kay]()
TORMENTED: Jani Kay by Jani Kay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan there be redemption for a man with a tortured soul and a twisted heart? Harrison: Hell bent on revenge, anger and hatred taint my soul. Only rage and vengeance keep me alive. Nothing else matters. There is no room for love. No room for relationships or a family of my own to distract me. I’m damaged and beyond redemption. Until I meet my arch enemy’s sister...
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