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  • Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.Run. I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there...
  • Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neglected. 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...
  • Brutal Fighter by Heather Long

    Brutal Fighter by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BRUTAL FIGHTER is a full length mature college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. The dark romance aspects of this tale continue. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest...
  • Tiger & Thorn's Tempest by Ciara St. James

    Tiger & Thorn's Tempest by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tiger and Thorn are both members of an MC which they love. They have a biker family who brings them joy and work which fulfills them. They should be beyond happy. Only they both have a secret they don’t know if their club can accept. A secret they’ve kept for a long time.As they toy with the idea if it is time to come clean, an unexpected meeting brings someone else to their attention...
  • Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews

    Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Here Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath...
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    dark  mlm  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  book  contemporary  crime
  • Canvas by N.M. Catalano

    Canvas by N.M. Catalano

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    4 inked men. 1 is very, very bad. He made me an offer. One I accepted. His friends made me another. One I shouldn’t. I really, really shouldn’t. But I’m not that girl anymore. The one I left behind, the one who does what’s expected, the one who has no choice. The one with secrets. I ran away from that life, and hope it never finds me...
  • All I Have: Part Two by Ames Mills

    All I Have: Part Two by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this life, you were taught vulnerability would get you killed. Distractions led to mistakes, and mistakes led to your death. What happened when the one that made you vulnerable was also the distraction?Evie captivated us all from the beginning. All it took was one look from those big brown eyes, and we laid down everything to protect her--including our lives...
  • Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought they were my enemies.I was right.I invited the infamous Blackwell Beasts to live with me for one reason: find out if they killed my brother five years go.They did the time, but did they really do the crime?I thought I was prepared for anything, but deep down, I didn’t want to believe they did it...
  • Ruthless Riot by K.C. Kean

    Ruthless Riot by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    BLURB COMING...
  • Slow Ride by Jayne Rylon

    Slow Ride by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When tragedy struck, the loss of Jordan and Wren’s shared lover ripped them apart. Guilt and shame made it impossible for Agent Jordan Mikalski to look the love of his life in the eye. If he couldn’t face her, he sure as hell couldn’t live with her or make love to her or even be the man to comfort her in the depths of her grief...
  • Hard Ride by Jayne Rylon

    Hard Ride by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s a thin line between love and hate. Kyra Kado hates Van Hernandez. Or at least she wishes she could. Ever since she kissed him and he rejected her as a “mistake”, things have been tense onboard their tour bus. Kyra takes out her aggression during her drumming performances as a member of Kason Cox’s band and tries not to think about how well Van guards her body between their shows...
  • Broken by Jayne Rylon

    Broken by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Geeky tech girls aren’t supposed to have this much fun with their super spy co-workers.Ruby typically supports a team of do-gooder assassins from the safety of her supercomputer in their command center. She’s dragged into danger when hackers attack her, empty millions from her crypto wallet, and threaten the global economy by tampering with blockchain technology...
  • MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 3: Love's Conviction by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 3 A tender romance begins to blossom between Savannah and Maddy as darker issues arise when Cole, Gabe and Dane are clued in to Brock Coulson’s intentions to drag Caleb through a vicious court battle. Clint and Cochise return to lend a “helping” hand and Clint finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a least likely candidate for romance...
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    dark  mlm  sad  steamy  adult  angst  book  contemporary
  • Return to Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan

    Return to Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Torn between his first love…and a forbidden attraction he can no longer deny. Jonah McLendon is no stranger to polyandrous love. With his mom married to his three dads, and his brothers sharing a wife, he didn’t think twice when his high school sweetheart, Chloe, revealed her secret desire for a ménage with his best friend. There was only one problem. He didn’t expect to fall for Pryce, too...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  mmf  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Bossy Brothers Luke by J.A. Huss

    Bossy Brothers Luke by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two hot men seeking a fun, flirty girl with a sense of adventure. You in?My life changed the day Zach Boston walked into it. And we’ve been inseparable best friends and lovers ever since. But he’s almost seven years younger than me and I remember all too well what my twenties were like - A new adventure every day, non-stop partying every night, and a new girl (or guy) whenever I got bored...
    Categorized as:
    epic  mlm  mmf  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Tiny Dancer by Heather Rainier

    Tiny Dancer by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The day former exotic dancer Camilla O’Neal began working at The Dancing Pony, she told co-owner Ben Lawrence and head bartender Quinten Parks that “work is work and pleasure is pleasure” and she kept the two very separate. Working with their tiny dancer brings Ben and Quinten as much pain as pleasure. After two years of secretly lusting over and loving this blonde temptress, they have a plan...
  • The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry. However, when an interview goes wrong, I am offered a once in a lifetime opportunity, to manage The Wild Boys, an all-male strip show featuring bad boys with an even worse reputation. It’s now my job to fix it, if I can keep my hands to myself...
  • Offside by Bianca Sommerland

    Offside by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A pace ahead of the play can send you back to the start. And put everything you’ve worked for at risk. Single mother and submissive Rebecca Bower abandoned her career as a sports reporter to become a media consultant with her brother’s hockey team. A failed marriage to a selfish man makes her wary of getting involved with another...
  • Tormented Girl by Lexie Winston

    Tormented Girl by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Property destruction, aggressive threats and an injured family member is what Harlow and the Summers family are having to deal with...
  • A Ryan Rewind by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Rewind by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • MAXWELL 2: Trial By Fire by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 2: Trial By Fire by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 2 As the trial becomes an emotional battle ground – within the courtroom and without – Max struggles to maintain his resolve to resist his heart. But as it becomes more and more evident that Horatio’s heartbreak over losing Max isn’t healing, but in fact growing worse, Max begins to question the choices he made so long ago...
    Categorized as:
    dark  mlm  sad  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Drilled by Jayne Rylon

    Drilled by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The original Powertools crew is back in a brand new series!Starting over is never easy. Especially when it means leaving your friends and lovers behind.Separation anxiety gives Morgan second thoughts about defecting from Powertools, making things rocky between her and her husband Joe...
  • Grind by Jayne Rylon

    Grind by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The original Powertools crew are back in a brand new series! The crew has overcome enormous odds to live and love together, but can it survive being divided? Devon, Neil, and James know where they’re needed most is in Middletown, working on Mike and Joe’s new construction team. Because in addition to their careers, the Powertools’ intimate bond is in jeopardy...
  • Pound by Jayne Rylon

    Pound by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The original Powertools crew are back in a brand new series! When James was a kid, he aspired to be a superhero’s sidekick. He’s never enjoyed being the boss. Not on while working for the Powertools and not in his love life. Fortunately, his husband and wife are far better at assuming control than he is...
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    mlm  mmf  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Rough Ride by Jayne Rylon

    Rough Ride by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sevan has been keeping secrets. She’s not the errand boy everyone at the Wildfire outlaw motorcycle gang thinks she is. No, she’s been playing a dangerous game, hunting their president from inside their ranks in the name of revenge. And if anyone finds out, they won’t hesitate to kill her...
  • Dare to Surrender by Jeanne St. James

    Dare to Surrender by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can two men deeply in love survive the addition of a woman running from danger? Olivia Holloway’s life has never been easy. On her own at sixteen, she’s fought to survive ever since. When she finds herself in a dangerous situation that even she can’t handle, she has to break down and ask for help. She reluctantly seeks it by showing up at her estranged brother’s law firm...
  • Ruin by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox

    Ruin by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are good guys. There are bad guys. Then there's me.Moving to a new school sucks. I don't care about being cool and I have no filter – not exactly a recipe for success. Thankfully, the "geeks" welcome me in with open arms, including Zoe. For the first time in my life, I have a female friend, and I kinda like how this feels.I've always been the girl who had to fight to keep going...
  • Snowed In: Volume One by Kali Noir, Victoria Sue

    Snowed In: Volume One by Kali Noir, Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Snowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season...
  • Lucy's Revenge by Heather Rainier

    Lucy's Revenge by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    [Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, voyeurism, public exhibition, HEA] Lucy Carter is striving to succeed as a self-employed licensed massage therapist and to bolster her flagging self-confidence. The ménage of her fantasies, featuring her best friends, seems to be on the back burner. Single dad Patrick Owen has been refined in the fires of betrayal...
  • Maizy The Bear Charmer by Heather Rainier

    Maizy The Bear Charmer by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, light foot fetish, spanking, sex toys, HEA] Maizy Owen is living her dream, working as a kindergarten teacher. Her profession gives her purpose, but her personal life is another story. Recently rejected by her fiancé, Maizy struggles to hide a part of her nature that she longs to freely express...
  • MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop

    MAXWELL 1: Not Without Guilt by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MAXWELL, Part 1 While Abel faces trial for the death of Devlin’s brother – Craig Grant – Max and Horatio struggle with memories of the past, and what they still mean to one another. Holding the key that will free their hearts from the chains that have bound them for two decades, Horatio must hide it away and keep it secret now that “new” hearts are involved...
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    dark  mlm  sad  steamy  adult  angst  book  contemporary
  • Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North

    Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The best souvenirs for a Daddy? His perfect Littles. On vacation at the coast, Zeke expects to find sand, ocean breezes, and relaxation. To his delight, he discovers two captivating locals who he suspects are Littles. Ali and Ace are best friends and lovers. Determined to stay together, the duo know that someone is missing from their lives...
  • Captured in Ink: A Montgomery Ink: Boulder Novella by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Captured in Ink: A Montgomery Ink: Boulder Novella by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to the Montgomery Ink world with three souls bruised yet forever connected in this sexy and intoxicating ménage romance.Julia and Ronin know their relationship is solid. They’ve been through hell and back, but their love has stayed true through it all...
  • Found by Jayne Rylon

    Found by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jayne Rylon comes a steamy new multi-partner standalone series set in the Powertools universe.The Shields security team accepts missions in the grey area of both law and morality that no one else wants or can handle...
  • Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down...
  • Penelope by Pepper North

    Penelope by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Penelope's life crashes in around her, what could be better than a knight in shining armor who comes to her rescue? How about two?Jack and Dylan are committed to each other as partners and friends. The duo has been looking for a Little girl to complete their age play family for a long time. Now, a call from Dr...
    Categorized as:
    reverse-harem  mlm  steamy  polyamory  romance  fiction  medical  bdsm
  • Barracuda's Heart by Jayne Rylon

    Barracuda's Heart by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Roman knows he’s been an asshole. But the toughest of all the Hot Rods has been through hell. Carver has always sensed when Roman’s on the verge of falling into the pit of his inner darkness, and pulled him back with his endless laughter. The two guys have messed around with women plenty, but never anyone serious...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  polyamory  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq
  • End Game by Samantha Wayland

    End Game by Samantha Wayland

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Garrick LeBlanc never intended to fall in love with two people, but he has, and now he has to figure out what to do about it. He wants to make them happy, but is afraid he’s doing just the opposite. To make matters worse, he’s trapped in New Brunswick until the end of the hockey season, while his lovers are both in Boston...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  mmf  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  angst  athlete
  • Make You Mine by Ann Lister

    Make You Mine by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cooper Rand is the high-energy drummer for his band Ivory Tower. Everyone is drawn to Cooper; which makes him the go-to party guy for those lucky enough to call him friend. He loves the lifestyle that comes along with being a rock star and feels perfectly suited for the role...
    Categorized as:
    celebrity  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq
  • Dirty Princes: A Standalone MMF Romantic Comedy by Jo Raven

    Dirty Princes: A Standalone MMF Romantic Comedy by Jo Raven

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once upon a time, there lived a princess called Brylee who had a cat and a steady job and her eye on a handsome prince. But Prince Ryan refused to put out. Then Riddick walked through the door and ate her cookie. Literally, okay? It was a good cookie, too, with chocolate chip. Riddick is drop-dead gorgeous, but not a prince. Regardless, Brylee can’t fight that burning attraction...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Delayed Penalty by Bianca Sommerland

    Delayed Penalty by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All choices have consequences, only sometimes they’re . . . delayed. Cortland Nash fled Dartmouth to avoid being arrested for murder, but his best friend, Ford Delgado, is in danger. Cort returns, prepared to keep his head down, and do whatever it takes to keep Ford breathing, but when he finds a beautiful young woman out in the snow, frozen in fear, his plans change...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  athlete  book
  • All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ALL SINNERI’m aptly named. I’m Lucifer in the flesh: Lucie to those who love me, B*tch to those who loathe me. I have plenty of enemies, most of them in the clubhouse where I was raised. But I’m tired of being an outsider, tired of being on the outside looking in. I want to go home. And home?Isn’t a place.It’s with four men. Four bikers who own my heart and soul, and have done since I was a kid...
    Categorized as:
    dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  age-gap  biker  book
  • Ethan by Ella Frank

    Ethan by Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everything in the world is about sex except sex.Sex is about power. ~ Oscar WildeDesire. Dominance. Sex.Ethan Holt is in the business of all three.He believes that any fantasy can be created, and that any kink should be explored.Why wouldn’t he, when he has several of his own?Control. Ethan has to have it.In his job at The Office. In his relationship with Zayne...
  • A Work in Progress by Quinn Arthurs

    A Work in Progress by Quinn Arthurs

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After recently returning to her hometown, Emily—a thirty-something, divorced, mother-of-three—is determined to find some semblance of normalcy or happiness in her life. She turns her focus on her children and fighting alien invaders in her work as a science fiction author...
  • Knock 'Em Down by Alisha Williams, Amber Nicole

    Knock 'Em Down by Alisha Williams, Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Cheerleading Academy Bully RH Romance One week of hot, mind blowing passion was all it was supposed to be. Well, until a freak accident has the Widows in desperate need of a new flyer. I thought my wishes were coming true. I get to be on the national cheer team and see my guys again... Maybe not. I guess it's true what they say...be careful what you wish for...
    Categorized as:
    dark  mlm  mmf  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  book  contemporary
  • Screwed by Jayne Rylon

    Screwed by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The original Powertools crew is back in a brand new series! Joe has it all--a gorgeous wife, two amazing children, four best friends who are also sometimes lovers, and a booming construction business. He never expected to face some sort of midlife crisis. But somehow, he finds himself longing for even more...
  • The Wild Finale: The Wild Boys Book 3 by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    The Wild Finale: The Wild Boys Book 3 by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to The Wild Boys, where all your wettest dreams come true.Heartbroken over the loss of Mark, our happily ever after seems to be slipping away with each day that passes. We have to try and navigate our way through obstacles facing a relationship such as ours, while still performing on the sold out tour.The show must go on, but hiding in the wings is our stalker. An obsessed fan..
    Categorized as:
    dark  mlm  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  bisexuality  book
  • The Dom with the Kink Monsters by Sorcha Black

    The Dom with the Kink Monsters by Sorcha Black

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Kink Monsters need a drummer and Cobalt Harbor is fresh out – that is, until Ramsay moves into town with his girl, Saya. Tall, dommy and charismatic, Ramsay’s exactly what Winter and Mack have been looking for. But the new couple complicates things. Winter and Mack’s loving, S&M dynamic gets sidetracked by their attraction to Ramsay and his sub...
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