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  • Stanton Bliss by T.L. Swan

    Stanton Bliss by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We've changed. Darker, damaged and unable to conform. My husband Joshua is dealing with the past the best that he can.....as am I. Nobody else can understand the language we speak. The trauma we have been through. But with the pain comes pleasure and happiness is our gift...
  • Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs

    Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Time stands still. Lies were told. Secrets are revealed. Who will we be when the walls tumble like mortar? **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger...
  • My Hot Boss by Betty Shreffler

    My Hot Boss by Betty Shreffler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emma From the moment I met Grayson Cole, I knew he was someone I wanted to let in my panties and maybe, even in my heart. One night, one sexy-as-sin kiss, and several drinks later, our incredible evening turns into a disaster and I’m apologizing for the vomit spatter on his fancy, black shoes. I never thought I’d see him again after that, no matter how many nights I spent wishing I would...
  • Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan...
  • Ferrara by T.L. Swan

    Ferrara by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There were three things that I wanted in life.To dance like nobody was watching.Travel the world.And fall hopelessly in love.I did all three.We met at my older brother’s house and instantly I knew that he was trouble.He kissed me, right there in the bathroom without a care in the world.And from that moment on, I was his.We were young, brave and naïve when we met...
  • Masked by Ivy Nelson

    Masked by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his...
  • Domination by C.D. Reiss

    Domination by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I want to just clarify a couple of things.Submission is not abdication. Submission is not resignation. It’s not weak or fragile. It doesn’t mean I break at the first sign of trouble.Well, I broke for a few weeks. When I realized I was falling in love with Jonathan and that I’d never be the same if I allowed it to continue, I broke into a million sharp little pieces...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  dark  drama  steamy  suspense  adult
  • Set In Stone by Dakota Willink

    Set In Stone by Dakota Willink

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free. Alexander  I had rules. Krystina broke them. That’s just the way things were. But that didn’t mean I didn’t want to make her my wife. She exemplified the triskelion, representing my past, my present, and my future. Without her, I am nothing. But then the past returns to rear its ugly head...
  • Opposition by Jane Henry

    Opposition by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I hate Liam Alexander.I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for.When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely managecivility.But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic.I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge...
  • Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd

    Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A The Disciples & Five Points' Mob Collection CrossoverShe was an assignment. A selfish brat who'd run away from home and who’d found refuge in an MC. A spoiled pain in my ass that I had to bring back to Daddy. Only, Isabelle is nothing like the picture my initial research painted. Yes, she's a brat. Yes, she's insecure. And yes, she's a Disciple…sort of. But she's so much more than that...
  • Coercion by Amelia Wilde

    Coercion by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s a fight to the death… and a fight for his heart.COERCION is book three in the Controlling Interest trilogy. Find out what happens in the explosive conclusion of Will Leblanc’s emotional story...
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    dark  steamy  family  drama  age-gap  alpha-mc  suspense  workplace
  • The Master by M.S. Parker

    The Master by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Don’t miss the sexy and exciting conclusion to M. S. Parker’s Manhattan Records series. Nate: I made a mistake, thinking that I could be with someone like her. One glimpse of a part of me she didn’t like, and she ran. I’m not going to apologize for who I am. I had a life before I met her, and I’ll just go back to that life now. That will be best for everyone...
  • Being Mrs. Cane by Shanora Williams

    Being Mrs. Cane by Shanora Williams

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They say there is happiness at the end of every love story, but they never truly mention the hardships it takes to get there. With Cane, I’d been through hell and back, and now, I was going to be walking up the alter, promising my life to a man that I’d gambled everything for. Some would call me dumb. Some would deem me insane. Others would say I was a fool in love...
  • Not Until You by Corinne Michaels

    Not Until You by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a new Standalone Contemporary Romance. I have two rules in life: 1. No relationships, falling in love or attachments. 2. No sleeping with clients of my interior design firm. Since the last guy turned out to be married, they’ve been easy to follow. Until him...
  • Final Reckoning by Mia Madison

    Final Reckoning by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Get your clothes off. I’ll keep you warm.” Matteo: Quinn Callahan has haunted my dreams since the night we met. I’m no good for her but I don’t give a f***. I’ll burn in hell for the things I want to do to her – but I’m headed there anyway. What’s one sin more? I’ll wreck her. Ruin her. And break every oath I’ve ever sworn to keep her safe. Quinn: Matteo Adamo. Mysterious. Tortured...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  dark  family  insta-love  steamy  suspense  adult
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Wonder by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  insta-love  steamy  adult  book
  • Cruel in Love by C.L. Cruz

    Cruel in Love by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    C.L. Cruz & Liz Fox have teamed up to bring you a new series!Four friends who triumphed against all odds, no matter the cost. Now they’ve made it. One by one, they’ll become obsessed with possessing her curves.This is a Steamy Short Story Romance. No Cliffhangers. This is the first in the Possessing Her Curves series, but it can also be read as a standalone...
  • Model Behavior by Nichole Rose

    Model Behavior by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The heat between this curvy model and an infamous photographer will melt the camera. But will it lead to forever?Trinity LarsenI may own a modeling agency, but it's been a long time since I was in front of the camera.Until I was named one of Le CRV Magazine's Women of the Year.The infamous photographer, silver fox and certified grump, Sage Grimes, is in charge of the photoshoot...
  • Following His Commands by Kylie Kent

    Following His Commands by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DanielleIt was meant to be simple.Go out.Get wasted.Dance.Hook up.And it was simple.Until I walked into the office belonging to my new boss the following week.And what was meant to be simple suddenly became a whole lot complicated.If he thinks he’s going to throw out commands, and I’ll tuck my tail between my legs and follow them, he doesn’t know just what he’s in for...
  • White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig

    White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Julia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Splendor by Janet Nissenson

    Splendor by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    British hotelier Ian Gregson had it all – wealth, good looks, power, and a share in his family’s worldwide, multi-billion dollar luxury hotel chain. His very name was synonymous with sophistication and elegance, and any woman he wanted could be his with just a look. But the only woman he truly desired was strictly forbidden to him for too many reasons to count...
  • Keeping Denver by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels

    Keeping Denver by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Life has never been easy for Denver Hollis. But at twenty-three years old, she didn't foresee losing everything, becoming homeless, sleeping in shelters, and sometimes on the cold city streets of New York. One day, her luck turns. With help from an unlikely friend, Denver lands a promising job as an assistant for Callan Hawk Attorney at Law. Callan Hawk is an attractive man...
  • Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove

    Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kolson Hart and Gabriella Martinelli...destined to be together, fated to be torn apart. After avoiding his father for years, Kolson knew asking his father, Langston Hart, for a favor would be like selling his soul to the devil. Only the devil wants more ... more than Kolson is willing to pay. But some promises can't be broken, not without losing what's most important...
  • Risking Romero by Mia Madison

    Risking Romero by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’m going to be inside you. I promise.” Jade: When a lawyer with a shady agenda starts harassing me to sell my family’s farm, I need a legal eagle of my own. But hot older man Romero Adamo is way more than I bargained for. He’s got me thinking about his briefs, all right … just not the kind you file in a courtroom...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  family  insta-love  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Popping Her Hood by Ember Davis

    Popping Her Hood by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SARAHHaving everything in order and sticking to my routine is the way I cope with my past. It keeps the nightmares contained. I can’t let them out. I’m already scared enough of the shadows as it is. When I remember, they overtake my world.Which is why I call my family for help when I’m stranded on the side of the road and fear is stretching toward me and about to swallow me...
  • Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan

    Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Strong, sexy and dirty-as-hell! Twelve, panty-melting romances starring Daddy Doms who command total surrender and the women who don’t stand a chance of resisting. Penned by some of the best authors in the genre, this deliciously naughty collection of all-new stories is bursting with HOT, raw, Daddy Dom action that’s sure to leave you breathless. Surrender now...
  • Bombshell by Xyla Turner

    Bombshell by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Samantha Wilde liked men, but didn’t like how they treated women. So, it wasn’t too hard when she found out that her love life could never be normal again. That is until she met Joshua, who didn’t care what she liked, but made her a business proposition she couldn’t refused and then a relationship proposition that she absolutely fought against...
  • Totally Smitten: A Cozy AF Christmas 3 by Hope Ford

    Totally Smitten: A Cozy AF Christmas 3 by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TaraFamily is a big deal to me.And since I’ve moved away, my parents have been worried about me being all alone.My plan was to take a “boyfriend” home with me to show them just how happy and safe I am.When my plans fall through, my boss, the man I’ve had the “hots” for since I started working for him, offers to stand in.I try to turn him down, but he insists...
  • Her Alpha Boss Undercover: An Older Alpha Male, Younger BBW Romance by Nichole Rose

    Her Alpha Boss Undercover: An Older Alpha Male, Younger BBW Romance by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's terrible at lying…but she's real good at making him squirm. NathanSomeone is out to ruin the family business and I promised my brothers I'd look into it.Going undercover is a lot harder than I expected.I'm a computer nerd. I have no clue what I'm doing. And I can't seem to stop watching Brooke Waters long enough to accomplish anything.She's so beautiful, but she doesn't like me much...
  • Club Privé: French Connection Vol. III by M.S. Parker

    Club Privé: French Connection Vol. III by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'd given Gavin everything, including my trust, and I'd thought we'd worked past our problems here in Cannes. Then I saw him kissing Alizee… The trip to France that was supposed to bring them closer together keeps tearing Carrie and Gavin apart, this time thanks to Alizee Padovani...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Stepbrother Christmas by Olivia T. Turner

    Stepbrother Christmas by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m officially on the naughty list.My new stepbrother August has made sure of that.I’m trying to be good over the Holidays, but my new stepbrother is making that impossible.Good girls don’t have dirty thoughts like the ones August is putting into my head.They don’t kiss their hot stepbrother in front of the Christmas tree...
  • Beauty and the Billionaire by Lucy Darling

    Beauty and the Billionaire by Lucy Darling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being called to bail out my old college friend at a strip club for his bachelor party wasn’t a surprise. There was a reason I’d skipped out on the whole thing to begin with. What I wasn’t expecting was to meet the woman who I want to spend the rest of my life with while I’m there. And for her to be looking like she needed some saving of her own...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  insta-love  steamy  adult  book
  • Spiral by Zara Cox

    Spiral by Zara Cox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Seven Nights. Seven Highs. Welcome back to The Indigo Lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen… SPIRAL is the latest story in the sizzling Indigo Lounge Series, geared for fans of The Crossfire and The Stark Series...
  • Dr. Chase Hudson by Jessica Gadziala

    Dr. Chase Hudson by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *** This is not a stand-alone and must be read after "The Sex Surrogate" *** You asked for it, now you're getting it: a novella from Dr. Hudson's POV plus an epilogue so we can catch up with Chase and Ava. Here you will find answers to your questions about Chase's childhood, how he got into surrogacy, and what, exactly, his feelings were for Ava while he was working with her...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  drama  forbidden-love  steamy  workplace  adult  book
  • Stone by C.M. Steele

    Stone by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I shouldn’t even look…think it… I shouldn’t follow her home… I should walk away… Demi Sweet’s one of the new interns. She’s here to learn about marketing and get hands-on experience with our graphic design department. But from the first time I see her, all I want to do is give her some very personal hands-on experience—knowledge only I can provide...
  • Rock Stars Do It Forever by Jasinda Wilder

    Rock Stars Do It Forever by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***Rock Stars Do It is a Big Girls spinoff-sequel series. It is best to read this after Big Girls Do It books 1-5 to avoid major spoilers.***Giving in to impossible love really is like falling: exhilarating, and terrifying. Jamie knew she couldn't pretend she'd ever be okay without Chase in her life. She'd tried it, and it was ripping her apart...
  • Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow

    Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT...OMFG!BEKAHHe was just a hookup.I wasn't supposed to see him again.He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner.We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night.Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone...
  • Seduce Me by Georgia Le Carre

    Seduce Me by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Julie's story. Lana Bloom believes she has won her man and sidestepped his treacherous ex—she could not be more wrong. With a day filled with so many mixed emotions,will all go smoothly for the lovers on their big day? All through her young life, Julie Sugar has dreamed of only one man, but he has had eyes only for another...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  billionaire  dark  drama  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Follow Me Darkly by Helen Hardt

    Follow Me Darkly by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’ve always been a control freak. But he makes me crave submission…Working for a hotel heiress and social media influencer may not be my dream job, but at least it allows me time to do what I really love—take photographs. Pretty good for a wholesome farm girl from Kansas trying to make it in Boston. Life may not be easy working for a diva, but at least I know what to expect...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  billionaire  dark  drama  steamy  suspense  adult
  • Ireland by Sylvia Day

    Ireland by Sylvia Day

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day returns to the decadence of the multimillion-selling Crossfire® Saga with Ireland, a searing new tale of temptation, deception, and ice-cold vengeance.Ireland Vidal is the third generation to control Vidal Records, and she’s on track to lead the recording company to greater heights...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  age-gap  billionaire  workplace  family  drama  dark  romance
  • Masked Seduction by K.C. Crowne

    Masked Seduction by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s my defiant assistant.Forbidden. Off-limits.Until the night she crosses into my exclusive club.And suddenly, every rule I’ve set goes to hell.At the office, Jenna’s a hellraiser.Sharp-tongued, fearless, always testing how far she can push me...
  • Mr. Sapphire by Vivian Ward

    Mr. Sapphire by Vivian Ward

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I thought I’d found a diamond in the rough but she was so much more.” The minute Ella walked into my jewelry store, there was an instant attraction. She was there to interview for a job and was well qualified but, with her beauty and charisma, all I could see was her gorgeous face. Hiring her was my first mistake because everyone knows that office romances never end well...
  • A Touch of Summer by Nichole Rose

    A Touch of Summer by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To keep his ray of sunshine in his life, he'll lay it all on the line.DominicSummer Daniels is everything I ever dreamed about finding and more.She stole my heart the minute I set eyes on her, but I'm her boss.Trying to keep things professional between us when I want to claim her as my own is hard.I thought keeping her at a distance would keep me from losing her altogether...
  • Chef's Kiss by Abby Knox

    Chef's Kiss by Abby Knox

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BishopMy Las Vegas boutique hotel got lucky when it snagged one of the region’s top young pastry chefs. But my unlucky heart suffers a blow when I learn that the enchanting Cherise is engaged to another man. Is it wrong that I want to break them up? Probably. One thing that all my money can’t solve? It won’t help me steal Cherise away...
  • Tempted by the Billionaire by Shayla Black

    Tempted by the Billionaire by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What price will he extract for the career of her dreams? I’m Savannah.I’m a recent college grad in desperate need of a job.When Billionaire CEO Chad Force interviews me, I’m blindingly attracted to him.But he’s older. Wiser. And notorious about going after what he wants.That will never be me.Except the way he’s looking at me says it might...
  • Slide by Sherilee Gray

    Slide by Sherilee Gray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s forbidden fruit… but damn he wants a bite… To block out a nightmare past, retired car thief and mechanic Adam Grady has chosen a life of complete denial. So when he agrees to one final job, the last thing he expects to find in the car he’s just boosted is his biggest temptation – his best friend’s little sister...
  • Grating on the Boss by Ember Davis

    Grating on the Boss by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AUTUMNWhen James, one of the brothers behind J&J Construction, hired me as a receptionist I thought my luck was turning around. I should have asked more questions about the other J because where James has an easy smile and rolls with things, Jaxson is rigid and doesn’t know the definition of coloring outside the lines...
  • Big Burly Guard by Erin Havoc

    Big Burly Guard by Erin Havoc

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After those threats, I thought I would never feel safe again.There’s only one place I can be myself:In the arms of my big, burly, very off-limits bodyguard.Sebastian Cook is huge, just like my dreams.As unreachable as those too.He’s much older, grumpy. Professional to a fault.I should not be crushing on him, but one touch sends my head spinning.He’ll never make a move...
  • Holding Onto Kinsley by Elisa Leigh, Melinda Grier

    Holding Onto Kinsley by Elisa Leigh, Melinda Grier

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maverick There's something missing, has been for a while. When my best friend asks me to help out his band when the lead singer quit, I jump at the opportunity. I've never felt a rush like I get when I get on stage and strum my guitar. That is until I see her and everything around me fades. She's the one I wasn't looking for...
  • His to Corrupt: A Club Wyld Doms Novel by Violet James

    His to Corrupt: A Club Wyld Doms Novel by Violet James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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