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Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsHush, little baby, don't say a word... Will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together? It's time to fuck with their minds. It's time to finish it all. It's time to paint it all red... Monsters don't usually wish for happily-ever-afters. **BE WARNED: Some descriptions are vivid and can be a trigger for sensitive readers... -
Even When I'm Gone by Nicole Fiorina
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe second book in a heart-consuming series. Ollie. Forget everything you thought you knew. Hell, I don't even know myself anymore. For seven months I've been gone only to come back to be tested in every way possible. They say keep your enemies close, and my demons welcomed me back with open arms. My downfall is a necessary evil. But Mia is my endgame. Mia... -
Scarlet Angel by S.T. Abby
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsTo kill a monster, you have to be twice as monstrous. To love a monster, you have to share your soul...Logan Bennett makes me want to have a future not tainted by the constant hunger for revenge. Doesn't mean I can stop. Doesn't mean I want to stop. It just means I want more...one day...Categorized as:
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Sidetracked by S.T. Abby
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThey always want to break me, but I'm too strong now. Untouchable.Or at least I was...until her.****LOGANI've had tunnel vision for one main goal for so long, that I forgot there was a whole other world just outside. Until Lana.She's everything I never expected, and I love the fact I can never guess her every move or reaction. It's part of the reason I keep falling...Categorized as:
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Thief by Tarryn Fisher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNote to SelfLove is patient; love is kind.Love doesn't boast or brag.There's no arrogance in love;it's never rude, crude, or indecent-it's not self absorbed.Love isn't easily upset.Love doesn't tally wrongs.Love trusts, hopes, and endures no matter what.Love will never become obsolete.I'll fight for her.ThiefCaleb Drake never got over his first love. Not when he got married... -
Sabotage by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier.COLTONRaylee Lexington Adams is my stepsister and the one woman in the world who can make my blood boil. She’s vindictive, a lot of crazy, and absolutely stunning. I hate everything about her except for when she’s on her knees begging me to use her as my own personal toy...Categorized as:
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Devotion by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTick tock. One day before the wedding of her dreams, Penny is in a city that is no longer her home. Alone. Heartbroken. Lost. Could the past few years really mean so little to a man that became her world? To a man she'd do anything to protect? There is no future without him. There is no her without him.With only 24 hours until the wedding, is there enough time to repair the damage? Tick tock... -
Whisper by Dani René
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the international bestselling author comes the story of two people who find out that sometimes fate does step in and play it's part. "Lust. It drives people to do things they normally wouldn't." A whisper is a secret that keeps you safe in the dark. It may hold truth, but it may bring about pain. When Eli said goodbye to love, he never counted on Gia... -
Truth by Aleatha Romig, Esra Çetin
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the thrilling sequel in the Consequences series: Truth, a game of deception, intrigue, and conspiracy where losing can be deadly.Claire survived the consequences. Through strength and compartmentalization, Claire Nichols captivated her captor...Categorized as:
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Behind His Eyes - Truth by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCONSEQUENCES SERIES READING COMPANION:Book # 2.5 of the Consequences series: From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the much-anticipated second companion to the suspenseful thriller about secrets and deception, passion and love, and choices and consequences.Truth is relative.By delivering the consequences, Anthony has proven he is a man of his word... -
Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDuet: a performance by two. But who is acting, and who is devolving? A buried past is unearthed, and Grayson Sullivan—AKA The Angel of Maine—retaliates against the system who made him, deploying psychological warfare on the woman who initially set him free. Dr... -
Eruption by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York was supposed to be our fresh start. Our happily ever after. But James is hiding something from me.Secrets from James' past, his scheming ex, and unsupportive parents make it hard to breathe in this city that barely feels like my home.I thought I wanted to marry him. I thought he was the man of my dreams. I thought we'd be happy as soon as we got away from all the rumors... -
Almost Broken by Portia Moore
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLauren Brooks fell in love with Cal Scott at 21, married him at 22 and had her heart broken at 23 when he walked out of their marriage. At 25, though raising his daughter on her own, Lauren was finally moving on with her life. Until, she learned the reason for Cal's abandonment, the walls she’d carefully built around her collapsed. -
Missing Pieces by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHailey - He's still in love with his ex. And I refuse to be a consolation prize. So why did I just agree to a spur of the moment road trip with him? I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm doing this for me. It has nothing to do with the gorgeous man staring at me like I'm a crazy person.Tyler - Why is she climbing into my car uninvited? I don't care how sweet her smile is... -
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Dirty Like Seth by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey all thought they knew him… but she knew his heart. Seth Brothers had it all: the hottest album in the world, more money than he’d ever dreamed of, and Dirty—the band he loved like family. But as Dirty hit the big time, Seth hit bottom. Now all Seth’s got is the guitar on his back, a heart full of regrets, and one last chance to get it all back… including the one thing he never expected... -
Broken Edge by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou think you'd go far for love? Think again.---------She really knows how to push a man.She finds the cracks and she goes right for them. She'll travel across the world just to break me apart, piece by piece, until every last secret is exposed and every weakness revealed.I swear to God, I love her so much I'll let her do it.I'll let her do anything... -
This Isn't Fair, Baby by K. Webster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***This is the sixth book in the series. First five books must be read in order to fully understand this story line.*** The king in my world fell and a new one slid into place. He wasn’t just. He wasn’t FAIR. He was cruel and hateful and twisted. But I had this black king figured out. Or so I thought... -
Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrad: I’m in love with my best friend’s girl. She knows it. He knows it. Everyone knows it. Faye will never be mine, but try telling that to my stupid heart. An endless rotation of girls streams in and out of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to forget her, but nothing eases the horrid ache in my chest. Rejection isn’t anything new for me, but it hasn’t gotten any easier... -
Beautifully Broken by Portia Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe conclusion to the If I Break Series. Cal’s back and his arrival changes everything. Lauren knew it was coming but what she didn’t think he’d bring with him was an ultimatum. A choice. One that Lauren feels trapped under. A choice she’s unsure will make a difference but could possibly change everything. The ultimatum isn’t the only thing Cal’s got with him but answers... -
When Forever Changes by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Inseparable comes another emotional, angsty, friends-to-lovers, second-chance romance. STANDALONE title. Gabby Looking back, I should have seen the signs. Perhaps I did, but I subconsciously chose to ignore them. From the time I was ten, when I first met Dylan, I knew he was my forever guy...Categorized as:
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Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsNational bestselling author Sylvain Reynard continues the story of Gabriel and Julia, two lovers bound together by their darkest desires. But those very desires may destroy them . . . Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student Julia Mitchell...Categorized as:
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No Tomorrow by Carian Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe people we love are thieves.They steal our hearts. They steal our breath.They steal our sanity.And we let them.Over and over and over again.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *They say you never forget your first love.Mine was a homeless musician who wandered straight into my soul.He was my first everything. And fourteen years later, I still can't get him out of my head... -
Word of Honor by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWARNING: This book is adult in nature. It is for mature audiences only. PLEASE NOTE: This is the SECOND book of a two-book series. The first book, "The 'N' Word" has been released at the exact same time, and is also available NOW. It is strongly encouraged that you read that one first. Thank you. Blurb: They say there are two sides to a story... -
Fury by Cat Porter
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**Special Release Price For A Limited Time** A dark romantic suspense standalone novel from the author of the Lock & Key Series "I still have the dreams, baby. Do you? In mine, I plead and wait for your touch to come like it always did. But it never does. I strain against the iron, but you're no longer there in the shadows. I'm alone... -
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Gypsy Brothers: The Complete Series by Lili St. Germain
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings*LIMITED EDITION ON SALE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY - INCLUDES BONUS EXCLUSIVE NOVELLA* Lili's USA Today Bestselling series, together in one edition for the first time! Contains ALTERNATE - A Gypsy Brothers novella featuring chapters told from Jase, Elliot and Dornan's points of view. The GYPSY BROTHERS series My father was most certainly NOT an innocent man... -
Test by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**TEST is the latest stand alone in the Gentry Boys universe from NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent** PAIGE People say Derek Gentry is arrogant, perpetually drunk and good for only one thing. Even from a distance he's like a neon sign that reads: ‘I AM THE WORST IDEA YOU EVER HAD.’ And I’m not tempted, no matter how hot he is. I’ve heard the rumors. I know his story... -
Submitting to the Billionaire: A Dark Billionaire Romance by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNikolai Not every debt can be paid with money... When people look into my eyes they realize instantly that there is more pity to be found looking into the eyes of a cobra. I'm ruthless, heartless, and I have the Midas touch. Everything I touch turns to gold. There is not one thing I wanted that I have not ultimately conquered and made mine...Categorized as:
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Resisting Mateo by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you dance with the devil, don't be surprised when all Hell breaks loose.BOOK FIVE in the Morelli Family series. MUST be read in order! Or a unicorn dies. (Seriously, you do not want to start with this book. It'll be kookydooks... -
Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.He played the piano and baseball.I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.We were also forbidden to be more than friends.But that didn’t stop us...Categorized as:
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Unjustly Destroyed by Marie Skye
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHIDING… From my past, my secrets, who I really am. But now, he's caught up with me. Back to destroy me, once and for all, with his smug, smiling face. He's going to ensure that I'm in pain, and I'm going to fight like Hell to stop him. I'm at my limit. I'll do anything to protect Grayson. Protect myself. Protect us. Even if it's the last Fu*king thing I do. HIDING.. -
Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver two years after the trauma of her kidnapping, and the auction that brought them together, Thalia and James are finally getting their happily ever after! Celebrating their love is a piece of wedding cake, but with the help of their wild and crazy friends from Purgatory, it’s destined to be a wedding day no one will forget... -
Black Lies by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant tech billionaire who has spent the last four years pursuing me, he's the man I should marry, yet I keep turning down his proposals.Lee... I don't know what to say about Lee. I pursue him recklessly, and he uses me in ways that would make a nun swear. He isn't in love with me yet, but he will be... -
Before I Break by Portia Moore
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOut of the past six years of my life, I only remember about half of it. After a dozen doctors and thousands in medical bills, I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder--one that causes me to lose track of time. Sometimes it’s hours, days or even weeks with no recollection of anything. The good thing is it's been almost two years since I had my last ‘black out’... -
Black Velvet by Linnea May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLinnea May brings you the riveting tale of a dark billionaire, an ethereal beauty – and their twisted game of seduction. She is paid to lie and seduce – but I don’t want her insincere moans and fake smiles. My investment in the elusive Velvet Rooms holds a promise for more. And I always get what I want. Always . No man ever made her scream and beg for release...Categorized as:
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Shallow by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Higher The Star…The Harder The Fall Shiloh Only the good die young. But I’ve never been good. I’ve lived a life most people only dream about—famous men, expensive booze, and the finest drugs money could buy. But every vice has its price and living a life of excess has finally dragged me down, forcing me back to the one place I swore I’d never return... -
Forged in Flames by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI remember when I thought my life would be like the fairy tales I read about. I'd do anything to go back in time when everything was so simple. When my knight in shining armor had a face and a name. When my biggest secret was that I snuck out at night to watch the stars.I'm worried that there's a sickness in me, swallowing me whole. I don't understand what's happening to me... -
Cosa Nostra by Nicci Harris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I love you, Max Butcher." Those words are dangerous. Just about as dangerous as the world I was born into. As dangerous as the ruthless bastards that I call family.They hurt her.My. Little. Ballerina. . . My piece of purity.They hurt her. . .I wanted to keep the world beautiful for her.I failed.So I should let her go. For her own safety and my sanity.But she crawled into my bed... -
ZAHIR - Her Ruthless Sheikh: 50 Loving States, New Jersey by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDude, it was just one kiss. ONE kiss. But kissing in public isn't allowed in Jahwar. And now I've been compelled to give the King of Jahwar my hand in marriage. He's so cold. So polite. But not behind closed doors. "I'm very much going to enjoy breaking you," he says, just moments after we become tempory husband and wife.And now I'm about to find out the very, very hard way..Categorized as:
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Worship by Trilina Pucci
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook Two, in A Sinful Series, brings you an intense, taboo love story, and an even hotter ALPHA. Meet Luca King— broody, powerful and a man who’s never refused. There are only two reasons a man falls to his knees: prayer and ..... And I sure as hell don’t pray. But for this woman, I’d fall on my knees to worship every single, gorgeous part of her body...Categorized as:
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Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou're my wife, you will sleep in my bed. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job... -
Addiction by Ivy Smoak, Айви Смоук
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTemptation has quickly turned into addiction. Penny fell hard for her mysterious professor, but secrets have torn them apart. After all, scandalous affairs are meant to go down in flames.Now that he's not speaking to her, she feels numb. And what hurts the most is that he appears to be completely fine... -
Light in the Shadows by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the bestselling sequel to Find You in the Dark, A. Meredith Walters continues the emotional story of Maggie, Clay, and the power of unconditional love.How do you keep going when you feel like your life is over?Maggie never thought she’d see Clay again. So, she attempts to put her life back together after her heart has been shattered to pieces... -
Shattered Pieces by Portia Moore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is book 4 in the IF I Break Series. It is strongly suggested to start at book 1 which is currently free. When you're heartbroken, it lies beneath everything that you do. It's in all of who you are. Foreshadows who you'll be. It hides underneath your smile, rests between your laugh, revels in your tears and taunts your every thought. You wish it away but are too terrified to let it go... -
Come Back by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDirty, Dark, and Deadly, #2This is a SERIES. This is BOOK TWO.“Secrets keep the darkness alive,” Harper tells me. But that’s not how I see it at all. Secrets keep me alive. The truth is overrated. Honesty is never the best policy. And everything you know absolutely can hurt you.The contracts I fulfill are just agreements. Death is a business deal. Secrets are currency in my world... -
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Turn (Gentry Generations) by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCASSIE I'm determined to leave my mistakes in the past. These days I'm back in school, I'm surrounded by my wonderful, crazy family and I'm working for my dad. Then Curtis Mulligan happens. A supposedly reformed gang member from the rundown prison town where my folks grew up, Curtis looks like he was built for mayhem. We have nothing in common... -
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsColleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart...Categorized as:
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Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDear Opportunist, You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go....ever. Dirty RedLeah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't... -
Dirty Like Brody by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe was all she ever wanted. Then she broke his heart… As longtime manager of Dirty, the hottest rock band on the planet, gorgeous and brooding Brody Mason has had his share of beautiful women. Yet the only one he’s ever wanted is the one he never had—the one who tore his heart out. Beautiful and elusive Jessa Mayes appears to have it all. Talent, money, and a glamorous life... -
Marked Steel by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrisWhen a spring flower blooms too early, it often wilts while others blossom during their proper season.That’s me in a nutshell, and what eventually landed me in the nuthouse. Through necessity, I found a new passion, one that helps mask the darkness by thrusting me into the spotlight. Each show is a session, ending in a kiss meant for revenge... -
Tortured Skye by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Tortured Skye is not a standalone and is best enjoyed after reading Savage Collision***Falling in love with Gabe Anderson was as easy as breathing. Fighting my feelings for my brother’s best friend was agonizingly hard. I never imagined giving in to my desire for him would cause such a destructive ripple effect...Categorized as:
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