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Our Bloodline by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMrs. Luna ‘Moon’ Steele.The thought alone gives me goosebumps, but there is still no happily ever after for us yet. Everything seems to stand in the way of my Aceholes and I, but we stand together. Through thick and thin, till death do us part.My egg donor is dead, and The Games have finally arrived. Stepping into Beechwood Hall, the challenges surprise even me... -
![Wrecked & Reclaimed by Bink Cummings]()
Wrecked & Reclaimed by Bink Cummings
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMust read: Wrecked & Restless first. Last book of the Wrecked Duet. Once upon a time, my heart was broken. Wrecked beyond repair. Then I met him, a man who wasn’t like anyone before. Who didn’t see the world like others saw it. He wasn’t supposed to fall in love with me. The girl nobody wanted. A soul destined to save others, when she couldn’t save herself... -
![The Crown of Fools by Candice M. Wright]()
The Crown of Fools by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fates hadn’t always been kind to Sunshine...Abandoned as a baby with nothing more than a blanket and a nameKatia ‘Sunshine’ Jones knows what it feels like to be alone.With her childhood spent navigating the foster system,She finally finds a home in the arms of a boy who becomes her entire world... -
![Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts]()
Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Daddy in need of someone to cherish and call his own . . .Hack has a job he loves. Great friends. Stability.And no one special in his life.A caregiver and protector, he needs someone to take care of.And then Greer Savage walks right on into his life.Incredibly brave, yet also slightly broken. Sweet and funny.He wants to wrap her up tight in his arms and never let her go... -
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![Hell on Wheels by Penny Dee]()
Hell on Wheels by Penny Dee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI left here a man but came back a beast CHANCE A shoulder-fired missile broke my body. But betrayal obliterated my heart. For months I lingered in and out of hell until my body healed. Now I’m back in town with my club brothers. But I am still fighting a war of darkness in my head and I can’t see a way out... -
![Tongue's Target by K.L. Savage]()
Tongue's Target by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI don’t live in the shadows anymore.Daphne has dragged me into her light.At first, it was bright, and I didn’t know how to live in it.I’m… adjusting.Life for the most part is better than I ever dreamed.But not better for her dreams.Especially when dreams tread the line of reality.When she tells me the truth, it sends me into a quiet place... -
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Copper by K. Webster
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster, comes a new MC dark standalone novel!I’m a Fed.Rigid. Rule follower. One of the good guys. I uphold the law…when it suits me.My loyalty lies first with my brother, Koyn, and secondly with his motorcycle club.Jeremy Koynakov was the man I used to be. I’m Copper now. For a decade, I aided my brother in his quest for revenge. We thirsted for vengeance... -
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Carson by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMegan: Carson Flynn is dangerous and brooding.Intensely possessive.Angry, fierce...Haunted.He’s a member of the Clan. A criminal.And a single father who’d burn the world for his daughter.But when he turns his eye on me, I know I should run.I should definitely hide.But it’s already too late...Because when Carson sets his mind on something, he gets what he wants.And what he wants... is me... -
![Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts]()
Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA tragedy in his past shaped the man he was today . . .Hard. Ruthless. Possessive.If you were his, Jacob Reyes would protect you with his dying breath.That’s why he let so few people close.Then there was HER.Soft and strong. Sweet and sassy.A Little in trouble who called to his Daddy instincts to protect her... -
![Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss]()
Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsINDIE I have them all now. Just the way I want them.McKay, the one who loves me deepest.Adam, the one who protects me fiercely.Donovan, the one who tells the truth.They are my friends, they are my lovers, they are my world.And Maggie belongs to all of us—no matter who her father is.This is the family I’ve always wanted.This is the family I deserve.And I will do whatever it takes to keep them... -
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Cash by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains.Now it's Cash's turn. The cold, hard, analytical leader has a problem he needs me to solve, and he's not asking.I'm driven deep into the world of cons and corruption. I can't tell if anything around me is real. Least of all the smiling, pleasant people.Someone is playing us for a fool, and it might be me...Categorized as:
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Two Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsListen up, and listen good— I’ll only say this shit once!Two Tricks does not work with MC gangs, and that’s final. Period. The end.No. No, you don’t get to ask why. Tricks runs the West Coast smuggling ring, so if you want anything to come and go, you play by the rules. You don’t like it? Well, then you’re gonna get a visit from me...Categorized as:
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Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll sacrifice everything for her if it means she’s mine.HellhoundSeeing her in that hospital bed, I told myself I am done waiting. She’s mine, but I’ve got to take it easy when it comes to Isabelle. I see what others don’t. Well, besides her best friends. She hides it from the world with her shyness, and I intend to light that fire I’m sure is still there.Isabelle can fight me, but I know her... -
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Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
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![Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole]()
Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition... -
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More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up... -
![Mad Man by Onley James]()
Mad Man by Onley James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAvi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista... -
![It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe]()
It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThey raided my club. Destroyed everything I own. And stole the man I love.Now it’s up to us to get him back.But we aren’t the only ones searching.From our old lives come new dangers. Knowing who to trust becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse, one that threatens everything I’ve built, and everyone I love.Nash, War, and I won’t survive if Vincent doesn’t... -
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Nolan by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my nemesis.My prisoner.I‘ll make her beg for mercy.I’ll make her scream my name.I’ll make her mine.Sheena Hurston’s been a thorn in my side for years.But when she tries to bring my family to ruin, I’m done playing games.She will pay for what she’s done.No one comes before my family.Sheena belongs to me...Categorized as:
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![Becoming His by Ami Van]()
Becoming His by Ami Van
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDerrick King He and his brothers are the ruthless heads of a crime family. KINGS. They’ve built their empire to become what it is today, collecting fortune and power, bending rules and taking out whoever stood in their way. Tall, dark and sinfully gorgeous, Derrick as head of the family never went to bed alone yet never slept in a bed with any woman either... -
![The Rise of Ferryn by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Rise of Ferryn by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe left a broken girl. Damaged in a way no one should ever be. But determined to make a difference in the world. She stayed away. Training. Learning. Hardening. Bending and breaking herself into what she needed to become to fulfill her mission in life. Something righteous, but wicked in its own way. She returned a warrior. There were promises left unfulfilled. Questions left unanswered... -
![Huck by Jessica Gadziala]()
Huck by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene... -
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Seize the Castle by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Saint Gabriel City, there’s a war brewing.The Four Families have ruled the City for generations, but they made a huge fucking mistake when they murdered my parents and didn’t manage to kill me too.I’ve revealed my true identity, taking the City and Holywell Academy by storm, but the heads of Spencer, Hargraves, and Ferrero continue to underestimate me...Categorized as:
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![The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe hadn’t planned on being a part of the Family.Life had thrown a curve at him at a young age that made him reevaluate his path in life.And he chose out.But when tragedy strikes, awakening the need for revenge, he finds himself wanting back in. To the Family. The life. The people.Including a woman he never could have seen coming, one he never would have thought he’d want in his life... -
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![Kansas by K.L. Savage]()
Kansas by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsInstincts are all we have to rely on.And mine were spot on.There are a few things I don’t like to talk about in life.My father.And Kansas.I hate him, and I hate that godforsaken state.To this day, I haven’t loved because there’s a fear.An inkling.An instinct that I will be just like him.I convinced myself our blood was rotten, tainted, and sour...Categorized as:
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![Freaks by Callie Hart]()
Freaks by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFix Marcosa is at war. The battlefield: New York City. He knows every street like the back of his hand. The darkened alleyways and back streets conceal secrets only he knows. Somewhere out there, an unknown element is threatening the life of the woman he loves. Fix doesn’t mind shedding a little blood to get protect those close to him, though... -
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Brutal by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe nature of the game has changed.But my feelings for my guys haven’t.As the search for Kieran intensifies, the battle between us reaches its pitch. And in every fight, Brutal shows up to win.My silent, savage love has his own reasons for starting this war, and nothing will get in his way.Something we have in common.I will defeat the undefeatable Brutal...Categorized as:
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![Force by Cassandra Robbins]()
Force by Cassandra Robbins
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cassandra Robbins comes an explosive, second- chance, age- gap, standalone love story about the dangerous Disciples enforcer and his fierce, secret obsession.I’ve made two impulsive decisions in my life, and both have involved the notorious enforcer of the Disciples MC.The first, I humiliated myself by spying on him... -
![Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder]()
Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThrottle, Road Captain of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, likes his women willing, stacked, and no strings attached. His life and needs are simple: riding his Harley, bedding as many women as can fit in his bed, and scorching his throat with whiskey. The tall, rugged outlaw is a magnet for women who love life on the wild and dangerous side... -
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Avenging Angel by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe mayhem continues for the Knight's Legion MC…Storm. My protector. I need his darkness, like he needs my light. After surviving an abusive relationship, I swore off men. Until the President of the Knight’s Legion MC crashes into my life, holding me captive with his haunted gray eyes. Storm is a force to be reckoned with and I welcome the chaos— it makes me feel alive. He owns me. Body and soul... -
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Forget-Me-Not Bombshell by Caroline Peckham, Valenti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA dark Mafia STANDALONE romance from Amazon.com and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiI was sold to my enemies.The Butchers of the London mob who run an empire built on sin and greed. The stories I’ve heard about the way they rule their underworld are enough to make my heart race. But those rumours have nothing on the truth.Danny, Church, Frank...Categorized as:
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![Broken Anchor by Ella Miles]()
Broken Anchor by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series... -
![Tortured Soul by Emma Creed]()
Tortured Soul by Emma Creed
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Bound not by blood but by loyaltyWe live, we ride, and we dieby our own laws'The club is my outlet.A playground where I can set my demons free without judgment.I never expected to be anyone's savior.But when an instinct I thought had died inside me takes overI’m left with no choice... -
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Sensuous by Katherine Hawthorne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXander was an enemy I never saw coming. A devastating betrayal shattered our relationship before it ever began, my attempt to escape going horribly wrong. But telling Xander it’s over proves to be a dangerous mistake, revealing a ruthless side of him I was only beginning to suspect. Surrounding me with bodyguards, he swears he’ll go to any lengths to protect me... -
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![Haven by K.A. Merikan]()
Haven by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings— Not the same river, not the same man. —After seven years away, Seth and Domenico are back in Sicily with one goal in mind.Revenge.The man who’d hounded their family is still alive, and as untouchable as he’s always been. While they wait for the right moment to strike, reality clashes with fond memories of home... -
![Fatal Felons by Elle Thorpe]()
Fatal Felons by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPlease note this is the third and final book in a trilogy, and this blurb contains spoilers for books 1 and 2. Start the series with Locked Up Liars, and Solitary Sinners before reading on!When a judge declared Heath guilty and sentenced him to death row, everything we’d been fighting for went up in flames.We have no excuses. No appeals. No freedom.Now, there’s only one way out... -
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Destroyed by Bella J.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRage. It’s toxic.It poisons you. Corrupts you. Smothers your heart until it no longer beats.You can’t run from it. There’s no escape. Once it seizes control, it won’t stop until revenge bleeds the tears of justice.The day he took her, he destroyed my humanity, turning me into a bloodthirsty savage. Now, I’m driven by my hunger to see the snake bleed. To hear his screams and relish his cries... -
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Claimed by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey took… Now it’s time to destroy them from the inside out. But first I need to get him back…my son… Colt. To do that I send the two people I hold close back into The Order. Colt’s vengeful twin, Carven. And the woman I’ve fallen for…Vivienne. As I watch them disappear inside that Hell, I call for war, forcing every powerful man and woman in the city to choose a side. Mine… Or Halestrom Hale’s...Categorized as:
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![Corruptor's Claim by K. Loraine, Meg Anne]()
Corruptor's Claim by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m in love with my brother’s wife.When River came back, I thought I’d gotten a second chance to make her mine. I had Mama’s ring ready and everything. Until the moment I found out she was already married–to Cross.On paper, it’s a good thing, especially since the head of the Russian Bratva has her in his sights...Categorized as:
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![Colson by Jessica Gadziala]()
Colson by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe club has known peace for so long.Too long, it seemed. And now the president is missing,the supply chain is drying up,and there are threats from within and out.Colson should have had nothing else on his mind.But then there she was.The new neighbor.A woman with her hands full of her own problems should have sent him running, but he just couldn't seem to stay away... -
![Viper's Touch by E.C. Land]()
Viper's Touch by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI swore I'd never let another woman look into my heart, but Jade didn't need to see to know the type of man I am.ViperAfter being framed and ending up in prison, I was done with women. I wanted nothing to do with them. A woman was the reason I landed in jail in the first place, so I wasn't ever going to let another put me in so much risk again... -
![Manipulate by Pam Godwin]()
Manipulate by Pam Godwin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTula Gomez is in the most ruthless prison in Latin America. She only drove to Mexico to help her sister. She did nothing wrong. But her quiet life changed in an instant. To survive the violent, cartel-controlled prison where men blend with women, she pledges her loyalty to the notorious leader in exchange for the one thing she needs most. Protection... -
![PACO: Night Rebels Motorcycle Club by Chiah Wilder]()
PACO: Night Rebels Motorcycle Club by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPaco, the rugged VP of the Night Rebels MC, only stopped to get out of the rain and have some chow at the diner. He was headed back to Alina. He never intended on staying, but he saw her sitting alone at the booth next to his. She had on too much makeup and too little clothing for the cold wintry night. Then she looked at him: her eyes were dark like an endless stretch of midnight sky... -
![Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear]()
Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsn Saint Gabriel City, the rule of the Four Families ends now.They’re bottom-feeding criminals pretending to be the model of the American dream.They suck the City dry to serve themselves and the elite class that licks their boots day in and day out.They murdered my parents out of sheer, unbridled greed.And now, they’ve dared to take Zach from me...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth]()
Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe wants our protection, but her safety comes with a price.Emilia Harrison. The girl I attended Pacific Prep with. My sister’s best friend. The greatest sex I’ve ever had.I never expected to see her again after graduation, so when she shows up in my kitchen in the middle of the night, I don’t know what to think.Apparently there’s some psycho after her and she needs my help...Categorized as:
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![Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter two confidential informants are murdered by a drug lord the DEA has spent months trying to bust, agent Avery Carmichael is ordered to go undercover.She’s going to need some help infiltrating the outlaw world, which is where the hottest, most infuriating man she’s ever met comes in. Remy Fulton is the president of the newest Savage Kings MC chapter in Rockland, Virginia...Categorized as:
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![On the Double by Cara Dee]()
On the Double by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Renegades #3 • Romantic Suspense • Action • MMM“It’s a fine line between not revealing your arsenal and creating disorder by showing your strength.”Funny how calm you could feel when someone had ripped the heart out of your chest.River and Reese Tenley had grown up on the fringes of society, spending most of their adult years as private military contractors in places nobody else wanted to go... -
![Scarred Regrets: A Dark Mafia Romance by Adelaide Forrest]()
Scarred Regrets: A Dark Mafia Romance by Adelaide Forrest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBroken men don’t fall in love.We linger in the darkness, consumed by the sins that define us.Irina is the sole reason my heart beats. She’s everything that matters in a world filled with evil that a woman so good and pure should never have to see.She’ll add another scar to my collection — this one engraved on my heart.When she’s taken by our enemy to use for his vengeance...Categorized as:
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![The Score by Bethany-Kris]()
The Score by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first* In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched... -
![The Cleaner by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Cleaner by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the name of her podcast suggests, Poppy is on the case. Of a serial killer operating just under the radar in Navesink Bank. And nothing will get in her way. Except, maybe, a good-looking guy with tortured eyes, anxiety, and a cleaning compulsion...
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