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  • Sabotage by Shantel Tessier

    Sabotage by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An 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...
  • Forever Mine by Anna Zaires

    Forever Mine by Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I fought against fate, and I won. I made a deal with the devil to keep her. It was supposed to be over. We were meant to be happy. Too bad my enemies had other plans. Note: This is the conclusion of Peter & Sara’s story. It is strongly recommended that you read Twist Me and Capture Me trilogies before embarking on this book, as there will be major spoilers for those series...
  • Dollars by Pepper Winters

    Dollars by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    “I should never have asked for a night with you. This would never have happened if I’d had more willpower.” A thief met a possession and did what he did best. Now, he has to live with the consequences. Including the girl he claimed. Pimlico was stolen and sold all before her twenty-first birthday. Two years with a master who almost killed her is over. She has a new master now...
  • Truth by Aleatha Romig, Esra Çetin

    Truth by Aleatha Romig, Esra Çetin

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From 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...
  • Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe

    Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Duet: 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...
  • Revealed: The Missing Years by Aleatha Romig

    Revealed: The Missing Years by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the thrilling continuation of a powerful series about secrets and deception, passion and love, and choices and consequences. The unexpected fourth novel of the Consequences series, REVEALED: The Missing Years is..
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  captivity  crime  dark  kidnapping  stalking  steamy
  • Break Free by R.A. Smyth

    Break Free by R.A. Smyth

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He thinks they’ve broken me.He thinks I’m nothing but an empty shell, ready to be molded into their perfect soldier, his perfect wife, a damaged plaything.He might be right.I’ve never been so exhausted, beaten down, and wary. I’m so close to giving up, so close to accepting my defeat and twisted fate...
  • This Isn't Fair, Baby by K. Webster

    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...
  • His To Keep by Lydia Goodfellow

    His To Keep by Lydia Goodfellow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ava is ripped from her life by a sadistic priest on her way home from school. He leads a very sinister and secret life. She is forced to live in a room with his son, trapped in a house of hell. Day by day her innocence is torn apart, but despite witnessing horrific events, she finds herself caring for the boy with dark secrets. To survive, Ava must choose between her freedom and love...
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    angst  anti-hero  captivity  dark  kidnapping  steamy  suspense  book
  • Heathens by Sheridan Anne

    Heathens by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Twinkle, twinkle little starHeathens coming, brand new scar.Slaughter turns to pained goodbye.Never knowing if I’ll die.A DeAngelis family war is brewing and these heathens are the vicious ringleaders, pulling the strings of their pawns for the greatest show of all—a show that will guarantee sweet, sweet victory.Only victory comes with a price...
  • Broken Hearts by Stella Hart

    Broken Hearts by Stella Hart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I love him, and it’s killing me… I never thought this would happen, but here I am—a willing captive to the most sinfully-handsome serial killer the world has ever seen. I belong to him now, the man who is both my savior and my downfall. The man who will probably destroy me one day, just like he’s destroyed so many others before me. If I want to live, I have to be a good girl...
  • Twist Me: The Complete Trilogy by Anna Zaires

    Twist Me: The Complete Trilogy by Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    All 3 books in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, available for the first time in one convenient, discounted bundle. Over 1000 pages of addictive, thrilling dark romance at 30% off the individual books’ prices. “Will you ever let me go?” “No, Nora,” he replies, and I can feel his smile in the darkness. “Never...
  • Blaire by Anita Gray

    Blaire by Anita Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bought. Conditioned. Sold to the enemy. My name is Blaire. I'm head of security to a man who controls the Russian underworld in Europe. His name is Maksim and he's my master. He bought me ten years ago and conditioned me with brutality to worship and protect him. And I have protected him. I've slain everyone who has tried to do him harm...
  • Counterfeit Love by Jessica Gadziala

    Counterfeit Love by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finch can spot a fake a mile away.Raised in the Bayou with crime in his veins, he managed to turn his talent into a career. Making money. Racking up a few enemies along the way.On the run from one of those, he starts overin a new town. Where he meets her. Full of lists and guards and attitude.Someone beautiful enough to make even blackmail seem sexy.Chris has lived through hell...
  • Cole's Mistake by Laylah Roberts

    Cole's Mistake by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Cole Saxon wasn’t so sure of that. He’d burned so many bridges, he wasn’t sure anything he could do would be enough to make amends. Then fate brings him to Haven. To the brother he’d disowned and to the only two people to ever have a hold on his cold, black heart. Keira and Julian have been through hell...
  • Empire by Sheridan Anne

    Empire by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Empire risen from blood and ash.Murder. Betrayal. Undisputable power.A sacrifice to be given. An innocent life to be lost.He made the solemn vow.The flesh of my flesh will perish in flames,but the blood will forever reign.-------All I wanted was a new life, a fresh start in Faders Bay.But fate hadn’t written my name in the stars, it was written in cold, murderous blood.Zade. Sawyer. Dalton...
  • VII: Seven by Lana Sky

    VII: Seven by Lana Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WHEN OBSESSION BECOMES DESIRE… Ellen Winthorp has no choice but to rely on the protection of Mischa Stepanov—the vicious mafia leader who captured and disfigured her. But the more she learns about him, the deeper she falls into a world of violence, deception and intrigue where danger lurks around every corner...
  • Hunter's Revenge by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Hunter's Revenge by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My monster. My hunter. My husband. It all started with a chance meeting in a bar that was almost normal. I was drowning my sorrows, and he was the deadly handsome mysterious stranger who walked in. He had that dangerous air about him I was always warned to stay away from, yet like a moth to a flame I was captivated by his charm. All it took was one touch and I couldn't resist...
  • Obsessed by Aleatha Romig

    Obsessed by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everything changed the night our eyes met across the room. His green gaze upon me prickled my skin with uncustomary warmth while my peek beneath his cuff—of a riot of color on his wrist—sparked my insatiable curiosity. Tall and mysterious, Kader was a man whose secrets I longed to know...
  • Resisting Mateo by Sam Mariano

    Resisting Mateo by Sam Mariano

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If 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...
  • Unjustly Destroyed by Marie Skye

    Unjustly Destroyed by Marie Skye

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HIDING… 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..
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    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene

    Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Over 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...
  • Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin

    Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Abducted and taken to a remote cabin in Alaska, Frankie finds herself at the mercy of four feral men, each with his own dark secrets and twisted desires.With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them.As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon.Nothing is as it seems...
  • Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad

    Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lies, Saoirse. It was all lies.Those were the last words I heard before my attacker held me under.Left shattered by deceit, with a past I couldn’t outrun, Killybegs destroyed the girl I used to be.But here’s the thing, this queen was born to rise, and those who hurt me will pay for the sins they committed...
  • Behind His Eyes - Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Behind His Eyes - Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the much-anticipated first companion to the suspenseful thriller about secrets and deception, passion and love, and choices and consequences...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  anti-hero  captivity  crime  dark  kidnapping
  • Black Hearts: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart

    Black Hearts: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It takes a monster to destroy a monster. My enemies have taken Celeste. Kidnapped her to torture and kill her. I won’t stop looking for her. Won’t give up on her. I’ll destroy anyone and anything that gets in my way, and the punishment for those who have taken her will be brutal and unmerciful. She belongs with me. She belongs to me. I’m never letting go. Ever...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  kidnapping  stalking  steamy  suspense  adult
  • Fearless by Maren Smith

    Fearless by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the last thing she thought she needed, but she was everything he wanted. Abused and alone, Kitty had no idea how far she’d have to flee after she finally got the courage to run. She never would have guessed she’d end up halfway around the world, or in the home — much less the arms — of dominant Australian whip-master, Noah Carver...
    Categorized as:
    captivity  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book
  • Obey by Lana Sky

    Obey by Lana Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Under the dangerous Maxim Koslov's spell, Frankie Marconi finds herself falling deeper and deeper into a world of violence and sin. But the rabbit hole of chaos can only go so far. When cruel reality threatens her cocoon of pain, can she rely on Maxim to help her withstand the onslaught? Or will she goad him into finally ending their twisted game... Once and for all...
  • Sleep for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Sleep for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As one of the new Masters of Avalon, Saul Danvers takes his responsibilities seriously. With two Masters absent from the club, he knows it's not the best time to take a few days' vacation, but he needs to clear his head...
  • Live for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Live for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One week.Loki Jackson spent one delightful week with a lonely and misunderstood woman from Washington D.C. Months later, he still couldn't get his Christmas fling with Myna out of his head, and it affected every aspect of his life. He couldn't tattoo without seeing her face in the ink, couldn't pierce without wondering what she would look like with her own shiny baubles...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  captivity  alpha-mc  dark  kidnapping  crime  suspense  romance
  • Cosa Nostra by Nicci Harris

    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...
  • Pretty Sinner by B.B. Hamel

    Pretty Sinner by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He stalked me. He stole me.He made me fall in love with a devil.Kaspar Baskin oozes power and charm. He’s a handsome monster in designer clothes.Ten years ago, he murdered my best friend. Now he wants to force me to marry him.The man’s a psychopath if he thinks I’ll give him what he wants.He has dark plans and I’m one of his pawns. He wants to murder an Oligarch and prove himself to me...
  • Stolen Life by Charmaine Pauls

    Stolen Life by Charmaine Pauls

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A DIAMOND MAGNATE NOVELIan Hart stole a night of my life but he took so much more. His obsession pinned a label on me. His lust put me in an impossible situation. Now I have to choose sides. I have to decide between right and wrong. Only, no matter what choice I make, each comes with dreadful consequences. There’s only one way this can end—how every tragedy ends...
  • United Reign by Kylie Kent

    United Reign by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dark Mafia RomanceTheoEverything we’ve built is crashing down around me.I’m consumed by the darkness, my blood boiling with the need for revenge.My wife is the only light in my life; she’s the very reason I keep on fighting.They’re coming after me. And worse yet, they’re coming after her.But let them come…I’m waiting. We’re waiting.To send them all back to the hell they crawled out of...
  • Sinfully Yours, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Sinfully Yours, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was her every fantasy brought to life—protective, dominant, sweet and sexy. And he wanted her. Life was looking pretty good… Until Tilly gets a phone call that flips her world upside down. Now there’s a gang breathing down her neck; she’s relying on a mob boss for help and she’s in a whole world of trouble...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel

    Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You'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...
  • Deathly: The Dillon Sisters by Brynne Asher

    Deathly: The Dillon Sisters by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m a fraud. Or an imposter. I’m certainly a hypocrite. I offer advice for a living. Encourage my patients to make wise decisions—help them help themselves to walk through life stronger, healthier, happier. Isn’t that the goal? To live our best lives? If only I practiced what I preach. I wasn’t always like this. Every move I make lately is the opposite of smart...
  • Engage by Drew Elyse

    Engage by Drew Elyse

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Once a Disciple, forever a Disciple. They came for her in the night. When she wakes, she’s in a cell. She has no idea if it will help, but it is the only option she has: She tells them she belongs to the Savage Disciples MC. A Disciple will fight like a savage when it counts. Years ago, he lost everything. Now, the club is the only thing Jager allows himself to care about...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  kidnapping  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes more of the suspenseful romantic thriller about secrets and deception, passion and love, choices and consequences. Secrets and deception As the pieces of their puzzle come together, Anthony and Claire Rawlings continue to defy the odds. Together they overcame an incomprehensible beginning. Apart they endured unimaginable heartache...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  crime  dark  kidnapping  steamy  suspense  adult
  • Black Light: Brave by Maren Smith

    Black Light: Brave by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It started with Piggy. It escalated with Kitty. It ends with Puppy.  For almost a year, Ethen O’Dowell has been locked behind bars and yet Puppy is far from free. A legal ward of her parents, she shares her bedroom with Pony, the only part of her old, submissive life that she has left... apart from the guilt, the fear, and the weekly punishments Ethen dishes out every time they visit him...
  • Marked Steel by M.J. Fields

    Marked Steel by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TrisWhen 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...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Fly for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Fly for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The boy who was bullied became a Master. William Carradine spent his childhood as the main target of brutal beatings and homophobic slurs - not all of them from his classmates. He knows what it is to be different, to be so far apart from society's definition of normal that it scares people to be around him, and yet his only sin is being bisexual...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  adult  bdsm  book
  • Ruthless by Dani René

    Ruthless by Dani René

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m an asshole. And I make no apologies for it. My life has been spent drenched in the blood of my enemies. Our family legacy, left only to me when my brother walked away. Women are pawns in a game for pleasure. Nothing more. Until her. Madison Parker. I’m enthralled. Captivated. But my past is far too dark. Pushing her away is my only option...
  • Keep It Simple by R.B. Hilliard

    Keep It Simple by R.B. Hilliard

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After living most of her life surrounded by alpha men, Sarah McLellan wants a sensitive, sweet, doting man in her life. Then she meets Cas. Cas Ashford is running from his past. With a new job in a new city, he has a fresh outlook on life. Keep it simple. Then he meets Sarah. Some things are easier said, than done...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  stalking  steamy  suspense  abuse
  • Born Sinner: A Dark Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher

    Born Sinner: A Dark Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My sins will be her penance A Corrupt Gods prequelI came to this college for one reason—her.A cartel princess.Mexican royalty.Sworn enemy of the Colombian ranks I’m destined to climb.I’m meant to hate her.Destroy her name and sacrifice her innocence.But Lola Carrera isn’t the delicate flower her family thinks she is.And I just took a match to her ivory tower...
  • Ruin by Taylor Rose, Kenya Wright

    Ruin by Taylor Rose, Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED:This is a twisted ride. Dark psychological themes, dubious situations, and intense sexual circumstances layer this story and may be triggering or offensive to some.CAINPhoenix is sinfully beautiful, but she stole from me.And, she didn’t know that I was a monster.Now she’s mine. Mine to break. Mine to cut. Mine to bleed.PHOENIXCain is my torturer. A gorgeous psychopath...
  • Primal Pursuit: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bella J.

    Primal Pursuit: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bella J.

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Davian Stark is beautiful, twisted, cruel.And he’s going to die.By my hand.He’s one of the Elites of the Dark Sovereign.A bloodthirsty Mafia Assassin.And a hunter fueled by his need for the chase.If I want to get close to him, I have to give him something to hunt.Me.He made a mistake by letting me survive my family’s massacre. I've trained, fed my hate, and now, I'm ready to strike...
  • Striking a Balance by Jennifer Bene

    Striking a Balance by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Thalia and James have just met under the most insane of circumstances. He purchased her at an underground auction from a man who kidnapped her, tormented her, and sold her to the highest bidder...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  captivity  dark  kidnapping  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Keeping Her: A Dark Romance by Angela Snyder

    Keeping Her: A Dark Romance by Angela Snyder

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "She calls to me like one of the Sirens from Greek mythology, and I would gladly crash into a thousand jagged rocks for just a single touch from her." To say I had a rough start in life would be the understatement of the century. My uncle may have rescued me from my abusive childhood, but he couldn't save me from the neurotic and compulsive obsessions I would develop in my adulthood...
  • XV: by Lana Sky

    XV: by Lana Sky

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WHEN HATE BECOMES OBSESSION… Mistaken for her beautiful half-sister, Ellen Winthorp is taken captive by a madman who declares that she will be his "fifteen": the fifteenth victim of a vicious mafia blood feud. Armed with only her instincts, Ellen must resist her captor for as long as she can—which is easier said than done the more she's exposed to the complex man beneath the beast...
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