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The Savage (Kingmakers) by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow Do You Tame A Savage?Sabrina Gallo is an animal.From the moment I laid eyes on her, I had to have her.But Sabrina won’t be taken by anyone. She’s wild and reckless – downright dangerous. Lucky for me, I’ve always loved a challenge… I want to hunt.Even if I capture her, caging a tiger doesn’t mean it’s tamed.The harder she fights, the more ruthless I become... -
Oath of Fidelity by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’ll pay the price for her betrayal… as my bride.Elise Regazza is beautiful.She’s also a liar.A schemer.A woman who betrayed The Family.And she owes her life for what she’s done.When she begs for mercy, I offer her a single choice: Marry me.Solidify my power in The Family.And she agrees.But make no mistake, little Elise will never be free.Now our vows will be her shackles...Categorized as:
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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... -
Betting on Forever by Scarlett Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlessia DeRosa is a full of fire and ambition. When life throws her a curveball, her pride won’t allow room for failure. Betting on herself, Alessia cashes out of the life she was dealt, picks up the pieces of her shattered heart and moves on to a future unknown. Blade Johnson was born into the Battle Born MC... -
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Taking Meghan: A Dark Romance by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlexei Rastov is the most vile, evil, despicable man in the world... And my father tried to force me to marry him. Dragged down the aisle, I prayed to God, to anyone, to save me from a lifetime of cruelty and abuse. Then he came... a force of nature... Disrupting the ceremony with a storm of gunfire and death...Categorized as:
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Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...Categorized as:
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Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process... -
Barbarian by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy father, my own flesh and blood, would have killed me to get what he wanted.I've made a horrible mistake...and I can't take it back.I assumed Bartholomew was the dangerous one, when in fact, he's the only one that actually cares about me.Apologies are useless. I can't beg or plead.Nothing will change his mind. Not after what I did... -
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... -
Cole by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resembled the devil so closely it was sickening.But I learned from my mistakes.At least I thought I had.Until I’m tempted back into his life with a case I can’t refuse.Cole Torian needs my help.And I’m unable to deny him.This time I voluntarily put my career on the line.Along with my safety. My heart...Categorized as:
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Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Blood And Roses by Lylah James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaria I was trapped. There was nothing left of me. Then he came and wanted to make me his. He saved me. He gave me a home, a family. He made sweet love to me. I was his Angel. He was my everything. I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life. I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses… Lyov Angel... -
Depraved by Trilina Pucci
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSavagery. Sin. Depravity—-these are my virtues. My religion. My name is Dante Sovrano, head of the Chicago Mob, and I run this city. Everyone bows down to me. Except her. The moment I saw Sarah, I knew she’d be trouble. She’s fiery and cutthroat, wrapped up in a lickable package. But there are dark secrets hiding behind those gorgeous blue eyes... -
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Reluctant Surrender by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI took her to protect her. I'll be keeping her as my bride.As her thong is ripped off and my belt lashes her beautiful bare backside for the first time, I can tell Maggie Dudek is finally starting to realize that defying a man like me has consequences.Painful consequences.Rigging a high-stakes poker game put her in danger, but that's not why she's face down on my bed...Categorized as:
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Controlling Chloe by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBlurb coming soon! This is Bash Gilroy's story... -
The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTensions rise and now I have two enemies that want me dead. But I've never felt safer. My wolf protects me. He cherishes me. And I think he loves me. This arranged marriage was detested by us both, but now I look at him with new eyes. My husband is strong, smart, and gorgeous. His coffee-colored eyes make me melt...Categorized as:
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Shattered Altar by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt started with the mile high club.It ended with a fake marriage and his baby in my belly.I thought it was just a hookup on an airplane.Let’s be cute and call it a “one-flight-stand.”Or we could be more accurate and call it what it really was:The day that ruined my life.Aleksandr Makarova sure looked the part of the knight in shining armor... -
It Ruins Me by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI married you because I was in love with you.Those words have echoed in my mind ever since he said them, and despite the way my heart races for him every time he steps into the same room, I can't say it back. Not after he hurt me. Not after he betrayed me.Every time I feel us come close together, my heart pulls away... -
The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was not the kind of man meant to fall in love.He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope.The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to... -
The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was not the kind of man meant to fall in love. He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope. The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to... -
Burned Cinder by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe monster from under my bed is now the one in it.First of all, this is not a fairytale. There’s no Prince Charming.But there is a villain.An insidiously gorgeous devil with eyes that pierce through all my secrets, and a cold black heart pumping pure venom and conquest.But seven years after Noel Ransom scorched-earthed my life, I’ve come for my revenge.Except Noel’s come for something, too: me...Categorized as:
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Riley's Biker by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Best-Selling author, Misty Walker, comes the next book in her standalone RBMC series, Riley's Biker: An Age-Gap, Motorcycle Club Romance.It was supposed to be one night.A quick-release before I went on my way.So I’m not surprised when I wake the next morning to find the girl with the owl eyes gone.But I am surprised to find something else missing.My cut... -
Mafia Heir: Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by L. Steele
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMine to protect. Mine to take. She is MINE!Five brothersOne broken familyA past that will haunt them forever"If you dare leave me for another if you ever look at another man if you ever let anyone else touch you... I’ll not let him live, Beauty... -
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Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me... -
Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorn of the BetrothedCavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book FiveA union forged in vengeance, bound by hate, and... beneath it all...a twisted game of power.The true legacy of the Cavalieri family, my birthright, ties me to a woman I despise:the daughter of the mafia boss who nearly ended my family.Making her both my enemy...and my future wife...Categorized as:
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The Consigliere by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business.The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas.With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon.Abigail Kensington .Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess.The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league.A woman my target is obsessed with... -
King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth... -
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...Categorized as:
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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 Skeleton King by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis club brothers call him the Money Man. Vice President Kingston Walsh is one of the most trusted members of the Lean Dogs MC. He’s thoughtful, quiet, and he’s all business. Who better to serve as guardian of the club’s skeletons? He never counted on the girl, but he’s not letting her go... -
Keeping Reaper by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReaperBeing the Prez of the Satan’s Keepers MC has its perks. Women throwing themselves at you happens to be one of them. I usually have a steady flock of ladies I can choose from, but one night at the bar there’s a sassy woman who stands out more than the rest. Suddenly, no one else matters.She’s hot, spirited, and has a bangin’ body...Categorized as:
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Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I let Nicole Sawicki disappear from my life without a fight. Now that she's back, I won't be making the same mistake.For her own safety.Her own protection.I will drag her into my life, my family, and my marriage bed kicking and screaming if I have to...Categorized as:
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Beauty and the beast: A Modern Day Fairytale Billionaire Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSkye.I did something crazy to help pay for my dad's medical bills.I've allowed myself to become the mistress of a lowlife crook for a month. But it is starting to look as if I may have made a bargain with the devil himself because he won't let me go even though the time we agreed upon is long gone.He now claims he's not done with me and our agreement ends when he says it does...Categorized as:
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Detained by Luna Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrankieI don’t have to hide behind a mask anymore.I rule New York, and now all I have to do is finish what I started ten years ago. To destroy the man who took my life from me. No one can get in my way. That is until I am arrested for murder and have my first taste of Detective Zara O’Reilly.The woman hell bent on ruining my plans...Categorized as:
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Legacy of the Seed by Erosa Knowles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBusiness Owner Theo Barnes inherited millions of dollars, stocks, bonds, companies, real estate, and Beskytte Frøet from his grandfather. With a net worth of over a billion dollars, life should be sweet, right? That’s what Theo thought until he learned the same person who murdered his grandfather’s attorney plans to kill him and everyone he loves. It’s a short list... -
Beautiful Ruin by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe gave me the one thing I couldn’t take.Her heart.When the villains of our past threaten to destroy my pledge to Reagan, we have one narrow chance at saving our future.All the money and power in the world mean nothing without the woman I love.So I will fight to my last breath for her. For us.To glorious victory...Or beautiful ruin...Categorized as:
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Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's the ultimate temptation.One that I can't touch yet one that I can't resist.Her father was my best friend in the Navy SEALs.He gave his life for mine.And how do I repay him?By lusting after his only daughter.The last time I saw her she was a kid.But she shows up on my doorstep in trouble and she's all grown up.All grown up and irresistible... -
A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me... -
Cherished Union by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the woman he cherishes above all else has been hurt… his inner demons come out to play. Adelina Gallo’s life changed in the blink of an eye. She always knew that she’d be used to further her family’s connections. Hayden Gallagher is portrayed as a monster. Someone that Adelina should be fearful of... -
Alexandr's Reluctant Submissive by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote: This is part TWO of Alex and Jessica's story. Part ONE, Alexandr's Cherished Submissive, should be read first for the most enjoyment. Having believed for five years that his wife and daughter are dead, Alexandr Novikov's world changes forever when he discovers not only are they alive, but the vile person who tore his family apart was none other than his father, Jorg... -
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Wild Hearts by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I saw Wolf Ramsey was at his family’s estate in Kauai. He was huge and imposing. Armed to the teeth. When he looked right at me, fascination wasn’t my first reaction. It was fear.His outrageous good looks were shadowed only by his wild intensity. You could tell he would be reckless and brutal... -
Solemn Vow by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s being blackmailed. Ordinarily, that wouldn't be my concern. But since it's her, someone will have to pay...Categorized as:
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Bedazzled by Arianna Fraser
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTania...The Yuri I fell in love with was kind and charming, even if he was the Prince of the Morozov Bratva.After he was kidnapped and tortured, he became someone else. Cold. Cruel.I still flew to St. Petersburg to stop his wedding to another woman. It was a marriage of duty, not love.This was such a mistake. I don't know this man. Now I'm trapped in his mansion. This isn't love, it's possession...Categorized as:
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Devil's Pawn by Natasha Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsabelleJericho St. James hates my family.Powerful, wealthy beyond belief, he is the most dangerous man I know.And I belong to him.He’s taken me from my home. He plans to make me his wife.And he’s made it very clear I’ll be sleeping in his bed. But my beast has a secret. His one weakness. One that makes hating him impossible.He has a daughter. And he’ll do anything to keep her safe...Categorized as:
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Valen by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe left without a word years ago, making a fool of her and the love that she thought would last a lifetime.Well, he is finally back... -
Blood by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolly Sutton thinks her father hung the moon and can do no wrong. That couldn't be further from the truth. But when Elijah Barrett, her new boss, seems hell bent on taking her dad down, she must look closer at her childhood and ask some hard questions... -
Corrupted Temptation by Kiana Hettinger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what I am.A monster parading around in an Armani suit.Nico Costa—the perfect monster.The minute my eyes land on the dark-haired vixen that walks into my club, a desire so strong twists like pain in my gut.We play a game of lust that awakens my long-dead heart inside its cage.But I know better than to let a vixen rattle the well-oiled steel bars...Categorized as:
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King's Possession by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings: a dark mafia arranged marriage romance (merciless...Categorized as:
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