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Reforming Kent: A Stand-Alone Enemies to Lovers Romance by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers new adult romance from USA Today bestseller Siobhan Davis. Standalone with HEA and no cliffhanger. Kent Rogue. Troublemaker. Bad Boy. Delinquent. Everyone thinks they know who I am, but they know nothing. And that’s how I prefer it. Keeping my demons under lock and key is my only survival tactic. Until she enters my life, turning it upside down. She thinks she can fix me... -
![Awakened by Sin by Mia Knight]()
Awakened by Sin by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCarmen Pyre had it all until her husband was murdered by a madman who threatened everyone she loved. Now that her husband has been avenged, it's time to move on... she just doesn't know how. Two men who fill her husband’s former roles offer to help her move forward with her life...Categorized as:
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![White Knuckles by Autumn Jones Lake]()
White Knuckles by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTWO TATTERED SOULS After countless detours, Wrath and Trinity’s wedding is only ten days away. Together they’ve battled their demons and are ready to declare their commitment to each other in front of their entire Lost Kings MC family. ONE BITTER ENEMY No one is prepared for the threat that crawls out of the shadows and issues an evil ultimatum... -
![Roderick by Jessica Gadziala]()
Roderick by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoderick He joined the MC for many reasons. To be able to financially take care of his mother and sisters, to have fun, to let loose, to meet women. But only casually. Only for a night or two. He wasn’t ready to settle down. Until one day, when the president gives him a job. Just drop the guns, get the money, come home. Don’t f— it up. Except everything goes to hell... -
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![Fate Loves by Tina Saxon]()
Fate Loves by Tina Saxon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConclusion of the romantic suspense Twist of Fate trilogy. He got down on one knee, and I said yes. Time stood still in a picture-perfect moment. I was finally going to get my happily ever after. Funny thing about moments, the next one can change everything. Aiden and I have spent our whole lives trying to untangle ourselves from an intricate web of truth and lies... -
![Legend by Marie James]()
Legend by Marie James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wouldn’t call it love at first sight, but my body definitely reacted when I saw her.Getting Faith Robbins under me became my obsession.I knew I wanted fast and done.It’s how I always did things.Looking for anything more with a woman was never in the cards.I wasn’t like the other guys in the Cerberus MC. I didn’t want more.It was physical, sating a desire...Categorized as:
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![Lawless & Soulless by T.M. Frazier]()
Lawless & Soulless by T.M. Frazier
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLawless and Soulless together in one book! Books 3&4 in the USA TODAY BESTSELLING KING SERIES. Lawless: She's prim and proper. He's leather and lawless. It will never work between them. It's a lie they almost believe. Soulless: The conclusion to Bear and Thia's epic love story... -
![Do You Dare? by Lylah James]()
Do You Dare? by Lylah James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat happens when a dare goes too far?Maddox Coulter. Reckless bad boy. Infamous playboy. My nemesis. And now my best friend.I know he'll never leave me hanging. He knows I'll never refuse a dare. Everywhere we go we turn heads, but it's not like that.Until it is.For one of us, anyway.I've always known he would be my downfall. But I trusted him to catch me.He proved me wrong...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Obsession by Keta Kendric]()
Twisted Obsession by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnsel: My cousin, Aaron, helped to rescue a damsel in distress from her cartel family, and of all people, he left her under my protection. Regina didn’t know it, but I’d claimed every part of her the day I’d set eyes on her... -
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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... -
![The Beast by Stella Andrews]()
The Beast by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsa dark mafia...Categorized as:
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![Taking a Risk: Part Two by Anna Blakely]()
Taking a Risk: Part Two by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsR.I.S.C. (Rescue, Intel, Security, & Capture): An elite, private security team who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love. The highly anticipated romantic suspense series by debut author, Anna Blakely. >HE LIED TO PROTECT HER It’s been two months since Jake McQueen walked away from the woman he loves. With the other members of R.I.S.C... -
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Thorn's Revenge by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThorn I told her when we first met that we couldn’t be more than friends with benefits. It was a great idea until she ghosted me. That’s when the puzzle pieces fit together and I realized she had more than just my dick in knots about her. The girl claimed my heart through and through. No one would tell me shit about her, or at least, they didn’t until shit hit the fan... -
![The Consigliere by Serena Akeroyd]()
The Consigliere by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI inherited Las Vegas. It's mine even if I never wanted it.I may be the Don of the Camorra but every leader needs a Consigliere, and the only one I want belongs to the New York Sicilian Mafia. Aurora Valentini hasn't spoken to me in a decade and I'm tired of waiting.It's time to claim what's mine. Whether she's ready or not... -
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![Cruz by Serena Akeroyd]()
Cruz by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCRUZShe was forbidden fruit. The sister of a man I respected. I shouldn’t touch her. But I have to. She’s addictive. Even better, she bites. But she’s been through so much, suffered the worst kind of abuse, and even as I want to shield her from the world, I can’t. I’m a Sinner. I bring danger with me wherever I go. Once it taints her, there’s no going back… INDYHe was forbidden fruit... -
![Lost With Me by J. Kenner]()
Lost With Me by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new full-length novel in the wildly popular Stark Saga that’s left millions of readers breathless. His touch takes my breath away. Our passion feeds my soul... My love for Damien fills me, and the intensity of our bond brings me to my knees... -
![Sonata of Lies by Nicole Fox]()
Sonata of Lies by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDemyen stole my freedom to lock me in the worst cell imaginable.His bed.I get I'm the liar who put his brother behind bars.And I'm paying for my betrayal, one moan at a time.He promises he's going to ruin me.So why does he pull me into his bed every night?I see the truth behind those icy He's addicted.Unfortunately for me...So am I.And unfortunately for both of us, there's no ending this now... -
![Descent by Gemma James]()
Descent by Gemma James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated conclusion of Alex and Rafe's saga is here! We did it. We said the vows, dressed for the occasion, dared to believe in Happily Ever After. Alex Mason. It has a nice ring to it, the promise of forever. Until I awake the morning after to an empty bed and my worst nightmare waiting to strike. Rafe is gone, but his twisted desires leave me with the chance for survival... -
![A Demon's Harmony by E.C. Land]()
A Demon's Harmony by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTannerI lost the one person who brought harmony into my life. She hates me and I know exactly why. If only she could see what's right in front of her face. The person who she trusted even more than me -- she's the one who put the nails in the coffin that was the end of my relationship.It's been years since it happened and I'm watching my closest friends find their forever women... -
![Reese by Candice M. Wright]()
Reese by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground... -
![Fate Hates by Tina Saxon]()
Fate Hates by Tina Saxon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOf all the times to crave a man's touch, now is not it.Between being handcuffed to a bed post for trespassing, and the stare down from the sexy-as-sin bodyguard sent in to find answers, I'm certain my body must be confusing fear with lust.I was on a mission to find my mother's killer, not a man, but my body seems to think now is a good time to pursue its search for Mr. Right.He's not Mr. Right... -
![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... -
![Sacred Vow by Terri Anne Browning]()
Sacred Vow by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne vow made as kids.But could it last forever?We belonged to each other.Now and always.He slid that promise ring on my finger and made me his for the first time.But we had to keep it a secret from our fathers.Because mine would murder him, and his would help bury the body if they found out.Now, we don’t have to keep the secret any longer... -
![Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker]()
Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI knew I'd done the right thing by leaving him. He deserved someone who could give him everything he wanted, and that couldn't be me. I'd been broken far too long. When twenty-two year-old Jenna Lang leave the man she loves because she can't give him children, she believes she's making the right choice. As much as it breaks her heart, she wants him to move on and be happy... -
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![Holding On by Pamela Clare]()
Holding On by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hero barely holding on… Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy asking for his help... -
![Sinful Heir by Michelle Heard]()
Sinful Heir by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTristan Hayes is a mystery. One I’m dying to solve.There’s a dark side to him few know about. As much as it scares me, it draws me in like a moth to a flame. Where he’s ruthless in the business world, he’s gentle when it comes to me. His touch makes me burn for more. His kisses drug me until there’s only him. Because I belong to him, I’ve become a target... -
![The Six Night Truce by Hannah Shield]()
The Six Night Truce by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I stepped into the courtroom this morning, I intended to fight for my client’s life. I never expected to run for my own. Now the courthouse is in lockdown, and I’m trapped in a tiny room with my nemesis—the West Oaks PD cop who hates me most. He’s a single dad with a growly attitude. An ex-Marine. And he’s the star witness against my client... -
![Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright]()
Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
![Love, Loyalty & Mayhem: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron]()
Love, Loyalty & Mayhem: A Motorcycle Club Romance Anthology by Ryan Michele, Chelsea Camaron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBad Boy Alpha Alert! Nineteen of your favorite MC authors come together to bring you brand new, never released stories from some of your favorite motorcycle clubs. Love- Life with a biker is an adventure full of twists and turns. When love is involved, MC men never back down from what they want—they fight for it. Loyalty- Loyalty is the foundation in any motorcycle club... -
![Drawn to Him: A Romance Collection by Willow Winters, M. Never]()
Drawn to Him: A Romance Collection by Willow Winters, M. Never
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere are some men who make you helpless.You know the kind. They steal the breath from your lungs and make your heart beat a little faster with a single look. You can’t stop staring, but the moment they pin those gorgeous eyes on you, you’re done for.The kind that’s too hard to resist.This is a collection of men just like that.Handsome, confident and all for you...Categorized as:
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![Conceited by T.L. Smith]()
Conceited by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAriel I would like to say we were old lovers. That once upon a time he was my everything, and I was his, but that would be a lie. He may have been mine, but I wasn’t his. I was his sister’s annoying little friend who he didn’t even know was in love with him. Years later, after seeing him again for the first time, nothing has changed...Categorized as:
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![Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson]()
Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCease being everything you’re trained to be in order to find who you’re meant to be…with. Nick Cooper is many things in life. He’s a vicious enforcer for a crime family. He’s a monster that tortures with a smirk tattooed on his lips. He’s an olive-skinned god, mysterious and captivating. He’s the best undercover field agent in the Domestic Crime Agency. He’s my partner for the next year... -
![Stone Cold by K.J. Dahlen]()
Stone Cold by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBane is back. But he comes with more than a visit in mind… Cricket He came back for me a second time – Bane. A world class assassin with an implacable hunger. This time, he wants something of my fathers. A pair of daggers from the time of knights and kings. Fighting back the whispers of fear and dread in my heart, I refused... -
![A Demon's Song by E.C. Land]()
A Demon's Song by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHunterThe day she walked through the front door, I wanted nothing more than to hate her. I didn't trust her, and she rubbed me the wrong way from the get-go.I wanted nothing to do with her, so I ensured I'd avoid her at all costs. It worked for a while, until I found her on the side of the road in the middle of the night... -
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![One Filthy Man by James Crow]()
One Filthy Man by James Crow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon The high-walled mansion seems almost impenetrable. My contact talks of one man and up to 100 women behind those walls. It could be the trafficking of sex slaves, some twisted sex cult, or even a brothel. Either way, uncovering criminals in the trade of women is my job – my life. I want the scoop – want to expose this one man’s terrible secrets and nail his sorry ass... -
![Dark Desires by Avelyn Paige, Geri Glenn]()
Dark Desires by Avelyn Paige, Geri Glenn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night destroyed everything. Lindsey’s heart. Karma’s body. Her hopes for the future are shattered. His purpose in the Black Hoods MC is unclear. They thought they could weather any storm as long as they had each other. But some storms are too powerful. And some loves aren’t as strong as they may seem... -
![Opal by Freya Barker]()
Opal by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGEM: A PRIVATELY-FUNDED ORGANIZATION OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE SEARCH FOR—AND THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY OF—MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH, AT TIMES WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, GEM AIMS TO ENSURE THE VICTIMS RECEIVE JUSTICE…BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY. ____GEM Operator Opal; multifaceted, versatile, a chameleon.She hides in plain sight, adapts, and infiltrates... -
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Charming CEO by Lila Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"He's the bane of my existence... and my brother's best friend!" Fall for a new trope-tactic off-limits rom-com from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Flynn McCord is ruggedly charming, impossibly annoying, and… my brother’s best friend. He’s been driving me crazy as long as I can remember - and not even in a sexy, fun ‘oh my god, don’t stop’ kind of way...Categorized as:
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![Steele: Into Your Heart by Rie Warren]()
Steele: Into Your Heart by Rie Warren
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrodie Steele is a badass MC dude. Ashe Kingston is a sexy police officer with an attitude. Their bad blood runs deep. But after they hook up at a wild biker week, can they keep their pact? What happens at Bike Week stays at Bike Week. Yeah, right... -
![Primal Heat by Piper Davenport]()
Primal Heat by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStoneyI am what I am. A man who likes to f*ck, and a biker who is loyal solely to my club and my brothers. But someone has stolen what’s rightfully mine and I plan to bring the world down upon their head until I get it back. Only, things aren’t quite what they seem, and my world is about to implode as everything I’m familiar with is threatened... -
![Blood & Loyalties by Ryan Michele]()
Blood & Loyalties by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Special PreOrder Price of $2.99** Family meant everything. Good, bad, right, wrong, legal, illegal—none of that mattered when it came to family. Family was and always would be number one. Catarina Lambardoni stayed on the legal side of the family businesses by running Lambardoni Enterprises. Professionally, she was beyond successful... -
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STEPDORK by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaven and Travis sitting in a tree, doing things they shouldn’t be. HA… yeah, right. Raven hates her stepbrother with a passion, and she’s certain Travis returns the sentiment because he makes life at home with him hell. He ruined her favorite T-shirt, damn it... -
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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... -
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Broken Player by Heather Ashley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe boy next door grew up to be one of the hottest rock stars in the world.When Maddox Everleigh escaped our hometown in the dead of night, he didn’t bother saying goodbye.I thought I’d never see him again, that he wouldn’t remember who I was if I did. I’d never quite forgotten his dark, hypnotic eyes and charming smile. He’d carved himself a permanent spot on my soul...Categorized as:
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![Shameless by Michelle Horst]()
Shameless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Horst, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. RHETT Evie Cole . She's the one person I can't figure out. People say they love you, but what they really mean is that they love how you make them feel about themselves, or what they can take from you...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless by Michelle Horst]()
Ruthless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Horst, comes a new, sexy novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. MARCUS I'm good at deceiving people. Too good. I let people think I'm a bastard. Then Willow walks into my life, and no matter how hard I try to scare her off, she keeps coming back. But, everyone has their limit, and I'm afraid Willow has reached hers...Categorized as:
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![Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti]()
Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCleo Connelly siempre quiso ser como su hermana Leslie. Por eso, cuando decidió trabajar para la Ley, Cleo la siguió y se esforzó siempre por llegar a su nivel. Pero solo Leslie fue aceptada en el FBI, mientras que Cleo tuvo que conformarse con patrullar su ciudad natal: Nueva Orleans. Ahora, Leslie ha desaparecido... -
![Not in My Wildest Dreams by Isabelle Peterson]()
Not in My Wildest Dreams by Isabelle Peterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1979... When eighteen-year old Jack Stevens is spotted in his rural Colorado town by a scout from a New York City modeling agency, his life is flipped upside down. With little more than his looks, he heads to New York with a dream he didn’t know he had. Jack has a rough start, but finds his feet and embarks on an exciting life as a male model in the 1980s living in Manhattan. 2013.. -
![Wicked Revenge: A Wicked Angels MC Novel by Zoey Derrick]()
Wicked Revenge: A Wicked Angels MC Novel by Zoey Derrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author, Zoey Derrick, comes a BRAND NEW Standalone novel about getting back at the ones who've hurt you the most. This story is filled with bikers, biker antics, an Alpha Hero and sassy, feisty, get it done yourself, Heroine...Categorized as:
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![Deceit in Bloom by Jennifer Michael]()
Deceit in Bloom by Jennifer Michael
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCautionary tales don’t usually have happy endings… Raised in foster care. The sister of a whore. The fool who fell for the wrong guy. Paisley James is all too aware that sometimes fairy tales just don’t exist. There is no telling where hearts belong or loyalties lie when deceit is in bloom...
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