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  • Love On Replay by Monica Walters

    Love On Replay by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A love lost is hard, especially when that loss appears in your face weekly, reminding you of what once was. Anissa Dent is experiencing heartbreak like none she’s ever felt. Her husband of nearly twenty years has fallen victim to crack cocaine after a devastating loss...
  • Deep In My Soul by Kimberly Brown

    Deep In My Soul by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cartel Jareau has always been the protector of his siblings. The handsome chef has a bit of a roughness to him. Aside from his family, very few people get to witness his sensitivity. When he met Adina Harold a year ago, he had no idea that intervening in an embarrassing exchange would lead to falling in love with a woman he could never truly have. She was spoken for...
    Categorized as:
    dark  grief  female-mc  romance  steamy  contemporary  drama  poc-mc
  • Love Notes by Christina C. Jones

    Love Notes by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love that says something, instead of just looking like it. Love you can always trust to feel like home. For both of them, it’s something that has always been just outside of their peripheral, something to be observed rather than experienced. A depth of feeling reserved for people who were “into” that, those with a different outlook, those more… deserving. Until their paths cross...
  • Elicit by M. Never

    Elicit by M. Never

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "You don't know what he's capable of." "You don't know what I'm capable of." Jett Fox has been surrounded by women his entire life. He knows what makes them tick, how to make them feel beautiful, and how to work their feminine wiles to his advantage. Honing sexuality is in his blood. It's his gift...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  secrets  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Dancing with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox

    Dancing with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other’s backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again. This is Adam's story … Single Dad of Seattle, Adam Eastwood, knows that dance school is just the thing for his precocious daughter, Mira...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  grief  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Bad Boys After Dark: Dylan by Melissa Foster

    Bad Boys After Dark: Dylan by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bad Billionaires After Dark are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. Everything's naughtier after dark..
  • Delilah: An Under Your Scars Novella by Ariel N. Anderson

    Delilah: An Under Your Scars Novella by Ariel N. Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Seventeen years after the events in Under Your Scars, Caroline makes her yearly visit to Meridian City and is taken on a heartbreaking and bittersweet journey that gives her something she's been searching for her entire closure.This is a sequel novella to Under Your A Dark Romance Novel, and the series must be read in order...
  • Keeping His Promise by Anna Blakely

    Keeping His Promise by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Five disbanded SEALs. A young widow who needs their help. An enemy waiting to strike...and a mystery that may never be solved.Anna Blakely's exciting new Eagle's Nest Securities Series follows a group of former Navy SEALs whose team was unexpectedly—and suspiciously—disbanded. With a vow to keep in touch, the five remaining members go their separate ways...
  • Renegade Path by Autumn Jones Lake

    Renegade Path by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Lost Kings MC World Novel USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake delivers an unforgettable story of heart-wrenching first love. ROMANFrom the minute I met Juliet, I wanted to shield her from the world’s ugliness. We’d both already suffered more heartache than anyone should experience in a lifetime...
  • Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson

    Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Now a 2021 RWA's Vivian Award Finalist in Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance. The first contemporary women's fiction novel by bestselling romance author Sarah Robinson sure to break your heart and test your limits as the characters dive into taboo topics that make you reconsider everything you once knew. Marry the love of my life.Become a mother.Write a book.Number one was complete...
  • Lilac: A Sound Love by Asia Monique

    Lilac: A Sound Love by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Ezra wasn’t picture perfect, but he was perfect for me.” —Lilac Lilac Baker wasn’t against finding love, but love never seemed to be close enough for her to grasp. With her big sister pregnant and living out her happy ending, Lilac has high hopes for her own fairytale beginning...
  • What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella

    What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From #1 bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story—by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming—of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew.“The bravest book you’ll read all year.”—Jodi Picoult “What Does It Feel Like? is fiction, but it is my most autobiographical work to date. Eve’s story is my story...
  • No Boyz Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone

    No Boyz Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    True story: I’m Gem, G-E-M, like a precious jewel, and my life has been nothing like my name. I’ve been on my own since I was nine and now I’m sixteen. But so what. I’m good, and so is my little brother. So why the state won’t let us do our own thing is beyond me. Instead, we’ve been forced to live with a foster family who wants to love us, but I’m not beat—I’m just trying to do me...
  • Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed ...I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred...
  • Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder

    Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new standalone MC packed with angst, explosive action, and chemistry that will have you begging for more. Rafe: In my world, there are secrets at every turn. It's just the way it is in the MC. Club business is club business. Period. Marlowe Davenport, the club's new bartender, had secrets of her own...
  • Marked for Death by Anna Blakely

    Marked for Death by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She speaks for the dead.For Dr. Maggie Carpenter, spending the day surrounded by death isn't just normal...it's her calling. As a forensic pathologist, it's her job to find justice for victims who are unable to speak for themselves. So when the sexy FBI agent she worked with a few months ago asks her to consult on a particularly disturbing case in Colorado, she can't bring herself to say no...
  • Prince: Royal Romantic Suspense by Blair Babylon

    Prince: Royal Romantic Suspense by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Giving away a billion dollars shouldn’t be this hard.Maxence saved Dree Clark from some bad guys in a Parisian bar, then he turned up on a charity mission to Nepal, so how the heck is he the Prince of Monaco?Or, well, not the prince. A prince. He’s the not head honcho because Monaco doesn’t have a sovereign prince right now. But it needs one...
  • With Love, the Flower Sisters by Asia Monique

    With Love, the Flower Sisters by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is our end and also our beginning.With love, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀the flower sisters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀*Please note, this is a follow up to the flower sisters six book series. Inside is six short stories, some longer than others, followed by a double wedding...
  • Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

    Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and loved, but he has never been kissed...
  • Whispers of the Heart by Rae Knight

    Whispers of the Heart by Rae Knight

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When loss happens and grief holds you hostage, is there ever an escape? Can one person really be the answer to all your prayers and the balm to all the open wounds on your heart?Elizabeth Wallace has always been a punk rock kind of gal, yet in high school she nabbed the golden boy and jock, Lyle Foster...
  • In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PWhen the card is dropped, you are marked.There is no escaping them, they come for their prey and will hunt until your blood soaks the ground beneath your cold lifeless body. They are the new generation and they have something to prove. They are hungry to show the OG’s that they are ready to lead, except, the chaos is shrouded in darkness...
  • I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson

    I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dear Edie, I wanted you to know so many things. I wanted to tell you them in person, as you grew. But it wasn’t to be.Jess never imagined she’d be navigating single motherhood, let alone while facing breast cancer. A life that should be just beginning is interrupted by worried looks, heavy conversations, and the possibility of leaving her daughter to grow up without her...
  • Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome 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...
  • Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker

    Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I 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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    dark  female-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Taking a Risk: Part One by Anna Blakely

    Taking a Risk: Part One by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The highly anticipated romantic suspense series by debut author, Anna Blakely. R.I.S.C. (Rescue, Intel, Security, & Capture): An elite, private security team that will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love. HE LOST HER ONCE. HE WON’T RISK LOSING HER AGAIN. When Former Delta Force Operator Jake McQueen believes Olivia is lost to him forever, it shatters his entire world...
  • True Colours by Mandy Lee

    True Colours by Mandy Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Reeling from the shock of discovering Dan’s true identity, Maya struggles to make the right decision. But she’s incapable of resisting the man she loves, and soon finds herself drawn back into his world - a world of intensely sexual passion. While his love and support help her to confront her fears and blossom as an artist, what she needs more than anything is the ability to trust...
  • All That We Are by Mariah Stewart

    All That We Are by Mariah Stewart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A hopeful and emotional novel about twists of fate, enduring friendships, and life’s never-ending surprises by New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart.In the decade since Emma Dean’s husband died, she’s maintained a peaceful and organized life in her hometown of Wyndham Beach—until she finds evidence of her husband’s longtime affair...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  grief  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Sinful Surrender by Asia Monique

    Sinful Surrender by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Matteo Bianchi I chose to believe in fate.Akira Wright was the love of my life, but I wasn’t so sure we were meant to be together in this lifetime.She’d been in her most vulnerable state when our paths first crossed.A bond I thought was strong enough to convince her she’d always been meant for me was forged, but in the end, I had to walk away, and she let me. Akira Wright I chose to ignore fate...
  • Destined: Satan's Rebels MC Book 2 by Kira Johns

    Destined: Satan's Rebels MC Book 2 by Kira Johns

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After surviving hell not once, but twice, Jade Moore is once again living, but her nights are filled with torture as she relives her time with the Condemned Warriors again and again. The only person capable of chasing away those demons is Viper, the man she has fallen deeply in love with. He is not just her hero, he is her destiny...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  grief  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  angst  biker
  • The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck

    The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in a powerful novel by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck.Winning the lottery changed Amy Walsh’s life, but the cost was greater than she could bear. In the aftermath, she struggles to find joy and purpose...
  • Only One Life by Ashley Farley

    Only One Life by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A reunion between an estranged mother and daughter opens a world of secrets in a poignant novel by the bestselling author of Magnolia Nights.Julia Martin grew up wealthy, but it wasn’t until she met her husband, Jack, that she knew true happiness. He made her feel worthy and loved...
  • Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cease 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...
  • Brokenhearted Beauty by Heather Rainier

    Brokenhearted Beauty by Heather Rainier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brokenhearted and grieving, Leah Woodworth’s heart is filled with regret for never confessing her love to Patterson Elder. His loss haunts her dreams and she can’t set eyes on his brothers, James and Vincent without seeing his face...
  • Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jafari’s little rabbit might try to run, but he’s going to catch her. No matter what.Kacy's past is dark and twisted, and it's coming back to haunt her. But she's not alone this time.Dominant and possessive, Jafari isn't going to let his favorite masochist run away again. He'll keep her tied up and begging for him while he slays her dragons, even if she insists she's no damsel in distress...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  poc-mc
  • Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Textbook Approach by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WillFrom the moment I saw her, I knew she was different. She wasn't like all the other women I was used to.But then I asked her out and my mind was blown.She was different from every other woman, I just wasn't sure that was a good thing.Relationships? Off the table.Marriage? Not a chance in hell.Geez, I wasn't even allowed to stay the night...
  • Redemption Road by Amanda McKinney

    Redemption Road by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Redemption: The act of being saved from sin, error, or evil.Antiques dealer by day, secret painter by night, Rory Flanagan arrives home to find a man, battered and bruised, sprawled out on her newly upholstered Victorian sofa. The brash, six-foot-four stranger takes an unusual interest in Rory’s vintage gold pendant—given to Rory by her mother the day she was killed...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  suspense  contemporary  murder  mystery  fiction  book
  • Breathe by N.M. Catalano

    Breathe by N.M. Catalano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Snake Hell is ruled by a queen. She wears stilettos like a boss, fishnets like a porn star, and carries weapons like makeup. She crashed into my life at the absolute worst time, because life’s a bitch like that.  But there’s no way I’m letting her leave. She’s bat-shit crazy, and she’s mine.  Correction, she’s ours.  Because I’m not sure how long I can give her. But she belongs to us now...
  • Devilish Games: Book #3 of the Devilish series by Kasey Martin

    Devilish Games: Book #3 of the Devilish series by Kasey Martin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    * THIS IS A COMPLETE NOVEL WITH NO CLIFFHANGER * Elyse Lancaster is a ball of sunshine. She exudes confidence and is the most vibrant woman you would ever meet. Except it’s all a farce. Elyse is hiding in plain sight. She has secrets. Deep, dark, dangerous secrets. And there is only one person in the world that can see through her façade, and he is busy playing games with her heart...
  • The Love Dare by Asia Monique

    The Love Dare by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lily Fredericks has many fears, but losing out on the love that Devin Booker is offering to her on a silver platter is number one on that list. Aware of her intense feelings for the man ten years her senior, Lily comes to a decision, but not before Devin ups the ante.*Please note, though this story has a beginning, middle, and end it is short in form...
  • Endurance by D.H. Sidebottom

    Endurance by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This book is a short novella intended for reading alongside the Heart of Stone series, but after Kade. Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unyielding. To save the ones you love, sometimes you have to sacrifice your hopes and dreams… and your soul...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  secrets  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  crime
  • Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor

    Waiting on Forever by Claudia Connor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dallas Walker is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but he has a plan to start a new life. Coming home to his family is step one. Getting to know his alluring new neighbor could be step two. If only she’d give him a chance…Maggie Ellis just wants to be left alone...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  grief  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Vengeance by Jane Henry

    Vengeance by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call him the executioner.Some say monster.He bears the name of the world's first murderer: Cain.Fitting.Dishonorably discharged from the military, he runs a highly secret, clandestine operation, and has everything I need to find the justice I crave.Power players at his disposal.An insatiable hunger for justice.A reckless disregard for the law...
  • The Billionaire Master by Christa Wick

    The Billionaire Master by Christa Wick

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I first became a plus-size model on the Razor Girls fetish site as a means to an end. It was how I escaped my abusive past and got off the streets. Now, it’s become my career, complete with lifestyle blog posts that I have to get pretty creative with seeing as how I’m making it up as I go along...
  • Daddy's Girls: A Novel by Danielle Steel

    Daddy's Girls: A Novel by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    IN DANIELLE STEEL'S RIVETING NOVEL, THREE WOMEN RAISED BY THEIR FATHER ON A SPRAWLING CALIFORNIA RANCH NOW CONFRONT DIFFICULT TRUTHS ABOUT THEIR PAST.Decades ago, after the death of his wife, Texas ranch hand JT Tucker took his three small daughters to California to start a new life. With almost no money, a will of iron, and hard work, he eventually built the biggest ranch in California...
  • Mend the Seams by Silla Webb, Amanda Staton

    Mend the Seams by Silla Webb, Amanda Staton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shattered. One flicker of a flame ripped my life apart. For two years now my body has defied my will to live and although the shell of my existence still roams this ungodly world -- my heart died along with my wife and son. Their blood is on my hands and living my meaningless life carefree is the ultimate punishment of my self-conviction...
    Categorized as:
    dark  grief  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  romance
  • Impossible Box Set by Julia Sykes

    Impossible Box Set by Julia Sykes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savior I've never met a man as dangerous for me as Clayton. The sexy FBI agent wants to save my junkie kid brother from the violent Latin Kings and save me from my self-destructive behavior. He makes me want to be better than what I am. It thrills me almost as much as it terrifies me. To keep me close, he ruthlessly exploits my weakness: lust...
  • Centurion by Julia Sykes

    Centurion by Julia Sykes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 11 in the USA Today Bestselling Impossible Series--Can be read as a standalone. She’ll do anything to get her scoop… I need a major story to get my big break. Infiltrating the Pagans Motorcycle Club is my best shot at making a name for myself in the world of investigative reporting. Only, I might get a lot more than I bargained for...
  • A Very Christopher Christmas by Kathryn C. Kelly

    A Very Christopher Christmas by Kathryn C. Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With all threats extinguished, the club has holiday celebrations planned from Halloween to New Year's Day. The biggest events as far as they know is the arrival of babies for two couples. Unfortunately, an arms deal goes awry and puts a damper on the club's good cheer...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  children  contemporary
  • Worth the Pain by J.L. Leslie

    Worth the Pain by J.L. Leslie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Allie...I let him break me. Shatter my heart into a million pieces. And I took the coward’s way out. Only the drugs didn’t help. Didn’t make me forget him. I still remember every thing about him. The way his piercing blue eyes looked right through me. The way his perfect lips danced over my skin. The way he rejected me so cruelly. And now I can’t escape him...
    Categorized as:
    dark  secrets  contemporary  biker  crime  family  steamy  fiction
  • Riled Reign by Aleatha Romig

    Riled Reign by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Demanding and aloof, the prince of Molave is the heir apparent to the sovereign state. Laden with secrets and responsibility, the future king has become a liability. After five years of marriage, even Princess Lucille is leery of her husband’s next move. To what lengths will the crown go to save the future of Molave?Princess Lucille’s fairy tale dream has turned into a nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    secrets  dark  contemporary  royalty  fiction  suspense  book  adult
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