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Heart So Reckless by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratings--A COMPLETE STANDALONE - INCLUDES HEART SO RECKLESS VALENTINES DAY NOVELLA—Redmon Stokes is a man about his money. Raised by the streets, he’s a natural born hustler who plans to secure every dollar that he can get his hands on. That doesn’t leave room for much else, except the streets.Peyson Cross is the epitome of a strong, successful black woman... -
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The Lady : The Oath Duet by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve spent a lifetime avoiding the various factions of the mafia in NYC, yet somehow I’m in it up to my eyeballs.I should be scared.I should want to run.Yet the city quivers in fear with every designer-clad footstep I take, because the Valentinis have ascended, and I’m the Don’s Lady.It’s intoxicating. However Luciu comes with vendettas and a craving for vengeance that could get him killed... -
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Forever by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Now a twist of fate has caused their worlds to collide... -
![Art of Loyalty by Monique Orgeron]()
Art of Loyalty by Monique Orgeron
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn life there are things that will never leave you and loyalty that can never be broken. As a boy, Vincent Stern suffered abuse that continues to haunt him long after the physical scars have healed. His hatred turned into a need for revenge. That need turned into guilt that would never leave him, creating a darkness in his life, festering and tormenting his mind... -
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Attainment by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content. Contrition, one would say is a humane and moral virtue. But in order to experience this form of repentance, you must first acknowledge your sin then show remorse for your wrongdoing... -
![Submitting in Vegas by Sam Mariano]()
Submitting in Vegas by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOver the years, I’ve watched Rafe Morelli charm every kind of beautiful woman out of her panties. Most of them are practical enough to hold onto their hearts, though; he doesn’t want those. I am the only woman around who has managed to keep her panties out of Rafe’s hands, but not her heart... -
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Second by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s gone. But the fortune can’t be true because she means nothing to me. Nothing at all. But the doubt starts to creep in. My thoughts only focus on one thing. The other women no longer satisfy me. It starts to drive me crazy. When I finally confront her, the horror shatters me. She’s marrying someone else... -
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Forever by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s mine once again but she’s practically a ghost. She’s just using me...not that I mind. But her indifference is suffocating. I mean nothing to her...less than what she used to mean to me. Admissions of regret and apologies aren’t enough to fix it. I have to return to the gypsy...and hope for the best... -
![One Night Bride by Nicole Snow]()
One Night Bride by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJUST ENGAGED. WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE?The plan was simple: find the perfect girl, wife her for a few months, and save my parents from a stinging case of heartbreak.That was before I got my first taste of Skye's whip-sharp tongue.Before she woke up wearing my ring and a hundred questions.Before I found out it takes more than a million dollars to put the sun back in her smile... -
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Resisting Mateo by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf 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...Categorized as:
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High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this... -
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Fortitude by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes, love is just that little bit too unhealthy. It’s time to put demons to rest and say goodbye… once and for all. Mason My wife isn’t just fighting for her family anymore, or even for her beliefs and what she judges to be right concerning her family. She’s fighting to survive... -
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Ferocity by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis short 18,500 word novella is intended to read alongside the Heart of Stone books but after Endurance. Sometimes, love is just that little bit too cruel. Trouble. There it is again, smack bang in the middle of the Fox’s lives once more. Mason and Ava Fox are back in town when family problems demand their return... -
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Dark Reign by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am going to restore my reign over both worlds.First, with a pen.Next, with a knife.Remind them who sits on the throne of this concrete jungle.Repair the structure that was shattered when my Mia Bella was stolen from me.Revenge will be had.Restitution received.And for me to reestablish order, I will do whatever is necessary.For there is no cost that is too great... -
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![Dark Ruler : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal]()
Dark Ruler : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was raised to be a ruler of two worlds.One with a pen.One with a knife.Be the king of the concrete jungle at all costs.I should've simply taken a queen, not courted one.I should've forced her submission, not earned it.I should've let respect be enough, not fall in love.Someone has made a grave mistake in coming for my company.For my throne.For my Mia Bella... -
![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... -
![Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones]()
Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m weak. He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide.Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling.He’s the man who has it all—except me.When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger... -
![Predator & Prey: The Phoenix and The Fire by Kate Stewart]()
Predator & Prey: The Phoenix and The Fire by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was drawn to darkness, and he was the abyss.Safe.It’s a liar’s word. No one is ever truly safe.Control is how I survived.I lived my life by two principles: order and excellence. My moral compass steered me out of the backwoods of Tennessee and towards the woman I was destined to become, but not without gathering a few skeletons along the way... -
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First by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHades retired from the business. Now it’s just me. Look at me now...bitter...angry...depressed. I resent my former friend so much, even hate the guy, but I’ve never been the same since he refused to forgive me. I meet a woman. She’s like all the others...beautiful, interesting, good at the fun stuff, but I don’t feel anything... -
![Dipping Into Sin by DJ Parker]()
Dipping Into Sin by DJ Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAndriano was used to getting whatever or whomever he wanted, and she was no exception. Although he was engaged to marry another woman, he couldn't fathom the idea of letting her go. Immediately drawn to her, Andriano's world is turned upside down, and suddenly his obligations become a blurry vision the moment he starts to fall for her... -
![Wicked Envy by Sawyer Bennett]()
Wicked Envy by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe best of friends. Two men. One woman. A sinful playground called The Wicked Horse. Entrepreneur turned millionaire, Dane Hawthorne, has been known to get his kicks at The Wicked Horse Vegas, and he has no shortage of beautiful women waiting for a shot at him. Driven to succeed, no matter if he’s in the boardroom or the bedroom, Dane never backs down from a challenge... -
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Virgin by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce she's given it up...she's mine forever-IzzyI'd waited so long.Then fate delivered my dream man, Oh, he was beautiful. Hot blue eyes, a dimple in his chin, lean muscles, and big, thick, manly hands. With the power of a tornado he swept me off my feet and rose me up to unimaginable heights. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.But I wasn't special, just a one-night stand for him... -
![Fly for Me by Kay Elle Parker]()
Fly for Me by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
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![The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff]()
The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door... -
![For the Love of Luca by Soraya Naomi]()
For the Love of Luca by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsALTERNATE COVER EDITIONAlthough part of the Chicago Syndicate world, For the Love of Luca is a standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series.*It's not necessary to have read book 1 and 2.I have it all: power, love, wealth, and most of all...control.I’m a husband.I’m a murderer.I’m the underboss of the Chicagoan mafia... -
![Wasted Love with You: Season 1 by Whitney G.]()
Wasted Love with You: Season 1 by Whitney G.
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last time my husband gave me an orgasm was … Well, that's never happened. And from the way our marriage is crumbling under the weight of his lies, it never will.Alas, after fighting like hell for a divorce, I promise myself that I'll never waste love on anyone else.I don't even want to 'date' anyone else... -
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Avengement by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAny profit made from this book will be donated to Breast Cancer Research. Sometimes, love is just that little bit too exciting. Mason Fox is angry, very angry. Someone has hurt his sister and in Mason’s world, that is not tolerated... -
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Endurance by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis 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... -
![Seducing his Wife by Elizabeth Lennox]()
Seducing his Wife by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove at first sight…a whirlwind romance…a Las Vegas wedding followed by days and nights spent in bed. Then regret. Gabriella couldn’t believe what she’d done and ran from the powerful feelings that Teague Steele generated in her. She couldn’t…wouldn’t…stay with a man like Teague! She’d been poor all her life and she wanted more for her children than the humiliation of poverty... -
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SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHIS IS BOOK THREE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS – SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It’s complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death... -
![The Question by Zena Wynn]()
The Question by Zena Wynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do for a friend? What sacrifice would you willingly make? This is the issue facing Gail Henderson when her best friend, Crystal Al Jabbar, asks her to be a surrogate for her and her husband Rashid, using Gail's own egg. Complicating the decision is Gail's recent loss of her husband and toddler son in a fatal car accident, two years earlier... -
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Hotel O by Clarissa Wild
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA filthy new romance from New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild that will push all your buttons... Pleasure is business. That’s our motto here at Hotel O. No strings attached gratification is what we provide. Nothing is off limits. And all of it stays within these walls. My job as the organizer of these events requires a personal sacrifice... -
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The Client by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy job is simple.I get hired to make men fall in love with me. Then I cut their legs out from under them.Fenway Arlington was next on the chopping block.Playboy billionaire.Heart-breaker. Experience chaser.Known for numerous international scandals,usually involving a woman.It should have been easy work.But I never could have prepared myself for the impossible.Catching feelings for the client... -
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![SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate]()
SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHIS IS BOOK ONE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS - SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It's complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death... -
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Shattered by S. Nelson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSara Hawthorne thought she had found the man of her dreams. He was caring, protective to a fault and desired her in ways she had only dreamed of. Her life was finally falling into place until a secret tore her new world apart. Reeling from a devastating betrayal, she ran from the only man who had broken down her defenses, making her feel alive after years of simply existing... -
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Wanted by S. Nelson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDid you ever have something so tragic and frightening happen that you did everything in your power to convince yourself it wasn’t real? Have you ever been so paralyzed with fear you prayed that if you simply closed your eyes and slowed your breathing, everything would be fine? Yeah, me too. Only this time, none of that worked... -
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French Kiss by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey don't call Paris the most romantic city in the world for nothing. Sofia (aka Amanda) is back is this sensual, sexy and steamy alpha billionaire romance and she’s playing the role of exclusive escort to her first client, the smoking hot billionaire Mr. Van Der Linden. This time her services to the eligible bachelor take her all the way to Paris... -
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Exposed by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a man truly loves a woman he'll do anything in his power to win her back. The romantic adventure between Bryce and Sofia intensifies and it becomes clear it’s much more than a business arrangement in this sensual, sexy and steamy love story. Tragedy strikes and Bryce is stuck in Silicon Valley desperately trying to dig his company out of a PR nightmare... -
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Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a saucy weekend, Bryce declares his love for Sofia in the most unexpected way. Bryce would do anything for his Sofia and there’s no doubt he loves her with all of his heart. But when Sofia introduces Bryce to her sizzling hot younger sister Ciara, Sofia smells trouble. Every boyfriend she introduces to Ciara always falls for her ravishingly beautiful sibling... -
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Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnderestimated Morgan starts her life in a bad situation, she doesn't really know what she wants out of life. She's never had anyone to look up to or help guide her in the right direction. She had it rough and never dreamed that it could get worse. However, she finds that it can and it does...Categorized as:
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Nativity by D H Sidebottom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA festive addition to the Heart of Stone series. This novella is an accompaniment to the Heart of Stone series and shouldn’t be read until all the books in the collection have been read. Spend Christmas with the Fox’s and their friends. Mason’s his usual grumpy self and Ava is going all out, celebrating a Christmas she never thought she would see... -
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Yegor by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDidn’t you get the hint yet? I’m a bastard, and I own that shit. My soul is dark as well as my actions. In the end, life will always cause pain, it’s the shit you have to endure to appreciate the good things that are scarcely thrown your way. I’m Yegor Volsky, second in command of The Dudnik Circle. The Russian Mob, in case you need a label... -
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What Alex Wants...He Gets by E.M. Gayle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart 1 of the What Alex Wants Duet I thought one night would be enough, but I was wrong. Harper An anonymous invitation, sex with strangers... What was I thinking? Hell yeah. I need to get a life. That's what I was thinking. But I didn't plan on getting addicted. Alex I knew she wouldn’t say no. No one ever does. I have more in my life than any one man should... -
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![The Filthy One by N.O. One]()
The Filthy One by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsControl is only an illusion.A lie.Just like me.The universe has a way of leading us to where we’re meant to be, showing us what we’re meant to do.But karma has screwed up somewhere, because I’m sure I don’t deserve her wrath.Facing the possibility of losing the two most important men in my world, I bury myself in my work... -
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The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &... -
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Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI can’t resist her. I don’t want to…She’s tried to leave our life behind, but no one walks away from the bratva.She can run, but she can’t hide.I’ll be the one to catch her when she falls. And she will because she’s walking a fine line.I’ll be there because she’s mine.I’ll go to the ends of the Earth for her. She’ll discover her limits and realize only I can please her... -
![Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay]()
Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe can pretend not to notice…They say I’m the best looking in my family. I couldn’t care less.But her…She takes my breath away.Not everyone sees her the way I do. That’s fine by me because she’s mine.I pity those who think they can come between us.I won’t stop until she’s at my side. Mine to touch. Mine to love. Mine to push to her limits then bring her back.She’s my everything... -
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Hawke by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier... -
![The Jersey Vignettes by Bethany-Kris]()
The Jersey Vignettes by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAna Avdonin had always been a little difficult. Particular, hard to please, and she didn’t deny any of it. As a Bratva princess and the daughter of Anton Avdonin, she was taught that if—not when—she chose to have a man stand by her side, he should be worthy of the position. When Koldan Vasin swept into her life like a hurricane, he quickly turned everything that Ana thought she knew upside down...
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