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  • A Gift of Time by Beth Flynn

    A Gift of Time by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Gift of Time is the third installment in the Nine Minutes Trilogy. It is not intended to be a stand-alone novel, but could be read as one. Still, I highly recommend that you read my first two novels, Nine Minutes and Out of Time, to be able to understand the background stories of the main characters. There are many twists and turns in both books that can best be connected if read consecutively...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc
  • Storm by Serena Akeroyd

    Storm by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    STORMYou hate me.I deserve it.The day I betrayed the love of my life was the day I lived up to every messed-up thing my haters say about me.But I’m tired of feeling like a POS.I’m tired of being broken.I’m tired of life not being worth living.It’s time now to make amends, and to earn my woman’s love back.To be the father my kid deserves,the Old Man I should always have been...
  • In Fury Lies Mischief by Amo Jones

    In Fury Lies Mischief by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She was everything that I wanted.He was everything that I despised.Until she wasn’t.Until he wasn’t.Killian Cornelii was a walking calamity. He reached inside of me and touched every single inch of my ruined soul, but he didn’t just touch it. He caressed, petted, and captivated it. He tailored me to fit into the palm of his hands...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  amnesia  angst  crime  dark  drama  female-mc  kidnapping
  • Pawns in the Bishop's Game by Emilia Finn

    Pawns in the Bishop's Game by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    How do you protect the girl, when the most dangerous threat in her life is you? Kane Bishop is a professional enforcer, smuggler, all-around law breaker, and the latest resident of a tiny town hidden by mountains and forest. His job is to keep his kingpin boss safe and off the local law enforcement's radar...
  • Savage Things by Callie Hart

    Savage Things by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Zeth At the eye of a violent storm, everything is calm. It’s only when the storm shifts that your life explodes into chaos. The $#*& is finally about to hit the fan for Zeth. After months of blissful quiet, the wolves are at his door, teeth bared and snarling, baying for blood, and the sinister elements of the Seattle underground are closing in tight...
  • Hyde's Absolution by Nina Levine

    Hyde's Absolution by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Possessive biker alert Monroe Lee is a handful. She fights me, challenges me and tries to resist me. Where I’m jagged, she’s smooth. Where I’m dark, she’s pure. Where I’m broken, she’s whole. I am not a good man. I’ve hurt everyone I’ve ever loved. I should walk away before I ruin her too. But fuck, we are fire together. And I’ve been out in the cold too long...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  cheating  crime  dark  domestic-drama  drama  family  steamy
  • Wicked Things by Callie Hart

    Wicked Things by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "This is the reason I called her my angry girl in the first place. I was teasing her back then, but the truth of the matter is that she impressed me. She blew me away with her strength of character and her fire. She’s not just angry. She’s fierce. She’s determined. She’s strong. She’s brave as f#*$...
  • The Don : The Oath Duet by Serena Akeroyd

    The Don : The Oath Duet by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Blood stains my hands, my soul, my heart, yet I’ll shed more to keep her safe. A chance meeting brings Jen MacNeill into my life—the woman born to reign at my side.She just doesn’t know it yet. How could my Lady be anything other than a silken promise taunting me with every breath she takes?A new Don reigns over Manhattan.But though I won the war, peace isn’t easily brokered...
  • Undeserving by Madeline Sheehan

    Undeserving by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Warning: This isn’t a romance, but instead a tale of love between two despairing people, from two different worlds, both aching for something more. Debbie Reynolds is a runaway, New York City-bound...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc
  • Lawless by T.M. Frazier

    Lawless by T.M. Frazier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She's prim and proper. He's leather and lawless. It will never work between them. It's a lie they almost believe...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  cheating  crime  dark  domestic-drama  drama
  • Entrapment by Aleatha Romig

    Entrapment by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    "The snare is set—leaving, friendships, lives, and futures dangling in the balance" ENTRAPMENT continues the epic new romantic suspense series INFIDELITY, featuring Lennox "Nox" Demetri, Alexandria "Charli" Collins, the Montagues, and the Demetris. The thrills, heat, and suspense continue to add up... One chance meeting plus..
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  arranged-marriage  crime  dark  drama  family
  • Slay by Nina Levine

    Slay by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book 4 in the Bestselling Storm MC Series by Nina Levine BLOOD WILL BE SHED... The ghosts of Donovan "Blade" Brookes' life are closing in on him.   Hardened by an abusive childhood and haunted by the murder of his fiancé, Blade struggles against the dark forces threatening to consume him.  When he helps Layla Reed in her hour of need, he has no idea she will be the light to his darkness...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc  multi-pov
  • Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I OWN YOU NOW” She made a big mistake. You don’t blackmail a Tacone. Coming to me with a threat? Unacceptable. If she needs money, she’ll have to ask nicely. But once I give it to her, we both know what it means: She belongs to me. I do my best to hold back. Give her respect. Trouble is, I can’t keep my hands off her...
  • Loyalty by Bethany-Kris

    Loyalty by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear—keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But stability is a delicate balance for a man like John, and shaky ground is only a single step away...
  • Taking Meghan: A Dark Romance by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Taking Meghan: A Dark Romance by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alexei 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...
  • Filthy King by Serena Akeroyd

    Filthy King by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm nothing like my father.My brothers don't realize I'm a thousand times worse.Grief fuels my every action.Vengeance burns through my veins, dictating every decision I make.I'll shatter allegiances to please him.I'm nothing like my father.You don't realize that I'm a thousand times worse...
  • Firefly by Molly McAdams

    Firefly by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The next captivating installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. As the Princess of the Irish-American Mob, there’s no shortage of men ready to help guard and protect me. To slowly suffocate me to the point of seeking freedom—a place where I can breathe. Kieran Hayes has been saving me for as long as I can remember...
  • The Chameleon by Amelia Shea

    The Chameleon by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two hundred fifty dollars. It’s exactly what Camille Gwin was worth twelve years ago when she was traded to the leader of the Underground to pay off a debt. Barely an adult, she was initiated into the harsh reality of a new world. The Underground. Camille knows how it works. Play the game or get played. Her rise in the Underground came at a cost...
  • Caelian by Bella J.

    Caelian by Bella J.

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I had to run. It was that, or marry a man my father auctioned me to when I was a little girl. I knew my father wouldn’t make it easy, but color me surprised when he sends Caelian Del Rossa to find me. The man is a menace. Arrogant. Infuriating. Enigmatic. He thinks he’s my knight in shining armor. I’m convinced he’s nothing more than my father’s retriever...
  • The Skull King by Penelope Sky

    The Skull King by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My husband is cruel, ruthless, and despicable. I hate him with every fiber of my being. The only reason I haven't killed him or tried to run away is because of the promise I made. I sold myself to save someone I loved...and this is the price I have to pay. I was sitting alone in a bar when the most handsome man walked inside...
  • Coming for You by J.A. Huss

    Coming for You by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    James, Harper, and Sasha are products of their environment. Born into a secret organization that runs a global shadow government, and taught to kill since they were small, they find themselves both indispensable and expendable to all the people they used to trust. Twenty-eight year old James Fenici has been an assassin since he was sixteen...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  cheating  crime  dark  domestic-drama  drama
  • Forbidden to Love: A Stand-alone Dark Mafia Second Chance Forbidden Romance by Siobhan Davis, Regina Wamba

    Forbidden to Love: A Stand-alone Dark Mafia Second Chance Forbidden Romance by Siobhan Davis, Regina Wamba

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A new stand-alone dark mafia romance from USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Siobhan Davis.Natalia Mazzone has grown up knowing she is promised to a made man. As the only daughter of one of New York’s most powerful mafia dons, she knows she can’t refuse. It’s her duty, and she would never dishonor her beloved father.But the man she’s promised to is a monster...
  • Deception by Aleatha Romig

    Deception by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    "Infidelity - it isn't what you think" It all began in Del Mar, a chance meeting with a single rule--one week only. Or did it? Lennox ‘Nox’ Demetri and Alexandria ‘Charli’ Collins had every intention of following their agreement but rules are made to be broken. In CUNNING they are reunited with Nox setting down new rules for the game and Charli having no choice but to follow them...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc
  • Disgrace by Bethany-Kris

    Disgrace by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Siena Calabrese is no longer the prized daughter of la famiglia. Her transgressions against her brothers and family have stained more than just her reputation. Her best chance at keeping breath in her lungs would be to sit down and shut up like she was taught to do. She definitely shouldn't be feeding information to her family's enemies...
  • The Mafia And His Angel Series  (Tainted Hearts) by Lylah James

    The Mafia And His Angel Series (Tainted Hearts) by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Tainted Hearts box set brings you the dark tale of a ruthless mafia boss finding his angel…and then waging a war to keep her. He was a man who wasn’t put on this earth to be loved, but to kill. And she was a woman who was nothing more than an object to be used. They weren’t meant to find each other in this dark, cruel world...
  • Tears of Salvation (St. Monarch's Academy, #5) by Michelle Heard

    Tears of Salvation (St. Monarch's Academy, #5) by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full-length romantic suspense novel.ISABELLAI was the party crasher.He was the Devil.Three months ago, I suffered a moment of insanity and had a one-night stand without even knowing who the man was.It was hot and unforgettable...
  • Unraveled by Bethany-Kris

    Unraveled by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cara Rossi’s life has been a mess ever since her identical twin was killed. She blames the mafia, its ways, and the people within the caustic culture for a painful reality that turned her world on its side. In an attempt to momentarily pause her misery, a night out puts her on a path with a man she shouldn’t get involved with simply because of his last name—Gian Guzzi...
  • Wild Card by Renee Rose

    Wild Card by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “YOU’RE IN BIG TROUBLE, DOLL” The little hacker stole from the Family—hundred fifty grand. We Tacones don’t take kindly to thieves. Not even when they come in a package as cute as hers. Not even after she shows me how high her freak flag flies. Now there will be hell to pay for my hot geek. And I’m the one coming to collect...
  • Entangled by Bethany-Kris

    Entangled by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gian Guzzi has everything a mafia boss could want, but it comes with strings. He shouldn’t be wasting time on a redhead he can’t have, when men like him are not allowed to be affected by silly things like love. A boss’s job is never done, and Gian has far better things to worry about—what with someone wanting him dead, and someone else wanting him in prison for good...
  • Family Ties by Sam Mariano

    Family Ties by Sam Mariano

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Francesca Morelli.Sweet as sin, like the cupcakes she slings at the Morelli bakery. Her sweetness and killer looks are what reeled me in, but her unexpected vulnerability really sealed my fate. I don't care if there’s a war brewing between our families. I don’t care if I have to go through her evil dictator of a brother...
  • Where the Snow Falls by London Miller, Bethany-Kris

    Where the Snow Falls by London Miller, Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Blood always leaves the brightest stains where the snow falls. Fresh out of lockup, Kazimir Markovic is focused on two things only—having Violet Gallucci back at his side, and putting his father in the ground. With his plans already in motion the very second he’s free, Kaz goes after what’s most important. Violet first. Vasily second. The Russians are out for blood...
  • Sin: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Sin: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sin's a born sinner. His name was earned. His reputation is feared. Before he was Sin, he was Padraig, and Padraig?Makes Sin look innocent, and that makes me want him, and all his darkness, more than ever. But then, I'm a spoiled brat—until I can't be that anymore. Until my kingdom crashes down around me, and I become a nobody. A nothing. But to Sin? I could never be nothing...
  • Where the Wind Whispers by Bethany-Kris, London Miller

    Where the Wind Whispers by Bethany-Kris, London Miller

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There is death where the wind whispers. Left for dead by his own father on a snowy sidewalk, Kazimir Markovic finally understands what true betrayal really means, and just how far one will go to keep a secret. He only needs to survive, to make it home alive to his wife, and then everyone else will know what it means, too...
  • Sergio: a Dark Mafia Romance by Natasha Knight

    Sergio: a Dark Mafia Romance by Natasha Knight

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m the first-born son of the mafia king. The favorite. Destined to rule, I’m a dangerous man, a ruthless one. But in my world, you have to be. Then Natalie stumbles into my life. Wrong place. Wrong time. Twice, fate put her in my path. Twice, fate placed the innocent lamb at the mercy of the monster. I gave her a chance to walk away. Told her it would be better for her if she did...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  forbidden-love
  • King of the Causeway: A King Series Novella by T.M. Frazier

    King of the Causeway: A King Series Novella by T.M. Frazier

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A massive hurricane looms off the coast of Florida while a different kind of storm is brewing in Logan’s beach. A mysterious newcomer is vying for the title of King of the Causeway. He’ll do anything to steal the crown, including bringing someone back from King’s past who will threaten a lot more than the title King has spent his lifetime earning. A hurricane is coming...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc
  • The Damaged by Tijan

    The Damaged by Tijan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The world knows about Kash.Both Bailey and Kash were used to living in the shadows, but now they must live in the public eye.Kash is figuring out his new found role against his grandfather, and Bailey is starting her graduate program late. At university, everyone is watching Bailey, and some are wondering if her legendary father, Peter Francis, bought her way into the elite program...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  female-mc  kidnapping
  • Filthy Dark by Serena Akeroyd

    Filthy Dark by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    DeclanAs a made man, obligations are my middle name.As a Five Pointer? Those obligations are even more complicated.I fell for her when I belonged to another.Another I didn’t love.Another I loathed.Who trapped me in a vise, and blackmailed me into being hers.I was born a filthy fecker, dragged kicking and screaming into a cold, hard world. My son isn't like me. He isn't filthy...
  • Promises by Aleatha Romig

    Promises by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity is back with the stunning conclusion of an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig. You won’t believe your eyes as Promises brings the Web of Sin trilogy to a dramatic close...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  family  kidnapping  multi-pov
  • Stanton Unconditional by T.L. Swan

    Stanton Unconditional by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The follow up to the gripping first novel by T.L. Swan, Stanton Adore.Unconditional love, does it really exist or is it an urban myth? What does it really mean?Do you love someone because of their flaws?Or in spite of them.And at what point are the conditions more to bear.Than the love is worth.This is what I’m trying to decipherThis is my story.I’ll let you be the judge...
  • Burned by Jordan Marie

    Burned by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Librarian Note: Captured, Book 1 Ended on a Cliffhanger. This is the second part if it, plus Torch and Katie's story.Katie He is a very bad man. There is nothing good about him... Unless you count the things he does to me between the sheets. Those are good, very good. Everything else about him is bad to the core...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  cheating  crime  dark  domestic-drama  drama
  • Ripple Effect: Episode Three by Keri Lake

    Ripple Effect: Episode Three by Keri Lake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the author of Ricochet and Backfire comes a dark erotic suspense serial ... Episode Three: In the underbelly, trust is everything, and Dylan will soon discover that Ripley trusts no one. With the return of an old threat, loyalty is on the line, and betrayal could mean the end of everything for both of them. Series Synopsis: Ripley They call me RIP. I’m a killer. A murderer...
  • Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi

    Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Although part of the Chicago Syndicate world, Black Hat Hacker is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series. You don’t know me. But that’s only because I don’t want you to. I have the most lucrative job in the country as a hacker in the notorious underworld...
  • Reconstruct Me by Crystal Spears

    Reconstruct Me by Crystal Spears

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    JinxHe's broken.PyroShe's broken.JinxHe's been betrayed.PyroShe's been betrayed.JinxHe's lost.PyroShe's even more lost.JinxHe's intense. PyroShe's calm.JinxHe's ICE.PyroShe's FIRE.Two people, one unlikely pair.Bloodshed… Secrets… Betrayal… Trauma… Welcome back to the Breakneck world...
  • Violent Triumphs by Jessica Hawkins

    Violent Triumphs by Jessica Hawkins

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The highly anticipated conclusion to the “emotional, steamy, and dangerous” USA Today bestselling White Monarch series. I’ve become a queen to the forsaken, a leader to thieves, and the wife of a man who instills fear in all who cross his path. He was the husband I didn’t want. Now, I can’t fathom life without my king. I should’ve been ready for anything...
  • For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Cam can be read as standalone, but it's advised to read book 3 For Adriano before book 4. Book 1 and 2 center around another couple.Camilla Guillermo’s life has been turned upside down ever since she joined the Chicago Syndicate and was reunited with Adriano Montesi, the cocky and charismatic Mafia man who captured her heart two years ago...
  • The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He 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...
  • Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade

    Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There's something lurking in all of us. Something we hide and shelter from those we love in order to protect them. A darkness we try to suppress because we're ashamed of who that makes us. Because that's the thing about Shame. It wounds us. It damages us. Or, for the few poor souls out there like me...it defines us. It's there—in the shadows, beneath the surface...just waiting...
  • Shattered Legacy : A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Shattered Legacy : A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mia Thompson wants only one thing: to survive Gravestone University, graduate, and get far far away from her hometown and its archaic traditions.But she’s about to become a pawn in a game she doesn’t understand.Bexley Danforth wants only one thing: to keep his head down, survive four years at college, and get far far away from his past and the mistakes that haunt him...
  • Betrothed to the Badman by Hayley Faiman

    Betrothed to the Badman by Hayley Faiman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Devyn O’Neil, princess of the Irish Mob, was raised to know her place. Marrying a man of her father’s choosing has always been her fate. Yet, she never imagined that one day she’d play the part of a pawn between men on the verge of war. She never dreamed she’d be betrothed to a Russian badman. Timofei Vetrov, son of New York’s Bratva king, grew up to be a bad boy prince...
  • His Queen by Bella J.

    His Queen by Bella J.

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I knew loving him would be my downfall.I just didn’t think it would happen so soon.There’s always a price to pay when you’re loved by a man like Nicoli Del Rossa.He’s my king. The captor of my heart.But with the Dark Sovereign empire comes savage enemies thirsting for bloodshed, and when a mafia war is raging, buried secrets are brought to the surface...
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