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Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBosco Roth is a crime lord. The owner of the biggest underground casino.He's the kind of man who gets what he wants. He's got the best poker face in the world.Now he wants me.When things become too intense, I hit the brakes and make a run for it.But one problem...he won't let me go.Now I belong to Bosco Roth... -
![Empress in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Empress in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm Vanessa Barsetti, the daughter of the infamous Crow Barsetti. My father taught me how to fight. If a man lays a hand on me, I'll put him in his grave. As a Barsetti, I'm proud, stubborn, and don't take nonsense from anybody. I walk home from a bar and take the wrong path. And witness a brutal crime. The murderer won't let me go. He's handsome, lethal, and terrifying...Categorized as:
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![Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBones is a man I despise.He gives Bad Blood a whole new definition.But he's not exactly what I thought he was. Maybe men can change.But it doesn't matter how I feel about him.My father would never approve. He'd never let me love a man like him... -
![Fantasy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Fantasy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBones is the son of the man who killed my aunt. He's the descendant of a psychopath, a murderer. His handsome face, blue eyes, and strong physique can fool anyone into believing he's a good man. Including me. My loyalty to my family makes me despise him. But I also can't stop thinking about him. Thinking about his kiss... -
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![Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly]()
Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 includes the first three books in the Camorra Chronicles in one big book.The following books are included:Twisted Loyalties(Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world... -
![Knight's Ridge Destiny: A Knight’s Ridge Empire Epilogue by Tracy Lorraine]()
Knight's Ridge Destiny: A Knight’s Ridge Empire Epilogue by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings one last trip to the Knight's Ridge Empire world.A lot can happen in five years…Friendships forged. Relationships ruined. Loved ones taken. New life entering the world. We’ve seen it all—survived it all—but one thing remains. Or should I say, six things…Throughout everything...Categorized as:
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![Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot]()
Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
![Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire]()
Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...Categorized as:
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![Savage Prince by Piper Stone]()
Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...Categorized as:
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![King by S.J. Tilly]()
King by S.J. Tilly
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou thought Nero was a red flag...Okay, so, my bad for assuming the guy I was going on a date with wasn’t married. And my bad for taking him to a friend’s house for dinner, only to find out my friend is also friends with his wife. Because, in fact, he is married. And she happens to be at my friend’s house because her husband was busy working.Confused? So am I... -
![Merciless Union by Faith Summers]()
Merciless Union by Faith Summers
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth...Categorized as:
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![The Sin Trilogy Bundle: A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin by Georgia Cates]()
The Sin Trilogy Bundle: A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sin Trilogy is now available in a single volume. A NECESSARY SIN: I’ve watched him from afar for years. And he has no idea. I take joy in that. Through my observations, I’ve learned what makes this charming villain tick. Whisky. Power. Beautiful women. And Sex. Lots of it. Sometimes you must get into bed with the enemy for the greater good... -
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![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... -
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![High Class by Ivy Nelson]()
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... -
![Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral]()
Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrancescaWhile men made war, women were expected to keep the peace. I had loved a man before. I swore that would never happen again.So marrying for the sake of the family wasn’t the worst thing.That’s what I thought.I was a mafia princess afterall and serving as a trading item was my only role in this world ruled by men...Categorized as:
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![Ferocity by D.H. Sidebottom]()
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... -
![Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes]()
Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Justine walked into my life, I swore an allegiance, an oath to protect her with everything I have. I slayed the devil and stole his crown. I now sit in his throne with my queen at my side. But what happens when everything I’ve ever wanted is pulled out from beneath me? I’ve risen from the ashes more than once, but this resurrection is by far the most dangerous... -
![Wrecked by Nichole Rose]()
Wrecked by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne look at his curvy captive and this Mafia boss will risk it all. Even if it means toppling his own kingdom to the ground...Rafe ValentinoA life in chains was the deal I made with my father to win my twin's freedom.My soul is black with the things I've done to keep my promise.I never regretted any of it until now. Until her... -
![For Cam by Soraya Naomi]()
For Cam by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor 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... -
![Mafia King by L. Steele]()
Mafia King by L. Steele
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"You may call me Lord or Master..."Michael Byron Domenico SovranoLord of the underworld.Master of all the criminal masterminds who ever crawled the underbelly of Sicily's notorious mafia company.aka my captor...Who just happens to be hot, snarly, and with a demanding manner that dampens my panties, gulp!My father owed him, so he took me as payment.He gets what he wants,And I am his new obsession... -
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![The Savage by Stella Andrews]()
The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage.Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her.I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals.She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end... -
![Oath of Silence: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry]()
Oath of Silence: A Dark Mafia Romance by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'll give her my ring to claim my crown.Vittoria DeSanto leaves me no choice.What she knows could destroy me.Destroy my family.And I won't allow that.She's homeless, penniless, powerless.I’ll give her the life of a mafia princess.Anything she desires will be hers…Except her freedom.Because our marriage will make me The Boss of the Rossi crime family.My word is law... -
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![Master of Control by Sienna Snow]()
Master of Control by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm a prize, a treasure, something to cherish. Or so I've been told.But I know the truth. I'm a commodity recently sold to the highest bidder.Sebastian Weber is ruthless, heartless, calculating, and my new husband. Power is the weapon he wields and control is his game.I should fear him, resent him, but instead I'm drawn to him, craving his slightest touch, wanting every part of him...Categorized as:
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![Ensnared by E.C. Land]()
Ensnared by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForced to marry a traitor's daughter, I'll shed blood to make sure it doesn't happen. MarcAs a child I was put on a silver platter and my parents were presented with marriage opportunities. Many other mafiosos were trying to secure their daughter's hand in marriage to me, a cousin of the Irish Boss. Eventually, they accepted one. The only problem is, I've never intended on being with one woman...Categorized as:
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![This Life I by Cara Dee]()
This Life I by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinnegan O’Shea The Sons of Munster have been living this life for generations. We have our own protocol, our own traditions, dating back to when two families merged and created our syndicate in Ireland. Now, we have our strongholds in Philly and Chicago, and the wrong man holds the highest position... -
![King's Possession by Piper Stone]()
King's Possession by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings: a dark mafia arranged marriage romance (merciless...Categorized as:
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![The Trap by S.R. Jones]()
The Trap by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Trap: A Bratva Vows Prequel I saw a possible threat; he saw a victim in waiting. Violet: I had a plan. A naïve and dangerous plan. Get the mob boss to notice me, seduce the mob boss, kill the mob boss. Except the elderly mob boss wasn’t the only one to notice me. He did. Andrius. Beautiful. Cold. Deadly. He’s a monster amongst men. I crave him. I fear him... -
![Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole]()
Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe kidnapped me for vengeance against my husband.The husband I’ve never loved.The cruel man my father forced me to marry to teach me a lesson.My husband didn’t think twice about how to carry out those lessons.Now, I’ve gone from one prison to another.My captor is just as ruthless as my husband. He’ll kill, torture, and do everything to hurt my family until no one is left.Except for me... -
![The Woman with the Ring by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman with the Ring by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrimo Esposito snatched me off the street in a ploy to bring long-sought peace between the Families. His proposal was simple.Me, my life, my future.In exchange for a ceasefire. If I said no, it would mean the immediate slaughter of my friends, of all my family. There had never been a choice at all... -
![Nikolai: Taking Back What's Mine by Shandi Boyes]()
Nikolai: Taking Back What's Mine by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHave you ever wanted something so bad, you’re willing to kill for it? That’s what I felt the instant my eyes locked on Justine. I could practically taste her innocence on my tongue when she stood across from me, riling me up like the life in her eyes hadn’t been snuffed years ago... -
![Emperor of Havoc by Jagger Cole]()
Emperor of Havoc by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s a dark storm wrapped in tattoos and muscle.A mafia prince with a killer’s smile and a predator’s gaze.Takeshi Mori doesn’t ask for anything. He takes it.Including me.Our marriage is a weapon forged in blood, meant to stop a war.But there’s nothing peaceful about my new husband.He’s ruthless chaos incarnate—a Machiavellian psychopath with a thirst for violence... -
![Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver]()
Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPaisley McKeeHe’s my best friend’s brother.He’s also overbearing, bossy, and stubborn.Obviously we hate each other.Then something happened.We said it was a one-time thing.The next morning he tells me it’s forever.He’s unhinged.But he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.Can I believe him when he says I’m his?Kieran RocheShe’s irritating, sassy, and she hates my guts.Not at all my type... -
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![The Carver by Penelope Sky]()
The Carver by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI'm fully in this with Bastien now. The kingpin of all kingpins, a man who oversees all the gangs of Paris, President Martin's right-hand man. If I were smart, I would leave, but I'm pretty sure I'm already in love with this man...Adrien continues to challenge my divorce until Bastien gets involved. And like always, that man fixes all my problems... -
![Aleksi Petrova: The Bulgarian by King Ellie]()
Aleksi Petrova: The Bulgarian by King Ellie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo: Aleksi Petrova,I didn’t want you.I’ve never wanted to be with you yet I can’t ever get you out of my head.What have you done?***That’s it.That’s all.You were once my crush and the man that I loved.Now… we’re each other’s nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Mistakes Made by Marie James]()
Mistakes Made by Marie James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not.I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works.I’ll never argue that fact with anyone.Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather.Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach...Categorized as:
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![Wanton by Nichole Rose]()
Wanton by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA life in hell was the sacrifice I made to keep my brothers alive.There's nothing I won't do to see that job through.Even if it means seducing the enemy.But I never intended to fall for Callandria Genovese.She was supposed to be a means to an end, nothing more.Now, I've got more to lose than ever.And the woman who holds the key to my future is in chains in my bedroom.I need her trust... -
![One Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine]()
One Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted to drown. I wanted the world to swallow me up whole and take me back to a time when everything was okay. A time when I hadn’t just buried the only father I've ever known. One where I’m not watching as my mother loses herself to her grief. One where the pain isn’t so insufferable. Everything in my world is a dull muted grey. I crave colour. Excitement. Recklessness... -
![The Expert by Zoe Blake]()
The Expert by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI control everything about her life... she just doesn't know it.Despite her dangerous profession she has an air of naïve innocence.It makes her weak, vulnerable... easy prey for a man like me.Until now, I've been content to stay in the shadows, but someone has made a deadly mistake, they have threatened what's mine.My little one is about to understand that Daddy is done watching... -
![Alessandro DeLuca by Cassie Verano]()
Alessandro DeLuca by Cassie Verano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlessandro DeLuca is the most ruthless and feared name in the streets of Cagliari, Italy. He's a savage who doesn't believe in mercy when it comes to his enemies; not even if his enemy is a woman. But he's hiding a secret that she'll kill to get, a secret he's willing to safeguard with his life.In one night Zahra Blade-Valentino lost everything that mattered to her...Categorized as:
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Asher by Terry Towers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling Author, Terry Towers, brings you her newest steamy dark romance. ASHER!She should have died that night.I should have killed her as quickly and without conscience, as I had the man I’d been assigned to ensure stopped breathing.But something stopped me.Instead, I found myself draping her over my shoulder and taking her home...Categorized as:
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Isaac by Terry Towers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsaac, book 3 in the Horsemen Dark Mafia Romance SeriesEven though she’s never met me, she’s been the bane of my existence, having me run around chasing my tail for months, but finally, I’ve found her. I knew I would, and she should have known it as well. It was only a matter of time... -
![His: Dominic by Fiona Murphy]()
His: Dominic by Fiona Murphy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAny minute I am going to wake up from this nightmare. Being tied up and thrown in the trunk of a car doesn’t happen in real life. Except the silk tie around my wrists feels very real. And my father, Johnny Conti, the head of the Outfit, is telling me to be a good girl—that I’m to be the wife of the man who tied me up and has me over his wide shoulder...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Bitch by Jaci J, Rebel Edit and Design]()
Twisted Bitch by Jaci J, Rebel Edit and Design
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon Lie, cheat, steal … Dante will do anything to get his way. I drew a line. I stay on one side and Dante on the other, plain and simple. Blurry, blotchy, and broken in most places, this line I’ve drawn, the one that says absolutely no f*****g Dante beyond this point, is useless. We’ll have to be around each other, and there’s no way to change that … yet... -
![Falling For Crazy by Debra Kayn]()
Falling For Crazy by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bestselling Moroad Motorcycle Club series continues with a standalone novel...As a member of the Moroad Motorcycle Club, Jacko has been called a lot of things.KillerInsaneSickJacko owns the odd behavior, the detachment, the recklessness he's earned from his years locked away in the Idaho State Penitentiary... -
![Take Me by C.D. Reiss]()
Take Me by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dark and twisted mafia romance from New York Times bestselling author CD Reiss. Mafia King, Dario Lucari spent years planning his revenge. Today, he executes it. Kidnapped on my wedding day. Held by a monster who wants vengeance on my father. Married to him against my will...Categorized as:
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![The Cleaner by Renee Rose]()
The Cleaner by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’VE CAPTURED THE CRIME LORD’S DAUGHTERShe will pay the price for her father’s sin.I’ll use my beautiful prisoner to get him.To make him suffer. Make him believe I'm hurting her the way he harmed my sister.And when I’m done tormenting him, I will offer a trade: her life for his.I owe him a slow, painful death. Revenge is my due.But Kateryna is strong in ways I didn’t expect... -
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Baron by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe ran from me, I considered it a head start.Watching her go was the purest form of betrayal.She was always mine.My wife in waiting.But she decided her freedom was a better option - she was wrong .She ran to a psychopath who tore her dreams to shreds.At my request.Then I took what was mine all along.This time it was on my terms and our wedding has been arranged.Tomorrow...Categorized as:
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![Unwillingly His by Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley]()
Unwillingly His by Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe moment she slapped me, I knew I'd chosen the right bride. To be fair, I had just stolen her entire inheritance. As Lucian Manwarring, billionaire patriarch of the powerful Manwarring family, my word is law. She's a beautiful and innocent heiress, raised to be the perfect society trophy wife. Although far too young for me, that won't stop me from claiming her as my new prized possession...
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