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  • Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him.Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people.No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway...
  • Hawk by Serena Akeroyd

    Hawk by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    AMARATo the rest of the world, I'm broken.Unfixable.But when he looks at me, I know what he sees.A woman, not a doll.A fighter, not a victim.A Survivor. Maybe, he sees underneath that.Maybe, just maybe, he sees what I was always born to be—a predator.They took my innocence from me. They stole my adolescence.Now I'm going to reap upon them what they sowed in me.Vengeance...
  • Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr Neil Walker, MD, MFT, Ph DI’m not your average therapist. As the founder of Imperium Security—the cover for my mercenary team—I’ve dedicated my entire life to helping heal those who’ve had their power unwillingly taken from them and avenging the ones who didn’t survive...
  • Defiant Dodge by Naomi Porter

    Defiant Dodge by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emilee. My perfect, Em.Forced to stay away from her and my son, I’m a shell of a man. I won’t apologize for loving Emilee. Or for betraying her father.Love makes a man do some crazy shit. The Knight’s Legion MC is supposed to be my family. For nearly a year, they’ve done everything to keep me away from my woman. They tell me to be patient, eventually Justin will come around...
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    crime  dark  outlaws  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Malice's Soul by E.C. Land

    Malice's Soul by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Malice For as long as I can remember, I’ve only felt one thing—hatred. No other emotion has ever lived within the confines of my soul. On many occasions I’ve been told I have no soul. Not that I give a damn. It only means I won’t get burned. Growing up I saw the people closest to me get hurt by those who were important to them. It showed me that feelings were overrated...
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    age-gap  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Controlling Chloe by Kate Oliver

    Controlling Chloe by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Blurb coming soon! This is Bash Gilroy's story...
  • Gilded Agony by K.A. Merikan

    Gilded Agony by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “We are two halves of the same rotten apple.”Deep in the Amazonian jungle, there is a mansion with a rose garden and a hen house where juicy tomatoes are the perfect shade of red, and marble countertops glisten.Inside, where even the shadows don’t reach, something is rotting, and the perfect facade can only hold the stench for so long...
  • The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman on the Exam Table 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...
  • Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An MM Murder Swoon RomanceFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a uniquely unhinged Mafia romance.Look, no one's ever accused me of being sane, y'know? So when I say that I am crazy over this RICO agent, know that I mean business.Sure, I'm responsible for getting him fired from the job he's wanted his whole life, but his grandfather just died and left him 13.1 billion dollars...
  • Raven's Hart by Davidson King

    Raven's Hart by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Haven Hart stands on the edge of good and evil. Having balance between the two is the only thing keeping the town from crumbling to the ground. For years, one man has been charged with maintaining that balance. Poe. The air of mystery surrounding Poe is one of necessity. He’s the keeper of secrets and for good reason...
  • Accidental Lover by Jocelynn Drake

    Accidental Lover by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Time for the younger generation to make its mark!Alexei is determined to prove to his beloved uncles, Justin and Gabriel, that he’s got what it takes to follow in their accomplished footsteps. It’s just that this new target is a little more than he bargained for.No worries. Maybe he’d just show this old dog that he knows plenty of fun tricks...
  • Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Orlando:No one intentionally starts out life trying to become a hired unaliver. Weeellllll, most people don’t. I come from a legacy of unalivers, though I think I might be the first one to make a career out of it. Accidentally...
  • Secret Simon by Davidson King

    Secret Simon by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SimonBeing the nephew of one of the most infamous mob bosses in the world isn’t easy. Our family has enemies everywhere, and no one is safe without protection. Here I am at college with a fresh start, a new last name, and secrets hidden from those around me—life is going according to plan. Then one day on campus, I see him…and I want him to strip me bare…in more ways than one...
  • The Score by Bethany-Kris

    The Score by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first* In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched...
  • Domesticated Beast by Onley James

    Domesticated Beast by Onley James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    JAVIER DE LA FUENTE is a criminal, an ex-con with a long line of offenses, atoning for his sins by rescuing abused animals and advocating for child victims. But that doesn’t mean he’s a saint. Javier learned years ago that what’s right and what’s legal aren’t always the same thing. BOWIE BAKER is a ballet dancer, a soloist doing his best to get ahead in his LA dance company...
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    mlm  lgbtq  crime  dark  age-gap  insta-love  organized-crime  steamy
  • Restoration by Tate James

    Restoration by Tate James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s always been about the chase. The prize. The puzzle. The Game. I became the best of the best, Hermes, because no one could catch me. No one could touch me.No one had.Until her.She’s everything I never knew I wanted.She is my life.It’s been one bad call after another in this Game. It’s cost the woman I love more than I ever wanted her to have to pay...
  • The Games We Play by Scarlett Cole

    The Games We Play by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ☠️ Stalker🧁 Overprotective hard ass v cupcake🔥 Forbidden/secret romance (MC vs Irish Mob)🖤 Age Gap🌶️ All the heat Iris: As a woman born into an Irish crime family, I'm expendable.It's why I've extricated myself from that life.Only now, I'm wrapped up in another one when I witness the death of the president of a motorcycle outlaw club...
  • Forbidden Lover by Jocelynn Drake

    Forbidden Lover by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Devlin Relic was off limits.The sweet man had already lost a husband and nearly lost his life when someone put a contract on his head last year.He needed to focus on raising his adopted son and finding a nice, normal man.Kai was anything but nice and normal.He was an assassin, and that did not fit into Dev’s neat and tidy life...
  • V Is For Vicious by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    V Is For Vicious by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It contains violence, homosexual relations and curse words galore...
  • Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WARNING: This book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Beginnings. Coarse language, violence and homosexual relations run amuck. We'll take "Give Us A Freaking Break" for $200, please. To say the Santorno-Youngblood extended family has had a rough couple of years is something of an understatement...
  • Suspicion's Fire: Trinity Masters: The Mafia, Book 1 by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Suspicion's Fire: Trinity Masters: The Mafia, Book 1 by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An arranged marriage is already quite dramatic, especially with two grooms. When a bomb goes off at the wedding reception, Gabriella Torres is left wondering who exactly she just married.This might have been an assassination attempt aimed at her new husband Vincente, the security minister for Castile...
  • His Fatal Love by Leighton Greene

    His Fatal Love by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Easily bored, completely manipulative, and utterly deadly…and that’s just in bed.As an assassin for the Castellani Family, I live for the thrill of the job. I'm devoted to my Family and my Don, because they keep me safe.To Leo Bernardi, I'm a monster. A killing machine. And a puppet that his Family can use for their own ends. To me, Leo is just a pawn in a game that I'm playing. A means to an end...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  crime  suspense  organized-crime  assassins  lgbtq  steamy  dark
  • Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is what started this whole thing. A man who loved two women. A mother who sacrificed herself for her daughter. A daughter who will stop at nothing to take down those who killed and threatened the ones she loves. I’ve been told all my life that love was a weakness in our world. That couldn’t be further from the truth, but that’s only half of what I need to finish the job...
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    dark  crime  mlm  organized-crime  steamy  stalking  lgbtq  romance
  • Shadows by J.L. Drake

    Shadows by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *HIGHLY-HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading my Broken and Blackstone Series before starting this series.*I know I barely know that girl, but I’m gonna marry her. You watch.1974We travel back in time to the very beginning and discover the birth of Shadows.The aftereffects of a horrible war left broken men, but then a secret brought them back to life...
  • Deadly Lover: Special Edition by Jocelynn Drake

    Deadly Lover: Special Edition by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New Expanded Content for Deadly Lover!Justin Mallory is an assassin. But he’s really a good guy.He has years of bad decisions to make up for, starting with agreeing to join the CIA after being recruited out of the Marines. No reason to add more black marks to his soul.Now he chooses the jobs and he works always alone. It’s safer that way, and he can make sure the good guy always wins...
  • Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land

    Armor: A Firsts and Forever Series Novella by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dante Dombruso has always been his family’s armor. It’s his job to keep them safe. But he feels he failed them eighteen months ago, when a mysterious arsonist set a fire intended to wipe the Dombrusos off the map. Now Dante is driven to make things right, yet with each day that passes, the trail grows colder and his frustration increases...
  • Switch & Burn by Bink Cummings

    Switch & Burn by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years, I thought I'd never be free.Until they found me.For months, I thought I had to fight every day to show I'm strong.Until they grew tired and sent me away.Within minutes of arrival, I found home.With him.The savior of my story.Burn.VP of the Royal Bastards MC and curator of the club's underground fighting world.He saw in me what others could not.I owe him my life..
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    age-gap  crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  steamy  suspense
  • Triple Threat by Davidson King

    Triple Threat by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lee, Jones, and Ginger deal with dangerous situations and mounting stress daily working for the most powerful assassin organization in the world. All of those things seem like a walk in the park compared to the friction that sparks between them. When all three are assigned to the same job, ignoring the heat from the inferno of desire becomes impossible...
  • Fury by Jessica Ames

    Fury by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FuryAs Sergeant-at-Arms of the Untamed Sons, my job is simple. Kill anyone who tries to hurt the club. Bleeding a man is the only thing that keeps me level, until I meet her. Amalia is not like any woman I've come across and when I'm with her my fear of being touched disappears. Stalking her might have been a bad decision, but keeping away from her isn't my choice...
  • Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    M/M Mafia Romance It’s good to be the Boss. That’s what I thought my whole life.Now I am the Boss. I’ll shoulder that responsibility with my beloved husband beside me. As long as I have Finch, I can handle whatever life throws at me.But what they say is true: Be careful what you wish for.My Family has been decimated. My allies are few. I’m holding onto power by a thread...
  • No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Third part in the Stockholm Syndrome trilogy:Settling back into a normal life is more difficult than anticipated...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  steamy  dark  lgbtq  age-gap  crime  outlaws  romance
  • Six by Paulina Ian-Kane

    Six by Paulina Ian-Kane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Oliver “Ollie” TrumanMy purpose in life has always been one: protect my little brother. And the only way to do that is doing what my dirtbag of a father says—easier said than done—save enough money to grab our bag packs and leave those miserable days behind us...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  dark  lgbtq  crime  age-gap  insta-love  organized-crime  stalking
  • Savior Complex by Kelly Fox

    Savior Complex by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love isn't something I get to wish for. Ten years ago, my nephew was sold to traffickers, and it was my fault. I spent the next decade doggedly searching for him in the most awful places imaginable, unable to stop until I knew he was safe.I finally track him down to Wild Heart Ranch, an equine therapy center in the heart of Texas with a secret mission to help victims of trafficking...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  dark  suspense  crime  age-gap  insta-love  steamy
  • Shades by Jaime Reese

    Shades by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life made him dangerous. Love made him lethal. Killian Marks is a third-generation hitman. After hunting monsters for over twenty years, he lives under no illusions of happily ever afters and fairy tales. Until he meets a man who threatens to disarm him, by giving him hope for a future and showing him there’s more to life than just death. For Nick, living in shadows is second nature...
  • Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  crime  organized-crime  age-gap  insta-love  steamy  dark
  • Heart of Steel by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Heart of Steel by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How much can one girl take?The last year had been the worst of Remi's life. She lost her dad. Now, she was left trying to navigate owning his business, finishing college, and living in a world without her hero.Steel knew the minute he'd seen Remi she was his. Now he just needed to convince her of that...
  • The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her father is my enemy. She is my property.When I caught her sneaking into my home, I thought Raven was just a girl doing a silly sorority dare, so I set her bare ass on fire with my belt and then taught her a much more shameful lesson.My seed was already dripping down her thighs before I learned she's my enemy's daughter.That's when I decided I would be keeping her...
  • Snow Storm by Davidson King

    Snow Storm by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The city of Haven Hart rests under the heel of Christopher Manos. He reigns over the most dangerous and deadliest citizens as the most powerful crime boss the city has seen in generations. Yet, for the last five years, the harshest edges of his nature have been tempered by the loving devotion of his husband, Snow, and the nephew Christopher adores like a son...
  • Taste of Fear by Davidson King

    Taste of Fear by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ciro Navarro has never had it easy, but he learned to survive. Nightmares of a past he cannot erase plague him but thankfully, much of his horrible life is in the rearview mirror. He lives in the present, focusing on his found family, lifelong friends, and the job that fulfills him. Ciro’s circle is small but tight; if you’re in it, you are his world...
  • King's Barber by M.D. Gregory

    King's Barber by M.D. Gregory

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Undercover AssassinQuain Beaumont is paid to kill people and he’s good at it. When he’s contracted, for a hefty sum, to protect a district attorney’s son in New Gothenburg, he can’t say no. However, he doesn’t expect Barber to be such an attractive pain in the ass. Complicating matters, Barber is part of the Kings of Men MC...
  • Pros & Cons of Obsession by A.E. Wasp

    Pros & Cons of Obsession by A.E. Wasp

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FIVE JOBS. FIVE CHANCES FOR REDEMPTION.One thing’s for sure: these men are no angels...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  outlaws  stalking  suspense  action-adventure
  • His Lethal Desire by Leighton Greene

    His Lethal Desire by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s nothing more lethal than a hitman in love.Johnny “Jack” Jacopo was once the Castellani Family’s top hitman, but one terrible mistake saw him kicked back down the ladder. So when the Boss orders him to look into the disappearance of a Hollywood starlet, Jack sees an opportunity to rise back up the Family ranks.His first move is to question the missing actress’s twin brother...
  • Hide and Kill by K. Sterling

    Hide and Kill by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    K. Sterling invites you to return to Lake Cliff and catch up with Aiden, Lane, Lavender and Sage in this sequel to In The Kill and the Hide And Keep trilogy. Can you domesticate an international assassin? Can a criminal be reformed and play well with others? Happily Ever After doesn't always happen right away or as easily as you might imagine...
  • Killer vs. Kingpin by Cari Z., L.A. Witt

    Killer vs. Kingpin by Cari Z., L.A. Witt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    August Morrison and Ricardo Torralba would really like to live a quiet life—as quiet as life can be for a couple of eccentric hitmen, anyway. Unfortunately for them, they pushed their luck with the authors and demanded a second book. So now, whether they like it or not, they’re getting a third installment.Yes, this is a revenge book. Because we’re the authors, that’s why...
  • War of the Wicked by Davidson King

    War of the Wicked by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucifer’s Landing is full of unscrupulous people: five families desperate to own every inch. For years, under the watchful and most powerful eye, there has been peace. With the murder of the most powerful man, it’s as if the gates of Hell have opened.Dante Scavo is trying to fill his father’s shoes, find the person responsible for killing him, and stop Lucifer’s Landing from becoming a war zone...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  crime  lgbtq  organized-crime  insta-love  age-gap  dark  romance
  • Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not even the king of Los Angeles’s underground can stop me from loving Celeste.Arturo Flores could make me disappear with a snap of his fingers, and nearly did. Limping away from a beatdown when I was seventeen didn’t change the fact that his daughter was worth the pain. Running into her in my tattoo shop twelve years later, she still makes my blood run hot with a glance...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  organized-crime  crime  suspense  romance
  • His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon

    His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PLEASE READ THE BLURB AND WARNINGS IF YOU'RE SENSITIVE TO TRIGGERS!He calls me his dark angel, but I’m merely a killer. A bringer of death.Luca DavenportHe is my angel, sent to be my death bringer to save me from my tormentors and betrayers—those who sold me into slavery when I was only eight years old...
  • Hook by Gianni Holmes

    Hook by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    KITDodging bullets and jumping from two story buildings are things I’d only ever seen in movies.Never would I have expected that this would become my life.I keep deadly secrets for the man I love.I’ll follow him across countries to have his back.Why am I willing to risk everything for him?Because of the look in his eyes when I purr for him.SULLYWorking with Kit is my greatest joy...
  • Saved by My Stalker by Cassi Hart

    Saved by My Stalker by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    EthanI didn’t have to take on all the work I do. I could have sat in an executive suite instead of getting my hands dirty, but I prefer to take the direct approach in everything I do. Until I see her, that is … I didn’t think I was missing something from my life, and then I saw my little angel through her window and realized just how wrong I was...
  • The Kiss of His Blade by Romeo Alexander

    The Kiss of His Blade by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For an assassin like Tristan, life is straightforward. You get offered a contract or two, take the one you want, execute it to the best of your abilities, and move on to the next. Of course, things can get a little messy when you have a conscience and you’re picky about your targets. But hey, in a world with plenty of corrupt people, it’s not that hard to make a good living...
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