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DEFY: The Kings Of Retribution MC by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE SMALLEST OF MIRACLES CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT Defying everything life has thrown at them Logan and Bella's love is unwavering and stronger than ever. They have everything…almost. Both long for more; Dream of creating a family of their own. Sometimes their smiles and laughter are a mask-hiding struggle, heartbreak, and pain... -
The Savage (Kingmakers) by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow Do You Tame A Savage?Sabrina Gallo is an animal.From the moment I laid eyes on her, I had to have her.But Sabrina won’t be taken by anyone. She’s wild and reckless – downright dangerous. Lucky for me, I’ve always loved a challenge… I want to hunt.Even if I capture her, caging a tiger doesn’t mean it’s tamed.The harder she fights, the more ruthless I become...Categorized as:
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Quiet Chaos by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMecca: Family. Being a member of the Evans family was a blessing and a curse. By the time I was sixteen, I had committed four murders and had been beaten to within an inch of my life. Yet, I had turned out to be the fighter, the one that had been strong enough to survive in a world of chaos... -
Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse.Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels.Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns...Categorized as:
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La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans... -
Tainted Blood by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo Trilogies.Two Authors.One Unholy War.Carrera.Santiago.The legacy ends..Categorized as:
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Brutal Defender: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI choose Killian O’Malley out of desperation.My papà gives me an ultimatum with one other option. I’ll do anything not to marry the Italian mafia boss who lives in Italy and is twice my age.So I become Killian’s debt repayment.When I’m forced to pick, I don’t know he’s a boxer, a decade older than me, or has a body better than Zeus.He’s bossy.Arrogant... -
Fighting for Forever: Tank & Kat's Story, Part 2 by Scarlett Black
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTank is shattered.He lost the woman he loves and faith in his own MC. Together, they schemed behind his back and hid the truth from him. Even when all Kat’s secrets are revealed, he wrestles with forgiveness and wonders if he will ever be able to trust her again.The Black Widow.That’s the title Kat earned as she killed to survive after fleeing Mexico... -
Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“What do you mean, ‘You gave me the wrong sperm sample’?!”But the doctor says he isn’t joking.Instead of being my sister's surrogate...I'm accidentally carrying my boss's baby.A few months ago, I agreed to be my sister's surrogate.Then she died in an unsolved accident.I swore I'd keep her child and raise it on my own.But as it turns out, there was a mix-up at the clinic...Categorized as:
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Phantom: Her Ruthless Villain by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYay! This is Phantom's standalone book.Pro-Tip: Don’t agree to a fake engagement with a ruthless mafia crimelord like me after you catch your real fiancé cheating. I just might keep you.The final and most anticipated book in the Ruthless Triad series is almost here!She agreed to be mine for as long as it takes for a business deal to go through. She thinks this is a game... -
Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process... -
Cole by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resembled the devil so closely it was sickening.But I learned from my mistakes.At least I thought I had.Until I’m tempted back into his life with a case I can’t refuse.Cole Torian needs my help.And I’m unable to deny him.This time I voluntarily put my career on the line.Along with my safety. My heart...Categorized as:
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Saving Him: A Dark Romance by Angela Snyder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was kidnapped and sold to a monster. My abductor told me he would let me go…after he got what he wanted. So I offered him my virginity in exchange for my freedom, but he broke that promise. And now he's decided to keep me. When my past suddenly collides with my present, it's an all-out war... -
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
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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Craving A Thug's Love by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings...Categorized as:
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Depraved by Trilina Pucci
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSavagery. Sin. Depravity—-these are my virtues. My religion. My name is Dante Sovrano, head of the Chicago Mob, and I run this city. Everyone bows down to me. Except her. The moment I saw Sarah, I knew she’d be trouble. She’s fiery and cutthroat, wrapped up in a lickable package. But there are dark secrets hiding behind those gorgeous blue eyes... -
Reluctant Surrender by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI took her to protect her. I'll be keeping her as my bride.As her thong is ripped off and my belt lashes her beautiful bare backside for the first time, I can tell Maggie Dudek is finally starting to realize that defying a man like me has consequences.Painful consequences.Rigging a high-stakes poker game put her in danger, but that's not why she's face down on my bed...Categorized as:
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No Way Out by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father... -
Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing married to the dark and dangerous Robert Stone doesn’t come without its problems - trust being one of them. Trusting your average husband means you believe he won’t cheat on you. Trusting a man like Robert is accepting that he will kill to protect his family. Brooke loves her husband - mind, body and soul - she will do whatever is necessary to protect that love... -
Accidental Evils by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs an enforcer for the Pagano Brothers, Tony Cioccolanti’s life is steeped in violence. For the most part, he feels no burden on his soul for the blood he spills or the pain he inflicts. He is a soldier, and blood and pain are the wages of war. Yet one terrible mistake haunts him, in his dreams and in his waking hours... -
Fateful Secrets by Kay Riley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was a mistake thinking Kyro would choose me over his family. Even love doesn’t come before his own blood.I betrayed him and then ran like hell.I buried Vanessa Ace and became someone new. For seven years. Until Kyro found me and dragged me back to the life that I never expected to survive.His father’s gang needs my help and they’re taking it, without giving me a choice... -
Fire with Fire by Michelle St. James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is a battlefield — and only the strong survive. Shunning his Ivy League education and the empire that was his birthright, Damian Cavallo found his place in New York City’s criminal underworld after the fall of the Syndicate. Reclusive and angry, he works alone — until crime lord Nico Vitale makes a compelling argument for the new organization’s far-reaching power... -
Mouser by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMouserShe only came into our lives on a whim because we outsmarted the woman who was trying to double cross us. While I hated Sakura at first her actions have proven she’s not only as loyal as they come, but has undeniable honor. Sakura used her connections and pull to save one of us, the most innocent of Reapers, Orion Monroe... -
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Wrecked by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaverick West. Reformed bad boy, my new hot AF roommateAnd…father to my VERY unexpected baby.Look, this isn’t my dream life.I never planned on being a single mom begging to live with my brother-in-law.And it’s no secret he didn’t want this arrangement either.Fresh off of a broken engagement, he isn’t exactly welcoming us with open arms... -
Always & Forever by Scarlett Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiming is everything. Can I have the kind of love that would last for always and forever? Now that I am ready, I don’t know who the right man for me is. I crave a love that soars high, beyond this earth. A love that will steal my heart and innocence. The craving to be claimed and taken as one man’s woman is my dream... -
The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe 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... -
Pretty Sinner by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe stalked me. He stole me.He made me fall in love with a devil.Kaspar Baskin oozes power and charm. He’s a handsome monster in designer clothes.Ten years ago, he murdered my best friend. Now he wants to force me to marry him.The man’s a psychopath if he thinks I’ll give him what he wants.He has dark plans and I’m one of his pawns. He wants to murder an Oligarch and prove himself to me...Categorized as:
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Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me... -
'Til Encryption Do Us Part by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUntil death do they part. They can only hope it won’t come to that… Rat’s MC took down one cartel leader. Now his five brothers are coming for them. They need alliances fast. Teaming with the Italians and the Bratva could solve the problem. But those guys? They don’t exactly get along. Sal Giuliani’s—the Italian Don—plan to end the conflict was marriage. Namely, Rat’s—to his daughter... -
Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorn of the BetrothedCavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book FiveA union forged in vengeance, bound by hate, and... beneath it all...a twisted game of power.The true legacy of the Cavalieri family, my birthright, ties me to a woman I despise:the daughter of the mafia boss who nearly ended my family.Making her both my enemy...and my future wife...Categorized as:
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King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth... -
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...Categorized as:
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Guard Me: A Mafia Romance by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was a tiny little lamb that claimed my heart with one fearful look. I was her captor, the man responsible for breaking her, for preparing her for auction. She was taken, plucked right off the street and brought to me to be sold at the next auction. Rescuing her from my men was never part of the deal, and neither was bringing her up to my room...Categorized as:
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Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou're my wife, you will sleep in my bed. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job... -
The Contract by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey will save me; they will break me.Not if I get there first.Rockwell AcademyA place where the demons circle and destiny changes lives.I was sent to join my twin. To finish my education before fate reaches out and drags me in line.Freedom is something I crave, but it will never be mine all the time I’m controlled by my father... -
Che by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was starting to seem like we would never get a break. We just needed a little peace, some time to add new members, build our club up, so we could take on whatever threats were coming our way. How could we have known that a new threat would be coming hot on the heels of someone I hadn’t seen in nearly a decade, someone who was back to call in a marker, someone who was in trouble...Categorized as:
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Destino by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMira Ellison is poised to have it all. In 1989, she is the first prominent African American fashion designer redefining change for both beauty and style among the renowned in Italy. That happens until the evening she meets a tall, mysteriously charming Sicilian businessman who orchestrates a friendship that awakens a wicked sexual heat she has long forgotten... -
Shielded Wrongs by Adelaide Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSadieOf all the Bellandi men, Lorenzo Vescovi should have been my safety. The one who would understand right from wrong.But there’s a demon inside him, a cold-blooded killing machine begging to be freed from what remains of his humanity. I tempt him. I tease him, just by being me.And when war erupts all around us, I have to hope I’m strong enough to withstand the flames of his possession...Categorized as:
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Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I let Nicole Sawicki disappear from my life without a fight. Now that she's back, I won't be making the same mistake.For her own safety.Her own protection.I will drag her into my life, my family, and my marriage bed kicking and screaming if I have to...Categorized as:
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Toxin by Savannah Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's the enemy. But she's hot AF. Natasha is off-limits. Little mafia princess type and honestly I want nothing to do with her. She's just leverage. Except that she's so beautiful I'm having trouble keeping my hands off of her. The club comes first. My d*ck second. My heart? This is a f*cking mess. Toxin is part of the new chapter of the Dead Souls MC...Categorized as:
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Keenan's Kingdom by Raven Scott, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI ruined everything and now I’ll fix it.Near death experiences change everyone’s view on life. I know it did for me. The irony is when blood’s shed, those who hold you dear come rushing in. It’s when Delilah came back, even when I thought she was done with me, even after I fucked everything up.She came to my bedside and it made me realize there’s a sliver of hope... -
Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
Tortured By The Knight by Samantha Barrett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnightPain. Darkness. That’s what my life is. Always has been.Koby is the opposite.Light and redemption.She can see through to my tortured soul, see into the depths, the parts that want to torture her, remove the light from her eyes. Break her until she’s nothing just like me.She thinks she can save me. Like there is something left to be salvaged... -
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Cherished Union by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the woman he cherishes above all else has been hurt… his inner demons come out to play. Adelina Gallo’s life changed in the blink of an eye. She always knew that she’d be used to further her family’s connections. Hayden Gallagher is portrayed as a monster. Someone that Adelina should be fearful of... -
Brutal Captor 3 by Amber Adams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRussian mafia don, Valentin Ivankov, has taken, Dr. April Cooker away from everything she's ever known and, much to her shock, he's now announced he'll be taking her as his wife!Although her first attempt fails, escape is still her only thought.But while she attempts to gain his trust she finds herself unable to resist the pulse-rasing effect he has on her... -
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Carnal Vows by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today Best Selling Author Jordan Marie is bringing you a brand new series full of morally gray men who demand complete control and will do whatever they must to ensure it. This series is full of alpha males, lots of steam, and each book is a standalone read that delivers.*Please note this book is available at a special preorder price. The price will increase upon release... -
Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine.Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson... -
Corrupted Temptation by Kiana Hettinger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what I am.A monster parading around in an Armani suit.Nico Costa—the perfect monster.The minute my eyes land on the dark-haired vixen that walks into my club, a desire so strong twists like pain in my gut.We play a game of lust that awakens my long-dead heart inside its cage.But I know better than to let a vixen rattle the well-oiled steel bars...Categorized as:
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