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Make Your Move by J. Bree
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.I’ve won over the queen of the school but now her brother hates me and he’s out for my blood. He thinks I’m a spy, he thinks I’ve aligned myself with the sociopath drug addict who walks the halls with murder on his mind. Every choice I make is being watched, there are more eyes on me than the privileged guys who want me gone...Categorized as:
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Sacrifice The Knight by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSacrifices are never ideal, but to win the game, sometimes the knight must fall. Katrina Blair is a single mom to a daredevil teen, which means she has no time for fruitless endeavours such as dating. Why? Because men are all the same: liars, thieves, and unreliable a**holes... -
Dead Man's Isle by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI'm the girl who no one wanted. Or the one who got away. Depending on who you ask.Either way, betrayal and heartache have been my friends for far too long and it's time for me to start over.I gave the Harlequin boys a chance to change. A chance to prove that history wasn't just set to repeat itself. But they failed with spectacular colours.Maybe it's time for me to stop running...Categorized as:
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Filthy Truth by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConor's my lifeline.He doesn't know it.I need him to find me.I need him to chase me.I need him to love me.If I haven't already destroyed what we might have had, he's crazy enough to take me on.My Fecker.Mine...Categorized as:
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The Wanted One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a reality dating show becomes a race for their lives . . .Charlotte Lennox has spent the last decade on the run, protecting her sister from a past she hopes remains buried. Meeting a handsome and funny stranger, only to discover he’s not who he says he is, prompts her to do what she does best—disappear...Categorized as:
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I am Dressed in Sin by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat sort of girl steals a motorcycle from outlaws?What sort of girl blooms in the face of danger, like a rose with thorns?I’m the queen to a dirty throne of men and mania, a dissenter that’s supposed to be a quiet accomplice to the Death by Daybreak Motorcycle Club...Categorized as:
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Filthy Lies by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStar's my penguin.She doesn't know it.She took off. Sure. I'm mad at her. Sure. But that's her charm.She's ornery.Difficult.Impossible to love, but I see her BS.And I call her on it.I'll chase her from the North Pole to Antarctica, this Fecker isn't about to lose his soul mate. Conor's my lifeline.He doesn't know it.I need him to find me.I need him to chase me.I need him to love me...Categorized as:
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The Crown of Fools by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fates hadn’t always been kind to Sunshine...Abandoned as a baby with nothing more than a blanket and a nameKatia ‘Sunshine’ Jones knows what it feels like to be alone.With her childhood spent navigating the foster system,She finally finds a home in the arms of a boy who becomes her entire world...Categorized as:
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Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is a risk for a woman in danger and a mercenary sworn to protect in a blistering novel of vengeance and redemption by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin. Six years ago, Maria Romano got her birthday wish—a kiss from Enzo Costa. A man she could never take her eyes off, but who seemed as haunted as her favorite book boyfriends and strictly off-limits... -
Pawns in the Bishop's Game by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow 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...Categorized as:
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Oath of Fidelity by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’ll pay the price for her betrayal… as my bride.Elise Regazza is beautiful.She’s also a liar.A schemer.A woman who betrayed The Family.And she owes her life for what she’s done.When she begs for mercy, I offer her a single choice: Marry me.Solidify my power in The Family.And she agrees.But make no mistake, little Elise will never be free.Now our vows will be her shackles...Categorized as:
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Grudge Match by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn underground fight club. A woman who shouldn’t have been there. And the man who owns it. **—** Ross Ward is bound by the chains of his past he never could seem to shake, leaving him living in darkness, detached from the world around him, and an obsessive workaholic with really only one rule: mind your own business... -
Knives by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove is a powerful force, but it doesn’t compare to guilt. And just like most people, my guilt eats me alive.I went from being an irresponsible kid who didn’t know any better to an irresponsible man who does.I make no apologies.Don’t take my carelessness for strength.My blood is as deadly as the bullet that killed my brother, and once I’m cut, there’s no stopping the river of rage... -
Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"You didn't really think you'd get a happily-ever-after, did you?"Cian is terrifying me.The Irish killer stole me on my wedding day.And now, he's revealing secrets that threaten to burn everything—and everyone—I love to ashes.I need to get back to Dmitri.He's the only one who can keep our unborn child safe.But escaping Cian is just the beginning...Because Dmitri has secrets of his own...Categorized as:
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Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...Categorized as:
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Victory at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere's one heart you can’t break at Prescott High, not unless you’re one of them.The Havoc Boys.They’re my family, my redemption, and my future.Victory at Prescott High has always meant escape.Once upon a time, that meant graduation and a one-way ticket out of town.But everything is different now.This year, my life changed in irrevocable ways...Categorized as:
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The Real Deal by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA mysterious deal maker. A ruthless businessman. And now he’s on her board of directors . . . Holly McGregor shouldn’t be attracted to someone with ulterior motives at her company. But she can’t avoid his unforgiving stare, deny their electric chemistry, or resist his touch, his mouth, the dangerous invitation she sees in his eyes...Categorized as:
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Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...Categorized as:
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Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsINDIE I have them all now. Just the way I want them.McKay, the one who loves me deepest.Adam, the one who protects me fiercely.Donovan, the one who tells the truth.They are my friends, they are my lovers, they are my world.And Maggie belongs to all of us—no matter who her father is.This is the family I’ve always wanted.This is the family I deserve.And I will do whatever it takes to keep them...Categorized as:
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Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...Categorized as:
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Two Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsListen up, and listen good— I’ll only say this shit once!Two Tricks does not work with MC gangs, and that’s final. Period. The end.No. No, you don’t get to ask why. Tricks runs the West Coast smuggling ring, so if you want anything to come and go, you play by the rules. You don’t like it? Well, then you’re gonna get a visit from me...Categorized as:
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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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Arm Candy Warrior by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI don’t belong in the Heights.Truth be told, no one does. It’s dirty, grimy. Riddled with crime, the destitute, and the desperate. Where the family unit doesn’t always mean a mom, a dad, and two-point-five kids. It’s whoever gives you the time of day.That’s how the Heights Crew came about. The only relationship that counts in the Heights is if you’re a part of the Crew... -
Barbarian by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy father, my own flesh and blood, would have killed me to get what he wanted.I've made a horrible mistake...and I can't take it back.I assumed Bartholomew was the dangerous one, when in fact, he's the only one that actually cares about me.Apologies are useless. I can't beg or plead.Nothing will change his mind. Not after what I did... -
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Kings & Chaos by Sadie Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre they my enemies?Or the only people I can trust?Moving in with the Kings of Aventine was supposed to be simple: get close enough to find out what happened to my sister and get the hell out.Yeah, that’s not what happened. Like, at all.Now I’m falling hard for Rock, a golden retriever with the body of a god, and Oscar, the pierced brooder who takes pictures of me when I’m not looking...Categorized as:
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More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up...Categorized as:
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Apex by Nova Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Dark Racing RomanceBexley – Broken. Bruised. One moment my life is crashing down around me, and the next, I find myself swept up in the heated chaos of the Shaw brothers. Talon and Sayshen are so different, and yet both of them hold pieces of my heart. With them, I feel things I haven’t felt in years. Safety, lust, compassion, and, above all else, home.Sayshen – Bexley fucking Larson...Categorized as:
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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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Mistake by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion... -
Half the Battle by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAt the edge of a cliff, in the pouring rain, the man I once loved attacks me. His fingers tear at my flesh, his breath hot in my ear as he spews venomous words of hate and promises of death.My only hope is Scythe. The psychopath locked away inside the mind of another. Letting him out will only cause chaos and violence. And yet, I utter his name and free him to save myself...Categorized as:
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Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLex Davenport was the boy my dad warned me about. Literally. The son of a Mafia boss, Lex was the bad boy I snuck around with on summer holidays. When I was ten years old, we made a marriage pact and sealed it with blood. Then we never saw each other again. Until he happened back into my life years later—all grown up...Categorized as:
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Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Saint Gabriel City, there are the Four Families, and there are those who are owned by them.The Spencers, the Hargraves, the Ferreros, and the Knights rule the City together with their exorbitant wealth and iron fists that no one dare challenge...Categorized as:
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Seize the Castle by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Saint Gabriel City, there’s a war brewing.The Four Families have ruled the City for generations, but they made a huge fucking mistake when they murdered my parents and didn’t manage to kill me too.I’ve revealed my true identity, taking the City and Holywell Academy by storm, but the heads of Spencer, Hargraves, and Ferrero continue to underestimate me...Categorized as:
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The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe hadn’t planned on being a part of the Family.Life had thrown a curve at him at a young age that made him reevaluate his path in life.And he chose out.But when tragedy strikes, awakening the need for revenge, he finds himself wanting back in. To the Family. The life. The people.Including a woman he never could have seen coming, one he never would have thought he’d want in his life...Categorized as:
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Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI knew a relationship with Cauldron wouldn't be easy.But I underestimated just how challenging it would be...Categorized as:
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Brutal by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe nature of the game has changed.But my feelings for my guys haven’t.As the search for Kieran intensifies, the battle between us reaches its pitch. And in every fight, Brutal shows up to win.My silent, savage love has his own reasons for starting this war, and nothing will get in his way.Something we have in common.I will defeat the undefeatable Brutal...Categorized as:
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Broken Anchor by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series... -
Claimed by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey took… Now it’s time to destroy them from the inside out. But first I need to get him back…my son… Colt. To do that I send the two people I hold close back into The Order. Colt’s vengeful twin, Carven. And the woman I’ve fallen for…Vivienne. As I watch them disappear inside that Hell, I call for war, forcing every powerful man and woman in the city to choose a side. Mine… Or Halestrom Hale’s...Categorized as:
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Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI didn't think I could live with them.Turns out, I can't live without them.Rock - the one who takes care of me.Oscar - the one who makes me feel seen.And Neo - the one who lights my soul on fire.They made me see who I really am.Now I may have lost them forever.*This is the conclusion of the Aventine University series featuring Neo, Oscar, Rock, and Willa... -
Corruptor's Claim by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m in love with my brother’s wife.When River came back, I thought I’d gotten a second chance to make her mine. I had Mama’s ring ready and everything. Until the moment I found out she was already married–to Cross.On paper, it’s a good thing, especially since the head of the Russian Bratva has her in his sights...Categorized as:
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Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life... -
Bexley's Biker by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBexley:Your secrets are safe with me.It’s been my number one rule since I opened my law firm in Reno, NV.No one knows the reason is because I have my own dark secrets to hide, and a past I wish I could forget.Strategically, I only accept clients who have more to lose than I do.Like the dangerous and deadly, Royal Bastards MC.Not the best company to keep, but the most lucrative...Categorized as:
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Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsn Saint Gabriel City, the rule of the Four Families ends now.They’re bottom-feeding criminals pretending to be the model of the American dream.They suck the City dry to serve themselves and the elite class that licks their boots day in and day out.They murdered my parents out of sheer, unbridled greed.And now, they’ve dared to take Zach from me...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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Wanted Girl by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThings are looking up for Harlow in the Summers household. She’s working toward establishing a solid relationship with her father and his children are coming around to the fact that she will be a permanent fixture in their lives. In fact, you could say things are starting to look very good for Harlow.Unfortunately, someone wants her as desperately as the Summers men.Wants her dead that is... -
F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Amelie navigates the secret world of The Order, she must contend with school, new responsibilities, even more mysteries, and balancing her four relationships.How much can a girl handle before she bends?Quite a lot it would seem.But when old threats resurface out of the woodwork, Amelie may have no choice but to bend…otherwise this time, she may just break.***This book carries an 18+ warning...Categorized as:
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Spark by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“From a little spark may burst a flame.” ~ Dante Alighieri A simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire. I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. Until now that hasn’t included a woman at my side... -
Better Man by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll this time, I thought Cauldron was the answer to all my problems.But nope.Now he's a much bigger problem...Categorized as:
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Merciless Devil by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSavannahHave you ever loved someone so much it physically hurts?That’s how much I love my best friend, Matteo Valentino.It’s also the reason I’ve done everything I can to make sure he’s firmly rooted in the friendzone.I’d rather keep him at a distance than ruin what we have by giving into the attractionconstantly sparking between us...Categorized as:
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Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought I’d hit rock bottom when I turned sixteen. The day I broke my first love's heart, ending things before I could ruin his career as a rock star. But damn, was I wrong. Things got progressively worse from that moment on, until now...Categorized as:
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