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The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and The Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones... -
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... -
Buttons & Beauty 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... -
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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Awakened by Sin by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCarmen Pyre had it all until her husband was murdered by a madman who threatened everyone she loved. Now that her husband has been avenged, it's time to move on... she just doesn't know how. Two men who fill her husband’s former roles offer to help her move forward with her life... -
Anarchy at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThere’s one mistake you don’t make at Prescott High, not unless you want me to ruin you.Do not touch my beautifully broken Havoc Boys.Harbin, Fadler, Channing-Blackbird, Montauk, and Park.Death stalks the halls of Prescott High.Once upon a time, my best friend betrayed me. For over a year, I let that two-faced bitch go.But not anymore.This time, she’s stirred up the devil in me... -
Wicked Things by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"This is the reason I called her my angry girl in the first place. I was teasing her back then, but the truth of the matter is that she impressed me. She blew me away with her strength of character and her fire. She’s not just angry. She’s fierce. She’s determined. She’s strong. She’s brave as f#*$... -
The Don : The Oath Duet by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood stains my hands, my soul, my heart, yet I’ll shed more to keep her safe. A chance meeting brings Jen MacNeill into my life—the woman born to reign at my side.She just doesn’t know it yet. How could my Lady be anything other than a silken promise taunting me with every breath she takes?A new Don reigns over Manhattan.But though I won the war, peace isn’t easily brokered... -
Iris. by London Miller
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne chance was all she needed … Iris Adler made a promise to herself and her father that she would ensure the man responsible for ruining their lives paid for what he had done, but she hadn’t anticipated Syn, or how quickly she would fall for the beautiful but damaged mercenary... -
Rhapsody of Pain by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI know Demyen Zakrevsky is wrong for me.But I can't help hoping... What if he's not?After all, he's saved me time and time again.He's made me a mother twice over.He's healed my broken heart.But he's also the one who sold me in the first place.The one who got my baby stolen away from me.The one who broke my heart over and over and over.I can't decide if he's a saint or a sinner... -
Corrupt Union by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI found everything I didn’t know I needed. Accepted forgiveness I didn’t deserve.She fought for us. Killed for us. She was one of us. And there was no way I was letting her go… again. But I’m not the only one with wicked intentions for my siren. With her missing, we turn our blame to an obvious enemy. But our path of destruction could be leading us right into another trap... -
Breakers: A Reverse Harem, Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom the gutter to the stars...Dance brought us back together.Our pain and hurt bled out with every movement, with every step across the dancefloor.The Breakers never expected to love me again and I never believed we could get past our pain.Yet here we are.My Breakers are mine once more.But nothing is ever that simple when it comes to us.True happiness only comes when you’re free.Free to love... -
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... -
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Filthy King by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm nothing like my father.My brothers don't realize I'm a thousand times worse.Grief fuels my every action.Vengeance burns through my veins, dictating every decision I make.I'll shatter allegiances to please him.I'm nothing like my father.You don't realize that I'm a thousand times worse... -
Wicked Knight #1 (Knight's Ridge Empire) by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.The truth is meant to set you free… but not my truth.Mine has sent me deeper and darker, feeding my need for revenge. I want blood for those who wronged me and my family. And my so-called truth is ripping me apart, in a way lies never could... -
Roderick by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoderick He joined the MC for many reasons. To be able to financially take care of his mother and sisters, to have fun, to let loose, to meet women. But only casually. Only for a night or two. He wasn’t ready to settle down. Until one day, when the president gives him a job. Just drop the guns, get the money, come home. Don’t f— it up. Except everything goes to hell... -
The Chameleon by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo hundred fifty dollars. It’s exactly what Camille Gwin was worth twelve years ago when she was traded to the leader of the Underground to pay off a debt. Barely an adult, she was initiated into the harsh reality of a new world. The Underground. Camille knows how it works. Play the game or get played. Her rise in the Underground came at a cost... -
Bound by Family by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCooper Cruz knows what it means to be surrounded and bound by family. Loyalty, brotherhood, and protection are all learned, earned, and respected by him and the Ravage Motorcycle Club family he grew up in. At the same, he’s a man, having fun and living the life he has always envisioned, until a trip to Florida changes everything... -
Devil's Vengeance by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI know she’s forbidden. I’ve been warned. But I’m in too deep. Hailee Archer was mine the minute I met her and there’s no way in hell I’m giving her up. Our club is at war, though, and her brother is our greatest ally. He’s made it clear he doesn’t want me anywhere near her. He’s threatened to walk away from our club if he doesn’t get what he wants... -
Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her... -
Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt's the first look on my wedding day.I turn... but my husband isn't there.Instead, I see the stranger who ruined my life.Here's the story:Six years ago, I was on the worst first date in history.A blind date with some jerk who wouldn't take no for an answer.The handsome stranger swooped in.Saved me.And sat down to finish the date.I thought it was crazy.But we had insane chemistry... -
Merciless Saints by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt St. Monarch’s Academy, you’re either a predator, a pawn, or prey. It’s the only neutral territory where heirs of the wealthiest rival crime families learn underworld skills.Alliances are made. Loyalty is owned. Love is taken.As the best protector in training, I will be paired with the top assassin. Because I’m unbeatable, everyone fears me.Even her, Winter, Mafia Princess of the Hemsley family... -
Shattered by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Don’t fall in love with me. I ruin beautiful things.” Love made him this way, but life makes him stay. Life doesn’t give a redo. There’s no rewind or pause button to take you back or stop time. Once something happens, it happened. The most tragic of those times in his life, the ones he wouldn’t get back and the moments he could never fix, reminded Demyan Avdonin of a bullet meeting glass... -
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Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition... -
Disgrace by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSiena Calabrese is no longer the prized daughter of la famiglia. Her transgressions against her brothers and family have stained more than just her reputation. Her best chance at keeping breath in her lungs would be to sit down and shut up like she was taught to do. She definitely shouldn't be feeding information to her family's enemies... -
War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands.I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.This is war... -
Envy by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Eagle Elite series… Every family has rules, the mafia just has more....Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to. Do not make eye contact unless you want to die. And above all else, do not fall in love. Renee Cassani's future is set.Her betrothal is set... -
Nolan by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my nemesis.My prisoner.I‘ll make her beg for mercy.I’ll make her scream my name.I’ll make her mine.Sheena Hurston’s been a thorn in my side for years.But when she tries to bring my family to ruin, I’m done playing games.She will pay for what she’s done.No one comes before my family.Sheena belongs to me... -
Family Ties by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrancesca Morelli.Sweet as sin, like the cupcakes she slings at the Morelli bakery. Her sweetness and killer looks are what reeled me in, but her unexpected vulnerability really sealed my fate. I don't care if there’s a war brewing between our families. I don’t care if I have to go through her evil dictator of a brother... -
Sweetest Sorrow by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDante Galante has evaded death a few times in his life, but held captive in a sweltering basement, he's certain that death has finally caught up to him. Bloody and barely breathing, he tries to stay strong, but there's only so much a man can endure before darkness takes over. As a critical care nurse, Gabriella Russo witnesses suffering often... -
Where the Snow Falls by London Miller, Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood always leaves the brightest stains where the snow falls. Fresh out of lockup, Kazimir Markovic is focused on two things only—having Violet Gallucci back at his side, and putting his father in the ground. With his plans already in motion the very second he’s free, Kaz goes after what’s most important. Violet first. Vasily second. The Russians are out for blood... -
Easy to Fall by W. Winters
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series.With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail... -
Venom & Glory by S. Williams
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world already knows who I am.Destroyer.Killer.I am ruler.I reign.My kingdom, my family--I am in control.I was never supposed to fall for her.Power. Beauty.Strength.She makes me vulnerable.She could get me killed.And I'll be damned if my heart is my weakness. When it comes down to the kingdom and what I desire . . . the kingdom will always win... -
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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... -
The Insiders by Tijan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Insiders is the first in a brand new, page-turning romance trilogy from New York Times bestseller, Tijan!Bailey is as normal as could be, with a genius IQ and a photographic memory. But still, normal for her. Then, things happen—a guy breaks into her house in the middle of the night to take her hostage... -
Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough part of the Chicago Syndicate world, Black Hat Hacker is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series. You don’t know me. But that’s only because I don’t want you to. I have the most lucrative job in the country as a hacker in the notorious underworld... -
Dark by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” ~ Madeline L’EngleDarkness has fallen upon the Sparrow world. What seemed secure was breached, and what was assumed unattainable is possible. In this dangerous underground world, we Sparrows took our power by force... -
Owned by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's one defiant, forbidden, pain in my as*.One I can't touch.One I can’t train.But Vivienne is mine. Body. Soul…And most importantly, her bloodline.None of them understand how important she is.But I know.My sons and I will protect that information - her - to the death to keep it for ourselves.So, she’ll remain here, under my roof…obeying my rules.Resisting me at every goddamn opportunity... -
Bene by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA vendetta can change everything … Bene Guzzi is walking a fine line. In his family, the mafia, and even with his own twin. Being a Guzzi principe means he doesn't have time to be a screw up, so he needs to fix it and fast. Vanna Falco is nothing that she seems. Her angel's face hides a past filled with pain and her secrets might be enough to finally take the Guzzi family down for good... -
Sweet Pea by Jack Davenport
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations… Charles “Sweet Pea” Kimble is a newly appointed Road Captain for the Burning Saints MC. His promotion is overshadowed by issues with a rival club and his attraction to the alluring assistant district attorney is an inconvenience, to say the least... -
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... -
When He's Dirty by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a member of Walker Security, Adrian Ramos has found redemption for a walk on the dark side. For six years the former FBI agent was undercover in the notorious Texas Kings biker club. For six years he changed, he became one of them and when the bust happened, he didn't know who he was anymore... -
Dusk by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, dance with me. Dance with me into the colors of dusk.” ~ Ben Harper.I’ve served my country, a man, and a cause. I’ve given my whole being while at the same time finding its true meaning. There was no way for me to know the day I met the men who were to become my best friends that they would introduce me to the love of my life... -
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Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere's something lurking in all of us. Something we hide and shelter from those we love in order to protect them. A darkness we try to suppress because we're ashamed of who that makes us. Because that's the thing about Shame. It wounds us. It damages us. Or, for the few poor souls out there like me...it defines us. It's there—in the shadows, beneath the surface...just waiting... -
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... -
Retaliate by M.N. Forgy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing the Vice President of the Sin City Outlaws Motorcycle Club comes with its perks. Respect, power, and easy women whenever I want. I have control in everything I do. Because of that, I wasn’t expecting my president to put me on babysitting duty, and on a female cop of all fucking people. I kill law enforcement, not protect them... -
The Redemption of Roan by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRoan Diamond’s loyalty to the family may be obligated by blood, but nobody ever said he had to love them all, right? As the next in line to head the Diamond dynasty, he has loose ends to take care of, and one of those is his brother Royal. Yet his plans for revenge fall apart the minute he lays eyes on Alina—Royal’s ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the daughter of the rival Solokov family... -
The Cleaner by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the name of her podcast suggests, Poppy is on the case. Of a serial killer operating just under the radar in Navesink Bank. And nothing will get in her way. Except, maybe, a good-looking guy with tortured eyes, anxiety, and a cleaning compulsion... -
Keep Me by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was my enemy… I was her new captor…. She was the enemy…a tiny little temptress of a woman that made my blood sing for vengeance. I should be punishing her…breaking her from the inside out after finding her in my father’s clutches. But when I discover the truth that she is just as much as a victim of my father's wrongdoings as I am I can’t follow through...
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