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Filthy Sinner by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen my father tries to force me to marry one of his cronies, I run away to my half-brother's home. He's the black sheep of the family, a biker, not an Irish mobster. At the Satan's Sinners' MC compound, I find more than I bargained for. Not my brother, ironically, but a man who gives a whole other meaning to 'white knight.' He's dark and mysterious, a seeker of answers and a finder of truths...Categorized as:
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It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Cherise Sinclair comes an outstanding addition to the beloved Masters of the Shadowlands series.The secret of author Murphy’s success is hands-on research. Murphy loves writing popular Regency thrillers and jumping into new adventures under the guise of research. For one novel, she’d joined a K9 search-and-rescue group—and liked it so much she stayed... -
Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRussian intrigue, startling revelations, and submissive enlightenment… Brie’s trip to Russia exceeds her wildest dreams. The bond between Master and Brie grows deeper as he opens up about his mysterious past. While the Russian Dom, Rytsar Donkova, reveals his true nature, introducing the young submissive to a different side of BDSM... -
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Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie is thrilled by the secret Master reveals. Their D/s relationship and love deepens as he teaches her his preferences and shares another aspect of his past. Tragically, a meeting with her nemesis starts a disastrous chain of events. The aftermath of which leads her Master to make a decision Brie never sees coming... -
Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges... -
Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie's AG series #6Master has revealed himself in small doses, only hinting about the tragedy in his past. Things are about to shift as Brie comes face to face with Master’s greatest adversary. Huge changes are rushing towards our young submissive. The wolf must be confronted, her documentary is about to discover its fate and Master will bare a part of himself kept hidden until now... -
Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrie's Master has special plans for his submissive at the Training Center, giving her the chance to see her former trainers and visit with her best friend, Lea. Brie’s education continues when she scenes with her new Master at The Haven, but the Wolf has returned and will not be deterred. His deception threatens to tear away everything Brie holds dear, but Master is not a man to be trifled with... -
Bondage Buddies by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo strings attached is harder than it seems for Master Mitch and sweet, submissive Domi...When Master Mitch proposes becoming friends-with-benefits, Domi can't find any downsides to such an arrangement. As a single mom with no time for a relationship, she's content with leaving everything about her desires at the club... -
Zero Hour by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe night we met, I only tagged along to support my best friend. Then I saw Lilly. There’s no harm in picking up a girl for myself, right?One time. A few hours with her underneath me. No longer than a night. That’s all I ever need with a woman. I’m the Vice President of the Lost Kings MC. There’s no shortage of women waiting to warm my bed... -
The Collaring Ceremony: His POV (Brie) by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShort Novelette from the Dom's PerspectiveNote from the author:Warning - Do NOT read unless you have read the novel Brie Learns the Art of Submission in its entirety.This chapter is taken from my novel, Brie Learns the Art of Submission. Fans have been begging for this particular scene written from Master's point of view... -
Taming the Wolf by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSamara Layton needs a pot of gold. Her community outreach organization in Washington, D.C. is in dire financial straits. As executive director, it's up to Samara to rescue the non-profit organization from bankruptcy, and time is running out. As a last-ditch resort, she seeks help from her estranged mother, world-renowned fashion designer Asha Dubois... -
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Mail-Order Brides for Christmas by Fiona Davenport, Frankie Love
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Mistletoe Brothers are ready to save Snow Valley … even if it means marrying complete strangers.The six women who arrive in this mountainside town all have very different reasons for agreeing to an arranged marriage. And none of them quite know what to make of the six ruggedly handsome brothers who greet them.But they do know this: there’s no turning back... -
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Alphas on Top by Harper Sloan, Aurora Rose Reynolds
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHOT NEW BOX SET!6 talented authors have re-releasing their books with bonus scenes in this box set that is not to be missed!Cage by Harper SloanUntil November by Aurora Rose ReynoldsBroken Hart by Ella FoxIncinerate by Tessa TeevanPush the Envelope by Rochelle PaigeBroken by K... -
THE NAUGHTY ONES: The Complete 5-Books Series by Kristina Weaver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA KINDLE UNLIMITED FREE BUNDLE Enjoy 5 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 250,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. CALLIE I’m pregnant. I don’t know the man who got me this way and I have no clue how to find him... -
Legally Bound by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLegally Bound I Bobby Mariette is a successful lawyer with the world at his fingertips, but he wants one thing and one thing only! Her, Paige Kemble, the attractive brilliant lawyer in his father’s firm. Paige is the one thing Bobby never thought he would have so when opportunity knocks Bobby Pounces... -
Because Beards by Alexis Alvarez, Kacey Shea
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe it a little scruff or a full length beard, there’s nothing more attractive than a man with a well-groomed face. Masculine. Powerful. Sexy. Devoted. Lose yourself in this tantalizing collection of original short stories by your favorite romance authors in support of a great cause... -
Lies and Liars by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone has secrets they wish didn’t exist. My worst secret is one I wished I’d never remembered, a man named Bane. Cricket The MC is up against a man no one wants to face…Bane Jessin Only I hold the key to saving them all. He’s ruthless. A cold-blooded killer. And the source of my nightmares. Now, there’s something he wants. Something my parents took from him a lifetime ago... -
No Regrets by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly I have the will and the power to protect her. She’ll escape him – or die trying. Reva Everybody has regrets. My regret will haunt me forever. Like a dark curse, it’s coming for me. He’ll be out of prison soon. The man I married long ago. This time, I won’t be standing alone. Gator vowed he’ll be by my side when his brother returns... -
Wilde Magic by Suzanne Halliday
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile gallivanting around Europe, artist and happy hippie, Charlize Baron-Wilde meets a charming and princely knight who awakens the romantic yearnings locked away inside her heart. But who is this romantic hero? Caleb Tyler Merrill is not a happy camper. Restless, and dissatisfied he happens upon an American wild child stealing peanut butter from his pantry... -
Her Country Master by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElise Beauregard is a wedding dress designer on the verge of a total career meltdown, thanks to a particularly vicious former client. Her best friend Kara encourages her to explore the BDSM lifestyle at the Dungeon Fantasy Club in Manhattan. She’s definitely intrigued by what she sees, but unsure how to begin. When she is hired to design the gown for the club owner's fiancée, Elise is elated... -
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Fearless Heart by Brighton Walsh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQuinn Cartwright sees me as nothing more than her rival...her enemy. But I’ve been obsessed with her since we were teenagers. She's gorgeous and brilliant with a tongue sharp enough to cut glass…and she has no idea I love it as much as I do.So when she needs someone to put a ring on it because of her a-hole boss, I marry her without hesitation. We draw up a contract on a napkin... -
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Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo people so bent they can no longer stand tall... With his sexy looks, his seductive dirty talk, and his resident bad boy reputation,Kyle Marx was the thrill-ride every woman wanted to experience…at least once.And once is all he’d ever offer... -
Bound to You: Volume 4 by Vanessa Booke, Rogena Mitchell-Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI, Rebecca Gellar, am doing the unthinkable. I'm marrying a man who hits every category on my Run-Like-Hell list...1. Arrogant.2. Dangerously Handsome.3. Brooding.4. Domineering.5. Possessive.6. Playboy.The funny thing is I couldn't be happier... -
A Heaven Hill Christmas by Laramie Briscoe, Kari Ayasha
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNine Heaven Hill Christmas Novella's - One Low Price! Get the eight original Heaven Hill Series couples, and the highly anticipated novella for the kick-off of the next generation... -
Owned: An Alpha Anthology by Nina Levine, Jani Kay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrepare to be Owned... Lose yourself in this collection of never before seen novellas from eleven best selling authors from around the globe. And the best part - they contain controlling alphas, feisty females and story lines that will have you holding your breath... -
Alluring Infatuation by Skye Turner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*** This book contains explicit sex and graphic language. It is not recommended for anyone under the age of 18.*** Dade Rodrigue is the levelheaded, bass guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band in the country. He’s the oldest member which often places him in the role of protector and mentor. Women love a rock star and Dade is no exception... -
The Invitation by Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsErika Wilde turns up the heat in another installment of THE MARRIAGE DIARIES, an erotic series about a married couple who take intimacy and passion to the extreme. THE INVITATION... After months of indulging in some of the hottest sex of his married life, Dean Noble intends to give Jillian a very special gift for their twentieth anniversary.. -
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...Categorized as:
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The Pact by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe should say no. Addison Davenport figures that most people likely would. But after having her life plans repeatedly derailed, she’s come to wonder if her chance at marriage and kids ended with the death of her college boyfriend... -
Sunrise Malice: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI made a list of all my darkest fantasies.It was a meaningless joke—Right up until my arranged husband found it.Now it’s his mission to check off Every. Single. Box….The first time I meet my arranged husband, it’s a total nightmare.His family is caught in a bloody civil war, and now is the worst time imaginable to get involved with a wicked man like him... -
Sexy Hart by Dani Lovell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith her closest girlfriends taking a step into their futures, and her gorgeous boy-BFF, Oliver, seemingly content to settle for the witch-from-hell, Clare feels everyone is growing up without her... -
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Unforgettable by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnforgettable is Tate & Missy's story. It can be read as a standalone! My name is Tate. And all my life I have kept secrets. The type of secrets that haunt your dreams at night. I wake up hating the world, and I go to sleep knowing that the memories of my past will visit me-reminding me that I once was weak and a coward. I'll never be that person again... -
Wednesday by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt took me a long time to forgive Hawke—a very long time.But now that I have, I feel nothing but unbridled joy. Everything is exactly as it should have been two years ago. He’s just what I need, and not just now, but forever.Until disaster strikes... -
Into the Light by Alice Raine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsInto the Light, the third novel in the highly addictive Untwisted series follows on with the complex and intensely erotic relationship between the dark and domineering Nathaniel Jackson and timid Stella Marsden. Passion runs wild as Nathan and Stella continue their illicit 'no-strings attached’ meet-ups, but as Stella begins to fall for Nathan, his jealous side rears its ugly head... -
Submission & Seduction by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSubmission - In her desperation to repair the rift between herself and her daughter, Ella moves back to Virginia, and agrees to allow the ghost of her past back into her life. As a favor to her daughter, she allows James Wyman, Jesse's twin, to stay the week in her new home. James. Dominating. Sexy. Younger. The man that has filled her most secret fantasies, her most forbidden desires... -
Betrayed by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsByron Knight’s world isn’t what most would consider perfect, but he is satisfied with the way his life is going. There are only two people in this world whom he loves — his brothers, Blake and Tyler Knight. A woman is now threatening the carefully balanced beam the brothers have been holding on to, and her name is McKenzie Beaumont... -
The Unwanted Bride by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe got a fake fiancée to avoid an arranged marriage...except she turns out to be his arranged wife after all.Ambitious, driven and independent, billionaire Huxley Lasker refuses to marry the vapid bride his family has chosen to further their legal dynasty. Instead, he asks Grace Lain, a hot one-night stand from a few weeks earlier, to be his fake fiancée... -
Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to The Club. A secretive, select group where uninhibited desires and forbidden fantasies run wild, in the first part of #1 bestselling author Lora Leigh’s novel Forbidden Pleasure, now in an exclusivel e-serial.John "Mac" McCoy gave up his membership to The Club a long time ago. Nothing gave him greater pleasure than to share his women with another male partner... -
Hoax Husband: A Hero Club Novel by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, right?Well, except for when it doesn't.And while for Linda Carter, that was a night she will never forget, For Asher Sloan, it was a night he couldn’t remember. A year later, their paths cross once more. Their chemistry is still combustible But Linda has learned her lesson when it comes to Asher all too well, and she doesn’t plan on getting burned again... -
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Hale to Pay by Francesca Penn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when your crush saves your life?In return, he asks me for a very specific favor. A favor I'll only fulfill via marriage. The island has arrangement fever and I've must have caught the bug. Like everything else, I aim to do this with a clear head. Yet Caerwyn Hale brings out everything but rationality. The passion in his eyes belies the friendly smile...Categorized as:
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Twins for Brother's Best Friend by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing that’s worse than being your ex boyfriend’s surrogate is falling in love with him and not wanting to give up his babies. Yes, I said babies. As in plural. Not one. But two. I never thought that I’d give birth to twins. Especially the twins that I can’t even keep...Categorized as:
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Mr. & Mrs. by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when you find yourself alone, pregnant, and wanting to be loved? Jordan Maxwell Melting chocolate brown eyes suck me in. A sinful smirk calms my nerves. An arranged marriage wasn't supposed to bring me love...Categorized as:
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March is for Miles by Eve London, Dylann Crush
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis runaway bride can only hide from love for so long.KinleyI’ve been unlucky in love and unlucky in life for as long as I can remember. So it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone when my own wedding blows up in my face. Now I’m a bride on the run from a life I never wanted... -
Mail Order Mountain Man by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this curvy young woman find love with an older Mail Order Mountain Man?ColeWhy did I sign up for a mail order marriage service… no idea.Has it ever been successful in the past… probably not.Will this mystery woman be the one to complete my mountain portrait?I'm not sure until I meet, Junie.She’s curvy, wild, and sweet...Categorized as:
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The Ruin by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy life is in ruins. Failed marriage, failed career--I'm a failure.My husband may have had a hand in it, but I can't help missing him.We made an agreement. I signed the contract, and so did he. Without our arrangement, everything falls apart.So we'll keep losing ourselves in each other's bodies.We'll keep pretending everything is fine.But maybe I'm getting sick of pretend...Categorized as:
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Cocky Throuple by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe'd give her anything she wanted, even another man. (A "throuple" is a new term for a couple...with three committed people...that I just had to explore.) How did I end up here, broken legged and broken hearted? I was Valedictorian. Also, the best ballerina in Atlanta. Better than Samantha Cocker. That’s for f**king sure. Now that my dreams have been squashed, I'm at the end of my rope...
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