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The Enigma by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fatal blend of revenge and desire.After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom’s death was called an accident. She’s not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light... -
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... -
Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime stands still. Lies were told. Secrets are revealed. Who will we be when the walls tumble like mortar? **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger... -
Beauty Found by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEVEN IN HELL, THERE IS BEAUTY TO BE FOUND. There is life before the Hangmen. There is life before your soulmate is found. There is life even when all seems lost. Shane ‘Tank’ Rutherford is just seventeen when, escaping his father’s lethal fists, he ends up on the streets. Fighting for survival, he finds himself suddenly saved. Saved by a group that takes him under their wing... -
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Twice a Wish by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“There was a monster once. A monster who bought me, controlled me, and took away my freedom.There was a man once. A man who dealt in myth and secrets, hiding behind his mask, making me hunger and wish to know the truth.”Eleanor Grace belongs to the man and the monster, hating them both but unable to deny that something links them... -
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... -
Red’s Calm by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’d burn down the world to keep her safe.RedShe came into my life when I least expected it. Her delicate touch calmed me and I didn’t even know I wanted her until I saw her eyes. They were fractured and vulnerable, and I knew I had to have her.The moment she looked at me and I saw her demons up close and personal, all thoughts of staying calm went out the window... -
Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan... -
Merciless Union by Faith Summers
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth... -
Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEnigma: The Complete Collection is the entire story of the tumultuous relationship of Isaac and Isabelle. A sitting on the edge of your seat read that will have you enthralled until the very last word. Over 390,000 words on an enigmatic alpha male and the FBI agent assigned to his case. This is a story about two people who were never destined to fall in love... -
Travis by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBailey Being the single mom of a beautiful five-year-old was hard. I’d struggled since the day I gave birth to my daughter when I was eighteen. So when we got the opportunity of a lifetime—to start over somewhere new—it was a no-brainer. We had to go. What I never expected was to find him. With one look, our whole world changed. Travis became everything to us... -
Blood And Roses by Lylah James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaria I was trapped. There was nothing left of me. Then he came and wanted to make me his. He saved me. He gave me a home, a family. He made sweet love to me. I was his Angel. He was my everything. I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life. I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses… Lyov Angel... -
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... -
Lilith by Alexandria House
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLILITHHe’s excruciatingly handsome, and well, fine as hell.He’s also my captor.He won’t take his eyes off me.He won’t let me go.All I can do is hope he’ll let me live.RAYShe’s beautiful, but she doesn’t understand me.She doesn’t seem to grasp that things have to be this way.She has to be mine.And if she isn’t mine?Well, she will die.Lilith is a dark erotic romance with elements of suspense... -
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Sin: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSin's a born sinner. His name was earned. His reputation is feared. Before he was Sin, he was Padraig, and Padraig?Makes Sin look innocent, and that makes me want him, and all his darkness, more than ever. But then, I'm a spoiled brat—until I can't be that anymore. Until my kingdom crashes down around me, and I become a nobody. A nothing. But to Sin? I could never be nothing... -
Caged Thorn by Naomi West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTen years ago, I ran from my home.Today, I’m running back.The difference this time is that my son is coming with me.We’re going back to the place I swore I’d never return to.Back to the lies and the heartbreaks and the site of the day that changed my life forever.There is one other difference, actually:This time, someone is following me.Konstantin Aminoff isn’t the kind of man who “lets go... -
It Kills Me by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy father has chosen me to succeed him in the family business.But if I want the job, it comes with stipulations. And one of those stipulations is to never mix business with pleasure. AKA, don't sleep with anyone on the job. My father leads by example, and not once have I ever seen him get involved with anyone, not even his beautiful assistant. That was an easy rule to follow...until Axel... -
Ferrara by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere were three things that I wanted in life.To dance like nobody was watching.Travel the world.And fall hopelessly in love.I did all three.We met at my older brother’s house and instantly I knew that he was trouble.He kissed me, right there in the bathroom without a care in the world.And from that moment on, I was his.We were young, brave and naïve when we met... -
Carver: Past Lies by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI saw her. She’s mine. NOTHING Will stop me. **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger... -
Domination by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI want to just clarify a couple of things.Submission is not abdication. Submission is not resignation. It’s not weak or fragile. It doesn’t mean I break at the first sign of trouble.Well, I broke for a few weeks. When I realized I was falling in love with Jonathan and that I’d never be the same if I allowed it to continue, I broke into a million sharp little pieces... -
Cognac Vixen by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne evil stepfather.Two ex-fiancés fighting to claim me.Three beautiful “Happily ever after.”I ran from my old life because the monsters in my past thought they could own me.For one brief moment, Ivan Pushkin gave me a taste of a happy ending to my story.But now, those same monsters are back to finish the job.Francia wants me dead.My stepfather wants me married... -
Ripple Effect: Episode Three by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of Ricochet and Backfire comes a dark erotic suspense serial ... Episode Three: In the underbelly, trust is everything, and Dylan will soon discover that Ripley trusts no one. With the return of an old threat, loyalty is on the line, and betrayal could mean the end of everything for both of them. Series Synopsis: Ripley They call me RIP. I’m a killer. A murderer... -
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... -
Ripple Effect: Episode Four by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of Ricochet and Backfire comes a dark erotic suspense serial ... Episode Four: With every cause, there’s an effect, and Ripley will do everything in his power to keep Dylan safe. To hell with the consequences. Series Synopsis: Ripley They call me RIP. I’m a killer. A murderer. A psychopath. In the eyes of the righteous, I’m a monster, born of sin and depravity... -
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Chosen by the Badman by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKonstantin Skumin has never wanted to sign on the dotted line for a woman of his choosing. While it is the Bratva way, it’s a tradition he refuses to practice. A badman with desires both dark and relentless, he is the opposite of gentle. Even so, it cannot be denied that he harbors dreams of romantic notions he will not willingly compromise. Kiska Barysheva has resigned herself to her fate... -
The Devil's Crown-Part Two : All The Pretty Things Trilogy Spin-Off by Monica James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll The Pretty Things Trilogy Spin-Off With the enemy dead, my throne awaits my return. But the reason I’m still standing is being held captive by another foe... -
Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Justine walked into my life, I swore an allegiance, an oath to protect her with everything I have. I slayed the devil and stole his crown. I now sit in his throne with my queen at my side. But what happens when everything I’ve ever wanted is pulled out from beneath me? I’ve risen from the ashes more than once, but this resurrection is by far the most dangerous... -
Entangled by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKenyonA baby was left on my doorstep, with a note saying it’s mine.It’s something out of a movie, but it’s not fictional. It’s my life. I hired someone to confirm this wasn’t just a big hoax, and the baby’s mine.In my family, we take care of our own, regardless of the circumstances... -
West by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thought it would be a fun vacation. Head down the coast. Get some sun. Chase some skirts. Get to know the guys from the new chapter. Nothing more serious than that. Until he met her. Then, well, things got a hell of a lot more serious... -
The Absolution of Aidan by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAidan Hughes I was cruel to Deidre La Russo. Said things I should never say to a woman. Seen things happen to her. Things darker than the bottle of liquor I consume. I felt helpless. Defeated. The memories are more tortuous than the act of her torture. Then she walks back into my life, only she’s not alone. Deidre La Russo I have my reasons for leaving. I lived through hell... -
Disbelief by T.L Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if I was to tell you, you’re all evil? In some shape or form, you are. What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil? Would you believe me? I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil. I was proved wrong, and it stumped me. I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness. And couldn’t get enough... -
Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA The Disciples & Five Points' Mob Collection CrossoverShe was an assignment. A selfish brat who'd run away from home and who’d found refuge in an MC. A spoiled pain in my ass that I had to bring back to Daddy. Only, Isabelle is nothing like the picture my initial research painted. Yes, she's a brat. Yes, she's insecure. And yes, she's a Disciple…sort of. But she's so much more than that... -
The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage.Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her.I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals.She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end... -
On Deck by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a family emergency reminds us all how short life can be, Alexis’s father moves up the wedding date. She’s forced to wrestle with her father’s emotional manipulation as we fall harder and harder for one another and her wedding day moves closer. We’re keeping a huge secret from her father and her rabid fan base, and we both feel the walls closing in on us... -
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Cruise by Drew Elyse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce a Disciple, forever a Disciple. After giving up eighteen months of his life for his club, the Disciples' president is finally tasting freedom again. Stone knows there's only one thing that might ever be as sweet, but she's too young, too perfect, too untouchable for a man like him. A Disciple will fight like a savage to protect what matters... -
Buy My Soul by Jade West
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPart two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do... -
Trapping Sophia by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm a psycho. A stalker. A sick and obsessed monster...I'm what happens when you keep a man away from the woman he wants.They said I couldn't have her...That grabbing and keeping the Police Chief's daughter would bring too much down on our heads.I listened. I obeyed. And I've been slowly going mad with the need to make her mine ever since... -
What We Do in the Night by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust five months ago, Valentine O'Dell started working at a very special kind of club - one where you can dance the night away, or live out your greatest fantasy. She's learned to lose herself to her nights, forgetting all her day time woes as she charms every man she meets. It's easy enough to do when she doesn't let her feelings get involved... -
Remedy by M.K. Gilher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Jacade Jordan is no good for me. He’s a master at deception, a criminal, trouble. He’s been putting on the ultimate show of betrayal for years. He also saved my life and makes me feel more alive than I ever could have imagined... -
Flamed with Courage : Notorious Devils by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhitley’s main goal in survival is to stay unnoticed. A shadow against a wall, and nothing else. Taken by a Notorious Devil in the midst of chaos, she’s no longer unseen. Free, Vice President of the Devils has lived a lifetime of guilt. It consumes him, threatens to control him with every breath he takes. He was resigned to a lifetime of paying his penance for the past... -
Wanted by the Warrant Officer by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last thing Deacon Walker expected when he drove one of his friends to the hospital for the birth of their child was to meet the woman who was meant to be his. But the Navy SEAL knew that he’d do whatever it took to claim Piper Amherst as soon as he saw her.The attraction between Deacon and Piper burned hot and fast, but someone else wanted the pretty nurse for themselves... -
Dark Kingdom by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s my husband. I’m his prisoner. Adrian Cross is the most ruthless kingpin in London’s criminal underworld. Dangerous. Powerful. Undeniable. Venom wrapped in Savile Row linen. He’s also my ex-husband. Or rather, my not-quite-technically “ex” husband. Now someone wants me dead, and the man I ran from might be my only chance of survival. But his help won’t come for free... -
A Lovely Confession by Coralee June
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, I wondered if he was real. Our time together was short, but it left a lasting impression on me. I’m older now. Wiser, too. Five years have passed, and I still can’t get him off my mind. Hunter was cruel, angry, and protective. I learned his secrets and he fled. The day he left, I vowed to find him... -
Saved: a dark romance by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHim: I saved her from a fate many would believe was worse than death. But, I’m no hero. Far from it. I’m saving her for myself, which might be an even worse fate. Her: He's dark. He’s dangerous. He’s the most attractive man I have ever laid eyes on. Everything about him says villain but I can't help but think that maybe there's a hero deep inside... -
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She's MINE: a Captive Romance by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive... -
Nikolai: Taking Back What's Mine by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHave you ever wanted something so bad, you’re willing to kill for it? That’s what I felt the instant my eyes locked on Justine. I could practically taste her innocence on my tongue when she stood across from me, riling me up like the life in her eyes hadn’t been snuffed years ago... -
Corrupt by Elena M. Reyes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorruption is the key to success and I’m the collector of all debts.The first time I laid eyes on my little flower, she was dressed up—a beautiful temptation wrapped in perfection that I wanted to own. Possess. To take away from the pseudo perfect life that reeks with the narcissistic chains—the demands—holding her down.She’s a pawn.The daughter of my enemy.Solimar Quintero is the future Mrs... -
Mistakes Made by Marie James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not.I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works.I’ll never argue that fact with anyone.Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather.Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach... -
Summer Kisses by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDonnie Evers, Kissing Junction’s very own fire chief finally gets his story told. It’s hotter than all the rest, so far. As a single father of a precocious seven-year-old, he needed some help. Who knew placing an ad in the newspaper would change his life? Verity King was trying to find a career, instead, she found herself and the love of her life... -
The Expert by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI control everything about her life... she just doesn't know it.Despite her dangerous profession she has an air of naïve innocence.It makes her weak, vulnerable... easy prey for a man like me.Until now, I've been content to stay in the shadows, but someone has made a deadly mistake, they have threatened what's mine.My little one is about to understand that Daddy is done watching...
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