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  • The Mafia and His Obsession: Part 2 by Lylah James

    The Mafia and His Obsession: Part 2 by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I lived in the darkness for so long. No life. No choice. The devil owned me, body and soul—but not my heart. It was the only part of me which could never be claimed… …or so I thought. Viktor weaved his way into my heart and imprinted on my soul. He made it clear he was there to stay. Even when the darkness blinded us, he never left my side...
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    alpha-mc  angst  dark  family  multi-pov  revenge  suspense  abuse
  • Hyde's Absolution by Nina Levine

    Hyde's Absolution by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Possessive biker alert Monroe Lee is a handful. She fights me, challenges me and tries to resist me. Where I’m jagged, she’s smooth. Where I’m dark, she’s pure. Where I’m broken, she’s whole. I am not a good man. I’ve hurt everyone I’ve ever loved. I should walk away before I ruin her too. But fuck, we are fire together. And I’ve been out in the cold too long...
  • Wicked Things by Callie Hart

    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#*$...
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    alpha-mc  dark  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary
  • The Mafia And His Obsession: Part 1 by Lylah James

    The Mafia And His Obsession: Part 1 by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My life only has one purpose, and it's to protect them—my family. Whether I fight, maim, or kill the enemy, it makes no difference to me. If have to take a bullet for my family, I would embrace death with a goddamn smile on my face. When their safety is compromised, I put my life on the line and made a deal with the devil. I never questioned it, not even once... ...Until her...
  • Firefly by Molly McAdams

    Firefly by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The next captivating installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. As the Princess of the Irish-American Mob, there’s no shortage of men ready to help guard and protect me. To slowly suffocate me to the point of seeking freedom—a place where I can breathe. Kieran Hayes has been saving me for as long as I can remember...
  • The Honest Affair by Nicole French

    The Honest Affair by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The climactic end to the Rose Gold series...
  • Enzo DeLuca by M'Renee Allen

    Enzo DeLuca by M'Renee Allen

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Don Enzo DeLuca is on a rampage.He’s determined to find out which family member betrayed them. That mission sends Enzo down a dark path of bloodshed and tears. However, there’s a light waiting for him at the end of the tunnel, and her name is Eve. Kidnapping her is the best decision he’s ever made. Having her close calms his inner demons and makes him yearn for a future he never thought possible...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  alpha-mc  suspense  revenge  dark  family  angst  multi-pov
  • The Skull Crusher by Penelope Sky

    The Skull Crusher by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Balto stole me from Lucian without raising a finger. I thought I would finally be free, finally get my life back. But Balto has other plans for me. Now I'm his prisoner. He'll keep me and enjoy me as long as he wants. Until Lucian gives him back the Skull Diamond. I never want to return to Lucian again, not after being with a man like Balto...
  • Devil's Vengeance by Nina Levine

    Devil's Vengeance by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book
  • When He's Wild by Lisa Renee Jones

    When He's Wild by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The third and final book in a Walker Security trilogy featuring Adrian Ramos...He was dirty, then he was bad, now he's just plain wild. Like all the men of Walker Security, when he fell for his woman, he fell hard. Some might call his love for Priscilla a weakness, but you might as well call her a weapon.You hurt her, vengeance is coming and his name is Adrian...
  • The Mafia And His Angel Series  (Tainted Hearts) by Lylah James

    The Mafia And His Angel Series (Tainted Hearts) by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Tainted Hearts box set brings you the dark tale of a ruthless mafia boss finding his angel…and then waging a war to keep her. He was a man who wasn’t put on this earth to be loved, but to kill. And she was a woman who was nothing more than an object to be used. They weren’t meant to find each other in this dark, cruel world...
  • Unraveled by Bethany-Kris

    Unraveled by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cara Rossi’s life has been a mess ever since her identical twin was killed. She blames the mafia, its ways, and the people within the caustic culture for a painful reality that turned her world on its side. In an attempt to momentarily pause her misery, a night out puts her on a path with a man she shouldn’t get involved with simply because of his last name—Gian Guzzi...
  • Entangled by Bethany-Kris

    Entangled by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gian Guzzi has everything a mafia boss could want, but it comes with strings. He shouldn’t be wasting time on a redhead he can’t have, when men like him are not allowed to be affected by silly things like love. A boss’s job is never done, and Gian has far better things to worry about—what with someone wanting him dead, and someone else wanting him in prison for good...
  • Burn by Jolie Vines

    Burn by Jolie Vines

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'd wreck his life. For mine, he'd burn down the world.Jamieson was my penpal.My first crush. My surf-crazy, impulsive, pyro boy, and the secret I kept from the world.Until he broke us up before we ever met.When I discover he's been imprisoned by an evil man, saving him becomes my only goal.Except his enemy wants me too. He was fire and water. With him, I'd either drown or burn...
  • Stanton Unconditional by T.L. Swan

    Stanton Unconditional by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The follow up to the gripping first novel by T.L. Swan, Stanton Adore.Unconditional love, does it really exist or is it an urban myth? What does it really mean?Do you love someone because of their flaws?Or in spite of them.And at what point are the conditions more to bear.Than the love is worth.This is what I’m trying to decipherThis is my story.I’ll let you be the judge...
  • Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi

    Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Although 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...
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    alpha-mc  dark  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary
  • Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was born into luxury and used to getting what I wanted. What I desired most, with my life in disarray, was the man who sat across from me. He was tall, dark and handsome, but, most notably, forbidden. It made every accidental touch more sinful and every session more addictive. There was so much tragedy and he was supposed to fix me...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  forbidden-love  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Bene by Bethany-Kris

    Bene by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  multi-pov  revenge  steamy  suspense  adult  anti-hero
  • Sweet Pea by Jack Davenport

    Sweet Pea by Jack Davenport

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    18+ 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...
  • A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre

    A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant tech billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down. I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us.Lee uses me wildly.As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more...
  • Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A life for a life. That was the code they lived by. After their Don was gunned down, things changed. This was no longer a life for a life situation. A coward had tried to make a name for himself by taking on their family. It was time for the DeLucas to show their enemies just how brutally savage their bloodline could be...
    Categorized as:
    dark  alpha-mc  revenge  family  angst  suspense  romance  contemporary
  • Colson by Jessica Gadziala

    Colson by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The club has known peace for so long.Too long, it seemed. And now the president is missing,the supply chain is drying up,and there are threats from within and out.Colson should have had nothing else on his mind.But then there she was.The new neighbor.A woman with her hands full of her own problems should have sent him running, but he just couldn't seem to stay away...
  • Angels and Ashes by Avelyn Paige, Rebecca Pau

    Angels and Ashes by Avelyn Paige, Rebecca Pau

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Abandoned & Broken Left alone to raise a family, widower Darcy Kyle’s life has spiraled out of control. When secrets about her husband’s past emerge, Darcy is forced to confront the fact her husband’s fatal accident may, in fact, have been deliberate. Forced to sell her soul to the Devil himself, Darcy must uncover the truth of her husband’s accident…before it’s too late...
  • Rough & Rich by Hayley Faiman

    Rough & Rich by Hayley Faiman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Imogen Caroline Stewart-Huntington hasn’t always been a rich bitch, her sunshine blotted out by her husband’s need to soar. Sloane McKinley Huntington III hasn’t always been a Devil, but the brotherhood was his ride to the next best high—a vice he couldn’t shake, until he didn’t have a choice. Now, three years sober, he sees with clear eyes...
  • Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade

    Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There'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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Shattered Legacy : A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Shattered Legacy : A Dark Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mia Thompson wants only one thing: to survive Gravestone University, graduate, and get far far away from her hometown and its archaic traditions.But she’s about to become a pawn in a game she doesn’t understand.Bexley Danforth wants only one thing: to keep his head down, survive four years at college, and get far far away from his past and the mistakes that haunt him...
  • Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley

    Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Raised by a widower and a pack of uncles, Michelle Calloway has known only one way of life, that of the Lean Dogs MC, London chapter. When circumstances force her to flee to America, she fears her days of working alongside the club are over. But Derek Snow isn't the sort of man to let talent go to waste...
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  billionaire
  • Reclaim Me by Alex Grayson, Karen McAndrews

    Reclaim Me by Alex Grayson, Karen McAndrews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ****WARNING! PLEASE READ!! This book contains content like rape, drugs, and hard situations that may trigger bad memories for those that has been in similar situations. Not suitable for anyone under 18. **** Enduring the ultimate betrayal on her eighteenth birthday by the one person she loves most in the world, Mia Walker is no longer the innocent, sweet, young woman she used to be...
  • Delivered by Eva Charles

    Delivered by Eva Charles

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Delivered, Book 2 of The Devil’s Duet, is not a standalone. It should be read after reading Depraved. Gabrielle Duval belongs to me. I've made sure of that. Now it's time to eliminate the man who kept us apart. My father. The devil himself. His reign of terror ends here. On my terms...
  • Brothers in Arms by Penny Dee

    Brothers in Arms by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Someone is going to pay. But who? CADE They took someone from me. And I’m going to make them pay. In blood. But before I can do that, I have to make sure my girl is safe. And I will do whatever I have to, even break my own heart, to make sure she survives. Because she is my queen. My everything. INDY He’s changed...
  • Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde

    Keeping Kyler by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ★☆ Special pre-order price. Will increase upon release. ★☆ Book three in the captivating Kennedy Boys series. Description coming soon. "Lashings of drama, hot chemistry, and great banter. Perfect for fans of Tijan...
  • Reveling in Sin by Meghan March

    Reveling in Sin by Meghan March

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Reveling in Sin is the third book in New York Times bestselling author Meghan March's epically romantic and addictive Sin Trilogy.Whitney Gable is the kind of woman you fight to the death to protect. To keep. To cherish. I’ve finally learned my lesson, and it’s time to prove I’m the man who’s worthy of her.I don’t care what it takes, because failure is not an option...
  • Blue Genes #1 (Story of Us Trilogy) by Sydney Jamesson

    Blue Genes #1 (Story of Us Trilogy) by Sydney Jamesson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Take the plunge with Beth Parker and be ready to fall headfirst Into the blue … “I promise. Wherever you are, Beth, I will always be with you," ~ Ayden Blue Genes is the continuation of the bestselling trilogy, The Story of Us...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary
  • Ruthless by Dani René

    Ruthless by Dani René

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m an asshole. And I make no apologies for it. My life has been spent drenched in the blood of my enemies. Our family legacy, left only to me when my brother walked away. Women are pawns in a game for pleasure. Nothing more. Until her. Madison Parker. I’m enthralled. Captivated. But my past is far too dark. Pushing her away is my only option...
  • Joker by Andi Rhodes, Nicole Cypher

    Joker by Andi Rhodes, Nicole Cypher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Joker…Skeletons and secrets. We all have them. They weigh on our souls, even when we try to fool ourselves and pretend they don’t. Since I was a kid I’ve carried a secret that haunts me, casting shadows of doubt over every relationship I have. I know the signs of someone hiding the truth, because I do it every day...
  • Blur by N.A. Alcorn

    Blur by N.A. Alcorn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Dylan’s band is offered a deal they can’t refuse, within a month they’re in LA, signing with Wallace & Wright Records. Then Brooke walks in and changes everything. Not only does she work for the record label, but she’s also producing their debut album. Like someone else pressed play on Brooke's future, she knew there was no rewinding, no take two...
  • The Sinister Silhouette by Alex Grayson, JW Photography

    The Sinister Silhouette by Alex Grayson, JW Photography

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Luca….”She whispers my name at night, filling my dreams with her haunting beauty. Her tormented amber eyes beg me for something I don’t understand, and her agonizing pain becomes my own.For years, she’s come to me, calling my name.For years, I’ve never known who she was.Until now…...
  • The Square by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain

    The Square by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ALEC Against all odds we found each other. And then a single moment of betrayal ripped it all away. I thought Christine had forgiven me. I thought we’d moved past it. I thought she’d healed. CHRISTINE I loved them both and they loved me. But then Danny left and our triangle was broken...
  • Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris

    Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To get what he wants, he’ll have to play a game of dirty pool. Michel Marcello never wanted to be a mafioso like every other man in his family—he wanted to be more. That doesn’t mean he’s unfamiliar with the life, or that he can’t hold his own against other made men...
  • My Wicked Heart by T.L. Smith

    My Wicked Heart by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blurb to come..
  • Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Bulletproof Butterfly by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wasn’t a rookie, but I made a mistake because I was selfish, impulsive, and headstrong. I was also in love. My desire for her overwhelmed me. Consumed me. Distracted me. To protect her, I stood motionless as my partner pried her from the security of my arms. I watched as she fought his hold. I even listened when she screamed that she hated me...
    Categorized as:
    angst  cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • Naked Truth by Lisa Renee Jones

    Naked Truth by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jax North. He's handsome, brutally so, and wealthy. Our first encounter is intense and sex is my escape. I go with it. I go with him and what a ride it is. And then, I say goodbye. Only you don't say goodbye to a man like Jax if he doesn't want you to. I've challenged him without meaning to. He wants me. I don't want to want him, and yet, I crave him. And he tears me down, my resistance, my walls...
  • Breaking Him by R.K. Lilley

    Breaking Him by R.K. Lilley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    SCARLETTIt was the kind of relationship where I invested more than I had to spare. I gave it everything. And so when it failed, I lost myself.It changed me. He changed me.I went down with the ship.My soul, burnt embers in the aftermath. The fire of him ravaged it all.He burned me. Broke me.—Scarlett had always dreamed big. She was headed straight for Hollywood...
  • A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You only thought you knew how this was going to end, but their story is far from over. The explosive finale is bound to leave you breathless. A Sinful Encore is the third and final book in the Brilliance trilogy...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  family  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Blindfold Vol. 5 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Blindfold Vol. 5 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Series Now Complete. No More Cliffhangers! I'd known that letting Ashford Lang close was a bad idea. I'd known that if I let myself care too much, he'd break my heart. I'd just never imagined he'd put my family in danger too. Toni Gallagher's boss, heiress Isadora Lang, has escaped her captors, but the danger isn't over...
  • Master by Sam Crescent

    Master by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is a The Skulls and Chaos Bleeds MC crossover novel “I want to play a game.” Master has plagued The Skulls and Chaos Bleeds MC for a long time. He has sent Gash to Prison, taken Paris, raped and murdered innocent men and women. Now after a mass shootout ordered by Master injures many and even kills a couple of their people, Lash is done waiting...
  • Unveil Me by Alex Grayson

    Unveil Me by Alex Grayson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Andrew Donovan is the outrageous goofy guy that everyone loves. In any setting he’s in, he takes front stage and makes everyone laugh; from his ridiculously funny t-shirts, to his naughty jokes, to his shameless flirting with anything that walks, both men and women. But what you see on the outside can sometimes be deceiving. Andrew has a secret...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  family  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  abuse
  • Inked by Drew Elyse

    Inked by Drew Elyse

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    INSTANT ATTRACTION IS A POWERFUL THING. Six months of dancing around each other led to one explosive night and two weeks without a word. Only then did I learn the truth: The man I’d wanted since he walked into Sailor’s Grave Tattoo Parlor was actually an undercover cop. And the worst part is, I don’t even know his real name...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha-mc  dark  steamy  romance  contemporary  mystery  biker
  • Vow by Bethany-Kris

    Vow by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say it’s always the one you least expect … Andino Marcello made his choices—the right ones for duty and famiglia. But even the right choices have consequences. He’s never been more aware of that fact than he is now. The thing is, Andino isn’t the same man he once was. The mafia wants what it wants. He’ll push until they all break. Even her...
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