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  • Mafia Madman: A Dark Mafia Romance by Mila Finelli

    Mafia Madman: A Dark Mafia Romance by Mila Finelli

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s no angel . . . and he’s the very devil. GIAI may be a mafia princess, but I have bigger plans than to stay in this sheltered world.I’m in Milan to pursue my dreams as a fashion designer. Having an affair is the last thing on my mind, except he’s handsome and charming and Italian. In other words, he’s irresistible...
  • I am Dressed in Sin by C.M. Stunich

    I am Dressed in Sin by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What 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...
  • Three to Fall by Elle Thorpe

    Three to Fall by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The gripping conclusion to the Saint View Slayers vs Sinners series. Kara, Hawk, Hayden, and Grayson's series concludes here...
  • Daddy Fox by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy Fox by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Assassin. Master of disguise. Criminally handsome and smart.Yep, the Fox had it all.Except someone to call his own.But he could make that happen, right? Who wouldn’t want him? He was a total catch.There were just a few tiny problems.His life was dangerous. He had enemies. And a job that he had to finish.He wasn’t entirely sure he knew how to take care of someone else...
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    age-gap  crime  lgbtq  mlm  polyamory  reverse-harem  suspense  adult
  • The Saviors: Part Two by Ames Mills

    The Saviors: Part Two by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Saviors.We pride ourselves on saving people. But what happens when we can’t save the ones we hold closest to us? A vendetta that brought us back to Forest Grove has put all our lives on the line. The woman we love is thrust back into the arms of the monster that hurt her...
  • Screw: A Hell's Handlers/No Prisoners Crossover by Lilly Atlas

    Screw: A Hell's Handlers/No Prisoners Crossover by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Hell's Handlers/No Prisoners CrossoverOne biker in denial.One woman with secrets.One enforcer with something to prove.Three parts of one uncertain future.Jazmine lives with secrets she buries beneath conservative clothing and avoidance of relationships. Those secrets are just one reason she spends months resisting the advances of the Hell’s Handlers’ resident flirt, Screwball...
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    alpha-mc  crime  lgbtq  mlm  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  suspense
  • Depraved: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Depraved: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Together. Apart. Where does it end?It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together.We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood...
  • Merciless Spy by Heather Long

    Merciless Spy by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fierce twin.The dark brother.The wild one.I don’t give a damn about labels. I never have. Not when it comes to me. But stay the hell away from my brothers. All of them. I’ve sacrificed a lot for them, and I’m more than willing to give a lot more.If my blood, sweat, tears, and life were needed, I’d give it all up. Every damn drop. For my brothers, there was nothing I wouldn’t lose.Until her...
  • Reckless Thief by Heather Long

    Reckless Thief by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The mentor.The doctor.The Vandal.I grew up on the streets despite my  older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal?Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high...
  • Fierce Dancer by Heather Long

    Fierce Dancer by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The dancer.The victim.The sister.I’ve worn a lot of labels over the years. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to escape. I hid in my dance. I ran away from my life as much as I could. I fought to be somewhere else, even if I couldn’t be someone else. One night, after my partner lashed out at me and I’d been hurt, the Vandals took me and never looked back...
  • Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth

    Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Lines will be crossed.I married the very man I’m supposed to hate. I still can’t believe it, but when I saw Luc, beaten and bloody in that church, I knew there was no way out. I had to marry him. That doesn’t mean everything the Rejects and I have worked toward has been for nothing. If anything, it matters more now than ever...
  • Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I OWN YOU NOW” She made a big mistake. You don’t blackmail a Tacone. Coming to me with a threat? Unacceptable. If she needs money, she’ll have to ask nicely. But once I give it to her, we both know what it means: She belongs to me. I do my best to hold back. Give her respect. Trouble is, I can’t keep my hands off her...
  • Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy Sugar, spice, and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of. Unless that little girl is me. Mafia royalty, the heir to the Donatello Family. I was eight years old when I made my first kill. My own blood, my sperm donor. That was the day I discovered I liked it. Killing. Hunting. Chasing. Winning . This latest contract is no different. Mikhail Petrov. He’s already a ghost...
  • Jaded Devil by Nicole Fox

    Jaded Devil by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’LL SHOW HER WHAT A DEVIL DOES WHEN AN ANGEL FALLS INTO HIS LAP.I met her the day I killed her father.She stood there, soaked in his blood, and swore she’d make me pay when the time was right.Twenty years later, that day has come.She’s beautiful now.A dark temptation I never expected.But Renata Lombardi is in far over her head.Because she thinks this is a game of kill or be killed.She’s wrong...
  • Tiger & Thorn's Tempest by Ciara St. James

    Tiger & Thorn's Tempest by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tiger and Thorn are both members of an MC which they love. They have a biker family who brings them joy and work which fulfills them. They should be beyond happy. Only they both have a secret they don’t know if their club can accept. A secret they’ve kept for a long time.As they toy with the idea if it is time to come clean, an unexpected meeting brings someone else to their attention...
  • Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight

    Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was sold to my enemies.The Volkov’s are the nightmares they warned me of as a child, the ones they spoke of in the dark in hushed tones. Traitors, killers, the boogeymen themselves sent to scare children like me.Children of their enemies.A Kelly.A family that they have been at war with since before I was born, and now?Now I am to marry into the Bratva Pigs. To become their blushing bride...
  • Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back...
  • Debauched: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Debauched: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first?It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know.So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of...
  • The Beast by Stella Andrews

    The Beast by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    a dark mafia...
  • Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought they were my enemies.I was right.I invited the infamous Blackwell Beasts to live with me for one reason: find out if they killed my brother five years go.They did the time, but did they really do the crime?I thought I was prepared for anything, but deep down, I didn’t want to believe they did it...
  • Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes

    Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Enigma: 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...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • The Sin Trilogy Bundle: A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin by Georgia Cates

    The Sin Trilogy Bundle: A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin by Georgia Cates

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Sin Trilogy is now available in a single volume. A NECESSARY SIN: I’ve watched him from afar for years. And he has no idea. I take joy in that. Through my observations, I’ve learned what makes this charming villain tick. Whisky. Power. Beautiful women. And Sex. Lots of it. Sometimes you must get into bed with the enemy for the greater good...
  • Wild Card by Renee Rose

    Wild Card by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “YOU’RE IN BIG TROUBLE, DOLL” The little hacker stole from the Family—hundred fifty grand. We Tacones don’t take kindly to thieves. Not even when they come in a package as cute as hers. Not even after she shows me how high her freak flag flies. Now there will be hell to pay for my hot geek. And I’m the one coming to collect...
  • Damaged Princess by Laylah Roberts

    Damaged Princess by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She was the princess locked in the tower. Cosseted. Loved. Protected.And fading a little every day . . .After being kidnapped and beaten, Lottie Malone retreated from life into the safety of her brothers' protection, intending to stay there forever.What she didn't know was that there were two unlikely heroes waiting to free her...
  • Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James

    Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My life will never be the same, altered by lead, damaged but not broken.I’m becoming a new me.I won’t run any longer; this time, I’m the hunter instead of the prey.But it takes hard work, skill, and a bit of luck to catch a mob boss.I’m going to need all three to survive this.Especially when I’ve got five gorgeous a**holes for teachers—and occasional bedmates.The Blackbirch Company...
  • Caged Thorn by Naomi West

    Caged Thorn by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ten 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...
  • Descent by Gemma James

    Descent by Gemma James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The highly anticipated conclusion of Alex and Rafe's saga is here! We did it. We said the vows, dressed for the occasion, dared to believe in Happily Ever After. Alex Mason. It has a nice ring to it, the promise of forever. Until I awake the morning after to an empty bed and my worst nightmare waiting to strike. Rafe is gone, but his twisted desires leave me with the chance for survival...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...
  • Violent Chaos by Heather Long

    Violent Chaos by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve never seen the point in an emotional connection…Madness runs in my blood or so my family history would suggest. For more than thirteen years, I’ve been driven by one quest. One desire. One goal. It’s about more than just DNA and legacy, it’s about a promise. One I swore I would never give up…I never could have planned for her. For Lainey B...
  • Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood

    Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Queen of Anarchy is the heart-pounding second installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once. But bad b*tches get shit done.My list is finished. Every name has been crossed off...
  • Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The gauntlet has been thrown, lines have been drawn, and sides have been chosen. Now it’s time to see who will win.Removing Diego from power was the last obstacle to getting to Marco—or so I thought. The deeper we dive into this mess, the clearer it is that Marco has been hunting me for a long time. He’s methodical, calculating, and knows how to use every pawn at his disposal...
  • 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...
  • Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: Mine to Protect by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When 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

    Entangled by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KenyonA 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...
  • Owned by A.K. Rose

    Owned by A.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She'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...
  • Sir's Redemption by Laylah Roberts

    Sir's Redemption by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kinley Stevens was in trouble. Lying to your Dom is never a good idea. Not if you want to sit comfortably the next day. But she had no other choice. She loved being dominated in the bedroom, but Sloan was the type of guy who would take over her life if she let him. Mind you, he couldn’t do a worse job of managing her life than she was...
  • For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For 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...
  • Ruin by Lila Rose

    Ruin by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Joshua “Ruin” May has been a dick in the past. He’s trying to rectify one such dickish moment by helping out a friend, and he wants to make sure this time he doesn’t let her down. His journey leads him to Melbourne and a whole heap of unexpected trouble, namely an irritating crime boss.Wolf.A man who gets on his nerves and seems to revel in winding him up...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  steamy  adult  biker
  • Disbelief by T.L Smith

    Disbelief by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Daddy's Demands: Twenty-Five Steamy Daddy Dom Romance Novellas by Madison Faye, Renee Rose

    Daddy's Demands: Twenty-Five Steamy Daddy Dom Romance Novellas by Madison Faye, Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    These daddies don't ask for obedience. They demand it. Daddy's Demands is a collection of decadently dirty daddy dom romances from some of the hottest authors in the genre. This deliciously naughty box set includes twenty-five brand-new, stand-alone novellas featuring steaming hot, irresistibly sexy adventures with the baddest daddies imaginable...
  • Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce

    Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm Everly Marrs. Eighteen months ago the Letters took me to force my father's hand and turned my world upside down. A few months after that, a man named Ben took me from them and I went through hell before I saw them again and they turned my heart inside out. In fast moments I'll never get over, I killed my father and walked away from everything--the Alliance, the Letters, my heart...
  • The Bookie by Renee Rose

    The Bookie by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me...
  • Safe Word by Suki Williams

    Safe Word by Suki Williams

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Call girls aren’t meant to have relationships, but my mercenaries are a little too hard to resist. Good thing I never minded breaking the rules. The guys have another big job to do, but they need my help… again. And this time, it’s a family affair. Girls are going missing from their cousins’ clubs, and it’s our job to hunt down and kill the culprits...
  • Derailed: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Derailed: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three mixed with four. The captive became an ally. Who will break first?It started when they betrayed me. The ones who I’d come to trust. The ones I was starting to love.My world flipped upside down and nothing is as it seems. Everything was unravelling before my eyes, tearing us apart whilst pulling us closer together.I’m caught between two worlds...
  • Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me...
  • The Savage by Stella Andrews

    The Savage by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ivan 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...
  • Beta Team-The Saviors: Part one by Ames Mills

    Beta Team-The Saviors: Part one by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Saviors.We’re the protectors. We play judge, jury, and executioner to keep people safe. We take on missions that no one in their right mind ever would, and we do this without complaint.That is until we take a mission none of us saw coming. A simple protection detail might be enough to bring us down. Our bond is tested, lines are crossed, and lives are on the line...
  • Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood

    Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The explosive third book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished Twisted Game and Beautiful Devils . You've been warned!*** I’ll do anything to protect them… even if it means walking away.The Voronin brothers didn’t just save my life...
  • Cruise by Drew Elyse

    Cruise by Drew Elyse

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once 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...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  crime  dark  kidnapping  steamy  suspense  adult
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