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  • Awakened by Sin by Mia Knight

    Awakened by Sin by Mia Knight

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Carmen 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...
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    angst  billionaire  dark  female-mc  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Searching for Love by Melissa Foster

    Searching for Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. Love in Bloom novels are written to stand alone or may be enjoyed as part of the larger series, so dive right into this fun, sexy romance. In SEARCHING FOR LOVE..
  • Royal by Blair Babylon

    Royal by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dree has been swindled, chased, heartbroken, conscripted, and kidnapped. What on Earth could be worse than all that? Don’t ask. Don’t miss the exciting next book in the Maxence saga, ROYAL! Is this the first Maxence book you’ve run across? Start the series with the first book, ROGUE. Her ex-boyfriend was supposed to propose in Paris, but instead, he swindled her out of every penny she had...
  • Requiem of Sin by Nicole Fox

    Requiem of Sin by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I walked into the wrong hotel room...To a naked man fresh out of the shower.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby.I should’ve left as soon as I saw him.He was too beautiful to be real.I got halfway to the door…And then he saw exactly what I was trying to hide.“Who hurt you?” he said when he glimpsed the bruises. “Let me fix it.”I should’ve said no.But honestly? I deserve a little luck from the universe...
  • Lost With Me by J. Kenner

    Lost With Me by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new full-length novel in the wildly popular Stark Saga that’s left millions of readers breathless. His touch takes my breath away. Our passion feeds my soul... My love for Damien fills me, and the intensity of our bond brings me to my knees...
  • Black and Red: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 10  (In the Shadows) by P.T. Michelle

    Black and Red: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 10 (In the Shadows) by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A high-stakes, standalone novel set in the bestselling IN THE SHADOWS world featuring a billionaire former SEAL and an investigative journalist. When a Blake is taken, Sebastian and Talia will discover just how strong their bond and trust in each other is in order to find the culprit before it’s too late to save their family...
  • Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant

    Unraveled by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Unraveled: To become undone. To take apart. To destroy. I thought I had it all with my well-respected job, Hollywood boyfriend, and glamorous lifestyle. Until the truth revealed a different story. In one day, after a single word, my carefully constructed life was obliterated. But it’s only the beginning of my spiral. There’s much further to fall. Then I meet him...
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    angst  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  sad  romance
  • Buck: Gems of Wolfe Island Four by Helen Hardt

    Buck: Gems of Wolfe Island Four by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    dark  kidnapping  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  revenge  romance
  • Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene

    Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Over two years after the trauma of her kidnapping, and the auction that brought them together, Thalia and James are finally getting their happily ever after! Celebrating their love is a piece of wedding cake, but with the help of their wild and crazy friends from Purgatory, it’s destined to be a wedding day no one will forget...
  • Salvaged by Love by Jennifer Bene

    Salvaged by Love by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love conquers all, or so they say, but is love enough to overcome James and Thalia’s history together? Is it enough to carry them through the heavy decision about whether they should stay with each other? And is it enough to take on the ‘normal’ relationship steps of meeting friends and family in James’ privileged world? As Thalia and James work to build a life together, a real life, there are...
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    billionaire  dark  female-mc  kidnapping  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Snow Sisters: Books 1-3 Boxed Set by Melissa Foster

    Snow Sisters: Books 1-3 Boxed Set by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak This boxed set includes the first three books in the award-winning LOVE IN BLOOM series...
  • My Final Love Affair by Ali Parker

    My Final Love Affair by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being a billionaire bad boy brings more trouble than it’s worth.My business is my focus and helping vets is the gig.It’s fulfilling and keeps me busy, but love decided to poke its nosy self into my life recently.The pretty single mom at the bookstore down the way is way too much to ignore.She’s stunning, smart, and has me pacing the floor wanting to know more about her...
  • Holiday Terminal:  (A Second Chance Secret Baby Billionaire Holiday Romance) by Gwyn McNamee, Christy Anderson

    Holiday Terminal: (A Second Chance Secret Baby Billionaire Holiday Romance) by Gwyn McNamee, Christy Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two hearts. One snowstorm. A second chance at love. Penelope Swirling snow may have stranded me at this tiny airport in the middle of nowhere on Christmas Eve, but it has nothing on the storm raging inside me when he walks into the terminal. Artemis Warren. My first love and the man who shattered my world...
  • 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...
  • A Sinner's Lies by Kylie Kent

    A Sinner's Lies by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Black Butterfly by Tiffany Patterson

    Black Butterfly by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Each book in the Black Burlesque Series are STANDALONE novels. Book 1: Black Pearl Book 2: Black Dahlia Andre Collins is not looking for love. In fact, love is the last thing on his mind as he continues to run one of the country’s most successful financial services firms alongside his brother. Andre is steadfast in the belief that love and marriage just aren’t for him...
  • Take Me, Sir by M.S. Parker

    Take Me, Sir by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Take Me, Sir is a 280 pages stand-alone novel in the Billionaire's Sub series. When a chance meeting brings together twenty-two year-old Kyndall Letlow, and London-born billionaire Dean Stokes, both claim that they're only looking for a one-night stand. Fate, however, has something else in mind...
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    angst  billionaire  dark  female-mc  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • The Interview: New York & Los Angeles Part 2 by Sandi Lynn

    The Interview: New York & Los Angeles Part 2 by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Soulmate - check Engaged – check Dream job - check Perfect Life – check I had found my happy ever after. I never thought I could truly love someone the way I loved him, and I never thought anyone could love me the way he did. Fate stepped in and threw us together, binding our love in a way that was stronger than anything I’d ever known...
  • After You by Sam Mariano

    After You by Sam Mariano

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is not a standalone, this is book two of a same-couple duet. Because of You should be read first so you can follow the story...
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    angst  dark  female-mc  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  book  cheating
  • Leith by Jane Henry

    Leith by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cairstina Reilly was locked in silence when I found her.When I ravaged my way through weak men to save her.When I killed for her.Now our fates are tangled together in a web of lies, danger, and betrayal.I have to take her hostage.Drag her from her silent, private world,And force her into mine...
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    dark  female-mc  kidnapping  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • The Billionaire's Forbidden Desire by Nadia Lee

    The Billionaire's Forbidden Desire by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Billionaire Dane Pryce has spent the last three years keeping a promise to his dying grandmother--to take care of the family. However, the reappearance of an unforgettable blonde from three years ago changes everything...especially since his father wants to marry her. Former skating star Sophia Reed is broke and running out of options fast...
  • My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers

    My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ally Hastings is my obsession, the one girl I never should have fallen in love with.She ran away from me for a year, filled with shame, insisting our feelings for each other are wrong and we can’t give into temptation. No more sneaking around. No more stolen kisses.Now Ally is back in town, ignoring our past, trying to date other guys and move on from me...
  • All Bets Off by Jeannette Winters

    All Bets Off by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beckett Davis served in the Marine Corp and has the scars inside and out as a constant reminder. They say he’s a hero, but he wishes he’d died along with those he lost from his platoon. It’ll take a special kind of woman to heal this wounded warrior. Danielle McKesson understands survivor’s guilt. She's raising her nephew after he witnessed the death of his parents...
  • Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Winner by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roselette Horton... Miss Prim and Proper. Arm candy for one of the richest men in Hoffman. Fate had her saving my life. Now I'm indebted to repay the favour. Rose has the biggest stick up her arse. It’s surprising she can even put one foot in front of the other. She has no clue what it means to be living, or who she really is...
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    angst  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  sad  romance
  • Undeniable Risk by Anna Blakely

    Undeniable Risk by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Homeland Agent Jason Ryker lives for his job, often blurring the lines between right and wrong for the greater good. But when the only woman to ever steal his focus--and his heart--becomes the target of a ruthless killer, there are no more lines. There's only her...
  • Save Me: A Novel by C.J. Thomas

    Save Me: A Novel by C.J. Thomas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The standalone sequel novel to Promise Me: A Love Story series by CJ Thomas. Note from the author: This is Trent’s happily ever after. Get caught up with what happened before this story ever took place and read my Promise Me series first. Trent. I wasn’t looking for her. And based on the ring on her finger, she wasn’t looking for me...
  • Breathe by N.M. Catalano

    Breathe by N.M. Catalano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Snake Hell is ruled by a queen. She wears stilettos like a boss, fishnets like a porn star, and carries weapons like makeup. She crashed into my life at the absolute worst time, because life’s a bitch like that.  But there’s no way I’m letting her leave. She’s bat-shit crazy, and she’s mine.  Correction, she’s ours.  Because I’m not sure how long I can give her. But she belongs to us now...
  • Enchanted by Ainsley St. Claire

    Enchanted by Ainsley St. Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WilliamWomen don’t hold my interest past a week, until she accidentally leaves me a voice mail so hot it melts my phone.Quinn has only been the woman in black, but now I see past the color she hides behind. She's the blonde with the heart-shaped ass, perfect tits, and luscious ruby-red lips. The woman I need.Those words keep replaying in my head and I can't stop thinking about her...
  • Tension by R.L. Griffin

    Tension by R.L. Griffin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Stella who emerges from the rubble of the bombing in Montana is a woman full of conflict. She knows she should be grateful that she lived when others didn't, but after waking in the hospital as a celebrity, complete with a new moniker, she's bitter and distrustful, questioning everything in her life. She's unsure of her friends, her new boyfriend, and her job...
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    angst  dark  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • The Baby Mistake by J.L. Beck, Stacey Lewis

    The Baby Mistake by J.L. Beck, Stacey Lewis

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Theres two things you should know about me: One: I don’t make mistakes Two: I’m never going to settle down with one woman I’m the fun brother, the jokester, the one who’s never serious… At least, not until I lose the biggest influence in my life. Now I’m spiraling out of control, so much so I spent the night after the funeral drowning my sorrows. First in the bottom of a bottle..
  • The Billionaire's Email-Order Date: A Christmas Romance by Vivi Holt

    The Billionaire's Email-Order Date: A Christmas Romance by Vivi Holt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He needs a date for Christmas. She needs the money. A heartwarming, feel-good Christmas romance. You’ll laugh, cry, and fall in love with this touching, emotional and MAGICAL holiday story… Billionaire businessman, Chris Everett, is successful, admired and in charge. Still reeling from his wife's death three years earlier, he's shut himself off to love and life...
  • The Billionaire Master by Christa Wick

    The Billionaire Master by Christa Wick

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I first became a plus-size model on the Razor Girls fetish site as a means to an end. It was how I escaped my abusive past and got off the streets. Now, it’s become my career, complete with lifestyle blog posts that I have to get pretty creative with seeing as how I’m making it up as I go along...
  • The Hunt for Summer by D.H. Sidebottom

    The Hunt for Summer by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ‘Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person’ Layla Summers has run from her past for the last six years, and life is currently peaceful and controlled. That is until Hunter, a hot and hard Dom who frequents The Black Panther where Layla works as an erotic dancer, takes an interest in her...
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    angst  billionaire  dark  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Scorpio by Lauren Landish

    Scorpio by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As my bestie likes to say, the way to get over a man is to get under another. But getting under a man like Scott Danger might be more than I can handle. He’s the heir to Danger Enterprises. Possessive, ambitious, and passionate, he'll totally eat me alive. He’s a predator caged in gilded threads, and I want to run just so he’ll chase me . . . catch me . . . take me. Shit...
  • Claimed by Him by M. S. Parker

    Claimed by Him by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SALE: Only 99c while in pre-order. I used to think that I was doing pretty well for myself, especially considering the tragedies of my past. I was on a fast track to a promising career. Then my world imploded. When twenty-two-year-old Rona Quick finds her plans for her future destroyed, her world goes into a tailspin...
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    angst  billionaire  dark  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Tempted Heir by Michelle Heard

    Tempted Heir by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Christopher Hayes and I have always been close. He’s my best friend. My person. The one who knows all my secrets. He’s the most sought after bachelor. Me? I want nothing more than to have my own child. The instant Christopher finds out about my date with the sperm bank, my best friend takes it upon himself to choose the donor. Only, no sperm out there is good enough for my eggs...
  • Sexy As Sin by Julie Kriss

    Sexy As Sin by Julie Kriss

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Second chances burn hotter The assignment should be a fashion stylist’s dream. Dane Scotland—brilliant programmer, millionaire, partner in my brother’s company—is going to a big-money meeting, and he needs to look the part. The problem? Dane doesn’t want a makeover. He’s grumpy and reclusive, and his wardrobe consists of two pairs of old jeans. He doesn’t want me anywhere near him...
  • Unforgettable by Delaney Diamond

    Unforgettable by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She offered everything he never knew he needed… Ivy Johnson is stunned when Lucas Baylor makes an appearance at her family’s event in Seattle. She hasn’t seen him in nine years and never expected to again. Avoiding him is a must. She can’t let him uncover her secret, but Lucas won’t be denied...
  • Submit by C.D. Reiss

    Submit by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    "You’re mine. The minute I told you to spread your legs and you did it, you were mine. When I told you to beg for it and you did, you were mine. When you put your hands behind your back without being told, I owned you."No. God, no.My name is Monica, and no matter what Jonathan says, I am not submissive...
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    angst  billionaire  dark  female-mc  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Tease by C.D. Reiss

    Tease by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When Jonathan was gone I couldn’t stop thinking about him, and the first thing he did when he got back was demand more of me. I’m willing to give him my orgasms and my time, but I find myself giving up pieces of my heart.My career is on track, and even though I can’t write a thing, I can sing. So I’ll go to the art opening with him, because his ex wife will be there...
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    angst  billionaire  dark  female-mc  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Kestrel by A.M. Hargrove

    Kestrel by A.M. Hargrove

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00USHHK1W.Kestrel (A Hart Brothers Novel)**This is the 3rd book in the series, but it is a Stand Alone Novel**Not intended for readers under the age of 18 due to its mature content and strong language.Two lives with horrific pasts. One chance meeting that changed them both forever.“One look at her and I want to run...
  • His Scandalous Commands by Elizabeth Lennox

    His Scandalous Commands by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She could sing like a hummingbird, had numerous platinum albums to her credit. But Lila Jamison, a.k.a. Delilah James, had no life. She went from concert to recording studio, working until she literally passed out. Fresh air, sleep and relaxation were the doctor’s orders...
  • A Wonderful Kind of Love by Krista Lakes

    A Wonderful Kind of Love by Krista Lakes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Are you thinking what I'm thinking?” she whispered, pushing her hips against his. The way his pupils dilated nearly did her in. Ethan There are only two things that make billionaire Ethan White's heart race: fast cars and Laura Corbett. Unfortnately, Laura wants nothing to do with his playboy ways...
  • Black Obsession by C.J. Thomas

    Black Obsession by C.J. Thomas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bound by his obsession, Kelly Black had my emotions tied up into a mixture of fear and sadness. Timothy Parker was after Kelly. But with Kelly’s sights set on Nash Brooks for the murder of Maria Greer, he’d convinced me that Alex’s life was also in danger. The similarities between the victim and my best friend were too great to ignore...
  • The Billionaire’s Pretend Wife by Leslie North

    The Billionaire’s Pretend Wife by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Penelope Fox thought she was applying to be an assistant to billionaire Drew Preston. With her business savvy, she’s hoping she can help Drew’s successful shipping company reach new heights. Too bad the position she applied for isn’t as his assistant: it’s as his young son’s nanny. With her bank account nearly dry, Penny’s desperate enough to take the job...
  • The Billionaire's Secret Son by Leslie North

    The Billionaire's Secret Son by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To Stephanie Sugarman, Charlie Preston is just the bad boy billionaire who rejected his own son. Six years ago, she and Charlie had an admittedly hot one-night stand, which left her pregnant. When she tracked down his family, his mother offered her money to go away...
  • The Billionaire’s Ward by Leslie North

    The Billionaire’s Ward by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vane McClellan is all business. He might come from money, but he’s worked hard to make his architecture firm one of the top in the country. But things have slammed to a halt in the wake of becoming guardian to Annabelle, his late cousin’s daughter. Vane fears Annabelle may need more than he can give her...
  • The Tycoon’s Convenient Bride by Leslie North

    The Tycoon’s Convenient Bride by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today Bestseller Leslie North invites you to indulge in a steamy billionaire romance with an unforgettable bad boy billionaire and the smart-talking woman who tames him... To billionaire Anthony Charles Harrington V, everything is about business. Including marriage...
  • His to Steal: A Forbidden Romantic Suspense by Autumn Archer

    His to Steal: A Forbidden Romantic Suspense by Autumn Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This wasn't supposed to happen......for Marcus business is priority.Whiskey soothes the demons, women come and go. It’s his club. His rules. He’s in control.But rules are made to be broken.The sweet and sexy Lana is all innocence and big blue eyes. He’s no fool. Until one forbidden taste of her sinful lips makes him crave more...
  • Borrowing Trouble by Mae Wood

    Borrowing Trouble by Mae Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Juggling a new boyfriend who is constantly MIA for work, his mom who likes her just a little too much, a best friend whose husband might be sneaking around, and a busy career saving clients from sexual harassment lawsuits is pulling Marisa Tanner apart at the seams...
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