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  • All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Was the wedding of their dreams about to become a living nightmare? For those who fell in love with Julia and Nathan in Serendipity, see how their story continues to unfold in this sweet, funny and sexy novella. After overcoming all of the obstacles in pursuit of their happily ever after, Julia and Nathan are determined to plan their dream wedding in just six months time...
  • Boxed Set Complete Carnage Series: Carnage #1&2 by Lesley Jones

    Boxed Set Complete Carnage Series: Carnage #1&2 by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Carnage Book #1 Out of this world read! Had me gripped all the way. Could not put it down. Fantastic real life raw emotion. If you want an emotional, hot, exciting, blow your mind kinda read then Carnage is what you need There is no way I can describe this book to you. If 10 stars were an option it still wouldn't be enough. I'm declaring this book my most favorite book of 2014..
  • Indulge by Dani René

    Indulge by Dani René

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m a glutton. I indulge in women because I can. Carrick knows love is merely a shattered memory. 
Until Peyton stumbles into his arms and he steals a kiss. 
One taste isn’t enough. One touch would never satiate him. And he does what he’s become accustomed to, he indulges in her. A man hell bent on not falling in love, he pushes. But Peyton’s not giving up...
  • Attainment by K.M. Golland

    Attainment by K.M. Golland

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content. Contrition, one would say is a humane and moral virtue. But in order to experience this form of repentance, you must first acknowledge your sin then show remorse for your wrongdoing...
  • 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...
  • Black Light: Valentine Roulette by Livia Grant, Jennifer Bene

    Black Light: Valentine Roulette by Livia Grant, Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three hours. Four hard limits. Eight sexy stories.               Are you brave enough to spin the wheel? Get ready to explore some of your naughtiest desires while you celebrate Valentine’s Day with eight kinky stories from eight USA Today and international bestselling authors! Black Light is the most exclusive BDSM club in Washington, D.C...
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    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  anthologies  bdsm  contemporary  fiction
  • Reveal Me, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Reveal Me, Sir by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All she wanted was a quiet life… Ria is a magnet for trouble. She’s on the run, living a secret life. She’s being blackmailed by an asshole. And she’s pretty certain the newest Dom at Club Indulgence is a thief, a private investigator or a cop. She’s not sure which is worse. And that is exactly why she should stay away from him...
    Categorized as:
    humor  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Obsession by Shantel Tessier

    Obsession by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have lost those who I have loved. I have bled for those I hate. I have lied to those who are honest. What am I? You're a sinner dressed in white. You’re a ghost in the night. You're the demons that I fight. Who are you? Both of us were sinners. She was hell-bent on revenge, and I was determined to let her have it. She was a beautiful sin that alone would be my damnation...
  • Denied by Lori Sjoberg

    Denied by Lori Sjoberg

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shane Falco has it all: looks, money, power, and more women than he knows what to do with. The last thing he wants is to settle down and start a family, so imagine his surprise when he meets a little girl with eyes that are just like his. Larissa LeClaire is reminded of Shane every time she looks at her daughter...
  • Second by Penelope Sky

    Second by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s gone. But the fortune can’t be true because she means nothing to me. Nothing at all. But the doubt starts to creep in. My thoughts only focus on one thing. The other women no longer satisfy me. It starts to drive me crazy. When I finally confront her, the horror shatters me. She’s marrying someone else...
  • Her Mafioso King by Terri Anne Browning

    Her Mafioso King by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Anya Volkov was everything I wanted and nothing I could have. I was never supposed to love her. My future has been set in stone since birth, down to who I am expected to marry. With our inner circle now compromised from my bastard of an uncle, it looked like my future had arrived earlier than expected...
  • Backstage by A.M. Madden

    Backstage by A.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Trey Taylor was loving life. Bass player to the world famous rock band Devil’s Lair, chicks falling to their knees at every turn, no one to be held accountable to for his actions…life rocked.He had all he needed, food to sustain his body, sex to sustain his libido, rock to sustain his soul. For years he walked to the beat of his own drum, and made no excuses to anyone...
  • Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I died. I fu*&ing died, and when I woke up in a Los Angeles hospital my best friend walked away from me. It wasn’t quite the welcoming back to the world of the living I thought I’d receive, but it rattled me. My dead best friend led me back to Georgia to get my life together, and while I’m working on it trouble follow me...
  • Order: A Romantic Suspense Secret Royal Billionaire Novel by Blair Babylon

    Order: A Romantic Suspense Secret Royal Billionaire Novel by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dree Clark thought tall, ripped, thoroughly hot Augustine was her knight in shining armor, until she discovered he was her priest.Where’s the last place in the world evil drug dealers from Phoenix would look for a girl who owes them money?Nepal.Dree is on the run...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  billionaire  book
  • Teach Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant

    Teach Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming February 9th, 2017 Catherine Davenport is successful in her career, but doesn't have the same skill when it comes to her love life. After a painful divorce, she's finding the new world of dating both intimidating and frustrating...
  • Inescapable by C.J. Fallowfield

    Inescapable by C.J. Fallowfield

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Haunted by the ghosts of her past, Alex Bishop flees to London, but soon finds that she can’t outrun her demons. Reclusive billionaire Tate Castle enters her life as it begins to spiral out of control, and the primal attraction that flares between them knocks her world off its axis...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  humor  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MelissaI wasn’t the type of woman a biker would go for. I’m a homemaker type, not adventurous or bold.I fought it hard, but he dragged me into his world, and I found I liked it. Loved the family vibe, how everyone would gather around to protect what was theirs.Until, he vanished. Disappeared off the face of the earth. He’d pulled me in, now he’s gone...
  • The Girl of His Dreams  (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson

    The Girl of His Dreams (Bachelor) by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was convinced he’d be a bachelor for life. And then he met the girl of his dreams.Jordan Reeves has fully embraced the carefree, uncomplicated bachelor life, figuring that the poor example he’d been provided by his parents of so-called marital bliss was reason enough to remain single...
  • Lay Your Hands On Me by Blair Babylon

    Lay Your Hands On Me by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brand-new Rock Star Romance from USA Today-Bestselling Author Blair Babylon! Xan Valentine, the rock star that Rolling Stone called “sex incarnate,” stands in the spotlight every night and sings love songs to the women in the audience. They swoon. They scream. They believe him. Those women don’t know him like Georgie does...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary
  • Nothing Else Matters by Blair Babylon

    Nothing Else Matters by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Georgie broke up with Xan Valentine, the lead singer for the rock band Killer Valentine, the guy that Rolling Stone calls “sex incarnate.” The magazine isn’t wrong, but they don’t know the half of it. He’s the alpha-est male who ever walked onto a stage or into a bedroom and might be crazy, and Georgie is definitely in love with him...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary
  • The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A passionate new series from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Bernard … Every family has its secrets… and its rebel. Deep in the Cascade mountains, the Rockwell family has been running historic Rocky Peak Lodge for generations. But now, that legacy is at risk of disappearing forever...
  • Nailed by You: The Ross Brothers Trilogy: Book One by Nikki Mays

    Nailed by You: The Ross Brothers Trilogy: Book One by Nikki Mays

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kellie has had it with men! Especially good for nothing sperm donors who never see their daughter! The only men who don’t get on her nerves are her father, brother and Mason Ross. The first two for obvious reasons and the last one, well...he’s just Mason. Sweet, silly and more handsome than any man should ever be. Too bad a man like him can have any woman that he wants...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Danny started his life in and out of foster homes; he has a sister Jess, but loses her to the system. When Danny ages out of that system he turns to the MC looking for the family he never had. He earns respect and status as the number two soldier for his family. His girlfriend gets pregnant and he marries her only to find she suffers from mental illness or so one doctor thinks...
  • Beneath, You're Beautiful by Tori Madison

    Beneath, You're Beautiful by Tori Madison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four words continue to haunt me . . . You. Have. Breast. Cancer. I associate them with the upheaval of my life to this point. The last few months have been a test of my strength . . . mentally, emotionally, and physically. Cancer is a monster. It preys on your mind and it consumes you, consistently reminding you of how your life used to be. Life before cancer...
  • The Scrapyard Man by S.H. Richardson

    The Scrapyard Man by S.H. Richardson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Scrapyard ManA Junkyard Boys NovelSebastian Dramatic. Hyper sensitive. Emotional. I know what they say about me. But I don’t give a shit. Buck taught me to never be ashamed of who I am, to never hide my true nature, and I will be respected for it. My kindness is often mistaken for weakness. I use that to my advantage...
  • Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Asher Kilby is a mechanic who’s dream is to have his own garage. He’s fiercely protective, sexy, and getting dirty doesn’t just happen in the garage. Payton Hudson comes to work at her dad’s garage after moving across the country. She’s beautiful, captivating, and holding a world of secrets. When these two meet there’s an instant attraction that can’t be denied...
  • The Italian by Beverly Preston

    The Italian by Beverly Preston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Italian is a standalone and book two in the Beyond the Mathews Family Series. No ties. No expectations. No risks. Antonio Giovanni, a fifth-generation winemaker in the rolling hills of Tuscany, is the epitome of temptation. Tall, dark, and handsome with an accent sexy enough to leave a trail of women’s panties in his wake...
  • Just One Touch: Leo & Jasmine by Melanie Shawn

    Just One Touch: Leo & Jasmine by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Jasmine Bell's Monday was not going as planned. After a routine visit to her doctor ended with a prescription for prenatal vitamins, she went home to tell her fiancé the news--only to find him otherwise engaged...with a hot blonde on their kitchen table...
  • The Restart and the Remedy by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    The Restart and the Remedy by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MyraI was born lucky.I was born into a family of bikers that were closer than most normal families. My parents’ best friends had a boy two years before I was born. He became my best friend, my lover, and what I thought was my soul mate.Then I found out I wasn’t lucky.My entire family had been in on his lies.They backed him.They broke me...
  • A Demon's Song by E.C. Land

    A Demon's Song by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HunterThe day she walked through the front door, I wanted nothing more than to hate her. I didn't trust her, and she rubbed me the wrong way from the get-go.I wanted nothing to do with her, so I ensured I'd avoid her at all costs. It worked for a while, until I found her on the side of the road in the middle of the night...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  kidnapping
  • Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn

    Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leo's Story of loving A Woman Gone Mad Fuck first love. Fuck fate. And Fuck You. I'm Leo and this is my side of the story. This is where I came from, where I've been, and where I'm at...this is the story of a man that loved A Woman Gone Mad...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Housekeeping by Summer Cooper

    Housekeeping by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mason - Girlfriend? Hell no. I’ve f@cked countless women, model material usually! But I’ve never wanted a girlfriend. Until I met her—a maid who works at my father’s hotel. Now I want to protect her. Now I want to make her mine. If only she’ll let me. Laura - Boyfriend? No way. Surviving cancer was hard. But living a full life after is even tougher than I thought...
  • Sico: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Sico: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sico is a callous man; no feelings, and no love for himself nor for others. That is until a certain woman spikes a surge of possessiveness inside him. Enough to claim her as his ol’lady on the spot without knowing her background. Realizing she’s not whom she appears to be, he finds himself feeling unworthy and works hard to become the very man she deserves. Simi lives behind a mask...
  • Falling For You: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Falling For You: A Brother's Best Friend Romance by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rex, Fake it ‘til you make it has been the motto I live by since my mother died. I’m also doing a really bad job at the making it part. The night we met, I was at my lowest. But you gave me a reason to feel happy again. For the first time in over a year, I was optimistic. Too bad it all got washed away As hard as I try, I can’t deny that I’m Falling For You...
  • The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff

    The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door...
  • Savage Reckoning by T.L Smith

    Savage Reckoning by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was everything, yet she was nothing. She was there, then she wasn’t. I didn’t expect her, never wanted her. But there she was, everywhere yet nowhere. She drew me in with her looks. Locked me with her first words, then stole me with her lust. She was everything I didn’t know I was searching for, yet nothing I needed. She was a conundrum, difficult and confusing...
  • Dismissed by T.L. Smith

    Dismissed by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A heart is something that should not be entrusted to me. I will tear, crush, and destroy it with my very own hands. Then back away with a smile on my face. It’s who I am—a killer, a player, a joker. But hers, I’m unsure about...
  • Fair Game by Amelia Wilde

    Fair Game by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gabriel Hill has always been too charming for his own good. Women. Money. Information. Sex got him everything he ever wanted, until it almost killed him. A price he was willing to pay, before he met Elise. Before he fell for her. Now revenge isn't enough for him. He wants it all. The most beautiful woman. The most dangerous game. And a happily ever after, if it's not too late to save them both...
  • Taken By The Biker by Glenna Maynard

    Taken By The Biker by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holy is his road name, but there is nothing saintly about him.HolyWhat started as a simple assignment became an obsession.Hazel’s my Prez’s niece. He tasked me with tracking her down. Falling for her was never part of the plan. I’m not taking no for an answer. She will be mine. If I have to kidnap her to prove my point I will. She belongs to me. HazelI’ve always been on my own...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  humor  suspense  biker  crime  contemporary  age-gap
  • Shadow's Dilemma by Erin Osborne

    Shadow's Dilemma by Erin Osborne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James ‘Shadow’ Patrick I’m finally a patched member of the Wild Kings MC. It’s what I’ve wanted for as long as I could remember. Pops found me when I was nothing more than a kid on the street begging for food. He changed my life and I’ll never regret meeting him. Now, I found the girl of my dreams but I messed up. I don’t know how to be there for Renee and her young son and be all about the club...
  • TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson

    TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elizabeth Parker has been found … Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream. What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled. Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Chasing Me by Cat Mason

    Chasing Me by Cat Mason

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the flashy frontman for the band Shaft definitely has its perks. Hunter Chesterfield, is infamous for exploiting them all shamelessly. When he isn't busy commanding the stage and wooing every groupie in sight, he's living for the three Bs; Bitches, Booze, and Bacon. He has it all, or so he thought. Women have always been disposable to Hunter. Frisbees to toss away once's he had his fun...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  steamy  suspense  adult  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Wrapped in Armor by M.J. Fields

    Wrapped in Armor by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My Dearest Brody, I have had a difficult day. I hurt thinking of what may have happened to you. I hurt knowing that wherever you are you are unable to get back to us. I hurt knowing that I have failed in finding you. I hurt so much missing you. I hurt knowing that I am either crazy believing that you are out there somewhere and I hurt thinking you are not..
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette

    A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabrielle Hyde and Damian Hunt were ready to create a life together. But, as determined as they were to build a future, the demons they fought to overcome were just as determined to destroy it...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Stolen Fate by S. Nelson

    Stolen Fate by S. Nelson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This isn’t your typical story about boy meets girl then they fall in love and live happily ever after. No. This is a story about deception and betrayal at its finest. This is a story about hatred and attraction which does everything in its power to destroy two people...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  steamy  suspense  book  contemporary  fiction  kidnapping
  • You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters

    You Know I Need You: Book 2, You Know Me duet by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I married the bad boy from Brooklyn.The one with the tattoos and the look in his eyes that told me he was bad news.The look that comes with all sorts of warnings.I knew what I was doing.I knew by the way he put his hands on me; how he owned me with his forceful touch.I couldn’t say no to him, not that I wanted to. That was then, and it seems like forever ago...
  • SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THIS IS BOOK THREE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS – SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It’s complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death...
  • 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:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  suspense  adult  age-gap  angst
  • Lucifer by Belle Winters

    Lucifer by Belle Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My life... well it was something. Being raised by a well-respected and paid man is something – until it came to men. Of course all the guys feared him and he was very protective which kept my circle small. It really has always just been me and my dad. Anyway, while not really content in love I was well on my way to following my dreams. Yes people… a fashion designer...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  humor  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • Cuffed by Measha Stone

    Cuffed by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Do you think you're the only woman in this room that loves the pain?" Sydney isn’t one to go around directing the doms she plays with. If they don’t know how hard and how long to go, she walks.  Voicing her desires isn’t even an option. As an assistant DA she’s used to asking questions, not answering them...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
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