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  • Menacing by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Menacing by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Someone's trying to use my past against me.VanirThe one thing I love about my life is that when I go through shit, I'm not alone. The club's always got my back. I've been seeing Vail for a while now and when a series of old photographs are brought to light, Vail almost leaves. I almost lost the best thing in my damn life. While things might've been fine, I wasn't going to simply let it go...
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    dark  kidnapping  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  crime
  • 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...
  • Soul of my Soul by Lisa Helen Gray

    Soul of my Soul by Lisa Helen Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The first time I met Lily Carter, I thought she was an angel. I’m still convinced she is. She was pure. She was kind. She was Lily. Everything about her captivated me. She called to my soul. Being with her broke an unspoken rule between the Hayes’ and the Carter’s. But they broke it first when one of them started dating my sister. Now, all bets are off...
  • Scar by Nicola Jane

    Scar by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GracieBefore I was taken, my life was normal. I had parents who loved me, friends I’d have died for, and a boyfriend who doted on me. But one night changed it all, and for sixteen months, I’ve been missing, living in a hell created by the monsters who took me.When Scar finds me, I’m a shadow of who I used to be...
  • Ain't None of Your Friends Business by DeeAnn

    Ain't None of Your Friends Business by DeeAnn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Grant's Heat by Angel Payne, Victoria Blue

    Grant's Heat by Angel Payne, Victoria Blue

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is ignoring the heat a recipe for disaster? Grant Twombley has it all—a successful career, a contacts list full of gorgeous and willing bedmates, and the ear of Los Angeles’s most prominent captain of industry.But being Sebastian Shark’s right-hand man isn’t without its challenges. Messy ones...
  • 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...
  • Fortitude by D.H. Sidebottom

    Fortitude by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unhealthy. It’s time to put demons to rest and say goodbye… once and for all. Mason My wife isn’t just fighting for her family anymore, or even for her beliefs and what she judges to be right concerning her family. She’s fighting to survive...
  • Here and Now: Complete Series by Lexi Ryan

    Here and Now: Complete Series by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **This omnibus edition includes all three full-length novels from the USA Today Bestselling Here and Now series: Lost in Me, Fall to You, and All for This. The Here and Now series is a sexy, amnesia love triangle intended for mature readers.** Even when the mind can't remember, the heart can't forget..
  • Ferocity by D.H. Sidebottom

    Ferocity by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This short 18,500 word novella is intended to read alongside the Heart of Stone books but after Endurance. Sometimes, love is just that little bit too cruel. Trouble. There it is again, smack bang in the middle of the Fox’s lives once more. Mason and Ava Fox are back in town when family problems demand their return...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Save Me by Tiffany Snow

    Save Me by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In this fast-paced romantic suspense, China Mack will make one final choice. Computer genius China Mack may be the former head of Vigilance, the government’s clandestine spy program, but she can still be knocked off balance. And two back-to-back personal blows have thrown her into a tailspin...
  • Find Me by Tiffany Snow

    Find Me by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As the head of the government’s secret Vigilance spy program, computer guru China Mack already has her hands full when her billionaire boyfriend, Jackson Cooper, asks for one of them in marriage.Thrown for a loop by the sudden proposal, China’s usually well-ordered life takes another hit when someone tries to assassinate the president...
  • Break Me by Tiffany Snow

    Break Me by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just a few weeks ago, computer prodigy China Mack’s typical night in involved Endor Star Wars pajamas and a sensible bedtime. Now she’s dating gorgeous tech guru Jackson Cooper—one of Forbes’s Top Ten Eligible Billionaires—much to the Twitterverse’s delight.Turns out, going from socially inept hermit to poster girl for geek chic has its challenges...
  • Sail by M. Mabie

    Sail by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me...
  • 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...
  • Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The hardest road a man will ever travel is the one he travels alone. Rebel Black lives and rides by his own rules. This is his story… After hitting rock bottom, Rebel can’t get his life together. He made his bed and he has to lie in it. When forced to face the consequences of his no holds bar lifestyle, he comes face to face with the devastation he has caused...
  • 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...
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    dark  kidnapping  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • If I Can Dream by Sable Hunter

    If I Can Dream by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The moment Tennessee McCoy lays eyes on Molly Reyes sitting astride a horse in the desert sun, love hits him like a bolt of lightning from out of the blue. She is his soulmate, his other half. They speak the same language, they want the same things. Their attraction is complete, the passion they share nearly consumes them. Knowing she is meant to be his, Ten can’t wait to make her his bride...
  • The Sound of Silence (Leave Me Breathless) by Dakota Willink

    The Sound of Silence (Leave Me Breathless) by Dakota Willink

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amazon Top 100 Bestselling Author, Dakota Willink, brings an emotionally gripping, dark romantic suspense to the Leave Me Breathless World that is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!GiannaThere’s a common expression I remind myself of every day: that which does not kill us, makes us stronger...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  suspense  abuse  adult  audiobook  book
  • 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...
  • Edge of Defiance by Trish Loye

    Edge of Defiance by Trish Loye

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    E.D.G.E. Security is a cover for a covert international organization that handles jobs most governments won’t. The operators are the elite of the elite, soldiers and spies, chosen for their skills and secrecy, and their ability to go beyond the edge. Secrets attract Cassie Kwon and as a reporter, it’s her job to expose them, no matter who disapproves or disagrees...
  • 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...
  • Reinventing Us by Ann Lister

    Reinventing Us by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alex-Zander Metcalf knew his life would always be filled with twists and turns, especially living in the public eye while playing the role of front man for his band Ivory Tower. That's what made life interesting and he loved every aspect about his job in the music world. Living in a long-term polyamorous relationship with a husband and a wife also created a fair amount of ups and downs...
  • Nobody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Nobody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's the past and the future. They haven't met.  They've collided. And I'm in the middle, expected to make a decision. * The perfect life isn't really all that perfect.  The handsome man holding my hand finally allows us to open our pasts to one other. His secrets hurt.  My love for someone else hurts even more. * Brice waits for me, just the way he's always done...
  • The Killing Ride by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    The Killing Ride by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    J-Bird: I finally felt that itch to settle down that my parents and older brother, Deck, had been hounding me about. Lindsay Parker was the first girl to stir that itch in me. Which made it that much more unfortunate when she introduced me to her best friend, Christina...
  • 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...
  • Storms and Secrets by Claire Kingsley

    Storms and Secrets by Claire Kingsley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s always loved her. Now he’ll fight to save her. Zachary Haven is living a lie. He’s stuck in a rut, pretending to hate the woman he’s always loved. He didn’t mean for things to turn out that way. But sometimes life gets out of control, especially when you’re young and stupid. Not that he ever had a chance with her. She’s gorgeous and smart, talented and kind...
  • 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...
  • Taming Blade by Nicola Jane

    Taming Blade by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BladeI've never been a one-woman man! I’m not good at it. All my brothers in the MC are settling down and I’m not even looking for a woman of my own.Tillie comes into my life by chance. I call into her sweet shop every other day to get my liquorice fix, but it’s complete coincidence that the woman I’ve been flirting with for weeks turns out to be an enemy’s daughter...
  • Capturing Cree by Nicola Jane

    Capturing Cree by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    EvaThere is nothing wrong with believing in true love, right? Maybe I’m the type of woman who watches too many happily-ever-afters, but I want my prince charming. If I know one thing for sure, it’s this -- I’m not going to find him sitting around at the Kings Reapers MC’s clubhouse.Don’t get me wrong, the men here are hotter than Hades, but they’re more like Thor...
  • Night Moves by Jessica Hawkins

    Night Moves by Jessica Hawkins

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lola should’ve known better than to fall for the devil. Beau thought getting his power back from Lola meant he’d won the game, but all he did was teach her how to play. Now, she’s ready to take on the master himself, and only she knows the rules. In order for Lola to get close enough to hurt him, she has to love him...
  • Secret Sauce by Jill Sanders

    Secret Sauce by Jill Sanders

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trent owns one of the highest profiled restaurants in New York. His food and secret recipes are highly sought after. His personal life follows his successful career, beautiful women hang on his every word. But, when his restaurant receives a bad review from one of the highest profiled food critics, things take a turn for the worse...
  • Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff

    Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Underestimated Morgan starts her life in a bad situation, she doesn't really know what she wants out of life. She's never had anyone to look up to or help guide her in the right direction. She had it rough and never dreamed that it could get worse. However, she finds that it can and it does...
  • Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Estimated 200 pages. Although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand alone novel. From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cali MacKay... Keane’s college sweetheart, Lilly, is the only woman he’s ever loved—too bad he was far too young and stupid to realize it, and ended things between them in the worst possible way...
  • Keep Happy by A.C. Bextor

    Keep Happy by A.C. Bextor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Those who think they know me would tell you I’m a caring mother, a loyal friend, and a dutiful wife. They’d say the golden path which led me here is the road every little girl dreams of taking.   However, the guise of my happy existence has come to be just that—an illusion. A mask of contentment intended for the world to believe...
  • Breathing Black by Piper Payne

    Breathing Black by Piper Payne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    GRITTY. INTENSE. EMOTIONALLY HONEST. A stunning debut novel that will leave you breathless. A desolate childhood; a scarred, jaded, damaged girl. Larkin Grant knew she couldn’t end up like her mother … so she ran. All her belongings packed in the back of a rusted, brown Cadillac, her best friend June in the passenger seat as the co-pilot, she fled Aspen and never looked back...
  • Pretty Little Psycho by R.E. Bond

    Pretty Little Psycho by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Growing up in a big family means things slip through the cracks.My parents have never made me feel unwanted or unloved, but we aren’t always honest.After all, they run the most notorious street crews in Ashburn Valley.When their enemies took my brother’s life, everything changed.We all coped differently, and no one would understand my need for taunting death...
  • Sweetened Suffering by Charity B.

    Sweetened Suffering by Charity B.

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TavinThe problem with getting what you’ve always wanted, is the chance of losing it. Before I met Alexander, I was blissfully blind, unaware of what was possible. Now that I’ve seen the colors of his world, I don’t know how to go back to the dreariness of mine...
  • Breaking Shadows by Melissa Sinclair

    Breaking Shadows by Melissa Sinclair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quinn Sanders has been hiding from her past for longer than she would care to admit. Her life revolves around A Place to Hope, but recently someone has been preying on the kids who visit the center, someone who thinks none of the kids will be missed...
  • The Davis Twins Boxed Set by Ann Omasta

    The Davis Twins Boxed Set by Ann Omasta

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seth Davis is sweet and charming. Sam Davis is a sexy bad boy. Which hot and irresistible Davis twin will you choose? Do you like it spicy? This sizzling contemporary romance series features the ultimate love triangle! In Taking Chances, we meet Abigail Brown, a 28-year-old divorcée who has never felt sexually satisfied, much to her chagrin...
  • It Was Always You by S.L. Sterling

    It Was Always You by S.L. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fresh out of an abusive relationship, Tatum packs up and goes to live closer to her brother, and to make a fresh start. When Parker, the biggest regret of her life, comes back around, she’s immediately divided between giving their relationship another try and protecting her heart. Parker hasn't been able to get Tatum off his mind since the night he walked out of her life...
  • Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes

    Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whose bed is this? That was Kensie’s first thought as she peeled her eyes open to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She noted the crumpled red dress, tiny black thong, and Louboutin heels in the corner. Whose arms are these? That was her second thought as the tattooed arms engulfing her tightened their grip. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand...
  • A Beautiful Melody by Lilliana Anderson

    A Beautiful Melody by Lilliana Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Beautiful Series Book 3 - May be read on it's own, or in order. Naomi thought she'd met someone wonderful when Elliot came into her life, but he simply wasn't into her. It's the story of her life. While everyone around her is settling down, she gives up on trying to find her Mr Right, and turns back to the one thing she has always loved - music...
  • Forever Lost: Becoming Elena - Book Two by Melody Anne

    Forever Lost: Becoming Elena - Book Two by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mary is gone … or so it seems. But nothing is ever that easy. There is something about Dalton that calls to Elena, but she also knows he’s not who he appears to be. She resists him at the same time that she hungers for what only he can give her...
  • A SEAL for Candace by Julia Bright

    A SEAL for Candace by Julia Bright

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s held captive with no one to save her. Except him.Candace Cunningham might have escaped the hell she endured behind enemy lines, but she can’t escape the memories. The only light shining through the pain is the image of the badass SEAL team who came to her rescue.Some missions don’t fade into the background. Adam “Archer” Walsh can’t get the woman he rescued out of his mind...
  • 325 First Fights by E.L. Todd

    325 First Fights by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can't believe this is real. I've lost years of my life, years of memories.He tells me we've been happily married for years, but I despise him so much that I can't believe that...
  • 218 First Hugs by E.L. Todd

    218 First Hugs by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He won't let me date anyone because he's the biggest cockblock in the world.He still calls me his wife even though I don't remember our wedding day. He said he'll never give up on me. Not now. Not ever.Somehow, I forgave him for what he did in the past. But I'm not sure if I can do it again. But he's not giving me much choice...
  • Deadly Gossip by Brittanee Nicole

    Deadly Gossip by Brittanee Nicole

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Exposing the truth could be fatal.Known as 'The Fixer' among the Hollywood Elite, my job is to bury Hollywood secrets before they become tabloid gossip. I operate in the shadows and keep the truth from seeing the light of day. That is of course until I end up smack dab in the middle of the story of the year. I know the rules. Dating a client is forbidden...
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