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  • The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ashley & Jaquavis introduce the reader to London, a beautiful immigrant from Trinidad. She was given to her husband by her father in order to settle a debt. Standing by her husband's side, making him the envy of his associates is a day in the life, but behind closed doors their relationship becomes cold and the abuse she encounters has her looking for a way out...
  • Ballers 2: His Final Play by Blue Saffire

    Ballers 2: His Final Play by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ballers 2 : His Final Play Book 2 in the Ballers Series Nico has lost everything he once held dear to save his nieces’ life. It was the right decision for him and he would do it again, no question. Especially now, the brown eyed, chocolate, physical therapist that swipes into his life makes everything worth it. She just may be the one that can do what no other has been able to do...
  • The Enforcer by Renee Rose

    The Enforcer by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s my weakness, my obsession. And now my prisoner.I spent twelve long years in a Siberian prison.Since my release, nothing's held my interest.Nothing except her.Week after week, I watch her band perform.I can't get her out of my mind.When my past catches up to me, she becomes a target.The only way to save her is to lock her away.Hold her prisoner until things blow over...
  • Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...
  • La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans...
  • La Sposa by Sienna Mynx

    La Sposa by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the wedding of Don Giovanni Battaglia and Mira Ellison.... The year is 1991. Two years after discovering love and losing it Mira Ellison has finally accepted her destiny. She will become Donna Mirabella Battaglia, the wife of one of the most notorious crime bosses in Southern Italy...
  • Brothers United by K.J. Dahlen

    Brothers United by K.J. Dahlen

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roman I’ll burn in hell before I let her go. But can a man have it all? The first rule of the streets…protect what’s yours. I made her my own. She made me stronger. Freed me from a haunting past. It’s more than a love affair. It’s an irresistible infatuation. She’s lived a life of fear, abuse, and distrust. I promised her I’d change all of that. I promised I’d never hurt her. I was sure of it...
  • Beautiful Prey 2 by Phoenix Daniels

    Beautiful Prey 2 by Phoenix Daniels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jessica Watkins Presents Beautiful Prey 2 by Phoenix Daniels Follow newly married Victoria Storm as she prays for the life of her husband, Jack. In the meantime, her good friend Natasha Walker takes over her duties as an undercover officer posing as a prostitute, while she deals with past issues and a new love interest. Meet Gianni Storm, successful club owner and cousin to Jack Storm...
  • Sonata by Kenya Wright

    Sonata by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***From bestselling author Kenya Wright, comes the Butcher and the Violinist book 2.*** The Butcher of the Corsican. Jean-Pierre’s relentless pursuit of Eden has paid off. But can he keep her safe? Russians lurk within the shadows. Dead bodies pile. There are new enemies on the board, and it all goes down in Paris. WARNING: This is KW, being very KW. Mystery. Money. Darkness. Power...
  • Tied Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Tied Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "SEXY, FAST-PACED, and ADDICTING!" A.L. Jackson, NYT & USA Today bestselling author Cara Carelli is a silver-tongued mafia princess, master manipulator, and the only woman I’ve ever loved. But she’s also smokin’ hot, sinfully sexy, and my ex-wife. When Cara led me straight into a trap and pleaded for my help, I couldn’t say no...
  • Dirty Hearts by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Hearts by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Darkly intense and deeply erotic, we return to the Lion and Mouse. The war has ended. Kazimir hopes to spend quiet time with Emily, but there are more enemies creeping within the shadows. New dangers that threaten the couple’s happiness...
  • War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands.I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.This is war...
  • Anatoly Medlov: Complete Reign by Latrivia S. Nelson, Latrivia Welch

    Anatoly Medlov: Complete Reign by Latrivia S. Nelson, Latrivia Welch

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the bestselling series, the Medlov Crime Family, comes the highly-anticipated story about America's favorite bad boy...Anatoly Medlov is the youngest crime boss in the Medlov Organized Crime Family’s history. Now, he has to prove himself to a council who thinks his legacy has not been well-earned, amidst a grueling investigation by Lt...
  • 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...
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  • His Queen of Clubs: A Bratva / Dark Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    His Queen of Clubs: A Bratva / Dark Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    SORRY, PRINTSESSA, FREEDOM ISN'T IN THE CARDS FOR YOU.YOU'RE MINE NOW. I came for revenge.The Tacone Family wiped out the Chicago mafiya.My bratva. My family.So I captured their little sister.Now that I have her, I don't want to let her go.I'd rather keep her forever--my captive bride.They'll pay a dowry instead of ransom.At the end of the day, the girl and the fortune will be mine...
  • Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe

    Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reno Gabrini, the longtime owner of the PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, faces his toughest foes yet when he has to face the ghosts of his past. Just when he thought life was sailing right along, and his family were all making their own dreams come true, the sins of his past come back with a vengeance and seek to dismantle all that he holds dear...
  • Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous bad boy Mick Sinatra is in a good place in his life. His beautiful, African-American wife has been offered a starring role at a theater on London’s famed West End. His son, Teddy, has taken over the day-to-day running of his ruthless crime family. His daughter, Gloria, has learned the error of her ways...
  • Reno and Trina: In the Shadows of Love by Mallory Monroe

    Reno and Trina: In the Shadows of Love by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reno Gabrini and his beautiful African-American wife Trina wheel and deal in Vegas as he runs the mighty PaLargio Hotel and Casino and she runs a high-end clothing store. But everything changes for them when lies are spread about romantic entanglements and their son is victimized...
  • Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous gangster Mick Sinatra has recovered from the vicious attack that nearly took him out, but the organizations that spearheaded his downfall are still up and running. His own organization is fractured and bleeding and his ability to maintain control is questioned. He knows he must trust no man, he must verify everything, and he must fight to the death to reassert his dominance...
  • Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartthrob mobster Mick Sinatra is on a roll. It’s six weeks after the birth of his twins. His beautiful African-American wife is enjoying success in her business unlike she’d ever had before, and they both are looking forward to success in the bedroom after six weeks of abstinence. His grown children are all working for him, with Teddy Sinatra as his new enforcer...
  • Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe

    Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It should have been the best time of his life. Italian tough guy and business mogul Sal Gabrini asks his beautiful African-American girlfriend, criminal defense attorney Gemma Jones, to marry him. And she says yes. But the world around them says no. No to their happiness. No to their union. No to any peace for either one of them...
  • Vita Mia by Sienna Mynx

    Vita Mia by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It is the year 2018. Mirabella Battaglia has survived births, deaths, and betrayals as the wife of the most powerful Camorra Mafia Don in all of the Amalfi. Through vengeance and blood the family she swore to protect paid the ultimate price. Now at the seasoned age of 54, she has decided to reveal her truth to her children and the world...
  • Rouse by Trevion Burns

    Rouse by Trevion Burns

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Veda Vandyke returned to Shadow Rock Island with one goal: exact revenge on the ten monsters who’d attacked her at age eighteen. When she’s blessed with a second chance at motherhood, however, Veda refuses to let her miracle number-two meet the same tragic fate as the first, even if it means abandoning her vengeful quest forever...
  • Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him...
  • Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” ~ Madeline L’EngleDarkness has fallen upon the Sparrow world. What seemed secure was breached, and what was assumed unattainable is possible. In this dangerous underground world, we Sparrows took our power by force...
  • Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A life for a life. That was the code they lived by. After their Don was gunned down, things changed. This was no longer a life for a life situation. A coward had tried to make a name for himself by taking on their family. It was time for the DeLucas to show their enemies just how brutally savage their bloodline could be...
  • Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline...
  • Dusk by Aleatha Romig

    Dusk by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, dance with me. Dance with me into the colors of dusk.” ~ Ben Harper.I’ve served my country, a man, and a cause. I’ve given my whole being while at the same time finding its true meaning. There was no way for me to know the day I met the men who were to become my best friends that they would introduce me to the love of my life...
  • The Fixer: A Dark Bratva Billionaire Romance by Renee Rose

    The Fixer: A Dark Bratva Billionaire Romance by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    OWNED BY THE MAN I BETRAYEDEight years ago I uttered a lie that changed a man’s life.My father banished him from his bratva cell. From the country.Now he’s back to take my inheritance. My life. Not through murder, but marriage.And my own father arranged it.Maxim thinks he can make me submit to his will. He thinks he gets to call all the shots. I wanted him once and he refused me...
  • Mafia Heir: Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by L. Steele

    Mafia Heir: Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mine to protect. Mine to take. She is MINE!Five brothersOne broken familyA past that will haunt them forever"If you dare leave me for another if you ever look at another man if you ever let anyone else touch you... I’ll not let him live, Beauty...
  • Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Friends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said...
  • 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...
  • Restoration by Tate James

    Restoration by Tate James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s always been about the chase. The prize. The puzzle. The Game. I became the best of the best, Hermes, because no one could catch me. No one could touch me.No one had.Until her.She’s everything I never knew I wanted.She is my life.It’s been one bad call after another in this Game. It’s cost the woman I love more than I ever wanted her to have to pay...
  • A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A changed identity. A secluded beach. A sniper. Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her husband. She runs to the only place she feels safe-a secluded cottage on an east coast barrier island. Smyth Parker is running from life. From work, from society, from a jealous ex-wife-his only consolation the solitude of Newport Island...
  • When Fates Align by Isabelle Richards

    When Fates Align by Isabelle Richards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Why would fate bring them together only to tear them apart?Lily and Gavin were brought together in a clash of tragedy and chaos. Amid the ashes of lives gone wrong, they thought they found a second chance at love. With trouble from their previous lives lurking around every corner, they quickly learned that love from a star-crossed romance isn’t enough to survive...
  • Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe

    Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vegas casino owner Reno Gabrini just wanted to take it easy. His beloved PaLargio was back in business and turning profits like the good old days. His headliner act, pop sensation Shay Grayson, was packing the house and making amends for her diva ways...
  • Atonement by S.W. Frank

    Atonement by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone must pay for their sins. Call it kismet, destiny, karma, fate or whatever the hell you like, payment will be exacted, the only question is at what cost? Atonement, Volume IV of the Alfonzo mob saga returns and in this edition, Alfonzo's choice not to kill a rat may eventually be his undoing...
  • Awakening by S.W. Frank

    Awakening by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AWAKENING: Alfonzo Volume V The Family Saga continues.... Drink and women can't erase the betrayal of one woman Alfonzo swore to love forever. It's only sharpened the blade of hurt.Sometimes the hardest battles to win are the internal wars...
  • ANNIHILATION by S.W. Frank

    ANNIHILATION by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Don Alfonzo and his former enforcer Nico must put aside their personal feud to ward off a deadly onset of attacks against the family. An Italian ally turned rival has joined forces with a Russian mobster to rub-out the entire Giacanti clan in retaliation for Giuseppe's murderous act. Meanwhile, Nico's son has been abducted and the kidnapper is someone no one ever suspects...
  • Aftermath by S.W. Frank

    Aftermath by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE ALFONZO FAMILY SAGA CONTINUES IN THIS LATEST INSTALLMENT: AFTERMATH: Alfonzo Volume VII "Forgive me father, for I have sinned...again!" -Alfonzo (Aftermath) The families have gathered in Palermo for a final farewell to beloved Capo de tutti, Alberti Luca. During the mourning, there is discourse and a simmering feud between cousins flares into a near fatal brawl...
  • Associates by S.W. Frank

    Associates by S.W. Frank

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The charismatic Alfonzo Diaz, his wife Selange, Giuseppe, Nico and the family return in this latest edition of an underground hit, many readers call 'raw' and 'addictive.' Alfonzo knows what is not spoken is found in actions. Observe, listen and often truth is revealed. “Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests...
  • When Fate Isn't Enough by Isabelle Richards

    When Fate Isn't Enough by Isabelle Richards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a romance that was written in the stars survive real life? Lily Clark and Gavin Edwards met when their lives collided in a crazy twist of fate. Their relationship started amidst chaos, fraught with danger, passion, and love. Building a life together will take more than destiny, especially when ghosts from their pasts try to tear them apart...
  • Rely on Me by Elizabeth Knox

    Rely on Me by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MammothI swore an oath; to protect not only the club, but the woman in charge. She never knew the way I felt about her, not that I had a chance.After Dog was killed she moved on with the fresh blood in the club.I hated it, but I had to accept it. After all, when Gamble made up her mind there wasn’t anyone who’d make her think otherwise...
  • Sal Gabrini 6: His House of Cards by Mallory Monroe

    Sal Gabrini 6: His House of Cards by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sal Gabrini never saw it coming. His business is flourishing. Gemma Gabrini, his beautiful African-American wife, is the love of his life. He has his health, his wealth, he cannot ask for more. Until allegations of sexual improprieties, racial discrimination, and uncovered secrets and lies threaten to tear his happy life and his powerful kingdom apart...
  • Rectify by M.K. Gilher

    Rectify by M.K. Gilher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Even the most talented surgeon can’t rectify a broken heart. Dr. Jacade Jordan turned my life upside down in less than a week. He came out of nowhere and penetrated my body and soul. This dominating and bewildering man could possibly be my soul mate. But his Mafia connection with my ex has put me and my loved ones in danger. I should cut ties now and move on while there's still a chance...
  • Yearn by Trevion Burns

    Yearn by Trevion Burns

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Anesthesiologist resident, Veda Vandyke, returned home to achieve one goal: get in, exact revenge, get out. But the universe had different plans. Pregnant with her worst enemy’s baby. A dead man’s blood on her hands. A brooding police detective hot on her trail. The problems just keep piling up, faster than Veda can handle...
  • Pulse by Trevion Burns

    Pulse by Trevion Burns

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest for revenge can be a hard road, but Veda Vandyke never imagined it would be as hard as this. She’d cleared every hurdle in her path, but when she finds herself in mortal danger, her crusade for vengeance isn’t the only thing she stands to lose forever. As the huntress becomes the hunted, she’ll quickly learn that retribution always comes at a price. And that price could be her life...
  • Bella Mafia by Sienna Mynx

    Bella Mafia by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ruthless.... Cold hearted.... Sworn to revenge... La donna nera è il capo... The capu di tutti capi has fallen by an assassins’ bullet. If he does recover it is unlikely he will be the same. The doctor's tell Mirabella to prepare for the worst. His capu’s warn her to prepare for war...
  • Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters

    Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do or die. Kill or be killed. I was born into this grim reality. MaisieI never thought I’d fall in love with a cold blooded killer.But with those dreamy eyes and that smile that won’t quit.I find I’m thinking of Virgil more and more.So what if he’s a criminal.My brothers are too. I’ve been around bad boys all of my life...
  • Tony Sinatra: If Loving You Is Wrong by Mallory Monroe

    Tony Sinatra: If Loving You Is Wrong by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous psychologist Tony Sinatra, the middle son of wealthy landowner Big Daddy Charles Sinatra, is still mourning the end of a longtime relationship when he meets former bartender Samantha “Sam” Carmichael. The problem: she’s nothing like anybody he’s ever met before and nobody, not even his understanding father, wants him to be with her...
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