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  • Zero Tolerance by Autumn Jones Lake

    Zero Tolerance by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’ve spent a lot of years as a hit-it-and-quit-it player only seeking a good time. As Vice President of the Lost Kings Motorcycle Club, willing women are never in short supply. I never needed any of them for more than one night. Until I met her. My perfect woman. Like a damn mermaid, she was beautiful, smart, sexy, and slippery as fuck...
  • Hank: Texas Kings MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Hank: Texas Kings MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hank has worked hard to become the man he is today. He's a loyal friend and brother to the men in his club, a tough but caring employer, and a helpful neighbor to the older woman next door. He had one night of passion with a woman that ghosted him and she’s left a hole in his life that he just can't fill...
  • The Outlaw by Amelia Shea

    The Outlaw by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After years of living under the thumb of her family, Vada Zink has finally broken free, embarking on her new life, living it on her own terms. With her newfound independence, she sets her sights on pursuing her lifelong dream of teaching, settling into a place she can finally call home and begin truly living...
  • Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design

    Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy For as long as I can remember, I've only felt one thing - pain. It consumes every part of me and I just want it to end. Enough has happened over the years and I'm ready to make it all stop. The night I lay out my plan and am fully prepared to end my life - he stops me. His act is simple, offering me his hand but in that, he gave me so much hope...
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    steamy  dark  angst  alpha-mc  romance  suspense  contemporary  fiction
  • The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine

    The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When something seems too good to be true. It’s usually because it is.A lesson I learned the hard way.Every single fear I had about falling for Leon, has just come true in the most brutal way.The sweet guy act he’s been putting on the past few weeks is over.The cold, hard truth is... he never wanted me. He only wanted retaliation.And like a fool, I played right into his wicked scheme...
  • Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder

    Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Throttle, Road Captain of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, likes his women willing, stacked, and no strings attached. His life and needs are simple: riding his Harley, bedding as many women as can fit in his bed, and scorching his throat with whiskey. The tall, rugged outlaw is a magnet for women who love life on the wild and dangerous side...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

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

    Coda by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The stunning epilogue to the bestselling Submission Series. Did you want a pat little ending about Jonathan and I riding off into the sunset? Did you want flowers and stars? Man, I wish it was all soft filters and violins. I wish we could fight about who cleaned the bathroom or who was cooking dinner. But I knew I was never destined for simple contentment. I almost committed murder for him...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  adult  audiobook  billionaire  book
  • Shades by Nicole James

    Shades by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Shades hadn’t seen Skylar in years, and now here she was, the love of his life, riding back into his life on the back of a brother’s bike. For years after Shades had lost Skylar, he’d tried satisfying the emptiness of losing her with booze, pussy and the club...
  • Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was born into luxury and used to getting what I wanted. What I desired most, with my life in disarray, was the man who sat across from me. He was tall, dark and handsome, but, most notably, forbidden. It made every accidental touch more sinful and every session more addictive. There was so much tragedy and he was supposed to fix me...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Derek by LeAnn Ashers

    Derek by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BrittanyHe watched me from afar for over a year.Everywhere I went, he was there. His eyes on me.Little by little, he got closer. He stalked his prey…and that prey was me.But I wanted to be caught.I wanted to be his.I wanted him just as much as he wanted me.So I gave into him.I was his.DerekShe was mine.She had been from the second her eyes connected with mine from across the room.I waited...
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    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • Opposition by Jane Henry

    Opposition by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I hate Liam Alexander.I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for.When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely managecivility.But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic.I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge...
  • Billionaire's Matchmaker  (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright

    Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy...
  • Kincaid by Laurelin Paige

    Kincaid by Laurelin Paige

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Past and present weave together in Donovan’s point of view for the next chapter in Donovan and Sabrina’s life.She was supposed to save me.In a twist of fate, I rescued her. Since then, I’ve lived for her, breathed for her, overreached with my love.She’s still here, so I must be doing something right. But now I want more...
  • Fall On Me by Chloe Walsh

    Fall On Me by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Kyle Carter knew every inch of my body. Every fraction of my soul. He was the first man I'd ever been with intimately. The first to break my heart. The first to put it back together again. He was my first, my last and my everything that came in between." In the aftermath of Rachel's vicious attack, Lee and Kyle must once again pick up the pieces of their broken world and move forward...
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    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Surviving by Ahren Sanders

    Surviving by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***This is Book 2 in the Surrender Series. It is recommended you read book 1, Surrendering, before reading Surviving.*** Raven Hayes experienced a love she thought would last forever. Declan Collins consumed her from the moment she fell into his arms. Their love was what fairytales are made of...
  • The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine

    The Betrayal You Serve by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Vor der Wahrheit kann man nicht weglaufen …Sie verändert alles.Ihre Geheimisse sind zwar ans Licht gekommen, aber meine hängen immer noch wie ein Schatten über uns.Ein Verrat, der sie einem anderen in die Arme treibt.Doch es fühlt sich an, als hätte mir jemand einen Dolch ins Herz gerammt.Nur, dass ich selbst den Dolch in der Hand hielt...
  • Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson

    Still Surviving by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hate… Anger… Distrust… it fed the animal. Status… Money… Power it’s all women want. Never yield… Never give them a piece of who you are. These were the ideals that Seth Montgomery had lived with since he was a child. After his mother abandoned their family for another man, the same man who took everything from Seth’s father, Seth’s life turned dark. He’d never give a woman all that control...
  • My Wicked Heart by T.L. Smith

    My Wicked Heart by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Wright Rival by K.A. Linde

    Wright Rival by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sexy enemies-to-lovers romance set in the world of the Wrights about Hollin & Piper from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…No one on this planet pushes my buttons like Hollin Abbey.I don’t know if it’s the rugged, sexy cowboy look or the Harley Davidson motorcycle or the cocky swagger. Or just him.But whenever we’re together we fight like cats and dogs...
  • Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate

    Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A waitress fielding life’s curveballs.A CEO with a penchant for pie.She’s independent and tenacious.He’s chivalrous and demanding.They’re an unexpected match.Somehow, through a series of events, their lives are thrust together...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • New York Nights: A Collection of Steamy, Alpha-Male Romances by Whitney G.

    New York Nights: A Collection of Steamy, Alpha-Male Romances by Whitney G.

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A collection of the steamiest, alpha-male romances from New York Times bestselling author, Whitney G. This collection includes Reasonable Doubt (Full Series), Turbulence: A Cocky Pilot Romance, and Naughty Boss. **Price will go to $9...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  abuse  adult  billionaire  book
  • Take the Bride: A Knight Brothers Novella by Carly Phillips

    Take the Bride: A Knight Brothers Novella by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips comes a new story in her Knight Brothers series… She used to be his. Now she’s about to marry another man. Will he let her go … or will he stand up and take the bride? Ryder Hammond and Sierra Knight were high school sweethearts...
  • Nightmare by Bella Jewel

    Nightmare by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dear Nightmare, I wish I could introduce myself, and tell you who I really am, but that simply can’t be. You know why, of course. We all know why. We’ve all heard the story; we grew up hearing the story. The one about you…and him. Your life was taken from you, and for so many years, you lived as your name describes - a nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  alpha-mc  angst  romance  contemporary  biker  new-adult
  • She's MINE: a Captive Romance by Ellie Masters

    She's MINE: a Captive Romance by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive...
  • Evermore: A When Rivals Play Novella by B.B. Reid

    Evermore: A When Rivals Play Novella by B.B. Reid

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Grab your dancing shoes and put on your prettiest dress. It's prom season in Blackwood Keep and forever can't wait any longer! Four Archer was the toughest girl around. Just ask anyone. She’s the street racing daredevil who brought the King of Brynwood Academy to his knees...
  • Careless by Michelle Horst

    Careless by Michelle Horst

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. Irony - when life f@cks you over. Jaxson She's the one girl I can't forget. She's as innocent as a saint, with the mouth of a sinner. After taking her virginity, it's taken me four years to get rid of the guilt...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cleo Connelly siempre quiso ser como su hermana Leslie. Por eso, cuando decidió trabajar para la Ley, Cleo la siguió y se esforzó siempre por llegar a su nivel. Pero solo Leslie fue aceptada en el FBI, mientras que Cleo tuvo que conformarse con patrullar su ciudad natal: Nueva Orleans. Ahora, Leslie ha desaparecido...
  • No Quarter by Kelli Jean, Jovana Shirley

    No Quarter by Kelli Jean, Jovana Shirley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kenna “All of his pain, I was always the cause of it. Even if indirectly. All roads led to Kenna, I supposed.” My Madman brings me to life—but it comes at a price. I’m the one who faces his demons when they decide to crawl out of the hell inside his head. One thing is certain: it’s not my forgiveness that is needed. Phil must forgive himself before there’s chance for us...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  obsession  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • The Heat by Alice Ward

    The Heat by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She hates me on sight. I want her on sight. We don’t just argue, we explode. As the newly minted CEO of Watts Enterprises, the billion-dollar company with the world’s worst "green" reputation, it’s my job to produce the products consumers clamor for. But Atlee Young, an environmental attorney with more passion and will than I’ve ever seen, thinks differently...
  • Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde

    Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gabriel Hill has everything he ever wanted… a position in the powerful consortium. These wealthy men own half of New York City. And they murdered his parents. He can finally exact revenge.Except he has to leave behind Elise Bettencourt.It was inevitable, really. Gabriel will lose everyone getting vengeance. There’s only room for one person on this suicide mission...
  • Strike Zone by Eva Haining

    Strike Zone by Eva Haining

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love isn't a BALL GAME... it's a CAGE FIGHT!I find her so elegant, and yet I know she could kick my ass with ease.Lincoln Nash is the top hitter in major league baseball, and a World Series Champion. When his best friend hooks up with the sister of MMA fighter, Dee Lex, he’s eager for an introduction. She’s strong, fearless, and effortlessly beautiful...
  • Bryce by Alex Wolf

    Bryce by Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence... * Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &...
  • Claim by Sienna Snow

    Claim by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Damon Pierce has a dangerous reputation at Violent Delights.As for the submissive women he plays with? They get one night only.Any more would put them at risk.He has no interest in emotional entanglements.Especially not with Sophia Morelli.She's too brazen. Too beautiful.And the sister of one of his closest friends...
  • Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Love Story"As I struggle to unlock my gaze from the impertinent bridesmaid who doesn’t seem able to stop herself from giving me attitude, I contemplate the various ways in which I intend to teach the insolent little brat a lesson."GreysonThis wasn't supposed to happen.Every piece of my life has been planned out since the day I was born, calculated to the letter.I knew where I was headed...
  • Shades of Red by Willow Prescott

    Shades of Red by Willow Prescott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "She tastes like she was made just for me."Paris is full of vibrance and flavor, robust and rich. It’s a place where dreams are forged and broken. The city of love has everything to offer, and I want it all.There’s a new restaurant in town offering a unique chance at becoming sous chef if you can prove you’re the best of ten competitors...
  • Hawke by Anise Storm

    Hawke by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier...
  • Isaac by Terry Towers

    Isaac by Terry Towers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Isaac, book 3 in the Horsemen Dark Mafia Romance SeriesEven though she’s never met me, she’s been the bane of my existence, having me run around chasing my tail for months, but finally, I’ve found her. I knew I would, and she should have known it as well. It was only a matter of time...
  • Release by Dylan Allen

    Release by Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m here for pleasure. And in paradise, I don’t have a past. I don’t have pain, my secrets don't haunt me and I can be anyone I want.He’s here for business. Harry's intoxicatingly handsome, rich, and also the biggest jerk I've ever met. So, it's inconvenient that sparks fly every time our eyes meet. Indulging in an affair wasn't on my agenda...
  • Table 10: Part 3 by Jiffy Kate

    Table 10: Part 3 by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A waitress fielding life’s curveballs.A CEO with a penchant for pie.She’s independent and tenacious.He’s chivalrous and demanding.They’re an unexpected match...
  • My Wicked Devil by Ann Mayburn

    My Wicked Devil by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a motorcycle accident left her with a fractured pelvis, former dare devil and actress Kira Harmony cannot have sex without pain. Unwilling to give up on her dreams of someday having a normal love life, she has come to Club Wicked to find a Dom. And not just any Dom...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • His Dark Game by C.D. Reiss

    His Dark Game by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Both New York Times Bestsellers in one Bundle! THIRTY DAYS That’s all Adam Steinbeck demands of his wife. Thirty days in a remote cottage, doing everything he commands. After that, he’ll sign her divorce papers and give her complete ownership of their company. That’s how long he has to rediscover the man he once was. The Dominant Master he hid when he fell in love with her five years before...
  • DELVE by Jacob Chance

    DELVE by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was my brother’s best friend. He was seven years older than me. He was a pig when it came to casual sex; indulging in one night stands like they were going out of style. So why did I want to tear his clothes off every time we got within five feet of each other? She was only eighteen years old when we met for the first time...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Vamp by Jessica Prince

    Vamp by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He has the voice of an angel, the body of a God, and I hate the very ground he walks on. After having her heart broken, Alma Rossi made a vow: no more relationships. All she wants now is a good time with a guy who won’t try to cuddle afterward. She’s content with the new life she’s built for herself, even if all of her friends are starting their own happily ever afters...
  • The Dom's Dungeon by Cherise Sinclair, Шериз Синклер

    The Dom's Dungeon by Cherise Sinclair, Шериз Синклер

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Foster child. Teenage whore. Now a veterinarian, MacKensie's turned her life around, but the scars remain. She saves her affection for the animals who never judge or scorn her, but it's time to get out, move on from her past in Iowa. So, she arranges a vacation exchange to job hunt in Seattle.Although the house is lovely, one room is locked...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  steamy  abuse  adult  bdsm  book
  • Rocked All Night by Clara Bayard

    Rocked All Night by Clara Bayard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Work hard… Making a comeback into the music industry at twenty-one, curvy beauty Julia is surrounded by pressures and stress. Singing is her life and nothing is more important than this tour, but everyone needs a way to unwind, a place to hide and be free. Play hard… Rick, Dream Defiled’s sexy drummer, drives her crazy in good and bad ways...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Rocked in the Light by Clara Bayard

    Rocked in the Light by Clara Bayard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the deep darkness recedes... After a series of bumps along the way, having to overcome external struggles and self-doubt, talented, curvy beauty Julia is finally living the life she always wanted. On the road and singing in front of thousands every night, she’s enjoying life in the spotlight. And all your dreams come true..
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
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