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Beast: Part One by Tiya Rayne
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeastIt started with me. Five years ago, she interrupted my menu. I’d never met anyone like her. She didn’t run from me. Mother said they would all run. But despite how much she intrigued me, I had to kill her. It’s part of my job. Yet, when the time came, I couldn’t do it.Now, five years later, I’m finally out of lockdown. I have a new mission; to take down the Church... -
Iris. by London Miller
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne chance was all she needed … Iris Adler made a promise to herself and her father that she would ensure the man responsible for ruining their lives paid for what he had done, but she hadn’t anticipated Syn, or how quickly she would fall for the beautiful but damaged mercenary... -
Hope Town Books 1-3 by Harper Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor the first time ever, the Hope Town books are being bundled! Join us for the first three books in the series! Complete with all new bonus content! You fell in love with them as children in the Corps Security Series, but now, watch them fall in love with a spin-off series of their own, the Hope Town Series... -
Cleo's Rage by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCleoNo one should have to face the devil more than once in their lifetime – yet I’ve had to stare deep into his soulless eyes twice.If you ask me, I was left broken beyond repair. At least, that’s what I thought. Rage didn’t though... -
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Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime stands still. Lies were told. Secrets are revealed. Who will we be when the walls tumble like mortar? **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger... -
Nikolai by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNikolai Volkov has been groomed to one day rule his father’s Empire. Growing up in a crime family, you don't have many options. You live and die by the Volkov name.After connecting with his half-brother in the states, Nikolai chooses to step away from family obligations, to find what he feels has been lacking his whole life... -
The Rising by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou can't rise from the ashes if you've never been burned.When notorious mafia boss Danny Black and lethal assassin James Kelly join forces to hunt down a mutual, elusive nemesis that threatens to destroy them both and take control of their city, they know they will be entering a deadly game... -
Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was sold to my enemies.The Volkov’s are the nightmares they warned me of as a child, the ones they spoke of in the dark in hushed tones. Traitors, killers, the boogeymen themselves sent to scare children like me.Children of their enemies.A Kelly.A family that they have been at war with since before I was born, and now?Now I am to marry into the Bratva Pigs. To become their blushing bride... -
Betsy: Northern Grizzlies MC by M. Merin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story is JUST beginning when the Northern Grizzlies' head Girlie becomes an Ol' Lady, much to the surprise of the man who had brought her into the clubhouse years ago. Betsy The Vice President of the Northern Grizzlies brought me into the club to be one of their Girlies and I would have followed him anywhere... -
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Nolan by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my nemesis.My prisoner.I‘ll make her beg for mercy.I’ll make her scream my name.I’ll make her mine.Sheena Hurston’s been a thorn in my side for years.But when she tries to bring my family to ruin, I’m done playing games.She will pay for what she’s done.No one comes before my family.Sheena belongs to me... -
Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEnigma: The Complete Collection is the entire story of the tumultuous relationship of Isaac and Isabelle. A sitting on the edge of your seat read that will have you enthralled until the very last word. Over 390,000 words on an enigmatic alpha male and the FBI agent assigned to his case. This is a story about two people who were never destined to fall in love... -
Wicked by Nicole James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Nicole James, comes a second chance, friends to lovers romance.A woman lost in grief and pain.A bossy biker determined to bring her back to life.A wickedly wild ride.Paige knows the meaning of pain and loss.Two years ago she left town to nurse her grief over the death of her husband in a tragic bike wreck... -
Caged Thorn by Naomi West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTen years ago, I ran from my home.Today, I’m running back.The difference this time is that my son is coming with me.We’re going back to the place I swore I’d never return to.Back to the lies and the heartbreaks and the site of the day that changed my life forever.There is one other difference, actually:This time, someone is following me.Konstantin Aminoff isn’t the kind of man who “lets go... -
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Cruz by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCRUZShe was forbidden fruit. The sister of a man I respected. I shouldn’t touch her. But I have to. She’s addictive. Even better, she bites. But she’s been through so much, suffered the worst kind of abuse, and even as I want to shield her from the world, I can’t. I’m a Sinner. I bring danger with me wherever I go. Once it taints her, there’s no going back… INDYHe was forbidden fruit... -
Sonata of Lies by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDemyen stole my freedom to lock me in the worst cell imaginable.His bed.I get I'm the liar who put his brother behind bars.And I'm paying for my betrayal, one moan at a time.He promises he's going to ruin me.So why does he pull me into his bed every night?I see the truth behind those icy He's addicted.Unfortunately for me...So am I.And unfortunately for both of us, there's no ending this now... -
Killing Me Softly by Lena Bourne, Lexy Timms
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you brave enough to wander on the dark side?Do forbidden desires and tantalizing temptations call to you?Get ready to step into the world of lies, deceit and revenge.Worlds where you can't look away. No is not an option.Where strong men but even stronger women reside... -
Riding The Edge by Janine Infante Bosco
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, something extraordinary comes along that knocks you on your ass... "Wolf" I’m a simple man with simple values. You either love me or you hate me, but the ones who need me, always got me. I’m the self-proclaimed Wolf of the Satan’s Knights MC, the beast who will fight his way out of any dark alley to defend your honor... -
In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPWhen the card is dropped, you are marked.There is no escaping them, they come for their prey and will hunt until your blood soaks the ground beneath your cold lifeless body. They are the new generation and they have something to prove. They are hungry to show the OG’s that they are ready to lead, except, the chaos is shrouded in darkness... -
Captivated by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLucie Werner’s life has never followed the path she envisioned for herself and five years ago, it veered off course yet again. This time after one erotic night of passion with the man she’d been captivated by since the first day she met him... -
Dark Reign by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am going to restore my reign over both worlds.First, with a pen.Next, with a knife.Remind them who sits on the throne of this concrete jungle.Repair the structure that was shattered when my Mia Bella was stolen from me.Revenge will be had.Restitution received.And for me to reestablish order, I will do whatever is necessary.For there is no cost that is too great... -
Seductive by W. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters He’s forbidden, dangerous, and everything that’s bad for me. More than that, the life he leads is exactly why I’d been on the run. The seductive and powerful air around him is what drew me in, the reminder of what could have and should have been years ago. His dark gaze riddled with desire could always see through me... -
Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
Dark Ruler : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was raised to be a ruler of two worlds.One with a pen.One with a knife.Be the king of the concrete jungle at all costs.I should've simply taken a queen, not courted one.I should've forced her submission, not earned it.I should've let respect be enough, not fall in love.Someone has made a grave mistake in coming for my company.For my throne.For my Mia Bella... -
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Wicked Games by A.M. Myers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only remaining single member of the Bayou Devils MC, Travis Broussard, refuses to fall in love. His brothers may have found happiness but with his dark past still haunting him, he can’t afford to let any woman get too close... -
Savage Town by Kathleen Kelly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTourmaline is set to host the wedding of the century. Everyone is in town to witness rocks' wild child, Kat Saunders, marry Savage Angels MC President, Dane Reynolds. Love is in the air, and even the VP, Jonas, has been roped into helping with the impending nuptials... -
Disbelief by T.L Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if I was to tell you, you’re all evil? In some shape or form, you are. What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil? Would you believe me? I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil. I was proved wrong, and it stumped me. I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness. And couldn’t get enough... -
Effortless: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCamilla Donati doesn’t do relationships—it’s just not her thing. She wants a fun time, not a long time. She might be exactly what Tommaso Rossi needs to make his vacation from the responsibilities as a Capo, a break worth taking. He didn’t expect to find a woman like her with a mind full of filth. She didn’t expect a man who would shatter all of her rules with only a grin... -
Daddy's Demands: Twenty-Five Steamy Daddy Dom Romance Novellas by Madison Faye, Renee Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese daddies don't ask for obedience. They demand it. Daddy's Demands is a collection of decadently dirty daddy dom romances from some of the hottest authors in the genre. This deliciously naughty box set includes twenty-five brand-new, stand-alone novellas featuring steaming hot, irresistibly sexy adventures with the baddest daddies imaginable... -
Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m weak. He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide.Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling.He’s the man who has it all—except me.When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger... -
Iosif by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIosif Alone. Broken. Scarred. I was lost and didn’t know it. Wandering until I found myself four new brothers. They showed me what it meant to be a family. But I found her instead. She made me want more. She made me want what my brothers all had, a life I could share. But when a man tried to take her away from me, I wasn’t going to let that happen. I will fight to keep her... -
Burnout by Erin Trejo, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI shouldn’t have called him . . . but I did.WinnieI called him in my darkest hour, the man who crushed my heart, and the man who still holds onto it.I had two choices: call the cops, or call him . . . but there wasn’t much of a choice. He’d be the one to get to the bottom of this, and if I wanted any of what I lost back, he’d be the one to rip it from whoever stole it... -
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Reno and Son: Don't Mess with Jim by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsItalian powerhouse Reno Gabrini is happy with his life in Vegas. His beautiful African-American wife is his partner in the bedroom and in the boardroom, and is keeping him in line and all of his female groupies at bay. His newborn girl and young son are healthy and well-adjusted children, and his oldest son, Jimmy Mack, is fast becoming a man. Maybe too fast... -
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Tommy Gabrini 3: Grace Under Fire by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBusiness mogul Tommy Gabrini, once voted the sexiest man alive by a Seattle magazine, wants nothing more than to settle down in marital bliss with his beloved wife, and live his life far from the fast lane. But women from his past, who remembered just how sexy he truly was, refuses to cooperate... -
One Filthy Man by James Crow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon The high-walled mansion seems almost impenetrable. My contact talks of one man and up to 100 women behind those walls. It could be the trafficking of sex slaves, some twisted sex cult, or even a brothel. Either way, uncovering criminals in the trade of women is my job – my life. I want the scoop – want to expose this one man’s terrible secrets and nail his sorry ass... -
Quiet Wealth by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Like in the past I write genres the way I see them. This is my version of a mafia story...and believe me, book 1, only scratches the surface of the madness that's to come. **A twisted mafia romance about quiet wealth and refined darkness SiennaIt’s been ten years since he left me with nothing but a pendant, a photo, and a broken heart. He was but a ghost, there one minute and gone the next... -
Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll four Books in one! Distrust. Disbelief. Defiance. Dismissed. Their name has meaning, holds royalty. They aren’t to be trifled with. And if you get too close, prepare to be destroyed—they are the Russian mafia. Gashes and bruises mean nothing to them, blood is what they live by. It’s all they know... -
Nadia's Salvation by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy world was perfect until he came along. Spiralling from the recent loss of my grandmother I find myself witness to a kidnapping and in the spiders clutches as he tries to stop it happening again. It’s a race against time to stop the men behind this, secrets shrouding them at every turn...but when we are forced to work together sparks fly cracking his cold exterior... -
Filthy Richer by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven-year itch?Can’t say I know what that feels like when my husband is as obsessed with me now as he was on our wedding day.A lot has happened since that first meeting, but through it all, Eoghan's obsession with me is an insatiable craving to make me happy. If anything, I've gotten FILTHY RICHER on his love... -
Valetti Crime Family: The Complete Collection of Bad Boy Mafia Romances by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAMAZON TOP 100 series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Includes the following full-length, stand-alone romances featuring five filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys, HEAs and no cliffhangers: Dirty Dom Dominic Valetti is only interested in two things: getting paid and getting laid. Heâs a bookie for the Valetti crime family, and he knows his sh*t... -
Cross + Catherine: The Companion by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe crime boss and the hustling queen are back for one last goodbye … Cross and Catherine watch as their kids grow up, and everything changes again. Life is still as busy as it ever was for these two, and their family. Cece and Nazio are trying to figure this life thing out. From toddling babies to wedding bells, everything they’ve ever wanted is already at their fingertips... -
Deadly Chaos by Samantha Bee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve spent the last eight years focused on one thing, and one thing only. Revenge.I’ve kept people at a distance. Didn’t let anyone under my skin. I had my rules and they worked well.Until they didn’t.Four men worked their way in without me even noticing. I thought I was shattered. Broken beyond repair. I thought there was nothing left to break. I thought I could do this on my own.I was wrong... -
Terror by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeghanI spent my whole life in foster care, moving from house to house, never feeling like I belonged.One day, I threw caution to the wind, left New York City, and drove across the country. I slept in my car and at gross, pay-by-the-hour motels. There were times I thought I was just one moment away from getting kidnapped.Until my car broke down in a small town in Texas... -
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The Trap by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Trap: A Bratva Vows Prequel I saw a possible threat; he saw a victim in waiting. Violet: I had a plan. A naïve and dangerous plan. Get the mob boss to notice me, seduce the mob boss, kill the mob boss. Except the elderly mob boss wasn’t the only one to notice me. He did. Andrius. Beautiful. Cold. Deadly. He’s a monster amongst men. I crave him. I fear him... -
Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe kidnapped me for vengeance against my husband.The husband I’ve never loved.The cruel man my father forced me to marry to teach me a lesson.My husband didn’t think twice about how to carry out those lessons.Now, I’ve gone from one prison to another.My captor is just as ruthless as my husband. He’ll kill, torture, and do everything to hurt my family until no one is left.Except for me... -
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
Burn by J.C. Emery
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBURN (Bayonet Scars, No. 5) TRAGEDY CUTS DEEP. REVENGE BURNS DEEPER. The blood of their enemies coats the leather of their cuts and a trail of bodies lie in their wake, but the Forsaken Motorcycle Club isn't done yet. Carlo Mancuso still needs to pay for his sins. Nobody knows that more than Ian Buckley, the Treasurer for Forsaken... -
Whizz by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGonzalez is gone but the damage has already been done. Whizz has been to hell and back. He doesn’t live life anymore. The demons of the past are never too far behind until she enters his life. Lacey makes him feel again. She makes him want to live, to breathe, to be part of life. But, she’s the enemy and he’s just helped to wipe out the whole of the club she was part of... -
Complete Corruption by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan be read as a STANDALONE! Theresa Drazen can have plenty of guys, but the one she can't keep away from....the one she's just about addicted to, is more than forbidden. With felony-black eyes and a mouth built for lies, loving him is one step away from illegal. But her body keeps overriding her brain. Maybe it's time to stop playing by the rules. ------- Antonio is obsessed...
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