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Awakened by Sin by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCarmen Pyre had it all until her husband was murdered by a madman who threatened everyone she loved. Now that her husband has been avenged, it's time to move on... she just doesn't know how. Two men who fill her husband’s former roles offer to help her move forward with her life... -
The Don : The Oath Duet by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood stains my hands, my soul, my heart, yet I’ll shed more to keep her safe. A chance meeting brings Jen MacNeill into my life—the woman born to reign at my side.She just doesn’t know it yet. How could my Lady be anything other than a silken promise taunting me with every breath she takes?A new Don reigns over Manhattan.But though I won the war, peace isn’t easily brokered... -
The Rebel Billionaire by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe said we could do casual. We swore we wouldn’t fall in love. We lied. Charlie I didn’t buy my house just so I could stare at the guy next door. I swear. It’s not my fault he mows the lawn with his shirt off. His tattooed muscles are an eye magnet. I can’t look away. The first kiss is an accident. One taste and I have to have more. We were supposed to keep it casual... -
Ruin by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith her heart literally in his hands, Celia will have to try and bargain with a devil.Edward Fasbender is my captor.Trapped on this island he owns everything on--including, it seems, me.He told me he would break me, but I thought he meant in the bedroom. It turns out Edward is playing a completely different game.And he won't stop until he's ruined me...Categorized as:
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Connected in Code : A Motorcycle Club Romance of Wrong Way & Hayden by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA small job. That's all it's supposed to be.Get in. Get the information. Get out unseen.Simple, right? Not this time.Hacker. Thief. Rebel. Lethal. At least that's what people say about me and they're right.Holding other's lives in the palm of my hand is an incredible power. One necessary to keep order and control.The walls around me are built strong, but not strong enough for one man... -
Reveal by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg comes the raw, sexy, and jaw-dropping finale to the Wicked Ways series. I play to win, and I won’t let anything—or anyone—get in the way of what I want. The first time I met Vaughn Sanders, I knew I wanted her. Confident, intelligent, and downright sexy. I thought I knew how to play her game. I was ready and willing for the challenge... -
Treasured by Thursday by Catherine Bybee, Tanya Eby
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe seventh and final tale in the dazzling, heartwarming, and pulse-racing Weekday Brides series.Gabriella MasiniShe’s a woman haunted by her past, with the scars to prove it. She believes that fairy tales are for other people...Categorized as:
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Divine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm Carter Barsetti. Son of Cane Barsetti. I made my fortune in the automobile industry. I've always preferred to live life in the fast lane. My father hoped I would settle down in Tuscany and join the family business in wine making. Maybe someday. I know I'm supposed to stay away from the Underground. I promised my father I would. But then I get an offer that I can't refuse... -
Revenge by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPassion and danger collide in the latest contemporary romance featuring the Lawless siblings—from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. When Drew Lawless discovers a fatal flaw in his plan to avenge his parents’ deaths, he turns to the one woman he'd promised he wouldn't touch. He offers her a deal, one that will bring her into his investigation, his life, and his bed... -
Hardpressed by Meredith Wild
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn HARDPRESSED, the highly anticipated second book of the Hacker Series that began with Hardwired, Blake and Erica face threats that put both their love and their lives on the line. Despite Blake Landon's controlling ways, the young and wealthy hacker finally won the trust of the woman he loves... -
Hold Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI 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... -
Wicked Queen: The Royals Collection by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shocking revelation and an unexpected miracle bring darkness to the Royal family’s doorstep in Wicked Queen, the second volume in the Sovereign Series from New York Times bestseller Geneva Lee. When Alexander’s family discovers his betrayal, he nearly loses everything. But he’s not giving up without a fight, especially when it comes to his wife... -
A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant tech billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down. I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us.Lee uses me wildly.As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more... -
A Wicked Song by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKace August: famous, intense, dark, addictive. Aria Alard: a woman with secrets, passion, and a dangerous past. Passion. Secrets. Mystery. Aria fell hard for Kace. She trusted him. But did he deserve that trust? And where is Gio?A Wicked Song is the second book in the Brilliance Trilogy... -
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Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core... -
Tender Secrets by Ann Christopher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInvestigative reporter Viveca Jackson vowed she'd destroy the wealthy Warner family. After all, the powerful clan was responsible for her father's unfortunate accident and her family's ruin. But when the feisty journalist embarked on her quest for payback, she didn't count on arrogant Andrew Warner's devastating charm, or the passion that flared between them... -
The Alpha Billionaire Club Trilogy: BBW Billionaire Romance by Alexa Wilder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTogether in one volume, all three books in the Alpha Billionaire Club series by Amazon Bestselling Author Alexa Wilder. Over 1,300 pages of steamy, sexy, action-packed billionaire romance! THE WEDDING RESCUE She thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life...Categorized as:
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A Royal Legacy by Danielle Bourdon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter an unexpected demand from a neighboring king, Sander Ahtissari is forced to make a choice that could mean the life or death of his people. A blatant threat to his kingdom involves danger not just to the citizens of Latvala, but to his immediate family. Sander stands to lose it all: his children, the love of his life, and his legacy... -
A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him... -
The Blackstone Affair Collection: Naked, All In, and Eyes Wide Open by Raine Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Blackstone Affair Collection brings together New York Times bestselling author Raine Miller’s three captivating novels just in time for the holiday season. This digital-only collection includes three sensational novels from indie publishing phenomenon Raine Miller: Naked... -
Damien: A Stark Novel by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark series… I am Damien Stark. From the outside, I have a perfect life. A billionaire with a beautiful family. But if you could see inside my head, you’d know I’m as f-ed up as a person can be. Now more than ever... -
Being Me by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe sexy second installment in the Inside Out erotic romance trilogy, following If I Were You—in the seductive tradition of Fifty Shades of Grey. Fascinated by the dark fantasies in the journals she’s discovered, and the two men who have now found a place in her life, Sara McMillan finds herself torn between her new life and her past... -
My Control by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI have lost the man I once was, letting guilt and heartache definewho I am. Darkness has controlled me, and one woman has seen what no one else hasseen in me, what I do not wish to exist. I'm consumed with my hunger for herand my need for her has driven me to the edge of sanity, but no more.She's about to find out that the Master has returned... -
Caught Up in You by Roni Loren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe girl who has spent her life running is about to be caught . . . by love. After a shaky past, Kelsey LeBreck’s future is looking good. She’s been saving money for culinary school with her earnings from The Ranch, a private BDSM resort. Even better, she’s landed a day job where she can practice baking and flirt with her favorite customer... -
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Covet Me by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBelle Stuart walked into my life with crimson lips, and a smart mouth to match, that made it impossible not to put her in her place—and on her knees. She should be off-limits. Claiming her was reckless. Keeping her is dangerous. But she's more than a conquest, she's my obsession. I'll do what it takes to protect her, even if it means letting her go. But she's the one woman I can't give up... -
Bride by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Logan Chance, comes a powerfully spell-binding enemies to lovers duet ready to capture your heart. Here comes the bride, all dressed in lies. Love and cherish are not in Gabriel Prince’s vocabulary. He’s used to getting what he wants, and what he wants is me—as his bride. I won’t give in to Gabriel’s undeniable sex appeal...Categorized as:
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Rule by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTheresa and Antonio.They've been through hell. Antonio has a price on his head for turning his back on a marriage deal, and Theresa has no intention of turning her back on him. They're devoted and strong, ready for anything.... A Love Tested To The LimitAnd then, someone from Antonio's past reappears. Someone who can give him everything he ever wanted, and who can shake them to their very core... -
All of Me by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the sizzling conclusion to Lisa Renee Jones’s bestselling Inside Out series, Chris and Sara finally embark on the road to marriage—but will the threats from their pasts steal their joy? Sara and Chris have fled to Paris to escape the aggressive reporters covering an explosive scandal... -
My Hunger by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhile Chris and Sara have traveled to Paris to avoid the chaos of press and police after the tragic events in San Francisco, I have stayed to face the reality of what has happened. But there is no peace to be found in facing the truth, and no truth to be found in the confessions that have been made and retracted... -
Heller's Girlfriend by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTilly Chalmers’ life is complicated. Her boyfriend is demanding more attention while her boss, Heller, is always a distracting temptation... -
Find Me by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Conclusion of Gwen and JC's Story Gwen Anders came to The Sky Launch to begin fresh, away from the horrors of her past. She fit in quickly, becoming good friends with her co-manager, Alayna Withers and the owner of the club, Hudson Pierce. Though the circumstances that brought her here were not the best, she's never felt more at home. But starting a new life means letting go... -
King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsChey Sinclair discovers that dating a real life Prince can be both heart warming—and heart wrenching. Sticking to her guns, she faces down the Queen and defies the Royal order to cease her relationship with Prince Sander. Piqued, the Queen strikes back, and Chey finds herself separated from Sander by no means of her own... -
Retribution by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMelissa I spent years shutting myself off from the world, haunted by the tragedies of my past… until Nathan Black comes along. Tall, built like Adonis, with jet black hair and startling green eyes, he makes me go weak in the knees. He saved me from sure death, and I’m grateful for that. But I want more. I want him. I’ve never had a crush before... -
Beautiful Rush by Emery Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a lifetime of being tailed by her father’s bodyguards, Keira Shaughnessy just wants her freedom and independence, and to bond with her long-lost brothers. On a quest to outrun her past, she turns to illegal street racing. She loves the rush, the hint of danger, and living just on the edge of losing control... -
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Broken Ties by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was the hero once, until I was betrayed.Now I’m something else. I am the shadow that haunts the night. I am a hunter, a protector. I am Jonas Castillo.For years I’ve existed on the edge of the dark, protecting innocents who can’t protect themselves. Until… her. Jessica JJ Jones. The bane of my existence. A bright light in the dark. The crack in my armor...Categorized as:
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What He Confides (What He Wants, Book Twenty-Four) by Hannah Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIntroducing WHAT HE CONFIDES, book twenty-four in the hot and sexy bestselling WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford... Twenty-one-year-old law student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have... -
Ruthless Reign by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have a secret, I’m not who you think. In this world, where gowns, castles, and crowns make for the perfect reflections, life isn’t always as it appears. Love is elusive, even when the most beautiful woman is right before you. Illusions distort visions, shadows lurk in the sunshine, and monsters tread behind smiles and chivalrous facades. I, Roman Archibald Godfrey, swore an oath to Molave... -
Brutalize Me by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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Code Name: Tiara by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI joined Jameson Force Security for three reasons: the missions, the danger, and the money. I definitely didn’t join the team to be an overpriced babysitter for a spoiled princess. Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you Jackson Gale is an adventurer through and through. Yet here I am, halfway across the world, watching over Princess Camille of the House Winterbourne... -
Step Into My Web by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStep into my web…and you’ll never get out.Chloe Hastings doesn’t like rules, and she doesn’t exactly play well with others. But she does have one amazing talent—she can get into the mind of killers like no one else. A police consultant and profiler, Chloe is definitely not like anyone that Joel Landry has ever encountered... -
A Sinful Encore by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou only thought you knew how this was going to end, but their story is far from over. The explosive finale is bound to leave you breathless. A Sinful Encore is the third and final book in the Brilliance trilogy... -
Because I Can by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo the world, Dash Black is famous, wealthy, wildly good-looking, and intriguing. To say that he came into my life and shook my world is an understatement. He looked into my eyes and I swear our souls connected, but then, I saw what no one else was ever allowed to see. I saw a complicated man with secrets, a man who hides behind a persona that tells only part of his story... -
Rebecca's Lost Journals by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIncludes Rebecca’s Lost Journals #1-4 (The Seduction, The Contract, His Submissive, My Master)and The Master UndoneIn this stand alone collection connected to the Best Selling Inside Out Series, you meet Rebecca Mason, the intriguing woman who penned an erotic journal that changed everyone’s life it touched. This is her story, in her words.....Rebecca’s Lost Journals.... -
Committed by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe conclusion to the insanely popular Betrothed Series by critically acclaimed author Penelope Sky. Hades has done everything for the woman he loves. Now it’s time for Sofia to do the same for him. I never broke the curse...I just changed it. Now I’m forced into a partnership with Maddox, and since I can’t kill him, I have to tolerate him every day. So Sofia leaves me... -
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Red Sin by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRed is the color of blood, sacrifice, danger, and courage. It’s also associated with heat, passion, and sexuality. When two people meet unexpectedly with an inexplicable attraction that defies common understanding...it can be called RED SIN.Julia and Van found one another in a shaken snow globe. Stranded in a blizzard, they embraced being two individuals with no last names... -
Shattered With You by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith his lethal skills and criminal connections, former British agent Quincy Radcliffe has fast become a key asset at the newly formed Stark Security. But Quincy isn’t the man he appears to be... -
Vicious Oath: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen I give an order, I expect it to be obeyed. She’s too smart for her own good, and it’s going to get her killed. Against my better judgement, I put her under the protection of my powerful Russian mafia family. So imagine my anger when the little minx ran. For three long years I’ve been on her trail, always one step behind. Finding and claiming her had become an obsession... -
Lost in Between by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWe all have one. A price. That magic number that will get us to agree to do anything, be anything. Don’t sit on your gold-plated high horse and say you don’t because you do. Everyone does. Each of us has something we covet enough that we’d sell ourselves to have it. What’s my tipping point, you ask? Apparently a cool quarter mil will do the trick...Categorized as:
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The Billionaire's Pet by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAbigail I was in big trouble. The biggest. Running out of time, I turned to him. Jacob Winters promised he’d solve all my problems. All I had to do was become his pet. With some men, that kind of deal might have been a nightmare. Not with Jacob. I was raised to be a lady, not a man’s plaything... -
My Body-Mine by Blakely Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJane has accepted that the relationship with her husband Luke, who drew her into the darker side of BDSM, is over. She has taken refuge at the home of Luke’s powerful friend Marcello and his submissive, Janice. With Marcello’s patience exhausted, Jane must either submit to his demands or move on from his household and his support...
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