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Unchosen Ruler: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s the future unchosen ruler of the O’Malleys.Locked away for too many years.Underestimated and pissed off.Protective beyond all rationale.Possessive unlike any man I’ve ever known.I should run. Except Liam O'Malley isn't a choice. He's the air I breathe.Still, I wonder if I can really be queen of the O’Malleys—especially when I discover the truth about who I am... -
![Perfect Sinner: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole]()
Perfect Sinner: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m the mafia princess Nolan O’Malley hates to love.The moment we collide, he wants to destroy me.He should. My blood is that of his arch enemy.I’m unsure if the war raging inside him or me is stronger.Instead of running away or ending me, he keeps me close.He watches my every move, and monitors each threat my estranged family delivers to me... -
![Relentless Hunter: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole]()
Relentless Hunter: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne moment in time changed the course of our lives...For over two decades, I vow to find her.I'm locked up.Full of rage.Obsessed with remembering every detail about her.When I get out, I scour the Earth.Relentlessly.Mercilessly.I know she's out there.I can still feel her, my firefly glowing in the dark.I'll never stop until she's back in my arms... -
![Tainted Blood by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher]()
Tainted Blood by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo Trilogies.Two Authors.One Unholy War.Carrera.Santiago.The legacy ends.. -
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![Brutal Defender: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole]()
Brutal Defender: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI choose Killian O’Malley out of desperation.My papà gives me an ultimatum with one other option. I’ll do anything not to marry the Italian mafia boss who lives in Italy and is twice my age.So I become Killian’s debt repayment.When I’m forced to pick, I don’t know he’s a boxer, a decade older than me, or has a body better than Zeus.He’s bossy.Arrogant... -
![Forging Blade by Khloe Wren]()
Forging Blade by Khloe Wren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing in life has ever come easily for him, and rescuing his woman is no exception. Jared “Blade” Walker’s life hasn’t been his own for a long time. Sold by his father when he was just sixteen to the head of the mob, he did what he had to in order to survive and became one of their most lethal enforcers. But now, thanks to his ties with the Charon MC, he has a chance to get some vengeance... -
![Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox]()
Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process... -
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Barbarian by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy father, my own flesh and blood, would have killed me to get what he wanted.I've made a horrible mistake...and I can't take it back.I assumed Bartholomew was the dangerous one, when in fact, he's the only one that actually cares about me.Apologies are useless. I can't beg or plead.Nothing will change his mind. Not after what I did... -
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Celt by Aria Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA scorching hot badass looking for redemption. A single dad crazy about his daughter. My sworn protector.Tall, dark and Irish, Celt stole my heart the day he saved me from my predatory husband.But I keep it a secret from him. I can’t let myself become bound to anyone right now. I have to regain control of my life first.A fresh start. No brawny, possessive bikers allowed... -
![Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire]()
Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...Categorized as:
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Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...Categorized as:
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![Oath of Obedience by Jane Henry]()
Oath of Obedience by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarriage to a stranger is only the beginning.She'll have my baby, too.Many things have changed while I've been in prison.The Family has been decimated.Our enemies have gotten bolder.My brother has taken the reins as the new Boss.But one thing hasn’t changed: my loyalty.So when I’m released from prison only to be shackled to the daughter of our organization’s biggest traitor, I agree...Categorized as:
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Ash by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKylieIn high school, he had saved her from a bully who had cornered her at a party that she shouldn’t have even been at. Then he called her Little Girl and threatened to spank her bottom if she wasn’t more careful with her safety. She was the dorky girl with glasses and braces, and he was her secret crush, the "bad boy" that all the girls swooned over... -
![Reluctant Surrender by Measha Stone]()
Reluctant Surrender by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI took her to protect her. I'll be keeping her as my bride.As her thong is ripped off and my belt lashes her beautiful bare backside for the first time, I can tell Maggie Dudek is finally starting to realize that defying a man like me has consequences.Painful consequences.Rigging a high-stakes poker game put her in danger, but that's not why she's face down on my bed...Categorized as:
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![Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky]()
Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI knew a relationship with Cauldron wouldn't be easy.But I underestimated just how challenging it would be... -
![Deviant Hacker: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole]()
Deviant Hacker: The O'Malley Family by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Mafia Underboss Kidnapped Me.The moment Declan O’Malley laid eyes on me the universe shifted. His inked muscles, seductive confidence, and bad boy vibes lured me to him. He’s twice my age. He’s experienced.Now I’m in a dark cell. Bound. Cold. Helpless.He’s determined to turn me into his obedient little captive until I convince him I’ve told him the truth... -
![Accidental Evils by Susan Fanetti]()
Accidental Evils by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs an enforcer for the Pagano Brothers, Tony Cioccolanti’s life is steeped in violence. For the most part, he feels no burden on his soul for the blood he spills or the pain he inflicts. He is a soldier, and blood and pain are the wages of war. Yet one terrible mistake haunts him, in his dreams and in his waking hours... -
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Shattered Altar by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt started with the mile high club.It ended with a fake marriage and his baby in my belly.I thought it was just a hookup on an airplane.Let’s be cute and call it a “one-flight-stand.”Or we could be more accurate and call it what it really was:The day that ruined my life.Aleksandr Makarova sure looked the part of the knight in shining armor... -
![Seeking Vengeance by Eden Summers]()
Seeking Vengeance by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLayla's book.*More information to follow... -
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Torian by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International bestselling author, Eden Summers, comes a seductive forbidden romance destined to leave you breathless. I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resemble the devil so closely it frightens me.We were meant to hate each other.To despise and detest.But his appeal is so much greater than the playboy smile and body built for sin.What I'm doing is wrong.What I'm feeling is immoral... -
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Savior by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was stolen. Hidden. Trapped in a hell beyond salvation. Until him. Luca. The man who changed everything with his soothing words and vows of protection. I shouldn't trust him. What he promises is something I gave up on long ago. And yet here I am, falling under the spell of a reality I crave. I want him to save me. I need it... -
![The Consigliere by Stella Andrews]()
The Consigliere by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business.The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas.With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon.Abigail Kensington .Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess.The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league.A woman my target is obsessed with... -
![King's Demands by Piper Stone]()
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...Categorized as:
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![Black Contract by Charlotte Byrd]()
Black Contract by Charlotte Byrd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI don’t belong with her. Born into darkness, life made me a cynic incapable of love. But then Ellie waltzed in. Innocent, optimistic, kind. She’s the opposite of what I deserve. I bought her, but she she stole my heart. Now my business is going up in flames. I have only one chance to make it right. That’s where it happens…something I can never take back... -
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![Black Limit by Charlotte Byrd]()
Black Limit by Charlotte Byrd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs this the end of us? I found a woman I can’t live without. We’ve been through so much. We’ve had our set backs. But our love is stronger than ever. We are survivors. But when they take her from me at the altar, right before she is to become my wife, everything breaks. I will do anything to free her. I will do anything to make her mine for good... -
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Better Man by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll this time, I thought Cauldron was the answer to all my problems.But nope.Now he's a much bigger problem... -
![Dark Captor: A Dark Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Dark Captor: A Dark Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is Tristan's story... -
![Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd]()
Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere was a time when my debt was the only link we had. There was a time when I couldn’t tell him how much I loved him and he couldn’t tell me. There was a time when I thought I could never have enough money. Now, everything is different. Nicholas Crawford is a stranger who is becoming more strange with every moment. I used to think I could make a life with him, but now I’m not so sure... -
![The Games We Play by Scarlett Cole]()
The Games We Play by Scarlett Cole
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings☠️ Stalker🧁 Overprotective hard ass v cupcake🔥 Forbidden/secret romance (MC vs Irish Mob)🖤 Age Gap🌶️ All the heat Iris: As a woman born into an Irish crime family, I'm expendable.It's why I've extricated myself from that life.Only now, I'm wrapped up in another one when I witness the death of the president of a motorcycle outlaw club... -
![Captivated by Him by Measha Stone]()
Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I let Nicole Sawicki disappear from my life without a fight. Now that she's back, I won't be making the same mistake.For her own safety.Her own protection.I will drag her into my life, my family, and my marriage bed kicking and screaming if I have to...Categorized as:
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![Lesser Evil by Penelope Sky]()
Lesser Evil by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen I tried to leave, Grave forced me to stay. He's obsessed with me, and not in the good kind of way. Griffin is out of the game, but he gives me a piece of information that can set me free."There's only one guy Grave's afraid of. If you want him dead, I suggest you make an alliance.""Who's the guy?" I ask."Cauldron Beaufort. But you didn't hear that from me... -
![Torched Spades by Cora Kenborn]()
Torched Spades by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA forbidden enemies-to-lovers dark mafia romance. Never flirt with fire... Eight weeks ago, Johnny Malone showed up at my office, flipping a playing card between his fingers like I was wasting his time.Me. The one with the Ph.D.The one a self-confessed arsonist came to for help in controlling his "urges."The one he visits every week and undresses with his eyes... -
![Keenan's Kingdom by Raven Scott, Elizabeth Knox]()
Keenan's Kingdom by Raven Scott, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI ruined everything and now I’ll fix it.Near death experiences change everyone’s view on life. I know it did for me. The irony is when blood’s shed, those who hold you dear come rushing in. It’s when Delilah came back, even when I thought she was done with me, even after I fucked everything up.She came to my bedside and it made me realize there’s a sliver of hope... -
![Bulldog by Delta James]()
Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
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![Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone]()
Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness... -
![Cherished Union by Brooke Summers]()
Cherished Union by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the woman he cherishes above all else has been hurt… his inner demons come out to play. Adelina Gallo’s life changed in the blink of an eye. She always knew that she’d be used to further her family’s connections. Hayden Gallagher is portrayed as a monster. Someone that Adelina should be fearful of... -
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Cynic's Stance by Karen Renee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCynic believes in a good time, not a long time; it’s understandable since his wife cheated after twelve years of marriage. Now that he’s single, variety is the spice of life, and he keeps his life spicy. He avoids women looking for commitment.As the Sergeant-at-Arms for the Riot MC, when he’s ordered to protect Fiona Brinkley from her ex-fiancé Cynic battles an almighty attraction... -
![Roman's War by Karen Renee]()
Roman's War by Karen Renee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is running out for Trinity Benoit. She must get married to claim her grandfather’s legacy. In her family’s social circle, any man interested in her is only after the inheritance. Not to mention, those men aren’t her type.Always attracted to bad boys, Roman Sanchez steals Trinity’s attention the day she lays eyes on him.Nothing goes to plan when she approaches Roman with her proposal... -
![Vengeful by Kristen Luciani]()
Vengeful by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne single gun shot threw my life into upheaval. An assassination that will bring my family to its knees.It’s up to me to avenge the murder.An eye for an eye…that’s my MO.I have one job to do, and it may be my last.Find my father’s killer and make him payBefore he finds me.But there’s one problem - one incredibly sexy obstacle I never saw coming.Tali Severinov.I’ve met my match with this woman... -
![Atoning Conviction by Greer Rivers]()
Atoning Conviction by Greer Rivers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPHOENIXTheir screams haunt me.I’ve tried to drown them out,But now I’m forced to fight my demons in this hell.Shackles remind me I’m a hostage.That my pain isn’t a nightmare.This time, the screams are my own.Only one thing gets me through it all.Brown Eyes.She is my strength and my downfall.But does she want to be rescued?I used to be haunted by the evil in my nightmares.Now the monsters are real... -
![Born Sinner: A Dark Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher]()
Born Sinner: A Dark Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy sins will be her penance A Corrupt Gods prequelI came to this college for one reason—her.A cartel princess.Mexican royalty.Sworn enemy of the Colombian ranks I’m destined to climb.I’m meant to hate her.Destroy her name and sacrifice her innocence.But Lola Carrera isn’t the delicate flower her family thinks she is.And I just took a match to her ivory tower... -
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Her Hero by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDonnie Nolan learned early that the secret to life is control. Born into a world of blood and violence, he broke free from the chains of his past with the help of Master Blake and his crew at The Club, and vowed that nothing would drag him back… until a knock at the door reminds him that there are some chains that can never be broken... -
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![Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone]()
Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine.Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson...Categorized as:
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![Taken by Vanessa Waltz]()
Taken by Vanessa Waltz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI stole my trophy wife.Her father killed my brother, which is why I took her hostage. Until now, I didn’t know how to execute my revenge, but when the innocent little honey attempts to bargain for her father’s life, I devise the perfect plan. I won’t just take my revenge. I’ll savor it. She’s desperate to save her father. Her offer: One night. No strings...Categorized as:
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Blood by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolly Sutton thinks her father hung the moon and can do no wrong. That couldn't be further from the truth. But when Elijah Barrett, her new boss, seems hell bent on taking her dad down, she must look closer at her childhood and ask some hard questions...Categorized as:
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![Savage Daddy: A Dark Captive Mafia Romance (Boston Mafia Doms) by Bianca Cole]()
Savage Daddy: A Dark Captive Mafia Romance (Boston Mafia Doms) by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDesperation led me into the hands of a savage. I should never have considered auctioning my virginity. The kind of men likely to bid are the type you never want to meet. Dark, twisted, and dangerous.Malachy is no exception. He buys me at the auction. He takes me home and locks me away. It turns out selling your virginity has an entirely different meaning to what I thought... -
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Corrupted Temptation by Kiana Hettinger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what I am.A monster parading around in an Armani suit.Nico Costa—the perfect monster.The minute my eyes land on the dark-haired vixen that walks into my club, a desire so strong twists like pain in my gut.We play a game of lust that awakens my long-dead heart inside its cage.But I know better than to let a vixen rattle the well-oiled steel bars... -
![King's Possession by Piper Stone]()
King's Possession by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings: a dark mafia arranged marriage romance (merciless...Categorized as:
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Exposed by Lexxi James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone Has Secrets . . .Book 2 in the Alex Drake Series & the continuation of ACCESSLovestruck Alex Drake is ready to take his relationship to the next level. Can he risk it all by shedding light on the secrets he’s spent a decade burying?Cautious yet clever Madison Taylor can't keep her doubts about Alex at bay...
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