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Filthy Truth by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConor's my lifeline.He doesn't know it.I need him to find me.I need him to chase me.I need him to love me.If I haven't already destroyed what we might have had, he's crazy enough to take me on.My Fecker.Mine...Categorized as:
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![Rex by Serena Akeroyd]()
Rex by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRachel always thought I was wasting my life on the Sinners, but being Prez is all I’ve ever wanted to be.When she tore us apart on her journey to become someone, I let her go. I made sacrifices for her, because I knew why she had to prove herself.I just didn't realize that'd involve freezing me out for years... -
![Guns: The Spencer Book by J.A. Huss]()
Guns: The Spencer Book by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSpencer Shrike is a man with a plan. Get in. Get out. Move on. He loves Ron the Bomb, and her safety is the only thing on his mind these days. But life is a tricky bastard, and conning criminals for the better part of ten years brings its own set of problems... -
![Hacking Mr. CEO by Anna Hackett]()
Hacking Mr. CEO by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo save the only mother I’ve ever known, all I have to do is hack a tech billionaire.My foster mother is sick. The woman who gave me a home, love, a life. I’ll do anything to find the money for her surgery, including using my skills as a hacker.My name’s Remi, also known as Rogue Angel, and usually I work for a security company testing clients’ systems... -
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![Tongue's Taste by K.L. Savage]()
Tongue's Taste by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI used to live in darkness and a comet soared through my night sky. So I made a wish.Blood is my sanction.Pain is my salvation.Fear is what I instill.Especially for my Comet.The warm barrel of a gun against my head? It won’t stop me from protecting what is mine.Even if it means spilling more blood.My love for her has been tested and I’m furious.Seconds has turned to minutes...Categorized as:
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![Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin]()
Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is a risk for a woman in danger and a mercenary sworn to protect in a blistering novel of vengeance and redemption by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin. Six years ago, Maria Romano got her birthday wish—a kiss from Enzo Costa. A man she could never take her eyes off, but who seemed as haunted as her favorite book boyfriends and strictly off-limits... -
![An Act of Redemption by K.C. Lynn]()
An Act of Redemption by K.C. Lynn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsShe saw in him what no one else could see. He found in her what he could never find. One moment changed everything but, even with a break in time, their connection could never be severed. In the beginning he may have been her salvation, but in the end she will be his redemption. *** This is Book One in the Acts Of Honor series, the spin-off series to Men Of Honor... -
![Oath of Fidelity by Jane Henry]()
Oath of Fidelity by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’ll pay the price for her betrayal… as my bride.Elise Regazza is beautiful.She’s also a liar.A schemer.A woman who betrayed The Family.And she owes her life for what she’s done.When she begs for mercy, I offer her a single choice: Marry me.Solidify my power in The Family.And she agrees.But make no mistake, little Elise will never be free.Now our vows will be her shackles... -
![HOT Courage by Lynn Raye Harris]()
HOT Courage by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes you have to fight for what you want. Or risk losing everything you love…For elite Strike Team 2 soldier Noah Cross, everything is easy. Hell, that’s his call sign. Easy.But when he inherits a two-year-old baby girl, nothing is easy anymore... -
![Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire]()
Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...Categorized as:
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![Protecting Falcon by Jane Blythe]()
Protecting Falcon by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSparks fly when opposites attract.When Hope Delancey showed kindness to another slave, she never expected it to put her in the crosshairs of a dangerous man. After weeks of being held captive she's rescued by a gruff, grumpy, intimidating soldier who obviously wishes he was anywhere but in Colombia rescuing her...Categorized as:
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![Hawk by Serena Akeroyd]()
Hawk by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAMARATo the rest of the world, I'm broken.Unfixable.But when he looks at me, I know what he sees.A woman, not a doll.A fighter, not a victim.A Survivor. Maybe, he sees underneath that.Maybe, just maybe, he sees what I was always born to be—a predator.They took my innocence from me. They stole my adolescence.Now I'm going to reap upon them what they sowed in me.Vengeance... -
![The Reaper by RuNyx]()
The Reaper by RuNyx
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat happens when the untameable wind and the endless sea collide in the dark of the night?Tristan ‘The Predator’ Caine had been unprepared for Morana Vitalio. After spending his entire life with a vow he broke on a rainy night, he finds himself torn in a battle between his painful past and an uncertain future. The only thing he knows? Her life still belongs to him... -
![Out of the Darkness by Jessica Prince]()
Out of the Darkness by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe light had been snuffed out of Xander Caine’s world a long time ago, leaving him to suffer in darkness. After a tremendous loss, he closed himself off from anyone and everyone, content to live alone in the shadows. Then a woman blew into town with the force of a hurricane and shook everything up. Sage Winthrop was looking to start over...Categorized as:
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![Broken Halo by Brynne Asher]()
Broken Halo by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZero three zero nine. Four little numbers … four little words. They might be random and insignificant to anyone else, but they meant something to us. No, they meant everything to us. Until they were ripped away. That was the day our lives took a different course. One we had no control over... -
![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... -
![Fighting for Forever: Tank & Kat's Story, Part 2 by Scarlett Black]()
Fighting for Forever: Tank & Kat's Story, Part 2 by Scarlett Black
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTank is shattered.He lost the woman he loves and faith in his own MC. Together, they schemed behind his back and hid the truth from him. Even when all Kat’s secrets are revealed, he wrestles with forgiveness and wonders if he will ever be able to trust her again.The Black Widow.That’s the title Kat earned as she killed to survive after fleeing Mexico... -
![Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann]()
Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsConspiracies. Corruption. Serial killers.You name it—I'm fascinated by it. My mom always blamed my overly curious and highly suspicious mind on my dad.My incredibly overbearing dad.Mr. No One Is Good Enough For My Daughter has been terrifying my dates since I turned fifteen.College is my chance to be free from his control and date any guy I want... -
![Cole by Eden Summers]()
Cole by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resembled the devil so closely it was sickening.But I learned from my mistakes.At least I thought I had.Until I’m tempted back into his life with a case I can’t refuse.Cole Torian needs my help.And I’m unable to deny him.This time I voluntarily put my career on the line.Along with my safety. My heart...Categorized as:
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![Sybil’s Protector by Ellie Masters]()
Sybil’s Protector by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSYBIL Falling for my Protector might cost me my life. I was abducted and shipped out, meant to be sold. My freedom stolen. My body no longer mine. My life…over. Or so I thought. The Guardians swooped in. They saved me from a living Hell, but my life is still in danger. The men who took me want me back. They’re out there, hunting me. Once again, the Guardians step up... -
![Taking a Risk: Part Two by Anna Blakely]()
Taking a Risk: Part Two by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsR.I.S.C. (Rescue, Intel, Security, & Capture): An elite, private security team who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love. The highly anticipated romantic suspense series by debut author, Anna Blakely. >HE LIED TO PROTECT HER It’s been two months since Jake McQueen walked away from the woman he loves. With the other members of R.I.S.C... -
![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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![Mistake by Emilia Finn]()
Mistake by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCole Miller is a good-for-nothing nobody who skulks around dark alleyways and makes money by boosting cars from those more fortunate than he. He’s the unwanted child of a couple of deadbeats, so he never truly understood what family meant until he stumbled onto a treasure far more valuable than the GT he’s supposed to steal from the heavyweight world champion... -
![Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond]()
Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLex Davenport was the boy my dad warned me about. Literally. The son of a Mafia boss, Lex was the bad boy I snuck around with on summer holidays. When I was ten years old, we made a marriage pact and sealed it with blood. Then we never saw each other again. Until he happened back into my life years later—all grown up...Categorized as:
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![Blood & Rust by Cat Porter]()
Blood & Rust by Cat Porter
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bad boy. The fuck up. The thief. That was me. Once a king, Now a wanderer. I'd thrown the best parts of me away, over and over again. I was reckless. Still am. I'd been exiled. Twice. I did my time. I've cleaned up. Well, sort of. I got plans. Yeah, good ones. Then I ran into her. A bolt of lightning Startling Unsettling Breathtaking Out of reach... -
![Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear]()
Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Saint Gabriel City, there are the Four Families, and there are those who are owned by them.The Spencers, the Hargraves, the Ferreros, and the Knights rule the City together with their exorbitant wealth and iron fists that no one dare challenge...Categorized as:
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![Seize the Castle by Elizabeth Dear]()
Seize the Castle by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Saint Gabriel City, there’s a war brewing.The Four Families have ruled the City for generations, but they made a huge fucking mistake when they murdered my parents and didn’t manage to kill me too.I’ve revealed my true identity, taking the City and Holywell Academy by storm, but the heads of Spencer, Hargraves, and Ferrero continue to underestimate me...Categorized as:
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![Rowe by Jessica Gadziala]()
Rowe by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was just going to stay away from him.That was the only way to deal with the outcomeof a particularly devastating conversation with the guyshe’d been crushing on for years.She’d been doing okay, even.Well, not okay. But coping.But when a bad situation hit the club, and a cousincalled in a favor, Billie found herself face-to-face withsomeone she thought she never wanted to see again...Categorized as:
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![Adrenaline Rush by C.M. Owens]()
Adrenaline Rush by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere was a time when I was a princess with no power. I had no choice but to run, because I wanted control over my own life. However, when you spend your life planning your next escape, you forget to do the living stuff. At least until the past comes back to remind you why you ran in the first place... -
![Where the Snow Falls by London Miller, Bethany-Kris]()
Where the Snow Falls by London Miller, Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood always leaves the brightest stains where the snow falls. Fresh out of lockup, Kazimir Markovic is focused on two things only—having Violet Gallucci back at his side, and putting his father in the ground. With his plans already in motion the very second he’s free, Kaz goes after what’s most important. Violet first. Vasily second. The Russians are out for blood... -
![No Way Out by Amy McKinley]()
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father... -
![Savage Risk by Anna Blakely]()
Savage Risk by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER SAVAGE NEED FOR JUSTICE MAY END UP COSTING HER EVERYTHINGWhen the serial killer who has taunted Detective Riley York for years suddenly reemerges in her new city, she vows to take him down for good. With her partner by her side, Riley will risk everything for one final chance to see justice served.Until now, Eric West has kept his burgeoning feelings for his partner close to the vest... -
![Savage Lover: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sophie Lark]()
Savage Lover: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThere’s A Reason I Never Go To Parties…I saw him in a cloud of smoke, like sin made flesh. Even bruised and battered, I’d never seen anything more beautiful...Unless I hate myself, I should stay far away from Nero.He’s a heartbreaker.A mess-maker.A walking disaster.Here’s the problem: I’m in deep trouble with a dirty cop. The only person who can save me is Nero. We’re not friends... -
![The Damaged by Tijan]()
The Damaged by Tijan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe world knows about Kash.Both Bailey and Kash were used to living in the shadows, but now they must live in the public eye.Kash is figuring out his new found role against his grandfather, and Bailey is starting her graduate program late. At university, everyone is watching Bailey, and some are wondering if her legendary father, Peter Francis, bought her way into the elite program... -
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![Dawn by Aleatha Romig]()
Dawn by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.” ~Hugh B. BrownThe Sparrow web world is covered in darkness, yet the dawn is near. The dramatic conclusion to the Dangerous Web trilogy is here.The veil of safety protecting Lorna Murray’s life has been ripped away... -
![Always & Forever by Scarlett Black]()
Always & Forever by Scarlett Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiming is everything. Can I have the kind of love that would last for always and forever? Now that I am ready, I don’t know who the right man for me is. I crave a love that soars high, beyond this earth. A love that will steal my heart and innocence. The craving to be claimed and taken as one man’s woman is my dream... -
![Hood River Zero by K. Webster]()
Hood River Zero by K. Webster
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author K Webster comes a forbidden, friends to lovers romance called Hood River Zero!She sees the darkness inside that I’m trying desperately to hide from everyone.Pokes. Prods. Infuriates.This girl won’t stop until she’s touched every scar, both inside and out... -
![Owned by the Bratva: An Age Gap, Forced Marriage Romance by K.C. Crowne]()
Owned by the Bratva: An Age Gap, Forced Marriage Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Let's get this over with."His voice rumbling through the chapel like thunder.No wedding bells.No blushing bride.I have no idea who this stranger before me is.Towering over me, atleast a foot and a half taller...All I know about this intimidating man is a family history of cold-hearted criminals.My plan: find any possible way out of this cage of horrors.But a plot twist stops me in my tracks...Categorized as:
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![This is Me, Baby by K. Webster]()
This is Me, Baby by K. Webster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***This is the fifth book in the series. First four books must be read in order to fully understand this story line.*** The game was over and they stole the victory away from ME. Cheating. Lies. Corruption. Death. This pawn never stood a chance. But then he came for ME. He plucked ME from my nightmare and kept me safe. My heart was in tatters and my soul was lost. Until the beast in ME woke up... -
![Scarred Regrets: A Dark Mafia Romance by Adelaide Forrest]()
Scarred Regrets: A Dark Mafia Romance by Adelaide Forrest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBroken men don’t fall in love.We linger in the darkness, consumed by the sins that define us.Irina is the sole reason my heart beats. She’s everything that matters in a world filled with evil that a woman so good and pure should never have to see.She’ll add another scar to my collection — this one engraved on my heart.When she’s taken by our enemy to use for his vengeance... -
![Execution of Anguish by M. Sinclair]()
Execution of Anguish by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn underworld empire put at risk for one woman - Dahlia Aldridge.My love for the men of Wildberry Lane had never been in question. But now that I was aware of the true darkness that had always surrounded me protectively? I craved to know more. I wanted the curtain drawn back fully on just how dangerous they were...Categorized as:
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![Guard Me: A Mafia Romance by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman]()
Guard Me: A Mafia Romance by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was a tiny little lamb that claimed my heart with one fearful look. I was her captor, the man responsible for breaking her, for preparing her for auction. She was taken, plucked right off the street and brought to me to be sold at the next auction. Rescuing her from my men was never part of the deal, and neither was bringing her up to my room...Categorized as:
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![Clash by Cora Brent]()
Clash by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTAYLOR I’m that poor little rich girl whose silver spoon was snatched right out of her pretty mouth. I lost everything. Now my everyday reality includes sleeping in my car and dining on whatever clearance food I can purchase with spare change. But my issues don’t end there. My nightmare family is hot on my heels and demanding something I don’t have. They won’t give up until I crack...Categorized as:
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![Conceited by T.L. Smith]()
Conceited by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAriel I would like to say we were old lovers. That once upon a time he was my everything, and I was his, but that would be a lie. He may have been mine, but I wasn’t his. I was his sister’s annoying little friend who he didn’t even know was in love with him. Years later, after seeing him again for the first time, nothing has changed...Categorized as:
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![The Contract by Stella Andrews]()
The Contract by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey will save me; they will break me.Not if I get there first.Rockwell AcademyA place where the demons circle and destiny changes lives.I was sent to join my twin. To finish my education before fate reaches out and drags me in line.Freedom is something I crave, but it will never be mine all the time I’m controlled by my father... -
![Pretty Vile by R.A. Smyth]()
Pretty Vile by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve been dead inside for such a long time that I’d forgotten what it felt like to be alive… Until I met her. Emilia Harrison. The woman I swore to protect. The one putting cracks in my walls and threatening to undo all my hard work keeping the ghosts of my past at bay. She was only meant to be a job... -
![The Emperor by RuNyx]()
The Emperor by RuNyx
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat happens when a legacy of ruin mates with a realm of blood?Heir to the notorious Tenebrae Outfit, Dante Maroni has been trained since birth. A silent rebel in the shadows, he has learned to hide his ruthlessness under his charm, his brutality under his suits, and his love for one woman under his silence...Categorized as:
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![Control Me by Michelle Heard]()
Control Me by Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard, is a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.I wanted to be a painter. But that's just a dream because a mafia princess doesn't get to choose her future.Still, I never let it get me down. I always try to make the best of everything.Until I'm forced to go for brutal training, and I meet Nikolai Vetrov... -
![Iron & Bone by Cat Porter]()
Iron & Bone by Cat Porter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA knife that cut too deep, a slash that still burns, failures piled high and flammable. I held my losses at bay with knives, with guns, my hands, my bike, my brothers, my iron will. But not my heart. No, my heart was the flame that would light the match, ignite the blaze... -
![The Boy I Grew Up With by Tijan]()
The Boy I Grew Up With by Tijan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI have loved Channing Monroe all my life. In first grade, he asked for my Trapper Keeper. I hit him in the head with it. Third grade, we were best friends. We kissed in seventh grade. Eighth grade, he turned into a bad boy and the rest was a tumultuous storm. Growing up, the problem was never love for us. Bad times. Good times...
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