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Even When I'm Gone by Nicole Fiorina
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe second book in a heart-consuming series. Ollie. Forget everything you thought you knew. Hell, I don't even know myself anymore. For seven months I've been gone only to come back to be tested in every way possible. They say keep your enemies close, and my demons welcomed me back with open arms. My downfall is a necessary evil. But Mia is my endgame. Mia... -
Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPassion, betrayal, and heartache collide in an emotionally charged and dangerous chain of events that could unravel everything Sebastian and Talia have worked to overcome... -
Payback Princess by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinding out you’re the daughter of a famous serial killer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.My father—the Seattle Slayer—is charismatic, intelligent, and charming.He’s also trying to teach me to kill people, so … his good qualities don’t seem to matter much.He’s kidnapped my boyfriend, a guy that I used to hate but grew to love.Parrish, I’m coming for you. I’ll do anything—anything—to keep you safe... -
Kiss Me with Lies by S.M. Soto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo sisters. One unsolved murder. A sickening plot for revenge. When Mackenzie Wright attends her first real high school party, held somewhere deep in the woods of her small California town, no one expects to wake up the next morning to news of a gruesome murder. Especially not her own sister's. No suspects. No motive. No convictions... -
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Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDuet: a performance by two. But who is acting, and who is devolving? A buried past is unearthed, and Grayson Sullivan—AKA The Angel of Maine—retaliates against the system who made him, deploying psychological warfare on the woman who initially set him free. Dr... -
Heathens by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwinkle, twinkle little starHeathens coming, brand new scar.Slaughter turns to pained goodbye.Never knowing if I’ll die.A DeAngelis family war is brewing and these heathens are the vicious ringleaders, pulling the strings of their pawns for the greatest show of all—a show that will guarantee sweet, sweet victory.Only victory comes with a price...Categorized as:
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Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsINDIE I have them all now. Just the way I want them.McKay, the one who loves me deepest.Adam, the one who protects me fiercely.Donovan, the one who tells the truth.They are my friends, they are my lovers, they are my world.And Maggie belongs to all of us—no matter who her father is.This is the family I’ve always wanted.This is the family I deserve.And I will do whatever it takes to keep them... -
Broken Hearts by Stella Hart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI love him, and it’s killing me… I never thought this would happen, but here I am—a willing captive to the most sinfully-handsome serial killer the world has ever seen. I belong to him now, the man who is both my savior and my downfall. The man who will probably destroy me one day, just like he’s destroyed so many others before me. If I want to live, I have to be a good girl... -
Loving Dark Men by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man lures a woman into the woods.Another ruins the life of his best friend.And yet another strings them along like puppets.Dark men.They are intriguing, and charming, and powerful.They are changing the world.They are changing themselves.They are playing with lust, and love, and fear, and loathing.Addicted to each other, to their secret, to the seduction, to the sex.It’s a crash in the making... -
Desecrated Saints by J. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsESCAPE FROM BLACKWOOD INSTITUTE.THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.Sinner. Saint. Lost. Found.I never intended to leave Blackwood Institute alive. Instead, I found a whole new family. A reason to live. Hope. Belonging. Acceptance. Love.We barely made it out with our lives.Now, the real fight to survive begins... -
VII: Seven by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHEN OBSESSION BECOMES DESIRE… Ellen Winthorp has no choice but to rely on the protection of Mischa Stepanov—the vicious mafia leader who captured and disfigured her. But the more she learns about him, the deeper she falls into a world of violence, deception and intrigue where danger lurks around every corner... -
Carved in Ice by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen I was little, I dreamed my life would be a fairy tale. But it just so happens that I don't need a knight in shining armor to save me anymore. I'm made of freaking steel. It's time for answers. Time for vengeance. And time to finally unmask the notorious V. There's no going back now. See what happens in the epic conclusion of the Made of Steel series... -
Hear No Evil: A New Adult College Romance by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvil cannot take hold of an unconsenting soul.Do not be amazed that hell is empty, since all the devils live here.One by one, they will meet their hellish fate.One down…Three to go.EastonA tyrannous society has discovered our most atrocious secret and decided to wage war on us.They’ve had their fun with Finn, and now it’s my turn to be their little puppet... -
Savage Collision: A Hawke Family Novel by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing I expect when I walk into The Hawkeye Club is to fall head over heels in lust. It’s supposed to be a rescue mission. I have to get my baby sister off the pole, into some clothes, and out of the grasp of the pussy peddler who somehow manipulated her into stripping...Categorized as:
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Sacrificial Sinners by J. Rose
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRETURN TO BLACKWOOD INSTITUTE.RUN BY THE INSANE, FOR THE INSANE.Monster. Victim. Predator. Prey.I’ve always been certain of one hard fact – I don’t deserve to live. For all the pain andsuffering I’ve inflicted, I tried to take the ultimate punishment. Anything to escape thehorror of living with my crimes.Survival wasn’t part of the bargain... -
Obsessed by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEverything changed the night our eyes met across the room. His green gaze upon me prickled my skin with uncustomary warmth while my peek beneath his cuff—of a riot of color on his wrist—sparked my insatiable curiosity. Tall and mysterious, Kader was a man whose secrets I longed to know... -
Love Hard: A Reverse Harem Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLove Hard is the explosive final book in the Black Rose Kisses series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading the first three books. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Fight Dirty. Got it? Great!***With a single bullet, my heart shattered.With a single bullet, the Jackals destroyed any chance at peace...Categorized as:
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Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbducted and taken to a remote cabin in Alaska, Frankie finds herself at the mercy of four feral men, each with his own dark secrets and twisted desires.With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them.As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon.Nothing is as it seems... -
Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLies, Saoirse. It was all lies.Those were the last words I heard before my attacker held me under.Left shattered by deceit, with a past I couldn’t outrun, Killybegs destroyed the girl I used to be.But here’s the thing, this queen was born to rise, and those who hurt me will pay for the sins they committed... -
Black Hearts: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt takes a monster to destroy a monster. My enemies have taken Celeste. Kidnapped her to torture and kill her. I won’t stop looking for her. Won’t give up on her. I’ll destroy anyone and anything that gets in my way, and the punishment for those who have taken her will be brutal and unmerciful. She belongs with me. She belongs to me. I’m never letting go. Ever... -
Forged in Flames by Ivy Smoak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI remember when I thought my life would be like the fairy tales I read about. I'd do anything to go back in time when everything was so simple. When my knight in shining armor had a face and a name. When my biggest secret was that I snuck out at night to watch the stars.I'm worried that there's a sickness in me, swallowing me whole. I don't understand what's happening to me... -
United Reign by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Mafia RomanceTheoEverything we’ve built is crashing down around me.I’m consumed by the darkness, my blood boiling with the need for revenge.My wife is the only light in my life; she’s the very reason I keep on fighting.They’re coming after me. And worse yet, they’re coming after her.But let them come…I’m waiting. We’re waiting.To send them all back to the hell they crawled out of... -
LUCA - Her Ruthless Don: 50 Loving States, New York by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRuthlessly Obsessed… AMBER: Everyone knows me as Amber Reynolds, the fierce and determined law student, who won’t let her blindness hold her back. My friends and colleagues encourage and applaud me, but I never feel clean. Because they don’t know who I really am… or the true reason I’m blind. You see, my father used to hurt people, until one day he kidnapped and brutalized the wrong boy... -
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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Deathly: The Dillon Sisters by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’m a fraud. Or an imposter. I’m certainly a hypocrite. I offer advice for a living. Encourage my patients to make wise decisions—help them help themselves to walk through life stronger, healthier, happier. Isn’t that the goal? To live our best lives? If only I practiced what I preach. I wasn’t always like this. Every move I make lately is the opposite of smart... -
Engage by Drew Elyse
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce a Disciple, forever a Disciple. They came for her in the night. When she wakes, she’s in a cell. She has no idea if it will help, but it is the only option she has: She tells them she belongs to the Savage Disciples MC. A Disciple will fight like a savage when it counts. Years ago, he lost everything. Now, the club is the only thing Jager allows himself to care about... -
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... -
Wreak Havoc: A Reverse Harem Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWreak Havoc is the third installment in the Black Rose Kisses series...Categorized as:
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Gone by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree years ago, Alec and Raegan McClane lived every parent’s worst nightmare: their one-year-old daughter, Emma, was abducted from a park when Alec turned his back for just a moment. Emma was never found, and presumed dead. The crushing trauma, plus Alec’s unbearable guilt, ended the couple’s marriage. Now a four-year-old girl matching Emma’s profile is found wandering a local park... -
Play Rough: A Reverse Harem Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPlay Rough is the thrilling second installment in the Black Rose Kisses series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Fight Dirty. Cool? Cool.***Vengeance is coming. And she’s a cold-blooded bitch.I can still hear the gunshot. Still see the blank look on Sloan’s face as he pulled the trigger... -
When Sinners Play by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSin isn’t supposed to feel this good. I never wanted to come here.The scholarship to Hawthorne University is my ticket to a better life,but I don’t fit in with these rich, privileged students.I’m the daughter of a drug addict.A girl with a half-remembered past.A foster kid who’s seen too much of the wrong side of humanity.My tattoos are my battle scars, and my heart beats for no one...Categorized as:
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A Vivacious Little Valentine by Meredith O' Reilly
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlways on the outside looking in.At least, that's how Quinn Barkley feels, living and working at Rawhide Ranch, surrounded by men and women who have found their perfect match.Then Ryder Moore shows up, and for the first time in years, Quinn finds herself believing she can have everything she's ever dreamed of. The sweet, loving Daddy her heart needs.. -
Wrath by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I see is red.Blood.Pain.Rage.It consumes me.The moment he took her, wrath invaded my soul.I only have one purpose. End him and take back what’s mine. Love isn’t always clean, and wrath is the deadliest sin... -
Ruthless by Dani René
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m an asshole. And I make no apologies for it. My life has been spent drenched in the blood of my enemies. Our family legacy, left only to me when my brother walked away. Women are pawns in a game for pleasure. Nothing more. Until her. Madison Parker. I’m enthralled. Captivated. But my past is far too dark. Pushing her away is my only option... -
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Contorted by Emma James, Jemina Venter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEDGE I’ve decided there’s no virtue in patience. It’s f*cking torture. And that goes for DM Christmas songs too. MATHIAS Good girl. Be afraid of me. It will make my job easier. Until she's caught between a desk and a Hell's bastard. ROSE I am a shell to be f*cked with. But I am a survivor. I have my own Sasha Fierce. Just give me a reason... -
Beast in my Bedroom by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s everything I don ’t want . . . but my new bossy Greek mafia husband is going to make a real wife out of me.My rock bottom is a dirty martini in a high-class bar, ten canceled credit cards, and nothing but the clothes on my back.I managed to escape my abusive husband, but a snooty hipster bartender is about to get me arrested for being unable to pay for a drink... -
Talk to Me by Heather Long
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Patch online…”Five years ago, I disappeared from the life I had and built this one. I spend my days, and most of my nights, on the line helping my clients achieve their goals. They call me when they are in a jam or are getting ready to move on a target.I’m their information specialist.The woman in the chair.I’m their switchboard.Intelligence, electronic eyes, computer hacking—I do it all... -
Ethans Fall by Dee Palmer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternate title/cover for this ASIN can be found here.They say once bitten… Ethan Cates is anything but shy. A little time away from his playboy playground has hardened his heart and returning from his travels he has every intention of keeping it that way.This is summer his plan is for the three S’s Sun, Sea and Surf…It’s just not his entire plan. Three more S’s… Sex, Sex and more Sex... -
Warped by Emma James, Jemina Venter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPRAISE FOR WARPED ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. A THRILLING, SUSPENSEFUL READ. Oh Emma James, you tore apart my heart in WRENCHED and now you have blown apart my mind with WARPED. Never have I read a series that has had the ability to twist and turn my heart and mind in all directions... ~Reading Is Our Satisfaction - Maria Alexander Warped. Man, what a crazy ride this book is... -
Primal Pursuit: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bella J.
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDavian Stark is beautiful, twisted, cruel.And he’s going to die.By my hand.He’s one of the Elites of the Dark Sovereign.A bloodthirsty Mafia Assassin.And a hunter fueled by his need for the chase.If I want to get close to him, I have to give him something to hunt.Me.He made a mistake by letting me survive my family’s massacre. I've trained, fed my hate, and now, I'm ready to strike... -
XV: by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHEN HATE BECOMES OBSESSION… Mistaken for her beautiful half-sister, Ellen Winthorp is taken captive by a madman who declares that she will be his "fifteen": the fifteenth victim of a vicious mafia blood feud. Armed with only her instincts, Ellen must resist her captor for as long as she can—which is easier said than done the more she's exposed to the complex man beneath the beast... -
Submit: XXX Maxim by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Pain is the most potent drug and Frankie Marconi is addicted to the burning sting of it. Maxim Koslov, a deranged crime lord with a tormented past, is more than willing to deliver the dose she needs... -
Corpse Roads by J. Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn therapy, they tell you to use your senses.List the things you know. Sermons recited with malice. A blood-soaked ritual. The sting of tears and gasping sobs of the dying. Rotting flesh. I grew up in a cage, tortured by the Lord Almighty's most twisted servant. Death and despair became my close companions as I watched years of slaughter at Pastor Michaels’ hand. Eighteen girls. Dead... -
Bells by K.G. Reuss
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore I found a love I was willing to die for, I had to survive one I had to kill for.Chapel Crest wasn’t a place of solace. It was made for suffering.I would know.I’d been locked inside ever since my mother tossed me away like I didn't matter.In my suffering though, I found her.Isabella.The girl who made me believe I mattered.The girl I gave everything to.The girl I loved... -
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Wishing Well by Lily White
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy…Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister... -
STONE: Her Ruthless Enforcer: 50 Loving States, North Carolina by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and determined to claim me…The first time I meet Stone Ferraro, it’s hate at first sight, and then he kidnaps me. On his mafia boss’s orders, but still...not a great first impression.The second time I meet him, he calls me a derogatory name, and I knee him in the balls. Not exactly the sweet social worker look I was going for, but hey, it had to be done... -
Blood Always by Jill Ramsower
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be business. Two families, one wedding, zero emotion. My father’s mafia outfit had saved my life. I owed them everything. An arranged marriage was hardly a sacrifice when I would have already been long dead had it not been for them. I would give up my independence for the Lucciano Family. I would bind myself to the man whose family tore my life to pieces... -
Addiction by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAddiction is the first in a series of standalones that end with HEA! I’m a sinner with no regrets. I’m a man with no shame. I’m a lover with no soul. What am I? You’re a loner with no friends. You’re a beggar with no place to go. You’re a face with no name. Who are you? It doesn’t really matter what I am or who you are. Everyone has sin in common... -
Devilish King by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDark Mafia Romance, Contains scenes that could be triggering to some, read with caution. This is book 1 of a trilogy, an epic cliff-hanger can be expected!!TheoMy whole life was mapped out, designed for me, before I was even a twinkle in my old man's eye. I am the heir to the Valentino throne. A kingdom built with blood and dirty money. But one I'll rule all the same... -
Tell me to Fight by Charlotte Byrd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m a man who takes what he wants. What do I want? Her. Olive Kernes owned me a debt and she thought that she had paid it back. But now I want more. I want more than just her time. I want more than just her body. Her new life has torn us apart. Now, it’s up to me to make things right. I will make the pieces of our love fit back together if it’s the last thing I do...
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