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  • Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

    Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of...
  • Someone Who Isn’t Me by Geoff Rickly

    Someone Who Isn’t Me by Geoff Rickly

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geoff Rickly’s debut novel Someone Who Isn’t Me is a feverish journey through the psyche of someone who no longer recognizes himself. When Geoff hears that a drug called ibogaine might be able to save him from his heroin addiction, he goes to a clinic in Mexico to confront the darkest and most destructive versions of himself...
  • Obsession by Shantel Tessier

    Obsession by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have lost those who I have loved. I have bled for those I hate. I have lied to those who are honest. What am I? You're a sinner dressed in white. You’re a ghost in the night. You're the demons that I fight. Who are you? Both of us were sinners. She was hell-bent on revenge, and I was determined to let her have it. She was a beautiful sin that alone would be my damnation...
  • Chased by Him by Kylie Kent

    Chased by Him by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⚠⚠This book contains scenes and discussions of non-consensual sexual acts, domestic violence, profanity, sexual content, violence and miscarraige through trauma. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read.⚠⚠ChasePeople take one look at me and see a pretty face.Because that’s what I want them to see...
  • Scandalized by Livia Grant

    Scandalized by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four lives tangled by an invisible thread...Prepare to be scandalized!Nolan and Piper have a lot in common, and a complicated history that has already hit the rocks twice before. But their undeniable chemistry keeps pulling them back together, and even if she's Mistress Ice, Nolan is determined to have Piper any way he can get her -- secrets and all...
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    dark  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • The Boy Under the Table by Nicole Trope

    The Boy Under the Table by Nicole Trope

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tina is a young woman hiding from her grief on the streets of the Cross. On a cold night in the middle of winter she breaks all her own rules when she agrees to go home with a customer.What she finds in his house will change her life forever.Across the country Sarah and Doug are trapped in limbo, struggling to accept the loss that now governs their lives...
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    dark  literary-fiction  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family
  • Cross Fire by C.C. Warrens

    Cross Fire by C.C. Warrens

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Holly's worst nightmare steps back into her life, she has to decide whether to stand and fight or flee and survive...
  • Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke, Alberto Plumed

    Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke, Alberto Plumed

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A neglected 12-year-old boy does nothing to report the death of his mother in order to compete in a spelling bee. A tragic coming-of-age tale of horror and drama in the setting of a hot New Orleans summer. "Original, touching coming of age." ~Jack Ketchum, author of THE GIRL NEXT DOOR "With OF FOSTER HOMES & FLIES, Lutzke is firing on all cylinders. It's a lean mean emotional machine...
  • Black Contract by Charlotte Byrd

    Black Contract by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I 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...
  • The Stepchild by Nicole Trope

    The Stepchild by Nicole Trope

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three-year-old Millie Everleigh disappears on a crisp winter’s day, and nothing is as it seems…It’s the phone call every mother dreads.I’m climbing into the car after a trip to the grocery store. As the engine starts, my phone rings. It’s my stepdaughter, Shelby, who is babysitting my three-year-old little girl Millie.‘I only went upstairs for a second,’ she says through her sobs. ‘She’s gone...
  • Gone by Elisabeth Naughton

    Gone by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Three 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...
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    dark  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • The Aftermath by Gail Schimmel

    The Aftermath by Gail Schimmel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Three women: a mother, a daughter, a friend. Can they save each other from the past?It’s been twenty-six years since the accident, but Helen still lives on autopilot, going through the motions of work and motherhood. Her one wish is for her daughter Julia to settle down with her own family—so Helen can let go...
  • Judas: Indignant Few MC Book 1 by Deja Voss

    Judas: Indignant Few MC Book 1 by Deja Voss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No bikers ever, that’s my one rule to live by. Burning bridges to the ground is my super power.  I fled the Indignant Few MC after my dad was murdered to start a life of my own in the adult industry. I’d rather sell my body on the internet then sell my soul to the kind of men I was raised around. I don’t want to end up a club slut, or worse, an old lady like my mother...
  • Love Lost Her Way: A tragic story about a girl who lost all hope by Julie Anne Addicott

    Love Lost Her Way: A tragic story about a girl who lost all hope by Julie Anne Addicott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the outside, my life was picture perfect. On the inside, something sinister lurked. I thought he was sick. I thought I could fix him. All I wanted was for him to love me. I was used and abused. Sold to the highest bidder. Unloved. Unseen. Unheard. Until Declan. He was my saviour. He helped me believe in the power of unconditional love. Then, he was gone...
  • Ashes to New by Ellie Masters

    Ashes to New by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Although Ashes to New is a prequel, the author recommends it be read after book #1, Heart's Insanity.Ashes to New is a story about the fiercest kind of love. It's about enduring. Surviving. And never giving up. Elsbeth and Forest are two teenagers trapped within an abusive foster home. They endure tragedy, but find there is light in the darkest places...
  • Capturing Fate by Abbie Roads

    Capturing Fate by Abbie Roads

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can love untangle a web of lies and expose the truth?A loner with a mysterious childhood…FBI agent Dolan Watts is no stranger to pain. From his childhood spent in foster care, to his daily grind of hunting down hardened criminals, pain has been the one constant through the years. It carved out gut feelings he can trust to solve cases in record time. Until now...
  • Ruining Her by Kylie Kent

    Ruining Her by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ⚠️⚠️This Book contains scenes and discussions of non-consensual sexual acts, profanity, sexual content and violence. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read. This is book 1 in a 2 part duet, a cliff-hanger can be expected.⚠️⚠️EmilyI never thought I would be seeking shelter here of all places.I’m out of options though. I needed a place to hide out...
  • The Pretty Dead Girls by Skylar Finn

    The Pretty Dead Girls by Skylar Finn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When two young girls go missing from a small Georgia town, the crime remains unsolved for nearly thirty years.When Savannah moves home to the small town of Humble, Georgia, she has no intention of getting involved in a kidnapping investigation. But when her older brother Mac becomes the main suspect, Savannah launches a secret investigation in order to clear her brother’s name...
  • Ignited By Him by Kylie Kent

    Ignited By Him by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    AshShe’s the unattainable, untouchable. The one I’ve both loved and lusted after from the sidelines.For years, I’ve kept myself distracted with work, turning my family’s company into an empire. And, more importantly, I’ve kept my distance. It’s best for everyone.But when she walks into my club and tries to cheat me out of money, all bets are off...
  • Be Afraid by Mary Burton

    Be Afraid by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Fear Is Terrifying When police rescue five-year-old Jenna Thompson from the dark closet where she's been held captive for days, they tell her she's a lucky girl. Compared to the rest of her family, it's true. But even with their killer dead of an overdose, Jenna is still trying to find peace twenty-five years later...
  • Breaking the Girl by M.C. Webb

    Breaking the Girl by M.C. Webb

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Breaking the Girl by M.C. Webb is a dark story of desire. Two souls collide, breaking open a long forgotten past, and a very tortured present. What drives the lovers closer, may be the very thing the tears them apart. Axel Stone is a porn star, a highly successful porn star. Now semi-retired and frigidly cold, Axel stumbles through life the only way he knows how – lots of booze and women...
  • His Addiction by Charlotte Byrd

    His Addiction by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 4 in the Bestselling series - includes Book 1 as a BONUS! The hotly anticipated fourth book continues the sensual saga of Ellie and Aiden. Aiden Black is beautiful and flawless and tormented and damaged. I'm a good girl who never thought that she would fall for a man who would buy her at an auction. But what started out as a relationship of pure lust has evolved into something more..
  • Familiar Threat by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Familiar Threat by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Keepers series will keep you on the edge of your seat as Cane and Charlie find romance on the run amidst a cult uprising, a diabolical killer who won’t stay dead and a trail of bodies from Vegas to Portland...Victim turned witness, Charlie finds herself the center of a blood bath, back in protective custody and safe in the arms of bodyguard Cane O’Reilly...
  • Drift by Anna Brooks

    Drift by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I could tell this girl was lost. She was also scared and alone. This life was going to destroy her… If I let it. She refuses my help and protection until she realizes the audition she's attending isn't an audition at all. It's an auction. And she's about to be sold to the highest bidder. I've got the money to buy her, but better than that, I've got the power to save her...
  • Underneath by Andie M. Long, Michelle Dunbar

    Underneath by Andie M. Long, Michelle Dunbar

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the Author of The Alphabet Game comes a tale of drama and suspense. LAUREN LAWLER’s life is visually perfect. However husband Niall seems to have forgotten she exists. Running a Vintage shop on Ebay and meeting her best friend Monique for coffee and shopping, Lauren feels settled but bored...
  • The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

    The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women determined to uncover the truth. But how can you trust the present if you can't remember the past?“Left me gasping. Brilliant.” —Alex Michaelides“Has one of the best story twists I have ever read…superb writing.” —Ruth Jones“Resonates long after you turn the final page...
  • My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

    My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The sunroom at the back of the house is just as I remember. I can’t taste homemade lemonade or smell oatmeal cookies without thinking of home, of the beautiful cliffs of Martino Bay, and I feel welcomed. But all thoughts of a happy family reunion are destroyed the moment I see him… He’s as handsome as I remember: broad shoulders, piercing blue eyes, hair the colour of burnt toffee...
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    dark  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family  female-mc
  • Til Death Do Us Part by Daniel Hurst

    Til Death Do Us Part by Daniel Hurst

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Megan thinks that she has the perfect husband and the perfect life. Craig works so that she doesn't have to, leaving her free to relax all day in their beautiful and secluded country home.But when she starts to long for friends and purpose again, Megan applies for a job in London, much to her husband's disappointment. She thinks that he is upset because she is unhappy. But she has no idea...
    Categorized as:
    dark  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Malady by Trisha Wolfe

    Malady by Trisha Wolfe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Trisha Wolfe comes the dark and twisted finale of the duet that will leave you breathless.Blakely Vaughn is no longer shrouded from a world of feeling. She’s been thrust into the light, emotions assailing her and making her question her sanity as she hunts the man responsible—the bastard who made her feel.When Dr...
  • Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly

    Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if you knew the truth but couldn’t remember?Over a decade ago, Heidi was the victim of a brutal attack that left her hospitalised, her younger sister missing, and her best friend dead. But Heidi doesn’t remember any of that. She’s lived her life since then with little memory of her friends and family and no recollection of the crime.But lately, it’s all starting to come back...
  • In Shadows We Dance by Lee Ann, L. Ann

    In Shadows We Dance by Lee Ann, L. Ann

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A girl who hides in the shadows.A boy who collects secrets.One spilled drink that changes everything.Ileana Moreno has perfected the art of invisibility, slipping through life unnoticed and pouring her soul into ballet to escape the suffocating walls of her home...
  • Not What It Seems by Nicky James

    Not What It Seems by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say I killed them. They say I’m sick. They’re wrong. Nothing is as it seems. Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Cyrus Irvine takes his job and his life very seriously. He is well-respected in his field and has worked hard to get where he is. But he’s lonely. When called in to do a mental health evaluation on a murder suspect, the last thing he expects to find is the man he slept with a few months ago...
  • Disillusioned by J.S. Cooper

    Disillusioned by J.S. Cooper

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Following on the heels of Illusion , indie sensation and New York Times bestselling author J.S. Cooper brings us the second novel in the Swept Away series, a trilogy of dark and sexy romances about a woman marooned on a desert island with a sexy stranger—but is he friend or foe? When Bianca and Jakob awake on a sandy shore in the middle of nowhere, their first thoughts are of survival...
  • The Art of Murder by José Carlos Somoza

    The Art of Murder by José Carlos Somoza

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In 2006, the art world has moved far beyond sheep in formaldehyde and the most avant-garde movement is to use living people as artwork. Undergoing weeks of preparation to become 'canvases', the models are required to stay in their pose for ten to twelve hours a day and, as art pieces, they are also for sale...
  • Don't Blink by L.G. Davis

    Don't Blink by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    *This book was previously published under the titles The Girl in the Rain and The Girl in the Storm.* Two years ago, Paige Wilson watched helplessly as her brother Ryan was shot, right on her doorstep. He survived the attack, but never fully recovered from the trauma. Stuck in a wheelchair, Ryan refuses to accept the life of a paraplegic...
  • Either Side of Midnight by Tori de Clare

    Either Side of Midnight by Tori de Clare

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    WHAT IF THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE TURNED INTO YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE? When nineteen-year-old Naomi Stone is snatched from her husband at knifepoint on the night of their wedding and taken to a deserted cemetery, she knows her life is finished. Drugged and disorientated, she loses consciousness as she lies in an open grave with a gun to her head...
  • Circle of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan

    Circle of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She thought she was the perfect mother—until the new neighbours moved in.Emma and Dele’s dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they’re living the life they always wanted...
  • The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Prudence welcomed Zoe into her home. Now she’s fighting to survive.Two simple words shatter Prudence Ahern’s world - “I’m pregnant.”Her son Nathan is only eighteen when his new girlfriend Zoe drops that little bombshell. Prudence feels she has to support her son and asks Zoe to move in with them.Right from the start, Prudence knows something isn’t right...
  • Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison

    Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Seattle Times said of Angry Candy: "Ellison's stories rattle the bars of complacency that people put around their souls . . . Razor sharp . . . piercingly profound." Once again, Ellison's writing defies all labels. These seventeen stories by a modern master are an "assembled artifact" of anger and faith - as bittersweet as a"jalapeno-laced cinnamon bear...
  • Not My Mother by Miranda Smith

    Not My Mother by Miranda Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What if the person you trust most in the world is lying to you?I’d heard of the Baby Caroline case, of course. When a baby is snatched from her mother’s arms, the whole country knows about it. I knew about the parents left lying by the swimming pool, the open window in the nursery. But I never dreamed it had anything to do with me.Today, my beautiful daughter turned one...
  • The Accident by Natalie Barelli

    The Accident by Natalie Barelli

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If only she'd said no... Katherine knew she’d had too many drinks, but they were only going a short distance. And as Eve pointed out, it was late, there was no traffic anyway... Now, Katherine would do anything to turn back the clock. If anyone ever found out about the accident, it would ruin Katherine’s life...
  • After She Left by Claire Amarti

    After She Left by Claire Amarti

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Abigail Gibson is gone. The morning after Christmas Day, she walks out of her home in the leafy suburbs of Westchester, New York, leaving behind a strange note on the kitchen table… and her ten-year-old son, Sam.When her sister Gillian gets the call, she can barely believe it...
  • The Midnight Wife by L.G. Davis

    The Midnight Wife by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She has a new life and a loving husband, but will her secrets ruin everything? Kelsey Bloom has been living a perfect lie, hiding in plain sight from the past that broke her.Everything is going according to plan. She has made herself at home in the small town of Sanlow, Montana, and her life seems perfect from the outside…… until she’s attacked by someone who claims to know her secrets...
  • The Truth in My Lies by Ivy Smoak

    The Truth in My Lies by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Adeline Bell. I’m a suburban housewife. Period. My husband has always kept me on a tight leash. I’m not even supposed to leave the house. My husband leaves every Monday morning for business and comes back Friday night. I have the weekdays to myself. And I always leave the house every morning. What my husband doesn’t know won’t kill him...
  • What Goes Around by Julie Corbin

    What Goes Around by Julie Corbin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • The Way We Burn: A Standalone Romance...With A Twist by Michelle Leighton

    The Way We Burn: A Standalone Romance...With A Twist by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Irresistible attraction. Unimaginable danger. I knew from the moment Noah Williamson walked into the diner that he was haunted—deeply haunted—but I couldn’t resist the lure of him. He was gorgeous and fascinating and mysterious, and like a delicate moth to a brilliant blue flame, I was drawn to him. Drawn to his fire...
    Categorized as:
    dark  suspense  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • Eden by Candice Fox

    Eden by Candice Fox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    'I fool myself that Eden has a heart – that she would at least have trouble killing me...'Most police duos run on trust, loyalty, and the desire to see killers in court. But Detective Frank Bennett's partner, the enigmatic Eden Archer, has nothing to offer him but darkness and danger. She doesn't mind catching killers – but it's not the courthouse where her justice is served...
  • Valentina by S.E. Lynes

    Valentina by S.E. Lynes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Glasgow journalist Shona McGilvery moves with her partner Mikey and their baby to an idyllic cottage in rural Scotland, they believe that all that lies ahead of them is happiness.But with Mikey working offshore, the  frightening  isolation of the Aberdeenshire  countryside begins to drive her insane...That is, until she is rescued by a new friendship with the enchanting Valentina...
  • Shiver by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Shiver by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wide-eyed and innocent, you stumbled into my world, never knowing the danger that lurked within. The Wolfe’s Den is no place for a little lamb, but you came anyway, and from the moment you stepped inside, you were mine. In my life there are no happy accidents. Every move is carefully orchestrated. Every situation premeditated. That’s what makes the hunt so intoxicating. What you need, I become...
  • The Girl in the Woods by Lorna Dounaeva

    The Girl in the Woods by Lorna Dounaeva

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She finally had the family she had always wanted, so why did she feel as though someone had stepped on her grave?Suzannah and Noel are desperate for a child so when they get the chance to adopt a young girl called Orchid, they jump at the chance. They have been warned that it will take time for Orchid to settle into their family, but the problems they encounter seem out of the ordinary...
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