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Diesel by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've only truly loved two things in my life. My club and my son. I gave up one, trying to keep the other safe. It worked, too… until an enemy took my son. But he made one mistake— He left me breathing. There's nothing I won't do to save my child. A woman is the last thing I need, especially a woman like Rory McDaniels. She's stubborn, beautiful and drives me crazy... -
![King's Reign by Nina Levine]()
King's Reign by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe epic conclusion to King's story. I was chasing pure darkness. Succumbing to the needs I’d forced to the far edges of my soul. Running like a madman towards evil. Then I found her. She breathed life into me when I hadn’t thought there was any life beyond what I knew. She gave me hope after I’d forgotten what it was. She helped quiet the demons raging deep inside me... -
![Reforming Kent: A Stand-Alone Enemies to Lovers Romance by Siobhan Davis]()
Reforming Kent: A Stand-Alone Enemies to Lovers Romance by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers new adult romance from USA Today bestseller Siobhan Davis. Standalone with HEA and no cliffhanger. Kent Rogue. Troublemaker. Bad Boy. Delinquent. Everyone thinks they know who I am, but they know nothing. And that’s how I prefer it. Keeping my demons under lock and key is my only survival tactic. Until she enters my life, turning it upside down. She thinks she can fix me... -
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Dark Legacy by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.That our love could start a war.That my family might not accept the idea of us.But we never even got the chance to find out…Because everything’s been ripped away from me... -
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Dark Princess by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings: special edition print (knight's ridge empire: special... -
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Dark Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.She's the mafia princess he was meant to stay away from. And he did.Until that one night when he was able to hide his identity and his darkness under a different kind of mask. But one taste wasn't enough... -
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Rydeville Elite Box Set: A Dark High School Bully Romance Trilogy by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis box set includes the first three books in the Rydeville Elite series. Complete trilogy with HEA. In the power struggle between two elite groups, one feisty girl will bring them to their knees… Life is a cruel game where only the most ruthless survive. It’s a truth my mother rebelled against, and she paid for it with her life. Now, I play their game... -
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![Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke]()
Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat tangled webs we weave...He’s everything I don’t want. A playboy. A beast with a cunningly gorgeous smile. Faces like his only mean one thing. Somewhere underneath all of that handsomeness, there lies a monster.And if anyone can sense a monster, it’s me.I understand cruelty. I’ve lived and breathed it for my entire life... -
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Dare Series Collection: A Dark Bully Romance by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAre you ready to swim with the sharks?I DARE YOUWhat do you do when the devil has you in his sights?You show him that you can play his game.Austin Lowes is new to town. She's running from a mom who hates her to her dad who cares nothing about her. Only a few months and she will be free, or at least, that's what she hopes ... until she meets him.Cole Reynolds is the devil disguised as a man... -
![The End: A Reverse Harem Bully Romance by Ruby Vincent]()
The End: A Reverse Harem Bully Romance by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt doesn’t feel like the end.It feels like all of my problems are just beginning.There’s more happening in my town of Raven River than I knew.More lies. More secrets. More pain.Enemies seen and unseen are circling and not even my guardian angels can protect me.There’s a war coming and I’ll fight because this time my Angels…My Horsemen…My loves……are the ones who need saving... -
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Infatuation by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMcKenna Thorne, owner of Sensations, Inc. – an online magazine geared toward libidinous carnality and erotic lifestyles - is intimately familiar with the lifestyle that the Club Destiny club is famous for. As a journalist, she’s interested in understanding just what makes the swinger’s club so popular... -
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Fallon by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPresidents of rival MCs, Fallon and Danny were destined to hate each other. And hate they did. Until an unknown enemy forces them together, and makes them realize that under all that hate was an undeniable passion... -
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Capone: Rebel Guardians MC by Liberty Parker, Tracie Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBridget Nelson is a broken, defeated woman. Used by her brother as his gang’s playtoy, she feels beyond less than, but when she found out what Charlie had planned for her and Hannah, she fled and landed in Corinth, Texas... -
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The Devastation You Reap by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark bully college romance within her Maddison Kings world. For years I've kept my secrets.Kept the darkest, most twisted parts of myself buried from everyone around me... -
![The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Retaliation You Deliver by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen something seems too good to be true. It’s usually because it is.A lesson I learned the hard way.Every single fear I had about falling for Leon, has just come true in the most brutal way.The sweet guy act he’s been putting on the past few weeks is over.The cold, hard truth is... he never wanted me. He only wanted retaliation.And like a fool, I played right into his wicked scheme... -
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Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance.. -
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The After Series Slipcase Set by Anna Todd
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlease Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively: The Complete After Series Collection 5 Books Box Set by Anna Todd: After Ever Happy: After Ever Happy...Life will never be the same... -
![Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Taint Her: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe wants to ruin her. She wants to save him.Hadley Rexford was a distraction I didn’t need. But when she discovers me with blood on my hands, I know I can’t walk away without demanding her silence.I’ll taint her.Torment her.In the end, I’ll ruin her.Cole Jagger was a puzzle I wanted to solve. But he refuses to let me in, and now I’m ensnared in his trap.He’s cold.Immoral... -
![Savage Devil: A Secret Baby, High School Bully Romance by Daniela Romero]()
Savage Devil: A Secret Baby, High School Bully Romance by Daniela Romero
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s hard to deny a Devil …Especially one who promises you a night you’ll never forget.One night.No exchanging names.No exchanging numbers.That was the deal we made.I was moving away. I’d never see him again and I wanted to leave Sun Valley with zero regrets.Only I got more than I bargained for and nine months later delivered a bundle of joy complete with ten tiny fingers and ten perfect toes... -
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All the Little Truths by S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeveral months ago, I was the queen of English Prep. The boys stopped in their tracks at the sight of my too-short plaid skirt, and the girls cowered behind their locker doors, envious of me ruling the halls with the most desired boy by my side.But the thing about queens?They often fall to their own demise.The boys no longer spare me a single glance... -
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No Greater Loyalty by S.K.
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrder of books in the series: Buried Secrets(1), Twisted Obsessions(2), Beginning of an Eclipse(Prequel), No Secrets No Lies (3), Angel’s Wrath(4), Shadows of Deceit (5) *Warning: NO GREATER LOYALTY is an erotic romance drama and not intended for anyone under the age of 18 years old. Contents include explicit language, explicit scenes and adult sexual situations (MMF)... -
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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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Cocky Romantic by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Atlanta, Georgia, The Cocker Brothers have certainly earned their nickname, The Cocky Brothers. Their daddy taught them to be real men. Their momma told them, “Hold out for a different kind of woman.” They have one thing in common: arrogance. Everyone calls him a romantic, but Jason’s trouble is he falls for princesses. The selfish kind, not the fairytale... -
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![Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight]()
Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe gauntlet has been thrown, lines have been drawn, and sides have been chosen. Now it’s time to see who will win.Removing Diego from power was the last obstacle to getting to Marco—or so I thought. The deeper we dive into this mess, the clearer it is that Marco has been hunting me for a long time. He’s methodical, calculating, and knows how to use every pawn at his disposal... -
![Dream & Dare by Susan Fanetti]()
Dream & Dare by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER; RELEASE DATE 20 JUNE 2015 Jerome “Hoosier” Elliott is the President of the Night Horde SoCal. He has worn a patch for many years, and he’s led his club, and his family, through times of strength and times of struggle. For most of those years, his old lady, Bedelia Beth—“Bibi” to those who know and love her—has stood by his side... -
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Pure Pleasures by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI knew I'd done the right thing by leaving him. He deserved someone who could give him everything he wanted, and that couldn't be me. I'd been broken far too long. When twenty-two year-old Jenna Lang leave the man she loves because she can't give him children, she believes she's making the right choice. As much as it breaks her heart, she wants him to move on and be happy... -
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Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
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True Colours by Mandy Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReeling from the shock of discovering Dan’s true identity, Maya struggles to make the right decision. But she’s incapable of resisting the man she loves, and soon finds herself drawn back into his world - a world of intensely sexual passion. While his love and support help her to confront her fears and blossom as an artist, what she needs more than anything is the ability to trust... -
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Devil Incarnate by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell Hath No Fury…The mark that Heston Wilcox made on Preston Prep was more like a wound that took ages to heal.He’s a bully. A manipulator. A sociopath.And he’s finally been stopped by the group of Preston girls who turned him in.Or at least that’s what Georgia Haynes thought happened to the boy—now a man—who ruined her life... -
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The Courtship Basket by Amy Clipston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears ago, a picnic basket brought two hearts together. For Rachel and Mike, history may be about to repeat itself. Rachel Fisher is devastated when the young man she’s loved for years leaves her to date her best friend. Her heart is broken, and she has all but given up on love... -
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Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou're my wife, you will sleep in my bed. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job... -
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Fierce by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone thinks they know me… but they’re wrong.Fearless on the outside— a lie. I’m a fraud, hiding behind a mask of perfection. My reality very different. The captain. The leader. The Queen Bee. None of it real— all just an illusion. Perception is everything and I use it to get what I want, when I want, refusing to let anyone stand in my way. Until he shows me that he’s not the man I expected... -
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Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe worst part about betrayal, is it never comes from your enemies.I should have known better, I should have seen the signs, but now all I'm left with is heartache and disappointment.They may think they've got the better of me, but I won't go down without a fight. Especially when it comes to the ones I love.Even if I have to protect them from themselves...Categorized as:
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Turmoil by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey call themselves the Elite—four boys from the wealthiest and most prominent families in Elmwood, which somehow gives them the right to be righteous A-holes.Gorgeous.Arrogant.No regard for rules.And Brock Taylor is the worst of them all.I wish I had known that before I slept with him. A night I just want to forget.But Brock won’t let me.They aren’t just high school boys... -
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Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCease being everything you’re trained to be in order to find who you’re meant to be…with. Nick Cooper is many things in life. He’s a vicious enforcer for a crime family. He’s a monster that tortures with a smirk tattooed on his lips. He’s an olive-skinned god, mysterious and captivating. He’s the best undercover field agent in the Domestic Crime Agency. He’s my partner for the next year... -
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![For the Love of Luca by Soraya Naomi]()
For the Love of Luca by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsALTERNATE COVER EDITIONAlthough part of the Chicago Syndicate world, For the Love of Luca is a standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series.*It's not necessary to have read book 1 and 2.I have it all: power, love, wealth, and most of all...control.I’m a husband.I’m a murderer.I’m the underboss of the Chicagoan mafia... -
![Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie]()
Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s gone… good riddance to tormenting, cold nightmares that come in the form of sweet but devious kisses.⠀Thing is, without her here, there’s a fiery riot in my heart I can't control.⠀She left a bloody feud brewing in my house.⠀That Little Minx caused chaos and hell to break loose between my brother and me as only she can.⠀She kissed me and imprinted her broken soul to my darkness... -
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Deep by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNick Pagano is a leader in the Pagano Brothers organization. As their head enforcer, it has been his responsibility to mete out justice, to seek retaliation, to uncover the secrets of Pagano enemies by any means necessary, and to sink deep the evidence of those means. It is work that requires keen vision and perfect control. It is work at which Nick excels. It is work that has made him dark... -
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Cruel Devious Heir: Part Two by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Cailtyn Dare brings you a new dark high school romance duet in the Heirs of All Hallows' series.He’s cruel. He’s devious… and he’s determined to keep her.Oakley Beckworth didn’t expect to fall for the daughter of the man who hates him and everything he stands for. But it happened anyway... -
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Torment Her: A Dark High School Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants to rescue her. She wants to escape him.Kennedy Lowe was the girl that got away. So when she turns up broken and bruised, I‘m determined to fix things and finally claim the girl I’ve always loved.I’ll tease her.Tempt herIn the end, I’ll make her mine.Conner Jagger was the boy I always wanted. But we’re not the same people anymore, and I don’t know if I can trust him with my heart... -
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Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo months have passed since the day I pushed Hayden away. Two months since I found out he loved me and wanted to be with me. I’ve been trying to move on and forget about him, but my heart refuses to listen. Hayden had almost died saving me. Half of me wants to forgive him for everything and give him another chance... -
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Savage Kings by L.M. Harrison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree beautiful, cruel boys rule Kingsworth Prep. And I'm the girl who almost ruined them...It all started with that video I posted of them—you know, the one that went viral. But that was before I knew who they were. Ezra Covington, Bellamy Thorn, and Dashiell Laurier. Three untouchable royals who were just… well, royally touched... -
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Breathe by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDISCOVER JONATHAN AND MONICA ------- He was the dream I never knew I had until he claimed me. The kinky billionaire who wanted to give pain as much as I wanted to receive it. He’d marked me as his own and I accepted him. I trust him completely. I swear I do. But, now things are getting complicated. I have a career, and he has his claim... -
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Delight by Lexi Buchanan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKenza nightclub owner, Ruben McKenzie can have any woman he wants, but the only woman he wants is Rosie—his sweet innocent employee, who happens to be eleven years his junior. Watching her parade her hot little body around his club, serving drinks completely unaware of the attention she attracts is driving him to distraction. But when he sees a regular getting close to her, all bets are off... -
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One Exquisite Touch by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sexy enemies-to-lovers standalone, rich with masquerades, billionaires and forbidden trysts!When the invitation arrived, it detailed the rules of the masquerade--no names, no identities.I set one more--find a most wicked man for one night, the kind who'll bring me deliciously naughty pleasure... -
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Dark Secrets by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s a reason Faith works at Lam, a known mafia bar, despite the fact that she doesn’t have a drop of hospitality kindness or any apparent respect for men who could easily take her life. There is also a reason Danny is the new bartender there. And that reason has nothing to do with the decades-long bartending experience he lied about on his resume... -
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Deposed by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEdward, Henry and Blake used to rule the school. Now they just rule me. They know my secret. Something that will get me into a world of hurt. And now they own me, body, mind, and soul. These days, I play their dangerous games. And I’m helpless to their seductive kisses. I’m in the biggest trouble in my life. But I’m not sure I want to be free...Categorized as:
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Wicked Summer Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She’s in the wrong place at the right time…Gunshots echo, reverberating through me, allowing me to feel something… anything other than the pain that consumes me.That should be a warning to stay away, but for some reason, she comes closer. Intruding on my silence...
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