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My Every Breath by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCade King has fallen for the wrong woman. She's the daughter of New York's most notorious hitman, and he's the newest target.After ten years of living in the shadow of the Irish mob, Gia Callaghan wants nothing more than to escape the darkness of her life. Her burning desire for answers about her past has her constantly plotting new ways to flee... -
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... -
Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse.Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels.Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns... -
La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans... -
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Tool by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing the VP of the Ruthless Kings has made me jaded and scarred, a savage bloodthirsty beast.Grit, pain, blood, the three constants in my life.Love?I wouldn't burden anyone with loving me. I'm a hard man to love.Until she walks through the garage doors, looking perfect in her little blue dress and high heels.She's neat and clean and too damn good for me, but I'm determined to get her filthy... -
Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDr Neil Walker, MD, MFT, Ph DI’m not your average therapist. As the founder of Imperium Security—the cover for my mercenary team—I’ve dedicated my entire life to helping heal those who’ve had their power unwillingly taken from them and avenging the ones who didn’t survive... -
Broken Fighter by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s my brother’s best friend, a Russian killer, and boxer with no ties to the O’Malley crime family—my family.I’ve loved and studied him forever. I witnessed him change when I was only thirteen. He doesn’t know I’m aware he kills, or how I notice once a year he gets a call and disappears.For years we fight our attraction. One night, we succumb to our desire.Every touch he gives me is electric... -
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... -
Guarding Salvation by Maddie Wade
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn into a life of privilege and title, Bram “Bein” McCullum is the son of a Scottish Laird. Yet the deference and rules he has lived by his entire life feel like a straitjacket compared to the wild feeling in his heart that seeks freedom and the cool bite of purpose... -
No Greater Love by D.A. Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexei and Vivienne Romankov have always been the loving and supportive patriarch and matriarch of the Sullivan clan and their extended family, but how did this power couple come to be, and who or what is behind the wedge that has driven them apart for more than twenty years? Take a trip down memory lane as we discover their not-so-humble beginnings and finally learn the truth behind all the... -
Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition... -
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... -
Saving Owen by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHis secrets ruined their marriage, can she trust him now to keep her safe?Evangeline "Evie" Walter always looks for the good in people, a trait that usually ends up with her being used and hurt, just like it did in her marriage to Navy SEAL Owen... -
Chains of Life by Shandi Boyes, Ssb Designs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA scorching contemporary romance read from the author who brought you the Enigma and Perception series... -
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Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr... -
Vicious Protector by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDemons so deep they destroy us...Every part of Adrian Ivanov is pure, unable to ignore, male virility. He’s arrogant. Protective. Sweet and intensely attentive. On rare occasions, outright vicious.If only his soul weren’t tortured over who he is and what he has become. It makes him hide it all from me, proclaiming the truth will ruin us... -
Twisted Revelations by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeverly: For years, Laura and I sat helplessly on the sidelines while our best friend Megan ran from a deadly cartel. When Megan went radio silent, and strange men came creeping out of the darkness, we feared that we’d landed in the cartel’s crosshairs. Our fears were answered when Laura was taken... -
Amara by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmaraHe took me.Kept me as his own-- his plaything, his woman to toy with and torture whenever he felt like it.I've been trapped within these four walls for over a year. The slowest most agonizing year of my life.I begged for him to kill me, yet he wouldn't. You know why? Because he had too much fun with me. That's what he said. It's what he always said-- how much he enjoyed it all... -
Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life... -
Riley's Biker by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Best-Selling author, Misty Walker, comes the next book in her standalone RBMC series, Riley's Biker: An Age-Gap, Motorcycle Club Romance.It was supposed to be one night.A quick-release before I went on my way.So I’m not surprised when I wake the next morning to find the girl with the owl eyes gone.But I am surprised to find something else missing.My cut... -
Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me... -
King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth... -
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...Categorized as:
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Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I let Nicole Sawicki disappear from my life without a fight. Now that she's back, I won't be making the same mistake.For her own safety.Her own protection.I will drag her into my life, my family, and my marriage bed kicking and screaming if I have to... -
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Taken by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s supposed to protect me, but he does the opposite.The morning of my arranged marriage, I’m snatched by my bodyguard.The man who has spent the past year protecting me. The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him... -
Keenan's Kingdom by Raven Scott, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI ruined everything and now I’ll fix it.Near death experiences change everyone’s view on life. I know it did for me. The irony is when blood’s shed, those who hold you dear come rushing in. It’s when Delilah came back, even when I thought she was done with me, even after I fucked everything up.She came to my bedside and it made me realize there’s a sliver of hope... -
Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
Brizio DeLuca: Savage Bloodline Series by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI couldn’t leave well enough alone. My obsession with finding out what happened to my brother landed me in the hands of Brizio DeLuca. His offer to help me came with rules that set me on a path lined with torture, death, and destruction. I was minding my business and working on becoming a better man. And here she comes... -
A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me... -
Possessive by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI struck a deal with the devil…and lost. For years, I followed orders and obeyed instructions.I put the family first. Always. Until temptation consumed me.I made mistakes and lost my focus, putting a target on my own back.I changed the game, Risked it all, And collected a prize. His prize.So when the devil came to collect, I had two options.Join him… Or kill him... -
Obsession by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brokenhearted journalist is imprisoned by a punishing mafia man and held in his mansion on a private Greek island in this steamy romantic suspenseI've never felt this way but he's a dangerous manGoing undercover to reveal the naughty secrets of the Bachman family was my dream job... -
Vengeful by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne single gun shot threw my life into upheaval. An assassination that will bring my family to its knees.It’s up to me to avenge the murder.An eye for an eye…that’s my MO.I have one job to do, and it may be my last.Find my father’s killer and make him payBefore he finds me.But there’s one problem - one incredibly sexy obstacle I never saw coming.Tali Severinov.I’ve met my match with this woman... -
Alexandr's Reluctant Submissive by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote: This is part TWO of Alex and Jessica's story. Part ONE, Alexandr's Cherished Submissive, should be read first for the most enjoyment. Having believed for five years that his wife and daughter are dead, Alexandr Novikov's world changes forever when he discovers not only are they alive, but the vile person who tore his family apart was none other than his father, Jorg... -
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Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine.Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson... -
Protecting His Runaway by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter she uncovers her wealthy father's ties to a prominent Chicago crime family, twenty-four-year-old Addison St. Claire flees to a small town in Michigan where she hopes to start a new life. Things are not that simple, though, and she is quickly tracked down by a stern, handsome police detective who makes it clear that Addison will be coming with him whether she likes it or not... -
King's Possession by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings: a dark mafia arranged marriage romance (merciless... -
The Soldier by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn love, as in war, there can be only one victor.I wasn’t born a monster—they made me one.I wasn’t born a king—I claimed the right to be one.I was born a soldier—a fighter, a warrior. Waging war is in my very soul, bone deep and blood-soaked.There’s a new conflict on the horizon, time for me to defend my Bratva crown.Time for me to reap cruel vengeance on those who wronged me... -
My Fallen Saint by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis touch is her sin.Her love is his salvation. Charismatic. Confident. Powerful. Controlling.A brilliant investor with a Midas touch, Devlin Saint turned a modest inherited fortune into billions, and now operates one of the world’s foremost international philanthropic organizations. He’s a man determined to help the underprivileged, to fight injustice, and to make the world a better place... -
Crazed by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI betrayed him…and spied on him for the enemy.What he doesn’t know is… I was forced to do it.Now I have to choose. My life or my heart?So I promise myself I won’t fall for him.It’s an impossible vow.He's fifteen years my senior.Every sinful command that flies past his lips makes me crave him more.And no matter what, he protects me—even from his family who doesn’t trust me... -
King's Hostage by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings: a dark mafia romance (merciless... -
Crimson Wrath by Lisa Lovell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe doesn’t know I’m pregnant.Only his enemies do.And they will do everything to take my baby away from me.You think it can’t get worse?It can.Because as I sit here with my growing belly, tied to a chair, waiting for the bullet to end my life,I only have one chance to survive.Anton Ulianov.The man who became my boss and made me pregnant.The man who thinks I’ve abandoned him.The man who hates me... -
Cormac by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey promised me as tribute.Youngest of six, I'm untouched. Unblemished.And in the world of the Irish mafia...Wanted.I'm given to a man I've never met.Forced into a union I didn't condone.Owned by a dangerous rival.He may take what's his, but he won't steal my heart.Please note: Cormac: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance contains elements of violence, non-consent, and kink... -
Ink: An Enemies To Lovers Mafia Romance by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe'll Never See It Coming…I never thought I’d get revenge on Roman Turgenev. He was a Bratva prince, I was a nobody. So I don’t know why he turned his gorgeous green eyes on me, and decided to spend every single day of high school torturing me.Now he’s the head of the Paris Mafia, more powerful than ever. To me, he’s the same arrogant bully I used to know... -
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The Bratva's Captive by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the Bratva, retribution is the law. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. A life for a life. But the man who killed my beloved deserves a fate worse than death. He’ll live knowing his only daughter was captured by a monster... That he’s utterly powerless to stop me. Olena Baranov will be my prisoner. My retribution. My undoing. Vengeance will be mine... -
Lujuria by Eva Muñoz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTrilogía Pecados Placenteros.Libro 2: Lujuria, Obsesiones que matan.Tres años han pasado y la punta de este triángulo amoroso esta kilómetros de distancia intentando reconstruir los cimientos del corazón que quedó destruido en Lascivia. En Londres Bratt y Christopher luchan por convivir en el mismo espacio sin matarse uno al otro mientras enfrentan a la temida mafia italiana... -
Fear III by Amarie Avant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat once was yours is now mine... Those very words are death to the ears of Victor D'Ross, Duke of Arlington. A royal. A billionaire. A man skilled in the art of murder. He is accustom to getting exactly what we wants. The mastermind desired Luxury Whitson while preparing to carry out a hit on her father... -
Highlander by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman on the run... My Master is dead. He was my whole world. He was also my protector. Without his ownership, I've become a pawn to be used by the more bloodthirsty members of the Russian Mafia. To survive, I need to outwit them. If the man who helped kill my Master doesn't find me first. A man on the hunt... She put a bullet in my chest to protect the monster she called Master... -
Deeper by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI fell in love with the boogey man. For ten years I have plotted and planned my revenge against the man who was all shadow and death. He took the most important thing in my life away from me and I meant to return the favor. Except, I was wrong... Now, because of my mistakes, there are men intent on hurting him. But I will not run from this... -
One More Night by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI should have known he was bad news. Ivy He's got a smile as sinful as the devil himself. Biceps and abs for days, Plus a butt a girl could bounce more than pennies off. But did I mention the blood pouring down his face? Or the thugs who threw him out of the van? Yeah, I should have stayed away. But my heart wants what my mind knows isn’t good for me. Damn...
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