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  • Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

    Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    He'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him...
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    age-gap  crime  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.Run. I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there...
  • Daddy Fox by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy Fox by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Assassin. Master of disguise. Criminally handsome and smart.Yep, the Fox had it all.Except someone to call his own.But he could make that happen, right? Who wouldn’t want him? He was a total catch.There were just a few tiny problems.His life was dangerous. He had enemies. And a job that he had to finish.He wasn’t entirely sure he knew how to take care of someone else...
  • Twice the Malone by Laylah Roberts

    Twice the Malone by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’d never had a one-night stand in her life . . .Until the night she met them.Gorgeous. Seductive. Charming. And wild.So she threw caution to the wind and had one crazy, hot night with two men she’d never see again.Yeah. Turns out, she didn’t have that sort of luck. What she had were two Malone men. One = wanted to devour her, the other wanted to destroy her.Scarlett Jean is a woman in trouble...
  • The Saviors: Part Two by Ames Mills

    The Saviors: Part Two by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Saviors.We pride ourselves on saving people. But what happens when we can’t save the ones we hold closest to us? A vendetta that brought us back to Forest Grove has put all our lives on the line. The woman we love is thrust back into the arms of the monster that hurt her...
    Categorized as:
    reverse-harem  dark  steamy  age-gap  polyamory  crime  romance  mlm
  • A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A weekend at the lake house for Jessie and Shane should be nothing but fun, right? Except when Shane makes his wife a bet that she's too stubborn to refuse, and one he's about to regret. Which one of them is going to win as they drive each other crazy? Because Jessie Ryan lives to push his buttons and any Ryan fans know he has many...
  • Merciless Spy by Heather Long

    Merciless Spy by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fierce twin.The dark brother.The wild one.I don’t give a damn about labels. I never have. Not when it comes to me. But stay the hell away from my brothers. All of them. I’ve sacrificed a lot for them, and I’m more than willing to give a lot more.If my blood, sweat, tears, and life were needed, I’d give it all up. Every damn drop. For my brothers, there was nothing I wouldn’t lose.Until her...
  • Reckless Thief by Heather Long

    Reckless Thief by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The mentor.The doctor.The Vandal.I grew up on the streets despite my  older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal?Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high...
  • Fierce Dancer by Heather Long

    Fierce Dancer by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The dancer.The victim.The sister.I’ve worn a lot of labels over the years. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to escape. I hid in my dance. I ran away from my life as much as I could. I fought to be somewhere else, even if I couldn’t be someone else. One night, after my partner lashed out at me and I’d been hurt, the Vandals took me and never looked back...
  • Dangerous Renegade by Heather Long

    Dangerous Renegade by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DANGEROUS RENEGADE is a full length mature dark, new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. The dark romance aspects of this tale continue. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest...
  • Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neglected. Tortured. Abused. Unloved. I was left for dead at seventeen and learned to protect myself the only way I knew how…by not letting anyone get close to me — not anyone. Discovering Club Irons has been like finding home for the first time in my life. It’s been a beacon of light in my dark life, and it’s where I finally belong . I’m the most sought after Dom at Club Irons...
  • Getting Rowdy  (A Club Irons Novel) by Drew Sera

    Getting Rowdy (A Club Irons Novel) by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blake Eriksson has it all. Money, power, sex appeal and control. Yeah. He has control in spades. But not in a bad way. He’s a nurturer, a protector, a mentor – all good qualities for a Daddy Dom. Kelsie has natural submissive tendencies with a fun lean toward bratty. She’s not disrespectful, but she likes to be a bit of a challenge. She likes to be…rowdy...
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    dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Brutal Fighter by Heather Long

    Brutal Fighter by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BRUTAL FIGHTER is a full length mature college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. The dark romance aspects of this tale continue. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest...
  • Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews

    Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Here Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath...
  • Canvas by N.M. Catalano

    Canvas by N.M. Catalano

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    4 inked men. 1 is very, very bad. He made me an offer. One I accepted. His friends made me another. One I shouldn’t. I really, really shouldn’t. But I’m not that girl anymore. The one I left behind, the one who does what’s expected, the one who has no choice. The one with secrets. I ran away from that life, and hope it never finds me...
  • The Angel by Stella Andrews

    The Angel by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Der Engel Ein sterbender Mann gab mir das Geschenk des Lebens. Zwei Namen.Einer davon gehört zu der Mutter, von der ich nie wusste, dass ich sie hatte.Als ich sie fand, wollte ich Antworten und noch etwas mehr. Ihre Stieftochter. Louisa Sullivan. Die Tochter eines Milliardärs, aber es ist nicht das Geld, das mich interessiert. Meine Mutter zu finden, war nur ein Teil meines Plans...
  • Four Fantasies by Stephanie Brother

    Four Fantasies by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If given the chance, would you bring your fantasies to life?Alone for the first time after being married for twelve years, I never expected four younger men to tempt me with a good time.When I saw them dancing — and stripping — at Club Red, they filled my imagination with all sorts of filthy thoughts. The next morning, they turned up in my backyard as the landscapers I’d hired sight unseen...
  • Damaged Princess by Laylah Roberts

    Damaged Princess by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She was the princess locked in the tower. Cosseted. Loved. Protected.And fading a little every day . . .After being kidnapped and beaten, Lottie Malone retreated from life into the safety of her brothers' protection, intending to stay there forever.What she didn't know was that there were two unlikely heroes waiting to free her...
  • A Ryan Restraint by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Restraint by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Jessie goes for her regular gym session with Conor and he decides to shake things up with a little boxing, things get way more heated than either of them expected. Who will come out on top?This is a super spicy short story connected to the New York Ruthless series...
  • Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
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    crime  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground...
  • A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ...
  • Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce

    Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm Everly Marrs. Eighteen months ago the Letters took me to force my father's hand and turned my world upside down. A few months after that, a man named Ben took me from them and I went through hell before I saw them again and they turned my heart inside out. In fast moments I'll never get over, I killed my father and walked away from everything--the Alliance, the Letters, my heart...
  • Safe Word by Suki Williams

    Safe Word by Suki Williams

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Call girls aren’t meant to have relationships, but my mercenaries are a little too hard to resist. Good thing I never minded breaking the rules. The guys have another big job to do, but they need my help… again. And this time, it’s a family affair. Girls are going missing from their cousins’ clubs, and it’s our job to hunt down and kill the culprits...
  • Four Good by Stephanie Brother

    Four Good by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My night with three strangers is amazing, until the next morning when their best friend shows up — and he turns out to be my ex.As a bartender in a tourist town, I get hit on a lot. I’ve heard all the lines, and it’s very rare that I take the bait...
  • Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood

    Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The explosive third book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished Twisted Game and Beautiful Devils . You've been warned!*** I’ll do anything to protect them… even if it means walking away.The Voronin brothers didn’t just save my life...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book
  • A Ryan Rewind by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Rewind by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart

    Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The 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...
  • Beautiful Devils by Eva Ashwood

    Beautiful Devils by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The thrilling second book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series!Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished book one, Twisted Game. You've been warned!***They claimed my heart… only to break it.After spending years feeling like I never fit in anywhere, I thought I had found a place where I might truly belong...
  • Traded by A.K. Rose

    Traded by A.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Order took something from me… My property. Vivienne. And now she belongs to another man… Macoy Daniel’s. The moment he signed that contract, he signed his own death warrant. With the sons, we track her down. Only when we get there, we find something unexpected. Her…savage and full of fury. We don’t call her wildcat for no reason...
  • Captured by A.K. Rose

    Captured by A.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was a liar. A deceiver. A seductress. And now Helene King is a Daughter of the Order.Under the guise she was headed for the place where Halestrom Hale held our sister she is forced into a truck.Only that wasn’t where she was headed.A new breed of evil rose. One that told us exactly what Hell waited for her...
  • Snowed In: Volume One by Kali Noir, Victoria Sue

    Snowed In: Volume One by Kali Noir, Victoria Sue

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Snowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season...
  • Deadliest Throne by Alisha Williams

    Deadliest Throne by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I got too comfortable with my life.Distracted by becoming a mom and taking care of the little one growing within me.We were happy, enjoying the little things in life.But when you're in a world like ours, lowering your guard isn't an option.In a blink of an eye, everything changed.He wants me and my baby.Now I'm fighting for our survival...
  • Lesson In Trust: Part Two by Kay Elle Parker

    Lesson In Trust: Part Two by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is this a fairytale or is it reality?From one strength to another, Callie’s relationship with her Daddies is growing exponentially. Not only has she found the kind of love she’s always dreamed of, it seems that love is contagious, connecting both Elias and Evander together as well.Balanced between her Dark Daddy and her Golden one, she finds peace in their embrace, safety in their kisses...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  reverse-harem  age-gap  dark  crime  polyamory  romance  mlm
  • Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North

    Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The best souvenirs for a Daddy? His perfect Littles. On vacation at the coast, Zeke expects to find sand, ocean breezes, and relaxation. To his delight, he discovers two captivating locals who he suspects are Littles. Ali and Ace are best friends and lovers. Determined to stay together, the duo know that someone is missing from their lives...
  • Her Sinners by Sarah Bale

    Her Sinners by Sarah Bale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ghosts…I’m the girl with a past that’s come back to haunt me. I’ve spent years trying to move past the trauma that he inflicted on me. There were moments I didn’t think I’d live to see the next day. I thought he was dead. I was wrong. So wrong.Enemies…The Devil’s Regents MC have sworn to protect me at all costs. But they don’t know the monster we’re facing...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down...
  • Her Saviors by Sarah Bale

    Her Saviors by Sarah Bale

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Broken… I’m the girl who hides in the shadows where it’s safe and no one can touch me. I’ve spent the last six years trying to fade into the background, but one knock on my door changes everything. It’s time to pay on a promise I made the day my life was saved. Lost… It sounds simple enough. Go undercover at the Devil’s Regents MC and just listen...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  betrayal
  • Dance for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Dance for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Down on her luck, Boadicea McGee is desperate for a job.Bills to pay, a roof to keep over her head, and vultures for parents leave her with few options. When her best friend offers her a dream opportunity, she has to weigh dreams against survival and her own morals. The pay is good, the people are nice...but working in a BDSM club just isn't her thing...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  steamy  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "You were ours from the second we saw you," he stated as if I didn't have a choice in it, and the truth was, I didn't need to because he was right. I was theirs, but what they didn't know was that they were mine too. ~ One invitation to an open house. One moment. One chance. And everything changed.When Emma got an invitation to the most exclusive BDSM club in the city, she knew she needed to go...
  • All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ALL SINNERI’m aptly named. I’m Lucifer in the flesh: Lucie to those who love me, B*tch to those who loathe me. I have plenty of enemies, most of them in the clubhouse where I was raised. But I’m tired of being an outsider, tired of being on the outside looking in. I want to go home. And home?Isn’t a place.It’s with four men. Four bikers who own my heart and soul, and have done since I was a kid...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • Secret Baby for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Secret Baby for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A wild night with four tattooed bikers is the worst time for my birth control to fail.Pampered and protected from the moment I was born, I walked through the gates of the Screaming Eagles MC on a dare and wobbled out the next morning after four sexy men blew my innocent mind. It should’ve ended there.I didn’t count on the baby.Everyone knows bikers and Mafia don't get along...
  • Four on the Floor by Parker Grey

    Four on the Floor by Parker Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We’re snowed in all winter, high in the Rockies at an artist’s retreat. Just me… and the four men who want to share me. It was supposed to be three months of solitude and reflection. I’d paint all day, then maybe read before going to bed early. I thought I’d be surrounded by quiet, retiring artists...
  • His Win by Angel Rayne

    His Win by Angel Rayne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Conclusion of Luca and Veda's story is coming...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Reckless by Elizabeth Knox

    Reckless by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m falling for the girl my brother loves, and now he’s making her choose. Him or me. Everything in this world should tell me to steer clear of Maria, but I can’t help the need to wrap her up in my arms and protect her. The monsters of her past are catching up with her, trying to tear her from us. I had expected needing to protect her from Rafael, the sinister leader of the Mexican Cartel...
  • Jenny by Paige Michaels

    Jenny by Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Nurturing Center is facility where littles can go to start over from a deeply regressed stage. When they’re ready, they are matched up with caregivers who live in the gated community behind The Center, a safe place reserved strictly for age play.Jenny has been fending for herself since she turned eighteen, barely scraping by...
  • Dark Obsessions Anthology by C.M. Steele, LeAnn Ashers

    Dark Obsessions Anthology by C.M. Steele, LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re watching. Waiting.Bound by their desires to own—the uncontrollable hunger that breaks rationality and brings forth their baser needs.To hunt. To take.Morals and humanity have no place in this game, one they’ll win at all costs.A hunter never apologizes. A man claims his woman without guilt or care for the consequences.And in this dark obsession, these demons will own your soul...
  • Cry by C.D. Reiss

    Cry by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book has been discontinued by the author, and combined with Sing...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  dark  age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
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