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  • All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Was the wedding of their dreams about to become a living nightmare? For those who fell in love with Julia and Nathan in Serendipity, see how their story continues to unfold in this sweet, funny and sexy novella. After overcoming all of the obstacles in pursuit of their happily ever after, Julia and Nathan are determined to plan their dream wedding in just six months time...
  • 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...
  • Anchor by M. Mabie

    Anchor by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I believe in love at first sight. Now I know soulmates exist. Nothing has ever been easy for us. Every fight, every struggle, has been worth it. I’m stubborn, but what woman isn’t? She’s hard work and I love the overtime. He’s frustrating and unpredictable. I hope he never changes. I love driving her crazy. That’s half the fun. Lou’s sexy curls. Honeybee’s pink nose...
  • Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Walking Back to Georgia: Guitar Face Series Book 3 by Sasha Marshall, Meghan Glass

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I died. I fu*&ing died, and when I woke up in a Los Angeles hospital my best friend walked away from me. It wasn’t quite the welcoming back to the world of the living I thought I’d receive, but it rattled me. My dead best friend led me back to Georgia to get my life together, and while I’m working on it trouble follow me...
  • Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Devil's Dilemma by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MelissaI wasn’t the type of woman a biker would go for. I’m a homemaker type, not adventurous or bold.I fought it hard, but he dragged me into his world, and I found I liked it. Loved the family vibe, how everyone would gather around to protect what was theirs.Until, he vanished. Disappeared off the face of the earth. He’d pulled me in, now he’s gone...
  • Fortitude by D.H. Sidebottom

    Fortitude by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unhealthy. It’s time to put demons to rest and say goodbye… once and for all. Mason My wife isn’t just fighting for her family anymore, or even for her beliefs and what she judges to be right concerning her family. She’s fighting to survive...
  • Here and Now: Complete Series by Lexi Ryan

    Here and Now: Complete Series by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **This omnibus edition includes all three full-length novels from the USA Today Bestselling Here and Now series: Lost in Me, Fall to You, and All for This. The Here and Now series is a sexy, amnesia love triangle intended for mature readers.** Even when the mind can't remember, the heart can't forget..
  • The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    The Rebel by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A passionate new series from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Bernard … Every family has its secrets… and its rebel. Deep in the Cascade mountains, the Rockwell family has been running historic Rocky Peak Lodge for generations. But now, that legacy is at risk of disappearing forever...
  • MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    MC: LaPonte: Book Two by L. Ann Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Danny started his life in and out of foster homes; he has a sister Jess, but loses her to the system. When Danny ages out of that system he turns to the MC looking for the family he never had. He earns respect and status as the number two soldier for his family. His girlfriend gets pregnant and he marries her only to find she suffers from mental illness or so one doctor thinks...
  • Sail by M. Mabie

    Sail by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me...
  • Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Wrecked by Luke Prescott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Asher Kilby is a mechanic who’s dream is to have his own garage. He’s fiercely protective, sexy, and getting dirty doesn’t just happen in the garage. Payton Hudson comes to work at her dad’s garage after moving across the country. She’s beautiful, captivating, and holding a world of secrets. When these two meet there’s an instant attraction that can’t be denied...
  • Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter

    Protecting Her Heart by Chance Carter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm going to make her beg. Emma asked me to take her all the way. She wants to experience every delicious thing a woman can feel. She wants to be brought to the very edge of ecstasy, and then she wants to leap right off the cliff. I'm a complete playboy, an expert in the ways a man can make a woman beg, so naturally I accept. I love a good challenge...
  • The Italian by Beverly Preston

    The Italian by Beverly Preston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Italian is a standalone and book two in the Beyond the Mathews Family Series. No ties. No expectations. No risks. Antonio Giovanni, a fifth-generation winemaker in the rolling hills of Tuscany, is the epitome of temptation. Tall, dark, and handsome with an accent sexy enough to leave a trail of women’s panties in his wake...
  • Dismissed by T.L. Smith

    Dismissed by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A heart is something that should not be entrusted to me. I will tear, crush, and destroy it with my very own hands. Then back away with a smile on my face. It’s who I am—a killer, a player, a joker. But hers, I’m unsure about...
  • Joker by Andi Rhodes, Nicole Cypher

    Joker by Andi Rhodes, Nicole Cypher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Joker…Skeletons and secrets. We all have them. They weigh on our souls, even when we try to fool ourselves and pretend they don’t. Since I was a kid I’ve carried a secret that haunts me, casting shadows of doubt over every relationship I have. I know the signs of someone hiding the truth, because I do it every day...
  • Claiming My Soulmate by Jessica Blake

    Claiming My Soulmate by Jessica Blake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I sell the concept of love. But don’t believe in it. Until her. Although I created the world’s most popular dating app, I secretly don’t believe in love. In fact, I think people who do are fairy tale chasing fools. And soulmates? Only idiots would buy into that concept. When my secret gets out, my professional life and my billion dollar company are in jeopardy...
  • Tyson by Kathy Coopmans

    Tyson by Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I know what it’s like to have your heart split down the middle. One-half chases her. The other half chases after the lies, deceit, and betrayal. It’s a burning ball of hell. Seconds, minutes, hours, and years all spent endured the depth of my own burning inferno. All of it runs together while life passes me by...
  • Somebody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Somebody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the author of bestselling novels 5 YEARS LATER & LET YOU GO comes the heart wrenching, bestselling story about a couple who lost the unthinkable... and then lost each other. With a chance encounter, the spark they once lost is still there... but what if it's too late for them? He was the one I loved.I was the one who walked away.We both know why.I was never supposed to see him again...
  • Nobody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Nobody Else by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's the past and the future. They haven't met.  They've collided. And I'm in the middle, expected to make a decision. * The perfect life isn't really all that perfect.  The handsome man holding my hand finally allows us to open our pasts to one other. His secrets hurt.  My love for someone else hurts even more. * Brice waits for me, just the way he's always done...
  • SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THIS IS BOOK THREE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS – SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It’s complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death...
  • Riggs by T.L. Drake

    Riggs by T.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    RiggsServing my country is my past; my club is my family. As the Road Demons secretary, I’m in deep, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have a reputation with the ladies, one that’s never bothered me before. Getting attached is a complication. I kick them out of my bed the minute I’ve had my fun. Then she walks into the gym, and I know I’m in trouble...
  • Surrender to Me by Monica James

    Surrender to Me by Monica James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ava Thompson left her one true love, Jasper White, to unearth her destiny. It was the only way for Ava to grow into the woman she’s always wanted to become. Sadly, that destiny has led her back to the place that broke her … Singapore. And more importantly, it has led her back to the man who broke her … Harper. Ava is no longer the scared, lost girl she once was...
  • Pulled by A.F. Crowell

    Pulled by A.F. Crowell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ER nurse Leila Matthews can imagine no love more soul-searing than that she found with her friend, Jaxon Henderson—until the passionate return of Brody Davis, the father of her soon-to-be-born child. Sexy, emotional and intense, Pulled, can be read as a stand alone novel or as book two in the Torn series. NEW BEGINNINGS E.R...
  • Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff

    Underestimated Box Set by Jettie Woodruff

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Underestimated Morgan starts her life in a bad situation, she doesn't really know what she wants out of life. She's never had anyone to look up to or help guide her in the right direction. She had it rough and never dreamed that it could get worse. However, she finds that it can and it does...
  • You're Mine Tonight by Lucia Franco

    You're Mine Tonight by Lucia Franco

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m a lover and a player, a Hollywood socialite with a reputation I strive to live up to. But when I meet Brody, my soul ignites with an ombré of colors. The tortured artist is a dangerous addiction, and the perfect companion to my party girl ways.Then I meet River at an audition to play his co-star. He’s a slow burn that soothes my reckless heart...
  • Dexter by Erica Chilson

    Dexter by Erica Chilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: Erica Chilson is revising/rewriting/restructuring/editing/formatting the Mistress & Master of Restraint Series in its entirety for release into Print. A few titles will receive updated covers, as well as a more descriptive synopsis. The FINAL editions will vary from those currently in release...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Torrid - Book Two by Jayne Blue

    Torrid - Book Two by Jayne Blue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Torrid - Book Two -- The second, searing hot installment in the erotic Torrid Trilogy How far would you go to save someone you love? Tora - I play a dangerous game. I know this. I have to play the part of Seth’s dutiful wife in order to bring him down. At the same time, I can’t stay out of his brother’s bed. Being with Jack is the only thing in my life that feels real..
  • Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Obsession and Surrender by Cali MacKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Estimated 200 pages. Although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand alone novel. From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cali MacKay... Keane’s college sweetheart, Lilly, is the only woman he’s ever loved—too bad he was far too young and stupid to realize it, and ended things between them in the worst possible way...
  • The Dirty Angels Trilogy: The Complete Box Set by Karina Halle

    The Dirty Angels Trilogy: The Complete Box Set by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lie comes the complete trilogy box set (with bonus content, the novella "Esteban"). Deep within the steamy jungles and unforgiving deserts of Mexico, amid the sordid dealings and gruesome violence of the drug cartels, comes a dark love story unlike any other...
  • Forbidden Desire: Taken by her Son's Best Friend by L.M. Mountford

    Forbidden Desire: Taken by her Son's Best Friend by L.M. Mountford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He closed the gap, his big hand moving to gently rest on her denim encased thigh. “I prefer more mature women. Women who know what they want and how to get it." To all the rest of the world, Elizabeth Clarke had it all.A successful husband. A beautiful home. And now a son off to university.She is a perfect housewife with the perfect life.It’s a lie...
  • LIE by Mayra Statham, Dark Water Covers

    LIE by Mayra Statham, Dark Water Covers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Box office sensation, Marcus Wright is ready to take on the role of director. Romance author and single mom, Grace Rivera, is shocked when the sexiest man alive knocks on her door with the intent to bring her book to life. He is willing to do anything to get what he wants, even use his charms on the beautiful, curvy woman standing in his way...
  • Twisted Perception by T.L Smith

    Twisted Perception by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This story is not one of rainbows and happily ever after’s, so if you’re looking for that, stop reading. My story is fucked and deluded, just like the person telling it. You see, I’m a trafficker. I traffic gorgeous young men for my clients. The lonely old women whose husbands are more than likely off cheating on them. You’re not going to like me; I’m not going to lie...
    Categorized as:
    dark  multi-pov  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The stunning conclusion to the Faraway novels...
  • Unforgettable by Aleatha Romig

    Unforgettable by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marji Working for a therapist who specializes in exploring hidden desires sounds like a dream job. It is if hearing other people’s fantasies and discoveries is your cup of tea. The problem is that I’m tired of hearing about them. I want more. I want to experience them. What harm will it do if I indulge just one time? That’s where Lace and Leather comes in...
  • Secrets of Betrayal by L.K. Shaw

    Secrets of Betrayal by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *this book contains dark elements that may be difficult for some readers*Betray (verb): to deliver to an enemy by treacherySold to a sex trafficker by her drug-dealing boyfriend, Phebe Lawson possessed first-hand knowledge of the secrets of betrayal. She’d given up all hope. Her life no longer held any meaning...
  • It Was Always You by S.L. Sterling

    It Was Always You by S.L. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fresh out of an abusive relationship, Tatum packs up and goes to live closer to her brother, and to make a fresh start. When Parker, the biggest regret of her life, comes back around, she’s immediately divided between giving their relationship another try and protecting her heart. Parker hasn't been able to get Tatum off his mind since the night he walked out of her life...
  • Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes

    Lithium Tides: A Lithium Springs Novel by Carmel Rhodes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whose bed is this? That was Kensie’s first thought as she peeled her eyes open to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She noted the crumpled red dress, tiny black thong, and Louboutin heels in the corner. Whose arms are these? That was her second thought as the tattooed arms engulfing her tightened their grip. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand...
  • Forever Lost: Becoming Elena - Book Two by Melody Anne

    Forever Lost: Becoming Elena - Book Two by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mary is gone … or so it seems. But nothing is ever that easy. There is something about Dalton that calls to Elena, but she also knows he’s not who he appears to be. She resists him at the same time that she hungers for what only he can give her...
  • Her Master and Commander by Anya Summers

    Her Master and Commander by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jared leaves his homeland of Scotland with a broken heart and the desire to start again. With his untested skills, he forges a new life on a tiny spit of land near Nassau, building the premier vacation destination for those in the BDSM lifestyle. A few months later, Pleasure Island opens to much fanfare in the community and proves to be so popular, he is forced to hire more help...
  • Patch (The Devil's House MC) West Virginia: Biker Romance by Mhairi O'Reilly

    Patch (The Devil's House MC) West Virginia: Biker Romance by Mhairi O'Reilly

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Patch The Devil’s House MC is my life. It’s all I’ve ever known, wanted, or needed until her. Sweet, beautiful Katherine. She became my obsession, a distraction that was dangerous for the life I led, especially now with a club war heating up with the Fire Dragons. I fought it; I’m not a good man, and I’ve done things and have scars to prove it, but I can’t let go...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  contemporary  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Ruined: A She Who Dares Standalone Novel by L.P. Lovell, Ellen Widom

    Ruined: A She Who Dares Standalone Novel by L.P. Lovell, Ellen Widom

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ruined is book four in the She Who Dares series, but can be read as a standalone. Hugo I like to fuck. A lot. Anywhere, anyway, as long as I’m shooting my load in or on some pretty young thing I’m good. In fact, scrap that, they don’t even have to be pretty. What can I say? I’m an equal opportunities kind of guy...
  • Chance by G. Bailey

    Chance by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Kings are dangerous, that's what everyone says, but how can Maisy run from a second chance with the man she has always loved? 

I've been called a lot of names. Heartbreaker, broken, dirty fighter, and yet the one I'd never thought I'd be called, is the only name I care about now, father.
Sebastian King has only ever loved one girl, but he lost her once, and he won't be doing it again...
  • Filthy Deal by Lisa Renee Jones

    Filthy Deal by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A standalone dark romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lisa Renee Jones. They say my father is ruthless, CEO of the Kingston empire, while I remain the illegitimate backup heir, son to his mistress. He sent me to Harvard where he no doubt expected me to fail but I don't fail anymore than I take charity...
  • Tryst by Cambria Hebert

    Tryst by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes all a girl needs is a little fling… Talie Ronson needs a vacation. From life. Since she caught her cheating, loser husband in bed with his assistant, her life has been on a steady spiral—right into hell. Her car’s a junker, her job sucks, and her perfect, gorgeous sister likes to brag about her wonderful life every time they “do” lunch...
  • Replace Me by Jennifer Foor

    Replace Me by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Replace Me is book 2 in the ongoing KIN series. To get the best enjoyment, and be able to follow the storyline and characters, please read book 1, Repair Me, prior to reading this book. Lacey Travis has wanted Shayne Hutchinson since she was 15, when they first met at the beach and she was just a blip on his radar. As adults, they finally begin dating...
  • Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger

    Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence:I’ll wait forever if I have to.It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know.Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply?You.I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t...
    Categorized as:
    dark  multi-pov  suspense  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Door Eight by Jasinda Wilder, Jade London

    Door Eight by Jasinda Wilder, Jade London

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once you enter, anything goes. No fantasy—however dark and dirty and depraved it may be—is forbidden. You have no past, no inhibitions, no morals…and no memory. All you have to cling to is the memory of a scorching touch, a searing kiss, the wet slide of skin on skin, and the heat of breath across your flesh. Step forward… Turn the knob… Step through the eighth door..
  • My Body-His  (Marcello) by Blakely Bennett

    My Body-His (Marcello) by Blakely Bennett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book two in the My Body trilogy (Dark Erotic Suspense, not Romance)Jane Stiles has embarked on an intense odyssey into the world of domination and submission. She no longer recognizes herself. She has quit her job, surrendered her possessions and agreed to a wedding where she is the only one naked, all for the sake of the elusive Luke—a man so compelling, she can deny him nothing...
    Categorized as:
    dark  love-triangle  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Twisted Affair Vol. 4 by M.S. Parker

    Twisted Affair Vol. 4 by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My life was almost back on track. I actually enjoyed my job. I had a gorgeous wife who my family loved, and an equally gorgeous girlfriend who I loved. But I couldn't shake this feeling that it was all going to hell soon. As Blayne Westmore tries to juggle the woman he's married to and the woman he's in love with, he begins to see that things aren't as simple as he'd hoped...
  • Twisted Affair Vol. 3 by M.S. Parker

    Twisted Affair Vol. 3 by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I realized I'd slept with my wife's twin sister, I'd thought everything was going to be over. My marriage. My agreement with my father. But my wife didn't seem to know and I wanted to keep it that way. There was one little problem. I couldn't seem to let things go. Blayne Westmore has just found out that he hasn't been sleeping with his wife, gorgeous former model Livie Dusek...
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