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  • Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby

    Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Hush, little baby, don't say a word... Will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together? It's time to fuck with their minds. It's time to finish it all. It's time to paint it all red... Monsters don't usually wish for happily-ever-afters. **BE WARNED: Some descriptions are vivid and can be a trigger for sensitive readers...
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    angst  dark  female-mc  forbidden-love  multi-pov  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Even When I'm Gone by Nicole Fiorina

    Even When I'm Gone by Nicole Fiorina

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The second book in a heart-consuming series. Ollie. Forget everything you thought you knew. Hell, I don't even know myself anymore. For seven months I've been gone only to come back to be tested in every way possible. They say keep your enemies close, and my demons welcomed me back with open arms. My downfall is a necessary evil. But Mia is my endgame. Mia...
  • Thief by Tarryn Fisher

    Thief by Tarryn Fisher

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Note to SelfLove is patient; love is kind.Love doesn't boast or brag.There's no arrogance in love;it's never rude, crude, or indecent-it's not self absorbed.Love isn't easily upset.Love doesn't tally wrongs.Love trusts, hopes, and endures no matter what.Love will never become obsolete.I'll fight for her.ThiefCaleb Drake never got over his first love. Not when he got married...
  • Sabotage by Shantel Tessier

    Sabotage by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier.COLTONRaylee Lexington Adams is my stepsister and the one woman in the world who can make my blood boil. She’s vindictive, a lot of crazy, and absolutely stunning. I hate everything about her except for when she’s on her knees begging me to use her as my own personal toy...
  • Devotion by Ivy Smoak

    Devotion by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Tick tock. One day before the wedding of her dreams, Penny is in a city that is no longer her home. Alone. Heartbroken. Lost. Could the past few years really mean so little to a man that became her world? To a man she'd do anything to protect? There is no future without him. There is no her without him.With only 24 hours until the wedding, is there enough time to repair the damage? Tick tock...
  • Whisper by Dani René

    Whisper by Dani René

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the international bestselling author comes the story of two people who find out that sometimes fate does step in and play it's part. "Lust. It drives people to do things they normally wouldn't." A whisper is a secret that keeps you safe in the dark. It may hold truth, but it may bring about pain. When Eli said goodbye to love, he never counted on Gia...
  • Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe

    Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Duet: a performance by two. But who is acting, and who is devolving? A buried past is unearthed, and Grayson Sullivan—AKA The Angel of Maine—retaliates against the system who made him, deploying psychological warfare on the woman who initially set him free. Dr...
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    angst  dark  female-mc  forbidden-love  multi-pov  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Eruption by Ivy Smoak

    Eruption by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York was supposed to be our fresh start. Our happily ever after. But James is hiding something from me.Secrets from James' past, his scheming ex, and unsupportive parents make it hard to breathe in this city that barely feels like my home.I thought I wanted to marry him. I thought he was the man of my dreams. I thought we'd be happy as soon as we got away from all the rumors...
  • Almost Broken by Portia Moore

    Almost Broken by Portia Moore

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Lauren Brooks fell in love with Cal Scott at 21, married him at 22 and had her heart broken at 23 when he walked out of their marriage. At 25, though raising his daughter on her own, Lauren was finally moving on with her life. Until, she learned the reason for Cal's abandonment, the walls she’d carefully built around her collapsed.
  • Missing Pieces by Ivy Smoak

    Missing Pieces by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Hailey - He's still in love with his ex. And I refuse to be a consolation prize. So why did I just agree to a spur of the moment road trip with him? I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm doing this for me. It has nothing to do with the gorgeous man staring at me like I'm a crazy person.Tyler - Why is she climbing into my car uninvited? I don't care how sweet her smile is...
  • Dirty Like Seth by Jaine Diamond

    Dirty Like Seth by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    They all thought they knew him… but she knew his heart. Seth Brothers had it all: the hottest album in the world, more money than he’d ever dreamed of, and Dirty—the band he loved like family. But as Dirty hit the big time, Seth hit bottom. Now all Seth’s got is the guitar on his back, a heart full of regrets, and one last chance to get it all back… including the one thing he never expected...
  • Broken Edge by C.D. Reiss

    Broken Edge by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You think you'd go far for love? Think again.---------She really knows how to push a man.She finds the cracks and she goes right for them. She'll travel across the world just to break me apart, piece by piece, until every last secret is exposed and every weakness revealed.I swear to God, I love her so much I'll let her do it.I'll let her do anything...
  • This Isn't Fair, Baby by K. Webster

    This Isn't Fair, Baby by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***This is the sixth book in the series. First five books must be read in order to fully understand this story line.*** The king in my world fell and a new one slid into place. He wasn’t just. He wasn’t FAIR. He was cruel and hateful and twisted. But I had this black king figured out. Or so I thought...
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    angst  dark  female-mc  love-triangle  multi-pov  steamy  abuse  adult
  • Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media

    Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Brad: I’m in love with my best friend’s girl. She knows it. He knows it. Everyone knows it. Faye will never be mine, but try telling that to my stupid heart. An endless rotation of girls streams in and out of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to forget her, but nothing eases the horrid ache in my chest. Rejection isn’t anything new for me, but it hasn’t gotten any easier...
  • Beautifully Broken by Portia Moore

    Beautifully Broken by Portia Moore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The conclusion to the If I Break Series. Cal’s back and his arrival changes everything. Lauren knew it was coming but what she didn’t think he’d bring with him was an ultimatum. A choice. One that Lauren feels trapped under. A choice she’s unsure will make a difference but could possibly change everything. The ultimatum isn’t the only thing Cal’s got with him but answers...
  • Sunsets & Second Chances by Rachel Hanna

    Sunsets & Second Chances by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He’s standing in front of her… … after ten long years. No one knows why Dixie’s son is standing there, on Christmas Day, no less. And he doesn’t look happy.Dixie is keeping a big secret that will shake up everyone around her.Julie’s daughter, Colleen, is coming home for a visit, but she’s not alone. Janine makes a new friend, but nobody is thrilled about it...
  • 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...
  • Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard

    Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    National bestselling author Sylvain Reynard continues the story of Gabriel and Julia, two lovers bound together by their darkest desires. But those very desires may destroy them . . . Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student Julia Mitchell...
  • No Tomorrow by Carian Cole

    No Tomorrow by Carian Cole

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The people we love are thieves.They steal our hearts. They steal our breath.They steal our sanity.And we let them.Over and over and over again.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *They say you never forget your first love.Mine was a homeless musician who wandered straight into my soul.He was my first everything. And fourteen years later, I still can't get him out of my head...
  • Dinner at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim

    Dinner at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Beach House Hotel, the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda DelMonte converted to an upscale boutique hotel, continues to be a success. Not only is it the spot for breakfast and lunch, it’s become the “IN place” for dinner. However, they still face many challenges...
  • Fury by Cat Porter

    Fury by Cat Porter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    **Special Release Price For A Limited Time** A dark romantic suspense standalone novel from the author of the Lock & Key Series "I still have the dreams, baby. Do you? In mine, I plead and wait for your touch to come like it always did. But it never does. I strain against the iron, but you're no longer there in the shadows. I'm alone...
  • Cross by Cora Brent

    Cross by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "That pause between heartbeats can change everything. Everything."Two brothers...And the girl next door.A betrayal that severed the bonds of blood and loyalty.A tragedy that ended one life and shattered the rest.Everyone thought that because they knew how it ended they also knew how it started.They didn't.And neither do you.Warning: This one is not like the other stories. This one will hurt...
  • Gypsy Brothers: The Complete Series by Lili St. Germain

    Gypsy Brothers: The Complete Series by Lili St. Germain

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *LIMITED EDITION ON SALE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY - INCLUDES BONUS EXCLUSIVE NOVELLA* Lili's USA Today Bestselling series, together in one edition for the first time! Contains ALTERNATE - A Gypsy Brothers novella featuring chapters told from Jase, Elliot and Dornan's points of view. The GYPSY BROTHERS series My father was most certainly NOT an innocent man...
  • Test by Cora Brent

    Test by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **TEST is the latest stand alone in the Gentry Boys universe from NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent** PAIGE People say Derek Gentry is arrogant, perpetually drunk and good for only one thing. Even from a distance he's like a neon sign that reads: ‘I AM THE WORST IDEA YOU EVER HAD.’ And I’m not tempted, no matter how hot he is. I’ve heard the rumors. I know his story...
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    angst  female-mc  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Obsessed by Aleatha Romig

    Obsessed by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everything changed the night our eyes met across the room. His green gaze upon me prickled my skin with uncustomary warmth while my peek beneath his cuff—of a riot of color on his wrist—sparked my insatiable curiosity. Tall and mysterious, Kader was a man whose secrets I longed to know...
  • Submitting to the Billionaire: A Dark Billionaire Romance by Georgia Le Carre

    Submitting to the Billionaire: A Dark Billionaire Romance by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Nikolai Not every debt can be paid with money... When people look into my eyes they realize instantly that there is more pity to be found looking into the eyes of a cobra. I'm ruthless, heartless, and I have the Midas touch. Everything I touch turns to gold. There is not one thing I wanted that I have not ultimately conquered and made mine...
  • Resisting Mateo by Sam Mariano

    Resisting Mateo by Sam Mariano

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If you dance with the devil, don't be surprised when all Hell breaks loose.BOOK FIVE in the Morelli Family series. MUST be read in order! Or a unicorn dies. (Seriously, you do not want to start with this book. It'll be kookydooks...
  • The Beachside Inn by Fiona Baker

    The Beachside Inn by Fiona Baker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Escape to Marigold Island, a charming New England town with a cast of characters who will come to feel like old friends!Lydia Walker and Angela Collins both need a fresh start.A year ago, Lydia became a widow at thirty-eight when she lost her beloved husband to cancer, and despite the support of her friends and her teenage daughter, Holly, she’s had a hard time moving on from the loss...
  • Unjustly Destroyed by Marie Skye

    Unjustly Destroyed by Marie Skye

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HIDING… From my past, my secrets, who I really am. But now, he's caught up with me. Back to destroy me, once and for all, with his smug, smiling face. He's going to ensure that I'm in pain, and I'm going to fight like Hell to stop him. I'm at my limit. I'll do anything to protect Grayson. Protect myself. Protect us. Even if it's the last Fu*king thing I do. HIDING..
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    angst  dark  multi-pov  steamy  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire
  • Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene

    Tying the Knot by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Over two years after the trauma of her kidnapping, and the auction that brought them together, Thalia and James are finally getting their happily ever after! Celebrating their love is a piece of wedding cake, but with the help of their wild and crazy friends from Purgatory, it’s destined to be a wedding day no one will forget...
  • Black Lies by Alessandra Torre

    Black Lies by Alessandra Torre

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Can you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant tech billionaire who has spent the last four years pursuing me, he's the man I should marry, yet I keep turning down his proposals.Lee... I don't know what to say about Lee. I pursue him recklessly, and he uses me in ways that would make a nun swear. He isn't in love with me yet, but he will be...
  • Before I Break by Portia Moore

    Before I Break by Portia Moore

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Out of the past six years of my life, I only remember about half of it. After a dozen doctors and thousands in medical bills, I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder--one that causes me to lose track of time. Sometimes it’s hours, days or even weeks with no recollection of anything. The good thing is it's been almost two years since I had my last ‘black out’...
  • Black Velvet by Linnea May

    Black Velvet by Linnea May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Linnea May brings you the riveting tale of a dark billionaire, an ethereal beauty – and their twisted game of seduction. She is paid to lie and seduce – but I don’t want her insincere moans and fake smiles. My investment in the elusive Velvet Rooms holds a promise for more. And I always get what I want. Always . No man ever made her scream and beg for release...
  • Fearless by Maren Smith

    Fearless by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the last thing she thought she needed, but she was everything he wanted. Abused and alone, Kitty had no idea how far she’d have to flee after she finally got the courage to run. She never would have guessed she’d end up halfway around the world, or in the home — much less the arms — of dominant Australian whip-master, Noah Carver...
  • Cosa Nostra by Nicci Harris

    Cosa Nostra by Nicci Harris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I love you, Max Butcher." Those words are dangerous. Just about as dangerous as the world I was born into. As dangerous as the ruthless bastards that I call family.They hurt her.My. Little. Ballerina. . . My piece of purity.They hurt her. . .I wanted to keep the world beautiful for her.I failed.So I should let her go. For her own safety and my sanity.But she crawled into my bed...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  female-mc  multi-pov  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc
  • Worship by Trilina Pucci

    Worship by Trilina Pucci

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book Two, in A Sinful Series, brings you an intense, taboo love story, and an even hotter ALPHA. Meet Luca King— broody, powerful and a man who’s never refused. There are only two reasons a man falls to his knees: prayer and ..... And I sure as hell don’t pray. But for this woman, I’d fall on my knees to worship every single, gorgeous part of her body...
  • Addiction by Ivy Smoak, Айви Смоук

    Addiction by Ivy Smoak, Айви Смоук

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Temptation has quickly turned into addiction. Penny fell hard for her mysterious professor, but secrets have torn them apart. After all, scandalous affairs are meant to go down in flames.Now that he's not speaking to her, she feels numb. And what hurts the most is that he appears to be completely fine...
  • Shattered Pieces by Portia Moore

    Shattered Pieces by Portia Moore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is book 4 in the IF I Break Series. It is strongly suggested to start at book 1 which is currently free. When you're heartbroken, it lies beneath everything that you do. It's in all of who you are. Foreshadows who you'll be. It hides underneath your smile, rests between your laugh, revels in your tears and taunts your every thought. You wish it away but are too terrified to let it go...
  • Lunch at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim

    Lunch at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ann Rutherford’s and Rhonda DelMonte Grayson’s lives continue to be full of surprises as they run The Beach House Hotel, their small upscale hotel on the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida. Things heat up when Tina Marks (Valentina Marquis, a famous young movie star) is sent to the hotel in secret to lose twenty-five pounds in eight weeks for her next starring role...
  • Come Back by J.A. Huss

    Come Back by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dirty, Dark, and Deadly, #2This is a SERIES. This is BOOK TWO.“Secrets keep the darkness alive,” Harper tells me. But that’s not how I see it at all. Secrets keep me alive. The truth is overrated. Honesty is never the best policy. And everything you know absolutely can hurt you.The contracts I fulfill are just agreements. Death is a business deal. Secrets are currency in my world...
  • If We Disappear Here by Mindy Hayes

    If We Disappear Here by Mindy Hayes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They are marionettes under a concrete sky.Pain shoots through Maeve Campbell’s body when she wakes cold and disoriented, locked in a neglected cement room.Her drowsy eyes sweep the cell and land on a masculine, limp body across the room. Gripping his shoulder, she rolls him to his back, face angling toward her. Only it’s not who she thinks.It’s not her husband.And they aren’t alone...
  • All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

    All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart...
  • Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dear Opportunist, You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go....ever. Dirty RedLeah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't...
  • Marked Steel by M.J. Fields

    Marked Steel by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TrisWhen a spring flower blooms too early, it often wilts while others blossom during their proper season.That’s me in a nutshell, and what eventually landed me in the nuthouse. Through necessity, I found a new passion, one that helps mask the darkness by thrusting me into the spotlight. Each show is a session, ending in a kiss meant for revenge...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  multi-pov  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • Fly for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Fly for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The boy who was bullied became a Master. William Carradine spent his childhood as the main target of brutal beatings and homophobic slurs - not all of them from his classmates. He knows what it is to be different, to be so far apart from society's definition of normal that it scares people to be around him, and yet his only sin is being bisexual...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  bdsm  book  contemporary
  • Wanted by Maren Smith

    Wanted by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He had her the longest… he hurt her the most… Anna “Pony” Mitchell should be dead. Abandoned by her Menagerie sisters and shot by the only man she’s ever loved, now the hospital has declared her “unfit.” She has thirty days to prove them wrong or spend the rest of her life hospitalized. He lost his leg, his job… and almost his life...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  psychological
  • Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jafari’s little rabbit might try to run, but he’s going to catch her. No matter what.Kacy's past is dark and twisted, and it's coming back to haunt her. But she's not alone this time.Dominant and possessive, Jafari isn't going to let his favorite masochist run away again. He'll keep her tied up and begging for him while he slays her dragons, even if she insists she's no damsel in distress...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Blue Velvet by Linnea May

    Blue Velvet by Linnea May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m filthy rich and dripping with power – but the army left me broken beyond repair. My jagged edges make me a nightmare. She wants to join my dark solitude. But where she seeks solace, I seek sanity. The Velvet Rooms provide our sanctuary. A place of safety, bliss and unbridled play, untainted by the clamor of reality. Here, there is no sight. There is no sound...
  • Ruthless by Dani René

    Ruthless by Dani René

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m an asshole. And I make no apologies for it. My life has been spent drenched in the blood of my enemies. Our family legacy, left only to me when my brother walked away. Women are pawns in a game for pleasure. Nothing more. Until her. Madison Parker. I’m enthralled. Captivated. But my past is far too dark. Pushing her away is my only option...
    Categorized as:
    cheating  dark  domestic-drama  steamy  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  female-mc  romance  fiction  slow-burn  small-town  abuse
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