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  • Finding Mercy by Riley Edwards, Lori Jackson

    Finding Mercy by Riley Edwards, Lori Jackson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "So much emotion it flew off the page and knocked the wind out of me. Finding Mercy was another great story by the absolutely brilliant Riley Edwards." Jennifer Pierson: The Power of Three Readers DEA Jason Walker became a widower at Twenty-eight. Two years later he's still torturing himself with guilt. They'd married young, and she'd been his first love, but her illness changed everything...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  urban  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Chasing Honor by Riley Edwards

    Chasing Honor by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ethan Lenox became a single father at sixteen when his girlfriend signed over custody of their newborn daughter and left to chase her dreams. Eight years later he’s a police officer, fiercely protective of the little girl and dedicated to his work. He’s never had time for dating and won’t allow any woman to betray his trust or abandon him again...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  urban  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Addicted to Love by A.M. Myers

    Addicted to Love by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    At sixteen years old, Carly Mills was taught a very valuable lesson about just how cruel people can be. In the years since, she's carried that with her, closing herself off from the world to avoid experiencing the same heartbreak she endured at such a young age. Enter Chance Turner...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  angst  biker  book
  • Amore by Sienna Mynx

    Amore by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the spring of 1994 the fashion would awaits the return of the reclusive designer Mirabella Battaglia. Many have speculated for years about the torrid love affair between their fallen star and the world’s most notorious crime boss Don Giovanni Battaglia. Mirabella is overjoyed...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  urban  adult  alpha-mc  black-mc  book
  • Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I OWN YOU NOW” She made a big mistake. You don’t blackmail a Tacone. Coming to me with a threat? Unacceptable. If she needs money, she’ll have to ask nicely. But once I give it to her, we both know what it means: She belongs to me. I do my best to hold back. Give her respect. Trouble is, I can’t keep my hands off her...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Extreme Risk by Jane Blythe

    Extreme Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can she accept an offer of help from a patient she’s attracted to?Dr. Piper Hamilton is used to keeping on the fringes. She knows what it's like to be responsible for the death of someone you love and she'd do anything to protect herself from feeling that pain again...
  • Moving Target by Lynette Eason

    Moving Target by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Maddy McKay and Quinn Holcombe don't show up for Quinn's surprise birthday party, his friends know that something is very wrong. Their search turns up little beyond evidence that Quinn and Maddy just decided to take off for a long overdue vacation. But it soon becomes apparent that they did not leave of their own accord. Maddy awakens in a cement room with no idea where she is...
  • When You Come Back by Debra Webb

    When You Come Back by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From AMAZON CHARTS bestseller of TRUST NO ONE Forensic Anthropologist Emma Graves knows about the dead. But can the dead help her remember why she’s still alive? When You Are Lost… Emma Graves was only eight years old when a tragic school bus accident shattered the rural community where she grew up...
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    crime  kidnapping  dark  romance  mystery  audiobook  suspense  fiction
  • Beautiful Savage: A Bully Revenge Romance by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Beautiful Savage: A Bully Revenge Romance by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “When they tried to destroy her, they forgot one thing… I’m the only monster who rules this mountain.”WINTERBruised. Bloody. Bound.I lost everything the day they took me, my memories, my voice, my soul. I couldn’t tell them what they were so desperate to know, no matter what they did to me.Now I’m free, lost on this wild and snowy mountain with no one in the world to call upon...
  • Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's the first look on my wedding day.I turn... but my husband isn't there.Instead, I see the stranger who ruined my life.Here's the story:Six years ago, I was on the worst first date in history.A blind date with some jerk who wouldn't take no for an answer.The handsome stranger swooped in.Saved me.And sat down to finish the date.I thought it was crazy.But we had insane chemistry...
  • Last Taste of Freedom by Lisa Phillips

    Last Taste of Freedom by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fight is coming home.For trophy daughter Nora Gladstone, life isn't as perfect as it appears. When her only ally is suspiciously killed the truth of her father's treachery leaks through the cracks of the facade that is her whole world.Zander O'Connell and his team of former soldiers and spies accept a mission from the director of the Department of Clandestine Services...
  • Whistler by K.L. Savage

    Whistler by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s a whistle in the wind.And the sound doesn’t just belong to me.I became my own version of The Greatest of the Great when an injury stole my dream.I found a healthy alternative for my rage so I can still swing my bat.If someone has the unfortunate curse of being on the other end of my swing, they’ll hear a whistle before they die...
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    dark  crime  kidnapping  romance  contemporary  abuse  biker  audiobook
  • The Missing Piece by Sharon Sala

    The Missing Piece by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Solving the puzzle could be the last thing he does…PI Charlie Dodge knows what it’s like to have something important disappear. His wife, Annie, suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s, causing her to remember little of the life she shared with her husband. Charlie has devoted his career to saving what he can—missing people, threatened lives...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Ranger Protection by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Protection by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Dr. Tara Sims is robbed, she fights back to protect her daughter and nearly pays with her life. She’s rescued by Texas Ranger Grady West. Her childhood friend is now a handsome lawman, but Tara refuses to acknowledge the chemistry sparking between them. With a little girl to raise and a growing medical practice, she has no room in her life for romance...
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    kidnapping  crime  dark  romance  suspense  christian  mystery  fiction
  • Reckless Whisper by Barbara Freethy

    Reckless Whisper by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Bree Adams has a personal secret, something she has managed to keep hidden for the past ten years-at least she always thought so… But a chance encounter on a train, and whispered words of chilling consequence change everything. Is the truth about to come out or is someone playing with her mind and her life? Nathan Bishop knew Bree when she was a street kid like him...
  • Avenging Angel by Naomi Porter

    Avenging Angel by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The mayhem continues for the Knight's Legion MC…Storm. My protector. I need his darkness, like he needs my light. After surviving an abusive relationship, I swore off men. Until the President of the Knight’s Legion MC crashes into my life, holding me captive with his haunted gray eyes. Storm is a force to be reckoned with and I welcome the chaos— it makes me feel alive. He owns me. Body and soul...
  • Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh

    Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s edgy new thriller, Louisa Hancock thought she was safe…but there’s a new killer in town.When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock’s doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare that’s about to envelop her...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • No Way Out by Amy McKinley

    No Way Out by Amy McKinley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father...
  • Silent Shadows by Natalie Walters

    Silent Shadows by Natalie Walters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pecca Gallegos moved to the tiny town of Walton, Georgia, to protect her son and escape the dangerous lifestyle that once defined her. When a series of strange circumstances evolve into threats, Pecca finds herself confiding in an unlikely ally--her stubborn patient...
  • Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi

    Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Although part of the Chicago Syndicate world, Black Hat Hacker is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series. You don’t know me. But that’s only because I don’t want you to. I have the most lucrative job in the country as a hacker in the notorious underworld...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Pressure by Ivy Nelson

    Pressure by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone is breaking through the cyber security system tech billionaire, Lance Moss built from the ground up and he's running out of time to plug the holes before Club Solitaire is forced to close and someone gets hurt.Reluctantly, he allows his fellow board member and friend, Eli, to bring in an outsider to help. He's not expecting to see his ex-girlfriend turned enemy walk through the door...
  • Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Darker, sexier, more intense…this is the story of Scar and Derek. Scar Wouldn't you give up everything for the one you love? I don't own my mind or my body anymore. Now, my name is Pet, and I am the submissive to the most beautiful man the world has ever seen. My purpose in life is to please him, to kneel in front of him, to serve his every whim without question...
    Categorized as:
    dark  kidnapping  crime  romance  steamy  contemporary  abuse  alpha-mc
  • For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Cam can be read as standalone, but it's advised to read book 3 For Adriano before book 4. Book 1 and 2 center around another couple.Camilla Guillermo’s life has been turned upside down ever since she joined the Chicago Syndicate and was reunited with Adriano Montesi, the cocky and charismatic Mafia man who captured her heart two years ago...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Viper's Touch by E.C. Land

    Viper's Touch by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I swore I'd never let another woman look into my heart, but Jade didn't need to see to know the type of man I am.ViperAfter being framed and ending up in prison, I was done with women. I wanted nothing to do with them. A woman was the reason I landed in jail in the first place, so I wasn't ever going to let another put me in so much risk again...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Celebrating Tina: An Inspirational Holiday Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard

    Celebrating Tina: An Inspirational Holiday Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A K-9 handler determined to prove she belongs. A detective with an unwavering plan. Can they overcome their painful pasts and accept the gift of love?Tina West has spent her life feeling like she stood on the outside, but since taking a job at Stryker Security, life seems to be turning for the better.Tina never imagined when she took a job as a nanny she’d end up training for search and rescue...
  • Leith by Jane Henry

    Leith by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cairstina Reilly was locked in silence when I found her.When I ravaged my way through weak men to save her.When I killed for her.Now our fates are tangled together in a web of lies, danger, and betrayal.I have to take her hostage.Drag her from her silent, private world,And force her into mine...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • The Redemption of Roan by Kathy Coopmans

    The Redemption of Roan by Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Roan Diamond’s loyalty to the family may be obligated by blood, but nobody ever said he had to love them all, right? As the next in line to head the Diamond dynasty, he has loose ends to take care of, and one of those is his brother Royal. Yet his plans for revenge fall apart the minute he lays eyes on Alina—Royal’s ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the daughter of the rival Solokov family...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Hit and Run by Lori Matthews

    Hit and Run by Lori Matthews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gage Callahan knew his latest assignment with Callahan Security was going to be a disaster. He traipsed around Europe to locate the computer programmer he was hired to protect only to discover she's actually a hacker hiding in Alaska. Tensions mount when she narrowly escapes becoming roadkill as a vicious organization comes after her...
  • Playing with Danger by Riley Edwards

    Playing with Danger by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s strange how quickly life can go from predictable and boring to…not.How a chance meeting can set off a chain reaction.How a single moment can offer much-needed clarity.How a kiss can alter the course of your life.Valentine Malone fell into my life…correction, I fell into his in the aisle of a grocery store...
  • Make Them Pay by Allison Brennan

    Make Them Pay by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lucy Kincaid and Sean Rogan are finally tying the knot.Two weeks before their wedding, a surprise visitor shows up at their door: Eden, Sean's estranged sister from Europe. She claims she's in town for the wedding and wants to mend fences. Lucy invites Eden to stay with them after all, family is family but her boss, SSA Noah Armstrong, knows far more about Eden's sketchy past than he's let on...
  • All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron

    All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a violent storm hits Graveyard Falls, it unearths the unimaginable: skeletons of teenage girls, each dressed in white and holding a candle. It’s clear to FBI agent Beth Fields that this is the work of a long-standing killer—but could it be the one she escaped years ago? She has no memory of the man who held her captive and murdered her friend...
  • Breaking Silence by Elle James

    Breaking Silence by Elle James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rucker Sloan thinks all he’s good for is a fighting, killing machine. Long-term relationships are out of the question. Until he meets a nurse who’d risk her life for someone she doesn’t know…After her mother died of a broken heart, nurse Nora Michaels joined the Army to do something to help others and to escape her sad memories...
  • The Gift by Kate Anslinger

    The Gift by Kate Anslinger

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    AMAZON BEST SELLER One look in a criminal’s eyes and she witnesses their crimes. Grace McKenna is not your average police officer. She is haunted by the unsettling images she sees when she locks eyes with a criminal, her vision flooded with clues that force her to solve cases on her own. A sullen boy, a tormented woman, a breathless man, a thousand pieces of shattered green glass...
  • Gone by Elisabeth Naughton

    Gone by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Three years ago, Alec and Raegan McClane lived every parent’s worst nightmare: their one-year-old daughter, Emma, was abducted from a park when Alec turned his back for just a moment. Emma was never found, and presumed dead. The crushing trauma, plus Alec’s unbearable guilt, ended the couple’s marriage. Now a four-year-old girl matching Emma’s profile is found wandering a local park...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • No Escape by Mary Burton

    No Escape by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He Was Taught How To Kill Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Day Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her head...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  killer
  • Before He Vanished by Debra Webb

    Before He Vanished by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His disappearance changed her life forever.Twenty-five years ago, Halle Lane’s best friend vanished from their Tennessee town. When a childhood photo brings Liam Hart to Winchester, Halle is certain the man is the same child who vanished. Now Liam seeks out Halle to help him investigate the circumstances of his mysterious past...
  • Royally Treasured by Elle Boon

    Royally Treasured by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lennox had big dreams…until one night all her hopes and dreams came crashing down, sending her running back home. Duke is judge, jury, and executioner…when it comes to those who fall under his protection, he’ll stop at nothing to keep them safe...
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    crime  dark  urban  adult  age-gap  biker  book  contemporary
  • Dreamer by Addy Archer

    Dreamer by Addy Archer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Coral sees a chance to reach out for help, she never expected to instantly fall for her savior. But when the men who kidnapped, held her captive, and tormented her return to release a whirl of death and destruction . . . there might not be a chance to fight for newfound love.Dreamer isn’t a softhearted man...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  biker  book  contemporary  family
  • Luring Light by K.E. Osborn

    Luring Light by K.E. Osborn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if the life you had was a lie? That the virtuous person you tried to convince yourself you were, isn't anything like the woman you are deep inside...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  urban  abuse  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters

    Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do or die. Kill or be killed. I was born into this grim reality. MaisieI never thought I’d fall in love with a cold blooded killer.But with those dreamy eyes and that smile that won’t quit.I find I’m thinking of Virgil more and more.So what if he’s a criminal.My brothers are too. I’ve been around bad boys all of my life...
  • Diamond in the Rough: RBMC Pittsburgh, PA Book 2 by Deja Voss

    Diamond in the Rough: RBMC Pittsburgh, PA Book 2 by Deja Voss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Risk Everything by Janie Crouch

    Risk Everything by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The wedding is two weeks awayIf they survive until then…Following a fire at the New Journeys women’s shelter, Deputy Tanner Dempsey is on high alert, and his fiancée, Bree Daniels, fears that one of the shelter’s clients is being targeted. Outmanned and outgunned, Tanner and Bree must make a last stand for justice and unravel the twisted plot of a dangerous sociopath...
  • Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HARLOW IS HUNTING HER SISTER’S KILLER.AND COLE IS HUNTING HER.COLE SAINTThe woman my family is looking for is the one-night stand I can’t get out of my head, and her life depends on me getting to her first.Harlow is sunshine and light.I live in the shadows, among the dark and the damned, but there’s something about Harlow that makes me want to take care of her...
  • Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SHE BEAT HIM AT HIS OWN GAME ONCE.NOW IT’S ROUND TWO,AND THIS TIME THEY’RE PLAYING DIRTY.DAGEN SAINTFive years ago, Nyla stole two million dollars from me and disappeared.Now she’s resurfaced, and I’m determined to settle her debt…one way or another...
  • Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I 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...
  • Declan by M. Merin

    Declan by M. Merin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knew Jenna was in over her head when she came to me looking for work.Then she made the deadly mistake of stealing ten large from my chapter of the Royal Bastards and running.I covered it.It was me she was going to repay every dime of that money to.Just as soon as I found her.18+ hot and steamy romance with an HEA but no epilogue (you've been warned!)...
  • Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ezekiel “Carnage Creator” Ford. Brother of the Royal Bastards MC. Brutality incarnate. A lone wolf. The one they call in from the dark when they need shit done—and there’s no one better for the job than me.I have a tainted soul, oil black, and hungry for bloodshed.The world is a cesspit...
  • Bark: Lost Valkyries MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Bark: Lost Valkyries MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jodi - Some people might take a step back when they run into this guy. Although the way his eyes pierce mine, it’s as if he’s allowing me to see the kindness that’s hidden within. Bark - Those I consider deserve to die, will be killed by me, without any remorse. I’m a man who will get close enough in a fight so I can enjoy seeing the life of another person slipping through my fingers...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  contemporary
  • Her Hero by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    Her Hero by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Donnie Nolan learned early that the secret to life is control. Born into a world of blood and violence, he broke free from the chains of his past with the help of Master Blake and his crew at The Club, and vowed that nothing would drag him back… until a knock at the door reminds him that there are some chains that can never be broken...
  • Gravitate by K.E. Osborn

    Gravitate by K.E. Osborn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m not a decent guy.I don’t do commitment.Women know the score before they land in my bed.But there is something about this feisty tattoo artist. She makes my blood boil. But with that pure, unadulterated rage comes an ache deep inside I simply can’t ignore.I despise her.I shouldn’t want her.The problem is—every part of me does.And it’s a complication I can no longer ignore...
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