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  • The Heist by Elle Gray

    The Heist by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When an armored car heist turns into a bloody and grisly crime scene.Federal agent Blake Wilder is sent to Philadelphia to track down the culprits.But there’s more to this militantly precise and violent crew than meets the eye...As the death count rises and the case takes an even more violent turn, it becomes clear that there is more to these robberies than initially believed...
  • Product Of The Street: Union City Book 1 by E. Bowser

    Product Of The Street: Union City Book 1 by E. Bowser

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tali Saunders had one to leave Union City and never look back. Going off to college with her sister Shandea was a perfect way to escape becoming a product of the street. She never imagined on her last night in Union City that she would meet someone who made her question everything she thought she knew about herself...
  • Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 includes the first three books in the Camorra Chronicles in one big book.The following books are included:Twisted Loyalties(Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world...
  • Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars...
  • The Good Daughter by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    The Good Daughter by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In an affluent neighborhood.Twin daughters Raleigh and Eve are excited to graduate from high school.Wanting to celebrate, Raleigh does her best to convince her bookworm sister to go out to a party.That night while their parents were out of town, one daughter went out and one vanished.A decade has passed and to this day what occurred that night at the Valentine's residence has remained a mystery..
  • Mine to Hold by Ashley Nicole

    Mine to Hold by Ashley Nicole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years, she maintained her composure and played the role of dutiful wife as her husband lied and cheated with more women than he could count. Now, Janie is fed up and ready to call it quits, but he wants to hold on. As secrets are revealed, Janie realizes her husband’s double life may just cost her own...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  poc-mc  suspense  adult  black-mc  book
  • Forging Blade by Khloe Wren

    Forging Blade by Khloe Wren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing in life has ever come easily for him, and rescuing his woman is no exception. Jared “Blade” Walker’s life hasn’t been his own for a long time. Sold by his father when he was just sixteen to the head of the mob, he did what he had to in order to survive and became one of their most lethal enforcers. But now, thanks to his ties with the Charon MC, he has a chance to get some vengeance...
  • Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bruno: I sacrificed everything for her. When I saved her from the mafia, I traded my freedom for hers. I’ve never regretted it. Never looked back. I cut her out of my life to keep her safe. She never even knew what I traded for her. I did everything I could to protect her from the retribution of the Italian Mafia, but it wasn’t enough...
  • Missing in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Missing in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who killed Lexi Wise?Former FBI agent Spenser Song thought she was leaving the chaos behind her after taking the job as Sheriff of Sweetwater Falls.But when a monster from her past catches up with her, she finds herself fighting for her life once again.Despite the danger, Spenser begins to settle in, making new friends and earning the respect of the local townspeople...
  • The Demon by Stella Andrews

    The Demon by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • The Woman Behind the Door by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    The Woman Behind the Door by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “YOU ARE LIVING A LIE. Everything about you is a lie…”This is a story about an ordinary woman, a mother of two.To most women, to most mothers, her life is relatable in every way.Except behind closed doors her truth comes with unimaginable consequences.Amid a night of fun and festivities, Isabella Walker found herself alone with a bold masked man at her front door...
  • Menacing by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Menacing by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Someone's trying to use my past against me.VanirThe one thing I love about my life is that when I go through shit, I'm not alone. The club's always got my back. I've been seeing Vail for a while now and when a series of old photographs are brought to light, Vail almost leaves. I almost lost the best thing in my damn life. While things might've been fine, I wasn't going to simply let it go...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • 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...
  • Sybil’s Protector by Ellie Masters

    Sybil’s Protector by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SYBIL Falling for my Protector might cost me my life. I was abducted and shipped out, meant to be sold. My freedom stolen. My body no longer mine. My life…over. Or so I thought. The Guardians swooped in. They saved me from a living Hell, but my life is still in danger. The men who took me want me back. They’re out there, hunting me. Once again, the Guardians step up...
  • Fated Lies by Ella Miles

    Fated Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's taken everything from me and I him. I thought I could defeat him, while keeping my feelings hidden. A shared enemy brought us together, changing my destiny. I know better now. My fate is not to love. It's not even to survive. My fate is to protect him...Fated Lies is Book 3 in the Lies Series. It continues Langston & Liesel's story.Ends on a cliffhanger...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  organized-crime  suspense  abuse  adult  book
  • Afon: The Dudnik Circle Book 3 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Afon: The Dudnik Circle Book 3 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Didn’t you get the hint yet? I’m always hungry for a taste of retribution with the need to purge. I’ve drowned in my own blood and welcomed the taste until it fueled me to revive. I’m Afon Nikolin, third in command of The Dudnik Circle. The Russian Mob, in case you need a label. The woman I claimed as my future wife, without her knowledge I might add, is part of the Italian mob...
  • The Carrera Cartel : A Dark Mafia Romance Collection by Cora Kenborn

    The Carrera Cartel : A Dark Mafia Romance Collection by Cora Kenborn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Mafia Romance Collection Delve into the dark. The Carreras are waiting... Three full-length dark mafia romance novels from the Carrera Cartel Trilogy and Stained White Lines, an explosive, new bonus novel, ONLY available in the collection.Blurred Red LinesCarrera.A word whispered in fear and respect. A name to avoid at all costs...
  • Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral

    Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FrancescaWhile men made war, women were expected to keep the peace. I had loved a man before. I swore that would never happen again.So marrying for the sake of the family wasn’t the worst thing.That’s what I thought.I was a mafia princess afterall and serving as a trading item was my only role in this world ruled by men...
  • Law of Conduct by Bella Di Corte

    Law of Conduct by Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luca Leone Fausti, heir to the infamous Fausti throne, was one of the most ruthless men our line had ever known. And he was my father. Only one thing had held him back from ruling over the years: iron bars. So when the King Lion was set free, he thought nothing could stop him from claiming what was rightfully his. His sons, and the famiglia...
  • Finding Her by Ami Van

    Finding Her by Ami Van

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Note: It is recommended you read the first book in the series before reading this one.** After surviving the last year together with his love, Derrick King, head of the King Family should be enjoying wedding bliss with his new wife, Stellina. With a baby on the way and his family growing stronger, he should be the happiest man in the world...
  • Entangled by E.C. Land

    Entangled by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KenyonA baby was left on my doorstep, with a note saying it’s mine.It’s something out of a movie, but it’s not fictional. It’s my life. I hired someone to confirm this wasn’t just a big hoax, and the baby’s mine.In my family, we take care of our own, regardless of the circumstances...
  • Savage Legacy by S.R. Jones

    Savage Legacy by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GiovanniAmelia betrayed me, and now she must pay the price. She says I’m her captor, but the line between captor and protector is fine. There are things I know. Things I could tell her, but I won’t. The awful truth is that she hates me, and I don’t trust her. We’re a match made in hell. But when we strike that match, we burn so beautifully together.AmeliaLies and betrayal are all I know now...
  • Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani

    Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Our world is built on a web of lies...and even the truth can't set us free. I always knew Patrick Mulligan was a man of many layers.I just never imagined that peeling them back would awaken such a savage beast with the insatiable need to control and conquer everything and everyone around him.My husband is a beautiful, vicious monster with a god-like body that is fueled by the wrath of the devil...
  • Champagne Wrath by Nicole Fox

    Champagne Wrath by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At first, Misha Orlov was the boss who got me pregnant.But he has become so much more than just that.He’s my husband and the father of my babies (yes, as in plural).He’s my pakhan.He’s my last hope.Because of all the people in this messed-up world, he’s the only one I can trust to save me.As bad men loom and my babies prepare to arrive, we’re both faced with a choice...
  • Dissolution by Rachel Van Dyken

    Dissolution by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A mafia romance about family, loyalty, and love, Dissolution is the powerful conclusion to #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken's Eagle Elite series. "There is always a beginning—I will be their end." For ten years the Cosa Nostra has ruled with an iron fist in Chicago—their reign is about to end, and I'll be the one to bring them down...
  • Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte

    Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond...
  • 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...
  • Ruined Prince: A Russian Mafia Romance by Naomi West

    Ruined Prince: A Russian Mafia Romance by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of a girl's life.For me, it was a nightmare.Because the man I'm promised to isn't exactly Prince Charming.And the way I ended up on this altar isn't exactly the stuff of fairy tales.You see, my family isn't like yours.My father and brother do... things... that should never see the light of day...
  • The Bookie by Renee Rose

    The Bookie by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me...
  • 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...
  • Andrei by Nicole Fox

    Andrei by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She thinks she owns me. She’s never been more wrong. My second-in-command sold me out.Stabbed me in the back.Betrayed me to our sworn enemies.Now, I’m the prisoner of the Irish mob.Their don wants to beat me down.But his daughter would rather tie me up.Jamie buys me off the auction stage to star in her pet photography project.“The Beast,” she calls me. A fitting title...
  • A Silent Reckoning by Nikita Slater

    A Silent Reckoning by Nikita Slater

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Silent Reckoning is the second book in International Bestselling Author Nikita Slater's mafia romance Sinner's Empire Trilogy.One year.Jozef is ready to reclaim the woman who got away from him and start their lives together. He has watched, he has waited and now he will build his empire with his woman at his side.One year.Shaun never thought she'd see him again...
  • Deprave by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Deprave by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If I don't marry him there's no doubt a war will ensue.My brother crossed the line. He wanted an allegiance and in accepting it, he's promised me to a man. While he isn't a stranger, this isn't something I've wanted. I craved a normal life and now I'm just like every other mafia princess.I've been resenting my brother and why shouldn't I? He did the one thing he promised he'd never do...
    Categorized as:
    crime  organized-crime  suspense  adult  book  fiction
  • Detest by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Detest by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I had one rule: don't sleep with the talent. Yet, I had no problem breaking it for her. RémyMy family had dealt with nefarious people for most of our lives. We became accustomed to it. In fact, we were raised by someone who was the worst of them all. We knew what to look out for, and we became a stronger family unit because of what we endured. Things had just begun to settle down...
    Categorized as:
    crime  organized-crime  suspense  adult  book  fiction
  • Mafia Crown by L. Steele

    Mafia Crown by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mine to destroy. Mine to ruin. She belongs to me...He’s my second chance.The man with the face of my first love.A terrifying and magnetically gorgeous man with brutal blue eyes.An outlaw whose very presence sucks the air from my lungs.A monster who doesn't remember his past, whose soul is shrouded in scars, pain, and darkness.A villain who refuses to acknowledge my very existence...
  • Becoming the Hitman by Hayley Faiman, PinkInk Designs

    Becoming the Hitman by Hayley Faiman, PinkInk Designs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When life hits, it holds nothing back. Renzo Pagano knows just how hard life’s punch can slam against you and just how deep the wounds can embed themselves inside of your soul. Ten years ago all Siobahn Doyle was normal. Then she wasn’t or at least her life wasn’t. Everything changed in an instant. Her beloved sister disappeared without a trace. A stranger’s touch. A kiss...
  • Ensnared by E.C. Land

    Ensnared by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forced to marry a traitor's daughter, I'll shed blood to make sure it doesn't happen. MarcAs a child I was put on a silver platter and my parents were presented with marriage opportunities. Many other mafiosos were trying to secure their daughter's hand in marriage to me, a cousin of the Irish Boss. Eventually, they accepted one. The only problem is, I've never intended on being with one woman...
  • Frozen Kiss by E.C. Land

    Frozen Kiss by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Frozen in heart to others, can he be that way with me?BlakeMy life is turned upside down. Or maybe right-side up. I’m not sure, but either way, it’s in the hands of a man I just met. A man I feel a connection to and decide to give him my trust. Maybe the fact he’s friends with my brother helps.Danger surrounds us all, and I’m not sure if I’m strong enough to handle what’s coming...
  • Desire's Addiction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Desire's Addiction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She spent months as a captive...until they set her free.Talya is smart and stubborn…and that’s why she’s spent two months as a prisoner to the mafia. They’ll let her go if she gives them what they want, but Talya would rather die than risk dangerous biochemical information falling into the wrong hands. And she probably will die–after all no one is coming to save her...
  • Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part II of the Fallen Angel series When Brooke Stiles had said, “It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever,” she had no idea of the enormity of that statement. Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK...
  • WYLDER by Kristina Weaver

    WYLDER by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enjoy 6 Standalone, full length books in this bundle. More than 300,000 words. Approximately 1,000 pages. NO CLIFFHANGERS. VERY STEAMY. And I mean it. Really mean it. You've been warned :) The Wylders have only one goal in life, avenging their murdered sister. But when they meet the woman they were meant to love, sometimes revenge isn’t the only thing that can change a man..
  • Reclusive by Elizabeth Knox

    Reclusive by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trick When I was on the inside I found my faith again. I only found my faith because it helped lessened my sentence and let's be real - no one wants to be in the slammer. My priest told me that an angel would come to me, that she would help guide me through many trials and tribulations. Imagine my surprise when a woman named Angel comes barreling into my life...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  organized-crime  crime  fiction  book  adult
  • The Handler by Vi Carter

    The Handler by Vi Carter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm The Handler for the Bratva Mafia—I TIE UP LOOSE ENDS Lucca When a ship transporting seven highly valued assets is attacked and six of them stolen, leaving behind a dead security team and one witness, I'm brought in to handle the situation.But this isn’t my usual clean-up job. I'm an assassin, not a detective.I'm handed a black-haired beauty who spits lies...
  • Original Sins by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Original Sins by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What is the price of living...My father dealt his last blow to control my life on my eighteenth birthday.He crushes my dreams when I’m told I have to marry a man I loathe.Intent on saving myself from a terrible fate, I do the one thing I can to get the money I need to escape.Enter the virgin auction and agree to do whatever my owner wants for thirty days...
  • Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani

    Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He put his ring on my finger and a knife through my heart...Massimo Marrone is pure evil disguised by ripped muscles and a gorgeous face.His dark secrets and blackened heart have turned him into a monster before my eyes.And I’ve become his prey.He promised me protection and committed the worst betrayal with his lies,Breaking my heart in the process.Because Massimo is no white knight...
  • Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani

    Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark mafia forced marriage age gap...
  • Nicolo DeLuca by L. Loren

    Nicolo DeLuca by L. Loren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Corporate lawyer, Nicolo DeLuca is a made man. After the death of his beloved grandfather, he is sent by his cousin to live in Charlotte, NC to head the mergers and acquisitions division of The DeLuca Family business. As a condition of his new promotion, he must take a bride. Not any bride will do. He must take the hand of the daughter of The Baldwin Family...
  • Hawk: Devil's Nightmare MC by Lena Bourne

    Hawk: Devil's Nightmare MC by Lena Bourne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HAWK is a full-length, standalone first book in a steamy and suspenseful new MC Romance series - Devil's Nightmare MC - by USA Today Bestselling Author Lena Bourne. No Cliffhanger, HEA Guaranteed! Trying to stay away from him is a losing fight...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  crime  organized-crime  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Blind Luck by Olivia Gaines

    Blind Luck by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mr. Yield popped in at a small roadside eatery in Missouri for a bowl of grits, three crispy strips of bacon and a cup of coffee. Already angry at the bullet hole in his leg courtesy of Mr. Stop, the last thing he wanted was trouble. Trouble came calling with the start of an antique watch, a woman named Millicent and obsessive Sheriff...
  • Filthy Richer by Serena Akeroyd

    Filthy Richer by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seven-year itch?Can’t say I know what that feels like when my husband is as obsessed with me now as he was on our wedding day.A lot has happened since that first meeting, but through it all, Eoghan's obsession with me is an insatiable craving to make me happy.
If anything, I've gotten FILTHY RICHER on his love...
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