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Daddy's Soul by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaith Blossom has hit rock bottom.She’s drowning.Broke, demoralised, tired, and alone, she accepts a job that could be the answer to her problems.So long as she can survive a force of nature bent on destroying everything in his path.Reuben Jones.He’s driven, loyal, stern, and unforgiving.Possessive and protective.Grumpy.And he wants to own her. Dominate and control her.Be her Daddy...Categorized as:
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The Russian Unleashed by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am a simple man. I love fine vodka, whips, and beautiful women. And I have a secret. At twenty-one, I’ve just inherited my family's entire fortune. Young, rich, and powerful, I am a force to be reckoned with - in and out of the bedroom. But the streets of Russia are dangerous. When innocence is threatened, I risk my life to save a girl. Now the Bratva have their sights set on me...Categorized as:
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Cruel Enforcer by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA tormented soul on the verge of breaking...The night we met, I joked about being his cougar. He said it depended on how much I could handle. Nothing prepared me for how Sergey Ivanov turned my world upside down.Borderline scandalous describes the things he introduces me to. Every limit I reach, he knows to back off or keep pushing...Categorized as:
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You Don't Own Me - Box Set: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance (The Russian Don) by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***Readers around the world have described Zane and Dahlia's story as one of the most loved Mafia romances of 2016.*** Now available in a two book Box Set edition. The worldwide Amazon Top 100 Bestseller... Intensely passionate story about two people who need something that the other can give. Raw, Intense and beautiful. You won't be able to put your kindle down..Categorized as:
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Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFederico Romano didn’t just inherit his position as the head of the family, he clawed his way to the top, all while dealing with drama and secrets in his personal life that can never be allowed to see the light of day. The harsh and unforgiving mafia boss persona he presents to the world at large is light-years away from the loving man that his family knows...Categorized as:
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Carson by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMegan: Carson Flynn is dangerous and brooding.Intensely possessive.Angry, fierce...Haunted.He’s a member of the Clan. A criminal.And a single father who’d burn the world for his daughter.But when he turns his eye on me, I know I should run.I should definitely hide.But it’s already too late...Because when Carson sets his mind on something, he gets what he wants.And what he wants... is me...Categorized as:
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Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...Categorized as:
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Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“What do you mean, ‘You gave me the wrong sperm sample’?!”But the doctor says he isn’t joking.Instead of being my sister's surrogate...I'm accidentally carrying my boss's baby.A few months ago, I agreed to be my sister's surrogate.Then she died in an unsolved accident.I swore I'd keep her child and raise it on my own.But as it turns out, there was a mix-up at the clinic... -
Innocent by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI escaped a brutal past.Created a life I loved.But when your fake proposal with your one-night stand ends up plastered all over the internet, suddenly you’re right back where you started.Fighting for my life and the future I deserved.Only this time, I wasn’t sure I’d survive.Drake wasn’t just a tattooed CEO of a billion-dollar company.He was protective.He was passionate... -
Of Snakes and Men by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAndres “A” Alcazar.Ruthless cartel leader.The last man in the world Hope wanted anything to do with. Until he was swaggering into her private investigation office.He needed to find a snake in his organization. And he wanted her to do it... -
Controlling Chloe by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBlurb coming soon! This is Bash Gilroy's story... -
At First Sight by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSixteen years ago, I lost Belle, the love of my life, in a tragic car accident.Devastated, I left Scotland to work in Uncle Ben's brokerage firm in Manhattan. Dedicating my life to the job, I rose to the top of the ladder, next in line to head the billion-dollar company.Belle, however, never left my heart. Every year––on our anniversary––I dine at the restaurant where we first met... -
Come Work For Me by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI needed a CFO and I got a mouthy, dominant, stunningly beautiful vixen instead. Having to retire from the military early was never in the long-term plans for my life. And when I lost my leg, my drive doubled. I’ve built my billion-dollar financial company from the ground up, but I need to groom a numbers person to help keep things humming. Lilac is the perfect pick...Categorized as:
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Owned by the Bratva King by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s been mine since the second I saw her. It would be easy to say I have no business even looking at a girl like River Finn. She’s too young. Too innocent. Too much my daughter’s best friend. That is, until the gorgeous forbidden fruit becomes my business. A rival bratva kingpin wants her. I want his empire. Kidnapping her as leverage should be an easy, simple business arrangement... -
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One Night Bride by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJUST ENGAGED. WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE?The plan was simple: find the perfect girl, wife her for a few months, and save my parents from a stinging case of heartbreak.That was before I got my first taste of Skye's whip-sharp tongue.Before she woke up wearing my ring and a hundred questions.Before I found out it takes more than a million dollars to put the sun back in her smile...Categorized as:
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Vicious Protector by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDemons so deep they destroy us...Every part of Adrian Ivanov is pure, unable to ignore, male virility. He’s arrogant. Protective. Sweet and intensely attentive. On rare occasions, outright vicious.If only his soul weren’t tortured over who he is and what he has become. It makes him hide it all from me, proclaiming the truth will ruin us...Categorized as:
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Judge by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJudgeI had no idea what was in store for me since getting locked up. With my old organization gone, and freedom looming, though, I had a visitor with an offer I couldn’t refuse.A new career path.As an arms-dealing biker. Everything seemed to be on track.Until I put my hands on the one woman in town who I wasn’t allowed to touch…DelaneyI’d secretly had a crush on him before he went away to prison...Categorized as:
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My Taboo Love Affair by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy rich father paid off my mother to never tell us who we belonged to.And now my uncle from that family wants to reunite the family.Not a chance. Besides, I’ve got my own shit to focus on.Like my best friend’s little sister. She’s completely off limits.But there’s something that sparked between us a long, long time ago.I need to know if she’s the one. Sure feels like it... -
My Final Love Affair by Ali Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing a billionaire bad boy brings more trouble than it’s worth.My business is my focus and helping vets is the gig.It’s fulfilling and keeps me busy, but love decided to poke its nosy self into my life recently.The pretty single mom at the bookstore down the way is way too much to ignore.She’s stunning, smart, and has me pacing the floor wanting to know more about her... -
The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was not the kind of man meant to fall in love.He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope.The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to... -
Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me... -
The Woman in Harm's Way by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSavannah had never considered herself a brave person. So saving the life of a customer at her restaurant when men had burst in with guns drawn had simply been instinct. There was no way for her to know that the man she’d saved was a member of the local mafia. Or that he and his family would feel indebted to her for life...Categorized as:
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Royal Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm her father's closest friend.And I've vowed to tame his estranged daughter.But her fire is so d*mn fierce it reduces my rules to ash. How will I protect her when all I want is to ruin her? Ava: There I was selling crab cakes out of my food truck,When the world's biggest scrooge approaches me.I can't help but notice his impressively ripped body in a perfectly tailored suit... -
Snow's Prince by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling for Snow was the last thing this mafia prince intended to do.DimitriSilver Spoon Falls was supposed to be an easy mark.Instead, I'm up to my ears in cartels and complications.I waltzed into enemy territory to investigate...And waltzed back out with a new mission in life.Protecting Snow Buchanan from her stepmother and her cartel of henchmen.Her seven furry friends doubt me... -
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Donovan by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were secrets hidden in the years between when he ran illegal street races and when he’d joined the MC.But Donovan figured enough time had passed that they weren’t going to come back to haunt him.Until he was riding alone on a backroad one night, and those old ghosts showed back up, ready to exact revenge.But then there she was.His savior... -
Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou're my wife, you will sleep in my bed. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job... -
Detained by Luna Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrankieI don’t have to hide behind a mask anymore.I rule New York, and now all I have to do is finish what I started ten years ago. To destroy the man who took my life from me. No one can get in my way. That is until I am arrested for murder and have my first taste of Detective Zara O’Reilly.The woman hell bent on ruining my plans... -
Too Far Gone by Christy Reece
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsToo Far Gone, A Grey Justice Novel Some obsessions can be deadly Gabriella Mendoza has lived her life in seclusion. Guarded by the most corrupt men in the world, she has no chance for escape until an unexpected meeting with the mysterious Grey Justice Group changes everything... -
Taken by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s supposed to protect me, but he does the opposite.The morning of my arranged marriage, I’m snatched by my bodyguard.The man who has spent the past year protecting me. The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him... -
Two Become One by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m all about the chase.Everything that comes after getting the girl?I’d rather swallow glass.That’s why taken women are my type.Don’t like it?You don’t have to.However, my newest challenge is full of surprises.She’s temptation poured into a silhouette of dangerous curves.And she’s onto me.So is HR at the office.Both quickly become my nightmare as they dare me to change.Me. The forever bachelor...Categorized as:
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Irresistibly Perfect by J. Saman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I was fourteen, I fell in love with the girl next door.My best friend’s sister was off-limits to me in every way.I was the bad boy, and she was the good girl. I was the kid with big rock star dreams, and she was the princess with her entire life planned out for her.We were impossible from the start...Categorized as:
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Nashville Days: by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's the hottest summer on record …Travis Tucker is the ultra-hot lead singer in a country-rock band whose four albums have all hit number one. Life as a superstar is good. The only problem is, he gets swarmed wherever he goes. So he decides to buy himself a secret country getaway to work on his next record and clear his head.Ruby Hayes is on a mission... -
Brand New Man by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s always been about the money. To them. Not me. Women swoon over my wallet, but it’s a façade. A ruse. I keep to myself and always will. Besides, one thing I’ve learned is you never pursue romantic relationships at work. Especially not as the boss. The billionaire. The top shit.A girl from my past shows up at a fundraiser. The one that got away in college... -
Daddy's Obsession by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Protect my daughter." Not what I expected from an old friend.But when I locked eyes with her, there was no turning back. Raquel has a magnetic sensual beauty,Along with the strength and resilience of a lioness. The loss of my wife left my little girl and I empty.Now Raquel is proof that even a monster can escape his own darkness... -
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Catching Sin by J. Saman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaddox must be willing to risk his life if he wants to save mine.I was under the devil’s thumb with no end in sight. A play thing. A toy. A treasure easily forgotten. Until Maddox Sinclair stepped into my club and made me promises even my tattered heart couldn’t refuse. Sexy, arrogant, strong and brave, he fears no one and fights for everyone. I should know better than to trust him...Categorized as:
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Inferno: Part 3 by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy life has always been a series of carefully constructed roads. Always the passenger, never the driver. Always the puppet, never the master. Always the pawn, never the queen.Except with Dante. He makes me feel like a princess, a goddess, a queen...His queen.We met in the clouds. We bared our souls in the clouds. We fell in love in the clouds... -
Flawed by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne wild night and failed birth control gifted me with an accidental pregnancy. I’m not telling the father. Luca’s mesmerizing and charming, but he isn't just a lot older than me. After our hot night, I found out he's my family's enemy. It leaves me no no choice but to keep him in the dark. If his family found out my baby’s freedom would be at risk. My family would disown me...Categorized as:
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Taunt Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was always mine … whether she wanted to be or not Ten years ago I allowed another man to take her to pay her families debt. Fighting for her would have started a war. I thought life was complicated then. Now she’s back in my life and brings more than I bargained for. I live by a code: Always stay in control. Yet, I’ve never been able to say no to her...Categorized as:
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Xavier by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was straight.I thought protecting my identity mattered more than anything besides family.Then Emilio came to me for protection.It's my fault he’s in danger, and no one is going to touch him.No one besides me...Categorized as:
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Smoke and Mirrors by Michelle B.
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLilahOne night is all it took.One night changed all of my plans.One night laid a road map out for the rest of my life. My heart now belongs to him- Antonio Robert Heart, the underboss of the Heart Syndicate that governs over New York and its five boroughs. He rules with an unwavering hand yielding the blade of his knife, but when his strong hands touch me, I become liquid... -
Exposed by Lexxi James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone Has Secrets . . .Book 2 in the Alex Drake Series & the continuation of ACCESSLovestruck Alex Drake is ready to take his relationship to the next level. Can he risk it all by shedding light on the secrets he’s spent a decade burying?Cautious yet clever Madison Taylor can't keep her doubts about Alex at bay... -
Obsidian Mask by Scarlett Dawn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe best-selling mafia series, by NYT Times bestselling author, Scarlett Dawn, continues with Obsidian Mask, where stakes are raised in passion and devotion--not just guns...Elizabeth Forter tamed the head of the Russian mafia, Daniil Kozar. Or so she thought. But the mafia has nothing on her parents--the preacher and anti-gun conspirator. The Lion Security team is thrown for a loop when Mr... -
Crazed by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI betrayed him…and spied on him for the enemy.What he doesn’t know is… I was forced to do it.Now I have to choose. My life or my heart?So I promise myself I won’t fall for him.It’s an impossible vow.He's fifteen years my senior.Every sinful command that flies past his lips makes me crave him more.And no matter what, he protects me—even from his family who doesn’t trust me...Categorized as:
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The Bratva's Stolen Bride: A Bratva Captive Romance by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHere comes the bride. My bride.She just doesn’t know it yet…I've carved my name into this world by taking what I want. Born into the streets and raised on brutality and violence, it was the Bratva that took me and made me a man.I decided years ago that there was no room for beauty or goodness in my life... -
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Devilish King by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDark Mafia Romance, Contains scenes that could be triggering to some, read with caution. This is book 1 of a trilogy, an epic cliff-hanger can be expected!!TheoMy whole life was mapped out, designed for me, before I was even a twinkle in my old man's eye. I am the heir to the Valentino throne. A kingdom built with blood and dirty money. But one I'll rule all the same...Categorized as:
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Illicit King by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s not my King.Tall, rugged, and focused on destroying my family, Brody O'Connor's the one person I need to avoid.He seduced me on purpose and now I’m paying the consequences.Every step I take, he’s there, lurking in the shadows, studying me, waiting for any chance to undermine my efforts to become my father’s successor.He’s succeeding... -
Inferno: Part 1 by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA suspenseful age gap romance from a USA Today bestselling author.I met him on the worst day of my life.After ditching my wedding and hopping on a flight to Rome, all I wanted was to forget about the burdens that had been placed on my shoulders since birth.I never expected to meet him.Dante Luciano.Mysterious. Rugged. Alluring.And possessing an Italian accent so toe-curling it should be illegal... -
Cormac by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey promised me as tribute.Youngest of six, I'm untouched. Unblemished.And in the world of the Irish mafia...Wanted.I'm given to a man I've never met.Forced into a union I didn't condone.Owned by a dangerous rival.He may take what's his, but he won't steal my heart.Please note: Cormac: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance contains elements of violence, non-consent, and kink...Categorized as:
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Damaged Goods: The Redemption Series by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder presents a new organized crime series where the broken find their redemption. Bad boys need love, too. Nitro- With one look, she became my obsession. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to have her, even if that meant risking everything I’d worked so hard to build. I put it all on the line and did what had to be done – for her... -
The Bratva's Captive by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the Bratva, retribution is the law. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. A life for a life. But the man who killed my beloved deserves a fate worse than death. He’ll live knowing his only daughter was captured by a monster... That he’s utterly powerless to stop me. Olena Baranov will be my prisoner. My retribution. My undoing. Vengeance will be mine...
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