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  • Tarnished by Riley Edwards

    Tarnished by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Some men are born protectors, some are forged by the tragedies of their past, some are tempered and toughened by the atrocities they witness on the battlefield. Former Navy SEAL Logan Haines was a combination of all three. From a young age, he was taught that love hurt—it came with fists, lies, guilt, and blame...
  • Collateral Damage by April Wilson

    Collateral Damage by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Sophie McIntyre's blind date goes horribly wrong, she finds herself running for her life. Dominic Zaretti is a man who gets things done—one who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty in the process. His job is to disappear with Sophie and keep her alive until the threat is neutralized...
  • Skirt by K.L. Savage

    Skirt by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There are few things people know about me. I'm Scottish. I really hate pants. And Poodle is me best friend.But. There are always buts.There is one thing people don't know. Me love for fightin'. I come from a long line of fighters. I live it. I breathe it. Flesh. Blood And brass knuckles.It's me way of life. So I fight, legally. No one knows...
  • Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire

    Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    RoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...
  • Rescuing Isabelle by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Isabelle by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Keeping her safe from a deadly cartel might be the easy part of our relationship…As a former NAVY SEAL and Guardian, rescuing Isabelle LaCroix was my job.Falling for her was not.But that didn’t stop me.Boy, did I fall hard.Just my luck… Izzy isn’t looking for happily ever after. Especially not with a guy like me...
  • One-Eye by K.L. Savage

    One-Eye by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I had her and I lost her.That’s what pain and fear does to someone; they make someone run.And Alicia ran far...Taking my heart with her.We agreed we both had things to work on, but to be honest, I didn’t know how to improve.She did.She fought for us. She got stronger. She did what she said.I lied.The truth is... I’m not the man she needs me to be.And I don’t know how to be it.I’m hideous...
  • Axe's Devotion by E.C. Land

    Axe's Devotion by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a new face, and something I need to have.AxeEveryone left and now I’m picking up the pieces. After the fire, what could I expect? We know who was behind it and the club is ready for a fight. No one fucks with us and gets away with it, but I’d be lyin’ if I said I wasn’t distracted.I can’t stop staring at her...
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    crime  dark  kidnapping  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Tempting Country by L. Wilder

    Tempting Country by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You don’t know until you know...We didn't exchange names or numbers. There was no reason to. It was just a simple hook up--until it wasn't.I had no idea the beautiful girl I'd met in the bar was Billy the Butcher's daughter. The chick wasn’t only a looker, she was smart—really smart. She had to be to pull one over on the Sinners...
  • The Léger Connection by Estelle Ryan

    The Léger Connection by Estelle Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Stolen art. Rogue police officers. Drones.A video call from her dad leads top white-hat hacker Francine to four stolen masterpieces. And to a possible murder--in Brazil. Her frustration at being so far away is turned into anger when her loved ones are attacked and corrupt law enforcement officials stonewall their inquiries...
  • 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...
  • Escaping From Forever by Scarlett Black

    Escaping From Forever by Scarlett Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some wars are won by sacrificing the Queen.Life demanded Katherine become stronger than the men around her, all of whom were willing to use her as a pawn in their deceptive games. They robbed her of her will and silenced her voice until she reached her breaking point and broke free. It would be over her dead body before she would ever allow herself to be dragged back into that toxic existence...
  • Fighting for Forever: Tank & Kat's Story, Part 2 by Scarlett Black

    Fighting for Forever: Tank & Kat's Story, Part 2 by Scarlett Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tank is shattered.He lost the woman he loves and faith in his own MC. Together, they schemed behind his back and hid the truth from him. Even when all Kat’s secrets are revealed, he wrestles with forgiveness and wonders if he will ever be able to trust her again.The Black Widow.That’s the title Kat earned as she killed to survive after fleeing Mexico...
  • Rebelling Rogue by E.C. Land

    Rebelling Rogue by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A rumor destroyed us, and now I'll put back the broken pieces.RogueMy life hasn't been the same since she left. Rebel was the one woman who knew me better than anyone else. Long story short, she was tricked into thinking I cheated on her. I didn't, but she didn't care. She wanted to be out of my life and I let her walk away. I shouldn't have, but it's too late now...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole

    Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition...
  • Mafia War by L. Steele

    Mafia War by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My husband is a made man, a villain, the boss of the Mafia...He stole me from my normal life and catapulted me into the center of the underworld.He imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free.It's wrong of me to be attracted to the viciousness in him.And yet I can't... won't stop until he loves me back.It's why I returned to him.It's why I allowed him to use me..
  • Rescuing Jinx by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Jinx by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One expert cryptologist. One Navy SEAL. They'd rather die than work together, but can they put aside their differences in time to save six missing women?The Guardian Hostage Rescue series gets more intense with every book. With dangerous missions, heroic rescues, nail-biting suspense, and sizzling romance, it's an addictive adrenaline rush...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy
  • 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...
  • Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire

    Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...
  • Covering Ollie by Freya Barker

    Covering Ollie by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Living in Durango, Colorado for the past eighteen years allowed Ollie Rizzo to build her own business and carve out a quiet existence for her and her teenage daughter. She’s used to going it alone. However, their new silver-haired neighbor might present a problem—not only is he handsome—he’s also Durango’s new chief of police; a complication she can’t afford...
  • The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan

    The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stolen masterpieces. Deadly narcotics. Artificial intelligence.A mysterious email and the arrest of a fugitive art thief send Doctor Genevieve Lenard and her team to Prague, where it soon becomes apparent that this theft has a close connection to a sadistic killer they've been tracking for almost a year...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Sorin by Brooke Sivendra

    Sorin by Brooke Sivendra

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A code. A cult. A kidnapping. James Thomas is playing a deadly game of chess, but not everyone will survive…. Maya Ashwood has been taken hostage, and her kidnapper wants two things in exchange: James Thomas and Mak Ashwood.James must create a plan that will enable him to both rescue Maya and keep Mak safe from the clutches of the man hunting him.The stakes have never been higher...
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    crime  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • His Greatest Risk by Anna Blakely

    His Greatest Risk by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    R.I.S.C. SERIES FINALEA man searching for a purpose. A woman searching for love. A monster out to destroy R.I.S.C…and anyone who gets in his way.Former Delta Force operator Trace Winters is an expert at two things: Finding the bad guys and taking them down. The instinct he was born with and the skills he’s learned make him the perfect candidate to lead R.I.S.C.’s new Charlie Team...
  • Savage Risk by Anna Blakely

    Savage Risk by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HER SAVAGE NEED FOR JUSTICE MAY END UP COSTING HER EVERYTHINGWhen the serial killer who has taunted Detective Riley York for years suddenly reemerges in her new city, she vows to take him down for good. With her partner by her side, Riley will risk everything for one final chance to see justice served.Until now, Eric West has kept his burgeoning feelings for his partner close to the vest...
  • Night Fall by Kristi Belcamino

    Night Fall by Kristi Belcamino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A group of hackers fighting for the underdog. A greedy society that will stop at nothing to get what they want.Gia Santella is no stranger to San Francisco’s gritty streets, dark underbelly, and unusual crimes. But when the vigilante heiress comes up against a powerful evil trying to destroy her beloved city she realizes her enemies will stop at nothing to make sure she stays out of the way...
  • Jacks Are Wild by Christopher Greyson

    Jacks Are Wild by Christopher Greyson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    AMAZON BEST-SELLER! • Best-Seller – Romance Mystery & Suspense – Organized Crime If you love a strong hero, smart women sleuths, and more twists and turns than a piece of licorice – you have found your book! Handsome, white-knight, Police Officer Jack Stratton is back in this action-packed, thrilling adventure...
  • 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...
  • Amara by Elizabeth Knox

    Amara by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AmaraHe took me.Kept me as his own-- his plaything, his woman to toy with and torture whenever he felt like it.I've been trapped within these four walls for over a year. The slowest most agonizing year of my life.I begged for him to kill me, yet he wouldn't. You know why? Because he had too much fun with me. That's what he said. It's what he always said-- how much he enjoyed it all...
  • Silas by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Silas by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cora Walsh had no idea how drastically her life would change when a mob boss hired her to cook for him.After witnessing a bloody massacre, she tries to pretend it was all just a bad dream when she returns to her normal life. That is, until two detectives show up at the restaurant where she works, asking questions about who killed the man who hired her and his four guards...
  • Always & Forever by Scarlett Black

    Always & Forever by Scarlett Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Timing is everything. Can I have the kind of love that would last for always and forever? Now that I am ready, I don’t know who the right man for me is. I crave a love that soars high, beyond this earth. A love that will steal my heart and innocence. The craving to be claimed and taken as one man’s woman is my dream...
  • Brutal Lies by B.J. Alpha

    Brutal Lies by B.J. Alpha

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book 2 and comes after Brutal Secrets.What happens when the Brutal world collides with the Secrets And Lies?Heartbreak hits one family in particular, and now more than ever they need to work together.Can they make a truce in order to bring peace to both of their families?So many lies are about to become unveiled, and everyone knows there's a fine line between secrets and lies...
  • Ice by E.C. Land

    Ice by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I saw her for the first time, broken and in despair.IceI swore long ago, I’d never want anyone for myself. I didn’t want to take the chance of losing someone I loved, not after everything I’ve seen in life. Then I see her and know I have to help. I didn’t intend for it to happen, but it did.Now I’ve got no choice but to handle the demons not only in her head—there’s more coming for her...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Whip's Breath by E.C. Land

    Whip's Breath by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One night. That was what we signed up for.WhipI had a great night of drinkin’ and went back to the hotel with a gorgeous woman. Prettier than anyone I’ve ever seen before. We had mind-blowing sex, and I mean mind blowing. So good I’ve had dreams about her ever since.Hell, I told all my brother’s about the piece of ass I nailed at the concert and they told me I was a fool for lettin’ her get away...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  kidnapping  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life...
  • Celt. by London Miller

    Celt. by London Miller

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the Den ... Six minutes is all he needs to get a job done … Kyrnon “Celt” Murphy is one of the best thieves in the world. After all, his childhood was spent with a caravan of Irish Travelers that taught him everything he knows...
  • Seize by Addison Jane

    Seize by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I escaped a dark past. Barely dragging myself from the depths of hell.But when addiction sinks its claws into your soul, there are only two options—surrender and let it devour you or wage the fight of your life.Out of the shadows, I found strength and resilience.What I didn’t expect was to find him.Bishop wasn’t just the President of The Exiled Eight MC in Detroit.He was powerful...
  • Hellbent Hero by Naomi Porter

    Hellbent Hero by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to the Knight's Legion MC. Where nasty and nice get naughty together. Tara. My Roja.Together, we will rise from the ashes.As Sergeant at Arms of the Knight’s Legion MC, I am the protector. I face death head-on, holding the memory of my loved ones close.Until a striking pair of doe-eyes and crimson hair makes me rethink my death wish. Question whether I’m deserving of a second chance...
  • The Contract by Stella Andrews

    The Contract by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They will save me; they will break me.Not if I get there first.Rockwell AcademyA place where the demons circle and destiny changes lives.I was sent to join my twin. To finish my education before fate reaches out and drags me in line.Freedom is something I crave, but it will never be mine all the time I’m controlled by my father...
  • Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

    Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The last thing he wants is to fall for her.Mackenzie Arden knows she'll never be free of her brother's violent obsession with her, and now she's his prisoner and an unwitting pawn in his plot. When she’s rescued by a man who is as intriguing as he is intimidating, she finally starts to feel safe for the first time in her life, only he wants nothing to do with her...
  • Cobra's Karma by Naomi Porter

    Cobra's Karma by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new Knight's Legion MC chapter is heading your way!They say karma is a bitch. I grew up around the notorious Knight's Legion MC in North Dakota.They taught me two things.One: Their family and club come first.Two: Never betray a Knight.Seven years ago, Cobra and I hurt each other in the worst way.We’re horrible people.Some say we’re made for each other.Maybe we were, but not anymore...
  • Bone's Destiny by Naomi Porter

    Bone's Destiny by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say don’t drink too much tequila... Funny, I can’t remember why.Oh, right… Or we’ll wake up chained to a wall.The scary-ass biker staring at me says I’m paying for my father’s debt.I’m devastated and scared.Utterly clueless about my dad’s dirty dealings.The tattooed, brooding biker isn’t helpful or friendly.He just watches me with those laser-gray eyes...
  • Devil's Flame MC Box Set: Books 1-5 by Romi Hart

    Devil's Flame MC Box Set: Books 1-5 by Romi Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: The Devil's Flame MC will melt your kindle!RAFEI’m her brother’s worst nightmare and her dangerous Devil.I’ve waited for the last six years to take revenge for my dead sister.Now I’m the VP of the Devil’s Flame MC.And I’ll make him pay for what he did to her.But just at the right time, Kira Hawthorne came into my life.My enemy’s sister.But the moment I saw her, I knew I had to claim her...
  • Claiming His Forever by Scarlett Black

    Claiming His Forever by Scarlett Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the moment I saw her I was done. She seared her soul to mine and there was no going back. I prided myself in knowing everything about everyone. But me, I ignored the truth that was staring me in the face and burned everything I had. I promised to protect my family and along the way I got lost of what matters. Lost myself in the guilt of our pasts and mistakes...
  • 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...
  • Undeniable Risk by Anna Blakely

    Undeniable Risk by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Homeland Agent Jason Ryker lives for his job, often blurring the lines between right and wrong for the greater good. But when the only woman to ever steal his focus--and his heart--becomes the target of a ruthless killer, there are no more lines. There's only her...
  • Goose: A Devil's Highwaymen MC Romance by Lila Grey

    Goose: A Devil's Highwaymen MC Romance by Lila Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bambi and Goose had their whole lives ahead of them when evil tore through their sleepy little town, ripping apart their friendship and forcing them to make drastic decisions. Years later, evil is back and they’re fighting to save not only their crumbling friendship but their very own lives...
  • Blade by Aria Ray

    Blade by Aria Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Possessed by Mya Grey

    Possessed by Mya Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is the 3rd installment for "Brutal Kings Series" Start reading "Owned" (Book 1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...BlurbHe finally confessed his darkest secret to me…And I already loved him. But can I truly love a cold-blooded killer?Dario, my antihero, my love has done something unforgivable. And it’s my fault. I messed up. Learned something I shouldn’t have. Bad people are after me...
  • Corrupted Seduction by Kiana Hettinger

    Corrupted Seduction by Kiana Hettinger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HeidiNo one needs to tell meI'm in deep, deep trouble.I never meant for it to happen,but I walked into a crime scene.Instead of fleeing, I did the unthinkable.I stabbed the killer in the back.Now I find myself kidnapped and held prisonerby a brutally gorgeous Italian mafia don,a man who’s as magnetizing as he is terrifying...
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