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Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBones is a man I despise.He gives Bad Blood a whole new definition.But he's not exactly what I thought he was. Maybe men can change.But it doesn't matter how I feel about him.My father would never approve. He'd never let me love a man like him... -
![Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent]()
Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIzzy Sugar, spice, and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of. Unless that little girl is me. Mafia royalty, the heir to the Donatello Family. I was eight years old when I made my first kill. My own blood, my sperm donor. That was the day I discovered I liked it. Killing. Hunting. Chasing. Winning . This latest contract is no different. Mikhail Petrov. He’s already a ghost... -
![The Auction by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Auction by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou're invited to New York City's hottest dating event: Kingsley Edge's annual King's Trust Charity Auction.New on the auction block this year is Daniel, a wealthy widower and Dominant. However, he happens to have his eyes on another first-timer in the club's auction: Anya, a strikingly beautiful virgin submissive from his native Canada.Too bad Anya hates him on sight... -
![Speak No Evil: A Secret Society Student Teacher College Romance by Ivy Fox]()
Speak No Evil: A Secret Society Student Teacher College Romance by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey thought they could get away with it, but they are sorely mistaken.They have been judged. They have been sentenced. All that remains is their execution.No one goes unpunished. We’ll make sure of it.We are The Society and all who dare cross us will find their miserable end by our hand.Don’t be fooled. This is not their story.It’s ours... -
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![Blackjack by Jessica Ames]()
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![Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne]()
Rebel Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan... -
![Family Ties by Sam Mariano]()
Family Ties by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrancesca Morelli.Sweet as sin, like the cupcakes she slings at the Morelli bakery. Her sweetness and killer looks are what reeled me in, but her unexpected vulnerability really sealed my fate. I don't care if there’s a war brewing between our families. I don’t care if I have to go through her evil dictator of a brother... -
![Irresistible Rogue by Jaine Diamond]()
Irresistible Rogue by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn angsty and suspenseful enemies-with-benefits romance, featuring a mysterious alpha antihero, an inexperienced heroine on the verge of a steamy awakening, and a one night stand that ignites an all-consuming mutual obsession. One night would never be enough.. -
![Lost With Me by J. Kenner]()
Lost With Me by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new full-length novel in the wildly popular Stark Saga that’s left millions of readers breathless. His touch takes my breath away. Our passion feeds my soul... My love for Damien fills me, and the intensity of our bond brings me to my knees... -
![High Class by Ivy Nelson]()
High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this... -
![Masked by Ivy Nelson]()
Masked by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his... -
![Domination by C.D. Reiss]()
Domination by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI want to just clarify a couple of things.Submission is not abdication. Submission is not resignation. It’s not weak or fragile. It doesn’t mean I break at the first sign of trouble.Well, I broke for a few weeks. When I realized I was falling in love with Jonathan and that I’d never be the same if I allowed it to continue, I broke into a million sharp little pieces... -
![Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott]()
Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRun, he whispered in my ear. While you still can. I walked into a club called Ruin and found it—and him—when he bent me over the piano he was playing. I did as he said, but not until after he’d decimated me in the filthiest way possible. I loved every second. That one, and the ones that came years later...Categorized as:
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![Jace by Scarlett Avery]()
Jace by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJace Halsey…It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man.Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side... -
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![Set In Stone by Dakota Willink]()
Set In Stone by Dakota Willink
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free. Alexander I had rules. Krystina broke them. That’s just the way things were. But that didn’t mean I didn’t want to make her my wife. She exemplified the triskelion, representing my past, my present, and my future. Without her, I am nothing. But then the past returns to rear its ugly head... -
![Dark Pleasures by M.S. Parker]()
Dark Pleasures by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not supposed to happen to people like me. Broken, damaged people don't get to fall in love with amazing, handsome men like Rylan Archer. And men like Rylan never look twice at women like me. Except he had. Rylan loves me. I love him, too... and it scares me to death... -
![Opposition by Jane Henry]()
Opposition by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate Liam Alexander.I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for.When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely managecivility.But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic.I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge... -
![Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright]()
Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
![Black Knight by Aleatha Romig]()
Black Knight by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed be defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equal over defeat and victory.” ~ John Steinbeck, ‘The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights’. When the secrets of Donovan’s past sins are revealed, his and Julia’s snow globe is threatened... -
![Damien: A Stark Novel by J. Kenner]()
Damien: A Stark Novel by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark series… I am Damien Stark. From the outside, I have a perfect life. A billionaire with a beautiful family. But if you could see inside my head, you’d know I’m as f-ed up as a person can be. Now more than ever... -
![A Sinner's Promise by Kylie Kent]()
A Sinner's Promise by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGioBeing the eldest son has always been a blessing and a curse. I was raised to be one thing and one thing only.A monster.My father did everything in his power to make sure that’s exactly what I became too.He wasn’t expecting that the monster he created would be the one to take him out though.Now I’m in charge. Of the family, the empire. Everything... -
![Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson]()
Into the Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCease being everything you’re trained to be in order to find who you’re meant to be…with. Nick Cooper is many things in life. He’s a vicious enforcer for a crime family. He’s a monster that tortures with a smirk tattooed on his lips. He’s an olive-skinned god, mysterious and captivating. He’s the best undercover field agent in the Domestic Crime Agency. He’s my partner for the next year... -
![Binding Contract by Amelia Wilde]()
Binding Contract by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMason Hill's empire is up in flames.He built Phoenix Enterprises from the ground up. Now it's under siege. He protected his family from the moment his parents died. Now their family tragedy is being dragged through the press. His plans for revenge have brought him to his knees.Charlotte Van Kempt faces heartbreaking betrayal... -
![Fair Game by Amelia Wilde]()
Fair Game by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Hill has always been too charming for his own good. Women. Money. Information. Sex got him everything he ever wanted, until it almost killed him. A price he was willing to pay, before he met Elise. Before he fell for her. Now revenge isn't enough for him. He wants it all. The most beautiful woman. The most dangerous game. And a happily ever after, if it's not too late to save them both... -
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![Enthrall Ecstasy by Vanessa Fewings]()
Enthrall Ecstasy by Vanessa Fewings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Vanessa Fewings comes the eagerly anticipated next novel in the celebrated romance series the ENTHRALL SESSIONS. Cameron Cole’s trusted head of security Shay Gardner has someone in his sights: new submissive Rue Asher. It’s my sworn duty to protect her. But I find myself craving not just her safety…but her love. A love that comes with a price... -
![Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few... -
![TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson]()
TouchStone for giving by Sydney Jamesson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElizabeth Parker has been found … Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream. What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled. Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity... -
![A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette]()
A Dominant Fallen by Lena Black, Joshua Minette
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabrielle Hyde and Damian Hunt were ready to create a life together. But, as determined as they were to build a future, the demons they fought to overcome were just as determined to destroy it... -
![Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde]()
Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret is destroying us. A secret I am unable to share with her. It isn't just myself I am protecting, but someone I love. Wherever I turn . . . in whichever direction . . . I face a wall. I'm lost for an answer. Our happiness so close I can touch it, so far it's eating at my soul. If SHE wins, Pearl and I are doomed. *** I don't know who Alexandre is anymore... -
![What He Confides (What He Wants, Book Twenty-Four) by Hannah Ford]()
What He Confides (What He Wants, Book Twenty-Four) by Hannah Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIntroducing WHAT HE CONFIDES, book twenty-four in the hot and sexy bestselling WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford... Twenty-one-year-old law student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have... -
![Ember by Emma Slate]()
Ember by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQuinn O’Malley—a princess among kings. My life was an enchanted dream. Opulent parties. Designer clothing. Charming men. But when my father dies, my glittering world implodes. I am weak. Naked. Vulnerable. A lamb among wolves. My life is no longer enchanted. My life is no longer a dream... -
![Her Submission by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Her Submission by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second and final book in the Dirtier Duet by Lisa Renee Jones. Abbie swore that she was done with rich, powerful men. They've hurt her. They've hurt her mother, who she will do anything to protect. She's done playing the submissive. She's ready to fight back. The problem is that Gabe Maxwell is one of those rich, powerful men and he refuses to be ignored... -
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Blood by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolly Sutton thinks her father hung the moon and can do no wrong. That couldn't be further from the truth. But when Elijah Barrett, her new boss, seems hell bent on taking her dad down, she must look closer at her childhood and ask some hard questions... -
![Cherry Popper by Victoria Quinn]()
Cherry Popper by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me the Cherry Popper. Because there's only one kind of woman I like to screw. Virgins. I pay top dollar for the experience. And sometimes women don't want me to pay at all. I get off to their tightness, their tears. I get off to the drops of blood on the sheets. All men have fantasies...I just happen to be rich enough to fund mine... -
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![White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig]()
White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank... -
![Devil's Capture by A.F. Montoya]()
Devil's Capture by A.F. Montoya
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never should’ve gotten involved with a biker.I just wanted a one night stand. Someone with experience who might make my first time memorable. I should’ve found a nice guy. Instead, I crawled into bed with the Devil himself. Now I need to figure out how to outrun the local MC and the president I let seduce me... -
![Inferno: Part 1 by T.K. Leigh]()
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... -
![The King by S.R. Jones]()
The King by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey say all is fair in love and war, but he never played fair…They call him the king.He’s not my king.He’s my tormentor, my captor—my secret dark desire.In the brutal Bratva world, to be a king means to wage endless war.I’m about to be collateral damage.I must hope my captor wins as the alternatives are horrific.After all, to the victor goes the spoils.This is book one in the Bratva Blood duet... -
![SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate]()
SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHIS IS BOOK ONE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS - SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It's complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death... -
![Bratva Lullaby by Penny Dee]()
Bratva Lullaby by Penny Dee
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m fake dating the boss of the Zarkov Bratva—what could possibly go wrong?Lev Zarkov is a real-life monster.No, correction, he’s actually the devil.Except, when I first meet him, he’s simply the mysterious, handsome man traveling next to me on a first class flight to New York... -
![Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti]()
Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCleo Connelly siempre quiso ser como su hermana Leslie. Por eso, cuando decidió trabajar para la Ley, Cleo la siguió y se esforzó siempre por llegar a su nivel. Pero solo Leslie fue aceptada en el FBI, mientras que Cleo tuvo que conformarse con patrullar su ciudad natal: Nueva Orleans. Ahora, Leslie ha desaparecido... -
![Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 4: My Master by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 4: My Master by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn Inside Out novella...The secret life of Rebecca and the men who have seduced her... -
![Always Mine by Ruth Cardello]()
Always Mine by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAll new couples, still set in the world of Dominic Corisi. Move over Andrades—it’s time to hear from your cousins. This project is especially meaningful to me because I'm plotting it along with my sister, Jeannette Winters. The books in her series (Barrington Billionaire World) will release between mine. Our characters will make cameo appearances in both series... -
![Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove]()
Freeing Him by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKolson Hart and Gabriella Martinelli...destined to be together, fated to be torn apart. After avoiding his father for years, Kolson knew asking his father, Langston Hart, for a favor would be like selling his soul to the devil. Only the devil wants more ... more than Kolson is willing to pay. But some promises can't be broken, not without losing what's most important... -
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![The Billionaire Cinderella Test by Elle James, Myla Jackson]()
The Billionaire Cinderella Test by Elle James, Myla Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBillionaire Online Dating Service. Let us find your perfect match! Desperate to find a date to his own charity ball, billionaire Gage Tate agrees to give his friend's online dating system a try. Tired of gold-diggers and society debutantes, he wants a woman who isn't after his money, and won't become a bridezilla-wanna-be when exposed to his high-society world and the trappings of wealth... -
![The Heat by Alice Ward]()
The Heat by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe hates me on sight. I want her on sight. We don’t just argue, we explode. As the newly minted CEO of Watts Enterprises, the billion-dollar company with the world’s worst "green" reputation, it’s my job to produce the products consumers clamor for. But Atlee Young, an environmental attorney with more passion and will than I’ve ever seen, thinks differently... -
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Treyton by J. Nathan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSTANDALONE #2 in the Savage Beasts rock star series. Treyton Collins is Savage Beasts’ drummer. He’s the rock band’s resident bad boy with the troubled past, tattoos, and tongue ring to prove it. No woman has yet to be immune to Treyton’s charm. That’s why he’s fascinated by the one who is... She couldn’t be any more different than him. She’s business suits and he’s torn jeans... -
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Only His by Tory Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeo Martinez, envied the happiness his brothers at Nighthawk Security had found. Still, he knew not many women would want to deal with his past and the scarred baggage he carried. Then Tinsley Sutton walked into his life. Tinsley’s father is a multi-million-dollar business mogul. He has a competitor out to hurt his daughter and now it’s up to Leo to make sure she’s safe... -
![Simply Irresistible by Willow Winters, Lauren Landish]()
Simply Irresistible by Willow Winters, Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling authors, Willow Winters and Lauren Landish, comes a sizzling and tempting romance collection you can't resist.Simply Irresistible is a collection of three romance novels that are just that, simply irresistible...Including: TEMPTEDI lived my life with no regrets.Until she showed up. It started with her old man. That stubborn bastard set me up... -
![Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde]()
Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Hill has everything he ever wanted… a position in the powerful consortium. These wealthy men own half of New York City. And they murdered his parents. He can finally exact revenge.Except he has to leave behind Elise Bettencourt.It was inevitable, really. Gabriel will lose everyone getting vengeance. There’s only room for one person on this suicide mission...
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