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  • Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Discovering your ex is a serial-killing religious zealot would put anyone off dating for a good long while. That’s where Hudson “Taco” Vines’s head is at when he meets Koren, a woman who looks a little too much like his ex for comfort. But he can’t deny their attraction, and the more he gets to know her, the more Taco realizes how different Koren is from his ex, in all the best ways...
  • Ugly by Marie James

    Ugly by Marie James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hooking up with a cop was supposed to be fun.How joking with Detective Lennox Maison about her handcuffs transformed into her actually arresting me was something I could’ve never predicted.I thought it was a joke at first, but what kind of person would joke about the murder of a local woman?Lennox claimed I was the last one to see her alive.I should have an alibi...
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    suspense  dark  steamy  crime  secrets  romance  contemporary  military
  • La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Once Upon a Time in Bliss by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Once Upon a Time in Bliss by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Re-released in a second edition with new content. Go back in time to Bliss’s first happily ever after… CIA operative John Bishop arrived in Bliss, Colorado, seeking a respite from the high-stakes game of blood and lies that sent him to the worst corners of the world...
  • Siren Unleashed by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Siren Unleashed by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Twin detectives Ben and Chase Dawson have been sent to investigate an unusual murder at a resort owned by Julian Lodge. Julian wants them to protect the prime suspect, a young submissive who was the last person to see the victim alive. The job seems simple until Ben and Chase discover that the beautiful submissive they both desire has a dark past...
  • High Impact by Freya Barker

    High Impact by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manager for Hart’s Horse Rescue, Lucy Lenoir, finally feels she has a handle on life after having worked hard to leave her old one behind. So hard, there are times she almost forgets what she escaped. Memories which suddenly come flooding back when she catches a glimpse of a familiar horseman in town. What’s worse, he’s in the company of the unlikely cowboy she’s only just beginning to trust...
  • Submitting to the Cattleman by B.J. Wane

    Submitting to the Cattleman by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Why does doing the right thing have to be so hard? Leslie Collins has been asking herself that question ever since her eyewitness testimony in a murder case landed her in the Witness Protection Program far away from everything and everyone she’s ever known. Now, four years later, she struggles with growing despondency over the circumstances that prevent her from forming a relationship...
  • Warrior by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Warrior by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mistake #1: Sleeping with a friendHooking up with Quincy was a no-brainer.The sexy hot-shot Navy pilot wasn’t on my SEAL team.I thought she’d be safe for a one-night stand.Mistake #2: Letting her walk out the doorI realized too late she wasn’t a one-and-done for me.But now she thinks I’m a player. Okay, she knows I’m a player.Which is why she won’t go there with me again...
  • Oath of Possession by Jane Henry

    Oath of Possession by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vivia Montavio is a traitor, and it’s my job to see to her punishment and interrogation.What a tragedy.She’s the hottest little number I’ve ever seen with that defiant little chin and eyes that spark with wit and boldness. I love a good challenge.We’re left with little choice when the truth outs.So I take her far, far away to La Cabina, a rustic cabin in the middle of nowhere.To…interrogate her...
  • Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land

    Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ll sacrifice everything for her if it means she’s mine.HellhoundSeeing her in that hospital bed, I told myself I am done waiting. She’s mine, but I’ve got to take it easy when it comes to Isabelle. I see what others don’t. Well, besides her best friends. She hides it from the world with her shyness, and I intend to light that fire I’m sure is still there.Isabelle can fight me, but I know her...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Denying the Devil by Calle J. Brookes

    Denying the Devil by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Persephone Tyler was the last holdout. Just because her sisters had gone nuts over the rugged, good-looking, perfect cowboy Masterson brothers didn’t mean Perci was going to meekly fall in line—especially not with the last Masterson brother. Dr. Nate Masterson had been the biggest thorn in her side since Perci first started working at the tiny Masterson County Hospital...
  • Mac by Jane Henry

    Mac by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bryn Aitkens is the daughter of my enemy.And my enemies must pay.Vengeance for the wrong done my family has driven me.Consumed me.And collateral damage means nothing.So I’ll charm the innocent girl.Seduce her.Win her over, heart and body.Ruin her for anyone but me.And then strike the Aitkens family when they least suspect it.For no enemy of the Cowen Clan goes unpunished…Including her...
  • Smokey's Distraction by Chiah Wilder

    Smokey's Distraction by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A woman threatened by her past. An outlaw biker bent on keeping her safe. Does he hold the key to igniting her passion?Smokey can’t quit the one-night-stand lifestyle of his rugged Rocky Mountain motorcycle club. Used to smooth whiskey and easy women, he’s stunned when a drop-dead gorgeous stranger at his local bar rejects his advances...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  alpha-mc  stalking  dark  romance  contemporary  biker
  • Oath of Obedience by Jane Henry

    Oath of Obedience by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Marriage to a stranger is only the beginning.She'll have my baby, too.Many things have changed while I've been in prison.The Family has been decimated.Our enemies have gotten bolder.My brother has taken the reins as the new Boss.But one thing hasn’t changed: my loyalty.So when I’m released from prison only to be shackled to the daughter of our organization’s biggest traitor, I agree...
  • Huck by Jessica Gadziala

    Huck by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene...
  • Angels & Assassins by K. Alex Walker

    Angels & Assassins by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tayler Diaz, a pediatric oncologist working in the small town of Yearwood, NC, stumbles upon Gage Wolfe's virtually lifeless body when leaving for the day after a long shift at Yearwood Medical. While phoning for help to get him into the hospital for treatment, Gage makes one last declaration that sends a chill straight to her bones: "Just let me die, love...
  • Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder

    Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new standalone MC packed with angst, explosive action, and chemistry that will have you begging for more. Rafe: In my world, there are secrets at every turn. It's just the way it is in the MC. Club business is club business. Period. Marlowe Davenport, the club's new bartender, had secrets of her own...
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    crime  dark  secrets  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Chasing Bliss by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Chasing Bliss by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Re-released in a second edition with new content. Gemma Wells came to Bliss, Colorado, after a scandal cost her everything. Utterly lost, the disgraced attorney built walls so high that she thinks no one can get through them. She’s given up on love, friendship, and all matters of the heart...
  • Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder

    Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Throttle, Road Captain of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, likes his women willing, stacked, and no strings attached. His life and needs are simple: riding his Harley, bedding as many women as can fit in his bed, and scorching his throat with whiskey. The tall, rugged outlaw is a magnet for women who love life on the wild and dangerous side...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  steamy  crime  dark  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  biker
  • His Cherished Love by Anya Summers

    His Cherished Love by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rayna Thompson’s entire life is a lie. She avoids relationships as if they were the plague – mainly because the people who get close to her wind up dead. And yet her newest next door neighbor, the sexy, stoic Jack Stone, is making her want to break all her rules...
  • Masters of the Castle: Witness Protection Program by Maren Smith, Rayanna Jamison

    Masters of the Castle: Witness Protection Program by Maren Smith, Rayanna Jamison

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ten of your favorite authors. Eight brand new stories. One really, really bad man. Where will you be when the bomb goes off? When Master Marshall gets an emergency phone call, he can’t believe his ears. His cousin, Grace, has become the only surviving witness to a terrible murder and she is refusing police protection...
  • Sadie's Little Christmas: Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Book 3 by Maren Smith

    Sadie's Little Christmas: Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Book 3 by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sadie has waited all the eighteen years of her life to grow up. Having finally reached the magical age of adulthood, she’s not about to let anything—or anyone—put her back in the nursery. But when her first attempt at stretching her submissive wings turns deadly, not only is her confidence shaken but she finds herself a guest at Rawhide Ranch and, in specific, of Derek Hawkins himself...
  • His Tempting Love by Anya Summers

    His Tempting Love by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cora Roberts has a plan: move to a new town and make a better life for herself and her son. As a single mom, she’s not looking for a relationship of any kind. But then she never expected to have the sexy Garrett offer her a night of uninhibited pleasure with no strings attached...
  • Midnight Mystique by Anya Summers

    Midnight Mystique by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dakota needs help. Badly.The last thing she expects is for the Bad Boy of Eternal Eros to step in, sweep her off her feet, and offer his protection.Maybe she accepts because they were matched up at the last singles night. Maybe it was the scorching passion she experienced at his skilled hands. Maybe it’s the way he dotes on her daughter...
  • Midnight Rendezvous by Anya Summers

    Midnight Rendezvous by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She is untouchable. Forbidden.His best friend’s stunning, maddening, and deeply stirring younger sister has always been completely off limits. Asher has been fighting the clawing desire to touch her for years.But when Emilia unexpectedly appears at his office with danger stalking her, he can’t say no.She chose to ask him for help. For protection...
  • Rescuer by B.J. Wane

    Rescuer by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A deranged psychopath. A woman intent on getting justice. A man who vows to keep her safe.Park Ranger Ben Wilcox finds himself drawn to the attractive tourist visiting Mountain Bend, and curious about her evasions to simple inquiries. When he is assigned as her temporary Dom at his private club, his interest and protective instinct grows...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  survival  secrets  life-death  crime  alpha-mc  western  dark
  • Possessor by B.J. Wane

    Possessor by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twenty years ago, Randy Daniels took a neglected young spitfire under his wing, offering her a place to visit on his family ranch when she needed to escape her unhappy home. It isn’t until Mickie Taylor walks into his private club that he sees her as a grown woman he vows to take under his dominant control...
  • Redeemer by B.J. Wane

    Redeemer by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sophie Turner takes a job on the Coultrane Ranch seeking a change to escape the memories of her daughter. She doesn’t expect to find the diversion she needs in her new employer’s rough possession or for his control to ease her pain for short periods.For close to a year, Adrian Coultrane’s sole focus has been on discovering which of his closest friends is responsible for his wife’s death...
  • Hidden In The Shadows by K. Alex Walker

    Hidden In The Shadows by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • High Stakes by Delta James

    High Stakes by Delta James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Mafia don that’s not afraid to get his hands dirty to find the truth, and the reporter that can’t resist his dark charms.Killian O’Neill controls the pulse of the vibrant horse racing world in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He also has ties to a powerful Syndicate in Ireland. Carlyn Murphy is the investigative reporter who took comfort in his arms for one night and then walked away...
  • Justice for Miranda  (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Reina Torres, Operation Alpha

    Justice for Miranda (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Reina Torres, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Texas Game Wardens don’t just protect the natural resources of the Lone Star State, they protect the people as well. Trace Carson considers every warden as more than just fellow officers, they’re family.
 Especially, Miranda Jimenez. She’d gone through the academy when he was on staff, and he was her first in-field training officer...
  • Fate Heals by Tina Saxon

    Fate Heals by Tina Saxon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fate has forced me down a twisted path. When I think it can’t get any worse, it reminds me that it can, pushing me into a thick, thorny maze and leaves deep, irrevocable scars. My will to fight has taken hit after hit, that burnt-out fire leaving only embers to scorch those closest to me...
  • Come / Come Back by J.A. Huss

    Come / Come Back by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***THIS IS A TWO-BOOK BUNDLE*** COME – Dirty, Dark, and Deadly Book One THIS IS BOOK ONE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. YOU WILL GET MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS IN THIS BOOK. IF YOU HATE THAT - SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. (It's twisty, complicated, dark, dirty, and ALL the main characters are killers.) My name is James Fenici and you will never see me coming...
  • Avenger by B.J. Wane

    Avenger by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the only man who made her heart pound and her pulse jump, but would his quest for vengeance destroy their chance for anything more?Poppy Flynn gets bored easily, never staying with a job or relationship for long. After a year of cancer treatments, she’s in remission and ready for a change...
  • Tate by Jane Henry

    Tate by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s a spy in my Clan…She’s threatening to put my entire family in danger.When I find the lass, I will break her.Punish her.Make her rue the day she endangered the Cowen Clan.But when one lie unearths another,And our enemies are at our heels...Our spy may be our only chance of survival...
  • Colson by Jessica Gadziala

    Colson by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The club has known peace for so long.Too long, it seemed. And now the president is missing,the supply chain is drying up,and there are threats from within and out.Colson should have had nothing else on his mind.But then there she was.The new neighbor.A woman with her hands full of her own problems should have sent him running, but he just couldn't seem to stay away...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Viper's Touch by E.C. Land

    Viper's Touch by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I swore I'd never let another woman look into my heart, but Jade didn't need to see to know the type of man I am.ViperAfter being framed and ending up in prison, I was done with women. I wanted nothing to do with them. A woman was the reason I landed in jail in the first place, so I wasn't ever going to let another put me in so much risk again...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • A Shameless Little Bet by Meli Raine

    A Shameless Little Bet by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How do I prove a negative? I need to prove Jane is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.  Mirrors, smoke, and lies can conjure a truth that isn't real. Money, bribes, and power can twist reality. What we call proof is all an elaborate magic act.  So is love...
  • The Alpha Billionaire Club Trilogy: BBW Billionaire Romance by Alexa Wilder

    The Alpha Billionaire Club Trilogy: BBW Billionaire Romance by Alexa Wilder

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Together in one volume, all three books in the Alpha Billionaire Club series by Amazon Bestselling Author Alexa Wilder. Over 1,300 pages of steamy, sexy, action-packed billionaire romance! THE WEDDING RESCUE She thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life...
  • PACO: Night Rebels Motorcycle Club by Chiah Wilder

    PACO: Night Rebels Motorcycle Club by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Paco, the rugged VP of the Night Rebels MC, only stopped to get out of the rain and have some chow at the diner. He was headed back to Alina. He never intended on staying, but he saw her sitting alone at the booth next to his. She had on too much makeup and too little clothing for the cold wintry night. Then she looked at him: her eyes were dark like an endless stretch of midnight sky...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more...
  • Adoration by Jane Henry

    Adoration by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a world shrouded in secrets and desire, Quinn's life takes a treacherous turn when she witnesses Adriano, a dominant and possessive billionaire, commit an act of ruthless vengeance. Quinn faces a choice: give up her life, or become Adriano's wife.Caught between her past and a dangerous present, Quinn discovers an unlikely sanctuary in the arms of a man trained to kill...
  • The Score by Bethany-Kris

    The Score by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first* In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Cleaner by Jessica Gadziala

    The Cleaner by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As the name of her podcast suggests, Poppy is on the case. Of a serial killer operating just under the radar in Navesink Bank. And nothing will get in her way. Except, maybe, a good-looking guy with tortured eyes, anxiety, and a cleaning compulsion...
  • Submitting to the Sheriff by B.J. Wane

    Submitting to the Sheriff by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After overhearing two crooked Chicago cops plotting against her, Avery Pierce goes on the run, not knowing who she can trust. When her low finances force her to take a job as a sex phone operator, she struggles, so when a caller senses her desperation and inexperience and offers assistance, she’s tempted to agree...
  • Reign by Cassandra Robbins

    Reign by Cassandra Robbins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO LEGENDS COLLIDE?From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Robbins comes her latest sinfully hot rockstar romance. A scorching, enemies to lovers, deliciously addictive stand-alone about rock ‘n’ roll royalty and burning obsessions.They call him a legend.One of the greatest guitarists of our time.The mighty Ace of Spades brought in to produce my album and save the day...
  • Surrender by Lisa Renee Jones

    Surrender by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Chris and Sara from Inside Out return in the explosive finale to Ella's story from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones with the third book in the sexy, suspenseful Careless Whispers series.Passion burns fiercely hot between Ella Ferguson and Kayden Wilkens, the man who held secrets and lies in his hands, and then allowed them to fall into hers...
  • December by Gabrielle Lord

    December by Gabrielle Lord

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On New Year's Eve, Cal is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days. Hurled into a life on the run the 15-year-old fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, Cal must somehow uncover the truth about his father's mysterious death and a history-changing secret...
  • Axe's Fall by Chiah Wilder

    Axe's Fall by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The first time Axe saw her at his friend’s wedding, he knew she’d have her long legs wrapped around his waist, moaning and begging for more. A member of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, Axe has the tattoos, the ripped body, and the badass attitude. He’s great in bed and always leaves women pleading for more. But… Don’t ask him to commit. Don’t ask for a phone call...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  steamy  crime  dark  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  biker
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