Books like 'Taboo'
Readers who enjoyed Taboo by Stasia Black also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHe'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him... -
Tyrant by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do if you killed someone?Normal people wouldn’t go running to the prodigal son of a mafia kingpin for help.I’m not exactly normal.The daughter of a gang leader embroiled in a turf war. One that has me caught in the crossfire. When you have nowhere else to turn, who better to protect you than someone your own father will never suspect... -
Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOut of the dark comes a knight she least expects. He’s the Sergeant at Arms for the Dark Knights MC. He enforces the rules and gets his hands dirty. She’s the daughter of a biker. Property of another MC. She’s young. He’s not. He’s lived a life. She’s just finding her way. She’s a bad idea. A very bad idea. One which can quickly turn allies into rivals... -
Highest Bidder by Sara Cate
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl... -
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Saving Graves by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeglected. Tortured. Abused. Unloved. I was left for dead at seventeen and learned to protect myself the only way I knew how…by not letting anyone get close to me — not anyone. Discovering Club Irons has been like finding home for the first time in my life. It’s been a beacon of light in my dark life, and it’s where I finally belong . I’m the most sought after Dom at Club Irons... -
Wrath's Storm: A Masters' Admiralty Novel by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDamn it! He’s a doctor, not a serial killer hunter. When a man they call the Viking walked into his clinic in rural Libya, the last thing Dr. Walt Hayden foresaw in his future was a wedding, a stalker, and a serial killer...in that order.Attending his brother’s wedding becomes the start of a journey across Europe in the company of Dr. Annalise Fischer and her bodyguard... -
Silver Lining Love by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Love Vixen,Six months ago, my life changed forever, and I had no idea it was coming.My sister—the strongest and most selfless person I’ve ever met and the kickass mom to three adorable kids—was killed in a car accident.In an instant, I became the mom to those three adorable kids, and lemme tell ya...I am far from strong. Or kickass... -
Try Me by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA heated Russian night and a little Kinbaku Russian intrigue and startling revelations await the young submissive. The bond between Brie and her new Master grows deeper as he opens up about his mysterious past. Rytsar Durov reveals the truth behind his dominant nature, making her shiver in fear and pure pleasure as her ultimate fantasy comes true... -
Devil's Night Series by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIl mio sbaglio più grande - Mille ragioni per odiarti - L’errore che rifarei3 romanzi in 1Dall’autrice dei bestseller Mai per amore e Odiami come io ti amoConosco i segreti di Michael Crist. È il fratello del mio ragazzo, Bellissimo e terrificante. Conosco i suoi misfatti, ma non so quanto riuscirò a tenerli per me... -
Roomie, Lover, Friend: A New Hope Novel by Shon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBLAIR BELLAMY’s luck for the past year has been tenuous, at best. Nothing is going right. She lost her job, her relationship and now, her housing.She needs something—just one thing—to go right. And when she downloads the Roomie app, she thinks she’s headed in the right direction. That’s until…ELIJAH CUNNINGHAM’s life is simple...Categorized as:
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Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me... -
Lilith by Alexandria House
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLILITHHe’s excruciatingly handsome, and well, fine as hell.He’s also my captor.He won’t take his eyes off me.He won’t let me go.All I can do is hope he’ll let me live.RAYShe’s beautiful, but she doesn’t understand me.She doesn’t seem to grasp that things have to be this way.She has to be mine.And if she isn’t mine?Well, she will die.Lilith is a dark erotic romance with elements of suspense... -
Love Unconventional by Kay Shanee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoco Sinclair is unlucky when it comes to love. After her most recent relationship ended in disaster, Coco decides that she’s going to take a break from the dating scene and focus on herself and her career. After several months of doing exactly that, Coco lets her friends talk her into a night out that she won’t soon forget... -
Finally Heaven by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 4 in the Room 103 series It's time to say Goodbye. Take a final road trip with the 103 boy's. Let's leave with a tear, a smile and good memories. Romeo has struggled with his secret for years. He has managed to keep it from not only his family and friends but the girl he has loved for years. But one night changes that... -
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Reese by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground... -
Hold Me by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen dreams come true...but with a price Brie Bennett's submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, she is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined... -
The Bravest Hero by Twyla Turner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a hero who needs saving... Royal King is the motorcycle-riding rocker chick of the Curvy Girls Club, who stopped caring about what other people think long ago. McKennon 'The Mack' Carter is a firefighter and fitness model, whose life revolves around trying to be perfect for everyone. One night on a dark freeway, their lives collide... -
Catch Me by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove requires a leap of faith The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Will Brie survive the last week of training--five extraordinary days of challenge and pleasure? Her graduation night includes interviews with potential Doms, but it gets horribly complicated... A surprising turn of events forces her to make an unexpected choice... -
Mastering Lexie by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLexie grew up with a crush on her brother's best friend, Patrick. He's gorgeous, sexy, controlling and arrogant, and she knows that he wants what amounts to a full-time submissive. So far, none of his girlfriends have ever been able to give him what he needs, but she's sure she's just the woman for him... -
Coach Sully by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKendra Ames is a driven young producer in need of a bachelor for her reality show. When she meets Lee Sullivan, the retired captain of Lakes hockey team, they have an instant connection. After listening to Kendra’s pitch, Sully decides he would rather pursue her instead. However, when the show’s network makes him an offer for his dream job with a unique stipulation, he can’t refuse... -
I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have lived and I have loved…There’s no better feeling than those little butterflies at the end of a romance story. Top Shelf Romance is proud to present a collection of happily ever afters in collaboration with a cause dedicated to providing stories for those in need.100% of the profits from this anthology will be given to the Live A Thousand Lives charity... -
Be My Valentine by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAward winning Author Blue Saffire presents Be My Valentine Can love survive when the past changes everything? I do what I have to do. I’ve been this way all of my life. I’ve walked up to one of the most powerful men I’ve ever known and told him I could offer him more power, and I have. In return, I wanted a piece of that power to call my own. That man has also become a dear friend and… my husband... -
Between The Lines by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“She believed she could, so she did.” My name is Amy Andrews, and those are the words I live by. I write happy-ever-after romance novels, and after writing ten romance novels you’d think I’d know a thing or two about love. But I’ve been chasing my own happy-ever-after for a long time. I seem to have no problem starting my fairytale, but the ending never comes to be... -
Law and Disorder by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a wild child. He's assigned to be her Watch Dom. It's youth and mischief vs age and experience.Iris is new to the lifestyle and when her inexperience and troublemaking disrupt everyone's pleasure at Marquis, someone has to lay down the law. Unfortunately for Iris, that someone is Master Law... -
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Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA FREE glimpse into the dark royal world of The Dazzling Court! Fawn Bailey is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling. Her name is Amber Jonathan. She's been hurt, used and abused. And I intend on doing it all over again. But this time, she's going to beg for more. I'm the crown prince. Blue blood runs through my veins... -
Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe put his ring on my finger and a knife through my heart...Massimo Marrone is pure evil disguised by ripped muscles and a gorgeous face.His dark secrets and blackened heart have turned him into a monster before my eyes.And I’ve become his prey.He promised me protection and committed the worst betrayal with his lies,Breaking my heart in the process.Because Massimo is no white knight...Categorized as:
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Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia forced marriage age gap... -
Silver Saints MC Volume 1 by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe members of the Silver Saints MC are ready to claim their women.This collection includes the first three stories in the Silver Saints MC series, plus 3 brand-new epilogues.Mac: When a member of a rival MC puts one of his brothers in a coma, Mac will do whatever it takes to get answers—including kidnapping Bridget Pierce, their president’s daughter... -
Control by Lasairiona Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThor:Protocol. Routine. Control.Not anymore.My life turned on a dime in the blink of an eye. From making pancakes for the curvy redhead I met at the club, to being the single dad of an autistic, eleven-year-old boy.I need help.She needs a job.I’m usually a one-and-done kind of guy, but she draws me in, holding me hostage with her green eyes and sass.I’m playing with fire... -
January's Ride with Six by Eve London
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rebel's heart and a biker's duty collide in a forbidden love that threatens everything.GingerLiving under the control of the Savage Bones is like existing in a cage where freedom remains just out of reach. The night I run, desperation fueling my steps, I crash into Six. He’s at the core of everything I’ve been told to fear...Categorized as:
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Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Raia Hensen walks through my doors, it's clear the last place she should be is in my club. Her innocence shines so bright it's almost painful to look at her.But there's a darkness lurking just beneath that sweet, shiny exterior. A past she can't escape, and a pain behind her eyes she can't quite hide. It's a combination that calls to me, all but begging me to claim her for my own... -
Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNERAIn a night of blood and death,Fate brought us together.I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man,A man I'd never see again.I was wrong.A slight shift in the air.A glint of silver eyes in the darkness.I may not see him, but I know he's there.My angel of death,Lurking in the shadows,Watching over me.Protecting me,Before disappearing into thin air,Until we meet again... -
Deception by Alana Sapphire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.” – Sissela Bok Gage and Raven have a near perfect life. The only thing missing is the baby Gage desperately wants. Then, a secret comes to light that turns their world upside down, and starts a chain of events that could destroy them... -
Dirty Promises by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Oakley Winters travels to her best friend’s wedding, the last thing she expects is to be stranded on the side of the highway by her date. Luckily, a handsome stranger stops to rescue her. But it turns out her hero isn’t a stranger after all. Max Brooks dreads a return to his small town, but it’s impossible to say no to his sister’s request to attend her wedding... -
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Defended by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor Melody Williams, her fantasy of a Daddy Dom has always been limited to the books she devours in secret. But when a trip to Black Light brings dominant men out of her imagination and into real life, Melody quickly falls for everything about this exciting new world, including a certain gorgeous lawyer on whom she has a very serious crush... -
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Make Me Beg by Honesty Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGriffin hates Vonique and the feeling is mutual. It turns out their disdain for one another is the key ingredient in her search for a partner who can bring her to her knees and blow her mind -- in that order. She wants adventure and Griffin is more than happy to oblige... -
Soar by Zara Cox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back to The Indigo lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen. Buckle up. Emotional turbulence guaranteed... SOAR, the sizzling conclusion to the next duet in the Indigo Lounge Series. Seven Nights, Seven Highs…the story continues! Dark and sinfully sexy Noah King thought he'd left his past behind in New York. He should have known better... -
The Long Hot Summer by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter his wife walked out on him and his son, veternarian Ryan Blackstone swore never to love again. He'd tried to dislike beautiful Kelly Andrews-the teacher hired to run Blackstone Farms Day School-on general principle, but failed. And it wasn't long before the sultry widow had ignited a firestorm of emotion that was burning a sensuous trail.. -
Taming the Tease by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome into the hottest BDSM club around and meet the Stronghold Doms...Rick Winter is tired of playing empty scenes with submissives, only to return home alone. He wants what he sees his friends getting - a real relationship with submissives who love them...Categorized as:
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Surprise Scot by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen I arrive at my remote vacation cottage,I don't expect to find a hot Scotsman in my bed.I also don't plan on being snowed in with him.He says I have the wrong address,That the cottage is his.But I think there's another story.Meanwhile, we’re stuck,Running out of clothes and sharing body heat.It’s a good thing we get along like a house on fire.Sparks flying. Fingers burned... -
Thursdays in Savannah (Slivers of Love) by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJesse Orison knew he was on borrowed time, but he had a plan. Savannah was set to marry another guy in year. Experience had taught him that a man could make a lot of things happen in 12 months. His first priority starting next week, was to make her fall in love with him. He would begin his methodical plan by paying her a visit on Thursday... -
Spare Tire: A Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpare Tire is the second story in the Curvy Girl series. It is a short, steamy, standalone story with a curvy heroine, a sexy hero, and an HEA. Emmy I have the perfect life--at least according to my Instagram feed and my two hundred thousand followers. But when my best friend announces she's getting married, I can't help but feel like something is missing. Or someone... -
K is for... by L. DuBois
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsK is for kidnapping. Oliver Sanz is intrigued by the opportunity his BDSM club’s new checklist game presents. Assigned to the letter K, he gets to kidnap the lovely submissive Kumiko. One weekend together with a list of items and then they’ll part ways. Kumiko Ito is annoyed that she’d doesn’t know who her Dom is, but she knows she doesn’t want to play a game... -
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Enzo by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanicaI'm so tired of running.For the past three years, I have bounced around constantly to avoid the demons from my past.Then I moved in next to him.This was supposed to be my fresh start, yet I can't help but want to be with him and his daughter.Is it fair for me to bring them into my life knowing the dangers that await?EnzoOne look and my life irrevocably changed... -
The 7 Day Stand by Shayla Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSAVANNAH -I had a clear vision of what my life would be like. First, I was going to open up an event management agency. Then, I was going to marry my gorgeous boyfriend Trent, have two kids, adopt a couple of puppies, and live happily ever after. The American dream.At least that was the plan until my boyfriend dumped me for the fourth time the day before my birthday, and I met him— Logan Pierce... -
Cry by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book has been discontinued by the author, and combined with Sing... -
The Marriage Auction 2, Book One by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree women and one man put themselves up for auction in a high-stakes game of marriage, money, and mayhem. The spice is high, the characters intense, and the plot will keep you guessing until the bitter end. This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction... -
Shades of Red by Willow Prescott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She tastes like she was made just for me."Paris is full of vibrance and flavor, robust and rich. It’s a place where dreams are forged and broken. The city of love has everything to offer, and I want it all.There’s a new restaurant in town offering a unique chance at becoming sous chef if you can prove you’re the best of ten competitors... -
Merry Little Mishap by Vivian Mae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNick Stafford isn’t just my older, sexy neighbor, he’s the charming handyman who has seen my panties stuck to my dress on more than one occasion.Yup. Super embarrassing...
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