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  • Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Start a War by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.Run. I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there...
  • Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bosco Roth is a crime lord. The owner of the biggest underground casino.He's the kind of man who gets what he wants. He's got the best poker face in the world.Now he wants me.When things become too intense, I hit the brakes and make a run for it.But one problem...he won't let me go.Now I belong to Bosco Roth...
    Categorized as:
    anti-hero  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime
  • These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore

    These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop...
  • Claimed by Her Daddies by Laylah Roberts

    Claimed by Her Daddies by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will it be rags to riches? Or fairytale to nightmare?They were the Princes of Escana.Seductive. Powerful. Dominant.Her boss. Her friend. Her lover. Her protector.Everyone wanted a piece of them. She just wanted to have their love. To be their baby girl. Their everything.But there is someone who is determined to make sure that never happens . . . and that person just might get their way...
  • Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neglected. 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...
  • Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought they were my enemies.I was right.I invited the infamous Blackwell Beasts to live with me for one reason: find out if they killed my brother five years go.They did the time, but did they really do the crime?I thought I was prepared for anything, but deep down, I didn’t want to believe they did it...
  • High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Carve up the world… From the moment my sexy death angel strode through that door, I’d been in lust. Or at least that was what I told myself. Beautiful, powerful, and far too dangerous for me, and I was hooked. Utterly, irrevocably hooked. Course, she had her own personal psycho puppy and, man, as much as I’d like to hate him, I didn’t...
  • Slateview High - The Complete Series: A Dark High School Romance by Eva Ashwood

    Slateview High - The Complete Series: A Dark High School Romance by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "You're in our world now, Princess. You're ours."My whole life, I’ve been groomed as American royalty, raised to be the perfect daughter of the wealthy elite.On my sixteenth birthday, my father bought me an Aston Martin.And on my seventeenth birthday, the Feds took everything away...
  • Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome 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...
  • A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • His Deal by Rebel Rose

    His Deal by Rebel Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing in my life is the same. She has changed everything, simultaneously turning my world upside down while making it right for the first time ever. I break this woman a little more each day—and she lets me. It’s all part of our deal. But every pleasure that she gives to me brings her closer to freedom. Closer to paying her debt in full. And I’m not ready to let her go. Ruthless...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  anti-hero  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • First Chorus by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    First Chorus by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Protect her at all costs…The last thing I was looking for when I left the facility was a new woman, a new relationship, and a new cause. I found all three in a dark alley. Saving her life was the best choice I’ve ever made.Now, Vienna is the center of my world. I’ve never met anyone so perfect for me and for whom I am perfect. Where others see flaws, she finds strength...
  • Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce

    Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm Everly Marrs. Eighteen months ago the Letters took me to force my father's hand and turned my world upside down. A few months after that, a man named Ben took me from them and I went through hell before I saw them again and they turned my heart inside out. In fast moments I'll never get over, I killed my father and walked away from everything--the Alliance, the Letters, my heart...
  • Four Good by Stephanie Brother

    Four Good by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My night with three strangers is amazing, until the next morning when their best friend shows up — and he turns out to be my ex.As a bartender in a tourist town, I get hit on a lot. I’ve heard all the lines, and it’s very rare that I take the bait...
  • Protector by B.J. Wane

    Protector by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Deputy Sheriff Shawn McDuff can’t figure out why the new teacher in Mountain Bend seems so familiar, but Lisa Halldor’s evasive answers to his inquiries confirms his suspicions they have met before. When he sees her struggling to focus and respond during a scene at his private club, he intervenes and finds himself as drawn to Lisa’s submissive nature as he is determined to unearth her secrets...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood

    Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The explosive third book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished Twisted Game and Beautiful Devils . You've been warned!*** I’ll do anything to protect them… even if it means walking away.The Voronin brothers didn’t just save my life...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Buy My Soul by Jade West

    Buy My Soul by Jade West

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Part two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  anti-hero  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood

    Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Empire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart...
  • Captured by A.K. Rose

    Captured by A.K. Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was a liar. A deceiver. A seductress. And now Helene King is a Daughter of the Order.Under the guise she was headed for the place where Halestrom Hale held our sister she is forced into a truck.Only that wasn’t where she was headed.A new breed of evil rose. One that told us exactly what Hell waited for her...
  • Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North

    Adoring Ali & Ace by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The best souvenirs for a Daddy? His perfect Littles. On vacation at the coast, Zeke expects to find sand, ocean breezes, and relaxation. To his delight, he discovers two captivating locals who he suspects are Littles. Ali and Ace are best friends and lovers. Determined to stay together, the duo know that someone is missing from their lives...
  • Judgment Day by Delaney Foster

    Judgment Day by Delaney Foster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    COMING JANUARY 20, 2023! They built an empire on lies and deceit. I was here to burn it down. They called it Judgment Day—as though they were gods among men. It was their reason for taking her. It was their motive for punishing me.After spending five years in prison for a crime I didn't commit, I walked out a monster disguised as a gentleman.It's time to take back what's mine, including her...
  • Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow

    Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A complete dark bully romance trilogy! Contains exclusive bonus content! At Angelview Academy, Saint Angelle is considered God.But don't be fooled by his ridiculous name or that pretty face because Saint? He’s as wicked as they come.I should know.I'm the new girl who pissed him off.The nobody who called out his crew of vicious tyrants.The mortal who wouldn't bow then and sure as hell won’t now...
  • Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down...
  • Unwrapping Deviance by Airicka Phoenix

    Unwrapping Deviance by Airicka Phoenix

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's not what you think.I didn't set out to fall obsessively in love with my fake stepdad ... or his twin brother. I wasn't looking to love anyone.Daniel and Christian know I'm cursed. They know people I love die violently and still they won't let me go. They consume and devour my every breathing moment...
  • Eight Brothers' Fiancée by Nicole Casey

    Eight Brothers' Fiancée by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The haughty twins and their six brothers knew exactly how to get me.I didn’t realize men could change so much.The twins I resented in college, along with their 6 brothers are now here to make my life a misery.The media had shown me their wild side.Now that they’re my bosses, I’m seeing something different.It was supposed to be nothing more than a job to me, a chance for a scoop...
  • Wild by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June

    Wild by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve got a secret. I have blood on my hands and a trust fund in my name. And I’m in love with someone I can’t have. There’s six years separating us, and he’s my brother’s best friend. I’ve tried to stay away, but he keeps pulling me back. Luis Salvador makes me feel wild and free. He fans the fires within me instead of putting them out...
  • Keeping Kiera by Tara Crescent

    Keeping Kiera by Tara Crescent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve been in hiding… Now, my secrets are about to be exposed. Eight years ago, I got caught up in something bad. Really bad. A shipment of drugs disappeared, my sister Bianca and her deadbeat boyfriend Greg were killed, and I had to run for my life. Those events have shaped my world. I don’t trust anymore. I don’t date. I don’t do anything to draw attention to myself...
  • Shattered Bonds by Ashlee M. Edmonds

    Shattered Bonds by Ashlee M. Edmonds

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tragedy. Love. Betrayal.Those three things have turned me into the monster I am today.How does a man who has everything he could ever need lose it all in the blink of an eye?Trusting the wrong people, that’s how.Now, they call me the devil.They say I’m heartless, ruthless and full of evil but I wasn’t always this way.Shattered Bonds is book 2...
  • Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Yes, Sirs by Cornelia Fields

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "You were ours from the second we saw you," he stated as if I didn't have a choice in it, and the truth was, I didn't need to because he was right. I was theirs, but what they didn't know was that they were mine too. ~ One invitation to an open house. One moment. One chance. And everything changed.When Emma got an invitation to the most exclusive BDSM club in the city, she knew she needed to go...
  • All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ALL SINNERI’m aptly named. I’m Lucifer in the flesh: Lucie to those who love me, B*tch to those who loathe me. I have plenty of enemies, most of them in the clubhouse where I was raised. But I’m tired of being an outsider, tired of being on the outside looking in. I want to go home. And home?Isn’t a place.It’s with four men. Four bikers who own my heart and soul, and have done since I was a kid...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  biker  book
  • White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig

    White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Julia 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...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire  book
  • Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes

    Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beware the wrath of a broken blind girl.Victor. Torsten. Cassius – the jock, the artist, the stepbrother.They made me theirs – body, heart, and soul.They got inside my head.They broke down my defenses and made me trust them… maybe even love them.They betrayed me.They think they’re untouchable,but they forget that I’m one of them...
  • Secret Baby for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Secret Baby for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A wild night with four tattooed bikers is the worst time for my birth control to fail.Pampered and protected from the moment I was born, I walked through the gates of the Screaming Eagles MC on a dare and wobbled out the next morning after four sexy men blew my innocent mind. It should’ve ended there.I didn’t count on the baby.Everyone knows bikers and Mafia don't get along...
  • Dexter by Erica Chilson

    Dexter by Erica Chilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: Erica Chilson is revising/rewriting/restructuring/editing/formatting the Mistress & Master of Restraint Series in its entirety for release into Print. A few titles will receive updated covers, as well as a more descriptive synopsis. The FINAL editions will vary from those currently in release...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Four on the Floor by Parker Grey

    Four on the Floor by Parker Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We’re snowed in all winter, high in the Rockies at an artist’s retreat. Just me… and the four men who want to share me. It was supposed to be three months of solitude and reflection. I’d paint all day, then maybe read before going to bed early. I thought I’d be surrounded by quiet, retiring artists...
  • Last Word by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Last Word by Heather Long, Blake Blessing

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kill them allIt was always me and Daddy, but now I have another family to protect.From the day my father didn’t come home, my life changed irrevocably. From my earliest memories, I’d always known what I would do. Daddy hunted the monsters and when I was old enough, he let me help.Under his tutelage, I trained, studied, and learned...
  • Jenny by Paige Michaels

    Jenny by Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Nurturing Center is facility where littles can go to start over from a deeply regressed stage. When they’re ready, they are matched up with caregivers who live in the gated community behind The Center, a safe place reserved strictly for age play.Jenny has been fending for herself since she turned eighteen, barely scraping by...
  • Cry by C.D. Reiss

    Cry by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book has been discontinued by the author, and combined with Sing...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  dark  age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Forever Our Virgin by Charlie Hart, Frankie Love

    Forever Our Virgin by Charlie Hart, Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the first time in her life, Chloe believes she's found unconditional love. 
But then everything changes:
 Chloe is pregnant.
 She's in love with four men, but only one is the father. 
Tensions are high when doubt weaves its way into paradise, and love is on the line...
  • Andrei by Serena Akeroyd

    Andrei by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quintessence: The Sequel PART TWO In the stunning sequel to SAWYER, ANDREI, part two of the Quintessence sequel, finds our quintet in chaos as they deal with the aftermath of Devon's uncharacteristic behavior. With Andrei having to call on his grandfather for help, secrets are uncovered that may break or make this household of six. Find out what happens in ANDREI...
  • Unbreakable by Bre Rose

    Unbreakable by Bre Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was raised to be the good girl, the obedient daughter. What I wanted was to break free, to be the woman I knew was inside me. To take control, be controlled and embrace my sexuality. But there was a debt to be paid and I was the currency. I had one chance to barter for my freedom, limited as it was. To live to the fullest in the short time I had left...
  • Not a Whisper by M.T. Addams

    Not a Whisper by M.T. Addams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With her secrets buried and her heart still intact—Briella Wilson is determined to move forward with her head held high as Spring semester starts.Yet, being entwined in a relationship with three young men is complicated—especially when the powerful Garry Gipson begins to stick his nose into his son’s life...
  • Wrecked: A Reverse Harem Romance by A.J. Snyder, Angela Snyder

    Wrecked: A Reverse Harem Romance by A.J. Snyder, Angela Snyder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shipwrecked. Stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. After a year of isolation, Gunner, Finn and Jamison never expected to be rescued. And they certainly never expected a beautiful woman to crash-land into their lonely existence. Rose is the only ray of light in their dark storm, and they’ll do anything to protect her...
  • Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan

    Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I am Kitten. Watch me play!They call me Kitten. I’m their plaything, and I love it. I thrive on it. I need it.Why?It’s like an itch I can’t quite scratch.A craving that doesn’t take away the hunger.A compulsion that I can’t control.It’s all-consuming in every way.I thought I’d come to terms with how my future looked. Meaningless sex. Lots and lots of meaningless sex...
  • Tempt Her by Kelly Finley

    Tempt Her by Kelly Finley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Behind every good woman are three men ready to tempt her.I’ve snapped the necks of evil men already — but there’s one I never got to, and he took the most from me.So when a blonde beauty queen opens the door with tears in her eyes, heads are gonna roll. But I have my orders. I’m just here to paint the walls, not save a snobby seductress from a cruel man...
  • Patch (The Devil's House MC) West Virginia: Biker Romance by Mhairi O'Reilly

    Patch (The Devil's House MC) West Virginia: Biker Romance by Mhairi O'Reilly

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Patch The Devil’s House MC is my life. It’s all I’ve ever known, wanted, or needed until her. Sweet, beautiful Katherine. She became my obsession, a distraction that was dangerous for the life I led, especially now with a club war heating up with the Fire Dragons. I fought it; I’m not a good man, and I’ve done things and have scars to prove it, but I can’t let go...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  suspense  contemporary  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • White Rose Painted Red by Elena Lawson, Blake Lawson

    White Rose Painted Red by Elena Lawson, Blake Lawson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My fresh start is finally around the corner—but so is the man standing in the middle of the f*cking road.He could’ve died when I hit him, and his two friends are downright furious. But instead of pressing charges, they offer me a deal: work for them for six months, and they’ll let it go.Their secluded mountain estate is vast and beautiful. Full of stolen artifacts and dark secrets...
  • The Naughty List by Cassie Cole

    The Naughty List by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s company policy: don’t sleep with your employees. No matter how handsome and flirty they may be. Yet when my promotion puts me in charge of the three of them? That policy is going to be hard to follow. Liam, the chestnut-haired boy-next-door I’ve flirted with for five years--and who is finally single. Arthur, the suave French accountant who pronounces my name like it’s an expensive wine...
  • Forever Yours by Amber Nicole

    Forever Yours by Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    College was a mistake.Now I’m back home broken, hopeless and scared, with no clue what to do.Can anything else go wrong?Famous last words.The guys may have thought they left me with a broken heart, but they actually left me with so much more than that.It’s time for me to grow up and move on, because sometimes you just don’t have a choice but to make the best out of what you have left...
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