Books like 'Xander'
Readers who enjoyed Xander by Margaret Madigan also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Elliot by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhatever it takes. As long as it takes.Elliot Sawyer wasn’t supposed to be alive. He’d cheated death by changing shifts with one of his men. Sure, his man asked for the change, but guilt gnawed on his heart every second of every day. If he’d been there, maybe he would have seen something, done something to stop the massacre. Leaving Guardian wasn’t an option for him, but changing assignments was... -
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Love by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAngelo and Tilly never thought they'd find love again...but they're about to say 'I do'. Finding love once is hard, but twice is almost impossible. I'd almost given up, but then Tilly Carter walked into my life. The sweet talkin' Southern girl stole my heart. With my future walking down the aisle, and my entire family by my side, it's time to make her mine forever... -
![Valkyrie by Kris Michaels]()
Valkyrie by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Beauty, but eventually the allure fades. The assassin known as Valkyrie uses her many charms to ensnare the unsuspecting monsters she kills. She lives among the rich, privileged, beautiful people of the world. Or so they’d have the world believe. She’s witnessed the ugliness, brutality, contempt, and greed that formed the miscreants she hunted. A Beast, at least in most people’s eyes... -
![Her Shadows, His Secrets by C.C. Monroe]()
Her Shadows, His Secrets by C.C. Monroe
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHannaI hid in the shadows all my life. That was where I felt I belonged the most, because I was ridiculed by the ones I loved, by society’s view of women like me.But now I believe someone is out to hurt me, yet I don’t know who it could be. I didn’t think I had anyone to fear, except for in the shadows, the same ones that used to keep me safe... -
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![Boss Love by Victoria Quinn]()
Boss Love by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's on her knees.Tatum Titan.Just for me.I'm the man who rules her. I'm the man who owns her. But our time together is coming to an end.I realize I can't let her go. I can't let her marry Thorn.Not when it should be me... -
![Little Jack by Lilly Atlas]()
Little Jack by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHolly Lane has spent her life under the crushing thumbs of her cop father and controlling mother. Now, well into her twenties, she’s finally getting a fresh start and moving into her own apartment... -
![Once You've Touched The Heart by Iris Bolling]()
Once You've Touched The Heart by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeffrey Harrison is anointed with the looks, charisma and political connections to go far. He doesn't realize how far until he meets the one woman who touches his heart like no other. Tracy Washington's innocence and purity overwhelms him and even though she's his sister's best friend, he can't stop thining about her... -
![Primal Need by Piper Davenport]()
Primal Need by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations... Sundance I’m the president of the Primal Howlers out of Monument, Colorado. My wife was taken from me ten years ago, leaving me to raise our three children alone. I’ve been diagnosed with a disease that I’m not sure I’ll beat, and to make matters worse, I’m now in the crosshairs of a rival club... -
![Rocky Mountain Rescue by Elle James]()
Rocky Mountain Rescue by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFormer Green Beret Max Thornton’s career ended when he fell two hundred and fifty feet during a training exercise and broke nearly every bone in his body. Left with a permanent limp and in need of a job, he is recruited by Brotherhood Protectors where he can use his combat training and skills to protect, guard and rescue others. He didn’t expect his first assignment to be the resident mechanic... -
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Boss Man by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've never made a compromise before. But I made an exception for Diesel Hunt. Because he was all man. Because he was everything I needed. Because he would make it worth my while. Now I'm calling the shots. I'm the one in control. No matter how much I hurt him, he asks for more. All I can think about is when my turns arrives. When I'm the one on my knees, wrists bound... -
![Delirious by M.S. Force, Marie Force]()
Delirious by M.S. Force, Marie Force
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs one of Hollywood’s hottest producers, Kristian Bowman is on top of the world. With the Quantum team is fresh off a clean sweep of awards season and looking ahead to the premiere of their new film, Insidious, Kristian's life is exactly how he likes it, complete with a stable of willing subs to tend to his every desire... -
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Stone by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s the new silver fox recruit at Sentinel Security. The hot, tough former Marine Raider.And he won’t touch her because he works with her brother.Real estate agent Magnolia “Nola” Newhouse has it all. Okay, not quite all. She loves her work, has a growing collection of designer heels, and is about to become an aunt…she’s just missing the love of her life... -
![Sea Glass Hearts by Maryann Jordan]()
Sea Glass Hearts by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dark and stormy night…As a hurricane bore down on the Eastern Shore, Sheriff Liam Sullivan patrolled the roads, glad to see everyone was staying inside. Everyone except the owner of the car towing a trailer, now sitting on the side of the road, lights flashing.And then he met her. A woman in need. A woman to rescue. A woman to protect. A woman to love.Now to convince her of that... -
![Committed to You: Friends to Lovers/Billionaire Romance by Maggie Cole]()
Committed to You: Friends to Lovers/Billionaire Romance by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChase Monroe is my quicksand. I need to figure out how to pull myself out of his hold over me. Several times I escaped him. Or so I thought. He always comes back, piercing me deeper.He’s the cocky, good-looking, no-relationship guy. Eight years ago he walked in on his fiancé in bed with his best friend. So now he has a strict policy that he thinks is harmless. He doesn’t cheat... -
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![Boss Rules by Victoria Quinn]()
Boss Rules by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI've got skeletons in my closet.So what? Who doesn't?But I find myself wanting to raid her closet.I'm familiar with strong women who rock the business world.But I've never met a woman like this before.I don't want to share her. I don't want her to slip through my fingertips.But if I don't keep her, someone else will... -
![Razor's Wildcat by Ciara St. James]()
Razor's Wildcat by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRazor didn’t think he wanted to be tied down like his club brothers. Different was the spice of life. Even when the beautiful dog trainer caught his eye, he did everything he could to stay away and to not respond to her smiles and conversation.Talia had never wanted a man like she wanted Razor, but at every turn, he ignored her or rejected her. She had to face it. He wasn’t interested... -
![Soul of my Soul by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Soul of my Soul by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first time I met Lily Carter, I thought she was an angel. I’m still convinced she is. She was pure. She was kind. She was Lily. Everything about her captivated me. She called to my soul. Being with her broke an unspoken rule between the Hayes’ and the Carter’s. But they broke it first when one of them started dating my sister. Now, all bets are off...Categorized as:
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![Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James]()
Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgony may be a natural flirt, but that didn’t stop him from dreaming of having a woman of his own to love and have a family with. Years of watching his friends get their happily ever after lives has worn him down. He’s at the point of admitting it isn’t in the cards for him... -
![Rebel's Firecracker by Ciara St. James]()
Rebel's Firecracker by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRebel:He never knew being away for months would change more than one thing at his club. When he returns to find the co-owner of his club’s bakery drives him wild, he doesn’t know what to do. Why? Because his brother Joker appears to have dibs. Rebel fights to stay away. He won’t dishonor himself or his brother like that. He’ll just have to find a way to cope... -
![Ajax's Nymph by Ciara St. James]()
Ajax's Nymph by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAjax:He is almost brought to his knees that day in the bakery. He comes to guard his club brother’s woman and finds the one he wants to be his. However, Jessica is oblivious to his interest. Everything he tries goes unnoticed. Why can’t he get her to see him? He wants more than a night or two. He wants forever... -
![Road to Peace by Piper Davenport]()
Road to Peace by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings18+ for language and sexual content... Widowed young, Maisie Mann was left to raise her daughter alone. Now, nine years later, she thinks she might have life as a single mom mastered…until her car breaks down on the wrong side of town. All she requires is a little roadside assistance and she’ll be on her way... -
![Calix: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Calix: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalix is multifaceted. A detective. A Dom. A bartender. A member of Areion Fury MC. So many sides yet nothing defines him. He takes what he wants out of life and gives what he thinks should be freely given; he craves balance and yet he’s at a standstill in life. That is until a woman walks in and tips his balance out of control. Tenley is desperate. A strong woman. A business woman... -
![Merciless Survival by Em Petrova]()
Merciless Survival by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wrecked his mission, but he stole her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Operator Ronin Ramsey is confident that this will be a successful international op. Locate the enemy and get out—simple. Until all hell breaks loose and he discovers a group of women are being held hostage by the very terrorist his team’s after... -
![The Charmer’s Gambit by Lexi C. Foss]()
The Charmer’s Gambit by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe set his sights on the wrong girl. Me. Law school taught me a lot of things, but nothing prepared me to deal with this determined, hotter-than-Hell millionaire. Don’t get me wrong, I’m flattered. But resisting Will Mershano is harder than passing the bar. He’s everything: sexy, confident, intelligent. And he wants me... -
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![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... -
![Until Easton by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels]()
Until Easton by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFront man for East of Addiction.A rock God.Easton Evans has everything he ever wanted. To be a part of a world-famous rock band, fame, money, and his choice in women.They’ve been on the road touring for nearly a year, and by all appearances, Easton has a perfect life, but something is missing. He just doesn’t know what that is yet.Like a falling star, Easton is burning out—running on fumes... -
![SEAL Together by Maryann Jordan]()
SEAL Together by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter twenty-five years of active duty, US Navy SEAL Commander Eric Lopez chaffed at his forced medical retirement. Bored, he jumped at the opportunity to work for a DHS Secret Division Command. The new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility had just opened and was already embroiled in controversy. One group protesting the facility want it shut down due to safety concerns... -
![Ghost by C.M. Steele]()
Ghost by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy last assignment.The one I didn't want and my family begged me not to take, but I had to do what I could to make our town, our state, our country a little safer.I had no idea that I'd walked into a trap set up by some of the deadliest men in the world.My vision had gone black as I faced the end of my life.All the regrets, all the love I'd miss out on... -
![Aspen's Defense by Nichole Rose]()
Aspen's Defense by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love... -
![Toby the Protector by Blue Saffire]()
Toby the Protector by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAward winning Author Blue Saffire presents Brothers Black 3: Toby The Protector Book 3 in the Brothers Black Series I’ve wanted her from the first time I saw her. How was I supposed to know I couldn’t have her? She was made for me. I was made for her. We’ve tried to avoid each other, we’ve tried to be apart. It almost killed us. I’ve loved him since before I met him... -
![Boss Alpha by Victoria Quinn]()
Boss Alpha by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTatum Titan is mine now.I finally got her back.But we have a city to rule together. A world to conquer.And there's no other woman I'd want by my side... -
![Boss Romance by Victoria Quinn]()
Boss Romance by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what it's like to not have a father.Or a mother.I don't want Diesel to know how that feels. Maybe I should stay out of it, but I can't.I love him too much.Just when I think everything is going well, the unexpected happens. The enemy that's been lurking in the shadows finally presents themselves. And it wasn't who I expected... -
![Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd]()
Filthy Disciple by Cassandra Robbins, Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA The Disciples & Five Points' Mob Collection CrossoverShe was an assignment. A selfish brat who'd run away from home and who’d found refuge in an MC. A spoiled pain in my ass that I had to bring back to Daddy. Only, Isabelle is nothing like the picture my initial research painted. Yes, she's a brat. Yes, she's insecure. And yes, she's a Disciple…sort of. But she's so much more than that... -
![Chaos by Timberlyn Scott]()
Chaos by Timberlyn Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is the FINAL book in the Unhinged Trilogy, the conclusion to Sebastian and Payton's story. Secrets... The secrets are still there, plaguing me, disrupting my everyday life, only now... the unthinkable has happened. Lies... Payton insists that it is time that I deal with the lies that seem to make up my entire existence, the ones that have produced the chaos in my head... -
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![Misadventures with a Speed Demon by Chelle Bliss]()
Misadventures with a Speed Demon by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** Brooks Carter is wild, reckless, and the youngest stock car driver on the professional circuit. He’s the one everyone’s gunning for when they’re not hoping for his failure at every turn. But Brooks is too hot to be left in the dust by anyone. Even with masses of female fans, Brooks only has eyes for one woman—Faith Ridley... -
![The Wedding Rescue, Complete Series by Alexa Wilder]()
The Wedding Rescue, Complete Series by Alexa Wilder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Wedding Rescue, the hot and sexy series by Alexa Wilder, is now available as a complete series. For the first time you can read all five books in one volume! She thinks she's not his type. He's determined to prove her wrong. Leigha Carmichael is used to the quiet life. A junior accountant by day, she knows girls like her don't have exciting lives... -
![Breaker's Fuse by E.C. Land]()
Breaker's Fuse by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBreakerWhen people meet me the first thing they think is this -- what a jokester. Deep down they know nothing of the fuse that's waiting to explode. It's a rarity that I end up losing my temper. I could compare myself to a gator waiting underneath the surface, ready to snatch it's prey within an instant. Much like most predators, we're professionals at taking our time, never striking too early... -
![Not so Prince Charming by Lauren Landish]()
Not so Prince Charming by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s the hunter. I’m his prey. I've been sleepwalking through life—not living, just existing—working toward a future where I can actually breathe. Until HE walks in. Gabriel Jackson. With his boy next door charm and dimpled grin, he jolts me awake. He makes me want to feel the dark heat he promises. To live in the hunger lurking behind his brown eyes... -
![Redlight by Winter Travers]()
Redlight by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJay Perez has it all.A great job.Amazing friends.An endless stream of girls that come running at the crook of a finger.Long days at work and late nights partying don’t leave Jay much time to think about anything but where he and his race team are off to next.And then Delaney obliterates everything with a few simple words.“You’re the father of my baby... -
![Fire & Ink: Wolf by Emily Rose]()
Fire & Ink: Wolf by Emily Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWOLF WILD AND EMBER ROSE ARE POLAR OPPOSITES, BUT WHEN THE TWO OF THEM GET TOGETHER IT’S ENOUGH TO START A FIRE.WOLF:I’m not looking for anything serious in my life. I have a shop to run, and when it comes to women, anything other than a good time doesn’t fit into my plans. But then I meet her... -
![Owen by Ali Parker, Weston Parker]()
Owen by Ali Parker, Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings-- Amazon ReviewerNo more bar fights, making enemies, or saying goodbye to friends who got caught in the crossfire of our dangerous lifestyle.Things are better.But it’s impossible for it to stay that way for long.I’m not that lucky.Evangeline Snow is the girl from my past who I didn’t deserve.Her father made sure I knew that... -
![Burning for Love by Kaye Kennedy]()
Burning for Love by Kaye Kennedy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the good girl and the bad boy really be destined for love? Declan Everything about Declan Murphy screamed bad boy. He didn’t just look the part, he owned it with his tattoos, cut up knuckles, and that scar in his eyebrow he refuses to talk about.After spending a night with the ultimate ‘good girl,’ he can’t seem to forget about her...Categorized as:
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![Protecting Remi by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Remi by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen introverted cartoonist Remi Stephenson dumps her cheating ex and goes on their Hawaiian vacation solo, even her creative mind can’t imagine being purposely stranded in the ocean…with a handsome, muscular, brave Navy SEAL. Even more unbelievable is the spark between them. Surely this is just rebound hormones...Categorized as:
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![The Biker's Secret Torment: MC Romance: Talon by Lisa Ladew]()
The Biker's Secret Torment: MC Romance: Talon by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tortured biker tasked to protect a woman forbidden to him, but who he loves with all his heart ... (Completely standalone novel, part of the Rosesson Brothers series) Crystal I've loved him for as long as I can remember. I wish I could be more to him than just his best friend's little sister, but you know how that goes... -
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![Pokey by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Pokey by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPokey is a lot of things; built like a tank, loyal as hell, and...a daddy? Orianna had good reasons for doing the things she has done, but that doesn't make the guilt go away... -
![Vengeance by Jane Henry]()
Vengeance by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call him the executioner.Some say monster.He bears the name of the world's first murderer: Cain.Fitting.Dishonorably discharged from the military, he runs a highly secret, clandestine operation, and has everything I need to find the justice I crave.Power players at his disposal.An insatiable hunger for justice.A reckless disregard for the law... -
![Mountain Desire by Vanessa Vale]()
Mountain Desire by Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Dr. Samantha Smyth confuses the town's sexy mechanic for a patient, she gets a lesson she'll never forget... Being a child genius might have made Sam a doctor by twenty-two, but she's learned nothing about men. Her world is scalpels and scrubs, not silk and seduction... -
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Night Sky by Colbie Kay, Jennifer Siegel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJaxon 'Writer' Slade had everything he ever wanted. He had a family within his club brothers and he had the girl he loved. Everyone including him thought they were the perfect couple until everything came crashing down around him. The day Ever told Writer she was leaving for New York changed him and not for the better. One year later Ever Porter is back from New York... -
![Keeping Kiera by Tara Crescent]()
Keeping Kiera by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’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... -
![Slay King by Abbi Glines]()
Slay King by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“This world I live in isn’t one that builds strong relationships. It rips them apart.” Perhaps that was true, but nonetheless, I had fallen in love with him anyway. The man who had lied to me, the man I couldn’t trust, the man who would never love me back, yet even knowing all that, I loved him still. His smile could make me forget all the reasons why I shouldn’t...Categorized as:
forbidden-love insta-love suspense romance contemporary abuse organized-crime age-gap
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