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Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRytsar Durov should be dead.But in the BDSM world, loyalties run as deep as kinky passions. Sir Thane Davis is determined to save his Russian brother, but must call on his friends at the Center to execute the plan.Clinging to hope, Brie trusts she will see Rytsar again... -
Blu by M Monique
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"...He’ll face anything that’s hurtin’ you, anything that’s causin’ you anguish and torment. He confronts allat sh** ‘cause his queen’s mind is valuable. Can’t just anybody or anything keep space there. So, he handles whatever and whoever he needs to, in order to ease her mind, and bring her peace. Let me do that for you... -
Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was incredible how one single action could change the balance of a person’s life within seconds.NathanI was an artist and one of the best plastic surgeons in Los Angeles. My business was thriving, and helping people was my specialty. Growing up, I’d endured a lot of pain where my mother was concerned. After she passed away, I still carried that pain and resentment into adulthood... -
Temptation After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCooper James and Gigi Gibson take the lead in the next Gansett Island novel! Find out what happened on their crazy first date and whether these two can make a go of it after Gigi finishes shooting her show on the island... -
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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... -
In Sir's Arms by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA man in love is unstoppable. Sir Thane Davis is a fighter and has survived countless tragedies. Now he must deal head-on with Lilly to protect the woman he loves and the baby she carries. He is relentless, wanting to end this threat once and for all. But unseen forces are at play which will challenge the Master... -
Under His Protection by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMisunderstood Hero Faelan is a passionate Master with a hidden past that holds him hostage. Having his heart recently broken, he accepts the challenge of keeping Brie safe and vows to protect her by Any. Means. Necessary. But when a curvy little sub catches his eye at the Haven, he is forced to choose loyalty over love... -
Rescue After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey've both been unlucky in love. Is their luck about to change? Reality TV star Jordan Stokes is taking time to figure out her next move—tucked away from prying eyes in her grandmother's home on Gansett Island with her identical twin sister, Nikki. Eastward Look is the perfect place to heal and regroup... -
Trouble After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe last place in the world he wants to be is on Gansett Island… Deacon Taylor stepped up for a friend and got himself thrown in jail, and when he’s given a choice of felony charges or leaving town with his police chief brother Blaine, he chooses the latter, consigning himself to a summer under his annoying older brother’s supervision... -
Gansett Island Series Boxed Set Books 4-6 by Marie Force
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith nearly 2 million ebooks sold since Maid for Love debuted in 2011, the New York Times bestselling Gansett Island Series has become one of the most beloved romance series available today. Read three books in the series: Falling for Love, Hoping for Love and Season for Love in this special offering... -
Sail Away by Ashley Farley
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree women form a village to help a friend in need. Becca has embarked on the most important mission of her life. She trusts no one, and she’s running out of time. On a whim, she rents a beach cottage on Palmetto Island for the summer. She’s searching for a solution to her problem. Help comes in an unexpected friendship with the young woman next door... -
Love in the Streets by Ashley Nicole
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when you meet the man of your dreams, but he’s on the wrong side of the law?... You fall head over heels in love with him. Dr. Sienna Jameson grew up with a crime boss as a father and is not looking for a man with the same occupation. But Streets is cute… and sweet… and everything in between... -
Bayou Devils MC 1-4 by A.M. Myers
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Bayou Devils MC will bring you to your knees!HOPELESSLY DEVOTED:Logan “Storm” Chambers is no stranger to pain. Suffering through loss after loss has left him a shell of the man he used to be. He’s unable to move on but he’s learned to survive... -
Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreen Beret Lorenzo “Enzo” Ramos is highly trained in mountain and arctic operations. He made a mistake early in his Special Forces career by falling in love with a general's daughter. They had a passionate, short-lived romance that ended when the general’s daughter told Enzo she didn’t want to see him anymore... -
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A Rose Among Thorns by Rosie Goodwin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite losing her mother at a young age, Sassy has grown up surrounded by love: although poor, she is happy. So Sassy is devastated when her father marries wealthy widow Elizabeth Bonner. Social climber Elizabeth despairs of a step-daughter who is more at ease with servants than those above stairs, and is jealous of Sassy's growing beauty which threatens to outshine her own daughter... -
Hope Restored by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Gallagher Brothers series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan concludes with the final brother who thought he had everything to look forward to, and the one woman who can handle him. Life isn’t worth living if you don’t fight to live. That’s what Murphy Gallagher learned at a young age when cancer ravaged his body not once, but twice... -
Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIzzy It’s funny how the things we most desire are usually the same things we’re meant to avoid. Just like Eve’s temptation with that damned apple, Mikhail Petrov is the one person I can’t seem to resist. Even though our union incites war in the streets of New York, causing more bloodshed than the city’s seen in a long time... -
The Heart of Him by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames Brooks, the campaign manager for Attorney General hopeful JD Harrison finds himself reluctantly falling for Ashley Harrison, sister to the candidate. As the two become more attracted to each other, their past love interests emerge and threaten to destroy what appears to be a sex-driven relationship. James has hidden his family ties from Ashley and his friends for reasons of his own... -
The Scales by D. Camille
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Black Land Series is a conscious romantic suspense series focused on social issues within the African American community. Each book focuses on a different topic and can be read as stand alone stories. The Scales... His fight… Brandon Williams is the Head Prosecutor for the city of Detroit. He’s decided to take on a new role by throwing his hat in the ring for Mayor... -
Her Guardian by D. Camille
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Uncut Diamonds return...Trent and Callie's story in the series is one of twists and turns that take you on a journey through the past books of the series. Be sure to brush up on your Diamond history for this one...then get ready for the roller coaster ride... -
Her Warrior by D. Camille
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chance meeting with the Sun God himself, had changed his life. He’d become an Uncut Diamond, in addition to a Senior Forensic Specialist with the FBI. He had more money in his bank account than he’d ever imagined and lived in a penthouse apartment. He was young, handsome, brilliant and dangerous as hell. At twenty-eight, Kyle was living the dream... -
Phire: I'm Just Saying by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a family of overachievers isn’t easy for feisty co-ed, Sapphire Lassiter. With eleven older brothers and sisters, they all have opinions on what she should do with her life. Phire, as everyone called her, of course, has other plans. No one promised you rainbows and sunshine. Lawrence Trent Palmer never forgot those words for they molded his life... -
Blood Of A Rebel by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say home is where the heart is and home is where you make it. What if you don’t know where home is, but you can feel it in the shadows of your heart. All his life, Cole Johnson has felt something is missing. That there is a piece of himself he is desperate to find. He needs answers. Answers his parents refuse to give... -
The Ram by D. Camille
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Black Land Series is a conscious romantic suspense series focused on social issues within the African American community. Each book focuses on a different topic and can be read as stand alone stories. His Energy… Corvus Shaw is the last of the Negus to marry, but he’s prepared... -
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Shattered Heart by Vivian Rose Lee
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUriel Henderson hoped he didn’t regret calling on the woman that had shattered his heart, but she was his family’s only hope. When she made her entrance, he didn’t expect the pitter patter of his heart to ignite like nitroglycerin. It had been years, and the pain was still raw. But, at that moment, he knew that her love still had a hold on him... -
The Liar by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis job is to lie to everyone he meets...she may be the one his truth could save. Fletcher Fletcher Denali’s entire life is based on a lie. Namely, that his name is not Fletcher Denali. Hidden in plain sight, Fletcher must live his life with the weight of his secret past on his shoulders. When he meets Vaida, the quiet girl with dark eyes, he can’t help but be intrigued... -
Tied In Steel: The Tied in Steel Box Set by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValentinaBetrayed by lifeAfter falling in love with her bodyguard, Italian socialite Valentina Segretti, believed she no longer had to carry her secrets alone.That his love saved her.Then, in the blink of an eye, he left her, leaving her more alone and vulnerable than ever.Betrayed by loveWhat Franco Protettore left behind became her reasons to live... -
Enchant Me by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRomance meets wicked funAfter the wedding of the century, Brie is whisked off to begin her honeymoon. She falls madly in love with the romance of the city, enjoying the delights of its secret BDSM society. Brie is then transported to the wickedness of the isle, where Master will play out his own private fantasies... But Fate is a cruel mistress the two must fight... -
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... -
Claim Me by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFairy tales come true… Brie Bennett’s Master is about to make all of her dreams come true. The wedding is almost here but darkness lies ahead—a plot so horrendous it will rock their foundation to the core. Yet love as fierce and passionate as theirs cannot be denied... -
Beneath the Sheets by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Small Decision: One Epic Result. Five years ago, I made a mistake. If I’d known my hasty decision was going to have the consequences it did, I would have evaluated it with more diligence. I would have taken the time to properly assess the repercussions of my actions... -
Courting Justice by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinning a high-profile case has given a huge boost to New York attorney DeAngelo Di Meglio's career—and his love life. Too bad fame hasn't helped him win the woman he's been infatuated with for years. Tired of waiting and wondering, Angelo books a trip to the singles-only Bahamas resort where Peyton Mahoney is celebrating her thirtieth birthday... -
Wrapped in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Montgomery Ink saga continues with a new series set in Boulder, where a family secret might just change everything. One mistake at a friend’s wedding rocks Liam Montgomery’s entire world, and everything he thought was true turns out to be a lie. But when an accident lands him in the ER, Liam meets someone that might just be the distraction he needs... -
Masters of Illusions by D. Camille
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSean Jackson is the...Assistant to Jordan Black at Black Diamond Holdings. Just what the assistance is that he provides is yet to be revealed. Sean is the epitome of the classic gentleman with a cool, relaxed demeanor on the outside a dangerous side within that is unrivaled. Sean becomes captivated by a curvaceous chocolate Goddess by the name of Lily Masters at their first encounter... -
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Art of Deception by D. Camille
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRay Parker is the Sun God. He is accustomed to doing things his way, in life and in love. Ray controls his own destiny and is determined that no woman will ever conquer his heart or change his lifestyle. As he deals with threats to his life and the lives of his brothers, he must be at the top of his game... -
The Lion by d Camille
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRion Shaw is the Lion and understands his purpose. A retired professional baseball player, he returns to his home in Detroit to purchase a major league franchise. Rion has to tackle government corruption and systematic racism in his quest. He didn’t realize that one person held the key to all of his dreams until she knocks him off his feet... -
A Lost Heart by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter nearly losing his life to save his friend's family ex-FBI agent Brian Thompson realizes something is missing from his life-love. On a scouting trip to southwest Virginia the last person he expected to see was Caitlyn Montgomery, the woman that disappeared from his life ten years ago, married with a child... -
The Book of Joshua I - Trust by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCIA Operative Joshua Lassiter is always in the midst of danger. When an international incident requires his attention, the journey begins. In foreign territory with a ruthless King at the helm, Joshua finds himself rescuing royalty and a mysterious woman. Akande Ambree has a mission: kill the man who dishonored her family... -
In The Arms of a Donovan by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the safest place she knows…The last year of Amber McNair’s life has been a whirlwind of jet-setting back and forth across the country, smiling for the cameras and speaking on behalf of full-figured women worldwide... -
Drawing Me In by Tracey Alvarez, Book Cover by Design
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPassion won’t hold them together when past fears threaten to tear them apart… She’s drawn by his wild spirit… Bree Findlow’s ordered world slides into chaos when the man who broke her heart arrives back in their small New Zealand home-town. But with years of avoidance tactics under her belt, she figures ignoring the sexy-as-sin artist whose touch colors her red hot, is a practical solution... -
A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe leads a privileged life. He has a chip on his shoulder. Can the very thing that divides them be what draws them together? Allie Parks lives life in the fast lane—literally. As a partner in Luxe Resorts, she’s learned that if her money won’t open a door, her looks will... -
Grumbler's Ride: Satan's Devils MC San Diego #2 by Manda Mellett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrumblerI’ve given this club more years of my life than I care to remember, most recently giving them my all as sergeant-at-arms. My life is settled and just the way I like it. I’m too old to change now.I’ve never had a woman to call my own, nor fathered kids, and never felt I missed out. My brothers sometimes joke my motorcycle is my old lady, and I can’t argue... -
Danger's Heir by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe fell in love, got married…and it was all a lie.They expected a mafia princess, but when Rodrigo meets the woman his father is forcing him to marry, he realizes Giada is much more than she seems. Smart and dangerous, she’s the kind of woman he could love…too bad everything he’s about to tell her is a lie.Casson knows Rodrigo is in too deep... -
The Book of Adam - Hypnotic by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Adam Fitzgerald Lassiter has Masters degrees in Biometric Engineering and Nuclear Engineering and let’s not forget his Ph.D, in Chemical Engineering. With several inventions under his belt, the tall, dark, intelligent, and definitely uninhibited, Adam Lassiter has his life figured out. He is on his way to becoming an FBI agent... -
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The Bull by D. Camille
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis business…Lance Johnson is about his business. As a self-made entrepreneur who grew up on the streets of Detroit, he has made it his mission to support and protect his city. Lance is a stubborn, bullheaded player who lost his heart long ago to a sweet chocolate and caramel beauty... -
Goddess Getaway: A Black Diamond/Uncut Series Annex by D. Camille
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSummer heats up for the Diamond Goddesses in this Uncut Series novella. A tropical getaway includes fun, family, sisterhood, love, and of course...SECRETS! The Goddess Getaway is the BRIDGE book between Her Shield and Her Guardian in the Uncut Series... -
Coming Together (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA broken heart and shattered dreams... Austin Connelly had it all: loving family, a growing and profitable business, the perfect woman warming his bed at night... When she completely disappears from his life, well kept secrets begin to emerge. He finds out his best friend’s girlfriend is also his half-sister, and he believes someone is sabotaging his company... -
His Diamond: Simone's Story by D. Camille
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSIMONE’S STORY… A DIAMOND NOVELLA Simone Jenkins spent years as an Uncut Diamond working undercover. During a routine mission, her life changed when she was forced to confront her traumatic past. In a new location, Simone discovers her true self, her true mission in life, and her true love… Note: Simone’s story is a stand-alone complement to the Uncut Series AND Book 5... -
Marsala and Magnolias by SJ McCoy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAntonio Di Giovanni is a passionate man. He’s passionate about running the family wine business and does it very successfully. He’s passionate about living well and having fun—he’s successful at that, too. He’s known as one of the hottest guys in Napa and for being seen with a different woman every night of the week. He’s used to getting what he wants in life and he only wants the best... -
Gunplay & LeTavia : Shawty Want a Thug by Leo Sullivan, Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are no fairytale love stories when you live in the hood... Raised in the heart of the hoods of Brooklyn, 18-year-old LeTavia was the oldest of two children looked after by their grandmother after their mother ran out on them. Built with a strong sense of responsibility, it was this trait that pushed her to protect Deshaun Banks, aka Gunplay, the very first time she laid eyes on him...
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