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  • Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix

    Her Russian Returns by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rytsar 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...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Eight of a Kind by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It 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...
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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Temptation After Dark by Marie Force

    Temptation After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cooper 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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    epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • In Sir's Arms by Red Phoenix

    In Sir's Arms by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A 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...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Under His Protection by Red Phoenix

    Under His Protection by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Misunderstood 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...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Gansett Island Series Boxed Set Books 4-6 by Marie Force

    Gansett Island Series Boxed Set Books 4-6 by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With 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...
  • Badge by K.L. Savage

    Badge by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone has dreams when they are young.And mine came to an abrupt halt. I changed as a man, as a person, my soul was damaged beyond repair.So I turned into someone everyone would hate.Because I hate everyone and everything.I’m furious at the world.I don’t see that changing anytime soon.But then it does change.And if there is one thing I am not good at, it’s adapting...
  • Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Sail Away by Ashley Farley

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three 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...
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    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction  romance
  • A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A weekend at the lake house for Jessie and Shane should be nothing but fun, right? Except when Shane makes his wife a bet that she's too stubborn to refuse, and one he's about to regret. Which one of them is going to win as they drive each other crazy? Because Jessie Ryan lives to push his buttons and any Ryan fans know he has many...
  • Stolen Kisses by Ruth Cardello

    Stolen Kisses by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dax Marshall isn’t the type of man a woman takes home to meet her parents. He’s a business shark who has never let anything as insignificant as caring stop him from taking over a company. Some call him heartless, but he doesn’t see the value of caring about anyone or anything until he meets Kenzi. Her happiness becomes his obsession...
  • Battle Hearts by Nina Levine

    Battle Hearts by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love, fight, battle, protect: the Morrison way. The only fucking way.⁣ This is Winter's journey to MC president. This is Winter & Birdie's journey to building a family. This is one epic MC battle. The conclusion to everything started in War of Hearts...
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    angst  crime  epic  family  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 includes the first three books in the Camorra Chronicles in one big book.The following books are included:Twisted Loyalties(Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world...
  • Adore Me by Kelly Elliott

    Adore Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Morgan Barrett is off limits. Why? She’s my best friend’s sister and insists that she isn’t interested in a relationship. That didn’t stop us from sharing one incredibly passionate night together. However, one night was not enough for either of us. I want more. She needs more. When we give in to the temptation, something amazing happens...
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    angst  epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • She's the One by Kelly Elliott

    She's the One by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The day I first laid eyes on Abby Boyer, I knew she was the one. The girl I would marry and spend the rest of my life with, and I vowed to do everything I could to make her happy.There was just one problem, I couldn’t make her happy during one of the darkest moments of our marriage. No matter how hard I tried, my love for her wasn’t enough to make her stay...
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    angst  epic  family  adult  betrayal  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy 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...
  • Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Remorseless Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy Sugar, spice, and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of. Unless that little girl is me. Mafia royalty, the heir to the Donatello Family. I was eight years old when I made my first kill. My own blood, my sperm donor. That was the day I discovered I liked it. Killing. Hunting. Chasing. Winning . This latest contract is no different. Mikhail Petrov. He’s already a ghost...
  • Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs

    Atticus: Secret Lies by K.L. Donn, Sensual Graphic Designs

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Time stands still. Lies were told. Secrets are revealed. Who will we be when the walls tumble like mortar? **WARNING** The Adair Empire is a dark and graphic romance that will push your buttons, and maybe your boundaries. Each book contains a new couple but ends with a plot cliff-hanger...
  • Art of Loyalty by Monique Orgeron

    Art of Loyalty by Monique Orgeron

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In life there are things that will never leave you and loyalty that can never be broken. As a boy, Vincent Stern suffered abuse that continues to haunt him long after the physical scars have healed. His hatred turned into a need for revenge. That need turned into guilt that would never leave him, creating a darkness in his life, festering and tormenting his mind...
  • Changed by you by Kristin Mayer

    Changed by you by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm in over my head, and Teale Delaney is the reason why. She's beautiful, sassy, and I can't stop thinking about her. If I let myself, I could fall in love. But I can’t. I won’t. It’s to protect her, not me. Someone out there wants vengeance. If I allow them to see my true feelings for Teale, they’ll stop at nothing to take her away...
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    angst  crime  epic  family  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Irresistible Attraction by W. Winters

    Irresistible Attraction by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the complete heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense trilogy, Irresistible Attraction. Sometimes you meet someone, maybe meet isn’t the right word. You don’t even have say hello for this to happen. You simply pass by them and everything in your world changes forever...
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    crime  epic  family  organized-crime  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book
  • Untouched Perfection  (Timeless Love Novel) by Kristin Mayer

    Untouched Perfection (Timeless Love Novel) by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say a soulmate only comes along once. I believe it, too. I had my chance, but it slipped away. Each day a little more of myself dies, but I pretend I’m fine. That is until I see him—the man who makes me feel alive—Garrick Shaw. Something within me changes. It’s unavoidable and unlike anything I’ve ever known. And it scares me, terrifies me...
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    angst  crime  epic  family  organized-crime  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • Boss Woman by Victoria Quinn

    Boss Woman by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He betrayed me.I trusted him, like a fool, and he stabbed me in the back.Diesel Hunt.He hurt me. Lied to me. And now he ruined me.But I'm not the kind of woman who stays on the ground. I'm back on my feet. I'm back from the dead. And I'm stronger than before.It'll take something a lot stronger to bury a woman like me.Tatum Titan...
  • Mercy by K.L. Savage

    Mercy by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To understand me, you have to understand my pain. You have to understand where it all started...I see her differently now. My friend, Michelle Douglas. It's the summer of 1994 where the love of the 80's still holds on for dear life.She's wearing a black ACDC shirt that hangs over the shoulder and she is hanging out with a group of friends...
  • Graveyard by K.L. Savage

    Graveyard by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Helping the sick and the defenseless is my calling, it’s why I became a doctor. My club and my duty to them are everything to me. But I never expected her...She walks into my hospital with her sister in tow. She’s a rare beauty, but burdened with problems I can’t imagine.Something tugs at my awareness. There's a familiarity in her wild hair and piercing eyes. I know her but don’t know her...
  • Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vengeance was something I’d been waiting all my life to deliver. It would be sweet and worth every risk I’d taken to get to this point. I was moments away from pulling the trigger, taking the life of the man who’d cost my father his… And then she was dragged into the room, struggling and fighting for freedom. The moment I set eyes on Tavia, everything changed...
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    angst  crime  family  organized-crime  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Ballad by Anne Mercier

    Ballad by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    BenShe walked on the bus and my heart stopped beating. When she looked my way with that sassy smile, it came back to life. Looking at her, getting to know her, I know she's the one for me—but she's so young. Her life is just starting and I've already done my fair share of living...
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    angst  crime  epic  family  organized-crime  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc
  • Lullabye by Anne Mercier

    Lullabye by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's time for the Kingston triplets to be born. I've heard stories of how women have their water break or go into labor in their home. That's not how it happened with Lucy and our babies. As long as Lucy and the babies are okay, I'll be okay--even if we are surrounded by the Russo Famiglia.But nothing has been normal for us from the day we met...
  • Art of War by Monique Orgeron

    Art of War by Monique Orgeron

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    War is inevitable, but who will win? The minute Murphy Larussa stepped foot in New Orleans, her life changed forever. Murphy was meant to remain in the shadows, hidden from prying eyes, like any good bastard. She finds herself hunted by a dangerous family for a debt she has no knowledge of. Everyone wants her gone, but they underestimate her...
  • A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins

    A Pinch of Passion by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She 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...
  • Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part 3 by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being married to the dark and dangerous Robert Stone doesn’t come without its problems - trust being one of them. Trusting your average husband means you believe he won’t cheat on you. Trusting a man like Robert is accepting that he will kill to protect his family. Brooke loves her husband - mind, body and soul - she will do whatever is necessary to protect that love...
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    crime  epic  family  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  dark
  • Coming Together  (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless

    Coming Together (Welcome to Carson, Book Two) by Renee Harless

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
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    angst  epic  family  adult  book  children  contemporary  fiction
  • Marsala and Magnolias by SJ McCoy

    Marsala and Magnolias by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Antonio 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...
  • Dmitry's Redemption: Book One by Latrivia Welch, Latrivia Nelson

    Dmitry's Redemption: Book One by Latrivia Welch, Latrivia Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” William Shakespeare After killing a fellow Vor on the international council, who sought to hurt his family, billionaire Russian crime boss Dmitry Medlov becomes the target of his old mentor’s final death wish. A special hit team is tapped to carry out the assassination, but a simple mistake only leaves him wounded...
  • Only You Series Boxset by Elle Thorpe

    Only You Series Boxset by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A hero facing a HIV diagnosis. A wheelchair bound heroine forced to work with her high school bully. 5 steamy romances, unlike any you've read before. HEA guaranteed. Only the Positive All she wanted was one night. That, I could do. I'm the king of casual. Love them and leave them, before they leave me...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  romance  contemporary  fiction  humor  book  adult
  • Law of Conduct by Bella Di Corte

    Law of Conduct by Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luca Leone Fausti, heir to the infamous Fausti throne, was one of the most ruthless men our line had ever known. And he was my father. Only one thing had held him back from ruling over the years: iron bars. So when the King Lion was set free, he thought nothing could stop him from claiming what was rightfully his. His sons, and the famiglia...
  • In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PWhen the card is dropped, you are marked.There is no escaping them, they come for their prey and will hunt until your blood soaks the ground beneath your cold lifeless body. They are the new generation and they have something to prove. They are hungry to show the OG’s that they are ready to lead, except, the chaos is shrouded in darkness...
  • Amplify by Anne Mercier

    Amplify by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    SERA: He’s my protector, my confidante. Then one night he became more. I want him, I need him, and, if I’m honest with myself, I love him. I just don’t know if he’ll ever see me as more than what we’ve always been: friends. I don’t want to lose him but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my feelings to myself. Should I risk it all or play it safe? CAGE: She’s my light, my saving grace...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  epic  family  organized-crime  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig

    Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Time stamps. Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell. But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out. This is our story. Our collection of time stamps...
    Categorized as:
    angst  epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  drama  female-mc
  • Entangled by E.C. Land

    Entangled by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KenyonA baby was left on my doorstep, with a note saying it’s mine.It’s something out of a movie, but it’s not fictional. It’s my life. I hired someone to confirm this wasn’t just a big hoax, and the baby’s mine.In my family, we take care of our own, regardless of the circumstances...
  • Virgin For The Fourth Time: Barrington Billionaire's Series: Book Four by Jeannette Winters

    Virgin For The Fourth Time: Barrington Billionaire's Series: Book Four by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bennett Stone has dedicated his life to protecting and saving lives when others failed. The word impossible is not part of his vocabulary. Zoey Henderson has spent most of her life defending herself against her tarnished reputation, as a consequence of her father’s actions. Her five over-protective brothers believe no man will ever be good enough for her...
  • Wanderer by Janine Infante Bosco

    Wanderer by Janine Infante Bosco

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I've lived two lives. One full of innocence and one full of sin.Now revenge, mayhem, and loss are all I know.I wandered through the darkness until I found a new place to call home. Today I'm Satan's deadliest soldier.A former nomad, tormented by his demons and heavy with regret. A man coming face-to-face with the biggest failure of his life. Her. The girl I let go. The woman I'll ruin if I stay...
    Categorized as:
    crime  epic  family  organized-crime  abuse  adult  biker  book
  • Seductive by W. Winters

    Seductive by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters He’s forbidden, dangerous, and everything that’s bad for me. More than that, the life he leads is exactly why I’d been on the run. The seductive and powerful air around him is what drew me in, the reminder of what could have and should have been years ago. His dark gaze riddled with desire could always see through me...
  • Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney

    Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wanted: Companion for reclusive billionaire. Apply online now.It should be so easy. A twelve month contract with a fat bonus at the end—providing I don’t quit.Except when something looks too good to be true, it usually is.Little did I know how interwoven my life is with his.Saving him might cure my own crushing guilt.Or it could break us both...
  • Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A life for a life. That was the code they lived by. After their Don was gunned down, things changed. This was no longer a life for a life situation. A coward had tried to make a name for himself by taking on their family. It was time for the DeLucas to show their enemies just how brutally savage their bloodline could be...
  • Marry a King by Stella Andrews

    Marry a King by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The graduation ball sealed her fate.The unmasking ceremony chained her to my side.The most beautiful woman in Andromeda.Cassiopeia Brookes-Stanley, a vision wrapped in sin.Aquamarine eyes that steal my breath and capture my soul.Soft curves that beg for my attention with an innocence she will surrender only to me...
  • The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TAMING NATASHAComposer Spencer Kimball and his young daughter are new to town. It’s a small community, and in such close quarters beauty is hard to miss—and when he sets eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he’s thunderstruck by the intensity of his attraction. The former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner has a fiery temperament, and it draws Spencer like a moth to a flame...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a year filled with drama and danger, Erin and Ivan are ready to focus on the one thing they want the most--starting a family. When she has yet another negative test, Erin worries there's something wrong with her.Ivan urges his wife not to worry because it will happen when it's meant to happen. He hates seeing her stressed out and does whatever he can to make her happy...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  organized-crime  abuse  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • Wicked Games by A.M. Myers

    Wicked Games by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The only remaining single member of the Bayou Devils MC, Travis Broussard, refuses to fall in love. His brothers may have found happiness but with his dark past still haunting him, he can’t afford to let any woman get too close...
    Categorized as:
    crime  epic  family  organized-crime  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Logan by Samantha Chase

    Logan by Samantha Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet the Blackthorne men, each one as hot, fast, and smooth as the whisky that built the family fortune, and the yachts and race cars that bear their name. From proud Scottish stock, Blackthornes never lose. But, one by one, the seven sexy men in this family are about to risk everything when they fall for strong and beautiful women who test their mettle in life…and love...
    Categorized as:
    angst  epic  family  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • No Such King by Coralee June

    No Such King by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A puppet, a prince, and a playboy. One arranged marriage. Three men I must keep at arm's length.Prince August is arrogant, toxic, and viscous.I want nothing to do with the man that was once my best friend.I fled this kingdom four years ago, planning to never return.But the king is dead.The kingdom is in chaos.And I’m trapped in an arranged marriage I want no part of...
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