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Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBosco 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... -
Lie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhy did I let her go? I can't answer that. How do you expect me to answer that when I don't even know? When I see her at the bar six weeks later, she's still the feisty handful that I remember. She owns the room in that tight dress and that fire. Now that she's not dirty in a locked cage...she's stunning. She cleans up good. I decide to say hello...and see what happens... -
Beg For It by _himeros_
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsElizabeth Nadir has never had control. All of her life she has been controlled and never the controller. Those who held power over her always did what was best for them and in the end, it almost got her killed. After escaping the hell created by the ones closest to her she vows to never let another man control her again... -
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Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
Royal Harlots MC: An RBMC Anthology by Crimson Syn, Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsROYAL by BLOOD - HARLOT by CHOICEThe RBMC is about to get hit with a new wave of badness.You've met the men of RBMC.Now meet the ladies of the Royal Harlots MC.Sexy.Extreme.They take no prisoners and rule the road.And they will be the first in line to shed blood in the name of their club.Bad is just a word.Royal Harlot?Now that's a whole new level of conversation... -
Master of Revenge by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe are rivals. Sworn enemies. And he is the only man to ignite a fire in my soul. I walk a fine line between control and chaos, defined by my past and driven by my future. Nothing can stop me from protecting those I love. Zack Lykaios is cunning and dangerous. He wants to destroy everything I've built on his ruthless march to the top... -
War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands.I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.This is war... -
Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...Categorized as:
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The Sin Trilogy Bundle: A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sin Trilogy is now available in a single volume. A NECESSARY SIN: I’ve watched him from afar for years. And he has no idea. I take joy in that. Through my observations, I’ve learned what makes this charming villain tick. Whisky. Power. Beautiful women. And Sex. Lots of it. Sometimes you must get into bed with the enemy for the greater good... -
Irresistible error by Melissa Ibarra, Kayurka Rhea
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingss. Amor: locura temporal curable por matrimonio. - Ambrose Bierce. Lo miré junto a mí en la cama y mi corazón dio un salto al tiempo que mi trasero pegaba contra el duro piso por la impresión.<> repetí una y otra vez, con un terrible dolor lacerando mi cabeza y observando ensimismada cómo él se removía entre las sábanas.El mundo de Leah McCartney no podría ser más perfecto... -
Art of War by Monique Orgeron
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar 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... -
You Have a Piece of My Heart by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Willow Winters, comes an exclusive collection of sexy short stories with happily ever afters!This addictive collection has quick reads that can be read on their own and deliver all the desired feels of the romance genre...Categorized as:
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High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this... -
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Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrancescaWhile men made war, women were expected to keep the peace. I had loved a man before. I swore that would never happen again.So marrying for the sake of the family wasn’t the worst thing.That’s what I thought.I was a mafia princess afterall and serving as a trading item was my only role in this world ruled by men...Categorized as:
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A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
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The Bookie by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me... -
The Opposite Effect by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrax Anderson is the #1 bachelor on his side of Ravenshoe. With ruggedly handsome looks and an even more gorgeous heart, one flash of his killer smile has the women swarming like bees to a honeypot. His grandma, friends, and a few solid hours between the sheets with a vast variety of bunnies is what keeps his blood pumping. He is a self-proclaimed bachelor who has no intentions of settling down... -
Ensnared by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForced to marry a traitor's daughter, I'll shed blood to make sure it doesn't happen. MarcAs a child I was put on a silver platter and my parents were presented with marriage opportunities. Many other mafiosos were trying to secure their daughter's hand in marriage to me, a cousin of the Irish Boss. Eventually, they accepted one. The only problem is, I've never intended on being with one woman... -
Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe put his ring on my finger and a knife through my heart...Massimo Marrone is pure evil disguised by ripped muscles and a gorgeous face.His dark secrets and blackened heart have turned him into a monster before my eyes.And I’ve become his prey.He promised me protection and committed the worst betrayal with his lies,Breaking my heart in the process.Because Massimo is no white knight...Categorized as:
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Lethal (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy only goal is to keep my club safe at all cost. I don’t let anyone in, and I never show weakness. All it takes is one vulnerable moment, and this world will chew you up and spit you out in bloody pieces. To survive, you need to be ruthless. Cruel. Fuelled by vengeance and hate alone. It’s the only way…it’s our way... -
Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI sold my soul to the Devil and he handed me over to someone far deadlier.After the death of my father, his enemies came knocking on my door. Left with no other choice, I agree to an indentured contract, selling my body to a criminal in exchange for my life.Only he never meant to keep me as his own...Categorized as:
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Getaway by bazookah
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.. . . . . . . . . .We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug...Categorized as:
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Cross + Catherine: The Companion by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe crime boss and the hustling queen are back for one last goodbye … Cross and Catherine watch as their kids grow up, and everything changes again. Life is still as busy as it ever was for these two, and their family. Cece and Nazio are trying to figure this life thing out. From toddling babies to wedding bells, everything they’ve ever wanted is already at their fingertips... -
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Dance for Me by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDown on her luck, Boadicea McGee is desperate for a job.Bills to pay, a roof to keep over her head, and vultures for parents leave her with few options. When her best friend offers her a dream opportunity, she has to weigh dreams against survival and her own morals. The pay is good, the people are nice...but working in a BDSM club just isn't her thing... -
Heads You Lose by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeast…Beast in name. Beast in nature.Once upon a time Tales was my home.I was the second in command and the best goddamn fighter the club had ever seen.I fought. I won.Every. Damn. Time.Until one day I lost trying to protect the princess from the true monster of this f*cked-up fairy tale.She shunned me, sent me away.Now I’m back to tell her the truth, not some tale full of half-truths and lies... -
SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHIS IS BOOK ONE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS - SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It's complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death... -
Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s my ex’s brother.A terrifying mob boss with a past too dark to share.And when he finds out I’m pregnant, he becomes something else, too:The husband I never asked for.Kolya Uvarov crashed into my life at a funeral and saved me from a mega-creep.Classic meet-cute, right?Not exactly—because it was his brother we were burying.A.k.a., my ex-boyfriend.A.k.a... -
Wanted by S. Nelson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDid you ever have something so tragic and frightening happen that you did everything in your power to convince yourself it wasn’t real? Have you ever been so paralyzed with fear you prayed that if you simply closed your eyes and slowed your breathing, everything would be fine? Yeah, me too. Only this time, none of that worked... -
Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPaisley McKeeHe’s my best friend’s brother.He’s also overbearing, bossy, and stubborn.Obviously we hate each other.Then something happened.We said it was a one-time thing.The next morning he tells me it’s forever.He’s unhinged.But he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.Can I believe him when he says I’m his?Kieran RocheShe’s irritating, sassy, and she hates my guts.Not at all my type... -
Love & War by Jackie Chanel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn and raised in Miami, Florida, Caprice was on the fast track to becoming a young CEO. Raised by her former supermodel mother, Caprice was supposed to follow the path that her mother’s stilettos left. Until a letter from her father, mafia don; Domani Bonatelli, changed the course of her life... -
Prey by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Impossible Series short story to celebrate the two year anniversary of the publication of Monster! Told from Sean and Claudia's points of view. Sean and Claudia Reynolds have been living in domestic bliss for nearly two years, but Sean wants something more from her. He relishes pushing her limits, and he’s decided to challenge her by taking her to BDSM club Decadence to show her off... -
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Ruthless Saints by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last thing anyone wants is to be a dispensable member of the leading mafia family. But that’s exactly what Luciana is.As a lowly cousin and the only female offspring in the Torrio mafia family, Luciana is just the bargaining chip her uncle needs to make an alliance with the Bilotti family...Categorized as:
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One Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted to drown. I wanted the world to swallow me up whole and take me back to a time when everything was okay. A time when I hadn’t just buried the only father I've ever known. One where I’m not watching as my mother loses herself to her grief. One where the pain isn’t so insufferable. Everything in my world is a dull muted grey. I crave colour. Excitement. Recklessness... -
Corrupt Valentine Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.Roses are red.Violets are blue.I'm horny and I need you.I'll be in room sixty-nine waiting on the bed.I hope you're in the mood for giving h...If you're up for a game.I promise to scream your name... -
Concede by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years, I pretended to be something I’m not. Drowning the beast living inside of me in copious amounts of alcohol and women. Not that I complained.And then Victoria Hughes walks back into my life, and took me by surprise.The woman stunning me clear out of my mind the minute my mouth touched hers.After tragedy strikes and knocks her off her feet, I expected her to come to me, yet she didn’t... -
Asher by Terry Towers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling Author, Terry Towers, brings you her newest steamy dark romance. ASHER!She should have died that night.I should have killed her as quickly and without conscience, as I had the man I’d been assigned to ensure stopped breathing.But something stopped me.Instead, I found myself draping her over my shoulder and taking her home...Categorized as:
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Isaac by Terry Towers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsaac, book 3 in the Horsemen Dark Mafia Romance SeriesEven though she’s never met me, she’s been the bane of my existence, having me run around chasing my tail for months, but finally, I’ve found her. I knew I would, and she should have known it as well. It was only a matter of time... -
The Purest Addiction by Danielle Lori
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis will be the last book in the MADE series, (although, there may be spin-offs in the future.) Set in Colombia, the tortured heroine will bring playboy Sebastian to his knees. Also expect some mafia stuff... -
The Jersey Vignettes by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAna Avdonin had always been a little difficult. Particular, hard to please, and she didn’t deny any of it. As a Bratva princess and the daughter of Anton Avdonin, she was taught that if—not when—she chose to have a man stand by her side, he should be worthy of the position. When Koldan Vasin swept into her life like a hurricane, he quickly turned everything that Ana thought she knew upside down... -
Beaus & Arrows: A Collection of Sweet and Sexy Stories by Abby Brooks, Aria Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFlowers are fun, but diamonds and forever win our hearts. 22 authors have come together to bring you everything you want in an anthology. From first kisses to botched proposals, boss crushes to rockstar lovin’, these fun novellas will give you the happily ever afters you crave...Categorized as:
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Darkly Ever After: An Organized Crime Anthology by Silla Webb, Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe men of organized crime aren’t white knights.With quick trigger fingers and ruthless souls, they’re tall, dark, and deadly.Taking what they want and decimating anything that stands in their way.These men rule from their bloody thrones.Only a woman’s touch can tame the beasts lurking inside.Bringing light to the darkness.Love in the ruin... -
Unwillingly Ours by Brook Wilder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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Baron by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe ran from me, I considered it a head start.Watching her go was the purest form of betrayal.She was always mine.My wife in waiting.But she decided her freedom was a better option - she was wrong .She ran to a psychopath who tore her dreams to shreds.At my request.Then I took what was mine all along.This time it was on my terms and our wedding has been arranged.Tomorrow... -
Bound to Cruelty by J.L. Beck, Monica Corwin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m the shadows that reach out and take a bite. No one sees me coming, which is why I’m sent to do the things even our fearless leader won’t touch.After months of watching our enemies it’s time to take them out. I’m ready to feel their blood on my hands, their worthless lives ground to dust... -
Claimed Mafia Bride by Mae Doyle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI may have only had Jane for one night,but I'm going to find her and keep her forever.When she moves back to town, I know that I have to have her.Never mind that there's a war brewing.Never mind that she has a daughter she didn't want to tell me about.She can try to hide from me but I found her once--and now she belongs to me.Jane may think that running from me is the best option... -
Little Bird: A Dark Mafia Romance (Dirty Deeds) by Kally Ash
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's good to be King... Bane Rivera: my name is well-known and feared in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. There is only one rule that I live by—only one rule that matters—never let a woman get in the way of business. Ever. Then Wren Montana happened...
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