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![Ryder by S. Nelson]()
Ryder by S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf secrets fester long enough they will devour a person’s soul, leaving them black and dying on the inside, blocking the smallest glimpse of healing light. With steadfast focus, Ryder Casteel immerses himself in the club, working tirelessly alongside his brothers of the Knights Corruption to figure out how to end the war with the Savage Reapers once and for all... -
![Merciless Union by Faith Summers]()
Merciless Union by Faith Summers
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth... -
![Mail-Order Brides for Christmas by Fiona Davenport, Frankie Love]()
Mail-Order Brides for Christmas by Fiona Davenport, Frankie Love
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Mistletoe Brothers are ready to save Snow Valley … even if it means marrying complete strangers.The six women who arrive in this mountainside town all have very different reasons for agreeing to an arranged marriage. And none of them quite know what to make of the six ruggedly handsome brothers who greet them.But they do know this: there’s no turning back... -
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![Brutal Power by B.B. Hamel]()
Brutal Power by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn exciting and steamy standalone arranged marriage mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.I shouldn’t have stalked my future husband.When he catches me staring at him in the gym—He drags me into the sauna.And I’m in big trouble.When my brother the Don orders me to marry Brody Quinn, I agree to sacrifice my happiness for the Famiglia...Categorized as:
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![Legally Bound by Blue Saffire]()
Legally Bound by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLegally Bound I Bobby Mariette is a successful lawyer with the world at his fingertips, but he wants one thing and one thing only! Her, Paige Kemble, the attractive brilliant lawyer in his father’s firm. Paige is the one thing Bobby never thought he would have so when opportunity knocks Bobby Pounces... -
![A Difficult Man to Love by Elizabeth Lennox]()
A Difficult Man to Love by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was time to sell. One by one, her life was falling apart. That’s when Hayden accepted that she’d have to sell her farm and move on. Unfortunately, the only offer she had was from a man she hated. Just one month ago, she’d told him that she wouldn’t sell her land to him. Wasn’t it funny (horrible!) how life played games? Viktor thought that the lovely garden nursery owner was amazing...Categorized as:
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![Torment Her: A Dark High School Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Torment Her: A Dark High School Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants to rescue her. She wants to escape him.Kennedy Lowe was the girl that got away. So when she turns up broken and bruised, I‘m determined to fix things and finally claim the girl I’ve always loved.I’ll tease her.Tempt herIn the end, I’ll make her mine.Conner Jagger was the boy I always wanted. But we’re not the same people anymore, and I don’t know if I can trust him with my heart... -
![Loving the Tiger by E.A. Price]()
Loving the Tiger by E.A. Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe path of true love… and all that. Carrick never wanted to claim a mate. He was thrust into the pride because no one else wanted him. After years of abuse, and no memory of his life before, his only option was to live in the pride. None of the female tigers ever appealed to him, and he was content with that... -
![Aleksi Petrova: The Bulgarian by King Ellie]()
Aleksi Petrova: The Bulgarian by King Ellie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo: Aleksi Petrova,I didn’t want you.I’ve never wanted to be with you yet I can’t ever get you out of my head.What have you done?***That’s it.That’s all.You were once my crush and the man that I loved.Now… we’re each other’s nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Baron by Stella Andrews]()
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...Categorized as:
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![TORMENTED: Jani Kay by Jani Kay]()
TORMENTED: Jani Kay by Jani Kay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan there be redemption for a man with a tortured soul and a twisted heart? Harrison: Hell bent on revenge, anger and hatred taint my soul. Only rage and vengeance keep me alive. Nothing else matters. There is no room for love. No room for relationships or a family of my own to distract me. I’m damaged and beyond redemption. Until I meet my arch enemy’s sister... -
![831 Marriage Lane by Lucy Darling]()
831 Marriage Lane by Lucy Darling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s my wife.Did I trick her into marrying me? Yes.What choice did I have? If she’d known who I truly was she never would have given me a chance.But when you find a woman as rare as Gabriella, you don’t let her go. You bind her to you in every way possible.Getting her locked down was step one. Sweeping her off her feet is what happens now, tomorrow, and for the rest of our lives together... -
![The Ruin by Stella Gray]()
The Ruin by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy life is in ruins. Failed marriage, failed career--I'm a failure.My husband may have had a hand in it, but I can't help missing him.We made an agreement. I signed the contract, and so did he. Without our arrangement, everything falls apart.So we'll keep losing ourselves in each other's bodies.We'll keep pretending everything is fine.But maybe I'm getting sick of pretend...Categorized as:
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![The Contract by Stella Gray]()
The Contract by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only I'd never signed that contract. Or accepted the one I didn't.My husband doesn't trust me. Not that I can blame him.But he needs me, needs my image. I need his connections. And I have to find a way to convince him to set aside our differences.There's one way that always works.Even when we hate each other, our bodies betray us.The one place we've never disagreed is in bed...Categorized as:
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![A Revenge So Sweet by Lily Wildhart]()
A Revenge So Sweet by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you’d have told me six months ago that this would be my life, I’d have laughed in your face.Money. Marriage. Murder.Three things I never thought I'd deal with, let alone all at once, but now those three words embody my entire world.There’s nowhere to run, not with the eyes of the country on us now... -
![Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe]()
Only the Beginning by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrincess of Country Music.America’s sweetheart.Survivor of the scrutiny that comes with it all. Hannah 'Harmony' Stewart has lived most of her adult life in the spotlight. It hasn’t always been easy. One heartbreak almost ruined her. Some days it’s hard to keep a smile on her face and stay positive, but there are a lot of people counting on her to keep it together... -
![Tiny's Law by Bailee James]()
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![The After Party That Never Ends by H.J. Bellus]()
The After Party That Never Ends by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVolume 4 Deadlines threaten to drown the Sterlings as they wrap up business in LA. Dax is in jail serving time, Eli is preoccupied, and Kam is in rehab, leaving Cole to keep the business afloat once again. He was even forced to call in their cousins, the Bennett boys, to oversee club business in Denver... -
![Modern Arrangements: Complete Trilogy by Sadie Grubor]()
Modern Arrangements: Complete Trilogy by Sadie Grubor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the COMPLETE Modern Arrangements Collection of all three books which make up the trilogy. Set includes: Book 1 - Save the Date Book 2 - Here Comes the Bride Book 3 - Happily Ever Addendum Includes Deleted and Extra Scenes - Terms & Conditions (If you already own book 1 and/or 2, there is no need to purchase this collection) Get your eBook Authorgraphed! http://www.authorgraph...Categorized as:
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![The Sheik's Angry Bride by Elizabeth Lennox]()
The Sheik's Angry Bride by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuty. Responsibility. Those were the priorities of Layla’s upbringing. So when her father announced that she is to marry the Sheik of Lurasa, she accepted her duty and steeled her heart to a loveless life of obligation. What she refused to accept was Garon’s intense effect on her. The man wasn’t what she anticipated! And he wouldn’t conform to her plans or expectations...Categorized as:
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![Bella Vol. 3 by Kimberly Soto]()
Bella Vol. 3 by Kimberly Soto
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA MAFIA ROMANCE “Head of the family” is not an easy job title. There is a darkness within those words, a common set of traits the boss of bosses must possess and codes he must follow in order to fulfil his duty. Famiglia first. Always thinking of the family. But now, I find myself thinking of her. Sitting at my desk, calling the shots, even pulling the trigger has become a daunting task... -
![Double Score by Violet Paige, Nicole Elliot]()
Double Score by Violet Paige, Nicole Elliot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDouble the play, double the pleasure. Pure. Princess. Sheltered. That’s what they said about me. And it was true. But all of that changed when I was auctioned off the highest bidder on the Austin Warriors Pro Football Team. They would pay anything to put a fake ring on my finger. They said it would be good PR, that I had to do it to save the team I had just inherited... -
![Bittersweet Revenge by R.G. Angel]()
Bittersweet Revenge by R.G. Angel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEsme had thought she was free, but a shocking revelation forces her to return to Stonewood.There she must deal with life-altering secrets and lies, as well as face the consequences of running away.Caleb is angrier than ever, hell-bent on punishing her for what he considers to be the greatest betrayal... -
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![Scarred by Vera Hollins]()
Scarred by Vera Hollins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years ago, I became a shell of the girl I'd once been, left to pick up the pieces of my soul. I’d decided I wasn’t going to let anyone walk all over me or bring me down, and I was surviving just fine. But then I met him. Masen Brown.I call him Barbie, though. Or Pudding Face. Or Walking STD. The list of insults goes on and on, I hate him that much... -
![Bred for Them by Mae Harden]()
Bred for Them by Mae Harden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaileyWhen I registered to be a surrogate, I just wanted to help someone have a baby. No one told me that my clients would be hotter than Hades. No one prepared me for what to do when just the sight of them sparked some seriously filthy fantasies. And when those fantasies evolve into feelings… yeah, there’s no handbook for that... -
![7+Us Makes Nine: A Nanny Single Dad Romance (Baby Makes Three) by Nicole Elliot]()
7+Us Makes Nine: A Nanny Single Dad Romance (Baby Makes Three) by Nicole Elliot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnocking up the nanny wasn't part of the plan. I'm supposed to look like the perfect father. So my ex's lawyers stay away. Actor, billionaire, single dad to three. With a hidden secret. I'm sleeping with the nanny. Catherine is perfect. Sultry, beautiful, and forbidden. Her lips call to me, her hips sway, and I'm falling. Fast. I'll do anything to make her stay... -
![Betraying the Billionaire by Victoria Davies]()
Betraying the Billionaire by Victoria Davies
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulian Worth isn’t a man with time to spare. Ruling his billion dollar empire with an iron fist, work is the true love of his life. Which is why when it comes to marriage, a strategic alliance matters more than love. Julian is more than ready to sign on for a little superficial dating and a marriage of convenience if it allows him to take his company to the next level...Categorized as:
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![The Sheikh's Inherited Bride by Clare Connelly]()
The Sheikh's Inherited Bride by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You are King,” she said, sitting into Addan’s chair now, collapsing into it, taking in a shaking breath. “Yes,” he crossed his arms over his chest, “I will inherit Addan’s throne, and all that entails.” She swallowed, his promotion one she knew he didn’t wish for, one she knew he didn’t take any joy in. “Your highness,” she said, deferentially, standing uneasily... -
![Marrying the Mountain Man by Hallie Bennett]()
Marrying the Mountain Man by Hallie Bennett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsColeHe's the "too nice" handy mountain man whom women overlook.ShannonShe's the curvy girl next door engaged to marry another man.But when the two meet on her wedding day, will heart sparks win in the end?Discover the heart sparks of Suitor's Crossing, a small town with a legend of love and soul mates, in the Mountain Men of Suitor's Crossing series...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Sinner by Rosa Milano]()
Twisted Sinner by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia...Categorized as:
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![The Sheikh's Baby Bargain by Clare Connelly]()
The Sheikh's Baby Bargain by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA baby to secure his kingdom... Powerful Sheikh Rafiq Al-Khalil has no interest in his bride of convenience. But a year into their cold marriage, he desperately needs an heir... -
![The Rawhide Man by Diana Palmer]()
The Rawhide Man by Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIT WAS A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE...But convenient for whom? Jude Langston had practically kidnapped Bess White and brought her to his San Antonio ranch. It wasn't that he'd wanted her so desperately--he didn't even like Bess. No, Jude's cool green eyes were firmly fixed on the shares of his company that she'd inherited.Bess had always thought of Jude as the Rawhide Man--lean and rough... -
![Craving Flight (Bound by Ink) by Tamsen Parker]()
Craving Flight (Bound by Ink) by Tamsen Parker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTzipporah Berger is thirty-seven and single, which is practically unheard of in the Orthodox Jewish community she now calls home. Her increasing religiosity and need for kink may have broken up her first marriage, but she’s decided it’s time to try again. And the rabbi’s wife has just the man in mind...Categorized as:
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![Bella Vol. 2 by Kimberly Soto]()
Bella Vol. 2 by Kimberly Soto
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaking over this family isn’t going to be easy. There are a lot of things that have been left undealt with. A lot of people need reminding of the man I am; what I can do to them, what I can have done to them. I control the cards. I determine what happens. The outcome is in my hands. I am the king.Weakness isn’t a possibility. I’m not weak. I don’t cry or tell a sob story... -
![Party Boy in Room 211 by H.J. Bellus]()
Party Boy in Room 211 by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVolume #2 The Sterling brothers have marked LA with their sin. Dax finds himself fighting old demons. He lost count of the number of women he has entertained in LA, but then he sees the redhead who has been haunting his dreams for weeks. When he happens to run into her again, he refuses to take no for an answer. Six weeks promised, and so many possibilities lying ahead of him... -
![Lyon on a Leash by Erosa Knowles]()
Lyon on a Leash by Erosa Knowles
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery woman should experience the love of an Alpha submissive man at least once in her life… Successful attorney Vera Knight has it all – an interesting career, a stunning home, and all the money she needs to travel the world in style. The only thing she doesn’t have is a man - and not just any man will do... -
![Bella Vol. 4 by Kimberly Soto]()
Bella Vol. 4 by Kimberly Soto
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mafia Romance Bella is a serial series. 1 new book in this serial will release every month through 2016. I hated him for the things he took from me. I hated him for the love he refused me. But after all of the hate and anger, I knew without a doubt that I was irrevocably in love with Jax Moretti. I'm a woman born into a man's world... -
![Her Boyfriend's Friend by Mia Ford]()
Her Boyfriend's Friend by Mia Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I had everything I needed - then Nate walked into my life. I noticed his eyes first, deep luscious pools I wanted to dive in and drown. The broad shoulders, mighty fine muscles, and dimpled smile didn't hurt either. And as soon as I met him, I just felt... warm and protected. Safe. One hitch though - Nate's my fiancé's friend. And I'm not the type to cheat. Unlike my jerk of a fiancé... -
![My Arabian King: Enemies to Lovers Romance by Marian Tee]()
My Arabian King: Enemies to Lovers Romance by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote: This book was previously published as My Arabian Billionaire.I was fifteen and a nobody. He was rich but illegitimate. Years later, I'm still a nobody while Khalil is a king...and he wants me to be his queen.My father is a war hero in Khalil's kingdom. It's the only reason why our paths crossed, and I never let myself forget this... -
![The Rebel's Return by Victoria James]()
The Rebel's Return by Victoria James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNatalia Puccini has spent her entire life playing by her overbearing but well-intentioned Italian family's rules...except the one time she took a chance on a bad boy and fell hard. She's worked to get her life back on track so when Aiden McCann comes sauntering back into town with his heart-stopping smile, Natalia vows not to fall for him again... -
![Worth the Risk (2 stories in 1 book) by Stephanie James, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Worth the Risk (2 stories in 1 book) by Stephanie James, Jayne Ann Krentz
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![The Boss's Bride by Gia Bailey]()
The Boss's Bride by Gia Bailey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![The Sheikh's Contract Bride by Clare Connelly]()
The Sheikh's Contract Bride by Clare Connelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn arranged marriage they've run a mile from ... but no one can run forever. Sheikh Zahir Al'Eba might have been promised to the young heiress Violet Covington, but that didn't stop him taking another bride when it suited him. Six years later, widowed and as sexy as ever, Zahir appears on Violet's doorstep demanding that their marriage contract be reinstated... -
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![The Billionaire Rancher's Christmas Wife by Marian Tee]()
The Billionaire Rancher's Christmas Wife by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I’m beginning to think you set out to fool me in those letters of yours.” “I did not.” “But you were so sweet and funny---” “I am sweet and funny!” “Whatever you say, sugar.” Isla shot him an accusing look. “There’s just something about you that brings out the worst in me. I only lose my temper with you.” “Uh huh.” “I’m not lying... -
![Claimed by Her Mafia Man by Sam Crescent]()
Claimed by Her Mafia Man by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsabella Drago’s father has trained her to take over and stand in his place as Capo. He made other plans, though, and now she must marry the man he chose or fight for her place in a man’s world.Damon Romano, the Monster as he is called, is intrigued by the woman who’s been trained to take care of herself. This is his chance to finally have a woman at his side, one who isn’t afraid of him... -
![Promised Virgin by Jéssica Macedo]()
Promised Virgin by Jéssica Macedo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsARRANGED MARRIAGE AND MAFIA ROMANCEMarco Bellucci was the great Don of the Italian Mafia. Before taking up his post, he was raised on strict rules of blood and honor. He was a leader who ruled with an iron fist and knew that there was nothing more important than family. His life had always been about the mafia and he knew that every decision had to be made thinking of his own, including marriage...Categorized as:
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![I Married a Mob Boss by Shandi Boyes]()
I Married a Mob Boss by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI thought waking up hungover with no recollection of the previous twenty-four hours was going to be the worst thing I’d encounter during my whirlwind trip to Vegas. It wasn’t... not even close. Not only did I wake up in a strange room with a gold band wrapped around my finger, I witnessed something no woman should ever see...Categorized as:
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![Deceptive Union by Ivy Davis]()
Deceptive Union by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was supposed to kill him… not fall in love with him. Antonio Moretti – the true leader of the Italian mob.He’s been outcast, stripped of his family and power by his uncle.When my father tells me that I am to marry Antonio, I am ecstatic.Antonio is handsome and sweet, everything a woman would want in a husband.That is… until my father tells me my real mission is to kill Antonio...Categorized as:
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![The Mafia Marriage Contract by Kristen Luciani, Autumn Archer]()
The Mafia Marriage Contract by Kristen Luciani, Autumn Archer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarrying the enemy was never part of my plan. I came to America to escape the shackles of my family’s criminal empire. To carve my own path, far away from the blood-soaked legacy of the O’Callaghan name.But when my father makes a deal with the devil himself—Kingston Viacava—I’m the pawn sacrificed to cement an alliance. Kingston is everything I despise. Arrogant. Ruthless...
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