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  • Blood & Bones: Whip by Jeanne St. James

    Blood & Bones: Whip by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You never know where the road may lead you. Or who you’ll find along the way… When Whip comes across a disabled motorcycle at the foot of the mountain—the one that’s nothing but bad news—he hopes the stranded rider is nothing more than just that. Someone who needs help.And not a trap. Or an undercover fed...
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  • Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Daddy in need of someone to cherish and call his own . . .Hack has a job he loves. Great friends. Stability.And no one special in his life.A caregiver and protector, he needs someone to take care of.And then Greer Savage walks right on into his life.Incredibly brave, yet also slightly broken. Sweet and funny.He wants to wrap her up tight in his arms and never let her go...
  • A Very Naughty MC Christmas by L. Wilder, Jordan Marie

    A Very Naughty MC Christmas by L. Wilder, Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tis the season for an MC Christmas.10 steamy stories sure to make the naughty list this year...
  • Prospect: Satan's Fury MC-Memphis by L. Wilder

    Prospect: Satan's Fury MC-Memphis by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She was a distraction I didn't know I needed.  Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder brings readers a new installment in the Satan's Fury MC- Memphis series.  I'd come to a point in my life where I no longer gave a damn about anything. Hell, things had gotten so bad I didn't even care if I was alive or dead...
  • T-Bone by L. Wilder

    T-Bone by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Over the years I’d been with my share of women. Hell, I’d had more than I could count, but for one reason or another, it never seemed to last. I’d told myself that I just hadn’t found the one, and I was okay with that. I had the club, and with my brothers at my side, I had everything I needed—or so I thought. Alyssa was young, smoking hot, and had the world at her fingertips...
  • Betting on Forever by Scarlett Black

    Betting on Forever by Scarlett Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alessia DeRosa is a full of fire and ambition. When life throws her a curveball, her pride won’t allow room for failure. Betting on herself, Alessia cashes out of the life she was dealt, picks up the pieces of her shattered heart and moves on to a future unknown. Blade Johnson was born into the Battle Born MC...
  • Gunner: Satan's Fury MC- Memphis by L. Wilder

    Gunner: Satan's Fury MC- Memphis by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In our world, there are some lines you just don’t cross. New York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings readers a new addition to the Satan’s Fury MC- Memphis series. Get ready for a ‘wilder’ ride. Gus wasn’t just my president. He was the father I never had. He was steadfast and strong. I looked up to him and trusted him without question...
  • Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr Neil Walker, MD, MFT, Ph DI’m not your average therapist. As the founder of Imperium Security—the cover for my mercenary team—I’ve dedicated my entire life to helping heal those who’ve had their power unwillingly taken from them and avenging the ones who didn’t survive...
  • Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox

    Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “What do you mean, ‘You gave me the wrong sperm sample’?!”But the doctor says he isn’t joking.Instead of being my sister's surrogate...I'm accidentally carrying my boss's baby.A few months ago, I agreed to be my sister's surrogate.Then she died in an unsolved accident.I swore I'd keep her child and raise it on my own.But as it turns out, there was a mix-up at the clinic...
  • Unraveling Fayth by Winter Travers

    Unraveling Fayth by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fayth doesn’t know what she wants anymore. Torn between the life she used to live or staying in Rockton, Fayth can’t decide which future she wants. All she knows is that the one man who won’t leave her side is the one man who is taking over her heart. Everyday Slider relives the moment he thought he had lost Fayth before he even had the chance to have her...
  • Rider by L. Wilder

    Rider by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She was the one piece of his past he'd never put behind him. Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder brings readers a new installment in the Satan's Fury MC- Memphis series.  I'd spent years trying to put the past behind me. I wanted to forget the mistakes I'd made, the dreams I'd lost, but they were a part of me...
  • Chased by Him by Kylie Kent

    Chased by Him by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⚠⚠This book contains scenes and discussions of non-consensual sexual acts, domestic violence, profanity, sexual content, violence and miscarraige through trauma. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read.⚠⚠ChasePeople take one look at me and see a pretty face.Because that’s what I want them to see...
  • No Way Out by Amy McKinley

    No Way Out by Amy McKinley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father...
  • Forever by Ivy Nelson

    Forever by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Russell Adler has one job while Elijah Barrett is away. Keep Holly Barrett and her best friend safe from those out to collapse Club Solitaire. There's just one problem, Holly's best friend is a pain in the ass. A gorgeous, irresistible, pain in the ass.Forever is the conclusion to the Diamond Doms series. Cover Reveal and full description coming soon...
  • Savage Pawn by Em Petrova

    Savage Pawn by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s smart enough to know better, except when it comes to the SEAL trying to hack her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Special Operator Drew Gunnison’s motto of duty, honor and integrity fit right in when given missions most special forces fail at...
  • Fire with Fire by Michelle St. James

    Fire with Fire by Michelle St. James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is a battlefield — and only the strong survive. Shunning his Ivy League education and the empire that was his birthright, Damian Cavallo found his place in New York City’s criminal underworld after the fall of the Syndicate. Reclusive and angry, he works alone — until crime lord Nico Vitale makes a compelling argument for the new organization’s far-reaching power...
  • The Greek's Retribution by Sonja B.

    The Greek's Retribution by Sonja B.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    XanderMy woman needs me and I will go to war to make sure she is safe. Sabre is my light in a world surrounded by darkness. You would rather slit your own throat than harm one hair on her beautiful head.SabreChoosing a man over my family isn’t right, or so I thought. But Xander isn’t any man, he is love, my love. His love is the heat I need in this cold world and his protection is my sanctuary...
  • Wrecked by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers

    Wrecked by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maverick West. Reformed bad boy, my new hot AF roommateAnd…father to my VERY unexpected baby.Look, this isn’t my dream life.I never planned on being a single mom begging to live with my brother-in-law.And it’s no secret he didn’t want this arrangement either.Fresh off of a broken engagement, he isn’t exactly welcoming us with open arms...
  • The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was not the kind of man meant to fall in love.He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope.The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to...
  • Grave by Savannah Rylan

    Grave by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    These lawyers can go screw themselves. If they think I’m going to let Everly go into witness protection, they got another thing coming. Their right that she is in danger, But I can keep her safe. So she will move in with me. At first, it seems simple, But as the lies unravel, I realize that Everly might be the only good thing in all of this...
  • Vegas Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Vegas Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Warning – Do Not Spend Your Holiday Drinking in Vegas.May cause you to wake up married to a domineering single daddy…It all started with me running away from the altar of h*ll.And ended with the most erotic night of my life in the city of Sin.Zane is older. Ex-military. And a HOT single dad.But our fairytale came to an end - with the cartel on my tail.Months later we meet again...
  • United Reign by Kylie Kent

    United Reign by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dark Mafia RomanceTheoEverything we’ve built is crashing down around me.I’m consumed by the darkness, my blood boiling with the need for revenge.My wife is the only light in my life; she’s the very reason I keep on fighting.They’re coming after me. And worse yet, they’re coming after her.But let them come…I’m waiting. We’re waiting.To send them all back to the hell they crawled out of...
  • Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me...
  • The Woman in Harm's Way by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman in Harm's Way by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Savannah had never considered herself a brave person. So saving the life of a customer at her restaurant when men had burst in with guns drawn had simply been instinct. There was no way for her to know that the man she’d saved was a member of the local mafia. Or that he and his family would feel indebted to her for life...
  • Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When opposing sides of the law collide, it isn't just the rules being broken.Justine Walsh dreamed about being an architect when she was a child. However, when her brother was served a life sentence for murder, her plans altered. Now she's a first-year intern at the number one defense firm in the country...
  • Snow's Prince by Nichole Rose

    Snow's Prince by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling for Snow was the last thing this mafia prince intended to do.DimitriSilver Spoon Falls was supposed to be an easy mark.Instead, I'm up to my ears in cartels and complications.I waltzed into enemy territory to investigate...And waltzed back out with a new mission in life.Protecting Snow Buchanan from her stepmother and her cartel of henchmen.Her seven furry friends doubt me...
  • Savage Intent by Jordan Marie

    Savage Intent by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Melina gave me her body and ran away.She can run, but she can’t hide.I needed to lose myself in a woman.It was just supposed to be one night.She gave more than either of us bargained for.I claimed her innocence and she disappeared.She has no idea the lengths I will go to find her.I won’t allow her to get away again.I’ll track her down. Nothing will keep me from her.I don’t care what I must do...
  • Max's Redemption by L. Wilder

    Max's Redemption by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He has his second chance, and this time he's not letting her go.Harper Campbell was beautiful, smart, and innocent. I wanted her to be mine. There was just one problem. She was my best friend's sister. She was off-limits, but I couldn't help myself.We were just kids when we fell in love--young and carefree. Then tragedy struck, and I felt I was to blame...
  • Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…SmokehouseI didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams.Our one night together made me question everything.But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...
  • Gambler's Longshot by Winter Travers

    Gambler's Longshot by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Opposites attract, or so they say. With Gwen constantly throwing sass and questioning every word that comes out of Gambler’s mouth, Gambler and Gwen maybe the first couple to prove that saying wrong. All Gambler wants to do is keep Gwen safe. He never expected the unwanted attraction and the need to protect her. Gwen has learned the hard way that things are not always what they seem...
  • My Ex Boyfriend's Dad by K.C. Crowne

    My Ex Boyfriend's Dad by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My son and I fell for the same girl.And now her life is in my hands.I always knew Vivian was special.  The strength of a lioness. Witty banter that matches mine.And a magnetic sensual beauty.But she’s in deep with the cartel. I won't rest until I eliminate every last threat.But one problem still remains..
  • Restoration by Tate James

    Restoration by Tate James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s always been about the chase. The prize. The puzzle. The Game. I became the best of the best, Hermes, because no one could catch me. No one could touch me.No one had.Until her.She’s everything I never knew I wanted.She is my life.It’s been one bad call after another in this Game. It’s cost the woman I love more than I ever wanted her to have to pay...
  • Detained by Luna Mason

    Detained by Luna Mason

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    FrankieI don’t have to hide behind a mask anymore.I rule New York, and now all I have to do is finish what I started ten years ago. To destroy the man who took my life from me. No one can get in my way. That is until I am arrested for murder and have my first taste of Detective Zara O’Reilly.The woman hell bent on ruining my plans...
  • Bad Boy's Baby by Alexis Winter

    Bad Boy's Baby by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His baby isn’t the only secret I’m carrying.I’m the reason his brother is rotting in prison.Yeah, not exactly the start to a happily ever after.My job is to put criminals in jail,Not sleep with the suspect’s brother.Broken men with dangerous secrets,And junkyard tats…Not exactly my type.Yeah, tell that to my battery operated boyfriend.It’s his eyes.Soul piercing eyes...
  • Hart by Evie Monroe

    Hart by Evie Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was animal attraction, pure and simple. Charlotte: A night of hot monkey s-x. Trust me, I’m a vet. I know what happens in the wild. He’s such a bad boy, And I’m not into his type. Unless they look like him. Or taste like him or feel like him. Note to self: it was a one time deal. Now, my brother is set to join a biker gang, So I swallow my pride to ask him to help...
  • Toxin by Savannah Rylan

    Toxin by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the enemy. But she's hot AF. Natasha is off-limits. Little mafia princess type and honestly I want nothing to do with her. She's just leverage. Except that she's so beautiful I'm having trouble keeping my hands off of her. The club comes first. My d*ck second. My heart? This is a f*cking mess. Toxin is part of the new chapter of the Dead Souls MC...
  • Sly by Savannah Rylan

    Sly by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm not supposed to love her.I didn't even try.When I met Tara I didn't know she was Chains' little sister.The cop who's investigating our club.She's not involved in any of this.She's the Juliet to my Romeo.And I'd do anything for her.But when the club decides to take down Skeleton once and for all,I know I can't put this innocent beauty in harm's way.Once he's dead?She's mine...
  • Bound by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance (Bratva Brotherhood) by Bianca Cole

    Bound by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance (Bratva Brotherhood) by Bianca Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We are from two different worlds, but I can't stay away. I'm investigating a shooting at a charity event that doesn't make sense.My superiors tell me to leave it alone--It's a closed case.But I can't.Leaving mysteries unsolved isn't in my nature, so I keep on digging.It all leads me to one man, Alexi Barinov, rumored Russian Mafia member.The problem is, every time I go near him, I'm a mess...
  • Bear by Savannah Rylan

    Bear by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Second chances and shootouts. My life is a mess. After getting my a$$ beat by Lars guys I need to get stitched up. Lucky for me, Margot's hands are perfect for my body. It's been years since we've been together, but one night together brings all those feelings back. I have to keep her safe. She can't get involved in the mess that the Dead Souls are now in...
  • Saint by Savannah Rylan

    Saint by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don't need guns. I'll use my fists. I'm over this mob. Especially when I find out they're trafficking women. Including Amberly, the one that got away. I haven't seen her since high school, and even though she's built up walls, she's as beautiful as ever. And she has a kid. He's six and we split up how many years ago? Those assholes with the mob can't have him. I'll get both of them to safety...
  • Blade by Aria Ray

    Blade by Aria Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Bulldog by Delta James

    Bulldog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely...
  • His Heart by Sheila Kell

    His Heart by Sheila Kell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Romantic Suspense BEST-SELLING Author: What happens when a man is called to protect the woman who captured then crushed his heart? In Sheila Kell’s story of danger and second chances, two people are connected by a painful past and a love that is threatened. His heart is hers. Eight years earlier, Matt Hamilton gave away his heart only to have that love snatched away...
  • Zain by Evie Monroe

    Zain by Evie Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Oh, you think you’ve got problems . . . The Steel Cobras are at war and I’m to blame. But there are only two things worth fighting for in this life. My club and my woman. I should have never prospected with Hells Fury. Then I wouldn’t have needed to defect. And we wouldn’t be in this senseless war. And I’ve fallen in love with Sasha, my Russian dumplin’. Sweet, wholesome, and delicious...
  • Possessed by Mya Grey

    Possessed by Mya Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is the 3rd installment for "Brutal Kings Series" Start reading "Owned" (Book 1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...BlurbHe finally confessed his darkest secret to me…And I already loved him. But can I truly love a cold-blooded killer?Dario, my antihero, my love has done something unforgivable. And it’s my fault. I messed up. Learned something I shouldn’t have. Bad people are after me...
  • Corrupted Sinner by Kiana Hettinger

    Corrupted Sinner by Kiana Hettinger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brute This was supposed to be nothing but business. I help her to take down the Domínguez cartel and set my kidnapped sister free. But nothing about Greta is as I expected. Not her killer curves, or her boldness. Or the way those hazel eyes of hers hold me captive from the moment our paths collide. She’s become a toxic mix of my dark desires. But no matter how much I crave her, I can't touch her...
  • Preacher by L. Wilder

    Preacher by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Never say never.New York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings a story for readers who like their alpha men loyal, their stakes high, and their love worth fighting for. Being President of Satan’s Fury was more than a title.It was my purpose.My legacy.It was built with loyalty, trust, and respect.And in the process, we’d earned quite a reputation.It was up to me to keep it...
  • Drake by Evie Monroe

    Drake by Evie Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The daughter of my enemy is off limits. But when we meet in the bar on Steel Cobra's turf, I don't even recognize her. I only know I want her panties in my pocket, her sweet lips on mine, And her curvy hips in my hands. Her dad’s one mean son of a B, And the President of Hell’s Fury. Having her means war. It means more blood on my hands...
  • Relentless by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar

    Relentless by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bellamy: My life was supposed to be so simple; getting the rest of my inheritance at 25. I would invest it in my music career and become history, literally. What I didn’t expect was to find out that everything I believed to be true about my family was a complete lie. I didn’t expect to find out that I had a half-sister by my real father; a man that was the devil reincarnate...
  • Holiday Havoc by KB Winters

    Holiday Havoc by KB Winters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All I want for Christmas is to score a new hook up . . . Not that kind. I’m the newest patched member of the Motorcycle Club and I want to prove myself. Do something good for the club. But when I set eyes on Marisol, things change. Now all I want is her. In my bed all night long. First, I’ll have to deal with the cartel punk she’s been hangin’ with...
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