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  • Down & Dirty: Hawk by Jeanne St. James

    Down & Dirty: Hawk by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Shadow Valley where the Dirty Angels MC rules. Get ready to get Down & Dirty because this is Hawk’s story… Hawk, the Dirty Angels MC Vice President, has met his match! Description coming soon! Note: This book can be read as a standalone. It includes lots of steamy scenes, biker slang, cursing, some violence and, of course, an HEA...
  • 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...
  • Rescuing Jenna by Anna Blakely

    Rescuing Jenna by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A man who believes he’s unworthy of love. A woman determined to make him see the truth. An enemy watching from the shadows, ready to destroy them both for good.

Former Marine Adrian Walker has been called a lot of things…Liar. Traitor. Murderer. Bastard. In order to keep his country safe, he had to become all those things and more. And he’s been fine with it, until now. Until her...
  • Wrecker's Ensnarement by Ciara St. James

    Wrecker's Ensnarement by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    WreckerWalking that hazy line between his day job and his club isn’t an easy one for Wrecker. After all, there aren’t a whole lot of men who were both semi-outlaw bikers and cops. He likes to think he has the best of both worlds and until he meets a certain sexy therapist, he’s been happy with it. It’s a balancing act, but one he can manage...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  biker  dark  female-mc  insta-love  steamy  suspense
  • Spec by Lilly Atlas

    Spec by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scott survived hell serving his country. After more than two decades of service, the man honorably discharged from the army isn’t the same man who went in. Instead, he’s angry, violent, guilt-ridden, and in agony. The only thing keeping him going is the brotherhood he’s found in the Hell’s Handlers MC. Until she shows up, ruining his safe space...
  • Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A tragedy in his past shaped the man he was today . . .Hard. Ruthless. Possessive.If you were his, Jacob Reyes would protect you with his dying breath.That’s why he let so few people close.Then there was HER.Soft and strong. Sweet and sassy.A Little in trouble who called to his Daddy instincts to protect her...
  • Down & Dirty: Dex by Jeanne St. James

    Down & Dirty: Dex by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Shadow Valley where the Dirty Angels MC rules. Get ready to get Down & Dirty because this is Dex's story... A stranger with a diary that contains a thirty-year-old secret. One that could rip a brotherhood apart... DAMC born and bred, Dex was never like the rest of his club brothers. Even though being a biker was his destiny, something was always missing...
  • Her Daddy's Jewel by Laylah Roberts

    Her Daddy's Jewel by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Jewel knew better.Don’t let anyone close. Don’t get attached. That way, she couldn’t get hurt.She’d really messed up.Because a nightmare from her past is back. And this time she might not survive . . .Jason had intended to slowly build Jewel’s trust in him over time. To prove to her that he could be her man, her lover, her Daddy.And then she disappeared...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  biker  dark  insta-love  military  stalking  steamy
  • Down & Dirty: Diesel by Jeanne St. James

    Down & Dirty: Diesel by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Shadow Valley where the Dirty Angels MC rules. Get ready to get Down & Dirty because this is Diesel’s story…She calls him “The Beast.”Diesel, the MC’s Sergeant at Arms and enforcer, is tasked with not only keeping the club’s property and its members safe, but also taking care of “business” when needed...
  • Hope Trilogy by Bink Cummings

    Hope Trilogy by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "This series is freakin phenomenal!! It is beyond hot! You will be drawn in from page one! I hated coming to the end of each book!! I just wanted to crawl inside the story and live it! The characters are so well written! This is one of my top 10 books!!" - Amazon Reviewer...
  • Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St. James

    Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Things refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family...
  • Diesel by Savannah Rylan

    Diesel by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one tells me what to do. Except for maybe Dean, The President of the Black Hornets. I need their help in order to defeat the Black Saddles once and for all. But I know that their help is going to come at a cost. I don’t expect the price to be a pretty little thing, named Brynn. His daughter. That I thought was dead. Being in one MC is bad enough...
  • Red’s Calm by E.C. Land

    Red’s Calm by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’d burn down the world to keep her safe.RedShe came into my life when I least expected it. Her delicate touch calmed me and I didn’t even know I wanted her until I saw her eyes. They were fractured and vulnerable, and I knew I had to have her.The moment she looked at me and I saw her demons up close and personal, all thoughts of staying calm went out the window...
  • Innocent by Addison Jane

    Innocent by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I escaped a brutal past.Created a life I loved.But when your fake proposal with your one-night stand ends up plastered all over the internet, suddenly you’re right back where you started.Fighting for my life and the future I deserved.Only this time, I wasn’t sure I’d survive.Drake wasn’t just a tattooed CEO of a billion-dollar company.He was protective.He was passionate...
  • Taking a Risk: Part Two by Anna Blakely

    Taking a Risk: Part Two by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    R.I.S.C. (Rescue, Intel, Security, & Capture): An elite, private security team who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love. The highly anticipated romantic suspense series by debut author, Anna Blakely. >HE LIED TO PROTECT HER It’s been two months since Jake McQueen walked away from the woman he loves. With the other members of R.I.S.C...
  • Konrad by LeAnn Ashers

    Konrad by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s been six years since I escaped the horror I called life. I was raised in a cult that had forced me to marry a sadistic and evil man. It was absolute hell, but I was finally given a second chance. I’ve had time to heal and finally find myself, but the last thing I ever wanted or expected was to fall in love...
  • Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James

    Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Agony may be a natural flirt, but that didn’t stop him from dreaming of having a woman of his own to love and have a family with. Years of watching his friends get their happily ever after lives has worn him down. He’s at the point of admitting it isn’t in the cards for him...
  • The Surgeon by Nichole Rose

    The Surgeon by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When people hear biker, they assume trouble. That's not me or my MC. I'm a respected pediatric surgeon. I just happen to like the road at my back, the wind in my face, and the MC brotherhood. My job and the MC are all I want… Until Samara Lansing blows into my life and changes everything. She's a fierce warrior determined to save her niece. And she thinks I'm the surgeon for the job...
  • The Facilitator by Tracie Podger

    The Facilitator by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    'I'm going to be brutally honest and say that I love this book, its as if the author has stepped into my fantasies!' - Amazon Reviewer 'Wow! Completely wow. If you haven't read The Facilitator yet, what are you waiting for?' - Amazon Reviewer It started as a game. Two adults, both lonely; one an expert, the other learning on the quick...
  • Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder

    Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new standalone MC packed with angst, explosive action, and chemistry that will have you begging for more. Rafe: In my world, there are secrets at every turn. It's just the way it is in the MC. Club business is club business. Period. Marlowe Davenport, the club's new bartender, had secrets of her own...
  • Forever Tombstone's by E.C. Land

    Forever Tombstone's by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    TombstoneMy entire life, I’d never believed in second chances. They’re bullshit if you ask me. Then again, maybe I wrote them off as crap because I didn’t think I deserve one.I lost my wife a long time ago. All in all, I failed her. She was mine to protect and I couldn’t even do that right.Over time I got used to being on my own. Better yet, it was easier. I didn’t need anyone in my life...
  • Revenge by Sarah Bailey

    Revenge by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her Innocent. Fragile. Sheltered. The secrets from the past shattered me. The lies my family told broke my soul. Devastation was my only solace. Until my angel saved me. He gave me freedom. And I’d kill for him. Him Broken. Battered. Bruised. My past was always there to haunt me. My need for destruction ran in my veins. Salvation was never on the cards...
  • Sacrifice by Sarah Bailey

    Sacrifice by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Him I wanted to take them all down. I had everything under control. Then she walked into my life. And turned my world completely upside down. She changed me. She was my light in the darkness. I was her avenging angel. Until I ruined everything. Her I wanted to be his everything. The one who took me. He showed me their darkest secrets. He taught me their twisted ways...
  • WOLF: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James

    WOLF: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Evil Dead Motorcycle Club gave Wolf his nickname. They said it was because women stood about as much chance with him as Little Red Riding Hood stood against The Big Bad Wolf. And maybe that was true. For Wolf, when it comes to his club, he’s all about loyalty. He loves his brothers, he loves the freedom of the road, and he loves his independence...
  • Biker Baby by Penny Dee

    Biker Baby by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I was about to make a huge mistake. And when I say huge, I mean, approximately ten inches’ worth of mistake. But after the week I’d had, this was just what I needed. A night of big bad mistakes with a big bad biker. Honey Scott Finding out your boyfriend is a cheating loser is a real buzz kill. Finding out you’re actually the other woman, is devastating...
  • Burned by Jordan Marie

    Burned by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Librarian Note: Captured, Book 1 Ended on a Cliffhanger. This is the second part if it, plus Torch and Katie's story.Katie He is a very bad man. There is nothing good about him... Unless you count the things he does to me between the sheets. Those are good, very good. Everything else about him is bad to the core...
  • Country by Lila Rose

    Country by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I had her and loved the taste of her.But she’s too young, too sweet and good.I’ll keep her safe, and I want her happy.Even if my own heart tells me I’m a fool for not making her mine.Our few nights were electric. She left her mark and burned her goodness into my heart.There’s no room left for anyone else, only her.I can’t chase her. I have to let her go...
  • Tristan by LeAnn Ashers

    Tristan by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I spent the last ten years of my life as a SEAL fighting for my country. Coming home to my MC was everything I imagined. That is, except for her.I never dreamed I’d meet the woman that would end up owning my heart. Lynn and her little girl, Michaela, quickly became my entire world.But Lynn’s past resurfaced and they’re practically begging me to rip them into pieces...
  • Wire (Dixie Reapers MC #13): Bad Boys by Harley Wylde

    Wire (Dixie Reapers MC #13): Bad Boys by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When my past came knocking, I wasn’t expecting it to arrive in such a tempting package. Lavender -- My parents weren’t the type to win any awards, but I did learn a few things. Like how to read lines of code and get through the backdoor of pretty much any site or program. I also learned about the man my mother dated when she’d met my dad, someone who has intrigued me for years...
    Categorized as:
    biker  age-gap  alpha-mc  kidnapping  steamy  stalking  revenge  dark
  • Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Breacher.Navy SEAL.Mercenary.Being a breacher on the Teams wasn’t a job, it was my drug of choice. Detonating charges, the blast waves going through me, I lived for the rush of tactical explosive breaching. As long as I kept my brothers safe and didn’t eat a piece of frag, I never looked past my next mission... until I screwed up.Miscalculating a blast zone, I took a hit...
  • Whiskey by Sybil Bartel

    Whiskey by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mercenary.Navy SEAL.Unconventional Operative.I didn’t join the Teams. I was recruited. They called me the Specialist. They said I had a unique skill set. I knew who I was.For eight years, the Navy tried to rein me in with their tactics, techniques and procedures—operations, missions, objectives—they told me to adapt and overcome. I didn’t adapt. I did my time.Now I worked for Alpha Elite Security...
  • Ice by E.C. Land

    Ice by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I saw her for the first time, broken and in despair.IceI swore long ago, I’d never want anyone for myself. I didn’t want to take the chance of losing someone I loved, not after everything I’ve seen in life. Then I see her and know I have to help. I didn’t intend for it to happen, but it did.Now I’ve got no choice but to handle the demons not only in her head—there’s more coming for her...
  • Trident's Enjoyment by Ciara St. James

    Trident's Enjoyment by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trident gave thirty years of his life to his country. He enjoyed that life and after searching for two years, he thinks he’s found a new family. However, it isn’t just a new family he finds, but a woman who affects him like no other. He finds love. If only the woman in question will give him the time of day.He’s battled for months to get her to see him as something more than a player...
  • Boink by Winter Travers

    Boink by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Letting his president's sister get kidnapped was not Boink’s finest hour as a member of the Fallen Lords MC. Now it’s time to pay the price protecting the very woman who distracted him from his job in the first place. Mayra needed a safe place to land and the Fallen Lords clubhouse was the perfect solution, until her past puts everyone in danger...
  • False Front by Debbie Baldwin

    False Front by Debbie Baldwin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emma Porter is not real. She is an accomplished young woman, living a fulfilling life in New York City, working for an online news agency, and striving toward normalcy. The truth, however, is something else. She was once Emily Webster, a child of privilege, and the twenty-first century Lindbergh Baby...
  • Saving Blu by Nicola Jane

    Saving Blu by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    BluAll I really wanna do is keep my head down and be the Enforcer for the Kings Reapers MC. The downside is they’re heavily involved with the mafia, and fuck, I hate the mafia. Vinn Romano is an arrogant ass but it’s his sister, Gianna, that really grates on me. Walking around like some entitled mafia princess and expecting men to fall at her feet just because of her bloodline...
  • Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale

    Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The moment he divorced his ex-wife, Jeremiah decided two things.One, he would never, ever get into that kind of situation again—i.e., marriage.Two, he would spend more time doing what he loved—baking, riding motorcycles, spending time with the Battle Crows MC, and getting some quiet time for just himself. Pretty much doing the things he enjoyed, that his ex-wife could no longer ruin...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  biker  female-mc  military  steamy  suspense
  • Beautiful Risk by Anna Blakely

    Beautiful Risk by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can he forgive himself in time to save the woman he loves? Former Delta Force operator, Trevor Matthews, has spent years trying to move on from the sins of his past. Nearly a decade later, he’s still haunted by the deaths of his teammates and the woman he cared deeply for. Then, he meets Lexi—the beautiful waitress with an angelic smile—and almost instantly, his soul sparks back to life...
  • 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...
  • Butcher by LeAnn Ashers

    Butcher by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He stalked me from the moment he saw me. He watched me day and night. Butcher is what everyone calls crazy. They see all the tattoos and scars and to be honest, to most people he looks downright scary. He’s dangerous. He is after all the enforcer to the Devil Souls MC. But to me? He’s just Butcher. I see him. I see who he really is...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  biker  dark  female-mc  insta-love  military
  • Poseidon's Lady by Darlene Tallman

    Poseidon's Lady by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Poseidon Malone is on his annual retreat at his grandfather’s one-room cabin. Since separating from the U.S. Navy as a SEAL, he and his unit have established a legit motorcycle club in coastal Georgia. Life is good but he’s lonely and the easy women that come around when they have a party just aren’t cutting it any more.He never expects his ‘one’ to pass out at his feet...
  • Colt by Kate Oliver

    Colt by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    AvaHow can a man claim a spot in her memory after one conversation? Forcing him from her mind, Ava moves out of state for an incredible job offer. Big mistake! With a new nightmarish position, Ava’s health deteriorates...
  • Summer Fire by Gennita Low, Stacey Lewis

    Summer Fire by Gennita Low, Stacey Lewis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love when it’s hot? So do romance writers. Especially when we’re writing about gritty alphas, angsty bad boys, sizzling attraction, and unrequited passion. So loosen your buttons, turn the fan to oscillate and join us for this steamy, groundbreaking bundle of summer tales that are hot hot hot...
  • Gunny by MariaLisa deMora, Kayla Robichaux

    Gunny by MariaLisa deMora, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shattered following a devastating betrayal that results in the death of his friends, Lane Robinson finds himself in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a world away from his previous life as a Marine. Robinson is trying to forget the past, but healing from the deadly deceit that cut blood deep is hard, and memories of that treachery taint every interaction in his life...
  • Arrow by Kennedi Darling

    Arrow by Kennedi Darling

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Calista: Living fast-paced days of endless work and finding pleasure in one-night stands was how I enjoyed my life. At twenty-eight, my career as a psychiatrist was fulfilling, and I had too much to accomplish to allow myself to be distracted by foolish things like relationships and love. But the night I walked into his bar threatened to break my resolve...
    Categorized as:
    biker  age-gap  stalking  kidnapping  steamy  suspense  dark  secrets
  • Riptide by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Riptide by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s nothing he wouldn’t do to save her. Now he’s about to prove it… RiptideIt only took one look to know I was a goner.I’d never be able to forget the sweet smile and sinful curves I’d only glimpsed before she’d been ripped away.The girl in the desert was a prisoner, and I was going to set her free.All it would take was infiltrating a dangerous cult...
  • Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Hiding Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the ultimate temptation.One that I can't touch yet one that I can't resist.Her father was my best friend in the Navy SEALs.He gave his life for mine.And how do I repay him?By lusting after his only daughter.The last time I saw her she was a kid.But she shows up on my doorstep in trouble and she's all grown up.All grown up and irresistible...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  steamy  insta-love  suspense  dark  angst  military
  • Protecting Mandy by Leslie North

    Protecting Mandy by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Even an ace mechanic can’t repair a broken heart… When Mandy’s father died he left her alone, heartbroken, and buried in crippling debt to an unscrupulous bookie. Now, Mandy’s the proud owner of an auto repair business whose only other mechanic just quit. Things couldn’t get any worse...
  • Rescuing Karina by Hope Ford

    Rescuing Karina by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old threat sparks a new love… Karina I thought my nightmare was over. The threat was eliminated. Yet even after five years, I still look over my shoulder and feel like I can’t trust anyone. So when a familiar face from my dark past appears, I know danger has found me again. Fleeing is the only option, the only way I can protect myself and those I love...
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