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Souls by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Brynne Asher, a forced proximity romantic suspense about a woman on the run and a tortured soul. The princess and a dead man.They say money makes the world go round. They’d be wrong.Sure, power can be bought, but you can gain a hell of a lot more with knowledge. With knowledge comes fear.I’ve seen it.I’ve caused it.I’ve even been the brunt of it...Categorized as:
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Inevitable Disclosure by Nicky James
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsQuaid is adrift in MPU. With his partner on extended leave, he’s alone and unsure if he wants to continue working on missing persons cases now that his sister’s case is closed. When the missing teen he’s been seeking for a week turns up dead, it’s the icing on the cake.Maybe it’s time to explore a different career path... -
Alibi by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTravis Walker has been battling dark urges since the day Juliet Prince kidnapped his six-year-old daughter four months ago. Although Kate was returned safely, the woman responsible vanished.When their attempts to find her keep coming up empty, Travis let his need for retribution consume him and it nearly cost him his relationship with his family... -
Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Devil is in the details . . . Cletus Byron Winston wishes to marry Jennifer Anne Donner-Sylvester (aka The Banana Cake Queen) posthaste! He’s spent the last year wanting nothing more than for the celebrations to be brief, libations flowing, and BYOB (bring your own blueberries)...Categorized as:
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Hide & Seek by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the holidays nearing, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are getting settled, both personally and professionally. For Reese, dealing with Brantley’s about-face regarding the size of the task force is easy. It’s meeting the parents that he’s worried about... -
Mad Man by Onley James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAvi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista... -
Half the Battle by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAt the edge of a cliff, in the pouring rain, the man I once loved attacks me. His fingers tear at my flesh, his breath hot in my ear as he spews venomous words of hate and promises of death.My only hope is Scythe. The psychopath locked away inside the mind of another. Letting him out will only cause chaos and violence. And yet, I utter his name and free him to save myself... -
When Heroes Fall by Giana Darling
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI am the villain of my own story...Jilted by my fiance. A disappointment to my family. Haunted by my childhood traumas. I felt so much all my life that I resolved to feeling nothing at all. Until I met my match. As the most infamous mafioso of the 21st century, Dante Salvatore was madly passionate, unequivocally bad, and entirely too dangerous to know...Categorized as:
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One Bossy Dare by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a howling funny office romance where two bitter insta-rivals stumble into the sweetest love.It was one little dare with razor-sharp teeth—work for him.Yes, he's a fire-breathing grump and gazillionaire bachelor.Yes, I just gave him an ego check he'll never forget.Yes, he's still offering me the job dreams are made of...Categorized as:
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Disrupted Engagement by Nicky James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe ring has been bought, and all Aslan has to do is create the perfect setup for a proposal. No problem. Nothing to it. Quaid deserves the best, and he plans to deliver.After choreographing a romantic evening to officially pop the question, Aslan is ready.But things don’t go as planned, and the evening is ruined. Quaid’s insecurities rear their ugly head, making him suspicious... -
Broken Anchor by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series... -
Motorcycle Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s the shy, quiet girl next door. He’s the bad ass biker with an attitude.It’s never going to work. . .Sunny knows she should steer clear of her neighbor. He’s rough, gruff and quite possibly, dangerous. So why can’t she keep her mind off him? Or her body from reacting around him? Or her Little side from wanting to appear and beg him to cuddle her, kiss her, spank her. .Categorized as:
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Fatal Felons by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPlease note this is the third and final book in a trilogy, and this blurb contains spoilers for books 1 and 2. Start the series with Locked Up Liars, and Solitary Sinners before reading on!When a judge declared Heath guilty and sentenced him to death row, everything we’d been fighting for went up in flames.We have no excuses. No appeals. No freedom.Now, there’s only one way out... -
Bad at Love by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBad at making decisions or bad at love? Either way, Kendall Blakemore doesn’t trust his judgment. He falls too hard, too fast, and always for the wrong guy. Needing a major shakeup, Kendall moves into his own place for the first time and seizes a new career opportunity. But everything he thought he wanted turns out to be the last thing he needs... -
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Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline... -
Finished by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit... -
Mateo by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven without a memory, the world is a dark and damned place.There are things around us that regular people don’t know about...I know those things.I’ve done those things.It’s the way of this world when you’re on the throne.This temple is rightfully mine.I am the crown.This isn’t just my life.It’s my soul.My empire.My fortress.And her... -
On the Double by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Renegades #3 • Romantic Suspense • Action • MMM“It’s a fine line between not revealing your arsenal and creating disorder by showing your strength.”Funny how calm you could feel when someone had ripped the heart out of your chest.River and Reese Tenley had grown up on the fringes of society, spending most of their adult years as private military contractors in places nobody else wanted to go... -
The Fates We Tame by Scarlett Cole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings🖤 MC vs Cosa Nostra☠️ Amnesia🌞 Grumpy/Sunshine🧡 "My Wife"💍 Fake Marriage💔 Feuding FamiliesBLURB:From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying amnesia, fake marriage, MC vs Cosa Nostra romance.SophiaNo one knows why I crashed at high-speed driving a car that wasn't mine...Categorized as:
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Savage Storm by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMayhem is coming for the Knight's Legion MC…Madeline. My Angel. The light to my darkness. As President of the Knight’s Legion MC, death and destruction come with the territory—this club is my life. Then she comes along and casts a spell on me with her innocent blue eyes. A healing balm to my soul. Powerful enough to chase away my demons...Categorized as:
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Deadly Dorian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomeone is trying to kill Marc Foster. Attempted poisoning was bad enough, but when the would-be killer messes with the brakes on Marc’s precious Porsche, the art dealer admits he needs help. He just wasn’t expecting help to be quite so dark and sexy. Royce Karras loves his job at Ward Security. He’s making up for a lifetime of bad decisions and a bloody past he’d rather forget... -
Restoration by Tate James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’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... -
A Tangled Truth by Max Walker
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLiam Wolfe isn’t having the best of days. He’s being falsely accused of things he’d never even think of doing and is now facing the loss of his career because of it. He has an idea of who’s behind the attempt at assassinating his character but can’t put the pieces together by himself. Mark Masters isn’t having any better of a time... -
Breaking the Rules by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom #1 Amazon bestselling writer of Pretend You’re Mine, Lucy Score delivers once again with the conclusion to the Sinner & Saint story. In this suspenseful sequel to Crossing the Line, movie star Waverly Sinner has a gunshot wound and a missing fake boyfriend and the only man who can help her now is the one who broke her heart five years ago, Xavier Saint... -
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Forbidden Lover by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDevlin Relic was off limits.The sweet man had already lost a husband and nearly lost his life when someone put a contract on his head last year.He needed to focus on raising his adopted son and finding a nice, normal man.Kai was anything but nice and normal.He was an assassin, and that did not fit into Dev’s neat and tidy life... -
His Fatal Love by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEasily bored, completely manipulative, and utterly deadly…and that’s just in bed.As an assassin for the Castellani Family, I live for the thrill of the job. I'm devoted to my Family and my Don, because they keep me safe.To Leo Bernardi, I'm a monster. A killing machine. And a puppet that his Family can use for their own ends. To me, Leo is just a pawn in a game that I'm playing. A means to an end... -
Extradition by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFun fact: You can take the man out of the Mafia and put him in a fancy Manhattan high-rise, but that man’s always gonna have a little bit of mobster in him. Which probably explains why I told off my arrogant billionaire CEO, Rand Wolfe, in front of the entire company... -
Ripple Effect : Episode Two by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEPISODE TWO: As a calculated assassin, Ripley thrives on always being in control. But when the woman he’s sworn to kill makes an offer he can’t refuse, his control is what he risks losing most. SERIES SYNOPSIS: Ripley They call me RIP. I’m a killer. A murderer. A psychopath. In the eyes of the righteous, I’m a monster, born of sin and depravity... -
Enticed by the Enemy by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s an FBI profiler who’s half my age. Contact between us is forbidden. But I can’t stay away from him.As the Morelli Underboss, I'm the Family problem-solver. So when a task force blames the Morellis for a series of murders in Central Park, it's up to me to restore our reputation... -
The Woman with the Flowers by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCesare Costa never thought he’d have to drag himself back up to Maine, but when there seems to be an issue with the money coming in from the ports there, he has no choice but to drive up and see what is going on. Only to find himself face-to-face with a sweet florist who has no idea the mafia is moving illegal items through her shop.Mere was happy with her life...Categorized as:
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Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s innocent. He’s chaste. He’s promised to God. And he’s more temptation than I can handle.I’m supposed to guard the Boss's husband, but I just can’t keep my eyes off his best friend, Aidan O’Leary.Watching him.Wanting him.Knowing I can never have him.Aidan is pure in body and soul. He’s about to be ordained as a priest. Me? I’m going to burn for the things I’ve done... -
Her Covert Protector by Victoria Paige
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night of passion may bind their futures forever.John Garrison is a master of disguise.He’s as skilled at slipping into cover identities as he is at evading personal attachments.So when a sexy, brainy crime analyst challenges his life as a spy, the urge to run is as strong as his hunger for a sinful taste.Nadia Powell is a geek at heart... -
Enemy Combatant by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Renegades #2 • Romantic Suspense • Stockholm Syndrome • Hurt Comfort • Action • MM“The best intelligence is the knowledge that your enemy doesn’t know you have.”Crew Finlay’s ego had taken a hit or two. He couldn’t lie. As a Marine, he’d been one of the best. As a private military contractor, he’d…messed up a bit. Or failed spectacularly. Whatever... -
Leo by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI used to be CIA. Now I'm a tattoo artist and a vigilante.When a new hire at my shop gets too curious about my less-than-legal activities, he needs all the protection I can give him.He wants a lot more. More than I should be willing to give. And yet, the longer I keep him close for his own safety... the more I want him in my bed... -
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Niall by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m a former FBI agent. Now I’m on the opposite side of the law as part of an underground vigilante organization.When the fight to stop a crime ring pairs me with a pawn shop owner, it’s hate at first sight.Fun fact: Hate and desire aren’t mutually exclusive.To further the investigation, Marcus and I must pretend to be boyfriends... -
Wicked Games by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyder Jameson and Lucien Clarke have a complicated past: Ryder conserves art; Lucien steals it. Their love-hate relationship spans six years and two continents and has endured multiple heists. Hoping to restore his tarnished reputation, Ryder returns home to Cincinnati to accept a position at an acclaimed museum... -
Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsM/M Mafia Romance It’s good to be the Boss. That’s what I thought my whole life.Now I am the Boss. I’ll shoulder that responsibility with my beloved husband beside me. As long as I have Finch, I can handle whatever life throws at me.But what they say is true: Be careful what you wish for.My Family has been decimated. My allies are few. I’m holding onto power by a thread... -
Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSteele Givens doesn’t do relationships and he knows better than to fall for a man he rescued during a CIA Operation; but then he’s never been a ‘follow the rules’ kinda man. He always swore he’d never drag someone he cared about into a world of danger. But what do you do, when danger stalks him anyway? Kalon Roberts wanted to move on. He’s done with danger and Black Ops Operators... -
Six by Paulina Ian-Kane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOliver “Ollie” TrumanMy purpose in life has always been one: protect my little brother. And the only way to do that is doing what my dirtbag of a father says—easier said than done—save enough money to grab our bag packs and leave those miserable days behind us... -
Power of the Mind by Nicky James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not a real case, he’s not my boyfriend, and we aren’t partners.Three lies I told myself for survival.After ten months of shamefully stalking and showing up randomly on Tallus’s doorstep at midnight (for reasons), the sinfully hot records clerk decided he’d had enough of my games... -
Found by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a former USAF pararescueman, Jeremy O’Brien is used to following orders, no questions asked. So, when Micah, his boss at Hamilton Security, asks him to take on a special case, he readily accepts. Micah’s instructions are simple, find the man in the picture and bring him back to Chicago... -
Confessed by Nicola Rendell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brand new dirty, sexy, funny standalone romance.... Lucy Burchett is the heiress to a notoriously disastrous family, and she's left home for good. But when she runs a big, black pickup off the road, totaling it, she finds herself stuck in the middle of nowhere with the driver. He's got a body to die for and a hair-trigger temper. Vince Russo looks like a felon, but he's also pretty funny...Categorized as:
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Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings... -
Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTen years ago, Dominic Walsh faked his own death. With no true identity, it wasn’t hard. But if he’d stayed, he would have been drawn further into a life he’d never chosen. He has friends and family at Ward Security now and has managed to escape his dark past. There is only one thing he truly wants. Abraham Stephens... -
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Stolen Hearts by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI stole a kiss that wasn't mine to take.But he stole my heart, first.Neither was ours for the taking.Both come with a no-return policy.Stolen Hearts is a standalone dark, best friend’s older brother, age-gap mafia romance with a smart, strong-willed heroine, and an ultra possessive “look at her and I’ll unalive you" hero. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included...Categorized as:
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Temporary Partner by Nicky James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCan two rivals work together to solve a case?When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad daylight, missing persons detective Quaid Valor must race against the clock to find the child and bring him safely home to his family. Unfortunately, Quaid’s partner isn’t available, and his team is spread thin... -
Snow Storm by Davidson King
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe city of Haven Hart rests under the heel of Christopher Manos. He reigns over the most dangerous and deadliest citizens as the most powerful crime boss the city has seen in generations. Yet, for the last five years, the harshest edges of his nature have been tempered by the loving devotion of his husband, Snow, and the nephew Christopher adores like a son... -
Hidden In Darkness by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Felix lands a job taking care of a man recovering from severe injuries, he thinks his life may have just turned around. Anything has to be better than the place he’s leaving. There’s something about Lane that draws Felix to him and makes him question if this place could finally become a home for him... -
Rook by L. Ann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe only wanted a fake boyfriend.She ended up with a hitman.Magdalena McCarthyAll I wanted was a date to accompany me to dinner with my parents. A decoy to distract my mother from her ongoing mission to find me a husband. What started out as another awkward dinner ended with us being run off the road.Turns out my pretend boyfriend isn't who I thought he was...Categorized as:
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Colorado Flip by Sara York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatthew ‘Tex’ Miller and Jordan ‘Jazz’ Bergeron settle in to their new life at Wild Bluff, but is their relationship as solid as they think, or will Jazz’s issues come back to bite them? Tanner Parrish has a problem when he arrives at Wild Bluff, and only the team can help him solve the crisis. His twin sister, Suzanne, is in a world of trouble...
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