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Tyrant by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do if you killed someone?Normal people wouldn’t go running to the prodigal son of a mafia kingpin for help.I’m not exactly normal.The daughter of a gang leader embroiled in a turf war. One that has me caught in the crossfire. When you have nowhere else to turn, who better to protect you than someone your own father will never suspect... -
Under His Protection: Saved by a Black Mafia OG by B. Love
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSavant Black is a protector. More logic than emotion, he places emphasis on his present reality above all. When his sister suggests he speak with a life coach, Savant doesn’t believe she will be capable of opening his eyes and mind to any life altering revelations. However, the longer he works with Addison the more Savant realizes his need to feel so little comes from desiring so much... -
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Bad Boys Do It Better: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm Janelle Alexandria Elizabeth-Ann Pickney. The oldest of four girls. Graduate of New York Law School, two years earlier than expected, at the top of my class and apple of my father’s eye. After years of hard work and dedication, I’m finally rewarded by being able to sit in on one of the biggest trials in the city, being handled by the district attorney himself... -
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A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family... -
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Dr. Alpha Male by Anjell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlpha Male. Kata kunci seorang alpha male adalah keyakinan! Yakin dengan rupanya. Yakin dengan gayanya. Dan dah tentulah yakin dengan percakapannya. Kalau tak, takkanlah terkeluar kata-kata ini ketika kali pertama mereka berdua berlanggar di depan sebuah kedai. “Dah habis tenung dah? Tak nak ambil gambar ke? Letak bawah bantal. Malam-malam boleh cium... -
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His Perfect Little Heirs: A Pregnancy Romance Novella by Nicci Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet ready for spice in almost every chapter of this pregnancy novella featuring three Mafia brothers and their expecting partners.Clay and Clay and Fawn are an unlikely couple.Where she is wild and bohemian, he is controlled, regimented, and twice her age.In this short, steamy read, Fawn tries to trust her body again after a previous loss... -
Tied In Steel: The Tied in Steel Box Set by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValentinaBetrayed by lifeAfter falling in love with her bodyguard, Italian socialite Valentina Segretti, believed she no longer had to carry her secrets alone.That his love saved her.Then, in the blink of an eye, he left her, leaving her more alone and vulnerable than ever.Betrayed by loveWhat Franco Protettore left behind became her reasons to live... -
The Salvant Brothers 4: The Showdown by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxl, Felix, and Adam are back in this 4th installment of the Salvant Brothers. This time their paths take them to across the ocean to Italy, where Axl must be formally introduced to the other heads of the syndicate families... -
Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...Categorized as:
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No Greater Love by D.A. Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexei and Vivienne Romankov have always been the loving and supportive patriarch and matriarch of the Sullivan clan and their extended family, but how did this power couple come to be, and who or what is behind the wedge that has driven them apart for more than twenty years? Take a trip down memory lane as we discover their not-so-humble beginnings and finally learn the truth behind all the...Categorized as:
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Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReno Gabrini, the longtime owner of the PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, faces his toughest foes yet when he has to face the ghosts of his past. Just when he thought life was sailing right along, and his family were all making their own dreams come true, the sins of his past come back with a vengeance and seek to dismantle all that he holds dear... -
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Mick Sinatra 7: Breaking My Heart by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMega-mob boss and sexy hunk Mick Sinatra has battles on every front. From his son’s drug dealing, to his daughter’s love alliance with a man with hidden agendas, Mick has to put out fires before they burn him down. But when his beautiful, African-American wife is threatened, and a figure from his past comes back to haunt him in an unexpected way, he knows the game has changed... -
Reno Gabrini: The Man In The Mirror by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSexy casino mogul Reno Gabrini fight ghosts from his past and enemies he thought were friends when he is threatened in ways he never saw coming. But when they take it too far and his beloved African-American wife and their children unwittingly become their latest victims, Reno gives up all pretense at civility, and goes for the jugular... -
Dmitry's Redemption: Book One by Latrivia Welch, Latrivia Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” William Shakespeare After killing a fellow Vor on the international council, who sought to hurt his family, billionaire Russian crime boss Dmitry Medlov becomes the target of his old mentor’s final death wish. A special hit team is tapped to carry out the assassination, but a simple mistake only leaves him wounded... -
Broken Arrow by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArrow Nez is all about that pack life. If it’s not about the pack or his business, it’s not about him. He’s put in a lot of work to prove himself to his pack and his adopted father after an indiscretion that was punishable by death. Childhood trauma has broken him to the point of feeling incapable of loving and being loved... -
Dark Reign by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am going to restore my reign over both worlds.First, with a pen.Next, with a knife.Remind them who sits on the throne of this concrete jungle.Repair the structure that was shattered when my Mia Bella was stolen from me.Revenge will be had.Restitution received.And for me to reestablish order, I will do whatever is necessary.For there is no cost that is too great... -
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A Ryan Revelation: New York Ruthless Short Story by Sadie Kincaid
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Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWanted: Companion for reclusive billionaire. Apply online now.It should be so easy. A twelve month contract with a fat bonus at the end—providing I don’t quit.Except when something looks too good to be true, it usually is.Little did I know how interwoven my life is with his.Saving him might cure my own crushing guilt.Or it could break us both... -
Deadly Reigns by Teri Woods, Curtis Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the queen of urban books comes the third installment of the Deadly Reigns... -
Dark Ruler : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was raised to be a ruler of two worlds.One with a pen.One with a knife.Be the king of the concrete jungle at all costs.I should've simply taken a queen, not courted one.I should've forced her submission, not earned it.I should've let respect be enough, not fall in love.Someone has made a grave mistake in coming for my company.For my throne.For my Mia Bella... -
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The CEO of Cristo: A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI Lost The Love Of My Life…My best friend betrayed me.He stole my company and my freedom.I might have forgiven that. But there’s one thing I’ll never forgive. He ripped my love from my arms and wrapped her up in his.He sent me to Hell. Now I’m back. For her, and for my revenge… “The CEO of Cristo ” is a Secret Baby Billionaire Romance, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo”... -
Mafia Heir: Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by L. Steele
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMine to protect. Mine to take. She is MINE!Five brothersOne broken familyA past that will haunt them forever"If you dare leave me for another if you ever look at another man if you ever let anyone else touch you... I’ll not let him live, Beauty... -
Born into Madness: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sonja Grey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“A safe word? That’s so cute that you think a word could keep you safe from me.”CYNI met him the night three men tried to hurt me.Sasha Melnikov appeared wearing a skull mask... beautiful, brutal, merciless.He made sure they never would again.Then he looked at me.And every instinct screamed to run.But instead of killing me, he took me home.He said I was safe.He lied... -
Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE—UNLESS HE KILLS ME FIRST.Dima Romanoff knows everything now.All my sins.All my scars.All the skeletons in my closet.The only thing I have left is our baby in my arms…And one last shot at freedom.But Dima is coming for me.I can’t run fast enough or far enough.And when he catches up to us…He’ll take everything I have to give... -
Classic by Xavier Neal, Kim Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoy meets girl. Girl meets boy. They fall in love and live happily ever after, right? That is unless boy is a criminal and girl is the daughter of the man trying to catch him. With circumstances this unforgiving, is there anyway their love story will have an ending that we've come to know as classic? *Warning: Cliffhanger... -
Reno and Son: Don't Mess with Jim by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsItalian powerhouse Reno Gabrini is happy with his life in Vegas. His beautiful African-American wife is his partner in the bedroom and in the boardroom, and is keeping him in line and all of his female groupies at bay. His newborn girl and young son are healthy and well-adjusted children, and his oldest son, Jimmy Mack, is fast becoming a man. Maybe too fast... -
Tommy Gabrini 3: Grace Under Fire by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBusiness mogul Tommy Gabrini, once voted the sexiest man alive by a Seattle magazine, wants nothing more than to settle down in marital bliss with his beloved wife, and live his life far from the fast lane. But women from his past, who remembered just how sexy he truly was, refuses to cooperate... -
Romancing Sal Gabrini 2: A Woman's Touch by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsItalian heartthrob Sal Gabrini has a reputation as a hardnosed former cop who is now a hardnosed wealthy businessman who will fight to the death for what he believes in. If his family is threatened, or his business compromised, he will not rest until payback is complete and final. But even hard men like Sal has a soft spot. His soft spot is Gemma... -
Bratva Blood Brothers: The Complete Series: A Russian Mafia Romance Collection by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Amazon Top 39 Bestseller We are brothers by choice. Blood has brought us together and will forever hold us strong. Brothers we are and brothers we will always be. Together we're unbeatable. Unstoppable. Say what you want about the Bratva. Say what you want about our Brotherhood. Around this table sit five brothers, men of honor. Bound by love for those closest to us... -
Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA ten-year-old running for her life climbed into the back of Mr. Exit's shop. She had one request, help me save my mothers. Operating solely on the intel of the kid, he stages a rescue operation. Mr. Exit stopped worrying about all the things leaving his life and began to concentrate on three people who entered his world with a bang. He places a call to the Archangel, Gabriel Neary, who liked Mr... -
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Desire's Addiction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe spent months as a captive...until they set her free.Talya is smart and stubborn…and that’s why she’s spent two months as a prisoner to the mafia. They’ll let her go if she gives them what they want, but Talya would rather die than risk dangerous biochemical information falling into the wrong hands. And she probably will die–after all no one is coming to save her... -
Gio's Bella by Vivian Rose Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCynada Jeffers was venturing from her comfort zone into a world that was way over her head. It was her only resort. She allowed her best friend to set her up as an escort to make the money needed to take care of her sick mother. However, when she knocked on his penthouse door, the client was not at all what she expected... -
Respect by Celeste Granger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe fell for him in Denver. But that’s only part of who he is.Interior designer, Noel Livingston, continues her quest to expand her business relationship with business mogul, Nicholas St. Clair, a relationship that began in Denver, Colorado. When she travels to Las Vegas, Noel learns there is much more to Nicholas than meets the eye. His lifestyle is dangerous and risky and intriguing... -
Tommy Gabrini 6: Every Which Way But Loose by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTitan of Industry and gorgeous mob enforcer Tommy Gabrini finds his life unraveling before his very eyes when enemies hit him from all sides. But it all takes a darker turn when his wife, Grace Gabrini, and his brother Sal, also find themselves caught in the web of lies, deceit, and heartbreak... -
Hawk: Devil's Nightmare MC by Lena Bourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHAWK is a full-length, standalone first book in a steamy and suspenseful new MC Romance series - Devil's Nightmare MC - by USA Today Bestselling Author Lena Bourne. No Cliffhanger, HEA Guaranteed! Trying to stay away from him is a losing fight... -
Redemption by Monique Orgeron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs there a road to redemption? Her coming into my life was a miracle. She saved me. But she also came in like rolling thunder to my lightning strikes. Opinionated, aggressive, argumentative, and fuck did it make me react. She is the first woman to ever call me on my bullshit, causing my blood to boil like no other. The problem is, she sees right through me...Categorized as:
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Blind Luck by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMr. Yield popped in at a small roadside eatery in Missouri for a bowl of grits, three crispy strips of bacon and a cup of coffee. Already angry at the bullet hole in his leg courtesy of Mr. Stop, the last thing he wanted was trouble. Trouble came calling with the start of an antique watch, a woman named Millicent and obsessive Sheriff... -
The Ruthless Nakamuras Box Set by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fan-favorite Nakamura brothers have finally been collected into one crazy hot AMBW boxset! This limited time only set includes HIS ENDURING LOVE, HIS REVENGE BABY, and a sneak peek at Hayato Nakamura's long-awaited novel, TWELVE MONTHS OF KRISTAL.HIS ENDURING LOVEI’ve been hiding nearly all my adult life to protect myself and my autistic daughter from the mob boss who wants me dead... -
Come Thru: A Los Oceania Love Story by Aubreé Pynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSerenity Allen was looking for an uneventful summer. Her plans included – work, stack her money, and stay unscathed by the hood of Los Oceania. Unfortunately, her brother’s urge to move in and save money puts a dent in her agenda.Geoffrey Pryor is fresh out, looking to restart life quietly. For him, the game is a slippery slope that keeps beckoning him back to its shore... -
Mafia Billionaire's Surprise Baby by Vivy Skys
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn’t expect to fall for a ruthless mafia billionaire but he claimed me before I even met him.Now, I’m his fake wife and expecting his baby. Sal De Luca is a brooding shadow that my brother sent as my bodyguard.I should know better than to fall for my brother’s underboss.I try to avoid him, but I’m addicted to the way he worships my body...Categorized as:
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Devil's Nuptials by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Your husband is a man with many layers...You'd do well not to peel them back."An innocent pawn in a ruthless game.Unwillingly betrothed to a phantom in the shadows.No joyous union.No blushing bride.Yet, through whispered letters, I catch a glimpse of a tortured soul.Each word luring me into an intoxicating dance of untamed desire.The day we finally meet...His presence sets my body ABLAZE... -
Cobalt Sin by Mya Grey
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings🔥 Konstantin Belov isn’t just a fantasy come to life. He’s Big Sur’s most notorious property mogul. The region’s most dangerous mob boss. And now?He’s my husband.Because when you’re caught trespassing in a mob boss’s bedroom, there are only two A wedding ring… or concrete shoes... -
Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNERAIn a night of blood and death,Fate brought us together.I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man,A man I'd never see again.I was wrong.A slight shift in the air.A glint of silver eyes in the darkness.I may not see him, but I know he's there.My angel of death,Lurking in the shadows,Watching over me.Protecting me,Before disappearing into thin air,Until we meet again... -
Romancing Sal Gabrini by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGemma Jones once thought Sal Gabrini could be a keeper. He was, in truth, the man of her dreams. But after she didn’t hear from him when he had promised to stay in touch, she wasn’t thinking about him either. Even when she travels to his turf, to Seattle, to attend a stuffy lawyer’s convention, she’s bound and determined not to give Sal a second thought... -
Fear 2: Falling in Love with An Alpha Billionaire by Amarie Avant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLuxury's sole desire is to love Victor, a man that cannot love her. She once feared him. Mysterious and dark, Victor's cerulean eyes hypnotized Luxury's mind and commanded the drumming of her heart. The Duke has claimed her. Victor will keep Luxury against The Queen's order. As the palace echos with footsteps, the English dare to whisper the horrible truths... -
Hale on Earth by Francesca Penn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when your dad loses your hand in marriage in a poker game to the wrong man?To rectify it, I have to marry the only guy who can save me. But my teenage crush didn’t and still doesn’t know I exist.He’s grumpy, mysterious, and removed from the rest of the Founder’s children.The questions in my head won't stop...
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