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  • Forever Mine by Anna Zaires

    Forever Mine by Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I fought against fate, and I won. I made a deal with the devil to keep her. It was supposed to be over. We were meant to be happy. Too bad my enemies had other plans. Note: This is the conclusion of Peter & Sara’s story. It is strongly recommended that you read Twist Me and Capture Me trilogies before embarking on this book, as there will be major spoilers for those series...
  • DEFY: The Kings Of Retribution MC by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels

    DEFY: The Kings Of Retribution MC by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THE SMALLEST OF MIRACLES CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT Defying everything life has thrown at them Logan and Bella's love is unwavering and stronger than ever. They have everything…almost. Both long for more; Dream of creating a family of their own. Sometimes their smiles and laughter are a mask-hiding struggle, heartbreak, and pain...
  • The Last Straw by Sharon Sala

    The Last Straw by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Charlie Dodge may be down, but he’s most definitely not out. He’s still reeling after a series of earth-shattering events, so when a desperate woman hires Dodge Investigations to find her missing sister, the head-scratcher of a case is exactly the distraction Charlie and his steadfast partner, Wyrick, need...
  • Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle

    Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Passion, betrayal, and heartache collide in an emotionally charged and dangerous chain of events that could unravel everything Sebastian and Talia have worked to overcome...
  • Famished: Part Two: by Ellie Messe

    Famished: Part Two: by Ellie Messe

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m a coward. I just wanted to forget. I just wanted an escape from reality. I didn’t ask for any of this. Hiding the truth just might kill me, but how can I come clean when everything around me is so twisted? Funerals, weddings, secrets…between them all, I’m losing myself. I’m not even sure I know who I am anymore. I missed the memo where families are built on lies...
  • Jardin's Gamble by Laylah Roberts

    Jardin's Gamble by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jardin had once had it all. A submissive to love, cherish and dominate. His best friend to share her with.Until he lost it all.Then he hires a sassy, take-no-prisoners assistant with a surprisingly sweet, submissive side.Could she be his second shot at happiness?Bitter and angry, Carrick bailed on his previous life, with no intention of ever looking back. He didn't want or need anyone...
  • Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If she fails, her whole team could be destroyed.Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is more than ready for her marriage with ex-SEAL Striker Rheas. But getting her happily ever after is fraught with hurdles when her psychic abilities start going haywire, giving her vague warnings of impending danger.As it turns out, identifying threats can be overwhelming when everything and everyone is the potential source...
  • The Dollmaker by Mary Burton

    The Dollmaker by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale: someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their faces to resemble real, life-size dolls. As a forensic pathologist, it’s her job to aid the agent leading the case—even if that agent is her estranged husband...
  • Blackest Red by P.T. Michelle

    Blackest Red by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    New York Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling seriesNo matter how hard I've tried to let go of Mister Black, the memories of us together torture me. They're an unforgettable reminder of a life I can't have for many reasons.Burying myself in work mostly keeps thoughts of him to a screaming minimum, until he's thrust into my life under circumstances beyond my control...
  • Seeds of Iniquity by J.A. Redmerski, Kris Koscheski

    Seeds of Iniquity by J.A. Redmerski, Kris Koscheski

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Victor Faust's new Order is growing. Business is good as there is no rest for the wicked in an underground world of hardcore criminals and contract killing. Relationships among the operatives have changed little over the past year—but things are about to change now, and all six high-ranking members of the new Order will be blindsided by an unlikely enemy...
  • Gulf Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Gulf Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.In this woman’s action adventure, with an explosive psychic twist, USA Today bestselling author Fiona Quinn takes her reader into a world of international crime, terror, spies, and resistance networks...
  • Stripping Bare by Kelsey Browning

    Stripping Bare by Kelsey Browning

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bad Boy... Billionaire... Baby Brother... Who is the real Jonah Steele? Video game mogul Jonah Steele may be a billionaire , but as the youngest brother in a family of alphas, his struggle to prove his worth is all-consuming. Although he saved his hometown from ruin, he can’t forgive himself for the biggest failure of his life...
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    suspense  dark  romance  contemporary  billionaire  abuse  family  mlm
  • Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss

    Pretty Nightmare by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    INDIE I have them all now. Just the way I want them.McKay, the one who loves me deepest.Adam, the one who protects me fiercely.Donovan, the one who tells the truth.They are my friends, they are my lovers, they are my world.And Maggie belongs to all of us—no matter who her father is.This is the family I’ve always wanted.This is the family I deserve.And I will do whatever it takes to keep them...
  • Counterfeit Love by Jessica Gadziala

    Counterfeit Love by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finch can spot a fake a mile away.Raised in the Bayou with crime in his veins, he managed to turn his talent into a career. Making money. Racking up a few enemies along the way.On the run from one of those, he starts overin a new town. Where he meets her. Full of lists and guards and attitude.Someone beautiful enough to make even blackmail seem sexy.Chris has lived through hell...
  • Concealed Affliction by Harlow Stone

    Concealed Affliction by Harlow Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryder has done his best to break my armor. It’s been a slow process but he’s reminded me what it’s like to feel again. I could never thank him enough for the toe curling and life altering experiences. He’s been my light in a hurricane-but even I know the sun can’t shine all the time. I have a big decision to make and it’s not as simple as just going left or right, forward or backward...
  • Relic by Fiona Quinn

    Relic by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Digging For The Truth Can Be DeadlyBrian is ex-special forces.He’s working for a security group that only hires the best of the best. His job is fueled by danger and adrenaline, and he loves every minute of it. At least he did up until this minute. When Sophia walks into their briefing room, Brian’s heart stops...
  • 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...
  • Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski

    Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Izabel and Naeva find themselves right where they wanted to be in Mexico: captured and held in the slave compounds owned by the Ruiz family. But the two are soon separated and forced into very different—but equally dangerous—situations...
  • The Wolf by K. Alex Walker

    The Wolf by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tayler Diaz, an oncologist working in the small town of Yearwood, North Carolina, stumbles upon Gage Wolfe's virtually lifeless body when leaving for the day after a long shift at Yearwood Medical. While phoning for help to get him into the hospital for treatment, Gage makes one last declaration that sends a chill straight to her bones: "Just let me die, love...
  • Roamer by Janine Infante Bosco

    Roamer by Janine Infante Bosco

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Deuce: The first moment I stared into Ally’s tortured blue eyes, my subconscious knew I’d never escape her. She called to the darkest part of my soul and made it impossible to ignore the strange pull I felt towards her. Some things are just meant to be. As long as we were both breathing, my heart would do time with hers...
    Categorized as:
    dark  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Run by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Run by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elle Roberts wants two things in life:One—to find out everything there is to know about the mysterious spy who keeps kissing her, andTwo—to stay off her mob family’s radar.That isn’t too much to ask, is it? It’s not like she wants to win the lottery, or live in a Star Wars movie, or be Chris Hemsworth’s personal bather...
  • Behind The Hands That Kill by J.A. Redmerski

    Behind The Hands That Kill by J.A. Redmerski

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Even professional killers need vacations, but for Victor Faust, his vacation in Venezuela is about more than relaxation and time alone with Izabel Seyfried. It is a chance for him to come clean to Izabel: to tell her the truth about why he sent her to Italy with his brother, the truth behind his interest in Nora Kessler, and about his knowledge of Izabel’s child with her former captor...
  • Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Marc d’Alessio first rescued the curvaceous and spirited Italian Angelina Giardano at the Masters at Arms Club, he never expected her to turn his safe, controlled life upside down and pull at his long-broken heartstrings. Months later, the intense fire of their attraction still rages, but something holds him back from committing to her completely...
    Categorized as:
    dark  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  angst  bdsm
  • Sabian: by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Sabian: by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Best Selling Author, Ali Parker... I’m an unlucky guy. Shit just has a way of kicking me when I’m down. When the girl of my dreams comes back to New York City and doesn’t refrain from seeking me out, I know it’s only a matter of time before the other shoe drops and shit hits the fan. Someone is hunting Lost Breed members and they’re not being shy about it...
  • Blinded by Fate by Harlow Stone

    Blinded by Fate by Harlow Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Nothing is as it seems. What you believe you know is all a lie"Book Fairy ReviewsI'm kneeling on the floor at the hands of a monster. My choices along with my dignity are about to be taken and there's little I can do for myself.How did I get here?Of course I know the answer, but if those bastards Fate and Karmatruly hold the cards then I wish I knew where the hell I went wrong...
  • Shattered Rhythm by R.B. Hilliard

    Shattered Rhythm by R.B. Hilliard

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Chaz Jones’ life hasn’t been easy. Meltdown’s newest drummer doesn’t give a damn about anything except for his kit, his sticks and his throne. Music offers him a way out and he takes it, only to discover it isn’t enough. Nothing is ever enough. … Until Olivia Olivia Marshall had her dream job, her dream boyfriend, and her dream life...
  • Cold Red by Fiona Quinn

    Cold Red by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Undercover. Under fire. Under arrest...…It’s hard to save a special agent’s life with your hands cuffed behind your back.Anna walks into the house and is met with flashbang. The FBI have her cuffed and belted into the back of their car. Two FBI agents are escorting her over the mountains of West Virginia heading to Washington DC for interrogation……She was never meant to get there alive...
  • Ruining Him by Kylie Kent

    Ruining Him by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    JoshEmily came crashing back into my life, bringing with her everything I was missing.But she’s not the same girl I knew years ago. Gone is the girl who was always happy and eager to please everyone. The one who didn’t let life get her down.She’s conquered her demons but they still haunt her whenever she closes her eyes. Her screams tear through the darkness night after night...
  • 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...
  • In Too Deep by Fiona Quinn

    In Too Deep by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes Trust Can Get You KilledRetired Marine Special Operator Deep Del Toro watched the newscaster play the video of the woman he loves fighting off the FBI agent and escaping from a murder scene the night before. Now, Lacey's turning herself over to the police. What Deep’s practiced eye saw in the video was a highly-choreographed crime. But somehow Lacey had thwarted the professionals’ plans...
  • Arrangement in Black and White by Fred Misurella

    Arrangement in Black and White by Fred Misurella

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She's white; he's black. But their conflicts are more than racial. Margy's from Iowa, an artist, the product of an abusive mother and neglectful father. Everet's from Connecticut, a civil rights lawyer on the rise toward greater recognition, and their lives take a tense turn when he decides to run for political office just as Margy moves forward in her own career...
  • Black Contract by Charlotte Byrd

    Black Contract by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I don’t belong with her. Born into darkness, life made me a cynic incapable of love. But then Ellie waltzed in. Innocent, optimistic, kind. She’s the opposite of what I deserve. I bought her, but she she stole my heart. Now my business is going up in flames. I have only one chance to make it right. That’s where it happens…something I can never take back...
  • Gold Shimmer by P.T. Michelle

    Gold Shimmer by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How far would you go to be with the man who stole your heart but doesn't know your real name? GOLD SHIMMER is the first book in Cass and Calder's epic love story in the BLACK SHADOWS duet. STEEL RUSH is the explosive conclusion to their love story and it is now available. You do not have to read books 1-3 in the IN THE SHADOWS series to enjoy GOLD SHIMMER and STEEL RUSH...
  • Gunner by Daphne Loveling, Troy Duran

    Gunner by Daphne Loveling, Troy Duran

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She wonders if I’m dangerous. Loaded question... GUNNER I live by the cut. It's a brotherhood. Sex, crime, and power. But when I see that sexy little number in over her head at the biker bar, I want to pummel the son of a bitch who threatens her. Taking Alix back to my club for protection is all I can do. Hell, I want to do so much more. She wonders if I’m dangerous. Loaded question..
  • Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd

    Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There was a time when my debt was the only link we had. There was a time when I couldn’t tell him how much I loved him and he couldn’t tell me. There was a time when I thought I could never have enough money. Now, everything is different. Nicholas Crawford is a stranger who is becoming more strange with every moment. I used to think I could make a life with him, but now I’m not so sure...
  • A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey

    A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The gripping new thriller featuring DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling authorEvery mother's worst nightmare . . .When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart.Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side...
  • Come Back by J.A. Huss

    Come Back by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dirty, Dark, and Deadly, #2This is a SERIES. This is BOOK TWO.“Secrets keep the darkness alive,” Harper tells me. But that’s not how I see it at all. Secrets keep me alive. The truth is overrated. Honesty is never the best policy. And everything you know absolutely can hurt you.The contracts I fulfill are just agreements. Death is a business deal. Secrets are currency in my world...
  • Five Miles by Lili St. Germain

    Five Miles by Lili St. Germain

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    My father taught me the importance of an eye for an eye—a cardinal rule, ingrained in every club member.A life for a life.Seven lives in payment for an unimaginable list of sins.People might wonder why I’m doing this. If this vengeance is borne from some noble cause. If I’m trying to prevent others from suffering at the hands of Dornan Ross and his sons.But I’m no selfless vigilante...
  • Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti

    Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Run: Gemma Falls never expected to use her game theory expertise to outrun a killer. But for years, that skill is all that kept her one step ahead of a deadly stalker. When Gemma gets the chance to teach at D.C. University, she hopes she and her young daughter have found a safe harbor...
  • Black Light: Brave by Maren Smith

    Black Light: Brave by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It started with Piggy. It escalated with Kitty. It ends with Puppy.  For almost a year, Ethen O’Dowell has been locked behind bars and yet Puppy is far from free. A legal ward of her parents, she shares her bedroom with Pony, the only part of her old, submissive life that she has left... apart from the guilt, the fear, and the weekly punishments Ethen dishes out every time they visit him...
  • Intrigue by E.B. Walters

    Intrigue by E.B. Walters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ENTER THE DECADENT WORLD OF ANOTHER INFINITUS BILLIONAIRE... STAKES ARE HIGH WHEN LOVE IS ON THE TABLE This is a stand alone novel... price will change after release Lies. Secrets. Sensual games. Their mistake… A one-night that turned into three days of decadence. Terri Randal is tired of hiding from a disturbed man she turned down when she was a teenager—her stepbrother...
  • Before He Vanished by Debra Webb

    Before He Vanished by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His disappearance changed her life forever.Twenty-five years ago, Halle Lane’s best friend vanished from their Tennessee town. When a childhood photo brings Liam Hart to Winchester, Halle is certain the man is the same child who vanished. Now Liam seeks out Halle to help him investigate the circumstances of his mysterious past...
  • Timber by Courtney Lynn Rose

    Timber by Courtney Lynn Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TimberCaelan Finnigan is mine.Just because she's technically a clubwh*re, and I haven't claimed her as my ol' lady, doesn't change a thing. She's been mine since she was twenty-three, she just didn't realize it.Even though I swore I'd never take an ol' lady, things are changing. I'm changing. Watching my sister getting married, my older brother having a baby-- I want all that...
  • A Vivacious Little Valentine by Meredith O' Reilly

    A Vivacious Little Valentine by Meredith O' Reilly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Always on the outside looking in.At least, that's how Quinn Barkley feels, living and working at Rawhide Ranch, surrounded by men and women who have found their perfect match.Then Ryder Moore shows up, and for the first time in years, Quinn finds herself believing she can have everything she's ever dreamed of. The sweet, loving Daddy her heart needs..
  • Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All I see is red.Blood.Pain.Rage.It consumes me.The moment he took her, wrath invaded my soul.I only have one purpose. End him and take back what’s mine. Love isn’t always clean, and wrath is the deadliest sin...
  • Bleed For Her  (Steele Raiders MC) by RB Hilliard

    Bleed For Her (Steele Raiders MC) by RB Hilliard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reynolds Walker has had enough drama and heartache to last a lifetime. Finally back on track, she’s looking forward to the quiet life she’s built for herself. When she comes home to discover her almost-fiancé dead and his killers hunting her, she’s left with no choice but to run. Little does she know that the past she’s fought so hard to escape is about to catch up with her...
  • Coyote's Revenge by Vannetta Chapman

    Coyote's Revenge by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes We Must Face Our Past, While Our Future Hangs in the BalanceAiden Lewis is the perfect undercover agent—a millionaire playboy who has committed his life to protecting his country. For Aiden, work comes first and allows him to make amends for his past. Then Madison Hart is caught in the terrorist web of an insurgent named Coyote...
  • Scar's Secret: Demon Dawgs MC San Diego - Book Three by K.L. Barstow

    Scar's Secret: Demon Dawgs MC San Diego - Book Three by K.L. Barstow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    🔥 Unveil the Hidden Shadows of Love and Danger in "Scar's Secret" 🔥🏍️ About the Dive into the thrilling world of the Demon Dawgs motorcycle club in "Scar's Secret," a gripping novel by K.L. Barstow...
  • Talk to Me by Heather Long

    Talk to Me by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “Patch online…”Five years ago, I disappeared from the life I had and built this one. I spend my days, and most of my nights, on the line helping my clients achieve their goals. They call me when they are in a jam or are getting ready to move on a target.I’m their information specialist.The woman in the chair.I’m their switchboard.Intelligence, electronic eyes, computer hacking—I do it all...
  • Keep It Simple by R.B. Hilliard

    Keep It Simple by R.B. Hilliard

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After living most of her life surrounded by alpha men, Sarah McLellan wants a sensitive, sweet, doting man in her life. Then she meets Cas. Cas Ashford is running from his past. With a new job in a new city, he has a fresh outlook on life. Keep it simple. Then he meets Sarah. Some things are easier said, than done...
    Categorized as:
    dark  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  angst  book
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