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Start a War by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.Run. I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there... -
Symphony by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Symphony is made up of four parts… That’s us. Ivan the pained ex-ballet dancer. Anton the unpredictable artist. Erik the damaged violinist. And me, Rose, their Muse. The one. Together they cracked open my heart, they made me feel. Our love story isn’t made up of fairy tales. It’s dark, twisted, but oh so beautiful... -
Saving Graves by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeglected. Tortured. Abused. Unloved. I was left for dead at seventeen and learned to protect myself the only way I knew how…by not letting anyone get close to me — not anyone. Discovering Club Irons has been like finding home for the first time in my life. It’s been a beacon of light in my dark life, and it’s where I finally belong . I’m the most sought after Dom at Club Irons... -
Brutal Fighter by Heather Long
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBRUTAL FIGHTER is a full length mature college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. The dark romance aspects of this tale continue. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest... -
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Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath... -
Canvas by N.M. Catalano
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings4 inked men. 1 is very, very bad. He made me an offer. One I accepted. His friends made me another. One I shouldn’t. I really, really shouldn’t. But I’m not that girl anymore. The one I left behind, the one who does what’s expected, the one who has no choice. The one with secrets. I ran away from that life, and hope it never finds me... -
A Ryan Review: A New York Ruthless short story by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a big night for Jessie at The Peacock Club, but while she's having fun watching the action unfold, one of her husbands is hatching a devious plan of his own, intending to make the most of having his beautiful wife to himself for a few hours... -
Rise by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs if taking over the Ravens wasn’t going to be complicated enough, Jynx has already taken a job for the leader of the Romanos, and of course, it can’t be straightforward.People from their pasts are popping up from all directions, all posing very different threats and entwining them in ways they could have never imagined... -
Half-Moon Rising by Tracy Tappan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe vivid intensity of A Discovery of Witches meets the small-town vibe of Virgin River in this paranormal romance about two strangers bound together forever.Rejected by his own people in Transylvania, Old-World vampire Vasile Lazăr is given a chance to remake himself within a hidden community of Vârcolac... -
Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought they were my enemies.I was right.I invited the infamous Blackwell Beasts to live with me for one reason: find out if they killed my brother five years go.They did the time, but did they really do the crime?I thought I was prepared for anything, but deep down, I didn’t want to believe they did it... -
A Ryan Christmas: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's five days before Christmas and Jessie Ryan has a whole lot of surprises in store for her four possessive, hotter than hell Irish mafia husbands. But it wouldn't be a Ryan story without a little drama... -
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Beauty's Beasts: A why choose Beauty and the Beast retelling by Alex Hanson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI am not a woman.But I am also not a man.I won't pretend to be something I’m not, but those around me—both friends and enemies alike—are determined to make me. My village is adamant I marry the pastor's son, dress like a proper lady, and go only by the name given to me at birth... -
Descendant of Pain by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDescendant of Chaos.Daughter of Magic. Two titles that I had been called time and time again, but neither of them truly fit. As I had found in the God realm, I was so much more than that—an anomaly.And because of who I was and how I came to be, I was now part of a prophecy—one with world-ending aspects I wasn’t a fan of... -
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Ruthless Love by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThrall. Dhamphyr. Empress.Each is a title that has been thrust upon me, but there’s another I’ll willingly claim for myself: Malakai’s executioner.He thought he could break me…twist me into his obedient pet–but all he has done is add to the list of reasons why I’ll find him and then kill him.Of course, it isn’t that simple, and I have made many promises that I have to uphold... -
Graves by Katelyn Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZaydenI thought I had everything I could possibly desire. Until I set my eyes on her. My angel. Too pure for this world, too pure for me. She’s all mine. No matter the cost. No matter the lives that stand in my way. She has always been mine. She just doesn’t know it yet.DominicMy brother has lost it, more so than ever before. I couldn’t figure out what had changed at first... -
House Of Vampires 15 : Trouble, Blood And Magic by Samantha Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContinue the fun right away...I got enemies.A lot of them.Jessica Clark, a magnet for trouble, blood, and magic.I’m not surprised to learn that someone is trying to kill me, but when I become the prime suspect of a murder, all bets are off!I’m innocent!Mostly.Just when I thought I was getting my life under control, this happened.Thankfully, I’m not alone. My friends are cutthroat... -
House Of Vampires 14: The Daywalkers by Samantha Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContinue the journey right away...Daywalkers.The term is self-explanatory. Daywalkers are vampires who can sunbathe without turning extra crispy. Only a few of them exist, powerful men and women who have somehow found a way to break from the curse that was put on their species centuries ago.Why does any of this matter?Beats me... -
House Of Vampires 13: The Others by Samantha Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHouse Of Vampires: Season 3 Begins Here! We walk among you. Witches, fairies, and vampires. Humans call us the Others. I’m Jessica Clark, you’re favorite witch, straight out of the ONP. (Order of New Purgatory.)Dad likes to call me his ace, especially when I’ve manipulated someone into serving his purpose...Categorized as:
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To the Grave by Sadie Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI thought they were my harbor in the storm.Now I know we are the storm. *** Details withheld to prevent spoilers... -
A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
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Kings of Underland by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHey, you! Yes, you.Dear Reader, I’m firmly entrenched in a fresh hell.Though it pains me to ask: I need your help.Once upon a time, I was a normal (if sullen) teenage girl.Now, I'm the Queen of freaking Hearts (long story).Like Alice, like those old books, like Wonderland.Only ... this isn't Wonderland just yet... -
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Tiny Dancer by Heather Rainier
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe day former exotic dancer Camilla O’Neal began working at The Dancing Pony, she told co-owner Ben Lawrence and head bartender Quinten Parks that “work is work and pleasure is pleasure” and she kept the two very separate. Working with their tiny dancer brings Ben and Quinten as much pain as pleasure. After two years of secretly lusting over and loving this blonde temptress, they have a plan... -
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The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry. However, when an interview goes wrong, I am offered a once in a lifetime opportunity, to manage The Wild Boys, an all-male strip show featuring bad boys with an even worse reputation. It’s now my job to fix it, if I can keep my hands to myself... -
Falling Shadows by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI am at home in the darkness, where brutality feeds on the weak and fuels the strong. Shadowmoor has forged me into who I am today and I have the mark and scars to prove it. I never thought I’d see the light again, but it seems destiny has other plans for me. My father’s arrival means life as I know it is about to change... -
House Of Vampires 12 : A Walk Into The Sun by Samantha Snow
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue the fun right away...Witchin’ ain’t easy.Let’s just look at the ever growing list of things Blair has to find.1.A missing fairy.2.An enchanted object.3.A way to bring her men back from the dead.4.Her mind. (No time.)And when finals at Endor University finally arrive, Blair’s got to make a choice... -
A Ryan Rewind by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings...Categorized as:
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Four Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI took some hard hits, but now it’s time to strike back.Marco Tesoro wanted a fight, and a fight is what he’s gonna get. The guy just doesn’t know when to stop. First he sent hitmen after me. Now he blew up my mother f-ing house. No one gets to pull that kind of shit and live—a fact he’ll be finding out soon enough... -
A Ryan Halloween: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
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Mastered for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErin Dorati didn't ask for help from the Ventori, and just because they freed her from the human thugs who were holding her captive doesn't mean she's going to put up with being kept in custody by her supposed rescuers... -
Captiva Craving by Talyn Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscape a powerful vampire captor determined to make his captive love him again. Enter a darkly erotic world where vampire warriors protect humans from their vilest nightmares. Join celestial werewolves fighting alongside their natural born enemy to rid Southwest Florida of rogue shape-shifters. Follow Rock as he finally experiences a life-changing moment... -
Drilled by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe original Powertools crew is back in a brand new series!Starting over is never easy. Especially when it means leaving your friends and lovers behind.Separation anxiety gives Morgan second thoughts about defecting from Powertools, making things rocky between her and her husband Joe... -
Grind by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe original Powertools crew are back in a brand new series! The crew has overcome enormous odds to live and love together, but can it survive being divided? Devon, Neil, and James know where they’re needed most is in Middletown, working on Mike and Joe’s new construction team. Because in addition to their careers, the Powertools’ intimate bond is in jeopardy... -
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Wanted: Mistletoe by Stephanie Morris, Kimberly Ann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Santa,Before I explain, how much have the elves told you?Who's ready for a little naughty & nice? With some mistletoe and holiday cheer, anything can--and does--happen during Christmas.Your favorite contemporary authors have gathered around the Wintery hearth to bring you scintillating holiday romances. These sexy stories will deck your halls with filthy balls...Categorized as:
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Snowed In: Volume One by Kali Noir, Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSnowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season...Categorized as:
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Revenge by C.J. Cooke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B0BRM724LCBurned. Destroyed. Dead.Everything was gone.I'd found a home here. I'd finally found a place where I belonged.And they'd stolen that from me.Odin may think he was winning, but he couldn't be more wrong.Because he'd made a mistake.He'd left me alive, and I was going to make him pay.Revenge would be mine... -
Fractured #1: Dark Why Choose Hitmen / Hitwoman romance by A.K. Draven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe OrderWeapons - Shadows - Killers.That’s what we are.Our job has simple rules.Do not ask questions.Execute the job.Do not get yourself caught.Do not get killed.Our personal life rules were meant to be simple.Stick together.Do not let anyone interfere or create a barrier between us.Protect and watch out for each other.Wear a fucking condom at any cost.Sharing is caring...Categorized as:
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Lucy's Revenge by Heather Rainier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, voyeurism, public exhibition, HEA] Lucy Carter is striving to succeed as a self-employed licensed massage therapist and to bolster her flagging self-confidence. The ménage of her fantasies, featuring her best friends, seems to be on the back burner. Single dad Patrick Owen has been refined in the fires of betrayal... -
Maizy The Bear Charmer by Heather Rainier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErotic Cowboy Ménage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, light foot fetish, spanking, sex toys, HEA] Maizy Owen is living her dream, working as a kindergarten teacher. Her profession gives her purpose, but her personal life is another story. Recently rejected by her fiancé, Maizy struggles to hide a part of her nature that she longs to freely express... -
Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down... -
Avery 3 by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow that Avery knows about supes and all the cards are on the table, there are no more lies between her and her three lovers. They can focus on building a life together and the future none of them dreamed they could have... -
A Ryan Recollection by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe complete collection of New York Ruthless Shorts and Novellas set after the end of Ryan Renewed. Featuring Jessie Ryan and her hotter than hell Irish Mafia husbands... -
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The Widow and the Orcs by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’ll do anything for his wounded warrior… even wooing him a widow.In a world of orcs and men, Lady Scall is a widow besieged — by her debts, her demons, and her dangerous lord neighbour. But time is running out, and she’s about to lose everything…Until the night an orc shows up in her chambers.Killik is a cold, cruel, condescending spy, and he wants nothing to do with Lady Scall… for himself... -
Sold to the Bratva by Lexi Asher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA much older Bratva gangster broke my heart. Years later I’m forced to marry him.I had escaped the mafia life and lived a normal life like a normal girl.Until my dear mobster dad kidnaps me to marry me off to the Bratva.And now I’m supposed to give my innocence and a baby to the guy who once dumped me.They put me in a wedding dress and walked me down the aisle...Categorized as:
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Pregnant by the Bratva by Lexi Asher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s much older than me and forbidden territory. But now I’m carrying his baby.I hated him from the get-go. His Bratva-style possessiveness enraged me.It didn’t matter. We were both promised to someone else anyway.Until he took my innocence and put his seed in my belly.He thinks he owns everything in sight, including me.But my Italian curves can’t be bought, especially by a powerful Bratva... -
All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsALL SINNERI’m aptly named. I’m Lucifer in the flesh: Lucie to those who love me, B*tch to those who loathe me. I have plenty of enemies, most of them in the clubhouse where I was raised. But I’m tired of being an outsider, tired of being on the outside looking in. I want to go home. And home?Isn’t a place.It’s with four men. Four bikers who own my heart and soul, and have done since I was a kid... -
The Forgotten by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe rules of Paradise are simple: Everyone must work. Everyone must contribute. If you leave, you may never come back. Paradise is the new world, to question that is to question the law. They have been drilled into us since the world ended and those bunker doors shut... -
Another Ryan Christmas by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAre you ready for the ultimate Happy Ever After? Prepare to say goodbye to Jessie and the Ryan brothers in this Christmas novella full of heartwarming spice. This is a novella connected to the New York Ruthless series. It can be enjoyed as a spicy, fun stand-alone but is best read in connection with A Ryan Christmas...
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