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Obsession by Harleigh Beck
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavannahImagine my surprise when the chance to interview the country’s most notorious man on death row lands on my table. His final confession. It’s too good of an opportunity to turn down.Robbie Hammond is old enough to be my father, a man condemned for the murder of at least fourteen women. He is dangerous, deadly. Intense in ways I can’t explain... -
Morsel by Audrey Rush
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy violent desires are harmless. My fantasy tends to scare most women away, but my daydreams never hurt anyone. When I find Mona, a mysterious artist with similar sensual needs, we indulge in roleplaying.It seems like I found my dream girl. But while we grow closer, Mona’s desires become more extreme, and my primal cravings become harder to control... -
Pretty Poisoned by Elle Mitchell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeagan Townsend has never really fit in and gave up trying a long time ago. A college dropout obsessed with horror, true crime, and the occult, Teagan prefers books to people, her hookups casual, and her friendships nonexistent.Lately, her focus has been on jumpstarting her true crime podcast…which brings her to her latest obsession... -
Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDraven GrimI've walked as Death among the living for seven years since losing my very heart.Now, my only obsession is the hunt until she stepped foot into my territory.Max has until the weekend's end to escape me, but even then, only death willpart us. I am the hunter known as Grim, and you, little sheep, are my preythis Halloween... -
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A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI should’ve known better than to trust a stranger.Twelve years ago, our realm was thrust into perpetual darkness. The fae kings abandoned their posts and left us to her . Snow is our self-proclaimed queen and an evil dictator. Once a human herself, she’s turned into something else. Something vile. She hates humans. Perhaps we remind her too much of what she once was... -
Marked by Charisse Spiers, Clarise Tan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to my fucking world. My name is Kaston Cox and I’m a criminal’s worst nightmare. Most people run from darkness, but I live in it, require it, and thrive in the night. Some call me a monster, some a lover of evil, and others, the devil himself, but they’re all wrong. I’m just a shadow in the dark. I speak for the innocent when no one else will... -
Hollow Hellion by Jodie King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the old saying goes, “Run away to the circus,” and it seems that is exactly what I have done. Except, this isn’t just any circus—it’s Oddity Carnival, reputed to be the most horrifying spectacle in the States. It turns out, I wasn’t just running away from terror—I was unwittingly walking straight back into its chilling embrace... -
ANGEL TRILOGY by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings18-year-old Angel’s sudden arrival at the Phoenix throws Dane’s heart into a frenzy. But after losing out so recently with Caleb, he is in no hurry to feel the heartache again and resists his own rapidly growing feelings for the young man, unaware that what Angel needs most right now is someone he can trust and feel safe with... -
Convalescent by Kandi Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll she wanted was to feel again, but when Kisa stumbled into Dolor's life, she didn't know it would change her entire existence. Being told that one is destined and damned to destroy the world isn't what she had in mind.The more she learns, the more questions she has, and getting answers is harder than she thought. And then there's Dolor... -
Diesel by M. Merin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHot on the trail of a major human trafficking ring, Diesel sinks deeper and deeper into the darkness of that world the more he unearths the digital footprints of those responsible for the kidnapping and death of members of his MC Family... -
Sinister Legacy: An erotic horror novel by Harleigh Beck
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeiraI was born with darkness in my veins.My name is Keira Hill. I’m the daughter of one of the country’s most notorious serial killers.I hide in plain sight. Pretending to fit in. Pretending I’m not haunted by my father’s skeletons.In two months’ time, he’s scheduled to be executed... -
More Than Mated by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven the growliest of men need love... All FIVE bestselling Grayslake: More Than Mated novels in one volume! Follow these alpha males—and their luscious mates—from Grayslake and beyond. Where the Abrams brothers, friends, and occasionally enemies fight for their lives, their future, and their mates... -
Lucifer by Belle Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life... well it was something. Being raised by a well-respected and paid man is something – until it came to men. Of course all the guys feared him and he was very protective which kept my circle small. It really has always just been me and my dad. Anyway, while not really content in love I was well on my way to following my dreams. Yes people… a fashion designer... -
Maleficium by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTragic and Twisted Fall Apart…Ave Satanas worship or perish.The reckoning has begun.In the Devil’s Playground morals have vanished, demons run rampant, and the death toll is rising.The price of freedom looms closer than before, simply crown the king, claim a queen, and make idle work of the damned.One will perish.Bounties will be placed... -
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Ascension by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThéoden: Tonight, I have to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. I have to choose which two on my children to send off with my Sire, my King, Ara. As you know, I don't like to share what belongs to me, but I can't deny my King what he's commanded of me. The highlight of my evening, however, will be my ascension to Prince of the City... -
The Roman by Sylvain Reynard
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance... -
Nikolai by S.L. Jennings
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author S.L. Jennings We met Nikolai in The Dark Prince (Dark Light #2). Now learn his story... Two centuries ago, I clawed my way into a world of immorality, filth and destruction. A world seething with secrets and lies, both mortal and immortal. Complete and utter Darkness... -
The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE This book contains three short stories:1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2... -
Miscreants: Next Generation by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is madness.Love is anguish.Ours was ill-fated from the beginning. From best friends, to almost lovers, to this.We were poetry. The kind that bled and wept.We’d become a mess of euphoric bliss and mind-numbing pain.I promised to follow him until the bitter end, but after far too long I needed to go home.The odds would be stacked against me in every way.He’d come after me, of that I was sure... -
Counts of Eight by Brynn Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRELEASE DATE: May 31, 2020ARCs sign-up open through May 18, 2020: bit.ly/CO8ARCsAll of my choices had been stripped from me except for one.Dance or die.Three years ago, I was taken, stolen away, far from the world I knew, far from civilization. I became a slave, forced to serve one of the four families with my talent. I'd been abused, battered, tortured in isolation... -
The Flesh Cartel, Season 3: Transformation by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith a wedge at last driven between Mat and Dougie Carmichael, courtesy of Nikolai Petrovic’s expert manipulations, the brothers must each accept their new path forward: Dougie, a perfect slave, sweet and obedient and loving. Mat, a tightly reined dog, snarling and snapping but never allowed to bite. Unfortunately, no transformation, however well planned, is without its growing pains... -
BONES by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContent advisory: The following book contains vivid depictions of gore, graphic sexual violence, endless mind games, will induce strangely beautiful feelings of paranoia, and lots of bad things. Really bad things. It's not recommended eating before, during, or after reading this story. Prepare for a one way trip to Hell. I'm haunted. Not by ghosts, but by a face I can't quite remember... -
Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E... -
Apex Academy Book 1: Role of Conflict by Ethan Shaw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA primal call. Fate undeniable. A new Prime Alpha awakens.I used to think my life would be common, boring even. My online guildies and my friends sure thought so. Yet everything I knew to be true in this world all changed drastically one fateful night... or should I say, it shifted.As it turns out, my father passed on more than his name to me... -
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Beg For Mercy by Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fight is on in this installment, Mercy is holding nothing back in her endeavor to prove to Sade he can experience love and pleasure. Sade,however has other plans and his darkness is front and center in them. Meanwhile, Father Abraham is still on the loose with a score to settle with them all and no one is safe from his wrath... -
Cruel Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Dark Reverse Harem Romance. My name is Stella, and I am empty. I am broken. I am nothing. The only thing I enjoy about my life is my job at the Tribune. My focus in both my editorial and my personal writing involves serial killers. Even my best friend doesn’t understand my obsession with them. No one does. Until I meet them... -
Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSerial killers versus serial killer in a hot and twisted novella about family games, true love, and competitive carnage by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ruinous Love Trilogy.It’s the annual hunt for Sloane and her vigilante family of serial killers. Track the most cold-blooded psychos imaginable and take them down... -
The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Kindness always was the cruelest form of betrayal.” I said that once. I just didn’t know how brutally accurate I was. In the underworld of Oz, there are two people you don’t cross. I killed one, and now The Wizard demands I take out the other. Murder isn’t in my nature, but survival is.Aunt Em stole my fortune and put a bounty on my head to ensure she keeps it... -
Toxic by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that Slade has learned the truth about Vanessa, will he give up Chelsey in order to win back the woman he thought he'd lost, so long ago?And...Melody has set her sights on Liam and isn't willing to give up easily. Trigger warning: Attempted rape scene toward the end of the book... -
Cursed to Crave by Loxley Savage
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptured again. Just when I had a glimpse of what freedom could feel like, the Incubus King ripped my world out from under my feet. I no longer know up from down, right from wrong, or if what I’m feeling is real or a figment of Romero’s power. One thing I know for sure, I’m as addicted to him as he is to me... -
Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'M KEEPING HER.The sweet psychology student with a troubled past.Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again.I'll finish him if he even tries.Because I love the way she submits.Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me.I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her.But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine.Mine alone... -
Splinters of You by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWords are my weapon.Stories wrap around my soul, choking me, capturing you.I don't work in dreams.I don't offer escapes.I cage you within my nightmares.Magnolia Grace is a horror writer, despite what the name might suggest.One of the best in the business, if you asked around.Pressure comes with that title. Expectation for the next nightmare. The next bestseller.Sickness.That's what it is... -
Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter months of torment at the hands of her own clan, Charlotte is sold to a rival clan. She refuses to be claimed by a man who is known for his mistreatment of women, and so she runs. The last thing she wants, or expects to find is her mate, but that's precisely what happens. If only she could stop running long enough to take what is rightfully hers... -
Press Play by C. Lymari
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am the grand master. I set the rules, and I call the plays. You’re now my new puppet until I say The End. What I want is simple, one word: revenge. Don't think of me as your enemy, but don't mistake me for a friend. You are looking for answers, and I like to play games. Two steps forward and three steps back, be careful because I like to make little girls cry... -
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Broken by N. Isabelle Blanco, Elena M. Reyes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 in the bestselling Erotic Suspense series! Deceased. Gone. Someday to become a distant memory. They're dead and I don't feel an ounce of remorse. Instead, the relief is almost instant. No longer will I feel like scum because my heart lies with him—My Noah. The voice might've forced my hand, but in the end, I'll always choose my heart... -
We Keep Secrets by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings were supposed to get better once no one was actively trying to kill me. Not a lot worse.With my murderous stalker dead and buried, I really should be able to enjoy getting to know my two men more intimately and focusing on how I’m going to move forward with my life.Not worrying that one of them is a murderer and that the other is way too okay with that... -
Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been a couple of decades since Wild Bill has been able to savor the bite of an ice-cold, freshly tapped keg. Twenty-odd years since the shivery pucker of a cheap, boxed wine has assaulted his palate. But that doesn't mean Bill's forgotten how to party... -
Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor some time, Michael has suspected that Wild Bill's done more than just dabble in art. As with every other piece of his personal history, Bill plays his cards close to his chest. But when he lets on that a mural he painted before his change might still exist, Michael's dying to see it -- and Bill's never been good at saying no... -
Snare by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith summer ending and temperatures dipping low at night, Michael's eager to get his leather jacket back, and although Wild Bill could easily vamp any sales clerk into giving Michael some new duds, it wouldn't be quite the same as the jacket he left at his parents' house. Not unless the malls have begun selling clothing with Rohypnol and ketamine sewn into the seams... -
The Reluctant Goddess (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife was getting stranger instead of easier. Not only was Marcie Montgomery still craving tacos - and any kind of cheesecake - now she was lusting after her knight in confusing armor. Plus, she knew her dog wasn’t exactly a dog... -
Cirque: Act 1 by Ashleigh Giannoccaro
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA boy looked in a window, to see a naughty showThrough the pane of pain, the master clown did blowThe circus is a holy tent, the keeper of my rhymeWhere I forged my chains, creating this pantomimePretending to be normal, I wait until after darkThen I paint the frown on, get a whore from the parkAt the bottom of that bed was a darling in a chestShe watched with big eyes, horror hooking her from... -
Obscene by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is a tragedy designed for two. What would you endure to see it through? I was nothing. He was both madness and paradise. I was innocent. He was twisted, harboring sadistic secrets. I was a malignant obsession. Now I am his most prized possession. A Dahlia Saga Novel This Saga contains extreme dark themes. Each book can be read as a complete standalone... -
Apathy by L.K. Reid
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere were sicknesses in this world even holy water couldn't wash away.In vicious nights, beautiful monsters lay.Some with faces known, some ready to play.Unsure of a friend, unsure of a foe,Be certain of nothing you think you know,Because what once enters Winworth,never leaves again.Skylar Blackwood thought she knew what monsters looked like.But in Winworth, nothing is what it seems... -
Brutal by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing bad happens at summer camp. That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie. But when the kids all go home and the counselors throw a party on our last night at Camp Clearwater, things change... -
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Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking... -
Burn for Me by Effie Campbell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are three rules he lives by. Burn it all. Leave no witnesses. Don't ask questions. It was all perfect, until he took her. And now? She's his.PHOENIXI can't speak. I have no one. I live my life below the radar, burning crime scenes for the mafia. Most of my life I've managed to quash the loneliness down until it left me nothing but a hardened shell. Until I found her. Until I took her... -
À La Folie by Nova Kane
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTHIS IS A EROTIC HORROR CIRCUS ROMANCEI don't say DARK lightly for this one. This book will be HEAVY. Be sure to check the TW before reading. You're mental health matters most.Indie Conners, stared my demons in the eye and smiled.She fell for everything I hoped she'd fear, and now she's making me feel things I don't want to feel... -
Twisted Abel by T.L. Hodel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a young prince in search of a princess.... pfft, just kidding. This isn't that story.I may be a prince but I sure as hell didn't need no princess. My brother fell down that hole, and look at him now. Tied down with a ball and chain. No thanks. I prefered to fly solo. There was no one but me and the blood and screams of my victims... -
Protecting a Mate by Celia Kyle, Mina Carter
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe hit him with a door, so he stole her heart… When wereferret Melanie Baxter meets werebear Foster Lawson, every part of her ferret stands up and takes notice. After her ex offers to sleep with her sister, Melanie isn’t inclined to listen to his sweet nothings. Then she meets a bear who smells so good, with the muscles and the ice blue eyes. And… yeah... -
Every Soul by L.K. Collins
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis novel is NOT part of the Life . Destiny . Fate series. More to come.... When you lose the one person who grounds your existence, your whole world changes. In life, it is said that everything happens for a reason...
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