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  • Mafia Madman: A Dark Mafia Romance by Mila Finelli

    Mafia Madman: A Dark Mafia Romance by Mila Finelli

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s no angel . . . and he’s the very devil. GIAI may be a mafia princess, but I have bigger plans than to stay in this sheltered world.I’m in Milan to pursue my dreams as a fashion designer. Having an affair is the last thing on my mind, except he’s handsome and charming and Italian. In other words, he’s irresistible...
  • Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bosco Roth is a crime lord. The owner of the biggest underground casino.He's the kind of man who gets what he wants. He's got the best poker face in the world.Now he wants me.When things become too intense, I hit the brakes and make a run for it.But one problem...he won't let me go.Now I belong to Bosco Roth...
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    crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  anti-hero  book
  • Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Desire in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bones is a man I despise.He gives Bad Blood a whole new definition.But he's not exactly what I thought he was. Maybe men can change.But it doesn't matter how I feel about him.My father would never approve. He'd never let me love a man like him...
  • Fine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Fine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I've decided to keep her.I paid for her, after all.I should feel guilty for the decision I've made, but why? She prefers me to her previous master anyway.And it's not like my father didn't do the same thing when he was my age.I'm rich, powerful, and untouchable.I'm a Barsetti, and I can do whatever I please...
  • Truth by Penelope Sky

    Truth by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I had no idea she was going to tell Damien. If I did, I would have stopped her. I would have told her the truth myself. Now I'm afraid I'm going to lose her...and there's nothing I can do about it...
  • Fantasy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Fantasy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bones is the son of the man who killed my aunt. He's the descendant of a psychopath, a murderer. His handsome face, blue eyes, and strong physique can fool anyone into believing he's a good man. Including me. My loyalty to my family makes me despise him. But I also can't stop thinking about him. Thinking about his kiss...
  • Lie by Penelope Sky

    Lie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Why did I let her go? I can't answer that. How do you expect me to answer that when I don't even know? When I see her at the bar six weeks later, she's still the feisty handful that I remember. She owns the room in that tight dress and that fire. Now that she's not dirty in a locked cage...she's stunning. She cleans up good. I decide to say hello...and see what happens...
  • Beautiful Russian Monster by Odette Stone

    Beautiful Russian Monster by Odette Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Odette Stone writes wonderful, passionate stories with real men and strong women that pull you in from the prologue!" ~ An Odette Stone fan, 5 star review~When my grandfather, a shipping tycoon, went missing,I quickly discovered that there are some problemsthat money can’t solve. And this frightening situation was one of them. I didn’t think things could possibly get worse,but then I woke up...
  • Rhapsody of Pain by Nicole Fox

    Rhapsody of Pain by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I know Demyen Zakrevsky is wrong for me.But I can't help hoping... What if he's not?After all, he's saved me time and time again.He's made me a mother twice over.He's healed my broken heart.But he's also the one who sold me in the first place.The one who got my baby stolen away from me.The one who broke my heart over and over and over.I can't decide if he's a saint or a sinner...
  • SAVAGES by Sheridan Anne

    SAVAGES by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wallSavages rising, watch how they fall.All of the heartache and all of the pain.Couldn't put me back together again. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a decaying body...
  • Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 includes the first three books in the Camorra Chronicles in one big book.The following books are included:Twisted Loyalties(Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world...
  • Killer Kiss by Elle Thorpe

    Killer Kiss by Elle Thorpe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kiss. Marry. Kill… Kill? That’s easy. My family runs a murder for hire business. I can end a man in my sleep without so much as taking off my eye mask.Marry? If my mother has her way, I’ll be walking down the aisle with her rival’s psychopath son. But Riddick is more likely to stab me during his vows than love and cherish me for a lifetime...
  • Velvet Angel by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Angel by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.I’ll have my daughter back in my arms and we can start over.Spoiler alert: tomorrow never comes.At midnight, there’s a tap on my window.And who should burst in but the devil himself?Isaak Vorobev never intended to let me go.He made me his fake wife.He made me his Bratva queen...
  • Princess in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Princess in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This woman used to be my slave. But now she means more to me. More than she should. I've done unforgivable things to her, treated her like livestock I bought at the market. I made her tend to my needs without question. To make up for it, I should let her go. But even now I can't. Instead, I want her to marry me. Whether she wants to or not...
  • Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bruno: I sacrificed everything for her. When I saved her from the mafia, I traded my freedom for hers. I’ve never regretted it. Never looked back. I cut her out of my life to keep her safe. She never even knew what I traded for her. I did everything I could to protect her from the retribution of the Italian Mafia, but it wasn’t enough...
  • Kade by Elizabeth Knox

    Kade by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kade I've never been the type of man to seek my father's approval, especially when it comes to women. Now though, all I want for him is to accept her into our family - into our club. Ivy has a jaded past, even moreso now than before. She may be his arch nemesis' daughter, but she's my girl and he needs to remember that. This isn't any Romeo or Juliet bullshit...
  • Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's the first look on my wedding day.I turn... but my husband isn't there.Instead, I see the stranger who ruined my life.Here's the story:Six years ago, I was on the worst first date in history.A blind date with some jerk who wouldn't take no for an answer.The handsome stranger swooped in.Saved me.And sat down to finish the date.I thought it was crazy.But we had insane chemistry...
  • War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands.I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.This is war...
  • Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes

    Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Enigma: The Complete Collection is the entire story of the tumultuous relationship of Isaac and Isabelle. A sitting on the edge of your seat read that will have you enthralled until the very last word. Over 390,000 words on an enigmatic alpha male and the FBI agent assigned to his case. This is a story about two people who were never destined to fall in love...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine

    Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.The moment I discovered the dark truth, it descended on my life and threatened to swallow me whole.It tore at my soul, piece by piece. But I refused to go down alone...
  • Sonata of Lies by Nicole Fox

    Sonata of Lies by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Demyen stole my freedom to lock me in the worst cell imaginable.His bed.I get I'm the liar who put his brother behind bars.And I'm paying for my betrayal, one moan at a time.He promises he's going to ruin me.So why does he pull me into his bed every night?I see the truth behind those icy He's addicted.Unfortunately for me...So am I.And unfortunately for both of us, there's no ending this now...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...
  • Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral

    Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FrancescaWhile men made war, women were expected to keep the peace. I had loved a man before. I swore that would never happen again.So marrying for the sake of the family wasn’t the worst thing.That’s what I thought.I was a mafia princess afterall and serving as a trading item was my only role in this world ruled by men...
  • In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PWhen the card is dropped, you are marked.There is no escaping them, they come for their prey and will hunt until your blood soaks the ground beneath your cold lifeless body. They are the new generation and they have something to prove. They are hungry to show the OG’s that they are ready to lead, except, the chaos is shrouded in darkness...
  • Arrogant Monster by Nicole Fox

    Arrogant Monster by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I just crashed my car in the middle of nowhere. Luckily for me, someone showed up to save me. Unluckily for me, that person is a runaway criminal. Daniil Vlasov. He’s six and a half feet of blue-eyed broodiness. He won’t tell me a single thing about who he is or what he’s doing out here. But it doesn’t take a genius to realize this man screams danger. I do the only thing I can do: play along...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  slow-burn  steamy  suspense  adult  book
  • Cease by JC Emery

    Cease by JC Emery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    DEATH SILENCES. LOVE ECHOES. Ruby Buckley is no stranger to loss. She lost her twins in their infancy, lost her son to his demons, and lost herself to a life she never wanted. Until him. Jim Stone is lost. He’s a father who doesn’t know how to parent, a brother who doesn’t know why he ever patched in, and is completely numb to everything around him. Until her...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book
  • Reign of Royal by Samantha Barrett

    Reign of Royal by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    YWhen the card is dropped, you are marked.There is no escaping them, they come for their prey and will hunt until your blood soaks the ground beneath your cold lifeless body. They are the new generation and they have something to prove...
  • Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life...
  • Disbelief by T.L Smith

    Disbelief by T.L Smith

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What if I was to tell you, you’re all evil? In some shape or form, you are. What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil? Would you believe me? I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil. I was proved wrong, and it stumped me. I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness. And couldn’t get enough...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • The Bookie by Renee Rose

    The Bookie by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me...
  • Whiskey Poison by Nicole Fox

    Whiskey Poison by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The stranger who saved my life is officially my new boss.Now, I’m stuck in a house with him and his BABY...Until I find a way to get both of us out.He’s a CEO.A Bratva don.My new boss...And now, my prison warden.Timofey Viktorov has no problems blackmailing me into his deal.Live in my mansion …Care for my baby …“No” is not an option...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth...
  • Breaking Hailey by I.A. Dice

    Breaking Hailey by I.A. Dice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HAILEYOne evening, two years’ worth of memories lost.Under the pretense of recovery, my father sends me to an elite boarding college, but soon, my memories start rushing back, and it’s obvious I’m not at Lakeside to heal.I’m here to hide.Navigating the scattered past to decipher the threat lurking in the shadows is hard while I’m kept in the dark and even harder when he steals my focus...
  • Ensnared by E.C. Land

    Ensnared by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forced to marry a traitor's daughter, I'll shed blood to make sure it doesn't happen. MarcAs a child I was put on a silver platter and my parents were presented with marriage opportunities. Many other mafiosos were trying to secure their daughter's hand in marriage to me, a cousin of the Irish Boss. Eventually, they accepted one. The only problem is, I've never intended on being with one woman...
  • Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part II of the Fallen Angel series When Brooke Stiles had said, “It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever,” she had no idea of the enormity of that statement. Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK...
  • Kill Game: The Devious Games Duet, Part 1 by D.D. Prince

    Kill Game: The Devious Games Duet, Part 1 by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The flip of a coin. Lies. Broken promises. A debt to be repaid. A broken girl. How far will Killian go to make Ray lose? Taking Violet as a debt flesh payment becomesso... much... more...Wagers. Pain. Danger. Deceit.Is Killian just a player?Or... Is this game for keeps?Killian:Three years ago I let the flip of a coindecide which of us got to ask her out.The coin picked wrong...
  • Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani

    Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He put his ring on my finger and a knife through my heart...Massimo Marrone is pure evil disguised by ripped muscles and a gorgeous face.His dark secrets and blackened heart have turned him into a monster before my eyes.And I’ve become his prey.He promised me protection and committed the worst betrayal with his lies,Breaking my heart in the process.Because Massimo is no white knight...
  • Lethal  (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate

    Lethal (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My only goal is to keep my club safe at all cost. I don’t let anyone in, and I never show weakness. All it takes is one vulnerable moment, and this world will chew you up and spit you out in bloody pieces. To survive, you need to be ruthless. Cruel. Fuelled by vengeance and hate alone. It’s the only way…it’s our way...
  • A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me...
  • Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes

    Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I sold my soul to the Devil and he handed me over to someone far deadlier.After the death of my father, his enemies came knocking on my door. Left with no other choice, I agree to an indentured contract, selling my body to a criminal in exchange for my life.Only he never meant to keep me as his own...
  • Where Souls Collide by Delaney Foster

    Where Souls Collide by Delaney Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's not the Prince Charming in my fairytaleHe's the big, bad wolf. Fierce. Brutal. Seductive, like the snake in the garden. His secrets will destroy me. If I don't destroy myself first.The angel wants to know what it's like to dance with the devil, and I'm about to show her the way.I don't deserve her. But I crave her. I'll devour her. I'll fight for her. I'll own her...
  • Destroy a King by Stella Andrews

    Destroy a King by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The King of Media Corp is Dexter PrincePossessive. Dominant. Broken.A monster in an Armani suit.I worked under him and was so low on his radar I barely registered.Then it all changed with one foolish lapse of judgment. I stepped into his world with killer heels and an attitude that rubbed him up the wrong way...
  • Getaway by bazookah

    Getaway by bazookah

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.. . . . . . . . . .We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug...
  • Cuffed by Measha Stone

    Cuffed by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Do you think you're the only woman in this room that loves the pain?" Sydney isn’t one to go around directing the doms she plays with. If they don’t know how hard and how long to go, she walks.  Voicing her desires isn’t even an option. As an assistant DA she’s used to asking questions, not answering them...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Maverick by Savannah Rylan

    Maverick by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She'd do anything for her family. But I want her to do me. Gabby is on fire. I want to get close, but not burned. She thinks I'm just a joke, the lunatic of the club. But I'm crazy about her. I'll do anything to make her mine. Even defy her father, her family. And bring her into mine. Maverick is the second book in the Black Hornets MC Series...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Rebellion of a Kingdom by G.N. Wright

    Rebellion of a Kingdom by G.N. Wright

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ALL'S FAIR IN BLOOD & WAR ELLE She's gone. My world has been taken from me and I see no way out. I thought I was one step ahead of them, but I was wrong. Now without her I'm broken and forever bleeding. They have taken from me for the last time. She saved my life and now it's my turn to save hers, even if I have to become a Donovan to do it. Whatever it takes.MARCUS She's gone...
  • Given to Him by S.R. Jones

    Given to Him by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Given as a gift. Kept as a prisoner. Fighting to be a queen.Sasha:She was given to me as a gift, with a twist. I was to keep her safe, protect her.An old friend called in a big favor, and now I have this innocent young woman in my home.Scared, fragile...tempting.The lines blur and the heat between us ignites.She's my good girl gone bad, and I'll burn the world down to keep her safe...
  • The Trap by S.R. Jones

    The Trap by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Trap: A Bratva Vows Prequel I saw a possible threat; he saw a victim in waiting. Violet: I had a plan. A naïve and dangerous plan. Get the mob boss to notice me, seduce the mob boss, kill the mob boss. Except the elderly mob boss wasn’t the only one to notice me. He did. Andrius. Beautiful. Cold. Deadly. He’s a monster amongst men. I crave him. I fear him...
  • Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole

    Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He kidnapped me for vengeance against my husband.The husband I’ve never loved.The cruel man my father forced me to marry to teach me a lesson.My husband didn’t think twice about how to carry out those lessons.Now, I’ve gone from one prison to another.My captor is just as ruthless as my husband. He’ll kill, torture, and do everything to hurt my family until no one is left.Except for me...
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