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  • Hank: Texas Kings MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Hank: Texas Kings MC, Book 11 by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hank has worked hard to become the man he is today. He's a loyal friend and brother to the men in his club, a tough but caring employer, and a helpful neighbor to the older woman next door. He had one night of passion with a woman that ghosted him and she’s left a hole in his life that he just can't fill...
  • Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design

    Twister's Survival by E.C. Land, Cosmic Letterz Design

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy For as long as I can remember, I've only felt one thing - pain. It consumes every part of me and I just want it to end. Enough has happened over the years and I'm ready to make it all stop. The night I lay out my plan and am fully prepared to end my life - he stops me. His act is simple, offering me his hand but in that, he gave me so much hope...
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    suspense  steamy  angst  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  dark
  • Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James

    Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As Ink watched his president fall for a woman, he’s thrilled to realize that he’s sure he’s found his too. Even better news is the two women are best friends. Everything looks to be perfect. Or it does until Ink realizes Alisse isn’t willing to give him the time of day.He’s spent months trying to get her to give him a chance...
  • The Lover by E.L. Todd

    The Lover by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Against all odds, Finn and I have managed to be together.Colton continues to warn me, says that Finn will never change.But he already has.I don't know what the future holds...but I think Finn fits in somewhere...
  • Devil's Marker by Victoria Danann

    Devil's Marker by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***The Waco, Texas Marauders MC is on the verge of war.***New arrivals, Stars and Bars MC, are engaged in activities too nefarious for even the notorious Marauders.***New SSMC member, Win Garrett, is planted inside to get information and fill a marker owed by the club...
  • Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams, Serena Akeroyd

    Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams, Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B...
  • Clutch by Jack Davenport

    Clutch by Jack Davenport

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    18+ for language and sexual situations...The Burning Saints Motorcycle Club is the only family Clutch has known, and violence his only stock and trade. Humanity has handed him nothing but pain struggle, and he’s come to expect even less from it. As an orphan, he’s always found it easier to bond with machines than with people...
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    suspense  steamy  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  biker  book
  • Benny by Terry Bolryder

    Benny by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Big body. Big heart. Desperate to finally claim her.Benny, owner of Club Crimson, is not what he appears to be. Outwardly, he's a handsome, friendly giant of a man who treats everyone like family. Inwardly he's fighting a battle, and if he ever slips, it could mean certain death for those around him...
  • Taming the Wolf by Maureen Smith

    Taming the Wolf by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Samara Layton needs a pot of gold. Her community outreach organization in Washington, D.C. is in dire financial straits. As executive director, it's up to Samara to rescue the non-profit organization from bankruptcy, and time is running out. As a last-ditch resort, she seeks help from her estranged mother, world-renowned fashion designer Asha Dubois...
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    alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig

    Luke's Absolution by K.L. Kreig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Demons. Regrets. Absolution. Luke has lived on the wrong side of the law since he was seventeen. His hands are stained and his soul is black, but the worst sin he's committed is falling in love with his brother’s girl. Then he met her. Addy Monroe is pure, innocent and stubborn as an ox. Even though he doesn’t deserve her, Luke will stop at nothing to have her...
  • Hammer by Nicole James

    Hammer by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A badass biker and the sexy little sprite that wants nothing to do with him. They’re opposites in every way that matters—except one—they can’t keep their eyes off each other. Hammer watches Tink strut past him without so much as a glance. His eyes moving over her hot little body—a body that’s been driving him crazy and keeping him awake at night...
  • Devoted by Lexi Blake

    Devoted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A woman’s work Amy Slaten has devoted her life to Slaten Industries. After ousting her corrupt father and taking over the CEO role, she thought she could relax and enjoy taking her company to the next level. But an old business rivalry rears its ugly head...
  • Leader: Book Three by L. Ann Marie

    Leader: Book Three by L. Ann Marie

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What All In means to Ben Knight: Support your Brothers, Lift up your women, Do better for more. Disabled is not in his vocabulary, He’ll never give up and never give in. Ben Knight is not only All In, He’s Badass personified, He is the Leader...
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    alpha-mc  paranormal  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Midnight Masquerade by Anya Summers

    Midnight Masquerade by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sophia is in trouble. Again.Maybe it’s the masks. Maybe she needs to feel something other than regret.Whatever the reason, she is either daring… or foolish… when she trades places with another submissive, and ends up spending the night in her mysterious boss’s bed.He doesn’t recognize her, but now she’s had him, she knows one taste of his dark love will never be enough...
  • Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Run, he whispered in my ear. While you still can. I walked into a club called Ruin and found it—and him—when he bent me over the piano he was playing. I did as he said, but not until after he’d decimated me in the filthiest way possible. I loved every second. That one, and the ones that came years later...
  • Resolution by Lesley Jones

    Resolution by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Resolution picks up exactly where Saviour left us all hanging! Having left an abusive marriage at 45, Lauren can hardly believe that she has found Gabe, a 35 year old blonde buff sex god, their instant chemistry has convinced him that that he wants to change his serial shagging ways and to make what they have found permanent, he knows that he loves Lauren but relationships are a whole new...
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    alpha-mc  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Billionaire's Matchmaker  (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright

    Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy...
  • Promises After Dark by Kahlen Aymes

    Promises After Dark by Kahlen Aymes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In and out of the bedroom, Alex and Angel's passion is an all-consuming, every-second-of-every-day, can't-stop-thinking-about-you, obsession! They have it all; fiery hot sexual chemistry, an undeniable mental connection, a profound emotional bond, and a newfound trust as they promise each other, 'no more secrets'. Theirs is a sensual, magical love affair of epic proportions...
  • The Biker's Brother by Victoria Danann

    The Biker's Brother by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***Brand takes a job nobody wants to earn the respect of club members. Being third generation SSMC doesn't go very far in biker cred. ***Camden Carmichael is running from a psycho ex. Lucky for her that her father has the means to hire Sanctuary Security to protect her until the divorce is finalized. ***Two strangers set out on a road trip together...
  • Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Seeking Our Destiny : Nelson Brothers' by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silas: 

I'm a hard man; I've had to be thanks to my father. I protect those I love and care for with everything I have and nothing gets to me. Until the day I carried a slip of a woman, Destiny, out of the hell she had been held in, I took what I wanted with no regrets...
    Categorized as:
    angst  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SHE BEAT HIM AT HIS OWN GAME ONCE.NOW IT’S ROUND TWO,AND THIS TIME THEY’RE PLAYING DIRTY.DAGEN SAINTFive years ago, Nyla stole two million dollars from me and disappeared.Now she’s resurfaced, and I’m determined to settle her debt…one way or another...
  • Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde

    Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A secret is destroying us. A secret I am unable to share with her. It isn't just myself I am protecting, but someone I love. Wherever I turn . . . in whichever direction . . . I face a wall. I'm lost for an answer. Our happiness so close I can touch it, so far it's eating at my soul. If SHE wins, Pearl and I are doomed. *** I don't know who Alexandre is anymore...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Thug by Scott Hildreth

    Thug by Scott Hildreth

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Price McNealy was a modern-day outlaw. He thumbed his nose at society’s rules, regulations, and laws, not caring what anyone thought of him, or the actions he somehow justified. If I made a list of why “not” to be with a man, he’d check all the boxes. He was also confident, trustworthy, and loyal...
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    alpha-mc  angst  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Wright Rival by K.A. Linde

    Wright Rival by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sexy enemies-to-lovers romance set in the world of the Wrights about Hollin & Piper from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…No one on this planet pushes my buttons like Hollin Abbey.I don’t know if it’s the rugged, sexy cowboy look or the Harley Davidson motorcycle or the cocky swagger. Or just him.But whenever we’re together we fight like cats and dogs...
  • Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate

    Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A waitress fielding life’s curveballs.A CEO with a penchant for pie.She’s independent and tenacious.He’s chivalrous and demanding.They’re an unexpected match.Somehow, through a series of events, their lives are thrust together...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • New York Nights: A Collection of Steamy, Alpha-Male Romances by Whitney G.

    New York Nights: A Collection of Steamy, Alpha-Male Romances by Whitney G.

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A collection of the steamiest, alpha-male romances from New York Times bestselling author, Whitney G. This collection includes Reasonable Doubt (Full Series), Turbulence: A Cocky Pilot Romance, and Naughty Boss. **Price will go to $9...
  • Suspended by Maggie Ryan

    Suspended by Maggie Ryan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Torn between duty and desire… Charlize Fullerton has spent years proving she’s a strong, capable, professional woman in a male-dominated profession. As a DEA officer it’s imperative that she presents herself as tough. But on the night she goes undercover, that shell begins to crack.Dillon MacAllister is a Special Agent with the FBI working with various agencies training their K-9 corps...
  • The Fate of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    The Fate of Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Book 10 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. Trapped for almost a century. No chance of escape. All hope was lost and then he felt...her...Sleepless nights, a man haunts her at every turn, his voice calling her, begging her...needing her..
  • Forgiving Gia by Gina Whitney

    Forgiving Gia by Gina Whitney

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Abel Gunner is a rock-star with legendary skills both in and out of the bedroom. He swore he wouldn't fall for another woman after being schemed and manipulated by an ex-lover. He kept that vow until he met Gia Mastro. The Dom inside of him awoke the moment he set eyes upon the submissive beauty. His dark soul hungered for her submission and affection...
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    alpha-mc  angst  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • Mick by C.M. Steele

    Mick by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “I’d die for you…” As the “Princess” of the Steele Riders, Morgan Steele is untouchable. A mere tattoo artist isn’t worthy of her, but Mick’s going to do whatever he can to win her love. Morgan wants her man and is going to do whatever she can to get Ewan “Mick” McMann to claim her body and soul...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • Road to Victory by Piper Davenport

    Road to Victory by Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    18+ for language and sexual situations. Kimberly Church has led a privileged, but tortured life. In an effort to beat back her demons, she breaks away from her villainous family and creates a stable and safe life for herself, shutting all but her best friend out. Aidan "Knight" Quinn is a well-respected and deeply rooted soldier in the Dogs of Fire Motorcycle Club...
  • Nightmare by Bella Jewel

    Nightmare by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dear Nightmare, I wish I could introduce myself, and tell you who I really am, but that simply can’t be. You know why, of course. We all know why. We’ve all heard the story; we grew up hearing the story. The one about you…and him. Your life was taken from you, and for so many years, you lived as your name describes - a nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  alpha-mc  angst  suspense  romance  dark  contemporary  biker
  • Beneath the Secrets Part 2 ) by Lisa Renee Jones

    Beneath the Secrets Part 2 ) by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beneath the Secrets part 2 Picks up where part 1 leaves off Vengeance is all Blake Walker has lived for....until he met her. She will bring him to his knees but will it be in passion or pain? Tall, Dark and Deadly The Walker Brothers... Tall, dark, and deadly, these three brothers run Walker security. Each brother is unique in his methods and skills, but all share key similarities...
  • The Alpha's Promise by Renee Rose

    The Alpha's Promise by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After one loser boyfriend too many, Melissa Bell is done with bad boys. So when her ex puts her life in danger once again and a buff, tattooed alpha shifter shows up to rescue her, it’s the last thing she needs. Cody quickly finds himself wishing that he’d never made an alpha’s promise to keep the haughty human safe, but for some reason his inner wolf craves her more than his next breath...
  • Undesired Lust by Eden Summers

    Undesired Lust by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They used to be the perfect team. Two years ago, songstress Sidney Higgins ruined her life by sleeping with not one, but two of the famous Reckless Beat men, Mason Lynch and Sean Taiden...
  • Consume by Jessica Prince

    Consume by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Killian Everett is condescending, egotistical, and a complete jerk. When I started as the new assistant for the famous rock band Civil Corruption, I thought I’d hit the career jackpot... but I was wrong. With his attitude, bad behavior, and stupid good looks, Killian has made my life a living hell since my very first day. We may fight constantly, but that doesn’t make me want him any less...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cleo Connelly siempre quiso ser como su hermana Leslie. Por eso, cuando decidió trabajar para la Ley, Cleo la siguió y se esforzó siempre por llegar a su nivel. Pero solo Leslie fue aceptada en el FBI, mientras que Cleo tuvo que conformarse con patrullar su ciudad natal: Nueva Orleans. Ahora, Leslie ha desaparecido...
  • Afflicted by Sophie Monroe

    Afflicted by Sophie Monroe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Fresh off tour Blake Potter, the sexy bassist for Battlescars, is in Smithville, Ohio to work on their next album ‘Coming Clean’. Still pining after Aubrey’s best friend, Piper, it’s going to be harder than he expected to see her back with her long-­‐ term boyfriend, Cole...
  • Always Mine by Ruth Cardello

    Always Mine by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    All new couples, still set in the world of Dominic Corisi. Move over Andrades—it’s time to hear from your cousins. This project is especially meaningful to me because I'm plotting it along with my sister, Jeannette Winters. The books in her series (Barrington Billionaire World) will release between mine. Our characters will make cameo appearances in both series...
  • Torrid - Book Two by Jayne Blue

    Torrid - Book Two by Jayne Blue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Torrid - Book Two -- The second, searing hot installment in the erotic Torrid Trilogy How far would you go to save someone you love? Tora - I play a dangerous game. I know this. I have to play the part of Seth’s dutiful wife in order to bring him down. At the same time, I can’t stay out of his brother’s bed. Being with Jack is the only thing in my life that feels real..
  • Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh

    Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to The Club. A secretive, select group where uninhibited desires and forbidden fantasies run wild, in the first part of #1 bestselling author Lora Leigh’s novel Forbidden Pleasure, now in an exclusivel e-serial.John "Mac" McCoy gave up his membership to The Club a long time ago. Nothing gave him greater pleasure than to share his women with another male partner...
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    alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Heat by Alice Ward

    The Heat by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She hates me on sight. I want her on sight. We don’t just argue, we explode. As the newly minted CEO of Watts Enterprises, the billion-dollar company with the world’s worst "green" reputation, it’s my job to produce the products consumers clamor for. But Atlee Young, an environmental attorney with more passion and will than I’ve ever seen, thinks differently...
  • Guarding Light: Book 1 of the Dark Series trilogy by Cate McKoy

    Guarding Light: Book 1 of the Dark Series trilogy by Cate McKoy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book does NOT end with a cliffhanger. Jack Gard and Catlyn Lyte’s budding romance begins in high school. Although Jack cares for Catlyn, he refuses to get into a relationship with Catlyn because of her age. Then Catlyn is assaulted, and her world is torn apart when Jack sides with his best friend, giving him an alibi. Devastated, Catlyn flees Newburgh, NY...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Simply Irresistible by Willow Winters, Lauren Landish

    Simply Irresistible by Willow Winters, Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling authors, Willow Winters and Lauren Landish, comes a sizzling and tempting romance collection you can't resist.Simply Irresistible is a collection of three romance novels that are just that, simply irresistible...Including: TEMPTEDI lived my life with no regrets.Until she showed up. It started with her old man. That stubborn bastard set me up...
  • Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde

    Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gabriel Hill has everything he ever wanted… a position in the powerful consortium. These wealthy men own half of New York City. And they murdered his parents. He can finally exact revenge.Except he has to leave behind Elise Bettencourt.It was inevitable, really. Gabriel will lose everyone getting vengeance. There’s only room for one person on this suicide mission...
  • One Plea by Scarlet Wolfe

    One Plea by Scarlet Wolfe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In One Plea, the second erotica romance novella in the One Urge, One Plea, Keep Me Trilogy, Alayna Wynn has returned to her home in St. Louis. In an attempt to regain the control she had relinquished to Damon Lear, after being stranded at his penthouse during a snow storm in New York, she delves into her work...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Sexiest Couple Alive by M. Clarke, Regina Wamba

    Sexiest Couple Alive by M. Clarke, Regina Wamba

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MOVIE BOOK TRAILER: https://youtu.be/loLaqma2-kg Nathan Cross is living his dream. Not only is he modeling for Knight Fashion Magazine, recently voted “sexiest man alive,” but he is dating a beautiful photographer who could be his new future. When he unexpectedly reunites with his past love, his world crashes around him. Two loves...
  • Clusterf*ck by Ash Harlow

    Clusterf*ck by Ash Harlow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Virginia (Ginger, Hot Spice) Hough. Starlet curves, golden hair and a crush on me like a wrecking ball. And she's my nanny. She thinks I barely notice her. Yeah, my act is that good. But nobody knows how hard it is to resist the temptation of the one woman I want, but can’t have. I don’t make problems, I fix them. I keep secrets like others keep pets...
  • Hatch: A Dogs of Fire Story by Piper Davenport

    Hatch: A Dogs of Fire Story by Piper Davenport

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    18+ for language and sexual situations...When Hatch, the beloved Sargent at Arms for the Dogs of Fire MC, finds himself falsely incarcerated, his woman, Maisie, must move heaven and earth to release him, while holding back a pack of ravenous bikers whose bite is worse than their bark...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  steamy  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Bryce by Alex Wolf

    Bryce by Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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