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  • The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say...
  • Ambrose by Silvia Violet

    Ambrose by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought I was the one straight Theriot cousin...But I was wrong.Because when Sheriff Eric Winston demanded my help in ridding his territory of pure evil, I couldn’t say no.The man’s infuriating—a clean-cut do-gooder—and my family’s never exactly been friends with the law. But I couldn’t deny I owed the man a favor…And I can’t deny the things he makes me feel either.I want to protect him...
  • Cole by Eden Summers

    Cole by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    These men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resembled the devil so closely it was sickening.But I learned from my mistakes.At least I thought I had.Until I’m tempted back into his life with a case I can’t refuse.Cole Torian needs my help.And I’m unable to deny him.This time I voluntarily put my career on the line.Along with my safety. My heart...
  • Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire

    Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...
  • Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...
  • Mad Man by Onley James

    Mad Man by Onley James

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Avi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista...
  • Crossing the Line by Jeanne St. James

    Crossing the Line by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the wrong man turns out to be the right one...Nash, a longtime Dirty Angel MC member and lead singer of Dirty Deeds, has a secret. For years, he’s hidden his bisexuality from his brothers, fellow bikers, worried how they’d take the news. But Nash isn’t the only one keeping secrets from his brotherhood. So is Cross, a police officer and member of the Blue Avengers MC...
  • Dragon by K. Webster

    Dragon by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster comes a new motorcycle club dark standalone MM romance novel!They created this monster when they took me as a teen.Abused me, tortured me, psychologically ruined me.I was once innocent, fragile, and good.Now I’m older and everything wicked.The worst of the worst...
  • 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...
  • Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me...
  • Save Me by Ariana Nash

    Save Me by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The third and final book in the outstanding mafia/priest MM Forgive Me series. Vitari Angelini knows selling a cache of Battaglia guns to a drug lord is not what Francis would call legal, but he’ll never find out. Besides, it’s for a good cause: Francis’s happy ever after...
  • Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake

    Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scorn of the BetrothedCavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book FiveA union forged in vengeance, bound by hate, and... beneath it all...a twisted game of power.The true legacy of the Cavalieri family, my birthright, ties me to a woman I despise:the daughter of the mafia boss who nearly ended my family.Making her both my enemy...and my future wife...
  • Lesser Evil by Penelope Sky

    Lesser Evil by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When I tried to leave, Grave forced me to stay. He's obsessed with me, and not in the good kind of way. Griffin is out of the game, but he gives me a piece of information that can set me free."There's only one guy Grave's afraid of. If you want him dead, I suggest you make an alliance.""Who's the guy?" I ask."Cauldron Beaufort. But you didn't hear that from me...
  • Beautiful Devils by Eva Ashwood

    Beautiful Devils by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The thrilling second book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series!Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished book one, Twisted Game. You've been warned!***They claimed my heart… only to break it.After spending years feeling like I never fit in anywhere, I thought I had found a place where I might truly belong...
  • Bratva Boys  (Box Set) by T.L. Smith

    Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All four Books in one! Distrust. Disbelief. Defiance. Dismissed. Their name has meaning, holds royalty. They aren’t to be trifled with. And if you get too close, prepare to be destroyed—they are the Russian mafia. Gashes and bruises mean nothing to them, blood is what they live by. It’s all they know...
  • Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is what started this whole thing. A man who loved two women. A mother who sacrificed herself for her daughter. A daughter who will stop at nothing to take down those who killed and threatened the ones she loves. I’ve been told all my life that love was a weakness in our world. That couldn’t be further from the truth, but that’s only half of what I need to finish the job...
  • Extradition by Kelly Fox

    Extradition by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fun fact: You can take the man out of the Mafia and put him in a fancy Manhattan high-rise, but that man’s always gonna have a little bit of mobster in him. Which probably explains why I told off my arrogant billionaire CEO, Rand Wolfe, in front of the entire company...
  • Brutal Captor 3 by Amber Adams

    Brutal Captor 3 by Amber Adams

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Russian mafia don, Valentin Ivankov, has taken, Dr. April Cooker away from everything she's ever known and, much to her shock, he's now announced he'll be taking her as his wife!Although her first attempt fails, escape is still her only thought.But while she attempts to gain his trust she finds herself unable to resist the pulse-rasing effect he has on her...
  • Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene

    Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s innocent. He’s chaste. He’s promised to God. And he’s more temptation than I can handle.I’m supposed to guard the Boss's husband, but I just can’t keep my eyes off his best friend, Aidan O’Leary.Watching him.Wanting him.Knowing I can never have him.Aidan is pure in body and soul. He’s about to be ordained as a priest. Me? I’m going to burn for the things I’ve done...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • A Dangerous Game by T.J. Hamel

    A Dangerous Game by T.J. Hamel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything has changed. Carter now knows the truth. The man he thought was his master is really his rescuer. His brother's best friend. An American Hero in disguise. His heart is broken. His mind is in chaos. And the man he hates - and also maybe kind of still loves - isn't going anywhere anytime soon. To maintain the operation and save thousands of lives, Nathan and Carter have to work together...
  • Enemy Combatant by Cara Dee

    Enemy Combatant by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Renegades #2 • Romantic Suspense • Stockholm Syndrome • Hurt Comfort • Action • MM“The best intelligence is the knowledge that your enemy doesn’t know you have.”Crew Finlay’s ego had taken a hit or two. He couldn’t lie. As a Marine, he’d been one of the best. As a private military contractor, he’d…messed up a bit. Or failed spectacularly. Whatever...
  • Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone

    Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine.Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson...
  • Switch & Burn by Bink Cummings

    Switch & Burn by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years, I thought I'd never be free.Until they found me.For months, I thought I had to fight every day to show I'm strong.Until they grew tired and sent me away.Within minutes of arrival, I found home.With him.The savior of my story.Burn.VP of the Royal Bastards MC and curator of the club's underground fighting world.He saw in me what others could not.I owe him my life..
  • Attraction by Kelly Fox

    Attraction by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I run a high-end escort service. And I'm in love with a virgin. It doesn't make any sense, this attraction between us. I'm a violent Mafia Don, and Ford is a nervous, perfectly bow-tied, sexily bespectacled money nerd.But he's had my heart the first night I laid eyes on him, and while he keeps me at arm's length, he's never left my orbit. He's as bound to me as I am to him...
  • Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    M/M Mafia Romance It’s good to be the Boss. That’s what I thought my whole life.Now I am the Boss. I’ll shoulder that responsibility with my beloved husband beside me. As long as I have Finch, I can handle whatever life throws at me.But what they say is true: Be careful what you wish for.My Family has been decimated. My allies are few. I’m holding onto power by a thread...
  • Devil by Silvia Violet

    Devil by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Dark Mafia Romance Devil is a mobster with a dangerous secret... There's a cop who hates him. A cop he caught and released. A cop he can't get out of his mind after the one forbidden night they shared...
  • Hateful Promise by B.B. Hamel

    Hateful Promise by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He prefers women in handcuffs, not cocktail dresses.And I’m his new obsession.When my father steals money from three powerful casino bosses, I’m taken captive by the worst of them Erick Costa, notorious gangster and vicious criminal with violent tastes and sickening delights.But it turns out, he’s a big fan of my art, and he wants more than his money back.He cuts me a deal...
  • Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings...
  • Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire

    Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A hard, dominating Bratva PrinceA fearless, crazy Cartel PrincessAleksandr VolkovI've lived my life with rigid control.A tight vice on myself and my emotions.Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother...
  • The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her father is my enemy. She is my property.When I caught her sneaking into my home, I thought Raven was just a girl doing a silly sorority dare, so I set her bare ass on fire with my belt and then taught her a much more shameful lesson.My seed was already dripping down her thighs before I learned she's my enemy's daughter.That's when I decided I would be keeping her...
  • Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver

    Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Paisley McKeeHe’s my best friend’s brother.He’s also overbearing, bossy, and stubborn.Obviously we hate each other.Then something happened.We said it was a one-time thing.The next morning he tells me it’s forever.He’s unhinged.But he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.Can I believe him when he says I’m his?Kieran RocheShe’s irritating, sassy, and she hates my guts.Not at all my type...
  • Captured Pawn by Livia Grant

    Captured Pawn by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My brother’s death was no accident, and the last thing I want is protection from the same mafia boss whose turf war got him killed...
  • Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not even the king of Los Angeles’s underground can stop me from loving Celeste.Arturo Flores could make me disappear with a snap of his fingers, and nearly did. Limping away from a beatdown when I was seventeen didn’t change the fact that his daughter was worth the pain. Running into her in my tattoo shop twelve years later, she still makes my blood run hot with a glance...
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  • The Afterthought by K.M. Baker

    The Afterthought by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I never planned to return to Dune Valley. The drugs. The gangs. The life people lead. It's something I thought I left in the past when I packed up and set off to the unknown. For seven years I was free from all the painful memories that come with that town. Until now.When the Sheriff called to tell me, I have a 17-year-old-sister, I had no choice. I had to return.My plan was simple...
  • Juno by Ana Night

    Juno by Ana Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Juno doesn’t do relationships and he’s content with that, right until Rome walks through the front door of the tattoo shop Juno works at. Rome is a dangerous man to want, but Juno didn’t join the Salvation Kings because he was afraid to go after what he wants. He’s always looking for a new adventure and being with Rome seems to be the kind that’ll never end...
  • Clean Slade by Rhys Everly

    Clean Slade by Rhys Everly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I told you I wouldn’t let anything happen to you and I intend to keep my promise"SladeOur first encounter took my breath away.Ten years later, he's acting as if we never met.As if we never kissed.And he says all he wants from me is to protect his daughter from the people after him.He says he can take care of himself, but I don't believe it.I know he needs saving, even if it's from himself...
  • Protected by the Monster by B.B. Hamel

    Protected by the Monster by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Possessive Mafia Romance. I’m supposed to keep her safe.Instead, I’ll satisfy her darkest desires.At first I think Clair Riva is just another spoiled mafia princess. Gorgeous, pouty, but pissed-off at the world and not worth the trouble.Until I realize that girl has more fire in her than a full on made man...
  • Savage by Brea Alepoú

    Savage by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blood, Sweat, and Tears.There is nothing in life more satisfying than seeing someone desperately clinging to life as their final moment ticks away. At least that’s how I’ve lived my life until now.As the crow of the Laureati family, it’s my job to clean up their messes. I’ve always stayed focused and have never had a weakness that my enemies could exploit. It’s what makes me effective...
  • Brutal Captor 2 by Amber Adams

    Brutal Captor 2 by Amber Adams

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Saving his life is not enough.April has learned who her mysterious patient is and it's apparent that he is not going to let her go.When her own secret is revealed, while within the fortressed walls of the Ivankov mansion, there is suddenly more at stake regarding her life than ever...
  • The Boss's Boy by Aja Foxx

    The Boss's Boy by Aja Foxx

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ~ Dmitri ~I was intrigued by Eiji the first time I saw him dancing in my club. I became obsessed with him when the ink was still wet on our marriage certificate. I wanted to give Eiji the life he should have had until I realized I had taken something from him I had no right to take, and then I knew I had lost him forever...
  • Hitman's Holiday by Alexa Land

    Hitman's Holiday by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s Christmas Eve at Nana Dombruso’s house, and a wild party is in full swing. Gangsters, strippers and Nana’s ‘gay homosexuals’ are certainly bringing the holiday cheer. But all I can think about is what will happen when I see Constantino Dombruso again. Connie and I have a very long, very complicated history...
  • Reckless Roulette by Alice Winters

    Reckless Roulette by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seven days until game over.LenKade has seven days left to live… unless I do something about it. I amone of the best assassins around, after all. But… I’m not sure I exactly care what happens to Kade. He’s rude, only cares about himself and his casino, and did I mention he doesn’t know a single thing about video games?Okay, okay...
  • Inked in Vengeance by Crimson Syn

    Inked in Vengeance by Crimson Syn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the Royal Bastards MC. Where Loyalty is King, and Code is the only to survive. Lies and betrayal surround Elrik Jameson Vengeance runs in his blood, but so does brotherhood. Life in the Royal Bastards MC was never easy. His colors stripped from him. His title stolen. He quietly remains in exile...
  • In the Shadows by Montana Fyre

    In the Shadows by Montana Fyre

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The gatekeepers of the New York underworld have met their match, but this mafia princess isn't going to bow to them without a fight...I was raised to be a mafia queen.I spent years learning the family business.I trained to become the ruthless leader my family needs me to be. But it was all for nothing. On my eighteenth birthday, my father told me I would be marrying our enemy...
  • Caged by Luna Mason

    Caged by Luna Mason

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Betrayal hurts worse at the hands of someone you love. I locked my heart up the night my wife was murdered. Now there is only one possessor of a key… my little girl. And that’s how I thought it would stay. Until my beautiful d’yavolitsa turns up covered in blood, begging for my help. She caught me off guard, preyed on my weakness, and set free my caged heart...
  • Deadly Little Sparrow by K.M. Neuhold

    Deadly Little Sparrow by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Is there such thing as love at first bar fight?I may be small and pretty, but what I lack in intimidation factor, I make up for in violence.I made a vow five years ago that the motorcycle club responsible for my brother’s death would pay the price, and I’m finally ready to collect. May God have mercy on the men who hurt my brother, because I don’t plan to...
  • Unhinged Little Angel by K.M. Neuhold

    Unhinged Little Angel by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Forcing Salvatore Moretti to marry me at gunpoint isn’t the craziest thing I've ever done... I hate being desperate, being scared. It's a filthy, helpless feeling. I'd much rather be enraged, violent… unhinged.Salvatore watches me dance and calls me Angioletto, his little angel. He doesn't know the demons that haunt me. He's too blinded by my beauty to see the blood on my hands...
  • No confíes en Asher Hall by Myriam M. Lejardi

    No confíes en Asher Hall by Myriam M. Lejardi

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Un romance como nunca lo has ¡en un reality de TV!Todo está en juego. Incluso el amor.Un reality que regresa con la intención de hacer historia. Un millón de dólares. Doce participantes. Veintidós pruebas.Remi Evans y Asher Hall nunca se habrían encontrado en un concurso como TRICKSTER si ella no necesitara el dinero para salvar a su padre. Él, para evitar la cárcel...
  • Rush: An X and Dima Novella by Avril Ashton

    Rush: An X and Dima Novella by Avril Ashton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Please Note: Dima and Xavier’s story begins in (Watch Me) Break You. It is strongly advised that you read that first, before starting RUSH. It’s been almost six years since Dima Zhirkov first fell in love with Xavier Storm. Now married, the couple has found a tentative balance between their relationship and Dima’s role as the head of Brooklyn’s underworld… Or at least, they thought they had...
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