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Sancte Diaboli: Part One by Amo Jones
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Devil comes with baggage, and not the kind you can lose. I was two years old when he saved me. I didn’t understand much at that age, but I remember the pale boy with hair as dark as ink, saving me from two evils. He said he would protect me; I just didn’t know he meant from himself... -
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Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
![Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #1 OF WALL STREET: DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BILLIONAIRE BOSS.I hate my new assistant.I’ve hated them all, but this is a different kind of hate. Her presence is torture.She’s whip-smart, overly-capable, the only employee of mine who dares talk back.And the little human smells like temptation. The worst kind.She dresses to kill, and I’m in danger of dying... -
![Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose]()
Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this story, there are three beasts and I am their blood debt owed. The Anguis, a secret society of power-hungry individuals, have long controlled Port Macabre from their seat at Noire House. A place where the wealthy rub shoulders and chase hedonistic pleasures. However, behind the mansion’s facade lies a poisonous, hidden underworld.With my father now gone, I am the sole heir to Noire House...Categorized as:
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![Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters]()
Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles.“A marriage born from slavery and secrets.A happily ever after like no other.”Sullivan Sinclair has a wife who shares his wildness and desires. To others, she is regal and perfect on his arm... -
![Aaron's Patience by Tiffany Patterson]()
Aaron's Patience by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAaron She was supposed to remain in the past. A past I worked long and hard to forget. I run a multi-billion dollar company. I am at the top of my game. I didn’t have time for petty memories and silly indulgences like love. Making deals and taking names in the boardroom were what fueled me. But one night everything came flooding back. There she was, just like she was waiting for me... -
![Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr]()
Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou were with Willow and Jagger when they found their happily ever after in Dark Endings. You felt their love. You felt their relief, but what you didn't feel, was the pain they left tucked inside. Jagger killed his own father, he suffered on an island alone being forced to fight to save his life. Now, the memories are catching up on him. The reality is haunting him. He's becoming numb... -
![Three of a Kind by Jillian West]()
Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security... -
![Burning Wild by Christine Feehan]()
Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Carpathian novels now returns to the exotic, sensual and dangerous world of her bestseller Wild Rain. This time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct-and twice as hot.Born into a world of twisted monsters, Jake Bannaconni is shaped and molded into a cold, revenge driven man... -
![Not so Prince Charming by Lauren Landish]()
Not so Prince Charming by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s the hunter. I’m his prey. I've been sleepwalking through life—not living, just existing—working toward a future where I can actually breathe. Until HE walks in. Gabriel Jackson. With his boy next door charm and dimpled grin, he jolts me awake. He makes me want to feel the dark heat he promises. To live in the hunger lurking behind his brown eyes... -
![Reckoning by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar]()
Reckoning by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone around me calls me a monster. I can’t say that I blame them, over the years I was turned into one, into my worst nightmare – something that I tried so hard not to become. What no one knows is what I had to go through, and I doubt that they ever will. Sure, I married a monster and maybe he did turn me into what I am today... -
![Dirty Hearts: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Khardine Gray]()
Dirty Hearts: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive second chance Mafia Romance. Be prepared to take a walk on the dark side. Claudius Rule #1 of being mafia boss- Trust no one. Rule # 2- Keep your friends and enemies damn close. In the underground world, friends and enemies could be the same thing... -
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Finding You by Jack Whitney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to the Valentine's novella, Sweet Girl, is finally here!ChloeMy life was perfectly fine.I had my own business, friends, and even a fiancé. Everything was going just fine.Until he showed up again—Gavin, also known as the god of lust, Eros.He was thrown back into my life when his company, Cupid’s Arrow, hired mine for their tenth anniversary marketing plan... -
![Lesson In Trust: Part Two by Kay Elle Parker]()
Lesson In Trust: Part Two by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs this a fairytale or is it reality?From one strength to another, Callie’s relationship with her Daddies is growing exponentially. Not only has she found the kind of love she’s always dreamed of, it seems that love is contagious, connecting both Elias and Evander together as well.Balanced between her Dark Daddy and her Golden one, she finds peace in their embrace, safety in their kisses... -
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![Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn]()
Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies to lovers retelling of Anastasia. They call me America’s Sweetheart. Hollywood royalty. The last of an era. Sole survivor of LA’s most infamous crime. I’m not any of those things. He forced me into the spotlight. The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes. But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine... -
![Shattered Vows by P. Rayne]()
Shattered Vows by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, I thought I’d found my happy ever after. Until she ruined it all.I’d been on the hunt for four long years, and I finally found her.I planned the perfect revenge. Kidnapping Rapsody on the day she was set to marry another man and forcing her to face my wrath while trapped in the confines of my family’s gothic manor... -
![The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky]()
The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert... -
![Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #3 OF WALL NEVER BACK DOWNNo one can know I've claimed the human as my mate.The enemies are at the gates–one wrong move and I’ll lose it all. My world will never be safe for her.If my pack finds out that I’ve mated a human, they’ll revolt. The fractures will grow deeper than ever and we'll be picked apart one by one.The lives of everyone I love hang in the balance... -
![Sharpest Edge by Alessa Thorn]()
Sharpest Edge by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B09P1LVDHPKon and Athena's revenge on the shady organisation Aurora has painted targets on all of their backs. Now the Edgeworth's dark and bloody past is catching up with them, and there's no way to escape unscathed.. -
![Reina del Inframundo: Un Oscuro Romance de la Mafia by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Reina del Inframundo: Un Oscuro Romance de la Mafia by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe King of the Underworld saved me from the streets, Treated me like a princess, And locked me in a tower. Then he turned into a beast. There's a darkness in him. I've seen it face to face. He says I'm his light. But if our love is going to last, I'm going to have to be more than his princess. I need to become a Queen. The final chapter in Marcus and Cora's story... -
![Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid]()
Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJackson Decker - he is the perfect husband. The perfect father to my son. The perfect man. Fierce, loyal, protective and everything I’ve ever wanted.I’m happier than I ever imagined possible, but happiness is never easily won for people like me. Somebody, somewhere wants to ruin what we have, and to do that they’re willing to risk the wrath of the entire Montoya family... -
![Broken Luna by Paulina Vasquez]()
Broken Luna by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDo you believe in Myths? Just when she thinks it can't get any worse, it does. Lucy lost everything four years ago in a rogue attack. She's been abused, starved, rejected and broken. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, strange things start to happen, things that only happen once every century... -
![Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire]()
Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA 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... -
![Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades of Grey by G.E. Griffin]()
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades of Grey by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades of Grey from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty... -
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![Fated To The Alpha: Book 1 by Jessica Hall]()
Fated To The Alpha: Book 1 by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKatya the Beta's daughter and the daughter of an infamous warrior mother had high expectations for her life, but when she doesn't meet those expectations, her pack shuns her, forcing her and her family from the pack and forcing them to give up their titles. They are forced to seek refuge in the only pack that would take them in, on a lie her mother told... -
![Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson]()
Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Romance AnthologyYou should never fall for the bad guy…Over thirty of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors have come together to create an epic collection of forbidden, dark romance stories.Get lost in this unputdownable mixture of short stories. From heroes to bad guys, there’s something for everyone.stalk·erA person who stalks: a person who pursues someone obsessively... -
![Parasight by E.S. Carter]()
Parasight by E.S. Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am drowning in darkness. My limbs submerged in inky tar, my lungs asphyxiated by the stench of death's hold. My eyes see nothing but black. Yet I see him. And I am not scared. I should be. Don't look into my eyes, for my demons will eat you alive. My devil inside will feast on your soft flesh. His jagged teeth will tear the meat from your bones and drink the light from your soul... -
![A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters]()
A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing could hide her from me. The darkness is everywhere and it moves about in the mortal realm…. And then there’s her. Bright and so easily seen. Mine. She calls to me like I prayed to the Gods she would. I should feel guilt for what I’m going to do. What I must do.She doesn’t remember, but I do. She belongs to me.I will claim her and bring her to the underworld as mine... -
![Perfect Sin by Kimberly Carrillo, K.D. Carrillo]()
Perfect Sin by Kimberly Carrillo, K.D. Carrillo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can't run from your problems. A fact we learned at the end of a gun. Not unlike most of my life's lessons.Raven falls back in the clutches of her father, and in order to save her I'll have to make a deal with the devil incarnate, Damien Blackthorne.Once I learn the secrets of my past, I'll have to decide, am I a monster or her dark prince? For her I'll give everything... -
![Scorned Queen by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Scorned Queen by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe protégé king wants the king un-seated but it will be war, and a bloody one. And you can only push a future queen so far before she says enough, and proves she's as worthy for war as her man. Damion and Alana will come together to fight but first the boundaries of the past must fall... -
![Darker Than Night by Amelia Wilde]()
Darker Than Night by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI told Brigit my love would destroy her. Now she's on the brink of death.With my empire in ruins, our only chance at survival is to run. There's nothing I want more than to take back what's mine and restore order to the shattered remnants of my life.There's nothing I need more than Brigit.But choosing her means abandoning countless people I've promised to protect... -
![Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne]()
Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI spend my nights slinging drinks at Black Magic Bar or taking my clothes off at the local strip club. After my father passed, my stepmother gave me no other choice. But when I break free of the chains binding me to my family estate, I find myself with nowhere to go. Until Nero Voss, the youngest of the billionaire Voss brothers, offers me a room at Midnight Manor... -
![Burn With Me by D.L. Darby]()
Burn With Me by D.L. Darby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGinny: I’m torn between fantasy and reality.On my first night working at an exclusive adult club—a club where we have to wear masks to conceal our identities—my stranger comes to life... -
![A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde]()
A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man can only have one great love, and mine was the sea.Until I pulled a half-drowned heiress out of the water. Until I kept her as mine. Until I hurt her to prove I didn't love her.Now we're surrounded. Dangerous pirates want to use her for their own purposes. I won't give her up that easy. I have a lifetime of treasure to protect. But with the ship going down, there's only thing I want to save...Categorized as:
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![Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay]()
Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConn has spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Realms. He’s never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent is inside him now. The intoxicating lure incites his wolf to track and claim her in a sexual frenzy she can never deny. Dacia has spent the years of her life guarding her family's secrets... -
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Tower by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her overprotective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail—she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants... -
![In the Shadows by Montana Fyre]()
In the Shadows by Montana Fyre
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
![Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never thought I’d see him again. My first love, back from the grave. My captor and tormentor. He holds my past, present and future in his scarred hands. He owns me. No matter how far I run, my path leads me back to that lonely castle. Back into the arms of the Beast... -
![The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre]()
The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn Intense seductive story and journey into the unknown, that shows us that even in the unlikeliest places true love can be found if only you trust your heart. AutumnI moved to this tiny community by a mountain so I could train to become an artist. I spend my days working in an art showroom and my nights painting... -
![Fight by Jenn Bullard]()
Fight by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKidnapped, hurt, and left for dead were not on my bingo card this month.I’ve been running from danger my entire life. I finally have roots, a home, a roommate who is my best friend that I’m secretly in love with. I refuse to take shit from anyone, so when I kicked a belligerent alpha out of my club, I didn’t realize my life would change forever...Categorized as:
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![Moonlit Thorns by P. Rayne]()
Moonlit Thorns by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNo one knows what happens up at Midnight Manor.The home of the Voss brothers sits like a sentinel looking down on our small town, remaining a mystery. The four brooding billionaires rarely leave the confines of the iron gates, fueling rumors that have existed for decades...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by Stasia Black, Lee Savino]()
Awakening by Stasia Black, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI wasn't capable of love. Not until I met Cora. My angel. I’ve claimed every inch of her body and I only want more. I’m a man who craves control, but her power over me is absolute. She holds my heart in her hands. She can never find out. The demons in this city want to destroy her. It’s my job to protect her innocence. Lock her safe in my high tower... -
![The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe]()
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... -
![Cursed King by Julie Saman]()
Cursed King by Julie Saman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA deliciously steamy, suspenseful, and darker contemporary royalty Beauty and the Beast retelling about a grumpy single dad and the woman who brings him to his knees. Welcome to the cursed kingdom of Messalina…When my sick father wanders into the off-limits palace where the widowed king of Messalina lives with his three children, I know we're in trouble... -
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![The Devil's Sons. Libro 1 by Chloé Wallerand]()
The Devil's Sons. Libro 1 by Chloé Wallerand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDevil's una volta. Devil's per sempre.Avalone conta di trascorrere il primo anno nel modo più ordinario possibile, concentrandosi sugli studi, in compagnia di pochi amici selezionati... -
![My Werewolf Professor 2 by Marian Tee]()
My Werewolf Professor 2 by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Billionaire New Adult BBW College Shifter RomanceWhat I know about Alessandro Moretti: he’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen, he’s the most mysterious, sought-after professor in my university, and he’s not the type to fall in love with me, his plainest-looking student. What I didn’t know about Alessandro Moretti: he’s a werewolf…and he may just want me, too... -
![Sinful Proposition by Erika Wilde]()
Sinful Proposition by Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's cautious, guarded and professional. She’s a temptress he can’t resist.Tempest Wilder has lived a life of luxury but she’s intent on creating her own empire. Her newest venture, Wilder Things, is a boutique hotel with seductively themed rooms.Remy Lowell has a troubled past, filled with abandonment and heartache. He’s worked his way up from nothing and is damn proud of that... -
![Rotanev by Lexi C. Foss]()
Rotanev by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKailiani MikosMy life is a mess.One minute, I’m on my way to graduating, and the next, I find out my mother handed me over as collateral to a loan shark.Now I’m standing inside a fancy hotel suite in a tiny little dress, auditioning to become an escort for Jasmine Black Incorporated.That’s when I see him. God in a suit. Ocean-blue eyes. Dark, wavy hair. All sensual lines and hard masculinity... -
![Build-A-Daddy by Maren Smith]()
Build-A-Daddy by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an impromptu trip to Build-A-Bear leads to getting caught in a snowstorm, Aubrey knows she’s in trouble. Stranded at a rest stop, who should come to her unexpected rescue but the cowboy Daddy-Dom of her dreams. Is it just her Little desires talking or is her deepest, most secret wish about to come true? Sometimes it’s a Little bit of magic. Sometimes, it’s a whole lot more... -
![Savage Soul by Ella Jade]()
Savage Soul by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI failed the woman I swore to protect, and now my enemies are after her.JudeI live by a code. I don’t tolerate lies, betrayals, or secrets. I seldom give second chances. When Emmie withheld the truth from me, I acted on instinct before I gave her a chance to explain.My actions put her in danger, and now it’s my responsibility to save her...
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