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  • Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James

    Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Out of the dark comes a knight she least expects. He’s the Sergeant at Arms for the Dark Knights MC. He enforces the rules and gets his hands dirty. She’s the daughter of a biker. Property of another MC. She’s young. He’s not. He’s lived a life. She’s just finding her way. She’s a bad idea. A very bad idea. One which can quickly turn allies into rivals...
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    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Highest Bidder by Sara Cate

    Highest Bidder by Sara Cate

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s not just rich…he’s filthy rich.When I started working at Salacious Players’ Club, I never expected to end up on the auction block ready to grant a date to the highest bidder.This club is not really my scene. I’m not the kind of girl rich guys take home. I’m more a piano playing, van-living, free spirit kind of girl...
  • Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Saving Graves by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Neglected. Tortured. Abused. Unloved. I was left for dead at seventeen and learned to protect myself the only way I knew how…by not letting anyone get close to me — not anyone. Discovering Club Irons has been like finding home for the first time in my life. It’s been a beacon of light in my dark life, and it’s where I finally belong . I’m the most sought after Dom at Club Irons...
  • Silver Lining Love by Melanie Shawn

    Silver Lining Love by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Love Vixen,Six months ago, my life changed forever, and I had no idea it was coming.My sister—the strongest and most selfless person I’ve ever met and the kickass mom to three adorable kids—was killed in a car accident.In an instant, I became the mom to those three adorable kids, and lemme tell ya...I am far from strong. Or kickass...
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    age-gap  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Devil's Night Series by Penelope Douglas

    Devil's Night Series by Penelope Douglas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Il mio sbaglio più grande - Mille ragioni per odiarti - L’errore che rifarei3 romanzi in 1Dall’autrice dei bestseller Mai per amore e Odiami come io ti amoConosco i segreti di Michael Crist. È il fratello del mio ragazzo, Bellissimo e terrificante. Conosco i suoi misfatti, ma non so quanto riuscirò a tenerli per me...
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    dark  steamy  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Recklessly, Wildly Yours by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He thinks I’m a runaway bride.What he doesn’t know is that I’m also a runaway celebrity.Two hours before I'm supposed to say "I do," I run.Right into the arms of Ethan Black.He finds me in a cloud of white lace and sheer panic, stranded in the middle of a Manhattan traffic jam.My savior in a suit.He doesn't care about my last name, my fame, or the scandal brewing in my wake.All he sees is me...
  • Finally Heaven by D.H. Sidebottom

    Finally Heaven by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 4 in the Room 103 series It's time to say Goodbye. Take a final road trip with the 103 boy's. Let's leave with a tear, a smile and good memories. Romeo has struggled with his secret for years. He has managed to keep it from not only his family and friends but the girl he has loved for years. But one night changes that...
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    dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the Candy shop Where poison never tasted so sweet... Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground...
  • His Deal by Rebel Rose

    His Deal by Rebel Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing in my life is the same. She has changed everything, simultaneously turning my world upside down while making it right for the first time ever. I break this woman a little more each day—and she lets me. It’s all part of our deal. But every pleasure that she gives to me brings her closer to freedom. Closer to paying her debt in full. And I’m not ready to let her go. Ruthless...
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    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  anti-hero  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Protector by B.J. Wane

    Protector by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Deputy Sheriff Shawn McDuff can’t figure out why the new teacher in Mountain Bend seems so familiar, but Lisa Halldor’s evasive answers to his inquiries confirms his suspicions they have met before. When he sees her struggling to focus and respond during a scene at his private club, he intervenes and finds himself as drawn to Lisa’s submissive nature as he is determined to unearth her secrets...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen

    I Have Lived and I Have Loved by Willow Winters, Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have lived and I have loved…There’s no better feeling than those little butterflies at the end of a romance story. Top Shelf Romance is proud to present a collection of happily ever afters in collaboration with a cause dedicated to providing stories for those in need.100% of the profits from this anthology will be given to the Live A Thousand Lives charity...
  • Between The Lines by Drew Sera

    Between The Lines by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “She believed she could, so she did.” My name is Amy Andrews, and those are the words I live by. I write happy-ever-after romance novels, and after writing ten romance novels you’d think I’d know a thing or two about love. But I’ve been chasing my own happy-ever-after for a long time. I seem to have no problem starting my fairytale, but the ending never comes to be...
    Categorized as:
    dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey

    Rich Man's Toy: A Dark Royal Romance: The Dazzling Court Prequel by Fawn Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A FREE glimpse into the dark royal world of The Dazzling Court! Fawn Bailey is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling. Her name is Amber Jonathan. She's been hurt, used and abused. And I intend on doing it all over again. But this time, she's going to beg for more. I'm the crown prince. Blue blood runs through my veins...
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    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Silver Saints MC Volume 1 by Fiona Davenport

    Silver Saints MC Volume 1 by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The members of the Silver Saints MC are ready to claim their women.This collection includes the first three stories in the Silver Saints MC series, plus 3 brand-new epilogues.Mac: When a member of a rival MC puts one of his brothers in a coma, Mac will do whatever it takes to get answers—including kidnapping Bridget Pierce, their president’s daughter...
  • Control by Lasairiona Lewis

    Control by Lasairiona Lewis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thor:Protocol. Routine. Control.Not anymore.My life turned on a dime in the blink of an eye. From making pancakes for the curvy redhead I met at the club, to being the single dad of an autistic, eleven-year-old boy.I need help.She needs a job.I’m usually a one-and-done kind of guy, but she draws me in, holding me hostage with her green eyes and sass.I’m playing with fire...
  • January's Ride with Six by Eve London

    January's Ride with Six by Eve London

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A rebel's heart and a biker's duty collide in a forbidden love that threatens everything.GingerLiving under the control of the Savage Bones is like existing in a cage where freedom remains just out of reach. The night I run, desperation fueling my steps, I crash into Six. He’s at the core of everything I’ve been told to fear...
  • Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London

    Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Raia Hensen walks through my doors, it's clear the last place she should be is in my club. Her innocence shines so bright it's almost painful to look at her.But there's a darkness lurking just beneath that sweet, shiny exterior. A past she can't escape, and a pain behind her eyes she can't quite hide. It's a combination that calls to me, all but begging me to claim her for my own...
  • Love Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Love Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling authors W Winters and Amelia Wilde comes a sinful romance with a touch of dark and angst that will keep you gripping the edge of your seat … and begging for more.He was mine. My protector, my lover. My second start at life. The man who promised me there was more than this.He gave me hopeUntil my world fell apart again. It was bound to happen. It’s all life has given me...
  • Dirty Promises by Aubrey Bondurant

    Dirty Promises by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Oakley Winters travels to her best friend’s wedding, the last thing she expects is to be stranded on the side of the highway by her date. Luckily, a handsome stranger stops to rescue her. But it turns out her hero isn’t a stranger after all. Max Brooks dreads a return to his small town, but it’s impossible to say no to his sister’s request to attend her wedding...
  • Defended by Golden Angel

    Defended by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For Melody Williams, her fantasy of a Daddy Dom has always been limited to the books she devours in secret. But when a trip to Black Light brings dominant men out of her imagination and into real life, Melody quickly falls for everything about this exciting new world, including a certain gorgeous lawyer on whom she has a very serious crush...
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    steamy  age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Hot Shot by Kat Baxter

    Hot Shot by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Soar by Zara Cox

    Soar by Zara Cox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to The Indigo lounge, the scandalously sexy sky-high playground where anything can happen. Buckle up. Emotional turbulence guaranteed... SOAR, the sizzling conclusion to the next duet in the Indigo Lounge Series. Seven Nights, Seven Highs…the story continues! Dark and sinfully sexy Noah King thought he'd left his past behind in New York. He should have known better...
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    age-gap  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Their Destiny by Rebel Rose

    Their Destiny by Rebel Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This woman is my obsession, and my world is falling apart without her in it. I thought I was going to shatter her into a million pieces and then build her into everything that I wanted and needed and desired in a submissive. And I did. But somewhere along the way, she shattered me as well… and she’s the only one who has the power to put me back together...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Dance for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Dance for Me by Kay Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Down on her luck, Boadicea McGee is desperate for a job.Bills to pay, a roof to keep over her head, and vultures for parents leave her with few options. When her best friend offers her a dream opportunity, she has to weigh dreams against survival and her own morals. The pay is good, the people are nice...but working in a BDSM club just isn't her thing...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime
  • Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker

    Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One year ago I walked away from everything I knew and all the lies I’d been told.For the first time in my life I was free from the constraints put on me by power hungry men who twist faith and devotion into fear and control.All to feed their own egos.Now my sister’s ready to leave too, but the only one who can help me save her is a ghost from my past...
  • All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ALL SINNERI’m aptly named. I’m Lucifer in the flesh: Lucie to those who love me, B*tch to those who loathe me. I have plenty of enemies, most of them in the clubhouse where I was raised. But I’m tired of being an outsider, tired of being on the outside looking in. I want to go home. And home?Isn’t a place.It’s with four men. Four bikers who own my heart and soul, and have done since I was a kid...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig

    White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Julia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire  book  contemporary
  • K is for... by L. DuBois

    K is for... by L. DuBois

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    K is for kidnapping. Oliver Sanz is intrigued by the opportunity his BDSM club’s new checklist game presents. Assigned to the letter K, he gets to kidnap the lovely submissive Kumiko. One weekend together with a list of items and then they’ll part ways. Kumiko Ito is annoyed that she’d doesn’t know who her Dom is, but she knows she doesn’t want to play a game...
  • Head Over Heels by Jayda Marx

    Head Over Heels by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dwayne - Twenty years ago, there was a terrible accident which put my son in a wheelchair and took the life of the woman whom I thought I’d spend my life with. I became depressed and despondent, and pushed everyone away. I could have lost it all forever, but fate, a little luck, and a firecracker named Finn helped me piece my life back together...
  • Enzo by Cala Riley

    Enzo by Cala Riley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DanicaI'm so tired of running.For the past three years, I have bounced around constantly to avoid the demons from my past.Then I moved in next to him.This was supposed to be my fresh start, yet I can't help but want to be with him and his daughter.Is it fair for me to bring them into my life knowing the dangers that await?EnzoOne look and my life irrevocably changed...
  • The 7 Day Stand by Shayla Hart

    The 7 Day Stand by Shayla Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SAVANNAH -I had a clear vision of what my life would be like. First, I was going to open up an event management agency. Then, I was going to marry my gorgeous boyfriend Trent, have two kids, adopt a couple of puppies, and live happily ever after. The American dream.At least that was the plan until my boyfriend dumped me for the fourth time the day before my birthday, and I met him— Logan Pierce...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  steamy  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Cry by C.D. Reiss

    Cry by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This book has been discontinued by the author, and combined with Sing...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  dark  age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Until Then by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen

    Until Then by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The one thing my pen pal and I have in common is imprisonment. While his is literal, I am bound in the chains of my abusive partner. While he is locked behind bars, he gives me a glimpse of the love I have been looking for my entire life. When my world starts to come down around me we both gain our freedom, allowing us to face our demons together...
  • The Marriage Auction 2, Book One by Audrey Carlan

    The Marriage Auction 2, Book One by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three women and one man put themselves up for auction in a high-stakes game of marriage, money, and mayhem. The spice is high, the characters intense, and the plot will keep you guessing until the bitter end. This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction...
  • Shades of Red by Willow Prescott

    Shades of Red by Willow Prescott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "She tastes like she was made just for me."Paris is full of vibrance and flavor, robust and rich. It’s a place where dreams are forged and broken. The city of love has everything to offer, and I want it all.There’s a new restaurant in town offering a unique chance at becoming sous chef if you can prove you’re the best of ten competitors...
  • Master Baldor by Rogue London

    Master Baldor by Rogue London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don't make a habit of punishing random submissives at my club.But when I have a little girl on the verge of a full blown meltdown on my hands, it seems like the only option.With her bottom still red and hot from my discipline, she all but begs me to take her. To use her in all the wicked, wanton ways I can think of. She couldn't be more perfect for me...
  • Until We Meet Again by Lea Rose

    Until We Meet Again by Lea Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devastated by the loss of his twin sister, Zane vows to never allow another person into his heart. Until he meets a woman who instantly captivates him and possesses the power to break down all the emotional barriers he has ever built. But there's only one problem: she's his student. Zane must decide whether to risk everything for love...
  • Boss of Me: A Billionaire Boss Romance by Maureen Smith, Skylar Hunter (Maureen Smith)

    Boss of Me: A Billionaire Boss Romance by Maureen Smith, Skylar Hunter (Maureen Smith)

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the worst boss I’ve ever had. And the most irresistible…I’m not the kind of girl who sleeps with strangers. But when my blind date turns out to be the sexiest man of my dreams, I’m willing to make an exception.Until I realize I’m making out with the wrong stranger.Mr...
  • Brutal Limits by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones

    Brutal Limits by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • My Mountain Man Rescuer by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Rescuer by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A secret billionaire mountain man and a curvy girl with a secret, stuck together on the side of a mountain…I’m a volunteer for Wild Heart Mountain Search and Rescue, and when I find Chantelle injured on the side of the mountain, my world shifts.I should take her to the medical center, but instead I take her to my cabin.She’s mine, and I won’t give her up...
  • Idée Fixe by C.J Riggs

    Idée Fixe by C.J Riggs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She is perfection personified. The woman I never should’ve let go. I haven’t been able to take my eyes off her, since she walked into my fetish rave and I spotted her.She speaks to my soul, and by the end of the night, I’ll have owned every single inch of her body and she’ll have taken every inch of me.Because this isn’t just your typical night out, this is where fantasies… become reality...
  • Sharon by C.D. Reiss

    Sharon by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times―the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries...
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    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Unrestrained Series Collection by S.E. Lund

    The Unrestrained Series Collection by S.E. Lund

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Unrestrained Series Collection gathers together all three books in the series, including The Agreement, The Commitment and the conclusion, Unrestrained. Now, readers can enjoy all three books in one volume and experience for themselves as Dr. Delish / gentle Master D seduces and wins the heart of the sometimes-reluctant but hopelessly smitten Ms. Bennet...
  • Salt in the Wound by Sierra Simone

    Salt in the Wound by Sierra Simone

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The first time I meet the devil, he knows my name.The second time I meet him, the truth becomes clear: Mark Trevena is to be my husband.No matter that we don't know each other. No matter that he's older than me; shameless and sinful; the owner of a secret club where the powerful come to play. My father has spoken, and I'll be the devil's bride the minute I graduate from college...
  • Dominance by C.D. Reiss

    Dominance by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You MUST be at least to the end of Submit in order to start this. This handful of shorts is meant to be a reader that accompanies the Submission Series. It is four short stories, as follows…. JESSICA (to read after Submit) So, what exactly happened on the night of the Eclipse show? Why did Jonathan change his tune so radically after it. Find out here, in fine detail...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  dark  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Haze by Deborah Bladon

    Haze by Deborah Bladon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HAZE, a new standalone from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. Standalone Book. No Cliifhanger. Isla Lane is an ambitious violinist, who yearns for the career her grandmother had and had always planned for her. Though determined to make her mark on Manhattan and follow her dreams, she just can't seem to get back on course...
  • Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The conclusion to the Beauty's Beast trilogyThey say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.To appease them you must give your all.I’ve sacrificed everything.Lived through loss, and learned to love.To take the beauty with the pain.The rose with the thorns.This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.We’ll hold onto it forever.And hope our forever is longer than a day...
  • Priceless Secret by Roxy Sloane

    Priceless Secret by Roxy Sloane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Revenge. They say it will drive a man out of his mind. But what about a woman? We’re supposed to be the fairer sex. Gentle.Forgiving.But there’s nothing forgiving about the oath I swore: I’m going to destroy Sebastian Wolfe. Even if it costs me everything.My innocence. My life.My heart...
  • Untether by Elodie Hart

    Untether by Elodie Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    AIDAI've endured fifteen years of underwhelming marital sex with Lord John Russell.One front-page tell-all from his secretary puts an end to that misery pretty efficiently.As the media furore rages around our divorce, two things become abundantly clear.One. It’s time for some decent orgasms.Which is why I’ve joined the Unfurl programme at London’s top sex club, Alchemy.Two...
  • High Stakes by Cheryl Douglas

    High Stakes by Cheryl Douglas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former party girl, Alisa Turner, made a deal with her daddy, Trey. He’ll provide the seed money for her new business venture as long as she promises to stay out of trouble. Too bad her good intentions tumble 30,000 feet when she meets a sexy stranger on a flight to sin city...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
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