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  • Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After facing his biggest sin, Ethic finds forgiveness within the love of his life. Alani is the woman he’s been searching for his entire existence but loving her comes with a price…his soul…she wants his soul…When Alani tells Ethic she can’t be with a man who doesn’t believe in God, Ethic must face his only fear, trusting something he can’t see...
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    drama  alpha-mc  sad  steamy  suspense  female-mc  romance  audiobook
  • Ethic 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life has never been easy for Ethic. Since he was a young boy he has battled loss after loss while struggling to navigate through a treacherous world. When he met Alani Lenika Hill he knew that he had met the woman who would love him back to life...
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    drama  alpha-mc  sad  steamy  female-mc  urban  romance  audiobook
  • Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The final book to the legendary Ethic series by Ashley Antoinette concludes the heart wrenching story of Ezra Okafor. Will he find forever with his one true love? Will Alani ever truly forgive Ethic, or are they destined to say goodbye? Will Morgan and Messiah repair their love before it's too late? Step into Ethic Land once more as Antoinette pens the greatest love story of this generation...
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    drama  alpha-mc  sad  steamy  female-mc  urban  romance  audiobook
  • Stanton Bliss by T.L. Swan

    Stanton Bliss by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We've changed. Darker, damaged and unable to conform. My husband Joshua is dealing with the past the best that he can.....as am I. Nobody else can understand the language we speak. The trauma we have been through. But with the pain comes pleasure and happiness is our gift...
  • Blaze by Helen Hardt

    Blaze by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Are you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...
  • Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie...
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    steamy  sad  suspense  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series… JT Malone is lucky, and he knows it. He is the heir to a billion-dollar petroleum empire, and he has a loving family. Between his good looks and his charm, he can have almost any woman he wants. The world is his oyster, and he really likes oysters...
  • More Than Love by Ruth Cardello

    More Than Love by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Grant Barrington is known for being a steadfast financial wizard. He’s an under-celebrated voice of reason, a man who hangs back rather than charges in—until his family needs him to find out what happened to his brother Kent. Then it’s time for this quiet hero to flex his alpha billionaire muscle...
  • Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix

    Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie is thrilled by the secret Master reveals. Their D/s relationship and love deepens as he teaches her his preferences and shares another aspect of his past. Tragically, a meeting with her nemesis starts a disastrous chain of events. The aftermath of which leads her Master to make a decision Brie never sees coming...
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    alpha-mc  sad  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
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    alpha-mc  sad  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Doctor's Baby Plan by K.C. Crowne

    Doctor's Baby Plan by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Screw IVF. Let's do this the old-fashioned way." The agreement we made was simple...Step 1: Sign the dotted line.Step 2: Deliver the babies to their father.Step 3: Move on, and forget it all happened.Easy enough, right??Sure... in theory...
  • Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie's AG series #6Master has revealed himself in small doses, only hinting about the tragedy in his past. Things are about to shift as Brie comes face to face with Master’s greatest adversary. Huge changes are rushing towards our young submissive. The wolf must be confronted, her documentary is about to discover its fate and Master will bare a part of himself kept hidden until now...
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    steamy  alpha-mc  sad  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Hard Limit by Meredith Wild

    Hard Limit by Meredith Wild

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Blake Landon is a man who has everything-wealth, good looks, and the love of Erica Hathaway. The power couple has been through hell and back, and when life has torn them apart, somehow they have always found their way back to each other, more in love and stronger than ever. Erica has never been more ready to say I do...
  • City of Sin by Ivy Smoak

    City of Sin by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nothing seems to be going Bee's way. She has been knocked down by her ex, her job, and the city in general. Could a blind date really be the start of the much needed change she's been hoping for? When Bee is already running late, a sexy stranger steals her cab. And once she finally arrives to the restaurant and finds out that he's her date, the night takes an unexpected turn...
  • Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix

    Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance..
  • The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander

    The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Looks can be deceiving… ​Emmy-winning journalist Alexandra Reed returns to the DC area with two goals in mind—care for her ailing mom and steer clear of devastatingly handsome Crockett Wilde. But the man who stole her heart, then broke it, is impossible to avoid. As her life spins out of control, she finds pleasure in her secret escape...
  • Mountain Man's Accidental Surprise by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Accidental Surprise by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "I'm ready for my private striptease lover boy." My best friend's bachelorette party had to be amazing. Lucky for me, my hired stripper blew everyone away. And I was quite smitten myself. Later that night, he gave me a private show. One I'll never forget. But now, no can know our secret. Because the life of my unborn baby literally depends on it...
  • 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
  • Mine by Ivy Nelson

    Mine by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunter Novak is on a quest to tear everything away from the people who abandoned him and make it his own. His thirst for retribution has landed him at the top of his game. He is a God in Las Vegas and around the world. But it's not enough. There's still one more piece of real estate and power he's after and he gave pop-star Skylar Cameron her career to get it...
  • Hardline by Meredith Wild

    Hardline by Meredith Wild

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Software mogul Blake Landon has met his match in headstrong Erica Hathaway. While his controlling nature and her independent spirit continue to battle, Blake has no intention of letting her out of his life again. Erica has given Blake her trust and her love, determined that they will conquer any challenges together...
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    alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  female-mc  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Rock Revenge by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rock Revenge by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A stranger with my face. My voice. My name. Simon Kagan is on tour overseas with his band Oblivion when he sees his mirror image singing on a TV talent competition. A man who’s trying to capitalize on his fame and everything he’s built. Not if Simon has anything to say about it. But first, he has to find the bastard… Too many secrets. Margo Kagan is hiding one of her own...
  • Pursuing Aries by Linzi Baxter

    Pursuing Aries by Linzi Baxter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stabby. That's how I was feeling. And when I was asked in the elevator by a friend how I was feeling since it was my first day back after being sick for a week, that's what I answered. Any other day, this would've been no big deal. Of course, then the elevator doors opened and the screaming began. My boss. The asshole who made me feel stabby. He was dead...
  • Alexander by Shayne Ford

    Alexander by Shayne Ford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LUST. POWER. BAD BOYS. LOVE. BETRAYAL.This series has it all.LEX (Night of the Kings #4)SECRETS. LIES. DECEIT. A GAME OF LUST AND BURNING PASSION.Dahlia is a girl who just starts to build her own path in life. Lex is the man who has it all, except for one thing. His heart is full of secrets and his blood is filled with lust, yet no one can tame his fire...
  • A Wicked Song by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Wicked Song by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kace August: famous, intense, dark, addictive. Aria Alard: a woman with secrets, passion, and a dangerous past. Passion. Secrets. Mystery. Aria fell hard for Kace. She trusted him. But did he deserve that trust? And where is Gio?A Wicked Song is the second book in the Brilliance Trilogy...
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    alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Not Until You Part VIII: Not Until You Love by Roni Loren

    Not Until You Part VIII: Not Until You Love by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Boundaries will be crossed and souls laid bare as Foster and Cela discover if sizzling passion can ignite into something more in the breathtaking conclusion of Not Until You. When Cela walked into his life, scared, innocent, and seeking thrills beyond her wildest dreams, Foster never expected she could become the submissive he’s always desired...
  • Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After by Lisa Renee Jones

    Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Continuing where Dirty Rich Cinderella Story left off...Get ready for a steamy honeymoon, and a heart-stopping welcome home for Cole and Lori!The unexpected is about to happen and while Lori has faced the demons of her past, she and Cole will face those of his past now...
  • Just Another Spark by Carly Phillips

    Just Another Spark by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s a rock star wanted by millions.She’s a wife willing to fight for their love. Rock star Dash Kingston is finishing the last leg of his band’s U.S. tour. Exhausted and ready to be home, he can’t wait to see his girl. Time zones, show times, and the demands of his career have made married life harder than expected. Even knowing the rock star life wouldn’t make their relationship easy...
  • Royal Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Royal Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm her father's closest friend.And I've vowed to tame his estranged daughter.But her fire is so d*mn fierce it reduces my rules to ash. How will I protect her when all I want is to ruin her? Ava: There I was selling crab cakes out of my food truck,When the world's biggest scrooge approaches me.I can't help but notice his impressively ripped body in a perfectly tailored suit...
  • Black Pearl by Tiffany Patterson

    Black Pearl by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Monday through Friday, Devyn Williams is executive assistant to the CFO of one of the top finance firms in the country. But Devyn has a secret. At night she becomes Black Pearl, a rising performer on the Atlanta burlesque scene. Devyn's good at keeping these two aspects of her life separate, even from her company's CEO, Nikola...
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    alpha-mc  billionaire  drama  female-mc  steamy  suspense  abuse  adult
  • The Man Who Has No Love by Victoria Quinn

    The Man Who Has No Love by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I finally got Valerie to give Deacon what he wants.To move to the city so the three of them can be together.I just have to give her one thing...a penthouse in my building. That means I'll have to see her, talk to her, and worst of all, assist her. But no matter how difficult she is, her being here means Derek will be here...and that makes it all worth it.Until she gets between Deacon and I..
  • The Man Who Has No Sight by Victoria Quinn

    The Man Who Has No Sight by Victoria Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Valerie got between us just like I feared she would.And completely destroyed me.But I believe Deacon and I can make it work, that I can have the family I've always wanted...if I just have faith...
  • 30 Days: Part Three by Belle Brooks

    30 Days: Part Three by Belle Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Sometimes in death, a life is ensured.”Strong. Courageous. Determined. Abigail has been given a do-over and she’s not about to waste such an opportunity. Does a single red velvet box hold the key to the future she now hopes for? With lost memories restored and a heart that cries Marcus’ name, Abigail has one more piece of her puzzle to claim...finding ‘The Magician.’Lost. Empty. Alone...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  sad  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Bling by Ivy Nelson

    Bling by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Garrett Oliver thinks he just needs two things in life, a big bank account, and a beautiful woman on his arm. If he's not careful, he'll lose both in the blink of an eye. Isabelle Alvarado just wants to get through the week so she can get back to Club Solitaire and hang out with the Dom she’s been seeing. Losing her job can really puts a damper on things, though...
  • His Punishments by Ajme Williams

    His Punishments by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Tami by Pepper North

    Tami by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a lawn cleaning business introduce an innovative Little to her perfect Daddy?Thinking creatively, animal lover Tami Chamberlin created her own business, Tami’s Canine Poo Service. Cleaning her clients’ lawns of, well, poo, Tami works very hard to earn enough money to support herself...
  • Bound to You: Volume 4 by Vanessa Booke, Rogena Mitchell-Jones

    Bound to You: Volume 4 by Vanessa Booke, Rogena Mitchell-Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I, Rebecca Gellar, am doing the unthinkable. I'm marrying a man who hits every category on my Run-Like-Hell list...1. Arrogant.2. Dangerously Handsome.3. Brooding.4. Domineering.5. Possessive.6. Playboy.The funny thing is I couldn't be happier...
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    alpha-mc  drama  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Daddy's Obsession by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Obsession by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Protect my daughter." Not what I expected from an old friend.But when I locked eyes with her, there was no turning back. Raquel has a magnetic sensual beauty,Along with the strength and resilience of a lioness. The loss of my wife left my little girl and I empty.Now Raquel is proof that even a monster can escape his own darkness...
  • Not Until You Part VI: Not Until You Surrender by Roni Loren

    Not Until You Part VI: Not Until You Surrender by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The heat is rising as Foster and Cela’s affair becomes more complicated in the next thrilling installment of Not Until You. After Cela fails to obey him, Foster decides that she must be punished for her transgressions. But has retribution ever felt so good? Cela willingly accepts Foster’s difficult penalty for what she’s done and finds herself more vulnerable and more attracted to him than ever...
  • Stark After Dark: Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, Seduce Me by J. Kenner

    Stark After Dark: Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, Seduce Me by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What happens after she says “yes”? Together in one riveting eBook, these four novellas—Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, and Seduce Me—continue the story of billionaire Damien Stark and his fiancée, Nikki Fairchild, from J. Kenner’s Stark Trilogy: Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me...
  • The Client by Jessica Gadziala

    The Client by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My job is simple.I get hired to make men fall in love with me. Then I cut their legs out from under them.Fenway Arlington was next on the chopping block.Playboy billionaire.Heart-breaker. Experience chaser.Known for numerous international scandals,usually involving a woman.It should have been easy work.But I never could have prepared myself for the impossible.Catching feelings for the client...
  • Be the One by Nina Levine

    Be the One by Nina Levine

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rock star Jett Vaughn has one thing on his mind these days - Presley Hart. He will do anything it takes to make her his. At least, he thinks he will. Presley Hart wants one thing in life - a man who will make her his number one. After being married to a man who never put her first, she swore she'd never settle for second best again. At least, she thought she wouldn't...
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    alpha-mc  drama  female-mc  steamy  suspense  urban  adult  angst
  • Confessions After Dark by Kahlen Aymes

    Confessions After Dark by Kahlen Aymes

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sparks Fly … Lines Blur… Hearts Break Alexander Avery is rich, powerful and the sexiest man Angeline Hemming has ever laid eyes on: a man like every woman dreams about. Angel is not immune to his sensual and ruthless pursuit, and Alex is intoxicated by the beautiful doctor; overwhelmed with desire like he’s never known...
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    alpha-mc  billionaire  steamy  suspense  urban  adult  angst  audiobook
  • For 100 Nights: A 100 Series Novel by Lara Adrian

    For 100 Nights: A 100 Series Novel by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Avery Ross is living a dream. After struggling all of her life to make ends meet, a chance meeting with a powerful, darkly handsome man has catapulted her into a dazzling new world of penthouse luxury, elegant parties, and a wild, consuming passion with her billionaire lover, Dominic Baine. Nothing is out of his reach in business or in pleasure, yet the only woman he wants is her...
  • Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh

    Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Since Chase Falladay came to her rescue two years ago, Kia Stanton has never been able to forget the powerful man or the kind of life he leads. So two years later when she runs into Chase and his friend, Khalid, and leaves with them that night, she knows exactly where it is all heading. However, little prepares her for what it is like to be in Chase's arms, and in his bed...
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    alpha-mc  drama  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Perfectly Scripted by Christy Pastore

    Perfectly Scripted by Christy Pastore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’d never believed in fate until the moment I kissed Ronan Connolly. And even though it could have been my emotional undoing, there was nothing I could do to stop the whirlwind of excitement and thrilling days that followed. Pushing me. Pulling me. Throwing me deeper and deeper into him. Into us...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  billionaire  female-mc  steamy  suspense  urban  abuse  adult
  • French Kiss by Scarlett Avery

    French Kiss by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They don't call Paris the most romantic city in the world for nothing. Sofia (aka Amanda) is back is this sensual, sexy and steamy alpha billionaire romance and she’s playing the role of exclusive escort to her first client, the smoking hot billionaire Mr. Van Der Linden. This time her services to the eligible bachelor take her all the way to Paris...
  • Exposed by Scarlett Avery

    Exposed by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a man truly loves a woman he'll do anything in his power to win her back. The romantic adventure between Bryce and Sofia intensifies and it becomes clear it’s much more than a business arrangement in this sensual, sexy and steamy love story. Tragedy strikes and Bryce is stuck in Silicon Valley desperately trying to dig his company out of a PR nightmare...
  • Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery

    Total Abandonment by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a saucy weekend, Bryce declares his love for Sofia in the most unexpected way. Bryce would do anything for his Sofia and there’s no doubt he loves her with all of his heart. But when Sofia introduces Bryce to her sizzling hot younger sister Ciara, Sofia smells trouble. Every boyfriend she introduces to Ciara always falls for her ravishingly beautiful sibling...
  • Not in My Wildest Dreams by Isabelle Peterson

    Not in My Wildest Dreams by Isabelle Peterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    1979... When eighteen-year old Jack Stevens is spotted in his rural Colorado town by a scout from a New York City modeling agency, his life is flipped upside down. With little more than his looks, he heads to New York with a dream he didn’t know he had. Jack has a rough start, but finds his feet and embarks on an exciting life as a male model in the 1980s living in Manhattan. 2013..
  • 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
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