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Dark Legacy: The Complete Series by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is the complete set of the top 10 Amazon best selling Dark Legacy series. Includes Broken Wings, Broken Trust, Broken Legacy, and a BONUS never before seen epilogue. They rule my new town, my school, and with more money than God, there's very little out of their reach.Four gorgeous, perfect, scary boys. There used to be five, but one of them died, leaving a fifth position that I now fill...Categorized as:
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Three to Fall by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe gripping conclusion to the Saint View Slayers vs Sinners series. Kara, Hawk, Hayden, and Grayson's series concludes here...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Russian Monster by Odette Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Odette Stone writes wonderful, passionate stories with real men and strong women that pull you in from the prologue!" ~ An Odette Stone fan, 5 star review~When my grandfather, a shipping tycoon, went missing,I quickly discovered that there are some problemsthat money can’t solve. And this frightening situation was one of them. I didn’t think things could possibly get worse,but then I woke up...Categorized as:
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SAVAGES by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumpty Dumpty sat on a wallSavages rising, watch how they fall.All of the heartache and all of the pain.Couldn't put me back together again. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a decaying body...Categorized as:
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Reckless Thief by Heather Long
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe mentor.The doctor.The Vandal.I grew up on the streets despite my older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal?Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high... -
Saving Graves by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeglected. 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... -
Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath... -
Tangled Innocence by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“What do you mean, ‘You gave me the wrong sperm sample’?!”But the doctor says he isn’t joking.Instead of being my sister's surrogate...I'm accidentally carrying my boss's baby.A few months ago, I agreed to be my sister's surrogate.Then she died in an unsolved accident.I swore I'd keep her child and raise it on my own.But as it turns out, there was a mix-up at the clinic...Categorized as:
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Make Me Burn by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne night changes everythingOne fight gone viral can win Paxton a million dollars, endorsements, UFC recruiting.And another video gone viral could cost him it all.Because now a stalker is sending him videos from the night his mother was killed.Pax thought he’d killed her murderer. He thought he could move on... -
Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy life will never be the same, altered by lead, damaged but not broken.I’m becoming a new me.I won’t run any longer; this time, I’m the hunter instead of the prey.But it takes hard work, skill, and a bit of luck to catch a mob boss.I’m going to need all three to survive this.Especially when I’ve got five gorgeous a**holes for teachers—and occasional bedmates.The Blackbirch Company... -
Three Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRemember when I said Two Tricks doesn’t work with MC gangs… Well I might have jumped the gun on that.The leaders of the Phantom Saints MC kidnapped me in order to broker a deal with Tricks. Jokes on them when they find out the truth. But that is the least of my worries right now after saving my best friend from getting taken by a rival MC... -
A Ryan Restraint by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Jessie goes for her regular gym session with Conor and he decides to shake things up with a little boxing, things get way more heated than either of them expected. Who will come out on top?This is a super spicy short story connected to the New York Ruthless series... -
Art of War by Monique Orgeron
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar is inevitable, but who will win? The minute Murphy Larussa stepped foot in New Orleans, her life changed forever. Murphy was meant to remain in the shadows, hidden from prying eyes, like any good bastard. She finds herself hunted by a dangerous family for a debt she has no knowledge of. Everyone wants her gone, but they underestimate her... -
High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this... -
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Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrancescaWhile men made war, women were expected to keep the peace. I had loved a man before. I swore that would never happen again.So marrying for the sake of the family wasn’t the worst thing.That’s what I thought.I was a mafia princess afterall and serving as a trading item was my only role in this world ruled by men...Categorized as:
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Wicked Surrender by Heather Long
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery moment of my life was planned out before birth…Family legacy dictates everything from type of education to suitability of friends to eligible marriage opportunities to the type of business I’m expected to go pursue. It’s more than just DNA, it’s also about birth order, gender, and unfortunately—the family name...Categorized as:
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Reign of Wrath by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReign of Wrath is the thrilling third installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once. But now they’ve unleashed the devil in me.My sister is gone...Categorized as:
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Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew...Categorized as:
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Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe gauntlet has been thrown, lines have been drawn, and sides have been chosen. Now it’s time to see who will win.Removing Diego from power was the last obstacle to getting to Marco—or so I thought. The deeper we dive into this mess, the clearer it is that Marco has been hunting me for a long time. He’s methodical, calculating, and knows how to use every pawn at his disposal... -
Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI didn't think I could live with them.Turns out, I can't live without them.Rock - the one who takes care of me.Oscar - the one who makes me feel seen.And Neo - the one who lights my soul on fire.They made me see who I really am.Now I may have lost them forever.*This is the conclusion of the Aventine University series featuring Neo, Oscar, Rock, and Willa... -
Unwrapped by Them by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSnowed in with three gorgeous billionaires? I must’ve been a very good girl this year.As the manager of Whispering Pines resort, it’s my job to give the new owner, Cade McAllister, a tour of his latest acquisition. But I wasn’t prepared to show up at the lodge and realize I already know him.Biblically, I mean...Categorized as:
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Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Emerson Grove, with our fantastic university, suburban lifestyle, and the city nearby, you’re never going to want to leave. I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them...Categorized as:
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A Ryan New Year: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
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Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs. Eighteen months ago the Letters took me to force my father's hand and turned my world upside down. A few months after that, a man named Ben took me from them and I went through hell before I saw them again and they turned my heart inside out. In fast moments I'll never get over, I killed my father and walked away from everything--the Alliance, the Letters, my heart...Categorized as:
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The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage.Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her.I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals.She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end...Categorized as:
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Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe explosive third book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished Twisted Game and Beautiful Devils . You've been warned!*** I’ll do anything to protect them… even if it means walking away.The Voronin brothers didn’t just save my life...Categorized as:
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Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe worst part about betrayal, is it never comes from your enemies.I should have known better, I should have seen the signs, but now all I'm left with is heartache and disappointment.They may think they've got the better of me, but I won't go down without a fight. Especially when it comes to the ones I love.Even if I have to protect them from themselves... -
Dante by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDante Being born a Valentino means there’s nothing I can’t get. We are royalty in this school. Nobody fucks with us. Nobody ever says no. Until she came waltzing through the hallways with her barely there skirt and white button-up blouse. I took one look at her and knew she’d be mine. She doesn’t know the rules yet, but she’ll learn. Nobody tells me what I can and can’t have. Not even her... -
A Ryan Halloween: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
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Dirty Truths by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can.I thought I’d reached a whole new low the day I ran from Bellerose. The day I was snatched by mafia goons, beaten half to death, and left wishing they’d finish the job.But then an Angel saved me.His kind of salvation wasn’t the freedom I’d been hoping for, though...Categorized as:
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Revere by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis epilogue novella, set twelve years after Reign, includes a special Valentine's Day bonus chapter.Harlow Westbrook’s life is the stuff of dreams. Married to her four soul mates and with a family she adores and a fulfilling career, she should be blissfully happy. Except she can’t give Saint the one thing he craves—a biological child of his own...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Devils by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmpire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart...Categorized as:
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Forever Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thing about making a deal with the devil, is you never see the fine print.I thought this was the best way to save them. The four men that keep me grounded, rooted to the core of my history, my legacy, and I’ll save them no matter the cost.Truths uncovered lead to more secrets, more lies, more pain, and the tangled web of Echoes Cove has me trapped tighter in its bindings...Categorized as:
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Raven River Academy: Complete Series by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter scamming most of our town out of their life savings, my folks disappeared in the middle of the night. Forced to take me in, my estranged aunt and uncle shipped me off to Raven River Academy the first chance they got. In my town, the line between the haves and the have-nots is actually a twelve-foot gate that keep the unwanted where they belong...Categorized as:
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Snowed In: Volume One by Kali Noir, Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSnowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season... -
Hunting Games by Crystal North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is not a love story. I never asked to be drugged again, kidnapped again and held prisoner ‘for my own good’. By the boys who swore they’d never hurt me no less. If everything they do, have ever done, is with my best interests at heart, then they won’t mind helping me exact my plan for revenge on the ones who hurt me most: their own fathers...Categorized as:
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Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA complete dark bully romance trilogy! Contains exclusive bonus content! At Angelview Academy, Saint Angelle is considered God.But don't be fooled by his ridiculous name or that pretty face because Saint? He’s as wicked as they come.I should know.I'm the new girl who pissed him off.The nobody who called out his crew of vicious tyrants.The mortal who wouldn't bow then and sure as hell won’t now...Categorized as:
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Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down... -
Sizzling by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBriarRunning. It seems that’s all I ever do. I’ve been running since I was fifteen. Some days I wonder if I’ll ever be able to stop. Would I even know how to live a normal life if I could? Doubt it. No reason to waste good time thinking on it either. Sitting around wishing for something never did anyone a favor. If you want it, then you go and get it. By any means necessary...Categorized as:
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They Will Burn by Montana Fyre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 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.. -
Eight Brothers' Fiancée by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe haughty twins and their six brothers knew exactly how to get me.I didn’t realize men could change so much.The twins I resented in college, along with their 6 brothers are now here to make my life a misery.The media had shown me their wild side.Now that they’re my bosses, I’m seeing something different.It was supposed to be nothing more than a job to me, a chance for a scoop...Categorized as:
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Crown of Lies by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCrown of Lies is the pulse-pounding second installment in the Pretty Ruthless Monsters series.The blurb below contains major spoilers for the first book.So I'd HIGHLY recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Princes of Carnage...Categorized as:
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Why Don't You Make Me? by Rae Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree years. That’s how long I thought I’d escaped the Iron Triad’s grip.Since high school, I’ve rebuilt myself, free from the torment of my three ex-bullies. But when Thorne, cold and unapologetic, lands in my checkout line, I know my past isn’t done with me yet...Categorized as:
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Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeware the wrath of a broken blind girl.Victor. Torsten. Cassius – the jock, the artist, the stepbrother.They made me theirs – body, heart, and soul.They got inside my head.They broke down my defenses and made me trust them… maybe even love them.They betrayed me.They think they’re untouchable,but they forget that I’m one of them...Categorized as:
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Thorns of Desire by Eva Winners
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA devil in a Brioni suit.My unforgettable one-night stand.And a notorious member of the Omertà empire. I learned that last piece of information a bit too late. I never expected to see him again after our encounter so long ago. But it turns out that destiny had other plans and gave me the whole of him for several incredible hours.Then I bolted again—for the second time in my life...Categorized as:
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Villain Era by Luna Pierce
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was once our enemy, but now he's my bodyguard.After our rival gives up the throne as my dying wish, my men trust him to keep a close watch on me and protect me from any danger that may come my way.He keeps me safe, somehow understanding the darkness that lurks inside of me. He knows it cannot be caged, and he allows me the ability to set it free when we’re alone...Categorized as:
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SINS of the Rex by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHIS IS BOOK ONE OF A SERIES. THIS IS A NOVELLA. IF YOU HATE CLIFFHANGERS - SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. It's complicated, dark, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Barrett Schaefer and I thought I knew myself. And then I met Flynn Campbell. The mystery and danger surrounding him called to me. He changed my wants, my needs, my life. Love can destroy a person. So can death... -
Knox by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRevenge.I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me?My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this...Categorized as:
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