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Fighter in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBosco Roth is a crime lord. The owner of the biggest underground casino.He's the kind of man who gets what he wants. He's got the best poker face in the world.Now he wants me.When things become too intense, I hit the brakes and make a run for it.But one problem...he won't let me go.Now I belong to Bosco Roth... -
Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 includes the first three books in the Camorra Chronicles in one big book.The following books are included:Twisted Loyalties(Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world... -
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... -
The Heart of Psychos: Part Two by Ames Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone warns you that it isn't safe when you step into this life.Danger lurks in every corner, and I’m constantly looking over my shoulder to see what will happen next. The villain in our story is supposed to be a protector, a father. But all he does is bring sorrow to his son, and he tried to take three important people from our lives... -
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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... -
Virtual Reality by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnline, you can be anyone you want. If only real life was that simple. Kate's determined to learn how to be an independent woman. For too long, she's let herself be pushed around - sometimes literally - by men. For the first time in her life, she finally has control of her own decisions. Too bad it's never that easy. Her goals are simple: get a job and build a life she can be proud of... -
War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands.I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.This is war... -
All I Have: Part Two by Ames Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this life, you were taught vulnerability would get you killed. Distractions led to mistakes, and mistakes led to your death. What happened when the one that made you vulnerable was also the distraction?Evie captivated us all from the beginning. All it took was one look from those big brown eyes, and we laid down everything to protect her--including our lives... -
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... -
The Heart of Psychos: Part One by Ames Mills
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI spent one amazing night with the twins, Alexey and Dmitri Orlov, heirs to the Russian Mafia throne. We made a deal. One night with no strings attached. Now they’re convinced I’m theirs.The only thing is, I don’t want to be attached. I wanted to experience what they were offering. Now I’m finding myself entangled in their lives. But they don’t come alone...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
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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... -
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... -
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Four Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI took some hard hits, but now it’s time to strike back.Marco Tesoro wanted a fight, and a fight is what he’s gonna get. The guy just doesn’t know when to stop. First he sent hitmen after me. Now he blew up my mother f-ing house. No one gets to pull that kind of shit and live—a fact he’ll be finding out soon enough... -
A Ryan Halloween: A New York Ruthless Novella by Sadie Kincaid
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Savage Hearts by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe heart-pounding final book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series... The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with Twisted Game . You've been warned!***Our love story began steeped in violence… and it will end that way too.For one perfect moment, I breathed easy... -
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... -
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... -
Echoes by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the Lilydale Foundation Center… home of deadly secrets.After being framed for murder, I never thought I’d be back inside these walls again. And if I thought I’d be able to make a quiet return, I was dead wrong. My secrets have been spilled but little did I know it would be the catalyst. Monsters are creeping out of the darkness, eager for blood... -
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Cross + Catherine: The Companion by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe crime boss and the hustling queen are back for one last goodbye … Cross and Catherine watch as their kids grow up, and everything changes again. Life is still as busy as it ever was for these two, and their family. Cece and Nazio are trying to figure this life thing out. From toddling babies to wedding bells, everything they’ve ever wanted is already at their fingertips... -
Evolve by Bex Dawn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a reverse harem, mafia/gang, mystery romance with plot twists/turns, steamy and smutty scenes, hot alpha-possessive-assholes, sweet love, and grungy content. Our FMC goes through it but she definitely has her come back. Her badassery comes through and she becomes a warrior with the support of her men behind her... -
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... -
Dance for Me by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDown 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... -
Burn by Bex Dawn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a reverse harem, mafia/gang, mystery romance with plot twists/turns, steamy and smutty scenes, hot alpha-possessive-assholes, sweet love, and grungy content. Our FMC goes through it but she definitely has her come back. Her badassery comes through and she becomes a warrior with the support of her men behind her... -
Unbreakable by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe thought it was over. We were wrong. My father is alive, and he wants his research back—me. However, I am not a scared little girl anymore, and he will learn to fear the person he created with his twisted experiments.He thought he won. He believed he ruined us. He should know better...because I’m Unbreakable.*Unbreakable is the second and final book in the Pretty Liars duet... -
All Sinner No Saint by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsALL 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... -
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... -
Secret Baby for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA wild night with four tattooed bikers is the worst time for my birth control to fail.Pampered and protected from the moment I was born, I walked through the gates of the Screaming Eagles MC on a dare and wobbled out the next morning after four sexy men blew my innocent mind. It should’ve ended there.I didn’t count on the baby.Everyone knows bikers and Mafia don't get along... -
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... -
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Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart.And now it’s my turn to fight for them.I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive.But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war... -
Pretty Wicked Secrets by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsthe blurb below contains spoilers for the first book in the series. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Pretty Dark Vows .* They lied to me. They used me. They almost broke me.But I won’t let them win.I should have known better than to trust the Reapers. Should’ve known better than to let myself feel anything for them... -
Wanted by S. Nelson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDid you ever have something so tragic and frightening happen that you did everything in your power to convince yourself it wasn’t real? Have you ever been so paralyzed with fear you prayed that if you simply closed your eyes and slowed your breathing, everything would be fine? Yeah, me too. Only this time, none of that worked... -
Prey by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Impossible Series short story to celebrate the two year anniversary of the publication of Monster! Told from Sean and Claudia's points of view. Sean and Claudia Reynolds have been living in domestic bliss for nearly two years, but Sean wants something more from her. He relishes pushing her limits, and he’s decided to challenge her by taking her to BDSM club Decadence to show her off... -
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Dark Obsessions Anthology by C.M. Steele, LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re watching. Waiting.Bound by their desires to own—the uncontrollable hunger that breaks rationality and brings forth their baser needs.To hunt. To take.Morals and humanity have no place in this game, one they’ll win at all costs.A hunter never apologizes. A man claims his woman without guilt or care for the consequences.And in this dark obsession, these demons will own your soul... -
Betrayal by Bo Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMorana Valdis was born into a life of crime. Mobsters and murder were apart of her daily life. After losing the most precious piece of her, the monster was unleashed. Named after the Goddess of Death, Morana became the darkness they always tried to keep caged. The Reaper was born... -
Corrupt Valentine Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.Roses are red.Violets are blue.I'm horny and I need you.I'll be in room sixty-nine waiting on the bed.I hope you're in the mood for giving h...If you're up for a game.I promise to scream your name... -
Fire and Flames by Ava Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree men. Three motives. Three savage protectors.I'm usually down for handcuffs.But I'm not sure these gangsters and I are seeing eye to eye.They're controlling, possessive, and they think they have the upper hand.Then again, they don't know the real me, or the secrets I'm hiding.Lucky me, I have them right where I want them...Dear Readers, this is a mafia reverse harem romance... -
Killer by Blake Blessing
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow dirty am I willing to get?Accepting the brothers for who they are is one thing. Understanding that they might always commit terrible crimes, is another.That was as far as I ever expected to be pushed into their world... -
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Mafias Embrace by Darcy Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTraitors. Funerals. Chaos. Even Gangstas Cry I got thrown into one hell of a shitstorm, putting a strain on my empathy and leaving those who are at my side in a path of mass destruction. My only aim is to find those who betrayed not only me, but my family. I will not rest or waver until they are brought down. In the midst of my inner turmoil, an outsider tries to force their way in... -
Her Wicked Men by J.E. Cluney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’ve dipped your toes into the dark underbelly of a cruel world, you sometimes struggle to come to terms with it.After giving the order to have my wicked fiancé dealt with, I’m now finding it difficult to accept what I’ve done.I find myself in the clutch of those who wish to destroy the men I’ve fallen for, and I’m thrown right into the deep end of the darkness that haunts my men... -
Single Mom's Firemen: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you can't stand the heat, don't fall for a firefighter—especially three!My kids and I are caught in a blaze.We need a miracle, and it arrives as three enormous firefighters.They waste no time getting us to safety.I’m greeted by Wyatt, my diner regular—and secret crush.Along with his smoking twin brothers, Eric and Chase.Ex-military alphas. Larger than life. Covered in tattoos... -
Blood in the Water by R.E. May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst, he adorned me in diamonds. Then, he killed my father.Now, I’ll make him pay. I’ve waited my whole life for Maximiliano Volpe to propose. But on my twenty-first birthday, his sparkling gift offers no such promise — probably because he’s been too busy preparing the ultimate betrayal. What’s a mafia princess to do?Take revenge, of course...Categorized as:
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The Purest Addiction by Danielle Lori
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis will be the last book in the MADE series, (although, there may be spin-offs in the future.) Set in Colombia, the tortured heroine will bring playboy Sebastian to his knees. Also expect some mafia stuff... -
The Jersey Vignettes by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAna Avdonin had always been a little difficult. Particular, hard to please, and she didn’t deny any of it. As a Bratva princess and the daughter of Anton Avdonin, she was taught that if—not when—she chose to have a man stand by her side, he should be worthy of the position. When Koldan Vasin swept into her life like a hurricane, he quickly turned everything that Ana thought she knew upside down...
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