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Lakestone - tome 1 by Sarah Rivens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDans la tranquillité trompeuse de la ville d'Ewing aux États-Unis, Iris, confinée à la bibliothèque, est plongée dans ses révisions. À des kilomètres de là, un mercenaire affronte le froid tranchant de la nuit, aussi glaciale que le cadavre qu'il vient d’enterrer.Ils n’ont rien en commun, pourtant tous deux ont le même objectif : amasser assez d'argent...Categorized as:
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Oath of Fidelity by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’ll pay the price for her betrayal… as my bride.Elise Regazza is beautiful.She’s also a liar.A schemer.A woman who betrayed The Family.And she owes her life for what she’s done.When she begs for mercy, I offer her a single choice: Marry me.Solidify my power in The Family.And she agrees.But make no mistake, little Elise will never be free.Now our vows will be her shackles...Categorized as:
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Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him.Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people.No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway...Categorized as:
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Oath of Submission by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's left me two choices: Take her life or marry her.When Marialena Rossi sauntered into my life and destroyed my plans, little did she know what she was getting into. Who I am. The consequences.She'll take my name.Bear my children.Submit.No matter what, she'll learn two things: Vows are unbreakable, and my word is law... -
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Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFederico Romano didn’t just inherit his position as the head of the family, he clawed his way to the top, all while dealing with drama and secrets in his personal life that can never be allowed to see the light of day. The harsh and unforgiving mafia boss persona he presents to the world at large is light-years away from the loving man that his family knows... -
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Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDr Neil Walker, MD, MFT, Ph DI’m not your average therapist. As the founder of Imperium Security—the cover for my mercenary team—I’ve dedicated my entire life to helping heal those who’ve had their power unwillingly taken from them and avenging the ones who didn’t survive... -
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23 Hours by Bink Cummings
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir paths crossed once before, igniting a flame that's burned for decades.What's up? I'm Gunz, the Sergeant at Arms of the Sacred Sinners MC, and shit just got real.When a long-time rival infiltrates our compound and incites a war, I don't have time for distractions. But she doesn't care when she shows up out of nowhere and turns my already chaotic life upside down... -
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Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process... -
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Barbarian by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy father, my own flesh and blood, would have killed me to get what he wanted.I've made a horrible mistake...and I can't take it back.I assumed Bartholomew was the dangerous one, when in fact, he's the only one that actually cares about me.Apologies are useless. I can't beg or plead.Nothing will change his mind. Not after what I did... -
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Cole by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resembled the devil so closely it was sickening.But I learned from my mistakes.At least I thought I had.Until I’m tempted back into his life with a case I can’t refuse.Cole Torian needs my help.And I’m unable to deny him.This time I voluntarily put my career on the line.Along with my safety. My heart... -
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Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...Categorized as:
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Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillians Vater mag zwar ein mächtiger irischer Mafiaboss sein, aber er steht bei meiner Familie in Blutschuld. Als ich kam, um diese einzufordern, bat ich um keinerlei Erlaubnis, sondern nahm mir einfach seine Tochter als Bezahlung.Diese Entscheidung wurde ihm nicht überlassen...oder ihr...Categorized as:
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Becoming His by Ami Van
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDerrick King He and his brothers are the ruthless heads of a crime family. KINGS. They’ve built their empire to become what it is today, collecting fortune and power, bending rules and taking out whoever stood in their way. Tall, dark and sinfully gorgeous, Derrick as head of the family never went to bed alone yet never slept in a bed with any woman either...Categorized as:
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Malice's Soul by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMalice For as long as I can remember, I’ve only felt one thing—hatred. No other emotion has ever lived within the confines of my soul. On many occasions I’ve been told I have no soul. Not that I give a damn. It only means I won’t get burned. Growing up I saw the people closest to me get hurt by those who were important to them. It showed me that feelings were overrated... -
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![Reluctant Surrender by Measha Stone]()
Reluctant Surrender by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI took her to protect her. I'll be keeping her as my bride.As her thong is ripped off and my belt lashes her beautiful bare backside for the first time, I can tell Maggie Dudek is finally starting to realize that defying a man like me has consequences.Painful consequences.Rigging a high-stakes poker game put her in danger, but that's not why she's face down on my bed...Categorized as:
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Dark Prince by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is not a fairytale.There’s no glass slipper, only shards. Prince Charming is the villain, and happily ever afters are a myth.Except now, I need to construct one.Me, the fake princess, with a make-believe happily never after, to the anti-Prince Charming himself.Coldly beautiful, brutally ruthless, and heir to a criminal empire...Categorized as:
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The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTensions rise and now I have two enemies that want me dead. But I've never felt safer. My wolf protects me. He cherishes me. And I think he loves me. This arranged marriage was detested by us both, but now I look at him with new eyes. My husband is strong, smart, and gorgeous. His coffee-colored eyes make me melt... -
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Shattered Altar by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt started with the mile high club.It ended with a fake marriage and his baby in my belly.I thought it was just a hookup on an airplane.Let’s be cute and call it a “one-flight-stand.”Or we could be more accurate and call it what it really was:The day that ruined my life.Aleksandr Makarova sure looked the part of the knight in shining armor... -
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Dragon by K. Webster
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster comes a new motorcycle club dark standalone MM romance novel!They created this monster when they took me as a teen.Abused me, tortured me, psychologically ruined me.I was once innocent, fragile, and good.Now I’m older and everything wicked.The worst of the worst... -
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Burned Cinder by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe monster from under my bed is now the one in it.First of all, this is not a fairytale. There’s no Prince Charming.But there is a villain.An insidiously gorgeous devil with eyes that pierce through all my secrets, and a cold black heart pumping pure venom and conquest.But seven years after Noel Ransom scorched-earthed my life, I’ve come for my revenge.Except Noel’s come for something, too: me...Categorized as:
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Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life... -
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Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me... -
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Brutal Secrets by B.J. Alpha
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when the Brutal world collides with the Secrets And Lies?TiaSo much has been left undiscovered, and when my past clashes with my future, the brutal secrets leave devastating consequences for not just my family, but hers too.Can everyone survive the brutal STORM heading our way? Or will our lives remain forever veiled in secrets and lies... -
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Scorn of the Betrothed by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorn of the BetrothedCavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book FiveA union forged in vengeance, bound by hate, and... beneath it all...a twisted game of power.The true legacy of the Cavalieri family, my birthright, ties me to a woman I despise:the daughter of the mafia boss who nearly ended my family.Making her both my enemy...and my future wife...Categorized as:
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![The Consigliere by Stella Andrews]()
The Consigliere by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business.The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas.With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon.Abigail Kensington .Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess.The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league.A woman my target is obsessed with... -
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King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth... -
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King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...Categorized as:
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Restoration by Tate James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s always been about the chase. The prize. The puzzle. The Game. I became the best of the best, Hermes, because no one could catch me. No one could touch me.No one had.Until her.She’s everything I never knew I wanted.She is my life.It’s been one bad call after another in this Game. It’s cost the woman I love more than I ever wanted her to have to pay... -
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Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I let Nicole Sawicki disappear from my life without a fight. Now that she's back, I won't be making the same mistake.For her own safety.Her own protection.I will drag her into my life, my family, and my marriage bed kicking and screaming if I have to...Categorized as:
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![Beauty and the beast: A Modern Day Fairytale Billionaire Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre]()
Beauty and the beast: A Modern Day Fairytale Billionaire Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSkye.I did something crazy to help pay for my dad's medical bills.I've allowed myself to become the mistress of a lowlife crook for a month. But it is starting to look as if I may have made a bargain with the devil himself because he won't let me go even though the time we agreed upon is long gone.He now claims he's not done with me and our agreement ends when he says it does... -
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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... -
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Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll four Books in one! Distrust. Disbelief. Defiance. Dismissed. Their name has meaning, holds royalty. They aren’t to be trifled with. And if you get too close, prepare to be destroyed—they are the Russian mafia. Gashes and bruises mean nothing to them, blood is what they live by. It’s all they know... -
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![Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi]()
Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErika grew up on the streets of New York City. When her baby sister got kidnapped by the most extensive human trafficking ring in the area and eventually murdered, she swore to avenge her death. Blaise grew up in the Italian Mafia; his father was the don... -
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A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me... -
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Cherished Union by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the woman he cherishes above all else has been hurt… his inner demons come out to play. Adelina Gallo’s life changed in the blink of an eye. She always knew that she’d be used to further her family’s connections. Hayden Gallagher is portrayed as a monster. Someone that Adelina should be fearful of... -
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Brutal Captor 3 by Amber Adams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRussian mafia don, Valentin Ivankov, has taken, Dr. April Cooker away from everything she's ever known and, much to her shock, he's now announced he'll be taking her as his wife!Although her first attempt fails, escape is still her only thought.But while she attempts to gain his trust she finds herself unable to resist the pulse-rasing effect he has on her... -
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Carnal Vows by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today Best Selling Author Jordan Marie is bringing you a brand new series full of morally gray men who demand complete control and will do whatever they must to ensure it. This series is full of alpha males, lots of steam, and each book is a standalone read that delivers.*Please note this book is available at a special preorder price. The price will increase upon release... -
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Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine.Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson...Categorized as:
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Devil's Pawn by Natasha Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsabelleJericho St. James hates my family.Powerful, wealthy beyond belief, he is the most dangerous man I know.And I belong to him.He’s taken me from my home. He plans to make me his wife.And he’s made it very clear I’ll be sleeping in his bed. But my beast has a secret. His one weakness. One that makes hating him impossible.He has a daughter. And he’ll do anything to keep her safe... -
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Taken by Vanessa Waltz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI stole my trophy wife.Her father killed my brother, which is why I took her hostage. Until now, I didn’t know how to execute my revenge, but when the innocent little honey attempts to bargain for her father’s life, I devise the perfect plan. I won’t just take my revenge. I’ll savor it. She’s desperate to save her father. Her offer: One night. No strings... -
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Claimed by Raven Amor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRae I handed myself over. Now I’m back in the hands of the devil. In my own personal hell.I’ve escaped before, and I’ll do it again. Princesses need a Prince to save them. I’m no princess, and this isn’t my fairytale. Sometimes the Princess has to save herself.Only, a secret I’m holding is slowly destroying me.I can’t let it go because it will destroy everyone around me... -
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Corrupted Temptation by Kiana Hettinger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what I am.A monster parading around in an Armani suit.Nico Costa—the perfect monster.The minute my eyes land on the dark-haired vixen that walks into my club, a desire so strong twists like pain in my gut.We play a game of lust that awakens my long-dead heart inside its cage.But I know better than to let a vixen rattle the well-oiled steel bars...Categorized as:
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![King's Possession by Piper Stone]()
King's Possession by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings: a dark mafia arranged marriage romance (merciless...Categorized as:
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Wicked Rule by K.I. Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m going to make her my queen.One wedding.One child. Five years. Ten million dollars.Those are the terms of our contract.My offer is sound, bold, and necessary. In order to gain my inheritance, I have to have a wife.She thinks her clause will keep me from having her skin on mine.She’s very wrong.The de Loughrey’s rule the world, and I am their king. I get what I want, and what I want is her... -
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Ruined Innocence by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe was once my friend, but now we are enemies.My father's betrayal has left me on the run from a powerful Russian mafia family.I have no home, no money and no protection from their dangerous threats. There is no one I can trust... least of all Arman Romanov. I will never let that man into my life, or my heart, again. The problem is, he may not give me a choice. What Arman wants, he gets... -
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Illicit King by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s not my King.Tall, rugged, and focused on destroying my family, Brody O'Connor's the one person I need to avoid.He seduced me on purpose and now I’m paying the consequences.Every step I take, he’s there, lurking in the shadows, studying me, waiting for any chance to undermine my efforts to become my father’s successor.He’s succeeding... -
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I Promise You by Lexie Axelson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗞𝗘𝗣𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧.𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿I never thought I could change. My main purpose in life has always been my career and my team. That is until my tainted soul met the sweet and angelic, Ari Alvarez..my dead best friend’s sister... -
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Vengeful Lies by T.L. Smith, Kia Carrington-Russell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDear Kitten,Marry me and I’ll give you the world.Refuse, and I’ll burn yours to the ground.Sincerely,Your soon-to-be husbandIt started out as a hit. One bullet. One man.My orders are clear—get close to the mafia heir, Eli Monti, play with his head, and wait for the signal to end it. End him.I thought he would be my easiest mark yet. But somehow I’m the one being played...
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