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  • Buttons and Blame by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Blame by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I'm supposed to return her to Tristan to finish the deal.But now I'm dreading the day when I have to drop her off.Can I really do it?I'm not supposed to care about this woman. I'm not supposed to care about anyone, actually.But I care about Bellissimo...
  • Joy by Lilly Atlas

    Joy by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life, death, trauma, healing; the Hell’s Handlers have been through it all over the past year. They’ve conquered old enemies, acquired new ones, and struggled through devastating upheavals. So far, they’ve come out on top, knocking down challenges by focusing on one essential ideal: family above all...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  crime  dark  steamy  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  family
  • Buttons and Grace by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Grace by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I started a blood war.I've made a terrifying enemy.Over a single woman.It was a stupid decision but I don't have any regrets.Because Bellissimo is finally mine...
  • One-Eye by K.L. Savage

    One-Eye by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I had her and I lost her.That’s what pain and fear does to someone; they make someone run.And Alicia ran far...Taking my heart with her.We agreed we both had things to work on, but to be honest, I didn’t know how to improve.She did.She fought for us. She got stronger. She did what she said.I lied.The truth is... I’m not the man she needs me to be.And I don’t know how to be it.I’m hideous...
  • La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans...
  • Tool by K.L. Savage

    Tool by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being the VP of the Ruthless Kings has made me jaded and scarred, a savage bloodthirsty beast.Grit, pain, blood, the three constants in my life.Love?I wouldn't burden anyone with loving me. I'm a hard man to love.Until she walks through the garage doors, looking perfect in her little blue dress and high heels.She's neat and clean and too damn good for me, but I'm determined to get her filthy...
  • Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr 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...
  • Forging Blade by Khloe Wren

    Forging Blade by Khloe Wren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing in life has ever come easily for him, and rescuing his woman is no exception. Jared “Blade” Walker’s life hasn’t been his own for a long time. Sold by his father when he was just sixteen to the head of the mob, he did what he had to in order to survive and became one of their most lethal enforcers. But now, thanks to his ties with the Charon MC, he has a chance to get some vengeance...
  • Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak

    Wicked Prince by Laylah Roberts, Golden Czermak

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’d never met a woman he couldn’t charm . . . until her . . .He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.Until her.Aston Symonds.Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun...
  • Burner's Absolution by E.C. Land

    Burner's Absolution by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Blurb:Ally When it comes to absolution, there are are two things you must do to find it- facing your fears, and moving forward from your past. Honestly, it isn't for me. I'll never find it because I'm a piece of flesh who's a shell of a woman. In a sense, I'm merely a ghost.In all my life, I've only ever felt peace once...
  • Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land

    Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ll sacrifice everything for her if it means she’s mine.HellhoundSeeing her in that hospital bed, I told myself I am done waiting. She’s mine, but I’ve got to take it easy when it comes to Isabelle. I see what others don’t. Well, besides her best friends. She hides it from the world with her shyness, and I intend to light that fire I’m sure is still there.Isabelle can fight me, but I know her...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole

    Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition...
  • Cole by Eden Summers

    Cole by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    These 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...
  • Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gillians 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...
  • Huck by Jessica Gadziala

    Huck by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Hostile Fates by India R. Adams

    Hostile Fates by India R. Adams

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From award winning and USA Today bestselling author India R. Adams comes an explosive romance of fated lovers starting a war that will bring them to their knees. A slow burn kind of beginning? No. Not in the slightest. I’m fighting to live. She’s planning to die. It’s a soul to soul—fire to fire— start to our story that creates a perfect storm...
  • Tarnished Soul by Emma Creed

    Tarnished Soul by Emma Creed

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ‘Bound not by blood but loyalty.We live, we ride, and we dieby our own laws’I always felt like I didn’t belong at the club where I was raised.Although I wore the cut, I was an outsider and now I know why.I lost a father who I never got to know.And now I am determined to carry on his legacy and become a member of the club he lived, breathed and died for. I just didn’t expect to find her here...
  • Jester by Lilly Atlas

    Jester by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Thrust into a world of danger and fear, first grade teacher, Emily, is forced to comply with a terrifying MC president’s demands in order to save her only brother’s life. Her only port in the storm is Jester, a member of a rival MC she’s supposed to use and betray. Jester proves to be the opposite of everything Emily expects, and before long she’s in his bed and he’s in her heart...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • Amara by Elizabeth Knox

    Amara by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AmaraHe took me.Kept me as his own-- his plaything, his woman to toy with and torture whenever he felt like it.I've been trapped within these four walls for over a year. The slowest most agonizing year of my life.I begged for him to kill me, yet he wouldn't. You know why? Because he had too much fun with me. That's what he said. It's what he always said-- how much he enjoyed it all...
  • The Greek's Retribution by Sonja B.

    The Greek's Retribution by Sonja B.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    XanderMy woman needs me and I will go to war to make sure she is safe. Sabre is my light in a world surrounded by darkness. You would rather slit your own throat than harm one hair on her beautiful head.SabreChoosing a man over my family isn’t right, or so I thought. But Xander isn’t any man, he is love, my love. His love is the heat I need in this cold world and his protection is my sanctuary...
  • Wrecked by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers

    Wrecked by Alexis Winter, Cosmic Covers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maverick West. Reformed bad boy, my new hot AF roommateAnd…father to my VERY unexpected baby.Look, this isn’t my dream life.I never planned on being a single mom begging to live with my brother-in-law.And it’s no secret he didn’t want this arrangement either.Fresh off of a broken engagement, he isn’t exactly welcoming us with open arms...
  • Three Kinds of Trouble by Anne Malcom

    Three Kinds of Trouble by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Should I tell you a story? Not a fairytale, mind you. There's not a princess to be seen. Nor a prince. Not even a hero. This is about the stripper and the outlaw. Our story begins with the Sons of Templar MC, with a man even the outlaws fear. He was trouble. More than trouble. A scoundrel. A sinner. A villain. To everyone but me. Our story begins with blood, violence and pain...
  • Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'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...
  • Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When opposing sides of the law collide, it isn't just the rules being broken.Justine Walsh dreamed about being an architect when she was a child. However, when her brother was served a life sentence for murder, her plans altered. Now she's a first-year intern at the number one defense firm in the country...
  • Save Her from Me by Jolie Vines

    Save Her from Me by Jolie Vines

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s her bodyguard and her brother’s best friend. She’s a virgin with a spicy wish list. ArielSomeone’s out to get me, forcing my car off the road and me into hiding. When my brother recruits his Scottish best friend to protect me, though the brooding bodyguard drives me nuts, I can’t refuse his help. Or hide my crush...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I grew up thinking my father was a hero. Then I learned the truth...
  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying...
  • Max's Redemption by L. Wilder

    Max's Redemption by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He has his second chance, and this time he's not letting her go.Harper Campbell was beautiful, smart, and innocent. I wanted her to be mine. There was just one problem. She was my best friend's sister. She was off-limits, but I couldn't help myself.We were just kids when we fell in love--young and carefree. Then tragedy struck, and I felt I was to blame...
  • The Score by Bethany-Kris

    The Score by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first* In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched...
  • Keeping Reaper by E.C. Land

    Keeping Reaper by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ReaperBeing the Prez of the Satan’s Keepers MC has its perks. Women throwing themselves at you happens to be one of them. I usually have a steady flock of ladies I can choose from, but one night at the bar there’s a sassy woman who stands out more than the rest. Suddenly, no one else matters.She’s hot, spirited, and has a bangin’ body...
  • Axe's Fall by Chiah Wilder

    Axe's Fall by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The first time Axe saw her at his friend’s wedding, he knew she’d have her long legs wrapped around his waist, moaning and begging for more. A member of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, Axe has the tattoos, the ripped body, and the badass attitude. He’s great in bed and always leaves women pleading for more. But… Don’t ask him to commit. Don’t ask for a phone call...
  • Kane by Lynn Raye Harris

    Kane by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Notorious charmer Kane “Demon” Fox learned the hard way that love is a liability. Since losing his wife, he's built walls no one can breach—keeping his focus on the mission and his team. Feelings are a risk he can't afford to take ever again.Until a stranded beauty with haunted eyes makes him question everything.Daphne Bryant thought Sutton's Creek was far enough to outrun her past...
  • Bratva Boys  (Box Set) by T.L. Smith

    Bratva Boys (Box Set) by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All 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...
  • Blade by Aria Ray

    Blade by Aria Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Bulldog by Delta James

    Bulldog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely...
  • A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This 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...
  • Alexandr's Reluctant Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Alexandr's Reluctant Submissive by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Note: This is part TWO of Alex and Jessica's story. Part ONE, Alexandr's Cherished Submissive, should be read first for the most enjoyment. Having believed for five years that his wife and daughter are dead, Alexandr Novikov's world changes forever when he discovers not only are they alive, but the vile person who tore his family apart was none other than his father, Jorg...
  • Relentless by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar

    Relentless by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bellamy: My life was supposed to be so simple; getting the rest of my inheritance at 25. I would invest it in my music career and become history, literally. What I didn’t expect was to find out that everything I believed to be true about my family was a complete lie. I didn’t expect to find out that I had a half-sister by my real father; a man that was the devil reincarnate...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Training His Pet by Measha Stone

    Training His Pet by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After she witnesses a mob boss committing a brutal crime, Erika finds herself on the run with a former soldier turned private security contractor who has taken it upon himself to keep her safe. Dax Adams is determined to protect Erika, but the feisty reporter seems equally set on driving him to distraction...
  • The Don's Deadly Games by Judy Hale

    The Don's Deadly Games by Judy Hale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The most dangerous man in Chicago has painted a target on my back.Now, I’m stuck with the very man who wants me dead.I was just a therapist hiding from my past until I broke the cardinal never get involved with a client.My judgment came swiftly and in the form of the ultimate Nico Vitelli.He looks like sin, tastes like caramel, and loves to play with his prey. I can’t resist his dark pull...
  • Angels and Demons by A.C. Bextor

    Angels and Demons by A.C. Bextor

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Saint's Justice Motorcycle Club is in chaos. Handling a crew of restless men while running low on cash, James "Elevent" Scott has but little choice left. He's forced to make a deal with the devil. When Elevent accepts the Russian's offer to protect one of their own; he has no idea what's to come. And he's never been taken so off guard. He was paid to protect her...
  • Conviction by Jane Henry

    Conviction by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Braxton Cannon can’t get the girl on the dance floor out of his mind, the woman he literally swept off her feet and into Club Verge. She’s no submissive, but he can’t help but admire her ferocity, even as he yearns to take her over his lap and teach her manners. He’s determined to keep her safe if he has to lock her up himself. Officer Zoe Mackay can handle herself...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Protecting His Runaway by Measha Stone

    Protecting His Runaway by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After she uncovers her wealthy father's ties to a prominent Chicago crime family, twenty-four-year-old Addison St. Claire flees to a small town in Michigan where she hopes to start a new life. Things are not that simple, though, and she is quickly tracked down by a stern, handsome police detective who makes it clear that Addison will be coming with him whether she likes it or not...
  • Blood by Ivy Nelson

    Blood by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Holly Sutton thinks her father hung the moon and can do no wrong. That couldn't be further from the truth. But when Elijah Barrett, her new boss, seems hell bent on taking her dad down, she must look closer at her childhood and ask some hard questions...
  • Vow by Bethany-Kris

    Vow by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say it’s always the one you least expect … Andino Marcello made his choices—the right ones for duty and famiglia. But even the right choices have consequences. He’s never been more aware of that fact than he is now. The thing is, Andino isn’t the same man he once was. The mafia wants what it wants. He’ll push until they all break. Even her...
  • My Fallen Saint by J. Kenner

    My Fallen Saint by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    His touch is her sin.Her love is his salvation. Charismatic. Confident. Powerful. Controlling.A brilliant investor with a Midas touch, Devlin Saint turned a modest inherited fortune into billions, and now operates one of the world’s foremost international philanthropic organizations. He’s a man determined to help the underprivileged, to fight injustice, and to make the world a better place...
  • King's Hostage by Piper Stone

    King's Hostage by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    : a dark mafia romance (merciless...
  • Possessing Eden by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Possessing Eden by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say you Reap what you sow and now I’m in over my head.Unable to bear my abusive marriage one second longer… I go on the run with my infant son without a penny to my name. When I’m offered a job to spy on the most notorious crime family in the city, I jump on it. Willing to sell my soul to keep my son fed and safe. But Jude catches me in the act and becomes completely obsessed with me...
  • Love That Defies Us by M.N. Forgy

    Love That Defies Us by M.N. Forgy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dani has taken the role of a mother easily, and is loving the title ‘wife to be.’ But with that happiness, comes complications. Having children, and a fiancé involved in a motorcycle club, has her and Shadow becoming distant, and missing their sexy escapades. A spark that was once a vibrant flame is now a suppressing ember. Shadow knows he has not been there for Dani, not like he should be...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  steamy  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker
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