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Demon's Dream: An Unexpected Love by Elle Kayson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDemon Clawing my way from the depths of hell to haunt the nightmares and steal the lives of many, I earned the name “Demon.” Hardened by a life that no one should live, I had rules that governed my existence. No caring. No intimacy. No love. And then I saw her… Dream. Beautiful. Brave. Bold. And for thirty days, she was mine. I would follow my have her body, ignore her heart... -
![Twisted Lies by Ana Huang]()
Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHe'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him... -
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Stall by MysteryMixtapes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"Strangers in the dark can change your life in the light.""As I reach the front door I can't help the same question swimming around in my mind, what could possibly be on all of those tapes?"-----Preview:"You wanna try and be my medicine Abby?" he asks with a deep testing tone, keeping his voice quiet... -
![Under His Protection: Saved by a Black Mafia OG by B. Love]()
Under His Protection: Saved by a Black Mafia OG by B. Love
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSavant Black is a protector. More logic than emotion, he places emphasis on his present reality above all. When his sister suggests he speak with a life coach, Savant doesn’t believe she will be capable of opening his eyes and mind to any life altering revelations. However, the longer he works with Addison the more Savant realizes his need to feel so little comes from desiring so much... -
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![Merc by B. Love]()
Merc by B. Love
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor a man like Merc, his reputation has always preceded him. Known for his allegiance to the criminal underworld as a protector, the gangster only shows love to his family… and his son and the woman who birthed him are at the top of that list...Categorized as:
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![Royal Harlots MC: An RBMC Anthology by Crimson Syn, Nikki Landis]()
Royal Harlots MC: An RBMC Anthology by Crimson Syn, Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsROYAL by BLOOD - HARLOT by CHOICEThe RBMC is about to get hit with a new wave of badness.You've met the men of RBMC.Now meet the ladies of the Royal Harlots MC.Sexy.Extreme.They take no prisoners and rule the road.And they will be the first in line to shed blood in the name of their club.Bad is just a word.Royal Harlot?Now that's a whole new level of conversation... -
![Knight's Ridge Destiny: A Knight’s Ridge Empire Epilogue by Tracy Lorraine]()
Knight's Ridge Destiny: A Knight’s Ridge Empire Epilogue by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings one last trip to the Knight's Ridge Empire world.A lot can happen in five years…Friendships forged. Relationships ruined. Loved ones taken. New life entering the world. We’ve seen it all—survived it all—but one thing remains. Or should I say, six things…Throughout everything...Categorized as:
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![Alexandr's Cherished Submissive by Ann Mayburn]()
Alexandr's Cherished Submissive by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings7 years ago From the moment Alexandr Novikov met the young auburn haired woman bartending at her uncle’s pub in Ireland, he’d been fascinated by her delicate beauty and fiery spirit. Unfortunately, he is in no position to offer her the kind of safe, normal life she deserves so he attempts to put her from his mind for her own good... -
![Hope: The Innocent Part 2 by C.J. Bishop, A.M. Snead]()
Hope: The Innocent Part 2 by C.J. Bishop, A.M. Snead
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Everyone needs a little Hope in their lives." The notion of domestic life has always been a foreign concept from which mob enforcers Clint and Cochise distanced themselves. Their lives were simple as was the code they lived by - "Eye for an Eye." Through the love of two very different men, the hardcore gangsters have come to learn that life without love—is a cold empty existence... -
![Lost World by C.J. Bishop, A.M. Snead]()
Lost World by C.J. Bishop, A.M. Snead
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**BOOK 3 OF 4**While Clint rallies support inside the prison, Cochise ventures outside the walls with Hallahan to pick up some “cargo”—unaware that he is about to embark on an unplanned rescue mission that will ultimately bring him to his knees and remind him what’s most important in life... -
![High Class by Ivy Nelson]()
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... -
![Bound by Deception by Stephanie Amaral]()
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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![Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte]()
Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond... -
![Wolves at the Gate by Persephone Black]()
Wolves at the Gate by Persephone Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAssassin Scarlett Fletcher is supposedly dead. Lyssa intends to make it so. Just...not yet. Lyssa, the Wolf of the Styx Syndicate, has a simple plan. Hide her enemy-turned-uneasy-ally, train her up, and use her to take down Grandmother. Then Lyssa will follow through on the kill order and end the assassin for once and for all.But nothing to do with Scarlett has ever been simple... -
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![Thrown to the Wolves by Persephone Black]()
Thrown to the Wolves by Persephone Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLyssa can't resist a damsel in distress…but she'll wish she resisted this one. The ferocious Styx Syndicate enforcer and trainer known as "the Wolf" has always been the hunter, never the hunted. So when Lyssa sees the gorgeous Scarlett getting harassed by thugs in a dive bar she's visiting for intel, she jumps straight into protective mode... -
![The Bookie by Renee Rose]()
The Bookie by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me... -
![Beautifully Savage Butterfly by K.M. Neuhold]()
Beautifully Savage Butterfly by K.M. Neuhold
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing savage in the ring is one thing. The way Elio Moretti craves my violence outside the ring is another.I feel like I’ve been fighting my whole life, and tapping out has never been an option.I can live with owing money to the Morettis. I can even live with the constant guilt that my brother is the one paralyzed in a hospital bed while I live his dream... -
![Breaking Rosalind by Gigi Styx]()
Breaking Rosalind by Gigi Styx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI wove a deadly web, but it became my trap.Rosalind I’m a cold-blooded killer, a femme fatale with a long list of victims. My latest target being Cesare Montesano. I must kill him and his brothers to protect my innocent young daughter. He catches me in the middle of the mission, but I’m not scared. I might be his prisoner yet I’m not without weapons... -
![Reno and Son: Don't Mess with Jim by Mallory Monroe]()
Reno and Son: Don't Mess with Jim by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsItalian powerhouse Reno Gabrini is happy with his life in Vegas. His beautiful African-American wife is his partner in the bedroom and in the boardroom, and is keeping him in line and all of his female groupies at bay. His newborn girl and young son are healthy and well-adjusted children, and his oldest son, Jimmy Mack, is fast becoming a man. Maybe too fast... -
![Tommy Gabrini 3: Grace Under Fire by Mallory Monroe]()
Tommy Gabrini 3: Grace Under Fire by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBusiness mogul Tommy Gabrini, once voted the sexiest man alive by a Seattle magazine, wants nothing more than to settle down in marital bliss with his beloved wife, and live his life far from the fast lane. But women from his past, who remembered just how sexy he truly was, refuses to cooperate... -
![Ensnared by E.C. Land]()
Ensnared by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForced to marry a traitor's daughter, I'll shed blood to make sure it doesn't happen. MarcAs a child I was put on a silver platter and my parents were presented with marriage opportunities. Many other mafiosos were trying to secure their daughter's hand in marriage to me, a cousin of the Irish Boss. Eventually, they accepted one. The only problem is, I've never intended on being with one woman... -
![Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani]()
Stolen Soul by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe put his ring on my finger and a knife through my heart...Massimo Marrone is pure evil disguised by ripped muscles and a gorgeous face.His dark secrets and blackened heart have turned him into a monster before my eyes.And I’ve become his prey.He promised me protection and committed the worst betrayal with his lies,Breaking my heart in the process.Because Massimo is no white knight...Categorized as:
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![Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani]()
Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia forced marriage age gap... -
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![Blind Luck by Olivia Gaines]()
Blind Luck by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMr. Yield popped in at a small roadside eatery in Missouri for a bowl of grits, three crispy strips of bacon and a cup of coffee. Already angry at the bullet hole in his leg courtesy of Mr. Stop, the last thing he wanted was trouble. Trouble came calling with the start of an antique watch, a woman named Millicent and obsessive Sheriff... -
![Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow]()
Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix a mobster with the son of the yakuza?A marriage bathed in blood.I never expected to be getting married, but when a business opportunity lands in my lap, I know I have to take it. After all, my family means the world to me. I’ll do anything to keep them safe, even if it’s entering a marriage that’s nothing more than convenience so I can pop out an heir... -
![Rocking the Bodyguard by Natalie Debrabandere]()
Rocking the Bodyguard by Natalie Debrabandere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHAT HAPPENS WHEN FIERY ROCKER MEETS STOIC BODYGUARD? Tristan Briggs was once a member of an elite law-enforcement task force. Following the murder of her partner, for which she blames herself, Tristan now works as a close-protection officer. Used to guarding CEOs or high-ranking diplomats, the last thing she expects is a bubblegum singer for a client. Still, a job is a job... -
![Frost by Elizabeth Knox]()
Frost by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrostI’m doing something I’d never thought I would. Something I swore I wouldn’t do when Elena went off and married Reed. But, as the years went by I saw the unity within the biker lifestyle and I began to crave it. Now I’m in my late-thirties and all I have to show is scars on my body, battle wounds and marks that will forever scar my skin after being on the field for the bureau... -
![Cross + Catherine: The Companion by Bethany-Kris]()
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... -
![The Irish Don’s Black Beauty: Part One by Rose Marie]()
The Irish Don’s Black Beauty: Part One by Rose Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was love at first sight...well for Kahlani Edwards it was. The object of her affection...not so much. She loved his quiet, subdued and nerdy persona. She dreamed of playing in his fiery red hair, and she wanted nothing more than for him to love her back... -
![Make Me Beg by Honesty Price]()
Make Me Beg by Honesty Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGriffin hates Vonique and the feeling is mutual. It turns out their disdain for one another is the key ingredient in her search for a partner who can bring her to her knees and blow her mind -- in that order. She wants adventure and Griffin is more than happy to oblige... -
![Heads You Lose by Bea Paige]()
Heads You Lose by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeast…Beast in name. Beast in nature.Once upon a time Tales was my home.I was the second in command and the best goddamn fighter the club had ever seen.I fought. I won.Every. Damn. Time.Until one day I lost trying to protect the princess from the true monster of this f*cked-up fairy tale.She shunned me, sent me away.Now I’m back to tell her the truth, not some tale full of half-truths and lies... -
![Bodyguard Beast: An Enemies To Lovers Romance by Georgia Le Carre]()
Bodyguard Beast: An Enemies To Lovers Romance by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAngeloTwo things should have told me staying in this job was a mistake.How she looked.How she talked.But the inner voice that had always kept me safe and one step ahead was drowned out by the fire in my veins. But getting Involved. Not an option.Even though thinking of her curves kept me awake at night.I'd never guarded a woman before, let alone the Boss's daughter...Categorized as:
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![Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox]()
Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s my ex’s brother.A terrifying mob boss with a past too dark to share.And when he finds out I’m pregnant, he becomes something else, too:The husband I never asked for.Kolya Uvarov crashed into my life at a funeral and saved me from a mega-creep.Classic meet-cute, right?Not exactly—because it was his brother we were burying.A.k.a., my ex-boyfriend.A.k.a... -
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![King Of Ruin by Lee Jacquot]()
King Of Ruin by Lee Jacquot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓It's the most fragile concept ever created. Built over time. Shown through actions. Tested with loyalty. And broken when hit with the smallest pebble.My family trusted him. 𝘐 trusted him, despite something deep in my core knowing he would be my downfall.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙.Now, I'm at his mercy... -
![Till Death Do Us Part by Bella Di Corte]()
Till Death Do Us Part by Bella Di Corte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear John,We were doomed from the start…Those were the last words I left Felice “John” Maggio. I knew they were true from the beginning.The first time I saw him was through a haze of blood. He walked into my hospital room like he was the one who could heal me. He had sensed that not all wounds can be seen—my sense of security had been shattered... -
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Hidden by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's stubborn and reckless and determined to expose the truth.He’s duty-bound to protect her even if he hates her.Secret Service Agent Peter Mercer just wanted a promotion. Instead he got investigative journalist Carrie Davenport. His hatred of journalists runs deep, but she's going to get herself killed. So he'll do what he must to keep her safe and his conscience clear... -
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![Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell]()
Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot even the king of Los Angeles’s underground can stop me from loving Celeste.Arturo Flores could make me disappear with a snap of his fingers, and nearly did. Limping away from a beatdown when I was seventeen didn’t change the fact that his daughter was worth the pain. Running into her in my tattoo shop twelve years later, she still makes my blood run hot with a glance... -
![One Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine]()
One Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted to drown. I wanted the world to swallow me up whole and take me back to a time when everything was okay. A time when I hadn’t just buried the only father I've ever known. One where I’m not watching as my mother loses herself to her grief. One where the pain isn’t so insufferable. Everything in my world is a dull muted grey. I crave colour. Excitement. Recklessness... -
![Alessandro DeLuca by Cassie Verano]()
Alessandro DeLuca by Cassie Verano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlessandro DeLuca is the most ruthless and feared name in the streets of Cagliari, Italy. He's a savage who doesn't believe in mercy when it comes to his enemies; not even if his enemy is a woman. But he's hiding a secret that she'll kill to get, a secret he's willing to safeguard with his life.In one night Zahra Blade-Valentino lost everything that mattered to her... -
![Undercover by Barbara Winkes]()
Undercover by Barbara Winkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKENDALLI swore to avenge my father’s death. I have to do it not only for my peace of mind, but to make sure everyone, from my family to the Biancos, knows that I am in charge now.It’s lonely at the top. Jess is exactly who I need by my side, and I can’t let her go, even knowing about the danger that’s coming... -
![Dark Desires by Effie Campbell]()
Dark Desires by Effie Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill desire be their downfall? LOGAN I’m engaged to a woman who should be perfect for me. She’s smart, intelligent, and from a family that can bring huge expansion to my syndicate. There’s only one problem; it’s just a business arrangement. My fiancée loves another man, and I am falling head over heels for a woman who’s too young for me...Categorized as:
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![Concede by Kathy Coopmans]()
Concede by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years, I pretended to be something I’m not. Drowning the beast living inside of me in copious amounts of alcohol and women. Not that I complained.And then Victoria Hughes walks back into my life, and took me by surprise.The woman stunning me clear out of my mind the minute my mouth touched hers.After tragedy strikes and knocks her off her feet, I expected her to come to me, yet she didn’t... -
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![Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano]()
Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings: an enemies-to-lovers mafia...Categorized as:
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Isaac by Terry Towers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsaac, book 3 in the Horsemen Dark Mafia Romance SeriesEven though she’s never met me, she’s been the bane of my existence, having me run around chasing my tail for months, but finally, I’ve found her. I knew I would, and she should have known it as well. It was only a matter of time... -
![Mafia Target by Mila Finelli]()
Mafia Target by Mila Finelli
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGIULIOI’ve renounced my birthright as the heir to an Italian mafia empire, but no one leaves the brotherhood without paying a price. To evade my enemies, I stay on the move.Now a new man is stalking me, watching me. But there’s something else in his eyes, a hunger that sets me on fire. He’s rough and dangerous, all the things I crave in the dark.Except he’s been hired to kill me... -
![Nightfall by Nicole Fox]()
Nightfall by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mafia billionaire single dad romance. I just discovered the don’s darkest secret. Wait ‘til he finds out mine… The Bratva don and I made a deal: Spare my father. Take me instead. But Dmitry Tsezar wasn’t satisfied with my body. He wanted everything else, too. My obedience. My submission. My heart. My soul. And when that still wasn’t enough, he came to take my life... -
![The Jersey Vignettes by Bethany-Kris]()
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... -
![Beaus & Arrows: A Collection of Sweet and Sexy Stories by Abby Brooks, Aria Cole]()
Beaus & Arrows: A Collection of Sweet and Sexy Stories by Abby Brooks, Aria Cole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFlowers are fun, but diamonds and forever win our hearts. 22 authors have come together to bring you everything you want in an anthology. From first kisses to botched proposals, boss crushes to rockstar lovin’, these fun novellas will give you the happily ever afters you crave...Categorized as:
crime enemies-to-lovers organized-crime steamy anthologies contemporary fiction new-adult
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