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Mafia Madman: A Dark Mafia Romance by Mila Finelli
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s no angel . . . and he’s the very devil. GIAI may be a mafia princess, but I have bigger plans than to stay in this sheltered world.I’m in Milan to pursue my dreams as a fashion designer. Having an affair is the last thing on my mind, except he’s handsome and charming and Italian. In other words, he’s irresistible... -
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... -
Lover in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI know this has no future.Only heartbreak.Bosco Roth may be the man I've fallen for, but he'll never be the man I marry.He's too dangerous. Too risky.When our three months is over, I'll walk away.At least that's what I keep telling myself.. -
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... -
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Fine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've decided to keep her.I paid for her, after all.I should feel guilty for the decision I've made, but why? She prefers me to her previous master anyway.And it's not like my father didn't do the same thing when he was my age.I'm rich, powerful, and untouchable.I'm a Barsetti, and I can do whatever I please... -
Foxy In Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m risking everything for Vanessa. One last time. I can’t turn the other way and let her family be murdered by the Skull Kings. I have to do something. Maybe I can earn her father’s trust. And finally get my woman back... -
Cross by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCROSSHave you ever stood next to a fire and felt the heat of it on your skin? Stared into the flames and thought how amazing it would be to be that free? It changes direction with the wind, destroying everything in its wake.That's what she felt like.Alexa was a wildfire that torched everything she touched, and I couldn't wait to be consumed by her.She was off-limits... -
Indulge by Dani René
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a glutton. I indulge in women because I can. Carrick knows love is merely a shattered memory. Until Peyton stumbles into his arms and he steals a kiss. One taste isn’t enough. One touch would never satiate him. And he does what he’s become accustomed to, he indulges in her. A man hell bent on not falling in love, he pushes. But Peyton’s not giving up... -
Princess in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis woman used to be my slave. But now she means more to me. More than she should. I've done unforgivable things to her, treated her like livestock I bought at the market. I made her tend to my needs without question. To make up for it, I should let her go. But even now I can't. Instead, I want her to marry me. Whether she wants to or not... -
Last Words by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final book in the Morelli family... -
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... -
Vicious Protector by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDemons so deep they destroy us...Every part of Adrian Ivanov is pure, unable to ignore, male virility. He’s arrogant. Protective. Sweet and intensely attentive. On rare occasions, outright vicious.If only his soul weren’t tortured over who he is and what he has become. It makes him hide it all from me, proclaiming the truth will ruin us... -
Cease by JC Emery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDEATH SILENCES. LOVE ECHOES. Ruby Buckley is no stranger to loss. She lost her twins in their infancy, lost her son to his demons, and lost herself to a life she never wanted. Until him. Jim Stone is lost. He’s a father who doesn’t know how to parent, a brother who doesn’t know why he ever patched in, and is completely numb to everything around him. Until her... -
Brutal Princess by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a Dark Mafia Romance, think all the triggers!! A lot of Adult language, even more sexual content mixed in with violence. This is book 4 in the Valentino Series, it is a standalone HEA!!AngelicaDaughter.Mother.Mafia princess.The Donatello assassin.I’ve been called many things.My favorite, though, is when he says I’m his angel.Neo Valentino, my brother’s best friend... -
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Bene by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA vendetta can change everything … Bene Guzzi is walking a fine line. In his family, the mafia, and even with his own twin. Being a Guzzi principe means he doesn't have time to be a screw up, so he needs to fix it and fast. Vanna Falco is nothing that she seems. Her angel's face hides a past filled with pain and her secrets might be enough to finally take the Guzzi family down for good... -
Covet: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis dark and twisted tale of ownership will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. No one is coming to save me. I am his Fiore now, his flower. To do with as he wishes. And he wants everything . Monster wants my tears, my screams of pleasure, my shudders of fear... -
Daddy's Demands: Twenty-Five Steamy Daddy Dom Romance Novellas by Madison Faye, Renee Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese daddies don't ask for obedience. They demand it. Daddy's Demands is a collection of decadently dirty daddy dom romances from some of the hottest authors in the genre. This deliciously naughty box set includes twenty-five brand-new, stand-alone novellas featuring steaming hot, irresistibly sexy adventures with the baddest daddies imaginable... -
Captured: Red Horsemen #1 by Raven Amor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaeFor years I’ve run.When I finally listened to my mother's last words to go to her hometown, I never planned on staying.I hadn’t survived this long by being foolish.I had rules for a reason.Never stay in one place too long.No friends or attachments.Only, I never expected to meet him.Ice, as cold as his name until he looked at me.Those ice blue eyes would burn across my skin.I broke my own rules... -
Ruthless King by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe truth hurts, but lies can kill…I offered to do anything to save my father’s life when he was captured by the devil he owed a debt to.A three-million-dollar debt.So, I became the devil’s spy as I entered the lair of the Cartel King to take a job as a live-in nanny for his niece.My orders were simple.All I needed to do was this:Get close to the Cartel King... -
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... -
Stolen Sin by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy boss caught me trying to steal from him. My punishment? Get pregnant with his baby. My father was scammed out of everything he owns, and I need to find a way to bail him out of trouble. Which is how I end up trying to steal from my boss—only to find a bag filled with blindfolds, ropes, and handcuffs, instead of crisp hundreds... -
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... -
Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter Gavin Pyre steps down from his position as crime lord, he and Lyla focus on picking up the pieces of their lives and creating the paradise they deserve. Note: This novella intersects with book 4, Awakened by Sin, so books should be read in sequence... -
Velvet Chains : A Dark Russian Mafia Romance by Mya Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings🔥Sold to the Morozov Bratva. I convinced myself I could survive 365 days as his captive wife.Get my bookstore back.Simple, right? Wrong. I wasn’t ready for the raw, vajayjay-clenching desire in his look.The way he devours me night after night.He promises to ruin me for any other man.And I'm paying for my naivety, One filthy groan at a time.I also didn't foresee on the hunger. The vomiting...Categorized as:
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Taken by the Hitman: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Alexis Abbott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the darkest evil will come the strongest love. The Bratva is changing, but whenever there's change, there's resistance. I have to prove I’m one of them or else I’m dead. I wasn’t prepared for what they wanted. They gave me a young and beautiful woman, to defile and break. With a gun to my head, it's not like I have a choice. I've never met a woman like her... -
Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo or die. Kill or be killed. I was born into this grim reality. MaisieI never thought I’d fall in love with a cold blooded killer.But with those dreamy eyes and that smile that won’t quit.I find I’m thinking of Virgil more and more.So what if he’s a criminal.My brothers are too. I’ve been around bad boys all of my life... -
Evil Empire by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia forced marriage age gap... -
Valor by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wasn't the job, but she became my business.My orders were clear. Get in, get the job done, and get the hell out. No loose ends, no witnesses.It's what I do. And I don't fail. Until now. She shouldn't have been there.And now I have a new job... -
Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few... -
Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Raia Hensen walks through my doors, it's clear the last place she should be is in my club. Her innocence shines so bright it's almost painful to look at her.But there's a darkness lurking just beneath that sweet, shiny exterior. A past she can't escape, and a pain behind her eyes she can't quite hide. It's a combination that calls to me, all but begging me to claim her for my own... -
Petros by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe day Kinsey’s life shatters is the day a menacing biker appears and forces her to pick up the pieces of her miserable life. As the president of Royal Bastards MC, Lincoln, Nebraska Chapter, Petros knows how to rule with a steel grip and a rough demand... -
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... -
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... -
The Trap by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Trap: A Bratva Vows Prequel I saw a possible threat; he saw a victim in waiting. Violet: I had a plan. A naïve and dangerous plan. Get the mob boss to notice me, seduce the mob boss, kill the mob boss. Except the elderly mob boss wasn’t the only one to notice me. He did. Andrius. Beautiful. Cold. Deadly. He’s a monster amongst men. I crave him. I fear him... -
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Griffin: Red and the Big Bad Reaper by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRED: Five years ago, I was as boring as boring could be. Seriously, my name was Bernice. But then came that one month when I pretended to be somebody else entirely while working at a roadhouse biker bar….Big Mistake. Huge. Who knew one month pretending to be an interesting bad girl could ruin a boring good girl’s life?GRIFFIN: When I saw her, I knew she’d be mine... -
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
Truly's Biker by Misty Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTruly:Blond hair, a chiseled body, and ice blue eyes.All the features of a god that trick you into thinking he’s a savior.But he’s not.Roch’s a devil in disguise.A contract killer, in a motorcycle gang,and the man I’ve been in love with since I was eight.Now that I’m legal, I’m not waiting any longer for him to realize it.So I act out, I cause a scene, I try to make him jealous... -
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... -
The Bratva's Captive by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the Bratva, retribution is the law. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. A life for a life. But the man who killed my beloved deserves a fate worse than death. He’ll live knowing his only daughter was captured by a monster... That he’s utterly powerless to stop me. Olena Baranov will be my prisoner. My retribution. My undoing. Vengeance will be mine... -
The Kingpin by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer father is my enemy. She is my property.When I caught her sneaking into my home, I thought Raven was just a girl doing a silly sorority dare, so I set her bare ass on fire with my belt and then taught her a much more shameful lesson.My seed was already dripping down her thighs before I learned she's my enemy's daughter.That's when I decided I would be keeping her... -
Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPaisley McKeeHe’s my best friend’s brother.He’s also overbearing, bossy, and stubborn.Obviously we hate each other.Then something happened.We said it was a one-time thing.The next morning he tells me it’s forever.He’s unhinged.But he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.Can I believe him when he says I’m his?Kieran RocheShe’s irritating, sassy, and she hates my guts.Not at all my type... -
Lujuria by Eva Muñoz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTrilogía Pecados Placenteros.Libro 2: Lujuria, Obsesiones que matan.Tres años han pasado y la punta de este triángulo amoroso esta kilómetros de distancia intentando reconstruir los cimientos del corazón que quedó destruido en Lascivia. En Londres Bratt y Christopher luchan por convivir en el mismo espacio sin matarse uno al otro mientras enfrentan a la temida mafia italiana... -
The Hitman's Desire: A Mafia Romance by T. Steele, Payton Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re almost killed, not once, but twice, finding out your father is a mafia boss doesn’t seem so bad. What is bad, though, is the feelings I’m trying to hide toward John, my father’s personal assassin. With his brooding, bad boy aura and intense blue eyes, I know he could command anything from me and I would obey... -
Rockland: A Mafia Billionaire Romance by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe code of the family makes her mine to protect, but I will make her mine in every way.I moved across the world to escape my need for her.Then my brother's death left her a widow.I gave her time to grieve, but now I will take what is mine.I didn't belong to him. He claimed me anyway.He had no right to strip me, scold me, and spank me like a naughty little girl... -
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Ruthless Savior by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy pretty little captive thinks she can run from me. She doesn't understand how ruthless I truly am... Guarding my lovely hostage has become my obsession. I protect Marisol from the vicious men in my brutal cartel, including myself. I've kept the promise I made to my boss on the night of her capture: No one touches her... -
Cruel Promise by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the sins of the father, I will take payment from the daughter...They call me the Italian Prince, the Amalfi Banker, and so many other names. Whispered names … dangerous names.I’m a man who always gets what he wants. She is no exception.Amelia Marshall, the daughter of Charles Marshall, an old family friend. Book smart, but life stupid. She’s sin wrapped in innocence... -
Ruthless Saints by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last thing anyone wants is to be a dispensable member of the leading mafia family. But that’s exactly what Luciana is.As a lowly cousin and the only female offspring in the Torrio mafia family, Luciana is just the bargaining chip her uncle needs to make an alliance with the Bilotti family... -
Enzo by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanicaI'm so tired of running.For the past three years, I have bounced around constantly to avoid the demons from my past.Then I moved in next to him.This was supposed to be my fresh start, yet I can't help but want to be with him and his daughter.Is it fair for me to bring them into my life knowing the dangers that await?EnzoOne look and my life irrevocably changed... -
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... -
The Expert by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI control everything about her life... she just doesn't know it.Despite her dangerous profession she has an air of naïve innocence.It makes her weak, vulnerable... easy prey for a man like me.Until now, I've been content to stay in the shadows, but someone has made a deadly mistake, they have threatened what's mine.My little one is about to understand that Daddy is done watching...
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