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Sancte Diaboli: Part One by Amo Jones
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Devil comes with baggage, and not the kind you can lose. I was two years old when he saved me. I didn’t understand much at that age, but I remember the pale boy with hair as dark as ink, saving me from two evils. He said he would protect me; I just didn’t know he meant from himself...Categorized as:
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Sancte Diaboli: Part Two by Amo Jones
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe held a darkness that could never be touched. She carried a light that could never be seen. Not by anyone. Only by each other. Simply two halves of the same soul, Brantley and Saint were fused together with equal parts wrath and peace. Nothing could break through their bond. Nothing. Until now... -
![Entangled by R. Phillips]()
Entangled by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“These stars of ours were written in darkness and bound with light…”I fell in love with them thirty-five million heartbeats apart and an ocean away.One shaped me at the scratch of a pen and the other remade me with the strum of a note.And the truth is that I loved them both, desperately.I never foresaw our worlds colliding... -
![Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #1 OF WALL STREET: DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BILLIONAIRE BOSS.I hate my new assistant.I’ve hated them all, but this is a different kind of hate. Her presence is torture.She’s whip-smart, overly-capable, the only employee of mine who dares talk back.And the little human smells like temptation. The worst kind.She dresses to kill, and I’m in danger of dying...Categorized as:
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![Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose]()
Vengeful Gods: A Why Choose Enemies To Lovers Romance by Elliott Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this story, there are three beasts and I am their blood debt owed. The Anguis, a secret society of power-hungry individuals, have long controlled Port Macabre from their seat at Noire House. A place where the wealthy rub shoulders and chase hedonistic pleasures. However, behind the mansion’s facade lies a poisonous, hidden underworld.With my father now gone, I am the sole heir to Noire House...Categorized as:
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![Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce]()
Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRayven Kidnapped. Collared. Trapped. I slink through shadows and steal from the deceased. It’s my passion, until I steal from Death himself…Then it becomes my curse.I’m a prisoner in the realm of the dead, at the mercy of the beast who calls this labyrinthian castle home. The walls are alive, with shifting corridors and eyes that follow me everywhere.He’s given me three days to escape... -
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Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles.“A marriage born from slavery and secrets.A happily ever after like no other.”Sullivan Sinclair has a wife who shares his wildness and desires. To others, she is regal and perfect on his arm... -
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War, Unfinished by Veronica Lancet
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a pitch black villain romance with irredeemable characters. Please check triggers before reading New York City. Vicious Battlefield. Home. With a million dollar bounty on my head, it took me years to step foot in the city again. Now I'm back. And the order of business is rather simple. 1. Destroy my reprobate brother. 2. Take back my stolen legacy. 3. Have a goddamn drink in peace...Categorized as:
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![Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee]()
Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say that power changes a person.Love changes them more.Long may they reign...You find them in the boardroom. The throne room. The bedroom.They burn brighter than the rest.They wield power as easily as they breathe.They stop at nothing to get what they want.Royalty, CEOs, mafia kings, demons, and more... -
![Lesson In Trust: Part One by Kay Elle Parker]()
Lesson In Trust: Part One by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt takes a strong man to share the love of his life...One night of kinky bliss at Black Light leads Evander Ledston to the woman of his dreams. He has everything he's ever a job that satisfies, a bank account that doesn't complain, and now, a sweet and wonderfully submissive woman who doesn't know the power she holds over him... -
![Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn]()
Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies to lovers retelling of Anastasia. They call me America’s Sweetheart. Hollywood royalty. The last of an era. Sole survivor of LA’s most infamous crime. I’m not any of those things. He forced me into the spotlight. The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes. But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine... -
![Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae]()
Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one touches my bride. No one but me.I am the last basilisk on Alia Terra. As I roam my lands, loneliness muddles my mind and pumps violence into my veins until I don’t recognize myself. Soon I’ll become a feral beast – unless I mate.The matchmaking temple is the only way a creature like me, scaly, fanged, and with lethal eyes, can marry. Soon, I have a match... -
![Shattered Vows by P. Rayne]()
Shattered Vows by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, I thought I’d found my happy ever after. Until she ruined it all.I’d been on the hunt for four long years, and I finally found her.I planned the perfect revenge. Kidnapping Rapsody on the day she was set to marry another man and forcing her to face my wrath while trapped in the confines of my family’s gothic manor...Categorized as:
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![Through The Woods by Shannon Myers]()
Through The Woods by Shannon Myers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce there was a princess...Forced to run from her drug-dealing boyfriend, Neve ends up injured and alone in the middle of the Colorado wilderness. She never planned on being rescued by seven bikers and brought to their clubhouse. While the other bikers welcome a female presence, their leader, Charm, is not impressed... -
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![The Tithing by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli]()
The Tithing by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn ancient curse. Two families bound. A forbidden love.When the Wildbloods presented their daughters to me on the night of the Tithing, they knew what was to come for the chosen girl. The crescent moon that marked Willow made her mine. I had no choice but to take her. Destiny determined our fates long before we were born, laying our roles out for us. A Sacrifice would be made. A Tithe paid...Categorized as:
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![The Penitent by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli]()
The Penitent by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cruel fate. Two souls condemned. An impossible love.I knew he’d choose me before he came to our door on the night of the Tithing. I bore the mark that would make me his. It was my ancestor who spoke the words that bound us together, and his demon-god who promised protection for the price of blood.My blood.I was prepared to be that sacrifice if it would keep my family safe... -
![Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Big Bad Boss: Marked by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #3 OF WALL NEVER BACK DOWNNo one can know I've claimed the human as my mate.The enemies are at the gates–one wrong move and I’ll lose it all. My world will never be safe for her.If my pack finds out that I’ve mated a human, they’ll revolt. The fractures will grow deeper than ever and we'll be picked apart one by one.The lives of everyone I love hang in the balance... -
![Reina del Inframundo: Un Oscuro Romance de la Mafia by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Reina del Inframundo: Un Oscuro Romance de la Mafia by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe King of the Underworld saved me from the streets, Treated me like a princess, And locked me in a tower. Then he turned into a beast. There's a darkness in him. I've seen it face to face. He says I'm his light. But if our love is going to last, I'm going to have to be more than his princess. I need to become a Queen. The final chapter in Marcus and Cora's story... -
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Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hard, dominating Bratva PrinceA fearless, crazy Cartel PrincessAleksandr VolkovI've lived my life with rigid control.A tight vice on myself and my emotions.Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother...Categorized as:
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![Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades of Grey by G.E. Griffin]()
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades of Grey by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades of Grey from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty... -
![Demise by Katelyn Taylor]()
Demise by Katelyn Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe end is near, I can feel it in my bones.Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society.Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised.Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future.If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us...Categorized as:
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![King of Me by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
King of Me by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratings“You’re asking me to love you?” asked Mia.He slowly scratched his thick black stubble. “I suppose I am... -
![Eros by Carly Spade]()
Eros by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElani Stewart hasn't believed in "true love" or fairy tale endings since her parents' divorce.It's one of the reasons she developed her dating service "E-romantic",a scientific algorithm based process that matches one person to their most compatible partners... -
![Absolute Pleasure by Erika Wilde]()
Absolute Pleasure by Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you sacrifice to save your family’s legacy? Meet Hunter Wilder, a man that is terrified of happily ever after. Hunter is used to dominating, taking control of situations and bending them to his will. He may live in a New York castle, but he’s no prince. Cursed by loss, Hunter is a closed book with an emptiness that he can’t escape. Until he meets her... -
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![Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson]()
Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe wanted to punish me. I wanted to hate him.Until I didn’t.Trapped in a corner, my only way out was the ruthless billionaire who put me there.But we healed each other.We’ve done things in the dark that we’re not proud of, things that will forever be kept secret from the world.Those sins forged a bond as strong as the love that binds us together.He’s my king, and I’m his queen...Categorized as:
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![Obey by Lasairiona Lewis]()
Obey by Lasairiona Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJaggerI don't mess with vanilla girls.Especially not ones as innocent as Talia. But when a snowstorm traps us at Club Protocol, I break my own rules.It's supposed to be simple revenge against my college rival. But her eager innocence stirs my dominant nature, and I can't resist inviting her into my world of kink and ecstasy...Categorized as:
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![A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters]()
A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing could hide her from me. The darkness is everywhere and it moves about in the mortal realm…. And then there’s her. Bright and so easily seen. Mine. She calls to me like I prayed to the Gods she would. I should feel guilt for what I’m going to do. What I must do.She doesn’t remember, but I do. She belongs to me.I will claim her and bring her to the underworld as mine... -
![Darker Than Night by Amelia Wilde]()
Darker Than Night by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI told Brigit my love would destroy her. Now she's on the brink of death.With my empire in ruins, our only chance at survival is to run. There's nothing I want more than to take back what's mine and restore order to the shattered remnants of my life.There's nothing I need more than Brigit.But choosing her means abandoning countless people I've promised to protect... -
![Fated by K. Alex Walker]()
Fated by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEthan Stewart usually gets what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined physician and well-educated "sailor." Coming from a background filled with violence and poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical practice... -
![A Discovery of Demonology by Amelia Hutchins]()
A Discovery of Demonology by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book was previously released as part of the BABE23 anthology.What if Neverland existed?What if Peter Pan wasn’t a boy in tights?What if, instead, he’s a demon so powerful that he commands Hell’s Army?Rowan Teivel is the last man I should be feeling anything for. He is arrogant, dominant, and arouses something dangerously depraved within me... -
![Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne]()
Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI spend my nights slinging drinks at Black Magic Bar or taking my clothes off at the local strip club. After my father passed, my stepmother gave me no other choice. But when I break free of the chains binding me to my family estate, I find myself with nowhere to go. Until Nero Voss, the youngest of the billionaire Voss brothers, offers me a room at Midnight Manor... -
![Burn With Me by D.L. Darby]()
Burn With Me by D.L. Darby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGinny: I’m torn between fantasy and reality.On my first night working at an exclusive adult club—a club where we have to wear masks to conceal our identities—my stranger comes to life... -
![A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde]()
A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man can only have one great love, and mine was the sea.Until I pulled a half-drowned heiress out of the water. Until I kept her as mine. Until I hurt her to prove I didn't love her.Now we're surrounded. Dangerous pirates want to use her for their own purposes. I won't give her up that easy. I have a lifetime of treasure to protect. But with the ship going down, there's only thing I want to save... -
![Tower by Measha Stone]()
Tower by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her overprotective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail—she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants... -
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![Leo by Gemma James]()
Leo by Gemma James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwelve men. A virgin queen. One arranged marriage.Sebastian Stone is a collision of passion and thorns. He shares a side of himself that few people witness. Hot-headed one minute, and sweet and tender the next—we mix like fire and air, igniting a chemical explosion that consumes us both... -
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In the Shadows by Montana Fyre
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe gatekeepers of the New York underworld have met their match, but this mafia princess isn't going to bow to them without a fight...I was raised to be a mafia queen.I spent years learning the family business.I trained to become the ruthless leader my family needs me to be. But it was all for nothing. On my eighteenth birthday, my father told me I would be marrying our enemy...Categorized as:
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![Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never thought I’d see him again. My first love, back from the grave. My captor and tormentor. He holds my past, present and future in his scarred hands. He owns me. No matter how far I run, my path leads me back to that lonely castle. Back into the arms of the Beast... -
![Triple Threat by K. Webster]()
Triple Threat by K. Webster
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m a prisoner in a prestigious world.A perfect princess locked in a tower.My father will never let me go.Not that I could leave. I would never abandon my little sister. Hope comes in the form of a devilishly handsome man with dark eyes and darker secrets.With each encounter, I’m lured deeper into the labyrinth. The danger lurking beneath his surface calls to me, even as it warns me away...Categorized as:
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![Taken By Moonlight by Violette Dubrinsky]()
Taken By Moonlight by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen she agreed to go camping with her twin to honor a birthday milestone, Vivienne Bordeaux imagined itchy mosquito bites, the possibility of West Nile, and perhaps foot-fungus, but she never anticipated just how much her life would change. After almost dying under the snapping jaws of a rabid wolf—go figure—Vivienne is saved by a gorgeous, dark-haired man, who may just belong to a cult... -
![The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre]()
The Other Side Of Midnight by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn Intense seductive story and journey into the unknown, that shows us that even in the unlikeliest places true love can be found if only you trust your heart. AutumnI moved to this tiny community by a mountain so I could train to become an artist. I spend my days working in an art showroom and my nights painting... -
![Moonlit Thorns by P. Rayne]()
Moonlit Thorns by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNo one knows what happens up at Midnight Manor.The home of the Voss brothers sits like a sentinel looking down on our small town, remaining a mystery. The four brooding billionaires rarely leave the confines of the iron gates, fueling rumors that have existed for decades...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by Stasia Black, Lee Savino]()
Awakening by Stasia Black, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI wasn't capable of love. Not until I met Cora. My angel. I’ve claimed every inch of her body and I only want more. I’m a man who craves control, but her power over me is absolute. She holds my heart in her hands. She can never find out. The demons in this city want to destroy her. It’s my job to protect her innocence. Lock her safe in my high tower... -
![Scarred by Emily McIntire]()
Scarred by Emily McIntire
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOnce Upon A Time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne,but before he could he had to find a queen to call his own. The younger one was known to be unruly and unhinged. The chosen queen was warned to keep far away from him. Beautiful and cunning, in the light is where she stayed... -
![The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe]()
The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Kindness always was the cruelest form of betrayal.” I said that once. I just didn’t know how brutally accurate I was. In the underworld of Oz, there are two people you don’t cross. I killed one, and now The Wizard demands I take out the other. Murder isn’t in my nature, but survival is.Aunt Em stole my fortune and put a bounty on my head to ensure she keeps it...Categorized as:
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![Cursed King by Julie Saman]()
Cursed King by Julie Saman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA deliciously steamy, suspenseful, and darker contemporary royalty Beauty and the Beast retelling about a grumpy single dad and the woman who brings him to his knees. Welcome to the cursed kingdom of Messalina…When my sick father wanders into the off-limits palace where the widowed king of Messalina lives with his three children, I know we're in trouble...Categorized as:
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![The Devil's Sons. Libro 1 by Chloé Wallerand]()
The Devil's Sons. Libro 1 by Chloé Wallerand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDevil's una volta. Devil's per sempre.Avalone conta di trascorrere il primo anno nel modo più ordinario possibile, concentrandosi sugli studi, in compagnia di pochi amici selezionati... -
![Sinful Proposition by Erika Wilde]()
Sinful Proposition by Erika Wilde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's cautious, guarded and professional. She’s a temptress he can’t resist.Tempest Wilder has lived a life of luxury but she’s intent on creating her own empire. Her newest venture, Wilder Things, is a boutique hotel with seductively themed rooms.Remy Lowell has a troubled past, filled with abandonment and heartache. He’s worked his way up from nothing and is damn proud of that... -
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Rotanev by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKailiani MikosMy life is a mess.One minute, I’m on my way to graduating, and the next, I find out my mother handed me over as collateral to a loan shark.Now I’m standing inside a fancy hotel suite in a tiny little dress, auditioning to become an escort for Jasmine Black Incorporated.That’s when I see him. God in a suit. Ocean-blue eyes. Dark, wavy hair. All sensual lines and hard masculinity... -
![Build-A-Daddy by Maren Smith]()
Build-A-Daddy by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an impromptu trip to Build-A-Bear leads to getting caught in a snowstorm, Aubrey knows she’s in trouble. Stranded at a rest stop, who should come to her unexpected rescue but the cowboy Daddy-Dom of her dreams. Is it just her Little desires talking or is her deepest, most secret wish about to come true? Sometimes it’s a Little bit of magic. Sometimes, it’s a whole lot more... -
![Vicious Vows by Sarah Bale]()
Vicious Vows by Sarah Bale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s ViciousOdin Vilulf.The one man I hate.The one I shouldn’t crave.He says he wants me.That can never happen.So why do I keep going to him?It would be so easy to say yes…Too bad he’s engaged to my mother.She’s MineAnna Aakre.She’ll be a perfect mafia princess.I want –need—to make her mine.But I’m playing a high stakes game.And Anna is my perfect pawn.She’ll hate me...Categorized as:
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