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Beast: Part One by Tiya Rayne
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeastIt started with me. Five years ago, she interrupted my menu. I’d never met anyone like her. She didn’t run from me. Mother said they would all run. But despite how much she intrigued me, I had to kill her. It’s part of my job. Yet, when the time came, I couldn’t do it.Now, five years later, I’m finally out of lockdown. I have a new mission; to take down the Church... -
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Freedom by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFreedom is the fifth book in the Featherstone Academy Series and book two in Red's duet. This is a Reverse Harem Romance novel, including steamy scenes and M/M. Freedom is recommended for readers aged 17 and over... -
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Twins by Tiya Rayne
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucien GrambleI want out. Plain and simple. This life isn’t the same anymore, especially now that Angel is gone. However, leaving isn’t an option. Even if the Church would let me go, I’d still have my brother. Seth is a virus. One that I take partial credit for creating. I had resigned to my burden of watching over him… until I found her again.Malia ParksI’m done with relationships... -
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![Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire]()
Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...Categorized as:
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Forever by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Now a twist of fate has caused their worlds to collide... -
![The Rising by Jodi Ellen Malpas]()
The Rising by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou can't rise from the ashes if you've never been burned.When notorious mafia boss Danny Black and lethal assassin James Kelly join forces to hunt down a mutual, elusive nemesis that threatens to destroy them both and take control of their city, they know they will be entering a deadly game... -
![Black Light: Roulette War (Black Light Anthologies) by Livia Grant, Jennifer Bene]()
Black Light: Roulette War (Black Light Anthologies) by Livia Grant, Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne crazy bet. Two sexy clubs. Eight bestselling authors. During this Roulette, only one can come out on top.Black Light’s naughty game of Valentine Roulette returns with eight brand new scorching hot stories. For the first time, Black Light East and Black Light West will compete against each other to capture the title of hottest BDSM club of the year in Black Light: Roulette War... -
![Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott]()
Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBruno: I sacrificed everything for her. When I saved her from the mafia, I traded my freedom for hers. I’ve never regretted it. Never looked back. I cut her out of my life to keep her safe. She never even knew what I traded for her. I did everything I could to protect her from the retribution of the Italian Mafia, but it wasn’t enough... -
![Shadowed: A Hitman Mafia Romance by Rina Kent]()
Shadowed: A Hitman Mafia Romance by Rina Kent
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe ran from monsters but fell into the trap of the most dangerous one. Zoe Shadow is as untouchable as his name. A fighter. A killer. A mafia man. To avenge my mother’s death, I barge into his world head first. It starts as a game. A bet. A push and pull. But then it spirals into a web of secrets and forbidden desires...Categorized as:
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No Greater Love by D.A. Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexei and Vivienne Romankov have always been the loving and supportive patriarch and matriarch of the Sullivan clan and their extended family, but how did this power couple come to be, and who or what is behind the wedge that has driven them apart for more than twenty years? Take a trip down memory lane as we discover their not-so-humble beginnings and finally learn the truth behind all the...Categorized as:
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Calavera. by London Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the Den ... Four days before she's meant to take on an assignment she doesn't want, Luna 'Calavera' Santiago is offered another gift—this one from the man she knows she shouldn't trust—the Kingmaker. He'll stop at nothing to get revenge against those that have plotted against him, even his own brother. Kit ... The one man she vowed to love, honor, and obey .. -
![Bloody Vows by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Bloody Vows by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFBI agent Lilah Love leads a complicated life. She's engaged to Kane Mendez, a man most call dangerous, but hey birds of a feather, do flock together. She's dangerous, too, and in ways only Kane understands. As for their happily ever after, well that might have to wait... -
![Knight for a Queen by K. Alex Walker]()
Knight for a Queen by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn interracial mafia romance (the international mafia series book... -
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![Graveyard by K.L. Savage]()
Graveyard by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHelping the sick and the defenseless is my calling, it’s why I became a doctor. My club and my duty to them are everything to me. But I never expected her...She walks into my hospital with her sister in tow. She’s a rare beauty, but burdened with problems I can’t imagine.Something tugs at my awareness. There's a familiarity in her wild hair and piercing eyes. I know her but don’t know her... -
![Assassin's Prey by Ella Sheridan]()
Assassin's Prey by Ella Sheridan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI killed my first man at the age of twelve. I've been killing ever since. I thought it was all I lived for…until Abby. Until the woman I'd kidnapped became the woman I couldn't walk away from. She owns a piece of me I wouldn't take back, but the rest? The only way to protect her is to hold back the parts inside me that are too ugly to ever reveal. I'll keep her safe, even from me...Categorized as:
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![The Hitwoman and the Mother Load by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman and the Mother Load by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou think you've got problems? Don't talk to Maggie Lee about problems. Her mother's escaped from the loony bin, and rumor has it she's robbing people for ice cream money. A mob boss is insisting she liberate his daughter from a mental hospital that Maggie's pretty sure she belongs in. And people keep trying to kill her... -
![The World in Reverse by Latrivia S. Nelson]()
The World in Reverse by Latrivia S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsItalian heartthrob Nicola Agosto was Memphis’ most eligible bad boy seven years ago, but after falling in love with local college beauty queen, Ivy Winters, he settled down and started a beautiful family. Now as a father of four and a loving husband, he has ascended up the ranks of the Memphis Police Department and positioned himself as a dependable and trustworthy top cop...Categorized as:
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Ferocity by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis short 18,500 word novella is intended to read alongside the Heart of Stone books but after Endurance. Sometimes, love is just that little bit too cruel. Trouble. There it is again, smack bang in the middle of the Fox’s lives once more. Mason and Ava Fox are back in town when family problems demand their return... -
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Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWanted: Companion for reclusive billionaire. Apply online now.It should be so easy. A twelve month contract with a fat bonus at the end—providing I don’t quit.Except when something looks too good to be true, it usually is.Little did I know how interwoven my life is with his.Saving him might cure my own crushing guilt.Or it could break us both... -
![Happy Death Day by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Happy Death Day by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKane Mendez.The son of a drug lord, who is not his father's son, and yet, he has enemies. Too many enemies.Lilah Love.The FBI agent who perhaps kills a little too easily. Or does she? As she's called in to consult on a case, and catch a killer, her troubles back home don't go away. People want her dead. She simply wants them dead first.Kane and Lilah. Lilah and Kane. War is on the horizon...Categorized as:
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Aftermath by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSixth book in the Dividing Line Series. Ryan and Rachel Law are still trying to catch their breath after the last war in Manchester that has left its scars, both inside and out. But a return to normality is denied by those they hurt and whose lives they ruined in defence of their own... -
![Marry a King by Stella Andrews]()
Marry a King by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe graduation ball sealed her fate.The unmasking ceremony chained her to my side.The most beautiful woman in Andromeda.Cassiopeia Brookes-Stanley, a vision wrapped in sin.Aquamarine eyes that steal my breath and capture my soul.Soft curves that beg for my attention with an innocence she will surrender only to me... -
![Dangerous Beauty: Part One: Destiny by Michelle Hardin]()
Dangerous Beauty: Part One: Destiny by Michelle Hardin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne day in a beautiful garden destined them to meet again Nineteen years later ... After the tragic death of his mother, Nathan Salerno has decided to live a life devoid of love. Shutting everything else out, his main purpose has become pleasing his father- the highly feared Don of the Salerno Crime family- and preparing to one day become the leader of a massive criminal organization...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones]()
Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thinks I’m weak. He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide.Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling.He’s the man who has it all—except me.When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger... -
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Save Me by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe third and final book in the outstanding mafia/priest MM Forgive Me series. Vitari Angelini knows selling a cache of Battaglia guns to a drug lord is not what Francis would call legal, but he’ll never find out. Besides, it’s for a good cause: Francis’s happy ever after... -
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Secret Simon by Davidson King
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSimonBeing the nephew of one of the most infamous mob bosses in the world isn’t easy. Our family has enemies everywhere, and no one is safe without protection. Here I am at college with a fresh start, a new last name, and secrets hidden from those around me—life is going according to plan. Then one day on campus, I see him…and I want him to strip me bare…in more ways than one...Categorized as:
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![Sinful Vow by Asia Monique]()
Sinful Vow by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucia Moretti I always knew marriage for me would never be to a man of my choosing. As a young girl, I was all too aware of the power I wielded in a world where men were supposed to be the superior gender.To the underworld, I was just a mafia princess. To my family, I was an equal. To my soon-to-be husband? Well, that was yet to be determined...Categorized as:
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![A Perfect Escape by Maddie James]()
A Perfect Escape by Maddie James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA changed identity. A secluded beach. A sniper. Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her husband. She runs to the only place she feels safe-a secluded cottage on an east coast barrier island. Smyth Parker is running from life. From work, from society, from a jealous ex-wife-his only consolation the solitude of Newport Island... -
![Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood]()
Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmpire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart... -
![Redeemed Love by M.S. Brannon]()
Redeemed Love by M.S. Brannon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Who am I? For all intents and purposes, I am the nice guy; the loyal brother and decent citizen. I am quiet and non-confrontational. I am the brother nobody worries about and can always depend upon. To my family, I am the good one. However, that’s only what they see on the outside.” ~ Jeremy EvansOutwardly, Jeremy Evans is a typical guy, the calmest of the Evans brothers... -
![Open Doors: The Santorno Books by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Jay Aheer]()
Open Doors: The Santorno Books by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is part of a series and is not meant to be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Reflections. It contains homosexual relations, violence and curse words. The tight-knit Youngblood-Santorno extended family is trying to put their lives back together following the loss of a beloved member. At the same time, they struggle to head off the danger that may come next... -
![Taken by the Hitman: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Alexis Abbott]()
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... -
![Hit for Freedom - Anna's Battle by Margaret McHeyzer]()
Hit for Freedom - Anna's Battle by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnna Brookes also known by her Professional name 15, did what she had never done before. She didn’t kill her target, HiT 149. HiT 149 better known as Ben Pearson did something he had never done before. He fell in love with Anna Brookes...Categorized as:
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![The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson]()
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One If you've been waiting to buy all the volumes of Book One of The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volumes 1-4, the time has now arrived. By popular demand, Latrivia S. Nelson is proud to announce a compilation of the first four of the twelve volumes from the Medlov Crime Family Short Stories Series... -
![Outlaws of Love by C.J. Bishop]()
Outlaws of Love by C.J. Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAxel didn’t know life could be a sweet mixture of loving family and passionate romance. Though rough around the edges and sporting a gruff exterior, Clint – “the cowboy" –has proven to be much more than meets the eye. Wrapped in his arms, Axel is privy to a side of the cowboy that few –if any –have ever glimpsed, and he can no longer deny that he is falling in love with the man... -
![V Is For Vicious by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright]()
V Is For Vicious by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It contains violence, homosexual relations and curse words galore...Categorized as:
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![Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright]()
Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING: This book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Beginnings. Coarse language, violence and homosexual relations run amuck. We'll take "Give Us A Freaking Break" for $200, please. To say the Santorno-Youngblood extended family has had a rough couple of years is something of an understatement...Categorized as:
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![Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines]()
Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA ten-year-old running for her life climbed into the back of Mr. Exit's shop. She had one request, help me save my mothers. Operating solely on the intel of the kid, he stages a rescue operation. Mr. Exit stopped worrying about all the things leaving his life and began to concentrate on three people who entered his world with a bang. He places a call to the Archangel, Gabriel Neary, who liked Mr... -
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Desire's Addiction by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe spent months as a captive...until they set her free.Talya is smart and stubborn…and that’s why she’s spent two months as a prisoner to the mafia. They’ll let her go if she gives them what they want, but Talya would rather die than risk dangerous biochemical information falling into the wrong hands. And she probably will die–after all no one is coming to save her... -
![Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger]()
Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart II of the Fallen Angel series When Brooke Stiles had said, “It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever,” she had no idea of the enormity of that statement. Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK... -
![Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee]()
Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never cared if I lived or died.For eight years I lived as a mess of broken pieces that never could fit back together quite right.Eight years of training. Of building an empire. Of fighting. Of just surviving. Of letting my heart beat for revenge.Only revenge.Eight years of not really living at all.While I was living half a life, I didn’t realize all that was being built up around me.A home...Categorized as:
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![The Ruthless Nakamuras Box Set by Theodora Taylor]()
The Ruthless Nakamuras Box Set by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fan-favorite Nakamura brothers have finally been collected into one crazy hot AMBW boxset! This limited time only set includes HIS ENDURING LOVE, HIS REVENGE BABY, and a sneak peek at Hayato Nakamura's long-awaited novel, TWELVE MONTHS OF KRISTAL.HIS ENDURING LOVEI’ve been hiding nearly all my adult life to protect myself and my autistic daughter from the mob boss who wants me dead...Categorized as:
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![The Devil's Queen by Emily Rose]()
The Devil's Queen by Emily Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou met them in the Inked Series, and now it’s their turn to have you on the edge of your seat.The Devil’s Soldiers MC are here to find the women that make them realize what they’re missing, and how amazing it is to have an Old Lady at their sides. Start off with the backbone of the club. Rose and Bullet met when the club was in turmoil, and experienced terrible tragedies... -
![Devil's Nuptials by K.C. Crowne]()
Devil's Nuptials by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Your husband is a man with many layers...You'd do well not to peel them back."An innocent pawn in a ruthless game.Unwillingly betrothed to a phantom in the shadows.No joyous union.No blushing bride.Yet, through whispered letters, I catch a glimpse of a tortured soul.Each word luring me into an intoxicating dance of untamed desire.The day we finally meet...His presence sets my body ABLAZE... -
![Falsa Identidad by Aryam Shields]()
Falsa Identidad by Aryam Shields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLa vida de Alessio Méndez cambia completamente al conocer a Valentino Rinaldi, un hombre cruel y perverso, que le propone un trato que solucionaría todos sus problemas económicos. A cambio, deberá contraer matrimonio con Mackenzie Franco y tomar su identidad por un año.En medio de mentiras, venganzas y secretos las vidas de Alessio, Valentino y Mackenzie entrarán en una espiral de emocione... -
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Destroy a King by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe King of Media Corp is Dexter PrincePossessive. Dominant. Broken.A monster in an Armani suit.I worked under him and was so low on his radar I barely registered.Then it all changed with one foolish lapse of judgment. I stepped into his world with killer heels and an attitude that rubbed him up the wrong way... -
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Shadows by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*HIGHLY-HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading my Broken and Blackstone Series before starting this series.*I know I barely know that girl, but I’m gonna marry her. You watch.1974We travel back in time to the very beginning and discover the birth of Shadows.The aftereffects of a horrible war left broken men, but then a secret brought them back to life...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky]()
The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBOOK 2 Sequel to The Masseuse Never tickle a sleeping dragon… Past events have changed Ramsey Stone. In place of the warm, loving masseuse now stands a ruthless man with one pressing goal: revenge. No matter the cost, Ramsey will have his vengeance. Jezebel Carter has come to the realization that the man she knew and loved doesn’t exist...Categorized as:
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