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![Twice Claimed by Betty Shreffler]()
Twice Claimed by Betty Shreffler
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Betty Shreffler comes the second installment in the passionate, riveting, and adventurous Crowned and Claimed Series. As a newly crowned Queen, I've been chased from my home, forced to turn to an unfamiliar man for protection. In my world, we thrive on what you have to offer, and in order to save my home, I must give myself to a King in exchange for victory... -
![Devil's Reach Trilogy: Books 1-3 by J.L. Drake]()
Devil's Reach Trilogy: Books 1-3 by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author J.L. Drake brings you a tale of love in a world where only the strongest survive. Are you ready to embrace the darkness? The Devil’s Reach Trilogy is now available in a boxset! Trigger: I was raised by the Devil himself, formed into a man who was unreachable. I went from the boy with bruises to the man with a trigger... -
![Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot]()
Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed ...I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred... -
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![Defiant Dodge by Naomi Porter]()
Defiant Dodge by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmilee. My perfect, Em.Forced to stay away from her and my son, I’m a shell of a man. I won’t apologize for loving Emilee. Or for betraying her father.Love makes a man do some crazy shit. The Knight’s Legion MC is supposed to be my family. For nearly a year, they’ve done everything to keep me away from my woman. They tell me to be patient, eventually Justin will come around... -
![Cease by JC Emery]()
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... -
![Ripple Effect: Episode Three by Keri Lake]()
Ripple Effect: Episode Three by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of Ricochet and Backfire comes a dark erotic suspense serial ... Episode Three: In the underbelly, trust is everything, and Dylan will soon discover that Ripley trusts no one. With the return of an old threat, loyalty is on the line, and betrayal could mean the end of everything for both of them. Series Synopsis: Ripley They call me RIP. I’m a killer. A murderer... -
![Limit by Molly McAdams]()
Limit by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final breathtaking installment in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Molly McAdams’s REBEL series. Protecting people isn’t simply my job—it’s engrained in me. It doesn’t atone for my countless sins. There’s no washing the blood off my hands after a lifetime in the mob. I just want to save those who can’t save themselves... -
![Crash & Carnage by Emma Slate]()
Crash & Carnage by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdderly “Boxer” Ford is nothing like the men of my past.He’s an outlaw.A criminal.My opposite in every way.I save lives.He takes them.I’m makeup and mink.He’s leather and ink.I’m a fan of monogamy.I’m not sure Boxer knows the definition of the word.It’s a bad idea to get mixed up with him and his motorcycle club... -
![Punish: A Dark Captive Mafia Romance by Olivia Ryann, Vivian Wood]()
Punish: A Dark Captive Mafia Romance by Olivia Ryann, Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dark tale of obsession, beauty, and lust! Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. Stolen and abducted… yet in the same stroke, saved. On one hand, I escaped certain death at the hands of people who have already hurt me. On the other, now I’m trapped with him . The rival of my abuser, who is every bit as terrifying... -
![Fearless by Maren Smith]()
Fearless by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was the last thing she thought she needed, but she was everything he wanted. Abused and alone, Kitty had no idea how far she’d have to flee after she finally got the courage to run. She never would have guessed she’d end up halfway around the world, or in the home — much less the arms — of dominant Australian whip-master, Noah Carver... -
![Beautifully Ruined by Nessa Morgan]()
Beautifully Ruined by Nessa Morgan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI feel I'm losing it all, everything I've kept near and dear--I'm shoving it away because I don't know how to keep my life in order anymore.What was simply fine and okay is no longer either. My world is growing into one black hole, dragging me down.I've discovered my monsters, I've found my demons, and to make sure no one goes down with me, I've given them an out... -
![Saving Shelby by P.J. Fiala]()
Saving Shelby by P.J. Fiala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA special operative with a bleeding heart for the innocent.A desperate kidnapper determined to save the day.And the desire that explodes between them....Retraining as an operative in RAPTOR, Diego Josephs is determined to prove himself as a RAPTOR--ready to take down a ruthless kidnapper on the run... -
![Sully's Fantasy by Pepper Winters]()
Sully's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles“There was a wedding and vows and a happily ever after...but there was also lust and fantasy.”Sullivan Sinclair has high-powered friends as well as his new family. Invited to attend a masquerade at Jethro’s Hawksridge Hall, he agrees... -
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![Just For Fun: The Bradfords, book four by Erin Nicholas]()
Just For Fun: The Bradfords, book four by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s having fun… And then there’s falling in love. The Bradfords, Book 4 It was a chance meeting, a spontaneous, hot moment, a never-to-be-repeated encounter. So when the gorgeous redhead he knows only as Sugar walks into the bar and heads straight for him, Doug “Dooley” Miller knows he’s in trouble. But he’s sure not going to mind. She needs a date to some swanky something-or-other... -
![O Come, All Ye Sinners by Amo Jones, Anne Malcom]()
O Come, All Ye Sinners by Amo Jones, Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLimited edition Christmas anthology! On the 3rd day of Christmas, Amo Jones gave to me… One hellraising reckoning, Two loved ones dying And a broken girl hanging from a tree… On the 4th day of Christmas, Anne Malcom gave to me... One prison riot Two bullets flying Three mangled corpses And a psychopath running free.. -
![Possess by Olivia Ryann, Vivian Wood]()
Possess by Olivia Ryann, Vivian Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis dark tale of obsession, beauty, and lust is by Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood. She writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. There is something blooming between my captor and I, hot and wet and fragile. Lust. Obsession. Maybe it’s even love. But there are still secrets that stand between us, looming large over whatever happiness we might find together... -
![Set Me Free by M.R. Leahy]()
Set Me Free by M.R. Leahy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet Me Free is a dark romance I do not advise anyone who is sensitive to certain subjects or sexual situations to read it as it does contain certain situations. Set Me Free Torn and betrayed by her family, Emmalyn is taken and forced to live with her mother and stepfather, who happens to be the leader of one of the biggest sex trafficking rings around... -
![Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters]()
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... -
![Unfinished Business: A Bastards of Boston Novel by Carina Adams]()
Unfinished Business: A Bastards of Boston Novel by Carina Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Bastards live in a world most don't understand. They follow their own rules, only accountable to each other, the innocents they protect, and the people they couldn't save. As president of the Bastards MC, Robert Doyle is the man behind it all. It’s his responsibility to keep his club safe, to be the smartest man in the room, and be ten steps ahead of everyone... -
![Collared by the Badman by Hayley Faiman]()
Collared by the Badman by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSergei Orlov has lived a life of dark corruption. Denying himself any bit of normalcy and happiness as a way to protect his family—of blood or Bratva. He’s seen as a savior to his men, living in darkness behind closed doors. Raisa was a girl sold into a life of sexual servitude. Memories of her life before—forgotten... -
![Valor by Measha Stone]()
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... -
![Riptide by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen]()
Riptide by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s nothing he wouldn’t do to save her. Now he’s about to prove it… RiptideIt only took one look to know I was a goner.I’d never be able to forget the sweet smile and sinful curves I’d only glimpsed before she’d been ripped away.The girl in the desert was a prisoner, and I was going to set her free.All it would take was infiltrating a dangerous cult... -
![Tower of Tempest by Tee Harlowe]()
Tower of Tempest by Tee Harlowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI might be sheltered, but I’m smart enough to know that I can’t fall for the playboy prince—or his charms.I’ve spent my life locked in a tower with nothing but books and my gran to keep me company. Until the day she disappears. Despite Gran’s warnings about never leaving, I’ve finally discovered a way out, and I’m going to find her.At least that’s the plan. Until some idiot decides to rescue me... -
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![Chasing Me by Cat Mason]()
Chasing Me by Cat Mason
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the flashy frontman for the band Shaft definitely has its perks. Hunter Chesterfield, is infamous for exploiting them all shamelessly. When he isn't busy commanding the stage and wooing every groupie in sight, he's living for the three Bs; Bitches, Booze, and Bacon. He has it all, or so he thought. Women have always been disposable to Hunter. Frisbees to toss away once's he had his fun... -
![Severed: A Dark Romance by Dani René]()
Severed: A Dark Romance by Dani René
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the international bestselling author, Dani René, comes a dark romance that will leave you guessing until the very end! *This is NOT a standalone. You need to read Stolen - The Prequel to fully understand this storyline. My world was hell on earth, son of a man who was evil incarnate. Hate was all I knew. When she was stolen, I swore I’d find her... -
![Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker]()
Take Me to Church by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne year ago I walked away from everything I knew and all the lies I’d been told.For the first time in my life I was free from the constraints put on me by power hungry men who twist faith and devotion into fear and control.All to feed their own egos.Now my sister’s ready to leave too, but the only one who can help me save her is a ghost from my past... -
![Ivory Oath by Nicole Fox]()
Ivory Oath by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy ex came back from the dead,and stole me away from my happily ever after.And somehow, that's not even the worst of my problems.Because I've also been separated from my son.My father is trying to kill me.And my husband thinks I'm pregnant—but the truth is that I lost the baby...and I don't know how to tell him.Basically, my whole world's on fire... -
![Deceit in Bloom by Jennifer Michael]()
Deceit in Bloom by Jennifer Michael
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCautionary tales don’t usually have happy endings… Raised in foster care. The sister of a whore. The fool who fell for the wrong guy. Paisley James is all too aware that sometimes fairy tales just don’t exist. There is no telling where hearts belong or loyalties lie when deceit is in bloom... -
![Mafia Monster by Rosa Milano]()
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![The Pirate by Amelia Wilde]()
The Pirate by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hard wind. Salt on his tongue. The endless night. Those are the things Poseidon wants to find as he climbs to the deck. He doesn't expect to see a dehydrated young woman clinging to a red-and-white buoy.He rescues her, but he's no savior. She's an heiress. Valuable if he holds her for ransom. And why wouldn't he? He's hunted treasure all his life... -
![Fire and Flames by Ava Quinn]()
Fire and Flames by Ava Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree men. Three motives. Three savage protectors.I'm usually down for handcuffs.But I'm not sure these gangsters and I are seeing eye to eye.They're controlling, possessive, and they think they have the upper hand.Then again, they don't know the real me, or the secrets I'm hiding.Lucky me, I have them right where I want them...Dear Readers, this is a mafia reverse harem romance...Categorized as:
captivity dark romance reverse-harem contemporary organized-crime polyamory bodyguard -
![Morally Gray by Piper Stone]()
Morally Gray by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBillionaires call him the Patriarch. I'll call him Master.Saxon Thornburg is known to the world as a reputable businessman, but I knew his true nature even before he kidnapped me, bared, bound, and punished me, and then shamefully ravaged me.He is not just the billionaire boss of a powerful crime family. He is the Patriarch...Categorized as:
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![Isaac by Terry Towers]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan]()
Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Scout Ramsey’s life is a mess. With a dead father and a junkie mom, she can’t imagine things can get worse. Then her mother tries to sell her for a bag of meth. After her mom’s arrest, Scout’s forced to switch schools in the middle of senior year. Scared and alone, she pours her heart into her journal and dreams of the day she turns eighteen... -
![He wants it all by Marilena Barbagallo]()
He wants it all by Marilena Barbagallo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKrum Botev has never had anything in life apart from himself. He knows only what he has been taught. Hard, selfish, insensitive, but faithful to the Father, the one who raised and educated him according to the values of the secret society he is part of. No one has ever succeeded in knocking down his armor... -
![Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant]()
Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cowboy finds love in the most unlikely place in New York Times bestseller Donna Grant's newest Heart of Texas novel, Looking for a CowboyA beautiful stranger has come to Clearview, asking questions that are nobody’s business. Cooper Owens also wasn’t born yesterday. He knows that this out-of-towner is hiding a dark secret of her own... -
![A Voice in the Distance by Tabitha Suzuma]()
A Voice in the Distance by Tabitha Suzuma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn his final year at the Royal College of Music, star pianist Flynn Laukonen has the world at his feet. He has moved in with his girlfriend Jennah and is already getting concert bookings for what promises to be a glittering career... -
![The Saber Tooth Tiger's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Saber Tooth Tiger's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA BBW recovering from a bad break-up + a sexy saber tooth tiger shifter + a sinister stalker and a deadly duel = one heart-pounding romance! Curvy graphic designer Gwen Brooks is shocked when her boyfriend breaks up with her out of the blue. Sure, he'd never set her heart on fire, but she knows that sort of fairy-tale romance doesn't happen in real life... -
![Bought by the Billionaire: The Complete Series by Lili Valente]()
Bought by the Billionaire: The Complete Series by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarning: This box set features a Dominant alpha male who will OWN your days and nights. It contains over 130,000 words of WHITE HOT suspense, dirty talk, spanking, and other assorted naughtiness and should be read with caution...and spare panties. Marine turned billionaire arms dealer Jackson Hawke has one goal--to have the woman who ruined his life at his mercy... -
![Xander by Callie Rhodes]()
Xander by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrapped and hunted, their only way out is together.All Xander wanted was a few moments of peace after a lifetime of pain, but fate had other plans. Hunted like a wild animal by beta forces, he hijacks the first means of escape that crosses his path.After a tough couple of years, Lilibeth is finally getting a fresh start... -
![Until You're Mine: Requested Trilogy - Part Two by Sabre Rose]()
Until You're Mine: Requested Trilogy - Part Two by Sabre Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaken. Broken. Captive. There used to be a small amount of safety within the walls of my cell. Not anymore. Now my body is broken and bruised. And he doesn't come to comfort me. I ache for him. His face dominates my dreams. His body dominates my desire. Then he offers himself to me and I lose myself in him. But I do not love him. I cannot love him. To do so would risk my chance at escape . . -
![Waylon, Book 2: Angel and the Ruthless Reaper by Theodora Taylor]()
Waylon, Book 2: Angel and the Ruthless Reaper by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReaders Note: The original WAYLON story has been split into a duet in order to whisper sync with the audiobook. Book 2 contains a Bonus Epilogue that was previously only available on Patreon. If you've already read the original story, you've read everything except for the Bonus Epilogue... -
![The Salvation of Daniel by D.H. Sidebottom]()
The Salvation of Daniel by D.H. Sidebottom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second book in the Blue butterfly series. Mae had taught me many things; the ability to smile, that hope was a real ideal and most of all that I was worthy of love. Annie also showed me that. She showed me how to see the good things in life. How to sing with the birds every morning, how to laugh when flour and egg decorated the kitchen walls and how to feel the warmth of the sun every day... -
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![King by Julia Sykes]()
King by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe seventh book in the USA Today bestselling Impossible Series- Can be read as a standalone. My father gave me to him as a bargaining chip, as though I was nothing more than flesh to be traded. I hate him for that, and I hate the man who took me: Javier Santiago, a member of the violent Latin Kings. Even though I don’t want to belong to him, he is fiercely possessive of me... -
![Hard to Get by Sam Crescent, Stacey Espino]()
Hard to Get by Sam Crescent, Stacey Espino
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShadow keeps to himself, never mixing business with pleasure. Business is killing. Pleasure is the girl next door. Riley never had help growing up, but she’s determined to make something of her life. She used her own blood, sweat, and line of credit to buy her home and bakery. Everything is perfect—only it’s not. She’s lonely and can’t stop obsessing over her sexy, mysterious neighbor... -
![Twitch by Cate C. Wells]()
Twitch by Cate C. Wells
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you can't go home again, sometimes you find yourself.Shirlene Grant served her country as an Army nurse in Vietnam, and now she's finally back in her slow, quiet hometown. She's living with her parents, working at the local hospital. Nothing's changed except her, and she's slowly, quietly falling to pieces... -
![Perfectly Flawed by Nessa Morgan]()
Perfectly Flawed by Nessa Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought I was okay.I mean, I went through my days just fine, pushing toward a goal I could easily achieve. I had friends that loved me, an aunt who adored me, and everything was just okay.But what I thought was okay and fine, all of that changed... -
![Tears of Tess Bonus Epilogue by Pepper Winters]()
Tears of Tess Bonus Epilogue by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a BONUS EPILOGUE for the Dark Romance Trilogy, Monsters in the Dark.This bonus takes place as an additional snippet to TEARS OF TESS told from Tess's Point of View.Also included is a three chapter preview to PENNIES (Dollar Series #1) and CAN'T TOUCH THIS (romantic comedy standalone)... -
![Casino King by Rebecca Gannon]()
Casino King by Rebecca Gannon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTessa Every week he sits at the same table, half in the shadows, watching me. Raw power rolls off of him in waves, and because of him, I dance better than I ever have before. I only know him as A, the simple signature he uses on every note left for me at the end of each show. But I want to know more...
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