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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.. -
Hearts On Fire by Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHEARTS ON FIRE is the final book in bestselling author Catherine Wiltcher’s dark and thrilling Santiago Trilogy. My Devil He came into my life like a raging storm. The man I despised. The killer with no conscience. I fell as hard as a woman like me can fall. When he bleeds, I feel his pain. When we kiss, I taste his tragedy... -
Pawns in the Bishop's Game by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow do you protect the girl, when the most dangerous threat in her life is you? Kane Bishop is a professional enforcer, smuggler, all-around law breaker, and the latest resident of a tiny town hidden by mountains and forest. His job is to keep his kingpin boss safe and off the local law enforcement's radar...Categorized as:
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Debase by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken, comes the final book in the Eagle Elite Series and the first new book in the Elite Bratva Brotherhood...With blood on my hands, I held her. With death in my soul, I took from her. With the devil in my heart, I coveted her.There're many definitions of Hell. My list was exhaustive, my definitions tragic...Categorized as:
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Bound by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith more revealed, what does that mean for the future? From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance trilogy bringing us back to the same dangerous underworld as WEB OF SIN. You do not need to read the Web of Sin trilogy to get caught in this new and intriguing saga, Tangled Web... -
Copper by K. Webster
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster, comes a new MC dark standalone novel!I’m a Fed.Rigid. Rule follower. One of the good guys. I uphold the law…when it suits me.My loyalty lies first with my brother, Koyn, and secondly with his motorcycle club.Jeremy Koynakov was the man I used to be. I’m Copper now. For a decade, I aided my brother in his quest for revenge. We thirsted for vengeance... -
Savage Hearts by J.T. Geissinger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSavage (adjective):1) Not domesticated; wild and untamed2) A brutal or vicious person3) Malek AntonovHe’s a myth. A ghost. A legend.A Bratva assassin so feared, some won’t even dare to speak his name.He comes in search of vengeance for the death of his brother, but what he finds instead is me.A girl he thinks is someone else.Someone unrelated to the man who killed his brother.Except I am... -
La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans... -
Unruly: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe crime boss. The hustling queen. Cross and Catherine Donati have been married five years, but the life they’ve chosen still has things to teach them yet. One can never become too comfortable in their business. Trouble soon follows. The principe and principessa are all grown up … It’s tough being at the top... -
The Reaper by RuNyx
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat happens when the untameable wind and the endless sea collide in the dark of the night?Tristan ‘The Predator’ Caine had been unprepared for Morana Vitalio. After spending his entire life with a vow he broke on a rainy night, he finds himself torn in a battle between his painful past and an uncertain future. The only thing he knows? Her life still belongs to him... -
Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA tragedy in his past shaped the man he was today . . .Hard. Ruthless. Possessive.If you were his, Jacob Reyes would protect you with his dying breath.That’s why he let so few people close.Then there was HER.Soft and strong. Sweet and sassy.A Little in trouble who called to his Daddy instincts to protect her... -
Ti Amo (Battaglia Mafia Series) by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLet there be war...Don Giovanni Battaglia will have his revenge. A bloody Mafia war has ravaged the southern region of Italy. Every man, woman, and child born under the name Calderone must be made to atone. That is the law. After two years of blood and bullets, the men sworn to follow without question find themselves wanting peace... -
Heartless Lover by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger…For a man like me, that thing is darkness.The darkness from my past never ended my life.It darkened my heart and flowed through my veins, fueling my hunger for revenge.That's why I accepted the job to protect her.Her: Summer Reeves.The beautiful angel who became an asset to me when she saw something she shouldn’t have seen.The job should have been simple...Categorized as:
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Dirty by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFace of an angel. Body of a god. And a mouth so dirty he could make the devil blush… Fix Marcosa’s time can be bought with money, but he isn’t selling sex. Murderers, rapists, criminals: if you’re on the wrong side of Fix’s moral code, you’re in trouble. The kind of trouble that winds up getting you killed. As a hitman for hire, Fix is no stranger to violence. He’s merciless. Relentless... -
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Chokehold by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings--- The ugliest truths blossom into the prettiest lies. ---A year into the relationship with Domenico, Seth still wants him as desperately as ever. Nothing is better than being intoxicated with lust for his deadly man and feeling his steady hands all over.No matter the misunderstandings, the fights... The crash. The burn... -
Deviant Reign by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.Watching her walk away for a second time... nearly destroyed me.But it was nothing less than I deserved from the things I put her through.I should have let her go. I’d already caused Emmie enough pain to last a lifetime. But I’m a masochist...Categorized as:
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Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition... -
More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up... -
Nolan by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my nemesis.My prisoner.I‘ll make her beg for mercy.I’ll make her scream my name.I’ll make her mine.Sheena Hurston’s been a thorn in my side for years.But when she tries to bring my family to ruin, I’m done playing games.She will pay for what she’s done.No one comes before my family.Sheena belongs to me...Categorized as:
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Becoming His by Ami Van
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDerrick King He and his brothers are the ruthless heads of a crime family. KINGS. They’ve built their empire to become what it is today, collecting fortune and power, bending rules and taking out whoever stood in their way. Tall, dark and sinfully gorgeous, Derrick as head of the family never went to bed alone yet never slept in a bed with any woman either... -
Pure White Rose by Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I will punish you for every step you take away from me." She's finally mine, but she won't admit it. My little rose thinks she can still run away from me. She should know better by now. I'm ready to do whatever it takes to stop her from getting away. Hurt her. She'll have the bruises to show for it. F*ck her. Until she never wants another man. Punish her... -
Freaks by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFix Marcosa is at war. The battlefield: New York City. He knows every street like the back of his hand. The darkened alleyways and back streets conceal secrets only he knows. Somewhere out there, an unknown element is threatening the life of the woman he loves. Fix doesn’t mind shedding a little blood to get protect those close to him, though... -
Kiss Me by LP Lovell
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUna I’m running. I have more enemies than even I can fight, and a five-million-dollar price tag on my head, all because I helped Nero. The hunter has become the hunted, and now I have a life to protect—an innocent baby. And that suddenly feels like the most important mission I’ve ever had. I’ve never been so invested in surviving, so let them come. I’ll kill them all...Categorized as:
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Throttle's Seduction by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThrottle, Road Captain of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, likes his women willing, stacked, and no strings attached. His life and needs are simple: riding his Harley, bedding as many women as can fit in his bed, and scorching his throat with whiskey. The tall, rugged outlaw is a magnet for women who love life on the wild and dangerous side... -
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Avenging Angel by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe mayhem continues for the Knight's Legion MC…Storm. My protector. I need his darkness, like he needs my light. After surviving an abusive relationship, I swore off men. Until the President of the Knight’s Legion MC crashes into my life, holding me captive with his haunted gray eyes. Storm is a force to be reckoned with and I welcome the chaos— it makes me feel alive. He owns me. Body and soul... -
Forget-Me-Not Bombshell by Caroline Peckham, Valenti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA dark Mafia STANDALONE romance from Amazon.com and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiI was sold to my enemies.The Butchers of the London mob who run an empire built on sin and greed. The stories I’ve heard about the way they rule their underworld are enough to make my heart race. But those rumours have nothing on the truth.Danny, Church, Frank...Categorized as:
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Broken Anchor by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series... -
Indestructible by Charlene Namdhari
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***THIS STANDALONE TABOO LOVE TRIANGLE, IS BEST ENJOYED WHEN YOU DON'T READ ANY REVIEWS OR SPOILERS BEFOREHAND. GOING IN WITH AN OPEN MIND IS BEST.***(Book 4 features Zayne and best read after Book 2)"Forgiveness is an art only love can paint”My Past:I loved onceI was abused twiceI was betrayed thriceI faced death four timesMy Present:I survived...Categorized as:
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Gilded Agony by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“We are two halves of the same rotten apple.”Deep in the Amazonian jungle, there is a mansion with a rose garden and a hen house where juicy tomatoes are the perfect shade of red, and marble countertops glisten.Inside, where even the shadows don’t reach, something is rotting, and the perfect facade can only hold the stench for so long... -
Bloodbath by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I don’t even know who I am anymore.” “All you need to know is that you’re mine.” Seth would follow Domenico to the depths of hell. He promised to always be at Domenico’s side. But hell becomes all too real when they infiltrate the world of Toro - a notoriously security-obsessed arms dealer, who has eyes and ears everywhere...Categorized as:
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Marcus by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen falling is easy, people often forget about the crash.The time has finally come for Marcus Guzzi to step into his birthright. He’s the firstborn—the next boss to take over his family’s mafia and he’s never been more ready... -
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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Swamp Blood by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings--- Faking their own death was the easy part. ---After months of recovering from his injuries, Seth struggles with who he has become. Afloat in a reality he never planned, he tries to find the lost pieces of himself again. Find the purpose, motivation, and strength to get back into shape. He is sick and tired of being a burden for Domenico, who seems to have it all together...Categorized as:
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Burned Cinder by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe monster from under my bed is now the one in it.First of all, this is not a fairytale. There’s no Prince Charming.But there is a villain.An insidiously gorgeous devil with eyes that pierce through all my secrets, and a cold black heart pumping pure venom and conquest.But seven years after Noel Ransom scorched-earthed my life, I’ve come for my revenge.Except Noel’s come for something, too: me...Categorized as:
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Viper's Touch by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI swore I'd never let another woman look into my heart, but Jade didn't need to see to know the type of man I am.ViperAfter being framed and ending up in prison, I was done with women. I wanted nothing to do with them. A woman was the reason I landed in jail in the first place, so I wasn't ever going to let another put me in so much risk again... -
The Executioner by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBellamyIt was supposed to be an easy job.Get another scumbag off the streets.I never could have foreseen her ruining the plan.Or having to whisk her away on my jet for both our safety.And I certainly couldn’t have anticipated finding myself starting to fall for the blunt, sarcastic, kick-a$$ woman I found myself trapped in a safe house with...Categorized as:
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Celt. by London Miller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the Den ... Six minutes is all he needs to get a job done … Kyrnon “Celt” Murphy is one of the best thieves in the world. After all, his childhood was spent with a caravan of Irish Travelers that taught him everything he knows... -
Nix. by London Miller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWould you like a gift? Five little words ... They should have meant nothing, just a proposition made by a man Luna Santiago didn't know for reasons she didn't understand.Five little words was all it had taken to open her eyes and see the new life he offered.With five little words, Kit Runehart owned her... -
United Reign by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Mafia RomanceTheoEverything we’ve built is crashing down around me.I’m consumed by the darkness, my blood boiling with the need for revenge.My wife is the only light in my life; she’s the very reason I keep on fighting.They’re coming after me. And worse yet, they’re coming after her.But let them come…I’m waiting. We’re waiting.To send them all back to the hell they crawled out of... -
Roan by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s been waiting for a storm for years. Well… she has finally blown into town. — He’d always been good at starting over. That had been his job for a long time. New country, new identity, new scumbag to track down, and bring to justice. It was just the job. Until, suddenly, someone made it more. But life had plans that didn’t involve white picket fences and happily-ever-afters...Categorized as:
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The Score by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first* In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched... -
The Cleaner by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the name of her podcast suggests, Poppy is on the case. Of a serial killer operating just under the radar in Navesink Bank. And nothing will get in her way. Except, maybe, a good-looking guy with tortured eyes, anxiety, and a cleaning compulsion...Categorized as:
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Keep Me by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was my enemy… I was her new captor…. She was the enemy…a tiny little temptress of a woman that made my blood sing for vengeance. I should be punishing her…breaking her from the inside out after finding her in my father’s clutches. But when I discover the truth that she is just as much as a victim of my father's wrongdoings as I am I can’t follow through... -
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Reign by Cassandra Robbins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO LEGENDS COLLIDE?From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Robbins comes her latest sinfully hot rockstar romance. A scorching, enemies to lovers, deliciously addictive stand-alone about rock ‘n’ roll royalty and burning obsessions.They call him a legend.One of the greatest guitarists of our time.The mighty Ace of Spades brought in to produce my album and save the day... -
Dark Captor: A Dark Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is Tristan's story...Categorized as:
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Vigilante by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings* A new stand-alone dark romance from bestselling author Jessica Gadziala. * I’m a bad guy. I do bad things. But I do them for the right reasons. That’s why I can sleep easy at night even with the smell of fresh blood still in my nostrils. One more scumbag off the streets. One more righting of a wrong. That was all my life was about... -
The Bratva's Locked Up Love by Jagger Cole
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm locked behind bars with a beautiful monster.I might be one of the youngest surgeons in the country. But as the in-house doctor in the hellish top-secret prison my father runs, I'm like a trapped dove in a cage with bars that are all too real.That is, until prisoner 5049 ends up on my operating table... -
Restoration by Tate James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s always been about the chase. The prize. The puzzle. The Game. I became the best of the best, Hermes, because no one could catch me. No one could touch me.No one had.Until her.She’s everything I never knew I wanted.She is my life.It’s been one bad call after another in this Game. It’s cost the woman I love more than I ever wanted her to have to pay... -
Axe's Fall by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe first time Axe saw her at his friend’s wedding, he knew she’d have her long legs wrapped around his waist, moaning and begging for more. A member of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, Axe has the tattoos, the ripped body, and the badass attitude. He’s great in bed and always leaves women pleading for more. But… Don’t ask him to commit. Don’t ask for a phone call...
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