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The Inside Man by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey'll do anything for a second shot at forever.When Cole McGregor entered my life, my whole world changed. My new neighbor was older, gorgeous, and the Irish accent had me swooning. And no matter what, he was always there for me, but only as a friend.The day I walked out of his life without a trace . . . I'd left not as a young girl with a crush but as a woman in love...Categorized as:
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Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFederico Romano didn’t just inherit his position as the head of the family, he clawed his way to the top, all while dealing with drama and secrets in his personal life that can never be allowed to see the light of day. The harsh and unforgiving mafia boss persona he presents to the world at large is light-years away from the loving man that his family knows...Categorized as:
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Forbidden to Love: A Stand-alone Dark Mafia Second Chance Forbidden Romance by Siobhan Davis, Regina Wamba
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new stand-alone dark mafia romance from USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Siobhan Davis.Natalia Mazzone has grown up knowing she is promised to a made man. As the only daughter of one of New York’s most powerful mafia dons, she knows she can’t refuse. It’s her duty, and she would never dishonor her beloved father.But the man she’s promised to is a monster...Categorized as:
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Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process...Categorized as:
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The Bodyguard by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven giants fall…and the last brother standing will fall like a ton of bricks when he meets the feisty curvy girl meant to complete him.Cormac "Giant" CarmichaelFor the last year and a half, I've watched my MC brothers drop like flies.I almost gave up on finding my one.And then my dad called in a favor for a friend of a friend.His daughter is in trouble and needs my help... -
Cage by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAge gapDaddy DomJealous/Possessive HOver-the-top protective HDD/lgSeries Troubled and lost.They were once teenage boys with no hope for the future. Now they live a life of danger, doing things no one else in the world can do. All it took was a twist of fate to change their lives forever...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...Categorized as:
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Corrupted Empire: A Dark Mafia Romance by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe had a chance at paradise. Then I watched it all burn.Lies. Secrets. Shadows. Blood.My world is filled with these things. I thought I knew how to navigate them.I was wrong.And it’s about to cost me everything.My empire is crumbling, because I made the same mistakes my father did.But it’s not just riches I’m losing.It’s also the only chance I ever had at happiness...Categorized as:
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Doc by Penny Dee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes love grows in the darkest of places… One tragic night took the only good thing in my life from me and set me on a new path. A path that eventually led me here, to the Kings of Mayhem motorcycle club in Tennessee.They call me Doc because that is what I am, even if the law says I can’t be... -
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...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
Chill Factor: A Holiday Anthology by Freya Barker, Maddie Wade
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpending the holidays in the snowy mountains of Colorado could be a dream come true…unless you’re in the path of a monster blizzard. As the guests of Aspen’s prestigious ski resort, the St. James Inn, brace for the storm of the century, their holiday vacation changes from jovial celebration to desperate survival...Categorized as:
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Irish Rebel by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaitlínAfter finally convincing my over-protective family to let me visit my uncle in Dublin, I know this may be my only chance to experience everything I’ve always wanted: Adventure. Excitement. Freedom.Until I’m introduced to the man assigned to be my bodyguard. With his silver-flecked hair and wicked scar, Roarke radiates power and danger. Everything I’m drawn to...Categorized as:
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Cazzo by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the third book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order. “I don’t think I’m going to like this.” “Doesn’t matter. You promised you would be nice to me today, so you have to do what I say.” “I don’t think being nice to you equates to doing whatever you say.” “Come on. It’ll be fun,” she said, wiggling her eyebrows up and down...Categorized as:
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Busted Steel: An Age Gap Stand Alone Romance by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s the forbidden fruit, and I’m her dirty fantasy.Four years ago, she kissed me. She said she was nineteen. She wasn’t even close. To make it even worse, she’s daddy’s little princess.Then, a year ago, I was hired to head a security team for her out-of-control younger sister while on a world tour with the band Foreplay... -
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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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...Categorized as:
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The Consigliere by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business.The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas.With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon.Abigail Kensington .Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess.The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league.A woman my target is obsessed with... -
Lachlan: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Dangerous Doms) by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFiona Hurston was too young when we first met.Too naïve.Too innocent.Too tempting.I vowed to protect her, to keep her safe, and I have, for five long years.Even when keeping her safe meant keeping my distance.Even when the greatest threat to her innocence was me.But Fiona’s not a girl anymore.When danger’s at her door and we’re forced together, I won’t back down.I’ll defend her. I’ll shield her... -
Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…SmokehouseI didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams.Our one night together made me question everything.But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...Categorized as:
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My Ex Boyfriend's Dad by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy son and I fell for the same girl.And now her life is in my hands.I always knew Vivian was special. The strength of a lioness. Witty banter that matches mine.And a magnetic sensual beauty.But she’s in deep with the cartel. I won't rest until I eliminate every last threat.But one problem still remains..Categorized as:
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Domesticated Beast by Onley James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJAVIER DE LA FUENTE is a criminal, an ex-con with a long line of offenses, atoning for his sins by rescuing abused animals and advocating for child victims. But that doesn’t mean he’s a saint. Javier learned years ago that what’s right and what’s legal aren’t always the same thing. BOWIE BAKER is a ballet dancer, a soloist doing his best to get ahead in his LA dance company... -
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... -
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Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I let Nicole Sawicki disappear from my life without a fight. Now that she's back, I won't be making the same mistake.For her own safety.Her own protection.I will drag her into my life, my family, and my marriage bed kicking and screaming if I have to... -
Taken by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s supposed to protect me, but he does the opposite.The morning of my arranged marriage, I’m snatched by my bodyguard.The man who has spent the past year protecting me. The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him...Categorized as:
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Missing in Action by C.S. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA need for justice she can’t ignore.A need to protect he can’t deny.An enemy out to destroy them both.Foreign service officer Emily Dane, the daughter of a retired Navy SEAL, is determined to live life on her own terms, not under her father’s protection. When she helps two young girls escape a sex trafficking ring in Paris, she ends up in the crosshairs of a Parisian crime lord...Categorized as:
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Deceiving Bella by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabella Colby has always yearned for normalcy. Now that she’s settled in LA, she finally has it. Good friends, a pretty home, and her thriving career as the Palisades’ top skincare specialist are a dream come true... -
Shameless by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBodyguard. Shadow. Warrior. The Marines trained me to be a weapon. Tactical warfare was in my blood. I didn't think twice when I was deployed for the fifth time because I was born battle ready. Then a mission went south and left me with a medical discharge. Too many years downrange, I didn't fit in the civilian world... -
Relentless by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsResourceful. Resolute. Bodyguard. A single diagnosis, and I wasn’t good enough. Not for college ball, not for my family, and not for the Marines. Medically discharged before I finished basic training, I was determined to prove myself. Landing a job as a bodyguard for the best security firm in the business was a second chance...Categorized as:
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Wild Hearts by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I saw Wolf Ramsey was at his family’s estate in Kauai. He was huge and imposing. Armed to the teeth. When he looked right at me, fascination wasn’t my first reaction. It was fear.His outrageous good looks were shadowed only by his wild intensity. You could tell he would be reckless and brutal...Categorized as:
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A Hero for Her by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe curvy songbird brings him peace. The broken Army Ranger gives her hope. But can love heal his haunted mind and save her life?Ronan GallagherWhen I left the Army, I left behind pieces of myself.The things I did haunt me. So do the friends I lost.I thought I'd always be broken until I took a job protecting Winter Pyke.This curvy songbird touches parts of me that haven't seen the light in years... -
Beauty and the Assassin by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAngelikaA sociopath has stalked me mercilessly for eight years. It’s only a matter of time before he kills me. But then I meet Tolyan.He bursts into my life like a god of vengeance, seething with raw power and danger, trained to protect—or kill. He has a scowl for the world, but for some reason, he’s gentle with me and the idea of deadly power leashed only for me makes my heart flutter...Categorized as:
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Xavier by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was straight.I thought protecting my identity mattered more than anything besides family.Then Emilio came to me for protection.It's my fault he’s in danger, and no one is going to touch him.No one besides me... -
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Redeem by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer brother needs her help.And I will do anything to protect her.Even meet with the most wanted drug pin in the country.She’s my sister’s best friend.I’ve known her forever but I kept my distance.She’s too young and I’m not good enough for her.But when her safety is on the line, I can’t keep my guard up anymore.One night is all I need to know I want forever... -
Billionaire Kings: Contract of a Billionaire by Eva Winners
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBillionaire Kings.Gentlemen on the outside. Pure savages on the inside. The Ashford brothers belong to the exclusive society of the rich, famous and powerful. Throbbing with raw masculinity and arrogance, these men own all that they pursue.Secrets unravel. Powers are tested. Doors open that cannot be closed.Meet the Ashford brothers...Categorized as:
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Corrupted Temptation by Kiana Hettinger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what I am.A monster parading around in an Armani suit.Nico Costa—the perfect monster.The minute my eyes land on the dark-haired vixen that walks into my club, a desire so strong twists like pain in my gut.We play a game of lust that awakens my long-dead heart inside its cage.But I know better than to let a vixen rattle the well-oiled steel bars...Categorized as:
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Entrapped by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I wrote my autobiography about my life right now, I'd call it “Blackmailed by the Billionaire”.Ruthless, callous, and self-serving are the nicest words to describe the powerful CEO who wants what's mine.He'll use any method at his disposal to emerge victorious, including coercion.Okay, fine, I'll concede defeat, but as his interest pivots I spot the opportunity for payback... -
The Heist by Julie Weaver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFreya I’ll do anything to escape the controlling monster who’s tormented me for years, even if it means putting my life at the mercy of a criminal. When Kane Daniels breaks into my gilded cage, he doesn’t realize his loot will include more than gold and diamonds—it’ll include me...Categorized as:
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Protected By My Grumpy Hero by Ella Sloane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was clear from the start. She can’t be mine. She’s younger, my boss’ daughter, and under my protection. Her life is threatened and I need to stay focused to keep her safe. But her tight body and sweet smile is distracting as hell. Keep it professional. Just follow the rules. Don’t let her get close. Don't sleep with her. Definitely don’t fall in love... -
Reluctantly His by Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy bodyguard is supposed to keep me safe, not control me.As the youngest daughter in a wealthy, powerful family, everyone assumes I’m just an innocent, sheltered heiress.Especially Reid Taylor, my overbearing bodyguard, who’s made it his mission to keep me in line and under his watchful eye...Categorized as:
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The Priest by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me The Priest, but there’s nothing holy about me.Call sign: PriestOccupation: MercenaryAssignment: Hostage ExtractionThe assignment was simple: Extract the hostage. Take out all hostiles. Relocate the hostage to a safe house.The assignment was simple…Until it wasn’t.Roze is a mafia princess, but she doesn’t live in that world.Innocent, young, and naïve, she’s become mine to protect... -
Cormac by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey promised me as tribute.Youngest of six, I'm untouched. Unblemished.And in the world of the Irish mafia...Wanted.I'm given to a man I've never met.Forced into a union I didn't condone.Owned by a dangerous rival.He may take what's his, but he won't steal my heart.Please note: Cormac: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance contains elements of violence, non-consent, and kink...Categorized as:
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Bodyguard Beast: An Enemies To Lovers Romance by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAngeloTwo things should have told me staying in this job was a mistake.How she looked.How she talked.But the inner voice that had always kept me safe and one step ahead was drowned out by the fire in my veins. But getting Involved. Not an option.Even though thinking of her curves kept me awake at night.I'd never guarded a woman before, let alone the Boss's daughter...Categorized as:
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Touch Her and Die by Jolie Vines
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA grumpy Scottish bodyguard with an iced-over heart, and the sunshine woman who might just melt it.DaisyPhoneless, carless, and trapped by my relatives, I make a daring escape in just my fancy underwear. Right as a grouchy but gorgeous bodyguard arrives to rescue me.Enemies pursue us on our West Coast road trip, so Ben whisks me away to a snowed-in cabin in Scotland...Categorized as:
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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... -
Aleksi Petrova: The Bulgarian by King Ellie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo: Aleksi Petrova,I didn’t want you.I’ve never wanted to be with you yet I can’t ever get you out of my head.What have you done?***That’s it.That’s all.You were once my crush and the man that I loved.Now… we’re each other’s nightmare...Categorized as:
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His Lethal Desire by Leighton Greene
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s nothing more lethal than a hitman in love.Johnny “Jack” Jacopo was once the Castellani Family’s top hitman, but one terrible mistake saw him kicked back down the ladder. So when the Boss orders him to look into the disappearance of a Hollywood starlet, Jack sees an opportunity to rise back up the Family ranks.His first move is to question the missing actress’s twin brother...Categorized as:
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Bossy Italian by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a voracious reader with a wild imagination, and even wilder needs. Although I may be a young woman who’s never experienced her first time, I know I want to feel pain, I just have no idea when and where I’m going to find the right man to give it to me...if ever...Categorized as:
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