Books like 'Drawn to the Enemy'

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  • Stall by MysteryMixtapes

    Stall by MysteryMixtapes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "Strangers in the dark can change your life in the light.""As I reach the front door I can't help the same question swimming around in my mind, what could possibly be on all of those tapes?"-----Preview:"You wanna try and be my medicine Abby?" he asks with a deep testing tone, keeping his voice quiet...
  • La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When a Boeing 747 drops out of the sky with the men of the Cartel aboard, the women of the family have to step into their own. With the federal government on their heels and the family on the brink of destruction, a female dynasty is born.After the government's case is thwarted, the ladies plan to take the family legit...
  • Addicted to Love by A.M. Myers

    Addicted to Love by A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    At sixteen years old, Carly Mills was taught a very valuable lesson about just how cruel people can be. In the years since, she's carried that with her, closing herself off from the world to avoid experiencing the same heartbreak she endured at such a young age. Enter Chance Turner...
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    angst  crime  organized-crime  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Blame It on the Shame by Ashley Jade, Michael San

    Blame It on the Shame by Ashley Jade, Michael San

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned." I've fallen in love with Lou-Lou. And I'll stop at nothing to keep her away from you. But there's one thing I never counted on... The moment when our 'truths' would turn into lies. I thought Bruno DeLuca was our biggest threat. I was wrong. Because the fire burning between us—would end up destroying us. And killing me...
  • Point Two by Max Ellendale

    Point Two by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The case is reopened..."I can't believe this shit is happening again. Four Point's dead and yet, everyone I care about is unsafe. Again. Brody's gone, Maggie's hurt, and now Ben and I have to fix everything ourselves. This time, I'll be the one watching..
  • Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...
  • Velvet Angel by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Angel by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.I’ll have my daughter back in my arms and we can start over.Spoiler alert: tomorrow never comes.At midnight, there’s a tap on my window.And who should burst in but the devil himself?Isaak Vorobev never intended to let me go.He made me his fake wife.He made me his Bratva queen...
  • Montello High: School of Gangsters by Shiela May Familaran (sielalstreim), Chris Rey San Pedro

    Montello High: School of Gangsters by Shiela May Familaran (sielalstreim), Chris Rey San Pedro

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    High School is a time to be carefree and happy. Ngunit matutuklasan ni Summer Leondale na hindi ito ang kaso sa Montello High, a school where nothing seems to be normal at kung saan lahat ay puno ng tensiyon at aksiyon. Try as she may to stay away from trouble, Summer always finds herself caught in the middle of two rival gangs: Black Government and Dark Monarch...
  • Divine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Divine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm Carter Barsetti. Son of Cane Barsetti. I made my fortune in the automobile industry. I've always preferred to live life in the fast lane. My father hoped I would settle down in Tuscany and join the family business in wine making. Maybe someday. I know I'm supposed to stay away from the Underground. I promised my father I would. But then I get an offer that I can't refuse...
  • Ignis by K.J .

    Ignis by K.J .

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Felicity Davis, principal of Rawson Girls Grammar School, is a passionate educator, an inspirational leader, some say even an ice queen, although she’s not sure about that last one. But one thing Felicity knows is that she is perfectly happy with her life...
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    lgbtq  wlw  suspense  crime  fiction  mystery  grumpy-mc  lesbian-mc
  • Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s business as usual for crime boss Cain Casey as she maneuvers to form an alliance with the Jatibon organization and secure peace among the ruling families in New Orleans. Cain’s new associate Remington Jatibon is a lot like Cain used to be—a playgirl with a passion for bedding beautiful women and an even greater passion for expanding her father’s empire, on both sides of the law...
  • The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali

    The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cain Casey is close to getting everything she wants. Her partner Emma is pregnant with their third child, her children are safe and happy, and her business is still thriving despite the FBI’s vendetta. Life is perfect on the surface, but it’s the underbelly that worries her...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  action-adventure  adult  book  drama
  • Tied Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Tied Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "SEXY, FAST-PACED, and ADDICTING!" A.L. Jackson, NYT & USA Today bestselling author Cara Carelli is a silver-tongued mafia princess, master manipulator, and the only woman I’ve ever loved. But she’s also smokin’ hot, sinfully sexy, and my ex-wife. When Cara led me straight into a trap and pleaded for my help, I couldn’t say no...
  • War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands.I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.This is war...
  • Triplets Rise by K.L. Savage

    Triplets Rise by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Daddy's little girl is all grown up.Things are about to change around here.If there is one thing I won't allow, it's having my dad's MC ran into the ground.Everyone expects my brothers to take charge, but there is one thing no one knows.I'm the one that runs this club.A woman.And according to men, a woman's place is in bed not at the head of the table...
  • Cold Blooded Lover by Eliza Lentzski

    Cold Blooded Lover by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former Marine, Cassidy Miller knew what it took to be a good soldier and even a decent beat cop. She was starting to figure out how to be a girlfriend as her relationship with Julia Desjardin progressed, but what did she know about being a cold case detective? Buried under paperwork in the basement of the Fourth Police Precinct, she was going to have to figure it out...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  angst  crime  suspense  romance  fiction  mystery
  • The Devil Incarnate by Ali Vali

    The Devil Incarnate by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Cain Casey nothing is more important than family, and having hers close—Emma, Hayden, Hannah, and the new baby—is as near as she’ll get to true happiness. But enemies who lurk in the shadows threaten more than just her business, forcing her to question whether the biggest threat comes from having it all...
    Categorized as:
    crime  wlw  lgbtq  suspense  organized-crime  romance  mystery  fiction
  • Four Point by Max Ellendale

    Four Point by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty-two bodies, twenty years, and a cold case that lives inside her alone. Detective Sali James teeters on the edge of sanity as she's forced to unearth her darkest days in order to stop Washington's most elusive serial killer...
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    crime  lgbtq  wlw  angst  romance  mystery  dark  lesbian-mc
  • Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A life for a life. That was the code they lived by. After their Don was gunned down, things changed. This was no longer a life for a life situation. A coward had tried to make a name for himself by taking on their family. It was time for the DeLucas to show their enemies just how brutally savage their bloodline could be...
  • Rookie Days by Natalie Debrabandere

    Rookie Days by Natalie Debrabandere

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Sequel to HEART OF DUTY Rookie detective, Ellie James, always wanted to be a cop. Being promoted to a special crimes unit under her mentor, Quinn Wesley, is a dream come true. But when a job brings her face to face with past trauma, Ellie realizes that she has a lot to prove...
    Categorized as:
    crime  wlw  lgbtq  angst  medical  age-gap  mystery  dark
  • Wolves at the Gate by Persephone Black

    Wolves at the Gate by Persephone Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Assassin Scarlett Fletcher is supposedly dead. Lyssa intends to make it so. Just...not yet. Lyssa, the Wolf of the Styx Syndicate, has a simple plan. Hide her enemy-turned-uneasy-ally, train her up, and use her to take down Grandmother. Then Lyssa will follow through on the kill order and end the assassin for once and for all.But nothing to do with Scarlett has ever been simple...
  • Thrown to the Wolves by Persephone Black

    Thrown to the Wolves by Persephone Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lyssa can't resist a damsel in distress…but she'll wish she resisted this one. The ferocious Styx Syndicate enforcer and trainer known as "the Wolf" has always been the hunter, never the hunted. So when Lyssa sees the gorgeous Scarlett getting harassed by thugs in a dive bar she's visiting for intel, she jumps straight into protective mode...
  • Heart of Duty by Natalie Debrabandere

    Heart of Duty by Natalie Debrabandere

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DONE WITH THIS THING CALLED LOVE?Once a rising star journalist, Lia Kennedy built a reputation for excellence on the frontlines of the Middle East. Even so, three years on the sidelines caring for her ailing father have left her exhausted, single, without a career. Eager for a fresh start, Lia takes on a job as a Police reporter on the West Coast...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  crime  romance  fiction  lesbian-mc  slow-burn  mystery
  • Storms of Change by Radclyffe

    Storms of Change by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Amidst war abroad and upheaval at home, Reese Conlon and Tory King face their gravest challenge to their life together...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  organized-crime  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book
  • A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A 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...
  • Guns n' Boys: Black Lies (Book 10) (gay dark mafia romance) by K.A. Merikan

    Guns n' Boys: Black Lies (Book 10) (gay dark mafia romance) by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "That man is not your fairytale ending." Griffith has spent two of the most amazing years with his boyfriend Mark, who is undoubtedly The One. Mark is everything Griffith could want in a man. Sexy, kind, always there for him, showering him with gifts and anticipating his needs...
  • Rely on Me by Elizabeth Knox

    Rely on Me by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MammothI swore an oath; to protect not only the club, but the woman in charge. She never knew the way I felt about her, not that I had a chance.After Dog was killed she moved on with the fresh blood in the club.I hated it, but I had to accept it. After all, when Gamble made up her mind there wasn’t anyone who’d make her think otherwise...
  • Devoted to the Don by Leighton Greene

    Devoted to the Don by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luca thought keeping me out of the Family business would keep me safe.He was wrong. Now his own life is hanging in the balance, too. While our enemies stalk us, long-buried secrets begin to resurface, and I’m not sure who we can trust.But I won’t let anyone take him from me. No matter what I have to do.I meant every promise I made to Luca in my marriage vows...
  • Secrets by Nicole Edwards

    Secrets by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The members of the Off the Books Task Force are nearing their one-year anniversary, and while they’ve closed several cases, it hasn’t been easy. Despite the fact the governor disbanded the team, they are thriving under the umbrella of Sniper 1 Security. Now that they work in the private sector, there are new tasks that must be tackled, like bringing on new members...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  lgbtq  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Quiet Wealth by J.L. Drake

    Quiet Wealth by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **Like in the past I write genres the way I see them. This is my version of a mafia story...and believe me, book 1, only scratches the surface of the madness that's to come. **A twisted mafia romance about quiet wealth and refined darkness SiennaIt’s been ten years since he left me with nothing but a pendant, a photo, and a broken heart. He was but a ghost, there one minute and gone the next...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  organized-crime  suspense  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Sun Catcher: Book Two by Giselle Fox

    Sun Catcher: Book Two by Giselle Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love can find you … even when you’re hiding Taylor is on the run from Stinger James, her drug-crazed criminal of a husband. Along with her mother and her baby boy, she hides out in a small town where she hopes they’ll all be safe. One of her new neighbors, a woman named Jericho, soon enchants Taylor with her kindness and charm...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  mystery  romance
  • Solanum by Max Ellendale

    Solanum by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Caroline Donovan and Nora Brody are assigned to the same unit of the FBI, they become fast friends. As they navigate through their careers, the connection they share changes and grows along with them. Their unique challenges, and favorite kinks, entangle them in ways neither expected...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  crime  lgbtq  angst  steamy  fiction  lesbian-mc  mystery
  • Answering the Call by Ali Vali

    Answering the Call by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina, Detective Sept Savoie recovers from a gunshot wound with the help of her new love Keegan Blanchard. As the city returns to normal, so does the crime rate. Sept’s first case back on the job is a strangely ritualistic killing, which quickly escalates into serial murder...
  • The Killer Who Kept Me by Davidson King

    The Killer Who Kept Me by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing about Em’s life is simple. He’s treated worse than anyone in the house, punished for every minor infraction, and has zero chance of ever escaping his current situation. He dreams that someday he’ll be free of this nightmare and finally find someone who will want to keep him.That dream may come true sooner than he thinks...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  organized-crime  crime  lgbtq  romance  mlm  abuse  anti-hero
  • Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene

    Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s innocent. He’s chaste. He’s promised to God. And he’s more temptation than I can handle.I’m supposed to guard the Boss's husband, but I just can’t keep my eyes off his best friend, Aidan O’Leary.Watching him.Wanting him.Knowing I can never have him.Aidan is pure in body and soul. He’s about to be ordained as a priest. Me? I’m going to burn for the things I’ve done...
  • The Fire by Nicole Pyland

    The Fire by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty years ago, Ripley Fox’s entire family was killed in a fire. After years in the foster care system and trying to rebuild her life, she’s once again confronted not only with the horror of what happened that night, but also with the truth about who was responsible. Kenna Crawford is the very definition of a hard-nosed reporter...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  angst  suspense  crime  romance  fiction  mystery
  • Thunder and Lightning by Patricia Logan

    Thunder and Lightning by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jarrett Evans and Thayne Wolfe have been partnered in the ATF for nearly two years and their love and commitment to each other has grown over time. Now faced with one final challenge, the boys are headed to Arizona to help Thayne’s mom, stumbling headfirst into a brand new case...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  crime  lgbtq  angst  romance  mlm  mystery  action-adventure
  • Price of Honor by Radclyffe

    Price of Honor by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Honor and duty are not always black and white—and when self-styled patriots take up arms against the government, the price of honor may be a life. Blair Powell and Jane Graves have much in common and even more that sets them apart in an invisible battle raging on home soil...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • The Devil Inside by Ali Vali

    The Devil Inside by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brains, guts, and ruthless ambition should be enough to come out on top in any fight. Except when the battle is over love, all bets are off. Derby Cain Casey was groomed from birth to take the reins of the Casey family enterprises, which just happens to be one of the major crime organizations in New Orleans...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  organized-crime  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book
  • Dark Country by Bronwyn Parry

    Dark Country by Bronwyn Parry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dark Country is the second book in the loosely-linked series set in Dungirri. Most people in the small town of Dungirri have considered Morgan ‘Gil’ Gillespie a murderer for eighteen years, so he expects no welcome on his return. What he doesn’t expect is the discovery of a woman’s tortured body in the boot of his car, and new accusations of murder...
  • Darkening Skies by Bronwyn Parry

    Darkening Skies by Bronwyn Parry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Award-winning investigative reporter Jennifer Barrett never planned to return to Dungirri, the dying town she’d escaped at seventeen...
  • Shadow of Vengeance by Kristine Mason

    Shadow of Vengeance by Kristine Mason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pub date: TBA Welcome to Hell Week. You have seven days to find him… At Wexman University, male students will do anything to get into a top fraternity. They’ll prove their worth during Hell Week by participating in various physical, psychological and even juvenile pranks. But those shenanigans aren’t so funny when pledges start disappearing...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Love's Witness by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Love's Witness by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Frankie Shaw moves 250 miles south, hoping to start a new life without the ghost that haunts her, the last thing she expects to see is her ex-girlfriend Lisa Bittern.Because Lisa was murdered fourteen years ago...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  friends-to-lovers  mystery
  • Smoking Gunn by Tatum West

    Smoking Gunn by Tatum West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jamie:I only have two rules: I don’t tangle with anyone who wants a relationship. And I’m the one who decides when it’s over.The guys I see are quick and dirty—that’s what I want. I keep my head down and my heart to myself. The only person who sees the real me is my daughter, and I need it to stay that way.My life is small, and the guys at my new job hate me—and they’ve got plenty of good reasons...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  crime  suspense  mlm  contemporary  fiction  mystery  small-town
  • Gray Matters by Dolores Arden

    Gray Matters by Dolores Arden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Remy Devereux is an ace homicide detective with the SFPD. At work, she’s embroiled in a months-long murder investigation that has yet to show any signs of breaking. At home, she’s on the skids with her soon-to-be ex-girlfriend, while nightmares of the gruesome murder scene keep her up at night.On the other side of the country, Giana Falco has just made the biggest change in her life...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  lgbtq  wlw  crime  workplace  mystery  fiction  book
  • The One to Walk Away by L. Dreamer

    The One to Walk Away by L. Dreamer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For FBI Special Agent Lake Stuart, doing the right thing had come at a price—her family. Years later, in a new city, a new career, she’s still feeling the burden of the cost. She refuses to let anyone close enough to break her heart again. She’s the one to walk away now—until she goes home with Dr. Mel Pascale for one of her many routine one-night stands...
    Categorized as:
    crime  wlw  suspense  lgbtq  angst  medical  mystery  fiction
  • In the Company of Crocodiles by Maggie Brown

    In the Company of Crocodiles by Maggie Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two strong-willed women are fighting for survival in a primitive wilderness of venomous snakes, stinging insects, and crocodile-infested swamps. Too bad those are the least of their worries. After being severely wounded in a covert operation, ex-Australian Secret Service officer Vivian Andrews has built a quiet life for herself in a small fishing village in Northern Queensland...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  crime  lgbtq  romance  action-adventure  mystery  heist  fiction
  • Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali

    Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There was a time when Dalton Casey ran the Casey family while grooming the next generation, but Cain Casey inherits the reins too early when Dalton is gunned down. His loss leaves Cain devastated, and she does her best to keep the business together, but his loss has left her adrift and hungry for revenge. That ends the night a new employee douses her in beer...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  crime  lgbtq  romance  mystery  action-adventure  fiction  book
  • Mafia Housemaid by Jamila Jasper

    Mafia Housemaid by Jamila Jasper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rian craves the new younger housekeeper's touch.She’s young. Beautiful. Innocent… and black.Observing her turns into something more dangerous.Rian can’t help himself. This isn't just love -- it's obsession.She fears the mysterious stranger stalking her at night.He can’t reveal the truth.He’s the masked man watching her every move.He’s the one who climbed through her bedroom window...
  • Dead Pretty by Robyn Nyx

    Dead Pretty by Robyn Nyx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An FBI agent, a TV star, and a serial killer. Love hurts.Special Agent Dak Farrell works cold cases, and she’s damn good at it. She’s always on the move and doesn’t care where the next case takes her. But when the Salt Lake City police department need her help with a new serial killer, she’ll be around a little longer than usual...
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