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Shattered by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRyan Steel is known in Snow Creek as the handsomest Steel brother with the most jovial personality. Now that his busy grape harvest and winemaking season is over, he's happy to spend time with his family and help his brothers, Talon and Jonah, celebrate their impending nuptials. The Steels are taking a well-deserved break from the conspiracy surrounding them.. -
![The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman]()
The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and The Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones... -
![Sassy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Sassy in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm not sure how it happened.But I've fallen in love with my family's enemy.I try to move on but I can't.He's the only man I want.Now I have to choose between the man I love.And my family... -
![Foxy In Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Foxy In Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m risking everything for Vanessa. One last time. I can’t turn the other way and let her family be murdered by the Skull Kings. I have to do something. Maybe I can earn her father’s trust. And finally get my woman back... -
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![Surrender by Helen Hardt]()
Surrender by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJonah Steel has fallen in love with Melanie Carmichael but still lives with the guilt that consumes him as he tries to unravel the mystery of his family's past. A new threat has surfaced, and he finds himself trapped in a web of deceit and lies. Melanie loves Jonah but has yet to surrender completely to his needs. Meanwhile, a new friend uncovers more information and more questions... -
![Dancer in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Dancer in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGriffin offered to take me home but I refused, knowing he needed to get Vanessa home. I walked to my apartment and took a short cut down an alleyway. That was the worst mistake of my life. Four men grabbed me. I fought them off, but when the barrel of a gun was pressed between my eyes, I knew the game was up. But then a man appeared from the shadows and scared the men away like rats... -
![Twisted by Helen Hardt]()
Twisted by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsRyan Steel, his world recently upended by an earth-shattering secret, now faces yet another potential revelation surrounding the Steel family mystery. He no longer fully trusts his siblings or the woman he loves. He’s alone—alone and terrified and immersed in a conundrum that becomes more twisted each day. Ruby Lee loves Ryan and desperately wants to help him... -
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Melt by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJonah Steel is intelligent, rich, and hard-working. As the oldest of his siblings, he was charged by his father to protect them. He failed in the worst way. Dr. Melanie Carmichael has her own baggage. Although the renowned therapist was able to help Jonah’s brother, she is struggling with feelings of inadequacy... -
![Hyde's Absolution by Nina Levine]()
Hyde's Absolution by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPossessive biker alert Monroe Lee is a handful. She fights me, challenges me and tries to resist me. Where I’m jagged, she’s smooth. Where I’m dark, she’s pure. Where I’m broken, she’s whole. I am not a good man. I’ve hurt everyone I’ve ever loved. I should walk away before I ruin her too. But fuck, we are fire together. And I’ve been out in the cold too long... -
![Wicked Things by Callie Hart]()
Wicked Things by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"This is the reason I called her my angry girl in the first place. I was teasing her back then, but the truth of the matter is that she impressed me. She blew me away with her strength of character and her fire. She’s not just angry. She’s fierce. She’s determined. She’s strong. She’s brave as f#*$... -
![La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx]()
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... -
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Secret by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe saved my life. She promised she wouldn't intervene, that her loyalty was to her family, not me. But she did it anyway. Now everything is different. I can feel it with every kiss, every time she's underneath me. This isn't a meaningless fling anymore. It's so much more. I know it...and she knows it... -
![Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose]()
Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I OWN YOU NOW” She made a big mistake. You don’t blackmail a Tacone. Coming to me with a threat? Unacceptable. If she needs money, she’ll have to ask nicely. But once I give it to her, we both know what it means: She belongs to me. I do my best to hold back. Give her respect. Trouble is, I can’t keep my hands off her... -
![Every Breath You Take by A.M. Myers, Jay Aheer]()
Every Breath You Take by A.M. Myers, Jay Aheer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTatum Carter is a warrior. She hasn’t lived an easy life but any obstacle that is thrown in her path, she perseveres. When her mother, Sarah, is killed in a car accident, Tatum is presented with a whole new challenge and this time, she’s struggling to keep her head above water... -
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![Divine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Divine in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'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... -
![Firefly by Molly McAdams]()
Firefly by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe next captivating installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. As the Princess of the Irish-American Mob, there’s no shortage of men ready to help guard and protect me. To slowly suffocate me to the point of seeking freedom—a place where I can breathe. Kieran Hayes has been saving me for as long as I can remember... -
![The Rising by Jodi Ellen Malpas]()
The Rising by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou can't rise from the ashes if you've never been burned.When notorious mafia boss Danny Black and lethal assassin James Kelly join forces to hunt down a mutual, elusive nemesis that threatens to destroy them both and take control of their city, they know they will be entering a deadly game... -
![The Chameleon by Amelia Shea]()
The Chameleon by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo hundred fifty dollars. It’s exactly what Camille Gwin was worth twelve years ago when she was traded to the leader of the Underground to pay off a debt. Barely an adult, she was initiated into the harsh reality of a new world. The Underground. Camille knows how it works. Play the game or get played. Her rise in the Underground came at a cost... -
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Sufferance by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe were destined. But time and fate are not on our side. My president—her blood brother. My patch—so close I can taste it. Yet, I have to choose. Is there really a choice? My club or the girl. This woman shines brightly. She's adored, worshiped, and cherished by everyone, not only me. I'm just the unlucky prospect who fell for her. But we're complicated... -
![Shattered by Bethany-Kris]()
Shattered by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Don’t fall in love with me. I ruin beautiful things.” Love made him this way, but life makes him stay. Life doesn’t give a redo. There’s no rewind or pause button to take you back or stop time. Once something happens, it happened. The most tragic of those times in his life, the ones he wouldn’t get back and the moments he could never fix, reminded Demyan Avdonin of a bullet meeting glass... -
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Sonata by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***From bestselling author Kenya Wright, comes the Butcher and the Violinist book 2.*** The Butcher of the Corsican. Jean-Pierre’s relentless pursuit of Eden has paid off. But can he keep her safe? Russians lurk within the shadows. Dead bodies pile. There are new enemies on the board, and it all goes down in Paris. WARNING: This is KW, being very KW. Mystery. Money. Darkness. Power... -
![Dirty Hearts by Kenya Wright]()
Dirty Hearts by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDarkly intense and deeply erotic, we return to the Lion and Mouse. The war has ended. Kazimir hopes to spend quiet time with Emily, but there are more enemies creeping within the shadows. New dangers that threaten the couple’s happiness... -
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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... -
![War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell]()
War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
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![Beautifully Loyal by Nicole Edwards]()
Beautifully Loyal by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes love isn’t enough… Sometimes you’re required to be beautifully loyal. If you think you know her… You’re wrong. If you think you know her family… Wrong again. If you think you know her story… You don’t. Ashlynn Adorite is no stranger to the cruel and unusual world she was born into. In fact, she accepts it, understands it, embraces it... -
![Maddox by Megan O'Brien]()
Maddox by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve never known what it’s like to have a dream that’s really mine. To live a life without fear. Being the niece of the most ruthless mob boss in Las Vegas has made any sort of freedom impossible. Francesca Rossi has spent much of her life balancing the weight of running the family bakery with avoiding her uncle’s life of violence and corruption... -
![Love Me Dead by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Love Me Dead by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe next heart-racing Lilah Love story is coming. This installment to Lilah's series is a standalone. Women are dying. The killer wants to play a game with Lilah Love. Lilah doesn't play games, she doesn't submit to demands... -
![Marcus by Bethany-Kris]()
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... -
![Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi]()
Black Hat Hacker (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough part of the Chicago Syndicate world, Black Hat Hacker is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series. You don’t know me. But that’s only because I don’t want you to. I have the most lucrative job in the country as a hacker in the notorious underworld... -
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Owned by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's one defiant, forbidden, pain in my as*.One I can't touch.One I can’t train.But Vivienne is mine. Body. Soul…And most importantly, her bloodline.None of them understand how important she is.But I know.My sons and I will protect that information - her - to the death to keep it for ourselves.So, she’ll remain here, under my roof…obeying my rules.Resisting me at every goddamn opportunity... -
![Bene by Bethany-Kris]()
Bene by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA vendetta can change everything … Bene Guzzi is walking a fine line. In his family, the mafia, and even with his own twin. Being a Guzzi principe means he doesn't have time to be a screw up, so he needs to fix it and fast. Vanna Falco is nothing that she seems. Her angel's face hides a past filled with pain and her secrets might be enough to finally take the Guzzi family down for good... -
![Penance (The Chicago Defiance MC Series) by K.E. Osborn]()
Penance (The Chicago Defiance MC Series) by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm not sure how it happened. The way the cord of life can splinter and snap without warning. My family—in hiding from the Japanese Yakuza. My club—at war with the very organization my family is hiding from. Though, amidst the chaos, there is one shining light. A Spanner in the works... -
![Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen]()
Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob]()
Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Biggest Club Genesis Book Yet! After the shocking death of my Master left me stunned, the revenge his ex-wife and daughter sought was almost as devastating. Seeking refuge at Club Genesis, my one safe haven, I returned to heal and get back on my own two feet. But I soon learned that fate had other plans for Leagh Bennett... -
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![For Cam by Soraya Naomi]()
For Cam by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Cam can be read as standalone, but it's advised to read book 3 For Adriano before book 4. Book 1 and 2 center around another couple.Camilla Guillermo’s life has been turned upside down ever since she joined the Chicago Syndicate and was reunited with Adriano Montesi, the cocky and charismatic Mafia man who captured her heart two years ago... -
![The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was not the kind of man meant to fall in love. He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope. The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to... -
![Colson by Jessica Gadziala]()
Colson by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe club has known peace for so long.Too long, it seemed. And now the president is missing,the supply chain is drying up,and there are threats from within and out.Colson should have had nothing else on his mind.But then there she was.The new neighbor.A woman with her hands full of her own problems should have sent him running, but he just couldn't seem to stay away... -
![Covet: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann]()
Covet: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis dark and twisted tale of ownership will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. No one is coming to save me. I am his Fiore now, his flower. To do with as he wishes. And he wants everything . Monster wants my tears, my screams of pleasure, my shudders of fear... -
![Effortless: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris]()
Effortless: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCamilla Donati doesn’t do relationships—it’s just not her thing. She wants a fun time, not a long time. She might be exactly what Tommaso Rossi needs to make his vacation from the responsibilities as a Capo, a break worth taking. He didn’t expect to find a woman like her with a mind full of filth. She didn’t expect a man who would shatter all of her rules with only a grin... -
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Safeguard by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more... -
![Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade]()
Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere's something lurking in all of us. Something we hide and shelter from those we love in order to protect them. A darkness we try to suppress because we're ashamed of who that makes us. Because that's the thing about Shame. It wounds us. It damages us. Or, for the few poor souls out there like me...it defines us. It's there—in the shadows, beneath the surface...just waiting... -
![The Redemption of Roan by Kathy Coopmans]()
The Redemption of Roan by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRoan Diamond’s loyalty to the family may be obligated by blood, but nobody ever said he had to love them all, right? As the next in line to head the Diamond dynasty, he has loose ends to take care of, and one of those is his brother Royal. Yet his plans for revenge fall apart the minute he lays eyes on Alina—Royal’s ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the daughter of the rival Solokov family... -
![The Score by Bethany-Kris]()
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... -
![Duty by Bethany-Kris]()
Duty by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say heavy is the head that wears the crown … Andino Marcello’s world is turned upside down when he becomes the next heir apparent to the Marcello empire. He was comfortable in his place as a Capo, but comfort is for the weak in the world of mafioso. The boss’s seat is waiting... -
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![Destino by Sienna Mynx]()
Destino by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMira Ellison is poised to have it all. In 1989, she is the first prominent African American fashion designer redefining change for both beauty and style among the renowned in Italy. That happens until the evening she meets a tall, mysteriously charming Sicilian businessman who orchestrates a friendship that awakens a wicked sexual heat she has long forgotten... -
![Bad Girl by Willow Winters]()
Bad Girl by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis sh*t could get me killed, but I’ll risk it all to make her mine. I’m not a good man, but I’ve never claimed to be. I’m the muscle for the Valetti crime family, and I fit the part with my hard, ripped abs, broad shoulders and cocky attitude. I’ve never wanted for anything, until I met her. A woman I can never have. She’s a cop, and I’m a suspect in her case... -
![Kennedy by Addison Jane]()
Kennedy by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI was paying off a debt. One that wasn’t mine. But when your father screws over an outlaw motorcycle club and then disappears with their money, you have two choices. Pay with your body, or pay with your blood. With a little sister to protect, I did what I had to. I gave them me. REPO I was born a protector. Whatever it took, I did it... -
![Beautifully Brutal by Nicole Edwards]()
Beautifully Brutal by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes love isn’t beautiful... Sometimes the only way to describe it is beautifully brutal. If you think you know him… You’re wrong. If you think you know his family… Wrong again. If you think you know his story… You don’t. If you did, you’d likely wonder how the hell a man like Maximillian Adorite managed to make it to this point in his life... -
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Delivered by Eva Charles
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDelivered, Book 2 of The Devil’s Duet, is not a standalone. It should be read after reading Depraved. Gabrielle Duval belongs to me. I've made sure of that. Now it's time to eliminate the man who kept us apart. My father. The devil himself. His reign of terror ends here. On my terms... -
![Nyx: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd]()
Nyx: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNyx is the night.He's the dark.The monster under your bed.The demon in your dreams.He's a child's savior.The slayer of filth.A guardian no one dare cross.But there's blood on his hands, rage in his heart, black in his soul, and he's caught my eye... And his demons? They want me...
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