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  • Engaging the Billionaire by Ivy Layne

    Engaging the Billionaire by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If we can’t outrun the past, we won’t have a future. The rock on her hand is real, but our engagement is a fake. Once upon a time, I dreamed of buying her a ring, until everything blew up in my face. That was the past, and this is business. At least, it is until I kiss her. It's supposed to be part of the act — and it is — right until my lips touch hers. I forget where we are...
  • The Beat of My Heart by Avery Maxwell

    The Beat of My Heart by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One week. No strings. Sexy stranger. What could go wrong?My name is Julia McDowell. I’m not the pretty girl next door, I’m the boss at work who solves all your problems. I’m an awkward genius with the worst taste in boyfriends; the last one left me with a 6-figure debt to prove it...
  • The Andrade Series Box Set: Books 1-5 by Ruth Cardello

    The Andrade Series Box Set: Books 1-5 by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Books 1-5 of Ruth Cardello's Andrade Series. Also sold separately. 5 full-length novels for readers who love hot billionaires, family sagas, mysteries and stories that will leave you smiling and reaching for the next Cardello book. Discover why millions of readers keep returning to this billionaire world. Book 1: Come Away with Me Gio Andrade: Rich, powerful, sexy...
  • Wrath's Storm: A Masters' Admiralty Novel by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Wrath's Storm: A Masters' Admiralty Novel by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Damn it! He’s a doctor, not a serial killer hunter. When a man they call the Viking walked into his clinic in rural Libya, the last thing Dr. Walt Hayden foresaw in his future was a wedding, a stalker, and a serial killer...in that order.Attending his brother’s wedding becomes the start of a journey across Europe in the company of Dr. Annalise Fischer and her bodyguard...
  • The Innocent by C.J. Bishop

    The Innocent by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Clint and the boys “clean house” after discovering a small dangerous operation of child sex traffickers, they find themselves pulled into a nightmare of unparalleled proportions where children are nothing but “merchandise” and the depth of depravity and abuse reaches beyond human comprehension. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  crime
  • Mad Man by Onley James

    Mad Man by Onley James

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Avi Mulvaney is many things. Son. Twin. Owner of the fashion label, Gemini. Murderous psychopath. Together, he and his brother, Asa, make one brutally efficient monster, ridding the world of predators who victimize the innocent. History proves Avi and Asa don’t do well apart, but their father has decided to test that theory.Felix Navarro knows exactly who he is. Baby brother. Fashionista...
  • Shades of Darkness by Nicky James

    Shades of Darkness by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Six years ago, an unforeseen incident turned Rory Gallagher’s life upside down. Now, he lives in darkness, fearing the sun, fearing light altogether. Rory has developed Heliophobia. As a creature of the night, Rory has learned to adapt to his unusual lifestyle. He draws comfort from shadows and safety from the nighttime hour...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  university  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Langston has finally taken his place among the Trinity Masters, America’s most powerful secret society, and he’s ready to stand at the altar to meet his trinity. However, when the Grand Master, Juliet, pairs him in an arranged menage marriage with Rich and Mina, he finds himself struggling to fit into this society he’s only just discovered...
  • Black Light: Suspicion by Measha Stone

    Black Light: Suspicion by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I have my own suspicions about you, Sophie.”   Sophie Nelson knows her kinky interests are no more than fantasy, definitely not something that’ll ever happen in the real world. So the sexual playground Black Light is the best place to turn. A safe place to play. Until Scott. Detective Scott Russo knows better than to get sexually involved with his partner...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • The Return by Tiffany Reisz

    The Return by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former lieutenant Kingsley Boissonneault returns to The Chateau in this sequel novella to Tiffany Reisz’s bestselling romantic suspense novel.The cult’s holy book is Story of O, the infamous French novel of extreme sado-masochism. Their château is a looking-glass world where women reign and men are their willing slaves...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  mlm  lgbtq  romance  contemporary  fiction  bdsm  mystery
  • Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt

    Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I didn't think I could live with them.Turns out, I can't live without them.Rock - the one who takes care of me.Oscar - the one who makes me feel seen.And Neo - the one who lights my soul on fire.They made me see who I really am.Now I may have lost them forever.*This is the conclusion of the Aventine University series featuring Neo, Oscar, Rock, and Willa...
  • Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean

    Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Emerson Grove, with our fantastic university, suburban lifestyle, and the city nearby, you’re never going to want to leave. I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them...
  • The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry. However, when an interview goes wrong, I am offered a once in a lifetime opportunity, to manage The Wild Boys, an all-male strip show featuring bad boys with an even worse reputation. It’s now my job to fix it, if I can keep my hands to myself...
    Categorized as:
    dark  stalking  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  harem
  • Finished by Cara Dee

    Finished by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant

    A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Letting go to build a bridge… Dakota Kelly wants her painful past to disappear. A plan to start afresh is derailed when she co-inherits her late grandfather’s farm with Chance Johnson, the man responsible for the scars on her heart. But Chance isn’t the only ghost from the past. Someone else is out to get her and will stop at nothing to get what he wants...
  • Until I Get You by Claire Contreras

    Until I Get You by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    *This is a standalone, new adult, hockey romance novel that contains dark themes*3 years ago, she ruined my life. Now I'm going to return the favor...My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me. Except for Lyla James Marichal...
  • Tormented Girl by Lexie Winston

    Tormented Girl by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Property destruction, aggressive threats and an injured family member is what Harlow and the Summers family are having to deal with...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  lgbtq  mlm  stalking  steamy  adult  book
  • Damien: A Stark Novel by J. Kenner

    Damien: A Stark Novel by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark series… I am Damien Stark. From the outside, I have a perfect life. A billionaire with a beautiful family. But if you could see inside my head, you’d know I’m as f-ed up as a person can be. Now more than ever...
  • Wanted Girl by Lexie Winston

    Wanted Girl by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Things are looking up for Harlow in the Summers household. She’s working toward establishing a solid relationship with her father and his children are coming around to the fact that she will be a permanent fixture in their lives. In fact, you could say things are starting to look very good for Harlow.Unfortunately, someone wants her as desperately as the Summers men.Wants her dead that is...
  • Reign by Cassandra Robbins

    Reign by Cassandra Robbins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    WHAT 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...
  • Kingston: Dark College Bully Romance by Leila James

    Kingston: Dark College Bully Romance by Leila James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three men, two choices, and one secret …A year ago, my best friend received an exclusive invitation to join an elite brotherhood at Kingston University. He went into Hawthorne Hall for his initiation … but never came out.I intend to find out why.The brotherhood would never knowingly invite a female into their ranks...
  • Christmas Hideout by Susan Sleeman

    Christmas Hideout by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cowboy lawmen make the best protectors A McKade Law novel Fleeing from her dangerous ex-boyfriend, on-the-run single mother Nicole Dyer takes refuge in a cabin—and is discovered by the ranch owner, Deputy Matt McKade. It’s easy to fall for the handsome lawman and his kind family, but staying at the ranch endangers them all...
  • The Cult by Garry Michael

    The Cult by Garry Michael

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I used to live on the fringes, creeping through the shadows, however being incognito was no longer an option. We’d started a war and there was a price tag hanging over our heads. Our next move had to be swift and calculated or we could perish at the hands of The Firm...
  • Betrayal of Genius by Robin Patchen

    Betrayal of Genius by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her invention could save thousands of lives…if she can survive long enough to share it. Jacqui’s research could lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, and she’s determined to ensure the technology goes to the company with the best shot at creating life-saving products, not just the highest bidder...
  • Gunnin' For Love by C.J. Bishop

    Gunnin' For Love by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Clint and Axel’s new and vulnerable relationship is shaken to the core as Clint blames himself for Shay and Cory’s fate. Struck with the reality of his mistakes, Clint must make a choice that threatens to devastate Axel’s heart...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  abuse  adult  age-gap  animals
  • Extortion by Amelia Wilde

    Extortion by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Leblanc takes risks in his private equity firm and in the underground boxing ring, but nowhere else. Definitely not in love. Which is why he had to walk away.Except Bristol Anderson needs his help. More than that, he wants to protect her.But no one can protect her from him. He has a dark side. A violent side. She’s an unbearable temptation. He's barely holding back...
  • 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 Billionaire's Promise by Lia Hunt

    The Billionaire's Promise by Lia Hunt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Code Blue by N.R. Walker

    Code Blue by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Steve Frost had dreams of wearing the national championship belt in mixed martial arts, maybe even going pro, but instead, finds himself working as a security guard for the rich and famous in LA.Quickly earning a reputation for his blunt and precise people management skills, he lands a position on the security team for an up-and-coming boyband, Atrous. Years later, he’s head of security...
  • Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Beloved by the Boss by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    M/M Mafia Romance It’s good to be the Boss. That’s what I thought my whole life.Now I am the Boss. I’ll shoulder that responsibility with my beloved husband beside me. As long as I have Finch, I can handle whatever life throws at me.But what they say is true: Be careful what you wish for.My Family has been decimated. My allies are few. I’m holding onto power by a thread...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Dear Cassius by Alice Winters

    Dear Cassius by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dear Cassius,Do you feel me watching you? When Cassius starts his junior year of college, he has no idea how different it will be. The only thing he’s worried about is getting through college and his unrequited love for his best friend.Initially, Cassius thinks nothing of the picture with a strange note slipped under the windshield wiper of his car, but it ends up changing his entire life...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  stalking  university  adult  book  contemporary
  • Noire Moon: A Prologue Novella by Elliott Rose

    Noire Moon: A Prologue Novella by Elliott Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED.The Noire Moon is upon us.I found myself with a ticket I couldn't refuse.An invitation I couldn’t give away.An unwanted gift I was unable to return.Attending a haunted house party at Port Macabre’s most exclusive and notoriously private sex club? My head tells me this is insanity...
  • Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Savage by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings...
  • The Agent by Nancy Herkness

    The Agent by Nancy Herkness

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Letting down her guard leaves a woman vulnerable to love—and to a menacing stalker—in a pulse-pounding novel by Nancy Herkness, award-winning author of The Hacker.After fleeing her abusive ex, New Jersey salon owner Natalie Hart is reclaiming her life and self-esteem. Her fragile recovery doesn’t need a player like former FBI agent Tully Gibson, no matter how tempting a fling sounds...
  • Archer by Leila James

    Archer by Leila James

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets unearthed, promises made, and brotherhood bonds broken …Less than three weeks ago, my life flipped on its axis. After infiltrating a world designed for men, my role in the brotherhood became more than I ever dared it could be. I had a mission: find out what happened to my best friend and destroy everyone who was involved with his disappearance. Falling for them was never the plan...
  • The Billionaire's Pet by Ivy Layne

    The Billionaire's Pet by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Abigail I was in big trouble. The biggest. Running out of time, I turned to him. Jacob Winters promised he’d solve all my problems. All I had to do was become his pet. With some men, that kind of deal might have been a nightmare. Not with Jacob. I was raised to be a lady, not a man’s plaything...
  • These Vile Secrets by C.E. Ricci

    These Vile Secrets by C.E. Ricci

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Corruption. Secrets. Betrayal.Knowing the number of people I can trust is limited.Not uncommon for an heir to the key of Enclave.I should understand it. Be used to it. Expect it.But somehow I’m still blindsided when I find I’ve dedicated my life to a lie.To what extent is the proof of our sins buried? I’m not sure.Only as more time passes, I’m worried I’ll never learn fact from fiction...
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    billionaire  dark  forced-proximity  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap
  • The Darker Side of Cane by Lacey Alpha

    The Darker Side of Cane by Lacey Alpha

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B01M5INN8Y What's your darkest desire? Rough and ready Jonah Cane specialises in fulfilling women's sexual fantasies but how will he act when a virgin walks through his door? When intern Evelyn Ash is assigned to write an article for Missy Magazine, she has no idea what's in store for her...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  dark  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Heart Beats by Davidson King

    Heart Beats by Davidson King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every night Ledger stands on the stage of Joker’s Sin, the most popular gay nightclub in Haven Hart, mixing music. Many of the people who come through the doors want his attention, but lately he’s only had eyes for the red-headed bartender, Shane. When Ledger is invited to be on a panel at DJ Con, he asks for support from his friends at Joker’s Sin. To his surprise, Shane shows up...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  stalking  steamy  adult  angst  anti-hero
  • Black Obsession by C.J. Thomas

    Black Obsession by C.J. Thomas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bound by his obsession, Kelly Black had my emotions tied up into a mixture of fear and sadness. Timothy Parker was after Kelly. But with Kelly’s sights set on Nash Brooks for the murder of Maria Greer, he’d convinced me that Alex’s life was also in danger. The similarities between the victim and my best friend were too great to ignore...
  • Alpha Protect by Sue Brown

    Alpha Protect by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What kind of courage does it take to travel two thousand miles just to say hello to a man who doesn’t know you exist? At thirty years old and never been kissed, Walker is about to find out.After a rocky start to his life in the agency, newly trained operative Walker takes the biggest chance of his life before his first mission. He returns to J.T...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  stalking  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • Redemption Island by L.B. Dunbar

    Redemption Island by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the island. This is no fantasy.You’ll face fears. You’ll face travesty. You’ll face yourself.One deserted island.Two heinous crimes.Two convicted hearts.When decent people do bad things, there’s only one place for forgiveness:Redemption Island.The island knows what you’ve done.++A romantic suspense about redemption, forgiveness, and love...
  • Pros & Cons of Obsession by A.E. Wasp

    Pros & Cons of Obsession by A.E. Wasp

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FIVE JOBS. FIVE CHANCES FOR REDEMPTION.One thing’s for sure: these men are no angels...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  stalking  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary
  • A Thief in the Night by K. Sterling

    A Thief in the Night by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Long ago, Romance was ruled by rakes. The time of the ton came to an end and rakes gave way to new, more modern heroes. What if there were still some rakes left in the world? What if they were every bit as devastating and irresistible as the rakes we’ve loved and longed for but modern? K. Sterling believes there are still some rakes out there and their time has come. The rakes have returned...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  steamy  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe

    The Fairest Show by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A murdered coach. His missing daughter. A sadistic killer.After a summer apart, Theo and Auggie reunite at the beginning of another school year, determined to make a relationship work in spite of their age difference—and other obstacles...
  • Black Ink by N.M. Catalano

    Black Ink by N.M. Catalano

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alexander Black Ruthless. Powerful. Dangerous. Intoxicating. Twisted. A prick. There is nothing or no one beyond his reach anywhere in the world. He uses any means to get what he wants. He wants Gemma Trudeau. For two reasons, first, to find out if she helped her husband steal three million dollars from him. The second, he wants to do very bad, very twisted things to her...
  • Grady by M. Tasia

    Grady by M. Tasia

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WATCH OUT FOR After coming out, Grady Reynolds is disowned by his family, and is forced to leave his job in the Dallas PD. Becoming an officer in the small town of Brighton, Grady has to start over while feeling adrift and alone. When he meets firefighter Ben Mason, life takes a sudden, happy turn until Ben tells Grady they have to keep their relationship on the DL...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  stalking  steamy  dark  romance  in-uniform  contemporary
  • The Wrath of Leander Welles by Ashlyn Drewek

    The Wrath of Leander Welles by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wrath — strong vengeful anger or indignation; retributory punishment for an offense or a crime. They say love makes you do crazy things. In Bennett Reeve’s case that is the understatement of a century. Reunited with the love of his life, he will stop at nothing to ensure all of Leander’s dreams come true. There’s just one little problem — Dr. Lorelei Clayton...
  • Racing Hearts by K.A. Knight

    Racing Hearts by K.A. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pine Valley is a school rich in both history and legacy and is once more opening its doors to another year of students.Evan Shaw has wanted to be a photographer for as long as he can remember, and Pine Valley is the place to go to make that happen...
  • Cruel Lies by Heleva Risque

    Cruel Lies by Heleva Risque

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They claim to want to protect me. I’m not dumb enough to fall for that twice. Seven years after they shoved me off a bridge to my death, the awkward teenagers I grew up with had grown into sexy yet ruthless killers. But their black souls and our shared past couldn’t keep me from wanting their hands all over my body, even after all these years...
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