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  • Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Bound for Life by Alexis Abbott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bruno: I sacrificed everything for her. When I saved her from the mafia, I traded my freedom for hers. I’ve never regretted it. Never looked back. I cut her out of my life to keep her safe. She never even knew what I traded for her. I did everything I could to protect her from the retribution of the Italian Mafia, but it wasn’t enough...
  • It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky

    It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My husband of two years tells me he wants an open marriage.I'm stunned. I'm hurt. And I'm livid. I don't want to be married to a man that wants to open our bed to other people.But then I get a flat tire in the pouring rain and a sexy-as-hell gentleman helps me out.My husband is in the game, so one look at the skull ring on this gentleman's left hand tells me exactly who he is.The Skull King...
  • Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's the first look on my wedding day.I turn... but my husband isn't there.Instead, I see the stranger who ruined my life.Here's the story:Six years ago, I was on the worst first date in history.A blind date with some jerk who wouldn't take no for an answer.The handsome stranger swooped in.Saved me.And sat down to finish the date.I thought it was crazy.But we had insane chemistry...
  • Ambrose by Silvia Violet

    Ambrose by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought I was the one straight Theriot cousin...But I was wrong.Because when Sheriff Eric Winston demanded my help in ridding his territory of pure evil, I couldn’t say no.The man’s infuriating—a clean-cut do-gooder—and my family’s never exactly been friends with the law. But I couldn’t deny I owed the man a favor…And I can’t deny the things he makes me feel either.I want to protect him...
  • Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back...
  • Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire

    Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...
  • Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes

    Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Enigma: The Complete Collection is the entire story of the tumultuous relationship of Isaac and Isabelle. A sitting on the edge of your seat read that will have you enthralled until the very last word. Over 390,000 words on an enigmatic alpha male and the FBI agent assigned to his case. This is a story about two people who were never destined to fall in love...
  • Crossing the Line by Jeanne St. James

    Crossing the Line by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the wrong man turns out to be the right one...Nash, a longtime Dirty Angel MC member and lead singer of Dirty Deeds, has a secret. For years, he’s hidden his bisexuality from his brothers, fellow bikers, worried how they’d take the news. But Nash isn’t the only one keeping secrets from his brotherhood. So is Cross, a police officer and member of the Blue Avengers MC...
  • Cease by JC Emery

    Cease by JC Emery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    DEATH SILENCES. LOVE ECHOES. Ruby Buckley is no stranger to loss. She lost her twins in their infancy, lost her son to his demons, and lost herself to a life she never wanted. Until him. Jim Stone is lost. He’s a father who doesn’t know how to parent, a brother who doesn’t know why he ever patched in, and is completely numb to everything around him. Until her...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  outlaws  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • The Closer by K.C. Crowne

    The Closer by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never saw her coming…She appeared in my world an enigma.A lethal assassin who slips poison into the veins of her targets.And a single mother with a softness beneath her armor. Now, she's trapped within my reach.Stubbornly silent, she guards her secrets fiercely,Her dual life is a puzzle I'm determined to solve...
  • Ruin by Lila Rose

    Ruin by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Joshua “Ruin” May has been a dick in the past. He’s trying to rectify one such dickish moment by helping out a friend, and he wants to make sure this time he doesn’t let her down. His journey leads him to Melbourne and a whole heap of unexpected trouble, namely an irritating crime boss.Wolf.A man who gets on his nerves and seems to revel in winding him up...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book
  • Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An MM Murder Swoon RomanceFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a uniquely unhinged Mafia romance.Look, no one's ever accused me of being sane, y'know? So when I say that I am crazy over this RICO agent, know that I mean business.Sure, I'm responsible for getting him fired from the job he's wanted his whole life, but his grandfather just died and left him 13.1 billion dollars...
  • Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Cyclone of Chaos by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ScorchI was born with a heart filled with love, only to be reborn as Scorch when that heart was incinerated. The only thing that runs through my veins now is hatred, and it’s never going to change. I shut out all my emotions a long time ago and I’ll be damned if I’ll release them ever again. Not even for her.Like the treacherous winds of a hurricane, she invaded my life...
  • The Bookie by Renee Rose

    The Bookie by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I BARGAINED WITH THE BRATVA--MY BROTHER’S LIFE FOR MY OWN.They offered me a deal: thirty nights for my brother's life.Thirty nights...with him. Nikolai Novikov.The charming but dangerous loanshark.He’s deceptively smooth. Sinfully handsome.Addictive, even.But it's only an illusion.I vow to give him nothing more than I promised,Yet he sees right through me...
  • Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones

    Dangerous Vow by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He thinks I’m weak. He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide.Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling.He’s the man who has it all—except me.When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger...
  • Booger by Elizabeth Knox

    Booger by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Booger He’s shipping me off to Vegas in the hopes that it will squash whatever fire is starting to ignite between Camila and I. Fist is a smart bastard, I’ll give him that. What he doesn’t realize is that I’m not the type to give up easily. He’s warned me to stay away, but the heart wants what it wants, and I want Camila...
  • Derailed: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Derailed: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three mixed with four. The captive became an ally. Who will break first?It started when they betrayed me. The ones who I’d come to trust. The ones I was starting to love.My world flipped upside down and nothing is as it seems. Everything was unravelling before my eyes, tearing us apart whilst pulling us closer together.I’m caught between two worlds...
  • Nicked: Nordin by Nora Phoenix

    Nicked: Nordin by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The stupidest thing a con artist can ever do is fall for the man who’s trying to catch him…Nordin likes to think of himself as a modern-day Robin Hood, redistributing the wealth from those who don’t deserve it to those who do. It’s fun, it’s exciting, and it makes good use of his talents and gifts.Unfortunately, not everyone sees it like that, including FBI agent Tavin Donley...
  • Beta Team-The Saviors: Part one by Ames Mills

    Beta Team-The Saviors: Part one by Ames Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Saviors.We’re the protectors. We play judge, jury, and executioner to keep people safe. We take on missions that no one in their right mind ever would, and we do this without complaint.That is until we take a mission none of us saw coming. A simple protection detail might be enough to bring us down. Our bond is tested, lines are crossed, and lives are on the line...
  • Beautifully Savage Butterfly by K.M. Neuhold

    Beautifully Savage Butterfly by K.M. Neuhold

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being savage in the ring is one thing. The way Elio Moretti craves my violence outside the ring is another.I feel like I’ve been fighting my whole life, and tapping out has never been an option.I can live with owing money to the Morettis. I can even live with the constant guilt that my brother is the one paralyzed in a hospital bed while I live his dream...
  • Save Me by Ariana Nash

    Save Me by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The third and final book in the outstanding mafia/priest MM Forgive Me series. Vitari Angelini knows selling a cache of Battaglia guns to a drug lord is not what Francis would call legal, but he’ll never find out. Besides, it’s for a good cause: Francis’s happy ever after...
  • Beginnings: The Santorno Stories 8 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Beginnings: The Santorno Stories 8 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WARNING: This book contains scenes of domestic abuse. If this is a trigger for you, please do not read this book. This book is part of a series and is not meant to be read as a standalone. It contains violence, coarse language and homosexual relations. It's smooth sailing as the Santorno-Younglood extended family recuperates from the latest psychotic attempt on several members' lives...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  outlaws  adult  book  contemporary
  • Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Making The Rules: The Santorno Stories Book 9 by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, Brenda Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WARNING: This book is part of a series, it is not meant to be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Beginnings. Coarse language, violence and homosexual relations run amuck. We'll take "Give Us A Freaking Break" for $200, please. To say the Santorno-Youngblood extended family has had a rough couple of years is something of an understatement...
  • Vicious Lies by Ella Miles

    Vicious Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This isn't a love story. This is a story of all the reasons we can't be together. Reason number one: we lie.Liesel Dunn has a secret. One I literally ripped from her hands when we were kids. Her secret was in a letter that I tore in half. I have half the secret. She has the other half. We've always refused to share our part of the truth, so we've lived separate lives...
  • A Devilish Christmas by Silvia Violet

    A Devilish Christmas by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devil, my beast of a man, seduces me into eloping, then abducts me for a honeymoon in Christmastown, Vermont.A lot of men would be furious. I simply planned revenge involving handcuffs.My anger doesn’t last long. Devil rents my dream cottage and manages to draw me out of my Scrooge-like ways. But I’ve been keeping a secret, and it follows me all the way to Christmastown...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters

    Velvet Fire by K.B. Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do or die. Kill or be killed. I was born into this grim reality. MaisieI never thought I’d fall in love with a cold blooded killer.But with those dreamy eyes and that smile that won’t quit.I find I’m thinking of Virgil more and more.So what if he’s a criminal.My brothers are too. I’ve been around bad boys all of my life...
  • Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Fallen Angel, Part II by Tracie Podger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part II of the Fallen Angel series When Brooke Stiles had said, “It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever,” she had no idea of the enormity of that statement. Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK...
  • Taming the Bad Boy by Ivy Coleman

    Taming the Bad Boy by Ivy Coleman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Lethal  (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate

    Lethal (Devil's Shadow MC) by K.H. Kate

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My only goal is to keep my club safe at all cost. I don’t let anyone in, and I never show weakness. All it takes is one vulnerable moment, and this world will chew you up and spit you out in bloody pieces. To survive, you need to be ruthless. Cruel. Fuelled by vengeance and hate alone. It’s the only way…it’s our way...
  • Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow

    Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you get when you mix a mobster with the son of the yakuza?A marriage bathed in blood.I never expected to be getting married, but when a business opportunity lands in my lap, I know I have to take it. After all, my family means the world to me. I’ll do anything to keep them safe, even if it’s entering a marriage that’s nothing more than convenience so I can pop out an heir...
  • Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang

    Fake Slackers: Vol. 2 by Mu Gua Huang

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Destroy a King by Stella Andrews

    Destroy a King by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The King of Media Corp is Dexter PrincePossessive. Dominant. Broken.A monster in an Armani suit.I worked under him and was so low on his radar I barely registered.Then it all changed with one foolish lapse of judgment. I stepped into his world with killer heels and an attitude that rubbed him up the wrong way...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  abuse  adult  age-gap
  • Entwined by E.C. Land

    Entwined by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MitchI lost the love of my life ten years ago, and now I'm being thrust into a marriage I never wanted.I agreed to help find a prominent Irishwoman, but in doing so I didn't realize the magnitude of what I was agreeing todo. I was to marry a complete stranger. This woman is a mafia princess, who happens to be my boss's wife's sister...
  • Enticed by the Enemy by Leighton Greene

    Enticed by the Enemy by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s an FBI profiler who’s half my age. Contact between us is forbidden. But I can’t stay away from him.As the Morelli Underboss, I'm the Family problem-solver. So when a task force blames the Morellis for a series of murders in Central Park, it's up to me to restore our reputation...
  • Wicked Games by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Wicked Games by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryder Jameson and Lucien Clarke have a complicated past: Ryder conserves art; Lucien steals it. Their love-hate relationship spans six years and two continents and has endured multiple heists. Hoping to restore his tarnished reputation, Ryder returns home to Cincinnati to accept a position at an acclaimed museum...
  • Given to Him by S.R. Jones

    Given to Him by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Given as a gift. Kept as a prisoner. Fighting to be a queen.Sasha:She was given to me as a gift, with a twist. I was to keep her safe, protect her.An old friend called in a big favor, and now I have this innocent young woman in my home.Scared, fragile...tempting.The lines blur and the heat between us ignites.She's my good girl gone bad, and I'll burn the world down to keep her safe...
  • 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...
  • The Contract by Rina Saint

    The Contract by Rina Saint

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DanteMy moral compass is broken. That’s why I need rules. They keep me from killing people I shouldn’t. They keep me from crossing certain lines. I’m possessive. Obsessive. Deviant. And I like to fight.That’s what I see in Tristan when I spot him working in the swanky nightclub. His cool detachment is a mask. He’s angry, he’s lost, and he’s totally new to what he’s feeling...
  • Devil by Silvia Violet

    Devil by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Dark Mafia Romance Devil is a mobster with a dangerous secret... There's a cop who hates him. A cop he caught and released. A cop he can't get out of his mind after the one forbidden night they shared...
  • Corbin by Silvia Violet

    Corbin by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A bratty mobster and the man who wants to take him in hand...Everyone says I need discipline, but no one's willing to give it to me until I meet my match.I can't stand the arrogant man who refuses to cower at the mention of my family's name.But my hate isn't strong enough to keep me from wanting everything his hungry look promises...
  • Mafia Romance: TEN Love Stories of Danger and Desire by Aleatha Romig, Natasha Knight

    Mafia Romance: TEN Love Stories of Danger and Desire by Aleatha Romig, Natasha Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TEN tales of violent passion from bestselling authors! Mafia capos, modern-day princesses locked in towers, and scorching hot scenes fill the pages of this limited edition boxed set. "Absolute mafia hotness!" - New York Times bestselling author Anna Zaires "OH. MY. GAWD! Sterling Sparrow is your next dark, delicious, mysterious book boyfriend...
  • Sugar Enforcer by Charity Parkerson

    Sugar Enforcer by Charity Parkerson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whiskey lives for justice. Justice doles it out. In an attempt to live more openly, Whiskey takes a chance on a local club. He’s worked the neighborhood for fifteen years as a police detective, but never interacted much with the community. It doesn’t take long to discover he doesn’t fit in. Luckily, Justice swoops in and everything about Whiskey’s life changes...
    Categorized as:
    crime  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  outlaws  adult  age-gap  book
  • King's Barber by M.D. Gregory

    King's Barber by M.D. Gregory

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Undercover AssassinQuain Beaumont is paid to kill people and he’s good at it. When he’s contracted, for a hefty sum, to protect a district attorney’s son in New Gothenburg, he can’t say no. However, he doesn’t expect Barber to be such an attractive pain in the ass. Complicating matters, Barber is part of the Kings of Men MC...
  • 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...
  • Free to Rejoice by Tracey Jerald

    Free to Rejoice by Tracey Jerald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dr. Jason Ross has an unprecedented week off during the holiday season to spend with his husband and family. Anticipating his greatest challenge will be keeping his husband's gift buying under control, he's excited for the week ahead.But life doesn't take a vacation even when doctors want to.Reality destroys Jason's yuletide cheer leaving him as twisted as some of his family's holiday traditions...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  male-mc
  • Crowe's Creed by Gianni Holmes

    Crowe's Creed by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the first time, Max has it all...and he intends to keep everything, even if it means encouraging his stalker. Max has never had much in life, but his luck changes when he inherits a fortune from an ex-lover, a lucrative strip club, a ghost that knows his deadly secret, and a stalker fixated on Max. Focused on running the strip club, Max doesn’t have time for romance...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  outlaws  adult  age-gap  angst
  • 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:
    crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  outlaws  adult  age-gap  book
  • Fire and Obsidian by Andrew Grey

    Fire and Obsidian by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Carlisle Deputies Novel Can a couple be more opposite than a thief and a cop? Or do they have more in common than they think? Mattias stole to survive. He was damn good at it. But there’s no such thing as a victimless crime, and when he saw how his theft hurt people, he resolved to change...
  • Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not even the king of Los Angeles’s underground can stop me from loving Celeste.Arturo Flores could make me disappear with a snap of his fingers, and nearly did. Limping away from a beatdown when I was seventeen didn’t change the fact that his daughter was worth the pain. Running into her in my tattoo shop twelve years later, she still makes my blood run hot with a glance...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  organized-crime  crime  romance  contemporary  steamy
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