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SAVAGES by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumpty Dumpty sat on a wallSavages rising, watch how they fall.All of the heartache and all of the pain.Couldn't put me back together again. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a decaying body... -
![Killer Kiss by Elle Thorpe]()
Killer Kiss by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKiss. Marry. Kill… Kill? That’s easy. My family runs a murder for hire business. I can end a man in my sleep without so much as taking off my eye mask.Marry? If my mother has her way, I’ll be walking down the aisle with her rival’s psychopath son. But Riddick is more likely to stab me during his vows than love and cherish me for a lifetime... -
![These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore]()
These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop... -
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Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt'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... -
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![Speak No Evil: A Secret Society Student Teacher College Romance by Ivy Fox]()
Speak No Evil: A Secret Society Student Teacher College Romance by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey thought they could get away with it, but they are sorely mistaken.They have been judged. They have been sentenced. All that remains is their execution.No one goes unpunished. We’ll make sure of it.We are The Society and all who dare cross us will find their miserable end by our hand.Don’t be fooled. This is not their story.It’s ours... -
![Cruel Abandon: A Dark College Bully Romance by S. Massery]()
Cruel Abandon: A Dark College Bully Romance by S. Massery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*A Dark College Bully Romance*We're all hiding something.I have a confession: I’m a big, fat liar.My family thinks I’m in college on a scholarship.They assume I worked hard enough to get a full ride.The truth is much worse, but I wasn’t worried.My secret was safe.Wrong.It only takes one girl to disrupt my plans.To disintegrate the facade I’ve been building.To ruin everything... -
![Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine]()
Reckless Knight by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.The moment I discovered the dark truth, it descended on my life and threatened to swallow me whole.It tore at my soul, piece by piece. But I refused to go down alone... -
![Descent by Gemma James]()
Descent by Gemma James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated conclusion of Alex and Rafe's saga is here! We did it. We said the vows, dressed for the occasion, dared to believe in Happily Ever After. Alex Mason. It has a nice ring to it, the promise of forever. Until I awake the morning after to an empty bed and my worst nightmare waiting to strike. Rafe is gone, but his twisted desires leave me with the chance for survival... -
![Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean]()
Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew... -
![The Destruction You Desire by Tracy Lorraine]()
The Destruction You Desire by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter six years of living in denial, Luca is finally faced with the truth. A brutal discovery he refused to accept when I needed him most.Now the vengeance he so desperately craves isn’t directed at me, but the monster responsible for destroying all our lives.That might put us on the same side this time, but that doesn’t mean I can forgive him for not believing me... -
![Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy entire world was turned upside down the day my mum died. I feared what my life would become when an aunt I never knew about came swooping in and threw me into the unknown. She was rich. I couldn’t even afford a pack of gum. We were complete opposites, yet I wanted a fresh start in life, and she was promising to give me that. I just had to live with her for a year, until I graduated college... -
![Devious Obsession by S. Massery]()
Devious Obsession by S. Massery
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"If you want to stay, you have to play the game..."Steele O'Brien is everything I hate in hockey players. He's cocky, brooding, antagonistic.I played his game, learned his secrets. But that was before I found out he's my new stepbrother.Now we're at college together, and I can't escape him. Or his demons.It seems that, for him, the game isn't over. He says I'm his to play with. His to torment... -
![Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven]()
Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOT EVERY SCAR IS VISIBLE… What do you do when the girl you want can’t even remember your name? This pretty, long-legged, fiery girl who makes me weak in the knees. Of all the chicks who flirt with me, hang around me, I could have my pick, but no… I want psycho girl . One day she ignores my existence, and the next she smiles and talks to me as if she knows me, as if she wants me... -
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![Red Herring by London Miller]()
Red Herring by London Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat goes up must always come down …Uilleam Runehart has never faced an opponent like Karina Ashwroth—he’s certainly never had to battle against a woman that held his heart.But if she forces his hand, he’ll have to show her why they call him the Kingmaker.Except … Karina knows all too well why most fear him—she’s just not afraid.She knows his strengths.She created his weaknesses... -
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Forbidden War: Marco by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought we were star-crossed lovers… but Bellanti men make their own fates. I fell in love with a lie.That perfect face, those smoldering touches, his careful words...I should have known a Bellanti can’t be trusted. Now I’m married to a man I no longer recognize. And his family is at war with mine. And I’m caught in the middle, trapped between men who would kill to possess me... -
![Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie]()
Cruel Kisses: A Dark Bully Lovers-to-Enemies-to-Maybe Lovers Romance by Thandiwe Mpofu, Thandie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s gone… good riddance to tormenting, cold nightmares that come in the form of sweet but devious kisses.⠀Thing is, without her here, there’s a fiery riot in my heart I can't control.⠀She left a bloody feud brewing in my house.⠀That Little Minx caused chaos and hell to break loose between my brother and me as only she can.⠀She kissed me and imprinted her broken soul to my darkness... -
![Absolution by Avelyn Paige, Rebecca Pau]()
Absolution by Avelyn Paige, Rebecca Pau
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRicca You can’t outrun your past, a mistake I learned the hard way. Stripped of the last piece of my innocence in the middle of the Californian desert, I waited for death. Then he appeared. My vengeful angel. He’s everything I’m not. He’s everything I want. He’s everything I can never have. Ratchet I will not let my past define me... -
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Green Light by Jescie Hall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom Amazon's bestselling author Jescie Hall comes a new dark college romance about one man's online obsession with his new stepsister.K1ngK0br@: I fell for your lies, and you sucked me into your twisted game. You made me crave your taste, hungered for your full attention. I gave you everything, only for you to go ghost. You hollowed my heart, sending me into a spiral of self-destruction... -
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STEPDORK by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaven and Travis sitting in a tree, doing things they shouldn’t be. HA… yeah, right. Raven hates her stepbrother with a passion, and she’s certain Travis returns the sentiment because he makes life at home with him hell. He ruined her favorite T-shirt, damn it...Categorized as:
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![Touched By The Devil by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Touched By The Devil by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFights, sex, and fast cars. Those are what Sebastian Wilcox is all about.On the outside he’s easy smiles and a quick temper, but on the inside, a war rages on. He told the Devils his biggest secret; during a vicious fight, he accidentally hurt someone who didn't deserve it. For months now, he's been cursed by the memory of her screams. But that’s not his only hidden truth... -
![Devious Kisses by Thandiwe Mpofu]()
Devious Kisses by Thandiwe Mpofu
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕... 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍.⠀⠀Here’s the 411 about high school—well, at least for my high school, Clintwood Academy.⠀⠀💋It’s a fucking warzone.⠀💋Everyone has a grudge against someone else. ⠀💋It’s the breeding ground for losers, jealous broken-hearted girls, and acne covered fools with zero game... -
![Revenge by Jessica Gadziala]()
Revenge by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThayer He took everything from me. My friends. My family. My club. My freedom. I planned to get it all back. I didn't need any distractions. Yet there she was anyway... Sera He took the only thing that mattered to me. I would do just about anything to get it back. Even if that meant relying on some outlaw biker fresh out of prison with slim to no hope of succeeding in his plan... -
![Tame Him: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Tame Him: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼.Remi Tanner was only supposed to be a pawn in my game. But I screwed up. I broke her. And now I have to find a way to fix it. I want her.I need her. In the end, I’ll prove she’s the only thing that matters.Ace Jagger wasn’t supposed to imprint himself on my heart... -
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![How Sinners Fight: A Dark College Bully Romance by Eva Ashwood]()
How Sinners Fight: A Dark College Bully Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are secrets buried inside of me.From scars I don't remember getting to memories that creep at the edges of my mind, I know there are answers just out of my reach.I'm missing something. Something important.I thought the Sinners had my back, but am I right about that? Or are they just playing me again?Among the privileged elite of Hawthorne University, not knowing who to trust can be deadly... -
![What Sinners Love: A Dark Reverse Harem College Romance by Eva Ashwood]()
What Sinners Love: A Dark Reverse Harem College Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat Sinners Love is the explosive final book in the Sinners of Hawthorne University series!Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first two books, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished both When Sinners Play and How Sinners Fight.***All it took to blow my world apart was a single word.A name.Sabrina... -
![Break the Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Break the Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEveryone knows not to cross the campus d-bags. On or off the ice.You don’t sneak into their house, thinking no one’s watching. You don’t ransack their bedrooms, tripping over hockey gear as you rummage through their things. And you definitely don’t get caught with your head under one’s bed and your size-sixteen backside pointed right at their camera.Unless, of course… you’re me... -
![Resilient Queen by Amber Vant]()
Resilient Queen by Amber Vant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never wanted this. Never asked for any of it. The corrupted, chaos of the past is playing catch-up with the present and nothing is as it seems. Everyone wants something. Me? All I want is the truth. I thought this was the end, but it turns out it’s only the beginning. The basis for a much darker twist of fate. Secrets are starting to unravel; relationships have grown fractured... -
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Into the Flames by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGENEVIEVEI've never played by the rules. Women don't run gangs, yet I'm the leader of the biggest one in Liverpool. No one knows I've stepped into my father's shoes and that I'm making changes. Taking on the Royal Bastards MC is not a good idea, but I want the wealth and power they have. I want my family's legacy to live on long after I'm gone. Doing that means making difficult decisions... -
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Hidden by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's stubborn and reckless and determined to expose the truth.He’s duty-bound to protect her even if he hates her.Secret Service Agent Peter Mercer just wanted a promotion. Instead he got investigative journalist Carrie Davenport. His hatred of journalists runs deep, but she's going to get herself killed. So he'll do what he must to keep her safe and his conscience clear... -
![Tears and Other Fears by Coralee June]()
Tears and Other Fears by Coralee June
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m not myself. I’m messier. Dangerous. I’m numb and chaotic with a dash of self-destructive. I know the truth about my brother’s death, but it doesn’t bring me comfort. Who wants to believe the girl with a dud gun in her purse and prescription pills in her palm? Young and I are crashing into comfort, and somewhere along the way, I’ve caught feelings for my twin brother’s cheating ex...Categorized as:
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![Hunting Grounds by Crystal North]()
Hunting Grounds by Crystal North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is not a love story. I was just looking to keep my head down and complete my education, so that I could move as far away from my hometown, and all its tainted memories, as possible. I never bargained on running into my past. But then again, I never asked to be kidnapped, drugged and branded as The Doe either...Categorized as:
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![Adrenaline by A.L. Woods]()
Adrenaline by A.L. Woods
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour years ago, I betrayed his trust.He retaliated by breaking my heart.Adam Ryan had secrets.The kind better off where they belonged.Buried.As an urban explorer, I’m not afraid of a little trouble.But when I venture to the one place Adam forbade me from, I get more than I bargained for.Him and his friends.Along with their threats.Their violence.And their lust.Adam might claim to still hate me... -
![REMI, A Billionaire Romance by Shayne Ford]()
REMI, A Billionaire Romance by Shayne Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRemi Arlington never lost at the game of life. He always gets what he wants. He always owns what he wants. He always breaks what he wants. And. He. Wants. Me. Esme Rawling, an Art student living in New York, runs into Remi Arlington by chance, the circumstances far from perfect. Sparks fly and not of the good kind as the rebellious woman clashes with the enigmatic, young billionaire... -
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![No Crosses Count by Rory Ireland, Tate Monroe]()
No Crosses Count by Rory Ireland, Tate Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt nearly killed me when they took her away from me.My literal other half.The only light in my darkness.My twin sister.She still lives inside my mind, and I feel her in every breath I take.She swore on her life that she'd never forget me.But she lied.So now she has to pay the price.Because a swear is a swear..... -
![Broken Puck by L. Ann, Claire Marta]()
Broken Puck by L. Ann, Claire Marta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLIFE WAS GOOD UNTIL SHE SHOWED UP AND TOOK WHAT WAS MINEBailey LinnettThief, Liar, StunningShe thought this was a gameTaking things that didn't belong to herMaking me feel things I shouldn't—not for someone like her.Rush CarterConfused, Angry, LostI never meant to hurt himI only wanted to ease his painHe sees my presence as a betrayal—an act of war... -
![Toxic Obsession by Michaela Sawyer]()
Toxic Obsession by Michaela Sawyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI live in a town that eats, sleeps, and bleeds football.I hate football, and so does my best friend, Alyssa.The Untouchable 8 run this town, and when they force Alyssa into their Rally Girl initiation, I made a deal with him to save her, or so I thought. Turns out nothing is as it seemed, and when the football God of this town decided I was his there was no escaping the Untouchable 8... -
![Hunger by Monique Edenwood]()
Hunger by Monique Edenwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Love Story"As I struggle to unlock my gaze from the impertinent bridesmaid who doesn’t seem able to stop herself from giving me attitude, I contemplate the various ways in which I intend to teach the insolent little brat a lesson."GreysonThis wasn't supposed to happen.Every piece of my life has been planned out since the day I was born, calculated to the letter.I knew where I was headed... -
![Ava by Leslie Luckie]()
Ava by Leslie Luckie
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAva The minute we walked through the gates of Blackheath Academy I knew we weren’t welcome. It was us against them. The Club Brats against the Elite. Bastian de Trafford was their ringleader, but I wasn’t about to go down without a fight. Only - that fight would be so much easier if he didn’t look like a god of old... -
![A Shot in The Dark by Lou Stock]()
A Shot in The Dark by Lou Stock
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife had never been simple for Miki Quinten. Her mom had died when she was eight, and in the aftermath of their loss, her father turned his grief into alcoholism, inadvertently converting their home into a melting pot of debauchery. Unwilling to be put into the foster system, Miki takes control of her own life and becomes invisible to almost everyone but her best friend and godmother...Categorized as:
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Wicked Deception by M.V. Kasi
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer one passionate mistake led to his wicked deception...The only way Narmada can keep the company she built with her late husband is to maintain the chastity clause. Any intimacy with a man would cost her everything. Narmada has never been tempted to waver from the irrational clause... until him... -
![The Pieces We Leave Behind by Elle Mitchell]()
The Pieces We Leave Behind by Elle Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"It gets easier…I know it hurts now, but one day, you'll wake up, and you'll just be okay. It'll happen sooner than you think...Categorized as:
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![Ruling Class: A Dark Bully Romance by J.A. Huss]()
Ruling Class: A Dark Bully Romance by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou want the diamonds?You want the mansion?You want the lake, and boats, and the cars?You want the security?And the man?Then you do what you’re told.★♥★I live in his castle.I sit at his feet.I wear his collar.I am his offering.★♥★The Chosen Ones… the Ruling Class.They are a breed apart.And yes, that pedigree matters.Not just anyone can rise above and become their equal.It takes sacrifice... -
![Do No Evil by Ivy Fox]()
Do No Evil by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time for games is over.For the day of reckoning has finally arrived.There is no atonement for sinners.Only death.LincolnI’m in love with a beautiful monster,a vengeful soul who hides in plain sight.But now it’s too late for redemption.The Society demands their pound of flesh.And she’s come to give it to them.KennedyAll evil men must perish.The heart has no say on the matter.It never did... -
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Wild Fury by S. Massery
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheo Alistair hides his darkness from everyone, pretending to be normal.You have darkness in you, too, Lucy Page.I’m the only one who can see through his facade.It doesn’t scare me – it fascinates me.Like calls to like.Once he shows me his true colors, I’m hooked.My fascination turns into obsession, but he encourages it.Fight me, little monster.But a new player can change everything... -
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Ruse by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a companion prequel short story to Cruel Intentions. Only available via a link in the back of Cruel Intentions. This book will not be published on Amazon or any other retail store.Although it's a prequel story it gives spoilers to the main story hence why it is listed as #1.5 in the series as it should only be read AFTER reading Cruel Intentions... -
![Pretty Lethal by R.A. Smyth]()
Pretty Lethal by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI finally know how it feels to have a home. A woman to love who loves you in return and two men who can share in exactly how incredible that feeling is.Emilia Harrison. The girl who stole my heart, then broke it. And now owns every cracked inch of it.It has taken me a long time to come to terms with the demons of my past and to find my ultimate happiness in Emilia...Categorized as:
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![Black Widow by Sheridan Anne]()
Black Widow by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho said prison was going to stop me from getting what I wanted?I thought breaking out of there was going to be the hardest thing I ever did. I should have known. Being the leader of The Black Widows is never that easy. Someone should have warned me that the woman I was about to kidnap was going to bring me to my knees...Categorized as:
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![Spring by McKayla Box]()
Spring by McKayla Box
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey did their best to break me. But I fought back. And won. But I lost a lot, too. And now I'm alone. I'm just trying to get to the end of my senior year. No more drama. No more pain. No more heartbreak. So I can start over again. But I've got choices to make that will affect...everything. And the ones who broke me? They're still lurking. So my eyes are wide open...
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