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  • The Chateau by Penelope Sky

    The Chateau by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I've been taking care of my little sister for a long time. When Mom was gone, she suddenly became my responsibility. The best years of my life were spent being a caretaker to someone else...with no one to take care of me.So I moved to Paris for my study-abroad program and ended up staying, getting a French Literature degree, studying the classics while sipping the best wine I'd ever had...
  • Jaded Devil by Nicole Fox

    Jaded Devil by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’LL SHOW HER WHAT A DEVIL DOES WHEN AN ANGEL FALLS INTO HIS LAP.I met her the day I killed her father.She stood there, soaked in his blood, and swore she’d make me pay when the time was right.Twenty years later, that day has come.She’s beautiful now.A dark temptation I never expected.But Renata Lombardi is in far over her head.Because she thinks this is a game of kill or be killed.She’s wrong...
  • A Touch of Fate by Cora Reilly

    A Touch of Fate by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Requiem of Sin by Nicole Fox

    Requiem of Sin by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I walked into the wrong hotel room...To a naked man fresh out of the shower.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby.I should’ve left as soon as I saw him.He was too beautiful to be real.I got halfway to the door…And then he saw exactly what I was trying to hide.“Who hurt you?” he said when he glimpsed the bruises. “Let me fix it.”I should’ve said no.But honestly? I deserve a little luck from the universe...
  • 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...
  • Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox

    Shattered Cradle by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I joined the Mile High Club and ended up pregnant.If only the story stopped there.But no—it gets worse.It gets so much worse.Because the man who swept me off my feet thirty thousand feet in the air didn’t pick me at random.He chose me for a purpose.A very specific purpose.And when Aleksandr Makarova decides he wants something…He gets it.No matter what—or who—he has to break in the process...
  • 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...
  • Matteo: A Forced Marriage Mafia Romance by T. Priceton

    Matteo: A Forced Marriage Mafia Romance by T. Priceton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In my world, marriage is a transaction between two families. Nothing more. So, when the head of the Mancini crime family approaches me with an offer to marry his daughter in exchange for what I need to destroy my enemy, I accept.But when a woman I’ve never heard of shows up on the contract, questions arise.If forcing her hand in marriage is what it takes to get what I want, then so be it...
  • King by S.J. Tilly

    King by S.J. Tilly

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    You thought Nero was a red flag...Okay, so, my bad for assuming the guy I was going on a date with wasn’t married. And my bad for taking him to a friend’s house for dinner, only to find out my friend is also friends with his wife. Because, in fact, he is married. And she happens to be at my friend’s house because her husband was busy working.Confused? So am I...
  • Melted Hearts by Annie Dyer

    Melted Hearts by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liam Rosehill was the most arrogant man I'd ever met.He might’ve rocked the charts with his band for more than a decade, but rocking my world was a hard no.I needed him to expand my business..He needed me to polish his image.We were about to stage our wedding to get what we both needed.It was purely a business transaction. With a man who made my anger bubble and something else simmer...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...
  • Dirty CEO by Mickey Miller, Holly Dodd

    Dirty CEO by Mickey Miller, Holly Dodd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "This isn't over, Kel. Even if I leave right now, this isn't over. When I call for you, you will come. Kelly Vince LaRosa is rich. He's powerful. And he wants to boss me around. But I'm not about to be tied down. Not even if I might have fantasized about it... I'm independent, and I've got big dreams of my own. And they don't involve being second fiddle to CEO of Chicago...
  • Chosen by the Badman by Hayley Faiman

    Chosen by the Badman by Hayley Faiman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Konstantin Skumin has never wanted to sign on the dotted line for a woman of his choosing. While it is the Bratva way, it’s a tradition he refuses to practice. A badman with desires both dark and relentless, he is the opposite of gentle. Even so, it cannot be denied that he harbors dreams of romantic notions he will not willingly compromise. Kiska Barysheva has resigned herself to her fate...
  • Entangled by E.C. Land

    Entangled by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KenyonA baby was left on my doorstep, with a note saying it’s mine.It’s something out of a movie, but it’s not fictional. It’s my life. I hired someone to confirm this wasn’t just a big hoax, and the baby’s mine.In my family, we take care of our own, regardless of the circumstances...
  • Wrecked by Nichole Rose

    Wrecked by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One look at his curvy captive and this Mafia boss will risk it all. Even if it means toppling his own kingdom to the ground...Rafe ValentinoA life in chains was the deal I made with my father to win my twin's freedom.My soul is black with the things I've done to keep my promise.I never regretted any of it until now. Until her...
  • A Sinner's Lies by Kylie Kent

    A Sinner's Lies by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Heir to Love by Mink

    Heir to Love by Mink

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have to find a bride. My father’s will is quite clear: either I marry or I forfeit the mafia empire we’ve built. Getting married has never been something I thought was in my future, but now that it’s imperative I find a woman who’ll have me, I suppose I have to get used to the idea. Grudgingly, of course. It’s not as if I truly want to get married...
  • Mafia King by L. Steele

    Mafia King by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "You may call me Lord or Master..."Michael Byron Domenico SovranoLord of the underworld.Master of all the criminal masterminds who ever crawled the underbelly of Sicily's notorious mafia company.aka my captor...Who just happens to be hot, snarly, and with a demanding manner that dampens my panties, gulp!My father owed him, so he took me as payment.He gets what he wants,And I am his new obsession...
  • Whiskey Poison by Nicole Fox

    Whiskey Poison by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The stranger who saved my life is officially my new boss.Now, I’m stuck in a house with him and his BABY...Until I find a way to get both of us out.He’s a CEO.A Bratva don.My new boss...And now, my prison warden.Timofey Viktorov has no problems blackmailing me into his deal.Live in my mansion …Care for my baby …“No” is not an option...
  • The Hunted Queen by Jagger Cole

    The Hunted Queen by Jagger Cole

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s my darkest obsession. And my only salvation.Violence shattered us.But she’s the one who stomped on the pieces.Now, she thinks time, distance, and hiding from me means she’s escaped our games.She’s wrong.This time, when I catch her, I wont be letting go, no matter how hard she begs.At least, that was the plan, until I realize I’m not the only shadow hunting her.But she’s my prey...
  • Raphael by Eva Winners

    Raphael by Eva Winners

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Enemies to lovers mafia romanceRaphael Santos.A criminal.The devil.The man was definitely suave and charismatic.The way he looked at me made me shiver but his eyes rattled something deep inside me.I hated him with every fiber of my being. His family destroyed mine. His father started a chain reaction that could never be undone. The Santos family ruled the underworld of Florida...
  • Ruthless Mogul by Scarlett Avery

    Ruthless Mogul by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    365 days in exchange for $200 million dollars. That’s all it takes to save my family’s legacy. I just have to say two words, ‘I do.’I’m across the country when I find out my father hired a big-time publicist to announce my upcoming wedding to one of the most powerful billionaire moguls in the country. A king in the hotel industry. The problem is, it’s news to me. I’ve never even met this man...
  • His to Protect by Ava Gray

    His to Protect by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s not going to take no for an answer, and he’s willing to pay his way in… VIN Nothing burns like love. And I’ve been through the flames once already, so that’s been there, done that situation.Not looking to fall in love means I want one thing only - a gorgeous woman in my arms, and an empty bed by sunrise.Until I meet Hannah Everson at a virginity auction, and buy her to be my wife...
  • Accidental Vegas Vows by Mia Mara

    Accidental Vegas Vows by Mia Mara

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Under the intoxicating spell of Sin City, I've never wanted a man so desperately.He's my scorching hot boss, old enough to be my father.Problem is - I'm saving myself for marriage...So what do I do? I accidentally marry him.That night, he took me to heights of earth-shattering pleasure I never imagined...
  • Legally Mine by Nicole French

    Legally Mine by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What’s the point of falling in love if it only breaks your heart?I should be flying high. I’ve graduated from the best law school in the world, and I’m ready to start my career. So why do I feel like I’m holding the world on my shoulders instead of standing on top of it?Oh, right. Him.Bad boy. Billionaire. Larger-than-life Brandon Sterling...
  • 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...
  • Ensnared by E.C. Land

    Ensnared by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forced to marry a traitor's daughter, I'll shed blood to make sure it doesn't happen. MarcAs a child I was put on a silver platter and my parents were presented with marriage opportunities. Many other mafiosos were trying to secure their daughter's hand in marriage to me, a cousin of the Irish Boss. Eventually, they accepted one. The only problem is, I've never intended on being with one woman...
  • Frozen Kiss by E.C. Land

    Frozen Kiss by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Frozen in heart to others, can he be that way with me?BlakeMy life is turned upside down. Or maybe right-side up. I’m not sure, but either way, it’s in the hands of a man I just met. A man I feel a connection to and decide to give him my trust. Maybe the fact he’s friends with my brother helps.Danger surrounds us all, and I’m not sure if I’m strong enough to handle what’s coming...
  • Queen's Move by Nikita Slater

    Queen's Move by Nikita Slater

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He declared war, she accepted the challenge. Vee is poised on the edge of a mob war. Born to the mob, abused by the mob, she is now ready to rise up and take over her dead husband's mafia holdings. She is queen in a beautiful and brutal city. She runs her organization with cool logic, passionate loyalty and an iron will. She's the perfect woman for the job...
  • Corrupted Crown by Kristen Luciani

    Corrupted Crown by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My best friend’s sister needs protection and I need a wife.Kyla Costigan.I can’t even say her name without my mouth twisting like I’ve just tasted poison.Because that’s exactly what she is – vicious and stubborn enough to battle the devil himself.She also happens to be the sexiest, most gorgeous woman I’ve ever laid eyes on…and my best friend’s little sister...
  • Hit by Mallory Hart

    Hit by Mallory Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    GIUSEPPINAI was never supposed to meet him, but one fateful night had him saving my life.Now he thinks he owns me. I’m his to keep.He’s ruthless, cold, and a killer, but something draws me to him anyway.I know what he’s capable of. I know he was meant to kill me. And I know one wrong slip may make him change his mind about sparing my life.But I want to test him, push him, be a part of his world...
  • Brutally His by Blake Hensley, Zoe Blake

    Brutally His by Blake Hensley, Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From our very first fiery encounter, I was tempted to fire my beautiful new assistant.Right after I punished her for that defiant slap she delivered in response to my undeniably inappropriate kiss. As Harrison Astrid, New York's formidable District Attorney, distractions were a luxury I couldn't afford...
  • 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...
  • The King by S.R. Jones

    The King by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They say all is fair in love and war, but he never played fair…They call him the king.He’s not my king.He’s my tormentor, my captor—my secret dark desire.In the brutal Bratva world, to be a king means to wage endless war.I’m about to be collateral damage.I must hope my captor wins as the alternatives are horrific.After all, to the victor goes the spoils.This is book one in the Bratva Blood duet...
  • Bratva Lullaby by Penny Dee

    Bratva Lullaby by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m fake dating the boss of the Zarkov Bratva—what could possibly go wrong?Lev Zarkov is a real-life monster.No, correction, he’s actually the devil.Except, when I first meet him, he’s simply the mysterious, handsome man traveling next to me on a first class flight to New York...
  • The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    The Kingpin by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her father is my enemy. She is my property.When I caught her sneaking into my home, I thought Raven was just a girl doing a silly sorority dare, so I set her bare ass on fire with my belt and then taught her a much more shameful lesson.My seed was already dripping down her thighs before I learned she's my enemy's daughter.That's when I decided I would be keeping her...
  • Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver

    Possessing Paisley by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Paisley McKeeHe’s my best friend’s brother.He’s also overbearing, bossy, and stubborn.Obviously we hate each other.Then something happened.We said it was a one-time thing.The next morning he tells me it’s forever.He’s unhinged.But he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.Can I believe him when he says I’m his?Kieran RocheShe’s irritating, sassy, and she hates my guts.Not at all my type...
  • Love & War by Jackie Chanel

    Love & War by Jackie Chanel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Caprice was on the fast track to becoming a young CEO. Raised by her former supermodel mother, Caprice was supposed to follow the path that her mother’s stilettos left. Until a letter from her father, mafia don; Domani Bonatelli, changed the course of her life...
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  • Dark Horse by London Miller

    Dark Horse by London Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First came love.Then came hate.And now? Now, there was only war. When he crossed paths with Karina Ashworth all those years ago, Uilleam Runehart didn't expect his world to get turned upside down—but he also hadn't known what it meant to love someone as he loved her.But greed can corrupt so easily, and what he possessed, he lost just as quickly...
  • Deception by Fallon Hart

    Deception by Fallon Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First comes lies, then comes marriage...It was only a matter of time before my twin sister brought chaos into my quiet life. Mel's messed with the wrong people. Now she's in danger and needs my help. She's the only family I have left and she knows I'll do whatever it takes to make sure she stays safe.Unfortunately helping her means pretending to be her...
  • Brutal Captor 4 by Amber Adams

    Brutal Captor 4 by Amber Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mafia don is expected to take a wife, not necessarily to love one.Russian Mafia don, Valentin Ivankov, never imagined that he would love his wife. He knows his father never really did.With the responsibilities of leading a crime family, love can be a distraction and make you weak. It also gives your enemies easy ways to manipulate, control, and attack you.At the start, insisting that Dr...
  • Cruel Promise by S.R. Jones

    Cruel Promise by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the sins of the father, I will take payment from the daughter...They call me the Italian Prince, the Amalfi Banker, and so many other names. Whispered names … dangerous names.I’m a man who always gets what he wants. She is no exception.Amelia Marshall, the daughter of Charles Marshall, an old family friend. Book smart, but life stupid. She’s sin wrapped in innocence...
  • His: Tony by Fiona Murphy

    His: Tony by Fiona Murphy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Sabatini may be a lot of things: an asshole, rude, ruthless, even a killer. But one thing we never are is sloppy, not with our money, not our business, and especially not with our bodies.Until the moment I got sloppy with the most dangerous thing I could: a woman. I’m third generation in the Outfit. I’ve killed more than my share of men, have had more than a few guns held to my head...
  • Wanton by Nichole Rose

    Wanton by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A life in hell was the sacrifice I made to keep my brothers alive.There's nothing I won't do to see that job through.Even if it means seducing the enemy.But I never intended to fall for Callandria Genovese.She was supposed to be a means to an end, nothing more.Now, I've got more to lose than ever.And the woman who holds the key to my future is in chains in my bedroom.I need her trust...
  • Combust by Billie Lustig

    Combust by Billie Lustig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Callie Reyes:What would you do if you escaped the person holding you captive but still wanted to be with him, anyway? Yeah, Stockholm syndrome to the max. Kane Carillo got under my skin when I shouldn’t even have given him the chance. And somehow, he burrowed himself into my heart, too.But I have to ignore how I feel. I need to make sure I stay out of his grasp...
  • Asher by Terry Towers

    Asher by Terry Towers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author, Terry Towers, brings you her newest steamy dark romance. ASHER!She should have died that night.I should have killed her as quickly and without conscience, as I had the man I’d been assigned to ensure stopped breathing.But something stopped me.Instead, I found myself draping her over my shoulder and taking her home...
  • Reckless Obsession by Deborah Garland

    Reckless Obsession by Deborah Garland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eoghan's Story- He's a Fixer, but she's his insatiable fix...After I pull a fast one in her Las Vegas courtroom, prosecutor Jillian Diamond gets drunk in a bar and gives me a piece of her mind. But we settle the score tangled in the sheets, where I show her I’m even better in the bedroom than the courtroom.Only, to my surprise, I’m her first...
  • The Lazarov Bratva: The Complete Mafia Romance Collection by Lisa Cullen

    The Lazarov Bratva: The Complete Mafia Romance Collection by Lisa Cullen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three brand new mafia novels from Lisa Cullen! Get ready to dive into the complete Lazarov Bratva collection. Books Book 1: Kingdom Heir I always adored my older, off-limits godfather…Until he stole my first kiss and lied about it.Kristof Lazarov - my rich, bratva godfather, and my father’s best friend...
  • Ryder's Claim by Isabella Starling, Raven Scott

    Ryder's Claim by Isabella Starling, Raven Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s hiding a dirty secret… and I’m going to use it to destroy her.RYDERNobody is as off-limits as her - Nicoletta Carlucci, my brother's wife to be.But Nicoletta doesn't want my brother. She wants me.Except she doesn’t know something - I’ve found out about her dirty little secret.Nicoletta isn’t who she says she is.She’s a filthy liar, and I’m going to expose her...
  • Born in Blood by Emma Dean

    Born in Blood by Emma Dean

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All they had to do was accept her deal and Shadow would give them everything they could ever want.Despite the privilege of being a mafia prince, Damien Chaos still lacked the one thing he desperately needed:Absolute power and control.If he wanted that, Shadow was the only answer.Unfortunately the Shadow was a ghost and owed his allegiance to no one...
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