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Readers who enjoyed Heavy by M.L. Burns also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Debase by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken, comes the final book in the Eagle Elite Series and the first new book in the Elite Bratva Brotherhood...With blood on my hands, I held her. With death in my soul, I took from her. With the devil in my heart, I coveted her.There're many definitions of Hell. My list was exhaustive, my definitions tragic...Categorized as:
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Troublemaker by Laura Swan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPlongez dans "Troublemaker", la sensation Wattpad qui a déjà conquis plus de 10 millions de lecteurs, une romance bouleversante, captivante et incisive.Patienter.C’est le quotidien étouffant de June.Elle n’a plus qu’un an à passer dans son prestigieux lycée privé, un an à survivre dans une maison où elle n’a pas sa place, un an à affronter le harcèlement constant de ses camarades de classe...Categorized as:
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Bully God: An Anthology by R. Holmes, Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuthless and cruel.Ruling from their corrupt thrones, they have the entire world at their fingertips.Arrogant and selfish.They take without remorse, and destroy without a second thought.Creators of light and darkness...The deities of virtue and sin.Wreaking havoc and destruction, yet, demanding to be worshiped.What makes a man a God?Not just any God—a Bully God...Categorized as:
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Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's July, a couple months after Nora returns to Søren at the end of THE SIREN, and while in bed, Søren makes a trade with Nora. He'll do something nice for her and she'll do something nice for him. Of course Nora picks something sexual. But Søren surprises her with his "something nice" request. Read the excerpt below to find out what it is.This story if for mailing list subscribers only... -
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Enigma: The Complete Collection by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEnigma: 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... -
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... -
Family Ties by Sam Mariano
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrancesca Morelli.Sweet as sin, like the cupcakes she slings at the Morelli bakery. Her sweetness and killer looks are what reeled me in, but her unexpected vulnerability really sealed my fate. I don't care if there’s a war brewing between our families. I don’t care if I have to go through her evil dictator of a brother... -
All the Little Truths by S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeveral months ago, I was the queen of English Prep. The boys stopped in their tracks at the sight of my too-short plaid skirt, and the girls cowered behind their locker doors, envious of me ruling the halls with the most desired boy by my side.But the thing about queens?They often fall to their own demise.The boys no longer spare me a single glance... -
It Kills Me by Penelope Sky
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy father has chosen me to succeed him in the family business.But if I want the job, it comes with stipulations. And one of those stipulations is to never mix business with pleasure. AKA, don't sleep with anyone on the job. My father leads by example, and not once have I ever seen him get involved with anyone, not even his beautiful assistant. That was an easy rule to follow...until Axel... -
Masked by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his... -
High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarve up the world… From the moment my sexy death angel strode through that door, I’d been in lust. Or at least that was what I told myself. Beautiful, powerful, and far too dangerous for me, and I was hooked. Utterly, irrevocably hooked. Course, she had her own personal psycho puppy and, man, as much as I’d like to hate him, I didn’t... -
Jeremy by S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the fifth and final book in the In Safe Hands Series. Book one is titled Landon, and is free. Melissa I escaped. For the first time in almost four years, I’m free. My freedom came at a steep cost, leaving me on my own with no family or friends. I have a lot of healing to do, and this beautiful lake house seems like a perfect setting to find myself again. I can do this... -
Set In Stone by Dakota Willink
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free. Alexander I had rules. Krystina broke them. That’s just the way things were. But that didn’t mean I didn’t want to make her my wife. She exemplified the triskelion, representing my past, my present, and my future. Without her, I am nothing. But then the past returns to rear its ugly head... -
Crossroads: by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe biker was leather, wind, muscles, and Alpha. Christian Forker was a beautiful biker. And if I had my way, he was going to be mine. Jojo Valentine, biker princess, wants a beautiful biker of her own.Unfortunately, her father is Prez and her three brothers are members of The Dominion Brotherhood and act as a virtual chastity belt... -
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Disbelief by T.L Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if I was to tell you, you’re all evil? In some shape or form, you are. What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil? Would you believe me? I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil. I was proved wrong, and it stumped me. I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness. And couldn’t get enough... -
Opposition by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate Liam Alexander.I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for.When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely managecivility.But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic.I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge... -
No Chance by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe screaming fans in the crowd are proof the world loves Brett Pitzer, but I hate him. Those women lusting after him as he bangs on his drums have this fantasy of one night with him. He granted that dream to my sister, except he left her with a baby to raise on her own.She couldn’t tell him about their boy, but with her life on the line the same night he’s back in town, I have no choice...Categorized as:
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Billionaire's Matchmaker (Titans) by Sierra Cartwright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom International Bestselling Author Sierra Cartwright… Titans An exclusive private society of the world’s most powerful ambitious gentlemen Sex, Secrets, and Intrigue Billionaire's Matchmaker Rich, powerful men don’t intimidate matchmaker Hope Malloy. So when she’s hired to find a bride for billionaire Rafe Sterling, she’s certain the assignment will be easy... -
Veiled Treasure by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm his now, and he's not going to be gentle with me.When my brothers tried to arrange a marriage for me back in New York, I ran away to Boston. Making it on my own at eighteen wasn't easy, but for two years I managed to keep my freedom.Until Gregor Romanov came looking for me... -
The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage.Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her.I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals.She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end...Categorized as:
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Black Knight by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed be defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equal over defeat and victory.” ~ John Steinbeck, ‘The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights’. When the secrets of Donovan’s past sins are revealed, his and Julia’s snow globe is threatened... -
Reign by Cassandra Robbins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWHAT 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... -
Buy My Soul by Jade West
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPart two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do... -
What We Do in the Night by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust five months ago, Valentine O'Dell started working at a very special kind of club - one where you can dance the night away, or live out your greatest fantasy. She's learned to lose herself to her nights, forgetting all her day time woes as she charms every man she meets. It's easy enough to do when she doesn't let her feelings get involved... -
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Sydney's Battle by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSydneyI’m in love with a criminal, which shouldn’t be a problem, the only issue is he’s an enemy of my father’s club.An enemy he’s held captive for ages, and I managed to fall in love with him.I was warned not to talk to him, but I couldn’t help it. Since I was a child my mother always instilled the fact there is good in everyone, even those we don’t believe have any... -
Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Bless me Father for I have sinned….and I don’t think I care.”Each Sunday morning, I stand in robes at an altar and preach about being good and moral.But when night falls, I take justice into my own hands, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Ending the lives of men who never deserved to step foot inside my church.Until I meet her.Lyric... -
Because of Me by Katie Pearson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe aspires to be the girl he deserves.Becca Mills is desperate to give her son a better life. To do that, she heads to a new town where nobody knows her, except her mother and her mother’s dealer. When Becca meets Dereck, a tatted mechanic who enjoys making her blush and earning her smile, things get complicated... -
Protecting Joy by Lila Ferrari
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer soldier Liam McBride wants to be left alone. He is recuperating at his late grandpa’s house in the country, thankful for the quiet solitude. The horror of being tortured in Afghanistan, then rescued by a SEAL team, is still fresh in his mind. Joy Maddox, the woman next door, shatters his fragile peace... -
Hooked Up Book 3 by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret is destroying us. A secret I am unable to share with her. It isn't just myself I am protecting, but someone I love. Wherever I turn . . . in whichever direction . . . I face a wall. I'm lost for an answer. Our happiness so close I can touch it, so far it's eating at my soul. If SHE wins, Pearl and I are doomed. *** I don't know who Alexandre is anymore... -
Deception by Alana Sapphire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.” – Sissela Bok Gage and Raven have a near perfect life. The only thing missing is the baby Gage desperately wants. Then, a secret comes to light that turns their world upside down, and starts a chain of events that could destroy them... -
The Hero by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Ghosttown Riders Motorcycle Club Book - Some heroes ride up on a horse, others pull up decked out in leather, raising hell on a Harley. Ambitious, headstrong, and smart-mouthed, Macy Matthews does not have forever on the brain. Newly single after an ego-wounding breakup, Macy is out to prove her ex wrong... -
Through The Woods by Shannon Myers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce there was a princess...Forced to run from her drug-dealing boyfriend, Neve ends up injured and alone in the middle of the Colorado wilderness. She never planned on being rescued by seven bikers and brought to their clubhouse. While the other bikers welcome a female presence, their leader, Charm, is not impressed... -
Quiver by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey met under the most unusual circumstances and fell deeply in love. Their relationship thrived, despite all the secrets Kyle kept from Janny. When the sordid details of his betrayal were revealed in the worst way possible, he had to fight to win her back. Now Kyle’s in the battle of his life and the obstacle in their path might be impossible to overcome... -
faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s a woman who has never done anything like this before… Disaster had her world uprooted, her plans for her life going in a direction she could have never seen coming. Shackled with a debt she has no way to pay off, she makes a decision she never could have seen herself making. One contract. Three months. Complete financial freedom... -
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Lady & The Biker by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s an angel thrust into the chaos of the devil’s playground.I’m a Royal Bastard who doesn’t deserve her. She’s too young for me. Too pure and too good. I’m going to ruin her and break her heart. I know it and she knows it and yet neither of us can stay away. I watched Wylla Mae transform from a girl into a lady. She’s forbidden and tempting with her soft curves and big doe eyes... -
Glacier by Violet Blaze
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHis real name might be Saint, but he's a monster. His heart—if he even has one—is coated in ice. Dark. Like the blood under his fingernails. Saint “Glacier” Nordin is the enforcer for the Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club and sin for sin, he's an outlaw among outlaws... -
Tarnished Vow: A Student Teacher Forbidden Dark Romance by R. Holmes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came to St. Augustine with secrets.Running from a life that was going to kill me.I was after a clean slate, what I found was so much worse.And he goes by Sebastian Pierce.He was untouchable. A king with a tarnished crown. The rich boy who collected hearts. The last thing I could ever need, but the only thing I seem to want.He’s my student. I’m his teacher.He’s my downfall. I’m his weakness... -
Doc by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a part of the Steele Riders, Dr. Joseph "Doc" Simmons knows that things aren't easy for those in power. Being one of the most successful motorcycle clubs in the region, there's always someone eager to dethrone, butcher, and bury them.One of those very attempts on their existence led Sophia into Doc's arms... -
Cherry Popper by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me the Cherry Popper. Because there's only one kind of woman I like to screw. Virgins. I pay top dollar for the experience. And sometimes women don't want me to pay at all. I get off to their tightness, their tears. I get off to the drops of blood on the sheets. All men have fantasies...I just happen to be rich enough to fund mine... -
Surface by Anna Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was off limits. Too young. The boss’s daughter. Forbidden. I knew it all along, but it didn’t change the absolute possession I felt when it came to her… nothing would change how I felt about her. So I did what I had to; I waited until the time was right to make her mine, only to find out there is one thing that could ruin it all... -
White Ribbon by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia McGrath’s world is shaken.Seizing the opportunity to flee her commitments, obligations, and the lies she’s accepted for too long, Julia embarks on a quest for a new life. Replying to a job listing has her driving away from Chicago to the northern top of Wisconsin.A surprise snowstorm turns her world into a snow globe. Ice covered roads lead her into a snowbank... -
Knox by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRevenge.I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me?My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this... -
Amos y mazmorras: Primera parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCleo Connelly siempre quiso ser como su hermana Leslie. Por eso, cuando decidió trabajar para la Ley, Cleo la siguió y se esforzó siempre por llegar a su nivel. Pero solo Leslie fue aceptada en el FBI, mientras que Cleo tuvo que conformarse con patrullar su ciudad natal: Nueva Orleans. Ahora, Leslie ha desaparecido... -
Sapphire Scars by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s my ex’s brother.A terrifying mob boss with a past too dark to share.And when he finds out I’m pregnant, he becomes something else, too:The husband I never asked for.Kolya Uvarov crashed into my life at a funeral and saved me from a mega-creep.Classic meet-cute, right?Not exactly—because it was his brother we were burying.A.k.a., my ex-boyfriend.A.k.a... -
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When She Falls by Gabrielle Sands
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGentlemen don’t look at engaged women the way Ras Sorrentino looks at me.Ras Sorrentino is the underboss of the most powerful clan in the Camorra. He’s also chaos and danger poured into a sleek Italian suit.The first time I met him, I thought he was there to kill me. The second time, I wanted to kill him.The third was in Ibiza, where I glared at him across the church as my sister married his boss...Categorized as:
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The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Snake Eyes Series: Standalone Romances. Interconnecting Stories. One Unforgettable Adventure. DANTE It was only supposed to be one night. One night with me and I’d make her father’s debt to the Zappia crime family a little easier to swallow. Turns out, swallowing ain’t much of an issue for Lucy Vaughn. I should never have gotten involved with her... -
Upper Hand by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Hill has everything he ever wanted… a position in the powerful consortium. These wealthy men own half of New York City. And they murdered his parents. He can finally exact revenge.Except he has to leave behind Elise Bettencourt.It was inevitable, really. Gabriel will lose everyone getting vengeance. There’s only room for one person on this suicide mission... -
Twisted Perception by T.L Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis story is not one of rainbows and happily ever after’s, so if you’re looking for that, stop reading. My story is fucked and deluded, just like the person telling it. You see, I’m a trafficker. I traffic gorgeous young men for my clients. The lonely old women whose husbands are more than likely off cheating on them. You’re not going to like me; I’m not going to lie... -
Clusterf*ck by Ash Harlow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVirginia (Ginger, Hot Spice) Hough. Starlet curves, golden hair and a crush on me like a wrecking ball. And she's my nanny. She thinks I barely notice her. Yeah, my act is that good. But nobody knows how hard it is to resist the temptation of the one woman I want, but can’t have. I don’t make problems, I fix them. I keep secrets like others keep pets... -
Obsessed with a Daddy by Kelli Callahan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am absolutely obsessed with my new neighbor.Dr. Everette Weston.He's hot-as-sin with a heart of gold.He might be a little older than man, But I don't care.There's just something about him...Did I mention that I've been spying on him?I knew it was wrong. I was terrified of getting caught.But obsession does strange things to people.My secret had to be exposed eventually..
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