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  • Grounded by R.K. Lilley

    Grounded by R.K. Lilley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 196 ratings
    James and Bianca’s story draws to a close in the explosive conclusion to the Up In The Air Trilogy. After a short but earnest courtship, Bianca can no longer deny her feelings for James, and though she’s tried her hardest, she can’t help but see that he cares deeply for her, as well...
  • Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    The next book in the internationally bestselling mafia series… All is lost. All. I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore. My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage. I've lost my soul. She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been. Sixty lives are mine to take. Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  angst  alpha male  bad boys  m-f  new adult  mafia  dark
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  • Once A Crime Lord by Mia Knight

    Once A Crime Lord by Mia Knight

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 42 ratings
    It all ends here. It’s been two years since the Pyre family was ripped apart by a sadistic killer who will stop at nothing to take Gavin Pyre’s position as crime lord of the Las Vegas underworld...
  • Tongue's Target by K.L. Savage

    Tongue's Target by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I don’t live in the shadows anymore.Daphne has dragged me into her light.At first, it was bright, and I didn’t know how to live in it.I’m… adjusting.Life for the most part is better than I ever dreamed.But not better for her dreams.Especially when dreams tread the line of reality.When she tells me the truth, it sends me into a quiet place...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  alpha male  bdsm  bad boys  m-f  dark  contemporary
  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying...
  • Bed of Roses by D.V. Fischer

    Bed of Roses by D.V. Fischer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    I never thought I'd fall for a murderer. As an old employee at a funeral home, Tegan's life had been full of corpses. When her parents died, she couldn't take being surrounded by death anymore. She had to get away, and to do that, she moved to a small, sleepy town in Utah. When Tegan rented a house sight-unseen, she had been told it would need a lot of work...
  • Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The first four books in the bestselling Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles in one big book!Bound By HonorBound By DutyBound By HatredBound By...
  • The Demon by Stella Andrews

    The Demon by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They call me The Demon for a reason and Eliza Ortega is about to find out why.A runaway mafia princess who stumbled from one nightmare to an even bigger one.She has something I want and I intend on collecting.I will stop at nothing to deliver my promise and if there are casualties I will consider it a good day at the office.My hobby is testing limits...
  • Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    *WARNING FROM THE AUTHOR: By Degrees is an ensemble serial with continuing story lines. Six Degrees of Separation is the second installment, and it must be read after Six Degrees of Lust. Thanks. In the sequel to Six Degrees of Lust, F.B.I. team leader Samuel Shaughnessy and bar manager Machlan O’Bannon are exploring a new phase in their non-relationship...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  bdsm  m-f  spanking  dark  mafia  contemporary
  • Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    I’ve always chased after the bad boy. I just wasn’t prepared to actually catch one.He crashed into my life in my hour of need with his dark agendas, whispers, and lies. Dirty and dangerous, he’s the keeper of the worst kind of secrets, and now he owns mine. I’ve been thrust into the middle of a war I know nothing about, and he’s my only lifeline to safety...
  • Thy Kingdom Come by Monica James

    Thy Kingdom Come by Monica James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Monsters are real.When I was five years old, I watched my mother take her last breath-a breath three monsters stole from her.I never chose this life. My father says it's my birthright, but all I see is a curse. It's because of the Kelly name my mum was slain by the Doyles-our enemies in Dublin, the fellas livin' on borrowed time.All of Belfast fears my family, especially me...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Chegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS...
  • Wishing Well by Lily White

    Wishing Well by Lily White

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy… Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  bdsm  dark  contemporary  length-medium
  • Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit...
  • The Final Hour by London Miller

    The Final Hour by London Miller

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Three months pass without incident, leading Mishca and Lauren to believe they can finally move on from the past and build a life together ...but enemies both old and new lurk in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike. When a dangerous threat presents itself, Lauren is forced to turn to the one person that would rather see Mishca dead than live happily ever after ..
  • The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day...
  • Born Evil by Stella Andrews

    Born Evil by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some devils come dressed in sharp suits with eyes that seduce and a check box beside every wish you ever had. Some victims come dressed in innocence and ignorance, disguising a soul of pure fire. I am Troy Remington. Ruthless billionaire with a heart of steel. I offered Laura Kincaid the job of a lifetime for a very important reason...
  • Blackness Within by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Blackness Within by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Fighting to find his worthy place in life… This is the story of a woman that has worked tirelessly to build her own life from nothing. While the task has been exhaustive, it’s been worth every drop of sweat to earn her own slice of normal. Natasha Reynolds has built a life beyond an absent mother and a drug addict brother to become a home-owning, dog-loving nurse...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  possessive hero  m-f  contemporary  dark
  • Kingdom of Corruption by Bella Di Corte

    Kingdom of Corruption by Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond...
  • Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Join Matt and Madison for the conclusion of their Wicked Lovers: Soldiers For Hire love story. Coming July 18, 2023!**Wicked and Bare is part of the Wicked Lovers: Soldiers for Hire romantic suspense series. Stories in this series are told in a duet of two full-length novels. Each duet can be read as a standalone...
  • The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux

    The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    It was love at first sight. Not just for Vivian, but for Corbin as well. Their eyes locked across the room, and that was all she wrote. But they didn't rush things. They wanted to do it right. After all, they would spend the rest of their lives together. The love of each other's life. Soul mates. He was the intense and fiercely protective soldier, and she was his doting and faithful lover...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  angst  alpha male  suspense  contemporary  dark  military
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
  • It's Our Secret by W. Winters

    It's Our Secret by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    From romance author Willow Winters comes a USA Today best-selling emotionally gripping, standalone, romantic suspense. Allison: It was only a little lie.That’s how stories like these get started.But with every lie I told, he saw through it.I think in his heart he knew I was broken; he felt my pain as if it was his.And that’s what changed everything.He’s the reason it all fell apart...
  • Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden

    Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Love is the most dangerous obsession… Skye Sullivan is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. She survived a brutal stalker and escaped his abduction, and now she is looking to the future—a future that includes Skye’s lover, billionaire Trace Weston. Skye thinks the danger is finally over for her. She’s dead wrong...
  • Break Me by C.D. Reiss

    Break Me by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book three - and the final in the...
  • Hawke by Anise Storm

    Hawke by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Q Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time...……….I’ve fought a curse all my life.A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure.No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good.Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard...
  • If You Know Her by Shiloh Walker

    If You Know Her by Shiloh Walker

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A SHADOW IN THE WINDOW   Nia Hollister doesn’t scare easily. She’s returned to Ash, Kentucky, with a vengeance—and with a mission: find the killer who brutally ended her cousin’s life. What she didn’t count on was trembling with desire every time she sees Law Reilly. If any man can help her escape the nightmares for a while, it’s him...
  • Darkness Lurks by J.L. Drake

    Darkness Lurks by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Emily McPhee has struggled to overcome her father’s death... It’s not easy, but Emily finally has the life she wants. She’s an A student at Orange University and has a comfortable home and a great circle of friends. She’s also in love with handsome Orange PD officer Seth Connors. He doesn’t seem to return her feelings, though, so she tells herself his friendship is enough...
  • Wicked as Secrets by Shayla Black

    Wicked as Secrets by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’ll do anything to protect her from danger…but it will cost her everything.Security specialist Matt Montgomery has never forgotten—or forgiven—Madison Archer for walking away and ripping out his heart. Three years later, she crashes back into his life, terrified that her wealthy husband is trying to kill her. Matt vows to protect Madison…but there’s a price...
  • Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood

    Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. He holds a power over me like no one else ever could. Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his. Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone. Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me...
  • Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow

    Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    June Daniels watched helplessly as the Grizzlies Motorcycle Club destroyed everything she ever cared about. The ruthless gang controls her shattered life, condemning her to darkness without end...until she meets him. Aaron “Maverick” Sturm doesn't know what it means to settle down. The President of the Prairie Devils Nomads charter is way too hardened, untamable, and dominant for any old lady...
  • The Man in the Black Suit by Sylvain Reynard

    The Man in the Black Suit by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Brazilian Acacia Santos excels at her job as concierge at the prestigious Hotel Victoire in Paris. When her senior colleague is attacked and sent to the hospital, she is tasked with serving one of the hotel’s most mysterious and attractive guests. Nicholas Cassirer checks into the hotel under an assumed name every three months...
  • Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden

    Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    She was one man’s obsession… Nine years ago, Claire Kramer’s lover brutally killed her family, and he tried to kill her. She escaped, but she’s been haunted ever since that attack. Too afraid to trust another man and too worried that her past will catch up with her, Claire never gets too close to anyone. But then she meets Noah York. He must have her. Noah York is a man with secrets...
  • Love Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Love Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling authors W Winters and Amelia Wilde comes a sinful romance with a touch of dark and angst that will keep you gripping the edge of your seat … and begging for more.He was mine. My protector, my lover. My second start at life. The man who promised me there was more than this.He gave me hopeUntil my world fell apart again. It was bound to happen. It’s all life has given me...
  • Under the Stars by Tia Louise

    Under the Stars by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *Book #2 in the "Bright Lights" CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Duet by USA Today bestselling author Tia Louise. All around us was darkness and night... I'm not a hero. I'm a survivor. I had one way out, and I took it. Now all I want is peace, A place to pick up the pieces and start over. But she wants justice. Names on a list, faces in the crowd...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  m-f  dark  contemporary
  • Evanesce by K.L. Savage

    Evanesce by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evanesce is ready to relax without her brother breathing down her neck, but the news she has for Tongue might just kick his fourth of July off with a bang. Between keeping a secret for Daphne and trying to avoid the blonde prospect, this trip to Vegas will be more than she bargained for. Knix came to Vegas, only keeping to the Kings clubs as he blows around the US...
  • Vital Sign by J.L. Mac

    Vital Sign by J.L. Mac

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    I used to have a great life. My little world was bright. I had no complaints. My perfectly simple life made the fall from grace that much more devastating. I plummeted from the heavenly little bubble that I shared with Jake. I fell fast and hard straight into the fiery pits of hell. The knowledge of how things used to be is a bittersweet torture that refuses me even one moment of respite...
  • The Elder by Celia Aaron

    The Elder by Celia Aaron

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A shocking murder. A suspicious son. A dedicated detective. In Azalea, Mississippi, the only thing hotter than the summer days are the men of the King family. When the patriarch Randall King is found dead, Detective Arabella Matthews will race the clock to stop the killer from striking again...
  • Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A 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...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  mystery  m-f  suspense  dark  abuse  contemporary
  • Hound by Measha Stone

    Hound by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    When he sees something he wants, Jackson Titon has always been like a hound on the hunt, and when he caught her scent he knew she had to be his.This little fox doesn't know what's coming for her, but he's going to get to her first.To keep her. To train her. To own her...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  m-f  dark  contemporary  length-medium
  • Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux

    Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two years ago, I murdered the love of Grace Garrett’s life. I had it all – a thriving company, money, women at my beck and call. Then I shot and killed James Winthrop. And got away with it. His beautiful fiancé is ruined, so damaged she’s destroying herself. And I’m the reason why. Nothing and nobody can save her. Except me. Only I know how to help her start again...
  • Unbeautifully Loved by Emma Grayson

    Unbeautifully Loved by Emma Grayson

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Lexie Todd has held on to three simple words to make it through life’s challenges: Life. Goes. On. These words comforted her though circumstances that weren’t always easy, but more importantly, it offered her the promise of something more... someday. Lexie knows what she needs to do after dealing with years of abuse at the hands of her son’s father...
  • Savage Locke by Victoria Ashley, Jenika Snow

    Savage Locke by Victoria Ashley, Jenika Snow

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    STERLING LOCKE They say us Locke brothers are savage and that we’ll take care of any motherfucker who steps out of line without even batting an eye. They’re right as shit. The last thing you want to do is get on the bad side of a Locke. There’s no fucks given when it comes to protecting the people we care about. We’ll fight to the motherfucking death if it comes down to it...
  • A Harmless Little Game by Meli Raine

    A Harmless Little Game by Meli Raine

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Four years ago I lost my virginity on live, streaming television. Too bad I wasn’t awake for it. The video went viral. Of course it would. A Senator’s daughter on camera? Wouldn’t you click “share”? Besides, that’s what three of the four guys in the video did. Share. They shared me...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  alpha male  angst  m-f  contemporary  dark  abuse
  • What He Demands by Hannah Ford

    What He Demands by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Introducing WHAT HE DEMANDS, book three in the hot and sexy new WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford... Twenty-one-year-old law student student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have. But when she starts working for the sexy and mysterious Noah Cutler, Charlotte can’t help but dream about the gorgeous billionaire, even though she knows it’s just a fantasy...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    A Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &...
  • Destructive by Jessica Prince

    Destructive by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Men cause nothing but pain. I live my life by these five words. For me, they have always proven to be true. Men have only brought hurt and suffering my entire life, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake. I fear them. I hate them. Until him. Gabriel forced his way into my life, ripping down the walls I’ve built around myself. He wants me, and he’ll stop at nothing to have me...
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