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Flame's Touch by Bailee James
Bunny’s on the run from something, following a strict set of rules to save up enough money for art school as she stays hidden from the past. She stumbles across a small town and takes the first job she finds in a place she never imagined herself working– the strip club owned by the local motorcycle club...Categorized as:
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Secondhand Smoke by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsReal life. It isn’t sexy. Isn’t pretty. There are no alpha bad boys. No easy outs. No Hollywood soundtrack. Real life hurts like hell and tastes like the grit between your teeth. And love…love always bears a hefty price. This isn’t a biker romance. This is love and war in the world of the Lean Dogs MC... -
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City of Salvation by Marie Maravilla
True delusion was believing that if you pretended your problems didn’t exist, they’d go away on their own. That the monsters living under your bed wouldn’t get tired of waiting for you to crawl into the dark with them. But they always did. Nikki:. Running away and becoming someone new would be far easier if the demons of my past didn’t insist on showing up at my doorstep... -
Make You Mine by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDax's story from Make You Beg: A Dark High School Bully Romance. -
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Lakestone - tome 2 by Sarah Rivens
Huit mois se sont écoulés depuis la chute de Kai du haut de la falaise. Son corps reste introuvable, et l’ombre du mercenaire hante toujours Iris. Tout semble la ramener à Kai, à son souvenir, aussi vif que troublant. Tandis que les autres avancent, elle reste prisonnière de ce qu’il a laissé derrière lui... -
Manic by J.A. Huss
TRAGIC is over and Rook is ready for the future—Spencer Shrike and the STURGIS contract! It’s three months of body art modeling! That means three months of Spencer Shrike’s paintbrush all over her body, three months in front of Antoine’s camera, and three months of twenty-four hour filming for Spencer’s Biker Channel reality show... -
Deserved by Kira Johns
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFive years after leaving Rockingham, Jade Moore is still trying to move on. Easier said than done when your heart lies in your hometown. She finds friendship with a man who bears a dark secret, one that could destroy her. Shadow has spent the last five years in misery over losing Jade. He still loves her, but knows he lost his chance... -
The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA scarred lady, living in the outskirts of society. A hardened rogue brought up from the worst of humanity. One seeks revenge. One seeks redemption. Neither is prepared for a love that will defy all odds. A scarred lady, living in the fringes. Lady Alton knows she doesn't fit into polite society. Her scars determined that long ago, and marrying a viscount never helped the matter... -
Beyond the Badge: Finn by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen an undercover assignment ends up literally under the covers…. As part of the Tri-State Federal Task Force, Daniel Finnegan, road captain for the Blue Avengers MC, is investigating the Deadly Demons, an MC trafficking drugs into Pennsylvania... -
Falling by E.K. Blair
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSometimes it takes someone else to show us what we are truly capable of becoming. Suffering from years of violent abuse, Ryan Campbell has learned how to keep people from getting too close. But when you shut yourself off, people get hurt along the way. Never caring much about others, Ryan creates a world in which he doesn’t have to feel... -
SINS: Books 1-4 by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSins of a King (Book 1). Flynn Campbell is a king among men. He plays Manhattan’s elite like pawns on a chessboard. He’s a man you don’t cross, but that’s exactly what my brother has done. Debts must be repaid. But it’s not money Flynn wants…. It’s me. Suddenly I’m thrust into a criminal underworld, full of seduction and lies. Ensnared by danger and power, foreign desires burn within me... -
Three Hearts, One Soul by Bec Botefuhr
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy dark and light, my heaven and hell, my day and night, my sunshine and rain, they are my perfect opposites. ". Life isn't always beautiful, it doesn't always take you down the right path, it doesn't always make you laugh and it certainly doesn't always go as planned. My story starts with Whiskey and Jase Levanox. My best friends. A piece of my soul. My glue. My bind. My everything... -
Cooper by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCooper and Elizabeth Townsend are from two very different worlds - she's an attorney and he's an outlaw biker. At first, she was just an escape he needed, but now she's everything to him, even though their relationship remains a secret. After his world is blown apart, Cooper is no longer the same man he was before... -
A Fractured Reign by Veronica Eden
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Crows are more than nightmares lurking in every shadow. They’re a brotherhood. Family. When threats creep in, they’ll protect what belongs to them. Quinn. Does a wrong make a right? In my case, it has to. The Kings gave me no choice, no chance to fold. I betrayed the guy who believed he was protecting me while I gave his secrets away. Now we’re enemies once more...Categorized as:
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The Dust and the Roar: Motorcycle Club Saga by Cat Porter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Wreck took me on a wild ride that I didn’t want to come back from. Raw, gritty, intense, & all-consuming. Wreck wrecked me in the best possible way. " - Claire C. Riley USA Today Bestselling Author. A forgotten era. A forever love. Their untold story. Screw the rules. Army veteran Richie Tallin returns to South Dakota from a disastrous war with nothing to gain and nothing to lose... -
Web of Sin Boxed Set by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Have you been Aleatha’d? ”. “Aleatha is back, better than ever. .. ” Six Chick Book Blog. Web of Sin boxed set is the deliciously intriguing collection that includes: SECRETS, LIES, and PROMISES. Welcome to the Sparrow Web world, Sterling Sparrow and Araneae McCrie’s trilogy:. SECRETS:. Sterling Sparrow has waited nearly two decades to claim his queen, the woman born to rule beside him... -
The Destiny of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen
Luke Price's life has always been about order, control, and acting tough on the outside. For Luke, meaningless relationships are a distraction-a way to tune out the twisted memories of his childhood. He desperately wishes he could forget his past, but it haunts him no matter what he does. Violet Hayes has had a rough life... -
Brothers Black 4: Braxton the Charmer (Brothers Black Series) by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAward winning Author Blue Saffire presents. Brothers Black 4: Braxton The Protector Book 4 in the Brothers Black Series. I'll set fire to the motherf**king wind for her. That will never change. It's why I let her take me through the ringer. I understand her. I know what she needs. It's just at some point…she's going to need to figure out what she needs more. To hide or to be who we really are...Categorized as:
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The Way Home by A.C. Bextor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWhere do you begin to piece back the fragments of a shattered heart? “I’m letting you go today, it’s time. ”. Finally, Sadey is ready to say goodbye to the only man she’s ever loved. With the help of Shame and Mace she’s learning to breathe on her own again; one day at a time. Her hopes are high and her world is finally coming into focus...Categorized as:
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Maverick by Lilly Atlas
Stephanie Little firmly believes the world exists in two states: right and wrong; good and evil; unlawful and law-abiding. She chose her side the moment she joined the FBI and pledged to rid the world of as many criminals as possible. Maverick is everything Stephanie isn’t: inked, pierced, flirty, masculine as sin, but most of all, an outlaw...Categorized as:
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Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke
What tangled webs we weave. .. He’s everything I don’t want. A playboy. A beast with a cunningly gorgeous smile. Faces like his only mean one thing. Somewhere underneath all of that handsomeness, there lies a monster. And if anyone can sense a monster, it’s me. I understand cruelty. I’ve lived and breathed it for my entire life...Categorized as:
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Bitter Kind of Love by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBITTER LOVE: DEFIANT, SEETHING, AND UNSTOPPABLE. .. Alice James tried like hell to forget soul killing tragedy. Running from her gun runner father's murder and dark days with the Prairie Devils MC was pure survival. But escaping nightmares is never easy. Neither is erasing him from her memory... -
Deep by Susan Fanetti
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNick Pagano is a leader in the Pagano Brothers organization. As their head enforcer, it has been his responsibility to mete out justice, to seek retaliation, to uncover the secrets of Pagano enemies by any means necessary, and to sink deep the evidence of those means. It is work that requires keen vision and perfect control. It is work at which Nick excels. It is work that has made him dark... -
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsA past hidden in darkness. Her present cloaked in secrets. The future holds the only truth that cannot be escaped. After the mysterious and violent death of her parents, Blake Brennan finds comfort with an unconventional family...Categorized as:
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Darkness Before Dawn by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIs love ever enough? Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed. Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake’s disappearance...Categorized as:
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Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point Crossover by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeavy is the head that inherits the crown. The only thing on Daire Archer’s mind when she pulled a disappearing act on Christmas was proving she was worthy of being her father's daughter. She was born an Archer, which was a blessing and a curse, and Daire was determined to show everyone she deserved to carry the legacy that came with her name...Categorized as:
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In the Stillness by Andrea Randall
Natalie is a wife. Natalie is a mother. Natalie is a cutter. Clawing at walls built by resentment, regret, and guilt, Natalie cuts as an escape from a life she never planned. Staying present is only possible when you let go of the past. But, what if the past won't let go of you? -
Whiskey & You (The Kings of Texas Billionaires) by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes it’s the hero who ends up needing a lifeline…. Jack Jarvis York is a ruthless and vindictive oil tycoon who knows no boundaries when he’s been double-crossed. Debtors beware. He’ll slit your throat for a nickel. And make no mistake, he will collect. You never screw with a man’s pride, money, or oil. It’s Texas Law. Unwritten, yet gospel... -
Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsLove 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...Categorized as:
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The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden comes an emotional new story about two troubled souls sharing one all-encompassing love . . . The dark secret Kayden has kept hidden for years is finally out. Worse, he's facing charges for battery. The only way to clear his name is for Callie to speak up-something he'll never ask her to do...Categorized as:
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Return of the Bad Girl by Codi Gary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBad girls don't forgive. Bad girls don't forget. Bad girls don't fall in love. Caroline Willis may be known for causing trouble, but she is NOT about to become homeless. So when she learns that her perfect apartment has been double-booked—to a dangerously hot bad boy—Caroline's bad-girl reputation comes out in full force... -
Crossfire by Kathy Lockheart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn my defense, I didn't know he was sent to kill me when I fell in love with him. Grayson. Dark. Dangerous. Irresistible. One moment, he's making me feel alive for the first time since Dad died. The next? He's got a cold steel blade to my throat. Turns out, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Homicidal is actually an assassin ordered to kill me. Now I'm his prisoner...Categorized as:
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CHAOS & RUIN: Dark Romance Taboo Psychological Thriller by A. Em
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaboo Biker Masked Stalker Romance Thriller. She’s a girl fresh out of juvie, and he’s a boy who never got to speak. Together, they are forbidden, and while he is finding his voice, she discovers her peace. Broken, and branded a lost cause, with fire in her eyes and a spirit that refuses to die, she is handed a second chance she doesn’t want... -
Talking Dirty by Cheryl McIntyre
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsI had no idea when I met Linken Elliot that he would be capable of doing this to me. I was perfectly unhappy, living my miserable existence before he came along. I was fine humping strange men’s faces in dirty bar bathrooms. I was comfortable living like a hermit and drinking myself into oblivion. I. Was. Fine. Now I want things. I want him... -
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Ruining You by Nicole Reed
For a girl who dared to tempt death, living is the only promise that matters now. Jay’s life almost came to a forced end when her darkest secrets were revealed and the one who she chose to give her future to was ripped away. Now, everything she kept hidden is the topic of everyone’s conversation, and not all are sympathetic... -
Playing Patience by Tabatha Vargo
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsSometimes all you need is Patience. Life’s been hard for Zeke. Being a punching bag for his alcoholic father has turned him into stone. Not even the dodgy trailer park he lives in can scare him. Fighting is his release and sex, drugs, and his guitar bring him peace, but deep down Zeke isn’t quite as hard as he makes himself out to be... -
Perfectly Damaged by E.L. Montes
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSchizoaffective disorder: a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of mood disorder and schizophrenia symptoms. I know about this illness—very well—because I suffer from it. It’s been four years since my diagnosis, and ever since, I’ve been living in a dark hole. Voices constantly invading my thoughts. Hallucinations... -
Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomething dark this way comes. He's gorgeous, mean, and mine. He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his. I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him. The knife clued me in first. The blood second... -
Beautiful Enemy by Ivy Davis
I’m kidnapped by a monster on my wedding day. Dante Moretti is evil incarnate. Handsome, dangerous, and leader of the Italian mafia. He could have any woman and yet he chose me, a Bratva girl. I’m taken away on my wedding day to another man. Now, I’m stuck in a situation where I have to fight for my life. Dante wants to bring war to my family. But he starts to make me feel… things...Categorized as:
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Ruling Class by J.A. Huss
You 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...Categorized as:
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Out of Darkness by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEx-News reporter. Rape survivor. Former enemy of the Heaven Hill MC. Meredith Rager’s life completely changed the night she was attacked by an unknown person. Once a vibrant force that threatened everything about Heaven Hill, she is now under their care. The only place she feels safe is inside their compound... -
Misappropriate by Kathryn Kelly
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMegan 'Meggie' Foy Caldwell is finally getting everything she’s dreamed of, a child, a husband, and family (of bikers) that would truly do anything for her. Her life is finally on the right track. When Meggie asks her husband, Christopher 'Outlaw' Caldwell, MC President of the Death Dwellers’, for a church wedding, he agrees because keeping his new found love happy is everything to him... -
Damaged and the Bulldog by Bijou Hunter
Dylan Campbell took a bullet to save the girl of his dreams. This fateful day changed everything. Now Dylan struggles to claim Winnie as his own while making his bones with the Reapers MC. Winona Todds was broken by life. Hiding from the world, she remains consumed with fear until her heart craves Dylan. She´ll need to face her past to build a future with the man with the bulldog tattoo. -
Evanesce by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvanesce 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... -
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Given to the Bratva by Sam Crescent
Anastasia is pretty sure her husband is going to kill her. She knew her father would do anything to get rid of her, even sell her to a man who would put an end to her life. Bogdan Evanoff didn’t want to get married. He is a monster. His only job is to kill and to keep his boss, the head of the Galkin Bratva safe. He is the best at his job. No woman would want to be married to him...Categorized as:
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Believe Like a Child by Paige Dearth
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsABOUT THE NOVEL:. Alessa is just seven years old when her uncle rapes her for the first time. As the years pass, his sexual appetite becomes more voracious and his perversion more twisted, until the abuse has become almost a daily ritual, with the unspoken involvement of the girl's mother... -
Life of the Party by Christine Anderson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis novel contains mature themes and graphic content. Seventeen-year-old Mackenzie Taylor can't wait to be free; free from high school, the shadow of her perfect older sister, and her disapproving parents. The rebellious party girl has a perfect accomplice in best friend Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who scores them drugs, booze and under-age entry into the only club in town...Categorized as:
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Catch Me by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNovember 17, 2013. .. In the past, I've always been given everything I've wanted, but nothing that I truly needed. I've experienced a lot of things in my twenty-five years, everything except the one thing I want. It's the one thing that can’t be bought. It can't even be taken, it has to be given. And nobody has ever given it to me, not really anyway. Not until him... -
Last Gift by Jessica Clare, Jen Frederick
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLast Gift by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare, a holiday gift. This is a holiday short featuring Nikolai and Daisy. It's about 7500 words of holiday goodness. -
The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
A Siren prequel. Events take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan & Kingsley.
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