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  • Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross

    Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The arrogant bishop feels superior, but it will race the fastest to its downfall. I had been looking forward to summer break since learning I was going home for a month. Not only would I see my Aunt Nadia and my best friend Lizzy, but I wasn’t traveling alone.But being home wasn’t at all what I thought it would be…I’m drowning in mysteries and have to find the answers or die trying...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  dark  contemporary  mafia
  • Special Kind of Twisted by Lani Lynn Vale

    Special Kind of Twisted by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He had a way of pulling everyone into his darkness. Then, to make matters worse, he convinced you that you liked it there. Kyle Davis—ex professional baseball player and current felon—loved Sara, his best friend. Strictly platonically, of course. He’d do absolutely anything for her, even put up with Greer, Sara’s other best friend. What she was not was Kyle’s best friend...
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  • This Is Forever (Special Edition) by Natasha Madison

    This Is Forever (Special Edition) by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author comes the fourth book in the This Is Series.CarolineBecoming a teen mom at sixteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. Still, I wouldn’t change my past because that boy is my world.Hockey is the only thing my son seems to care about, so I work two jobs to make sure he can play...
  • Andrey by LeAnn Ashers

    Andrey by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    NicoleSince I was a little girl, raising my younger sister had always been my main priority. I never imagined, however, that taking care of her would put me in danger.Men came for her, but kidnapped me instead by mistake.Then he rescued me, and on that day, he claimed me.Andrey is mine just as much as I am his.AndreyThe second her eyes met mine I saw the fear in them...
  • Falling by E.K. Blair

    Falling by E.K. Blair

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Sometimes 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...
    Categorized as:
    college  new adult  contemporary  bad boys  rape  dark  abuse  male-pov
  • The Aftermath by R.J. Prescott

    The Aftermath by R.J. Prescott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose. But what happens when you have everything you ever wanted? You fight to keep it. Cormac “the Hurricane” O’Connell’s star is on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But O’Connell only needs one thing in life: his wife...
  • SCARS by Jaimie Roberts

    SCARS by Jaimie Roberts

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I had the perfect school, the perfect friends—the perfect life ... At least, that’s what I thought. But you changed all that. You are always there ... Always watching ... Always waiting in the shadows. You send me flowers and messages. You stalk me, trace my every movement..
  • When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series ...You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.There was before.When we were together, when we were happy.When we had nothing but dreams.When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.And there was after...
  • Hear No Evil by Ivy Fox

    Hear No Evil by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Evil cannot take hold of an unconsenting soul.Do not be amazed that hell is empty, since all the devils live here.One by one, they will meet their hellish fate.One down…Three to go.EastonA tyrannous society has discovered our most atrocious secret and decided to wage war on us.They’ve had their fun with Finn, and now it’s my turn to be their little puppet...
  • Player by Hattie Jude

    Player by Hattie Jude

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From Hattie Jude comes Player, a sexy standalone why choose academy romance.The secrets I’m keeping are catching up with me.I’ve tried to keep my life as simple as possible out of necessity, and for the safety of me and my sister.I’ve kept my virginity, focused on my grades, and stayed away from trouble.But the desire to live a normal life is beginning to override everything else...
  • They Will Fall by Rachel Leigh

    They Will Fall by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    After a rocky start to my freshman year at BCU, I was confident the threat was gone. The murders ended, and my name was cleared. All the while, three unsuspecting men took me by surprise… Ridge, my stalker turned lover. Maddox, prince charming who swept me off my feet...
  • Debase (Eagle Elite) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Debase (Eagle Elite) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken... 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. Tonight I was adding something new to the very top. Girl number six thirty-two...
  • Toxic Obsession by J.A. Owenby

    Toxic Obsession by J.A. Owenby

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.I need a fresh start where no one knows me, and Whitmore University seems like my chance — if I can keep my secrets hidden. But everything I've built is shattered by Quinn Astor, a powerful football god, and he sees me as his next target.Quinn has a relentless drive and a cruel streak. He’s toxic. He's not the prince I thought he was, but a devil I can't resist...
  • Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    MaverickThe more answers I unearthed, the less I understood. I stepped into this game not knowing the rules, and now, they’re playing me to their beat.Old faces reappear. New friends circle. I got closer to the puppeteer as they got ever closer to me. And when they struck, I wasn’t ready.ValentinaA queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions...
  • The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

    The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When Avery realizes that her latest client wasn't Sean she doesn't know what to do. This person has invaded her life on a personal level and to make matters worse she doesn't even know who he is. The only good thing that came from it has been seeing Sean again, but now that he's in front of her, she doesn't want to let him go...
  • Losing Traction by Amo Jones

    Losing Traction by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    My name is Phoebe Rendon. Growing up as the only girl surrounded by the Sinful Souls MC community has never been easy. Outside of the club, I had no life because my brother and his two psycho best friends kept tabs on me. My only out was racing at Point Hellers, the largest and steepest drift mountain in Westbeach, California. Cars were my life, and eight years later, that hasn’t changed...
  • Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

    Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Play dirty. It’s the only way to win in a war. Alessa Trentini follows the rules, or so it seems on the outside. A certain Conti has always been able to sway her inner rebel and keep her out of trouble, but even Adriano won’t be able to get her out of her brother’s mess. In a war, no woman is safe if her hand in marriage can advance her family in the world of the mafia...
  • Bossy Bastard by J.L. Perry

    Bossy Bastard by J.L. Perry

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    ASHTON BARCLAY, or as I like to call him, Mr. B. for Bossy, is fast becoming the bane of my existence.After running into him, literally, he’s now popping up everywhere, and somehow managing to weave his way into my life.He's egotistical, smug, and so ridiculously good-looking it should be illegal—he's way too hot to handle. I don't do hot, those type of guys are more trouble than they’re worth...
  • Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris

    Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once upon a time, a wild boy fell in love with a sly girl … From high school sweethearts to a criminal King and Queen, Cross Donati and Catherine Marcello’s love became a force—even destructive, it was unstoppable. They were meant to be. Even when everything stood in the way. Always. Fall in love with the saga of Cross + Catherine, and their story of a love revered, and a life lived so unruly...
  • Tell Me Something True by Katherine Owen

    Tell Me Something True by Katherine Owen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tell Me Something True is the third book in the Truth In Lies series and cannot be read as a standalone. Please read This Much Is True and The Truth About Air & Water, books 1 and 2 in the Truth In Lies Series, first...
  • Deadly Games by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Deadly Games by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We were supposed to be two passing ships on an unforgettable night…I accepted a foolish dare that changed everything-pretend you’re someone you aren’t until sunrise.I chose to be normal and free.Not bound by the duties my father forced on me.The sinfully gorgeous god-like man staring at me in the club with the I’m-going-to-devour-you smile was who I picked to be normal and free with...
  • Savage Prince by Ivy Thorn

    Savage Prince by Ivy Thorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was named after the goddess of war. I’m no one’s sacrifice.Dean Blackmoor says I’m his. But I’ve got other ideas. After finding out that I’ve chosen the winner of a game I didn’t even know I was playing, I’m determined to make sure that this doesn’t go the way my captors planned.Any of them.After years of being obsessed with me, Cayde St...
  • Merciless King by Ivy Thorn

    Merciless King by Ivy Thorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These boys weren’t born cruel, savage, and merciless. Someone made them that way.The boys who started out as my tormentors saved my life.From who? None of us are quite sure. But when I wake up, somehow alive and mostly in one piece, I wake up to a changed house.Cayde and Dean seem to have turned over a new leaf. Instead of hurting me, they want to protect me...
  • Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Reese by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Welcome to the Candy shopWhere poison never tasted so sweet...Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am.But before I became ReeseI was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace.Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground...
  • Fighting Lust by Jennifer Miller

    Fighting Lust by Jennifer Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ryder “Playboy” King is what everyone calls me, in and out of the octagon. I’m fine with being known as a Playboy. I’ve turned it into an art form. A big smile, charm, and a little flattery - and my needs are easily met. Besides, giving a shit can get a man hurt – I’d rather get in and out in one piece. Enter Tessa Jameson. One fiery lust filled moment with her, is not enough...
  • Shattered Secrets by Kris Butler

    Shattered Secrets by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    They had tried to come for me. They thought I was still weak, damaged. Someone had tried to kill me...again. I was getting tired of this. They hadn’t been prepared for me to build relationships, to no longer be alone. They continued to underestimate me. I loved proving them wrong. Secrets threaten to shake me, to break me and as I uncover more of my past, each step leads me closer to the Council...
  • Jagger by M.J. Fields, Chelsea Camaron

    Jagger by M.J. Fields, Chelsea Camaron

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    Full of swagger and sensuality, the Caldwell Brothers series—perfect for fans of Katy Evans and Emma Chase—packs an emotional punch as the last bachelor standing fights for a woman who’s worth every ounce of trouble.   Jagger Caldwell is no one’s hero. With a reputation busting heads and breaking hearts on the underground MMA circuit, he lives for easy cash and easier women...
  • Saint: A Dark Mafia Romance by Aubrey Irons

    Saint: A Dark Mafia Romance by Aubrey Irons

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm supposed to take her life. I'm going to take her body instead. They call me a Saint, but I’m a f**king sinner. Ruthless. Coldhearted. Killer . I was young when my parents took off and left me alone to fend for my two younger brothers. I learned to survive. I learned to fix problems, by any means necessary...
  • Pocketful of Sand by M. Leighton

    Pocketful of Sand by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    “She’s beauty for my ashes. And I’m hope for her heartache.”—Cole Danzer. I don’t know what makes a great love story...
  • A Pucking Wrong Christmas by C.R. Jane

    A Pucking Wrong Christmas by C.R. Jane

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 39 ratings
    Lincoln, Ari, and Walker are back in a holiday novella…I hate Christmas.Years and years of disappointment have taught me that Christmas is the worst. I don’t like the music, the food, the decorations…anything.And Lincoln Daniels, my tattooed hockey god of a husband, thinks he’s going to change that…I tell him it’s not going to happen...
  • Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin

    Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Monsters. They don’t hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams. That’s where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye...
  • Heartbroken by Gabrielle G.

    Heartbroken by Gabrielle G.

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve avoided my hometown for twenty-seven years for one reason.Aaron Gritt.Now that I’m back in Springs Falls, I’ve done my best to not to run into him.But if I happen to, let’s hope he isn’t as hot as he was at eighteen. But the universe is funny that way. My life is proof of it—secrets and all.So I’m not surprised when he stands in my classroom before me as the parent of one of my students...
  • Dead Lift by Kris Butler

    Dead Lift by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    I’d worked hard to escape the penalty box life had placed me in.I started somewhere new, giving Reese and myself a clean slate. I found a job I loved and met three guys who made me feel alive.I should’ve been prepared for life to smack me upside the head again, but in my defense, I’d been a little distracted by my hot roommates and trying to win games...
  • Believing Bailey by Linda Kage

    Believing Bailey by Linda Kage

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    All Bailey Prescott wants is to wrangle a certain cowboy on campus. She spends most weekends searching the party crowds for him. One night, at a lame frat house, she finds herself trapped in a bathroom and ends up the sole witness to a crime...or not a crime?Bailey’s one small voyeuristic moment has gigantic implications...
  • Talking Dirty by Cheryl McIntyre

    Talking Dirty by Cheryl McIntyre

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    I 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...
  • Very Wicked Beginnings by Ilsa Madden-Mills

    Very Wicked Beginnings by Ilsa Madden-Mills

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A Prequel Novella Girls say I’m a walking, talking sex god. Guys call me Hollywood because my life is golden. It’s not. But, ESPN did rank me as a four-star recruit, calling me one of the best defensive players since Briarcrest Academy opened its esteemed doors. So yeah, with football and a stellar GPA, my future seemed good...
  • Be My December by Rachel Brookes

    Be My December by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    I knew the exact moment I’d become a ‘yes’ girl. December 16th, a cold winter’s night, four years ago. The night my innocence was stolen, the night I made the mistake of saying no—a mistake I’d never make again. The dream of a ‘happily ever after' was now a locked away myth...
  • Twisted Demands by Marlee Wray

    Twisted Demands by Marlee Wray

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    They call him the Viking. Cold, blond, brutal. The name suits him.Erik Sorensen, the towering GU football superstar, is a man of few words. Or so most people think. That’s the reason none of our friends realize we’ve been in a bitter conflict for two years.I don’t speak to him. Or look at him. Or acknowledge him. So the last thing I would ever do is move in with him...
  • Pretty Like A Devil by Eden O'Neill

    Pretty Like A Devil by Eden O'Neill

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Beautiful.Psychotic.Stalker.Thatcher Reed is unhinged. I’ve known that since he held me captive in a cabin at twelve years old. We were both left with the scars from that summer but pardon me for not having sympathy for my kidnapper.Lovely.Savage.Devil.It took years and countless therapy sessions to finally move on from Thatcher, only for me to find myself within his reach again...
  • Darkness Matters by Jay McLean

    Darkness Matters by Jay McLean

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It’s the same old story, really. Good versus evil. Heroes versus villains. Light versus dark...
  • Have Mercy by Ashley Gee

    Have Mercy by Ashley Gee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Fool me once…shame on you.Fool me twice?I’m coming after you.I never should have come to St. Bart’s without a plan. My emotions got in the way and I paid the price. But the Havoc boys should have learned their lesson by now. Come after me and you better make sure to finish the job.A lot has changed, but not my need for vengeance...
  • A Shot of Pretty Poison by Kelsey Clayton

    A Shot of Pretty Poison by Kelsey Clayton

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    I can still taste her on my lips, lingering there like a shot of pretty poison.I should hate her for what she did. No one would blame me for it—not even her brother. The pain I felt that day ripped me apart until all that remained was the shell of the man I used to be. And now I’m left to lie in the aftermath.Devastating news has my life spiraling further out of control...
  • Because of Him by Terri E. Laine

    Because of Him by Terri E. Laine

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author, Terri E. Laine, comes a new standalone contemporary romance novel A love story born out of chaos. Where light and dark both meet. Every story demands to be told. This is mine. I crave normal with a fierce passion that makes absolutely no sense. The sheltered life I've lived doesn't even begin to cover it. Fear was taught. Fear was learned...
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    new adult  college  sports  suspense  dark  abuse  contemporary  angst
  • The Hitman's Possession by Tia Lewis, Ivy Dark

    The Hitman's Possession by Tia Lewis, Ivy Dark

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm a hard, ruthless, and brutal killer… but I'm not letting her go. I'm the most feared man in South Boston. I've earned that title and the nickname "The Animal." Women may think it’s because I'm wild in bed , and one night with me and they’d f*cking know it. But there’s a darker reason for my reputation... I think nothing about ending a life. Feelings are a luxury I can’t afford...
  • Black Promises by B. B. Hamel

    Black Promises by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I sold myself to a monster.He gets my body. And in exchange?He'll murder the demon that's haunted me for years.Jarrod Hale is the cruelest boy at school.A gorgeous fallen angel with a wicked streak.He dominates our campus with his clique of handsome jackals.And I promised him my virginity.We made a bargain, and I sealed my fate in blood and promises.One death, and then I'm his...
  • Damaged Dreams by Kris Butler

    Damaged Dreams by Kris Butler

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What price would you pay for the truth?“It all starts there.” Those were the last words my father spoke to me.When I was 16, everything seemed perfect. I had it all--loving parents, best friends, and a potential boyfriend. But most of all, I had skating, and we were one step away from the Olympics.Until they came for me, and secrets and betrayal rip my world apart...
  • Lock by Kimberly Knight

    Lock by Kimberly Knight

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Releasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! Before Zell was born, her fate was sealed. Held captive in a high-rise overlooking New York City since the age of twelve, she had no friends her own age, no life outside of the penthouse, and absolutely no choices of her own. But what she didn’t realize was the tower where she lost her freedom would one day become her salvation...
  • Take 'Em Out by Alisha Williams, Amber Nicole

    Take 'Em Out by Alisha Williams, Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. Isn't that how the saying goes?At this point, I don't even care.I'm done trying to understand what went wrong and why those amazing guys from the summer became such nightmares.It's time to put the pom poms down figuratively speaking and get into the ring.They’ve messed with Rylee Moore for the last time...
  • Salvage: Salvage Book One by Tiffany Aleman

    Salvage: Salvage Book One by Tiffany Aleman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***This book contains mature content and touches on the basis of child abuse, bullying, and alcoholism. If the themes listed above bother you and you still choose to read, please proceed with caution. This book is intended for readers 18+ and has a cliffhanger. *** The first book in the SALVAGE Duet will always be a beloved book to me. It's not a love story with a big red bow at the top...
  • Prince of Darkness: A Dark Romance Duology by Marian Tee

    Prince of Darkness: A Dark Romance Duology by Marian Tee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Playboy. Billionaire. Heartbreaker. These were just some of the things people knew Greek graduate student Reid Chalkias as, but his greatest claim to infamy was as The Prince of Darkness – and it was a name he deserved, in more ways than one. Embracing the darkness allowed the prince to keep everyone at a distance…until innocent Fawn Cornwall started working for him...
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