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  • Mason by Nyssa Kathryn

    Mason by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Falling for each other was never part of the plan…Doctor Sage Porter has moved to Marble Falls to be the private physician for a group of men unlike any the world has ever known. But she has a second, secret reason for moving to the small town. A reason she can’t share with another living soul…Especially not the men under her care.Mason Ross is a born guardian...
  • The Masks and The Dancer by Bea Paige

    The Masks and The Dancer by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    The MasksZero, Nought, Nothing.We stole her away. We took her name, her identity… her life.She was our revenge. An eye for an eye.Only she became more than that.She fought against our darkest desires.She shone a light on our pitch black souls.She became our mirror.She made us see.And what do monsters do when they stare at their reflection?They break the fu*king glass...
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  • Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    It takes a fearless woman to love the most scandalous man alive in New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s breathtaking novel Even a ghost hunter like Rosie Herpin couldn’t have foreseen the fateful meeting between two mourners that has brought her so intimately close to the notorious and seductive Devlin de Vincent...
  • On The Edge by K.G. Reuss

    On The Edge by K.G. Reuss

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    It’s not the fall that hurts. It’s the sudden stop.I shouldn’t be attending funerals for those I love, and I shouldn’t be wondering if I’m next.This new world is crueler than the last. With my horsemen slowly slipping away, I’m left with a numbness I’m not sure how to navigate.Those I’m warned to keep my distance from keep dragging me closer as I struggle to breathe in this nightmare I’m living...
  • Twisted Devil by Nikki Landis

    Twisted Devil by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Royal Bastards MC is mine.My club. My family. My salvation.And I will do anything to protect it.I'm brutal. Crazy. Ruthless. And I won't apologize for it.I never believed I would love anything as much as being SAA and taking the Devil's Ride. Becoming a Reaper and patching in with the RBMC were the best decisions I ever made.Until I met Nylah.The feisty nurse owns my black soul...
  • Brick's House by Darlene Tallman

    Brick's House by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    BrickI never expected a chance reunion with my old friend, Declan, who is now with the RBMC, to result in my club, the Roanoke Raiders MC, to patch over, but it’s happening. When I get a cryptic message that I need to find someone, I find out that this new brotherhood my club has entered more than has my back. As secrets emerge, we find ourselves enmeshed in an issue that permeates the country...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  m-f  suspense  paranormal  mystery  dark  contemporary  abuse
  • Haunting Chaos by Nikki Landis

    Haunting Chaos by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Destiny is formed from chaos . . .My luck has run out.Everything that I thought I was, all that I had, has been ripped away.My ol’ lady is gone. My club is at war.And my enemies? They’re closing in.I’ve got nothing left.The only thing keeping me from unleashing Hell is my daughterand the young woman who stepped up, caring for her when I couldn’t...
  • The Biker's Wish by Nikki Landis

    The Biker's Wish by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From shadow, I was born, and from shadow, I will rise ...They took my angel from me.She's gone, and I have to live every single day knowing she died and I couldn't save her.Stefanie was my first love. The girl that understood my darkness and balanced it with her light.Her ghost is everywhere I look. Her last breath carved into my heart, leaving nothing but a jagged scar.It can't end like this...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  m-f  bikers  paranormal  contemporary  dark  abuse  fantasy
  • Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy...
  • Crow's Row by Julie Hockley

    Crow's Row by Julie Hockley

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 56 ratings
    For college student Emily Sheppard, the thought of spending a summer alone in New York is much more preferable than spending it in France with her parents. Just completing her freshman year at Callister University, Emily faces a quiet summer in the city slums, supporting herself by working at the campus library...
  • Bloody Mine by Nikki Landis

    Bloody Mine by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The past can always come back to haunt you.Bodie has learned that the hard way.Two months ago, he met a ghost from his past and everything was turned upside down.Sasha rocked his world.To keep her safe, he'd do anything.Bodie's never been afraid to seek vengeance. Now there's more reason than ever.He's always been a wildcard. A man who makes his own luck...
  • Santa Biker by Nikki Landis

    Santa Biker by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Diablo:I’m a savage and a killer.A man with nothing to lose.As the cleaner for the Royal Bastards, I do the dirty work for the club.When I’m called in, it’s my job to ensure nothing is left behind. But it’s the blood that speaks to me, revealing hidden secrets and exposing the truth.Blood contains all the agony of my past, and I can’t escape it...
  • Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis

    Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dual perspective mc romance from twin brothers Rael & Chrome.Chrome:Everything is finally falling into place.I’ve reunited with my twin. The woman I love has become my wife.And to top it off? I’m now patched into the RBMC in Tonopah.With my ol’ lady Cameron, I move to Nevada to start our new life together...
  • Fate of a Royal by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones

    Fate of a Royal by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 58 ratings
    “You will go to Rathe University, live among the giftless and those of light magic. You, Knight Deveraux, will learn to coexist.” I’ve never heard more wasted words in my life. Then again, the gifted counsel never did have much to say that wasn’t. The only members amongst them who speak a thing worth listening to are my parents, the King and Queen of the Stygian’s, the people of Dark Magic...
  • The Devil's Masquerade: The Poison by Jennifer Loren

    The Devil's Masquerade: The Poison by Jennifer Loren

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Nick Jayzon has battled many enemies, and has defeated them all. But now he faces the ultimate evil. A brutal Savage of his own blood who will stop at nothing to control him, to Poison Nick, and to harden his heart forever. Many have tried to stop Asmodeus and many have died in the process. But now, he will try, and he isn't coming alone. They won't all survive...
  • Siren by Measha Stone

    Siren by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more.And I won’t settle.In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend.I’m off limits, the boss’ daughter, but that doesn’t stop Bastian or Garrick...
  • Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey

    Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kaleb “Hawk” Tepes, as president of the Sons of Sangue and descendant of Vlad III, needs to keep his head focused on club business. Trouble is someone wants to divest him of it for a crime he committed against his vampire predecessors. He can’t afford distractions, especially those that come in the form of a five-foot-two sprite named Suzi, who once belonged to his nephew...
  • Memories of a Life by Jewel E. Ann

    Memories of a Life by Jewel E. Ann

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The girl I met when we were nine is now the woman who said “yes” to being my wife.But Josie’s not planning our wedding; she’s too consumed by things that happened over a century ago.She has terrible dreams and unrelenting visions of the unspeakable. I believe her, but I don’t understand her.If I can’t understand her, I can’t stop her.If I can’t stop her, I can’t save us...
  • Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Prequel to the Devil's Playground Series.Can be read before or after Periculum...
  • Ruse by Siobhan Davis

    Ruse by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This is a companion prequel short story to Cruel Intentions. Only available via a link in the back of Cruel Intentions. This book will not be published on Amazon or any other retail store.Although it's a prequel story it gives spoilers to the main story hence why it is listed as #1.5 in the series as it should only be read AFTER reading Cruel Intentions...
  • His to Possess by Piper Stone

    His to Possess by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying...
  • Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith

    Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I take my pleasure where and when I please. But nothing’s sweeter than the taste of a submissive woman--one who wants revenge. She’s smart, brazen, fearless when she ought not to be. I’ll teach her the monster living in the shadows can and will hunt her back.But the creatures who killed her sister want to take her from me.I won't allow it. She belongs to me now.Only by me.Forever...
  • Nightbird by Fawn Bailey

    Nightbird by Fawn Bailey

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final book of the Gilded Cage series, a dark romance that will floor you... Mafia kingpins have never been more dominant, delicious and oh-so-bad. You don't need to know my name, because I'll never let you use it. I am your Master. I am your Sir. I am your owner. I am going to destroy you. And you will cry for more... You never saw me coming. You never thought I'd get her...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  alpha male  m-f  dark  mafia  forbidden love  dual-pov
  • The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Words like unnatural and impure started the whispers. From the very beginning, Ivy Blackwood was different. She was only a child when she was accused of setting the fire, one she passively watched engulf the small house she had called home. Her fingertips burned and her hair singed. Some who watched her crossed themselves, convinced she was soulless for she showed no emotion at all...
  • Mack by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Mack by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes the New Standalone Story of Mack from the King Trilogy."THEY THINK KING IS EVIL, BUT HE'S GOT NOTHING ON ME." -Mack MY NAME IS MACK. And if I play my cards right, I will soon be dead. Permanently. Not even my powerful twin brother will be able to resurrect me. A good thing. Because a man like me has no business living...
  • Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker

    Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare...
  • Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett

    Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    💀STYGIAN IᔕᒪE💀The devil disguises himself as an angel of light.That illusion doesn’t change who he is—Draven Alistair. The man I’m madly in love with.He presented me with a flawless charade, masquerading as all I ever wanted. But there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, and when the truth is revealed, its too late for me to run...
  • Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes

    Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’M A BEAST. UNTAMED. WILD. I have no need for a mate, much less a witch. Her kind is untrustworthy and cruel, yet this one beckons me and the pull is near volatile. My wolf thirsts for her pinned beneath us while my teeth break flesh—mark her as ours. Rejecting her is right, but at what cost? It’s the first time the animal and I are at odds. A KING does not bend the knee...
  • Vicious Secret by Morgan Bridges

    Vicious Secret by Morgan Bridges

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    Mors solum initiumDeath is only the beginning.The The Obsidian Order only cares about three secrecy, loyalty, and power.Every man born to the founding families is bred for this purpose, to serve the society and its objectives.As a result, we are the elite.Untouchable.Unbreakable.If we make it through the Trials.I will, as long as my obsession doesn’t get the best of me...
  • À La Folie by Nova Kane

    À La Folie by Nova Kane

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    THIS IS A EROTIC HORROR CIRCUS ROMANCEI don't say DARK lightly for this one. This book will be HEAVY. Be sure to check the TW before reading. You're mental health matters most.Indie Conners, stared my demons in the eye and smiled.She fell for everything I hoped she'd fear, and now she's making me feel things I don't want to feel...
  • His to Claim by Piper Stone

    His to Claim by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She was forbidden, but a beast takes his mate.For centuries my kind have hidden our feral nature, our brute strength, and our savage instincts. But this human female is my mate, and nothing will keep me from claiming and ravaging her.She is mine to tame and protect, and if my belt doesn't teach her to obey then she'll learn in a much more shameful fashion...
  • Boneyard Tides by Amo Jones, Wander Aguiar

    Boneyard Tides by Amo Jones, Wander Aguiar

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Picture this…you’re sitting by the ocean, sipping your favorite cocktail. The sun is setting over your skin, and the sound of waves crashing against the sand offers the perfect background music for the mellow reggae tunes that play through the salty air. Life is good...
  • Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff

    Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jaden Baker is unique, talented, special. And for a while there, things were looking up. Adopted by an upper-middle class couple of suburbia, Jaden believed he'd finally gotten that second chance everyone raves about. It came with potato salad. But something happened. Something always happens...
  • Temptation in Shadows by Gena Showalter

    Temptation in Shadows by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tall, lean, muscular—and definitely rough around the edges—Sean Walker is not your typical nightclub bodyguard. He’s a controller of shadows, able to wield darkness at will...
  • Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay

    Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Alpha Lennox Hall has been waiting for a shewolf to interest him. When he meets Jocelyn he senses she is different. His immediate attraction to her is completely one sided. Her fear of the big bad alpha keeps Jocelyn from seeing his attraction to her. She thinks his over protective attitude is because she's weak and doesn't want her to interact with his pack...
  • Between Faith and Fear by J.A. Dennam

    Between Faith and Fear by J.A. Dennam

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TESTING THE LIMITS Melanie Parker's life takes a gut-wrenching turn when she wakes up in a crumbling, unfamiliar environment. Even worse, her small child is in the arms of a certifiable killer, but Rena Hellberg isn't the only immediate threat. Melanie's abductor lurks in the shadows, a quiet, hooded stranger who's calling the shots...
  • War, Unfinished by Veronica Lancet

    War, Unfinished by Veronica Lancet

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    New York City. Vicious Battlefield. Home. With a million dollar bounty on my head, it took me years to step foot in the city again. Now I'm back. And the order of business is rather simple. 1. Destroy my reprobate brother. 2. Take back my stolen legacy. 3. Have a goddamn drink in peace.But I didn't count on meeting her again...
  • Finding Grace by Rhea Rhodan

    Finding Grace by Rhea Rhodan

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Two haunted souls seeking peace, find each other instead. Kidnapped by human monsters, Grace Thorne was ripped from her quiet intellectual life and left deeply scarred. She’s hidden herself for five years, but there’s no escape from the nightmares of the past, or visions of the future...
  • Her Ex-Boyfriend's Werewolf Lover by Cassie Alexander

    Her Ex-Boyfriend's Werewolf Lover by Cassie Alexander

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I loved Vincent and he loved me. Undoubtedly, incontrovertibly, with the fire of a thousand suns.But before me? He loved Max. The man who broke his heart, and the reason he had a wolf print tattooed upon his chest.I didn’t expect Vincent to get gunned down, but Vincent knew he was in danger -- and he knew only one man could save me from dying too...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  suspense  bad boys  m-f  paranormal  fantasy  m-m
  • Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney

    Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney comes a passionate tale about a lady and an earl who become hostages to desire. A single moment of impetuousness sweeps them both up in the royal battle of kings, into a dangerous intrigue of sweet caresses, and a fiery, all-consuming love..
  • To Love a God by Evie Kent

    To Love a God by Evie Kent

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    I spent my whole life training to become a ballet dancer—a soloist, a star. Today, I’m a toy, a plaything, a distraction…An offering.A sacrifice to a caged god, to the Norse trickster.Loki.Trapped in a cave for the sins of his past, he waits for the end of days. Modern worshippers curry favor with gifts and trinkets, spilled blood—and women like me.Women who resemble his long-dead wife...
  • Auctioned to the Alpha by Trent Evans

    Auctioned to the Alpha by Trent Evans

    Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    I wasn't up for auction. He acquired me anyway.My job was to hunt down runaway omegas and deliver them for sale to the shifter clans. Then one day an alpha wolf ignored the girl on the auction block and demanded someone else instead.Me...
  • Shadows at Sunset by Anne Stuart

    Shadows at Sunset by Anne Stuart

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    HOUSE OF SHADOWS The house on Sunset Boulevard has witnessed everything: from the infamous murder-suicide of a '50s starlet and her lover, to the drug-fueled commune in the '60s, to the anguish of its present owner, Jilly Meyer, who is struggling to preserve the house and what's left of her wounded family. MAN OF SHADOWS Coltrane is a liar, a con man and a threat to everything Jilly holds dear...
  • Death Angel by Linda Howard

    Death Angel by Linda Howard

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 48 ratings
    In Linda Howard’s gifted hands, second chances, unexpected romance, and unrelenting action combine into a riveting new novel of suspense. In Death Angel, bad girls can wake up and trust their hearts, bad guys can fight for what’s right . . . and dying just might be the only way to change one’s life...
  • Crimson Shadows by Trisha Baker

    Crimson Shadows by Trisha Baker

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The chilling follow-up to "Crimson Kiss" and "Crimson Night" introduces the twin children of immortal Meghann O'Neill by the vampire Simon Baldevar. Separated at their birth, the mortal Elizabeth and her vampire brother, Mikal, become reunited by blood. Original...
  • One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti

    One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    Information is power, and those who control it live like gods. In my world, billionaires play deadly games of insult and influence where magic is the dirtiest weapon of all. Here, even a powerful princess can be swallowed by the darkest of shadows . .
  • Eternally Damned by January Rayne

    Eternally Damned by January Rayne

    Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    121 years without hope has a soul become silent.Salem, Massachusetts.The home of magic. The hell of the damned.The place where I rest until the end of time.There is only one way for me to wake from my coma.My beloved must find me and feed me her blood before I turn to ash.It’s a rarity for a vampire to meet his blood mate.I knew when the coma took me, I’d die.In the dark.Alone...
  • Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves

    Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves

    Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 78 ratings
    No one tells you what to do when the boy who shattered your heart comes back to steal it. Roman Riviera was my everything once upon a time. I found my knight in shining armor in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected me and promised to stand by my side forever.But Roman Riviera is a liar. He left me with monsters...
  • Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

    Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

    Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 57 ratings
    Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She's betrayed her father—and his benefactor—and now she's left to rely on the questionable mercy of Olympus to keep her safe. As with everything in this city, mercy comes with a price. For Ariadne, that means a marriage to Dionysus. She has no choice but to agree, even if there's only one man she's ever wanted—a man she's feared just as much as she desires...
  • Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller

    Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller

    Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 148 ratings
    ElenaTo most, Kal Anderson is a villain.Harbinger of death, keeper of souls, frequenter of nightmares.Doctor Death. Hades incarnate.They say he stole me.Usurped my fiancé and filled the cracks in my heart with empty promises.Imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free.They’re not wrong, per se.Except it was my choice to stay.KalTo most, Elena Ricci is an innocent...
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