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  • Buttons and Blood by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Blood by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    Crow Barsetti knows about me—and he doesn’t like it. I know he’s paying his top guys to dig up every piece of dirt they can find, but I don’t care what he discovers. There’s nothing I’ve done that he hasn’t done himself. All that matters is I love his daughter—and he’s going to accept it. I get a call in the middle of the night while Vanessa is dead asleep—and it’s him...
  • Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series. With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that...
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  • Buttons and Devotion by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Devotion by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    If I don’t give her what she wants—I’ll lose her forever. When Sapphire became my muse, it was supposed to be a business transaction. We both got what we wanted—until she wanted something more. If I don’t give it to her, give her all of me, she’ll walk out of my life. My father already granted his approval—so he would be disappointed if I let her slip through my fingers...
  • Buttons and Betrayal by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Betrayal by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Conway paid off Knuckles to keep me—but he expects something in return. I belong to him exclusively, to fulfill every order he gives, personally and professionally. I’m more just his muse now. I’m his in every sense of the word. I live a life of luxury in his mansion, but he treats me like a servant. I can’t deny my attraction for him, but I despise the kind of man he is...
  • Shattered by Bethany-Kris

    Shattered by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Don’t fall in love with me. I ruin beautiful things. ”. Love made him this way, but life makes him stay. Life doesn’t give a redo. There’s no rewind or pause button to take you back or stop time. Once something happens, it happened. The most tragic of those times in his life, the ones he wouldn’t get back and the moments he could never fix, reminded Demyan Avdonin of a bullet meeting glass...
  • Burn & Fallen by Callie Hart

    Burn & Fallen by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BURN. Sloane. I’m not safe. I haven’t been safe for a while now. I ran to Zeth for protection, but Zeth is in danger himself. With Julio on one side, and the leader of the Widow Makers MC on the other, the smartest thing to do would be to run. I’ve been running long enough, though. This is the closest I’ve come to finding my sister in two years. I can’t back down now. Zeth...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  dark  mafia  suspense  new adult  contemporary
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 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:
    alpha male  bdsm  m-f  spanking  dark  mafia  suspense  contemporary
  • Stolen Mafia Vows by Vivy Skys

    Stolen Mafia Vows by Vivy Skys

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Dark Romance**. “When can I touch you where no one else has? ”. One reckless text. That’s all it took to start a mafia war. She was untouched. And she let me watch her fall apart—moaning my name through the phone like I already owned her. So I married my wild Irish rose. Filled her with my seed. Marked her as mine. Then my father’s orders caught up to me...
  • Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Christmas is not always the most wonderful time of the year for the many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people who are estranged from their families. This year's Christmas story concerns two such people--Søren and Magdalena. Søren speaks of Magdalena, his mentor in sadism, in THE MISTRESS and THE KING...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  contemporary  dark  length-novella
  • Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James

    Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Kick by C. D. Reiss. Unraveled by K. Bromberg. COME by J. A. Huss. Red & Wolfe by Ella James. The Devil in Me by K. I. Lynn. Worth by Shay Savage. These Men by Andrea Smith. STILL by Alessandra Torre. Kick by C. D. Reiss. The first novella in Songs of Perdition. Fiona Drazen, sex addict, submissive slave, celebutante, trapped in a mental ward until Dr...
  • Roma Queen by Callie Hart

    Roma Queen by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “The stunning conclusion to the Roma Royals Duet Series. The very best of Callie Hart. Hold on tight, because this is one hell of a ride! ”. Son. Lover. Protector. KING. I’ve been many things to many people over the course of my life, but that title – King – has always been a tough pill to swallow...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    No longer available: Previous available in BREATHLESS - An Anthology. Due to reader request. .. this novella has been expanded (tripled in length) and will be release in January of 2015 as Beyond the Consequences. Anthony Rawlings is a man most women love to hate or hate to love...
  • 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...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Alexandra is a senator's daughter, used to mingling in the company of the rich and powerful, but tonight she will learn that there are men who play by different rules. Men like me. I could romance her. I could seduce her and then carry her gently to my bed. But that can wait...
  • 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:
    possessive hero  m-f  suspense  contemporary  dark
  • Titch by Jessica Ames

    Titch by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Titch. As Road Captain of the Untamed Sons MC, I've had my share of pain, but nothing could prepare me for seeing my ex-wife move on with another man. It makes my demons want to come out to play, makes me want to destroy everything in my path. I love Rachel. I'll always love her, but she's no longer mine. Getting her back is my only focus and to do that, I'm willing to cross lines I shouldn't...
  • The Thief by Zoe Blake

    The Thief by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I will stop at nothing to get the information I need. No matter how much she fights me… I will win in the end. My little thief cannot steal away, I don’t care how hard she tries. Daddy’s in charge now. She either follows my rules, or there will be consequences… painful ones. This is a dark romance daddy dom series. There are no sweet hugs and kisses from these domineering daddies...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  dark  angst  dual-pov  mafia
  • The Expert by Zoe Blake

    The Expert by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I control everything about her life. .. she just doesn't know it. Despite her dangerous profession she has an air of naïve innocence. It makes her weak, vulnerable. .. easy prey for a man like me. Until now, I've been content to stay in the shadows, but someone has made a deadly mistake, they have threatened what's mine. My little one is about to understand that Daddy is done watching...
  • 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...
  • Inked For Life by Flora Ferrari

    Inked For Life by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m inked for life—a red crosshair on my wrist, marking me as a traitor’s daughter. With my uncle, Nick, I’m forced to attend Cartel parties. I have to prove my loyalty. I have to prove I’m not like my dad. Otherwise, they’ll do the same to me. Then one night, at a party, I see him, Damien Dovlatov, the leader of the Bratva. As a supposedly loyal Cartel girl, I’m supposed to hate him...
  • Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin

    Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Converted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Freed from Christian's POV. Get inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades.
  • Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin

    Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Converted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Darker from Christian's POV. Get inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades.
  • 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...
  • Heaven Hill Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Heaven Hill Series Box Set by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Get the first four books in the best-selling Heaven Hill series in one box set. Book #1 – Meant To Be. Single Mother Denise Cunningham meets her match when Heaven Hill VP Liam Walker convinces her to do a job for the club. Once she’s in, she’s not sure if she’ll ever want to get out. Book #2 – Out of Darkness...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 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  m-f  dark  abuse  contemporary  new adult  mystery
  • Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    DEVIANT. Sloane. I'm not proud of the things I've done. The things I've had to do. The things I've given away. but I'd give it all over again to find her. Even if I die trying,. I have to find Alexis. Zeth. She wants me to help her,. But I won't. She wants me to save her sister,. But I can't. She wants me to be her hero,. But I'm not a good man. I am her damnation. FRACTURE...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  dark  suspense  mafia  new adult  contemporary
  • 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 hope. Until my world fell apart again. It was bound to happen...
  • Bratva King's Secret Twins: A forced Proximity Dark Mafia Romance by Vivy Skys

    Bratva King's Secret Twins: A forced Proximity Dark Mafia Romance by Vivy Skys

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    What if your one-night stand turned out to be the head of the Russian Mafia? He saves you, indulges your every desire, takes your innocence. Then, he leaves you pregnant. . . with twins. I was drowning in my father’s debts when a gang member came to collect and nearly took me. That’s when I was rescued by Nikolai. We had one wild night where he worshiped my body and soul...
  • 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:
    alpha male  m-f  suspense  dark  contemporary
  • Lord of Retribution by Piper Stone

    Lord of Retribution by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    He didn't ask me to become his bride, someone else did. It became an offer I couldn't refuse.  Down and out. Broke. Two cents to my name. That was m life. A waitress. A store clerk. A struggling actor. Three jobs and I still couldn't pay my bills or take care of my terminally ill mother. I prayed for an intervention. It came in the way of a multimillion dollar offer...
  • Unholy Night by J.S. Cannon

    Unholy Night by J.S. Cannon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A blanket of snow covers the ground. The world is silent under the moonlit sky. All is calm, except for one thing. Someone is watching me. This Christmas Eve will be an Unholy Night to remember. Unholy Night is a 5k Dark Romance Christmas Short that will warm you up on a cold winter’s night.
  • Irish Reign by Alix Key

    Irish Reign by Alix Key

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Irish Mob is at war with the Mafia, and I’m trapped in the middle. By day, I’m a strong, independent woman. By night, I submit to my Irish brute of a husband. I crave his rules. I glory in wearing his collar. But now my private mistakes have been made public. I have one last chance to sacrifice my independence, my reputation, my career—all to save my mob-boss husband...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    A Siren prequel. Events take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan & Kingsley.
  • 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.
  • Prey by Piper Stone

    Prey by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    : A Dark Mafia Romance. She thinks she can handle a man like me. She's wrong. Within moments of setting eyes on Sophia Waters, I was certain of two things. She was going to learn what happens to bad girls who cheat at cards, and I was going to be the one to teach her...
  • 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. By wiping the slate clean...
  • Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye

    Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark bratva mafia romance.
  • My Legacy by Samantha Skye

    My Legacy by Samantha Skye

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Have you ever been in a stalemate with the head of the mob? Me neither, until Sebastian Romano waltzed into my life. I probably should have held my tongue that first night, but I’m used to alpha males and Sebastian is nothing I can’t handle. He runs this city and gets everything he wants, but I would rather die than give him my art gallery. It’s not just that it’s all I have left of my gran...
  • BIG BURLY KILLER by Erin Havoc

    BIG BURLY KILLER by Erin Havoc

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The biggest, burliest, most handsome man ever is staring at me. I give him my number, then find out he was not looking at me, but at the woman behind me. A woman who shows up dead the next morning. I tell myself it couldn’t be him. It’s all just a coincidence. Then he shows up at my doorstep. Just my luck the first man to call me back is a hitman. Hired killer or not, I can’t deny the attraction...
  • Irish Vice by Alix Key

    Irish Vice by Alix Key

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My Irish Mob marriage is a fraud, but I can’t walk away. Even though I’m a strong, independent woman, I’m thrilled every time I submit to my mob-boss husband’s strict commands. I even wear his collar. But I’ve just learned he’s bound by old vows and lured by new promises. His brother blames me for every disaster, claiming I’m a Mafia spy...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Axton by Sam Crescent

    Axton by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ten years ago, the Four Kings killed my friend. I’m not going to kill them. I’m going to make every single one of them pay. Make them pray for death, and take everything they’ve ever loved. This is not revenge. This is justice. Plain and simple. It's been ten years and the girl he once knew is back, working for the Four Kings as their PA...
  • Run to You by Kandice Michelle Young

    Run to You by Kandice Michelle Young

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wanted my complete surrender, I wanted his everything. .. Sebastian Black came into my life like a storm in the peak of the night. Dark. Raging. All-consuming. And, guaranteed to leave destruction in his wake. From the moment our eyes met, he had a hold on me. I wanted, craved, and needed him like nothing I had ever desired before. The problem was he needed total submission...
  • Finding His Strength by Measha Stone

    Finding His Strength by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captured and forced to marry Henrik, Megara vows never to forget his monstrous behavior. .. but her hatred for her husband doesn't weaken her attraction to him. Henrik chases his legacy with the ferocity and strength worthy of a God. He will not be deterred, and he will not fail. Nothing will stand in his way. Not even a wife...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  suspense  contemporary  dark
  • Vows From Hell by Kat King

    Vows From Hell by Kat King

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming soon.
  • Broken Discipline by Audrey Rush

    Broken Discipline by Audrey Rush

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    My husband sold me, and now, I belong to a stranger. A secret society promised that if I married a brutal voyeur, I’d be given a better life. But the only way out was death, and our marriage was a nightmare. Then one day, I woke up in an unfamiliar house. Concrete walls surrounded me like a cage, and a stranger with blue-gray eyes held the chains to my freedom...
  • Caught by Piper Stone

    Caught by Piper Stone

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    You don't say no to a man like him. If you're forced to come to an arrangement with someone as dangerous as Jagger Calduchi, it means he's about to take what he wants, and you'll give it to him. .. even if it's your body. I got caught snooping where I didn't belong, and Jagger made me an offer I couldn't refuse...
  • Stolen Bride by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Stolen Bride by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stole in the dead of the night I forged her signature on an unbreakable contract. She would become my wife. She would give me an heir. She would help me destroy her father and get my revenge. **This is a prequel to Savage Beginnings which is a +100,000 words standalone dark mafia romance novel. **.
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  m-f  mafia  contemporary  dark  length-novella
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