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  • Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Enrage is the next standalone in the international best selling mafia series, Eagle Elite. Part of a world I loathe. Part of a family who hates me more than I hate myself. Living with a girl who reminds me of my darkness. I'm. In. Hell. Also known as the Cosa Nostra. My life was over the minute I stepped off that plane. Son to a murdered mob boss. Heir to a throne of murder and lies...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  suspense  mafia  contemporary  angst  dark  audiobook
  • Delilah by Ariel N. Anderson

    Delilah by Ariel N. Anderson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    Seventeen years after the events in Under Your Scars, Caroline makes her yearly visit to Meridian City and is taken on a heartbreaking and bittersweet journey that gives her something she's been searching for her entire closure. This is a sequel novella to Under Your A Dark Romance Novel, and the series must be read in order.
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  • Dylan by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Dylan by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Dylan Grant. One of Forbes’ 30 under 30. One of the most eligible yet unattainable men in the country. One of the Delta Five. Together with his friends, Beck, Riley, Jasper and Evan, Dylan runs half the damn world. He is the epitome of power. .. and the definition of emotional baggage. Too damaged from his shitty upbringing. Too hung up on his best friend's girl...
  • Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz

    Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Callie Jensen has officially taken a step into the world of romance, but even that can't be uncomplicated. She's pretty sure that more than one guy is showing interest in her, and with no experience on the matter, she's not sure how to handle it. It certainly doesn't feel normal. However, the harem she seems to be building with the Delta members is the least of her worries...
  • The Consequences Series: Part 1 by Aleatha Romig

    The Consequences Series: Part 1 by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Part 1 of the Consequences series contains the first three books of the bestselling series: Consequences, Truth , and Convicted available now in a single volume. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Aleatha Romig, took the world by storm with her acclaimed Consequences series...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  dark  length-epic
  • 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...
  • Stolen Sin by B. B. Hamel

    Stolen Sin by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    A standalone fake marriage mafia story with a couple of enemies that turn into steamy lovers from bestselling author B. B. Hamel. My boss caught me trying to steal from him. My punishment? Get pregnant with his baby. My father was scammed out of everything he owns, and I need to find a way to bail him out of trouble...
  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

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

    Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series. …When you awaken in the morning's hush. I am the swift uplifting rush. Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry;. I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre. "I'm sorry for your loss...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  college  m-f  suspense  mafia  cruel hero  angst  alpha male
  • Twist the Knife by Autumn Jones Lake

    Twist the Knife by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jensen ‘Jigsaw’ Killgore’s life as road captain of the Lost Kings Motorcycle Club is a wild ride filled with brotherhood, playing with knives, and dabbling in vigilante justice. The endless supply of willing women who cross his path is enough to satisfy all his cravings. Raised in a strict religious cult that left him scarred inside and out, monogamy isn’t part of Jigsaw’s future plans...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  dark  contemporary  length-long
  • Path to Retaliation by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path to Retaliation by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Under-the-radar boxer Cameron West loves to get through life in a series of humor and mischief. He'll be there to charm your panties off and give you a good laugh about it right after. But it's true when they say that the happiest people often hold the darkest secrets...
  • The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 51 ratings
    Ella and Micha have survived tragedy and heartbreak. When they're together, anything seems possible. But now they are thousands of miles apart, and managing their long distance relationship will put their love to the test. Ella is back at school, trying hard not worry so much about her future. But with her father in and out of rehab, she's having a hard time making it through the days...
  • Falling by E.K. Blair

    Falling by E.K. Blair

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 33 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:
    new adult  college  m-f  contemporary  bad boys  dark  male-pov  rape
  • Andrey by LeAnn Ashers

    Andrey by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nicole. Since 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. Andrey. The second her eyes met mine I saw the fear in them...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  bikers  humor  suspense  dark
  • Out of the Ashes by R.C. Boldt

    Out of the Ashes by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Phoenix /fēniks/: (in classical mythology) a unique bird inhabiting the Arabian Desert that burned itself on a funeral pyre before rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle. This isn’t mythology, it’s war, and Hendy is left in the hands of Hell’s cruelest gatekeepers...
  • Destructive by Jay McLean

    Destructive by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Some villains are made. Some villains are born. And some villains aren’t villains at all. Nate DeLuca was born into a life he didn’t want. Forced to walk a path that was already chosen for him. Grandson to a mob boss, he’s forever torn between his duty, his honor, his legacy, and the truth. But the truth is never simple, and it’s not at all what it seems...
  • Undying by Madeline Sheehan

    Undying by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins...
  • Tiny Dark Deeds by Eden O'Neill

    Tiny Dark Deeds by Eden O'Neill

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Stolen. Missing. Erased. I’m a headline in the town of Maywood Heights and known by a name I’ve never heard. They tell me I was taken, stolen, but none of this makes sense. I’m not who they say I am. I’m not a… twin, but even those close to me seem to believe the rumors swarming around me. Tiny. Dark. Deeds...
  • 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:
    m-f  bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-novella
  • Cake by J. Bengtsson

    Cake by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 48 ratings
    Jake McKallister may have been a rockstar but he was no ordinary one. Surviving an unspeakable crime as a young teen had shaped him into the guarded, workaholic he was today. He lived his life trying to forget. If it hadn’t been for music, and the redemption he found through it, he might not have survived. Career success came easily for him. Personal connections did not...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  college  m-f  humor  musicians  abuse  angst  contemporary
  • Lover by Eden O'Neill

    Lover by Eden O'Neill

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Two lost souls. Two separate lives. A high dive. A challenge. And a pizza. "What do you say, Jersey girl? ". He asked me that over a deep dish, a man I met at a wedding when I'd been trying to forget the epic disaster that was my life. He was too young, but I was hurting, sad, and recently divorced. Basically, the trifecta for bad decision-making...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  college  m-f  dark  age difference  abuse  dual-pov  death
  • Desperate Lies by Ella Miles

    Desperate Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I lied. He lied. His search for answers is unrelenting. It makes me hate him, but I also want him. No, I can’t want him. I want to kill him, but I’d also die for him. I’m done relying on men to protect me. I’m the huntress, about to become the killer. Desperate Lies is Book 2 in the Lies Series. Ends on a cliffhanger.
  • 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
    · 33 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...
  • Blackout by Janine Infante Bosco

    Blackout by Janine Infante Bosco

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every fairytale is just a tragedy with a twist. And happily-ever-after is a fantasy. Give me the real, ugly love of two people battling their demons to make it work. Two people like us. When the stakes have never been higher, I turn to my past. After all, it's our favorite sins that always do us in. But even in the midst of my blackout, there she is. The beacon of light I don't deserve...
  • The Destiny of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen

    The Destiny of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 50 ratings
    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...
  • 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...
  • Hear No Evil by Ivy Fox

    Hear No Evil by Ivy Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 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. Easton. A 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...
  • Chaos Crown by Ruby Vincent

    Chaos Crown by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Chaos Crown description will be published closer to the release date to prevent spoilers.
  • Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit...
  • Possessed by Lies by Ella Miles

    Possessed by Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I fought my way back, and now I’m possessed. I’ve healed the wounds that kept me trapped. I’m done fighting it. I’m hers. Completely. I just don’t know if she feels the same. What if the empire we’ve been building crumbles along with our love? Possessed by Lies is book 5 in the Truth or Lies series. It continues Enzo and Kai's story.
  • Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enzo is my heart. My soul. My breath. I never thought I could be so dark. Never knew love meant losing myself and getting reborn. The lies and truths have finally caught up with us. We may have stolen an empire, but we aren’t ready to give it up. It’s ours. He’s mine. And our love will find a way to the truth. Consumed by Truths is book 6 and the final book in Enzo and Kai's story.
  • Reaper by Rachel Leigh

    Reaper by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call me the reaper. Saying I have no soul. A heart that’s charred black. I tell them it’s true,. because it is. I’ve been hiding in the shadows. Stealing secrets, destroying the lives of those who deserve it. But there’s one story to be told before this book closes. My story. Don’t be fooled, it’s not a fairytale. I’m no prince. And I certainly don’t want a princess...
  • Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ezekiel “Carnage Creator” Ford. Brother of the Royal Bastards MC. Brutality incarnate. A lone wolf. The one they call in from the dark when they need shit done—and there’s no one better for the job than me. I have a tainted soul, oil black, and hungry for bloodshed. The world is a cesspit...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  dark  contemporary  bikers  suspense  insta-love  mafia
  • Break by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Break by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mine no more. I thought my heart beat for Jackie Chambers, but it was just a placebo effect. As I return to B. A. D. Inc, I’m a changed man. Ready to face the future on my own, to find out who Oliver Ward really is and stand on my own two feet for the first time in a long, long time. Yet I’ve only been at work one day when Zoey comes crashing into my life...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  office  dark  length-medium
  • Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris

    Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • Valentine's Novella by Tillie Cole

    Valentine's Novella by Tillie Cole

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    A Totally Booked Blog EXCLUSIVE! !! FREE Hades Hangmen Valentine's Novella. http://totallybookedblog. com/2015/02/. .. ****updated URL****. https://totallybookedblog. com/2017/09. ..
  • Breathless by Willow Winters

    Breathless by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    Her lips tasted like Cabernet and her touch was like fire. I was blinded by what she did to me. I so easily fell for something I thought I’d never have. I was weak for her and should’ve known better. I should’ve known she could never love a man like me. She brought out a side of me that I wish had stayed dead. I won’t make the same mistake twice. I don’t care how much she begs me...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  contemporary  angst  dark  mafia  abuse  length-medium
  • Tame Me by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Tame Me by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    She was a broken angel that had the light beat right out of her. I was the man responsible for her life, her protector…. Rescued by my brother and shoved into my arms I never expected to fall for the fragile woman, with soft eyes, and lips that begged to be kissed...
  • A Song for Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles

    A Song for Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Everyone should have something to rebel against. Crank Wilson left his South Boston home at sixteen to start a punk band and burn out his rage at the world. Six years later, he’s still at odds with his father, a Boston cop, and doesn’t ever speak to his mother. The only relationship that really matters is with his younger brother, but watching out for Sean can be a full-time job...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  college  m-f  contemporary  dark  musicians  bad boys  abuse
  • Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Mercy by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maverick. The 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. Valentina. A queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions...
  • Heartless by Willow Winters, W. Winters

    Heartless by Willow Winters, W. Winters

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. At first, his words were harsh and his touch cold. I didn’t want to be in his presence any more than he wanted me there. I knew he was a dangerous man and he could destroy me if only he wanted to. That’s not what he wanted though. It’s not what he needed...
  • Provoke by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Provoke by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mine to push, mine to tease, mine to provoke. I live for domination. In the boardroom and the bedroom. But while I thrive in business, my personal life is in disarray. It’s always been Jackie and Oliver. It’s all the others have ever known. The two of us, seemingly perfect. Except, many times there have been three…...
  • Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean

    Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    In a world full of secrets, heartache, and betrayals, they only have one thing on their mind: redemption. But with redemption comes destruction. And that destruction might cost them their hearts. *. Kyler Parker is not one of the lucky ones. Abused and neglected until he was sixteen, Kyler needed an out. A way to escape...
  • Show It To Me by Kevin Barry Collopy, Grace Sidney Harold

    Show It To Me by Kevin Barry Collopy, Grace Sidney Harold

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Jake Whitney is working his way through college shaking his body and baring it all for strangers three times nightly at The Velvet Joystick lounge. It’s nice work if you can get it. The money’s good and so are the women, but temptations sneak up after dark and make it oh so very hard for a boy to crack those textbooks come daylight...
  • Darkness Lurks by J.L. Drake

    Darkness Lurks by J.L. Drake

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

    Merciless Union by Faith Summers

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Everything changed overnight. Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies. I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us. Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored. He was always my enemy. Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  suspense  contemporary  dark  mafia  audiobook
  • Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken

    Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Something 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...
  • A Very Unhinged Christmas by London Snow

    A Very Unhinged Christmas by London Snow

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    She’s his only obsession. His greatest temptation. And now, they’re snowed in together. Cillian Kavanagh is a man of unwavering discipline. Cold. Controlled. Celibate. As the revered hockey coach at Castlebrook University, he commands the ice with precision, never slipping, never losing focus. Except when it comes to the sassy, untouchable pianist living in his spare bedroom...
  • The Mask by Alice Ward

    The Mask by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A secret club. A mystery woman. A craving I can’t restrain. As a billionaire e-commerce entrepreneur, I’m expected to take my clients to Jewel, an elite men’s club offering female gems of salacious delight. A place where any fantasy is fulfilled. .. for a price. I never allow myself fantasies, so the last thing I expect to find inside Jewel is a woman I immediately crave. The Butterfly...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  dark  super rich hero
  • Thin Lives by Bethany-Kris

    Thin Lives by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Final Donati Bloodlines Novel. ***. Emma Donati. Some days, it felt like Emma had just imagined it all. Like maybe everything she had been with Calisto was just a dream. Emma knew it was crazy—it was impossible to forget what she had shared with Calisto Donati. All their love, the stolen moments, their foulness together, and the beauty underneath it all were real. They were real...
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