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  • Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The first four books in the bestselling Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles in one big book!Bound By HonorBound By DutyBound By HatredBound By...
  • Roma Queen by Callie Hart

    Roma Queen by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 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
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  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 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
  • 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..
  • 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
  • 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...
  • Vile by Lulu Waters

    Vile by Lulu Waters

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    EVERLEE VERA This isn’t the life I’m meant to live—stuck on the arm of a rich asshole while he has a pissing contest with other rich assholes. They’re all puppets, playing a dutiful role that condemns them to hell until death do they part. Hatred pushes me forward. Lust fuels me. And there is only one guy who checks both: Holden Van. My boyfriend’s enemy. The guy who flusters me beyond anything...
  • Royal Mistake: A Dark Billionaire Arranged Marriage Romance by Piper Stone

    Royal Mistake: A Dark Billionaire Arranged Marriage Romance by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He keeps what's his. And as far as he's concerned, I'm his already.When Valerio Royal decided I would be accompanying him to his private island, he didn't ask. He just dragged me onto his plane bound and blindfolded with my ass still sore from a spanking.Then, after he finished making me come until I almost passed out, he asked me to marry him...
  • Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t resist her. I don’t want to…She’s tried to leave our life behind, but no one walks away from the bratva.She can run, but she can’t hide.I’ll be the one to catch her when she falls. And she will because she’s walking a fine line.I’ll be there because she’s mine.I’ll go to the ends of the Earth for her. She’ll discover her limits and realize only I can please her...
  • Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    I knew he wanted to punish me for my father’s dealings…I just never expected to enjoy it.A dark past hardened me, scarred me,Making it difficult to give a d*mn about relationships.Then comes along Emily.Fifteen years younger.The innocent virgin and daughter of the man I despise.She's twenty-three and drop dead fu*king gorgeous.My trousers tighten the moment we meet...
  • 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...
  • Keeping Secrets by Lisa Eugene

    Keeping Secrets by Lisa Eugene

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Is that how a little girl sits? No, Daddy. How should a little girl sit? Shoulders back and tummy in. And how should a little girl look? Always neat and pretty That’s my girl. Twenty-four-year-old Alexa Kennedy is beautiful, sharp as a whip, and at the top of her medical school class. She’s also been waging a war in her head for as long as she can remember. Depression. Hatred...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Q Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time...……….I’ve fought a curse all my life.A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure.No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good.Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard...
  • Defy by Sienna Snow

    Defy by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sophia Morelli’s wild and rebellious nature has earned her a notorious reputation in Bishop’s Landing. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Damon Pierce, her brother’s best friend and a Dom at Violent Delights with secrets of his own. The temptation to submit to his dangerous possession becomes too hard to resist...
  • Buttons and Revenge by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Revenge by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    My brother didn’t pay his debts—and now I’m on the hook for it. They already killed him, so I know they won’t hesitate to do the same to me. With nowhere to run or hide, I buy a one-way ticket to Milan to audition for Barsetti Lingerie in the hope I can start a new life. Conway Barsetti chooses me as his next model—but then he wants more...
  • 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:
    super rich hero  m-f  humor  new adult  contemporary  dark
  • His to Own by Ava Gray

    His to Own by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    He’s supposed to marry her older sister, but he can’t stay away… MICELIThe mafia world is cold and cruel. I live by one rule - cut their throat before they cut yours. It’s what keeps me ruthless and on top of my mafia family.But when I see something I like, I take it. It’s no different with Alessia DeLuca, who’s supposed to marry my rival… while I’m marrying her older sister...
  • King of Beasts, Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks

    King of Beasts, Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From award-winning author Diana A. Hicks comes a dark mafia romance full of angst and heart.Rex Valentino is my enemy.He has the power to wave a hand and make all my family problems go away.In return, he only requires one thing...my complete surrender.Caterina Alfera, an angel lost in a world of beasts.I didn’t ask for her.Destiny brought her to me.And now I can’t let her leave.She’s mine to keep...
  • Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts

    Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Taking what they want… these Billionaires don’t play by anyone’s rules—consequences be damned.Get ready to be owned, dominated, and consumed by these DARK and DIRTY alpha-hole’s…In a world where money is no object, Dirty Billionaires will test your boundaries by blurring the lines between right and wrong...
  • Sinful Ex-Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery

    Sinful Ex-Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What happens when an eye-popping scandal reunites you with the ex you were never able to forget? From Amazon Bestseller Scarlett Avery comes a sensual, seductive, sinful second chance romance with a British twist. We met eleven years ago. She was so beautiful, words failed me. And she was so young. Still, I fell hard and fast. I waited until she became a woman to make her mine...
  • 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
  • Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Five steamy, contemporary romances. One collection. AMAZON TOP 100 best selling series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Those Boys Are Trouble includes all five of the full-length, stand-alone romances from the Valetti mafia series featuring filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys, HEAs and no cliffhangers...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia  length-epic
  • Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Hunger by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Dark Love Story"As I struggle to unlock my gaze from the impertinent bridesmaid who doesn’t seem able to stop herself from giving me attitude, I contemplate the various ways in which I intend to teach the insolent little brat a lesson."GreysonThis wasn't supposed to happen.Every piece of my life has been planned out since the day I was born, calculated to the letter.I knew where I was headed...
  • The Client by Stella Gray

    The Client by Stella Gray

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I won the modeling contest, I lost my freedom. KZ Modeling owns my body. But they're willing to rent it out. The first time I learn my fate and I’m auctioned off changes everything. Because it's also my first time. And the gorgeous, haunted billionaire who now wants exclusive rights to me for the next six months? He has no idea I can't say no...
  • Bought and Paid For by DeathsDoll

    Bought and Paid For by DeathsDoll

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    An American girl backpacking through Europe is kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery...
  • Axton by Sam Crescent

    Axton by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • The Pleasure Protocol by Darcy Romaine, Kat Alexander

    The Pleasure Protocol by Darcy Romaine, Kat Alexander

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First rule: Don't fall in love.Billionaire CEO Nikolai Zaitsev has used an escort service for years. Maybe he’s jaded, but it’s easier to pay for intimacy than worry about another partner using him for his money. His latest companion, Corinne, charms him with her stunning beauty and charisma—but when she crawls for him and calls him Sir their first night, his desire for dominance roars to life...
  • 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...
  • Deliverance by A.J. Adams

    Deliverance by A.J. Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I’m sending you a girl.” “What?” “She needs sorting out. I’m talking Exit Strategy.” Exit Strategy. That’s what we call deprogramming these days. You might call it brainwashing. It’s one of my skills. Give me a man whose idea of heaven is a suicide vest, and I can turn him into a peace loving hippy wannabe. “She’s a white widow?” “No. Human trafficking victim turned sex slave and mule...
  • Bed of Thorns by Piper Stone

    Bed of Thorns by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He was once my protector. Now he's become my captor.Hardened by years spent in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Montego is no longer the gentle man I remember. When he came for me, he didn't just take me for the very first time.He claimed my virgin body with a savagery that left me screaming... and he made me beg for it...
  • Capo by Nicolina Martin

    Capo by Nicolina Martin

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    ’You’ll die if you talk.’The warning haunts her every waking hour. After a rough start, Chloe has finally found her place in life. She has financial stability, a place to call home, and friends she’d die for...
  • Saint Nick by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Saint Nick by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Bonus Content on Forsyth U website...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    A Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &...
  • Misfit by R. Holmes

    Misfit by R. Holmes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How far is too far?Ask yourself what lines are ones that you would never, under any circumstance, ever cross?What is unforgivable? Unjustifiable? Deplorable.What if someone you loved was on the other side of that line?Would you cross it, if it meant selling your soul to the devil in exchange for their freedom?Well I’m your worst fucking nightmare and they call me Misfit.I fix things...
  • The Paris Apartment by Sophia Karlson

    The Paris Apartment by Sophia Karlson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's been in love with him all her life.His little sister's best friend is all grown up and the wait has been forever.Will a chance reunion lead them to true love?As an artist, Paris has always been Mila's dream destination. Being free of her family and the restraints they put on her only adds to the pleasure of exploring Paris on her own...
  • 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
  • The Decimation of Mae by D.H. Sidebottom

    The Decimation of Mae by D.H. Sidebottom

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The Devil visited me three times in my life; albeit, my short life. Not in the physical sense, you must understand, but very much literally. He was persistent, resolute and tenacious. His ruthless greed to annihilate me was utterly disturbing. I am sure if he had hierarchy, the man at the top would have dragged his arse into Hell’s prison for his unscrupulous methods...
  • Required Surrender by Piper Stone

    Required Surrender by Piper Stone

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    He placed the winning bid, but he didn't own me. Or so I thought... My first mistake was agreeing to participate in a charity auction. My second was believing I could walk away from the commanding billionaire with a brogue accent and dazzling green eyes. It was supposed to be one date, but a man like Lachlan McKenzie plays by his own set of rules...
  • Dangerous Intentions by Dori Lavelle

    Dangerous Intentions by Dori Lavelle

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My name is Haley Macknight, and I've finally escaped my marriage from hell. But my husband, Jude Macknight, has murder on his mind. He will stop at nothing to get me back. Even from a distance, he's controlling the course of my life. It's only a matter of time before he finds me. Before he kills me...
  • 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
  • True Beginnings by Willow Madison

    True Beginnings by Willow Madison

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A DARK EROTIC ROMANCE True Beginnings is the second book in a series that includes two alternative endings. See for yourself why fans are saying this makes all the other dark romances look like greyed out shades of fairytales. MORE OR ENOUGHMax is all about being in control. It's the only way he knows how to be. There’s never been a question in his mind about what he wants...
  • Mistakes by A.M. Hayward, L.J. Holder

    Mistakes by A.M. Hayward, L.J. Holder

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Mistakes... Everyone makes them. We are only human. Some of our mistakes are small... like the times you stay up till 2 am studying for a test that you end up failing because you are too tired to think. Others are so catastrophic that they change your life.... forever...
  • Judgment by Willa Jade

    Judgment by Willa Jade

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Andre Valinov owns a piece of me. A piece he refuses to take. But a deal’s a deal. One I intend to honor. Even if I made it with the devil.I thought I was being smart.Thought I could play a game I’d been watching my whole life.I was wrong.Andre is not the kind of man I expected to be taking me home.I’m nothing more than a pawn to him...
  • Chained to You, Vol. 1 by Alexia Praks

    Chained to You, Vol. 1 by Alexia Praks

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    You definitely worth two million, Mia. Think about it. Two million. Five years. Your brother will go free. It’s a contract. These are the words of the gorgeous billionaire James Maxwell, the man who makes my heart race and my body tremble with longing...
  • Sin by Elena M. Reyes

    Sin by Elena M. Reyes

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I am both heaven and hell. Sin and pleasure. The Devil she never sees coming… Everyone knows that Malcolm Asher owns Chicago. Nothing—not a single move is made in my city without my authorization. I’m ruthless. Conniving...
  • Plaything: Volume One by Jade West, Jason Luke

    Plaything: Volume One by Jade West, Jason Luke

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’ve been sold. That’s what he tells me. Sold as a rich man’s plaything to the highest bidder. I’m to be shipped to the other side of the world, where I’ll disappear without a trace. I’ve nobody coming after me, nobody who’ll even know I’ve gone. But I’m no plaything. I’ve already been rejected for sale once. Not fit for purpose. Too fiery, too uncouth. Two choices remain...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  slavery  suspense  dark  contemporary  abuse
  • Heartbreak Me by T.L. Smith

    Heartbreak Me by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    "You can't hate me when I leave. " He kidnapped me.That was how I met Atlas Hyde.A man known by many names and admired by all.But most didn't know he was ruthless, conniving, and always got what he wanted.No matter the cost.I was a good girl.Never in trouble with the law.Never took drugs.Always did precisely what was expected of me...
  • Bartered [The Encounter Trilogy] by Pamela Ann

    Bartered [The Encounter Trilogy] by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Hugo Xavier, a French playboy hell-bent on possessing Isobel, a gorgeous Greek pauper. ​Set in Monaco, this is a story about a man who has it all but his past ensures he can't acquire what he yearns the most...and a woman, whose heart isn't up for bargaining, no matter the cost. A tug-of war of seduction, of wills, of pride.A whirlwind affair that will change both of their lives forever...
  • The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas

    The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    An ambitious career woman. An enigmatic billionaire. There’s more to their affair than meets the eye in this scalding romance by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the This Man series.Amelia Lazenby deserves a breather—from work and from the stress of a recent breakup. Courtesy of her best friends, she gets a day of pampering at a posh country spa called Arlington Hall...
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