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  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Until the End by London Miller

    Until the End by London Miller

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Lauren Thompson. After learning the truth behind her father's tragic murder, Lauren vowed never to go near another Volkov again, but sometimes matters of the heart are too strong to resist. .. Mishca Volkov. As a Captain in the Volkov Bratva, Mishca has pledged his loyalty to the Vory v Zakone, but he soon finds himself at odds with the life he's always known. .. Until the End...
  • 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.
  • Hold Me by LP Lovell

    Hold Me by LP Lovell

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m a former slave. The sister of death. Collateral. He’s a bad man. A cartel boss— and my everything. I thought I was done being someone’s toy, but I was so very wrong. Safety is nothing more than a premise in my world, and it seems my own sister can’t be trusted. Loyalties will be tested, and even my big bad wolf might not be able to save me this time. A priceless pawn...
  • Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 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...
  • Bought and Paid For by DeathsDoll

    Bought and Paid For by DeathsDoll

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 23 ratings
    An American girl backpacking through Europe is kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. Words: 209,040.
  • The Break by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob

    The Break by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    One woman. Two Rivals. Countless secrets…. Raine Kendall has everything a woman could want—almost...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • 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...
  • Red Sin by Aleatha Romig

    Red Sin by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Red is the color of blood, sacrifice, danger, and courage. It’s also associated with heat, passion, and sexuality. When two people meet unexpectedly with an inexplicable attraction that defies common understanding. .. it can be called RED SIN. Julia and Van found one another in a shaken snow globe. Stranded in a blizzard, they embraced being two individuals with no last names...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • 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
  • Petal by Linnea May

    Petal by Linnea May

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He took everything from me. My memories, my sanity - my freedom. I don’t know who I am or why I'm here. All I know is that I'm his captive, his toy, his clueless slave. Pain meets pleasure with fiery kisses as he molds me into the person he says I’m supposed to be. But who is that person? And who was I before him? I hate him for this. I fear him like no one else...
  • Buttons and Revenge by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Revenge by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 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 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...
  • Dissolution by K.I. Lynn

    Dissolution by K.I. Lynn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Librarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00DDHL9WU. He wanted her to leave him, but, in the end, he was forced to do it. Separating himself from Lila puts Nathan in a level of hell he never knew existed. The journey is a spiraling decent where the beast inside is released and havoc reigns in the arena of self-destruction...
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 27 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...
  • 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. **WARNING:Due to sexual situations and dark adult content, this book is not...
  • Lies by Aleatha Romig

    Lies by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity continues with an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig. I am. .. That’s no longer an easy statement...
  • 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 ENOUGH. Max 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...
  • Stolen Bride by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman

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

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 11 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
  • Destroyed by Kira Johns

    Destroyed by Kira Johns

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Jade Moore was no stranger to the MC lifestyle. Growing up the daughter of the President of the Satan's Rebels, she knew all about family and loyalty. Her world slowly crumbles when she loses not only her parents, but her brother and best friend. Her uncle steps in and becomes the family she so desperately needs...
  • Plaything: Volume 2 by Jason Luke, Jade West

    Plaything: Volume 2 by Jason Luke, Jade West

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The clock is ticking. I'm holed up in Hell, destined for sale as a rich man's plaything. They've beaten me, they've bullied me, but they haven't broken me. Not yet. There's only one man standing between me and a life of misery. The man they've instructed to train me. .. to make me willing. .. to make me a good product. .. Robert...
  • 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...
  • Heartbreak Me by T.L. Smith

    Heartbreak Me by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 19 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...
  • 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. Submit or perish...
  • 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...
  • Devon Destroyers MC by Kacey Hamford

    Devon Destroyers MC by Kacey Hamford

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Heathers life drastically changed when her husband was murdered in front of her. Forced to live and work at the Devon Destroyers MC to pay off her husband’s outstanding debt. With a baby on the way and no place to go Heather would do anything to survive, even play house with someone potentially dangerous...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  cliffhanger  contemporary  bikers  dark  length-short
  • Cut So Deep by Stasia Black

    Cut So Deep by Stasia Black

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    He commands my body, my mind, and my pleasure but now I might be forced to betray him…. All my life, I knew I was only good for one thing—from being ogled by beauty pageant judges as a preteen to being hit on by my college philosophy professor—I was just an object for men to desire. It’s all anyone’s ever seen me as, including my current boss, Bryce Gentry. But Jackson? Jackson’s different...
  • The Beast of Moscow by Bethany-Kris

    The Beast of Moscow by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tucked away deep in the hills of Dubna lives a man hiding from a past that’s as grisly as the scar on his face. Reclusive. Paranoid. Violent. His trek to the top has been a bloody game—with a deadly end for anyone who loses. And it’s not over yet. Vera Avdonin stumbled into the life of Vaslav Pashkov entirely by accident, and it should have stopped there, too...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  cliffhanger  contemporary  dark  mafia  length-short
  • Master of Sin by Sienna Snow

    Master of Sin by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    It was always him. The one I shouldn't want, shouldn't crave, the one who could destroy my carefully built life. Hagen Lykaios was the essence of sin, indulgence, and danger - everything I knew to avoid. All it took was one unexpected touch, and he consumed me, left me begging, needy, and hungry for more...
  • Fearscape by Nenia Campbell

    Fearscape by Nenia Campbell

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    He followed her because he wanted to own her. She trusted him because she wanted excitement. There's a saying that curiosity can kill … but Valerian Kimble is beginning to learn that satisfaction might just be worse. Fourteen-year-old Valerian lives in an age where antiheroes and bad boys are portrayed as the romantic ideal, and good guys are passe and boring...
  • Horrorscape by Nenia Campbell

    Horrorscape by Nenia Campbell

    Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Val receives a calling card from a very dangerous boy who wants to play with her. It's a game without rules, logic, or consequence, and he'll stop at nothing to claim her as his—even if it means destroying them both. Three years ago, Valerian Kimble got herself entangled with a burgeoning sociopath intent on adding her to his own columns of wins and losses...
  • Bleeding Heart by Alannah Carbonneau

    Bleeding Heart by Alannah Carbonneau

    Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “I’ll take everything you want to give me, love. ” His voice was dark. “I’d gladly take your heart. ” – Calix McKnight. Only four days after Nova was captured by Calix McKnight, she lost her heart to his darkness and her soul to the dominance residing within the man. Only four days, and everything she’d known had changed. He owned her body. He possessed her heart. He captured her soul...
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