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  • The Black Wolf by J.A. Redmerski

    The Black Wolf by J.A. Redmerski

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    -Series Reading Order-. #1 - KILLING SARAI. #2 - REVIVING IZABEL. #3 - THE SWAN & THE JACKAL. #4 - SEEDS OF INIQUITY. #5 - THE BLACK WOLF. ---. Since devastating secrets were uncovered by Nora Kessler, Niklas Fleischer and Victor Faust have been divided as business partners and brothers...
  • Behind the Hands That Kill by J.A. Redmerski

    Behind the Hands That Kill by J.A. Redmerski

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    -Reading Order-. #1 - KILLING SARAI. #2 - REVIVING IZABEL. #3 - THE SWAN & THE JACKAL. #4 - SEEDS OF INIQUITY. #5 - THE BLACK WOLF. #6 - BEHIND THE HANDS THAT KILL. #7 - SPIDERS IN THE GROVE. ---. Even professional killers need vacations, but for Victor Faust, his vacation in Venezuela is about more than relaxation and time alone with Izabel Seyfried...
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  • Someone to Hold by Marie Force

    Someone to Hold by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Iris. Two and a half years after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me. When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing...
  • 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...
  • Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 74 ratings
    Dear Opportunist,. You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go. .. .ever. Dirty Red. Leah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't...
  • But I Need You by W. Winters

    But I Need You by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Some love stories are a slow burn. Others are quick to ignite, scorching and branding your very soul before you’ve taken that first breath. You’re never given a chance to run from it. That’s how I’d describe what happened to us. Everything around me blurred and all that existed were his lips, his touch…. The chase and the heat between us became addictive...
  • Elect by Rachel Van Dyken

    Elect by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 56 ratings
    Would you die for the one you love? Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him...
  • 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
  • Destiny Mine by Anna Zaires

    Destiny Mine by Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Fate made us enemies. I made us lovers. In a different world, we were meant for each other. This is not that world. Note: For optimal enjoyment, it’s recommended you listen to the Twist Me trilogy prior to starting this book.
  • 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...
  • Savage Sin by Helen Hardt

    Savage Sin by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Enter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt's new series! In prison, they called him Savage. Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit, which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL. When he's granted early parole to help with a family emergency, he’s determined to reclaim his life...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • Free to Believe by Tracey Jerald

    Free to Believe by Tracey Jerald

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the wake of a broken engagement, Emily Freeman is left to sew together the pieces of her life. A single phone call changes her future from bleak acceptance to overwhelming opportunity. Her family can't help her find her artistic spirit - something she needs now more than ever. Desperate for rejuvenation, Em goes on a journey to find herself. Only she finds so much more. .
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • 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:
    office  m-f  contemporary  dark  new adult  length-medium
  • 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...
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine. ”. ― Morrissey. It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
  • Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Loving Gabe made me stronger than I was before. Better. He taught me that love is both beautiful and vicious, terrifying and intoxicating. I’m not afraid anymore. I know that it’s possible for two imperfect people to have a bond worth risking everything for. After all we’ve been through, I thought I was ready to fight any battle. But nothing could have prepared me to face this new nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    angst  alpha male  new adult  contemporary  dark
  • The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky

    The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    Tensions rise and now I have two enemies that want me dead. But I've never felt safer. My wolf protects me. He cherishes me. And I think he loves me. This arranged marriage was detested by us both, but now I look at him with new eyes. My husband is strong, smart, and gorgeous. His coffee-colored eyes make me melt. My heart slowly starts to soften for this man and I fall deeper and deeper...
  • The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below. The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost...
  • 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 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  angst  m-f  contemporary  dark  dual-pov  mafia
  • Wicked Praise by Juliette N. Banks

    Wicked Praise by Juliette N. Banks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author, Juliette N. Banks brings to life another sexy Dufort man in Wicked Praise, a dark billionaire romance novel of the Dufort Dynasty. Blake Dufort is not new to immense wealth; his entire family are billionaires. His success is new and still stabilizing. Still, he’s powerful, influential, and handsome. Therefore, beautiful naughty women are regularly on the menu...
  • 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...
  • Wicked as Seduction: Trees & Laila Part 1 by Shayla Black

    Wicked as Seduction: Trees & Laila Part 1 by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll protect her…even if he has to take her captive to save her. Tech wiz and former elite soldier Forest “Trees” Scott had one mission: Rescue the woman being hunted by a vicious cartel and get her to safety. It should have been simple…but the minute he sees the wary beauty with haunted eyes, his desire for her complicates everything. So does her stubborn refusal to trust him...
  • 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…...
  • 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...
  • The Consequence by Ashley Jade

    The Consequence by Ashley Jade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes. the conclusion. of a gritty, off-limits romance about mistakes, choices, and love conquering all. The world thought I belonged to another man. .. they were wrong...
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Jahleel by S. Ann Cole

    Jahleel by S. Ann Cole

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here. ******This book is about OBSESSION. The heroine is a tad loco. PLEASE read the sample before purchasing to determine if this book is for you. ***********. A TRUE-ly fabricated story about Love & Obsession. .. I’m an idiot. I’m too stupid to be human. Too stupid to live. I lack common sense...
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • Interrupted by Amy Queau

    Interrupted by Amy Queau

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Librarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00DXH238Y. After the emotional turmoil that was ‘Jesse’ subsides, Charlie manages to find peace with her decision to leave him, despite her conscience telling her otherwise. Saying goodbye to the drama proves to be an easier task than she anticipated...
  • 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...
  • Dirty Dealings by A.J. Adams

    Dirty Dealings by A.J. Adams

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An alternate cover edition can be found here and here. I could’ve strangled her. She knew it too because she stepped away quickly. “Touch me and I’ll have you! ” she snarled. “Bruja mala leche! What the fuck do you think you’re playing at! You can’t push me around! ”. “Sure I can. ” Her eyes were slate grey, the same colour as the sky, and just as cold. “I need help, and you’re going to give it...
  • 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 Brute by Alix Key

    Irish Brute by Alix Key

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Mafia knows my darkest secret, and now I have to pay. I’m the girl who got away, the woman who said no one would ever own me. I’m strong and brave and fiercely independent. So how did I end up claimed by the cruelest don in the world? The only man who can save me is the captain of the Irish Mob. But his help comes with a terrible price: Absolute submission...
  • Rich Girl by Haley Warren

    Rich Girl by Haley Warren

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Winchesters are best known for being America’s most elusive dynasty. Charlie Winchester is a rich girl. She has always been a rich girl. But her family's baggage comes with a price, and theirs is designer. When Charlie's mother died unexpectedly seven years earlier, her family was left fragmented beyond repair...
  • Husband by Penelope Sky

    Husband by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Two years of bitter loneliness have passed. The woman I love is now the woman I hate. I lose myself in beautiful women every night and tell myself that fortune reading was nothing but a scam. But then her mother asks me to marry her. I say yes. Now this woman will be mine forever. Maybe the prophecy really is true. I’m committing to a woman that will never love me in return...
  • 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...
  • Break Me by Nina West, Avery Reid

    Break Me by Nina West, Avery Reid

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Listening length: 8 hours and 11 minutes. Henry Wolf is a deliciously wicked, sinfully handsome man who has done a very bad thing. Potentially. Worse, he owns me now - every inch of my body and a sizeable chunk of my stupid, naïve heart...
  • Hard Daddy by Megan Michaels

    Hard Daddy by Megan Michaels

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mace Cardelli is not the kind of man who stands by while a woman is in danger, so when he sees a mobster threatening an innocent college student he doesn't hesitate to intervene. But gunning down a member of a mafia family won't go unnoticed, and the girl will need his help, whether she wants it or not...
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