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A Charm of Finches by Suanne Laqueur
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“I swear. Give me one more chance and I will make the most of it.”Ex-escort Javier Landes is asking for his third chance at love. And the third time is the charm. He meets an art therapist named Steffen Finch and what starts as casual deepens into a passionate relationship—everything Jav has ever wanted, and everything he fears losing. Stef’s business card reads Curator & Sailor... -
Finder Volume 4: Prisoner in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"Don't tell me you actually believe Asami is in love with you?" The gorgeous and devious Fei Long has kidnapped Akihito and taken him all the way to Hong... -
Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1 by Kou Yoneda
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsYashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist... -
Wrecked & Restless by Bink Cummings
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFirst Book in the Wrecked Duet- Can be read as a standalone set. Life is simply life. It's unfair and sometimes cruel. I should know. Since the moment I first drew breath, I was an orphan. Unwanted. Unloved. The small blonde girl everyone picked on. My story isn't one of happiness, if that's what you're thinking. The person I love most in the world is gone... -
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Finder, Volume 3: One Wing in the Finder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Chinese crime lord Fei Long comes to Japan hoping to lure freelance photographer Akihito into his web of intrigue and sex. But when his friends fall prey to Fei Long's diabolical schemes, Akihito has only one person he can ask for help, the person he despises more than anyone else on Earth: the Yakuza boss Asami, who once made Akihito his sex slave... -
Luxe by Ashley Antoinette
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestseller Ashley Antoinette, author of the Prada Plan series comes a boldly fierce and strikingly dramatic novel, Luxe.Bleu Montclair knew as a young girl that she would one day escape the hard, unrelenting streets of Flint, Michigan, and when her desperate prayers are answered in the form of a scholarship to UCLA, Bleu knows she's struck gold... -
Hostile Saint by India R. Adams
There is one word; evermoreIt is why I fight so hard to find herIt is why I will do whatever it takesIt is why I will kill anyone who tries to stop meEvermore...Yes, that is what she is to meLeft for dead, Tate is given little choice as to whether or not he should trust the strangers that roll into his life on motorcycles that sound like dragons... -
Falling by E.K. Blair
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSometimes 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... -
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 105 ratingsIn Crank , Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the "monster," the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or "crank." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father... -
Valiant by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI’ve known fear. I’ve known pain. I’ve known horror. I’ve known all of it. I’ve guarded myself as best I can. I’ve hidden myself from him. I’ve changed my name. I’ve moved. But he still haunts me. One day, I’m sure he’ll find me again. I don’t trust anybody. I don’t believe in anybody. I just want to be free. Until I meet Jack... -
Ruining You by Nicole Reed
For a girl who dared to tempt death, living is the only promise that matters now. Jay’s life almost came to a forced end when her darkest secrets were revealed and the one who she chose to give her future to was ripped away. Now, everything she kept hidden is the topic of everyone’s conversation, and not all are sympathetic... -
You Loved Me At My Weakest by Evie Harper, Hot Tree Edits
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEmily Broken, used and worthless. They are the words that have been branded into my mind for the past five years. Now freed, but they stole my smile and left me with only tears. My dreams of the future died right before my eyes. I'm fighting to find my way back, but I’m too weak. Kayne I won’t let her walk this road alone. I’ll hold on for her. The dark can’t last forever... -
Harlem On Lock by Karen P. Williams
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHarlem is a beautiful, smart, and funny seventeen-year-old. She lives in the projects with her drug-addicted parents. They are so far gone that Harlem must fend for herself and at times do a little hustling of her own to feed their habit... -
Bound by Passion : A Motorcycle Club Romance by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Ryan Michele brings the action packed, suspenseful, spicy next generation of Ravage MC filled with angst, loyalty and family.Raid bled the blood of the club. Undeniably loyal. Focused on family. Determined. His thought processes would make any other man cringe. Calculating. Meticulous. Always thinking... -
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Hate Me by LP Lovell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnna I am a whore. A slave. A possession. I accepted my fate long ago, but fate is not done with me yet. Freedom is so close I can almost taste it, only to have it snatched away under the guise of protection. A gilded cage is still a cage. Friend or foe? Saviour or oppressor? Rafael D’Cruze is a bad man. I hate him, so why do I feel safe with him? Rafael She’s a favour. Collateral... -
Watch Her Bend by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor two long years, we kept our distance while also sitting on the same couch during my sessions. I kept my secrets tucked far away from my psychiatrist because revealing one thing would lead to the unveiling of my traumatic past. When I am forced to set aside my desire to weather this storm alone, Dr. Daxton Cooper is the one to catch me before I sink... -
Until Then by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe one thing my pen pal and I have in common is imprisonment. While his is literal, I am bound in the chains of my abusive partner. While he is locked behind bars, he gives me a glimpse of the love I have been looking for my entire life. When my world starts to come down around me we both gain our freedom, allowing us to face our demons together...Categorized as:
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Reaching Rachel by L.L. Collins
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratings**Disclaimer:** This book contains difficult topics that may be hard for some readers and is suggested for a mature audience only. It contains strong language, sexual situations, abuse, and other content that may be problematic for some to read. Please keep this in mind when choosing to read this book. Rachel has always been seen as a wild child, never committing or settling down... -
Howler by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHowlerAs President of the Manchester Chapter of the Untamed Sons my job is simple: defend our territory and expand our reach. Ravage sent me here to build an empire and over the years that’s what I did. I carved out a slice of paradise for me and my brothers. We reaped the rewards of that peace, until a brother’s ex turns up and tells him his daughter is in danger... -
The Buried Hours by R.S. Grant
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIs she following a path of redemption or an enemy’s revenge? A crime reporter’s traumatic past comes back to haunt her in a twisting novel of lies, betrayals, and killer secrets.Investigative crime journalist Signe Gates’s life became a nightmare the day she was kidnapped and drugged... -
Whiskey & You (The Kings of Texas Billionaires) by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes it’s the hero who ends up needing a lifeline… Jack Jarvis York is a ruthless and vindictive oil tycoon who knows no boundaries when he’s been double-crossed. Debtors beware. He’ll slit your throat for a nickel. And make no mistake, he will collect. You never screw with a man’s pride, money, or oil. It’s Texas Law. Unwritten, yet gospel... -
UNDER GRAND HOTEL アンダーグランドホテル by Mika Sadahiro
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAfter killing the husband of his lover, Sen is sent to a prison nicknamed the "Under Grand Hotel", which houses some of the most violent and corrupt offenders. Good-looking and rather soft for prison, Sen is forced to seek protection from Swordfish, the proclaimed leader of the prison... -
Every Sin We Erase by J.E. Parker
It all started when I stole his wallet... Before I tell you my story, there’s something you should know. My life—it wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. At eighteen, I had dreams: go to college, become a nurse, create a better life for my family. But then I was taken by the cartel. Now, years later, I’ve been forced to become the one thing I swore never to be...Categorized as:
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Every Wound We Mend by J.E. Parker
I promised to protect her...Vowed that we'd be together forever.I lied. Because of me, the love of my life is gone.And she's never coming back. Guilt plagues me every single day. As for the pain--it never ends.Losing Carmen damned my soul.But then a beautiful twist of fate changes everything. Note: This is a continuation of Every Sin We Erase...Categorized as:
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Under Grand Hotel, Volume 02 by Mika Sadahiro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSen Owari, a Japanese student formerly studying at Columbia University in New York, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison at "Under Grand Hotel" for the murder of his lover's husband. While serving his time in jail, new evidence surfaces for Sen and sheds new light on the crime. It may prove to be his chance to be released early.. -
The General by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone in Navesink Bank knows about Senator Ericsson’s son, his wife, and the story that hit headlines that eventually led to one of the Mallick boys going to jail for assault. What became of that woman after being coerced into lying on the stand was unknown. That was until late one night when a phone rang in the offices of Quinton Baird & Associates... -
Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsWhen reclusive novelist Senna Richards wakes up on her thirty-third birthday, everything has changed. Caged behind an electrical fence, locked in a house in the middle of the snow, Senna is left to decode the clues to find out why she was taken. If she wants her freedom, she has to take a close look at her past. But, her past has a heartbeat... and her kidnapper is nowhere to be found... -
Drawn to you by Ker Dukey
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWarning, this is book 1 of 2. This is a new adult romance which contains explicit sex - 18's only. Antonia McNally has a great family, a great boyfriend, and a great future… until she finds herself interrupting a robbery and becoming the victim of a ruthless criminal. When she witnesses brutal murder, abuse and suffers her own traumatizing assault by his hand, her life changes forever... -
You Loved Me At My Ugliest by Evie Harper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s no stranger to love and loss… By age eighteen, Alexa Kingsley had lost everyone. Only Joey, the lonely boy next door, remained. He’d clung to Alexa like a lifeline through years of abuse at the hands of his father, and she vowed to protect him as best she could. Alexa thought Joey was the one person who’d always be there—until the day he left her as well...Categorized as:
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Freeing by E.K. Blair
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsKnowing who you are and accepting who you are come at different prices. Jase Kinrick grew up in your typical, all-American household. But after the death of his sister, his parents shut down, forcing him to deal with everything life throws his way alone... -
Misappropriate by Kathryn Kelly
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMegan 'Meggie' Foy Caldwell is finally getting everything she’s dreamed of, a child, a husband, and family (of bikers) that would truly do anything for her. Her life is finally on the right track. When Meggie asks her husband, Christopher 'Outlaw' Caldwell, MC President of the Death Dwellers’, for a church wedding, he agrees because keeping his new found love happy is everything to him... -
Little Liar by Willow Winters, W. Winters
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDon’t judge a book by its cover. You’ll tell me you don’t… but you already think you know what my story’s about. You have no idea. Just like the people sitting in this courtroom. She asked for it. That’s what they keep saying. And no, it’s not because my skirt was too short or I was drunk at a party. It’s nothing like that. It’s because of what I like and how I like it... -
Requiem & Reverie by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Keri Lake comes an intense and gritty romantic thriller that'll have you turning the pages well past your bedtime. It takes a killer to catch a killer. And no one understands the motives of ruthless murderer, The Sandman, quite like Rhett Voss. Having spent his childhood in the shadows of the deranged lunatic, he’s become an expert on the topic... -
Used by Kate Dunbar
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHeartbreakingly beautiful and completely engrossing, USED is packed full of twists, turns, and a gripping romance sure to leave readers emotionally spent and asking for more. At the age of seventeen, after a decade of lies, hurt, and severe abuse by her brother Lucas, Sabra Valentine is able to breathe... -
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The Starkest Truth by Courtney Lane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is not a romance.After her recent nuptials, Nikki Brenton is quickly thrust into a world she once avoided. Unable to adjust, her unhealthy addictions begin to tempt her and threaten to poison more than her sanity.Nothing has ever been peaceful for Eric Brenton, and his life with Nikki is no exception. The past he suppressed has returned to wreak havoc on his life... -
Midnight Rain by Dori Lavelle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings*This is the final book in the Amour Toxique serial. It should be read after books 1 and 2.*Something went wrong…or maybe right. I can't decide. The devil before me is several shades darker than the one I knew not long ago. When I look into his monster eyes, I’m afraid to blink. I’m afraid to breathe. I’m afraid to give him what he wants. He wants me. He wants me alive, and he wants me dead... -
Caged Jaye by Lynn Kelling
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPrequel to Arctic Absolution. It’s Jaye Larson’s nineteenth birthday, and all he wants is to spend time with his boyfriend and his mother—the people he loves most and who make life worth living. But, faced by his mother’s demons, the imperfections of his relationship with boyfriend, Kris, and dangerous, homophobic strangers, one by one, all of Jaye’s dreams are soon derailed... -
Maiden Rose, Volume 1 by Fusanosuke Inariya
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTwo soldiers from warring countries are bound by a pledge as master and servant. Taki Reizen is a Commander of sublime beauty, shouldering the fate of his nation. Called "Mad Dog" because of his rough temperament, Klaus has sworn his loyalty to him as a knight. Despite this, those around them are cold and disapproving, full of various misgivings... -
Believe Like a Child by Paige Dearth
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsABOUT THE NOVEL: Alessa is just seven years old when her uncle rapes her for the first time. As the years pass, his sexual appetite becomes more voracious and his perversion more twisted, until the abuse has become almost a daily ritual, with the unspoken involvement of the girl's mother... -
Dark Mysteries by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsXANDER RHODES is a private investigator known for taking cases that other PIs wont touch (and perhaps pushing the lines of legality in order to help his clients) is suffering from sleepless nights and a fall in confidence having failed his last case... protecting a woman from a malicious stalker. One night, a woman shows up at his office, battered and begging for help... -
Damaged and the Bulldog by Bijou Hunter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDylan Campbell took a bullet to save the girl of his dreams. This fateful day changed everything. Now Dylan struggles to claim Winnie as his own while making his bones with the Reapers MC. Winona Todds was broken by life. Hiding from the world, she remains consumed with fear until her heart craves Dylan. She´ll need to face her past to build a future with the man with the bulldog tattoo... -
No Way Back by Chloe Adams
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes bad things happen to beautiful people. The wealthy daughter of a high-ranking politician, seventeen year old Mia Abbott-Renou has everything: designer clothes, wealth, spring breaks in Monte Carlo. She lives blissfully unaware of her family’s secrets, until the night she is raped by the son of her father’s greatest political ally... -
Transparent by Erin Noelle, Kayla Robichaux
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratings***The second and FINAL installment in the Luminous Duet, Transparent is meant to be read as a continuation of the first book, Translucent, and NOT as a standalone.*** Her elusive past didn't worry me, Her heartbreaking scars never made me cringe, And her haunting demons only made me a stronger man, But the day Blake Martin was stolen from me, I was scared to death... -
A Life Less Broken by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOn a day like any other, Allyn Sommers went off to work, not knowing that her life was about to be irrevocably and horrifically altered. Three years later, Allyn is still a prisoner in her own home held captive by harrowing fear. Broken and damaged, Allyn seeks help from someone that fate brought her. Dr. Dominic Shriver is a psychiatrist who’s drawn to difficult cases... -
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Shame by Nicolina Martin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere is only one rule: Nobody tells Luciano Salvatore ‘No’.I should have let him break me. If I had, I wouldn’t have to live in terror, waiting for the next call.Because there will be a next time. He will hurt me again, and there will be nothing I can do to stop it.The only stingy ray of light at the end of this pitch-black tunnel is Lucas... -
Burned by Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI didn’t want to be this man. I never wanted to be like my father. I just wanted to be loved by him. Accepted. That’s how this happened, that’s how I became this person. Too many years of listening, too many years craving his approval. His words burned into my mind. And now I crave things the world says I shouldn’t. I open doors that should remain closed... -
Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters. They don’t hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams. That’s where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye... -
Ruined by B. Livingstone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say Heaven is made of peace and light—pure goodness.But what happens when the fires of Hell are all you’ve ever known? Resolved to save myself,I escaped the prison the devil locked me in.Only to be caged by a demon more depraved than the last. Soul-shatteredHope-obliteratedMy only saving graces are three brothers I never saw coming. One with enough blood coating his hands to stain his soul... -
Wyatt by Rae B. Lake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Wyatt*My life used to be simple.I enjoyed my job as an FBI agent. My brothers and I all shared a bond as members of the Boys of Djinn MC. The same club our father created years ago. Lastly, the only major problem my little town had to face was the occasional drunk.Life was simple until a scandal rocked my world... -
Captured by Scarlet Blackwell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“I’m not going anywhere until I’ve slept in your nice warm bed. If you haven’t got an electric blanket, I’ll expect you to warm me up personally.”Who is the man with the gun? Friend or foe? Enemy or lover?EthanI saw my way out and took it. I never dreamed it would be complicated by someone as distracting as Gabriel.GabrielI thought my cabin was safe in a snowstorm until he arrived...
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