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  • Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    We return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse. Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels. Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns...
  • Phoenix by Kris Michaels

    Phoenix by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Her exceptional memory was gone.Aspen Kennedy almost died in the explosion that decimated Guardian Security’s Washington D.C. complex. When she woke in the hospital bed, survival was her mantra. But the very thing that made her who she was had been stripped from her...
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  • Stall by MysteryMixtapes

    Stall by MysteryMixtapes

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    "Strangers in the dark can change your life in the light.""As I reach the front door I can't help the same question swimming around in my mind, what could possibly be on all of those tapes?"-----Preview:"You wanna try and be my medicine Abby?" he asks with a deep testing tone, keeping his voice quiet...
  • It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky

    It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 29 ratings
    My husband of two years tells me he wants an open marriage. I'm stunned. I'm hurt. And I'm livid. I don't want to be married to a man that wants to open our bed to other people. But then I get a flat tire in the pouring rain and a sexy-as-hell gentleman helps me out. My husband is in the game, so one look at the skull ring on this gentleman's left hand tells me exactly who he is...
  • La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    When a Boeing 747 drops out of the sky with the men of the Cartel aboard, the women of the family have to step into their own. With the federal government on their heels and the family on the brink of destruction, a female dynasty is born.After the government's case is thwarted, the ladies plan to take the family legit...
  • Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Makani Hughes is young, intelligent, beautiful, and living a very carefree life. So much so that she lets her carefree life get in the way of her studies, causing her to be expelled from school. Enter Reed Cook: a man sixteen years her senior. He promised to take care of her, but six years and two kids—who don’t belong to Makani—later, all those promises are gone out the window...
  • The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It’s the perfect time to enjoy the winter snow.Unfortunately, there are things brewing in Sweetwater Falls that neither coffee nor hot cocoa can solve…It’s Founders Day in the once idyllic town, as well as the beginning of the festive holiday season.Contrary to the beautiful scenery, being the sheriff of Sweetwater is not quite as cozy as Spenser Song imagined...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  mystery
  • Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight

    Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After Gavin Pyre steps down from his position as crime lord, he and Lyla focus on picking up the pieces of their lives and creating the paradise they deserve.Note: This novella intersects with book 4, Awakened by Sin, so books should be read in sequence...
  • Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    To be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  mystery
  • Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Book 8 of the Fatal series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Force... As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  contemporary  mystery  length-medium
  • Secret by Penelope Sky

    Secret by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    She saved my life. She promised she wouldn't intervene, that her loyalty was to her family, not me. But she did it anyway. Now everything is different. I can feel it with every kiss, every time she's underneath me. This isn't a meaningless fling anymore. It's so much more. I know it...and she knows it...
  • Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force

    Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Washington, D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U.S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son. But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: Sam's seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop...
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    mafia  m-f  contemporary  suspense  mystery  length-medium
  • Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s summertime at the Falls, and this season revenge tastes even sweeter…Sheriff Spenser Song thought she would get a much-needed break after aiding FBI agent Blake Wilder on an international trafficking ring.Shortly upon her return to the Falls and to Ryker, the place is once again in an uproar.When the town’s star athletes are found dead due to a drug overdose...
  • Shadows of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Shadows of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Spenser Song could have never imagined that her career in the FBI would lead to her husband’s death.She moved to Sweetwater Falls and accepted the job as the town’s Sheriff to escape from the pain of her dark past.But a fresh start in the once idyllic town came with many unexpected twists..
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  mystery
  • The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn

    The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I hate Felix Malone with all my heart and soul. He’s the second born son of a murderous don.The newest leader of the Malone mafia family now that his father is dead.But if I could have hoped a change in management would mean a positive shift for the notorious crime family, then I’m proven wrong as Felix quickly settles into his new role and lays scourge on New York City...
  • The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After answering the job posting for Sweetwater Falls, former FBI agent Spenser Song thought that she had finally escaped her painful past. Unfortunately, she quickly learned some things you just can’t ever run away from…When a local girl goes missing and another one turns up dead, Spenser finds clues that connect to a grim reminder of another fatal mistake in her past...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense
  • Zach: The Four Families: Campana by Cee Bowerman

    Zach: The Four Families: Campana by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With the help of his friends in the Four Families, Zach Campana has been working hard to rectify his father and grandfather’s mistakes, but a decision made not long before his father’s sudden death could change Zach’s future and rip away everything he’s worked so hard to build. After watching the senior Campanas hurt everyone around them, Zach made a vow that he would never be like either of them...
  • A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    A weekend at the lake house for Jessie and Shane should be nothing but fun, right? Except when Shane makes his wife a bet that she's too stubborn to refuse, and one he's about to regret. Which one of them is going to win as they drive each other crazy? Because Jessie Ryan lives to push his buttons and any Ryan fans know he has many...
  • Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make...
  • Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...
  • Stolen Sin: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Stolen Sin: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A standalone fake marriage mafia story with a couple of enemies that turn into steamy lovers from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.My boss caught me trying to steal from him.My punishment?Get pregnant with his baby.My father was scammed out of everything he owns, and I need to find a way to bail him out of trouble...
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    mafia  m-f  contemporary  new adult  length-medium
  • Envy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Envy by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Eagle Elite series… Every family has rules, the mafia just has more.... Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to. Do not make eye contact unless you want to die. And above all else, do not fall in love. Renee Cassani's future is set. Her betrothal is set...
  • Sinful Chaos by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Chaos by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    By day, I’m the chief medical examiner for Copeland City.The rest of the time, I am a mafioso’s son’s wife.I married a cop who was once a criminal, but despite the seriousness of our job titles, when it’s just Archer and me, we luxuriate in the newness of our marriage.Steaming romance, sizzling touches, and secret adventures only we know about.But now, Archer’s father is dying...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  new adult  humor  dual-pov  length-medium
  • A Sinner's Lies by Kylie Kent

    A Sinner's Lies by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Gabe A lie. Presenting a false impression. To be deceptive. That’s what I am. A lie. My family sees one version of me. The world sees another. Neither is real. I like it that way. Prefer it even. And then there’s her. She sees right through the lie. Through me. And no matter how much I try, there doesn’t seem to be a damn thing I can do to hide from her...
  • The Camorra Chronicles Box Set by Cora Reilly

    The Camorra Chronicles Box Set by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Twisted Loyalties: Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world. As a ruthless street fighter, he quickly earns his place as the new Enforcer of the Las Vegas Camorra – a man to fear...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  contemporary  length-epic
  • Burning Roses by Stella Andrews

    Burning Roses by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you burn a rose the ashes cling to your soul as charred fragments of insanity. It takes seconds to walk away, your future stolen by ruthless vanity. The scent is sweet, but the thorns cut deep. Your lies are all that's left to keep. A whispered word extinguishes the flame. Your heart will never be the same again. You try to re-light the fire in vain. Your tears destroy like acid rain...
  • Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    In this gripping eighth installment, Kazimir and Emily head to New Orleans seeking solace and healing, but destiny has other plans...
  • Mateo by K.L. Savage

    Mateo by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Even without a memory, the world is a dark and damned place.There are things around us that regular people don’t know about...I know those things.I’ve done those things.It’s the way of this world when you’re on the throne.This temple is rightfully mine.I am the crown.This isn’t just my life.It’s my soul.My empire.My fortress.And her...
  • The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss

    The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Snake Eyes Series: Standalone Romances. Interconnecting Stories. One Unforgettable Adventure. DANTE It was only supposed to be one night. One night with me and I’d make her father’s debt to the Zappia crime family a little easier to swallow. Turns out, swallowing ain’t much of an issue for Lucy Vaughn. I should never have gotten involved with her...
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    mafia  m-f  athletes  humor  military  new adult  suspense
  • Corrupted Sinner by Kiana Hettinger

    Corrupted Sinner by Kiana Hettinger

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    BruteThis was supposed to be nothing but business.I help her to take down the Domínguez cartel and set my kidnapped sister free.But nothing about Greta is as I expected.Not her killer curves, or her boldness.Or the way those hazel eyes of hers hold me captive from the moment our paths collide.She’s become a toxic mix of my dark desires.But no matter how much I crave her, I can't touch her...
  • Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline...
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    mafia  m-f  contemporary  mystery  betrayal  length-medium
  • King of Iron Hearts by Giana Darling

    King of Iron Hearts by Giana Darling

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The King of Iron HeartsIs a fable now A tale they tell children About a man made of metalWhose heart burned so boldly It melted him from the inside out  This is a book about a man who feels too much and the woman who loves him...
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    mafia  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell

    Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bratva Boss wants me dead.Too bad I’m pregnant with his baby.I’ve run far and wide to escape the Devil’s rage.But it wasn’t long before he caught me.Now I’m standing in front of him bound and naked.About to face the consequences of my betrayal.With every inch of my skin exposed to his will,And my life flashing before my watery eyes,He draws my traitorous body under his spell...
  • Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox

    Tangled Decadence by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    "You didn't really think you'd get a happily-ever-after, did you?" Cian is terrifying me. The Irish killer stole me on my wedding day. And now, he's revealing secrets that threaten to burn everything—and everyone—I love to ashes. I need to get back to Dmitri. He's the only one who can keep our unborn child safe. But escaping Cian is just the beginning... Because Dmitri has secrets of his own...
  • Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Savage Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gillian's father may be a powerful Irish mob boss, but he owes a blood debt to my family, and when I came to collect I didn't ask permission before taking his daughter as payment. It was not up to him... or to her. I will make her my bride, but I am not the kind of man who will wait until our wedding night to bare her and claim what belongs to me...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-f  suspense  length-medium
  • Savage Secrets by Amy McKinley

    Savage Secrets by Amy McKinley

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chicago Mafia boss Marco La Rosa thought the only woman he’d ever loved had died years ago. But when her brother approaches him with an arranged marriage contract, he learns that she is very much alive and in danger. Bringing her back within the fold of the Five Families is a second chance he can’t pass up. The only problem is, he has to get to her before their enemies do...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  new adult  length-short
  • Diamond by J.A. Low

    Diamond by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Round 2 with the Devil begins.Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now.Or so she thought.When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her...
  • Isaac by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Isaac by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Isaac Perry has spent the majority of his life wearing the Devil Hounds MC patches. As president, he’s used to making tough decisions, even the occasionally vicious ones. He doesn’t have to take orders from anyone anymore. He never bends, never breaks, until she literally stumbles into his life.Holly Garrison is young. Too young and innocent for an outlaw like Isaac to lay a hand on her...
  • Run by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Run by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elle Roberts wants two things in life:One—to find out everything there is to know about the mysterious spy who keeps kissing her, andTwo—to stay off her mob family’s radar.That isn’t too much to ask, is it? It’s not like she wants to win the lottery, or live in a Star Wars movie, or be Chris Hemsworth’s personal bather...
  • King of Savagery by Piper Stone

    King of Savagery by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Deceiving Maxim Nikitin is dangerous. Defying him could cost me my life. I was sent in undercover, but my low-level clearance as an FBI translator hadn't prepared me for his merciless power. Called a savage beast, his brutal hold over Miami was legendary. I hadn't anticipated the effect of his ice-blue eyes or the passion the Devil exuded...
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    mafia  m-f  suspense  length-long
  • Crow's Revenge by Nikki Landis

    Crow's Revenge by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For six months, Crow has been consumed with vengeance.It’s become the driving force for nearly every decision in the club ever since his father, the former president Rook, was murdered.But when the woman he loves is kidnapped, and a vicious, unpredictable enemy takes Bella, he’ll have to join forces with unlikely allies...
  • Dangerous Vows by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Vows by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The difference between a vow and a promise? Promises were broken.Between the truth and lies, I’d found the dark confession I’d been too afraid to acknowledge. I was tired of hiding behind fear, the lies holding me back too much. It was time to drop the mask completely and embrace the reality that had been staring me in the face.Except now, I was the one with the secret...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-f  mystery  suspense  length-long
  • The Don's Doorstep Baby  by Ashlie Silas

    The Don's Doorstep Baby by Ashlie Silas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The billionaire, the don, and the cute kid on the doorstep... the end. Or so I thought.I never expected to see him again but here he is, his presence as commanding as ever.His features are just as strikingly handsome as they were years ago.My relationship with Xander was a rollercoaster destined to crash so, I saved us both the trouble and left.My only regret is the one thing I had to do...
  • Texting My Mafia Temptation: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Texting My Mafia Temptation: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He kidnapped me to save me, but now we must fight our desires, or risk losing everything. As a mafia princess, I have no choice when my father arranges my marriage to a terrifying stranger. But there's someone even more Dante Bianchi, the devastatingly handsome, ripped, and intensely brooding mafia enforcer working security the night my husband-to-be goes too far...
  • Fearless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Fearless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I need the money to save my mother. The mafia boss needs a temporary wife. I ran back home, seeking solace from my troubled past.But then I plunged into another fiery abyss.My mother is ensnared by an enormous debt to Cillian O’Ridian, the dark and dangerous king of the Irish Mafia. And she’s seriously ill. Without the money for her surgery, she won’t survive...
  • King's Demands by Piper Stone

    King's Demands by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-f  suspense
  • Tully by Jane Henry

    Tully by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Don't let her mousy appearance fool you... McKenna Byrne is fire. Hot tempered. Passionate. All-consuming. She seared my soul from our very first kiss. Once, she wanted a chance at independence. A life away from the Clan. Then danger threw us back together, And when McKenna and I collide... We ignite. Now I'm forced to claim her. To make her a full-fledged woman of the Clan...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-f  contemporary  suspense  length-medium
  • The Lost Children by Elle Gray

    The Lost Children by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sheriff Eve Wicker never expected the biggest mystery of her past would land on her doorstep years later.After her mother’s death, Eve left the small-town and joined the NSA.Only to find herself back in Chesapeake Valley.While she attempts to juggle her sheriff duties and help her ailing father.She finds herself colliding with the town brute, a man with a dark and traumatic past...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-f  suspense  mystery  length-medium
  • Exposed (Eagle Elite) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Exposed (Eagle Elite) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    **Author Note: This book was originally written in weekly episodes in my newsletter, it will only be on sale for 7 days before being pulled and stored in the RVD Vault** Welcome to the world of the Elite... Where nothing is as it seems. All Tanit wants to do is make it through the school year without gaining any sort of attention. Until she gains his attention. He's cruel. He's beautiful...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-f  new adult  length-short
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