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Charmed by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJT Malone is lucky, and he knows it. He is the heir to a billion-dollar petroleum empire, and he has a loving family. Between his good looks and his charm, he can have almost any woman he wants. The world is his oyster, and he really likes oysters. So why does it all feel so empty? Nina Blunt is pretty sure she’s cursed... -
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Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEverly Fulton is desperate for a man to come along and sweep her off her feet, giving her a brief reprieve from her hectic life. She’s been anxiously awaiting prince charming or a knight in shining armor for years. What she got instead was a grumpy Savage King who is just passing through town. Hugo Reddick set out in search of an old hookup... -
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![High Class by Ivy Nelson]()
High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin. Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile. Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction. Now the mayor of New York City is dead. I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...Categorized as:
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Burning Roses by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen 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...Categorized as:
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![Flash Point by Nicole Fanning]()
Flash Point by Nicole Fanning
Jaxon Pace should be celebrating. After all, he's the Don Supreme of most powerful and feared mafia in the city of Chicago, and he has just married the love of his life, Natalie Tyler. But the truth is Jaxon has been shaken to his core. Rescued seconds before a Don Council coup, he has just learned that the man he trusted most in the world. .. has been lying to him his entire life...Categorized as:
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Revere by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Legacy Novel. She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen... -
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Shared by J.L. Quick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree hearts. Two dominants. One love that breaks all the rules. VICTORIA. As a confident Domme, I’m used to getting exactly what I want. When I bid on Conor Evans at a bachelor auction, it’s for one night of power and pleasure. But I never expect him to ignite something inside me—a dark attraction that threatens everything I’ve built with Elena. ELENA... -
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The Closer by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never saw her coming…. She appeared in my world an enigma. A lethal assassin who slips poison into the veins of her targets. And a single mother with a softness beneath her armor. Now, she's trapped within my reach. Stubbornly silent, she guards her secrets fiercely,. Her dual life is a puzzle I'm determined to solve. I will uncover the layers of this mysterious woman…...Categorized as:
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Opposition by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI hate Liam Alexander. I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for. When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely manage civility. But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic. I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge... -
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Say Daddy by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Mafia Billionaire Romance. He didn't just spank me like a naughty little girl. He made me call him daddy. When I pushed him too far, he put me over his knee. I begged and pleaded, but the punishment didn't stop. Not until he heard me say it. Not until I called him daddy. She knows what she needs, but I'm going to make her say it anyway. Daddy. I love how the word leaves her blushing... -
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Finn by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a member of the wealthiest and most powerful family in Dublin. We rule the city and I can have anything I want. Except something is missing from my life. When I meet Teagan, I realize what it is. Her. From the beginning, I’m all in. But she’s running scared from someone who hurt her and has no interest in romance or love. When he comes for her, I offer my protection... -
![Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews]()
Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe is my beautiful mistake. One night in a bar, I dropped my guard and found her. It was almost a night to remember, but fate intervened. The next day, she walked into my office as my new accountant. She is nothing like the wild, sexy, deliciously depraved woman I met the night before. The one who wore lust well and tasted of sin. This woman is as cold as ice, and I'm the man holding the flame... -
![The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson]()
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One If you've been waiting to buy all the volumes of Book One of The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volumes 1-4, the time has now arrived. By popular demand, Latrivia S. Nelson is proud to announce a compilation of the first four of the twelve volumes from the Medlov Crime Family Short Stories Series... -
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The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov by Latrivia S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere just isn’t enough time for Dmitry. America's favorite fictional crime boss, Dmitry Medlov, had a very macabre start to his larger-than-life existence...Categorized as:
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Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master. The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
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Ghost by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavy SEAL. Tier One Operator. Pawn. It started as an order from the Vice Admiral. A Black Ops mission for a woman from a government acronym no one ever spoke about. The brunette slid me a smile and said the parameters were simple. One high-value target, a HALO jump, my sniper skills, and a coordinated exfil. Double-tap the HVT, then I’d be back with my Team in time to spin up...Categorized as:
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Submission by Shanna Handel
A virgin mafia princess falls for her punishing bad boy bodyguard while traveling to meet the man her father has arranged for her to marry in this steamy romantic suspense novel. He demands my submission but he's not the man I'm meant to marry. He’s my bodyguard, meant to take me to my betrothed. But he seems to think I need a lesson in discipline on the way... -
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Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Yes, sir. ”. Galen Harmon lives to hear those two words. And for fifteen years he lived the dream with a submissive who’d knelt at his feet and offered that simple phrase over and over again. But then she was gone. Ripped away in a heartbeat of savage betrayal and anguish that still haunts him. Until he met Alex. She’s everything that was taken from him... -
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Carter by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe is mine. It's time she learned what that means. In my world, a man keeps his woman in line. She is used to doing as she pleases. That is about to change. .. I thought I could have it both ways, but I was wrong. He expects to be obeyed, but he was patient. Until I pushed him too far. .. Now I'm going to find out what a man like him does to a naughty little girl. . -
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Shattered Hart by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDamien Hart will never allow himself to fall into a committed relationship. He's seen the worst of the worst, and he knows that there isn't a woman on earth that will ever change his mind. All of that changes the moment he meets Brooke Tyler. Damien's entire view of women and relationships is rocked by her, and though he tries, he can't make himself stay away...Categorized as:
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Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can. .. I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse... -
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Taunt Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe was always mine … whether she wanted to be or not. Ten years ago I allowed another man to take her to pay her families debt. Fighting for her would have started a war. I thought life was complicated then. Now she’s back in my life and brings more than I bargained for. I live by a code: Always stay in control. Yet, I’ve never been able to say no to her... -
![Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read]()
Breaking the Wrong by Calia Read
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEmilia Wentworth would do anything for her sister. For three years, Emilia has lived in the past, feeling her sister's pain and hating those who are to blame, including one of the Sloan brothers. Finally, she has had enough. The only way to be free is to create a Burn List with all the people who have ever hurt her sister... -
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Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility. I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal... -
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![Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre, Nicola Rhead]()
Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre, Nicola Rhead
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHazel. There's a new man in town. He rolled in with his little girl a few days ago. A real head turner tall, dark, and impossibly dashing…. He sure turned my head one hot night not so long ago. .. and oh my, what a night it was? I waited for him to call, but he didn't. I get it. It was just a one night stand. Naturally, he's sent all the unmarried ladies in our little town into a baking frenzy...Categorized as:
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![The Proposition by Amelia Wilde]()
The Proposition by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetribution (verb): inflict hurt on someone for an injury or wrong. Vengeance. It runs through Mason Hill's veins. Except the person who walks through his office door isn't his enemy. It's the man's daughter. Charlotte Van Kempt tempts the worst part of him. He wants to use her. He forms a new plan for revenge. .. He'll take out every past hurt and dark memory on her sweet body...Categorized as:
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Prince of Sin by Ivy Wild
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the reluctant mafia prince,. my unlikely savior,. and my wildest temptation. Ten years ago,I committed the ultimate sin,. and he helped me cover it up. We spent one night together and then I ran. I sought absolution. But he? He found me. I saw something I shouldn’t have. My life should be forfeit,. but he won’t let anyone touch me. Now I’m living in sin,. caught up in his world,...Categorized as:
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Savage Hunter by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m obsessed with the virgin mafia princess I was hired to protect. Lily and I were never supposed to meet. Our fates collided in the wrong place at the wrong time,. And one hot night in Las Vegas bound us for life. I know I need to focus on her safety but I cannot resist the dark impulses that consume me whenever she’s near. My job is to protect her. My desire is to control her. To claim her...Categorized as:
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![Beautiful Seduction by Piper Stone]()
Beautiful Seduction by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe saved my life. Then he claimed me as his. In my late-night hunt for the perfect pastry, I never expected to be the victim of a brutal attack. .. or for a brooding, blue-eyed stranger to become my savior, tending to my wounds while easing my fears. The electricity exploded between us, turning into a night of incredible passion... -
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Heated Caress by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve wanted her for longer than I should’ve. She’s off limits and I know it. Christian. Blood coats my hands and I don’t regret them being stained. Not when it comes to the reason behind it. Being who I am, I’m as cold-hearted as they come. I only care for those close to me. But even still I keep them at bay. There’s only one who gets under my skin, and she knows it... -
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Annihilate Me Vol. 4 by Christina Ross
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBook Four in the best-selling Annihilate Me Series! You must read the first, second and third volumes before reading Book Four. Each book is a full-length, 50,000-word novel... -
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Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis isn't your Typical Everyday fairytale. This story isn't sweet or sugary. Instead. .. It's Raw and Dark. It's Rough and Dangerous. And It's Definitely not for kids under 17 years of age. So turn back now if you're not ready for Lyric and Blaire's story. Because shit just got Real... -
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Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet's roll…. Natalie Oman's husband murdered his brother before committing suicide, leaving her a widow and struggling for her share of Meghoni Mine. She spends her time avoiding her remaining brother in law and his irrational agenda that someone else murdered both Oman brothers... -
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Mobster's Vendetta by Amy Rachiele
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy soul was drawn to him. It isn’t about the danger or his dark beauty, it’s the connection I feel – the feeling of home I have with him even though I am miles away from it. Megan, Mobster’s Vendetta. The mob underworld never changes. It hides itself deep in the cities. The rules, people, and danger are identical no matter where you go. Sometimes I wish things were different, but they're not... -
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Fractured Vows by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSariah. 4 weeks, 28 days, 672 hours—that’s all I have left until my fate is sealed. I am promised to a monster. A man twice my age. He plans to keep me like a pretty doll, making me move to whatever whims he has. Trapped, all my choices are taken away apart from one. A handsome stranger. He tells me his name is Lucas and for one night I'm able to leave my cursed future behind...Categorized as:
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![Starving For Vengeance by Debra Kayn]()
Starving For Vengeance by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn into Bantorus Motorcycle Club, Lee Ramchett skirts the law, works secretly for the federal government, and kills. As he grows closer to seeking revenge for what the Mexican mafia has done to his family, his supervisor orders him to go back to Bantorus MC to watch over Shari —one of the available and beautiful Silver Girls... -
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The Disciples Short Stories: Vol. 1 by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucifer and his merry band of killers rule the streets of Garden City. Possessive and obsessive, they take the women they want knowing no one will stop them. But the fun doesn't stop once they reach their happily ever afters. Take a peek at their lives between the books. Includes five short stories set in the Disciples series. Before God Himself - Lucifer. Ho, Ho, Ho - Andrew. Run Lily - Lily... -
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Sinner Takes All by E.M. Gayle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe exciting conclusion to the What Alex Wants Duet…. Lies. Betrayal. Danger. LOVE is definitely a risk. HARPER. For one bright, shining moment I believed in love, but fate has once again decimated everything I thought I knew. Now I’ve been thrust into the middle of a game I can’t break free from... -
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Pursuit / Power / Passion by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPursuit: Brandon DeLuca's relentless pursuit of Carly O'Reilly after she flees New York isn't really due to the orders of his mafia boss cousin. The feisty redhead is his, and he's done trying to pretend otherwise. Now that he's admitted the truth to himself, he just needs to convince her to put her life in his hands-and her body in his bed...Categorized as:
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Ruthless Temptation by Juliette N. Banks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAidan Dufort is a billionaire businessman, and dominant lover. During a weekend wedding in Hawaii, he sets his sights on small-town submissive, Lily. The way she reacts to him has his body on fire, and when he finds out there’s another man in the mix, Aidan finds himself staking a claim his family isn’t happy with... -
![Ruthless Vows by Elizabeth Knox]()
Ruthless Vows by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe chose me, and now I have no way out of this. Anastasia I ran from my old life, wanting to leave the Hawthorne name along with it. For the first time in my life, I was living in peace. Only, my peace was short-lived. I was running out of cash and I couldn't call daddy dearest. If I did, he'd know where I was. So, a friend hooked me up with an interview at a wife for hire agency... -
![Killing for Her by Alexis Abbott]()
Killing for Her by Alexis Abbott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne kill is all it takes for her to be mine. She’s just a pawn in the Bratva’s games. A virginal prize, exchanged from one boss to another. Her perfect curves and that sparkling smile, she’d be deadly if she hadn’t been sheltered from the mafia's wicked world. Now she’s being thrust into it. A marriage to a man I know has a terrible temper and a cruel sense of torture. She deserves better... -
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Taken and Tamed by Celeste Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaking her was business. Taming her will be personal. When Quinn crossed a powerful mob boss and nearly got herself killed for the second time since she decided to play dangerous games in my world, I didn't just take matters into my own hands. I took her. Then I took off my belt. I could pretend all this was just to keep her safe, but that's not the truth... -
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Colt by Jules Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to Hambleton, home of the Speed Demons MC, where dark forces are at play, and nobody is who they seem. ColtThe day I left the military, I found the Speed Demons MC, and discovered the family I’d always craved. Along with the club came the president, John Stone, who taught me more about being a good man than my blood relatives ever did... -
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![Colt by Lena Bourne]()
Colt by Lena Bourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCOLT is a full-length, standalone tenth book in a steamy and suspenseful MC Romance series - Devil's Nightmare MC - by USA Today Bestselling Author Lena Bourne. No Cliffhanger, HEA Guaranteed! Brenda. Six months ago I was the mistress of a powerful MC president, but I wanted out. Now I’m a slave for the nastiest biker club I’ve ever had the misfortune to know... -
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![Crushed by Love by Nina Verona]()
Crushed by Love by Nina Verona
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’m not his Juliet. Ethan’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever laid eyes on. He’s also the meanest. As the new housekeeper for the King family’s beach estate, I’m here to work while Ethan and his brother enjoy a final summer of debauchery after graduate school. Reckless and arrogant, they’re everything I’m not, and I grow to hate them both...Categorized as:
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![Heartless Vows by V.T. Bonds]()
Heartless Vows by V.T. Bonds
“Pull my hair harder, mia topolina. Make it hurt. I deserve it for what I’m about to do to you. ”. Aurora Achilles. Ever since I fainted in Giorgio Vivaldi’s arms six years ago, my mother keeps me locked in my room like a fairy tale princess, but I’m no damsel in distress... -
![Slay King by Abbi Glines]()
Slay King by Abbi Glines
“This world I live in isn’t one that builds strong relationships. It rips them apart. ”. Perhaps that was true, but nonetheless, I had fallen in love with him anyway. The man who had lied to me, the man I couldn’t trust, the man who would never love me back, yet even knowing all that, I loved him still. His smile could make me forget all the reasons why I shouldn’t... -
![Heart of the Hunter by Chance Carter]()
Heart of the Hunter by Chance Carter
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLove ferociously. Fight for your woman. My name is Hunter, and when it comes to my woman, I don’t play around. I feel her. I protect her. I love her ferociously. Some people say I go too far. They think I deserve to be locked up. I’m not a reasonable man. I’ve got more blood on my hands than you’ve ever seen. And I'll tell you right now, I would kill for my woman...
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