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Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright
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... -
Quiet Chaos by Keta Kendric
Mecca: Family. Being a member of the Evans family was a blessing and a curse. By the time I was sixteen, I had committed four murders and had been beaten to within an inch of my life. Yet, I had turned out to be the fighter, the one that had been strong enough to survive in a world of chaos... -
Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric
Desiree:Family. Being a member of the Evans family had never been easy. By the time I was sixteen, I’d been snatched twice, shot at, and knifed in the back. Yet, I’d turned out to be the tame one, the one that had been smart enough to stay away from my family business…until my father dragged me back in... -
The Devil Wears Baccarat 3: An Interracial Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere aren’t many things in the world that capture my interest. As the brother of "Nasu" and a Capo in the Romanian Mafia, my life revolves around the mafia, the wine business, and the art of killing. Everything else feels irrelevant. That was true—until the moment I walked into her office. From the first word she spoke, I knew Brittany Gabriele had to be mine. Now, she’s all I can think about... -
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Ace of Hearts by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"I hit the jackpot with this sexy page turner." ~USA Today Bestselling Author Vanessa Vale THE SWEET LITTLE SONGBIRD'S IN MY CAGE NOW. She owes the Family money. Big money. And I'm the guythey sent to put the squeeze on her. So now she's playing at my casino.Strutting around on my stage in her tight little shorts. Killing me softly... -
Dirty Hearts by Kenya Wright
Darkly intense and deeply erotic, we return to the Lion and Mouse. The war has ended. Kazimir hopes to spend quiet time with Emily, but there are more enemies creeping within the shadows. New dangers that threaten the couple’s happiness...Categorized as:
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Drawn Blue Lines by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a steamy enemies to lovers romance full of sharp banter, cold revenge, and unexpected twists. Loyalty is the deadliest sin Adriana Every devil doesn’t always get his due. I survived a fate worse than death, and the only thing my family’s traitor got was my birthright. I used to rule an empire...Categorized as:
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Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright
In this gripping eighth installment, Kazimir and Emily head to New Orleans seeking solace and healing, but destiny has other plans... -
Grand Opening 2: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the minds of New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt comes the newest entry into the game-changing Family Business saga. The year is 1978, the Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women have vanquished their rivals and taken their place as the leaders of Waycross, Georgia’s criminal enterprises... -
A Mafia Princess by Michelle Hardin
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarterina Anastacia Stone wakes up from the most terrifying experience of her life to find that her life has been totally flipped upside down. Nathan Salerno is her gorgeous fiancé she can't remember even meeting, and the mother she thought abandoned her, is demanding to be a part of her life. Lies. Secrets. The truth... -
Dangerous Beauty: Part Two: A Mafia Princess by Michelle Hardin
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarterina Anastacia Stone wakes up from the most terrifying experience of her life to find that her life has been totally flipped upside down. Nathan Salerno is her gorgeous fiancé she can't remember even meeting, and the mother she thought abandoned her, is demanding to be a part of her life. Lies. Secrets. The truth... -
Faded Gray Lines by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLove is the deadliest lie. Leighton I’m jaded. The truth is a bitter pill to swallow. My first taste of love was my first betrayal. Now, all I want is to start over, but they want my life. Everyone says all’s fair in love and war. Except I’m done playing fair. I’m tired of turning my back on his darkness when it’s the light that always burns me. I’ve danced with the devil... -
Mouser by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMouserShe only came into our lives on a whim because we outsmarted the woman who was trying to double cross us. While I hated Sakura at first her actions have proven she’s not only as loyal as they come, but has undeniable honor. Sakura used her connections and pull to save one of us, the most innocent of Reapers, Orion Monroe... -
My Best Friend's Wish: Work Husband Series by Blue Saffire, Natasha Snow Designs
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAward winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents My Best Friend’s Wish Work Husband Series DarioWhen I was younger, I believe I heard something I shouldn’t have. After what I overheard, I don’t believe our mother just up and left us. I was a kid. I didn’t have money, power, or respect to get the answers I needed back then. Not until now... -
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Dangerous Beauty: Part Three: This is War by Michelle Hardin
There was an attack, a gun, a deserted Russian road, and phone call. The Salerno Organization was attacked. Carterina was taken, and despite their best efforts, she was not saved. Taken … Carter was taken, and she could possibly be carrying his child. Seven days, and still no Carterina … Seven days later, and Nathan still had no idea where his wife was... -
Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him...Categorized as:
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Saint by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMilo sold his soul to the devil to save an angel. Now he’s after revenge. There are worse prisons than the lush estate of a notorious drug smuggler in Mexico. Mercy lives out her days alone and hidden from the world, but her sleep is riddled with nightmares of the muti and all the boys and girls just like her who weren’t lucky enough to get away...Categorized as:
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La Dolce Vita by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone powerful will fall. Someone greedy will die. Someone guilty will lose it all. Destiny has sealed their fate as husband and wife, but nothing has changed the Don. No evil will ever come between him and Mirabella again. Or so he thinks. Don Giovanni Battaglia has sacrificed all he intends to for la famiglia... -
Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReno Gabrini, the longtime owner of the PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, faces his toughest foes yet when he has to face the ghosts of his past. Just when he thought life was sailing right along, and his family were all making their own dreams come true, the sins of his past come back with a vengeance and seek to dismantle all that he holds dear... -
Dark Reign : A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am going to restore my reign over both worlds.First, with a pen.Next, with a knife.Remind them who sits on the throne of this concrete jungle.Repair the structure that was shattered when my Mia Bella was stolen from me.Revenge will be had.Restitution received.And for me to reestablish order, I will do whatever is necessary.For there is no cost that is too great... -
Reno and Trina: In the Shadows of Love by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReno Gabrini and his beautiful African-American wife Trina wheel and deal in Vegas as he runs the mighty PaLargio Hotel and Casino and she runs a high-end clothing store. But everything changes for them when lies are spread about romantic entanglements and their son is victimized... -
Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGorgeous gangster Mick Sinatra has recovered from the vicious attack that nearly took him out, but the organizations that spearheaded his downfall are still up and running. His own organization is fractured and bleeding and his ability to maintain control is questioned. He knows he must trust no man, he must verify everything, and he must fight to the death to reassert his dominance... -
Mick Sinatra 7: Breaking My Heart by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMega-mob boss and sexy hunk Mick Sinatra has battles on every front. From his son’s drug dealing, to his daughter’s love alliance with a man with hidden agendas, Mick has to put out fires before they burn him down. But when his beautiful, African-American wife is threatened, and a figure from his past comes back to haunt him in an unexpected way, he knows the game has changed... -
Kelex: The A**hole Club Series by Blue Saffire, Fairy Proofmother Proofreading
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Trigger Physical assault/abuse A**hole Club KelexAward winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents Book 6 The A**hole Series Kelex I walked in on my father as he massacred a man. From that day I vowed never to be that monster. I’ve been avoiding the family business anyway I can. However, one night changes everything... -
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Embers by Nicole Fanning
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the city of Chicago, power is a currency. In the right hands power can bring success, safety, and security. But in the wrong hands, it can mean danger, destruction...and almost always death. For nearly a century the Pace Family Mafia has held that power... -
Teddy Sinatra 1: Chains For Love by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPressure is the new normal for Teddy Sinatra. As the oldest son and heir-apparent to take over the Sinatra Crime Family, the underworld, his men, and his siblings all expect perfection from him. His father, the king of mob bosses Mick Sinatra, is very much still in the game and expects his son to be worthy to someday take his place... -
Edge of Danger: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling romantic mystery about a child protector hero from the USA Today bestselling author, Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas Bodyguard: Brax.A baby in his care… A target on their backsA skilled security expert and bodyguard, Brax Patterson is ready for anything… except unexpected custody of his reckless half brother’s baby boy... -
Scandalous Kingpin by Eva Winners
Christian “Priest” DiLustro.A charming prince. Only when it suited him. I had a taste of him and got addicted. But he was a heartless bastard and an arrogant mafia prince whose only goal was to ignore me after we scratched the itch.Just when I thought we both moved on, he swooped in, claiming he made a promise and he intended to keep it, even if it killed us both.Ivy Murphy...Categorized as:
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Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHeartthrob mobster Mick Sinatra is on a roll. It’s six weeks after the birth of his twins. His beautiful African-American wife is enjoying success in her business unlike she’d ever had before, and they both are looking forward to success in the bedroom after six weeks of abstinence. His grown children are all working for him, with Teddy Sinatra as his new enforcer... -
Big Daddy Sinatra: Carly's Cry by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGorgeous and trusted businessman Charles “Big Daddy” Sinatra will do anything for his family. But when his golden child, Carly Sinatra, finds herself involved with murder and mobsters, and when his beloved wife gets implicated, Big Daddy quickly has to put down the mantle of father and husband, and take up the mantle of enforcer... -
Fight by Kaye Blue
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER: I should have kept my mouth closed. Speaking up almost cost me my life. Aggravating a vicious drug lord is bad enough, but falling for the mobster who saved me? Madness. He looks like a movie star in his fancy suit…but there’s so much more to him than that. His dark heat is the most addictive thing I’ve ever felt. If I'm not careful, it'll be my ruin... -
Awakening by S.W. Frank
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAWAKENING: Alfonzo Volume V The Family Saga continues.... Drink and women can't erase the betrayal of one woman Alfonzo swore to love forever. It's only sharpened the blade of hurt.Sometimes the hardest battles to win are the internal wars... -
Reno's Gift by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe entire Gabrini clan comes together in this explosive new interracial romance about love, and lost, and family. Reno Gabrini is the ultimate family man. Although he works harder than he should, and often finds it difficult to spend the kind of quality time he deeply wants to spend with his family, whenever they need him, he is always there... -
Dangerous Beauty: Part Four: Beautifully Broken by Michelle Hardin, Rebecca Berto (Cover)
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings($2.99 for limited time only!) The Dangerous Beauty Series is back with another action pack romance that will warm your heart, and keep you on the edge of your seat ... Kyle Valente is a wealthy man. In the eyes of the world he is a man that has everything. Exceptionally good looks, women throwing themselves at him, money, power, and the unrelenting love of his loved ones .. -
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Gabriel's Regret: Book 1 by Latrivia Welch, Latrivia Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabriel Medlov has lived two very different lives in his 30 years on this earth, mostly because of his very different parents & paths... -
Sal Gabrini 5: Until You Come Back To Me by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBusiness mogul and Italian heartthrob Sal Gabrini has too much going on. From the international Gabrini Corporation, to his shady dealings outside of his corporate responsibilities, to dealing with all of the men who are pulling out the stops to get next to his beautiful African-American wife, he is a man on a ledge... -
Releasing The Silent Killer: Davide and India's Story by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am Davide Russo, Don of the Russo crime family. Some say I’m cocky, arrogant, and quick-tempered, and I own all that shit. Many don’t like me, but I could care less. In my business, you’re not in it to make friends, just money. You might be lucky to call some friends, maybe even associates. When a business deal goes wrong, I’m left with no choice but to take matters into my own hands... -
Ryder's Claim: A Dark Mafia Romance by Raven Scott, Isabella Starling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s hiding a dirty secret… and I’m going to use it to destroy her.RYDERNobody is as off-limits as her - Nicoletta Carlucci, my brother's wife to be.But Nicoletta doesn't want my brother. She wants me.Except she doesn’t know something - I’ve found out about her dirty little secret.Nicoletta isn’t who she says she is.She’s a filthy liar, and I’m going to expose her... -
Puma's Pride: Demon Dawgs MC Las Vegas - Book One by K.L. Barstow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPuma You know what you get when you play ball professionally? Everything. Money. Women. Fame. Know what you get after a stupid mistake destroys your career? For me, I became the President of the Demon Dawgs Las Vegas Chapter. Which means I now have even more money, more women and a whole lot of infamy... -
Bratva Blood Brothers: Andrusha Part 2 by Cali N. Tae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Books should be read in order. None of the books in the series is a standalone.)Now that Andrusha and Jemila have fallen in love, the urgency to enact their plan of revenge has increased. Her father and Romeo have ramped up their efforts to find her and nothing will stop them from getting her under their control again... -
Brizio DeLuca: Savage Bloodline Series by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI couldn’t leave well enough alone. My obsession with finding out what happened to my brother landed me in the hands of Brizio DeLuca. His offer to help me came with rules that set me on a path lined with torture, death, and destruction. I was minding my business and working on becoming a better man. And here she comes... -
Assassins & Mob Wives 2: Couples Retreat by Posey Parks
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mayhem never ends.War is a constant in our lives once again,Sierra, Donna, Mafia wife.We've been living with armed guards for two years now,But finally, we're taking our second all-girls trip - fourteen powerful women who protect each other without hesitation... -
Dario DeLuca (Savage Bloodline) by Sade Rena, M.L. Preston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first lesson my father ever taught me was that power is the only currency, loyalty is the law, and always take what you want.When the Mayor of our city begs me to keep his precious daughter safe, I seize my chance to strengthen the DeLuca hold on the town.I’ll keep her safe, but it’ll come at a price.Mia Gordan, the sheltered heiress, must become my wife.She’s a stranger to our brutal world... -
Bratva Mob Bosses by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIX standalone dark mafia novels in the bestselling Russian Crime Brotherhood series. Now includes all the extended epilogues! Unleash the passion of SIX dominant, powerful mob bosses. Trapped with the Mob Boss I kidnapped her to break her. Now, I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her. I’ve worked too hard building my mob empire to let one feisty little girl ruin everything... -
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The Gatekeeper by Renee Rose
She’s my captive.My prisoner.I will make her talk.The bratva put a gun in my hand at age thirteen. Gave me freedom, a sense of belonging, and the family I never had.There’s no way I’m going to let this slip of a woman harm my boss.No matter how beautiful she is.How beguiling.How painfully fragile.Hurting a woman, however, is not possible.So I’ll find other ways to torture her... -
Owned by the Irish Mafia Boss by A.L. Luca, Rosalie Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was forced to marry the monster I hatedCade Burns, the most ruthless mafia boss in the cityAnd my brother's best friend...AriaAll I felt for him was hate:Cade Burns,The good-for-nothing Irish mob bossAnd childhood stain I tried and failed to purge.He was both my brother’s best friend,And the catalyst for my father’s death.Now, I was being married off to him like I was a pawn... -
Bratva Blood Brothers: Andrusha Part 1 by Cali N. Tae
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings(Books should be read in order. None of the books in the series are a standalone.)Jemila Giordano is kidnapped in retaliation for her father killing the head of the Russian Turgenev crime family. What Andrusha Turgenev doesn't realize is, for Jemila, the kidnapping is a rescue. She has hated her father her entire life and wants to exact her own revenge... -
His: Luca by Fiona Murphy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuca Sabatini saved me and an entire truck full of women on our way to be sold into sex trafficking—but who will save me from him?He tells me I belong to him, that a Sabatini keeps what is his. I shouldn’t want to belong to anyone, yet a longing I don’t understand thrums through me—an attraction I cannot deny. Except it’s not safe for me, or him... -
Love and Retribution by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReno and Trina are back, but this time they bring hunky Tommy Gabrini and his tall, gorgeous, African-American ladylove along for the ride. When Reno returns to Vegas to reignite his love affair with Trina, his blissfulness is interrupted by news that his sister has gunned down the son of a prominent mob boss... -
Nikolai by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEnemies From Birth…The Markovs and the Lebedevs have been bloody rivals for generations.Nadia Lebedev is the ultimate forbidden fruit: a mafia princess engaged to another man.From the moment I see her, I want her for myself.Every day that passes, I become more obsessed with her...
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