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Burn in Hail by Lani Lynn Vale
One look at the sixteen-year-old, prim and proper town goody-two-shoes, Hennessy Hanes, and Tate Casey knows he’s in trouble. He knows he should stay away from the preacher’s daughter, but there’s something about her he’s drawn to, and he can’t resist the pull. The more he gets to know her, the more he realizes that something isn’t right... -
Stamp by Cee Bowerman
Valentine Russo has gone from living the life of a privileged member of a well-known mafia family to a prison inmate and now a television celebrity. Through all of those many life chapters, he’s still not found the one person who can make his life complete...Categorized as:
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Bomb: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSpencer Shrike is a plotter. Known for his ingenious, albeit illegal, plans that keeps the Team running efficiently and out of jail, he carries this same love of order into his personal life. He's kept his long-time main squeeze on the sidelines for years as he builds the Shrike Bikes empire. Veronica Vaughn is an explosion ready to happen. Ronnie lives in the here and now. She lives for today... -
The Nauti Boys Collection by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGet to know the irresistibly sexy Nauti Boys in this collection of novels from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh.NAUTI BOYDuty as a U.S. Marine put a safe distance between Rowdy Mackay and the temptation of a nubile Kentucky vixen. Now he's back home and ready to engage in the kind of erotic games that have earned him and his two cousins a Nauti-boy reputation in three counties.. -
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Boomer's Rise by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt’s time to rise from the ashes and extinguish the flames.This is a new start.A clean slate for not just me or Scarlett, but for everyone else that’s trusted me to make their life better.Deciding to keep the Atlantic City chapter name was the right move.Not only is the weight of the members on my shoulders, but the immense responsibility of proving ourselves to the city... -
Dezi by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew to Navesink Bank, Theo just wants to take advantage of the new opportunities given to her. And, under no circumstances, continue her cycle of getting involved with the wrong kind of men.Then one night, Dezi walked into her bar with bad news written all over him.Hot, charming, and homicidal.Just her type...Categorized as:
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Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...Categorized as:
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Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWall 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... -
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... -
Sapphire Tears by Nicole Fox
I’m caught between two dangerous men.My ex wants me back.My husband wants me dead.But the only life that matters to me is the baby in my belly.I tried running once, and that didn’t work.So it’s time for me to try something else: fighting.I’ll fight for myself, for my sanity, for my child.I’ll fight for hope.I’ll fight for love... -
Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up. He’s ready to do whatever it takes to win the war the former police chief started thanks to his twin, Conrad’s involvement with the chief’s daughter.Cannon’s determined to ruin the chief’s political aspirations, starting by backing his opponent in the race for mayor... -
Leo by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNadia Gardini has been worshiping the men in the Savage Kings MC for years, even though they rarely want her for more than a few nights.Three years ago, she thought one of their newest members might be different, until he cast her aside faster than the others...Categorized as:
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Hell's Handlers Box Set One: Zach / Maverick / Jigsaw by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZach After choosing a path that nearly destroyed her, Toni pledges to find a man who is steady and honorable. Unfortunately, that promise leads to years of bland relationships. Bland isn’t a word anyone would use to describe Zach, the enforcer for the Hell’s Handlers MC. He stirs up every desire Toni has worked so hard to suppress...Categorized as:
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Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US... -
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Ruby Mercy by Naomi West
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI’m having my bosshole’s baby.Safe to say that’s not ideal…Especially because he doesn’t even know.As a matter of fact, Kirill is clear across the country, and I’m pretty sure he’s never coming back.That’s fine.My daughter and I will be a-okay without him.At least, that’s what I thought.But five years goes by like pulling teeth.And I learn something:It hurts to do this alone... -
Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSelf-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order.I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me.So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong.Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe... -
On the Double by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdward Markinson.You’ve read about them in Reed Security.You’ve come to know a little about who the men of OPS are.But everything you thought you knew is a lie—smoke and mirrors.The truth of OPS is hidden deep inside, waiting to be revealed.Owens Protective Services.Defend. Investigate. Secure... -
Lucas by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucas Bennett hasn't been able to catch a break lately.At the top of his growing list of disasters is the ongoing feud with Jake, his former best friend. It hasn't helped that the two are also prospects competing against each other for the single spot with the Savage Kings MC... -
Smokey's Distraction by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman threatened by her past. An outlaw biker bent on keeping her safe. Does he hold the key to igniting her passion?Smokey can’t quit the one-night-stand lifestyle of his rugged Rocky Mountain motorcycle club. Used to smooth whiskey and easy women, he’s stunned when a drop-dead gorgeous stranger at his local bar rejects his advances... -
Smokey by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder comes book five in the Satan's Fury Series, a standalone MC romance. Smokey You can't fight fate, especially when it brings you a girl like MJ Thompson. She wasn't just beautiful. No, she was so much more than that. She was smart with a smile full of magic and curves that drove me to distraction... -
Marcus by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Marcus De La Cruz volunteered to sponsor the next prospect for the Savage Kings MC, he never expected to have a female candidate. Instead of being intimidated by him, she gives as good as she gets.Teagan Allen knows the dangers of being a member of an outlaw MC all too well since her father was killed while wearing the bearded skull king patch... -
Huck by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene... -
Conrad by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsConrad Erikson thought that doing the police chief a favor would be an easy assignment, one that could ultimately benefit the Savage Kings MC in the future. All he has to do is pick up the chief’s daughter from college and bring her home.What could possibly go wrong?When it comes to the chief’s daughter Hannah, the answer is anything and everything... -
Satin Princess by Nicole Fox
On the worst day of my life, I let Anton Stepanov save me.One night of freedom—that’s all he offered.But what he ended up taking was so much more.Now, I’m on the run from the devil who rescued me.What I didn’t realize is that devils come in all shapes and sizes.Someone I trust is betraying me.Someone I love is hiding things from me.And Anton is coming to reclaim what’s his...Categorized as:
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Revere by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh
Em Delaney has wanted bad-boy Macey March for as long as she can remember. But as a Navy SEAL under the command of her overprotective godfather, Macey is off-limits to Em…until a kidnapping attempt forces them to share tantalizingly close quarters—and a forbidden desire...Categorized as:
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Nolan by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNolan Bishop has felt like an outsider in the Savage Kings MC ever since he gave up the nomad lifestyle to try and put down some roots. He’s a convicted felon, searching for his place in the world without screwing up his probation... -
Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter a year filled with drama and danger, Erin and Ivan are ready to focus on the one thing they want the most--starting a family. When she has yet another negative test, Erin worries there's something wrong with her.Ivan urges his wife not to worry because it will happen when it's meant to happen. He hates seeing her stressed out and does whatever he can to make her happy... -
Unruly by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe crime boss. The hustling queen. Cross and Catherine Donati have been married five years, but the life they’ve chosen still has things to teach them yet. One can never become too comfortable in their business. Trouble soon follows. The principe and principessa are all grown up … It’s tough being at the top... -
King's Road by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHold on tight for a ride down memory lane in this Savage Kings MC prequel!Chase Fury reminisces with his new cellmate Abe Cross about his days prospecting for the MC, in an attempt to entice him to join the Kings.You'll find out more about Deacon Fury, the founding member of the Savage Kings, and then go back to the very beginning, when Chase meets the love of his life... -
Grimm by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only for one night she were mine.GrimmI’ve done everything in my power to keep away from the one woman I want most. Not only because she’s a brother’s daughter but because she’s too young. To have her, she would have to give up everything else.Danger comes to our doorstep, and not for the first time... -
Gambler's Longshot by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOpposites attract, or so they say. With Gwen constantly throwing sass and questioning every word that comes out of Gambler’s mouth, Gambler and Gwen maybe the first couple to prove that saying wrong. All Gambler wants to do is keep Gwen safe. He never expected the unwanted attraction and the need to protect her. Gwen has learned the hard way that things are not always what they seem... -
Point of Freedom by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHatred. Desire. Broken Dreams. Jules McAllister has loved and lost. She experienced the gut wrenching pain of grief after her boyfriend, Scratch, a member of the Nordic Lords MC, died on the same night that she told him they were going to have a child. Grief stricken and destroyed, she left Jasper Bay, unable to tell anyone the truth of what really happened that fateful night... -
Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club owns my sleepy coastal hometown. Their inked-up a**hole president owns my heart. But I’m the mayor’s daughter, his righthand in the office. My whole life, all I’ve ever wanted is to succeed in politics... -
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Cato by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe was idling by the curb, waiting for one of his friends when a woman jumped on the back of his bike, wrapped her arms around him, and begged him to drive... -
Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER?My life is no fairytale.I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess.She’s the femme fatale in the story.Fuck. Marry. Kill.I chose the former. She chose the latter.My family chose the option neither of us wanted.For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one... -
A Two Twirl Christmas by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fans of the Eagle Elite, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken brings you the heartwarming short, A Two Twirl Christmas.For the first time, Sergio, made man of the Abandonato Family, faces the demons of his past with the help of his cousins.The mafia cries for no one.It justifies everything.But this Christmas, it will honor one of its own... -
Dark Destiny by Avelyn Paige, Geri Glenn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's an inmate.She's a free spirit.Delilah believes animals can heal anyone. But she's never come up against someone like the hardened biker who rarely speaks. With Stone Face part of her inmate rehabilitation program, she's got her work cut out for her.Stone Face isn't there to be rehabilitated. Her program is the only way to get to the man that murdered his twin sister... -
The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert... -
Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAgent: Kennedy BarnesTarget: Phoenix AshCrimes: Computer Hacker, Money Launderer, HeartbreakerMission: Get close and surviveAfter living her life in the shadows as the daughter of a congressman’s secret affair , Kennedy Barnes joins ‘Project Greenlight’ - a clandestine intelligence organization. She’s out to prove she’s more than her father’s dirty secret.One of her first assignments is simple... -
The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBOOK 2 Sequel to The Masseuse Never tickle a sleeping dragon… Past events have changed Ramsey Stone. In place of the warm, loving masseuse now stands a ruthless man with one pressing goal: revenge. No matter the cost, Ramsey will have his vengeance. Jezebel Carter has come to the realization that the man she knew and loved doesn’t exist... -
Boone by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was never good at love, but damn if I didn’t want to try when I met her.BooneAll my life, I’ve never been good at love. My wife literally decided out of the blue that she was going to up and leave me, and our two boys. She acted like she was going to the grocery store to grab a few things and never came back... -
Stoker: Untamed Sons MC by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStokerAfter getting out of prison, I'm ready to restart my life again. My brothers in the Untamed Sons Motorcycle Club welcome me back into the fold with open arms. I'm not looking for a relationship or anything serious. I want to get my life back on track first, but then Layla walks into my life and all my plans come undone... -
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The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElenaMy life was planned from the moment I was born. I am to marry for my family, to cement old alliances and create new ones. I know I have no say in who will be standing at the end of the aisle, but I didn’t expect my father to sell me to a monster. Kane Fraser is known for his cruelty and his coldness. In a few weeks’ time he will become my husband and will have complete control over my life... -
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.ChristianBlood 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... -
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
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... -
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... -
BRASH: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by S.C. Daiko
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m cast away on a tropical island with a dirty, damaged alpha-hole. Women swoon over him. I’m not one of them. I hate him. And I see right through those indigo-blue eyes. Brash is hurting. But that doesn’t give him the right to be a douchebag. Especially now that I’m all he’s got here. A mafia princess who knows how to set someone straight. I will bring him to his knees...Categorized as:
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