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![Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken
Enrage is the next standalone in the international best selling mafia series, Eagle Elite. Part of a world I loathe. Part of a family who hates me more than I hate myself. Living with a girl who reminds me of my darkness. I'm. In. Hell. Also known as the Cosa Nostra. My life was over the minute I stepped off that plane. Son to a murdered mob boss. Heir to a throne of murder and lies... -
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![The Black Wolf by J.A. Redmerski]()
The Black Wolf by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 34 ratings-Series Reading Order-. #1 - KILLING SARAI. #2 - REVIVING IZABEL. #3 - THE SWAN & THE JACKAL. #4 - SEEDS OF INIQUITY. #5 - THE BLACK WOLF. ---. Since devastating secrets were uncovered by Nora Kessler, Niklas Fleischer and Victor Faust have been divided as business partners and brothers... -
![Can't Go Back by Debra Webb]()
Can't Go Back by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe past and the present collide in the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series, threatening everything these two detectives care about. Birmingham detectives Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco arrive at the scene of a double homicide to discover that nothing makes sense... -
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![Wasted Lust: Sasha by J.A. Huss]()
Wasted Lust: Sasha by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA GIRL WITH REGRETS. .. Sasha Cherlin died the night she let Nick Tate walk out on her for a life of crime. Her very essence was destroyed when they broke their promise to one another. A MAN WITH REMORSE. .. Nick Tate made his choice with her future in mind. He loved Sasha enough to know that leaving her behind was the only way to keep her safe. A PATH TO REVENGE. . -
![Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose]()
Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDeadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J. P... -
![Hidden Monsters by London Miller]()
Hidden Monsters by London Miller
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsUntil Luka…. Aleksandra Volkov happily escaped into the oblivion that alcohol and pills provided, longing to forget the memories that plague her. But sometimes, it takes someone as equally broken to mend the fractured pieces of her life. Until Alex…. Luka Sergeyev willfully courted death by living in the midst of the very people who would have him killed if the truth of who he was ever came out... -
![Easy to Fall by W. Winters]()
Easy to Fall by W. Winters
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series. With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that... -
![Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia]()
Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBeckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying... -
![Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series. …When you awaken in the morning's hush. I am the swift uplifting rush. Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry;. I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre. "I'm sorry for your loss... -
![Mystic River by Dennis Lehane]()
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsWhen they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store... -
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Delirium by Katie May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsELLIE. New secrets and shocking revelations have brought me and my guys closer together. We must work as a team to bring down the Paragons of Prosperity once and for all. But with one of my men presumed dead, another being actively recruited by the cult in question, and the other three chasing lead after lead, I fear we may be in way over our heads... -
![Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow]()
Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt only takes a second, a fraction of a second, to forever change your life. That moment happened to me years ago. I did something you can’t take back, and I’d do it again. It’s a secret I’ll take to my grave—which is probably sooner rather than later—and that’s okay. I live with my choices... -
![Vito: Santoro Mafia book 2 by Lora Nox]()
Vito: Santoro Mafia book 2 by Lora Nox
Deciding to come back to find my brother’s murderer? Easy. Staying away from the one who could get me killed? Not so easy. Eden. Nine years ago, I ran from this city. Now, I’ve returned to find my brother’s murderer...Categorized as:
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![I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones]()
I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook 5 in the New York Times bestselling INSIDE OUT series now in development for TV with Marvista Entertainment! Master. .. Being that person, that man, is how I define myself, how I allow the rest of the world to define me as well. And now, with a terrible loss shredding me inside out and someone trying to destroy my family to punish me, control is more important than ever. It is everything... -
![The Demon by Stella Andrews]()
The Demon by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey call me The Demon for a reason and Eliza Ortega is about to find out why. A runaway mafia princess who stumbled from one nightmare to an even bigger one. She has something I want and I intend on collecting. I will stop at nothing to deliver my promise and if there are casualties I will consider it a good day at the office. My hobby is testing limits... -
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Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratings*WARNING FROM THE AUTHOR:. By Degrees is an ensemble serial with continuing story lines. Six Degrees of Separation is the second installment, and it must be read after Six Degrees of Lust. Thanks. In the sequel to Six Degrees of Lust, F. B. I. team leader Samuel Shaughnessy and bar manager Machlan O’Bannon are exploring a new phase in their non-relationship...Categorized as:
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![Unseen (Joker's Wild Novella) by B. Livingstone, Indie Black]()
Unseen (Joker's Wild Novella) by B. Livingstone, Indie Black
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when the dutiful wife is pushed too far? Rebellion and Freedom. While the whole world searches for the senator’s missing housewife,. Zoey crafts a plan to guarantee she steers clear of their radar. But when three gorgeous brothers and a high school sweetheart barge into her new life,... -
![Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart]()
Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTWISTED. Sloane. How many times can a person fall down and still get back up? How many times can things go wrong before you just give up? I’ve lost everything. My home, my job, my purpose in life—everything has been turned upside down. But while life hasn’t exactly turned out the way I would have liked it to, I wouldn’t change a thing. If things were different, I wouldn’t have Lacey... -
![30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot]()
30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back. SERGEI. 30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits. My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist. But my precious prize doesn't know what I know. Nobody has ever won a war against me. Nobody has ever bested me. And she's not going to be the first. Good luck, little Willow. . -
![Destructive by Jay McLean]()
Destructive by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSome villains are made. Some villains are born. And some villains aren’t villains at all. Nate DeLuca was born into a life he didn’t want. Forced to walk a path that was already chosen for him. Grandson to a mob boss, he’s forever torn between his duty, his honor, his legacy, and the truth. But the truth is never simple, and it’s not at all what it seems... -
![King of Pain by Piper Stone]()
King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar... -
![Dark Endings by Bella Jewel]()
Dark Endings by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOver a year – that’s how long he’s been gone now. Not knowing if he’s alive or dead, Willow has suffered through the hardest time of her life. With no ending in sight, it almost feels like she’ll never breathe again. Jagger saved her, gave up his life for hers, and left her alone and broken. Then, without warning, the gang left her, too. Leaving her with nothing. No one... -
![Forever My Saint by Monica James]()
Forever My Saint by Monica James
All hope was lost until Zoey Hennessy walked back into my world, shaking it up beyond repair when she uttered two simple words. He’s alive. She speaks of her brother, my Saint, the man who lost everything to set me free. I believed he was dead. I saw it with my own two eyes. But when Zoey proves he’s alive and being held captive by a monster, I know what I have to do. It’s time I saved him... -
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![Deliver Us From Evil by Monica James]()
Deliver Us From Evil by Monica James
Monsters are real…and that monster is me. I’ve surrendered. I have no other choice. With Babydoll gone, I’m going to do whatever it takes to find her. I will lie. Cheat. Murder…and I’ll do so with a smile. I’ll even sell my soul to the devil…because that’s who my father, Sean Kelly, is. He won’t stop until Belfast is his. He knows I’m at my breaking point... -
![The Devil's Crown-Part Two by Monica James]()
The Devil's Crown-Part Two by Monica James
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll The Pretty Things Trilogy Spin-Off. With the enemy dead, my throne awaits my return. But the reason I’m still standing is being held captive by another foe. -
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Dare Me to Stay by A.J. Wilding
Rated: 0.00 of 5 stars · 0 ratingsBriar Rose has a secret. One she’ll do just about anything to keep. She’s nobody. One night. One dare. One mistake. She betrayed me. I don’t forgive, and I don’t forget. And I don’t do second chances. Because in my world, betrayal is paid for in blood. And I want her on her knees, begging. I’ll rip down every wall she’s built,. burn every bridge she thought would save her...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant]()
Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant
I’ve always chased after the bad boy. I just wasn’t prepared to actually catch one. He crashed into my life in my hour of need with his dark agendas, whispers, and lies. Dirty and dangerous, he’s the keeper of the worst kind of secrets, and now he owns mine. I’ve been thrust into the middle of a war I know nothing about, and he’s my only lifeline to safety... -
![Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne]()
Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHARLOW IS HUNTING HER SISTER’S KILLER. AND COLE IS HUNTING HER. COLE SAINT. The woman my family is looking for is the one-night stand I can’t get out of my head, and her life depends on me getting to her first. Harlow is sunshine and light. I live in the shadows, among the dark and the damned, but there’s something about Harlow that makes me want to take care of her... -
![Breathe Again by Nola Marie]()
Breathe Again by Nola Marie
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the flames of sin I rose, by her virtue, I fell. .. I found her in my eleventh hour. My whiskey-eyed canary. Quinn. Call it Fate or destiny or whatever, but she is the melody to calm my madness. With her, the demons inside me quiet. She doesn't have a hold on my heart, she owns it. She is my everything. I've been given a second-chance and I’m not about to squander it... -
![Captive Heart: Armani by Stella Gray]()
Captive Heart: Armani by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing lasts forever… except the Bellanti’s hatred for the Bruno family. My family prepared me to fight. My best friend taught me loyalty. My husband showed me who I am. And now I’m caught between them all. The thing about secrets is that they always come out. The past is never gone. No one expected it to explode. I finally understand why my life led me here... -
![Promised to the Killer by B.B. Hamel]()
Promised to the Killer by B.B. Hamel
Her family tossed her aside like a broken doll. But she's my shining treasure and I'll kill to make her mine. Siena Bastone is going to die. She's the cast-off traitorous daughter of a minor mafia family with deliciously pouty lips and a wicked tongue. But after we spend one unforgettable night of sin in a hotel room, I can't walk away. I pull her from her family's clutches and make her my own...Categorized as:
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![Angels and Ashes by Avelyn Paige, Alfie Gordillo]()
Angels and Ashes by Avelyn Paige, Alfie Gordillo
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe’s the scorned President of the Heaven’s Rejects. She’s the widow of his best friend and former Vice-President. He shouldn’t want her, but he’ll move heaven and earth to have her. Left alone as a new widow to raise her family, Darcy Kyle’s life has spiraled out of control... -
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The Final Hour by London Miller
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThree months pass without incident, leading Mishca and Lauren to believe they can finally move on from the past and build a life together. . .. but enemies both old and new lurk in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike. When a dangerous threat presents itself, Lauren is forced to turn to the one person that would rather see Mishca dead than live happily ever after. . . -
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![A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig]()
A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNo longer available: Previous available in BREATHLESS - An Anthology. Due to reader request. .. this novella has been expanded (tripled in length) and will be release in January of 2015 as Beyond the Consequences. Anthony Rawlings is a man most women love to hate or hate to love... -
![Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti]()
Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS... -
![Tangled up in Hate by Charlotte Byrd]()
Tangled up in Hate by Charlotte Byrd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEpic love requires an epic sacrifice…. A long time ago, I borrowed money from a very powerful family. I paid my debt, but they have come for more. They want everything that I have built and they will hurt her if I refuse. Harley doesn’t understand why I have to break her heart. She hates me, but at least she’s okay…for now... -
![The Company by J.A. Huss]()
The Company by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSome people are above the law. Those people are called COMPANY. Twenty-eight-year-old James Fenici has been an assassin since he was sixteen. He's amassed debts and favors from countless Company brothers and participated in hundreds of Company jobs. But there are not enough favors in the world to clear his debt and make him worthy of the only girl he's ever wanted... -
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Break Me by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was always Sarah. And she was always mine. I woke up in a nightmare. I woke up alone. There was a reason I never let myself have feelings before. Emotions make you stupid. They make you miscalculate. If someone gave me the choice, I’d do it all over again. Only this time, I’d stop everyone who ever looked at the woman I love before they had the chance to hurt her... -
![Dreams of the Vengeful by Adelaide Forrest]()
Dreams of the Vengeful by Adelaide Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOur love was written in blood, but our dream was born from death. Once upon a time, I had it all. Born heir apparent to one of the Six Families,. I was destined for greatness. Wealth and power were in my blood, and. sweet Thalia was one more means to an end. Until they banished me from the watchful city,. stripping me of everything I possessed,. my name, my home, all I’d come to hold dear,... -
![Ruthless Redemption by Eden Summers]()
Ruthless Redemption by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say love hurts—but they never mentioned it could make you bleed. His deceit was like wine. I drank it in. Let it intoxicate me. But he’s not the man I fell for. Matthew Langston is a lie. I’d run from him if I could. I’d flee. If only he hadn’t turned my family against me. Now, I have nothing. There’s no money, phone, or external support. Only him, and his obsession with winning me back... -
![Duck's Salvation by Andi Rhodes]()
Duck's Salvation by Andi Rhodes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuck…. I finally have the life I want: an amazing fiancée, a baby on the way, Satan’s Legacy MC as my family. And then an accident, or my own stupidity, changes the course of my life forever. Unable to look at me, my fiancé removes herself from the picture, leaving me with a premature baby who requires more love and care than I know how to give... -
![MARCUS: Sins of the Father by Nicole James]()
MARCUS: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a. STEAMY, FORBIDDEN MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived! This is the first book in her spin-off from her bestselling Evil Dead MC series. Brandy--. When a bunch of bad-boy bikers walk through the door to the bar, one catches my eye. He's got a killer smile, and an air of wickedness about him that draws me in... -
![The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes]()
The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day. From then, we were inseparable... -
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![Hold Me by LP Lovell]()
Hold Me by LP Lovell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m a former slave. The sister of death. Collateral. He’s a bad man. A cartel boss— and my everything. I thought I was done being someone’s toy, but I was so very wrong. Safety is nothing more than a premise in my world, and it seems my own sister can’t be trusted. Loyalties will be tested, and even my big bad wolf might not be able to save me this time. A priceless pawn... -
![Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris]()
Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce upon a time, a wild boy fell in love with a sly girl …. From high school sweethearts to a criminal King and Queen, Cross Donati and Catherine Marcello’s love became a force—even destructive, it was unstoppable. They were meant to be. Even when everything stood in the way. Always. Fall in love with the saga of Cross + Catherine, and their story of a love revered, and a life lived so unruly... -
![Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black]()
Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoin Matt and Madison for the conclusion of their Wicked Lovers: Soldiers For Hire love story. Coming July 18, 2023! **Wicked and Bare is part of the Wicked Lovers: Soldiers for Hire romantic suspense series. Stories in this series are told in a duet of two full-length novels. Each duet can be read as a standalone... -
![A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones]()
A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratings“I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine. ”. ― Morrissey. It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him... -
![Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel]()
Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m in his bed learning the limits of my body. Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive. He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me. At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister... -
![Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris]()
Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPlay dirty. It’s the only way to win in a war. Alessa Trentini follows the rules, or so it seems on the outside. A certain Conti has always been able to sway her inner rebel and keep her out of trouble, but even Adriano won’t be able to get her out of her brother’s mess. In a war, no woman is safe if her hand in marriage can advance her family in the world of the mafia...
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