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Blizzard by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor Blizzard, the feeling of betrayal was one he knew well. His father was a long-time member of the Brothers by Blood MC. He believed the brotherhood came first, even before his wife and child. At first Blizzard didn't even blame his mother for walking out on them. That was until he learned that she’d hooked up with a member of another MC, leaving him behind to deal with the aftermath... -
![Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight]()
Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter 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... -
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![Sapphire Tears by Nicole Fox]()
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... -
![Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James]()
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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![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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![Faded Gray Lines by Cora Kenborn]()
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... -
![Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman]()
Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKy “Orion” Stanford, Treasurer for the Poseidon’s Warriors MC, is content with how his life has turned out. During his military tenure, he met a group of men who are now family, and since he never plans to get tied down with an old lady or wife, he enjoys playing the field... -
![Unruly by Bethany-Kris]()
Unruly by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![Blood And Roses by Lylah James]()
Blood And Roses by Lylah James
Maria I was trapped. There was nothing left of me. Then he came and wanted to make me his. He saved me. He gave me a home, a family. He made sweet love to me. I was his Angel. He was my everything. I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life. I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses… Lyov Angel... -
![Nikolai by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez]()
Nikolai by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNikolai Volkov has been groomed to one day rule his father’s Empire. Growing up in a crime family, you don't have many options. You live and die by the Volkov name.After connecting with his half-brother in the states, Nikolai chooses to step away from family obligations, to find what he feels has been lacking his whole life... -
![Kilo by Sybil Bartel]()
Kilo by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBreacher.Navy SEAL.Mercenary.Being a breacher on the Teams wasn’t a job, it was my drug of choice. Detonating charges, the blast waves going through me, I lived for the rush of tactical explosive breaching. As long as I kept my brothers safe and didn’t eat a piece of frag, I never looked past my next mission... until I screwed up.Miscalculating a blast zone, I took a hit... -
![Revere by Bethany-Kris]()
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... -
![The Don's Doorstep Baby by Ashlie Silas]()
The Don's Doorstep Baby by Ashlie Silas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
![Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera]()
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... -
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![Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich]()
Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
![Cato by Jessica Gadziala]()
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... -
![Say Daddy by Shanna Handel]()
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... -
![Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond]()
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... -
![Accepting Fate by Vaya Thorn]()
Accepting Fate by Vaya Thorn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe story of Raffaele Dante Morelli Capo Dei Capi and Asimina Alexiou continues. Book 2 Of the Morelli Mafia Series. We have watched a relationship grow. We have felt the heart-wrenching moments between Raffaele and Asimina. Their love for each other is undeniable. Asimina has always been strong and independent, for Raffaele, she surrendered and became dependent on him as he desired her to do... -
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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... -
![Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry]()
Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters... -
![Brutal Heir by Piper Stone]()
Brutal Heir by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe evening started with dinner in Paris. It ended with me as his captive.When I went to an author convention, I didn't expect to find myself enjoying a rooftop meal with the sexiest cover model in the business, let alone screaming his name in bed later that night... -
![The Deliverance of Dilan by Kathy Coopmans]()
The Deliverance of Dilan by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDilan Levy. The mysterious man The man with a war to end. The man who was put behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. The man who disappeared after he was shot. The man who fell for the woman. The innocent woman. He’s back to deliver his rightful revenge. Anna Drexler. He saved her life. Took a bullet for her. Then left. For six long months, she’s tried to forget him... -
![The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky]()
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... -
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![The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky]()
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... -
![The Man in Black: A Standalone Romance (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi]()
The Man in Black: A Standalone Romance (Chicago Syndicate World) by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrielle He consumed my mind. I never even crossed his. From the moment I met Michael, mysteriously brooding and dressed like a dark angel, there was something electric between us. Or so I thought. What I believed was a seductive and undeniably raw attraction has ended up being something else entirely, something I never foresaw... -
![Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay]()
Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe can pretend not to notice…They say I’m the best looking in my family. I couldn’t care less.But her…She takes my breath away.Not everyone sees her the way I do. That’s fine by me because she’s mine.I pity those who think they can come between us.I won’t stop until she’s at my side. Mine to touch. Mine to love. Mine to push to her limits then bring her back.She’s my everything...Categorized as:
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![The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames]()
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... -
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Beast by Leslie Georgeson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’m the only thing standing between her and danger.----Beast.That’s what they call me.I can’t blame them.My face half-eaten by a dog, the hideous scars make people gasp and turn away.Except for her. Annika Popov. A sheltered Bratva princess who has never seen me.I’d like to keep it that way. A glorified thug and interrogator, I work for her family. Doing despicable things...Categorized as:
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![Call Sign: King by Livia Grant]()
Call Sign: King by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe got cocky. Let his guard down.Now the love of his life is paying the price.For a moment he'd forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he'd been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe... -
![Blood & Loyalties by Ryan Michele]()
Blood & Loyalties by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFamily meant everything. Good, bad, right, wrong, legal, illegal—none of that mattered when it came to family. Family was and always would be number one. Catarina Lambardoni stayed on the legal side of the family businesses by running Lambardoni Enterprises. Professionally, she was beyond successful... -
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The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild... -
![Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn]()
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]()
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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![Unwillingly Mine by Brook Wilder]()
Unwillingly Mine by Brook Wilder
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was my unwilling bride, until I put my baby in her belly. Elia Tarallo was the daughter of my enemy.I was supposed to hate her, and she was supposed to hate me.We were brought together in a marriage that neither of us wanted.Then, everything changed when she became pregnant.She brought me to life. She made me feel... -
![Fighting To Ride: Bantorus Motorcycle Club by Debra Kayn]()
Fighting To Ride: Bantorus Motorcycle Club by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGet ready to roll… Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal... -
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Beyond Measure by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delivers a gritty, impassioned romance of arranged marriage, fearless love, and ultimate triumph over evil. I'm the girl no one wants. Scarred beyond repair and locked away, I'm tainted and tarnished. Unworthy of friendship, love, or hope. But I was born into Bratva life, and my life is not my own... -
![Pakhan's Salvation by V.F. Mason]()
Pakhan's Salvation by V.F. Mason
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRosa My life changed in the span of twenty-four hours. My family had tried their best to make my world as familiar as possible yet something about their touch and words always felt wrong. Only in my dreams, in the arms of the amber-eyed stranger, I found solace. Until the Pakhan of Bratva showed up, claiming I belonged to him. Pakhan Rosa Giovani became mine... -
![Vengeance Aside (Wanted Men) by Nancy Haviland]()
Vengeance Aside (Wanted Men) by Nancy Haviland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRevisit Nancy Haviland’s bestselling mafia series with this prequel novel featuring a Russian mobster who is forced to put vengeance aside in order to please the Pakhan he calls father. He sees her. He falls. He proves it by killing for her in a room full of his associates. Now he’ll take her home and try to convince her a love that descends like a hammer is one that can last a lifetime... -
![State by Lila Rose]()
State by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome people say you can fall for someone at first sight.I think they’re f*cked in the head… until I see her across the room.Courtney Anthony has walked into the wrong clubhouse.As soon as I spot her, I know what I want.And what I want most is her.It’s time to see how State meets his old lady... -
![The Disciples Short Stories: Vol. 1 by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty]()
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... -
![Sold to the Russian by Isabella Laase]()
Sold to the Russian by Isabella Laase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was sold. Now she will be claimed.When Zoya Zhvania is shipped off to New York and forced into a marriage with powerful Russian mob boss Pavel Petruskenkov, she expects to be treated cruelly. But as she lies naked and helpless before the man who now owns her, still sore from a stern lesson in obedience over his knee, it is not fear that leaves Zoya quivering in her bonds... -
![Sinner Takes All by E.M. Gayle]()
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.HARPERFor 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. To survive I will have to fight, but when it comes to love, I’d rather walk away than be humiliated again... -
![Zero's Mercy by Linny Lawless]()
Zero's Mercy by Linny Lawless
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZero earned his name because when it comes to showing mercy, he has none. As the President of the Merciless Few MC Maryland Chapter – the National chapter – he has gained the loyalty and respect of his brothers. Each of them follows his lead, and they serve a cold dish of vengeance to their enemies... -
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![Obsessive Boss by Willow Fox]()
Obsessive Boss by Willow Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe’ve remodeled Club Sage, and I’m just about to burn the place down to the ground. When Savannah comes looking for a job, I hire her on the spot. We’re desperate for dancers, and she’s stunning. How could she not be perfect for the job? Don’t mix business and pleasure—the advice I should have heeded from my mentor and boss, Nikita Krylova. I let a federal agent into the workplace... -
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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... -
![Strapped for Cash by K.L. Hiers]()
Strapped for Cash by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the Luchesi mafia family betrays him, assassin Mickey Tamerlane joins with gangster Boss Cold to seek revenge. But as they maneuver to take out their enemies and claim control over the city's underworld, Mickey finds himself distracted by the newest member of Cold's crew. Cocky and handsome, Roger Lorre pushes Mickey's buttons until Mickey pushes back hard. Hard enough to hurt... -
![Forever With Me by Trilina Pucci]()
Forever With Me by Trilina Pucci
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the fiery conclusion of Come Back to Me, Mia is haunted by all her demons. She finds herself fighting for the life she always dreamed of with a man that sets her heart and soul afire but in order to succeed she will need to face the ultimate truth and hope it doesn't destroy her or the life she has built.This is a romantic suspense thriller... -
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![Wicked Empire by Aidèe Jaimes]()
Wicked Empire by Aidèe Jaimes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI always knew there’d be a cost to pay for being a thief, but when I cross Gavin Alexander, the wicked price he demands might be more than I can afford. After living on the streets for years, I managed to get my life together for my son. I have a job as a housekeeper. A car that runs. A tiny apartment. But when things suddenly become dire, I’m left with no choice but to steal again...
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