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  • Dark Legacy: The Complete Series by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Dark Legacy: The Complete Series by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This is the complete set of the top 10 Amazon best selling Dark Legacy series. Includes Broken Wings, Broken Trust, Broken Legacy, and a BONUS never before seen epilogue. They rule my new town, my school, and with more money than God, there's very little out of their reach.Four gorgeous, perfect, scary boys. There used to be five, but one of them died, leaving a fifth position that I now fill...
  • Rydeville Elite Box Set: A Dark High School Bully Romance Trilogy by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew

    Rydeville Elite Box Set: A Dark High School Bully Romance Trilogy by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This box set includes the first three books in the Rydeville Elite series. Complete trilogy with HEA. In the power struggle between two elite groups, one feisty girl will bring them to their knees… Life is a cruel game where only the most ruthless survive. It’s a truth my mother rebelled against, and she paid for it with her life. Now, I play their game...
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  • Slateview High - The Complete Series by Eva Ashwood

    Slateview High - The Complete Series by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "You're in our world now, Princess. You're ours."My whole life, I’ve been groomed as American royalty, raised to be the perfect daughter of the wealthy elite.On my sixteenth birthday, my father bought me an Aston Martin.And on my seventeenth birthday, the Feds took everything away...
  • Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele

    Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Boys can be brutal.Wicked.Savage.Corrupt.What starts as a game, a night full of mischief, turns out to be something darker.More sinister.More depraved.There’s foreboding in the air on Devil’s Night – the night before Halloween when brutal boys come out to play.Only this year … it’s going to be so much worse.I can hardly wait...
  • Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh

    Pocketful of Shame by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems." Chris Capaldi's words of warning haunt my every waking hour. I know I'm in danger, even if I can't identify the threat. Telling Sketch about the night his brother died was a mistake that could prove fatal for all of us. Secrets of this magnitude should stay buried, but it's out now and I can feel the walls closing in on me...
  • Only Her by Allie Everhart

    Only Her by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Final book in the series! The dramatic conclusion to the story of Pearce and Rachel. After a tragic loss, Pearce has been forced to go on with his life but he's done so without success. He's consumed with work and is neglecting Garret, the only remaining piece of Rachel he has left...
  • Glass Heart Broken: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Lindsey Iler

    Glass Heart Broken: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Lindsey Iler

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LIES. SECRETS. MAYHEM.The campus of Glass Heart Academy will never be the same once we’re through with it.PalmerThey tried to break me, but they underestimated my strength. When Marek says things aren’t always what they seem, I don’t want to believe him. Now, I know the dark truth in his words...
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    new adult  cruel hero
  • Wreck My Plans by Kelsey Clayton

    Wreck My Plans by Kelsey Clayton

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    My name is Carter Trayland,And I really screwed up.I should’ve ended things before they began.Instead, I wound up in a twisted love triangle,One that I never wanted to be a part of.The wrong choice sent my life on a whirlwind.A woman I forced myself to love is dead.My best friend was nearly blamed for her murder.And the one I’ve always wanted, now wants revenge...
  • Conviction by Lesley Jones

    Conviction by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    She was mine. Our love, unquestioned. Our futures planned. But she didn't show. All that we had, all that we meant, and after all that was said, she just didn't show. That one act changed everything, but it especially changed me and from that moment on, there was no going back. No words of love, no whispered promises, just sex and drugs and rock and roll...
  • Their First Fall: Trucker and Keeka's story by M.J. Fields

    Their First Fall: Trucker and Keeka's story by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new adult / college standalone sports romance novel from USA Today bestselling author, MJ Fields . Their First Fall Keeka Alone in the world, after her mother’s death, she tries to find the life she dreamed of as a child. Trucker Alone in the world the family he felt part of began to fall apart, as his dreams of being an NFL quarterback become his reality...
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    new adult  betrayal  sports  contemporary  cheating
  • Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning

    Rocking Kin by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Terri Anne Browning. With one promise her life was changed… Saying goodbye to my mother also meant saying goodbye to my life in Virginia. After reluctantly making a promise to my mom, I was California bound with the father who I haven’t seen since I was four years old...
  • Pocketful of You by Chloe Walsh

    Pocketful of You by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "Nothing in Pocketful is as it seems."
 Evil is lurking all around us and Sketch and I cannot escape the secrets of our past. A past that, up until now, neither one of us knew existed. Torn apart by our cruel, vindictive fathers, we face our biggest challenge yet; staying alive.
 Pocketful of You is the third in a four-book series. Therefore, the storyline continues into the fourth book...
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    new adult  cruel hero  mafia  length-short
  • Stay With Me by Rebel Hart

    Stay With Me by Rebel Hart

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The last book in Rae and Clinton's love story..
  • Promise Me by Rebel Hart

    Promise Me by Rebel Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    CRUEL INTENTIONS meets AFTERFind out what happens in Rae and Clinton's love story..
  • Bury Me by Selena .

    Bury Me by Selena .

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    An eye for an eye. A heart for a heart.The war should be over. I got what I wanted. I should be happy.But nothing is as it should be. My brothers made the team, but they still want more. They don't rule the halls of Willow Heights, and they won't stop until they do...
  • Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Salvation by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her innocence is masked with vulnerability. Until her walls crumble… Undeniable Desire His world is full of despair. Until he finds her light… Unyielding Chemistry Falling in love seemed to heal them both. Until their haunting pasts threatens to destroy… Unrelenting protection Robbie Hayes’s life changed the day a horrific accident shook his foundation...
  • Sad Love by M.J. Fields

    Sad Love by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love had not been something that has been easy for Tessa Ross and Lucas Links. In book three of MJ Fields Love series we follow Tessa and Luke through their college years...
  • Practice to Deceive by Olivia Evans

    Practice to Deceive by Olivia Evans

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I wasn’t always a bad guy, but betrayal has a way of finding your darkest inner demons. Great friends and family weren’t enough to save me. I wanted revenge. When the opportunity presented itself, I felt justified. That’s karma, right? Turns out, karma has a way of circling back. If only I hadn’t been so stupid. If only I’d known what my deceit would cost me...
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    new adult  betrayal  angst
  • Ray of Hope by E.L. Todd

    Ray of Hope by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ryker and I aren’t exactly perfect. But I was falling for him—and falling hard. Every kiss. Every touch. Every embrace. Just made me realize this wasn’t a fling. It wasn’t even a relationship. It was so much more. I just hoped Rex was wrong about Ryker. Because I didn’t have the heart to listen to him say those terrible three words. Told you so...
  • New Love by M.J. Fields

    New Love by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  cruel hero  betrayal  m-f
  • The Princess and the Prospect by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    The Princess and the Prospect by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ~Anna~ I was three weeks past my seventeenth birthday when I first saw him running like a dog, as prospects do, during a family club function. I knew he was far older than me since he’d served in the Army with my brother-in-law, Deck. He was definitely too old for me in the eyes of everyone else. I knew the rules, and I’d be breaking too many of them for this not to be trouble...
  • Jedson by Cora Brent

    Jedson by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "This was all nuts. The way I wanted him. The ways we knew each other. And the ways we didn't..." LEAH When I was too young to know any better Ryan Jedson fascinated me. After he went on the run I thought I'd never see him again. I was wrong. Now that he's back in town I realize it's a bad idea to catch his eye. And yet I can't help it. Sometimes you want the one you shouldn't want...
  • Conklin's Corruption by Brooke Page

    Conklin's Corruption by Brooke Page

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You can’t get caught up in this dicey scheme, Becca. He���ll ruin you.” His eyes were as big as saucers, childlike and pleading. Tyler was terrified and in way too deep, barely hanging on by a thread from the mess his family created. I adored and cherished him more than my own life. I had to keep him safe. We belonged together, forever...
  • Where We Began by Jordan Marie

    Where We Began by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There are moments in life when a good thing comes along at the wrong time. Juniper Sellers definitely fits that description. I’m not ready for her, but damn do I want her. She’s a beautiful bird with a broken wing and that spells nothing but trouble. I’m not strong enough to walk away. I should, because I’m as broken as her. She’s fire and sass. I’m a moth drawn to her flame...
  • Scarred by Willow Winters

    Scarred by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She made me a better man, but I still wasn’t good enough to keep her. Born and raised in Brooklyn, with sleeve tattoos, ripped muscle and a cold-hearted stare, I am who I am.  The bad boy she knew to stay away from. I knew we were never supposed to last.  But the way her lips tasted, the way her curves felt under my hands…  I couldn’t let go. I did everything I could to keep her...
  • A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber

    A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Six years after he had walked out on his wife and kids, Grant was freshly single again and looking to reconcile with Bethanne Hamlin. To forgive the betrayal was one thing, she did that for herself. To forget was something that she didn’t think she could ever do and she wasn’t sure if she could ever trust him again either...
  • UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    UNLoved by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I was the dirty, poor girl … … now I don’t have a care in the world.   The ‘new girl’ vibe is wearing off, finally. I’m settling into BFH and what I have over ‘the Rulz’ is going to make them look stupid. I agree on a date with each of them. One by one. Barr first. Then Kip. Finally, Pres...
  • Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton

    Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Calliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera.Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word.Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget...
  • When You're Mine by K. Langston

    When You're Mine by K. Langston

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For Barrett Shaw, there wasn’t much more to life than his career. Still climbing his way to the top, he could do without the distractions and complications of love. But the road to success is a lonely one, and Barrett was starting to think he would never meet a woman who could capture and keep his attention like a courtroom...
  • Wednesday by E.L. Todd

    Wednesday by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It took me a long time to forgive Hawke—a very long time. But now that I have, I feel nothing but unbridled joy. Everything is exactly as it should have been two years ago. He’s just what I need, and not just now, but forever. Until disaster strikes...
  • Her Baby Daddy: A Secret Baby Romance by Emily Bishop

    Her Baby Daddy: A Secret Baby Romance by Emily Bishop

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Walking in on Riley pole dancing in her private studio made me want to take her on the spot. Owning things is second nature for me. But Riley isn’t so easy to own. Her confidence is enough to make me go ape sh#t. One sway of her hips had her owning me . Now her studio is on the chopping block - and I’m the butcher. She needs to place to live and my house is perfect...
  • The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker

    The Billionaire's Mistress 3: A Billionaire Romance by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My whole life, I never fit anywhere, with anyone, and then when I finally find someone who makes me feel special, he's engaged to my half-sister. I knew I should be able to get over him, move past it all, but somehow, I don't think it'll be that easy. When Allie Dodd receives an invitation to a charity event, the last thing she wants to do is risk seeing Jal Lindstrom again...
  • Missing From Me by Jayne Frost

    Missing From Me by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sean Four years ago I made an unforgivable mistake. And Anna was the price. I thought I’d forget her. Thought I’d move on. But who was I kidding? No amount of drumming could drown out my love for her. When I see here again, backstage after one our shows, it's clear: Anna's mine. She’ll always be mine.  One mistake. Four years of regret...
  • All We Are by Elisabeth Grace, Michelle Lynn

    All We Are by Elisabeth Grace, Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming face-to-face with my past changes EVERYTHING. I'm at the top of my game. All my struggles have finally paid off. Life should be great. I mean, life is great. Except for the fact that I can't stop thinking of her. The woman who mangled my heart into a bloody pulp and never looked back. If I could free myself of our shared memories, my future would be golden...
  • All The Beautiful Things by Stacey Lynn

    All The Beautiful Things by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The stunning conclusion to Hudson and Lilly's story will release on May...
  • You for Her by Bella Jewel

    You for Her by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The second in the thrilling Edge Of Retaliation Series is now here!! Dear Celia, Your family are a bunch of… Wait. No. It isn’t your fault. None of this is your fault. I’m sorry. I wish you knew how sorry I was. Dear Andrea, Your family and you are a bunch of… Nope. Still not it. It’s not you I hate. Dear Tanner, You’re a monster. A cold, broken monster...
  • SEALionaire Book 2: A Navy SEAL Romance by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker

    SEALionaire Book 2: A Navy SEAL Romance by M. S. Parker, Shiloh Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Adam "Reaper" Dedman is cruising toward the bottom of the pit of despair. The Navy has washed their hands of him and now he's got nothing else to do but waste the rest of his life. Or so he thinks. Down on his luck and running out of choices, Reaper agrees to meet the man who walked away from his mother...
  • Ruined by Marie Johnston

    Ruined by Marie Johnston

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Before I’m forced to say “I do," I'm flying to paradise to live it up with whomever I want. Only I don't know that the person I find to spend the next two weeks with is my future husband. I’m a self-professed daddy's girl, but now my he’s gone and I’m left to run the company that's become my life, my passion. Until I get a visit from a lawyer with demands from a mysterious tycoon...
  • Finding Ours by Megan Smith

    Finding Ours by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    **A USA TODAY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR**Things are altering.Times are passing.Hearts are breaking.People are changing.Families are falling apart.Friendships are diminishing.Falling in love isn't all it's cracked up to be...
  • How We Fall by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb

    How We Fall by Melissa Toppen, Silla Webb

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s not always about how we fall- it’s about where we end up once we land. I remember the very first time I laid eyes on Cole Lincoln. It still feels like yesterday when he stumbled into my life with his messy brown hair and dark eyes. Even though I was only ten years old at the time, I knew right then and there that he was going to change everything...
  • Just Roommates by Charity Ferrell

    Just Roommates by Charity Ferrell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The first time I meet Maliki Bridges, I’m eighteen, and he kicks me out of his bar. Two years later, he does it again. He's the town’s hottest bartender. He thinks I’m a spoiled rich girl. I think he has a stick up his ass. Once I’m old enough to drink, we become friends. Nothing more ... Until we become roommates...
  • When Rivals Lose by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman

    When Rivals Lose by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    HARLOW Darkness surrounds me. Who am I? I don’t remember anything. Every memory of my life gone. I wake in a hospital not knowing my own name. I don’t know these people who claim to be are my parents, but they take care of me, they show me pictures… and introduce me to my fiancé? I guess I was living a perfect life before my accident. I had it all, so I try to remember...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  cruel hero  sports  poly  m-f
  • In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's shy, sheltered and inexperienced...now an Irish bad boy's about to rock her world.From New York Times bestselling author Helena Newbury, the second in the Fenbrook Academy New Adult trilogy.Karen is one of the top musicians at Fenbrook Academy, but a life spent playing the cello has left no time for anything else. At 21, she's still completely inexperienced in love...and sex...
  • Kendric: King's Descendants MC #4 (King's Descendant's) by Bella Jewel

    Kendric: King's Descendants MC #4 (King's Descendant's) by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m a cop.Sworn to protect, to keep people safe.I’m supposed to abide by the rules, to always do right.That’s what the rule book says, doesn’t it?I take my job seriously, even if sometimes my job doesn’t take me seriously…I fight for what’s right, I fight for justice...
  • MIAH by Kristina Weaver

    MIAH by Kristina Weaver

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Free in Kindle Unlimited. 5 other billionaire novels are included as a bonus. As a Navy SEAL, it’s my job to plan and protect. I guard my home and my family. I even tried to guard my heart, but Clara Elms broke down my walls, and now I have to rethink my strategy. I was prepared to fight the militia spreading throughout the city, but now the threats are coming from all directions...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  cruel hero  military  suspense
  • Rules of Friendship: Friends-to-Lovers Standalone Romance Novel by C.A. Harms

    Rules of Friendship: Friends-to-Lovers Standalone Romance Novel by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Friends-to-Lovers Standalone Romance Novel As a guy, the number one rule to being best friends with a girl should be simple… Never, and I do mean never, fall in love with her. Oh and you should never fantasize about her either. Believe me, that situation can get messy really fast and leave you with nothing but one hell of an awkward mess on your hands—literally...
  • Contingency by Paula Wiseman

    Contingency by Paula Wiseman

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Where was God? Bobbi Molinsky's comfortable life is shattered when a forwarded email from her husband's account lands in her inbox. The email teases, "My whole evening is free again." After an angry confrontation with Chuck, she is left with the broken remains of an eighteen year marriage...
  • Double Betrayal by Ada Frost

    Double Betrayal by Ada Frost

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emily’s life had three basic rules, love her family fiercely. Never expect forever and most importantly, shield her heart from pain. At a tender age she had learned love is not forever, sex destroys and if you don’t invest your heart, it can never be broken. She played life safe. All it takes though, is one moment, a defining light in the perpetual darkness to bring life into your heart...
  • Relinquished by K.A. Hunter

    Relinquished by K.A. Hunter

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ✰✰✰ Adult, stand-alone, romantic suspense novel. ✰✰✰ Jules Donovan has been in and out of unsavory foster homes and repulsive motels her entire life. She’s known nothing but loss, abandonment, crime, and pain. Now that she's aged out of the system, she can’t remember ever having dreams for her future because she’s constantly fighting for daily survival...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  betrayal  suspense  abuse  length-short
  • Dominic by Glenna Sinclair

    Dominic by Glenna Sinclair

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Amy Dom’s strong hands once held me close – now they hold me captive. A couple years ago, it would have been a huge turn-on if Dominic had overpowered me, tossed me easily over his enormous shoulder, and handcuffed me with that fierce, determined look in his eye. Now, though, it’s not sexy or kinky. It’s just terrifying...
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