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囀る鳥は羽ばたかない 4 [Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai 4] by Kou Yoneda, ヨネダコウ
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist... -
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... -
Until Then by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe one thing my pen pal and I have in common is imprisonment. While his is literal, I am bound in the chains of my abusive partner. While he is locked behind bars, he gives me a glimpse of the love I have been looking for my entire life. When my world starts to come down around me we both gain our freedom, allowing us to face our demons together...Categorized as:
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Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDesperate times call for desperate measures.When I hit rock bottom I found Club Midgard was looking to hire. I knew nothing about BDSM when I interviewed with a man I couldn’t have dreamt up if I’d tried.In his world women are protected.In his world women are honored.In his world lay safety and happiness.ONLY if I gave him my submission... -
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The Arrangement by K.C. Crowne
He's nearly twice my age.He may have k*lled my ex-boyfriend.And his scandalous offer leaves me speechless. An intimidating Russian mobster arrives at my door...Demanding settlement for debt my horrible ex left in my name.Maksim, with his piercing dark eyes, sparks a fire within me.He proposes the repay him with my body. I refuse instantly—yet the proposal lingers, haunting my restless nights... -
Bared Betrayal: Special Edition by Bella J
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI have a huge diamond ring on my finger, something that shows the world I’m spoken for. To me, it’s a reminder of a secret I can’t take with me when I walk down the aisle.My new fiancée just became an overnight sensation on the Hollywood scene, and we went from quiet dinners to champagne towers and caviar croquettes with A-listers... -
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... -
Crown of Bliss: A Billionaire Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis obsession. Her salvation.At my lowest, I accept an unimaginable clean up a murder scene to earn one-hundred-grand.Problem is, my employer doesn’t plan on letting me survive the night.That’s when I meet Lanzo Torrent. He’s gorgeous, chaotic, frustrating, and my only salvation. He says he can save my life, but I have to trust him first.Lanzo drags me into his war...Categorized as:
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Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor a limited time, get the first 2 books in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling dark romance trilogy in one convenient bundle! A seductive, thrilling tale of abduction and dark love . . .On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Nora Leston meets Julian Esguerra, and her life changes forever... -
Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSecrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong from the beginning, wrong about everything. I find her trying to take down a human trafficking ring, unsure whether I'm there to help her, or drag her down. But from now on, Willow doesn't have a choice. She will be my wife. She will submit. She will play her role... -
The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below.The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost... -
Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe conclusion to the Beauty's Beast trilogyThey say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.To appease them you must give your all.I’ve sacrificed everything.Lived through loss, and learned to love.To take the beauty with the pain.The rose with the thorns.This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.We’ll hold onto it forever.And hope our forever is longer than a day... -
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Undying by Madeline Sheehan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins...Categorized as:
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A Very Fake Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery
The commitment phobic billionaire agreed to be my fake boyfriend to a wedding from hell. He never signed up for a surprise baby.When my evil stepsister announces her wedding to the cheating ex-boyfriend she stole from me, I’m determined to be a no-show.My Irish mother won’t hear of it. She’s dead set on her crusade to hold this family together, so she makes it mandatory I suck it up... -
Hook by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKITDodging bullets and jumping from two story buildings are things I’d only ever seen in movies.Never would I have expected that this would become my life.I keep deadly secrets for the man I love.I’ll follow him across countries to have his back.Why am I willing to risk everything for him?Because of the look in his eyes when I purr for him.SULLYWorking with Kit is my greatest joy... -
Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
Ruthless Heart by Marlee Wray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm the only one who doesn't know who he is...He's the sort of man you fantasize about. Gorgeous, strong, successful. But the Celtic tattoo on his hand is a clue that there's more to him than meets the eye.Liam Callahan is one of the most powerful men in Boston. A boss in the Irish Mafia. I'm too naive to suspect. At first...Categorized as:
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Betrayal & Deception by Sara Hinds
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSin used to run this city until Vengeance ran them out.Too bad they didn’t get them all.Like a parasite, they linger, and while they’re still here, nobody is safe.Freedom means nothing if I’m constantly watching not only my back but the backs of the people I care about. And with every day that passes, that list of people grows, no matter how hard I try to fight against it... -
A Night of Flesh and Gluttony | Part One: Vices and Hedonism by B. Livingstone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne Night. I spent one night being shown everything I've been missing.Everything that I didn't know I needed.Everything that would irrevocably change me forever. 365 days have passed since that night of gluttonous pleasure, and still my body and soul remember every moment..Every reverent touch.Every whispered word.Every promise of pleasure... -
The Lavender Phantom by Lainey Delaroque
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶-𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽.It’s all for my little sister Melanie. After our parents died, I took her to Chicago, and we started a new life. A normal life.But she’s growing up. Getting into trouble... -
Deceived by Jennifer Rose
The first time my gaze locked and held with the doe-eyed beauty named Devyn, she unknowingly became mine .I’ve watched from the shadows, biding my time and planning our future, waiting for the right moment to prove to her that she belongs to me.She gave me the perfect opportunity when she fled to Hollow Hills Campground in the RV, running from her past...Categorized as:
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The Roma's Claim by Shae Coon
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHis world is thick with sadistic intent.Greta My life was simple. Every day, I went to the same coffee shop to write about clumsy heroines and the hot guys who loved them. That was my life...until it wasn’t. Now every lash of an antique leather strap against my skin is commanded by Emiliano Calvano, the underboss of the Calvano mafia...Categorized as:
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Defy by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSophia Morelli’s wild and rebellious nature has earned her a notorious reputation in Bishop’s Landing. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Damon Pierce, her brother’s best friend and a Dom at Violent Delights with secrets of his own. The temptation to submit to his dangerous possession becomes too hard to resist...Categorized as:
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Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades Freed from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades... -
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades Darker from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty... -
The Doctor's Twins by Lydia Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA crazy nightmare led me into the arms of a hot doctor that saved my life.My abusive ex-husband was a bigger danger than I’d thought.Escaping him was my only option but I’d already lost the baby growing inside me.Ben was not only my gynecologist, he was also the man that gave me hope.His touch soothed my pain, melting me instantly.It made me forget that I’d escaped a dangerous criminal...Categorized as:
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Alarick by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR COMES A BRAND NEW BIKER SERIES!! Briella’s life has never been perfect, but she’s always been exactly where she wanted to be. When her mother marries into the King’s Descendants Motorcycle Club, everything she thought she knew is about to change. A world she didn’t even know existed is going to consume her... -
King of Beasts, Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom award-winning author Diana A. Hicks comes a dark mafia romance full of angst and heart.Rex Valentino is my enemy.He has the power to wave a hand and make all my family problems go away.In return, he only requires one thing...my complete surrender.Caterina Alfera, an angel lost in a world of beasts.I didn’t ask for her.Destiny brought her to me.And now I can’t let her leave.She’s mine to keep...Categorized as:
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Bred to the Mafia Beast by Layne Daniels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy brother promised his friend Perla she’d be safe from her stalker if she came home from college with him for winter break. I’m betting he didn’t count on me even knowing she was there. I’m supposed to be out of town on assignment for my boss, the unapologetic king of organized crime in St. Louis... -
Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond, Michelle Lancaster
Blurb coming 2022*This is an MF, college aged dark romance...Categorized as:
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Cuffed Love by S.J. Ransom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously written for an Anthology. Released from Anthology 7/21/2023 and has been rewritten and expanded.Othella-Why did I come home?Oh, right.My never-ending need to seek my Mother's love and approval.Surprise, surprise — she barely knows I'm alive.Then again, if it wasn't for her neglect, I wouldn't have met the local sheriff, Noah Vincent.God, he's annoying and pushy... -
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Men Who Yearn by Clarissa Wild
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years he watched.Diligently.Dutifully.Starving for her touch.Never once did he cross the line...Until she made him beg.MEN WHO YEARN is a dark romance prelude SHORT STORY to BOYS WHO HUNT. Contains disturbing content that might not be suitable for all readers...Categorized as:
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Elusive Dom: Billionaire Romance by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’s looking for a little fun. He’s hiding secrets she never could have guessed. When a few nights of fun turn into something more, Club Red's secrets will start to come to light.GemmaMy roommate takes me to Club Red to get over my recent breakup, and it turns out to be just what I need.A night with a stranger turns into two and then three. I had no idea he was the owner of Club Red... -
Lose Me In The Shadows by Jo Brenner
*She thought it was over.*Kara believed she was free.Free to erase the brand left on her heart by the three men who thought they could own her. But when an enemy from her past reappears in her present, she’s forced to reckon with who she was—and who she’s become. The dark fire lit inside her by the men she left behind may be Kara’s only weapon against a predator intent on breaking her... -
'Til The Last Lyric by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOnce upon a time…There was a little girl who believed in fairy tales and happily ever afters.Hoping. Praying. Waiting…For her prince to come.Together they’d conquer the world. Slaying dragons, demons, and villains. Until her Prince Charming let his demons prevail. She cried and begged and prayed.She hated him. She loved him. She couldn’t save him.“I’m sorry.”“I love you... -
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His by Sara Fields
She was already mine. I just tore her cute panties off and made her admit it.I'm her dad's best friend.But that didn't stop me from baring that perfect little ass of hers and spanking it the way she's always needed it spanked, then pinning her to the wall and making her come until she screamed.Or from carrying her off to my estate with my seed still dripping down her chest...Categorized as:
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Scar by Liv Brywood
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI ruin everything I touch, and right now, all I want to touch is her...Demons lurk in the dark corners of my heart. My obsession with vengeance is a living, breathing monster in my soul. The moment Julia bursts into my clubhouse looking for protection, she’s doomed. Not because of the predators chasing her, but because of me...Categorized as:
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Auctioned To The Billionaire by Kelly Favor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m totally innocent. Completely inexperienced in all the important ways.And now I’ve been auctioned off to a man I’ve never met.Billionaire mogul Dermot Nash is like nobody else I’ve ever encountered. He’s powerful and handsome, with a cold gaze that heats me to my very core.But there’s so much about him that’s a mystery – secrets he will never reveal... -
The Pleasure Protocol by Darcy Romaine, Kat Alexander
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst rule: Don't fall in love.Billionaire CEO Nikolai Zaitsev has used an escort service for years. Maybe he’s jaded, but it’s easier to pay for intimacy than worry about another partner using him for his money. His latest companion, Corinne, charms him with her stunning beauty and charisma—but when she crawls for him and calls him Sir their first night, his desire for dominance roars to life... -
Lunar Crest University by Cassidy Hudspeth
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinley Dunaway had a strict schedule. She was a stickler when it came to organization and planning—so when her usual walk home from work is interrupted by a chance encounter, her routine is derailed by a hot, mystery man. As if things couldn't possibly get any worse, he just so happens to be her new British Lit professor.Luca Serrano had a dark past that led to him owing money to dangerous men...Categorized as:
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Vow of Vengeance by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe demands revenge, and I’m the one he wants. OpheliaHe breaks into my room, throwing my boyfriend out a window.He tells me I’m coming with him, and when I fight back…He punishes me in shameful ways that leave my skin on fire.I’m a virgin. Lonely. Out of place in my world.That doesn’t mean I belong in his sexual, dangerous, mafia one... -
Savage Saint by Jena Doyle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's a secret age-gap second chance for Ru and Saint in this twisted jaw-dropping addition to the Steel Roses Motorcycle Club. In a life of sins, secrets, and second chances, is there a line between savage and saint?Ru Loving Saint is the worst mistake I ever made. The secrets between us are explosive, and after a near-death experience, I won't be anyone's taboo... -
My Heart for Yours by Ella James
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsGwenna White's new neighbor is...distracting. He's a beautiful, motorcycle-driving enigma. One she can't allow herself to think about. Since the accident that ruined her face and stole her career, Gwen, a former model, lives under the radar, seldom leaving the bear sanctuary she runs in the Tennessee mountains. She's not reclusive, but that doesn't mean she's looking for a lover... -
Kept by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI already had to leave college once to care for my sick mother. Thanks to the Second-Chance Scholarship, I have one last shot to finish my degree at Bourdillon University, a prestigious academy for the arts. But the three professors who control my future don't see a student, or an assistant librarian. They see prey.The Dean of Students, gentleman on the outside, beast on the inside...Categorized as:
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Their Virgin Prize by Loryn Fox
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI never imagined selling myself to a trio of billionaires, but it’s only one night in exchange for the rest of my brother’s life. How can I say no?The deal is sell my V-card at auction—oh, and allow the taking of my innocence to be livestreamed, too—in exchange for the cash I need to save my brother... -
Twisted Empire by Stella Hart
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Dark Dynasty trilogy continues – step into the dark, scandalous world of America’s elite and discover their sinful secrets, twisted lies, and dirty desires... I know the truth now, and I know what I have to do. Tatum can try to resist, but I won’t give up on her. I won’t stop until she’s safe in my arms. Our Crown and Dagger enemies are powerful. Richer than sin...
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