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  • Set In Stone by Dakota Willink

    Set In Stone by Dakota Willink

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Two declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free. Alexander had rules. Krystina broke them. Together, they learned the hard way that life was too short to play the game. Choosing to not leave their relationship to Fate, they fell completely and irrevocably into one another...
  • High Class by Ivy Nelson

    High Class by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I 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...
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  • The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy by Meghan March

    The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy by Meghan March

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    New York Times best-selling author Meghan March brings you the complete Dirty Billionaire Trilogy under one cover! Have you been missing obsessive and possessive billionaires? Find out why over a million readers love Creighton Karas! He answers to no one and is denied nothing...
  • Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Breacher.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...
  • Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I joined the team at Jameson Force Security three months ago and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made. Leaving behind the Marine Corps together, my dog Omega and I made the cross-country trek to Pittsburgh for an exciting new career...
  • Opposition by Jane Henry

    Opposition by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I hate Liam Alexander. I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for. When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely manage civility. But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic. I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge...
  • Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A 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...
  • The Sheik's Marriage Contract by Elizabeth Lennox

    The Sheik's Marriage Contract by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    By law, Sheik Tazir el Mitra knew that time was running out.He had to find a wife. Fast!Unfortunately, he was still infatuated with someone from his past. So he was stunned when that woman walked into his office, even more beautiful than he remembered. The lovely Lila stood in front of him, talking about…something. And all he could think about was how gorgeous she looked...
  • Winter Dads: A Crescent Cove Cozy bundle by Taryn Quinn

    Winter Dads: A Crescent Cove Cozy bundle by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Snuggle in with 7 hot single dad or dad-in-the-making tales to keep you warm this winter.Seven different dads from suited heroes to cops to mechanics and race car drivers to tech geniuses to contractors to teachers—all full-length stories with sigh-worthy happily-ever-afters and small town shenanigans! Along with a baby...or seven...
  • Protecting Eagle by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Eagle by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    First impressions can be hard to overcome.Olivia Wakefield took the job at the prestigious and world renowned Prey Security under false pretenses. She always knew there was a chance she could be found out. What she didn't expect was for her sexy boss to put her in prison, or to find herself directly in the crosshairs of a dangerous terrorist...
  • Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Yes, sir.”Galen Harmon lives to hear those two words. And for fifteen years he lived the dream with a submissive who’d knelt at his feet and offered that simple phrase over and over again.But then she was gone. Ripped away in a heartbeat of savage betrayal and anguish that still haunts him.Until he met Alex.She’s everything that was taken from him...
  • More Than Sexy by Carly Phillips

    More Than Sexy by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He’s sexy and brooding. She’s sweetness and light. Owning a nightclub has its advantages, and for alpha billionaire Jason Dare, the perks of enjoying a woman's company without any expectations works perfectly for him . . . until he rescues Faith Lancaster from the side of the road and is tempted by more than just her sweet treats...
  • In the Den: 10th Anniversary Edition by Sierra Cartwright

    In the Den: 10th Anniversary Edition by Sierra Cartwright

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    FROM BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR SIERRA CARTWRIGHTBook six in the Mastered seriesHis obsession may destroy them both.As, the billionaire owner of the Den, Damien Lowell has no business lusting after Catrina Davidson. After all, as a Dom, he owes the beautiful, vulnerable Domme all of his respect.But when it comes to her, he's a man obsessed.He has to have her under his lash...
  • Mark - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March

    Mark - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They are the Bad Boys of Brazos Bend—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Callahan. Members of Mark Callahan’s old military unit are being murdered. To discover who’s responsible and why, the former intelligence officer must partner with the only team member more dangerous than he is…Annabelle Monroe, his ex-wife...
  • The Everest Brothers: An Alpha Billionaires Series by S.L. Scott

    The Everest Brothers: An Alpha Billionaires Series by S.L. Scott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Everest Brothers is a compilation of contemporary romance, royal romance, and romantic suspense bestselling novels. These alphas fall hard and love harder while sweeping the women in their lives off their feet.You will fall head over heels for these billionaire heroes with hearts of gold while cheering for the confident women who steal their hearts...
  • Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She 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...
  • Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He 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...
  • The Billionaire Deal by Lori Ryan

    The Billionaire Deal by Lori Ryan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    He needed a wife on paper, she needed a way to pay for school. Neither bargained for the danger their marriage-of-convenience brought on. CEO Jack Sutton isn't about to be backed into a corner by the stipulations of his mother's will. She might have wanted to be sure he was married by the time he was thirty, but that doesn't mean he needs to give in...
  • Hold Me If You Can by Jordan Silver, R+M Photography

    Hold Me If You Can by Jordan Silver, R+M Photography

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mancini finds himself in the stickiest situation yet. After hunting down the worse criminals known to man, he finds himself caught by the special agent who’d been hand picked to bring him down. No sooner had he staked his claim than he was being called away to take down the man responsible for the biggest child trafficking ring in South East Asia...
  • Claiming What's Mine by Jordan Silver

    Claiming What's Mine by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I wanted her the first moment I laid eyes on her, but she was already taken. For two years I stood by, dying inside each time I saw them together but I’m not the kind of man to dishonor another, so I walked away. Now he’s gone, taking the easy way out and leaving her to clear his debt. I will take care of it, with one condition. That she becomes completely mine...
  • Serving HIM Vol. 1 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Serving HIM Vol. 1 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “I moved to New York from Iowa to find a life that I didn't know I was looking for. I expected to have to work hard and barely make ends meet. But…I never expected to meet HIM.”For twenty-one year-old Aleena Davison, it was a life-long dream coming true when she said goodbye to her dreary small-town life in Iowa and moved to Manhattan...
  • 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 ratings
    I’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...
  • Boss Daddy by Lucky Moon

    Boss Daddy by Lucky Moon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Billionaire Montague Manners has everything. Except his Forever Girl.Daisy Grove is meant to be on her honeymoon. Instead, she’s fearing for her life.After running away from the altar, she tells a white lie to get a job. Now she’s PA to the formidable, drop-dead gorgeous, and completely infuriating boss of Daddies Inc.Grumpy workaholic Montague hates distractions...
  • State by Lila Rose

    State by Lila Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some 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...
  • Auction House by Piper Stone

    Auction House by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was meant to be auctioned. He took me for himself instead.When I went undercover to investigate a series of murders with links to Steele Franklin's auction house operation, I expected to be sold for the humiliating use of one of his fellow billionaires.But he wanted me for himself.No contract. No terms agreed upon...
  • Sinner Takes All by E.M. Gayle

    Sinner Takes All by E.M. Gayle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • My Beautiful Poison by T.L. Smith

    My Beautiful Poison by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I forgave him for the lies he told. And I forgave him for breaking my body with his touch. But I couldn’t forgive myself for staying. Until I met you… my antidote. I knew I couldn’t keep forgiving him, when I could be safe in your arms. With your touch, there were no tears. With your kisses, I could finally breathe. You might be the villain in everyone’s story... But not mine...
  • Unforgettable by Aleatha Romig

    Unforgettable by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marji Working for a therapist who specializes in exploring hidden desires sounds like a dream job. It is if hearing other people’s fantasies and discoveries is your cup of tea. The problem is that I’m tired of hearing about them. I want more. I want to experience them. What harm will it do if I indulge just one time? That’s where Lace and Leather comes in...
  • Taken and Tamed by Celeste Jones

    Taken and Tamed by Celeste Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Taking 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...
  • Savage Oath by Ivy Davis

    Savage Oath by Ivy Davis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An arranged marriage mafia...
  • Hardwired by Meredith Wild

    Hardwired by Meredith Wild

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Devour the addictive #1 NYT series that's sold over a million copies worldwide about a bad boy hacker billionaire and the whip-smart woman he can't resist.Determined to overcome a difficult past, Erica Hathaway learns early on how to make it on her own. Days after her college graduation she finds herself face to face with a panel of investors who will make or break her fledgling startup...
  • Her Submission by Lisa Renee Jones

    Her Submission by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The second and final book in the Dirtier Duet by Lisa Renee Jones. Abbie swore that she was done with rich, powerful men. They've hurt her. They've hurt her mother, who she will do anything to protect. She's done playing the submissive. She's ready to fight back. The problem is that Gabe Maxwell is one of those rich, powerful men and he refuses to be ignored...
  • Heartbreak You by T.L. Smith

    Heartbreak You by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Our story didn’t exist, it was broken before it began.Kisses were covered with lies.Lies were covered with kisses.Hate turned into lust.And lust turned into fantasy.That’s what we were, a fantasy.Nothing more, nothing less.Now it’s time to move on. But how can you when your heart wants to say stuck in the fantasy?When even through all the lies and kisses, you still have lust...
  • Reuniting with the Billionaire by Lori Ryan

    Reuniting with the Billionaire by Lori Ryan

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two people whose past ensures they can never fully trust again I can play with him. I can have fun with him. I can even have a fun, no-strings-attached rebound fling with him. But I can’t lose my heart to him. Because if that love died the way my ex-husband’s love for me died, I wouldn’t be able to handle it. I can’t go through that pain again. Not with Andrew Weston...
  • The Trophy Wife by Ginna Gray

    The Trophy Wife by Ginna Gray

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Houston heiress Elizabeth Stanton lost nearly everything when a stunning betrayal by her ex-husband left her with only a fraction of the fortune her genteel Southern family had worked so hard for. Even now Mimosa Landing, Elizabeth's beloved home, could be stripped away unless she comes up with a serious infusion of cash...
  • Indecent Proposal by Erika Wilde

    Indecent Proposal by Erika Wilde

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It wasn’t every day that I was shot at by a sniper. But this was now my life, being hunted by someone my (dead) ex-fiancé had crossed. They thought I had something he’d taken, and they weren’t going to stop until they had what they wanted.I went to the best security company around, but what I ended up with was a bodyguard who was as hot and tempting as he was grumpy and annoyingly bossy...
  • Submitting to Him by Tara Conrad

    Submitting to Him by Tara Conrad

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An act of betrayal, a call to 911, and a note from the brother she lost give Natalie the courage to embark on a journey of self-exploration.Unknowingly set up by their friends, Alex and Natalie spend the evening together at New York City’s Fire and Ice Club.Neither one is looking for love, but their chemistry is too strong to ignore...
  • Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle

    Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part 1 of the Alex and Harper DuetI thought one night would be enough, but I was wrong.HarperAn anonymous invitation, sex with strangers... What was I thinking?Hell yeah. I need to get a life. That's what I was thinking.But I didn't plan on getting addicted.AlexI knew she wouldn’t say no. No one ever does.I have more in my life than any one man should...
  • Midnight Masquerade by Anya Summers

    Midnight Masquerade by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sophia is in trouble. Again.Maybe it’s the masks. Maybe she needs to feel something other than regret.Whatever the reason, she is either daring… or foolish… when she trades places with another submissive, and ends up spending the night in her mysterious boss’s bed.He doesn’t recognize her, but now she’s had him, she knows one taste of his dark love will never be enough...
  • The Empire by Lisa Renee Jones

    The Empire by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Passion. Lies. Family. Eric and Harper will feel the push and pull of a dynasty gone wrong. Secrets remain. Danger is everywhere. And the pull of a forbidden love will not be ignored.The third and final book in the Filthy Trilogy...
  • Sensual Surrender by Katie Reus

    Sensual Surrender by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m ready to move on. Please don’t search for me. Please just let me go. ~Ellie The note on the kitchen table shatters Jay Wentworth’s world into bits. Ellie is his lover, his soulmate, his best friend…she’s the woman who stood by him through the aftermath of a horrible explosion, the woman he’s planning to propose to. He’d do anything for her…except let her go...
  • Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery

    Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previous cover edition for ASIN B00OMDNOMCFor all editions see hereLose yourself in this sensual, sexy and steamy erotic romance between Billionaire, Bryce Van Der Linden, and former real estate queen-turned-escort Sofia Herrera is this sensual and tumultuous billionaire romance.I never imagined I’d be forced in this position, but I really don’t have a choice after my financial debacle...
  • The Wicked Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden

    The Wicked Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This high-concept series brings together the glamour of Park Avenue and hot Navy SEALs in dark, smoldering contemporary romances. The Tate Brothers were once orphans and they have been raised to do one thing only: protect what is theirs. As a trained sniper and Navy SEAL, Lucas Tate found the courage to distance himself from the wealthy, wicked patriarch who adopted him...
  • Wonderland by Lucy Darling

    Wonderland by Lucy Darling

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I know an Ace when I see one. And this woman, my Ace of Hearts, is the one play I can’t resist. She’s slick, counting cards and running game in my casino. But no one steals from me without consequence.Ace may think she’s getting away with it, but I watch her every move. I run the dark side of Vegas, and soon enough I’ll show her just how long my reach truly is...
  • A Million Different Ways To Lose You by P. Dangelico

    A Million Different Ways To Lose You by P. Dangelico

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book II in The Horn Duet. This is a continuing storyline from A Million Different Ways- Book I in The Horn Duet.Set against the elegant backdrop of Geneva, Switzerland. Worlds collide when an illegal immigrant finds herself working for a wealthy American financier...
  • Filthy Dirty Alpha by Grace Morgan

    Filthy Dirty Alpha by Grace Morgan

    Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I own Second Circle, the hottest underground sex club in Texas. And as hard as it is, pun intended, I’ve learned better than to fuck with the playthings at my club. It only leads to trouble. But being twenty-seven, well-hung, and a millionaire, coupled with a brand of kink that makes most romance novels look like nursery rhymes, it’s a magnet for pussy...
  • Belonging to Them by Calista Jayne

    Belonging to Them by Calista Jayne

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ll always be their little princess.We’ve gone through so much together, and our love is stronger than ever. My filthy-talking, protective, dominant lovers are exactly who I need and want in my life.And because of that, we’re more than ready to take the next step in our relationship. Unfortunately, the past continues to haunt us at every turn...
  • Lawful Escort by Tina Folsom

    Lawful Escort by Tina Folsom

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Lawful Escort is a sexy contemporary romanceWhen Daniel has to travel to San Francisco and needs an escort for a social event, the beautiful Sabrina shows up on his doorstep. Little does he know that she's not an escort. Their encounter quickly turns steamy until lies threaten to destroy their passionate affair...
  • Charade: Her Billionaire - Paris by Lisa Marie Rice

    Charade: Her Billionaire - Paris by Lisa Marie Rice

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mark Redmond is a plumbing supplies importer. Or maybe a tax software salesman. Anything that makes him seem harmless, when he is actually one of the most dangerous men on the planet. On a business trip to Paris, he encounters beautiful, classy Harper Kendall. After one incendiary night at the Ritz, he's not willing to let her go, even if it means a day of culture at the Louvre...
  • Shut Up and Kiss Me by Madeline Sheehan, Claire C. Riley

    Shut Up and Kiss Me by Madeline Sheehan, Claire C. Riley

    Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    She ran from her past. After relocating from a small town in Tennessee, Mila has been living in New York City for a year and a half, more than happy to be lost in the crowd. Living vicariously through her best friend and roommate, Nikki, Mila spends her days waitressing and her evenings at home...
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