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Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright
We return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse. Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels. Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns... -
The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s the perfect time to enjoy the winter snow. Unfortunately, there are things brewing in Sweetwater Falls that neither coffee nor hot cocoa can solve…It’s Founders Day in the once idyllic town, as well as the beginning of the festive holiday season. Contrary to the beautiful scenery, being the sheriff of Sweetwater is not quite as cozy as Spenser Song imagined... -
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Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTo be young, wild, and carefree. The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance. But there’s a price for the naivety of youth. A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence. Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters. From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars... -
Fatal Scandal by Marie Force
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBook 8 of the Fatal series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Force. .. As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them... -
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Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWashington, D. C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U. S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son. But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: Sam's seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop... -
The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter answering the job posting for Sweetwater Falls, former FBI agent Spenser Song thought that she had finally escaped her painful past. Unfortunately, she quickly learned some things you just can’t ever run away from…. When a local girl goes missing and another one turns up dead, Spenser finds clues that connect to a grim reminder of another fatal mistake in her past... -
Secret by Penelope Sky
She saved my life. She promised she wouldn't intervene, that her loyalty was to her family, not me. But she did it anyway. Now everything is different. I can feel it with every kiss, every time she's underneath me. This isn't a meaningless fling anymore. It's so much more. I know it. .. and she knows it. -
The New Girl by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes starting over is simply letting go of the past. .. Heartbroken and in need of a fresh start,. Carrie Sweet packed up her car and headed to Juniper Springs. On the road to the idyllic town with a new journalist job waiting,. she encounters one roadblock after another. Stranded on the side of the road, a handsome stranger stops to offer her help... -
Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s summertime at the Falls, and this season revenge tastes even sweeter…. Sheriff Spenser Song thought she would get a much-needed break after aiding FBI agent Blake Wilder on an international trafficking ring. Shortly upon her return to the Falls and to Ryker, the place is once again in an uproar. When the town’s star athletes are found dead due to a drug overdose... -
Shadows of the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSpenser Song could have never imagined that her career in the FBI would lead to her husband’s death. She moved to Sweetwater Falls and accepted the job as the town’s Sheriff to escape from the pain of her dark past. But a fresh start in the once idyllic town came with many unexpected twists. . -
The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI hate Felix Malone with all my heart and soul. He’s the second born son of a murderous don. The newest leader of the Malone mafia family now that his father is dead. But if I could have hoped a change in management would mean a positive shift for the notorious crime family, then I’m proven wrong as Felix quickly settles into his new role and lays scourge on New York City... -
Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright
In this gripping eighth installment, Kazimir and Emily head to New Orleans seeking solace and healing, but destiny has other plans. Will the eerie magic of New Orleans provide the healing the Mouse desperately seeks, or will new sinister threats emerge, pulling them into an entirely new war? -
Sinful Deed by Emilia Finn
Copeland City is being terrorized by a new killer. He targets women in their twenties, kills them with a cowardly cocktail of drugs direct to their veins, then leaves a slew of clues for me to unearth on my medical examination table. It’s purely coincidental that I match his victim's profiles. If only Archer Malone, lead detective and the man currently occupying my bed, would believe the same... -
Sinful Truth by Emilia Finn
Paul McGregor is a treasured resident of Copeland City and a beloved friend who provides food and shelter for the city’s at-risk youths. No one has a bad word to say about him, yet he’s found in his bed on a freezing January night. Tortured. Dismembered. Dead. Now he’s on my table inside the morgue, and his file has landed on Detective Malone’s desk... -
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Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 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. -
The Camorra Chronicles Box Set by Cora Reilly
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwisted Loyalties:. Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world. As a ruthless street fighter, he quickly earns his place as the new Enforcer of the Las Vegas Camorra – a man to fear... -
Born Sinner by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy sins will be her penance. A Corrupt Gods prequel. I came to this college for one reason—her. A cartel princess. Mexican royalty. Sworn enemy of the Colombian ranks I’m destined to climb. I’m meant to hate her. Destroy her name and sacrifice her innocence. But Lola Carrera isn’t the delicate flower her family thinks she is. And I just took a match to her ivory tower. Obsession is a loaded gun…... -
Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Secret Betrayals, loyalty is tested, family is redefined, and love is forged in fire. Some sins can’t be forgiven. Some debts can’t be repaid. And some hearts refuse to be broken more than once. Beneath the roar of engines and the glint of chrome, the Sinners ride the line between loyalty and treachery... -
My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire, Natasha Snow Designs
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAward winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. My Best Friend’s Wish. Work Husband Series. Dario. When I was younger, I believe I heard something I shouldn’t have. After what I overheard, I don’t believe our mother just up and left us. I was a kid. I didn’t have money, power, or respect to get the answers I needed back then. Not until now... -
Worship Your Queen by Penelope Sky
London is a lot more useful than I anticipated. She gets me what I need like a pro. With her by my side, I feel like I can do anything. My need for revenge is dimmed. My anger is contained. But her brother is still a problem. She wants me to let him go. I'm not sure if I can. -
The Hunting Ground by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time for the wicked to meet their end has arrived…. In the small tourist town of Colorado, women are vanishing. From the visitors to the locals, everyone is on the edge. After taking a road trip with Noah to track down her sister's last whereabouts,. Birdie arrives in the town of Driftwood, Colorado to find strange disappearances at her motel... -
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... -
Order by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDree Clark thought tall, ripped, thoroughly hot Augustine was her knight in shining armor, until she discovered he was her priest. Where’s the last place in the world evil drug dealers from Phoenix would look for a girl who owes them money? Nepal. Dree is on the run... -
War of Monsters by Bella Di Corte
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Royal Organized Crime Romance. History books are written about why men go to war. Religion. Land. Oil. And the most dangerous reason of all—a woman, the kind worth risking your heart for. My wife, Scarlett Fausti, was that woman. She sparked a war amongst the world’s most dangerous men... -
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Savage Prince by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGillian's father may be a powerful Irish mob boss, but he owes a blood debt to my family, and when I came to collect I didn't ask permission before taking his daughter as payment. It was not up to him. .. or to her. I will make her my bride, but I am not the kind of man who will wait until our wedding night to bare her and claim what belongs to me... -
Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNo one knows heartbreak like Jade Jax. After losing her husband to a tragic death, she doesn’t believe love can happen twice. But after years of living a half-life without her husband, her body starts to waken again, and needs she’d forgotten come to the surface... -
Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell
The Bratva Boss wants me dead. Too bad I’m pregnant with his baby. I’ve run far and wide to escape the Devil’s rage. But it wasn’t long before he caught me. Now I’m standing in front of him bound and naked. About to face the consequences of my betrayal. With every inch of my skin exposed to his will,. And my life flashing before my watery eyes,. He draws my traitorous body under his spell... -
The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Snake Eyes Series: Standalone Romances. Interconnecting Stories. One Unforgettable Adventure. DANTE. It was only supposed to be one night. One night with me and I’d make her father’s debt to the Zappia crime family a little easier to swallow. Turns out, swallowing ain’t much of an issue for Lucy Vaughn. I should never have gotten involved with her... -
Edge of Danger: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling romantic mystery about a child protector hero from the USA Today bestselling author, Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas Bodyguard: Brax. A baby in his care… A target on their backs. A skilled security expert and bodyguard, Brax Patterson is ready for anything… except unexpected custody of his reckless half brother’s baby boy... -
Only Her by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinal 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... -
Lust & Lies: AMBW Amnesia Romance by M'Renee Allen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA seductive thriller with a romance so twisted it blurs the lines between passion and obsession. He says I’m his wife. He says I’m the love of his life. He says his world would fall apart if he ever lost me. But I don’t remember him. I don’t remember our love. I don’t remember this beautiful, elegant life he swears is mine. In fact, I don’t remember anything. Aiden Park is perfect... -
The Lost Children by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSheriff Eve Wicker never expected the biggest mystery of her past would land on her doorstep years later. After her mother’s death, Eve left the small-town and joined the NSA. Only to find herself back in Chesapeake Valley. While she attempts to juggle her sheriff duties and help her ailing father. She finds herself colliding with the town brute, a man with a dark and traumatic past... -
Savage Secrets by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChicago Mafia boss Marco La Rosa thought the only woman he’d ever loved had died years ago. But when her brother approaches him with an arranged marriage contract, he learns that she is very much alive and in danger. Bringing her back within the fold of the Five Families is a second chance he can’t pass up. The only problem is, he has to get to her before their enemies do... -
Diamond by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRound 2 with the Devil begins. Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now. Or so she thought. When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her... -
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Necessary Pursuit by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOscar has no desire to join one of the two secret societies issuing him invitations and he sure as hell isn’t interested in an arranged menage marriage. They say you can’t die of a broken heart, but he almost did. Deadly circumstances throw sexy physicist, Selene, and a dangerous man with a price on his head in his path. Now he’ll do anything to keep them safe... -
Monster SBMC Miami by Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI transferred from another chapter to Miami. I needed a change and this was it. I fell into line with the rest of the guys here. The day I get shot is the day my life changes. Left at a local doctor's office to heal, I met her. She was different. She wasn't your normal type of girl. I could be myself with her. .. in the dark. In the light I was the monster I was named after... -
Run by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElle Roberts wants two things in life:. One—to find out everything there is to know about the mysterious spy who keeps kissing her, and. Two—to stay off her mob family’s radar. That isn’t too much to ask, is it? It’s not like she wants to win the lottery, or live in a Star Wars movie, or be Chris Hemsworth’s personal bather... -
Weeping Roses by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur eyes met across a deserted graveyard. The rain weeping on the thorny rose he tossed into the ground. As the lightning struck overhead, I knew my life was about to change. My inner voice screamed at me to run. You have something he wants. The sense of danger was more ominous than the storm, but I couldn’t run if I tried... -
The Chase by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer pilot, now restaurateur, Eric Bentley has spent years rehabilitating his body after a traumatic head injury left him unable to fly again. When he runs into Nicole Lambert, a geriatric nurse tending to his father’s medical needs, he can’t help but think about their past. The two couldn’t be more different. He dreamed of soaring the skies and traveling the world... -
Owned by the Irish Mafia Boss by A.L. Luca, Rosalie Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was forced to marry the monster I hated. Cade Burns, the most ruthless mafia boss in the city. And my brother's best friend. .. Aria. All I felt for him was hate:. Cade Burns,. The good-for-nothing Irish mob boss. And childhood stain I tried and failed to purge. He was both my brother’s best friend,. And the catalyst for my father’s death. Now, I was being married off to him like I was a pawn... -
Avalanche by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDon’t get caught in the surge. Through a bullet hole in a wall, I watch a man bleed to death. Those responsible think their crime died with the victim, until I identify them. What’s a girl to do when she’s being hunted by murderers. witness protection can’t even stop? Run. My only refuge is a place I vowed to never go again... -
Oath of Sacrifice by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe may be promised to a stranger. .. But we know the truth. Rosa Rossi is mine. Mine to have and to hold,. No matter the cost. If we're discovered,. My life is forfeit,. And she'll be exiled forever. But I know. .. I see through every glance sent my way. I feel every pulse of her heart. And my heart beats with hers. Now she's under my protection. No matter the cost,... -
Shackled by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA steamy, forced marriage, enemies-to-lovers, close proximity dark Bratva stand-alone romance by USA Today bestselling author, Jane Henry. In the dark shadows of the Bratva Underworld, where my family reins, there are no rules — only power. My life is black and white. Every choice designed to protect my family and crush our enemies. Trust is a luxury I can't afford... -
Degrade by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFélix. She wasn't mine to take, but I've never been the type of man to ever give a damn. If someone's expecting me to ask for permission, well, they're shit out of luck. I run the streets of New Orleans and if I have my way with it, I always will. That is, until a new dog comes into town. He's slick, cocky and arrogant as hell... -
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Pleasure's Fury by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile on the trail of a madman, Antonio Starabba finds something unexpected—the killer’s next victims, tortured, in pain, but alive. Leila and Karl are both members of The Masters’ Admiralty, the same powerful secret society Antonio is sworn to defend as a security officer—aka assassin... -
Dark Horse by London Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst came love. Then came hate. And now? Now, there was only war. When he crossed paths with Karina Ashworth all those years ago, Uilleam Runehart didn't expect his world to get turned upside down—but he also hadn't known what it meant to love someone as he loved her. But greed can corrupt so easily, and what he possessed, he lost just as quickly... -
Sharp Edges by Elizabeth Knox, Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAntonia. My name is Antonia Degrossi. I live in the best of both worlds. My father is the President of one of the most notorious MCs in Florida, and my mother, well, she is Italian royalty as far as the mafia is concerned. I spend my time split between Roma and Florida to meet both their needs. For I’m their only child and both of their empires will eventually fall on my shoulders... -
Psycho by Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy past made me who I am today. I’m not right in the head and we all know it. That doesn’t stop me from going after what I want. And what I want is her. The voices beg for her but I can’t let them touch her. She’s mine, not theirs. And that’s where the battle begins. Is she strong enough to survive me? -
Twisted Throne by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author SR Jones comes a Dark Bratva Romance. They awakened a monster, and now they must face my wrath. They took what was mine. Stole her away in the night. My obsession with my Littlebird does not lessen—it only grows. I will burn down the world and everything in it to bring her back to me. Yet, I know the man who has her is dangerous and deranged... -
Releasing The Silent Killer: Davide and India's Story by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am Davide Russo, Don of the Russo crime family. Some say I’m cocky, arrogant, and quick-tempered, and I own all that shit. Many don’t like me, but I could care less. In my business, you’re not in it to make friends, just money. You might be lucky to call some friends, maybe even associates. When a business deal goes wrong, I’m left with no choice but to take matters into my own hands...
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