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A Gift of Time by Beth Flynn
A Gift of Time is the third installment in the Nine Minutes Trilogy. It is not intended to be a stand-alone novel, but could be read as one. Still, I highly recommend that you read my first two novels, Nine Minutes and Out of Time, to be able to understand the background stories of the main characters. There are many twists and turns in both books that can best be connected if read consecutively... -
![El Santo by M. Robinson]()
El Santo by M. Robinson
I didn’t know darkness and evil lurked inside me until I had to murder in order to survive. Forced to become my own worst enemy. With so much blood on my hands, I was surprised I could still see my own skin. I killed. I tortured. I loved…. I played God while I was rotting in Hell. Thriving on control and power was the only way I knew how to live. There were no other options... -
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![Firefly by Molly McAdams]()
Firefly by Molly McAdams
The next captivating installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. As the Princess of the Irish-American Mob, there’s no shortage of men ready to help guard and protect me. To slowly suffocate me to the point of seeking freedom—a place where I can breathe. Kieran Hayes has been saving me for as long as I can remember... -
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Deceiving Lies by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe irresistible, blazing-hot sequel to New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams's Forgiving Lies. Rachel is supposed to be planning her wedding to Kash, the love of her life. After the crazy year they've had, she's ready to settle down and live a completely normal life. Well, as normal as it can be. But there's something else waiting—something threatening to tear them apart...Categorized as:
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![El Pecador by M. Robinson]()
El Pecador by M. Robinson
So here you are…. Turning the pages, opening the next chapters of my life—wanting to know the next truths of my sins. As if the first half of my life wasn’t enough. You. Need. More. You want my redemption. My heart. My soul. Your happily ever after…. You. Want. Answers. And I will grant you the very first one you’re dying to know. Why did I leave her? So go ahead. Turn the page...Categorized as:
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![Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia]()
Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBeckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying... -
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Ends Here by M. Robinson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAshes to ashes. Dust to dust. And all that fucking shit. I had killed. I had sacrificed. The innocent and the corrupt. I knew blood and I knew violence. Never imagining I could know love too. Mia Ryder was a woman to love. To cherish. To fucking claim. Now, forever, and. every day in between. If there was anyone I’d go to Hell and back for, it was her. Even if it meant, going to war with…...Categorized as:
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Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt only takes a second, a fraction of a second, to forever change your life. That moment happened to me years ago. I did something you can’t take back, and I’d do it again. It’s a secret I’ll take to my grave—which is probably sooner rather than later—and that’s okay. I live with my choices...Categorized as:
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A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that? Brant loves me fiercely. A brilliant billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down. I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us. Lee uses me wildly. As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more...Categorized as:
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Manic by J.A. Huss
TRAGIC is over and Rook is ready for the future—Spencer Shrike and the STURGIS contract! It’s three months of body art modeling! That means three months of Spencer Shrike’s paintbrush all over her body, three months in front of Antoine’s camera, and three months of twenty-four hour filming for Spencer’s Biker Channel reality show... -
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Deserved by Kira Johns
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFive years after leaving Rockingham, Jade Moore is still trying to move on. Easier said than done when your heart lies in your hometown. She finds friendship with a man who bears a dark secret, one that could destroy her. Shadow has spent the last five years in misery over losing Jade. He still loves her, but knows he lost his chance... -
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The Ties of Steel: The Ties of Steel Box Set by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR MJ FIELDS COMES A steamy Dominant, Billionaire, Bad Boy series of stand alone novels. You may have met Abe, Dominic, and Sabato in the Men of Steel series, and now you get their stories. ABEDominant CEO meets college student while on vacation. DominicBillionaire Italian businessman meets a girl down on her luck and sparks fly... -
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Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher
Dear Opportunist,. You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go. .. .ever. Dirty Red. Leah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't...Categorized as:
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![Arsen: A Broken Love Story by Mia Asher, MacKenzie Cartwright]()
Arsen: A Broken Love Story by Mia Asher, MacKenzie Cartwright
One glance was all it took . . . I'm a cheater. I'm a liar. My whole life is a mess. I love a man. No, I love two men . . . I think. One makes love to me. The other sets me on fire. One is my rock. The other is my kryptonite. I'm broken, lost, and disgusted with myself. But I can't stop. This is my story. My broken love story. Contains mature themes. -
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![Destructive by Jay McLean]()
Destructive by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSome villains are made. Some villains are born. And some villains aren’t villains at all. Nate DeLuca was born into a life he didn’t want. Forced to walk a path that was already chosen for him. Grandson to a mob boss, he’s forever torn between his duty, his honor, his legacy, and the truth. But the truth is never simple, and it’s not at all what it seems... -
![Undying by Madeline Sheehan]()
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... -
![Donati Bloodlines: Part Two by Bethany-Kris]()
Donati Bloodlines: Part Two by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThey’re not star-crossed—they’re impossible. Calisto Donati is what every made man in the mafia should be, and then he broke his oath for a woman that wasn’t his. Their secrets and games are deadly, but as hard as he tries to stay away from his boss’s new bride, the universe seems determined to keep bringing them back together...Categorized as:
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Dark Endings by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOver a year – that’s how long he’s been gone now. Not knowing if he’s alive or dead, Willow has suffered through the hardest time of her life. With no ending in sight, it almost feels like she’ll never breathe again. Jagger saved her, gave up his life for hers, and left her alone and broken. Then, without warning, the gang left her, too. Leaving her with nothing. No one... -
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The End of Games by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSee you at Christmas! The words are still burning a hole in Evie Evans' mind and undergarments. Not that she really has time to think about it. Not with the world ending, as always, and the kids' school starting back up. But when Evie and the team stumble upon something no one expected, her and Servario are reunited much sooner than anticipated. Only the reunion is not the one they had planned...Categorized as:
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Cooper by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCooper and Elizabeth Townsend are from two very different worlds - she's an attorney and he's an outlaw biker. At first, she was just an escape he needed, but now she's everything to him, even though their relationship remains a secret. After his world is blown apart, Cooper is no longer the same man he was before... -
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Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKick by C. D. Reiss. Unraveled by K. Bromberg. COME by J. A. Huss. Red & Wolfe by Ella James. The Devil in Me by K. I. Lynn. Worth by Shay Savage. These Men by Andrea Smith. STILL by Alessandra Torre. Kick by C. D. Reiss. The first novella in Songs of Perdition. Fiona Drazen, sex addict, submissive slave, celebutante, trapped in a mental ward until Dr... -
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The Way Home by A.C. Bextor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWhere do you begin to piece back the fragments of a shattered heart? “I’m letting you go today, it’s time. ”. Finally, Sadey is ready to say goodbye to the only man she’s ever loved. With the help of Shame and Mace she’s learning to breathe on her own again; one day at a time. Her hopes are high and her world is finally coming into focus...Categorized as:
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![Free to Believe by Tracey Jerald]()
Free to Believe by Tracey Jerald
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the wake of a broken engagement, Emily Freeman is left to sew together the pieces of her life. A single phone call changes her future from bleak acceptance to overwhelming opportunity. Her family can't help her find her artistic spirit - something she needs now more than ever. Desperate for rejuvenation, Em goes on a journey to find herself. Only she finds so much more. .Categorized as:
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The Final Hour by London Miller
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThree months pass without incident, leading Mishca and Lauren to believe they can finally move on from the past and build a life together. . .. but enemies both old and new lurk in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike. When a dangerous threat presents itself, Lauren is forced to turn to the one person that would rather see Mishca dead than live happily ever after. . . -
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![Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti]()
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... -
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The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day. From then, we were inseparable... -
![Resilient Queen by Amber Vant]()
Resilient Queen by Amber Vant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI never wanted this. Never asked for any of it. The corrupted, chaos of the past is playing catch-up with the present and nothing is as it seems. Everyone wants something. Me? All I want is the truth. I thought this was the end, but it turns out it’s only the beginning. The basis for a much darker twist of fate. Secrets are starting to unravel; relationships have grown fractured... -
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Legacy by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B018IMSYZE. A Legacy Prequel. BLURB:. filth·y (fĭl′thē). adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est. 1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. 2. Obscene or offensive. 3. Vile; dirty. adv. filth·y. 1. To an extreme and often disgusting extent... -
![Thin Lines by Bethany-Kris]()
Thin Lines by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCalisto Donati. Calisto had never been a fan of pain, but he found it provided a certain relief. It was a high that couldn’t compete with anything else he experienced. That was why he fought bare-knuckled, why he drove fast, despite knowing he might crash, and why he still enjoyed looking at Emma Donati—no matter her current status. Pain felt good... -
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Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m in his bed learning the limits of my body. Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive. He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me. At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister... -
![Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone]()
Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLoving Gabe made me stronger than I was before. Better. He taught me that love is both beautiful and vicious, terrifying and intoxicating. I’m not afraid anymore. I know that it’s possible for two imperfect people to have a bond worth risking everything for. After all we’ve been through, I thought I was ready to fight any battle. But nothing could have prepared me to face this new nightmare... -
![The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood]()
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...Categorized as:
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Don't Be Afraid by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBeautiful, Breathtaking. An Epic Love Story! Have you ever looked at someone and just knew,. knew that they were put in your life for a reason? The one person that would be not only your best friend,. but would be your absolute everything? That’s how I felt the first time I saw him. That one day when a few little words changed our entire lives forever…. Don’t be Afraid, he said...Categorized as:
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![Valon: What Once Was by London Miller]()
Valon: What Once Was by London Miller
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBefore there was Luka Sergeyev, there was a boy by the name of Valon Ahmeti, born to a Russian mother and an Albanian father. His life was not an easy one and he should have long succumbed to death, but prevailed, as only he could, into a life of hell and debauchery. Beauty derived from cruelty…. Bloodlust born of agony…. Some minds can’t handle torture…. It breaks them…. -
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![A Tragic Wreck by T.K. Leigh]()
A Tragic Wreck by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHow can you continue living when you’re living a lie? How can you convince your body to stop feeling, your soul to stop caring, and your heart to stop beating? Haunted by her past, Olivia Adler flees Boston for a beach in Florida, leaving everyone behind, trying to shut the world out...Categorized as:
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![The Girl in the Front Row by Kelsey Kingsley]()
The Girl in the Front Row by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLennon Jacobs is nobody. Born with a rare eye condition and living in a world of black and white, she’s unable to drive, find an accommodating job, and have the life she’s always dreamed of. From her viewpoint, she can’t see anything special about herself—but Dylan Pierce disagrees...Categorized as:
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![Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn]()
Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit... -
![Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad]()
Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLies, Saoirse. It was all lies. Those were the last words I heard before my attacker held me under. Left shattered by deceit, with a past I couldn’t outrun, Killybegs destroyed the girl I used to be. But here’s the thing, this queen was born to rise, and those who hurt me will pay for the sins they committed...Categorized as:
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Provoke by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMine to push, mine to tease, mine to provoke. I live for domination. In the boardroom and the bedroom. But while I thrive in business, my personal life is in disarray. It’s always been Jackie and Oliver. It’s all the others have ever known. The two of us, seemingly perfect. Except, many times there have been three…... -
![The Consequence by Ashley Jade]()
The Consequence by Ashley Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes. the conclusion. of a gritty, off-limits romance about mistakes, choices, and love conquering all. The world thought I belonged to another man. .. they were wrong...Categorized as:
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![Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean]()
Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn a world full of secrets, heartache, and betrayals, they only have one thing on their mind: redemption. But with redemption comes destruction. And that destruction might cost them their hearts. *. Kyler Parker is not one of the lucky ones. Abused and neglected until he was sixteen, Kyler needed an out. A way to escape... -
![His Light in the Dark by L.A. Fiore]()
His Light in the Dark by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSpecial pre-order price of $1. 99. My first memory was of a slap, hard across the face: the sting on my cheek and the jarring of my bones as I slammed back into my bed. It was my dad who had hit me. I had been four. Most of my memories were much of the same and no one ever saw, no one ever fought to help, no one ever cared. Then we moved... -
![Violent Ends by Jessica Hawkins]()
Violent Ends by Jessica Hawkins
Book 2 in the White Monarch trilogy. Reading order:. Violent Delights (1). Violent Ends (2). Untitled (3).Categorized as:
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![Ruining You by Nicole Reed]()
Ruining You by Nicole Reed
For a girl who dared to tempt death, living is the only promise that matters now. Jay’s life almost came to a forced end when her darkest secrets were revealed and the one who she chose to give her future to was ripped away. Now, everything she kept hidden is the topic of everyone’s conversation, and not all are sympathetic... -
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![The Wilde One by Claire Contreras]()
The Wilde One by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsI'm a loyal guy. Loyal to my family,. my craft,. my friends. And then Brooklyn happens. I try to blame the sparks between us on jet lag, lack of caffeine, anything I can cling onto and use as an excuse. Falling for her would be wrong. She's my best friend's ex. Whatever this is between us can't happen. I know this. She knows this. And then we kiss . .Categorized as:
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![The Wilde One by Claire Contreras]()
The Wilde One by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsI'm a loyal guy. Loyal to my family,. my craft,. my friends. And then Brooklyn happens. I try to blame the sparks between us on jet lag, lack of caffeine, anything I can cling onto and use as an excuse. Falling for her would be wrong. She's my best friend's ex. Whatever this is between us can't happen. I know this. She knows this. And then we kiss . .Categorized as:
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![Regrets by Nicole Dykes]()
Regrets by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHealing after a tragedy is hard enough. Doing it when you’re haunted by past betrayal and so many things left unsaid? Feels nearly hopeless...Categorized as:
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![Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin]()
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Freed from Christian's POV. Get 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]()
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Darker from Christian's POV. Get 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. -
![Shattered by Control by B. B. Hamel]()
Shattered by Control by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI don’t do vulnerable. I only do control. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game. That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life. I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job...Categorized as:
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