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  • Single Mom's Undoing by Kai Lesy

    Single Mom's Undoing by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When hot exes come with even hotter best friends…. Five years ago, I fled Blackthorn Falls. Now I’m back—broke, desperate, and hiding out in my late brother’s cabin,. Counting the days until a trust fund saves my little boy. Then I see them. My brother’s three best friends. The men I've yearned for in secret—and left without goodbye...
  • Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series. With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that...
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  • I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones

    I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Book 5 in the New York Times bestselling INSIDE OUT series now in development for TV with Marvista Entertainment! Master. .. Being that person, that man, is how I define myself, how I allow the rest of the world to define me as well. And now, with a terrible loss shredding me inside out and someone trying to destroy my family to punish me, control is more important than ever. It is everything...
  • Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Darker, sexier, more intense…this is the story of Scar and Derek. Scar. Wouldn't you give up everything for the one you love? I don't own my mind or my body anymore. Now, my name is Pet, and I am the submissive to the most beautiful man the world has ever seen. My purpose in life is to please him, to kneel in front of him, to serve his every whim without question...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  dark  abuse  mystery  length-novella
  • Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart

    Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TWISTED. Sloane. How many times can a person fall down and still get back up? How many times can things go wrong before you just give up? I’ve lost everything. My home, my job, my purpose in life—everything has been turned upside down. But while life hasn’t exactly turned out the way I would have liked it to, I wouldn’t change a thing. If things were different, I wouldn’t have Lacey...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
    Categorized as:
    spanking  alpha male  bdsm  dark  mafia  suspense  contemporary  m-f
  • Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James

    Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Kick 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...
  • Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    HARLOW IS HUNTING HER SISTER’S KILLER. AND COLE IS HUNTING HER. COLE SAINT. The woman my family is looking for is the one-night stand I can’t get out of my head, and her life depends on me getting to her first. Harlow is sunshine and light. I live in the shadows, among the dark and the damned, but there’s something about Harlow that makes me want to take care of her...
  • Hostile Devil: Giovanni & India Duet by Autumn Archer

    Hostile Devil: Giovanni & India Duet by Autumn Archer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    6. Hostile Devil : A Dark Age Gap Mafia Romance (Souza Cartel: Giovanni). by Autumn Archer (Author) , Hostile Kingdom (Author). 4. 8 out of 5 stars (9). He's my devil. My forever. I've grown up around the Souza cartel, never fully realizing the brothers would never let me go. That the powerful gangsters around me would protect me at all costs...
  • Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

    Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For 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...
  • Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake

    Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Emily McPhee is in the clutches of a monster…. Despite the protection of her boyfriend Seth Connors and his colleagues with the Orange Police Department, Emily is imprisoned in a basement by her psychopathic stalker Jimmy Lasko. His bizarre behavior adds to her terror, and a video link forces Seth to witness her captivity, leaving him feeling helpless as he, the OPD, and the FBI search for her...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  new adult  suspense  dark  m-f  length-short
  • A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    No longer available: Previous available in BREATHLESS - An Anthology. Due to reader request. .. this novella has been expanded (tripled in length) and will be release in January of 2015 as Beyond the Consequences. Anthony Rawlings is a man most women love to hate or hate to love...
  • Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed . .. I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  bdsm  suspense  dark  m-f
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Chegou 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...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Alexandra is a senator's daughter, used to mingling in the company of the rich and powerful, but tonight she will learn that there are men who play by different rules. Men like me. I could romance her. I could seduce her and then carry her gently to my bed. But that can wait...
  • The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seven 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...
  • Us by Drew Sera

    Us by Drew Sera

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "The ASIN B01JD4W920 has been moved to the latest edition. ". Colin and Anthony begin to push Sydney harder, taking her deeper into their world of BDSM as they cautiously navigate around her triggers. Their hopes are to discover who Sydney really is and encourage her out of her shell. Sydney proves to be full of surprises as Colin and Anthony try to establish where her limits are at...
  • Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel

    Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’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...
  • Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Secrets 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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-short
  • Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Loving 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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  dark  angst
  • Dark Throne by Shanna Handel

    Dark Throne by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I want him. And I hate him. I've known him my whole life. He's the boy who loved to torment me,. pulling the ends of my braids. But when he catches me on his family's property,. He does worse than that. I plan to pay him back for his punishments,. but my little prank goes awry. I've made a terrible mistake,. angering our family's deadly rivals. My obedience is demanded to make amends...
  • Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A dark mafia romance.
  • Mafie Kings: Brutal Boys of the Mafie by T.R. Oldin

    Mafie Kings: Brutal Boys of the Mafie by T.R. Oldin

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Her. I watched him murder my parents. He thinks I’ve disappeared, but the truth is I’ve been biding my time. Training. Searching. Waiting. Now I finally have a shot at revenge, but one thing keeps me from grabbing onto it. Is it worth it if it costs me everything? The Kings. We are a unit, a team. Brothers forged in fire. Raised within the Bratva, we’re destined to one day lead...
  • Hawke by Anise Storm

    Hawke by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier...
  • Saved by the Rebel (Rebel Hearts MC) by Kameron Claire

    Saved by the Rebel (Rebel Hearts MC) by Kameron Claire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    What happens when a sassy redhead captures the attention of a kinky and domineering Navy veteran who learns she's in danger from the encroaching cartel ravaging southern Texas? Life is quiet and predictable in the small town of Maplewood. I have my business to keep me busy, and my brethren in the Rebel Hearts MC to keep me grounded...
  • King's Demands by Piper Stone

    King's Demands by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was. Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her. It will be me. But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...
    Categorized as:
    spanking  bdsm  suspense  mafia  m-f  abduction  dark  audiobook
  • 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 ratings
    Converted 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 ratings
    Converted 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 ratings
    I 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...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  alpha male  dark  abuse  contemporary  mystery  horror
  • Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence. .. *. Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense...
  • Chosen by Josie Litton

    Chosen by Josie Litton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    <. From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Josie Litton. My name is Grace Delaney. I was born into this country’s most admired political family. When I was sixteen, the media dubbed me “America’s Princess”. I hate being called that, all the more so since I discovered the terrifying secret hidden behind my family’s glittering public image...
  • Sunset Savage: A Dark Possessive Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Sunset Savage: A Dark Possessive Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How far will you go to get what you want, princess? Those are the words he whispers in my ear as he gets me pregnant. Sleeping with Baptist Thompkins right before going into business together is the worst idea I’ve ever had, but there’s no taking it back. I’m pregnant with his baby, and when he finds out, he’s going to ruin my life...
  • Green by T.L. Smith

    Green by T.L. Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things have changed, some things stay the same. One thing I know for sure, no matter what, Rose will forever be mine. In this life and the next. Even if I break her wish, even if I break her heart. Some things are hard to let go. Harder than I anticipated. And that's okay. I'll have to keep it hidden, even on her favorite holiday of the year. I will keep this secret. Merry 'Black' Christmas...
  • The Power to Please Collection by Deena Ward

    The Power to Please Collection by Deena Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The complete, four-book series in one volume -- a dark and sensual tale of shattering loss and redeeming love. Who knows where one night of passion might lead? Recently-divorced Nonnie Crawford craves a new beginning -- it arrives in the form of an enigmatic, dark-eyed stranger she dubs The Businessman. He seduces her with a sizzling introduction to the thrill of sexual submission...
  • Shattered Jewel by Ketley Allison

    Shattered Jewel by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The ruby Heart is split, and so am I. Cav, Kaspian, Axe, and Wilder: my lovers, my protectors, my doom. Each touch binds me tighter to their cause, even as I uncover the brutal truth of the Cimmerian Court. We're racing to find both halves of a jewel never meant to be whole. But with each clue deciphered, each forbidden location unearthed, I realize the true cost of our quest...
  • Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond

    Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I’m out of control, spiraling without a care in the world. I hear what people say about me, that I’m only good for one thing. I’ve always been the girl that everyone’s had but nobody wants. I enjoy sex and pain. It drowns out the loneliness and gives me a few minutes of peace. I never thought anyone would understand my need to hurt...
  • Pleasure to Earn by H.N. DeFore

    Pleasure to Earn by H.N. DeFore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Book 3 in the Sins and Secrets Club World. Following a fast divorce and betrayal from her ex-husband, Anita’s learned how to hate herself. Pleasure isn’t a given, and she isn’t ready to lose parts of herself to make another person happy anymore. When she needs security cameras installed to monitor her house, Russell finds out her ex has a knack for showing up and beating on the door...
  • Bitter Truths: A Twisted Arranged Marriage Romance by Dani René

    Bitter Truths: A Twisted Arranged Marriage Romance by Dani René

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author, Dani René, comes the second book in the Crimson Falls Duet. This is the conclusion to Lycan and Scarlett’s whirlwind romance. The ring on my finger felt heavy. My heart was broken. And the bitter truths I’m about to learn don’t ease the burden. He was mine. And I vowed to be his forever. But what I found is not what I was expecting—lies and deceit...
  • Elusive Dom: Billionaire Romance by Kaci Rose

    Elusive Dom: Billionaire Romance by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She’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. Gemma. My 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...
  • The Hacker by Zoe Blake

    The Hacker by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Daddy’s going to own me. I knew computer hacking would get me into trouble one day, but not like this. Kidnapped and held captive in a military compound, I’m held down and branded with the number thirteen. Just when I think my captors have pushed me to the end of my limits, I discover there’s worse to come. A man forcing me to call him Daddy. He’s going to make me submit to him...
  • Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Enemies From Birth…. The Markovs and the Lebedevs have been bloody rivals for generations. Nadia Lebedev is the ultimate forbidden fruit: a mafia princess engaged to another man. From the moment I see her, I want her for myself. Every day that passes, I become more obsessed with her. She’s seeking the answer to a mystery, and so am I…...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    A Siren prequel. Events take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan & Kingsley.
  • Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The sins of his past can’t be forgiven. Mason Thatcher gave me chills when I first laid eyes on him. The good kind. The kind that makes your body ache and your heart hammer. What’s better is that he looked at me the same way. There was a hunger in his eyes that wouldn’t be sated, and a confidence in his stride that told me I could never run from him. Back then, I didn’t want to...
  • The Mute and the Menace by A.R. Breck

    The Mute and the Menace by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    A dark romance. .. Cara. When I saw those two lines on the stick, I thought my life was over. Pregnant. Not just by anyone, but by the man I loathe. Jackson. The Mute. I loved the baby more than my next breath, but I couldn’t keep it. My life has always been vicious tilt-a-whirl of hardship, and I had nothing to offer. Then disaster strikes, and clarity hits. I want this baby...
  • Prey by Piper Stone

    Prey by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    : A Dark Mafia Romance. She thinks she can handle a man like me. She's wrong. Within moments of setting eyes on Sophia Waters, I was certain of two things. She was going to learn what happens to bad girls who cheat at cards, and I was going to be the one to teach her...
  • Vow of Vengeance by Shanna Handel

    Vow of Vengeance by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    He demands revenge, and I’m the one he wants. Ophelia. He 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...
  • Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye

    Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark bratva mafia romance.
  • Pretty Savage Boys by Layla Simon

    Pretty Savage Boys by Layla Simon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I like to watch. Girls are my favourite on a small screen in my hand or spread wide on the backdrop of my dad's immersive home theatre system, I'm not fussy. Blonde, brunette, redhead, curly, straight, frizzing in the humidity of a hot day. Anything goes. As long as I can click, pause, enlarge, fast-forward, rewind, replay the whole thing over and over again, I'm happy...
  • Savage Saint by Jena Doyle

    Savage Saint by Jena Doyle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It'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...
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