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  • I Can't Let Go by Chenell Parker

    I Can't Let Go by Chenell Parker

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Love at first sight Is cliche but that was the only way that Santino “Tino” Dixon could describe his feelings for the beautiful Kimora Carter. At only sixteen years old, Kimora was wise beyond her years but the four year age gap was an issue that her older sister, Kimiko, could not ignore. Being the patient man that he is, Tino decided that Kimora was worth the wait...
  • Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Parade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted, and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring...
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  • Hearts and Aces by Kaylie Hunter

    Hearts and Aces by Kaylie Hunter

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two Kidnappings. A Dangerous Cartel. And… A Scavenger Hunt?After a mission in Mexico goes sideways, a cartel is looking for payback against the men of Aces. Kelsey heightens security measures and searches for a way to resolve the conflict. But while busy protecting the family—she fails to protect her heart. And Grady returns from Mexico—with his arms wrapped firmly around is ex...
  • Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders

    Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In 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...
  • Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding Them? Simple.Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute.Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months...
  • Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding Them? Simple.Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute.Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months...
  • One for the Money / Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich

    One for the Money / Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    One For the Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey...
  • Sail by M. Mabie

    Sail by M. Mabie

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was...
  • Kiana's Hero by Elle James

    Kiana's Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Marine Force Recon, Devlin Mulhaney left the military when politics interfered with the mission, and he lost a friend. He quickly realizes that navigating civilian life can prove to be just as dangerous...
  • Python by Harley Wylde

    Python by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Galina – All my life I’ve been taught to obey men without question, but when I find out my father has offered my hand in marriage to Dima, a man who’s already killed two women, I know I’ve had enough. The Vor offers me a chance to run, and I take it. Living with the Dixie Reapers MC was supposed to be temporary. When I see one of the club girls harassing Python, I step in. Maybe I shouldn’t have...
  • Ashes of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Ashes of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    I 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...
  • Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    BURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer...
  • Luciano by taintedkissesxo

    Luciano by taintedkissesxo

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Liam Luciano is one of the most feared men in all the world. At the young age of 18, he inherited the family name. 10 years later, the Luciano name is well known for its role in the Mafia; along with two other families: The Costello's and The Corinelli's. But when a 21-year-old is put on all three of the family's radar, Luciano steps in the way; doing something he had never done before...
  • His Wounded Light by Christine Brae

    His Wounded Light by Christine Brae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The perfect life. The perfect marriage. The jilted lover. Their worlds collide. Fate intervenes twelve years later and their paths intersect once again. All three will question whether the heart is truly capable of dividing and being divided; each will decide whether it matters who you loved first or who you love last...
  • Releasing The Silent Killer: Davide and India's Story by Sonja B.

    Releasing The Silent Killer: Davide and India's Story by Sonja B.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I 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...
  • Ryder's Claim: A Dark Mafia Romance by Raven Scott, Isabella Starling

    Ryder's Claim: A Dark Mafia Romance by Raven Scott, Isabella Starling

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s hiding a dirty secret… and I’m going to use it to destroy her.RYDERNobody is as off-limits as her - Nicoletta Carlucci, my brother's wife to be.But Nicoletta doesn't want my brother. She wants me.Except she doesn’t know something - I’ve found out about her dirty little secret.Nicoletta isn’t who she says she is.She’s a filthy liar, and I’m going to expose her...
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    multicultural  suspense  mafia  contemporary
  • Puma's Pride: Demon Dawgs MC Las Vegas - Book One by K.L. Barstow

    Puma's Pride: Demon Dawgs MC Las Vegas - Book One by K.L. Barstow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Puma You know what you get when you play ball professionally? Everything. Money. Women. Fame. Know what you get after a stupid mistake destroys your career? For me, I became the President of the Demon Dawgs Las Vegas Chapter. Which means I now have even more money, more women and a whole lot of infamy...
  • Kyan: A Richmond Family Saga by Tacarra

    Kyan: A Richmond Family Saga by Tacarra

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **This is a STANDALONE but also book 4 in The Richmond Family Saga.**There’s no such thing as living a simple life when you’re a part of the Richmond Crime Family, a husband, and a father. Life is what it is. For Kyan, a good day can comprise collecting his money, putting people in their place, and using a little force...
  • Dario DeLuca (Savage Bloodline) by Sade Rena, M.L. Preston

    Dario DeLuca (Savage Bloodline) by Sade Rena, M.L. Preston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The first lesson my father ever taught me was that power is the only currency, loyalty is the law, and always take what you want.When the Mayor of our city begs me to keep his precious daughter safe, I seize my chance to strengthen the DeLuca hold on the town.I’ll keep her safe, but it’ll come at a price.Mia Gordan, the sheltered heiress, must become my wife.She’s a stranger to our brutal world...
  • Bratva Billionaire by Flora Ferrari

    Bratva Billionaire by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roman When I first met her she pretended not to want me, but I could see the truth in her eyes. Soaking wet from the rain, I vowed right there and then to track her down and make her mine. I wasn't expecting her to worm her way into my life through my dogs, the very next day, but Chloe Wilson is nothing but surprising. I should have expected nothing less from the woman of my dreams...
  • Season Of Sin by Kylie Kent

    Season Of Sin by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    HayleySpending Christmas in the city wasn’t on my bingo card this year. Saving my little brother from himself also wasn’t on that card.But here I am, willing to do anything to get him out of the trouble he’s managed to find himself in. Again...
  • Owned by the Irish Mafia Boss by A.L. Luca, Rosalie Rose

    Owned by the Irish Mafia Boss by A.L. Luca, Rosalie Rose

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I was forced to marry the monster I hatedCade Burns, the most ruthless mafia boss in the cityAnd my brother's best friend...AriaAll I felt for him was hate:Cade Burns,The good-for-nothing Irish mob bossAnd 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...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  mafia  length-short
  • Cypher by T.L. Drake

    Cypher by T.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Award Winning Author T.L. Drake's final book of the Road Demons seriesSicilyI had a life most people envied. Wealth, family, friends, and a future career I had dreamed of having since I was a little girl. My life was perfect, until it wasn’t. I lost everything thanks to a bottle of Jack and…him—a man I don’t even know! A man that I have no choice but to trust now...
  • Nikolai by Sophie Lark

    Nikolai by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • You're My Little Secret by Chenell Parker

    You're My Little Secret by Chenell Parker

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    At eighteen years old, Brooklyn Andrews is nothing more than a naive college student. Being the youngest of five and the only girl, she is sheltered from a lot of things that most girls her age experience, including boys. That is until she meets Dominic. Dominic Roberts is a young, handsome business man who owns a profitable trucking company, along with his older brother, David...
  • Playing Dirty by Tiffany Snow

    Playing Dirty by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    DOWN AND DIRTY Faced with a choice between bad-boy detective Dean Ryker and sexy power player Parker Anderson, Sage Reece fought the law--and the law won. But while Ryker's sizzling touch may rule her nights, Sage's days belong to Parker's cool, calculating intensity. . . . Both Ryker and Parker are determined to protect Sage from a brutal enemy who'd use her to pay for their mistakes...
  • HAMMER: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James

    HAMMER: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A badass biker and the sexy little sprite that wants nothing to do with him. They’re opposites in every way that matters—except one—they can’t keep their eyes off each other. Hammer watches Tink strut past him without so much as a glance. His eyes moving over her hot little body—a body that’s been driving him crazy and keeping him awake at night...
  • Maksim by Nicole Fox

    Maksim by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He stole my wife from me. I stole his daughter from him. My sworn enemy murdered my wife in cold blood. I’ve spent years mourning what he took from me. Now, the time has come for revenge. His daughter thinks she escaped from her father’s underworld. But I’m coming to show Cassandra that she can never run from me. I’ll find her. I’ll claim her. And I’ll Make. Her. Mine...
  • Save Me by Tiffany Snow

    Save Me by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In this fast-paced romantic suspense, China Mack will make one final choice. Computer genius China Mack may be the former head of Vigilance, the government’s clandestine spy program, but she can still be knocked off balance. And two back-to-back personal blows have thrown her into a tailspin...
  • Black Oak Burning by Monique Edenwood

    Black Oak Burning by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Cameron’s relentless craving for me never seemed to end, even when it seemed that he may end up claiming his victory over Jack.The irresistible odyssey into his dark dreams of domination thrilled me to my very core, breaking some of the chains holding me to Jack and setting my soul on fire with the fervor of relentless lust and unspeakable threats of ecstasy...
  • Sold to the Russian Bratva Boss by Rosalie Rose, B. Rose

    Sold to the Russian Bratva Boss by Rosalie Rose, B. Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My father sold me to a Russian thugBut I'll never accept him as my husband.Even if my darkest fantasies include his body against mine...OliviaHusband.Now, there’s a word I didn’t expect.But what was I meant to do?Disrespect my dead daddy?Be responsible for the collapse of his “empire”?F'ing Dimitri.The bastard might be my arranged “other half,”But the role ends there.If he so much as touches me...
  • Value Me: Part II by Nia Arthurs

    Value Me: Part II by Nia Arthurs

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My past might cost me my future…After my divorce, I’m ready for a new romance with Johnny—a man who makes my heart race.But when my ex-husband gets into an accident, I’m hauled back into his world and forced to face my conflicted heart.Patrick is broke, sick and desperate.Even worse, he wants me back and is working with Doc to fix what’s broken...
  • The Devil's Playground by Eliza Freed

    The Devil's Playground by Eliza Freed

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former U.S. Attorney, Meredith Walsh, took some time off to raise her children. But the time took away everything she once trusted about herself. She’s lost within the mundane confines of her children's schedules of lacrosse, soccer, Cub Scouts, and math facts...
  • Finley's Claim by Atlas Rose, Raven Scott

    Finley's Claim by Atlas Rose, Raven Scott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They call me the Cosa Nostra Prince. The first son of the most dangerous Salvatore Mafia family. We run the crime. We take the money. We control the war.So when our ‘launderer’ decides to run with one hundred million dollars of our money, you can bet we’ll hunt them down. Only they’ve run to a place they think they’re safe. A place that’s heavily guarded.An island in the middle of nowhere...
  • Surviving Storm by Nicola Jane

    Surviving Storm by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LottieI spent months going from one biker club to another, desperately searching for a long-lost brother my mum abandoned. Turning up at the Kings Reapers MC was purely coincidence, but it worked out for the best cos meeting Lake put an end to my search...
  • Caesar DeLuca by Sienne Vega

    Caesar DeLuca by Sienne Vega

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A steamy interracial mafia romance about a deadly capo and the beautiful stranger he can't resist. Betrayed and left to die, I’m bleeding out in the snow the first time I see Ariana Rowe. She takes me in at my darkest hour and nurses me back to health. No questions asked. I should be plotting my revenge against my enemies and those who turned on me...
  • Without You by Delaney Diamond

    Without You by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When trust is broken, can it ever be repaired? At one time, Terrence “T-Murder” Burrell had it all—a wife, three kids, and an extravagant lifestyle as one of the most popular rappers in the industry. Because of his cheating, he lost his family and knew his life would never be the same...
  • Constantine: Britain's Story Part 2 by E.L. Stevens

    Constantine: Britain's Story Part 2 by E.L. Stevens

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    If I could forget Liam Millar, my life would be perfect. I’d finally done the hard thing and moved home. I’d gotten my house on a lake. I had family in my life for the first time in decades and I could really start to picture the Sunday dinners and long days spent on the water soaking up the California sun.I’d even have the perfect love story too...
  • The Pope by Jade Marshall

    The Pope by Jade Marshall

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Do second chances exist? Storm has been in love with Colin “Pope” O’Brien since she was thirteen but it wasn’t meant to be. Years later, the opportunity to be together presents itself—but it's stolen away in the blink of an eye. After a near-death experience, Pope decides to bear his heart to Storm and finally claim the woman he loves. But it just doesn’t seem in to be in the cards for them...
  • The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    The Lion's Den by Eliza Freed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An injury stops the bleeding of Meredith and Brad Walsh’s fractured marriage. As Meredith recovers and tries to regain her memory, Brad fights to convince Meredith their marriage was perfect, even if it barely existed. But with Meredith’s memory comes clarity, and Meredith is faced with the reality of a husband and a lover...
  • Fight by Kaye Blue

    Fight by Kaye Blue

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HER: I should have kept my mouth closed. Speaking up almost cost me my life. Aggravating a vicious drug lord is bad enough, but falling for the mobster who saved me? Madness. He looks like a movie star in his fancy suit…but there’s so much more to him than that. His dark heat is the most addictive thing I’ve ever felt. If I'm not careful, it'll be my ruin...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  multicultural  mafia  length-short
  • Taken by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance by Bianca Cole

    Taken by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance by Bianca Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s supposed to protect me, but he does the opposite.The morning of my arranged marriage, I’m snatched by my bodyguard.The man who has spent the past year protecting me. The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  mafia  length-short
  • Driftwood Daffodil 3 by T.L. Hodel

    Driftwood Daffodil 3 by T.L. Hodel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One night, one deal, and one bullet changed everything. My name is Novalee Ford and I'm the torn petals blowing in the breeze. My name is Giovanni Mancini and I'm the broken stem of a wilted flower. Together we are the daffodil that stands strong in the shadows...
  • Hostile Bond by Autumn Archer, Hostile Kingdom

    Hostile Bond by Autumn Archer, Hostile Kingdom

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Full blurb coming soon!Hostile Bond is the final book in André and Sinéad’s Souza Cartel duet by USA Today bestselling author Autumn Archer...
  • Muscle Memory by Stylo Fantome

    Muscle Memory by Stylo Fantome

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her lips, the way she feels, how she moves against me. Her voice when she laughs, her eyes when she cries. Her soul connected to mine, for better or for worse, for all eternity. I don't remember. A blank face. Unrecognizable. The darkness and impenetrable fog, day after day after day. Who am I? And for that matter, who is she? I can't remember...
  • Envy by Dylan Allen

    Envy by Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    If envy is a sin, then let me be damned.Graham was born to be a star.  Once upon a time, that star shone only for me.  Now, I have to share him with the rest of the world. For a while, I thought I could do it. Because, beneath the hypnotic smile, gorgeous body and God-given charm that made him famous, I still caught glimpses of my best friend.Of the boy who called me sunshine and loved me...
  • Storm Warning by E. Lee, C. Quinn

    Storm Warning by E. Lee, C. Quinn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sometimes you can’t see the storm coming until it’s too late... Severe Storm Warning Tip #1: Be alert to changing weather conditions. Look for approaching storms. Severe Storm Warning Tip #2: If you see approaching storms or any of the danger signs, be prepared to take shelter immediately. Severe Storm Warning Tip #3: They may strike quickly, with little or no warning...
  • The Hollow by Kiersten Modglin

    The Hollow by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    It was the perfect place to grow up…and the perfect place to die. After experiencing a personal tragedy, Carmen McKenna finds Hunter’s Hollow—a bustling campground in rural North Carolina—to be her new home and worst nightmare. Despite the promises of a chosen family and a safe place to grow up, living next door to the Hunters’ two sons comes with its own set of challenges...
  • A Love so Tragic by Stevie J. Cole

    A Love so Tragic by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Promises. We all make them. Sometimes we break them. But what happens when the promise you break haunts your dreams, when that moment of betrayal echoes within every last beat of your heart? Love. Love is passionate, painful, and all consuming in the most brutal yet beautiful way...
  • Perfectly Broken by Maegan Abel

    Perfectly Broken by Maegan Abel

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Zane Tishler moved in with his brother after his nightmare divorce to find that his brother had taken in a “stray”, a punk chick with a bad attitude. Liliosa Cortez found a place to start over in a city built for hiding. But when her roommate’s brother moved in she pegged him for a pretty boy with enough baggage to fill a semi and major hostility toward women...
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