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The Scent of Winter by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe 2016 Original Sinners Christmas story, free on December 20th.Kingsley Edge thought he was being driven to the airport. He never expected he'd be kidnapped and relocated to a cabin in the middle of nowhere, Maine to help Søren celebrate his birthday. But it's not quite the sexy party Kingsley hoped for... -
Finder Volume 4: Prisoner in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"Don't tell me you actually believe Asami is in love with you?" The gorgeous and devious Fei Long has kidnapped Akihito and taken him all the way to Hong... -
Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1 by Kou Yoneda
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsYashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist... -
Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.2 by Kou Yoneda
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsYoung and powerful Yashiro can’t stay out of trouble long enough to catch his breath. Will a brand-new bodyguard give this hot-headed pervert a taste of the calm he’s never known… or will mayhem erupt as other gangsters take note?Twittering Birds Never Fly pulses with the energy of passionate men who won’t take “no” for an answer... -
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Finder, Volume 3: One Wing in the Finder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Chinese crime lord Fei Long comes to Japan hoping to lure freelance photographer Akihito into his web of intrigue and sex. But when his friends fall prey to Fei Long's diabolical schemes, Akihito has only one person he can ask for help, the person he despises more than anyone else on Earth: the Yakuza boss Asami, who once made Akihito his sex slave... -
囀る鳥は羽ばたかない 4 [Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai 4] by Kou Yoneda, ヨネダコウ
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist... -
In These Words, Volume 2 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAsano Katsuya realizes the meaning of his nightmare as everything came around full circle. Finally, Katsuya learned who Shinohara Kenji was and the meaning of his presence in his memories. With some answers surfacing, more questions also were pulled up with it. In These Words rewinds and replays the past that begun it all... -
In These Words: Chapter 6 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to profile a serial killer via the victims' data. Based on Asano's profile and recommendations, a suspect has at last been caught! Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is in police custody and has promised a thorough confession, provided that Asano is the one to receive it... -
Devil by Silvia Violet
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA Dark Mafia Romance Devil is a mobster with a dangerous secret... There's a cop who hates him. A cop he caught and released. A cop he can't get out of his mind after the one forbidden night they shared... -
In These Words, Volume 3 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShinohara Kenji implemented Asano Katsuya's plan to draw out the serial killer who'd been plagueing the police for years. The net was cast. However, Asano was unexpectedly ensnared in it. For six days, as Shinohara searched for him frantically - the doctor was forced to endure the pain of extreme love and hate for the killer. Then on the seventh day - everything crashed down in a devastating end... -
The Interrogation (Hunt&Cam4Ever) by Adira August
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHunter’s most twisted killer. Cam’s most dangerous case.A STAND-ALONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERIf you like a master gamesman for a detective and a few twists in your criminal cocktail, you want to read this... -
In These Words: Chapter 7 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to profile a serial killer via the victims' data. Based on Asano's profile and recommendations, a suspect has at last been caught! Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is in police custody and has promised a thorough confession, provided that Asano is the one to receive it... -
In These Words: Chapter 3 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to profile a serial killer via the victims' data. Based on Asano's profile and recommendations, a suspect has at last been caught! Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is in police custody and has promised a thorough confession, provided that Asano is the one to receive it... -
In These Words: Chapter 2 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to profile a serial killer via the victims' data. Based on Asano's profile and recommendations, a suspect has at last been caught! Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is in police custody and has promised a thorough confession, provided that Asano is the one to receive it... -
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My Name Is Tryst by Julie Anne Addicott
On the outside, I am perfect. On the inside, something sinister lurks. I am sick and I cannot be cured. I use them, abuse them, then sell them to the highest bidder. But there’s Glen. He’s mine. My addiction, my sanity, my destruction. His touch calms the monster that lurks beneath my skin. If I continue on this path, I could lose him, and I refuse to let that happen... -
Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris
My name is Justin, and when I was seventeen, I fell in love with a boy named Damon.Damon was sick, only I didn’t know it at the time. And like any disease left untreated, it festered and burrowed into the unaffected areas of us, until we were both so far from healthy, we were killing one another. Then a tragedy sparked our implosion... -
False Gods by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith a wedge at last driven between Mat and Dougie Carmichael, courtesy of Nikolai Petrovic’s expert manipulations, the brothers must each accept their new path forward: Dougie, a perfect slave, sweet and obedient and loving. Mat, a tightly reined dog, snarling and snapping but never allowed to bite.Unfortunately, no transformation, however well planned, is without its growing pains... -
Demon by Joel Abernathy
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFalling in love with an obsessive serial killer was the last thing on my to-do list.I was born into a world of villains, so it came as no great surprise when my brothers fell for the most twisted monsters of all. A sociopathic fixer. A psycho sadistic cop whose name belongs in the dictionary next to corruption.Maybe I’m the one who’s crazy, thinking I could have any semblance of a normal life... -
Hook by Gianni Holmes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKITDodging bullets and jumping from two story buildings are things I’d only ever seen in movies.Never would I have expected that this would become my life.I keep deadly secrets for the man I love.I’ll follow him across countries to have his back.Why am I willing to risk everything for him?Because of the look in his eyes when I purr for him.SULLYWorking with Kit is my greatest joy... -
Twenty-Five by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the exciting final season of the Flesh Cartel . . .With the help of the FBI, Mat Carmichael has let himself be re-taken by the Flesh Cartel. Objective? Rescue his brother, exact revenge, and destroy the entire organization from the inside... -
Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHard partying trust fun baby Griffin Fiske wakes up after a hard night with a King's boots on his chest and gets an invitation he can't refuse...This Original Sinners short story takes place approximately six years before The Siren... -
In These Words: Chapter 4 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Asano Katsuya is a US trained psychiatrist who has been recruited by the Tokyo Police Department to profile a serial killer via the victims' data. Based on Asano's profile and recommendations, a suspect has at last been caught! Now, after three years and twelve victims, Shinohara Keiji is in police custody and has promised a thorough confession, provided that Asano is the one to receive it... -
Independence Day by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMat and Douglas’s time as Nikolai’s wards is finally drawing to a close. Though torn apart by Nikolai’s machinations, their fates are still inextricably entwined: they’ve been sold to the same cruel master, and are united in their desire to go home... -
Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 by Koogi
ON THE HUNTWhile investigating a vehicle collision, Officer Yang Seungbae discovers dashcam footage that plays into his suspicions about Oh Sangwoo... -
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Trials and Errors by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith a wedge at last driven between Mat and Dougie Carmichael, courtesy of Nikolai Petrovic’s expert manipulations, the brothers must each accept their new path forward: Dougie, a perfect slave, sweet and obedient and loving. Mat, a tightly reined dog, snarling and snapping but never allowed to bite.Unfortunately, no transformation, however well planned, is without its growing pains... -
Permanent Record by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMat and Douglas’s time as Nikolai’s wards is finally drawing to a close. Though torn apart by Nikolai’s machinations, their fates are still inextricably entwined: they’ve been sold to the same cruel master, and are united in their desire to go home... -
In These Words: Chapter 1 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsano Katsuya is the spirit of the United States experienced pathologist, He is recruited to police stations in Tokyo to accept a serial murder suspect for personality profiling work... -
Tell No One by Barbara Elsborg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s not every day that a total stranger asks Tag if he’s…ahem…well endowed. Of course he’s not going to say no. When he’s offered a life-changing amount of money to go to a party, he’s not going to say no to that either, even though he suspects sex will be involved. But sense prevails and Tag decides to stick to his principles and not go, except things take an alarming turn... -
Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStrong, sexy and dirty-as-hell! Twelve, panty-melting romances starring Daddy Doms who command total surrender and the women who don’t stand a chance of resisting. Penned by some of the best authors in the genre, this deliciously naughty collection of all-new stories is bursting with HOT, raw, Daddy Dom action that’s sure to leave you breathless. Surrender now...Categorized as:
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Polished by Romilly King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow deadly do you have to be to kill a killer?Handlers are hard to kill, and to be fair most of us like the challenge when people try, but now someone is killing off handlers in bloody and complex ways.Not my problem.Not anymore.I got out, I got free, and I don’t want to go back... -
Pick of the Litter by Josh Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCody’s fought them every step of the way. And every time, he’s lost. They’ve taken his freedom. His pride. Even his name.Now it’s time for Cody to start his new life, serving the rich and decadent. Letting himself be used in ways that he never imagined. And sold like a piece of livestock.But Cody’s about to discover that accepting his place as a slave isn’t the end of his struggles... -
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Struck by Charity Parkerson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA seasoned killer meets a cuddly cinnamon bun. What could go wrong? When Ben first met Fedir, he thought Fedir was only a bodyguard to an old, retired shipping mogul. He enjoyed pushing the grumpy guard’s buttons, hoping to catch his eye. Now, he has and Fedir is so much more than Ben first thought. In fact, Fedir might be more than he can handle... -
The Assassin by M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriel Mancini represents everything Ardan Murphy hates.He’s disloyal.Money hungry.‘Honor’ isn’t a word he knows.He is also too damn handsome for his own good.When mob boss Sloan Killough finally gives Ardan permission to find and kill Mancini, the job isn’t as straightforward as he expects... -
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Collaring His Heart by Adara Wolf
Emil and Johan have settled into a routine. Johan's doing better, Emil thinks he's got everything figured out...Until his ex shows up. Until Johan's mother starts making demands. Until all his lies catch up to him. Everything is falling apart around him, and if he doesn't figure things out fast, he's going to be torn away from Johan for good... -
Paradise Island by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMat and Douglas’s time as Nikolai’s wards is finally drawing to a close. Though torn apart by Nikolai’s machinations, their fates are still inextricably entwined: they’ve been sold to the same cruel master, and are united in their desire to go home... -
Chill by A.J. Merlin
One month. That’s all it takes for everything to unravel. For weeks, I try returning to normal, to forget the men who turned me into a killer against my will. At first, I convince myself I could be happy—at least I think I should be. But I’m not. I can’t be. When I find them, I realize what they’re doing. If I want them—if I want this—I have to accept what they truly are. Monsters... -
The House Always Wins by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMat and Douglas’s time as Nikolai’s wards is finally drawing to a close. Though torn apart by Nikolai’s machinations, their fates are still inextricably entwined: they’ve been sold to the same cruel master, and are united in their desire to go home... -
Leashing His Heart by Adara Wolf
Broken, haunted Johan doesn’t want a bondservant. He certainly doesn’t want a bondservant like Emil, who is mouthy and disobedient and completely disrespectful. But if Johan can overcome his own nature and subjugate Emil, maybe he can finally win the respect of his family—and escape the painful shadows of his past... -
Cash by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCho “Brick” Brixton enjoys cooking, working in his yard, and binge-watching television while living as an out and proud gay man in the heart of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. His parents had the perfect romance, having fallen in love at first sight when they met in Korea, and Brick longs to find a love like that for his own... -
Pieces of Us by T.J. Hamel, Taylor McNiff
Maison Beckett has always been the tough guy. The soldier. The leader. In all the years that he was a commander in an undercover operation, he never faltered. Not once. At least, not until the enemy got their hands on his little brother, Carter. Then Maison Beckett began to crack. Every day that passed was a piece of himself he lost... -
Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 by Koogi
The Mature-rated Boys' Love horror webtoon from Lezhin that became a global manhwa hit! Get this chilling and thrilling tale in a deluxe, full-color paperback in English for the very first time.Yoon Bum, a scrawny and quiet man, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in his college: Sangwoo... -
In a Dark Wood by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house...Camping in the Jersey Pine Barrens may literally turn out to be a first date from hell for travel writer Tim and the cute cop who persuades him to revisit a past that Tim has done his best to forget... -
Burned by Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn’t want to be this man. I never wanted to be like my father. I just wanted to be loved by him. Accepted. That’s how this happened, that’s how I became this person. Too many years of listening, too many years craving his approval. His words burned into my mind. And now I crave things the world says I shouldn’t. I open doors that should remain closed... -
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Pretty for Master by Skylar Sweeney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan a sociopath learn to love? Master plans to find out, and his captive agrees to lend a hand. But will Pretty lend his heart, too? PRETTY They call him the Mad Master. A giant in fancy clothes with a flower on his lapel, he rules his world like a king. He’s as terrifying as he is enthralling and as cruel as he is kind. All I’ve ever known is pain, so the way he loves to hurt me is nothing new... -
Cuffed by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Ex-Mayor Looking for a Second ChanceRoss Midberry lost it all in a moment of passion: his job, reputation, and freedom. Prison is no picnic. He doesn’t expect Stormy—a professional he’s fond of—to be his savior. Stormy gives Ross a home after his incarceration and encourages him to move on from his mistakes, while also giving him something he doesn’t know he needs—dominance... -
Elijah by H.L. Night, H.L. Day
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSome people are players. Others are simply caught up in the game. Elijah Page has undergone a metamorphosis. It may not have been of his own doing, but he’s happy with the end result. Therefore, when he’s abducted by a shadowy organization, he’s not about to take anything at face value... -
Daddy's Boy by Felicity Snow
Sinfully Mine Taboo Valentine Collaboration, erotic romance Zeke I've been half a man ever since my son disappeared eleven years ago, filling the void he's left in me with sex and work. But vanilla sex isn't cutting it for me anymore. It's too bland, too boring, and I'm never satisfied. Which is why I find myself in a sex club on Valentine's Day, ready to try something new. I'm drawn to a young.. -
Beastly For Master by Skylar Sweeney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIs escaping hell worth the cost of total submission? Beast isn’t sure, but he’s willing to try.BEAST I had plenty of balls when my story started, and not just between my legs. At my prison they called me Beast, and for years I ruled them like a real man With my junk. Until the day I opened my eyes and found myself surrounded by naked clowns. It was no nightmare; I was trapped at the Circus of Sin... -
Silence of the Missing by Rick R. Reed
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe went into the woods…and never came out.In 1986, thirteen-year-old Jeb Kleber vanished during his small town’s Fourth of July fireworks. His mysterious disappearance left his first love, Sammy Blake, grieving for years.Flash forward to present day. A now middle-aged Sam Blake has a comfortable and predictable life with his husband Marc in Chicago...
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