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Farewells and Forever by Heather Long
Beautiful, I love you. No ands, ifs, or buts. No beating around the bush. Will you marry me?From the first proposal on the playground when we were five to the one two weeks ago, Coop has always been there for me.Baby Girl, the only thing I’ve ever wanted is you. Forever.Protector. Best friend. Lover. Jake’s a part of me in a way I can’t define... -
Legacy and Lovers by Heather Long
When did we become the adults? When did we become the ones who had to make the hard calls? One by one, we’ve all left our teenage years behind. College brought new challenges even as Bound Hearts brought us more.Whether we’re making music, love, war, games, or trouble, we’ve found a good balance. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.Together, we know we can do anything... -
Loved by Daddy's 4 Dirty Friends by Barbi Cox
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Princes of Carnage by Eva Ashwood
The enemy of my enemy is my… husband. When my father died and I stepped into his shoes as leader of Enigma, I vowed to protect the gang he’d built. And I won’t break that promise—no matter what I have to do to keep it. So when a mysterious attacker targets our territory, I swallow my pride and propose an alliance between Enigma and the Princes of Carnage, a biker gang led by Nico Morelli...Categorized as:
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Perfection of Suffering by M. Sinclair
The Southern Aristocracy brought together by one woman - Dahlia Aldridge.I had lived here most of my life in a blissful state of ignorance, surrounded by a loving family and the other residents of Wildberry Lane. Specifically, their sons - the heirs to some of the largest fortunes in the country... -
Hellos and Happily Ever Afters by Heather Long
For my beautiful children, you love to hear the stories of how Mommy met your Daddy, Dad, Pop, and Papa. You love the funny stories about fighting that Daddy should never have told you or the stories about dancing that Papa teases me with or how Dad coaxed me into singing with him... -
A Game of Love by Alisha Williams
Tobias Munro and Bishop Grant are both my best friends, and the men I’m in love with. Now that my feelings are out in the open, I’m not going back. I want them both, and I refuse to choose. Bishop is willing to do whatever it takes to make me happy, but can Toby do the same? After years of getting the cold shoulder from my step brother, I now know why... -
Encore by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the gutter to the stars…It’s been five years since the Breakers and I got back together.Five years since we opened our club, Twisted Bullet.Five years of laughter, love, passion, and a home with each other.It’s been the best years of my life.I wouldn’t change it for the world.And yet…Something fundamental has been missing.Performing together.So when the chance arises we take it...Categorized as:
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Carnage of Misery by M. Sinclair
Six vicious men brought together by one woman—Dahlia Aldridge.The future I had craved but never expected to live had been right within my grasp. The world around us had turned chaotic and messy, but I had my men, and I knew they loved me...Categorized as:
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VAULT by Tate James
Vault is a Madison Kate Novella but is intended to be read after the Hades series as several events overlap and this story DOES contain multiple spoilers for the Hades series.Please consult the recommended reading order for Shadow Grove World on my website if you are uncertain what order to read the books in.This novella is set on a timeline parallel to the events of Club 22 and Timber.Once again... -
Defied by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back... -
The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams
“𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.“The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...Categorized as:
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Cold Fury by Candace Wondrak
When monsters play, innocence dies. The darkness is addicting, the kind of thing you start to crave when you're not paying attention. The sin, the chaos, the danger. You can never outrun fate. It will take you, it will have you, and it will claim every part of you. Just like these men have. Markus and his need for control. Will and his steadfast beliefs. Jaxon and his boy next door charm... -
Battle Lines by Heather Long
Violence chose me a long time ago…Survival isn’t everything. I’ve fought to protect my family. I’ve bled for them, killed for them, and gone to jail for them. There is no fight I will not take on for them…I’ve been waging this war since I was seven years old. The only thing that’s changed is the battlefield itself...Categorized as:
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Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The group of criminals I'd returned to Cypress to destroy, only... things are so much more complicated than I ever knew. I used to have a plan: kill them all. I used to not care who got caught in the crossfire of my vengeance, but then I realized something. That's not who I am. I don't take pleasure in killing. I kill only when it needs to be done. It is a job, nothing more...Categorized as:
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The Shadows of Wildberry Lane: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair
The southern aristocracy brought together…An underworld empire put at risk…Six vicious men united… By one woman—Dahlia AldridgeI had lived here most of my life in a blissful state of ignorance, surrounded by a loving family and the other residents of Wildberry Lane. Specifically, their sons - the heirs to some of the largest fortunes in the country...Categorized as:
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Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur enemies are everywhere……and we can’t see them.The Brotherhood has us in their sights. In their scope.The attacks are coming from everywhere and nowhere from a seemingly invisible enemy. But they won’t be invisible for long.When we discover how the Brotherhood manages to stay five steps ahead, it’s up to me to find and stop the traitor...Categorized as:
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Fostering Hope by Amanda Perry
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBouncing around from one foster home to the next is nothing new for Parker. With her eighteenth birthday approaching, she's ready to be free of the system and be on her own. But when a social worker places her in a new home, Parker will discover what it means to be part of a family who will do everything in their power to keep her safe...Categorized as:
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Son of Saint: A Dark Romance by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m going through a bit of a rough patch.I lost my job, got kicked out of my apartment, and now I sleep under an overpass. If that wasn’t bad enough, my psychic twin is plagued with daily visions of my death.She guarantees it’ll be gruesome.The last thing I needed was for Sole “Sunny” Bellisario to come crashing through my tent... -
The Breathe Me Duet by C.R. Jane, Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Complete Breathe Me DuetWhen you have three months to live...and all you want is to spend it with them...They say that true love only comes once in a lifetime. In my case, they were wrong. I gave my heart away three times. To the blue eyed sensitive soul, who read poetry when he thought no one was looking. To the green eyed jock, who made you laugh as hard as he made you cry...Categorized as:
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Sick Love by Candace Wondrak
There's a monster inside of us all, waiting to come out and play. My trust is broken. I should be angry, I know. Locked away in this house, with these men all wanting to use me in their own way; I should fight them, deny them. But I can't, because I want them just as much as they want me. Markus Scott has destroyed me, annihilated me completely. The girl I used to be is gone, deader than dead... -
Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak
I’ve fallen in love with my monsters, and only they can save me now. Daddy kept me locked away my entire life. He molded me, shaped me into what he wanted me to be: a naive, innocent slave to his will. His word was supposed to be law.And then I met Markus, and everything changed. I’ve grown to love my monsters. I need them... -
Mad Love by Eva Ashwood
Our love doesn't make sense.But it might be the only thing that saves us.After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling.Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but.There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust.The Lost Boys are mine...Categorized as:
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Twisted Empire by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe past has come back to haunt us... way too literally.Our investigation into my dad's murder has taken an even stranger turn than I could have imagined. One that's shattered everything my stepbrother and long-time love believed about himself and his family. One that's thrown all of our plans for a loop.But the four guys standing by my side won't back down, and neither will I...Categorized as:
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Daddies by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Mafia Billionaire Romance. I didn't ask for a daddy. They decided I needed two.When they caught me putting my nose where it didn't belong, they didn't just teach me a lesson.They bared my bottom and spanked me like a naughty little girl.Then they made me call them daddy.This bad girl needs a firm hand. From both of us.She was playing a dangerous game and she had to be punished... -
Perilous Lady by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Keep your enemies closer...I've proven I can stand with the fiercest gang in Paradise Bend. Now it's time to crush my traitor ex-fiancé and his stooges into smithereens.They've already butchered my family. I can't let them destroy the streets I called home. Wylder Noble and his inner circle are ready to rain down their own brand of justice... -
The Gentlemen: The Complete Series by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
A Complete, Binge-worthy Series filled with action, romance, and a healthy dose of sass. This set contains all three best-selling titles: RED HANDED THIEVES' HONOR DAMNED SOULS From Book One: Forced to live with my ENEMIES. They think they OWN ME. But I own their HEARTS. Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen... -
Killer Lies by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Lone wolf or part of the crew?My life has turned out to be a web of lies.All I know for sure is that the hitmen who took me into their home aren't the real villains in this story.As the Chaos Crew helps me track down answers about who I am and what happened to me all those years ago, I can't help wondering if their home could become mine too...Categorized as:
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Tantalizing Kings by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy first year of college is already off to a bad start.My boyfriend of three years betrayed me at the end of summer party. He said I wasn't enough anymore, along with some other things that hurt to hear.I might be socially shy at times, but I’m not stupid, II know now what was really happening... -
The Auction by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThree hot hockey players to take me on dates. This is my sister’s recipe to help me rebound from a broken heart. The kicker? She bought those dates for me at an auction. There’s the left winger playboy prince, followed everywhere by gaggles of adoring puck bunnies. The scholarship goaltender who has as much ambition as he has muscles... -
PUCKING HUGE by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Covers
My stepbrothers are known for three their speed on the ice, their skill with a puck, and the size of their... ‘sticks.’The Drayton triplets are the hottest players in college hockey, and every girl at Eastern U wants a taste. Not me. I knew them back when they were just three angry, rebellious boys with something to prove...Categorized as:
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Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat’s more embarrassing than accidentally emailing your crush?When you've been crushing hard on your three best friends…And now they know all your wild, kinky fantasies about the three of them.We've weathered life's storms together, Even the pain of betrayal.They're my fierce protectors, But clueless about my deepest desires.And that’s the safest way to shield my heart...Categorized as:
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Saving the Halfback by Aly Westman
Traumatic past, dark secrets, found family.I spent most of high school as a ghost. Avoiding, blending, disappearing. It wasn’t until my ex slipped into a coma after a freak accident that something inside me shifted. I was able to breathe again, find myself. I even joined the football team, something my ex never would’ve allowed...Categorized as:
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Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt.I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health.Everything’s different when I get back to school.The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers.Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list... -
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The Friend Zone by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlurb Coming this is the final book of a 𝘸𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 duet and ends in a HEA for Bay and her hockey gods. The heroine won’t have to choose between her different love interests. This story has 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 and scenes and it’s intended for readers 18+... -
Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA biker gang wants me to have their baby? This must be some wild joke.It all started with a flirty chat with Kai, the leader of the Iron Serpents MC. One wild night led to something I never saw coming: I was pregnant.I thought I’d be raising my child alone, but the gang makes a shocking offer: they need an heir, and they promise to support me throughout my pregnancy... -
Dark Desires by Candace Wondrak
Monsters tend to hurt those they’re closest to. I went from one prison to another, to a mansion hidden behind wealth and handsome faces. Here, there are no heroes, no Prince Charmings. Only men who aren’t afraid to kill to get what they want. And what they want is me. Markus Scott rules them all, but even with an iron fist, sometimes there’s rebellion... -
Play Rough by Eva Ashwood
Play Rough is the thrilling second installment in the Black Rose Kisses series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Fight Dirty. Cool? Cool.***Vengeance is coming. And she’s a cold-blooded bitch.I can still hear the gunshot. Still see the blank look on Sloan’s face as he pulled the trigger...Categorized as:
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Motorycle Daddies by Liz Archer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlurb...Categorized as:
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Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis
I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us... -
Heartless by Autumn Reed
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI returned to Moss Harbor, determined to find answers about my mother's death. But all I've managed to uncover are three lonely souls calling out to mine.In just a month, Leo, Hayle, and Tristin Sharpe have wound themselves around my heart, reminding me of what I've been missing... -
The Wild Boys: The Complete Series by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy all three books of The Wild Boys Series all in one place. Including - The Wild Interview, The Wild Tour and The Wild Finale plus extra never been published bonus scenes!I have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry... -
Dare by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKat Walker has wanted Styx for as long as she can remember.Her friend.Protector.The guy who would do anything for her.There’s just one problem.He’s her big brother’s ex-best friend.But she’s done playing by the rules.For one night, she’s going to risk it all.She’s going to dare Styx to take a chance on her. On them.And she’s found the perfect stranger to help her accomplish her goal...Categorized as:
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Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I hadn’t kissed him, we’d be dead.My chance encounter with the brutally handsome mob boss and his two best friends throws me into a dark underworld I never wanted to visit. As a nurse, I’m used to healing wounds, not falling for men who cause them. But it’s too late—the powerful mafiosos are all I can think about.Cesare is in charge, both in and out of the bedroom... -
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Cross my Heart by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat kind of person falls into a relationship with several men? Now I know the answer. Me. I’ve finally realized that and I’ve come to terms with it. But it seems that fate has one last challenge for us to overcome. Theodora “Teddi” Vandersen, otherwise known as Grayson’s mother, has apparently been following me for weeks now. She thinks it’s my fault that Grayson’s done with her... -
Savage Hearts by Ashlee M. Edmonds
My life has been turned upside down.King, the man I grew up thinking was this town's savior and a friend, turned out to be the devil in disguise.A man with his own agenda, plotting my demise, and trying to turn the guys against me all along.Gabe, the devil who wore his horns proudly for the world to see, has become the wild card.He’s hot and cold and up to no good.He’s using me against his enemy... -
The Wild Interview by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry. However, when an interview goes wrong, I am offered a once in a lifetime opportunity, to manage The Wild Boys, an all-male strip show featuring bad boys with an even worse reputation. It’s now my job to fix it, if I can keep my hands to myself...Categorized as:
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A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJust when I thought the broken pieces were finally falling back into place, my world shattered again.He's getting closer and this time he's promising to hurt anyone who stands in his way.Starting with the guys I am in love with.They saved me and now they are in danger because of it. He's determined to destroy me, to break me.I was so close to being free but chaos knows no mercy... -
Reviving Kendall by Brandy Slaven
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"I'm not so sure that I'm strong enough to take yet another blow to the heart." Growing up, I've always lived on the wrong side of the tracks. I'm used to the stares, name calling, and disrespect. A tragic accident that leaves me short three of the only people I've ever loved, has me devastated enough to try to end my own life... -
Matchmaker for the Players by Roxy Monroe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Relax baby, let us in.”When my ex left me at the altar a year ago, I wanted to curl up and disappear. I’d saved myself for that jerk—only to be betrayed.Time to ditch the good girl act. I strap on my highest heels and go out to find a man. But instead of finding one man I find THREE—my best friend’s brothers and their hockey coach. And they ALL want ONLY me...
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