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Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score
Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever...Categorized as:
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![Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid]()
Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid
Jackson Decker - he is the perfect husband. The perfect father to my son. The perfect man. Fierce, loyal, protective and everything I’ve ever wanted. I’m happier than I ever imagined possible, but happiness is never easily won for people like me. Somebody, somewhere wants to ruin what we have, and to do that they’re willing to risk the wrath of the entire Montoya family... -
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![Devil of Dublin by B.B. Easton]()
Devil of Dublin by B.B. Easton
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix Original series Sex/Life) comes a dark mafia romance steeped in Irish folklore.I can’t remember anymore if my grandfather’s eyes were blue or green, but I’ll never forget the way they wrinkled at the corners when he laughed at one of his own jokes...Categorized as:
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![The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Some webs are meant to be broken.Ava Cole thought she'd escaped the Web—and the dangerously seductive spider who ruled it. She was wrong.Now the “guest” of the Moonlit Court of the Unseelie, Ava finds herself caught between two immortal brothers preparing for an ancient war. Valroy, the vicious Unseelie King, offers her power in exchange for becoming his weapon... -
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![Scarred Souls: Raze & Reap by Tillie Cole]()
Scarred Souls: Raze & Reap by Tillie Cole
The first two books in the Scarred Souls series, in one volume! RAZEOne man stripped of his freedom, his morals... his life. Conditioned in captivity to maim, to kill and to slaughter, prisoner 818 becomes an unrivaled and unstoppable fighter in the ring. Violence is all he knows. After years of incarceration in an underground hell, only one thought occupies his mind: revenge.. -
![Tales You Win by Bea Paige]()
Tales You Win by Bea Paige
An Academy of Stardom spin off Grim A nickname given to me by my father, the Ruler of Tales, an East End underground fight club.Tales you win. Heads you lose.And the fighters of Tales never lose.As a kid I’d believed my father was a real king, like the ones found in myths and fairytales I once loved to read. The men he ruled were his faithful soldiers sworn to protect the club, him, me... -
![Tempt Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Tempt Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is a weakness for a man like me…Two years ago my enemies murdered my wife.They took away the mother of my newborn son.That’s how I became the beast…A merciless, heartless, soulless creature.That’s why I made the deal with Ava:Take her to repay her father’s debt…I couldn’t resist.Not when I saw she feared me as much as she wanted me.I wanted the beauty, a woman nearly half my age... -
![Tease Me: A Contemporary Romance Collection by Lizzi Stone, Elise Knight]()
Tease Me: A Contemporary Romance Collection by Lizzi Stone, Elise Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't let love, or lust, pass you by…Sink into this incredible collection of never-before-released full-length novels!Available for a limited time only!Let us arouse your imagination with dozens of books compiled to satisfy your craving for romance.They'll tease… excite… and tempt you to sin.Get ready to swoon over these seductive stories of craving and demand. Yield and advance. Heat. Hearts... -
![The Ritual by Shantel Tessier]()
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier
THE CHOSEN ONEBarrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all-the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it's not... -
![Hard Truths by Rebecca Royce]()
Hard Truths by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m Everly Marrs, and I’ll be damned before I lose myself to the men that kidnapped me. I had plans, big plans. I had my pretty little life outlined: Graduate school and get a job in social work—maybe even one day marry a nice man who actually knew what he was doing in bed. But everything changed when I woke up in a strange place with five men who insisted I call them D, W, J, K, and T...Categorized as:
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![Thrill Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Thrill Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime to break the rules and make her submit to me… We dance like devils, except we wear masks. Every night a different one. Dancing on the edge. Dancing with danger. Me and her, for years. I’ve allowed her to think she doesn’t already belong to me. Time to change that up and claim her. Possess her, dominate her, own her. Heart. Body. Mind. Soul... -
![Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn]()
Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies to lovers retelling of Anastasia. They call me America’s Sweetheart. Hollywood royalty. The last of an era. Sole survivor of LA’s most infamous crime. I’m not any of those things. He forced me into the spotlight. The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes. But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine... -
![Erase by Elizabeth Knox, London Kingsley]()
Erase by Elizabeth Knox, London Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’re not allowed to fall in love.DionEver since my dad, Zeus, the leader of the Sons of Gods MC, kicked my mom, Risk, out of the club, I’ve been worried that he might see me as somehow less important. Not that I think it’s really likely—but still, that fear sits like a stone in the pit of my stomach...Categorized as:
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![Tease Me by Julia Ash, Linzi Basset]()
Tease Me by Julia Ash, Linzi Basset
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't let love, or lust, pass you by…Sink into this incredible collection of never-before-released full-length novels!Available for a limited time only!Let us arouse your imagination with dozens of books compiled to satisfy your craving for romance.They'll tease… excite… and tempt you to sin.Get ready to swoon over these seductive stories of craving and demand. Yield and advance. Heat. Hearts... -
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![Inherited Malice: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Inherited Malice: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
I’m a con artist, and I’ve got my sights set on Beau Radcliffe. He’s dominant, arrogant, and always thinks he’s the smartest person in the room.But he made the mistake of getting way too drunk one night and telling me all about the twisted ways of the dark, mysterious secret society he was about to be initiated into.So, I steal an invite and show up as a belle... -
![Dark Knight by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Dark Knight by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI escaped from a cult only to be captured by the mafia…The last thing I expect after being kidnapped is to find out they aren’t even planning on keeping me. I'm going to be auctioned off.Apparently, natural blondes are a big seller.Too bad someone else bought me before the auction could even take place. The amount of money they must have spent on me makes me sick to think about... -
![Wicked Deceit by Aly Beck]()
Wicked Deceit by Aly Beck
My enemy is The Apocalypse Society: Three brothers, a hidden agenda, distorted masks, and minions who do their dirty work.They tried to kill the rabbit.They injured two of the men I love.They thought they could cut me down.Not only my life, but the lives of my four men, are now in danger.Time is running out. The rabbit is almost in their trap. The next time they may succeed in killing me...Categorized as:
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![Nirvana In Neon by M.J Knight]()
Nirvana In Neon by M.J Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe did it. Our enemies are just bad memories. Or so we thought. Can you ever really be safe from enemies when you and the men you love run the largest crime syndicate in the South? We were celebrating. Preparing. Our life was finally on track. Now new enemies come from the North. They think us weak… Little do they know I’m more bloodthirsty than ever... -
![Once a Myth by Pepper Winters]()
Once a Myth by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHe bought her. He trapped her. She belongs to him.Eleanor Grace is a naïve dreamer. Trusting and young, she believes her travel-loving boyfriend can save her when her freedom is snatched and sold. Squirrelled away to an island at dawn, delivered to a man even darkness won’t touch, she’s bound by a contract. Sullivan Sinclair is the giver of fantasies... -
![Silver Or Lead by Darcy Halifax]()
Silver Or Lead by Darcy Halifax
“I want to save you as much as I want to kill you.”They are words Dr Angela Hawthorne can’t stop thinking about. Especially because they were whispered into her ear by a rebel Mafia prince in the throes of passion.But she doesn’t need saving. And she doesn’t fear death. She isn’t the high society princess she appears to be.She isn’t afraid of Roman, nor his reputation...Categorized as:
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![Beautiful Lies by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Beautiful Lies by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwenty Beautiful Lies stand before me.I can feel one’s hatred from across the ballroom.She loathes me and all that I stand for... that’s why she will be my choice, my belle of the ball.Born into a secret society that strangles the life out of me, I have no choice but to face my demons head on.Inheritance isn’t about money or land, it’s much more twisted than that...A sinful birthright...Categorized as:
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![Santa's Dark Secret by Sheridan Anne]()
Santa's Dark Secret by Sheridan Anne
Who would have known a filthy Christmas wish would have resulted in a dark-haired, raunchy Santa coming down my chimney and giving me exactly what I wished for?He gave me everything I wanted, right down to the sparkly pearl necklace and the wild, crazy ride on his North Pole, but this sexy Santa has a dark secret. For years he’s been watching me while I sleep, and he knows how much I can take... -
![Mirage by C.M. Radcliff]()
Mirage by C.M. Radcliff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReleasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! Painted in gold, Jaslyn was born into a life of luxury with the world at her feet.After the death of her father, his empire became hers and the princess became a queen. Painted in gold, Jaslyn was born into a life of luxury with the world at her feet.Her fortune was sought after and deception and deceit had a ring around her finger... -
![Steel by Mackenzy Fox]()
Steel by Mackenzy Fox
STEEL – Bracken Ridge Rebels MC Book 1 Bracken Ridge Arizona, where the Rebels M.C. rule and the only thing they ride or die for more than their club is their women, this is Steel’s storySteel:I’m not meaning to get involved, really it’s not my fault. I’m the Sergeant at Arms of Bracken Ridge Rebels M.C... -
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![Savage Soul by Ella Jade]()
Savage Soul by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI failed the woman I swore to protect, and now my enemies are after her. Jude I live by a code. I don’t tolerate lies, betrayals, or secrets. I seldom give second chances. When Emmie withheld the truth from me, I acted on instinct before I gave her a chance to explain. My actions put her in danger, and now it’s my responsibility to save her... -
![Hush by B.T. Urruela, Anne Malcom]()
Hush by B.T. Urruela, Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were taken.Off the street. From parking lots. Malls. Playgrounds.Snatched from life and thrust into hell.They took Orion Darby on a perfect summer day, while she could still taste her first kiss on her lips.She joined the others with chains on their ankles and scars on their souls.They turned into nothing more than statistics. Cold cases. Lost girls.Years passed and the world forgot... -
![Traces of Her by C.M. Radcliff]()
Traces of Her by C.M. Radcliff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am a ghost, a captive stripped of my own identity. I’ve lived in solitude in the depths of hell until the devil appeared, pulling me out of the darkness and shoving me into the arms of my new prison. But sometimes a prison becomes a home. And sometimes that home is within the heart of a man. I have a debt to pay and my brother’s collecting. He makes the messes and I deal with the aftermath... -
![Zhànshì by Anna Edwards]()
Zhànshì by Anna Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War Lia has known she was different since the age of five when her father taught her the skills of her ancestors. His stories of heroic exploits have fueled her fantasies for years... -
![Twisted Games by Ana Huang]()
Twisted Games by Ana Huang
She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash...Categorized as:
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Pretty Monster by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsEvery night a twisted game of cat and mouse has Kyah Bailey frozen in fear―and begging for more―in this sexy stalker romance from the author of Haunted Love.I’m not the kind of girl who likes to be tied down. Maybe tied up . . . Even though there are several men who would love to claim me, there’s only one I need―and he’ll probably be the death of me.Night after night, I feel him watching me... -
![His Little Red by Vivi Paige]()
His Little Red by Vivi Paige
I stole her from her life.I’ll go even further to keep her in mine.She was a job. Nothing more. Nothing less.I took her from the party. It wasn’t personal. It was a contract.Grab her, head to the safehouse, and wait for the ransom.Scarlett is so gentle, so trusting.She doesn’t know that men like me exist.Doesn’t know the brutal nature of this world.Me? I come from a world of violence.I’m a killer... -
![Seal My Fate by Roxy Sloane]()
Seal My Fate by Roxy Sloane
Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets… And desire.I came to Oxford to avenge my sister, but instead, I found a web of lies. Ancient loyalties. Fortunes built on sin.Riches they’d do anything to protect. I’m the one who could bring their empires crashing down...Categorized as:
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![The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight]()
The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight
At a glamorous masquerade ball in an opulent mansion the elite gather to celebrate the introduction of one of their own to society.But the guests of this party aren’t all knights in shining armor.And tonight, Lucia DeMarco and Salvatore Benedetti will meet in a chance encounter one year before the contract that makes her his is to be fulfilled... -
![Beauty and the Villain by V.F. Mason]()
Beauty and the Villain by V.F. Mason
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnce upon a time I had it all.I thrived in all the power and luxury this world had to offer.Until I found out the hideous truth.When a man I considered a friend betrayed me in the worst possible way.The scars on my body burned anew every single day as I only craved one thing.Revenge.And to execute it I had to strike him where it would hurt the most.His family...Categorized as:
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![Only Happy When It Rains by Selena .]()
Only Happy When It Rains by Selena .
Snubbed. Jilted. Exiled. Being left at the altar would have been better. Instead, I'm sent away to a secluded spot where I can't disturb the happy couple--on my honeymoon without a bride.Left to lick my wounds and recover from the ultimate betrayal, I do what I do best.No, not admit defeat. Not recover my dignity like I'm unaffected.Plot revenge... -
![I Am Stalker by Ashley S. Clancy, Jimmy Tudeski]()
I Am Stalker by Ashley S. Clancy, Jimmy Tudeski
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat exactly is a stalker? What if you were ever watched and stalked yourself? Would you ever trust a man just out of prison, convicted of indecency and stalking crimes? Now you must decide, because he's here!The final book and last ever thriller to be written by Ashley.S Clancy and said to be her best work yet... -
![A Tale of Vengeance: Part 1: A Dark, Mafia, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Vengeance Compilations) by Michaela Jackson]()
A Tale of Vengeance: Part 1: A Dark, Mafia, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Vengeance Compilations) by Michaela Jackson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold.And this one has been chilling for a while.But she’s hiding something.A better man would just trust her.I’m not a better man.I’ve let her go twice.Once by choice.Once by force.I won’t let her go again.Vengeance will be mine.With her as my queen.No one will stop it.Not even her.This is parts 4-5 of a 5 part dark romance series. Includes Vicarious and Vengeance... -
![Owned by Liliana Carlisle]()
Owned by Liliana Carlisle
I've been stolen by a monster.Cold and calculating, he's nothing like the knight in shining armor I hoped would rescue me.He tortures me with his hands and mouth, my inner Omega calling to him even as hate pulses through my veins.He's the leader of the Saviors, the brutal Alpha bastards that kidnap Omegas like me.Every part of me belongs to him and him alone.I'm his to touch. His to take...Categorized as:
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![Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde]()
Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde
He wants her submission. She demands his secrets.Hades has acres of diamonds and precious little patience for a world that has stolen his compassion. So, when lifegiving medication is withheld from him, Hades steals something more valuable—the daughter of his enemy—and holds her for ransom.The night Persephone left home, she had just one thing on her freedom...Categorized as:
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![Entangled by Vera Kane]()
Entangled by Vera Kane
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve lived the last several years of my life under the control of my step-mother.Every decision taken away from me, completely suffocating me. At eighteen, she sold me off to the highest bidder and traded one gilded cage for another. I’ve never been anything but a dollar sign to her.Until two years later Kade Luchetti kidnapped me from my tower, making me yet another dictator’s rag doll...Categorized as:
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![Scarlett by Cinder Blaze]()
Scarlett by Cinder Blaze
No one wishes to know my name.I’m the unclaimed Omega of one of the strongest mafia empires Chicago has ever dealt with.To the world, I’m but a shadow. A secret. The final chess piece that’s ready to checkmate anyone who dares to mess with me and the few unclaimed Omegas I protect.At least, until my Alpha, Alfonso Russo Jr, betrays me... -
![All He'll Ever Be by W. Winters]()
All He'll Ever Be by W. Winters
A USA Today bestselling, gripping and heart-wrenching romantic suspense. I get why Beauty fell in love with the Beast, but it doesn’t change who Carter is. There’s no magical rose or kiss that will turn him into a prince. All Carter Cross will ever be is a beast. A cold-hearted and ruthless, mafia king, trapped in a castle of his own making I’m the daughter of his enemy and his new possession... -
![Toxic: A Dark Romance by Nicole Blanchard]()
Toxic: A Dark Romance by Nicole Blanchard
My life has been a series of bad decisions.Marrying an abusive man was the first... but falling for a dangerous inmate where I’m a nurse may be the worst.He’s brutal, heartless, and twisted.But he’s also the only one to notice the bruises on my skin.His forbidden touch becomes my addiction.His drugging kisses my obsession...
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