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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... -
Eat Your Heart Out by Eden O'Neill
Cold.Cruel.Coward.Ares “Wolf” Mallick ripped my heart out. He ground it into mush and didn’t even grant me the courtesy of a goodbye. He just left me. He left and said our relationship, fake or otherwise, meant nothing to him.I made a mistake last semester, and it had nothing to do with our phony arrangement. I let him hurt me, and I refuse to make that mistake again...Categorized as:
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Irresistible Attraction by W. Winters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the complete heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense trilogy, Irresistible Attraction. Sometimes you meet someone, maybe meet isn’t the right word. You don’t even have say hello for this to happen. You simply pass by them and everything in your world changes forever...Categorized as:
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Scar by Jolie Vines
A scar tore his face. Mine would carve his heart. I’d do anything to save my missing sister, even sell my body to the highest bidder. Until he steals me from my buyer’s mansion. Camden rescued me, but he won’t let me walk away. Especially when I discover he’s my buyer’s son. And the strange thing? I can’t even be angry at the sweet, gentle, scarred Scotsman for the terrible thing he did... -
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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
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... -
Nightshade: Sorrowsong University Book 1 by Autumn Woods
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratings*Book one of a duet*When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple; keep her grades up and her head down. The last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty...Categorized as:
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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... -
Hard Truths by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 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... -
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... -
Opulent Obsession by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m an imposter, a fraud, unwanted… but that won’t stop me from claiming her. She is part of a tortured past I’d rather forget. A flesh and blood ghost here to haunt me for my sins. I will never forgive myself for living when my brother died. As a penance, I’m forced to live his life. To claim what should have been his birthright... -
King of Ruin by Lee Jacquot
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓It's the most fragile concept ever created. Built over time. Shown through actions. Tested with loyalty. And broken when hit with the smallest pebble.My family trusted him. 𝘐 trusted him, despite something deep in my core knowing he would be my downfall.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙.Now, I'm at his mercy...Categorized as:
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Forged by Shadows by Maddison Cole
Avery thought her suffering had ended.She thought wrong. After a traumatic start to life, being adopted was Avery‘s saving grace. She finally had parents who loved her and an entire mansion to call home. Her days were spent reading in the library and exploring her passion for ballet. Until a fateful accident changed everything, and left her at the mercy of her step-brother... -
Made in Malice by Albany Walker
She thinks we’re devils. I know we are. Feared and revered, we’ve earned our place to shepherd the sheep. Harbor the secrets until she comes along and threatens our foundation. We could ruin her or use her. Either way, she’s ours, whether she knows it or not, even if it's forbidden...Categorized as:
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Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIblīs (Arabic إبليس)—the primary devil in Islam. “If you sleep with the Devil, don’t expect to get out of hell.” DEMANDING. NEEDY. DANGEROUS. Slater is everything Talha doesn’t want but everything the crime lord needs. The bloodiest ripper of Anatolia, nicknamed Iblīs, kills for him and warms his bed... -
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... -
The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s something special about first love. It feels right; it looks right. It’s perfect in every way, until it isn’t.Grayson Hale — the hot nerd, my first love. He was an enigma. Both mysteriously complicated and beautifully broken. The vacant look in his eyes reminded me of my own, almost as if our misery called to one another. Colton Bennett — the sarcastic playboy, my second chance... -
Oaths and Omissions by Sav R. Miller
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLenny Primrose is a puppet.A temptress sent to make my life bloody miserable.Adored by the public and used for her father’s benefit.Every man wants her, and every woman wants to be her.She’s good for my reputation.That’s the only reason I agree to the little devil’s proposal.I’m game.Willing to play pretend to get what I want.Until what I want is her.Now, there are no rules...Categorized as:
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Under the Cover of Darkness by Emma Luna
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsADDY I thought the suffocating loneliness of the last two year were bad, but then I was sent to Lakeridge Psychiatric Facility.On the outside it’s disguised as helpful brochures and friendly doctors who have vowed to help, but the real truth is just below the surface, lurking in the shadows, and haunting my dreams.At night he comes—taunting and abusing me...Categorized as:
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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: A Dark Secret Society Romance (Breaking Belles) by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
Mirage: A Dark Retelling (Sinister Fairy Tales) 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... -
Moments of Mayhem by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWe met for the first time in high school. As adults, we married. But it was all fake. The wedding, us, what he did for a job. None of it was real. Except it was. They say he’s nothing but Mayhem, yet when he’s with me, he’s my salvation. Everything I need and more. The problem is… He has a fascination for blood. I can’t handle it, in more ways than one. He has a fascination for me... -
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... -
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Reign of Freedom by C. Hallman, J.L. Beck
Who do you trust when you can’t even trust yourself?Everything I knew was a lie.Everyone I loved betrayed me.Everywhere I go someone wants me dead.I’m no stranger to being alone. Even in my darkest hour, I knew I could count only on myself. Now, I have nothing and for the first time in my life I have to let someone else save me...Categorized as:
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Behind The Broken by Chloe C. Peñaranda
A darkly heart-wrenching, swoon-worthy contemporary romance debut from Chloe C. Peñaranda. Book one of the Behind Darkness duet will leave you on the edge of your seat for the sequel to Rhett and Ana's tension filled, emotional story.No one expects an angel to buy a ticket to hell...Categorized as:
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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... -
Reclaim by Jenna Daring, Belle Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m being forced to marry a monster—a man who kills not only because he has to, but because he enjoys the hunt. No one can save me—not even my best friend, Emilio. What’s a girl to do but run away? Only when I try, my bodyguard finds me and returns me home. Even Arrow can’t help... -
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... -
Mafia Vows by L. Steele
"I think you will find it worth your time to listen to my proposition.""What is it?" I scowl."Marry me. Of course, it’s only an arrangement …"Sebastian 'grumphole' Sovrano is ruthless, arrogant, and fixated on me.The first time we meet at a bar I dump my drink all over him.He retaliates by following me into the ladies' .. -
Kingmakers: Graduation by Sophie Lark
Wild Hearts, Ruthless Games In the adrenaline-fueled world of Kingmakers, Sabrina Gallo stands as a force of nature. Untamed and fiercely independent, she’s more storm than woman, captivating and terrifying all who cross her path. Bratva bad boy Adrik Petrov has finally met his match. Sabrina won’t be easily claimed—but for Adrik, the thrill of the chase is as intoxicating as the prize...Categorized as:
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Beauty's Daddy by Jane Henry
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThey call me “The Beast” for a reason. Locked away in my cold, dark mansion overlooking the treacherous cliffs that haunt me, I want for nothing...except her. The moment she set foot in my lair, her fate was sealed. I will claim her, make her mine… I’ll be her daddy. Annabelle: He can buy anything he wants. He wants me. He’s a wealthy, domineering recluse; I’m dirt poor...Categorized as:
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Bedding Rose by Ann Denton
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAngeloRose makes me blind with lust, but also with fury.She’s going to give me what I want, even if I have to blackmail her to get it.She can hate me ‘til her dying day, but I will not let this secret of hers stand.I’m going to find out who hurt her … and show them they can’t touch what’s mine.RoseHe’s crossed a line that we can’t come back from.Threatening to ruin my family is unforgivable... -
Vicious Vows by Sarah Bale
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s ViciousOdin Vilulf.The one man I hate.The one I shouldn’t crave.He says he wants me.That can never happen.So why do I keep going to him?It would be so easy to say yes…Too bad he’s engaged to my mother.She’s MineAnna Aakre.She’ll be a perfect mafia princess.I want –need—to make her mine.But I’m playing a high stakes game.And Anna is my perfect pawn.She’ll hate me...Categorized as:
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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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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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Savage Secrets (Bale’s Villainous Tales) by Sarah Bale
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s Angry—because I ran from himI fled the city, hellbent on starting over without Malik Jafar in my life.I should have known it wouldn’t be easy.I should have known he would give chase.But there’s something that he doesn’t know.Something he’ll never forgive me for.When he shows up, I know the game is over.I’m about to be thrown into the lion’s den.And face the wrath of my best friend... -
Brutal Prince: Bonus Scene by Sophie Lark
Aida and Callum go to a Halloween event...Categorized as:
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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... -
The Lost Darling by Bailey Black, Bailey B.
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecond star to the left and continue until morning.I got that line tattooed on my wrist the day I turned twenty-one. So much symbolism in such a simple sentence. At the time, it was a nod to the future and the infinite possibilities to come, while reminding me to remember the past and to look for magic in the world.Growing up, nothing was ever what it seemed... -
A Realm of Dreams and Shadows by Kathy Haan
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the shadowed corners of the fae realm, where magic pulses with a life of its own, Morte awakens to a world fragmented and veiled in mystery. A Realm of Dreams and Shadows weaves a tale of dark fantasy romance, where the echoes of the past whisper secrets yet to be uncovered.For Morte, two years have vanished into an abyss, erased by the mercy of the Luna goddess... -
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... -
Vengeance of The Fallen by Dani René
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author, Dani René, brings you a brand new dark and steamy reverse harem romance which is part of the Twisted Legends Collection! A new persona. A new life. But none of that would save me from them.The Fallen are ruthless, demanding, and vicious, and they want me. I thought I could hide from my past, but they know who I am, what I am. They want vengeance... -
Poisoned Throne by Nikita.
Like many little girls, I too used to dream of fairytales.Until that illusion was shattered, and I saw firsthand just how cruel life could be.Now I just wished my nightmare would end.The life I knew ceased to exist as I suffered at the hands of my stepmother, who hated me... -
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Love After Never: A Steamy, Enemies to Lovers Dark Romance: Empire Bay Book 1 by Melanie Kingsley
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEven the blackest souls need love… Seedy underbellies and dark depravities don’t scare me. I’ve seen the worst and survived. I’ve never seen a man like him before. Gabriel Blackwell, the raven-haired demon of the underworld. He’s the sickest bastard of them all. He might also be a murder suspect. If I’m going to do this job and see him behind bars, then I need to use my wits... -
Love After Never by Melanie Kingsley
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven the blackest souls need love… Seedy underbellies and dark depravities don’t scare me. I’ve seen the worst and survived. I’ve never seen a man like him before. Gabriel Blackwell, the raven-haired demon of the underworld. He’s the sickest bastard of them all. He might also be a murder suspect. If I’m going to do this job and see him behind bars, then I need to use my wits... -
Broken Beauty by Jaclin Marie
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAshI hated her. I thought I liked this.This summer seemed like such a blissful memory but god when I found out who she was I swear I saw red.Then I decided that I’m going to fucking ruin her.AriellaIf I knew what his last name was I swear I never would have spoken to him.I never would have spent my summer with Ash Jones...Categorized as:
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Surrender by Sam Mariano, Laura Lovett
SOPHIE: I knew better than to go to that party. I would have been much happier curled up at home eating Halloween candy by myself, but I had Mom’s voice in my head telling me to make an effort now that I was in college, to put myself out there and socialize. If I’d stayed home, I wouldn’t have met him. SILVAN: Men have always committed atrocities chasing after their desires...Categorized as:
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Once You're Mine by Morgan Bridges
The Calista belongs to me... she just doesn’t know it.The first time we met, I wanted her.The next time, I was obsessed.I watched her.I followed her.It only deepened my need to possess her.Once she's mine, I'm never letting her go.The Hayden Bennett is a monster, in and out of the courtroom.Unfortunately, I need his help.What was supposed to be a simple transaction turns into something else... -
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...
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