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  • More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    With the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up...
  • Stolen by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts

    Stolen by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    The shame of their youngest brother's actions hit Ryiad, Derik, Jonan, and Trin hard. Determined to track Jeric down and bring him to justice, the last thing they expect to find is her.Alina.Sweet. Strong. Sassy.She's their opposite in so many ways. Yet, she needs them as much as they need her. And what she needs most of all?Their protection.Because trouble seems to follow her around...
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  • Encore by Bea Paige

    Encore by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From 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...
  • Cheater by Rachel Van Dyken

    Cheater by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Lucas Thorn wasn’t born a cheater. All it took was a single moment—say, a certain disastrous incident on the night before his wedding—and boom. Reputation destroyed forever and always. So now he owns it. He has a lady friend for every night of the week (except Sundays—God’s day and all), and his rules are simple: No commitments. No exceptions...
  • Four Fantasies by Stephanie Brother

    Four Fantasies by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If given the chance, would you bring your fantasies to life?Alone for the first time after being married for twelve years, I never expected four younger men to tempt me with a good time.When I saw them dancing — and stripping — at Club Red, they filled my imagination with all sorts of filthy thoughts. The next morning, they turned up in my backyard as the landscapers I’d hired sight unseen...
  • Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two 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...
  • Bitter Pills by Coralee June

    Bitter Pills by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m on the run. I’m a ghost. A nobody. A man longing for two people he can’t have. When the Ringleaders captured me, my life ended. I’ve seen the world. I’ve killed innocents. I’ve lost myself to a cause I never wanted to be apart of. If I want to keep Grace, Alessandro, and Sunshine safe, I have to become a monster. The family I’ve chosen can’t know I’m still alive.Once a Bullet, always a Bullet...
  • Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The plan was to go on one kickass tour, not fall in love with seven rock stars haunted by a tragic past.As the lead singer of my band, I’m thrilled when it’s finally time for us to go on tour. But instead of a fun road trip, I’m bombarded with complaints from my two bandmate sisters, who happen to think that nothing I do is good enough...
  • Her Silver Fox Bikers by Kai Lesy

    Her Silver Fox Bikers by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    "Are you sure about this, Princess? Your father will flip.""I've never been so sure in my life." My dad's three best friends are as forbidden as it gets.Rough. Rugged. Sexy ex-military bikers.Now that I'm working at their bar, they no longer see me as Daddy's little girl.Enter Orion, the commanding leader whose presence makes my heart flutter...
  • Battle Lines by Heather Long

    Battle Lines by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    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...
  • Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak

    Evil Spirited by C.M. Wondrak

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    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...
  • Four Tattoos by Stephanie Brother

    Four Tattoos by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Falling for four gruff tattoo artists is unexpected…getting pregnant is catastrophic. I'm the girl everyone looks to for a sunny comment and a bright smile. That’s why my attraction to four older ex-military men with silver in their hair and dark ink all over their muscular bodies comes as a complete surprise. We have nothing in common, but I'm putty in their experienced hands...
  • Lies Untold by Lexie Winston

    Lies Untold by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality.Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game...
  • Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent

    Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Our 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...
  • Fight by Nikita Parmenter

    Fight by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    So many things have been revealed over the past few hours, and I have a feeling there are more revelations to come.Once I’ve gotten over the huge personal revelation, that I was not even slightly prepared for, we then have to find out who’s killing the parents and whether they pose a threat to us as well...
  • Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth...
  • Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas

    Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dropping papers off at my boss's house shouldn't be a big deal. Except that I'm in love with him, and I have a little fantasy that he secretly feels the same.An unexpected change in his demeanor makes me think my fantasy is finally coming true, but the second I realize my mistake, the storm of the century unleashes a mudslide, trapping me at his house...
  • Scarlett by Alisha Williams, Cassie Lein

    Scarlett by Alisha Williams, Cassie Lein

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    The countdown was on. Just a little while longer and I could escape my uncle and head off to college. I should have known fate wouldn’t be so kind. One meeting with my uncle changes everything. A deal made between two wicked men. My hand in marriage to the mafia don’s son. I may have no control over who I marry but I can control who I give my innocence to...
  • The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame

    The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four best friends on spring break in Chicago on St. Patty’s Day… What could possibly go wrong?!Lennon, Harper, Skyler, and Bristol have been inseparable the past four years while studying at NIU. With graduation right around the corner, they plan an epic spring break getaway to make new, lasting memories that will get them through the uncertainty that lies ahead...
  • Forever by J.S. Lee

    Forever by J.S. Lee

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The problem with dating six guys? Six sets of in-laws…Youngbin, Xiao, Jiwon, JongB, MinMin and CX.Six idols who I'm completely in love with and ready to spend the rest of my life with.Six idols feel the same way about me.And now there's another member of Onyx about to join us..
  • Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen

    Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Who hurt Hellena Michaels?Once they find out, there will be hell to pay.Sanctum Harbor seemed like a fresh start, but this opulent town hides a darkness as black as my past.One risky deal gone wrong, and suddenly I'm in debt to the mob and stalked by a shadowed figure who seems to know my every move.Just my luck...
  • Harper's Renegades by Elizabeth Knight

    Harper's Renegades by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    **This is a Stand Alone that pairs with the Hidden Empire Series storyline. Can be read alone but if read after Four Tricks it will give you more background.You know, I thought my life was pretty normal. I was working towards my dream of being a fashion designer, even got my own shop. My best friend Dax and I met in college as roommates and became soul sisters for life...
  • Bossed by Three Billionaire Brothers by K.C. Crowne

    Bossed by Three Billionaire Brothers by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ME:  "I don’t want drama in my life."ALSO ME:  "A four-person polygamy with my best friend’s dad and his twin bros? Why yes!!!"It started when my best friend proposed a Summer nanny gig with the Bradshaw trio.Three silver fox billionaire brothers living in the luxurious French Riviera.I've learned to equate men to heartache and pain...
  • Room Sixteen: Watching You by Kaci Rose

    Room Sixteen: Watching You by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I'm lost in the seductive world of Club Sin, and I'm about to cross a line with my dad's best friends. EllaHere I am, in the heart of New Orleans, playing a game I never thought I'd dare. Club Sin's doors have opened to a world where Brooks, Conner, and Finn, my dad's best friends are mine, if only for a night. Each moment with them is a flirtatious dance, a challenge to see how far they will go...
  • Good Girl for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Good Girl for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    When three outlaw bikers call me their good girl, it makes me want to do bad, bad things. From the outside, our family was perfect. My father, a strong, god-fearing widower who gracefully married a single mother with a troubled son, and me, his dutiful and obedient daughter. But behind closed doors, he ruled with an iron fist...
  • Bonds of Obsession by Eva Ashwood

    Bonds of Obsession by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bonds of Obsession is the heart-racing third installment in the Pretty Ruthless Monsters series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books. So I'd HIGHLY recommend not reading it until you've finished reading both Princes of Carnage and Crown of Lies. You've been warned! *** I can’t lose them. I can’t lose him. The Princes of Carnage were my enemies once...
  • Darcy by Marie Mistry

    Darcy by Marie Mistry

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    For years we played together.Our friendship formed on virtual battlefields across the vastness of the internet. We spent thousands of hours in each other’s company, though we never officially exchanged real names.But I still know who they are.How could anyone not get curious? Thanks to my profession, I had the skills to dig deeper, so I did...
  • Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    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...
  • Reborn In Blue by M.J. Knight

    Reborn In Blue by M.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A felon's daughter. A abusers victim. That's how I have seen myself the last ten years. Not Anymore. That night was the last straw. I’m starting over but not somewhere new. I'm going back to where it all began.How many times in your life do you get the chance to flirt with four sexy bad boys? Exactly! So when you do, you go for it! Enter the steamy Sons of Fortune...
  • Andrei by Serena Akeroyd

    Andrei by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quintessence: The Sequel PART TWO In the stunning sequel to SAWYER, ANDREI, part two of the Quintessence sequel, finds our quintet in chaos as they deal with the aftermath of Devon's uncharacteristic behavior. With Andrei having to call on his grandfather for help, secrets are uncovered that may break or make this household of six. Find out what happens in ANDREI...
  • Kurt by Serena Akeroyd

    Kurt by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kurt's the calmest of the Quintessence bunch, but even he has a vengeful streak when it comes to protecting and defending those he loves. A trip to Moscow for Christmas and New Year's are side-lined when the real truth about Sascha's accident comes to life. Jungle justice comes at a price, leaving Kurt and Sascha uncertain if their soul can carry the burden...
  • Sean by Serena Akeroyd

    Sean by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sean is the serious one in his household of seven. The one who deals with murders on a daily basis, who keeps things in line, who handles the rough caress of life as the lines blur between their world and society. But he isn't perfect. And he's only human...
  • Onyx: Unity by J.S. Lee

    Onyx: Unity by J.S. Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    First comes love, second comes scandal, third comes a secret which could end it all...Jiwon and I screwed up and it has left Onyx in such a precarious position that Korean fans are picketing the dorms.While Atlantis is backing the group, it's not without changes. I’ve been relegated as a second photographer joins the tour and it’s one more person who we have to hide our real dating secret from...
  • A Wicked Education by Mika Lane

    A Wicked Education by Mika Lane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Student/Professor Reverse Harem Romance They say I’m the hottest girl on campus, and my sexy professors are about to show me why I should choose them over the boys my age.I can have any guy on campus.One look and a smile are all it takes.Jocks, nerds, hippies…they all love me.But my professors have other ideas.They want to give me a wicked education…in lust...
  • A Sinful Classroom by Mika Lane

    A Sinful Classroom by Mika Lane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Student/Professor Reverse Harem Romance I’ll do anything to stay in college…even my professors.Working as a hotel maid is a last resort.But it’s the only way I can afford to stay in school.But when my professor makes me an offer I can’t refuse…I can’t turn him—or his sexy friends—down.They want to teach me…naughty things.Expose me to…everything they have to offer...
  • Defile by Eve Newton

    Defile by Eve Newton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Waking up after my accident, I discover how far up the creek I am without a paddle. My body and soul defiled, I need to get back to my men, but things take a turn for the better and my daring rescue becomes a bloody need for revenge...
  • Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kat 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...
  • Totally Wrecked by Nicky Shivers

    Totally Wrecked by Nicky Shivers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I owe my sister big time, but seriously, isn't there any other way I can repay her? My identical twin sister is currently dominating the "Champion of the World" leaderboard, a year-long TV reality show that spans the globe. But now, she's broken her leg and needs me to become Brooke 'Action' Jackson for one installment of the program...
  • INVICTUS by Marian Andrew

    INVICTUS by Marian Andrew

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My boyfriend of two years dumped me for a wealthy Manhattan socialite.Desperate for a distraction, I found it with the incredibly hot and spicy Archer St John, a frequent guest of the hotel I work at in London.After an unbelievably perfect night with him, I woke up next to a pool of blood that wasn’t mine. Archer was gone, and so were his clothes and every trace of him...
  • Kept Safe by Jillian West

    Kept Safe by Jillian West

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Ever wondered what happened to Keeley, Soren, Merrick, and Steele?You can find out in this...
  • Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother

    Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If 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...
  • A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca

    A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Just 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...
  • Debauched by Sarah Bailey

    Debauched by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first?It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know.So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of...
  • Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas

    Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I hid my pregnancy for 9 months, but my secret's out now!We all have that friend—the one who can convince us to do anything. The one who gets away with everything. I’m not that friend. I’m the friend who lets my bestie convince me to go to a sex club, relax my better judgment for one night, hook up with three guys, and end up pregnant...
  • A Set of Three by Melody Tyden

    A Set of Three by Melody Tyden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My life seems to have hit a dead end. My acting career is stalled, my love life is non-existent, and earlier today, I found out that the man I've had a crush on for the last six months already has a boyfriend. It seems like things can't get much worse when a passing car drenches me with water, leaving me soaking wet in front of the very man in question...
  • Depraved by Sarah Bailey

    Depraved by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Together. Apart. Where does it end?It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together.We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood...
  • Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales

    Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Entre Familia Cartel KingsBlurb Coming...
  • Her Titans by Genevieve Jasper

    Her Titans by Genevieve Jasper

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m finally single again and am ready for my wild phase. Enter Atlas, the Viking God in a three-piece suit. I think it’s a one-night stand; simple, no-strings fun, right? Now he wants me to be his girl...
  • Prevail by Bex Dawn

    Prevail by Bex Dawn

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate NovellaBook 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 3: Ressurect: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 4: Prevail: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Part 1, Part 2)Book 5: Reign: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceThis is a Reverse Harem, mafia/gang, mystery romance with plot twists/turns, steamy and smutty scenes, hot...
  • Dark Devotions by Nichole Greene

    Dark Devotions by Nichole Greene

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Once upon a time they were my best friends, my family, my soulmates. But this is no fairy tale and I have nothing left to lose.Beaten, bruised, scarred, emotionally traumatized. Olivia finally found a way to escape her sadistic husband. Now broken and penniless, with nowhere else to turn, she seeks out the four men who always protected her when they were younger...
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