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Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken
The next book in the internationally bestselling mafia series… All is lost. All. I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore. My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage. I've lost my soul. She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been. Sixty lives are mine to take. Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance... -
![Sancte Diaboli: Part One by Amo Jones]()
Sancte Diaboli: Part One by Amo Jones
The Devil comes with baggage, and not the kind you can lose. I was two years old when he saved me. I didn’t understand much at that age, but I remember the pale boy with hair as dark as ink, saving me from two evils. He said he would protect me; I just didn’t know he meant from himself...Categorized as:
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![Fierce Queen by Sadie Kincaid]()
Fierce Queen by Sadie Kincaid
My name is Alana Montoya. My husband is the King of L.A. And I am his Queen. I never asked for this life, but now that it’s mine, I will fight for it with every breath in my body. Our love is fire and fury, burning brighter than the heat of a thousand suns... -
![Easy to Fall by W. Winters]()
Easy to Fall by W. Winters
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series.With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail... -
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![Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia]()
Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBeckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying... -
![Falling by E.K. Blair]()
Falling by E.K. Blair
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSometimes it takes someone else to show us what we are truly capable of becoming. Suffering from years of violent abuse, Ryan Campbell has learned how to keep people from getting too close. But when you shut yourself off, people get hurt along the way. Never caring much about others, Ryan creates a world in which he doesn’t have to feel... -
![The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsElla and Micha have survived tragedy and heartbreak. When they're together, anything seems possible. But now they are thousands of miles apart, and managing their long distance relationship will put their love to the test. Ella is back at school, trying hard not worry so much about her future. But with her father in and out of rehab, she's having a hard time making it through the days... -
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Tate by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s a spy in my Clan…She’s threatening to put my entire family in danger.When I find the lass, I will break her.Punish her.Make her rue the day she endangered the Cowen Clan.But when one lie unearths another,And our enemies are at our heels...Our spy may be our only chance of survival... -
![Leo's Chance by Mia Sheridan]()
Leo's Chance by Mia Sheridan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsThe follow-up to Leo, the USA Today bestselling novel by Mia Sheridan...Categorized as:
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SCARS by Jaimie Roberts
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI had the perfect school, the perfect friends—the perfect life ... At least, that’s what I thought. But you changed all that. You are always there ... Always watching ... Always waiting in the shadows. You send me flowers and messages. You stalk me, trace my every movement.. -
![Midnight Blue by L.J. Shen]()
Midnight Blue by L.J. Shen
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIt should have been easy.I needed the money. He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death.I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent.The worst part is that I should have known better.Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes.“Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket...Categorized as:
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Dice by Nicola Jane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDICEThere was only ever one woman for me, but I was forced to leave her behind when we were just kids.Years later, my past collides with my present, and it leads me right back to her. But a long time has passed, and she’s had years of her father breathing poison in her ear.But I won’t give up...Categorized as:
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Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS... -
![Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn]()
Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit... -
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![Sloth by Giana Darling]()
Sloth by Giana Darling
I don’t give a fuck. Not about money or fame, beauty or power. I’ve had all those things since birth, and trust me, they’re a fucking snooze. I don’t give a fuck about anyone, not even myself. Until my father proves evil can exist in the most holy of places. For the first time ever, something like interest stirs in my soul. He wants me to enroll at St. Augustine. Join The Elite...Categorized as:
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![Valentine's Novella by Tillie Cole]()
Valentine's Novella by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA Totally Booked Blog EXCLUSIVE!!! FREE Hades Hangmen Valentine's Novellahttp://totallybookedblog.com/2015/02/...****updated URL****https://totallybookedblog.com/2017/09.. -
![Blind Love by M.S. Brannon]()
Blind Love by M.S. Brannon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"She is magnetic to me. Every emotion she feels pulls me that much closer to her charm and energy. For reasons unbeknownst to me, I want her to know what she means to me." Jake Evans For Jake Evans, life was as it should be. No responsibilities. He was the master at embracing his reckless lifestyle whenever it presented itself... -
![Undying by Madeline Sheehan]()
Undying by Madeline Sheehan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins... -
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Legacy by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B018IMSYZE A Legacy PrequelBLURB:filth·y (fĭl′thē)adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.2. Obscene or offensive.3. Vile; dirty. adv. filth·y1. To an extreme and often disgusting extent... -
![Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn]()
Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay.I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit... -
![Wayward Son by Jay Crownover]()
Wayward Son by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s the only girl he’s ever loved.Zowen Archer has been in love with Aston Wheeler for as long as he can remember.She’s perfect, except for the glaring fact that she fell in love with his best friend instead of him. For years, he loved her from afar with zero expectation. He told himself that as long as Aston was happy, his feelings for her didn’t matter... -
![Wonderland by Alta Hensley]()
Wonderland by Alta Hensley
I fall into an underground world of luxury and sin. There are threats everywhere. The only man who can save me is the most dangerous of all. WONDERLAND contains the complete trilogy including King of Spades, Queen of Hearts, and Ace of Diamonds. Step through the looking glass to the other side...Categorized as:
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![Wet by Cambria Hebert]()
Wet by Cambria Hebert
Making decisions I regret is basically a hobby.So I guess it really wasn’t that surprising when I went out on a date with an Elite.And then he tried to assault me.I might be small, but I’m not meek. I fought him off… then went straight to the dean.He didn’t believe me. No one does.And now my date from hell is in revenge mode, and I somehow end up in the campus pool...Categorized as:
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![Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomething dark this way comes. He's gorgeous, mean, and mine. He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his. I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him. The knife clued me in first. The blood second... -
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![Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow]()
Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsJune Daniels watched helplessly as the Grizzlies Motorcycle Club destroyed everything she ever cared about. The ruthless gang controls her shattered life, condemning her to darkness without end...until she meets him. Aaron “Maverick” Sturm doesn't know what it means to settle down. The President of the Prairie Devils Nomads charter is way too hardened, untamable, and dominant for any old lady... -
![Tower by Measha Stone]()
Tower by Measha Stone
When Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her over protective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail- she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants...Categorized as:
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![Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond, Michelle Lancaster]()
Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond, Michelle Lancaster
Blurb coming 2022*This is an MF, college aged dark romance...Categorized as:
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![Shameless by M. Malone, Nana Malone]()
Shameless by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI am the thing that goes bump in the night. I am a liar, a protector...a killer... I am Noah Blake. There is only one light in my darkness, one bright ray in the storm of my life. Lucia DeMarco. And I’ll do anything for her. Anything except show her who I really am...an assassin. Well, former assassin. I don’t really do that anymore...usually. It would be easier if she didn’t call me names... -
![Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane]()
Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane
'Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire.' From USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane comes the second installment in the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from - perfect for fans of Ana Huang... -
![Trigger: A Circle of Justice Novel by L.P. Dover]()
Trigger: A Circle of Justice Novel by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*~* STANDALONE NOVEL *~* A killer . . . that’s what I am. It’s what I do. It’s what I live for. I’m no longer the Preston Hale everyone knew. I left that life and the people in it a long time ago the second I made my first kill. I wasn’t going to give in, but when I heard the screams there was no going back. It triggered the pain, the need. I knew what I had to do, and I did it well... -
![Believing Bailey by Linda Kage]()
Believing Bailey by Linda Kage
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAll Bailey Prescott wants is to wrangle a certain cowboy on campus. She spends most weekends searching the party crowds for him. One night, at a lame frat house, she finds herself trapped in a bathroom and ends up the sole witness to a crime...or not a crime?Bailey’s one small voyeuristic moment has gigantic implications... -
![Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux]()
Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo years ago, I murdered the love of Grace Garrett’s life. I had it all – a thriving company, money, women at my beck and call. Then I shot and killed James Winthrop. And got away with it. His beautiful fiancé is ruined, so damaged she’s destroying herself. And I’m the reason why. Nothing and nobody can save her. Except me. Only I know how to help her start again... -
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![Bed of Thorns by Piper Stone]()
Bed of Thorns by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe was once my protector. Now he's become my captor.Hardened by years spent in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Montego is no longer the gentle man I remember. When he came for me, he didn't just take me for the very first time.He claimed my virgin body with a savagery that left me screaming... and he made me beg for it... -
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![Resistance by K.E. Osborn]()
Resistance by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsn't it funny? The way your life can alter in the blink of an eye. My club – constantly under siege by the Italian mafia. My city – in a war lasting two generations caused by our fathers. Yet, in amongst the turmoil, I met her. In a froyo store. This sassy woman who’s ready to throw down and defend her friends against my brothers and me...Categorized as:
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![The Big Bad's Obsession by Erin Havoc]()
The Big Bad's Obsession by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy best friend is back in town.He’s bigger than ever, but as sweet as the first time we met.Then every man who has ever done me wrong starts dropping dead.It can’t be Keegan… Can it?He’s always been my protector, my confidant.But I swear Keegan would never hurt a fly.Turns out things are not what they seem.And my best friend has been keeping more than one secret from me...Categorized as:
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Diversion by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's the sweet as sin little sister of my once best friend. While I deal in dirty deeds and depravity. I know all the reasons I can't have her.The problem is, I'm obsessed. I can't seem to get her out of my head no matter how hard I try.I don't play by the rules but for her, I'd be willing to break them all.This is Iron's story, set in the Dollhouse world first introduced in Amusement...Categorized as:
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![Savage Locke by Victoria Ashley, Jenika Snow]()
Savage Locke by Victoria Ashley, Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSTERLING LOCKE They say us Locke brothers are savage and that we’ll take care of any motherfucker who steps out of line without even batting an eye. They’re right as shit. The last thing you want to do is get on the bad side of a Locke. There’s no fucks given when it comes to protecting the people we care about. We’ll fight to the motherfucking death if it comes down to it... -
![Last Gift by Jessica Clare, Jen Frederick]()
Last Gift by Jessica Clare, Jen Frederick
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLast Gift by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare, a holiday gift.This is a holiday short featuring Nikolai and Daisy. It's about 7500 words of holiday goodness... -
![Baby, Come Back by Molly O'Keefe]()
Baby, Come Back by Molly O'Keefe
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA MAN WITH NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE I sold my soul a long time ago to pay my father’s debts. Now my life is a prison: no friends. No family. Nothing it would hurt to lose. I never should’ve touched Abby. I tried not to, but she is beautiful, magnetic, sexy. Everything I want but can't let myself have. UNTIL HE MET HER She seduced me not knowing who I was or what I really do in the shadows... -
![What He Demands by Hannah Ford]()
What He Demands by Hannah Ford
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIntroducing WHAT HE DEMANDS, book three in the hot and sexy new WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford... Twenty-one-year-old law student student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have. But when she starts working for the sexy and mysterious Noah Cutler, Charlotte can’t help but dream about the gorgeous billionaire, even though she knows it’s just a fantasy... -
![The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz
A Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &... -
![Destroyed by Kira Johns]()
Destroyed by Kira Johns
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJade Moore was no stranger to the MC lifestyle. Growing up the daughter of the President of the Satan's Rebels, she knew all about family and loyalty. Her world slowly crumbles when she loses not only her parents, but her brother and best friend. Her uncle steps in and becomes the family she so desperately needs... -
![The Paris Apartment by Sophia Karlson]()
The Paris Apartment by Sophia Karlson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's been in love with him all her life.His little sister's best friend is all grown up and the wait has been forever.Will a chance reunion lead them to true love?As an artist, Paris has always been Mila's dream destination. Being free of her family and the restraints they put on her only adds to the pleasure of exploring Paris on her own... -
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![Last Shadow by Pepper Winters]()
Last Shadow by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPOSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. RELEASE DATE WILL BE ADVISED.“My life wasn’t perfect but at least it was mine. Now, I live in hell and owned by others. I fell for a guy who promised me the world and sold me for five grams of cocaine. I want nothing more than to end this existence of abuse and slavery. I’m not weak. I’m not giving up. I’m just done.” Owned. Possessed. Used.Lyric is a whore... -
![One Final Chance by L.K. Collins]()
One Final Chance by L.K. Collins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when the one you’re meant to be with has been right in front of you all along?Fallon Wrenshaw never screamed one single word so loudly in all her life. Her throat burned.Her ears rang.All she wanted was for him to stop, but it didn’t matter—it was too late. What’s done was done. And in that moment, she realized she’d been blind to the truth for years... -
![No Place to Hide by Harper Ashley, Wren Hawthorne]()
No Place to Hide by Harper Ashley, Wren Hawthorne
BlairAll I wanted was one night .A simple night of fun with my friends at the carnival.I didn’t know I’d spend it learning things I never knew about myself.Every twist and turn of our game brings us deeper into our desires.But what’s a little pain if it’s mixed with unimaginable pleasure?JacksonAll I wanted was one night .A simple night of peace doing my job... -
![Strong Enough by M. Leighton, Joe Arden]()
Strong Enough by M. Leighton, Joe Arden
From the author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Boys novels comes the first in a dark, sexy contemporary trilogy. Is she strong enough to trust the most dangerous man she’s ever met? And is he strong enough to let her? How would I describe myself? Well, I’m Muse Harper. I’m a twenty-something painter who loves red wine, quirky movies, and men with a fatal flaw... -
![Wrong Kind of Love by Amanda Heath]()
Wrong Kind of Love by Amanda Heath
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe first time I ever saw Caden Harper I’m pretty sure I fell in love. All that golden hair and pale blue eyes. He was mysterious and covered in paint. I found it endearing and wanted nothing more than to find out all his secrets. I gave that man things I would never give anyone else. He blew it though. Which I shouldn’t be surprised considering he is a womanizer. So I moved on, well kind of... -
![Killer Crush by Ella Goode]()
Killer Crush by Ella Goode
I left a job I was very good at to seek a better life. The new life is boring. I get up. I go to classes. I avoid people. That last one isn’t a new thing for me, though. I never much liked people before and now that I’m in college, I’m finding that it’s for good reason. People knock on my door, play their music loudly in public, and ask me invasive questions that I pretend I don’t hear...Categorized as:
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