Books like 'Frantic'

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  • Refuge Found by S.M. Olivier

    Refuge Found by S.M. Olivier

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 42 ratings
    If you had told me that the world would turn to crap a year ago, I would have never believed you. If you had told me I'd be living with my cheating ex and my manipulative twin sister, I would have laughed. Had you informed me I'd be in a relationship with five men, I would have asked what meds you had forgotten to take. Yet here I am at Sanctuary...
  • Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose

    Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 53 ratings
    They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart. And now it’s my turn to fight for them. I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive. But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war...
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    menage  bdsm  alpha male  reverse harem  new adult  poly  dark  m-f-m
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  • Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond

    Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. The wars have ended, and we are finally at peace. I never thought I’d be glad to not have to shoot at someone. I guess I’m not that crazy after all. The Psychos and Devils have expanded business, and things are running smoothly...
  • Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine

    Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine. I found peace in the last place I expected, but it was a mirage built on lies and unfulfilled promises. I thought we somehow managed to find a way to co-exist in their little lair, but as usual I was wrong...
  • Finale by Bea Paige

    Finale by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 35 ratings
    From the gutter to the stars. .. Dance has always been the answer to everything. It soothed my soul, kept me sane, gave me purpose. It brought the Breakers back to me. It healed us. This time dance isn’t enough. It’s time to face our enemies. It’s time I fight back. But at what cost? My soul? The death of everyone I care about? All I can be certain of is this. .
  • Enemy by A.J. Macey

    Enemy by A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Damsel in distress? More like damsel causing distress. Hey b*tches, me again- Kiera, a. k. a The Cat. You remember my b*stard father and his merry mob of minions? No? Well, let me give you a little recap. I was going about, preparing to move against my most hated enemy and his cohorts when my cover was blown. But I guess that’s what I get for not minding my own damned business...
  • Unseen  (Joker's Wild Novella) by B. Livingstone, Indie Black

    Unseen (Joker's Wild Novella) by B. Livingstone, Indie Black

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when the dutiful wife is pushed too far? Rebellion and Freedom. While the whole world searches for the senator’s missing housewife,. Zoey crafts a plan to guarantee she steers clear of their radar. But when three gorgeous brothers and a high school sweetheart barge into her new life,...
  • Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis

    Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 53 ratings
    In the secret society of The Luminaries, no sin will go unpunished…. The Greed & Gluttony Luminary has trapped us into executing his evil plans, and it seems we have little option but to agree. Carter has orchestrated Chad’s kidnapping, and he holds my mom’s life in his hands. Then he drops a game-changer...
  • Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond

    Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Helping the Psychos’ enemy should’ve gotten me killed. Slash would’ve dragged me to the Shed for my punishment too, if he hadn’t grown a conscience. How could he accuse me of being a snake when he was sleeping with me behind Skeeter’s back? There were so many secrets and lies between us all now. To make matters worse, Hunter and Marco kept appearing when I was alone...
  • Own by Heather Long

    Own by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance—not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones. Cold. Controlled. Ruthless. He watches me like I’m the problem he’s been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister...
  • Breakers by Bea Paige

    Breakers by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 40 ratings
    From the gutter to the stars. .. Dance brought us back together. Our pain and hurt bled out with every movement, with every step across the dancefloor. The Breakers never expected to love me again and I never believed we could get past our pain. Yet here we are. My Breakers are mine once more. But nothing is ever that simple when it comes to us. True happiness only comes when you’re free...
  • Always Alchemy (Alchemy) by Elodie Hart

    Always Alchemy (Alchemy) by Elodie Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Always Alchemy is a full-length book featuring a variety of extended epilogues for the following couples and their. Rafe and Belle. Zach and Maddy. Anton and Gen. Cal and Aida. Dex, Max and Darcy. Adam and Nat. You can expect fun, spice (obviously), glamour and ALL the feels!
  • Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Ruin by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series . My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits. But not any longer. Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need. Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...
  • One Flew Over the Omega's Nest — Part One by Jessica Winters

    One Flew Over the Omega's Nest — Part One by Jessica Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    How many Alphas does an Omega need to kill to get sent to the Thornfield Asylum for the Criminally Insane? Apparently, the answer is thirteen. Jo, the country's first Omega serial killer, quickly realizes things aren't what the seem at Thornfield. At first, it seems like that could be a good thing, but, boy, how wrong she was...
  • Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying. I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave. I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down...
  • Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp

    Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I grew comfortable in the silence of my thoughts. I thought it was safe to move past my trauma. But did I ever really move past it? Me. .. Sadie Graves. .. confronting my trauma and moving forward in a healthy way? Hell no. I shoved all those memories into a tiny little box and forced it to the back of my mind where it has sat for a year...
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    bdsm  reverse harem  suspense  contemporary  dark  rape  abuse  poly
  • One Flew Over the Omega's Nest: Part Two by Jessica Winters

    One Flew Over the Omega's Nest: Part Two by Jessica Winters

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    They locked her up and threw away the key. But what they don't realize is they're locked in with her. Jo never thought she'd end up in the Cathedral, but her guys have a plan. What happens when her Mafia Boss brother, her fellow-patient-alphas, an alpha orderly, and a beta psychologist join forces? All hell breaks loose. And hell hath no fury like an Omega scorned. They can try to break her...
  • Reese by Candice Wright

    Reese by Candice Wright

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Welcome to the Candy shop. Where poison never tasted so sweet. .. Being a Candy Girl is more than just a job, it’s who I am. But before I became Reese. I was known as Malice, the street kid who killed a man before disappearing without a trace. Now seven years later a serial killer is using those same streets as his hunting ground. To catch him, I’ll have to go back to where it all began...
  • Penance by K.L. Taylor-Lane

    Penance by K.L. Taylor-Lane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Regret, remorse, repent. With the ghost of my past unexpectedly crashing back into my life, his presence threatening to tear through everything I’ve built, I’m quickly losing grip on my sanity. Voices start to whisper, infecting me with their poison as I struggle to battle against them. Mentally forced down into the deepest pits of hell, phantom hands trying to bury me in the fiery decay...
  • Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel

    Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    I was an innocent virgin. They didn't care. Even good girls sometimes need a little discipline. But they're going to do much more than just spank me. They're going to make me be a very, very naughty girl for them. First she will blush. Then she will beg. Protecting her is our job. Taming her will be our pleasure. By the time we are done with her, she won't just be screaming our names...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  menage  reverse harem  dark  mafia  daddy-kink  abuse  abduction
  • The Saint by Delaney Dare

    The Saint by Delaney Dare

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    They say I’m theirs. They say they aren’t ready to let me go. Too bad they only bought me for a night. Selling my virginity is an easy decision. I need money, and the masquerade auction is the perfect opportunity to make enough cash to get far away from Chicago and the family who turned their backs on me. I thought I knew what to expect until I saw them standing before me. Imposing. Dangerous...
  • Fall by N.V. Roez

    Fall by N.V. Roez

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    What happens to the broken? … Honestly, I don’t know. My past is catching up to me from all directions. I’m stuck between the girl I was and the woman I want to be. Everyone is blaming me for what happened to Micah, but nothing is as it seems. People are after me, and debts have to be repaid. That’s not the hardest pill to swallow, though...
  • Raven by Leah Steele

    Raven by Leah Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Secrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade...
  • Room Five: What You Can't See by Ember Davis

    Room Five: What You Can't See by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    VIOLA. Being a mafia princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and the only person who understands is my best friend, Fleur, who happens to be a motorcycle club princess. We forged our friendship in understanding, and we keep it going by finding adventure together. That’s what led us to Club Sin and every time we go back it feels like we’re searching for something...
  • Bloodlines by Bo Reid

    Bloodlines by Bo Reid

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Blood makes us a family, the blood just isn’t our own. Morana Valdis is finally free of her monster, or so she thinks. Living in the snowy mountains of Aspen Colorado with her family she no longer concerns herself with the spilled blood from her past...
  • Meadow by April Skye

    Meadow by April Skye

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Matthew —. My control was slipping as I carried Allison to safety, not ready to think about the restraints I would put in place if she tried to enact our original agreement. She had wanted to be in the room when we eliminated the Goblin that had murdered her husband and to go home, back to the remnants of her life, after it was done...
  • Sweet Possession by Lucy Smoke, A.J. Macey

    Sweet Possession by Lucy Smoke, A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I had a chance, once, to play the good girl. I could’ve kept my mouth shut and stayed out of the line of fire. Had I done that, more people might’ve been hurt. So, I came forward and subsequently, I lost everything I’d ever loved. I lost my family. I lost my home. I lost my identity. I lost … them. But now they’re back. At least, I think they are...
  • Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence. .. *. Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense...
  • The Truth Hurts by Sophie Dyer

    The Truth Hurts by Sophie Dyer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Time; they say it heals all wounds. But what happens when time isn’t a luxury you can spare? Haunted by Luciano, I attempt to rebuild myself and forget what happened. But moving forward is easier said than done, especially when I’m no longer facing just one enemy. Revenge is no longer on my agenda. Now, I have to fight to protect those closest to me...
  • Rise by N.V. Roez

    Rise by N.V. Roez

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hurt people hurt people. But can broken people save broken people? There’s dissension among the Knights. With new opponents forming alliances with old players, it’s forcing us to acknowledge the roles we have to play. Now Elijah is the only voice of reason. Caleb has made a deal with the devil; he just doesn’t know who that is yet. And Micah is devoted to living an unattainable life...
  • Saints of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole

    Saints of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "Honesty is a one way ticket to hell, Kitten. ". Sinclair Blackwell. Declan Carter. Giovanni Martinelli. Kings of Campus. Walking Greek Statues of Sin and Lust. Influence Beyond Belief. Their Obsession? Me. After a Brutal Attack, These Powerful Empire Heirs Take Me In. They Saved Me From Potential Death. They Protect Me. Provide For Me. They All Become My. .
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  menage  alpha male  reverse harem  mafia  dark  m-m  contemporary
  • Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology by Beck Knight, Delaney Dare

    Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology by Beck Knight, Delaney Dare

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Corruption. Sin. Greed. Temptation. Nothing is sacred. Not the priest who looks at you with hunger etched into his rugged face. Not the nun who hides her secrets in the scars on her arms. Definitely not the theology professor who keeps his student long after class is over. A different kind of worship. A wicked type of praise. A devil's paradise and an angel's ruin...
  • Boardwalk Kings  (Boardwalk Mafia) by Jillian Frost

    Boardwalk Kings (Boardwalk Mafia) by Jillian Frost

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m indebted to the Boardwalk Kings. .. Dante, Nico, Angelo, and Stefan. Four ruthless Made men who own Atlantic City and everyone in it—including me. My father launders money for the Mafia and made the mistake of stealing from them. Now, they own me in every way, taking what they want, branding me with their blood-stained hands. They call me a good girl. The perfect captive...
  • Theirs as Payment by Piper Stone

    Theirs as Payment by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Taking me was business. Keeping me was personal. Until mere moments ago, I was a doctor heading home after my shift at the hospital. But that was before I was forced into the back seat of an SUV, then bared and spanked for trying to escape...
  • Fighting For Them by Kerry Taylor

    Fighting For Them by Kerry Taylor

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    The final installment of the 'Perpetually Broken' series. Devastated by recent events and left feeling like she will never be in control of her crazy life, Blake is just as broken as she ever was. She doesn’t know where to even begin to pick up the pieces once again, and more than that, she just isn’t sure she wants to...
  • Violent Peak by Rory Ireland

    Violent Peak by Rory Ireland

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    Once I was their little doll, the only thing they cherished. Until they didn't anymore. I hate them for abandoning me, leaving me with their evil father to fend for myself. Now they're back and. .. Hendrix wants to own my body. Jasper wants to twist my mind. Cooper wants to take my soul. But I'm not the fragile little doll they threw away. I will bring them to their knees, or die trying.
  • Cruel Summer by Quirah Casey

    Cruel Summer by Quirah Casey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    I thought I was in hell, then summer came. I never saw the truth coming. And when it did, it destroyed the last piece of humanity I had left. The Costa family have tormented me for months. They’ve manipulated every shred of the person I once was. They’ve turned me into their favorite play toy. And now that I know the truth…. Come death or worse, I’ll destroy the Costa Family.
  • Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow

    Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Princess in a Tower. Captive in a Cage. There is no Power. Only Rage. They promised me love and devotion,. And left me with shattered dreams. They’re back expecting forgiveness. But my price is very steep. Betrayal is a risky business,. Now that I’m the Queen they wish to keep.
  • Broken by C.R. Jane, Mila Young

    Broken by C.R. Jane, Mila Young

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Their obsession will destroy her. .. Ella Monroe is broken and betrayed. After the discovery of the Vepar's secret, Ella would like nothing better than to get away from her three Vepar lovers and hide from them forever. Unfortunately, the Vepar have other ideas for Ella...
  • Twisted Metal by Savannah Rylan

    Twisted Metal by Savannah Rylan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I should be terrified of them—but I’ve never felt safer. .. When I begged the Twisted Metal MC to take me in exchange for my father’s freedom, I never thought I’d be anything more than a trade to them. A transaction. I was wrong. On the surface, my three captors are nothing alike. Trooper, who disarms me with a smile and helps me laugh away my fears...
  • Captivated with Them by Marissa Farrar

    Captivated with Them by Marissa Farrar

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We tried to run, but we were caught. Now we will pay our dues. .. I’m an owned woman—no longer by the three men I loved, but by one I hate. I’m back in the hands of Frankie Capello, and he controls my future. He has Ryan, too, a bargaining chip to make both me, and Kodee and Ryan, do whatever he wants...
    Categorized as:
    menage  reverse harem  m-m  contemporary  mafia  dark  queer  suspense
  • Preyless by C.S. Silverne

    Preyless by C.S. Silverne

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    "You’re ours now, darling. Our sweet little prey. How does that make you feel? ". After the unexpected death of my abusive husband, I did the only reasonable thing someone could possibly do when one was utterly broken and looking for direction. I moved across the country and started over. It worked in my favor, thankfully...
  • Jaded by Lana Black

    Jaded by Lana Black

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Happy Birthday to me. " Jade whispered. Her 21st birthday should have been a day filled with fun and love. Instead, she's caught in the middle of a bank robbery gone awry and shoved into the back of a van with four masked criminals on the run with no escape and no idea what their intentions are. Once the masks are off, she starts to learn who she's dealing with:. Ace: tatted, pierced, and psycho...
  • Prey Island by Kendra Moreno

    Prey Island by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Prey Island. . . Billie watches enough serial killer shows to know she’s in deep trouble when she finds herself kidnapped and shoved in a cage with dozens of other people. What she doesn’t expect is to be dropped off on a remote island, given weapons, and told to run. The Hounds have been released and they say she’s the prey...
  • A Night of Flesh and Gluttony | Part One: Vices and Hedonism by B. Livingstone

    A Night of Flesh and Gluttony | Part One: Vices and Hedonism by B. Livingstone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One Night. I spent one night being shown everything I've been missing. Everything that I didn't know I needed. Everything that would irrevocably change me forever. 365 days have passed since that night of gluttonous pleasure, and still my body and soul remember every moment. . Every reverent touch. Every whispered word. Every promise of pleasure...
  • Fearless Girl by Rozy Mack

    Fearless Girl by Rozy Mack

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ripped away from my mother and brought to my father’s house at the sensitive age of thirteen, I endured his abuse and being ostracized as an outsider by my stepmother and half-siblings. They made sure I knew my place, and it wasn’t as a part of the family. I was taught to hear and obey. If I tried to speak up, his belt quickly reminded me I was not my own person. My room was a prison...
  • A Ruthless Reign Box Set by Logan Fox

    A Ruthless Reign Box Set by Logan Fox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published as Their Cartel Princess by Logan Fox. The complete 5-book series. She needs their protection. They need her heart. Being raised in a crime family is dangerous...
  • Baptism by Fire by Mia Smantz

    Baptism by Fire by Mia Smantz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Book 2 of the Stillwind Series Sasha Popova had to have the worst luck in the world. Secluded in a stagnant, pleasant town high up in the mountains where the biggest crime committed in the last few decades was the teacher caught selling school supplies to fluff their income, the odds of stumbling into the crosshairs of an international crime boss should've been slim to none...
  • Cruel Masters by Piper Stone

    Cruel Masters by Piper Stone

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Men like them don't ask. They take. I thought I understood the risks of going undercover to report on billionaires flaunting their power, but these men didn't send lawyers after me. They're going to deal with me themselves...
  • The Alpha Part Three by Avanne Michaels, S.L. Simmons

    The Alpha Part Three by Avanne Michaels, S.L. Simmons

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Seth finally has something to hope for. Something to live for. Something to fight for. Desie, Ben, and Michael are all he's ever needed and he isn't going to allow anyone or anything to threaten his pack or the life they've created together. But their world is filled with many threats and uncertainties, and every one of them could destroy the hope they've fought so hard for.
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