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Drop of Doubt by C.L. Stone
Sang Sorenson and the Academy boys return to Ashley Waters High School but before they get a chance to even settle in, Sang’s life is threatened by an anonymous caller. They retreat to the protective walls of the Morgan estate, a safe house for when the boys are under fire...Categorized as:
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Four Tricks (Hidden Empire) by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI took some hard hits, but now it’s time to strike back. Marco Tesoro wanted a fight, and a fight is what he’s gonna get. The guy just doesn’t know when to stop. First he sent hitmen after me. Now he blew up my mother f-ing house. No one gets to pull that kind of shit and live—a fact he’ll be finding out soon enough...Categorized as:
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The Crown of Fools by Candice Wright
The fates hadn’t always been kind to Sunshine. .. Abandoned as a baby with nothing more than a blanket and a name. Katia ‘Sunshine’ Jones knows what it feels like to be alone. With her childhood spent navigating the foster system,. She finally finds a home in the arms of a boy who becomes her entire world. But six years later, a devastating tragedy rips her fairy tale to shreds,...Categorized as:
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Battle Lines by Heather Long
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...Categorized as:
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The Cardinal Bird by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCallie Jensen has always been a little bit different. She was made fun of for being a math-whiz in school up until she was kidnapped. Growing up in the crime world from a young age, she was turned into a language savant and a hacker-expert. She tried to do what she was told and keep her head down. .. but. .. that was easier said than done. Trouble seems to follow her like it's her middle name... -
Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black
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Lies Untold by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTori 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... -
Unexpected Returns by Nikita Parmenter
She was here, my mother, and now she’s lying on the floor, blood pooling around her dead form. Surprisingly, that’s not our top concern right now. Our main priority is the bomb strapped to her that’s still flashing and armed. I know I said I liked explosives, but it doesn’t mean I want to go out that way... -
Defied by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo 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... -
Vicious Chaos by Samantha Bee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI never cared if I lived or died. For eight years I lived as a mess of broken pieces that never could fit back together quite right. Eight years of training. Of building an empire. Of fighting. Of just surviving. Of letting my heart beat for revenge. Only revenge. Eight years of not really living at all. While I was living half a life, I didn’t realize all that was being built up around me... -
Broken Kings, Books 1-4 by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsComplete Series! *** This is a spin off of the Finding My Home series, Jynx’s story. You don’t need to read the Finding My Home series to enjoy this one! ***. Bow Down. My life got turned upside down when I got an inheritance from the grandmother I never knew existed... -
More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith 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... -
Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCOMPLETE REVERSE HAREM SERIES. Rich boys don’t fraternize with the help. They don't torture the help. They don't crave the help. For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have lived on the edge of ruin, so when she finally gets a decent job offer, she moves us cross-country to take it... -
Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh
At Boulder Cove Academy, three things are certain:. The Lawless Rule. The games are dangerous. Nothing is as it seems. I came here expecting to face my bullies with an iron fist. I played their games and won. Now that I’ve earned my place, at the academy and in their home, I should have nothing to fear. But with every past there is a shadow and mine is drawing closer with each step I take...Categorized as:
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Shared by 3 by Barbi Cox
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs their love deepens, the shadows of disapproval cast by Hunter and Chase's father threaten to darken their path. This outdated mafia leader, bound by rigid tradition, believe that his sons' devotion to one woman brings shame upon the family name... -
Make My Move: Year Two Alternate POV by J. Bree
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Mounty trash has wormed her way into our circle. We have no choice but to wait until she shows her hand, each move on the board more risky than the last. There's no way she's not a spy, not with her allegiance with the sociopath drug addict who walks the halls with murder on his mind. We're watching her every move, every choice she makes reshaping the world we live in... -
Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur 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... -
The Echo of Violence by Candice Wright
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy daddy was the president of an outlaw MC. My Uncles, a motley crew of dangerous bikers. I thought we were invincible. Until a brutal act of violence destroyed everything. My home, my family, and my identity were all gone in the blink of an eye. Leaving behind a tangled mess of emotional and physical scars. It took years for me to rebuild myself;... -
Unraveling Connections by Nikita Parmenter
Luc’s hurt and we have no idea what’s going on or how long it’s going to take for him to recover. Not even Mr R knows what’s poisoned him, and he’s refusing to let me pay Luc’s father a visit, knowing it would get bloody. It’s probably the right choice, but I’m not happy about it... -
Altered by Blake Blessing
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Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen
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. Then there are the... -
Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt. I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health. Everything’s different when I get back to school. The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers. Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list... -
Beautiful Chaos by Samantha Bee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI found something I never should have. Learned the dark and depraved secrets of my father and his friends. I paid the greatest price for it. Lost everything. Revenge kept me alive. Knowing one day I would make them pay for their sins against me. One day my sisters would get justice. That day has finally come. I built my throne with blood and grew my kingdom with violence... -
Blood in the Water by R.E. May
First, he adorned me in diamonds. Then, he killed my father. Now, I’ll make him pay. I’ve waited my whole life for Maximiliano Volpe to propose. But on my twenty-first birthday, his sparkling gift offers no such promise — probably because he’s been too busy preparing the ultimate betrayal. What’s a mafia princess to do? Take revenge, of course...Categorized as:
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Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA biker gang wants me to have their baby? This must be some wild joke. It all started with a flirty chat with Kai, the leader of the Iron Serpents MC. One wild night led to something I never saw coming: I was pregnant. I thought I’d be raising my child alone, but the gang makes a shocking offer: they need an heir, and they promise to support me throughout my pregnancy... -
Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis
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... -
Healed by Them by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis Reverse Harem Romance is a five part series. Be prepared for weekly releases of this red hot read! KURT. Kurt’s an author. Okay, so that’s a slight understatement. He’s a 'prize-winning' author. His last book did A-okay and the world is making out he’s the next Aldous Huxley--bada bing bada boom. Still, fame has never been his end goal... -
Charmed by Them by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis Reverse Harem Romance is a five part series. Be prepared for weekly releases of this red hot read! SEAN. Sean's a genius. Not that he brags about it. An eminent criminologist, he rules his particular roost. More than just at work. At home too. See, back in college, Sean met four other guys. All geniuses, crazy prodigies who were going to set the world alight with their brilliance. . -
Derailed by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree mixed with four. The captive became an ally. Who will break first? It started when they betrayed me. The ones who I’d come to trust. The ones I was starting to love. My world flipped upside down and nothing is as it seems. Everything was unravelling before my eyes, tearing us apart whilst pulling us closer together. I’m caught between two worlds... -
Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew that coming home to them would be painful. I had no idea that it was only the beginning. After coming together to deal with the syndicate that followed me home, the guys went their separate ways once again. As I struggle to forgive and forget the past, they do as well. It all gets so much worse when an attack on the nightclub Wolfe and Ace own sets off a chain of horrific events...Categorized as:
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Dare by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKat 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... -
Ruthless by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy heart has always been his. Since before I could even spell the name Grayson, I only had eyes for one boy—my perfect, larger than life best friend, who always managed to bring his bright light into my very dark existence with just one of his boyish smiles. With Chad, I could forget the dismal life I had of being the flawless privileged daughter of a cruel, evil man. He was my escape. My solace... -
No. 2 - Second the Best by Rainy Flower
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings$ Lake Mother F#cking Masters is in the house $. Why do I have to do everything around here? Oh yeah, because I wouldn't have it any other way. You may call me a control freak or even an a$$hole. I'm also always loyal and take care of my own. I'm finally f#cking back in So Cal where I belong. Unfortunately, I had to bring Tat Masters and all that drama with me...Categorized as:
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Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf 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... -
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Discovering Alexis: Truths & Lies by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy name is Alexis and up until a day ago, I thought the worst thing that ever happened to me was catching Blaine and Masie kissing. Boy was I wrong. Like really, really wrong. Now my life is filled with crazy hackers, dirty lies, and three hot guys trying to protect me. And who knows what tomorrow will bring. -
Lavish by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA house of lies and secrets. It's inside those walls that I find myself trapped. I'm more than just the princess to a mafia kingdom—I'm the future queen. Three lovers. One traitor. An endless stream of betrayal. One is like a wolf, the other a coyote, and the last a fox. Three dark bosses of the New York underworld and they're all mine. Although I must remember: they all bite... -
Debauched by Sarah Bailey
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...Categorized as:
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Promise of Embers by Celeste Night
I was offered one last job. One last job and I would be free from owing anyone anything. It was enough money that I would be able to pay for my final semester of college and change my life forever. How could I say no to that? The job was straightforward: burn down an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Strathmore...Categorized as:
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Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say everyone has a Scrooge in their life, and I unfortunately have two. Nate and Barron, my arrogant ex-stepbrothers, hate me. Like really hate me. Ever since my dad, their ex-stepdad, cheated on their mom for the fifth time, they’ve wanted nothing to do with me—or him. Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure... -
Depraved by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTogether. 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... -
Stiletto Sins by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThese shoes were made for more than just walking. Finley. I didn’t belong. Not with the things I’d done. Not with my past. To move forward, I needed to finish what I’d started all those years ago. I had to face him. My only barrier to the life I wanted was me, and it was time to face the sins of my youth instead of running. Except now, I had to run...Categorized as:
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Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales
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Gilded Princess by Penelope Black
When I was little, I was obsessed with fairytales. My dad told me the stories of the stars and white knights who rescue princesses. I’d wear a silver plastic crown and stare at the sky, waiting for the day my knight in shining armor would come. Then my dad died, my crown broke, and my mom shipped my sister and me off to boarding school. And then I met them. My knights...Categorized as:
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Prevail by Bex Dawn
Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate Novella. Book 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 3: Ressurect: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 4: Prevail: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Part 1, Part 2). Book 5: Reign: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance...Categorized as:
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Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavigating my way through the intricate maze of the mafia world, I have stumbled upon a secret. I am closer than ever to finding out the real mastermind behind everything that’s been happening. My only problem? I don’t know who to trust and the people closest to me don’t know whether they can believe me. The lives of the three men who hold my heart are in danger... -
Covert by Christina Sterling
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNikki's life is unraveling. Jobless, broke, and without a support system, she stumbles into a receptionist position at Ruthless Ink—a gritty tattoo shop where every artist carries secrets inked deeper than skin. Axel is the cocky motocross rebel with a hacker’s brain and a flirt’s grin. Beckett is the brooding giant who avoids women at all costs—because the last one destroyed his life... -
Tainted Deception by Kay Riley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJace and Kian. Best friends until a gang rivalry ripped them apart. Three summers ago, I played them both, never expecting to have guilt over what I did. Once I got what I needed, I fled, planning to never see them again. I stayed tucked away at Little Haven University, hidden in plain sight while making moves in the dark... -
Room Eighteen: Thrice the Dare by Ja'Nese Dixon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m running from one man and land in bed with three. Men are ruining my life. My father promised my hand to Carmine, the son of a mafia boss. Then demands a shotgun wedding. I’m desperate on a runaway train headed straight to hell until I stand outside the perfect solution: Club Sin. No man in his right mind would want me after a few tasteless pics. Right? Wrong... -
Spiteful Heart by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s official. The city’s got a new serial killer, and the b*tch is taunting me. He’s killing women, tearing them up, mutilating their faces, and leaving them for me. He knows what I do. He has to. He doesn’t hate me because I’m the Bloody Queen. He hates me because I’m the Night Slayer, because I take out the men this world doesn’t need... -
When We Lose by Shayne Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRAVEN. I have a new life, and it's different from what I had envisioned. Fast–paced, it's consuming at times and occasionally confusing. I learn fast. Fall hard. And things are harder than I thought, and they don't always go my way. With this being said, I'm still in the race. And I won't give up. No matter what happens, I'll win in the end. The only question is...
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