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  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
  • Obsession Too by S.K. Lessly

    Obsession Too by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Romantic thriller with a cliffhanger in the end…. You’ve been warned…. Her… This wasn’t supposed to happen. I wasn’t supposed to fall in love. Oh, who am I kidding? I had been in love with this man since the first day I laid eyes on him. This man was tall, muscular with chiseled features, a low beard, and these unbelievable blue eyes. He was a badass, and I wanted him...
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  • A Million to Stay : A Million to Stay Book 2 by Blue Saffire, TakeCover Designs

    A Million to Stay : A Million to Stay Book 2 by Blue Saffire, TakeCover Designs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***Warning: This title is a re-release of Blue's website exclusive A Million to Stay. It's been totally rewritten with over 150 pages of new content.Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents A Million To Stay:A Million to Blow Series GregorI knew she was the one from the first time I saw her in that coffee shop. Time, age, life just made it impossible for us to be together...
  • Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait.Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person.They are already a family, but they need to make it official.Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife.But Vi is torn.Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart...
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    alpha male  angst  contemporary  new adult  sports
  • Secret Submission by Golden Angel

    Secret Submission by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Mistress Julie, I want to apologize for any fright or distress I might have inadvertently caused you. I don’t think I have, but just in case. I didn’t mean to worry you when I sent the gift to your house. If you’d like to know who I am, I am willing to meet. I haven’t revealed myself before because I’ve been unsure of what you would think. Of what everyone would think...
  • Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Love Without Influence by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Influence (noun): A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events.MontyBoy meets Girl.Boy experiences severe intestinal distress and runs away.Boy returns and falls in love with Girl despite his… difficulties.Then Boy’s entire world explodes, shattered by outside influences that would have broken a weaker man.But not me. I took all the pain… the hurt… the betrayal… and became stronger...
  • Big Daddy Sinatra: There Was a Ruthless Man by Mallory Monroe

    Big Daddy Sinatra: There Was a Ruthless Man by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gorgeous business mogul Charles “Big Daddy” Sinatra is the most hated and feared man in Jericho County. But instead of despising it, he embraces it. Instead of correcting misconceptions, he is a man who don’t give a damn. Until he meets a gorgeous African American woman he can’t get out of his mind… Jenay Franklin has had her share of setbacks in her life...
  • Savor by Xavier Neal

    Savor by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lately, Logan "Unbreakable" Kellar's life has been a series of miscommunications with catastrophic consequences. However, this time around, the consequences threaten to not only damage his current relationships but erase a future he only ever dreamed of...
  • Shallow Submission by Golden Angel

    Shallow Submission by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    There's only one rule: keep your hands and heart to yourself.Master Asad is a perennial playboy with a serious problem. Years of no-strings-attached fun has left him without a suitable date for his younger brother's wedding. Since going alone would put him in his meddling mother's crosshairs for an entire week, he needs somebody -- literally anybody -- by his side.Enter Morgan...
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    multicultural  bdsm  contemporary  audiobook
  • Loving His Submission by PrinceKenzie

    Loving His Submission by PrinceKenzie

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Twenty-one year old Lane Wilder lives up to his name. A young college student that has fun in life and only worries about his next lay. With painful past memories, he's striving to make something of himself. He's got back on his feet, slowly, and now he's got a good life. Lane isn't perfect though, he makes mistakes like everyone else...
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    bdsm  alpha male  queer  spanking  lgbtqia hate
  • Hot Sext by Francesca Penn

    Hot Sext by Francesca Penn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Luca Girelli is forced to read a book he never would have picked on his own, he quickly learns that it speaks to a part of him he has been suppressing. Now, he has turned his attention to one woman he feels can give him what he needs...the author.Elissa Donovan isn't looking for love. If she were, she isn't looking for one of her Alpha's to walk off the pages of one of her erotic novels...
  • Creed 2: Black Widow by Phoenix Daniels

    Creed 2: Black Widow by Phoenix Daniels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Governor Sexy is back! Catch up with Victor and Taylor as they battle to preserve their relationship since the return of Victor’s “late” wife. With her return, Rosemary brings a complex web of unspeakable treachery and deceit, not to mention a deadly female assassin...
  • Legal Seduction by Sharon C. Cooper

    Legal Seduction by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When it comes to desire, they’re both pleading guilty. In the courtroom, criminal defense attorney Iris Sinclair is cool and confident. Yet, around her new client’s guardian, she loses all composure. Atlanta club owner Nash Dupri is an infamous playboy who could compromise Iris’s heart as well as her case...
  • Bratva Angel by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Angel by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Our worlds couldn’t be further apart…She’s light. I’m dark. She’s an angel. I’m a devil.I’ll never walk away from my life with the bratva.My only choice is to bring her in.She’s mine and always will be.Maybe she doesn’t know we’re soulmates yet, but I have since we met.I’ll do anything to protect her. No one’s foolish enough to stop me...
  • Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry

    Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters...
  • Max by Stacy Gail

    Max by Stacy Gail

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    House of Payne: Max TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains flashbacks of violence and drug abuse, and the impact of these factors on family members. If you have issues with these elements, this book is not for you.Chicago’s premiere tattoo studio, House Of Payne, is across the street from the Mad Cow diner, but it might as well be on another planet as far as waitress Paradise Simone is concerned...
  • A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer

    A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My name is Nia Washington. I'm a submissive. And I am f***ing tired.I’m tired of men that claim to be a Dominant, but have no clue what it really means. I'm tired of men playing a part they saw on TV or read in a book, and using it to get what they want out of a woman before leaving her high and dry...
  • A Desert King's Obsession 2 by Christine Gray

    A Desert King's Obsession 2 by Christine Gray

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Like it or not, Shahid isn't waiting for his new life to start. He's at the threshold. The chips are finally falling into place. The year of painstakingly planning and scheming has brought him and his family to the tipping point. Too bad he's only planning for a few rainy days and not the oil fire he's igniting...
  • Bound Box Set by Shandi Boyes

    Bound Box Set by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When a novice tiptoes into the world of dominance, sparks of passion become dangerous flames. Struggling journalist, Cleo Garcia, was chosen to investigate the members of an exclusive club. Her first instinct is to turn down the assignment, but when her boss offers to pay medical benefits for her sick sister, it is too good to refuse...
  • Exquisite Karma by Ann Mayburn

    Exquisite Karma by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ~Author's Note-Exquisite Karma is part 2 of Beach and Sarah's story. Part 1, Exquisite Redemption, should be read first for the most enjoyment.~SarahLife as the old lady of Carlos 'Beach' Rodriguez, National President of the Iron Horse MC, was everything I never knew I wanted...
  • Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Her secrets are tearing us apart, but I can’t give up on us yet. When I’m with her, the beast inside me is tamed. My every craving sated by her gentle touch.I won’t let her go without a fight.No matter what the cost, I will protect her. She belongs to me now...
  • Romancing the M.D. by Maureen Smith

    Romancing the M.D. by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Landing an internship at prestigious Hopewell General is a dream come true for Tamara St. John. She struggled hard to get where she is—and isn't about to risk it all because of arrogant Victor Aguilar. Tamara and Victor constantly lock horns, but the sinfully seductive doctor is driving her crazy…with desire. Tamara knows that dating a colleague is a prescription for disaster...
  • Promise to Keep by Priscilla Poole Rainwater

    Promise to Keep by Priscilla Poole Rainwater

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Jenny Riley has always been able to depend on her dearest friend Aisha, but will her friend be able to keep a promise that could change her carefree lifestyle? Connell Riley loves his wife, Jenny, and now that they are facing a life changing event that makes him wonder if he can be strong enough to help them through the painful nightmare they are about to face, he has to deal with the woman he...
  • Her Royal Daddy by Maren Smith, Rayanna Jamison

    Her Royal Daddy by Maren Smith, Rayanna Jamison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Norah Baxter took a job as the royal correspondent for the king of a small island nation off the coast of Africa, she hoped the bold career move would offer her the chance for a fresh start. What she did not expect was to be threatened with a spanking before her flight even landed...
  • The Sheik's Bombshell Secret by Erin Snihur

    The Sheik's Bombshell Secret by Erin Snihur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How could Seline Pollet forget a man like Kal? She couldn’t -- especially after giving birth to his daughter . . .Seline never thought in a million years that the man she spent a glorious weekend in bed with -- could be royalty...
  • False Perceptions by Michelle Heard

    False Perceptions by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a stand-alone, dark and gritty Military Romance. Conspiracies and lies lead to a secret that was never supposed to be uncovered. Six months ago we rescued Emilie Swanson, the daughter of retired Navy Admiral George Swanson - now a senator running for the presidency...
  • My Retibution: Second Chance Series by S.K. Lessly

    My Retibution: Second Chance Series by S.K. Lessly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say people come into your life either for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I had to agree.I married a wonderful woman. She enriched my life. She showed me the meaning of love and how to love. She became my lifetime, my forever. However, the love of my life was taken from me too soon and we never had a chance to see what life had in store for us.Losing her crushed my soul. I was lost...
  • Without You by Delaney Diamond

    Without You by Delaney Diamond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When trust is broken, can it ever be repaired? At one time, Terrence “T-Murder” Burrell had it all—a wife, three kids, and an extravagant lifestyle as one of the most popular rappers in the industry. Because of his cheating, he lost his family and knew his life would never be the same...
  • Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Beauty by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She can pretend not to notice…They say I’m the best looking in my family. I couldn’t care less.But her…She takes my breath away.Not everyone sees her the way I do. That’s fine by me because she’s mine.I pity those who think they can come between us.I won’t stop until she’s at my side. Mine to touch. Mine to love. Mine to push to her limits then bring her back.She’s my everything...
  • Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Black Light: Saved by Raisa Greywood

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jafari’s little rabbit might try to run, but he’s going to catch her. No matter what.Kacy's past is dark and twisted, and it's coming back to haunt her. But she's not alone this time.Dominant and possessive, Jafari isn't going to let his favorite masochist run away again. He'll keep her tied up and begging for him while he slays her dragons, even if she insists she's no damsel in distress...
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    multicultural  bdsm  contemporary  m-f
  • Gage by Cami Carlisle

    Gage by Cami Carlisle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gage Montgomery learned early that life is a battle. Now, he's a warrior for those he is called to protect, and ready to fight for the Little one who was taken from him years ago. The one he is no longer willing to live without.Breezy Boucher knows loss. Intimately. Now all she wants is to live her Little life in peace. When that peace is shattered, her long-lost daddy takes charge...
  • Festive by K.E. Osborn

    Festive by K.E. Osborn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christmas is in the air, and the importance of family has never felt stronger. Stepping into my brother’s shoes wasn’t going to be easy. Zero led with greatness—just like our father before him. Now, it’s my time to prove that the Walker legacy is unbreakable.My Old Lady is expecting again, and my family’s growing—there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to protect them...
  • Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He got cocky. Let his guard down.Now the love of his life is paying the price.For a moment he'd forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he'd been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe...
  • Rock God by Kat Mizera

    Rock God by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    They call me The Rock God. As lead singer of the multi-platinum selling rock band Onyx Knight, I have a life most people can’t even dream of… until it all becomes a nightmare.Our bass player dies.Now we’re tasked with the impossible job of replacing him or hanging it up for good.On top of the world just shy of my thirtieth birthday, I can’t imagine walking away. Not now...
  • Taking Her Down by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Taking Her Down by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She was a fire in his blood and he was going to have her. No matter the cost. The Savage Brothers MC is one of the most ruthless clubs around. Dragon, the club president, is not a man you want on your bad side. Dylan “Chains” Allen wanted Kayden West more than he ever wanted anything in his life. In his world, when you wanted something you took it. So, he did...
  • Be Mine Forever by Kennedy Ryan

    Be Mine Forever by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can a secret crush . . . Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo's tired of keeping her feelings in a box Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he'll have to prove it...
  • Pieces of Stronghold by Golden Angel

    Pieces of Stronghold by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Stronghold Doms and their submissives are anxiously watching as Jared and Leigh, both on the rebound from seven year, emotionally turmoiled, relationships take the first tentative steps towards something more than friendship. Leigh isn't sure she's a submissive, but she's intrigued and spending more and more time in the club...
  • The Last Dance by Angelica Chase

    The Last Dance by Angelica Chase

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    RhysI was on my way out of the life when she came barging in with her new appetite and unrealistic expectations of what a Dom should be. All I had left to do to break free was sell the club and walk away. Now I found I had something to walk toward. And for the first time in my life, I hoped I’d be enough for a woman.Caring for a woman was easy for me...
  • Bedlam by Raven Dark

    Bedlam by Raven Dark

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s big, he’s bad, and he’s going to turn my life completely upside down. I came back to my small town to escape a dangerous past. I was a good girl who made a hell of a mistake. The moment I meet Gar, I know I’m about to make an even bigger one. Gar says I’m his. As a member of the Hell’s Heathens Motorcycle Club, he’s as bad as they come...
  • 7 Degrees of Alpha: a collection of seven new BWWM, Alpha Male Romances by Sara Allen, Phoenix Daniels

    7 Degrees of Alpha: a collection of seven new BWWM, Alpha Male Romances by Sara Allen, Phoenix Daniels

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Introducing Andrew Pierce, Victor Creed, Marco Bellomi, Peter Jones, Jaxon Right, Craig Smart, and Landon Rogers! This anthology contains BRAND NEW interracial romance, alpha male short stories from Sara Allen, Phoenix Daniels, SK Lessly, Kasey Martin, DJ Parker, Tiffany Patterson, and Mariah Violet! Please note: Some short stories are complete, and some have cliffhangers...
  • Her Royal Master by Renee Rose

    Her Royal Master by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “This is punishment, beautiful. You disobeyed. You will feel my displeasure.” Three days for five grand and the ultimate reporter’s scoop. I just have to make myself available to six royal bad boys on a yacht. How hard could it be? Except the Devil Duke sees right away I'm not a professional and now he's holding me captive. Training me in the art of submission...
  • BIG BURLY MASTER by Erin Havoc

    BIG BURLY MASTER by Erin Havoc

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Never meet your heroes, they say.And definitely don’t fall for one of them.Christopher Webber is one of the biggest in my area.He’s also much bigger than I expected.Burly, barrel-chested, huge.I had no idea they made suits that big.He shakes my hand and my knees turn to jelly.But this crush is impossible.He’s twice my age. My mother’s colleague.And he likes giving orders...
  • Speechless by Renee Williams

    Speechless by Renee Williams

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ConnorI know what she thought. She thought that she was just the experimental black girl for me. She thought that I couldn’t give her my heart. But, she had underestimated me. She didn’t know what type of man I was. She was going to learn. I meant every word that I said. I was going to make her a believer. I was going to show her that she was more than just an afterthought...
  • The Sheik's Surprise Donor by Erin Snihur

    The Sheik's Surprise Donor by Erin Snihur

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Razeen el-Qazi never dreamed that he would be welcomed back into the royal family with open arms. Let alone his country, Kuwa. Now, with his brother and father deceased -- only one man can rule as Sheik of Kuwa.Razeen.What Razeen doesn’t expect is his past coming back to haunt him. In that of a child . . . His child...
  • Forgetting You, Forgetting Me by Monica James

    Forgetting You, Forgetting Me by Monica James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From international bestselling author Monica James. My name is Lucy Tucker, and my life…it was perfect. I worked the dream job. I had the most incredible family and friends. My home, Whispering Willows, a ranch in Montana, was everything I could ever wish for. My adoring fiancé, Samuel Stone, loved me unconditionally. I had everything a girl could ever want...
  • Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started when I got an email. Let me rephrase. A sextortion email from someone claiming they tapped into my computer and recorded me while watching an adult graphic video. If I don’t send them money, they’ll show everyone in my contact list. As a chemistry teacher at a private school, I panicked. Not only do I love my job, I need it...
  • Until Death by C.D. Samuda

    Until Death by C.D. Samuda

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BlazeI'm set in my ways. I run my business the I way have always done, without outside influence or input. I don't usually care about the consequences of my actions, that is ... until I met her. She is fierce, sassy, and a mother who protects her children like a lioness protecting her cubs. I have never wanted children until I see what an amazing mother she is...
  • Super G by Pepper Pace

    Super G by Pepper Pace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sidney Wyatt was supposed to be living her best life engaged to Dr. Wesley Salinger. Wesley loved black girls…but he evidently liked a different black girl better because he literally left Sidney at the alter. Now struggling to make ends meet, Sidney gets the opportunity to take the ten-day honeymoon cruise to Europe, completely paid for by her cheating ex...
  • Beniamino DeLuca by Jade Royal

    Beniamino DeLuca by Jade Royal

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caught in the web of her husband’s dirty secrets, Simone could lose everything she’s worked for. The debt her husband has with the Italian mob threatens to bankrupt her completely. Her club is the one thing that can save her. She can either do business with the devil and sacrifice her soul or she can walk away from it all.Beniamino Deluca is cleaning up the mess his father left behind...
  • Her Master's Kiss 5 by Vivien Sparx

    Her Master's Kiss 5 by Vivien Sparx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Six months after the tragic loss of their baby, Renee and Stefan are struggling to hold together their fragile romance. Renee is desperate to return to a lifestyle of BDSM, but Stefan steadfastly refuses."We can't go backwards.""No - but we can come full circle!" Renee pleads...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  pregnancy
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