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Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away... -
One Last Rainy Day by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe first in a spin-off series, The Ravenhood Legacy, continuing the international bestselling Ravenhood series—a modern-day Robin Hood retelling that is steamy, intensely emotional, and utterly original.“We love rainy days, don’t we, baby?” Dominic King doesn’t want or need anything . . . except his freedom... -
It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky
My husband of two years tells me he wants an open marriage. I'm stunned. I'm hurt. And I'm livid. I don't want to be married to a man that wants to open our bed to other people. But then I get a flat tire in the pouring rain and a sexy-as-hell gentleman helps me out. My husband is in the game, so one look at the skull ring on this gentleman's left hand tells me exactly who he is...Categorized as:
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A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family... -
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The Housewife Killer by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFBI agent Ava James has taken down many murderers.This time she might have met her match.While working on the Margot Carter case, Ava decides to follow a hunch.One to help narrow down the Housewife Killer suspect list.It’s been years, no one has been able to capture the elusive predator.A maniac that is killing young women and dressing them up as a 50’s housewife... -
Of Snakes and Men by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAndres “A” Alcazar.Ruthless cartel leader.The last man in the world Hope wanted anything to do with. Until he was swaggering into her private investigation office.He needed to find a snake in his organization. And he wanted her to do it...Categorized as:
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The Consigliere by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy stepmother and her deranged lover stole our business.The Ortega Mafia is ours by birth but they have other ideas.With the help of my two brothers, it's time to steal it back and I have a secret weapon.Abigail Kensington .Billionaire’s daughter and Washington princess.The perfect woman who is definitely out of my league.A woman my target is obsessed with... -
High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...Categorized as:
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Merciless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t remember who I am or where I came from. But he does. He found me. He knows me. He told me we used to belong to each other. And he wants me back. His name is Virgo Antonov. The man with a face and body that looks like it was sculpted to flawless perfection by all the angels of Heaven. I might not remember him, but that night when he found me, he sparked something familiar in my heart... -
Broken Heart by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSterlingForrest Powell is a liar.For the first time in my life, I trusted a man, and in return, he broke my heart.He lied about everything. Who he was. Why we met.I dumped him, but he didn’t leave. He gave me space, but he was there. Hanging around town, working for the family business. Waiting for me to forgive him.Not going to happen. We were over. I was never speaking to Forrest Powell again... -
Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes
I sold my soul to the Devil and he handed me over to someone far deadlier.After the death of my father, his enemies came knocking on my door. Left with no other choice, I agree to an indentured contract, selling my body to a criminal in exchange for my life.Only he never meant to keep me as his own...Categorized as:
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Bodyguard by Night by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtecting my best friend's new sister-in-law Willow from a fan who wants to get a little too close is a no-brainer. Just requires me to do some checking around, to act as her shadow for a while, maybe even give her a place to stay so I can keep an eye on her—all so my best friend's small-town wedding to Willow's sister goes off without a hitch...Categorized as:
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Playing with Fire by Ria Wilde
OliviaDear future ex-husband, I loathe you.Malakai Farrow needs a wife, and I would have done anything to save the last piece of my family.Now I'm here, in his house, seeing firsthand how dangerous this man is.He's merciless.Brutal and cold.And my new husband.He tossed my life into the air and then watched it fall and shatter.So now, I'm going to make his life hell... -
Prince of Darkness (Liam and Kate): A Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams
Witness protection. Forbidden crush. Now he's a ruthless killer and I'm pregnant with his child.Liam was supposed to be my FBI guardian angel. Now, he's the monster who kidnapped me.One explosive night. One life-altering secret. Will the Prince of Darkness return for the child he doesn't know exists?This is no fairy tale.This is survival.This is us... -
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Savage Saint by Luna Kayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsREGARDLESS OF OUR NAME, WE ARE NO SAINTS.LUCKILY, THE WOMEN WE LOVE ARE AS WICKED AS WE ARE.LENNOX SAINTI am who I am for a reason.The monster the world sees when they look at me was born twenty years ago to protect my brothers from the same fate I endured on my sixteenth birthday.After that night, I locked myself away until the night I met Sloane...Categorized as:
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Hostile Vows : Souza Cartel by Autumn Archer, Hostile Kingdom
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today best-selling author, Autumn Archer, comes a Forced Marriage, Friends to Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Romance duet. In the criminal underworld, love is a distraction that will get you killed.Finding out I’m a mafia princess was an unpleasant surprise because it meant my coveted bloodline had sealed my fate... -
Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER?My life is no fairytale.I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess.She’s the femme fatale in the story.Fuck. Marry. Kill.I chose the former. She chose the latter.My family chose the option neither of us wanted.For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one... -
Beauty In Darkness: A Dark Beauty and the Beast Retelling by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world full of darkness and deadly secrets, Malachi Carmichael's name strikes fear. He's a ruthless mafia boss with a heart of ice, and I never expected to fall for someone with a reputation for cruelty. As I get to know him, I see the man beneath the hard exterior. We begin to understand and trust each other, forming a bond we never anticipated...Categorized as:
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Mafia Bride by L. Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s No Knight in Shining ArmorMassimo Domenico Sovrano is arrogant, mean, full of swagger and oh so hot.As one of the most feared gangsters in Italy, he can have any woman he sets his sight on.But for some reason he wants me.The chemistry between us is off the charts.So I sleep with him on our very first meeting.Only, he betrays me. He breaks my heart.Which is why I lie to him... -
Irish Rebel by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaitlínAfter finally convincing my over-protective family to let me visit my uncle in Dublin, I know this may be my only chance to experience everything I’ve always wanted: Adventure. Excitement. Freedom.Until I’m introduced to the man assigned to be my bodyguard. With his silver-flecked hair and wicked scar, Roarke radiates power and danger. Everything I’m drawn to...Categorized as:
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Dario DeLuca (Savage Bloodline) by Sade Rena, M.L. Preston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first lesson my father ever taught me was that power is the only currency, loyalty is the law, and always take what you want.When the Mayor of our city begs me to keep his precious daughter safe, I seize my chance to strengthen the DeLuca hold on the town.I’ll keep her safe, but it’ll come at a price.Mia Gordan, the sheltered heiress, must become my wife.She’s a stranger to our brutal world... -
The Don's Doorstep Baby by Ashlie Silas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe billionaire, the don, and the cute kid on the doorstep... the end. Or so I thought.I never expected to see him again but here he is, his presence as commanding as ever.His features are just as strikingly handsome as they were years ago.My relationship with Xander was a rollercoaster destined to crash so, I saved us both the trouble and left.My only regret is the one thing I had to do... -
Big Beefy Kingpin by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen you play a game of chance sometimes you win… and sometimes you start a mafia war.Five years ago, I fled Las Vegas with nothing besides the clothes on my back–vowing never to return...Categorized as:
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The Senator by Lori Kent
I prepared for an arranged marriage to a Made Man my whole life…but Mark White is not a made man. And he never wanted to marry at all, especially not, it turns out, to me. Eleanna Delagdo knew she wouldn’t marry for love. She planned on a strategic alliance with a powerful, hot-blooded mafioso. She was ready for all that would be required of a mafia princess; elegance, loyalty, discretion... -
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Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre, Nicola Rhead
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHazelThere's a new man in town. He rolled in with his little girl a few days ago. A real head turner tall, dark, and impossibly dashing…He sure turned my head one hot night not so long ago... and oh my, what a night it was? I waited for him to call, but he didn't. I get it. It was just a one night stand.Naturally, he's sent all the unmarried ladies in our little town into a baking frenzy...Categorized as:
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Marrying the Don of Fury by Ashlie Silas
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI'm getting married in a few months, and I just found out five minutes ago.My first reaction was, 'No thanks!' But it turns out that my fiancé is the powerful don of NYC, and 'no' is not an option.Christian D’Angelo is so gorgeous that his presence can kill, but he gladly does that with his bare hands.I happen to be a pawn in a dangerous game to settle my family’s debt... -
Ruined by M. O'Keefe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe flare of a cigarette and the handsome Irishman in the shadows--I wanted it all, but I wasn’t allowed to want.Ronan was danger and beauty, murder and mercy. To me, he was a mystery, but he was also the only man who ever knew me. In that single stolen moment before I had to give my life to someone else, I imagined myself with him, the man with scars and bruises... -
Sold to the Russian Bratva Boss by Rosalie Rose, B. Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy father sold me to a Russian thugBut I'll never accept him as my husband.Even if my darkest fantasies include his body against mine...OliviaHusband.Now, there’s a word I didn’t expect.But what was I meant to do?Disrespect my dead daddy?Be responsible for the collapse of his “empire”?F'ing Dimitri.The bastard might be my arranged “other half,”But the role ends there.If he so much as touches me... -
Best Friend's Brother's Surprise Baby by Kira Cole
My job was to keep her safe.Instead, I ended up getting her pregnant…Aurora Costa is my sister’s best friend.She might be beautiful and curvy as sin,but she’s not about to become one of my one-night stands.Not if I can help it.The only problem?My sister’s unique tendency to get into trouble.When Francesca gets stuck in a predicament,Aurora rushes to her aid, only to end up witnessing an execution...Categorized as:
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Ruthless Heir by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAgreeing to fake date my older brother’s best friend—the first man who ever broke my heart— was a disaster waiting to happen. Asher Le Blanche is heir to a multibillion-dollar empire. He has the flawless face of Adonis, the body of a Greek god, and the soulless heart of the devil. The tabloids crown him the most desirable bachelor in the country...Categorized as:
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Marriage and Malice by Kira Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll girls dream of their wedding day. The dress, the flowers, the groom…Being sold to the cartel by their own father.My marriage is mutually beneficial. The cartel gains the legal protection my father offers as the Head of State and the cartel can help my father with his not-so-legal issues. Its win win for everyone except me.As I’m settling into my new life, a surprising twist happens...Categorized as:
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Enemy Mafia Boss Daddy by Kira Cole
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur marriage was supposed to avert a war. But making a husband out of my enemy has turned out to be harder than I thought…Damien Russo is fifteen years older than me, ten times as broody,and stubborn to a fault.He also happens to be the new leader of the Russo Mafia and my reluctant husband-to-be.As far as arranged marriages go, this is not a bad deal... -
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan
What would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other... -
Radge by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeribeth - Chaos erupts, causing my parents to force me into an arranged marriage. When I try to coerce circumstances to take a turn, that’s when true mayhem strikes.Ramsey - She’s wild, crazy, and a streak of violence runs through her veins. But the headstrong, gorgeous redhead landing right in my lap is the key to executing a plot for vengeance... -
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The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElenaMy life was planned from the moment I was born. I am to marry for my family, to cement old alliances and create new ones. I know I have no say in who will be standing at the end of the aisle, but I didn’t expect my father to sell me to a monster. Kane Fraser is known for his cruelty and his coldness. In a few weeks’ time he will become my husband and will have complete control over my life... -
Vows and Vendettas by Sade Rena, L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mafia Romance AnthologyOur underworld is filled with bloodshed and malice, and darkness dominates our lives. It’s our world… where limits are built of smoke, and their rules have no power. And when we find the object of our deepest desires, we are ruthless. Nothing, not even their defiance, will stand in our way. We cast our shadows on them, and they give our corruption a purpose... -
Driftwood Daffodil 3: A Dark Mafia High School Bully Romance by T.L. Hodel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night, one deal, and one bullet changed everything. My name is Novalee Ford and I'm the torn petals blowing in the breeze. My name is Giovanni Mancini and I'm the broken stem of a wilted flower. Together we are the daffodil that stands strong in the shadows...Categorized as:
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Dublin Devil by Jenn Madore, Carolina Mac
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is the most feared man in Dublin, and his reputation is hard-earned.As the second born to the Quinn family, while my older brother, Tag, navigates the politics of running of our territory, I run our army.The Dublin Devils is the Quinn motorcycle club, and we are a powerful force... -
Beast by Leslie Georgeson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’m the only thing standing between her and danger.----Beast.That’s what they call me.I can’t blame them.My face half-eaten by a dog, the hideous scars make people gasp and turn away.Except for her. Annika Popov. A sheltered Bratva princess who has never seen me.I’d like to keep it that way. A glorified thug and interrogator, I work for her family. Doing despicable things...Categorized as:
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He Will Come For Me by Nicole Abrams
Held captive in chains with only my memory to keep me occupied, even though I had no memory of how I got there, or who took me. The one thing I held on to that kept repeating in my head was, “He will come for me. He always comes for me.” Then, after what my mind believed to be months, I was finally rescued; by the boy I had a crush on at Brighton Academy.Phoenix Stone... -
Marked by Him by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis ink on my skin. His ring on my finger. His protection for life. My heart as payment. Nikolai: She came to my territory to spy on me. No one does that and lives. But this girl, she’s a rare beauty, beyond any I’ve seen. I want her under me, not under the ground. She’s a temptation I have to conquer, and so I make her an offer. My mark, on her skin... -
When Kings Rise by Vi Carter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy rivals are Dons; I am a King.Three brides have been chosen for my pleasure and displeasure. One of them will become a King’s consort; the others will be discarded.Until my decision is made, I get to feast on them all.They are mine.After the demise of my uncle, the O’Sullivan family has yet to choose the new Don... -
BRASH: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by S.C. Daiko
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m cast away on a tropical island with a dirty, damaged alpha-hole. Women swoon over him. I’m not one of them. I hate him. And I see right through those indigo-blue eyes. Brash is hurting. But that doesn’t give him the right to be a douchebag. Especially now that I’m all he’s got here. A mafia princess who knows how to set someone straight. I will bring him to his knees...Categorized as:
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Bound to a Monster: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI showed a gorgeous stranger my fencing form…And humiliated myself in the process.Now he wants a private demonstration.All I need is one night of sin before I walk down the aisle with my arranged husband. Just one night to feel like I have control of my life.Which is how I give myself to a gorgeous, built-like-heaven stranger after an extremely mortifying accidental stabbing...Categorized as:
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Reckless Bond by Maxine Henri
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was supposed to be my one-night stand. Not my baby daddy.When I first ran into him—okay, he chased me after I snatched his coffee (long story)—the electricity buzzed between us.Undeniable. Scorching. Liberating.A perfect opportunity to cross another item on my bucket list.I spent one night with him. No strings. No problem.Only our chemistry was unforgettable... -
Craving Dr. Silver Fox by Judy Hale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe was my secret fantasy. A silver fox billionaire with a heart of stone.And my father’s worst enemy.He’s everything I should avoid but I can’t.I once stole a taste of the forbidden fruit and swore to high heaven it would be my last.But fate had other plans.We’re soon thrown together again on a project at his hospital.And our ward rounds often end with me moaning against the wall...Categorized as:
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Sinful Tyrant by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mob boss wants my hand in marriage and he refuses to let me say no.As gorgeous as he is mysterious, Hunter Lombardi is feared throughout the world.What frightens me isn't his reputation, it's how safe I feel when I'm around him.He's a smoking hot and dangerously obsessive mafia boss.And he saved my life when my ex attacked me.Now he wants repaying with me spending a month as his wife...Categorized as:
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Wrathful Union by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI hated him but he claimed me anyway… Known as the Ice Princess of the Bratva,I have never let a man get close to me.That is until Nikolay Volkov entered my life.Second in command of the Bratva,He has almost as much power as I do.He says he can melt the ice around me.I won’t let him.As I’m married off to him,I worry that he will change me.For the first time in my life,I feel unhinged... -
Maid for the Russian Mafia by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI just want to focus on keeping this job. Times are tough and the only job this curvy young woman can find is as a maid. I just have to keep my head down and avoid my boss. Tall, dark and dangerous older man, Piotr, a Russian Mafia boss. I’m supposed to stay away from him...
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