Books like 'Bang'

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  • The Queen by Tiffany Reisz

    The Queen by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 50 ratings
    Once upon a time, Nora and Søren made a fateful deal—if he gave her everything, she would give him forever. The time has finally come to keep their promises. Out of money and out of options after her year-long exile, Eleanor Schreiber agrees to join forces with Kingsley Edge, the king of kink...
  • The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz

    The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 56 ratings
    The final book in The Original Sinners Series - The Red Years. There's punishment-and then there's vengeance. Nora Sutherlin is being held, bound and naked. Under different circumstances, she would enjoy the situation immensely, but her captor isn't interested in play. Or pity...
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  • Endure the Pain by Ashley N. Rostek

    Endure the Pain by Ashley N. Rostek

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 35 ratings
    Mobster. Murderer. Monster. Even though I’m all of those awful things, I could still be broken. It’s happened before and I barely survived it.If I were to be broken again, would it kill me? Or can I endure the pain of a shattered soul once more? Since I’ve returned home, I’ve embraced my inner darkness and have started down a path bathed in blood and smelling of gun metal...
  • Steel & Hammer's Hellcat by Ciara St. James

    Steel & Hammer's Hellcat by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Archangel’s Warriors MC: Brothers by choice, not blood. Born to ride until they die. All they want is to ride free until lightning strikes them without warning. Consumed by desire, surrounded by danger, they find the “one” who will consume, enchant, frustrate, and ultimately love them. They only see each other...
  • Perfect Little Revenge by K.G. Reuss

    Perfect Little Revenge by K.G. Reuss

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    Desperate. Broken. Unhinged. Vengeful.I’m dead to them.I was buried in a forest, never to be thought of again.Or so I thought.Being stuck in this nightmare, I’m desperate to break free.My whole life seems to be a prison, and with my kings gone, I have a new warden.And this warden is now the kings biggest enemy...
  • Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 96 ratings
    You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought I’d hit rock bottom when I turned sixteen. The day I broke my first love's heart, ending things before I could ruin his career as a rock star. But damn, was I wrong. Things got progressively worse from that moment on, until now...
  • Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth

    Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 39 ratings
    She wants our protection, but her safety comes with a price.Emilia Harrison. The girl I attended Pacific Prep with. My sister’s best friend. The greatest sex I’ve ever had.I never expected to see her again after graduation, so when she shows up in my kitchen in the middle of the night, I don’t know what to think.Apparently there’s some psycho after her and she needs my help...
  • Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan

    Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 72 ratings
    Tegen Matthews is the daughter of Dorothy Kelley, a club whore in the Hell’s Horsemen. A plain little girl, Tegen falls into the gritty world of the motorcycle club. When she meets a sweet, caring boy, she embraces the warmth and affection he shows her. Cage West is the son of the president of the Hell’s Horsemen...
  • Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond

    Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    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.Between the crews and my guys, I have the family I’d always wished for.Nothing can shake us, we reign over this town.We are both feared and respected, nothing will stop us...
    Categorized as:
    menage  alpha male  angst  m-f  new adult  dark  poly  bad boys
  • Complicated Hearts by Ashley Jade, Tanya Baikie

    Complicated Hearts by Ashley Jade, Tanya Baikie

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    Things are going to get...complicated. This is Book Two (the final book) of the Complicated Hearts Duet. Book One must be read first. Warning: This book is not for everyone. These characters are flawed and the situation is intense and frustrating. Emotions—all of them—run high. If you're looking for perfect characters and a perfect story...this book isn't for you...
  • Gabe and Ian by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Gabe and Ian by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Gabriel Cross has spent his entire life keeping a secret from his older brother. The tattoo artist all but inked the two words on his flesh, and yet Abe still hasn’t figured it out. Terrified of losing the only family he has left, Gabriel keeps his mouth shut, even though he hates himself for being a coward. Ian Long loves women...
  • The Return by Amelia Shea

    The Return by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Born and raised a Ghosttown girl, Trista Anderson has nothing but love for her hometown. After her recent graduation from college, she is eager to return and start the next chapter of her life. However, things don’t go according to plan when her homecoming is derailed by a biker club, an altercation, and a sexy new neighbor who grates on her last nerve...
  • Holy Hearts by Amanda Richardson

    Holy Hearts by Amanda Richardson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    Bound by holy vows, undone by sinful desires…MalakaiI’ve spent years hiding my depraved deviances behind my roles as pastor and headmaster of Saint Helena Academy.When Julian—my former best friend—returns to my life, the tension between us is impossible to ignore.He’s married now, and I try to keep my distance...
  • Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss

    Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 24 ratings
    Reborn. Reclaimed. Wrathful. Ready. My death was planned. Executed. I took my last breath, and was ready to be reborn. With my kings at my side and new experiences on the horizon, there’s nothing I want more than to have my revenge on the lords for what they did to me. They underestimated me. Not even death can hold me back...
    Categorized as:
    angst  alpha male  m-m-f  bisexual  m-f  reverse harem  dark  mafia
  • Lawless by Tracy Lorraine

    Lawless by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 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...
  • Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean

    Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    Emerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew...
  • Finale by Bea Paige

    Finale by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 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..
  • Lyrical by Bea Paige

    Lyrical by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 40 ratings
    From the gutter to the stars…Dance is in my blood.Once upon a time it ran through their veins too. Xeno, York, Zayn, and Dax.The Breakers and I were a crew until bad decisions and circumstance ripped us apart.Now the Breakers are back.And they’ve brought trouble.They’re not here at the Stardom Academy to dance.They’re here on a mission for Jeb, the leader of the Skins...
  • 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...
  • Breakers by Bea Paige

    Breakers by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 36 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.Free to love...
  • The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer

    The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Revenge; they say it’s best served cold, right? Well, that’s exactly what I intend to do. Enzo LaRosa was everything to me, my best friend, my second in command, and my enemies took him from me. After his death, I’m more determined than ever to make the enemy pay for what they did. But as the first female leader of The Bianchi family, I have a target on my back...
  • Freestyle by Bea Paige

    Freestyle by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 52 ratings
    From the gutter to the stars... Dance is in my blood. It’s what keeps me sane, out of trouble. It used to keep them out of trouble too. A group of boys I grew up with. Xeno, York, Zayn and Dax. We were a crew once and we ruled the clubs. Separate we were insanely good, together we were unbeatable. F*&ing on fire. I was their girl and they were my Breakers...
  • All For Him by Kelly Finley

    All For Him by Kelly Finley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Silas Van de May —You know the fairytale where the princess leaves her glass slipper behind?This version is tragic; the details are darker.It was a clunky shoe and her demon was real.And I’m the forbidden prince who ran after her, but I never found my wounded princess.It’s been years and now I’ve got billions. I’m the heir to a southern fortune...
  • Abandoned Girl by Lexie Winston

    Abandoned Girl by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    Her entire life, Harlow has been the cuckoo in another bird's nest. With an unreliable junkie for a mother and an unknown father, her foster family, the kind, successful, and generous Bostons, are the brightest spot in her life...
  • Break Me by Nina West, K.A. Tucker

    Break Me by Nina West, K.A. Tucker

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 151 ratings
    Isolated in the luxurious Wolf Cove Hotel in Alaska, Abbi Mitchell is thousands of miles away from her family and friends. In the hands of a predator. Potentially. After discovering condemning information about the mercurial man who controls her day-to-day work life and, now, her most intimate private life as well, Abbi's not sure she can continue on with..
  • Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh

    Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    A full steam, page-turning Poly Romance. Why Choose one book boyfriend when you can have two? Satisfy your romantic cravings with this heart-pounding hurt/comfort love story.The vice-president of the Rebel Kings MC. The girl of his dreams. And the six-foot-five firefighter-turned-bodyguard they can’t resist. Nash It’s three in the morning, and we’re in her bed...
  • Break Me by Nina West, Avery Reid

    Break Me by Nina West, Avery Reid

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Listening length: 8 hours and 11 minutes. Henry Wolf is a deliciously wicked, sinfully handsome man who has done a very bad thing. Potentially. Worse, he owns me now - every inch of my body and a sizeable chunk of my stupid, naïve heart...
  • 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...
  • Bossy Brothers: Luke by J.A. Huss

    Bossy Brothers: Luke by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Two hot men seeking a fun, flirty girl with a sense of adventure. You in?My life changed the day Zach Boston walked into it. And we’ve been inseparable best friends and lovers ever since. But he’s almost seven years younger than me and I remember all too well what my twenties were like - A new adventure every day, non-stop partying every night, and a new girl (or guy) whenever I got bored...
  • Behind the Mask by Harper Ray

    Behind the Mask by Harper Ray

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    For five years, I've stayed away. I've hidden myself away like I was asked, abided by the threats that came my way and kept my mouth shut.I'm done hiding.Returning to my childhood town after so long wasn't an easy decision but I needed to move on from the past, take my life by the horns and make it my own again; scars and all...
  • Complicated Hearts by Ashley Jade

    Complicated Hearts by Ashley Jade

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 45 ratings
    Breslin —I was in love with Asher Holden the moment I saw him...and I knew nothing would ever be the same. Then he hurt me. He wrecked me. He ruined me. I spent three years putting myself together—fixing what he broke. I never thought I'd see him again after that day. I was counting on it. Little did I know—life had other plans...and things were going to become a lot more complicated...
  • Forced Submission Bundle 2 by Alexa Riley

    Forced Submission Bundle 2 by Alexa Riley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    BONUS: Bundle includes never before seen epilogues for all three stories! Taking What’s His Driving a truck and hauling cargo from coast to coast can be lonely. Sly’s been looking for a pet to keep him company, and late one night on the side of the highway, he finds her. Cameron is scared something bad is going to happen to her, but then he comes along, and she feels relieved...
  • Shattered Secrets by Kris Butler

    Shattered Secrets by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    They had tried to come for me. They thought I was still weak, damaged. Someone had tried to kill me...again. I was getting tired of this. They hadn’t been prepared for me to build relationships, to no longer be alone. They continued to underestimate me. I loved proving them wrong. Secrets threaten to shake me, to break me and as I uncover more of my past, each step leads me closer to the Council...
  • 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...
  • Beneath the Surface by Becca Steele, C. Lymari

    Beneath the Surface by Becca Steele, C. Lymari

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We saw something we shouldn’t have.Did something we shouldn’t have.And Cruz Martinez, the bad boy of Blackwell Lake, was there to witness it all.Now, someone is after us. Someone who knows our secret.We need to find out what’s beneath the surface…before it’s too late...
  • Strangers by Cassie James

    Strangers by Cassie James

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Whose idea was it to give an outsider her crown? In Patience, power is everything—and now Juliet’s got more of it than she ever wanted. But this time around, there’s far more at stake than a questionable family mystery. When love is on the line, Juliet will have to decide when to fight and when to walk away. You can never go back to being strangers...
  • Their Virgin Prize by Loryn Fox

    Their Virgin Prize by Loryn Fox

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I never imagined selling myself to a trio of billionaires, but it’s only one night in exchange for the rest of my brother’s life. How can I say no?The deal is sell my V-card at auction—oh, and allow the taking of my innocence to be livestreamed, too—in exchange for the cash I need to save my brother...
  • No Such Queen by Coralee June

    No Such Queen by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Atticus Dupont is my stalker. My savior.He wants to keep me to himself.Prince August saved my life. Just as I started to trust him, I was yanked from his arms and thrown into the deadly underbelly of the criminal kingdom. Atticus is my only ally in this place, and he revels in knowing that I must rely on him if I want to survive--if I want to get back to my husband...
  • The Dirty Ones by J.A. Huss

    The Dirty Ones by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    They said write what you know so that's what I did. I wrote dirty, I wrote erotic, I wrote the truth.And then they called me a liar. But it's not me who's lying, it's them.Our story isn't for everyone. It's not even for us.So if you're looking for the fairy tale and the stupid prince on his dumb white horse, move along. You've got a hold of the wrong book...
  • Signed for You by J.R. Dust

    Signed for You by J.R. Dust

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two men, danger around every corner, and a missing brother. It's like her life has turned into a book . . . That's all Charlie can decide when she thinks about the events of the last few weeks. While she's thrilled to lose herself in her beloved romance novels, it's like she's living in one...
  • Never Losing Hope by Y.V. Larson

    Never Losing Hope by Y.V. Larson

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I had five months. Five months of love and comfort.My name is Evelyn Miller, and I’ve been ripped away from my family. I don’t know what hell he has planned for me, but the difference this time? This time I’m angry. I will fight until my last dying breath to make it back to my men. I have a life worth fighting for, and a family who will always be with me...
  • God Complex by Darcy Dahlia

    God Complex by Darcy Dahlia

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What do you do when all your wildest dreams come true? My name is Kit Salazar and all of my dreams just came true. I’m a romance writer and my debut novel is going to be the summer’s hottest movie for two very big Rafe Burdock and Grant Stone. They’re Hollywood’s hottest actors. Any project they take on turns to gold and somehow they’re starring in a movie based on my book...
  • Sexy as Sin by W. Winters

    Sexy as Sin by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Willow Winters, comes a sexy second-chance MC romance.I took the fall for a crime I didn’t commit, and it cost me everything. Including the only woman I ever loved.I’m not the man she fell in love with. Four years behind bars made me harder, colder… with a temper I can’t control.But one look at Kat and nothing else matters...
  • Soldiers of Chaos- Chaos Abounds: Book 1 in the Soldiers of Chaos series by A.A. Askevold

    Soldiers of Chaos- Chaos Abounds: Book 1 in the Soldiers of Chaos series by A.A. Askevold

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There is darkness lurking inside us all. What would you do to escape yours? Nikki grew up in the Soldiers of Chaos Motorcycle Club and as far as women in MC's go she's somewhat of an anomaly. Nikki's one of very few patched female members in the existence of outlaw motorcycle clubs...
  • After Him by Kelly Finley

    After Him by Kelly Finley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From author Kelly Finley comes another steamy tale with a tragic hero brought to his knees by a heart-breaking secret. It's one he shares with the woman he left behind. Now, she will be his end... and his beginning.When you’re wanted…Redix Dean is so hot he breaks hearts upon sight.He promised he’d love me for infinity.After one tragic night, he lied.He moved to L.A...
  • Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow

    Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Princess in a TowerCaptive 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...
  • Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean

    Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    Welcome to Emerson Grove, with our fantastic university, suburban lifestyle, and the city nearby, you’re never going to want to leave. I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them...
  • In the Dark by Rosie Alice, V. Domino

    In the Dark by Rosie Alice, V. Domino

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sage Lindman had it all.Happy family, fulfilling life, popularity and a bright future ahead of her.Until a freak accident took it all from her.Now she belongs to Blackmore.Thrust into a brand-new life where anything can happen, Sage just wants to get through the next year and create her own destiny. Except, Blackmore brings more than a placeholder life. It brings secrets, truths, games and them...
    Categorized as:
    m-m-f  bisexual  menage  reverse harem  dark  m-m  bdsm  high-school
  • Knot Letting You Go by Lucy Scott Bryan

    Knot Letting You Go by Lucy Scott Bryan

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    I wanted them. They wanted me. We all wanted each other. But…Years later, I’m a completely different person, returning home with my new alpha, to pack. First though, I have to put an end to what the boys from my past started. Fate though has other ideas about us being finished. Chance meetings, half truths and my impending heat make for interesting times...
  • Under The Magnolia by Kelsey Soliz

    Under The Magnolia by Kelsey Soliz

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I met them when we were five. Constantine, Cameron, and Alexander. Our teacher bade us stand together in front of the class because we all had birthdays that first week. By the time we're 10, we've established our secret meeting spot amidst the branches of the giant magnolia tree that looms between my house and theirs. At 13, they finally noticed I was a girl...
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