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A Love like This by Kahlen Aymes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSettled in New York City, Ryan and Julia Matthews seek to enjoy their idyllic newlywed life together. Julia’s high-profile job at Vogue and Ryan’s promising career in medicine will surely set them up for everything they could ever want. Their only obstacle seems to be finding enough time to spend together...Categorized as:
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ALLURE by Nina Lane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratings"We both want this so badly. I can feel it resonating between us like the hot pull of our first attraction, tangible and intense." After lies and betrayal almost destroy their marriage, Dean and Olivia West reignite their blissful passion. The medieval history professor and his cherished wife are determined to fix their mistakes and fall in love all over again... -
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![Broken Crown by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Broken Crown by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the final standalone in the bestselling Mafia Royals Romances… Unrequited Love. Arranged Marriage. A love triangle for the ages.A contemporary mafia retelling of King Arthur and the Knights of the round table...Categorized as:
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![The Don by Stella Andrews]()
The Don by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMost fairy tales include a dark figure.The wicked stepmother dressed all in black wearing her anger for all to see.In my story she is dressed in innocence and fragility.Soft, gentle, sweet and loving, hiding her black heart beneath perfection.She came into the family and seduced three brothers.Then she married their father who sent them away... -
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![The Consigliere by Stella Andrews]()
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... -
![10 Days to Ruin by Nicole Fox]()
10 Days to Ruin by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI’m arranged to be married…To the devil himself.Unless I find a way out.Here’s how to lose a mob boss in ten DO act like the biggest brat the world has ever seen.Sasha’s face when you send dishes back at a five-star restaurant will be priceless.DON’T ask your dad for help.He’s the one who arranged this wedding in the first place.He won’t—can’t—save you now... -
![Craving A Thug's Love by Asia Monique]()
Craving A Thug's Love by Asia Monique
You're cordially invited to the wedding of Sheldon Black and Monroe Harper.HimI was in love with my fiance—the woman I was marrying in six weeks' time and she had no idea.HerI was marrying the love of my life, only he didn't see me in the same way. Falling for my fiance hadn't been the plan, but when did things ever go as planned?They were promised to one another before birth... -
![The Sin Trilogy Bundle by Georgia Cates]()
The Sin Trilogy Bundle by Georgia Cates
The Sin Trilogy is now available in a single volume. A NECESSARY SIN: I’ve watched him from afar for years. And he has no idea. I take joy in that. Through my observations, I’ve learned what makes this charming villain tick. Whisky. Power. Beautiful women. And Sex. Lots of it. Sometimes you must get into bed with the enemy for the greater good... -
![Revere by Bethany-Kris]()
Revere by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Legacy Novel She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen... -
![Skye by Jessica Ames]()
Skye by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSkye Pregnant and in the hands of my enemies, I have no choice but to hope the father of my baby will protect me. I should have known that nothing in my life is ever simple. Rage is furious when he learns the truth about who I really am and his club isn’t prepared to let me go... -
![Inked Athena by Nicole Fox]()
Inked Athena by Nicole Fox
Running from him once was hard.Doing it again will be impossible.Especially once he finds out I'm pregnant with his child.When he learns the truth, Samuil whisks me away to his Scottish castle.He says it's to keep me safe.But the bars on the windows say they're there to keep me contained.I want to hate him for locking me away... -
![Beautiful Sinner by Piper Stone]()
Beautiful Sinner by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen I first set eyes on Sevastian Kozlov, I didn't realize several years later I'd be forced into marrying him. He was the epitome of a beautiful sinner, but as the princess of an Italian mafia, he was considered the enemy. The moment I realized the deal struck between our respective fathers was to form an alliance with the Bratva, I knew I was obligated to honor my father's wishes...Categorized as:
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![Charming (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde]()
Charming (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDakota -- Having a half-brother who’s an infamous assassin isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At twenty-five, he’s still micromanaging my life. The moment Specter tells me about an arranged marriage to one of his associates I do what any sane woman would… I run. Never counted on meeting a biker I can’t seem to forget, nor did I plan on our two days together to have lasting consequences... -
![Mafia Bride by L. Steele]()
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... -
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![Loyalty by Bethany-Kris]()
Loyalty by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear—keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But stability is a delicate balance for a man like John, and shaky ground is only a single step away... -
![Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne]()
Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA drunk text from a stranger left a large stiffness in my trousers.What's REALLY wrong with this picture?I'm a single dad.She's half my age.And her defiance makes my blood boil.One thing's crystal I won't rest until I claim Aubrey.Taste her full lips.And devour every inch of her heavenly curves.But I'm not the only one who wants her.The Bratva thinks they own her.They have no clue...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler]()
Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth... -
![Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder]()
Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder
Good girls don't pick fights with a handsome billionaire at the dry cleaner's.Good girls don't steal his bespoke suit.Good girls don't take pictures of themselves wearing only the suit jacket.And good girls definitely don't hit SEND.But after catching my cheating ex-fiancé in the act three days before the wedding...... being a good girl was the last thing on my mind... -
![Dear Agony by Georgia Cates]()
Dear Agony by Georgia Cates
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDear Agony, You've been my shadow, following me through childhood—filling my days and nights with terror and uncertainty. You cleverly disguised yourself as some form of pain or suffering as I grew into a young woman. We were unwavering companions … until I severed our ties. I traded homelessness on the streets of New Orleans for a luxurious bed covered by the finest linens... -
![Embraced by E.C. Land]()
Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility.I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal... -
![The Senator by Lori Kent]()
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... -
![Tangled Loyalties by Ajme Williams]()
Tangled Loyalties by Ajme Williams
I wanted to scratch his face when I had to call him husband...Alessandro De Luca comes from a rival mafia family, and I’m supposed to hate his guts.Except that now I’m waking up married to him.Alessandro sees me as a pawn in this arranged marriage.I mean nothing to him...So why do I still feel like he owns my heart when he claims me every night?My wedding ring reminds me of our big lie...Categorized as:
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![Corrupted Oath by Brook Wilder]()
Corrupted Oath by Brook Wilder
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe destroyed my world when he corrupted me in his bed. By all means, I'm supposed to hate him.But somewhere along the line, the monster who stole me ended up stealing my heart.He promised me he would do anything to protect me.Anything to protect our baby growing in my belly.To keep me close.And never let me go... -
![Iron Rings by B. B. Hamel]()
Iron Rings by B. B. Hamel
I was arranged to marry his brother. Except Gian stole me away.I fell for Gian Rossi back in college. He was everything I gorgeous, intelligent, dedicated, and completely forbidden.Too bad he broke my heart.Now, years later, I’m supposed to marry his brother. It’s an arrangement between our families and I don’t have any other choice but to swallow my pride and accept... -
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![Unruly Protector : A Hero Club Novel by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Unruly Protector : A Hero Club Novel by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn arranged marriage.A moment washed in blood.A heart fueled by vengeance.It all consumes the life of one Unruly Protector.Clemente accepted an arranged marriage as part of a deal to keep his sister safe. Though, he never expected the woman he was now connected with for life creating a weakness he never saw coming... -
![Secret Offer by Stella Gray]()
Secret Offer by Stella Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWe’ll marry her off to the highest bidder…but I’ll pay the price.The Agency is an open secret among men of a certain tax bracket.You need a wife who understands your lifestyle? We’ll hand-select options from the eligible daughters of men who’d love to cement a business alliance with you. Sometimes, the daughters don’t even know they’re being set up...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky]()
The Dragon by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBOOK 2 Sequel to The Masseuse Never tickle a sleeping dragon… Past events have changed Ramsey Stone. In place of the warm, loving masseuse now stands a ruthless man with one pressing goal: revenge. No matter the cost, Ramsey will have his vengeance. Jezebel Carter has come to the realization that the man she knew and loved doesn’t exist... -
![Amanda's Dragonfly by Alexi Venice]()
Amanda's Dragonfly by Alexi Venice
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Amazon Bestselling Author Alexi VeniceAlexi Venice’s bestselling SAN FRANCISCO MYSTERY SERIES is a crime drama that tests the bonds of love and loyalty among Dr. Jen Dawson, Detective Tommy Vietti, and District Attorney Amanda Hawthorne. Amanda Hawthorne is a powerful District Attorney in San Francisco, defined by her beauty and own brand of justice... -
![Enemy Mafia Boss Daddy by Kira Cole]()
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 Bratva’s Secret Baby by Deva Blake]()
The Bratva’s Secret Baby by Deva Blake
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m forced to marry my ruthless Bratva ex. How long until he finds out that my child is his heir?After his rejection, I took my baby far away from the city and got a job as a librarian.I loved my innocent life, but now I’m forced to enter a marriage pact…With the Bratva daddy who once turned me down.I see him everyday in my child’s blue eyes.But I refuse to live in the past... -
![Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera]()
Lion's First Roar! by Roxie Rivera
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsafter Nikolai IIFree read from website - http://www.roxieriverawriter.com/news.. -
![Sunrise Malice by B. B. Hamel]()
Sunrise Malice by B. B. Hamel
I made a list of all my darkest fantasies.It was a meaningless joke—Right up until my arranged husband found it.Now it’s his mission to check off Every. Single. Box….The first time I meet my arranged husband, it’s a total nightmare.His family is caught in a bloody civil war, and now is the worst time imaginable to get involved with a wicked man like him... -
![10 Days to Surrender by Nicole Fox]()
10 Days to Surrender by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI had a plan to make a mob boss hate me.Good It worked.Bad I'm pregnant with his babies.Remember when I had ten days to make Sasha Ozerov hate me?Well, I succeeded.Just not the way I planned.Now, I'm hiding in France with his unborn twins,Trying to forget the monster who stole my heart.The devil who betrayed my sister.The man I can't stop loving... -
![Bound to a Monster: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel]()
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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![The Bratva’s Hostage Bride by Veda Rose]()
The Bratva’s Hostage Bride by Veda Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe took me hostage, locked me in, and knocked me up.I was at an innocent bachelorette party when a mafia war erupted around me. Next thing I know, a much older Bratva guy takes me to his penthouse. And before I can blink, I’m his forced bride and expecting his babies…I’m the quiet one, the one who’s happy in the library, the true crime podcaster... -
![Betrothed to the Badman by Hayley Faiman]()
Betrothed to the Badman by Hayley Faiman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDevyn O’Neil, princess of the Irish Mob, was raised to know her place. Marrying a man of her father’s choosing has always been her fate. Yet, she never imagined that one day she’d play the part of a pawn between men on the verge of war. She never dreamed she’d be betrothed to a Russian badman. Timofei Vetrov, son of New York’s Bratva king, grew up to be a bad boy prince... -
![Wicked Vows by Brook Wilder]()
Wicked Vows by Brook Wilder
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPavel Suvorov is the stranger of my dreams who trapped me in a living nightmare. You know how the story goes: you meet a handsome stranger one night, throw caution to the wind, and have a night you won't forget. By morning, you think you'll never see him. In my case, however, I saw him again in the worst possible way: Being told that I'm to be his promised bride and dragged to the altar...Categorized as:
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![Mine: Bloody Business Prequel by A.J. Wolf]()
Mine: Bloody Business Prequel by A.J. Wolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Bloody Business Prequel**Mafia Family | Arranged Marriage | Enemies to Lovers A burning sneer, a snide remark, and a stolen kiss. Three distinct memories among a million others that stain my childhood with Remy Luciano. Sour gummy worms and a nickname. Two more memories and everything I loved to hate started blurring at the edges.A wedding dress made for another... -
![The Boss's Secret by Lydia Hall]()
The Boss's Secret by Lydia Hall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI should’ve known that a one-night stand with the hottest man in the room would come back to haunt me later. Years later… I had put the night behind me – or so I thought. Maxim had a way of making me swoon for him at that party where I first met him. His arrogance worked in his favor and I fell right into his arms when he pulled me toward him... -
![Rhapsody by Cecilia London]()
Rhapsody by Cecilia London
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I'm never going to stop loving you, Caroline. It's just not possible."Major Caroline Gerard returns from a dangerous mission battered and bruised. Terrified to confront the emotional and physical gap between her and her husband, she's determined to do whatever it takes to avoid reality. Commander Jack McIntyre has been tasked with saving American democracy, but he has to save his marriage first... -
![His Proposal by Angel Rayne]()
His Proposal by Angel Rayne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI may be a monster, but I always get what I want.Letting Serafina go was a mistake. Maybe the biggest I’ve ever made.Too bad I didn’t realize it until she was forced into an arranged marriage with my worst enemy.I’ve always done whatever the mafia asked of me. Gave up everything I loved in the process.But I won’t do it this time... -
![King of Vegas: Part 2 by A.J. Wyatt]()
King of Vegas: Part 2 by A.J. Wyatt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsForbidden love between rival families...how can it ever end happily? Tahlia da Volterra I saved his life. Now, Vincenzo di Napoli has made me his captive bride. Whisked from Palermo to Las Vegas, I'm thrust into the world of Cosa Nostra where no one welcomes me.All I ever wanted was to join the Camorra, my family's dynasty...Categorized as:
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![Satin Empire by B.B. Hamel]()
Satin Empire by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA super-steamy arranged marriage mafia standalone romance with a grumpy, broken hero and a sunny-and-strong heroine from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.I accidentally stripped at my arranged fiancee’s club.It lasted ten seconds before he dragged me off stage.But his possessive jealousy woke something in me…I wasn’t born into the mafia and I’m still trying to find my place in the world... -
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![Corium Ever After by C. Hallman]()
Corium Ever After by C. Hallman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s been over two years since I made Aspen my wife, and I've still not grown tired of exploring every single inch of her body. I have made it my mission to destroy everyone and everything that has ever caused her pain. Now, it's time to erase the last reminders of the past that haunts her nightmares... -
![페이백 2 by SAMK, 푸죠킹]()
페이백 2 by SAMK, 푸죠킹
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings본격적으로 복수를 준비하는 유한, 그는 어째선지 섬뜩함이 느껴지는 정체 모를 남자, 제이로부터 비밀스러운 장소인 ‘앨리스의 미궁’에 초대받는다. 그리고 유한은 기억 저편에 묻어 두었던 ‘지화자 노래방’에 얽힌 한 남자와의 과거를 떠올린다... -
![My Dear Husband by Danielle Lori]()
My Dear Husband by Danielle Lori
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy Dear Husband…is a beautiful liarRelease date to be announced after the holiday - marriage in crisis- cheating- revenge cheating - angst that’ll make you puke - and, of course, an HEA with a cherry on the... -
![Untamed Vice by Lauren Marcie]()
Untamed Vice by Lauren Marcie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s the rebel girl’s greatest enemy… and her new husband I was never supposed to be anyone’s bride. No man ever looks twice at me, the disgraced mafia princess—a tomboy who gambles and drinks to drown out the ghosts of my past. But then my father announces my perfect sister isn’t allowed to get married until I do first. And her suitors bribe him to marry me. Gabriel Lombardo...Categorized as:
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![Paying the Mafia Don by Jailaa West]()
Paying the Mafia Don by Jailaa West
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTemporary debt. Permanent I'd rather drive off a cliff than enter another train wreck marriage—but duty and my daughter demands it. The Ismailovs owe me a bride and I'm coming to collect.Marrying into the Greek Mafia might be the biggest mistake of my life. Leandros is dark, broody, and dangerous. He is everything I shouldn’t want and everything I do.. -
![Ruined with a Promise by B. B. Hamel]()
Ruined with a Promise by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance I made a deal with a demon. Now I'm sleeping in his bed.I hate Ford Arc. I can’t stand his quirky smile, his dark sense of humor, and his obsession with pain and domination.He’s the ultra-wealthy son of a rival family and I was raised to find him repulsive.I despise him, right up until I need his help...
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