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Sancte Diaboli: Part One by Amo Jones
The Devil comes with baggage, and not the kind you can lose. I was two years old when he saved me. I didn’t understand much at that age, but I remember the pale boy with hair as dark as ink, saving me from two evils. He said he would protect me; I just didn’t know he meant from himself...Categorized as:
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![This Other Country by John Wiltshire]()
This Other Country by John Wiltshire
Nikolas is the sanest, straightest, person Ben knows, so can anyone tell him, why is he on a gay therapy course?Nikolas Mikkelsen could make a very long list of unpleasant things he's endured in his life. Then order it from 'nearly killed me' to 'extremely horrific and don't want to do again'... -
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![Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher]()
Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher
Dear Opportunist, You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now, that he's mine I'll do anything to keep him. Do you doubt me? I have everything that was supposed to be yours. In case you were wondering; he doesn't ever think about you anymore. I won't let him go....ever. Dirty Red Leah Smith finally has everything she has ever wanted. Except she doesn't...Categorized as:
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![Wasted Love with You by Whitney G.]()
Wasted Love with You by Whitney G.
The last time my husband gave me an orgasm was … Well, that's never happened. And from the way our marriage is crumbling under the weight of his lies, it never will.Alas, after fighting like hell for a divorce, I promise myself that I'll never waste love on anyone else.I don't even want to 'date' anyone else... -
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![A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre]()
A Divided Heart by Alessandra Torre
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan you love two men at once? Is there any future in that?Brant loves me fiercely.A brilliant billionaire who has owned my heart for four years, he keeps proposing, and I keep turning him down.I can’t marry him, not with all of the secrets between us.Lee uses me wildly.As grouchy as he is cocky, he's interested in getting me into his bed and little more...Categorized as:
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![Queen's Move by Nikita Slater]()
Queen's Move by Nikita Slater
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe declared war, she accepted the challenge. Vee is poised on the edge of a mob war. Born to the mob, abused by the mob, she is now ready to rise up and take over her dead husband's mafia holdings. She is queen in a beautiful and brutal city. She runs her organization with cool logic, passionate loyalty and an iron will. She's the perfect woman for the job... -
![Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London]()
Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDesperate times call for desperate measures.When I hit rock bottom I found Club Midgard was looking to hire. I knew nothing about BDSM when I interviewed with a man I couldn’t have dreamt up if I’d tried.In his world women are protected.In his world women are honored.In his world lay safety and happiness.ONLY if I gave him my submission... -
![Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti]()
Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS... -
![The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes]()
The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day... -
![The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux]()
The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt was love at first sight. Not just for Vivian, but for Corbin as well. Their eyes locked across the room, and that was all she wrote. But they didn't rush things. They wanted to do it right. After all, they would spend the rest of their lives together. The love of each other's life. Soul mates. He was the intense and fiercely protective soldier, and she was his doting and faithful lover... -
![Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris]()
Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris
My name is Justin, and when I was seventeen, I fell in love with a boy named Damon.Damon was sick, only I didn’t know it at the time. And like any disease left untreated, it festered and burrowed into the unaffected areas of us, until we were both so far from healthy, we were killing one another. Then a tragedy sparked our implosion... -
![Jezebel by K. Larsen]()
Jezebel by K. Larsen
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratings30 years of affection. 10 years of soul shattering love. 8 years of happy employment. 2 months of turmoil. 1 week of truth. A lifetime of betrayal. Would you have seen it coming? Annabelle Fortin landed herself in a bit of trouble. Mandated to community service at an assisted living facility for early onset dementia she meets Jezebel, one of the residents... -
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Zack by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsZack’s spent his whole life loving just one woman—Belle—only to have her walk out of his life and go half way across the world. But three years later, her unexpected return is stirring up feelings that never died, and Zack’s ready to do whatever it takes to get her back. Belle has never gotten over Zack, but she has secrets—secrets she knows could hurt those closest to her, Zack included...Categorized as:
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![The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood]()
The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below.The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost...Categorized as:
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![Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe conclusion to the Beauty's Beast trilogyThey say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.To appease them you must give your all.I’ve sacrificed everything.Lived through loss, and learned to love.To take the beauty with the pain.The rose with the thorns.This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.We’ll hold onto it forever.And hope our forever is longer than a day... -
![Undying by Madeline Sheehan]()
Undying by Madeline Sheehan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins...Categorized as:
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![The Con-Artist by Zoe Blake]()
The Con-Artist by Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIf I have to hurt her to get what I want... I will. No is not an option. My little con artist is about to learn I run my criminal enterprise with an iron fist. She is no exception. She will do as Daddy tells her or there will be pain. Little does she know how much I will enjoy inflicting it. This is a dark romance daddy dom series... -
![The Girl in the Front Row by Kelsey Kingsley]()
The Girl in the Front Row by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLennon Jacobs is nobody.Born with a rare eye condition and living in a world of black and white, she’s unable to drive, find an accommodating job, and have the life she’s always dreamed of. From her viewpoint, she can’t see anything special about herself—but Dylan Pierce disagrees...Categorized as:
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![Inescapably Yours by Lizzy West]()
Inescapably Yours by Lizzy West
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsComing Soon! We are overjoyed to invite you to the event of the She’s found the dress. He’s chosen the perfect ring. The venues are swathed in candles and flowers. Now, all that’s left is for these happy couples to make it down the aisle and say ‘I Do’...Categorized as:
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![Wicked as Seduction by Shayla Black]()
Wicked as Seduction by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll protect her…even if he has to take her captive to save her.Tech wiz and former elite soldier Forest “Trees” Scott had one mission: Rescue the woman being hunted by a vicious cartel and get her to safety. It should have been simple…but the minute he sees the wary beauty with haunted eyes, his desire for her complicates everything. So does her stubborn refusal to trust him... -
![Wicked as Seduction: Trees & Laila Part 1 by Shayla Black]()
Wicked as Seduction: Trees & Laila Part 1 by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll protect her…even if he has to take her captive to save her.Tech wiz and former elite soldier Forest “Trees” Scott had one mission: Rescue the woman being hunted by a vicious cartel and get her to safety. It should have been simple…but the minute he sees the wary beauty with haunted eyes, his desire for her complicates everything. So does her stubborn refusal to trust him... -
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Hawke by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier... -
![Absolution by Nicolina Martin]()
Absolution by Nicolina Martin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I was safe. But now I know, there is nowhere I can run where he won’t find me. The man who stalked me, hunted me. The man who conquered my body and stole my heart. The man who did everything in his power to destroy me. The father of my child. Just the sight of him fills me with terror. And a desperate, shameful longing... -
![Defy by Sienna Snow]()
Defy by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSophia Morelli’s wild and rebellious nature has earned her a notorious reputation in Bishop’s Landing. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Damon Pierce, her brother’s best friend and a Dom at Violent Delights with secrets of his own. The temptation to submit to his dangerous possession becomes too hard to resist...Categorized as:
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![Bystander by Sassa Daniels]()
Bystander by Sassa Daniels
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![Wicked as Secrets by Shayla Black]()
Wicked as Secrets by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’ll do anything to protect her from danger…but it will cost her everything.Security specialist Matt Montgomery has never forgotten—or forgiven—Madison Archer for walking away and ripping out his heart. Three years later, she crashes back into his life, terrified that her wealthy husband is trying to kill her. Matt vows to protect Madison…but there’s a price... -
![Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin]()
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades Freed from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades... -
![Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin]()
Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades Darker from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty... -
![The Forever One by N.O. One]()
The Forever One by N.O. One
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHell hath no fury like a scorned mafia queen.They couldn't have my blood so they went after my husband.Their mistake was underestimating me.Controlled by my past and the responsibilities my true heritage bestows on me, I’m driven to make decisions I never once considered... -
![Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGood girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few... -
![Dark Soul Vol. 4 by Aleksandr Voinov]()
Dark Soul Vol. 4 by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn "Dark Rival I," the noose tightens around Stefano Marino's neck. While Silvio and Franco are off taking care of the Russian problem, mutiny brews in Stefano's crime family. It soon becomes clear he can trust only one man in his life, but whether he can hold on to Silvio-and what it might cost his marriage-are questions for which he has no answers... -
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Junction X by Erastes
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSet in the very English suburbia of 1962 where everyone has tidy front gardens and lace curtains, Junction X is the story of Edward Johnson, who ostensibly has the perfect life: A beautiful house, a great job, an attractive wife and two well-mannered children. The trouble is he's been lying to himself all of his life. And first love, when it does come, hits him and hits him hard... -
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Tell Me Something True by Katherine Owen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTell Me Something True is the third book in the Truth In Lies series and cannot be read as a standalone. Please read This Much Is True and The Truth About Air & Water, books 1 and 2 in the Truth In Lies Series, first... -
![Lost in the Affair by E.K. Blair]()
Lost in the Affair by E.K. Blair
*An intoxicatingly risque stand-alone book. She's an author. She's a mother. She's a wife. She's a liar, a woman marked and bound by her own deceit. This is the astounding tale of how one woman battled through a year of scandals and betrayals, how her world fell from its axis with a single choice, and how she lost herself between reality and fantasy...Categorized as:
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![Bred to the Mafia Beast by Layne Daniels]()
Bred to the Mafia Beast by Layne Daniels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy brother promised his friend Perla she’d be safe from her stalker if she came home from college with him for winter break. I’m betting he didn’t count on me even knowing she was there. I’m supposed to be out of town on assignment for my boss, the unapologetic king of organized crime in St. Louis... -
![The Consequence by Ashley Jade]()
The Consequence by Ashley Jade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes the conclusion of a gritty, off-limits romance about mistakes, choices, and love conquering all. The world thought I belonged to another man...they were wrong...Categorized as:
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![Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters]()
Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFive steamy, contemporary romances. One collection. AMAZON TOP 100 best selling series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Those Boys Are Trouble includes all five of the full-length, stand-alone romances from the Valetti mafia series featuring filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys, HEAs and no cliffhangers... -
![Enter The Black Oak by Monique Edenwood]()
Enter The Black Oak by Monique Edenwood
Falling for a man like Jackson Wilder was not something I had planned.He was wild, experienced and savagely beautiful. He was also damaged and dangerous. Our love was a cosmic collision of lust and obsession that left me scorched by exquisite flames of desire and domination.Jack possessed me. He educated me. Loving him was the greatest pleasure I'd ever known.. -
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Jahleel by S. Ann Cole
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLibrarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here ******This book is about OBSESSION. The heroine is a tad loco. PLEASE read the sample before purchasing to determine if this book is for you.*********** A TRUE-ly fabricated story about Love & Obsession... I’m an idiot. I’m too stupid to be human. Too stupid to live. I lack common sense...Categorized as:
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![Only For Him by W. Winters]()
Only For Him by W. Winters
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFROM USA TODAY AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR, W WINTERS, COMES A PROVOCATIVE TALE OF A CLUB DESIGNED FOR WEALTHY SINNERS. IT'S A STORY CRAFTED FOR THOSE OF US WHO CRAVE THE VILLAIN.I'd have chosen her above all else...if only I could go back.Even if it meant I never got to kiss her, to love her, to be consumedby the woman she is and the love she gave me... -
![Scar by Liv Brywood]()
Scar by Liv Brywood
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI ruin everything I touch, and right now, all I want to touch is her...Demons lurk in the dark corners of my heart. My obsession with vengeance is a living, breathing monster in my soul. The moment Julia bursts into my clubhouse looking for protection, she’s doomed. Not because of the predators chasing her, but because of me...Categorized as:
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![The Sinners Touch by Apryl Baker]()
The Sinners Touch by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings~Kade I fucked up. She was the best and worst mistake I ever made. I took the coward’s way out and ran. Now I have a chance to make it right, but she's being stubborn. It used to be cute, but this time it can get her killed... -
![Vow of Vengeance by Shanna Handel]()
Vow of Vengeance by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe demands revenge, and I’m the one he wants. OpheliaHe breaks into my room, throwing my boyfriend out a window.He tells me I’m coming with him, and when I fight back…He punishes me in shameful ways that leave my skin on fire.I’m a virgin. Lonely. Out of place in my world.That doesn’t mean I belong in his sexual, dangerous, mafia one... -
![Dirty Dealings by A.J. Adams]()
Dirty Dealings by A.J. Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here and here.I could’ve strangled her. She knew it too because she stepped away quickly. “Touch me and I’ll have you!” she snarled.“Bruja mala leche! What the fuck do you think you’re playing at! You can’t push me around!”“Sure I can.” Her eyes were slate grey, the same colour as the sky, and just as cold. “I need help, and you’re going to give it... -
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![BIG BURLY KILLER by Erin Havoc]()
BIG BURLY KILLER by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe biggest, burliest, most handsome man ever is staring at me.I give him my number, then find out he was not looking at me, but at the woman behind me.A woman who shows up dead the next morning.I tell myself it couldn’t be him. It’s all just a coincidence.Then he shows up at my doorstep.Just my luck the first man to call me back is a hitman.Hired killer or not, I can’t deny the attraction... -
![Against All Odds by Angie McKeon]()
Against All Odds by Angie McKeon
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOur lives shattered... Our hearts broken... Our souls torn to pieces... He was my world, my whole life. My reason for breathing. I had a perfect marriage, a baby on the way, and I felt fulfilled—almost invincible. Until the day life hit, leaving me broken, vulnerable, and alone. She was my life. My ray of hope on the cloudiest day. With her, I thought I had the ultimate safety...Categorized as:
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![Kept by Cate Corvin]()
Kept by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI already had to leave college once to care for my sick mother. Thanks to the Second-Chance Scholarship, I have one last shot to finish my degree at Bourdillon University, a prestigious academy for the arts. But the three professors who control my future don't see a student, or an assistant librarian. They see prey.The Dean of Students, gentleman on the outside, beast on the inside...Categorized as:
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![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 ratingsThere 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... -
![What He Demands by Hannah Ford]()
What He Demands by Hannah Ford
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIntroducing WHAT HE DEMANDS, book three in the hot and sexy new WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford... Twenty-one-year-old law student student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have. But when she starts working for the sexy and mysterious Noah Cutler, Charlotte can’t help but dream about the gorgeous billionaire, even though she knows it’s just a fantasy... -
![Fraternizing by C.C. Brown]()
Fraternizing by C.C. Brown
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIntended for 18+. Strong sexual content, violence and vulgarity. Sometimes rules must be broken. Sometimes your beliefs are challenged. Other times... you just have to follow your heart. For Marine Corps Sgt. Alex Cruz, the Corps' rules and regulations have served as a blueprint for how he should live his life...Categorized as:
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