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Anarchy by Tate James
Five years ago, I made a choice that I haven’t regretted a day since. I protected the single most important person in my world, my little sister. I protected myself, and I seized control of the Tri-state Timberwolves. Since then, I’ve wielded that power with an iron fist. Done whatever it took to take care of my people. Kept us out of the public eye, and kept us safe... -
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Deity by Sheridan Anne
Betrayal cuts deeper than any knife stabbed through your back. It slices through you and makes you wish for the sweet demise of a bullet shot straight out of Carver’s gun. I trusted them. King, Cruz, Grayson and Carver were not only the Kings of Ravenwood Heights, but the kings of my heart and now … they’re my executioners.They took away everything I had... -
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![Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart.And now it’s my turn to fight for them.I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive.But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war... -
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Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. 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... -
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![Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz]()
Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsCallie Jensen has officially taken a step into the world of romance, but even that can't be uncomplicated. She's pretty sure that more than one guy is showing interest in her, and with no experience on the matter, she's not sure how to handle it. It certainly doesn't feel normal. However, the harem she seems to be building with the Delta members is the least of her worries... -
![Dangerous Men by Evelyn Ward]()
Dangerous Men by Evelyn Ward
“Careful, Sydney. No one likes an angry woman.”Sydney Sinclair has spent her life trying to be good.And it hasn’t always been easy.Reeling from a bad breakup, Sydney’s life takes an unexpected turn when a night out with her best friend leads to an encounter with Alec, a wealthy and enigmatic businessman... -
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Relentless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine. He came to save me… but what he finds could destroy him. I might have accomplished the impossible and walked back up those stairs. But I wasn’t naïve. Freedom didn’t await. Only more locked doors and nightmares. My captivity means nothing now... -
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Delirium by Katie May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsELLIE New secrets and shocking revelations have brought me and my guys closer together. We must work as a team to bring down the Paragons of Prosperity once and for all. But with one of my men presumed dead, another being actively recruited by the cult in question, and the other three chasing lead after lead, I fear we may be in way over our heads... -
![Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine]()
Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn 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... -
![Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox]()
Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox
I lied…My name isn’t Cecilia. When the doors of my past were pried open, all of my skeletons came tumbling out. I’d lived my whole life thinking the worst had already happened, and nothing else could hurt me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.In the wreckage I’m reborn. I’ll do anything to get my revenge on those who’ve wronged me and the man who stole my throne, My uncle... -
![The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz]()
The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter their last encounter, Nikolai Ivanov proved that he's done toying aroung and is finally making his move. Callie Jensen and everyone she loves are more at risk than ever before. It's going to take the entire team working together if they all want to make it out alive...Categorized as:
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![Unseen (Joker's Wild Novella) by B. Livingstone, Indie Black]()
Unseen (Joker's Wild Novella) by B. Livingstone, Indie Black
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when the dutiful wife is pushed too far?Rebellion and Freedom.While the whole world searches for the senator’s missing housewife,Zoey crafts a plan to guarantee she steers clear of their radar... -
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Lawless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn 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... -
![The Return by Amelia Shea]()
The Return by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBorn 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... -
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![Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss]()
Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss
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... -
![Cardinal Rose by Mia Smantz]()
Cardinal Rose by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCallie finally found a home. It's everything she's ever dreamed of - friendship, family, and a healthy dose of romance, which Dr. Harper repeatedly reminds her is a good thing since it will help her deal with her most recent loss. So, why can't she be happy? That reason comes in the form of one Russian mob boss named Nikolai Ivanov... -
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Perfect Little Revenge by K.G. Reuss
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... -
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Why Don't You Save Me? by Rae Knight
We will get her back. No matter the cost.Tori’s been taken. Nico's done the unthinkable—kidnapped her right from under our noses.We’ve spent years fighting for her, trying to prove that we’re the ones who deserve her, and just when we managed to have her the way we've wanted, he’s got her. He’s using her. Telling her to say she hates us, that she never loved us...Categorized as:
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Vice by Mila Sin
Have you ever inadvertently flashed fifteen thousand people on a live stream? No? Just me? Damn.Hi, I’m Sage. MavenOfMischief, former escort, current junior at Steiner University. And four months ago, my carefully constructed online gaming persona went viral... -
![Vengeance & Sin by Sara Hinds]()
Vengeance & Sin by Sara Hinds
Never stop surviving. For as long as I can remember, this has been my life. Be who they want, do what they want, and keep their attention on me. If all they see is me, the other girls are safe, making it all worth it. I would do anything to keep them from going through what I have. Over the years, I’ve changed hands and owners. I’ve lied, killed, and fought, but the goal is always the same... -
![What Is Love by Ashley N. Rostek]()
What Is Love by Ashley N. Rostek
I can’t remember a time my skin was not blemished with black, purple, and blue.I don’t know what it’s like to breathe without the weight of fear on my chest.From a young age, I mastered how to lie and how to hide my pain behind a practiced smile. I was never told, but I’ve always known that I need to cover my punishments beneath pretty, pastel clothes and white pearls... -
![Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis]()
Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis
In the secret society of The Luminaries, no sin will go unpunished… The Greed & Gluttony Luminary has trapped us into executing his evil plans, and it seems we have little option but to agree. Carter has orchestrated Chad’s kidnapping, and he holds my mom’s life in his hands... -
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Breakers by Bea Paige
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...Categorized as:
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![A Day of Ruin by Steph Macca]()
A Day of Ruin by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do my high school sweetheart, roommate and work associate have in common?They all loved me and now they hate me.My family used to run this town. Until that fateful night when my mother died, and an innocent man went to prison…And it was apparently all my fault.Not only did the entire town now hate me, but I was left with my mother’s secret crippling debt. And I had to face everything alone... -
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![Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks]()
Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIt started with an Obsession… We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her... However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have... -
![Cruel Hearted by C.M. Wondrak]()
Cruel Hearted by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The syndicate of hardened criminals I planned on destroying. Things are not what they seem. Someone knows my secret, and it’s not someone I ever expected. He knows my truth, and he understands my need for vengeance—though he’s tried to convince me otherwise. What he doesn’t understand is if I don’t have justice, I’m nothing. I’m not Shay, not Celene...Categorized as:
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![Ruin by Caitlyn Dare]()
Ruin by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA 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... -
![Deceptive Truce by Heather Long, Michelle Lancaster]()
Deceptive Truce by Heather Long, Michelle Lancaster
Life has been a series of exquisite disasters…Do you ever lie to yourself? I do. Making friends has been the cruelest choice I ever inflicted upon myself. I like to say I don’t regret it, and for the most part that’s true.I resent it.I despise him because he left me behind, following another battle in this war we’ve been waging...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set by Eva Ashwood]()
The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set by Eva Ashwood
This set contains all three books in the bestselling Dark Elite series. Dive into a world of violence, obsession, heart-twisting angst, and dangerous romance. Complete trilogy with a HEA!They say the devil goes by many names, and I know four of them:Ciro, Hale, Zaid, and Lucas.My father was once a powerful player in the Chicago underground, but six years ago, he left that life behind... -
![Chaos Crown by Ruby Vincent]()
Chaos Crown by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChaos Crown description will be published closer to the release date to prevent spoilers... -
![Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp]()
Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI grew comfortable in the silence of my thoughts. I thought it was safe to move past my trauma. But did I ever really move past it? Me... Sadie Graves... confronting my trauma and moving forward in a healthy way?Hell no.I shoved all those memories into a tiny little box and forced it to the back of my mind where it has sat for a year... -
![Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone]()
Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone
Just because I’m new to the dark doesn’t mean I can’t embrace it…I used to have a decent life. A normal life. Then my mother decided to marry into the Irish mafia and everything changed.Suddenly, normal was in my rearview and I was stuck in the uppity hell known as Brooke Hollow Academy. The only upside I found was the brutally hot guy I met on day one.Dylan Blackthorne...Categorized as:
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![Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce]()
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished...Categorized as:
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Penance by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRegret, remorse, repent.With the ghost of my past unexpectedly crashing back into my life, his presence threatening to tear through everything I’ve built, I’m quickly losing grip on my sanity.Voices start to whisper, infecting me with their poison as I struggle to battle against them. Mentally forced down into the deepest pits of hell, phantom hands trying to bury me in the fiery decay... -
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![Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel]()
Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI was an innocent virgin. They didn't care.Even good girls sometimes need a little discipline.But they're going to do much more than just spank me.They're going to make me be a very, very naughty girl for them. First she will blush. Then she will beg.Protecting her is our job. Taming her will be our pleasure.By the time we are done with her, she won't just be screaming our names... -
![Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak]()
Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The criminal organization that owns everyone in Cypress, a group of people who rule the city in blood and blackmail. My plan is to take them down. Whether it’s one by one or all together, I will watch the Black Hand burn for what they did to my family five years ago. For my parents, for my brother… this vengeance is for them. I have both Jameson sons wrapped around my fingers... -
![The Saint by Delaney Dare]()
The Saint by Delaney Dare
They say I’m theirs. They say they aren’t ready to let me go. Too bad they only bought me for a night.Selling my virginity is an easy decision. I need money, and the masquerade auction is the perfect opportunity to make enough cash to get far away from Chicago and the family who turned their backs on me.I thought I knew what to expect until I saw them standing before me.Imposing.Dangerous... -
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Savage Knights by Jillian Frost
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe ghosts of our past have come back to haunt us.Kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder, I’m promised to marry another man, a ruthless Mafia boss who has an ax to grind with the Salvatore brothers.And he wants to use me to get his revenge.The men we thought were hunting me are the least of our problems. As it turns out, the real monsters were right under our noses all along... -
![Dirty Secrets by R.E. Bond]()
Dirty Secrets by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLiving in Hawthorne Heights wasn’t for the weak.Crime and violence surrounded us, but we did what we had to in order to survive.Not everyone made it out alive though when dodgy deals went wrong.My brother had proved that when he’d been killed right in front of me when I was twelve.I’d managed to dodge the foster system, thanks to my brother’s best friend...Categorized as:
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![Poison Kiss by Steffanie Holmes]()
Poison Kiss by Steffanie Holmes
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI may be blind, but they won’t see me coming.Cassius. Victor. Torsten.My monster. My strength. My heart.Three cruel, broken kings who kissed me with poisonAnd woke me from my slumber.I used to think that my future lay beyond ivy-covered walls;College, a career, a white-picket fence…But now I’m bathed in blood and fire.Now I wear their thorny crown,and sit upon a throne of skulls... -
![Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad]()
Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNever feed your fears, Saoirse, because if you do, they will eat you alive.Those were the last words my mother uttered before the masked men arrived.She begged me to run, to save myself from the past she kept hidden.But here's the thing, the past doesn't stay buried forever, and somebody has to pay the price for the choices she made.All the King's horses and all the King's men..Categorized as:
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Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
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Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
![Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston]()
Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI thought they’d be my salvation, but they look at me like I'm theirs.Beaten, starved, broken.With nowhere else to go, my only hope to survive is to sell my soul to the devil. After all, when you have nothing, even poison starts to look tempting. But the brutal men that work beneath him are just as trapped as I am, and now it's too late for me to back out... -
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![Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose]()
Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEighteen girls. Dead.Eighteen lives. Ended.Eighteen futures. Stolen.Harlow Michaels has only ever known her cage, and the nearby screams of dying victims that paint her reality.Held captive by the sadistic Pastor Michaels, she’s tortured and abused, until fate offers her the chance to escape.But freedom comes at a heavy cost... -
![Betrayal & Deception by Sara Hinds]()
Betrayal & Deception by Sara Hinds
Sin used to run this city until Vengeance ran them out.Too bad they didn’t get them all.Like a parasite, they linger, and while they’re still here, nobody is safe.Freedom means nothing if I’m constantly watching not only my back but the backs of the people I care about. And with every day that passes, that list of people grows, no matter how hard I try to fight against it... -
![Desire by Jenn Bullard]()
Desire by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy story is a complicated one because I’m the villain in my sister’s happily ever after.Time doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. Instead, it twists what you know.I’m twenty-four years old and still considered a minor in Cinder’s kingdom... -
![Mafie Queen: Brutal Boys of the Mafie by T.R. Oldin]()
Mafie Queen: Brutal Boys of the Mafie by T.R. Oldin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEvie When I was a little girl, my mother used to tell me everything would be okay. Scary movie? Don’t worry, it gets better. You believe monsters are under your bed? Don’t worry, daddy will slay them... -
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Bloodlines by Bo Reid
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBlood makes us a family, the blood just isn’t our own. Morana Valdis is finally free of her monster, or so she thinks. Living in the snowy mountains of Aspen Colorado with her family she no longer concerns herself with the spilled blood from her past... -
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Retribution by Crystal North
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome secrets refuse to stay buried... it’s time for Retribution.***Raven hasn’t had it easy; her life has been a whirlwind of clusterfucks and disasters, but the latest has left her reeling. She’s faced with a tough decision: crumble and break, or rebuild and come back fighting harder than ever...
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