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Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away... -
Fatal Flaw by Marie Force
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBack from their honeymoon, Senator Nick Cappuano and D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland are ready for some normalcy after the whirlwind of their wedding, but someone has other plans for them. When Sam discovers wedding cards containing thinly veiled death threats, she's not sure if she or Nick is the target. Already on edge, Sam and her team start investigating a series of baffling murders...Categorized as:
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Fortune by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion... -
That Day by Karen Deen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA day, like no other.They happen once in a lifetime, they say.So why am I 'lucky' enough to have more than one? Here I am living life, minding my own business.Until the man I'd been fantasizing over for a year.Ends up in my bed. The sensual words he whispers late at night.His touch on my skin, ignites my inner vixen.Making me want things I've only ever written in words... -
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Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...Categorized as:
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Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make... -
Montana Rain by Josie Jade
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPsychiatrist Rayne Westerfield has found purpose in helping patients, especially those with PTSD, heal at the Resting Warrior Ranch. For her, there’s no greater calling than equipping people to fight the worst of their demons.But she’s never allowed anyone to help her fight her own.She’s kept her distance. Kept herself buttoned up tight... -
Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter two confidential informants are murdered by a drug lord the DEA has spent months trying to bust, agent Avery Carmichael is ordered to go undercover.She’s going to need some help infiltrating the outlaw world, which is where the hottest, most infuriating man she’s ever met comes in. Remy Fulton is the president of the newest Savage Kings MC chapter in Rockland, Virginia...Categorized as:
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A Dangerous Prize by Persephone Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNatalie Miller thought she could gamble with my heart.But she's about to learn I always make the final play.Released on bail, I'm a woman on the warpath. But vengeance will have to wait. First I need to reclaim my crown—and outplay my own Family.But Natalie is a wild card I can't ignore. She fooled me, seduced me, and betrayed me.I hate her... -
Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US... -
Lucas by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucas Bennett hasn't been able to catch a break lately.At the top of his growing list of disasters is the ongoing feud with Jake, his former best friend. It hasn't helped that the two are also prospects competing against each other for the single spot with the Savage Kings MC... -
The Absolution of Aidan by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAidan Hughes I was cruel to Deidre La Russo. Said things I should never say to a woman. Seen things happen to her. Things darker than the bottle of liquor I consume. I felt helpless. Defeated. The memories are more tortuous than the act of her torture. Then she walks back into my life, only she’s not alone. Deidre La Russo I have my reasons for leaving. I lived through hell... -
Huck by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene... -
Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes
I sold my soul to the Devil and he handed me over to someone far deadlier.After the death of my father, his enemies came knocking on my door. Left with no other choice, I agree to an indentured contract, selling my body to a criminal in exchange for my life.Only he never meant to keep me as his own...Categorized as:
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Reign of Royal by Samantha Barrett
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou know him as the son of Bishop and Kiara Murdoch, heir to the New York and Miami mafia but now you are about to know him as the Don of the Memento Mori.Are you ready for the reign of the heir?Buckle up and get ready for Royal Murdoch and the Memento Mori....Blurb and Cover coming soon.. -
Satin Princess by Nicole Fox
On the worst day of my life, I let Anton Stepanov save me.One night of freedom—that’s all he offered.But what he ended up taking was so much more.Now, I’m on the run from the devil who rescued me.What I didn’t realize is that devils come in all shapes and sizes.Someone I trust is betraying me.Someone I love is hiding things from me.And Anton is coming to reclaim what’s his...Categorized as:
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Throttle by Elyse Kelly
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow could he leave me here, with the city's most-dangerous motorcycle club? I’m a defense attorney, not a biker babe. And the oversized brute they assigned to protect me hasn't taken his watchful gaze off me for two seconds, annoying me every chance he gets...Categorized as:
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The Girl in the Springs by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSerenity Springs is a picturesque small town where everyone knows your name.Well, that was the case until one phone call changed everything... PI Bridget Hartley is obsessed with all things mystery.She even has a reputation for being Serenity’s go-to detective.With the exception of small-town drama and the occasional crime, life in Serenity is serene... -
Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGorgeous gangster Mick Sinatra has recovered from the vicious attack that nearly took him out, but the organizations that spearheaded his downfall are still up and running. His own organization is fractured and bleeding and his ability to maintain control is questioned. He knows he must trust no man, he must verify everything, and he must fight to the death to reassert his dominance... -
Mick Sinatra 7: Breaking My Heart by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMega-mob boss and sexy hunk Mick Sinatra has battles on every front. From his son’s drug dealing, to his daughter’s love alliance with a man with hidden agendas, Mick has to put out fires before they burn him down. But when his beautiful, African-American wife is threatened, and a figure from his past comes back to haunt him in an unexpected way, he knows the game has changed... -
The One for Forever by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's the older man I've always wanted. An ex-Special Forces hero. My best friend’s dad.And now, he's the bodyguard assigned to protect me while I prosecute a killer.I’ve wanted Rex Easton since I was eighteen, yet he’s never looked at me twice. I’m determined to finally get over this crush. But after he swears to protect me from the faceless thugs who are after me, I can’t avoid him...Categorized as:
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Drive Me Crazy by Tracy Wolff
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHis rival’s in his bed, and this rocker is ready to play. Former rivals Quinn Bradford and Elise McKinney are not friends, at least not anymore. As teens, all they cared about was psyching each other out before concerts...Categorized as:
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The Don's Doorstep Baby by Ashlie Silas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe billionaire, the don, and the cute kid on the doorstep... the end. Or so I thought.I never expected to see him again but here he is, his presence as commanding as ever.His features are just as strikingly handsome as they were years ago.My relationship with Xander was a rollercoaster destined to crash so, I saved us both the trouble and left.My only regret is the one thing I had to do... -
Neighborhood Watch by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRules to Join The Neighborhood Watch: 1. If you see something, say something 2. Report all illegal activities to the authorities 3. Do not associate with criminals 4. And certainly don't fall for them! Tori Bellows is a really good friend. She's always there when a shoulder is needed to cry on, to give dating advice, or for a good ol' time... -
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The Devil's Temptation by Emily Rose
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStoneHe doesn't trust her, but at the same time, he can't resist her. She's his greatest temptation.Full Blurb to Come... -
Grimm by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only for one night she were mine.GrimmI’ve done everything in my power to keep away from the one woman I want most. Not only because she’s a brother’s daughter but because she’s too young. To have her, she would have to give up everything else.Danger comes to our doorstep, and not for the first time... -
West Side Gory by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife is going great for Gladie Burger. She’s having lots of sex with her hottie boyfriend, Chief of Police Spencer Bolton, she’s settled into her matchmaking career, she’s got a new car, and it’s been over two weeks since she’s stumbled on a dead body. It seems like she’s finally got her life on track, since she moved in with her psychic grandmother to help her with her matchmaking business... -
Cato by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe was idling by the curb, waiting for one of his friends when a woman jumped on the back of his bike, wrapped her arms around him, and begged him to drive... -
Savage Saint by Luna Kayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsREGARDLESS OF OUR NAME, WE ARE NO SAINTS.LUCKILY, THE WOMEN WE LOVE ARE AS WICKED AS WE ARE.LENNOX SAINTI am who I am for a reason.The monster the world sees when they look at me was born twenty years ago to protect my brothers from the same fate I endured on my sixteenth birthday.After that night, I locked myself away until the night I met Sloane...Categorized as:
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Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER?My life is no fairytale.I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess.She’s the femme fatale in the story.Fuck. Marry. Kill.I chose the former. She chose the latter.My family chose the option neither of us wanted.For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one... -
Royal Haze by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI pledge allegiance to her…and only her.The stunning conclusion to The Painted Daisies series. Singer and lead guitarist Nikki Rani will do whatever it takes to keep her mom and her band safe, even if it means keeping secrets about her friend's murder. She failed her loved ones once and won't be taken in again by a ridiculous story.There are no fairy tales in her future... -
Charring Bones by Brandy Hynes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’re either the hunter or the hunted. The lion or the lamb. Bound on an altar. Belts of deceit. Tangerine skies. Taunted by time. Scorch. Stack. Salt. Gage She’s my nightmare. My weakness. My Wicked. Ainsley Morelli was everything I craved, the breath in my lungs, my only home. But she sent me to die, and threw dirt on my grave. That was another life. When she had the upper hand... -
Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen she was six, a horrific crime against a family member determined the course of Melissa Dixon’s life. It eventually drove her away from her tiny, Mississippi home town, away from her family, and into a career in law enforcement. Living and working in NYC, she keeps the past locked away tight, memory relegated to rare nightmares... -
Irish Rebel by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaitlínAfter finally convincing my over-protective family to let me visit my uncle in Dublin, I know this may be my only chance to experience everything I’ve always wanted: Adventure. Excitement. Freedom.Until I’m introduced to the man assigned to be my bodyguard. With his silver-flecked hair and wicked scar, Roarke radiates power and danger. Everything I’m drawn to...Categorized as:
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Judge: Royal Devils MC Colorado by Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears ago, Judge helped a young girl in desperate need.As a man, he now watches over her from afar, ensuring she’s safe.As a young girl, Ava was a victim of a brutal attack, and those responsible were jailed.However, Ava always maintained another man was present, but no one believed her.When those who attacked her are available for parole, Ava and Judge are thrust into each other’s orbit... -
Dillon's Universe by Isabel Wroth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlue Oyster Cult is playing on the radio as Dillon enters the lair of bikers, and she can't help but look around for the shadow of death that invaded her home and sent her racing to Austin. Every letter written by that specter, that reaper on her flesh, burns like the kiss of liquid nitrogen. A warning she's forced to hand-deliver to some guy named Nasa...Categorized as:
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Silenced by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaxwell ‘Maxie’ Oliver wasn’t looking for trouble. She would have rather remained oblivious. Now that she has information she doesn’t want, a missing coworker, and a scandal on the horizon, Maxie doesn’t think she can remain quiet.But being a whistleblower comes at a high price, and Maxie isn’t willing to risk her life... -
No True Legend by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeast. Monster. Legend.But what's the truth about the man they call Nine?Everybody gossips about him in Heart's Edge.Outlaw. Savage. Walking tragedy.A mess of ink and scars darker than his soul.A small town villain.Yeah, I don't believe it.Because there are so many different stories.And Nine isn't a psycho beast-man in all of them.Some say he's a man still in love... -
Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIvy Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a debonair British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her boyfriend was in her life—and her bed—more than just sporadically. Part of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows that secrecy is what has kept him alive...Categorized as:
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The Deliverance of Dilan by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDilan Levy. The mysterious man The man with a war to end. The man who was put behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. The man who disappeared after he was shot. The man who fell for the woman. The innocent woman. He’s back to deliver his rightful revenge. Anna Drexler. He saved her life. Took a bullet for her. Then left. For six long months, she’s tried to forget him... -
Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAgent: Kennedy BarnesTarget: Phoenix AshCrimes: Computer Hacker, Money Launderer, HeartbreakerMission: Get close and surviveAfter living her life in the shadows as the daughter of a congressman’s secret affair , Kennedy Barnes joins ‘Project Greenlight’ - a clandestine intelligence organization. She’s out to prove she’s more than her father’s dirty secret.One of her first assignments is simple... -
Tessa's Trust by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen the shoe drops, it always hits her on the headTessa Albertini has spent much of her life guest-starring in other people's stories. Her older sister is a type-A personality who creates opportunities like other people build hopes, and her younger sister finds trouble like it's an integral strand of her DNA...Categorized as:
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Best Friend's Brother's Surprise Baby by Kira Cole
My job was to keep her safe.Instead, I ended up getting her pregnant…Aurora Costa is my sister’s best friend.She might be beautiful and curvy as sin,but she’s not about to become one of my one-night stands.Not if I can help it.The only problem?My sister’s unique tendency to get into trouble.When Francesca gets stuck in a predicament,Aurora rushes to her aid, only to end up witnessing an execution...Categorized as:
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Deal With The Devil by Alannah Carbonneau
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI chose him because he was the biggest, baddest looking man in the crowd.It was a spur-of-the-moment decision based exclusively on fear. Fear that my cheating, handsy in a not nice way, ex-fiancé might catch me.He wrapped me up in muscle and ink, his voice rough, smoky sin as he stood at my back to save me from a monster.Before I know it, Mr... -
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Stoker: Untamed Sons MC by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStokerAfter getting out of prison, I'm ready to restart my life again. My brothers in the Untamed Sons Motorcycle Club welcome me back into the fold with open arms. I'm not looking for a relationship or anything serious. I want to get my life back on track first, but then Layla walks into my life and all my plans come undone... -
Marriage and Malice by Kira Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll girls dream of their wedding day. The dress, the flowers, the groom…Being sold to the cartel by their own father.My marriage is mutually beneficial. The cartel gains the legal protection my father offers as the Head of State and the cartel can help my father with his not-so-legal issues. Its win win for everyone except me.As I’m settling into my new life, a surprising twist happens...Categorized as:
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Radge by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeribeth - Chaos erupts, causing my parents to force me into an arranged marriage. When I try to coerce circumstances to take a turn, that’s when true mayhem strikes.Ramsey - She’s wild, crazy, and a streak of violence runs through her veins. But the headstrong, gorgeous redhead landing right in my lap is the key to executing a plot for vengeance... -
The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElenaMy life was planned from the moment I was born. I am to marry for my family, to cement old alliances and create new ones. I know I have no say in who will be standing at the end of the aisle, but I didn’t expect my father to sell me to a monster. Kane Fraser is known for his cruelty and his coldness. In a few weeks’ time he will become my husband and will have complete control over my life... -
Vows and Vendettas by Sade Rena, L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mafia Romance AnthologyOur underworld is filled with bloodshed and malice, and darkness dominates our lives. It’s our world… where limits are built of smoke, and their rules have no power. And when we find the object of our deepest desires, we are ruthless. Nothing, not even their defiance, will stand in our way. We cast our shadows on them, and they give our corruption a purpose...Categorized as:
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Vows and Vendettas by Sade Rena, L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mafia Romance AnthologyOur underworld is filled with bloodshed and malice, and darkness dominates our lives. It’s our world… where limits are built of smoke, and their rules have no power. And when we find the object of our deepest desires, we are ruthless. Nothing, not even their defiance, will stand in our way. We cast our shadows on them, and they give our corruption a purpose...Categorized as:
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