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Easton by Riley Edwards
My father was a complicated man.The world knew him as a criminal who consorted with other, worse criminals. To me, he was my savior—the man who'd rescued a scared, orphaned little girl. He'd taken me in when I had no one. Duty bound, I became the woman he wanted me to be.Powerful. Respected. Resourceful.The Mediator. The Dove... -
![The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn]()
The Tallest Tower by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI hate Felix Malone with all my heart and soul. He’s the second born son of a murderous don.The newest leader of the Malone mafia family now that his father is dead.But if I could have hoped a change in management would mean a positive shift for the notorious crime family, then I’m proven wrong as Felix quickly settles into his new role and lays scourge on New York City... -
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![Reckless: Sins of the Father by Nicole James]()
Reckless: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a STEAMY, WOKE UP MARRIED IN VEGAS, AGE GAP, MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived! Harley Jean—The pounding in my head wakes me— that and the fact that I have to pee. Must have been one hell of a bachelorette party last night... -
![High Class by Ivy Nelson]()
High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin.Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile.Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction.Now the mayor of New York City is dead.I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this...Categorized as:
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![Going Rogue by Amelia Shea]()
Going Rogue by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQuinn O’Malley’s less than stellar life drags her even deeper, plummeting her into a dark abyss when her misfortune designates her Enemy Number One to the devil himself.After an altercation and deal gone wrong, Quinn finds herself living on borrowed time, at the mercy of a notorious, ruthless, and unpredictable King of the Underground. She has nothing of worth to bargain with except her life... -
![Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen]()
Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…SmokehouseI didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams.Our one night together made me question everything.But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...Categorized as:
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![They Will Burn by Montana Fyre]()
They Will Burn by Montana Fyre
The key to being queen is to never let them see you stumble. They betrayed me. They made me believe they cared for me, only to break my heart. And now I find myself in the hands of the only man more terrifying than the four men who handed me to him... -
![Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell]()
Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Bratva Boss wants me dead.Too bad I’m pregnant with his baby.I’ve run far and wide to escape the Devil’s rage.But it wasn’t long before he caught me.Now I’m standing in front of him bound and naked.About to face the consequences of my betrayal.With every inch of my skin exposed to his will,And my life flashing before my watery eyes,He draws my traitorous body under his spell... -
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French Kissing: Season Three by Harper Bliss
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN B079Y3G6HS moved to the more recent edition Paris... City of lights, City of love... City of drama! It has been six months since Dominique and Steph came out publicly... -
![Oath of Obedience (Deviant Doms) by Jane Henry]()
Oath of Obedience (Deviant Doms) by Jane Henry
Marriage to a stranger is only the beginning.She'll have my baby, too.Many things have changed while I've been in prison.The Family has been decimated.Our enemies have gotten bolder.My brother has taken the reins as the new Boss.But one thing hasn’t changed: my loyalty.So when I’m released from prison only to be shackled to the daughter of our organization’s biggest traitor, I agree...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Prince by Aidèe Jaimes]()
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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![A Madness of Crows by Evelyn Flood]()
A Madness of Crows by Evelyn Flood
No longer an heir. No longer a daughter. No longer a Crow. Now, I am a wife. An accessory. A toy. Ripped away from the men I love, they want to break me. Strip away everything that made me into who I am, and create something new. I was Caterina Corvo. But now, I am Caterina Asante. For them, I will fight. For her, I will endure. But every day, it becomes harder to remember who I used to be... -
![Diamond by J.A. Low]()
Diamond by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRound 2 with the Devil begins.Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now.Or so she thought.When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her... -
![SEAL's Fake Girlfriend by Leslie North]()
SEAL's Fake Girlfriend by Leslie North
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDanger and desire go hand in hand…When her little sister Robyn is kidnapped, Rhianne Carlson promises herself she’ll do anything to bring her home safely. Even if it means reluctantly teaming up with private security agent and former Navy SEAL Eric Cruz.Despite his smoldering good looks and undeniable talents, Rhianne has never trusted this sinfully sexy agent... -
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![Lumberjacks of Blackbear Bluff Complete Collection by Lilah Hart]()
Lumberjacks of Blackbear Bluff Complete Collection by Lilah Hart
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn Blackbear Bluff, North Carolina, a logging crew faces temptation from a new local bakery. The sweets aren't the only thing tempting them, though. Young, beautiful women come to town to work...and end up finding love along the way... -
![Tex by Zoe Dawson]()
Tex by Zoe Dawson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael “Tex” Penn comes under fire when a mission goes bad and the Navy pilot embedded with the team is killed in action. The pilot's wife, the daughter of an influential senator, wants answers the Navy has forbidden him to give. The OP was as black as night and Top Secret classified... -
![Hostile Vows : Souza Cartel by Autumn Archer, Hostile Kingdom]()
Hostile Vows : Souza Cartel by Autumn Archer, Hostile Kingdom
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today best-selling author, Autumn Archer, comes a Forced Marriage, Friends to Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Romance duet. In the criminal underworld, love is a distraction that will get you killed.Finding out I’m a mafia princess was an unpleasant surprise because it meant my coveted bloodline had sealed my fate... -
![Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond]()
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... -
![Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley]()
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... -
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Love Esq. by Devon Atwood
Azura Brady is a shark in the courtroom,But she’s about to become the prey. Azura has to chase down a crime syndicate of lumberjacks. As bizarre as that sounds, it’s her only lead to help her brother, Dr. Amos Brady, and some of her wealthiest clients... -
![Truth in Pieces by R.C. Boldt]()
Truth in Pieces by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author RC Boldt melds sizzling romance with this unique tale of intrigue and deceit that will keep readers guessing until the very end...Ruthless. Cunning. Deadly. That’s Nico Alcanzar, Miami’s biggest drug cartel leader.And I’ve found myself directly in his crosshairs. He plans to use me to eliminate his number one competitor... -
![Irish Rebel by L.K. Shaw]()
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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![Bulldog by Delta James]()
Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
![Jaded by D.D. Prince]()
Jaded by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWant equal rights?Don't f____ a biker.Want safe and predictable?Do not fall for a biker.Want wind in your hair, fire in your soul, and a man's fingerprints on your body, marking you as his and only his, to be protected and treasured forever?Don't accidentally become a club bunny... -
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![Play Pretend by Claire Brooks]()
Play Pretend by Claire Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA year ago, I told a lie...now, it's haunting me. Ronan Caldwell is my grumpy, too-handsome-for-his-own-good neighbor. He’s the town’s brooding sheriff...and my fake boyfriend.I’ve been lying to my family about dating him for the past year, convinced no one would ever know. But then they dropped a bomb—they’re coming to visit. Desperate to keep my story straight, I beg Ronan to play along... -
![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... -
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Used by Marlee Wray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLaurelHe's a beautiful monster. An infamous criminal assassin with such stunning good looks they take my breath away. I should know better than to cross him, but I'm trapped. And my shocking punishment at his hands is rough and shameful.TrickShe's the perfect bait. The law wants me in jail. My enemies want me dead. And someone's found just the right weapon to use against me..Categorized as:
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![A Little Groundhog Day Gamble: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story by Allie Belle, Rawhide Authors]()
A Little Groundhog Day Gamble: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story by Allie Belle, Rawhide Authors
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFacing down one of her high school bullies didn't exactly go the way she'd planned...Instead of giving Darius Smith a piece of her mind and walking away knowing she'd had the last word, Brynnly somehow finds herself on a date with him.At Rawhide Ranch.Where Darius just accepted a job as a professor at the University... -
![Going Down by Cat Wynn]()
Going Down by Cat Wynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsColin Rush is an overworked hotshot at a Big Four consulting firm. His neighbor Emma Smith is a cutesy but reserved first grade teacher who’s never so much as glanced in his direction. Needless to say, Colin’s positive that Emma’s not his type, and, in turn, Emma thinks Colin is an intimidating player, and probably a jerk. Frankly, they avoid each other at all costs... -
![Marriage and Malice by Kira Cole]()
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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Red by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCollect the girl. Speak some vows. Inherit the fortune. Nowhere in the requirements did it say anything about falling in love.Melinda thinks she's just coming to grandma's for dinner, but she's wrong. She's wrong about a lot of things. None of which is my business.The only business I have is to settle the open accounts on my uncle's books, so I can collect my inheritance and move on with my life...Categorized as:
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![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 Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan]()
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume One by Audrey Carlan
What would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other... -
![Radge by Esther E. Schmidt]()
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... -
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![The Ties That Bind by Jessica Ames]()
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... -
![Mafia Lover: Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Short Romance by Barbi Cox, Olivia King]()
Mafia Lover: Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Short Romance by Barbi Cox, Olivia King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm the cop who should stay far away from Emilia Rossi, the mafia's mob boss's daughter.But one look at her forbidden curves and I'm consumed by desire.She's my informant, my enemy, and the woman who sets my body on fire.I'll risk it all to protect her and the bond she's forming with my daughter.Navigating bullets and betrayal, our forbidden passion ignites... -
![King of Vegas: Part 1 by A.J. Wyatt]()
King of Vegas: Part 1 by A.J. Wyatt
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIf you had to choose between family or love. What would it be?VincenzoI’m a captive of the Devil of Palermo, the leader of the Camorra. Stuck in a dungeon, I’m oceans apart from everyone I know and every ally in my arsenal. Until a raven-haired siren enters my dungeon, determined to pull from me what her brothers couldn’t... -
![He Will Come For Me by Nicole Abrams]()
He Will Come For Me by Nicole Abrams
Held captive in chains with only my memory to keep me occupied, even though I had no memory of how I got there, or who took me. The one thing I held on to that kept repeating in my head was, “He will come for me. He always comes for me.” Then, after what my mind believed to be months, I was finally rescued; by the boy I had a crush on at Brighton Academy.Phoenix Stone... -
![Beautiful Villain by Piper Stone]()
Beautiful Villain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat he wants, he keeps... whether the Irish mafia likes it or not.When I knocked on Kirill Sabatin's door, I didn't know he was the Kozlov Bratva's most feared enforcer. I didn't expect him to be the most terrifyingly sexy man I've ever laid eyes on either.. -
![Texting the Mafia Prince by Flora Ferrari]()
Texting the Mafia Prince by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeople say the mafia prince is a bad man, but he’s the only one who can save me…I’m being blackmailed. When I see the tall, handsome, older Luca Marino at the gym, I take a chance. I sneak him my cellphone number, praying he’ll call or text so I can beg for help. He agrees, but it comes with a steamy price.I’m not used to this sort of intensity... -
![Marked by Him by S.R. Jones]()
Marked by Him by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis ink on my skin. His ring on my finger. His protection for life. My heart as payment. Nikolai: She came to my territory to spy on me. No one does that and lives. But this girl, she’s a rare beauty, beyond any I’ve seen. I want her under me, not under the ground. She’s a temptation I have to conquer, and so I make her an offer. My mark, on her skin... -
![Beyond Measure by Jane Henry]()
Beyond Measure by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delivers a gritty, impassioned romance of arranged marriage, fearless love, and ultimate triumph over evil. I'm the girl no one wants. Scarred beyond repair and locked away, I'm tainted and tarnished. Unworthy of friendship, love, or hope. But I was born into Bratva life, and my life is not my own... -
![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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![Daddy's Heart by Measha Stone]()
Daddy's Heart by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSamantha is starting over, this time in Chicago, and she needs a place to crash when she gets there. Luckily a family friend is hooking her up with a spare room. The catch? The room is in the apartment of an insanely hot guy. To make matters worse, he has every mannerism of a Daddy Dom that sets her imagination ablaze.Ryder doesn’t mind giving up his spare room to help out a friend... -
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![BIG BURLY RUIN by Erin Havoc]()
BIG BURLY RUIN by Erin Havoc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur families have hated each other for generations.And there’s only one way to seal this alliance.She hates me.I don’t blame her.She’s much younger, innocent, untouched.And she’s my new bride.Kira Levin would choke me with a pillow if I let her.The feeling is not mutual.In fact, I’m pretty much obsessed... -
![Wrathful Union by Ivy Davis]()
Wrathful Union by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI hated him but he claimed me anyway… Known as the Ice Princess of the Bratva,I have never let a man get close to me.That is until Nikolay Volkov entered my life.Second in command of the Bratva,He has almost as much power as I do.He says he can melt the ice around me.I won’t let him.As I’m married off to him,I worry that he will change me.For the first time in my life,I feel unhinged... -
![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... -
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Conviction by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBraxton Cannon can’t get the girl on the dance floor out of his mind, the woman he literally swept off her feet and into Club Verge. She’s no submissive, but he can’t help but admire her ferocity, even as he yearns to take her over his lap and teach her manners. He’s determined to keep her safe if he has to lock her up himself. Officer Zoe Mackay can handle herself... -
![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...
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