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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...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Dreams by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Shattered Dreams by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought things were bad when we got attacked in the dark of the night. In a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, with no one to help. When we lost one of the Bellerose family. But the world wasn’t done shitting on us just yet...Categorized as:
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![Savages by Sheridan Anne]()
Savages by Sheridan Anne
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wallSavages rising, watch how they fall.All of the heartache and all of the pain.Couldn't put me back together again. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a decaying body... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Broken Heir by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Broken Heir by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
I thought the truth would be black and white. I couldn’t have been more wrong.The Boys of Ascendance Bay have wormed their way under my skin, or rather some of them have. The others I’m still not so sure about.With each task for the Regents getting deadlier and the Pi Ep parties growing more depraved, the guys have become my safe haven... -
![Pretty Wicked Secrets by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Wicked Secrets by Callie Rose
the blurb below contains spoilers for the first book in the series. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Pretty Dark Vows .* They lied to me. They used me. They almost broke me.But I won’t let them win.I should have known better than to trust the Reapers. Should’ve known better than to let myself feel anything for them...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought I’d hit rock bottom when I turned sixteen. The day I broke my first love's heart, ending things before I could ruin his career as a rock star. But damn, was I wrong. Things got progressively worse from that moment on, until now...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Truths by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Dirty Truths by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought I’d reached a whole new low the day I ran from Bellerose. The day I was snatched by mafia goons, beaten half to death, and left wishing they’d finish the job. But then an Angel saved me. His kind of salvation wasn’t the freedom I’d been hoping for, though... -
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Wicked Trials by Elena Lawson
This wasn’t supposed to happen. I was supposed to glide through senior year unnoticed and ride into the sunset on the back of my aunt’s inflated bank account. I was supposed to be in control.Now they are.The trials will last 60 days. They can happen anytime, anyplace, and anyone or anything is fair game. I won’t see them coming. I’ll need to be ready at all times...Categorized as:
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![The End by Ruby Vincent]()
The End by Ruby Vincent
It doesn’t feel like the end.It feels like all of my problems are just beginning.There’s more happening in my town of Raven River than I knew.More lies. More secrets. More pain.Enemies seen and unseen are circling and not even my guardian angels can protect me.There’s a war coming and I’ll fight because this time my Angels…My Horsemen…My loves……are the ones who need saving...Categorized as:
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![Chaos & Carnage by R.A. Smyth]()
Chaos & Carnage by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Freedom will be won.I might have my brother back, but Giovanni still runs free, and his alliance with the Grim Bastards is causing chaos in the streets of Black Creek.Now, more than ever, it is important for us to work as a team, but tensions are at an all time high...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Twisted Secrets by Rachel Leigh]()
Twisted Secrets by Rachel Leigh
The Lawless have been many things:My friends,My enemies,And now my lovers. All but one…Neo Saint—my villain dressed in leather with the body of a god and a heart made of stone. He blames me for his misfortunes. Wants me to feel his pain. It’s time he learns I’m not who he thinks I am. Someone is out there,opening old wounds and creating new scars... -
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![Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth]()
Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Lines will be crossed.I married the very man I’m supposed to hate. I still can’t believe it, but when I saw Luc, beaten and bloody in that church, I knew there was no way out. I had to marry him. That doesn’t mean everything the Rejects and I have worked toward has been for nothing. If anything, it matters more now than ever... -
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You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYou Will Bow is book two in the Wicked Boys of BCU series. It is strongly encouraged to read book one, We Will Reign first.More details coming soon...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond
Even though people fear me, it doesn’t stop any of their torment.I’d always just existed and walked alone, until now.Now? Now I belong.Just because I’d learned to kill, doesn’t mean the Bloody Psychos trust me.Skeeter’s got his work cut out, trying to keep his boss from killing me.Well, the asshole can try.My trigger finger’s getting itchy, and I have a problem controlling it... -
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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...Categorized as:
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Cash by Ruby Vincent
They ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains.Now it's Cash's turn. The cold, hard, analytical leader has a problem he needs me to solve, and he's not asking.I'm driven deep into the world of cons and corruption. I can't tell if anything around me is real. Least of all the smiling, pleasant people.Someone is playing us for a fool, and it might be me...Categorized as:
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Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Emerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew... -
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Fractured Future by J. Rose
From the bestselling author of Blackwood Institute and Sabre Security, J Rose, comes an all-new, dark reverse harem romance featuring a desperate heroine fleeing untold horrors and the complicated, morally grey security team who rescue her.Book one in a trilogy. Set in the J Rose shared universe. Full blurb to be revealed...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt]()
Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt
I didn't think I could live with them.Turns out, I can't live without them.Rock - the one who takes care of me.Oscar - the one who makes me feel seen.And Neo - the one who lights my soul on fire.They made me see who I really am.Now I may have lost them forever.*This is the conclusion of the Aventine University series featuring Neo, Oscar, Rock, and Willa... -
![Broken Trust by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Broken Trust by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
They think they own me now. They think they’ve won, and that I’ll be their good little soldier. Four dangerous, damaged, messed up boys. There used to be five, but one of them died, and I’m starting to suspect he was murdered. I didn't ask for this. No one would ask to be played, manipulated, seduced and betrayed. But that’s what happened, anyway. It wasn’t enough for them to break me...Categorized as:
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![The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer]()
The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer
Revenge; they say it’s best served cold, right? Well, that’s exactly what I intend to do. Enzo LaRosa was everything to me, my best friend, my second in command, and my enemies took him from me. After his death, I’m more determined than ever to make the enemy pay for what they did. But as the first female leader of The Bianchi family, I have a target on my back...Categorized as:
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![Hateful Regent by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Hateful Regent by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
Finding out who murdered my sister was supposed to be easy…The Boys of Ascendance Bay are more complicated than I ever imagined. Between what Jude told me and the creepy notes that I’ve found in my room I’m beginning to wonder if there’s more to my sister’s death than I first thought.Melody is pushing harder for me to find the evidence we need to take our revenge...Categorized as:
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Bloody Cruel Psycho by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA life for a life … will kill the both of us in the end.Clover I know nothing of the Sickness at Eastpoint University. I know only the backroads that slip past the southern beaches and the gators that make their way onto the swamps shores. Until him. Until the killer known as Braxton Smalls finds his way into my stilted trailer on the coast of Port Charlotte... -
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Sheltered by M. Sinclair
How do you put a price on your life?After laying witness to the cold-blooded murder of my entire family, I did what any rational person would do... I ran.Our name, power, and vast wealth meant nothing now. I was on the run, filled with the fear of always looking over my shoulder, wondering when they would come to collect my life...Categorized as:
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![Ruined Dynasty by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Ruined Dynasty by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
Blood. Death. Sacrifice. They follow me around like shadows I’m desperate to outrun. My guys saved me once, but I don't need their help this time. I’m armed and dangerous and ready to put a bullet in anyone who gets in my way. This time there is no escaping my wrath. I don’t care if we’re related or if they are my boyfriend’s father, everyone will pay... -
![Desperate Victory by Heather Long]()
Desperate Victory by Heather Long
Grandfather tried to prepare me for everything…Yet, how could anyone prepare me for this?Kidnapping.Blackmail.Deception.Grief.Vengeance.The Royals have always been about blood. Blood lines, blood relations, and the spilling of blood. I didn’t ask for this war. I didn’t go looking for it.But I will let nothing and no one keep me from the men I love and we will find what was taken from us...Categorized as:
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![Ignite Me by R.E. Bond]()
Ignite Me by R.E. Bond
We’re going to be okay. We’re broken, but we’ll rebuild. If we can all get along, long enough to deal with this shit. Who decides to get involved with so many guys and thinks it’s going to be smooth sailing? Spoiler alert, it’s not. The guys are totally going to start killing each other soon. Lukas and Jensen can’t seem to figure their relationship out... -
![Ravage by Steph Macca]()
Ravage by Steph Macca
Welcome to the Lilydale Foundation Center… home of death and destruction.It’s a game of survival but the odds are against us. They promised that they would save us, but it turns out they are the real villains—elitist savages, protected by wealth and fueled by greed. We’re only valued when we’re broken...Categorized as:
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![Savage by Caitlyn Dare]()
Savage by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Rebels at Sterling Prep series.No one knows the code of the Sinners MC better than me.Born and raised in the club, I’ve spent most of my life rebelling against my daddy’s strict rules and overprotective nature.When an old MC rivalry resurfaces, I find myself with not one, but two surly biker babysitters... -
![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
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...Categorized as:
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Player by Hattie Jude
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom Hattie Jude comes Player, a sexy standalone why choose academy romance.The secrets I’m keeping are catching up with me.I’ve tried to keep my life as simple as possible out of necessity, and for the safety of me and my sister.I’ve kept my virginity, focused on my grades, and stayed away from trouble.But the desire to live a normal life is beginning to override everything else...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down... -
![Pretty Little Lies by Hazel Grace]()
Pretty Little Lies by Hazel Grace
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was everything I ever wanted…And then she chose him. I’ve never met an ass like Bay Astor’s. And I mean that respectfully. From the first punch I saw her throw, to every sassy word that leaves her pretty lips, the word obsessed doesn’t even begin to describe the level of fixated I am.I want her to drive me like she does her car—reckless, hard, and absolutely hot as hell. So does Torin... -
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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... -
![Freestyle by Bea Paige]()
Freestyle by Bea Paige
From the gutter to the stars... Dance is in my blood. It’s what keeps me sane, out of trouble. It used to keep them out of trouble too. A group of boys I grew up with. Xeno, York, Zayn and Dax. We were a crew once and we ruled the clubs. Separate we were insanely good, together we were unbeatable. F*&ing on fire. I was their girl and they were my Breakers... -
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Return by N.V. Roez
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say there’s beauty in broken things… I don’t agree.My past broke me, nothing beautiful about it. I buried my past and my secrets to live a normal life at the prestigious Stratham University.School of dreams… with new friends and a fresh start. But I didn’t bury my past deep enough. The boys that betrayed me are now the men of Stratham’s elite...Categorized as:
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![Empire by Sheridan Anne]()
Empire by Sheridan Anne
An Empire risen from blood and ash.Murder. Betrayal. Undisputable power.A sacrifice to be given. An innocent life to be lost.He made the solemn vow.The flesh of my flesh will perish in flames,but the blood will forever reign.-------All I wanted was a new life, a fresh start in Faders Bay.But fate hadn’t written my name in the stars, it was written in cold, murderous blood.Zade. Sawyer. Dalton...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... -
![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... -
![Psycho Punks by Madeline Fay]()
Psycho Punks by Madeline Fay
This is it.The moment it's come down to... the end of my new beginning.My veins were once frozen, that if you cut me open, it would have been so cold. So very cold that I felt nothing.Now, my blood flows with fire, a purpose to fight back. To keep living and to love.The evil that exist around me doesn't know what they have unleashed.Psycho isn't even the right word to describe me... -
![Lies and Other Drugs by Coralee June]()
Lies and Other Drugs by Coralee June
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition of ASIN B07L92X791Killing my brother’s murderers has become my latest obsession. Against the advice of my alcoholic therapist, I've left my life behind, moving across the country with just two goals in mind: Take down the elite Ivy League School that covered up my twin brother’s death, and seek revenge on the ones responsible...Categorized as:
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