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  • The Truth About Us by Aly Martinez

    The Truth About Us by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Truth: Penn Walker entered my life like a summer storm—dark, ominous, and filled with thunder. After witnessing my husband’s murder, I didn’t have much of a heart left to offer a man. But Penn took it all. Every jagged shard. Every broken bit.Even the dirty and twisted pieces that I wish never existed. Lie: I didn’t need him to save me.Lie: I knew exactly who he was...
  • The Wicked Aftermath by Melissa Foster

    The Wicked Aftermath by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    THE WICKED AFTERMATH is an emotionally gripping story of love, loss, and hope, with a rich and entrancing happily ever after. Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven't met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang...
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  • Dylan by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Dylan by Jaymin Eve, Tate James

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Dylan Grant.One of Forbes’ 30 under 30.One of the most eligible yet unattainable men in the country.One of the Delta Five.Together with his friends, Beck, Riley, Jasper and Evan, Dylan runs half the damn world. He is the epitome of power... and the definition of emotional baggage. Too damaged from his shitty upbringing. Too hung up on his best friend's girl...
  • Warrior Blue by Kelsey Kingsley

    Warrior Blue by Kelsey Kingsley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Blake Carson can't afford to have a life. Between working full-time as a tattoo artist and caring for his disabled twin brother Jacob, his plate is more than full - and he prefers it that way. But his meticulous planning is turned on its head when he meets the upbeat and beautiful Audrey Wright and her butterfly tattoo...
  • Beneath the Surface by Emily McIntire

    Beneath the Surface by Emily McIntire

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Lily We all have scars.Mine are hidden beneath ink and smiles,hard to see and easy to feel.But the most painful ones are deeper.Branded on my soul, reminding me of what I've lost.I'm broken.Sick.Disturbed.Then he shows up, and loves my jagged pieces.But monsters linger long after they're gone,and sometimes you can't outrun their shadows.No matter how much you ache to forget...
  • Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross

    Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The arrogant bishop feels superior, but it will race the fastest to its downfall. I had been looking forward to summer break since learning I was going home for a month. Not only would I see my Aunt Nadia and my best friend Lizzy, but I wasn’t traveling alone.But being home wasn’t at all what I thought it would be…I’m drowning in mysteries and have to find the answers or die trying...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  dark  sports  contemporary  mafia  length-long
  • Chasing The Dragon by T.K. Leigh

    Chasing The Dragon by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He’s trying to protect his heart… She’s a shell of the girl she once was… Can he chase away the demons threatening to destroy her? Mackenzie Delano craves control. After tragedy strikes during her freshman year of college, she compensates for the helplessness she felt by micro-managing every aspect of her life, from her business life to her social life…to her love life...
  • Don't Be Afraid by C.A. Harms

    Don't Be Afraid by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Beautiful, Breathtaking An Epic Love Story! Have you ever looked at someone and just knew, knew that they were put in your life for a reason? The one person that would be not only your best friend, but would be your absolute everything? That’s how I felt the first time I saw him. That one day when a few little words changed our entire lives forever… Don’t be Afraid, he said...
  • Out of the Ashes by R.C. Boldt

    Out of the Ashes by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Phoenix /fēniks/: (in classical mythology) a unique bird inhabiting the Arabian Desert that burned itself on a funeral pyre before rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle. This isn’t mythology, it’s war, and Hendy is left in the hands of Hell’s cruelest gatekeepers...
  • Colt by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Colt by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Colt Fulton is a selfish womanizer who doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He’s also starting his membership with the Savage Kings MC on shaky ground after he carelessly loses his leather cut while hooking up with one of the many women who come and go through his life...
  • A Single Kiss by Willow Winters

    A Single Kiss by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense. I should feel shame for not wanting this to end, but he doesn’t want it to end either. When the darkness sets in, the flames all flickered out, and the loud click of the locks signal it’s over, that’s when reality comes back. The war. The drugs...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark  mafia  length-medium
  • When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series ...You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.There was before.When we were together, when we were happy.When we had nothing but dreams.When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.And there was after...
  • Tangled Promise by Ella Miles

    Tangled Promise by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I can’t keep my promises. I’ve made too many, to too many people. All the promises have tangled into a web of sin and truths. But there is one thing I’m certain of…I have to end this—us. This is Book 4 in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Fallen Love by Ella Miles

    Fallen Love by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve fallen in love, then out. In… Out… Now, I’m more confused than ever. I always thought falling in love would be easy. It would feel right when I fell for the right woman. With Siren, does it feel so right, yet so wrong? This is Book 5 in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Secrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong from the beginning, wrong about everything. I find her trying to take down a human trafficking ring, unsure whether I'm there to help her, or drag her down. But from now on, Willow doesn't have a choice. She will be my wife. She will submit. She will play her role...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark  bdsm  length-short
  • There's Something About Blaire by Anita Gray

    There's Something About Blaire by Anita Gray

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is not a full length novel: 6k word count. This is a bonus scene from Blaire Dark Romance part 1 in Charlie’s point of View. To truly enjoy this bonus scene, I recommend you read Blaire part 1 first, available on Amazon (kindle and paperback) Kobo and B&N. Excerpt from the bonus scene-- "She’s as ominous as hell. I can feel how much blood she’s got on her hands...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark  length-novella
  • Feather by Fawn Bailey

    Feather by Fawn Bailey

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The story of Gilded Cage begins with mafia princess Ophelia and twins out to own her... But there's a villain preying in the darkness, and he's almost ready to strike. Ophelia Sokolov. Innocent, beautiful and spoiled. The daughter of a Russian mafia kingpin, I get everything I want with the click of my fingers. Except for him...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark  length-novella
  • Desperate Lies by Ella Miles

    Desperate Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I lied. He lied. His search for answers is unrelenting.It makes me hate him, but I also want him. No, I can’t want him. I want to kill him, but I’d also die for him. I’m done relying on men to protect me.I’m the huntress, about to become the killer. Desperate Lies is Book 2 in the Lies Series. Ends on a cliffhanger...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  suspense  dark
  • Cruel Lies by Ella Miles

    Cruel Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is book 4 in the Lies Series. It continues Langston & Liesel's story.Ends on a cliffhanger...
  • Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enzo is my heart. My soul. My breath. I never thought I could be so dark. Never knew love meant losing myself and getting reborn. The lies and truths have finally caught up with us. We may have stolen an empire, but we aren’t ready to give it up. It’s ours. He’s mine. And our love will find a way to the truth. Consumed by Truths is book 6 and the final book in Enzo and Kai's story...
  • Vicious Lies by Ella Miles

    Vicious Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This isn't a love story. This is a story of all the reasons we can't be together. Reason number one: we lie.Liesel Dunn has a secret. One I literally ripped from her hands when we were kids. Her secret was in a letter that I tore in half. I have half the secret. She has the other half. We've always refused to share our part of the truth, so we've lived separate lives...
  • Merciless Union by Faith Summers

    Merciless Union by Faith Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  contemporary  dark  mafia  m-f
  • Break by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Break by Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mine no more.I thought my heart beat for Jackie Chambers, but it was just a placebo effect.As I return to B.A.D. Inc, I’m a changed man. Ready to face the future on my own, to find out who Oliver Ward really is and stand on my own two feet for the first time in a long, long time.Yet I’ve only been at work one day when Zoey comes crashing into my life...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  office  dark  length-medium  m-f
  • Amethyst: A Wolfes of Manhattan Novella by Helen Hardt

    Amethyst: A Wolfes of Manhattan Novella by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His best friend disappeared before he could profess his love. Her return is a miracle…but she’s damaged from her experience, and he’s engaged to someone else.I’ll find her. I will find her if it’s the last thing I do.Years ago, on a magical prom night that held promises of forever, Max Robinson planned to confess his feelings to his best friend and secret crush, Jenna Holland...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark
  • Steel Crew: Books 1-3 by M.J. Fields

    Steel Crew: Books 1-3 by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The first three stand alone novels in the Steel Crew series are now available in a box set.TAGGED STEELThe night before college graduation, was one for the books.Deciding to memorialize our last night together, my roommates and I ended up in front of a tattoo shop.They chickened out.I didn’t...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark  length-epic
  • Always Meant to Be by Siobhan Davis

    Always Meant to Be by Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    An emotional and angst-filled stand-alone taboo reverse age-gap romance. He’s my eighteen-year-old son’s best friend, and I’m old enough to know better.My marriage is falling apart, and Vander’s home life is tragic.Yet, his broken parts speak to mine, and amid all the chaos, a true connection is formed...
  • Empire of Lies by Kylie Kent

    Empire of Lies by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Thirty years ago, I left Italy. I left him behind to marry another man. I thought I was leaving alone; I didn’t know I was carrying a piece of him with me...
  • Into the Light by L.B. Simmons

    Into the Light by L.B. Simmons

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    *****#1 Bestseller in Amazon Inspirational Romance***** "As long as you continue to travel through life in this darkness, you will never know how beautiful your light truly shines when you let yourself love and be loved. Trust me when I say, it's a breathtaking sight to see. You burn as bright as the sun...
  • Almost Innocent by Carina Adams

    Almost Innocent by Carina Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Callaghan. A name synonymous with power and fear. A family of untouchable criminals. As a teenager, Gabriella Forte had no intention of getting to know the town's most dangerous brothers. Once Dustin set his sights on her, she was trapped. There was only one way out of her personal hell. Declan was determined to break away from his family's shadow...
  • Savage by Isabella Starling, Marci Fawn

    Savage by Isabella Starling, Marci Fawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    "I can’t be gentle, sugar. I don’t know how.” MEMPHIS I don't remember my past. All I know is my present. Fighting, killing, butchering men like me every night. They call me Angel, a name I hate with all my heart, unless it's coming from her lips. Adrienne Hanson, the prize promised to me if I win a fighting tournament...
  • Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris

    Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To get what he wants, he’ll have to play a game of dirty pool. Michel Marcello never wanted to be a mafioso like every other man in his family—he wanted to be more. That doesn’t mean he’s unfamiliar with the life, or that he can’t hold his own against other made men...
  • THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I woke up to my roommate and best friend missing. In her place was a note on my bedside table that read: You can only find me with your eyes closed.No one thinks a note like that is meant for them. I knew it was meant for me, a clue, a way to seek Justice. Whoever left me that note was hoping I didn’t let my parent’s legacy die when they did...
  • Damien's Promise by Vic Tyler

    Damien's Promise by Vic Tyler

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Welcome to our corner of the underworld where everything you love can and will be used to destroy you. ***** She didn't just fall into the lap of the most ruthless criminal organization . She crashed our party. Bruised, battered, and broken - this innocent soul begged us to shed blood on her behalf. For justice . Retribution . Vengeance...
  • Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown

    Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family...
  • Beautiful Broken Promises by Kimberly Lauren

    Beautiful Broken Promises by Kimberly Lauren

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Every day you stay goneI die a thousand more deaths Lane Parker has secrets he hasn’t even told his closest friends. He may have earned their respect but it’s undeserved. He may seem genuine but he’s a total fraud. He may look strong, but on the inside he’s weak and drowning with no chance of catching his breath any time soon...
  • Bound by B. Livingstone

    Bound by B. Livingstone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Every story has a beginning.Some just start off bloodier than others.My story begins with the devil sporting a crooked halo over his horns, heralding pain and punishment in the name of unjust penance.Nurturing words turned into sour admonishments.Loving touches morphed into colorful bruises.I became his sacrificial lamb.Offered to his right hand man.Trained and conditioned.Bound...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  poly  reverse harem  contemporary  dark  abuse
  • Bullseye by Monica James

    Bullseye by Monica James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    For twelve long years, I’ve breathed, I’ve bled for only one thing… Revenge. Four men took something from me, something which can never be replaced. That one night changed the lives of so many and taught me that monsters are real. But I also learned I’m the biggest monster of them all. Nothing and no one will stand in my way of redemption because those men…they’re now three...
  • Thorn in the Dark by A.R. Breck

    Thorn in the Dark by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rose I thought I had life figured out. Until I crashed into the brink of tragedy. That peak in which you teeter on the line of sanity versus insanity. The moment where you look forward and see darkness, then look over your shoulder and see more darkness...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  dark  m-f  length-short
  • THE INITIATION: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    THE INITIATION: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴.𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐋LA wasn’t home… just home for now.Transplanted here to model I learned Hollywood isn’t where dreams survive the harsh reality of millions all sharing that same dream...
  • The Purest Addiction by Danielle Lori

    The Purest Addiction by Danielle Lori

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This is the last book in the Made series, but that doesn’t mean I won’t write spin-offs in the future. As of right now, I will not be writing novellas or second books for these characters, BUT you will get to see the entire MADE cast in this final installment, including babies and more...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  dark  contemporary  mafia  m-f
  • Made to Sin by Vy Le

    Made to Sin by Vy Le

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She drowned in the Underworld's glitz and glamor. His darkness became her best comfort. Though she wasn't born into it, Katarina Camello found herself at the center of New York's finest syndicates. She was the Underworld's favorite definition of a mob wife: young, beautiful, and obedient.At least that was what she wanted everyone to see...
  • In the Dark by Caitlin Smith

    In the Dark by Caitlin Smith

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What happens when you are forced to make a decision that not only impacts your future but impacts the future of those around you?AlouetteI thought I was home free. Scholarship- check. Car- check. Packing- check. If only the Devil didn't come visit me in the night. I maybe would have been able to leave free and clear without a little surprise along the way...
  • Chosen by Josie Litton

    Chosen by Josie Litton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    < From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Josie Litton My name is Grace Delaney. I was born into this country’s most admired political family. When I was sixteen, the media dubbed me “America’s Princess”. I hate being called that, all the more so since I discovered the terrifying secret hidden behind my family’s glittering public image...
  • Dark Castle by Fawn Bailey, Isabella Starling

    Dark Castle by Fawn Bailey, Isabella Starling

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Forget white knights, bring on the dark princes! This is a truly dark fairytale. I hope you have your magic wand at the ready... you're going to need it! – Jade West, USA Today bestselling author From USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling writing as Fawn Bailey, a contemporary, dark fairytale trilogy filled with luxury, lies and seduction...
  • Lost Petal by Linnea May

    Lost Petal by Linnea May

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My name is Petal. That’s all I know. He says it’s all I need to know. I don’t know who I am or why I’m here. All I know is that I’m his. His prisoner, his toy, his piece of art - an empty canvas. Body and mind. With every spanking, every touch, every word uttered in the dark, he paints me just the way he wants - always leaving me wanting more...
  • A Hurt So Sweet: Volume Two by Betti Rosewood, Fawn Bailey

    A Hurt So Sweet: Volume Two by Betti Rosewood, Fawn Bailey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sticks and stones may break my bones, but my bullies will never f*ck me. Dexter Booth has taken everything from me. My pride, my innocence and my resolve to resist him have all fallen prey to his wicked charm. And now, he wants to pop my cherry - the very thing that could save me from his cruel reign...
  • Desperate to Touch by W. Winters

    Desperate to Touch by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense. I ran from him, even though my heart knew better. Love was one thing, but survival another. He chose a life of crime. I never wanted any of it; I only wanted him. I left when the danger bled into my life, taking more than I was willing to sacrifice...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  contemporary  suspense  dark  mafia  m-f
  • Lured by Lies by Ella Miles

    Lured by Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Ella Miles comes a new dark romantic suspense series! I'm heir to an empire, all I have to do is pass one final test. Assassinate my target. Easy. I have no problem killing to survive. No problem brining my enemies to their judgment day. But then, I see her. She can't be my mark. She's definitely not my enemy. This has to be a mistake...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  contemporary  dark  m-f
  • Ten Thousand Lies by Kelli Jean

    Ten Thousand Lies by Kelli Jean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “We were the nightmares of nightmares…” On the surface, Ricki Conklin is just an average bloke, a brilliant tattooist with his own shop. Below the surface, he’s a vigilante revenge-seeker, atoning for a past he fears will never set him free. Jaime is his everything, his foul-mouthed Dollface. Covered in ink from collarbone to feet, she’s a wild child after his heart...
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