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Easy to Fall by W. Winters
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series.With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail... -
Tiernan by Jane Henry
When I knew Aisling, she was my sister’s best friend. Young.Innocent.Wild.But that was then.Now I’m hardened and ruthless.A bare-knuckle boxer. An enforcer for the Clan.And that carefree girl is a slave to her addictions with demons in her eyes.And I want her.When she witnesses a murder—a murder I committed—I have no choice but to take her.I’ll keep her silent.I’ll keep her hostage... -
Captivated by Him by Measha Stone
When the mob came after me, Jakub Staszek kept me safe. But his protection has a price... Me. When he caught me drinking underage in his club five years ago, Jakub spanked my bare bottom like a naughty little girl. But when he took off his belt today, he had a different use in mind for it. It was to bind my arms and leave me helpless for a much rougher, much more shameful lesson... -
The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage.Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her.I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals.She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end...Categorized as:
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Shattered by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“Don’t fall in love with me. I ruin beautiful things.” Love made him this way, but life makes him stay. Life doesn’t give a redo. There’s no rewind or pause button to take you back or stop time. Once something happens, it happened. The most tragic of those times in his life, the ones he wouldn’t get back and the moments he could never fix, reminded Demyan Avdonin of a bullet meeting glass... -
Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Desperate times call for desperate measures.When I hit rock bottom I found Club Midgard was looking to hire. I knew nothing about BDSM when I interviewed with a man I couldn’t have dreamt up if I’d tried.In his world women are protected.In his world women are honored.In his world lay safety and happiness.ONLY if I gave him my submission...Categorized as:
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Deny by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI'll crucify every last one of them that hurt her.MalcolmI didn't think she was so important in my life until she was taken, and then everything changed. It became clear she was my entire world and my life revolved around her. I did everything I could to pull her from their evil clutches, and by the grace of God I found her in enough time.But I didn't find her soon enough. Sure, she was alive . -
King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar... -
Oath of Possession by Jane Henry
Vivia Montavio is a traitor, and it’s my job to see to her punishment and interrogation. What a tragedy. She’s the hottest little number I’ve ever seen with that defiant little chin and eyes that spark with wit and boldness. I love a good challenge. We’re left with little choice when the truth outs. So I take her far, far away to La Cabina, a rustic cabin in the middle of nowhere... -
Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone
Alexandra is a senator's daughter, used to mingling in the company of the rich and powerful, but tonight she will learn that there are men who play by different rules. Men like me. I could romance her. I could seduce her and then carry her gently to my bed. But that can wait... -
Stolen Hearts by Barbi Cox
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe obliterated my heart. Now he's back for a second chance to reclaim me as his own.He was my dream date who crushed my hopes, taking my affection only to vanish from my life.A decade passed before fate thrust him back into my world. Now he vows to never let me go.His sensual caress melts my defenses. His kiss feels like salvation...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness... -
Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI can’t resist her. I don’t want to…She’s tried to leave our life behind, but no one walks away from the bratva.She can run, but she can’t hide.I’ll be the one to catch her when she falls. And she will because she’s walking a fine line.I’ll be there because she’s mine.I’ll go to the ends of the Earth for her. She’ll discover her limits and realize only I can please her... -
Hold Me by LP Lovell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m a former slave. The sister of death. Collateral. He’s a bad man. A cartel boss— and my everything. I thought I was done being someone’s toy, but I was so very wrong. Safety is nothing more than a premise in my world, and it seems my own sister can’t be trusted. Loyalties will be tested, and even my big bad wolf might not be able to save me this time. A priceless pawn... -
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The Bratva's Captive by Jane Henry
For the Bratva, retribution is the law. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. A life for a life. But the man who killed my beloved deserves a fate worse than death. He’ll live knowing his only daughter was captured by a monster... That he’s utterly powerless to stop me. Olena Baranov will be my prisoner. My retribution. My undoing. Vengeance will be mine... -
Persephone & Hades by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’m king of the criminal underworld.I always get what I want.And she’s my obsession.Cora is new to the city of sin.Her innocent blue eyes beg for me to claim her.But I’m not the billionaire she thinks I am.There’s a darkness within me.And Cora is a shining light.She’s beautiful. A virgin.I’m ruthless. A beast.She found me for a reason.She’ll be my queen... -
Until the End by London Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLauren Thompson After learning the truth behind her father's tragic murder, Lauren vowed never to go near another Volkov again, but sometimes matters of the heart are too strong to resist... Mishca Volkov As a Captain in the Volkov Bratva, Mishca has pledged his loyalty to the Vory v Zakone, but he soon finds himself at odds with the life he's always known.. -
Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe conclusion to the Beauty's Beast trilogyThey say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.To appease them you must give your all.I’ve sacrificed everything.Lived through loss, and learned to love.To take the beauty with the pain.The rose with the thorns.This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.We’ll hold onto it forever.And hope our forever is longer than a day... -
Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne
I knew he wanted to punish me for my father’s dealings…I just never expected to enjoy it.A dark past hardened me, scarred me,Making it difficult to give a d*mn about relationships.Then comes along Emily.Fifteen years younger.The innocent virgin and daughter of the man I despise.She's twenty-three and drop dead fu*king gorgeous.My trousers tighten the moment we meet...Categorized as:
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Claimed as Revenge by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Dark Mafia RomanceI claimed her to send a message. I'll keep her for my pleasure.Valencia Rivera was given to me for a night to seal a deal offered to me by her father, but after that pact was broken I decided she was mine to keep. She thought she had a say in the matter, but she found out otherwise when the first stinging lash of my belt landed on her beautiful bottom... -
Made to Beg by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFirst I made her beg. Then I made her mine.Sierra Fox showed up at my door to ask for my protection, and I gave it to her... for a price. She belongs to me now, and I'm going to use her beautiful body as thoroughly as I please. The only thing for her to decide is how sore her cute little bottom will be when I'm through claiming her... -
Interrogated: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe took me to interrogate me. He kept me to make me his.As Liam McGinty's belt lashes my bare backside, it isn't the burning sting or the humiliating awareness that my body's surrender is on full display for this ruthless mobster that shocks me.It's the fact that this isn't a scene from one of my books... -
Borgata by Katarina E. Tonks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha finds herself imprisoned in a world of illegal trade and criminal activity, where she must face the consequences of her actions and repay her father's debt. She also will try to resist a mob boss, who understands her on a much deeper level than her heart can allow... -
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Beauty and the Beast by L. Steele
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"Run my Beauty... If I catch you, you are MINE..."Michael Byron Domenico SovranoThe Capo of Sicily's notorious Mafia company.My father owed him,so he took me to repay the debt.And married me to further his own ambitions.I hate him, I am determined to resist him.But what happens when I begin to fall for my new husband..Categorized as:
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Inked For Life by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m inked for life—a red crosshair on my wrist, marking me as a traitor’s daughter. With my uncle, Nick, I’m forced to attend Cartel parties. I have to prove my loyalty. I have to prove I’m not like my dad. Otherwise, they’ll do the same to me. Then one night, at a party, I see him, Damien Dovlatov, the leader of the Bratva. As a supposedly loyal Cartel girl, I’m supposed to hate him... -
Bystander by Sassa Daniels
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Captured Pawn by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy brother’s death was no accident, and the last thing I want is protection from the same mafia boss whose turf war got him killed...Categorized as:
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A Debt So Ruthless by Vero Heath
At the stroke of midnight on my twentieth birthday, he comes in darkness and in blood. Elio Titone, heir to Toronto’s most brutal Cosa Nostra famiglia.Turns out my father is massively in debt to the Sicilian mafia. Elio has come for one thing and one thing only – to claim what he is owed.And what he’s owed is me.My captor is dangerous and demanding. Tortured, possessive, and wealthy beyond belief... -
Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine.Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson... -
Tower by Measha Stone
When Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her over protective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail- she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants... -
King of Beasts, Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom award-winning author Diana A. Hicks comes a dark mafia romance full of angst and heart.Rex Valentino is my enemy.He has the power to wave a hand and make all my family problems go away.In return, he only requires one thing...my complete surrender.Caterina Alfera, an angel lost in a world of beasts.I didn’t ask for her.Destiny brought her to me.And now I can’t let her leave.She’s mine to keep...Categorized as:
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Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTaking what they want… these Billionaires don’t play by anyone’s rules—consequences be damned.Get ready to be owned, dominated, and consumed by these DARK and DIRTY alpha-hole’s…In a world where money is no object, Dirty Billionaires will test your boundaries by blurring the lines between right and wrong... -
The Pet's Play by M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSloan and Conall make a bet. Who will win? This is a Killough Company novella. It takes place as book 3.5 (between The Assassin and The Apprentice)... -
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Ruin by Nicolina Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI can’t let her live. But now that I’ve had her, there’s no possible way I can live without her…Pretty little things like Anna have no place in my world. They certainly have no business watching me end a man’s life as easily as I ordered coffee this morning.She’s seen too much. And now my job, my loyalty, demands I end hers too.But for the first time in my career, I hesitate... -
Mafia Savior by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman fleeing a bad relationship becomes embroiled in the dangerous sexy lives of a secretive family of billionaires when she saves the life of a handsome mysterious mafia man in this steamy romantic thriller I stumbled across a gorgeous man passed out on the street.I was hiding in the city, fleeing from my violent ex when I found him.I gave him CPR and when he came to...he kissed me... -
Bratva King's Secret Twins: A forced Proximity Dark Mafia Romance by Vivy Skys
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if your one-night stand turned out to be the head of the Russian Mafia?He saves you, indulges your every desire, takes your innocence.Then, he leaves you pregnant. . . with twins. I was drowning in my father’s debts when a gang member came to collect and nearly took me.That’s when I was rescued by Nikolai.We had one wild night where he worshiped my body and soul... -
The Hollow by Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI saw her and instantly knew she’d be mine. There was no other option for me. Nadja was the only woman who made my heart beat for the first time in my life. She was an angel. I was the devil. But she still wanted me. Being the daughter of a notorious bratva member meant she was never really mine. She’d be given away, used like a pawn, bartered for power... -
Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe will be mine, but first she must be broken.Sophia Russo tried to keep away from me, but just thinking about what I would do to her left her panties drenched. She tried to hide it, but I didn’t let her. I tore those soaked panties off, spanked her bare little bottom until she had no doubt who owned her, and then took her long and hard... -
Dark Predator: A Mafia Stalker Romance by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis isn't seduction. It's obsession.Eden Brusillo tried to leave the mafia life behind, but a dangerous man has set his sights on her.Me.She thinks I'm seducing her, but what I have in mind isn't romance. It's much more shameful.She'll moan as my belt lashes her quivering bottom and writhe as I claim her in the filthiest of ways, but that's just the beginning... -
Valetti Crime Family: Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFive steamy, contemporary romance books.One binge worthy collection.Valetti Crime Family includes all five of the full-length, standalone romances from the Valetti Mafia series, featuring filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys. Happily Ever Afters and no cliffhangers... -
Stockholm Syndromance by Ada Scott
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe doesn’t have to keep me tied up, but I hope he does… Eliana My father kept me locked away from the world, my only purpose in life was to stand in the background while he campaigned for President, or to be sold like a slave to cement his old alliances as a Mafia hitman. All I’ve ever known was his contempt and my loneliness... -
Last Words by Sam Mariano
And they all lived happily ever after... maybe. Find out what happens in the final book in the Morelli family series! PLEASE NOTE: This is a comprehensive series, not a set of standalones. The story starts in book one, Accidental Witness, and is unlikely to be enjoyed or understood if you have not read the whole series... -
The Cruel Guardian by Isabella Starling, Kendall Hawkins
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe FREE sneak peek into a brand new arranged marriage, dark cartel romance. Are you ready for the darkness?My dark guardian lavishes me with expensive gifts... but now he wants so much more.I've lived my life in seclusion, sheltered, hidden and taught to be obedient.Every year on my birthday, my guardian comes to visit... -
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Bought and Paid For by DeathsDoll
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Her Knightmare by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIf Dwayne Carson comes for you, you’ll wish for death long before he will let you find it. No one can match him. He has more kills than any other Carson, including his father and uncles. He is your worst nightmare—but when an eighteen-year-old girl is abducted, Dwayne agrees to save her for a price. Charity has never been so afraid in her life... -
Collateral Damage by Natasha Knight
GabrielaStefan Sabbioni showed up uninvited in my bedroom on my birthday. He stood in the shadows smelling of whiskey and death and wrapped a broken, blood-crusted necklace around my neck. I thought he’d strangle me with it.That night, he left a message for my father. He said he’d be back to take something precious. I never delivered that message, though... -
Prey by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings: A Dark Mafia RomanceShe thinks she can handle a man like me. She's wrong.Within moments of setting eyes on Sophia Waters, I was certain of two things. She was going to learn what happens to bad girls who cheat at cards, and I was going to be the one to teach her... -
Italian Mountain Man by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a smuggler for the Italian mafia.And she’s completely off limits…the Don’s daughter.I’ve wanted her for four long years, and I’m done waiting. Speaking up in front of the head of the family will likely get me killed, but life isn’t worth living without her.I’m tired of keeping my desire for her a secret, and that’s not the only secret I’m keeping... -
Vow of Vengeance by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe demands revenge, and I’m the one he wants. OpheliaHe breaks into my room, throwing my boyfriend out a window.He tells me I’m coming with him, and when I fight back…He punishes me in shameful ways that leave my skin on fire.I’m a virgin. Lonely. Out of place in my world.That doesn’t mean I belong in his sexual, dangerous, mafia one...
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