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Boomer's Rise by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt’s time to rise from the ashes and extinguish the flames.This is a new start.A clean slate for not just me or Scarlett, but for everyone else that’s trusted me to make their life better.Deciding to keep the Atlantic City chapter name was the right move.Not only is the weight of the members on my shoulders, but the immense responsibility of proving ourselves to the city... -
Burning Roses by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you burn a rose the ashes cling to your soul as charred fragments of insanity. It takes seconds to walk away, your future stolen by ruthless vanity. The scent is sweet, but the thorns cut deep. Your lies are all that's left to keep. A whispered word extinguishes the flame. Your heart will never be the same again. You try to re-light the fire in vain. Your tears destroy like acid rain... -
Leo by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNadia Gardini has been worshiping the men in the Savage Kings MC for years, even though they rarely want her for more than a few nights.Three years ago, she thought one of their newest members might be different, until he cast her aside faster than the others...Categorized as:
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Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEverly Fulton is desperate for a man to come along and sweep her off her feet, giving her a brief reprieve from her hectic life. She’s been anxiously awaiting prince charming or a knight in shining armor for years.What she got instead was a grumpy Savage King who is just passing through town.Hugo Reddick set out in search of an old hookup... -
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Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up. He’s ready to do whatever it takes to win the war the former police chief started thanks to his twin, Conrad’s involvement with the chief’s daughter.Cannon’s determined to ruin the chief’s political aspirations, starting by backing his opponent in the race for mayor... -
Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEvery Second With You = Sex. Love. Addiction. Heartache. Pain. And Hope. I used to think love was a lie. Now I know it’s real, powerful, and I don’t want to lose it…But my future scares me, and there’s no way this can be happening, especially since I’ve finally broken free from all the people who wanted pieces of me. I don’t even know how to start over, but I have to find a way...Categorized as:
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Heartless Savage by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe calls me his heart.Tells me the only reason he closes his eyes at night is so he can see me in his dreams.Our months apart are torture for both of us, but at least I get to hear his voice every day.Each summer, he’s all mine.Every minute he can spare, I’m right beside him, and our families just smile knowingly.Ryan has responsibilities, though. One day, my mafioso prince will be the king... -
Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAllegra Grey is the daughter of a powerful American Mafia Leader. Trained since birth to take over the family business, she is ruthless, heartless, and one of the best assassins in the industry. She's completed thousands of assassinations in her career, completing every assignment... except for one. Ace De Luca is her one and only failed mission... -
Marcus by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Marcus De La Cruz volunteered to sponsor the next prospect for the Savage Kings MC, he never expected to have a female candidate. Instead of being intimidated by him, she gives as good as she gets.Teagan Allen knows the dangers of being a member of an outlaw MC all too well since her father was killed while wearing the bearded skull king patch... -
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... -
Nolan by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNolan Bishop has felt like an outsider in the Savage Kings MC ever since he gave up the nomad lifestyle to try and put down some roots. He’s a convicted felon, searching for his place in the world without screwing up his probation... -
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... -
Mafia King by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Mafia Royals series…One of the first rules they give you when you're undercover—never fall for the enemy.I didn't just fall for the enemy.I became what I was supposed to hate.What's worse: I fell in love with one...Categorized as:
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Poughkeepsie Begins by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt ends with the beginning. This legendary, indie, cult-favorite series ends its tale with the story of the Poughkeepsie brotherhood before the tattoo... -
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Ruby Mercy by Naomi West
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI’m having my bosshole’s baby.Safe to say that’s not ideal…Especially because he doesn’t even know.As a matter of fact, Kirill is clear across the country, and I’m pretty sure he’s never coming back.That’s fine.My daughter and I will be a-okay without him.At least, that’s what I thought.But five years goes by like pulling teeth.And I learn something:It hurts to do this alone... -
Burn Me by Shantel Tessier, Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThirteen authors have joined forces to bring you their sizzling stories-some sweet, some five-alarm hot, but all for a good cause. Burn Me is an anthology to raise money for Hope For Heroes Foundation, which helps military, fire, police, and EMS personnel who've experienced life-altering disabilities while in the line of duty...Categorized as:
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Gio by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGio After the attack on the Conti family, I went straight to work. We had a mission to bring down our enemy from the inside out, destroy everything they had, and watch their weak empire crumble. While bringing them to ruin, the last thing I expected was to find my weakness and source of strength wrapped up in one beautiful woman... -
His Second Chance by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe rules were simple. Protect the woman I love. And try to stop loving her along the way.Kane Montgomery Carr and Phoebe Dixon's romance went from a fiery temptation to a fizzled out heartbreak.Only Kane has no idea why.All he knows is that he has to keep her safe when a stalker sets Phoebe in their sights...Categorized as:
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Vetting His Kitten by MINK
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI don’t have time for my mother’s games or her menagerie of mammals, reptiles, and god knows what else. At least, I don’t think I have time for them until I meet her trusted veterinarian, Amelia. Suddenly, it seems I’m extremely interested in the wellbeing of my mother’s furry and scaly friends, so much so that I visit the vet’s office on a daily basis... -
Reckless by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’d do anything for her . . . even give up my crown. As the son of mob boss Don Carlo Bertoli, I’m considered the crown prince of the Bertoli Family, but it’s a title I’d rather earn than have it handed to me. When Luisa Mendosa, the beautiful daughter of a rival mob boss shows up on my father’s doorstep, I know I shouldn’t be getting involved with her... -
Blade by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnthony “Blade” Santini wants a slice of Jules Walker the second he sees the beauty at Penny’s Bakery. Still, with the world of trouble following the Steele Riders, he knows it’s not safe for her. As much as he’d love to be selfish and seal her fate as his, he refuses to put her in danger... -
Protecting Her by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPearce knew he’d be punished for marrying Rachel, but the years keep passing by and nothing has happened. What’s taking so long? Why haven’t they done anything? As he’s left waiting and wondering, Pearce attempts to live a normal life as a loving husband and devoted father... -
Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVengeance was something I’d been waiting all my life to deliver. It would be sweet and worth every risk I’d taken to get to this point. I was moments away from pulling the trigger, taking the life of the man who’d cost my father his… And then she was dragged into the room, struggling and fighting for freedom. The moment I set eyes on Tavia, everything changed... -
Taunt Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe was always mine … whether she wanted to be or not Ten years ago I allowed another man to take her to pay her families debt. Fighting for her would have started a war. I thought life was complicated then. Now she’s back in my life and brings more than I bargained for. I live by a code: Always stay in control. Yet, I’ve never been able to say no to her... -
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Derek by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrittanyHe watched me from afar for over a year.Everywhere I went, he was there. His eyes on me.Little by little, he got closer. He stalked his prey…and that prey was me.But I wanted to be caught.I wanted to be his.I wanted him just as much as he wanted me.So I gave into him.I was his.DerekShe was mine.She had been from the second her eyes connected with mine from across the room.I waited... -
Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can...I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse... -
Embraced by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility.I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal... -
Infatuation by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm in love with Timeo Montavio.If only it were that simple.He's my best friend. Practically my brother-in-law...And a cold-blooded killer.I mourned his loss when he vanished from my life six months ago.But now he's back, and he's no longer the boy I once knew.There's a darkness in his eyes that chills me to the bone...Categorized as:
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Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club owns my sleepy coastal hometown. Their inked-up a**hole president owns my heart. But I’m the mayor’s daughter, his righthand in the office. My whole life, all I’ve ever wanted is to succeed in politics... -
Dearly Betrayed: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI want to ruin my fake husband.Right up until I sleep in his bed for the first time.I have to marry the man that killed my father.He’s Jayson Costa, mafia prince, obscenely wealthy, emotionally distant, and sinfully attractive.I don’t care how good that control freak looks in a Jayson’s everything I despise... -
Marked by Him by S.R. Jones
His 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... -
Jude by Daphne Loveling
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLILA I'm no club princess. I'm a cut-rate Cinderella. Jude is the crown prince of the Lords of Carnage MC. He's handsome, cocky, untouchable. The entire time I've known him, I've had to pretend he means nothing to me. When in fact, he's always been everything. But when my world collapses and I'm running for my life I have no one else to turn to but the Lords of Carnage...Categorized as:
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Bound by Duty by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI had a choice: either let my father die or marry a monster. I chose marriage,Even though it would be my downfall.Dante Bernardi is a man with secrets,Scars cover his face and body.He shuts me out,While all I want is to love him.Now, I’m stuck in a marriage filled with rage and regret.I try my hardest to crack my husband’s shell... -
Ruthless by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMen like me don’t get happy endings. Until her. With her jet black hair and intense eyes that hypnotize me, Carmen takes my breath away. There’s something dark about her, something that draws me to her like a moth to a flame. Like me, she’s haunted by the demons of her past, but I’m a man who loves a challenge... -
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Body of Trust: A Romantic Suspense Novel by Jeannine Colette
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the dark, winding hills overlooking the New York Harbor lay the city’s most exclusive club. A mansion that offered a glimpse back to the days when the mob had ruled New York. I took my seat at the bar and flirted with the man behind it—the one who made me weak in the knees yet kept his personal life a veiled secret... -
Secrets Kept by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn’t always like this you know. I used to be one of those girls who was bubbly and people thought sunshine came out of my ass. That is until my best friend kissed me and then betrayed me with those same lips. I became ridiculed and bullied and my soul slowly died inside until I was a shadow of my former self... -
Starving For Vengeance by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn into Bantorus Motorcycle Club, Lee Ramchett skirts the law, works secretly for the federal government, and kills. As he grows closer to seeking revenge for what the Mexican mafia has done to his family, his supervisor orders him to go back to Bantorus MC to watch over Shari —one of the available and beautiful Silver Girls... -
Bratva Boss's Babysitter: An Instalove Possessive Male Romance by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErik Godunov is a man to be feared. Six foot seven and built like a dominating bear, with steel colored hair and eyes that pierce, I should be terrified of him. He’s a Bratva boss, a man used to getting what he wants. And what he needs from me is to be a nanny for his ten year old niece, Kat. She’s an orphan after her mother died, and I relate to that, big time... -
Sins He Taught Me: A Dark Mafia Romance by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe ripped me from my life and made me his. Now he wants my help. But some sins can never be forgiven.Matvei Morozov.A name that’s haunted my family for years.A whisper in the shadows. A monster in the darkness.Now, the billionaire mob boss has claimed me as collateral.That means I’m his—until my father pays his debts.His to touch.His to bend.His to own... -
Savage Hunter by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m obsessed with the virgin mafia princess I was hired to protect.Lily and I were never supposed to meet.Our fates collided in the wrong place at the wrong time,And one hot night in Las Vegas bound us for life.I know I need to focus on her safety but I cannot resist the dark impulses that consume me whenever she’s near.My job is to protect her.My desire is to control her.To claim her.To own her...Categorized as:
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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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Defiance Falls Revolution by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsComing October 10. You need to read Defiance Falls first before reading this book.Hazel Ross had no idea what she’d stepped into that night at my 18th birthday party. I’d waited years for the right moment, and there she was, forcing me to show my cards before it was time. Now she wasn’t only a pawn for our enemies, she had a target on her back.I don’t regret it, even though I should... -
Enrico by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnricoShe wasn’t supposed to be on my radar. Another woman who was caught up in the traffickers’ sights, but one look at January and I’d become as lost as Dario and Alessio before me. I had no choice but to hunt her down and make her mine, even if that meant doing some illegal things. Nothing new to me anyway.JanuaryThe brute... -
Struggling For Justice by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet's roll… Natalie Oman's husband murdered his brother before committing suicide, leaving her a widow and struggling for her share of Meghoni Mine. She spends her time avoiding her remaining brother in law and his irrational agenda that someone else murdered both Oman brothers... -
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Forbidden Lyrics by Kelsie Rae
I didn't know who Dove's sister was when we first met.I didn't know that I'd been fooling around with her for a few months before Dove walked into my life.I didn't know that––if I've done the math correctly––I could be the father to her sister's child.But I do know this.Dove has the voice of an angel, and the heart of one too.I might not deserve her, but I refuse to let her go...Categorized as:
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Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis
I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us... -
Hard Rock Sin: A Rock Star Romance by Athena Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe know there will be hell to pay. I'm his bandmate's little sister. But neither of us can fight it. This rock star god will do anything to keep me. Cameron Thorne has had a starring role in my fantasies for years. But the sinfully hot rock star, known for his wild parties and lady killer reputation, is the bassist in my brother's band. And I know my brother...Categorized as:
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Gilded Princess by Penelope Black
When I was little, I was obsessed with fairytales. My dad told me the stories of the stars and white knights who rescue princesses. I’d wear a silver plastic crown and stare at the sky, waiting for the day my knight in shining armor would come.Then my dad died, my crown broke, and my mom shipped my sister and me off to boarding school.And then I met them.My knights... -
Texting the Mafia Prince: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance 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... -
The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild...
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