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Steel & Hammer's Hellcat by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsArchangel’s Warriors MC: Brothers by choice, not blood. Born to ride until they die. All they want is to ride free until lightning strikes them without warning. Consumed by desire, surrounded by danger, they find the “one” who will consume, enchant, frustrate, and ultimately love them. They only see each other... -
![Rebellious Rook by Brooklyn Cross]()
Rebellious Rook by Brooklyn Cross
The rook’s heart is as cold as stone, but when the rock crumbles, the spoils are twice as sweet. Death follows me around like a dark cloud just waiting to strike. First, it stole my mother, then my aunt, and now my father is missing. Even though I’m told to walk away, and even though finding him shouldn’t be my top priority, the memory of him begging me to talk to him haunts my dreams... -
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![Strokes by Bea Paige]()
Strokes by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe told me I was his muse. He lied. Anton Sachov, the artist, the man who only sees in monochrome. He wants something from me. Something precious; the meadow green of my eyes, the rich mahogany of my hair, the creamy white of my skin, the stark red of my blood, even the darkness of my soul. And he will do anything to get them. Including the unthinkable, locking me away... -
![Summer and Smoke by Coralee June]()
Summer and Smoke by Coralee June
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSummer Bright is just a name on a tombstone. A whispered mystery on the long-forgotten Woodbury Lane. Her ghost teases me with fear and perfection. She knows I’m not strong enough to do what I should’ve done years ago. The Bullets are united once more, bonded by their demand for blood. There’s a vulnerability in their friendship, though. Gavriel craves control. Blaise fears losing me... -
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![The Return by Amelia Shea]()
The Return by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBorn and raised a Ghosttown girl, Trista Anderson has nothing but love for her hometown. After her recent graduation from college, she is eager to return and start the next chapter of her life. However, things don’t go according to plan when her homecoming is derailed by a biker club, an altercation, and a sexy new neighbor who grates on her last nerve...Categorized as:
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![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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![Steps by Bea Paige]()
Steps by Bea Paige
My dream of becoming prima ballerina is dead. Dropped by the Royal Ballet, I return home to my empty house in Cornwall with nothing but ghosts, and memories of a past I am desperate to forget. It takes months of depression before I pull myself out of the bleakness and attempt to start living again... -
![Love and Lead by Coralee June]()
Love and Lead by Coralee June
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne. We’re alive, for now. Two. Gavriel’s totally lost control. Three. Santobello is hunting us. Four. Someone will die... -
![Vile Wicked Eyes by Candace Wondrak]()
Vile Wicked Eyes by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Stella. I used to be empty, broken, a shell of a person watching as days passed me by.But then I found out the truth. What I’d done. What I wanted to do again. My three killers took me and shook my world upside-down, stopping only when I faced the fact that I was just like them.A brute. A monster. A beast with an innate craving to make others bleed... -
![Watch Her Blush by Emily Klepp]()
Watch Her Blush by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt started with a lie. All I was trying to do was get away from my unhinged ex-boyfriend. I picked the biggest, most intimidating man in the bar to pretend I was on a date with. I never expected him to play along. I never imagined he would kiss me in front of everyone. I try to run away until he sees I’ve been living out of my car.He's addictive and all-consuming... -
![Love Lost Her Way by Julie Anne Addicott]()
Love Lost Her Way by Julie Anne Addicott
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the outside, my life was picture perfect. On the inside, something sinister lurked. I thought he was sick. I thought I could fix him. All I wanted was for him to love me. I was used and abused. Sold to the highest bidder. Unloved. Unseen. Unheard. Until Declan. He was my saviour. He helped me believe in the power of unconditional love. Then, he was gone... -
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Adrenaline by A.L. Woods
Four years ago, I betrayed his trust.He retaliated by breaking my heart.Adam Ryan had secrets.The kind better off where they belonged.Buried.As an urban explorer, I’m not afraid of a little trouble.But when I venture to the one place Adam forbade me from, I get more than I bargained for.Him and his friends.Along with their threats.Their violence.And their lust.Adam might claim to still hate me... -
![Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh]()
Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh
A full steam, page-turning Poly Romance. Why Choose one book boyfriend when you can have two? Satisfy your romantic cravings with this heart-pounding hurt/comfort love story.The vice-president of the Rebel Kings MC. The girl of his dreams. And the six-foot-five firefighter-turned-bodyguard they can’t resist. Nash It’s three in the morning, and we’re in her bed...Categorized as:
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![Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn]()
Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt wasn’t supposed to end like this. The guys’ enemy wasn’t supposed to gain the upper hand. But now Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver have been captured and separated by Ludo Holloway. If they make one wrong move, the consequences will be disastrous. The only thing they can do is comply with Holloway’s wishes and do their best to secretly find a way to escape... -
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![The Sweetest Note by Jenn Bullard]()
The Sweetest Note by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I wanted was to live life on my terms, inspire others, and love Turner and Roark.br> I was surprised when Derek popped back into my life, but willing to forgive when I realized my mother caused him so much pain. I couldn’t blame him for hating me, but I can demand better.And then… my life shattered... -
![Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp]()
Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI grew comfortable in the silence of my thoughts. I thought it was safe to move past my trauma. But did I ever really move past it? Me... Sadie Graves... confronting my trauma and moving forward in a healthy way?Hell no.I shoved all those memories into a tiny little box and forced it to the back of my mind where it has sat for a year... -
![Cruel Betrayal by Elira Firethorn]()
Cruel Betrayal by Elira Firethorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeing in their enemy's inner circle has never been easier for Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver. Not only have they earned Ludo's trust, but Wren's friendship with Aubrey has turned out to be more beneficial than they ever could've predicted.Still, there's no room for celebration. Not when the constant threat of something happening to Rhett's brothers is looming over everyone's heads... -
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Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI was an innocent virgin. They didn't care.Even good girls sometimes need a little discipline.But they're going to do much more than just spank me.They're going to make me be a very, very naughty girl for them. First she will blush. Then she will beg.Protecting her is our job. Taming her will be our pleasure.By the time we are done with her, she won't just be screaming our names... -
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Savage Knights by Jillian Frost
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe ghosts of our past have come back to haunt us.Kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder, I’m promised to marry another man, a ruthless Mafia boss who has an ax to grind with the Salvatore brothers.And he wants to use me to get his revenge.The men we thought were hunting me are the least of our problems. As it turns out, the real monsters were right under our noses all along...Categorized as:
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![Chill by A.J. Merlin]()
Chill by A.J. Merlin
One month. That’s all it takes for everything to unravel. For weeks, I try returning to normal, to forget the men who turned me into a killer against my will. At first, I convince myself I could be happy—at least I think I should be. But I’m not. I can’t be. When I find them, I realize what they’re doing. If I want them—if I want this—I have to accept what they truly are. Monsters... -
![Kings of Kink by N.O. One]()
Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
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Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
![Lady Killer by L.M. Ramirez]()
Lady Killer by L.M. Ramirez
Nice girls are dead girls . . . Long live the bad girl . . . The Blackwells may be killers, but they’re dead serious about keeping anyone else from spilling blood in their town. When they catch me red-handed—literally—I’m given a choice: help them stop the serial killer terrorizing Hollow Oak or pay the price. My life... -
![Darkness Falls by K.M. Baker]()
Darkness Falls by K.M. Baker
Everything's changed.When I met the Monroe brothers it was under unfavorable circumstances. I was supposed to be their revenge, but it blossomed into so much more. They became mine, just as I became theirs. Now, days with them feel like a distant dream.I spent so many years running from my inevitable fate, but my father tracked me down and dragged me back to Rogue... -
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![Lost In The Light by Kerry Taylor]()
Lost In The Light by Kerry Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRescued by the brothers she never knew, Addy has found some solace from the hellish nightmare she lived & survived for two long years. She now has a place to call home, family who will do anything to care for and protect her, and three guys who make her feel safer than she has ever felt in her life... -
![Bind Me by H.M. Slade]()
Bind Me by H.M. Slade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey betrayed me, and now I'm left in the wake of the destruction.Cerberus made a promise to save Axton Harbor from the sickness that has corrupted it for far too long. And somehow, I became collateral damage in their quest for justice... -
![Lies and Other Drugs by Coralee June]()
Lies and Other Drugs by Coralee June
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKilling 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... -
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Karma by Amber Nicole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the dangerous and enticing world of the Belladonnas — where the women may be beautiful, but they’re more deadly than anyone could ever imagine.Assassins. Women for hire.Is there really a difference?These women dress for success…and that success is usually found while standing over the bodies of their targets... -
![When We Play by Shayne Ford]()
When We Play by Shayne Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRAVENOne queen. Three Kings. One pesky agreement.Eight iron clad rules.But rules are meant to be broken, right?I can still win this... And if I do, I'll win big.My second chance at the prize comes with three hot-blooded billionaires who know the game better than I do.But my motivation surpasses their wit. By a long shot...Let the games begin... -
![Gangsters And Guns by K.A. Knight, Loxley Savage]()
Gangsters And Guns by K.A. Knight, Loxley Savage
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome people say that life won’t give you more than you can handle...but those people are liars.My life has never been easy. I’ve had my fair share of pain—every moment is a fight to survive. With my brother on his deathbed, it’s up to me to provide and protect what’s left of my broken family... -
![Fall by A.J. Merlin]()
Fall by A.J. Merlin
It didn’t feel real until they showed up at my door—without their masks.When they knock, I let them in. Even though I know I should slam the door in their faces and call the cops. I know I shouldn’t be this curious, especially after what happened at the warehouse.But I can’t bring myself to turn them away... -
![Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd]()
Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence... * Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense... -
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Vicious Intentions by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere are no rules for men like them.Cain, Hunter, and Cristiano were heirs to some of the richest and most powerful families in the world, men who might as well have been kings. Ten years ago, they took an interest in me.Or at least that’s what happens in the fleeting memories I still have left after the car accident... -
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![Shattered Jewel by Ketley Allison]()
Shattered Jewel by Ketley Allison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe ruby Heart is split, and so am I. Cav, Kaspian, Axe, and Wilder: my lovers, my protectors, my doom. Each touch binds me tighter to their cause, even as I uncover the brutal truth of the Cimmerian Court. We're racing to find both halves of a jewel never meant to be whole. But with each clue deciphered, each forbidden location unearthed, I realize the true cost of our quest... -
![Pleasure to Earn by H.N. DeFore]()
Pleasure to Earn by H.N. DeFore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBook 3 in the Sins and Secrets Club World.Following a fast divorce and betrayal from her ex-husband, Anita’s learned how to hate herself. Pleasure isn’t a given, and she isn’t ready to lose parts of herself to make another person happy anymore.When she needs security cameras installed to monitor her house, Russell finds out her ex has a knack for showing up and beating on the door... -
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Plaything by November Sweets
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is hard when you are on the run.Just trying to survive and start a new life on my own was almost impossible. Until one night a shadow scared me into a building, a building that would change my life forever.Six months at Seduction House and I am finally ready for the auction.Tonight is the night that I sell myself to a stranger...Categorized as:
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![Rocked by Her Devils by Rosa Holland]()
Rocked by Her Devils by Rosa Holland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Devils have returned with one torment me. They hate me.Five years ago, I ruined their lives.It was an accident.Who knew one photo could cause so much damage? Now, I’ve been assigned as a photographer for The Devils’ Salvation tour.Personally requested.More like demanded. Just me and three vicious, sinful, rockstars bent on vengeance... -
![A Cruel Tyrant by Logan Fox]()
A Cruel Tyrant by Logan Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI swore never to leave her alone. Now I'm regretting that oath.Our little cartel princess is growing up so fast. I never thought I'd be able to share my heart with anyone, but Cora changed that. And now she shares her heart with another. I could give her up, but I wouldn't dare. I know the hole she'll leave in my heart will fill with suffering and despair... -
![Legal Intentions by Anastasia Wright]()
Legal Intentions by Anastasia Wright
Lacey When you discover your first love is a monster, you escape right? You take your heels and run. You don’t try to uncover the truth and put him behind bars and you especially don’t ask his enemy to touch you and make sure you forget he ever existed… Koa She should be taboo. A woman who was abused, one that reminds me of my darkest nightmares... -
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Nemesis by S. Massery
A new darkness is seeping into Sterling Falls, and I’ve drawn its ire. When a masked stranger declares he wants our ruin—mine, my brother’s, the whole town’s—I hope he’s bluffing.A series of escalating events later, and it’s clear the threat is very present.It’s not only present, but it drags up old nightmares from my past... -
![Lose Me In The Shadows by Jo Brenner]()
Lose Me In The Shadows by Jo Brenner
*She thought it was over.*Kara believed she was free.Free to erase the brand left on her heart by the three men who thought they could own her. But when an enemy from her past reappears in her present, she’s forced to reckon with who she was—and who she’s become. The dark fire lit inside her by the men she left behind may be Kara’s only weapon against a predator intent on breaking her... -
![Prey by Fanny Lee Savage]()
Prey by Fanny Lee Savage
Four masked men...Two best friends...One night...“Kitten, we’re always on the hunt.... And you’re our prey.”Delilah has always played it safe. Not that it was her choice. Her father, a formidable figure, and power hungry business man, always seems to cast a long shadow over her decisions. No matter what she does, Delilah can never seem to escape her father's control... -
![Wicked Hunt by Cari Silverwood]()
Wicked Hunt by Cari Silverwood
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis book is part of a dark kinky fiction trilogy and may disturb some readers. The full warning is at the bottom. This is not a standalone read.What happens when the victim becomes the killer?Killing isn’t right, but it's better than the wrong people being dead.That’s what Zorie tells herself, until the day she makes a mistake and the hunter becomes the hunted... -
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![Forever Found by Kerry Taylor]()
Forever Found by Kerry Taylor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJust when Addy thought she was finding her way out of the never-ending darkness and into the light, the monsters of her past have returned to break her once and for all this time.Only this time is different. Addy knows this time it will be about more than just surviving... -
![Craving Vengeance by N. Slater]()
Craving Vengeance by N. Slater
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPlaying with numbers and eating sugar used to consume my life. Now, I’m running off to Paris with three men I’ve given my heart to. Aside from them and Paval, there’s no one I can trust. No one I can lean on. And when the last of my foundation betrays me, I know that this is only the beginning of a very long and dark road... -
![Sexy as Sin by W. Winters]()
Sexy as Sin by W. Winters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Willow Winters, comes a sexy second-chance MC romance.I took the fall for a crime I didn’t commit, and it cost me everything. Including the only woman I ever loved.I’m not the man she fell in love with. Four years behind bars made me harder, colder… with a temper I can’t control.But one look at Kat and nothing else matters... -
![Entombed in Sin by M.T. Addams]()
Entombed in Sin by M.T. Addams
They’re unpredictable and dangerous. Possessive and insatiable. And, for better or for worse, these psychopaths are mine. The Fallen StarrI fell for Knox, Thatcher, and Sagan’s charm and allowed myself to sink into their dark world as if I truly belonged. So enamored by their attention, as sick and twisted as it was, I lost sight of what these men do and what they’re good at... -
![A Billion Secrets by Jessa York]()
A Billion Secrets by Jessa York
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNickThe more I learn about Eve, the more I want to protect her.Even after she betrays my trust in the worst possible way.She’s mine.And I’ll ruin anyone and anything who dares to get in our way.EveNick helped me in my time of need.And how did I repay him?I’d rather not say…He makes it clear that I belong to him. And no one else.When his best friend shows up, my emotions are tested... -
![Broken Sins by Nicole Fox]()
Broken Sins by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy father’s enemies have claimed me for revenge.Life as Luka Volkov’s daughter is hell.I live in a gilded cage.I want out.But not like this.His enemies came for me in the night.Four of them.Vito, Mateo, Leo, Dante.Each is darker and more savage than the last.The Bianci brothers plan to use me for their vengeance.But not before they use me for their pleasure.In their hands, I will be bent. Broken...
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