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Reckless Thief by Heather Long, Wander Aguiar
The mentor. The doctor. The Vandal. I grew up on the streets despite my older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal? Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless Traitor by Heather Long]()
Ruthless Traitor by Heather Long
At the heart of it all was a secret and a lie. A secret we didn’t tell her. A lie we told ourselves. Emersyn Sharpe is more than just the girl we watched over. She’s very much the woman who fits us. The last thing we should have done was take her and the worst thing we did was keep her, but she needs us. I think, more than one of us—myself included—needs her...Categorized as:
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![Wife Number One: Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners, Book 1 by Elle Thorpe]()
Wife Number One: Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners, Book 1 by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsForced to marry a notorious cult leader, I became wife number one. The other women watch me with envy, but they know nothing of the beatings and punishments I endure. He hides them with a veil. One I must wear until I give him a son. But when I fail, he threatens the only good things in my life. My sister, Alice, and the daughter he ripped from my arms for another family to raise...Categorized as:
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![Rule: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Rule: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Red Ridge Sinners MC series from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare continues…. The truth is out—I’m in love with three Sinners. Zach, Jax, and Diesel might want to make me theirs but there’s still too many secrets between us, ones that could ruin everything. Ones that could break us. They might rule my body. Own my heart. But ultimately, they have the power to break me...Categorized as:
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![The Throne of Lies by Candice Wright]()
The Throne of Lies by Candice Wright
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen people think of Saylor Adams,. They think of the boy whose life she ruined. The football superstar whose future was forever altered by a secret. A secret that followed him to his grave. Dubbed a bad seed and a liar,. Saylor was the girl we warned our sons about. Back before she ran away amid a storm of rumors and accusations...Categorized as:
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![Briar Valley: The Complete Duet by J. Rose]()
Briar Valley: The Complete Duet by J. Rose
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome home, Willow. Your family is waiting for you. After spending a decade in an abusive marriage, I risked everything to escape the man who trafficked me as a vulnerable teenager. The words of a long-lost relative guide me back to Briar Valley with my little girl, in search of safety and a fresh start...Categorized as:
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![Beneficial Misfortune: The Lawson Legacy by Sara Hinds]()
Beneficial Misfortune: The Lawson Legacy by Sara Hinds
6 months ago, I started over. Living alone in a huge city is better than being stuck in a small town where everyone knows your ex cheated on you. Here, nobody knows who I am except the kids I teach, and I much prefer it this way. Until a well-dressed man changes everything...Categorized as:
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![What Is Love by Ashley N. Rostek]()
What Is Love by Ashley N. Rostek
I can’t remember a time my skin was not blemished with black, purple, and blue. I don’t know what it’s like to breathe without the weight of fear on my chest. From a young age, I mastered how to lie and how to hide my pain behind a practiced smile. I was never told, but I’ve always known that I need to cover my punishments beneath pretty, pastel clothes and white pearls... -
![Tainted Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan]()
Tainted Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan
I am Kitten. Feel my Claws! The insatiable cravings that control my life have well and truly thrown me into a clusterfuck of epic proportions! Why didn’t I see this coming? Why didn’t I just walk away when I had the chance? I’ve put myself in less than ideal situations before, but never could I imagine this! Having the choice taken from me. Having my pleas ignored... -
![Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks]()
Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt started with an Obsession…. We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her. .. However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have... -
![Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan]()
Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan
I am Kitten. Watch me play! They call me Kitten. I’m their plaything, and I love it. I thrive on it. I need it. Why? It’s like an itch I can’t quite scratch. A craving that doesn’t take away the hunger. A compulsion that I can’t control. It’s all-consuming in every way. I thought I’d come to terms with how my future looked. Meaningless sex. Lots and lots of meaningless sex...Categorized as:
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![Own by Heather Long]()
Own by Heather Long
The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance—not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones. Cold. Controlled. Ruthless. He watches me like I’m the problem he’s been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister...Categorized as:
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![Always Alchemy (Alchemy) by Elodie Hart]()
Always Alchemy (Alchemy) by Elodie Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAlways Alchemy is a full-length book featuring a variety of extended epilogues for the following couples and their. Rafe and Belle. Zach and Maddy. Anton and Gen. Cal and Aida. Dex, Max and Darcy. Adam and Nat. You can expect fun, spice (obviously), glamour and ALL the feels!Categorized as:
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![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]()
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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![Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose]()
Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEighteen girls. Dead. Eighteen lives. Ended. Eighteen futures. Stolen. Harlow Michaels has only ever known her cage, and the nearby screams of dying victims that paint her reality. Held captive by the sadistic Pastor Michaels, she’s tortured and abused, until fate offers her the chance to escape. But freedom comes at a heavy cost... -
![Deadly Sweet by Alisha Williams]()
Deadly Sweet by Alisha Williams
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRE ORDER DATE IS JUST A PLACE HOLDER. THIS BOOK IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED IN SPIRNG. Deadly as poison, sweet like candy. For years I lived in hell, being the pretty little play thing for the devil himself. He failed to break me, now I'm free. Oh, what a terrible thing for him... -
![Claimed by 3 by Barbi Cox]()
Claimed by 3 by Barbi Cox
I never wanted to live in a safe house with 3 older men, never dreamed of three very attractive mafia thugs. Until they released me. And now I want back in that house to be with my men at all costs. -
![Vicious Kitten by Sarah J.D.]()
Vicious Kitten by Sarah J.D.
I am Kitten. Hear me purr! Well, hellooo trouble! I thought you'd forgotten about me for a hot minute there. But of course, you were just lulling me into a false sense of security. How silly of me to think you wouldn’t come back with a vengeance! Secrets never stay secret. One way or another, they come out and bite you on the arse... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Betrayal & Deception by Sara Hinds]()
Betrayal & Deception by Sara Hinds
Sin used to run this city until Vengeance ran them out. Too bad they didn’t get them all. Like a parasite, they linger, and while they’re still here, nobody is safe. Freedom means nothing if I’m constantly watching not only my back but the backs of the people I care about. And with every day that passes, that list of people grows, no matter how hard I try to fight against it... -
![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 Novel. Sometimes 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... -
![The Queen by Ivy Clyde]()
The Queen by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is our time to rule. Victor has taken his father’s throne but the violent, unforgiving mafia world will not let him rule without testing his limits. Victor. River. Alexei. Each man holds a piece of my soul in his hand. Struggling to stay sane in the shitstorm blowing all around me, I must not forget my loyalty and duty to my team mates who are watching me. Waiting for me... -
![Silent Night by A.R. Breck, Becca Steele]()
Silent Night by A.R. Breck, Becca Steele
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings14 OF YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO GIVE YOU SOME DARK, FORBIDDEN ROMANCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. -
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![Snakes & Lovers: Part Two by K.L. Coburn]()
Snakes & Lovers: Part Two by K.L. Coburn
I'M BACK IN HIS CLUTCHES. I always hoped that I would never be in this position again. Stuck, abused, taunted. .. AT THE MERCY OF HIS SICK MIND, AND EVEN SICKER GAMES. However, this time I am not alone. I have company in this hell. I also have four men willing to do anything to get me back. And they do. The six of us escape to recover from injuries and trauma. We plot, we learn, and we love...Categorized as:
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![Reconcile by Leah Steele]()
Reconcile by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI always thought it was best to keep my darkness hidden, outta sight, outta mind. But my stalker has been showing me the errors of my ways. He’s been guiding me into nurturing that side of myself, and now that it’s been set free, there’s no going back. I’ve killed three people, and with each new kill, I learn more about myself. But I crave more than the bloodshed... -
![The Devil's Syndicate Boxset by Sarah Bailey]()
The Devil's Syndicate Boxset by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Devil's Syndicate - The Complete Series including:. Deceived. Defied. Derailed. Debauched. Depraved. And three never released before short stories - Devil, Deviant and Devote. Four of them. One of me. Who will give in first? It started when they stole me from my life. The daughter of a crime lord who ruled with an iron fist. The heir to a family of blood and ruin... -
![Persecution by K.L. Taylor-Lane]()
Persecution by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBetrayal. Chaos. Destruction. Love cuts deep, its sting violent. Harsh and tragic and devastating. It weakens and pollutes, tainting even the purest of souls until nothing remains but char and ash. Intentions are muddied, thoughts and feelings unclear. Disjointed ideas and fragmented ideals. Confusion rife and minds warped... -
![Hunted: Season One by Xavier Neal]()
Hunted: Season One by Xavier Neal
From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Xavier Neal comes an all-new MMF, age-gap, dark romance series! One stranded female on the run from her stalker. Two protective, small-town best friends now willing to do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Three people in love becoming prey for the obsessed hunter lurking in the shadows. And to think. This is only the beginning. TROPE CHECK. MMF Romance...Categorized as:
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![A Promise of Torment by Mallory Fox]()
A Promise of Torment by Mallory Fox
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBlood hides carnal desires. Power is overrated. Killing for family, tainted with nothing but love. .. My emotions are supposed to be dead. I was never meant to feel this. Pain. Anger. Rage. Feelings erode me from the inside. They make me weak. They make him more powerful. But I can't lose. Dante is my sweetness in hell. My father has me where he wants me. And my boys. . -
![Plaything by November Sweets]()
Plaything by November Sweets
Life 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... -
![These Sinful Kingdoms by Beth Evans]()
These Sinful Kingdoms by Beth Evans
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll I wanted was to live a peaceful life. .. but being the daughter of the Italian Mafia made that a difficult dream to obtain. My father's death left a hole of power behind and my brother pushed me out, cutting me off from everything I had. To protect my son and those I love, I have to choose between claiming the throne that is owed to me or running away and never returning... -
![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... -
![Disloyal by G.N. Wright]()
Disloyal by G.N. Wright
Deals. Deception. Duplicity. They changed everything. Just when I thought things were going to be okay. I thought my secrets were out and my Crows were finally flocking to my side. But my Master came back and I’m once again crowned in a cage where there is no escape, only pain and punishment. But I've played this game before... -
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![In the Shadows by Montana Fyre]()
In the Shadows by Montana Fyre
The gatekeepers of the New York underworld have met their match, but this mafia princess isn't going to bow to them without a fight. .. I was raised to be a mafia queen. I spent years learning the family business. I trained to become the ruthless leader my family needs me to be. But it was all for nothing. On my eighteenth birthday, my father told me I would be marrying our enemy... -
![Signed for You by J.R. Dust]()
Signed for You by J.R. Dust
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo men, danger around every corner, and a missing brother. It's like her life has turned into a book . . . That's all Charlie can decide when she thinks about the events of the last few weeks. While she's thrilled to lose herself in her beloved romance novels, it's like she's living in one... -
![Lace Vengeance by Eve Dangerfield]()
Lace Vengeance by Eve Dangerfield
Book three in the SNOW WHITE trilogy. This is a scorching romance between a woman and four beautifully dangerous men in which she never has to choose. WARNING: This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk. ..Categorized as:
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![Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology by Beck Knight, Delaney Dare]()
Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology by Beck Knight, Delaney Dare
Corruption. Sin. Greed. Temptation. Nothing is sacred. Not the priest who looks at you with hunger etched into his rugged face. Not the nun who hides her secrets in the scars on her arms. Definitely not the theology professor who keeps his student long after class is over. A different kind of worship. A wicked type of praise. A devil's paradise and an angel's ruin...Categorized as:
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![Make Her Bleed by Zepphora]()
Make Her Bleed by Zepphora
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI trusted Malakai Harris all my life. I never thought he would stab me in the back the way he did. Kai has taken everything from me. My freedom, my friends, my father. The only thing left for him to take is my sanity, but I won't hand it over. My only saving grace is his posse, those he has scared into following him. Dax Porter. Nico Mendez. Rowe Kade. Knox Ward...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Love by Ashlee M. Edmonds]()
Reckless Love by Ashlee M. Edmonds
Angel. I thought I had everything figured out. My relationship with the guys was growing stronger with each passing day, we were all doing our best to avoid the elephant in the room. I’ve tried to hide my feelings, to keep them contained within me. Tried walking away from him. No matter where I go or how hard I fight this primal need growing inside me, he’s there... -
![Escaping the Cold by Natasha Pierce]()
Escaping the Cold by Natasha Pierce
Nothing like picking up and moving across country on a whim. Cait Monroe would love to find a nice small ski town and live happily ever after, but she's promised to help her mom get back on her feet. So when Mom decides to pack up Cait's half sister, and go on an eight month road trip out of nowhere, Cait tags along. For her family's sake... -
![Heir by B. Lybaek]()
Heir by B. Lybaek
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDrákon to ápeiro den koimátai pia. We survived the first six months at Kronos University… barely. In a moment born of weakness and desperation to survive, I accepted the claim on my person. In my world there’s no such thing as a do-over, hell, you can’t even profess ignorance. So I need to choose; either I live by my word, or I might die by the lie...Categorized as:
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![Kept by Cate Corvin]()
Kept by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI already had to leave college once to care for my sick mother. Thanks to the Second-Chance Scholarship, I have one last shot to finish my degree at Bourdillon University, a prestigious academy for the arts. But the three professors who control my future don't see a student, or an assistant librarian. They see prey. The Dean of Students, gentleman on the outside, beast on the inside...Categorized as:
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![Defiant by Candace Wondrak]()
Defiant by Candace Wondrak
I was lied to. Purposefully misled and embarrassed. But I’m not down and out yet. Coming to Midpark was hard. I left everything behind me, and now I come to find out I can’t trust anyone here. The charming jock used me and tossed me aside, lying to me all the while—and the bad boy? The bad boy apparently comes from a family who deals in illegal business daily...Categorized as:
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![Firefly by K.B. Everly]()
Firefly by K.B. Everly
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI was burning alive and didn't even know it. Until they rescued me. .. My days are spent in the Burn Unit at the hospital I work as a nurse at, supporting those who have kissed the red hot flames that consumed their world and survived to tell the tale. Until the tables are turned and I am now the one in the hospital bed after being rescued by three firefighters...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Summer by Quirah Casey]()
Cruel Summer by Quirah Casey
I thought I was in hell, then summer came. I never saw the truth coming. And when it did, it destroyed the last piece of humanity I had left. The Costa family have tormented me for months. They’ve manipulated every shred of the person I once was. They’ve turned me into their favorite play toy. And now that I know the truth…. Come death or worse, I’ll destroy the Costa Family. -
![Everything by November Sweets]()
Everything by November Sweets
Welcome to hell…. Or at least this is what I imagine Hell would be like. Things are more messed up than they were before and the past that I was running from came back from the grave and caught me. The men that I had fallen for were not at all what they seemed and I think that hurts more than what I’m going through at the hands of pure evil... -
![Made in Vengeance by V.T. Do]()
Made in Vengeance by V.T. Do
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey'll love her to ruin . .. What once felt like a cage now feels like freedom. In the arms of my captors, I am free. Under their gaze, I am strong. And with their worship, I am powerful. But for how long? Their enemies are closing in. And they would do whatever it takes to see my men dead—. Even use their weakness against them... -
![A Savage Fraud by Logan Fox]()
A Savage Fraud by Logan Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mafia dark romance.Categorized as:
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![Fearless Girl by Rozy Mack]()
Fearless Girl by Rozy Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRipped away from my mother and brought to my father’s house at the sensitive age of thirteen, I endured his abuse and being ostracized as an outsider by my stepmother and half-siblings. They made sure I knew my place, and it wasn’t as a part of the family. I was taught to hear and obey. If I tried to speak up, his belt quickly reminded me I was not my own person. My room was a prison...Categorized as:
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