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  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
  • A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    A weekend at the lake house for Jessie and Shane should be nothing but fun, right? Except when Shane makes his wife a bet that she's too stubborn to refuse, and one he's about to regret. Which one of them is going to win as they drive each other crazy? Because Jessie Ryan lives to push his buttons and any Ryan fans know he has many...
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  • Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jace Halsey…It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man.Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side...
  • Always Forever by Scarlett Avery

    Always Forever by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s a new client, so how did we go from hello to Fifty Shades of Grey in a New York minute?The first time I met him, his arresting blue eyes were enough to make me lose my head. But of course, I kept it together.I’m a professional and fooling around with a client is a recipe for disaster.Holt Christensen is off limits...
  • Sinful Bride by Naomi West

    Sinful Bride by Naomi West

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This baby is COMING.And Pasha is nowhere to be found.At this point, I'm starting to lose track of how many people are trying to ruin my life.My parents.My ex and his mistress.Pasha's enemies (and believe me, there are a LOT of those).But Pasha abandoning me in the hardest moment I've ever faced is the cherry on top.He swore he'd be here... but he's not.Until, suddenly, he is...
  • Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight

    Crime Lord's Paradise by Mia Knight

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After Gavin Pyre steps down from his position as crime lord, he and Lyla focus on picking up the pieces of their lives and creating the paradise they deserve.Note: This novella intersects with book 4, Awakened by Sin, so books should be read in sequence...
  • Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...
  • Mending Fate by M. S. Parker

    Mending Fate by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Alec: I shared my deepest secret with Lumen, hoping things will be better between us. But I can’t catch a break. My life blows up again when my daughter goes missing. Lumen: To say all hell broke loose is an understatement. When Alec’s daughter went missing, so did Soleil, the girl I mentor in foster care. It stung when Alec said finding his daughter is more important than some random runaway...
  • Aidan's Ardor by Ciara St James

    Aidan's Ardor by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As Aidan watches yet another one of his cousins find his soulmate, he can’t help but wonder if that will ever be him. Not that he’s hurting for companionship. When you’re an O’Sheeran there’s no shortage of women. Only they’re the ones who you don’t want to bring home to your family. Add to it that he manages the family’s nightclubs, Sirens, women are even more plentiful...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  mafia  contemporary
  • Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Pleasures by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    In this gripping eighth installment, Kazimir and Emily head to New Orleans seeking solace and healing, but destiny has other plans...
  • Breaking Rules by M.S. Parker

    Breaking Rules by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Alec: Lumen is amazing. She brings out the playful, relaxed side of me, but fate doesn’t seem to agree we belong together. And now, my ex pops back into my life and wants to make a go of it again so our daughter can have a real family. I’m torn between what’s best for my daughter or following my feelings for Lumen...
  • Unwrapping Romance: A Single Dad Holiday Romance by Sandi Lynn

    Unwrapping Romance: A Single Dad Holiday Romance by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    SierraI never imagined meeting anyone who despised the holidays more than I did—until I met Mr. Jack Atlas. Tall, impeccably dressed, with a smoldering presence that could melt hearts, he also happened to be my boss.I was hired as his temporary assistant after he mysteriously fired the last one...
  • Southern Heartbreaker by Jessica Peterson

    Southern Heartbreaker by Jessica Peterson

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    He was the bad boy I fell for in college. Now he’s a sexy single dad and Charleston’s most successful venture capitalist. Dominant and decisive, Ford Montgomery is used to getting what he wants. And he just set his sights on me... Ford Montgomery was my first everything. First love. First guy I slept with. First heartbreak when he dumped me without explanation...
  • Mafia King's Secret Baby  by Vivy Skys

    Mafia King's Secret Baby by Vivy Skys

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm about to marry my worst nightmare, and he doesn't know I have his daughter.Elio Rossi is a dream on paper.He's rich, handsome and head of his family's multi-billion dollar business.He's also a ruthless Mafia Don, and my older brother's best friend.But even that isn't a huge issue to me.No, Elio is my nightmare because he used to be my dream man.We've been betrothed since childhood...
  • Embers by Nicole Fanning

    Embers by Nicole Fanning

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the city of Chicago, power is a currency. In the right hands power can bring success, safety, and security. But in the wrong hands, it can mean danger, destruction...and almost always death. For nearly a century the Pace Family Mafia has held that power...
  • Meraux Mafia Spinoff Unbreakable Bond: A Stand-alone Novel by Kaylyn

    Meraux Mafia Spinoff Unbreakable Bond: A Stand-alone Novel by Kaylyn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone wants an unbreakable bond until challenges test the strength of their connection...
  • Assassins & Mob Wives 2: Couples Retreat by Posey Parks

    Assassins & Mob Wives 2: Couples Retreat by Posey Parks

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The mayhem never ends.War is a constant in our lives once again,Sierra, Donna, Mafia wife.We've been living with armed guards for two years now,But finally, we're taking our second all-girls trip - fourteen powerful women who protect each other without hesitation...
  • Aisling's Craving by Ciara St James

    Aisling's Craving by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aisling O’Sheeran has known for years who her soulmate is. The only reason she isn’t with him is because he doesn’t feel the same way about her as she does him. She’s a sister to him. After years of secretly yearning to have him see her in a different light, she’s done. She’s determined to find a tiny bit of happiness with someone else...
  • Poisoned Roses: A dark mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Poisoned Roses: A dark mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tatiana Pavlov is a beautiful, deliciously corruptible, sinful tragedy. I watched her dance like an angel. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen—graceful, elegant, ethereal.We were introduced, and she was ordered to accompany me to dinner. To wear the dress waiting for her back in her dressing room...
  • Echo by Sybil Bartel

    Echo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Navy SEAL.Mercenary.Ghost.Joining the military wasn't a choice, it was survival. The Navy was the last place they’d think to look for me. Hiding in plain sight, I lived in the shadow of deployments… until an off-the-books mission put me in the crosshairs of my past...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  mafia  suspense  military
  • Devoted to the Don by Leighton Greene

    Devoted to the Don by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Luca thought keeping me out of the Family business would keep me safe.He was wrong. Now his own life is hanging in the balance, too. While our enemies stalk us, long-buried secrets begin to resurface, and I’m not sure who we can trust.But I won’t let anyone take him from me. No matter what I have to do.I meant every promise I made to Luca in my marriage vows...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  mafia  mystery  m-m  queer  length-long
  • Playing with Fire by Ria Wilde

    Playing with Fire by Ria Wilde

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    OliviaDear future ex-husband, I loathe you.Malakai Farrow needs a wife, and I would have done anything to save the last piece of my family.Now I'm here, in his house, seeing firsthand how dangerous this man is.He's merciless.Brutal and cold.And my new husband.He tossed my life into the air and then watched it fall and shatter.So now, I'm going to make his life hell...
  • The Billionaire's Baby Revelation by Holly Rayner

    The Billionaire's Baby Revelation by Holly Rayner

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This billionaire thought he didn’t want kids of his own,Then he found out he already had one…Liam Bradshaw’s billion-dollar business is the only thing he cares about. One spring day, his world is turned upside down by the news that he has a two-year-old child – and he will now be their legal guardian...
  • By Blood to Avenge by Natasha Knight

    By Blood to Avenge by Natasha Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    I claimed her, but I never intended on falling for her. I see the scars Blue hides. The secrets she keeps. I want to collect all the broken pieces of her. Her enemies are closing in faster than she can run. When she's taken from me, I hunt down her abductor and give in to my rage. I spill blood for her. I’d do it again...
  • Finn by L.K. Shaw

    Finn by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m a member of the wealthiest and most powerful family in Dublin.We rule the city and I can have anything I want.Except something is missing from my life.When I meet Teagan, I realize what it is.Her.From the beginning, I’m all in.But she’s running scared from someone who hurt her and has no interest in romance or love. When he comes for her, I offer my protection...
  • Blind Date with a Billionaire Single Dad by Evangeline Kelly

    Blind Date with a Billionaire Single Dad by Evangeline Kelly

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s raising the son she gave up for adoption. They’re falling for each other, but he doesn’t know she is the mother of his child. Giving her baby up was the hardest thing Emery Chase had to do, but when she saw her son seven years later in a chance encounter at the grocery store, she wasn’t sure how to handle it...
  • Tangled Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Tangled Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My job is to keep her alive. To ensure her heart beats long enough to reveal the identity of my father's killer. Her job is to revive a heart that froze a long time ago. Gabrielle Adams is a person of considerable interest, both to me and the Russian assassin who wants to add her to his kill sheet. I am the only one standing in his way because I must keep her alive for my own reasons...
  • Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She is my beautiful mistake.One night in a bar, I dropped my guard and found her.It was almost a night to remember, but fate intervened.The next day, she walked into my office as my new accountant.She is nothing like the wild, sexy, deliciously depraved woman I met the night before. The one who wore lust well and tasted of sin.This woman is as cold as ice, and I'm the man holding the flame...
  • The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson

    The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One If you've been waiting to buy all the volumes of Book One of The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volumes 1-4, the time has now arrived. By popular demand, Latrivia S. Nelson is proud to announce a compilation of the first four of the twelve volumes from the Medlov Crime Family Short Stories Series...
  • The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov by Latrivia S. Nelson

    The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov by Latrivia S. Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There just isn’t enough time for Dmitry. America's favorite fictional crime boss, Dmitry Medlov, had a very macabre start to his larger-than-life existence...
  • Mafia Bride by L. Steele

    Mafia Bride by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s No Knight in Shining ArmorMassimo Domenico Sovrano is arrogant, mean, full of swagger and oh so hot.As one of the most feared gangsters in Italy, he can have any woman he sets his sight on.But for some reason he wants me.The chemistry between us is off the charts.So I sleep with him on our very first meeting.Only, he betrays me. He breaks my heart.Which is why I lie to him...
  • Flash Point by Nicole Fanning

    Flash Point by Nicole Fanning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jaxon Pace should be celebrating. After all, he's the Don Supreme of most powerful and feared mafia in the city of Chicago, and he has just married the love of his life, Natalie Tyler. But the truth is Jaxon has been shaken to his core. Rescued seconds before a Don Council coup, he has just learned that the man he trusted most in the world...has been lying to him his entire life...
  • Mr. Bossy Billionaire by Jacob Parker

    Mr. Bossy Billionaire by Jacob Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tutus and leotards are not my thing. Hot ballerina teachers? Yes.But as a single dad, I’m trying to embrace my daughter’s love for ballet.It hasn’t been easy.Until I meet her sexy dance teacher.I’m all about embracing her and all her curves.She might be soft in my hands, but she’s merciless as a teacher.As a father, it’s my job to protect my daughter...
  • Such a Hot Christmas by Weston Parker

    Such a Hot Christmas by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s worse than getting divorced?Going to your ex-wife’s wedding—alone.I need more than just a fake date on my arm.I need her.She’s an itch I can’t scratch.This whole thing started without expectations.She’s my daughter’s teacher, after all.Hands. Off.But it’s Christmas.And the only gift I’m hoping for is more time with her...
  • Such a Hot Christmas by Weston Parker

    Such a Hot Christmas by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s worse than getting divorced? Going to your ex-wife’s wedding—alone. I need more than just a fake date on my arm. I need her . She’s an itch I can’t scratch. This whole thing started without expectations. She’s my daughter’s teacher, after all. Hands. Off. But it’s Christmas. And the only gift I’m hoping for is more time with her...
  • Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only a billionaire mafia could think he could escape death. I’m his heart specialist, and he’s the patient I absolutely can’t resist.So, when he called me his girlfriend to please his family, I could only nod in agreement.Giovanni might be my forbidden patient and fake lover…But I have real dreams about him taking my V-card.Soon, these dreams would turn into nightmares...
  • Lord of Ruin by Piper Stone

    Lord of Ruin by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A handsome stranger saved my life twice. My required consequence? My silence and my full surrender. The Big Apple. A city of wealth, extravagance, and danger. I found that out firsthand when I stumbled on a violent crime, an unknown stranger becoming my savior from certain death. But with all good deeds there is a price, the assailant requiring me to remove a bullet from his shoulder...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  super rich hero  abuse  length-long  m-f  spanking
  • Under His Control by Leona White

    Under His Control by Leona White

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A soldier turned single dad. A razor-sharp mafia princess. One explosive attraction. Liam Gray's new Surprise toddler. Check.Mob job offer. Check. Her. Double check. Eva Constella. 24. Ice queen with a crown of fire. One scorching night ignites a Us against the world.Desire against duty.Hearts against empire.As enemies circle and bullets fly,We face the deadliest threat of Each other...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  mafia  length-short
  • Seduced by a Savage by Daja Wiles

    Seduced by a Savage by Daja Wiles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I think I love him, but I shouldn’t.He’s a triple B—Black, Billionaire, Boss… Malachi “Urban” Wharton is the heir to the Wharton legacy and hood royalty.An infamous underground banker and wooing savage.Because I don’t believe in soul mates or happily ever afters.Not for a regular, everyday woman like myself.Just like I didn’t believe in love at first sight until…him.With his cocky persistence...
  • The Gatekeeper by Renee Rose

    The Gatekeeper by Renee Rose

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    She’s my captive.My prisoner.I will make her talk.The bratva put a gun in my hand at age thirteen. Gave me freedom, a sense of belonging, and the family I never had.There’s no way I’m going to let this slip of a woman harm my boss.No matter how beautiful she is.How beguiling.How painfully fragile.Hurting a woman, however, is not possible.So I’ll find other ways to torture her...
  • The Billionaire and His Forever by Sadie S. Black

    The Billionaire and His Forever by Sadie S. Black

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We were always going to be an impossible fantasy.There was never a future for us between the secrets and the scandals, the temptations and the lies, and above all--a child who never deserved this life...
  • Mafia Billionaire's Surprise Baby  by Vivy Skys

    Mafia Billionaire's Surprise Baby by Vivy Skys

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I didn’t expect to fall for a ruthless mafia billionaire but he claimed me before I even met him.Now, I’m his fake wife and expecting his baby. Sal De Luca is a brooding shadow that my brother sent as my bodyguard.I should know better than to fall for my brother’s underboss.I try to avoid him, but I’m addicted to the way he worships my body...
  • Merciless King: A Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams

    Merciless King: A Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    I was born to rule an empire. She was born to shatter it.Now, the girl who vanished a decade ago is back—with a secret that could destroy us both.I just broke an alliance with the most powerful crime family in Chicago.All for Piper Collins—the only woman who's ever brought the mighty Don D'Amato to his knees.She's not the same girl I fell for in high school.She's stronger. Colder...
  • Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A drunk text from a stranger left a large stiffness in my trousers.What's REALLY wrong with this picture?I'm a single dad.She's half my age.And her defiance makes my blood boil.One thing's crystal I won't rest until I claim Aubrey.Taste her full lips.And devour every inch of her heavenly curves.But I'm not the only one who wants her.The Bratva thinks they own her.They have no clue...
  • Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Sexting the Silverfox: An Age Gap, Single Dad Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A drunk text from a stranger left a large stiffness in my trousers.What's REALLY wrong with this picture?I'm a single dad.She's half my age.And her defiance makes my blood boil.One thing's crystal I won't rest until I claim Aubrey.Taste her full lips.And devour every inch of her heavenly curves.But I'm not the only one who wants her.The Bratva thinks they own her.They have no clue...
  • Borrowed Bride: A Fake Marriage, Secret Baby, Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams

    Borrowed Bride: A Fake Marriage, Secret Baby, Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I picked the pocket of New York's most dangerous man. I never planned to see him again... Until he claimed me as his wife. Now I'm carrying his child – and his secrets.Rule number Never steal from a mobster. Rule number If you break rule one, don't agree to be his fake wife. And the golden rule? Don't fall for the ruthless, irresistible mafia king who now calls you his...
  • Dark Seduction by K.C. Crowne

    Dark Seduction by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    What’s more humiliating than the walk of shame?Walking into your new job…Locking eyes with the dominating stranger.And realizing he’s your boss.Lev Ivanov.Dark. Commanding.The most irresistible silver fox I've ever seen.After rescuing me from a sketchy situation,He didn’t just suggest dinner— he demanded it. Curiosity won over caution, and that night became the most passionate of my life...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  mafia  length-medium
  • Nanny for the Bossy Daddy by Ava Nichols

    Nanny for the Bossy Daddy by Ava Nichols

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I have a weakness for bad boys… even with the one I just slept with who is now my new boss…Jack Steele is a handsome, mature, grumpy Billionaire single dad… and a sizzling bad boy that women can’t resist.So, when we bumped into each other at a local bar, I let him show me his bad boy ways.But then, I started my new nanny job, and my heart just about stopped—my new boss is Jack...
  • Big Beefy Kingpin by Cassi Hart

    Big Beefy Kingpin by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When you play a game of chance sometimes you win… and sometimes you start a mafia war.Five years ago, I fled Las Vegas with nothing besides the clothes on my back–vowing never to return...
  • Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder

    Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Good girls don't pick fights with a handsome billionaire at the dry cleaner's.Good girls don't steal his bespoke suit.Good girls don't take pictures of themselves wearing only the suit jacket.And good girls definitely don't hit SEND.But after catching my cheating ex-fiancé in the act three days before the wedding...... being a good girl was the last thing on my mind...
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