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Defiance and Dedication by Heather Long
Autumn in New York promises a turn in the seasons as we kick off the next stage of our lives. Colorful leaves falling, dropping temperatures, and the first days of classes loom even as the lingering summer heat and humidity make the city stifling.Summer was a time to get away, to just be us, and what a magical time it was, but we can only run away from our lives for so long...Categorized as:
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The Crown of Fools by Candice M. Wright
The fates hadn’t always been kind to Sunshine...Abandoned as a baby with nothing more than a blanket and a nameKatia ‘Sunshine’ Jones knows what it feels like to be alone.With her childhood spent navigating the foster system,She finally finds a home in the arms of a boy who becomes her entire world... -
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![This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore]()
This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStone Jacobs must…hate me. The tenuous bonds the four of us built could end with one split-second decision. Good versus bad. Old versus new. Loyalties will be tested when the truth spills like blood from a razor’s cut. Caught between high society and the homicidal reach of a well-known gang, finding my family’s treasure is our only hope... -
![Battle Lines by Heather Long]()
Battle Lines by Heather Long
Violence chose me a long time ago…Survival isn’t everything. I’ve fought to protect my family. I’ve bled for them, killed for them, and gone to jail for them. There is no fight I will not take on for them…I’ve been waging this war since I was seven years old. The only thing that’s changed is the battlefield itself...Categorized as:
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![Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore]()
Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsStone Jacobs must die.Okay, okay. Maybe just maim him a bit. Peel off his perfectly chiseled handsome looks until he knows what it feels like to be normal. And while I’m at it, I’ll throw his friends in, too. They all deserve to be taken down.I should’ve seen it coming. I should’ve felt it in my gut. The moment my treasure hunter father went missing, my arch enemies sprang into action...Categorized as:
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![To the Grave by Sadie Hunt]()
To the Grave by Sadie Hunt
I thought they were my harbor in the storm. Now I know we are the storm. *The final book in the Blackwell Beasts trilogy, a new adult college why choose romance. Details withheld to prevent spoilers...Categorized as:
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![Lies Untold by Lexie Winston]()
Lies Untold by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality.Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game... -
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Defied by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back... -
![Son of Saint by Ruby Vincent]()
Son of Saint by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m going through a bit of a rough patch.I lost my job, got kicked out of my apartment, and now I sleep under an overpass. If that wasn’t bad enough, my psychic twin is plagued with daily visions of my death.She guarantees it’ll be gruesome.The last thing I needed was for Sole “Sunny” Bellisario to come crashing through my tent... -
![Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey]()
Sinful Ella by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe plan was to go on one kickass tour, not fall in love with seven rock stars haunted by a tragic past.As the lead singer of my band, I’m thrilled when it’s finally time for us to go on tour. But instead of a fun road trip, I’m bombarded with complaints from my two bandmate sisters, who happen to think that nothing I do is good enough... -
![Mad Love by Eva Ashwood]()
Mad Love by Eva Ashwood
Our love doesn't make sense.But it might be the only thing that saves us.After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling.Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but.There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust.The Lost Boys are mine...Categorized as:
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![Wanted by the Bikers by Stephanie Brother]()
Wanted by the Bikers by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy mouth can’t get me in trouble if three wicked bikers are keeping it busy.My whole life I’ve felt like an extra in someone else’s movie. Just once, I want to be the main character. The one who gets all the attention. The one that exciting and amazing things happen to.Maybe I shouldn’t have wished so hard... -
![Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf]()
Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do you do when your best male friends are fighting over you? Not just as a nanny to their little ones, but as a lover, as a girlfriend, as someone to protect and keep and share?Harper Hayes is a nerd on a mission. She has to finish innovating her revolutionary new virtual reality software, so she can license the tech to the highest bidder.Only her timeline is tight... -
![Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose]()
Kings of Linwood Academy - The Complete Box Set by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCOMPLETE REVERSE HAREM SERIESRich boys don’t fraternize with the help.They don't torture the help.They don't crave the help.For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have lived on the edge of ruin, so when she finally gets a decent job offer, she moves us cross-country to take it... -
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![Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent]()
Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur enemies are everywhere……and we can’t see them.The Brotherhood has us in their sights. In their scope.The attacks are coming from everywhere and nowhere from a seemingly invisible enemy. But they won’t be invisible for long.When we discover how the Brotherhood manages to stay five steps ahead, it’s up to me to find and stop the traitor... -
![Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler]()
Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth... -
![Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole]()
Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey took her. They took the one thing in our miserable lives that means anything to us.When we find her. Revenge will be had.But with that revenge, secrets must unravel.Truths must be told.But with the revelations...Questions arise... -
![The Gentlemen: The Complete Series by Kate King, Jessa Wilder]()
The Gentlemen: The Complete Series by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
A Complete, Binge-worthy Series filled with action, romance, and a healthy dose of sass. This set contains all three best-selling titles: RED HANDED THIEVES' HONOR DAMNED SOULS From Book One: Forced to live with my ENEMIES. They think they OWN ME. But I own their HEARTS. Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen... -
![Rhapsody by Holly Bloom]()
Rhapsody by Holly Bloom
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey can’t hide behind masks forever...The Basilisks rocked my world in a night of passion, but discovering their true identities changed everything. Now Zed, Ripper, and Venom owe me answers.Confronting secrets and resisting desires aren’t my only problems. Competing in a fierce music competition catapults me to fame and flips my life on its head...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee]()
Twisted Legacy by Dakota Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI woke up in an unfamiliar room, broken and bruised, with no memory of how I got hurt.I’m grateful LJ and Wolfe were there to nurse me back to health.Everything’s different when I get back to school.The Dean covered up the truth about Mayhem Night. Called it a sorority prank gone wrong. That won’t stop me from getting answers.Based on our history, The Trium is at the top of my suspect list... -
![Rugged and Filthy: A Roughneck Enemies to Lovers Romance by Piper Stone]()
Rugged and Filthy: A Roughneck Enemies to Lovers Romance by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey did more than just take me. They shared me.When I lost a bet to three burly oil rig roughnecks, having my bare ass blistered with one of their belts while my wrists were bound with another was just the start of the evening. By the time they were done, I was screaming through every savage climax as they ravaged me thoroughly... -
![Perilous Lady by Eva Chance, Harlow King]()
Perilous Lady by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Keep your enemies closer...I've proven I can stand with the fiercest gang in Paradise Bend. Now it's time to crush my traitor ex-fiancé and his stooges into smithereens.They've already butchered my family. I can't let them destroy the streets I called home. Wylder Noble and his inner circle are ready to rain down their own brand of justice...Categorized as:
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![Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis]()
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... -
![Sinners by Cassie James]()
Sinners by Cassie James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune... -
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![Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston]()
Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers... -
![When We Fall by Shayne Ford]()
When We Fall by Shayne Ford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrick or treat? Or triple treat?A walking contrast, my neighbor catches me at a low point in my life.We wouldn’t be more different, yet he is set to prove me wrong.I’m not the one to refuse a dare, although I may be in over my head.His proposal involves him, me, and his two best friends.They bet against me, and the prize is a secret. What I have to do to win is not what you think.Well, almost...Categorized as:
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![Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee]()
Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew that coming home to them would be painful. I had no idea that it was only the beginning.After coming together to deal with the syndicate that followed me home, the guys went their separate ways once again. As I struggle to forgive and forget the past, they do as well. It all gets so much worse when an attack on the nightclub Wolfe and Ace own sets off a chain of horrific events...Categorized as:
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![Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis]()
Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FallenBeautiful. Broken. Loyal as hell.Five guys with the power of ten.All determined to uncover secrets and expose lies.All laser focused with their eyes on the prize.They’ll go to great lengths to stop me in my tracks.They’ll cross lines that mean we can never go back.Our story is one of betrayal and deceit.Our connection is destined, our bond runs deep... -
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Family by Carmen Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last thing I expected was my mom to find out I was pregnant by barging into my baby shower. She doesn’t understand or approve of my relationship, and definitely doesn’t approve of my pregnancy... -
![Bonds of Obsession by Eva Ashwood]()
Bonds of Obsession by Eva Ashwood
Bonds of Obsession is the heart-racing third installment in the Pretty Ruthless Monsters series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books. So I'd HIGHLY recommend not reading it until you've finished reading both Princes of Carnage and Crown of Lies. You've been warned! *** I can’t lose them. I can’t lose him. The Princes of Carnage were my enemies once... -
![Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother]()
Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I hadn’t kissed him, we’d be dead.My chance encounter with the brutally handsome mob boss and his two best friends throws me into a dark underworld I never wanted to visit. As a nurse, I’m used to healing wounds, not falling for men who cause them. But it’s too late—the powerful mafiosos are all I can think about.Cesare is in charge, both in and out of the bedroom... -
![When Rivals Fall by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman]()
When Rivals Fall by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman
Rivals since before birth there’s never been a time when my family hasn’t hated the Lockwoods, and their daughter Harlow. One year ago she set us up, tainted our family image, ruined my brother’s life. She made it personal. It was no longer just a rivalry between our parents. Now she’s here, at Bayshore University, no longer in her families clutches and without their protection...Categorized as:
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![A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca]()
A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust when I thought the broken pieces were finally falling back into place, my world shattered again.He's getting closer and this time he's promising to hurt anyone who stands in his way.Starting with the guys I am in love with.They saved me and now they are in danger because of it. He's determined to destroy me, to break me.I was so close to being free but chaos knows no mercy... -
![Seth by Carmen Black]()
Seth by Carmen Black
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFirst, I (reluctantly) moved into the brohouse. Then I found myself in a relationship with not one, but all three of them! Now we’ve added Alex Goode to the mix, turning our quad into a quint. Yet my unconventional relationship isn’t all fun. Seth's obsession with being the best is taking a toll on him. I want to be there for him, yet whenever I try, he just pushes me away... -
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![Truth by Cassie James]()
Truth by Cassie James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Truth or dare?” Four years ago, an innocent game led a group of friends into the woods for a night of debauchery.Two weeks later, one of them was dead.Now, Natalie Adams wants nothing more than to forget what happened that night—and everything that happened after.It’s easier said than done when a very public misstep lands her back at Banner-Hill, a place she swore she’d never step foot in again...Categorized as:
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![Days of Winter by Cora Flynn]()
Days of Winter by Cora Flynn
For 21 years, I’ve lived a relatively quiet life in Cascade Falls. But there’s more than meets the eye to our small tourist town, and I seem to get caught up in a not-so-hidden criminal empire that I never wanted any part of. The tangle I'd much rather get caught up in?The heartfelt boy next door who I’ve been crushing on for years.The sexier than sin liar who has made it his mission to keep me...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Games by Eva Chance & Harlow King]()
Reckless Games by Eva Chance & Harlow King
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll I wanted was to understand what turned my stepbrother so cold.I never expected that the journey would end with him and his friends crouched around a bloody corpse.But when they reveal that they've been investigating an unsolved crime that tore my family apart without me even realizing it, how can I walk away?The deeper I tumble down the rabbit hole with them, the more I believe their theories...Categorized as:
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![Debauched by Sarah Bailey]()
Debauched by Sarah Bailey
Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first?It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know.So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of...Categorized as:
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![Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas]()
Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI hid my pregnancy for 9 months, but my secret's out now!We all have that friend—the one who can convince us to do anything. The one who gets away with everything. I’m not that friend. I’m the friend who lets my bestie convince me to go to a sex club, relax my better judgment for one night, hook up with three guys, and end up pregnant... -
![Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan]()
Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say everyone has a Scrooge in their life, and I unfortunately have two.Nate and Barron, my arrogant ex-stepbrothers, hate me.Like really hate me.Ever since my dad, their ex-stepdad, cheated on their mom for the fifth time, they’ve wanted nothing to do with me—or him. Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure... -
![My Three Christmas Secrets by Molly Eden]()
My Three Christmas Secrets by Molly Eden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m stuck in a winter wonderland with my big brother’s three best friends. And this Christmas, I’m about to unwrap a world of trouble.I find myself seeking solace in my parents' cabin, hoping to mend a shattered heart.Little did I know that the chilly air would bring with it a whirlwind of emotions I never saw coming...Categorized as:
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![Shared by the Firemen by Cassie Cole]()
Shared by the Firemen by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI came back to Florida to settle my mother’s estate.But after a raging house fire, I’m rescued by three swoony firemen.There’s just one of them is sorta, kinda, my ex. Jack Franco was the boy-next-door from my childhood. Literally. Part friend, part foe—but 100% swoony hunk that I always had a crush on...Categorized as:
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![Depraved by Sarah Bailey]()
Depraved by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTogether. Apart. Where does it end?It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together.We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood... -
![Stiletto Sins by Kris Butler]()
Stiletto Sins by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThese shoes were made for more than just walking.FinleyI didn’t belong. Not with the things I’d done. Not with my past. To move forward, I needed to finish what I’d started all those years ago. I had to face him. My only barrier to the life I wanted was me, and it was time to face the sins of my youth instead of running. Except now, I had to run...Categorized as:
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![Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales]()
Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEntre Familia Cartel KingsBlurb Coming... -
![Prevail by Bex Dawn]()
Prevail by Bex Dawn
Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate NovellaBook 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 3: Ressurect: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceBook 4: Prevail: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Part 1, Part 2)Book 5: Reign: A Dark Reverse Harem RomanceThis is a Reverse Harem, mafia/gang, mystery romance with plot twists/turns, steamy and smutty scenes, hot...Categorized as:
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![Her Titans by Genevieve Jasper]()
Her Titans by Genevieve Jasper
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m finally single again and am ready for my wild phase. Enter Atlas, the Viking God in a three-piece suit. I think it’s a one-night stand; simple, no-strings fun, right? Now he wants me to be his girl... -
![Gilded Princess by Penelope Black]()
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... -
![Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde]()
Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavigating my way through the intricate maze of the mafia world, I have stumbled upon a secret. I am closer than ever to finding out the real mastermind behind everything that’s been happening. My only problem? I don’t know who to trust and the people closest to me don’t know whether they can believe me. The lives of the three men who hold my heart are in danger... -
![Rancher Daddies by Liz Archer]()
Rancher Daddies by Liz Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen I caught my fiancé cheating on me…With my maid of honor…On our wedding day… I ran away…And now I’m the nanny for three silver fox ranchers.Left with nothing but my wedding dress,I look for a soft place to lay my head.But what I find instead are three tough ranch brothers…With broad shoulders to cry on.And rock-hard bodies to die for.All silver foxes.All rugged ex-Navy SEALs...
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