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  • Someone to Hold by Marie Force

    Someone to Hold by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    IrisTwo and a half years after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me.When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing...
  • Flame's Touch by Bailee James

    Flame's Touch by Bailee James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Bunny’s on the run from something, following a strict set of rules to save up enough money for art school as she stays hidden from the past. She stumbles across a small town and takes the first job she finds in a place she never imagined herself working– the strip club owned by the local motorcycle club...
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  • Tongue's Target by K.L. Savage

    Tongue's Target by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I don’t live in the shadows anymore.Daphne has dragged me into her light.At first, it was bright, and I didn’t know how to live in it.I’m… adjusting.Life for the most part is better than I ever dreamed.But not better for her dreams.Especially when dreams tread the line of reality.When she tells me the truth, it sends me into a quiet place...
  • Orbiting Mars by K.L. Savage

    Orbiting Mars by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I'm a car accident waiting to happen and it's only a matter of time before I crash into something.Every day that passes, every second I blink, the need to drink grows. Meetings aren’t enough. My willpower isn’t enough.Sunnie… The second I see her, I want to crash into her instead. But she may not be enough to kill the need.And when Sunnie tells me something that I can’t handle?I break. I run away...
  • Skirt by K.L. Savage

    Skirt by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    There are few things people know about me.I'm Scottish.I really hate pants.And Poodle is me best friend.But.There are always buts.There is one thing people don't know.Me love for fightin'.I come from a long line of fighters.I live it.I breathe it.Flesh.BloodAnd brass knuckles.It's me way of life.So I fight, legally. No one knows.I wanted to keep it a secret, but MC life exposes everyone's secrets...
  • Slingshot by K.L. Savage

    Slingshot by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She slingshotted her way into my heart. I’m a laidback kind of guy. I don’t like to take life too seriously. I’ve experienced serious and I’ve gone through the bad life has to offer. I’m ready for the good in life. I wear my heart on my sleeve just so someone can take it. Someone does…Natalia Moretti. Out of all the people for me to love, why does it have to be her?The frenemy’s daughter...
  • A Ruthless Halloween by K.L. Savage

    A Ruthless Halloween by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He gets off on your fear.Trick or treat, Come and meet, someone you love that’s buried six-feet.If you don’t, I don’t care, I’ll love to see you in despair.They will die. Save their life!This isn’t a dare, I bid you beware.Follow the clues I’ll give to you,This is merely my debut.Until the clock strikes midnight,They will be gasping for air, what a delight.Love,The groundskeeper...
  • Wretched Love by Anne Malcom

    Wretched Love by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Don’t ask me how I got here, I don’t want to lie to you.I’m not a worldly woman.I’m not cultured, well-traveled or well educated.I’m just a housewife. A mother.I’m the woman with the handsome husband, beautiful daughter, the large house.If you saw it from the outside, you’d probably think I have the perfect life.You would most definitely be wrong.But I don’t blame you...
  • Pirate by K.L. Savage

    Pirate by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    No matter how hard I try, I can never drown the memories.I miss alcohol.The craving claws against my stomach every day.And being in this rehab center doesn’t help.No one understands how it feels to not be able to save someone you love.I had to watch Macy’s demise.How she screamed for me to help her.I hear those screams. They echo in my head. A song on repeat...
    Categorized as:
    bikers  bad boys  dark  contemporary  humor  mafia  length-medium  m-f
  • Destined: Satan's Rebels MC Book 2 by Kira Johns

    Destined: Satan's Rebels MC Book 2 by Kira Johns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After surviving hell not once, but twice, Jade Moore is once again living, but her nights are filled with torture as she relives her time with the Condemned Warriors again and again. The only person capable of chasing away those demons is Viper, the man she has fallen deeply in love with. He is not just her hero, he is her destiny...
  • Wasted Love with You by Whitney G.

    Wasted Love with You by Whitney G.

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The last time my husband gave me an orgasm was … Well, that's never happened. And from the way our marriage is crumbling under the weight of his lies, it never will.Alas, after fighting like hell for a divorce, I promise myself that I'll never waste love on anyone else.I don't even want to 'date' anyone else...
  • Destined by Kira Johns

    Destined by Kira Johns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After surviving hell not once, but twice, Jade Moore is once again living, but her nights are filled with torture as she relives her time with the Condemned Warriors again and again. The only person capable of chasing away those demons is Viper, the man she has fallen deeply in love with. He is not just her hero, he is her destiny...
  • Rock's Redemption by Chiah Wilder

    Rock's Redemption by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Rock is the ripped, handsome Sergeant-At-Arms for the Insurgents MC. Being one of the club’s officers, women clamor to share his bed. The biker’s more than willing to oblige as long as it’s a short-time hookup; long-term relationship is not part of his vocabulary. He’s only been in love once—a long time ago—and the end result was shattering. He learned his lesson: keep his heart encased in steel...
  • Deserved by Kira Johns

    Deserved by Kira Johns

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Five years after leaving Rockingham, Jade Moore is still trying to move on. Easier said than done when your heart lies in your hometown. She finds friendship with a man who bears a dark secret, one that could destroy her. Shadow has spent the last five years in misery over losing Jade. He still loves her, but knows he lost his chance...
  • Remy by Jessica Gadziala

    Remy by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She’d never thought she would meet the hottest guy she’d ever seen while in the middle of committing a crime.As far as meet-cutes went, it was certainly a unique one.She also didn’t suspect she would ever see him again.You know, until that little crime she’d been committing ended up becoming a bigger mess than she could handle on her own...
  • Thrasher by K.L. Savage

    Thrasher by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Home is where the heart is.That’s what I was taught.Until I met her...We’ve been traveling all over the country, recruiting new members for our club.Before we call it quits, we make a pitstop in Las Vegas.I’m owed a debt and I’ve come to collect.It’s been awhile since I spoke to the President of the Ruthless Kings.And I’m calling in my marker...
  • Beyond the Badge: Finn by Jeanne St. James

    Beyond the Badge: Finn by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When an undercover assignment ends up literally under the covers… As part of the Tri-State Federal Task Force, Daniel Finnegan, road captain for the Blue Avengers MC, is investigating the Deadly Demons, an MC trafficking drugs into Pennsylvania...
    Categorized as:
    bikers  bad boys  dark  contemporary  length-long
  • Jerry's Passion by Chiah Wilder

    Jerry's Passion by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The first time Jerry saw Kylie, he was taken by her beauty and innocence, but he stayed away because she was too young. A member of the Insurgents MC, Jerry’s life revolves around the club, his Harley, and easy sex. Women clamor for the rugged, tatted outlaw’s attention, and he obliges, but his sights are set on the pretty, young blonde who is all grown up now—sweet curves and all…...
  • Elect by Rachel Van Dyken

    Elect by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    Would you die for the one you love? Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him...
  • The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky

    The Wolf and His Wife by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    Tensions rise and now I have two enemies that want me dead. But I've never felt safer. My wolf protects me. He cherishes me. And I think he loves me. This arranged marriage was detested by us both, but now I look at him with new eyes. My husband is strong, smart, and gorgeous. His coffee-colored eyes make me melt...
  • Lyrica's Lasting by E.C. Land

    Lyrica's Lasting by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can love and passion overcome everything else?LyricaAfter everything I went through, there’s only one thing I wish they didn’t take from me. My chance at true happiness. Yes, I love Fuse. He’s everything to me, but seeing what my friends have, I want that too.Fuse and I find a solution, but what happens when the solution becomes a problem, and I’m left wondering...
  • Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr

    Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    You were with Willow and Jagger when they found their happily ever after in Dark Endings. You felt their love. You felt their relief, but what you didn't feel, was the pain they left tucked inside. Jagger killed his own father, he suffered on an island alone being forced to fight to save his life. Now, the memories are catching up on him. The reality is haunting him. He's becoming numb...
  • Cooper by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Cooper by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cooper and Elizabeth Townsend are from two very different worlds - she's an attorney and he's an outlaw biker. At first, she was just an escape he needed, but now she's everything to him, even though their relationship remains a secret.After his world is blown apart, Cooper is no longer the same man he was before...
  • On Every Street by Karina Halle

    On Every Street by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Recommended to be read AFTER Sins & Needles (book #1). When young con artist Ellie Watt decides to call herself Eden White and go after the drug lord who ruined her as a child, she never expects to fall for one of his henchmen. But Javier Bernal is no ordinary man...
  • Toxic by A.C. Bextor

    Toxic by A.C. Bextor

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Told through Shame’s point of view, the final installment of the Lights of Peril MC takes place on the ‘implied’ wedding day. Shame is plagued with doubts surrounding his love for Mace. He loves her. He’s loved her since she was five years old, but feels he doesn’t deserve her. This uncertainty is surfacing while struggling to forget the loss of his tragic childhood...
  • Blayze's Inferno by J. Lynn Lombard

    Blayze's Inferno by J. Lynn Lombard

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Welcome to the Royal Bastards where loyalty is king and Code is the only way to survive. Blayze As the V.P. of a dangerous MC, I knew the moment I was handed my patch, my life would forever change. I no longer belonged to myself, but I belong to the Royal Bastards, MC, Los Angeles. Do or die by the patch. Blood on my hands for my club. Several girls missing puts my club on alert...
    Categorized as:
    bikers  bdsm  bad boys  dark  contemporary  mystery  racism  mafia
  • Whistler by K.L. Savage

    Whistler by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There’s a whistle in the wind.And the sound doesn’t just belong to me.I became my own version of The Greatest of the Great when an injury stole my dream.I found a healthy alternative for my rage so I can still swing my bat.If someone has the unfortunate curse of being on the other end of my swing, they’ll hear a whistle before they die...
  • The Way Home by A.C. Bextor

    The Way Home by A.C. Bextor

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Where do you begin to piece back the fragments of a shattered heart? “I’m letting you go today, it’s time.” Finally, Sadey is ready to say goodbye to the only man she’s ever loved. With the help of Shame and Mace she’s learning to breathe on her own again; one day at a time. Her hopes are high and her world is finally coming into focus...
  • Armor's Mistake by Elizabeth Knox

    Armor's Mistake by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I crossed a line and I damn well knew it, but I wanted her, and I always get what I want.ArmorThere are a few unspoken rules within the club. One of them is the fact we don’t go around screwing each other’s sisters and for a while it wasn’t an issue. That is, until Hammer came into the clubhouse.He was a regent from the Reapers Rejects MC up in Montana, and since Inc was there, he came here...
  • Breaker’s Vow by Elizabeth Knox

    Breaker’s Vow by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I vowed to never love another woman ever again. I broke my vow for her.BreakerMy ex-girlfriend, Celia, betrayed me in the worst way possible. She not only put my club at risk, but everyone in it, and anyone affiliated with it. People lost their lives because of the information she was feeding to the Guatemalan crew her family was loyal to. And when I found out what she did, I lost it...
  • Ghost : The Perished Riders MC - Book 4 by Nicola Jane

    Ghost : The Perished Riders MC - Book 4 by Nicola Jane

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    NellyIt started as a favour. I needed him to pretend to be my boyfriend for a few family dates. Despite having worked the bar at The Perished Riders MC for a couple of years, I’d hardly ever spoken with Ghost, so he was less than pleased when the club’s President forced him into helping me.But he shows up for me, something I’m not used to when it comes to relying on men...
  • Anthony & Catherine: Bad Boy by Willow Winters

    Anthony & Catherine: Bad Boy by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    I’m a dangerous man. You may be fooled by my good looks and charm, but my eyes give it away.I’m the hitman for the Valetti familia, and I’m damn good at what I do. They want men to talk, and I make them talk. They want men gone — bang, it’s done. It’s as simple as that.Until her.She’s on my list, but I want her. On her knees and submitting to my every command...
  • Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris

    Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    My name is Justin, and when I was seventeen, I fell in love with a boy named Damon.Damon was sick, only I didn’t know it at the time. And like any disease left untreated, it festered and burrowed into the unaffected areas of us, until we were both so far from healthy, we were killing one another. Then a tragedy sparked our implosion...
  • Zack by Esther E. Schmidt

    Zack by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Zack’s spent his whole life loving just one woman—Belle—only to have her walk out of his life and go half way across the world. But three years later, her unexpected return is stirring up feelings that never died, and Zack’s ready to do whatever it takes to get her back. Belle has never gotten over Zack, but she has secrets—secrets she knows could hurt those closest to her, Zack included...
  • The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below.The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost...
  • Falcon by Elizabeth Knox, A.M. Myers

    Falcon by Elizabeth Knox, A.M. Myers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was nothing more than a friend, until she was ripped from my clutches.FalconOver my entire life, I always saw my fair share of action. I saw more of it than most between my time serving in the United States Marines, and being the Prez of the Deathstalkers MC. After a while, I became accustomed to it. But, there was only one thing I never got used to: attacks on the people I cared about...
  • Undying by Madeline Sheehan

    Undying by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins...
  • Creed  by Kathleen Kelly

    Creed by Kathleen Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Kathleen Kelly delivers her first installment in the Royal Bastards MC, Jacksonville, FL, Chapter.Creed, President of the Royal Bastards MC in Jacksonville, Florida, is ruthless in his desire to rule his club and his men.And damn, if he isn’t good at it.Until the day Vivian stumbles into his arms and blows his life to hell...
  • Lust's Rage by C.M. Genovese

    Lust's Rage by C.M. Genovese

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rage Might Twist the Throttle, but Lust Squeezes the Clutch Piston is a cocky, wisecracking, ruthless biker with care for very little beyond the pleasures of right now. At least that was the case before he met Frankie, the stripper and best friend of his motorcycle club president’s ol’ lady. She seems to want nothing to do with him though...
  • Fury's Torment by Elizabeth Knox

    Fury's Torment by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On a blind date, I met the woman I was always looking for.FuryWith everything that happened at the club recently, I didn't have any time for love. At least, I didn't think I did. We all just went through hell. Not too long ago, we found out there was a rat in the club, and it turned out to be our Prez's girlfriend at the time...
  • Blood & Agony by Elizabeth Knox, E.C. Land

    Blood & Agony by Elizabeth Knox, E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KronidI’m not a good man. There’s no point in denying it. You see what you get and what you get is a bastard who doesn’t give a fuck about what’s going on around him, unless it’s beneficial to me of course.I work for Katya, the owner of an elite tattoo parlor called Pins & Needles. There are five locations across the world: Moscow, London, Miami, Los Angeles, and Sydney...
    Categorized as:
    bikers  bad boys  mystery  dark  mafia  suspense  contemporary  death
  • Burn by J.C. Emery

    Burn by J.C. Emery

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    BURN (Bayonet Scars, No. 5) TRAGEDY CUTS DEEP. REVENGE BURNS DEEPER. The blood of their enemies coats the leather of their cuts and a trail of bodies lie in their wake, but the Forsaken Motorcycle Club isn't done yet. Carlo Mancuso still needs to pay for his sins. Nobody knows that more than Ian Buckley, the Treasurer for Forsaken...
  • Absolution by Nicolina Martin

    Absolution by Nicolina Martin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I thought I was safe. But now I know, there is nowhere I can run where he won’t find me. The man who stalked me, hunted me. The man who conquered my body and stole my heart. The man who did everything in his power to destroy me. The father of my child. Just the sight of him fills me with terror. And a desperate, shameful longing...
  • The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

    The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer. It’s what she prides herself on. So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.The rules are simple:They will each date someone new once a week...
  • The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

    The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    A devious tale of psychological suspense perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train—and is soon to be a major movie directed by Agnieszka Holland. In a tantalizing set-up reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith’s classic Strangers on a Train… On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner...
  • Rainfall by Melissa Delport

    Rainfall by Melissa Delport

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Psychological Romance: Paige’s father has Alzheimers, and her fiancé is shot and killed in an armed robbery. Paige fights her depression and pulls herself out of the dark place that she has succumbed to, with monumental effort and a new-found determination to live her life to the fullest, doing things that both terrify and exhilarate her...
  • Misappropriate by Kathryn Kelly

    Misappropriate by Kathryn Kelly

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Megan 'Meggie' Foy Caldwell is finally getting everything she’s dreamed of, a child, a husband, and family (of bikers) that would truly do anything for her. Her life is finally on the right track. When Meggie asks her husband, Christopher 'Outlaw' Caldwell, MC President of the Death Dwellers’, for a church wedding, he agrees because keeping his new found love happy is everything to him...
  • The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin

    The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The dark, scandalous, and completely twisted sequel to Kiersten Modglin’s #1 bestselling domestic thriller, THE ARRANGEMENT…First, there was the arrangement.A simple, yet salacious fix to the problems looming in their marriage.But when things took a tragic turn, Peter’s and Ainsley’s lives quickly fell into disarray. Now, their secrets have been exposed...
  • Junction X by Erastes

    Junction X by Erastes

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Set in the very English suburbia of 1962 where everyone has tidy front gardens and lace curtains, Junction X is the story of Edward Johnson, who ostensibly has the perfect life: A beautiful house, a great job, an attractive wife and two well-mannered children. The trouble is he's been lying to himself all of his life. And first love, when it does come, hits him and hits him hard...
  • Black Light: Purged by Livia Grant

    Black Light: Purged by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They may not have used the ‘f’ word, but it didn’t matter. She knew she was too fat. Khloe finally has it all — good friends, a successful acting career, a Dom who loves her, and a bright future ahead of her. Despite that, old insecurities flare after she is turned down for a coveted role.  Khloe quickly falls back into old habits that lead down a dark and dangerous path...
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