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Flynn by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSome pasts are harder to escape than others. When Carina Murphy is accused of a crime she didn’t commit, a fresh start in a new town is her only option. Unfortunately, Cradle Mountain may not be the safe haven she’d thought. The son of her new patient may be tall, dark and handsome…but he also knows all about her past. Keeping her job should be the hardest part... -
The Masks and The Dancer by Bea Paige
The Masks. Zero, Nought, Nothing. We stole her away. We took her name, her identity… her life. She was our revenge. An eye for an eye. Only she became more than that. She fought against our darkest desires. She shone a light on our pitch black souls. She became our mirror. She made us see. And what do monsters do when they stare at their reflection? They break the fu*king glass. The Dancer... -
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Twisted Devil by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Royal Bastards MC is mine. My club. My family. My salvation. And I will do anything to protect it. I'm brutal. Crazy. Ruthless. And I won't apologize for it. I never believed I would love anything as much as being SAA and taking the Devil's Ride. Becoming a Reaper and patching in with the RBMC were the best decisions I ever made. Until I met Nylah. The feisty nurse owns my black soul... -
Created in Chaos by Albany Walker
I thought I’d already lost everything, but life has a way of proving you wrong The moment I set my scuffed sneaker on Cadieux Island for College, my fate was sealed, but there’s no way I could have prepared for what was coming. I should have run when I attracted the Morningstar’s attention, ruthless twins that lord over the elite school and everyone in it...Categorized as:
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Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout
It takes a fearless woman to love the most scandalous man alive in New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s breathtaking novel. Even a ghost hunter like Rosie Herpin couldn’t have foreseen the fateful meeting between two mourners that has brought her so intimately close to the notorious and seductive Devlin de Vincent...Categorized as:
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Eternally Mine by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI made a promise. When my best friend died, I swore to protect his younger sister. Laramie was off-limits. She wasn't mine, and she never would be. It didn't matter what I wanted because I couldn't touch her. When she's attacked and almost kidnapped, I swear to keep her safe. When she's thrust into the club's war against the Scorpions, I beg her to follow orders... -
Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes vengeance isn't enough. There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law. When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains. They call me Wraith for a reason. When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in. I move through the shadows and strike without mercy... -
Rise of the King: Volume Two by RJ Kane
The relationships between Sephie, Adrik, and all five bodyguards continue to grow stronger as they face more challenges from the other bosses in the city. As each new layer of conspiracy is uncovered, the danger to the city and its people grows, but so do the bonds between the group...Categorized as:
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Haunting Chaos by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDestiny is formed from chaos . . . My luck has run out. Everything that I thought I was, all that I had, has been ripped away. My ol’ lady is gone. My club is at war. And my enemies? They’re closing in. I’ve got nothing left. The only thing keeping me from unleashing Hell is my daughter. and the young woman who stepped up, caring for her when I couldn’t... -
On The Edge by K.G. Reuss
It’s not the fall that hurts. It’s the sudden stop. I shouldn’t be attending funerals for those I love, and I shouldn’t be wondering if I’m next. This new world is crueler than the last. With my horsemen slowly slipping away, I’m left with a numbness I’m not sure how to navigate... -
Violent Bones by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Royal Bastards MC / Royal Harlots Crossover. Bones:. Violence is a normal part of my life. I’ve lived it, one way or another, since the day I enlisted. In the Corps, they called me Ace. A sharpshooter, I never missed. But after I retired, I felt restless, searching for meaning until I found Hope’s Refuge. Mercy took a chance on a cocky Marine... -
The Devil's Masquerade: The Remedy by Jennifer Loren
Nick Jayzon is now a Savage, a part of Asmodeus’s army. Kayla has been threatened, cornered and tempted to run and hide, leaving her true love to fight on his own and be forever under the control of the greed hungry devil. However, she meets a mysterious ally that she never knew she had until she needed her the most and that ally encourages Kayla, to stay and to fight... -
Bloody Mine by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe past can always come back to haunt you. Bodie has learned that the hard way. Two months ago, he met a ghost from his past and everything was turned upside down. Sasha rocked his world. To keep her safe, he'd do anything. Bodie's never been afraid to seek vengeance. Now there's more reason than ever. He's always been a wildcard. A man who makes his own luck... -
Devil's Ride by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI've always been a selfish bastard. As president of the RBMC I've learned how to live and ride hard. I take life one day at a time, never looking back at my past. But I've got a dark and deadly secret. One that could ruin any chance I have with the one woman who owns my black soul. Trish Holloway. She's been my weakness since the day we met... -
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Rise of Kronos by Kate Fry, Elise Fry
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe darkest deeds often happen in plain sight; the harshest truths sound like lies. Kailai Reed has drowned beneath the weight of other people’s emotions her entire life. She protects herself by hiding away from everyone, except for her close friend, associate (and forbidden crush) Hideo Tanaka...Categorized as:
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Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dual perspective mc romance from twin brothers Rael & Chrome. Chrome:. Everything is finally falling into place. I’ve reunited with my twin. The woman I love has become my wife. And to top it off? I’m now patched into the RBMC in Tonopah. With my ol’ lady Cameron, I move to Nevada to start our new life together... -
Dirty Flowers by Kenya Wright
As Emily and Kazimir navigate parenthood, darkness emerges to shatter their peace. The unspeakable has occurred, triggering the Lion to roar. Yet, when one thinks that the Lion and Mouse could never come back from the horror, they are empowered by not only their love, but also the undying support of their friends and family, who are just as dangerous and willing to shed blood to protect them... -
Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker
They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare...Categorized as:
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The Devil's Masquerade: The Poison by Jennifer Loren
Nick Jayzon has battled many enemies, and has defeated them all. But now he faces the ultimate evil. A brutal Savage of his own blood who will stop at nothing to control him, to Poison Nick, and to harden his heart forever. Many have tried to stop Asmodeus and many have died in the process. But now, he will try, and he isn't coming alone. They won't all survive... -
Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller
They say every proud man must fall. Mortals who fancy themselves gods will one day kneel. I thought myself invincible. Apollo on Earth. Mocked my brother when he succumbed to such a fate. Before I noticed the blue-haired nymph lurking in the background. Cora Astor shouldn’t have come to this island. She sneered in my direction, beguiling me with her disgust. As a Wolfe, hunting is in my blood...Categorized as:
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Siren by Measha Stone
My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more. And I won’t settle. In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend... -
Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKaleb “Hawk” Tepes, as president of the Sons of Sangue and descendant of Vlad III, needs to keep his head focused on club business. Trouble is someone wants to divest him of it for a crime he committed against his vampire predecessors. He can’t afford distractions, especially those that come in the form of a five-foot-two sprite named Suzi, who once belonged to his nephew... -
Memories of a Life by Jewel E. Ann
The girl I met when we were nine is now the woman who said “yes” to being my wife. But Josie’s not planning our wedding; she’s too consumed by things that happened over a century ago. She has terrible dreams and unrelenting visions of the unspeakable. I believe her, but I don’t understand her. If I can’t understand her, I can’t stop her. If I can’t stop her, I can’t save us...Categorized as:
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Dangerous As Sin by J.L. Beck, L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen you love a villain, do you become one too? In a world of black and white, the gray in between just got more inviting. Laws are easily broken when you know how to bend them to your will, and so are we at the hands of these dangerous as sin men...Categorized as:
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Judicium by Natalie Bennett
Tick tock…it’s time for judgment. The blood we spilled came after the riddles. Betrayal followed by those we trusted. There are so many things we could have done differently, saving ourselves from future heartache. Now, it’s too late to recast the die. By everything tainted and maleficent, we’re forever bonded. Every tragedy has an origin. This is where ours begins... -
Brutal Kings I Complete Series by Mya Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you like twisted, forbidden love, dark mafia collection, enemies to lovers dark romance series. You'll love this sizzling hot story of Dario & Nikki with more than 100k ++ words in a complete box set collection. The main character is a villain. If you’re looking for redemption, enemies-to-lovers, and a bad guy and good girl dark romance, you will find it on these pages. Book 1, Owned...Categorized as:
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Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson
Now you can get the entire Jaded Hollow Series in ONE Complete Collection! Dark memories, horrific events, brutal kidnappings, and heartbreaking lies and deceit. Welcome to Jaded Hollow, where you’ll learn just how jaded love can be. Bailey’s running from her abusive past, while Jaxon stops at nothing to save her from the terrifying monster committed on destroying her...Categorized as:
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Liars and Liaisons by Sav R. Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsI met his brother first—while trying to avoid mine. By the time the agoraphobic, unhinged, and musically-gifted Grayson James came crashing into my life, I was deeply infatuated with his elder sibling. But that didn’t stop him from ruining everything. He stole something that wasn’t his to have. Something I hadn’t known I was giving him...Categorized as:
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Ruse by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThis is a companion prequel short story to Cruel Intentions. Only available via a link in the back of Cruel Intentions. This book will not be published on Amazon or any other retail store. Although it's a prequel story it gives spoilers to the main story hence why it is listed as #1. 5 in the series as it should only be read AFTER reading Cruel Intentions. -
Unveil by Greer Rivers
A dark Swan Lake retelling where the ‘villain’ steals the girl, set in a world of secret pacts, feuding families, and primal obsession. He’s her curse, but she’s his salvation, and he’ll do anything to keep the ones he loves safe. Rebellious ballerina Luna Bordeaux may be the darling of the New Orleans elite, but she’s destined to dance in her parents’ shadows... -
Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce
Rayven. Kidnapped. Collared. Trapped. I slink through shadows and steal from the deceased. It’s my passion, until I steal from Death himself…. Then it becomes my curse. I’m a prisoner in the realm of the dead, at the mercy of the beast who calls this labyrinthian castle home. The walls are alive, with shifting corridors and eyes that follow me everywhere. He’s given me three days to escape... -
Reign of Hellfire: Why choose, dark romance by N. Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReady of not, here we come. We survived the Trials. Kinda. But the battle isn’t over yet. Things get a little dicey for a moment but when nightmares from my past join the fray, I know this battle might just be a war. Now my new men and I must figure out a way to get ahead of the game and fast. Because the remaining heads of the Hellfire Society aren’t letting up...Categorized as:
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Twisted Truths by P. Rayne, Sabastian York
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy life changed forever the day I saved Obsidian Voss from drowning in the ocean. When my father lands himself in trouble, I take a job working for Obsidian, one of the country’s most famous billionaires. It doesn’t take long for me to realize that there’s more behind the façade he presents to the world—a darker, more dangerous side. Still, I’m drawn to him... -
Zephyr by Amara Rae
Greer and Aleksandr's story. Blurb coming soon. Note: Zephyr is a deliciously dark and steamy paranormal romance. It features fated mates (rejected mate, knotting), a dirty-talking and alpha shifter hero, and a badass heroine who brings him to his knees. Each book in the Immortal Coven series has an HEA for the couple, but the series has an overarching plot.Categorized as:
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Nest of Thieves by Rory Miles
Who doesn’t love a bad guy? My family is certain I’ll settle with a boring, law-abiding pack before I graduate from Omega University, but I have other plans. Dangerous ones that break laws, but what’s life without a little risk? With a little practice, my sticky fingers turn to skilled pickpocketing and I discover who I’m truly meant to be: a thief...Categorized as:
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Nightbird by Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final book of the Gilded Cage series, a dark romance that will floor you. .. Mafia kingpins have never been more dominant, delicious and oh-so-bad. You don't need to know my name, because I'll never let you use it. I am your Master. I am your Sir. I am your owner. I am going to destroy you. And you will cry for more. .. You never saw me coming. You never thought I'd get her... -
The Monster of Hotel No. 7 by K.V. Rose
LITTLE SUN. I am the princess of Writhe, a secret society slithering with evil. But I have everything I could ever want… except him. Sullen Rule disappeared two years ago from Ritual Drive, our shared, private street. After sending off dozens of unanswered letters in hopes they may one day reach him, I have nearly given up on ever seeing the boy of shadows again. But one night at Hotel No...Categorized as:
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Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings💀STYGIAN IᔕᒪE💀. The devil disguises himself as an angel of light. That illusion doesn’t change who he is—Draven Alistair. The man I’m madly in love with. He presented me with a flawless charade, masquerading as all I ever wanted. But there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, and when the truth is revealed, its too late for me to run... -
Monster Of Ruin by Marlowe Mack
Elliott Knight is a hunter. And I’m his prey. He’s obsessed. I’m his addiction. He won’t stop until he’s made me his. He’s decided I’ll be his no matter what. He makes the rules. And I can only live by them. He stalks me. He calls me his flower. Every bit of him is dark. Haunted. Possessed. Elliott is an evil man, a real-life nightmare. The kind your mother warns you to stay away from... -
Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’M A BEAST. UNTAMED. WILD. I have no need for a mate, much less a witch. Her kind is untrustworthy and cruel, yet this one beckons me and the pull is near volatile. My wolf thirsts for her pinned beneath us while my teeth break flesh—mark her as ours. Rejecting her is right, but at what cost? It’s the first time the animal and I are at odds. A KING does not bend the knee...Categorized as:
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Zodiac Monsters by Leann Belle
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat are brothers for, if not completely ruining each other's lives? Two months at Graves Academy, and my life is a mess. The people who I thought I could trust are monsters, and those who I thought were monsters, well. .. I was right. Even when I do my best to distance myself from these dangerous men, the push and pull of the stars keeps us tied together... -
Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWonderland is just a story. .. . Ally spent her whole life being told Wonderland was just a fantasy, nothing more than a story that lived inside her mother's head. All it took was a tumble through a mirror to prove that was a lie. Now she must find her place within this world of madness without losing her sanity in the arms of the Mad Hatter... -
War, Unjust by Veronica Lancet
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinuation of book 1. Not a standalone. "You should have never been born. ". Getting told that daily has a way of messing with one's head. But I didn't let it. I had my siblings. I had a secret best friend who understood me. I had hope. Until I didn't. One by one they all left. Abandoned me. Betrayed me. One by one they turned me into who I am today...Categorized as:
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Sinful Saint by Lana Sky
Traumatized by a family tragedy, Frances “Frey” Heywood resorts to committing the unthinkable—only to be saved at the eleventh hour by a man more troubled than even she can comprehend. Daze Keaton is bad news. A criminal and a drug dealer, he’s a far cry from the safe harbor Frey craves, but all her doubts pale in the face of the way he numbs that cold, broken place inside her... -
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No Redemption by Alexis Winter
“It’s not the big bad wolf you need to be afraid of kitten; it’s the devil in disguise that you sleep next to. ”. She thinks she’s found the perfect husband—the one in a million who isn’t like the rest. .. my best friend Dane Ashford. He would never betray her. He would never lie or cheat on her. He loves her...Categorized as:
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Sinful Desires by Annika Nofal
When you've been through as much as Aspen has in her short amount of time on earth, it's hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Growing up in the system has never been more corrupt when Aspen is pitted against obstacles in which she has to overcome. Until she turns 15, and her innocence is ripped away from her just like that in every sense of the word...Categorized as:
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Temptation in Shadows by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTall, lean, muscular—and definitely rough around the edges—Sean Walker is not your typical nightclub bodyguard. He’s a controller of shadows, able to wield darkness at will. But when a mysterious woman at the club turns out to have powers greater than his own, he has no choice but seduction…... -
Goals & Obsession by Heather C. Myers, Frankie Cardona
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen my fiancée backs out of our engagement, her father’s bankruptcy is nearly a done deal… until he offers me her sister instead. Good thing she’s the one I’ve wanted this entire time. Liam. You do what’s good for the pack, and nothing else matters. That’s what my father always says. That’s what being a Wolfe means. But I know how to get what I want...Categorized as:
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My Heart Still Beats by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt comes a deeply emotional tale of being lost, until light—and love—brings you back to shore…. Some days I can almost see the person I used to be. See the version of myself that felt joy, even passion. But she's gone. .. just out of reach...Categorized as:
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Forbidden by Liliana Carlisle
I should tell him no. .. This is wrong. He’s an Alpha. I’m a Beta. Our path only leads to heartache. But his body, possessiveness, and passion fuel my obsession as we consume each other. I’ve willingly thrown myself into the arms of a Collector, consequences be damned. But we’re on borrowed time. If I'm not careful, he'll ruin me. But maybe I want to be ruined...
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