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A Kingdom by the Sea by Anna Green
The final volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.In November 1978, over a year has passed since music icon Ryan Ross announced his retirement from the public eye. He is far from being forgotten, however, as his musical influence can be heard whenever Brendon Roscoe starts singing on the radio. As the frontman of the upcoming band His Side, Brendon was famously discovered by Ross... -
![Over the Tracks by Anna Green]()
Over the Tracks by Anna Green
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe first volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.In the summer of 1974, musician Ryan Ross embarks on an exhausting tour in support of his band's breakthrough album. He finds himself struggling to live up to the pressure and expectations of sudden fame in the chaos of endless shows and interviews... -
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![Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete]()
Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBefore there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Louis, aka Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life . . -
![The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon]()
The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together. New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. With his father’s deep ties to the mob, the Bronx piano man has learned that love and family can get you in trouble... -
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![The Boy Who Granted Dreams by Luca Di Fulvio]()
The Boy Who Granted Dreams by Luca Di Fulvio
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratings1909. Ellis Island. Arriving off one of the many transatlantic freighters are Cetta Luminita and her illegitimate baby boy Natale, fleeing the poverty and violence of their Southern Italian hometown. Having sacrificed everything, and endured every possible shame, Cetta has but one wish: that her baby should be an American, and grow up with the freedom to decide his own destiny... -
![Flawless Deception by D.M. Mortier]()
Flawless Deception by D.M. Mortier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lifetime of friendship…When my best friend of almost twenty years was involved in a car accident that wasn’t an accident at all, I dropped everything in my life thousands of miles away and came to his aid. Someone wanted him dead. The wreckage of his mangled custom-built Porsche and his equally broken body were testament to that... -
![Trouble & Strife by Lara Kinsey]()
Trouble & Strife by Lara Kinsey
Sidney Chance is not an enforcer. Anymore. Or a drunk, anymore. And the Chance Brothers are not a razor gang. Except they carry razors, he smacks heads together now and again, and sure, he has the odd drink. Sid is the lieutenant of the most powerful family in Birmingham... -
![Lies like Rubies, Part Two by Poppy Jacobson]()
Lies like Rubies, Part Two by Poppy Jacobson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe deal was simple--protect my daughter in exchange for my body. But this city turned their promises into lies.My entire life, I've been nothing more than a perfect mafia princess, a pawn for men to further their ambitions. Three men whispered sweet nothings to me and swore they'd stop at nothing to keep me and my daughter safe. But when the worst happened, no one was there to save me but myself...Categorized as:
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![Will & Patrick Wake up Married Serial, Episodes 1-3 by Leta Blake, Alice Griffiths]()
Will & Patrick Wake up Married Serial, Episodes 1-3 by Leta Blake, Alice Griffiths
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJoin the fun in this romantic comedy serial by best-selling author Leta Blake and newcomer Alice Griffiths! Episode One: Will & Patrick Wake Up Married After a drunken night of hot sex in Vegas, strangers Will Patterson and Dr. Patrick McCloud wake up married... -
![Brethren by W.A. Hoffman]()
Brethren by W.A. Hoffman
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJohn Williams, the Viscount of Marsdale, libertine, duelist, dilettante, haphazard philanthropist and philosopher, is asked by his estranged father to start a plantation in Jamaica in 1667... -
![The Journey by Annelie Wendeberg]()
The Journey by Annelie Wendeberg
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 4 in the award-winning Anna Kronberg series. New and revised edition. "Kronberg is a wonderful character, prickly, independent, analytical, intelligent..." A Bibliophile's Reverie What would you do if your darkest nightmare came true? For Anna Kronberg, time is running out... -
![Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. White]()
Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. White
Sabina Mancari never questioned her life as the daughter of Chicago’s leading mob boss until bullets tear apart her world and the man she thought she loved turned out to be an undercover Prohibition agent. Now she sees how ugly the underworld can be. Ambushes, bribes, murder, prostitution—she thought her beloved Papa was above all that, but clearly he isn’t... -
![Twisted Union by Ivy Davis]()
Twisted Union by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe wanted me as a bargaining chip. Neither of us knew we’d find love. Viktor Levin has set his eyes on me…And in doing so, he has stripped me from my home.Taken me from everything that I know.I hate this man who has forced me into a marriage with him.And yet… my heart beats faster every time he touches me.I shouldn’t love this monster.I need to guard my heart from him.But Viktor makes it hard... -
![Sold to the Russian by Isabella Laase]()
Sold to the Russian by Isabella Laase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was sold. Now she will be claimed.When Zoya Zhvania is shipped off to New York and forced into a marriage with powerful Russian mob boss Pavel Petruskenkov, she expects to be treated cruelly. But as she lies naked and helpless before the man who now owns her, still sore from a stern lesson in obedience over his knee, it is not fear that leaves Zoya quivering in her bonds... -
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![Cillian by Ramani Rose]()
Cillian by Ramani Rose
Monster. Criminal. Terrifying.Many come to mind, but only one word can illustrate the constant terror associated with the man of my nightmares.Cillian.My testimony put the Irish gangster behind bars—that was—until my ambitious father negotiated my hand in marriage for a sliver of the Irish organized crime scene.We shouldn't even be able to marry, but the laws have changed...Categorized as:
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![The Threefold Tie by Aster Glenn Gray]()
The Threefold Tie by Aster Glenn Gray
Everything was fine till Jack fell in love with his former lover’s wife.Shy Civil War veteran Jack never expected to be involved in an affair du coeur. It seemed like a minor miracle when he and his comrade-in-arms Everett became lovers - and a painful return to reality when Everett married his sweetheart, Sophie... -
![The Venetian and the Rum Runner by L.A. Witt]()
The Venetian and the Rum Runner by L.A. Witt
New York City, 1924Once their paths cross, their worlds will never be the same.Danny Moore and his crew only meant to rob the hotel suites of rich guests. He wasn’t supposed to find himself in gangster Ricky il Sacchi’s room. And il Sacchi wasn’t supposed to wind up dead. Now Danny has the attention of another notorious gangster...Categorized as:
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![Walking Wounded by Lauren Gilley]()
Walking Wounded by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLuke always thought he’d grow up to be a famous author. He also thought nothing could ever damage his relationship with his childhood best friend, Hal. He thought a lot of things that proved to be untrue. Now he barely makes rent and proofreads articles at a New York gossip rag, dreaming about what-might-have-been. He’s not bitter about it. He’s not. And he certainly isn’t lonely... -
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Wild Jinx by Sandra Hill
In the third book of her hot and hilarious series, "New York Times" bestselling author Sandra Hill takes readers along on another wild ride with Jinx, Inc., where trouble is no match for a cagey Cajun matchmaker--and passion conquers all. When reporter Celine Arseneaux entered The Playpen, a Baton Rouge club for men AND women, she never expected John LeDeux to swagger up to her...Categorized as:
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![Lust: The Bad Earl by Christi Caldwell]()
Lust: The Bad Earl by Christi Caldwell
Ruthless, emotionless, and deadly, Severin Cadogan, the Earl of Killburn, was England’s greatest secret weapon. One misstep put an end to his respectable career as sanctioned killer and informant. Fortunately, there’s plenty of evil to go around. When he’s approached by a potential client with a proposition involving the gentleman’s sister—it’s the last assignment Cadogan wants... -
![Behind These Doors by Jude Lucens]()
Behind These Doors by Jude Lucens
Lucien Saxby is a journalist, writing for the society pages. The Honourable Aubrey Fanshawe, second son of an earl, is Society. They have nothing in common, until a casual encounter leads to a crisis. Aubrey isn’t looking for love. He already has it, in his long-term clandestine relationship with Lord and Lady Hernedale. And Lucien is the last man Aubrey should want...Categorized as:
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![Long Island Butcher: BWWM Dark Mafia Romance by Jamila Jasper]()
Long Island Butcher: BWWM Dark Mafia Romance by Jamila Jasper
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlexis stumbles home after a frat party and witnesses a murder.Before she can run for help, John Vicari, a bearded, muscular killer, intervenes.The curvy, nerdy college student falls into the lap of the most dangerous crime family in Long Island.To earn her freedom, Alexis has no choice but to give John complete ownership of her body and mind... -
![Artemis by Jessica Cale]()
Artemis by Jessica Cale
Actress Charlotte Halfpenny is in trouble. Pregnant, abandoned by her lover, and out of a job, Charlotte faces eviction two weeks before Christmas. When the reclusive Earl of Somerton makes her an outrageous offer, she has no choice but to accept. Could he be the man of her dreams, or is the nightmare just beginning?LGBT Gothic Regency Romance...Categorized as:
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![The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman]()
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
When professional respect leads to something more ... Benjamin Lewis has created a life for himself as one of the most respected silversmiths and engravers in New York City. For Benjamin, his work is his passion and he has never sought out companionship beyond the close ties of family. Stumbling across dresses sew by his late mother, however, reawakens painful memories from his past... -
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![Protégé by B. Lybaek]()
Protégé by B. Lybaek
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEvery maze needs a monster.It took losing everything before I willingly entered the cold and unforgiving maze, all to be reunited with the love of my life—my cousin. Within the world of grueling training and extravagant galas, it’s becoming harder to know who the monster is...Categorized as:
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![The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson]()
The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson
After the execution of her father, the young and beautiful Lady Asano is in grave danger from the powerful Lord Kira. In order to save herself Asano must find Oishi, the leader of the fighting men of her clan. She believes he is three hundred miles to the southwest in the imperial city of Kyoto...Categorized as:
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![The Fall by Annelie Wendeberg]()
The Fall by Annelie Wendeberg
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBook 3 in the award-winning Anna Kronberg series. “…dynamite!" "...unparalleled in detective literature.” Would you kill your father to save the lives of thousands? Anna Kronberg wakes up with a gun to her head. James Moriarty offers her a single bargain: to develop biological weapons for him, or she and her father will die. As Britain’s foremost bacteriologist she certainly has the skills... -
![A Gentleman's Gentleman by T.J. Alexander]()
A Gentleman's Gentleman by T.J. Alexander
From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency romance that's both delightfully witty and refreshingly iconoclastic... -
![True Story by Jayne Fresina]()
True Story by Jayne Fresina
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOlivia Monday, an impoverished widow, has taken a position as "secretary" to an eccentric, scandalous rake - a divorced man with a brood of eight children and at least two gun-shot wounds. For one year, against the advice of her remaining family members, she agrees to live in his remote Cornish castle and put pen to paper on his behalf. Despite everything she's heard about him, she's unafraid...Categorized as:
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![Vera Kelly: Lost and Found by Rosalie Knecht]()
Vera Kelly: Lost and Found by Rosalie Knecht
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEveryone’s favorite sleuth—Vera Kelly—is back and put to the test as she searches for her missing girlfriend.It’s spring 1971 and Vera Kelly and her girlfriend, Max, leave their cozy Brooklyn apartment for an emergency visit to Max's estranged family in Los Angeles... -
![Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill]()
Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill
From the award-winning, bestselling author of "The Red-Hot Cajun" comes this new spicy and sexy romance about a woman, her former husband, a search for pink diamonds, and an elderly Cajun matchmaker... -
![The King's Virgin Prize by Bella Moxie]()
The King's Virgin Prize by Bella Moxie
When you're a lowly maid desperate to save your family, so you plan to sell yourself at a brothel...But then the terrifying crime lord you've been working for sweeps in like an avenging angel. He tosses you over his shoulder and growls at the men crowded around, "The girl is mine...Categorized as:
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![Harmony by Sienna Mynx]()
Harmony by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s the roaring 20’s and the Black Renaissance has exploded in Harlem. From Marcus Garvey, to Ethel Waters, Sugar Hill is the place to be. That’s also true for The Cotton Club’s jazz singer Harmony Jones. Her soulful voice and unique beauty draws the attention of the most ruthless Sicilian mob boss Vincenzo ‘Vinnie’ Romano... -
![One Indulgence by Lydia Gastrell]()
One Indulgence by Lydia Gastrell
When Henry Cortland, the Earl of Brenleigh, comes to London to fulfill his duty and take a wife, he also decides to first fulfill his most secret and suppressed desires. He wants to spend just one night with a man. A sultry encounter with a handsome stranger surpasses all his hopes, leaving him certain that he will live off the memories for the rest of his life... -
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![Marlene by C.W. Gortner]()
Marlene by C.W. Gortner
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich, from the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the lush film studios of Hollywood—a sweeping story of passion, glamour, ambition, art, and war from the author of Mademoiselle Chanel... -
![Sinners of Starlight City by Anika Scott]()
Sinners of Starlight City by Anika Scott
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress , a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. “The magnificent Anika Scott has written a lush and beautifully rendered novel that will keep you turning pages long into the night... -
![The Hunted Bride by Jaye Peaches]()
The Hunted Bride by Jaye Peaches
When the marriage prospects of nineteen-year-old Matilda Barre are all but ruined by scandal, the renowned mercenary Lord Gervais Baliol takes it upon himself to tame, correct, and wed the beautiful, feisty young lady... -
![The Bratva's Twin Babies by Bella King]()
The Bratva's Twin Babies by Bella King
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlue eyes,Powerful thighs,And more danger than I realize…I’m just a small-town girl in a big city,Tempted by a wicked bratva beast who spoils me rotten.He wants to have me, to claim me, to own every piece of me.By the time I realize the kind of man he really is, it’s too late.I’m trapped in his perilous game with no way out.Teetering between depraved cruelty and sticky-sweet bliss... -
![The Arrangement by Emma Wildes]()
The Arrangement by Emma Wildes
Serena Prentice's only hope for happiness is to learn to seduce her indifferent husband-to-be, the devastating attractive Rayne Talbot. Unfortunately, since he is being forced to marry her, Rayne wants nothing to do with her... -
![A Beauty So Cruel by Beena Khan]()
A Beauty So Cruel by Beena Khan
I was a beauty, a stray orphan until the beast took me as his hostage.Once upon a time...A Don by the name of Vlad Vitalli ruled New York. He's a mafia man. The leader of one of the ruling families, La Cosa Nostra. He's a monster. A trained killer and a cold-blooded murderer. Tall, mysterious, with icy gray eyes, and he rarely smiles. He's a criminal... -
![Don't You See? by M.K. Moore]()
Don't You See? by M.K. Moore
I didn't want her. She was too young, but then I met her. Now, she's the one thing I didn’t know I needed... Suddenly, she's taken from me and I'll do anything to get her back. He thought I was too young, but after being gone for weeks, I'm all grown up. He's all that I've thought about. What if he's moved on? Don’t you see? She’s mine. Don’t you see? He’s everything...Categorized as:
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![Don't You Know? by M.K. Moore]()
Don't You Know? by M.K. Moore
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI am about to take everything from her-including the one thing I didn’t know I needed... He thinks he's taking something from me, but what he doesn't get is that it's already his... Don’t you know? She’s mine. Don’t you know? He’s everything. This is a safe, over the top, smutty good time novella with a super sweet HEA...Categorized as:
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![Speak Low by Melanie Harlow]()
Speak Low by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJuly, 1923 After bootlegging enough whiskey to free her father from the DiFiore crime family, twenty-year old Tiny O'Mara is determined to leave home and take control of her own life. But it’s going to cost her. Her alliance with sultry Enzo DiFiore is based more on their intense physical attraction than any loyalty or trust... -
![From Dust To Don by Stephanie Amaral]()
From Dust To Don by Stephanie Amaral
Watch.Register.Report back.That was the assignment.But the distance I should have kept from the fiery mafia queen I spied on every day, crumbled to ash when she followed me into enemy territory. My territory.And whatever crossed those red tracks was mine for the taking.From Dust to Don is a novella with open door steamy scenes and a guaranteed HEA... -
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![The Wolf of Mayfair by Christi Caldwell]()
The Wolf of Mayfair by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell weaves a sensuous tale of innocence lost in this blistering romance about a young woman on the run and the lecherous cad she can’t seem to resist.I don’t want visitors. But when the butler says the caller is a she, I spring to attention. The night just got a lot more interesting...Categorized as:
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![Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham by Emily Bingham]()
Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham by Emily Bingham
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaised like a princess in one of the most powerful families in the American South, Henrietta Bingham was offered the helm of a publishing empire. Instead, she ripped through the Jazz Age like an F. Scott Fitzgerald character: intoxicating and intoxicated, selfish and shameless, seductive and brilliant, endearing and often terribly troubled... -
![A Scot's Surrender by Lily Maxton]()
A Scot's Surrender by Lily Maxton
When his brother leaves him in charge of Llynmore Castle, Robert Townsend is determined to make everything go smoothly. What does it matter if he's inexplicably drawn to Ian Cameron, the estate’s stoic steward? Robert is sure he can ignore the way the Highlander's apparent dislike of him gets under his skin. They'll muddle along just fine so long as they avoid one another... -
![Simply Sinful by Kate Pearce]()
Simply Sinful by Kate Pearce
A WICKED PROPOSITION... Forced to wed at a young age, Abigail Beecham is tired of living in a sexless marriage. She longs to succumb to the delicious pleasures of pure carnal lust that she has only read about. And if her husband can't satisfy her erotic needs, she's ready to find a man who can... A WILD PAST... Peter Howard is accustomed to unusual sexual requests... -
![Hammer & Tongs by Lara Kinsey]()
Hammer & Tongs by Lara Kinsey
It’s 1927, and industry is booming in Birmingham. Chance Brothers Limited Company holds one little corner of the city. Every victory is a new responsibility. Isaiah Chance has no time for distractions, especially not his newest employee.Brighid Bell just wants to keep her head down and do her work... -
![Stealing the Rogue's Heart by Erica Monroe]()
Stealing the Rogue's Heart by Erica Monroe
Scoundrels, thieves and rebels inhabit the rookeries--where the women are fierce and the men are dangerous. Are you willing to take the risk? WHEN AN UNDERWORLD PRINCESS... Beautiful, innocent Mina Mason has led a sheltered life as the sister to the most notorious crime lord in England. Her family's wealth and expectations keep her in a gilded cage, never able to act on her true desires...Categorized as:
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