Books like 'Noah'

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  • Surrendered Innocence by Measha Stone

    Surrendered Innocence by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    He didn't ask for my surrender. He took it.
  • Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Darker, sexier, more intense…this is the story of Scar and Derek. Scar. Wouldn't you give up everything for the one you love? I don't own my mind or my body anymore. Now, my name is Pet, and I am the submissive to the most beautiful man the world has ever seen. My purpose in life is to please him, to kneel in front of him, to serve his every whim without question...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dark  abuse  alpha male  mystery  length-novella
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  • 30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back. SERGEI. 30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits. My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist. But my precious prize doesn't know what I know. Nobody has ever won a war against me. Nobody has ever bested me. And she's not going to be the first. Good luck, little Willow. .
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dark  mafia  captive  contemporary  suspense
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
    Categorized as:
    spanking  bdsm  dark  mafia  suspense  alpha male  contemporary  m-f
  • Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Christmas is not always the most wonderful time of the year for the many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people who are estranged from their families. This year's Christmas story concerns two such people--Søren and Magdalena. Søren speaks of Magdalena, his mentor in sadism, in THE MISTRESS and THE KING...
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    bdsm  contemporary  m-f  dark  length-novella
  • Stronghold: Closing Time: Stronghold Doms Boxset #3 by Golden Angel

    Stronghold: Closing Time: Stronghold Doms Boxset #3 by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A steamy hot boxset of friends to lovers romance, work romance, and frenemies to lovers. 6. Stripping the Sub. 7. Tempting the Domme. 8. Hardcore Vanilla. Stripping the Sub. Ellie's been keeping secrets, but Master Michael is determined to strip back her walls and claim her as his own. Tempting the Domme...
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    bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-epic  audiobook
  • Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed . .. I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  suspense  dark  m-f
  • Demon by Joel Abernathy

    Demon by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Falling in love with an obsessive serial killer was the last thing on my to-do list. I was born into a world of villains, so it came as no great surprise when my brothers fell for the most twisted monsters of all. A sociopathic fixer. A psycho sadistic cop whose name belongs in the dictionary next to corruption. Maybe I’m the one who’s crazy, thinking I could have any semblance of a normal life...
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Alexandra is a senator's daughter, used to mingling in the company of the rich and powerful, but tonight she will learn that there are men who play by different rules. Men like me. I could romance her. I could seduce her and then carry her gently to my bed. But that can wait...
  • A Lesson in Beginning by Elle Sparrow

    A Lesson in Beginning by Elle Sparrow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Journey From Darkness to Desire. They took everything. My husband. My dreams. My innocence. After escaping a sinister cult's grip, I faced a stark new reality. I was left with only one thing. My treasure. My son. Desperate, I sought refuge with my estranged family. It was a struggle, but I was beginning to find my footing in this strange, modern world. Enter Joel Whitlock...
  • Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    As a phone sex operator, Annette Waincott knows how to tease to get what she wants. That is, until she teases the wrong man at a club, claiming kinky fantasies she doesn’t really have. It must have been too much vodka and his tantalizing Russian accent. Too bad he believes her. When the Russian accidentally kidnaps her twin sister as part of an ill-fated sex game, things quickly get real...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  dark  m-f  dub-con
  • Watch Her Break by Emily Klepp

    Watch Her Break by Emily Klepp

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I was just an innocent girl back then, but I should have known better than to trust strangers on the internet. No one knows the secrets I keep locked away. My family and friends are clueless about how far I've fallen. They mean well, but none of them understand the situation I've gotten myself into. I built my entire world around the dream of a life with a man I'd never met...
  • Devious Madness by Measha Stone

    Devious Madness by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She ran. I caught her. Now she's mine. Hunting down Mira was supposed to be a simple assignment. She thought she could disappear—cover her tracks, hide behind false names and small towns—but I found her, and I intend to drag her back, kicking and screaming if necessary. But getting Mira home isn't easy. She fights like a cornered animal, desperate to escape the secrets she's hiding...
  • Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness.
  • Grace by Dee Palmer

    Grace by Dee Palmer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Surprise is the understatement of the year and it hits Sam and Jason like a freight train. Rocked and shocked, Sam needs to determine if this is a really good surprise, because as much as she loves Jason, any future they may have together could be doomed if he’s not 100 percent all-in. She can’t afford to settle for anything less since there’s so much at stake now...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dark  contemporary  dual-pov  length-medium
  • Love Op by Devon Atwood

    Love Op by Devon Atwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s on the run. He’s on the hunt. But who will get caught in the end? Mattie Thorne has been on the run from her parents for almost two years. She’s being chased by a ruthless mercenary named Ghost, but somehow, she always manages to escape his capture attempts. Until one day, her time is finally up...
  • Eight by Paulina Ian-Kane

    Eight by Paulina Ian-Kane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A man in a mask keeps appearing in my dreams. Sounds like the beginning of a psychological thriller. And while I thought I left all the drama in my dark past, and have since focused on moving on, the truth is, those dreams have awakened a side of me I didn’t know existed—a kinky side. And soon, my diary entries are filled with sexy fantasies...
  • His Perfect Little Hacker by Everly Raine

    His Perfect Little Hacker by Everly Raine

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Getting hacked into wasn’t on Betsy’s list of things she wanted to happen to her. Getting kidnapped a couple hours later and being held against her will wasn’t either. But both of those happened to her. Finding out the man who kidnapped her was a Daddy Dom, something she had been longing for her whole life...
  • Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Secrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong from the beginning, wrong about everything. I find her trying to take down a human trafficking ring, unsure whether I'm there to help her, or drag her down. But from now on, Willow doesn't have a choice. She will be my wife. She will submit. She will play her role...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  contemporary  dark  length-short
  • The Boss by Piper Stone

    The Boss by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    To avenge my family's deaths, I agreed to marry a monster. Dimitrios Nomikos was an old family friend, a man considered the most dangerous person in Greece. He was also now my enemy. Wrapped in muscles and tattoos, he was darkness personified. The mafia king was as powerful as he was ruthless, feared by almost everyone. Craving him was forbidden but in his world, rules didn't apply...
  • Defiled Innocence by Measha Stone

    Defiled Innocence by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Amelia Moreau is barely holding herself together in the wake of her brother’s death. Lukas had been her guardian, her rock—and now, his loss has left her adrift. But when she learns the terms of her inheritance, her grief turns to shock: to claim the fortune Lukas left behind, she must marry...
  • Dark Throne by Shanna Handel

    Dark Throne by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I want him. And I hate him. I've known him my whole life. He's the boy who loved to torment me,. pulling the ends of my braids. But when he catches me on his family's property,. He does worse than that. I plan to pay him back for his punishments,. but my little prank goes awry. I've made a terrible mistake,. angering our family's deadly rivals. My obedience is demanded to make amends...
  • Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A dark mafia romance.
  • Control by Lasairiona Lewis

    Control by Lasairiona Lewis

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Thor:. Protocol. Routine. Control. Not anymore. My life turned on a dime in the blink of an eye. From making pancakes for the curvy redhead I met at the club, to being the single dad of an autistic, eleven-year-old boy. I need help. She needs a job. I’m usually a one-and-done kind of guy, but she draws me in, holding me hostage with her green eyes and sass. I’m playing with fire...
  • Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz

    Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hard partying trust fun baby Griffin Fiske wakes up after a hard night with a King's boots on his chest and gets an invitation he can't refuse. .. This Original Sinners short story takes place approximately six years before The Siren. Originally available in a rough draft on Tiffany's website, it has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  m-m  dark  queer
  • Scotch by Mhairi O'Reilly

    Scotch by Mhairi O'Reilly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ashby ‘Scotch’ Feilding returned from the military not feeling like a hero, but as a man fractured by the horrors he witnessed, a shadow of the man he once was. Unable to fit into the normalcy of ordinary life, he finds solace in the roar of engines and the brotherhood of The Devil’s House MC, serving as their tech wizard...
  • Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters

    Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We came so close to escape. Or so it seemed. As soon as we turned around outside, we discovered how wrong we were. Sam isn't letting us go anywhere. I'm not the giving-up type. Despite the torture, I've found comfort and physical release in Drake. Thank goodness he's here to help me keep my sanity. I will find a way to free us and everyone here in the dollhouse...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dark  horror  suspense  insta-love  length-long
  • Polished by Romilly King

    Polished by Romilly King

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    How deadly do you have to be to kill a killer? Handlers are hard to kill, and to be fair most of us like the challenge when people try, but now someone is killing off handlers in bloody and complex ways. Not my problem. Not anymore. I got out, I got free, and I don’t want to go back...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-m  dark  dual-pov  queer  length-novella
  • The Desires That Burn by Kristen Luciani

    The Desires That Burn by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I have a weakness for bad boys…and my latest obsession? My father’s best friend. Gorgeous and powerful. Ruthless and deadly. Orion is the threat of death wrapped in a 6’5 tattooed package of filthy intent. He’s my new bodyguard. And my father’s trusted friend and hired gun. Lines quickly blur when he shows up to rescue me from a depraved group called the Collectors...
  • King's Demands by Piper Stone

    King's Demands by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was. Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her. It will be me. But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night...
    Categorized as:
    spanking  bdsm  suspense  mafia  m-f  abduction  dark  audiobook
  • Bystander by Sassa Daniels

    Bystander by Sassa Daniels

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    A Dark Bratva Romance.
  • Training His Pet by Measha Stone

    Training His Pet by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    After she witnesses a mob boss committing a brutal crime, Erika finds herself on the run with a former soldier turned private security contractor who has taken it upon himself to keep her safe. Dax Adams is determined to protect Erika, but the feisty reporter seems equally set on driving him to distraction. Will her headstrong nature push him away… or make him want her more?
  • Captured Pawn by Livia Grant

    Captured Pawn by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My brother’s death was no accident, and the last thing I want is protection from the same mafia boss whose turf war got him killed. But whether I like it or not, I’m now a pawn in this game….
  • Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone

    Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine. Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson...
  • Love Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Love Me by W. Winters, Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling authors W Winters and Amelia Wilde comes a sinful romance with a touch of dark and angst that will keep you gripping the edge of your seat … and begging for more. He was mine. My protector, my lover. My second start at life. The man who promised me there was more than this. He gave me hope. Until my world fell apart again. It was bound to happen...
  • Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne

    Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There’s nothing in the world I can’t buy…. …except her. Amber has no idea what she does to me. She’s my secretary, but she’s also my obsession. Those innocent eyes? Those delicious curves? She sets my blood on fire. Out of all the women in the world, she’s the one I want. The one I need. But the sins of the past have dirtied my hands and my soul. I can’t touch her. I can’t have her...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  military  suspense  dark  length-epic
  • She's Mine by Ellie Masters

    She's Mine by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive...
  • Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn

    Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ‘There’s no place for that here. ’. The past that they’d hoped to outrun has chased them down, and now it wants payback. To appease their debtors, they must delve into Rushe’s own history. As they come face to face with the situation that brought them together in the first place, Flick learns more about the man who she’s pledged her heart, and her body, to...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • Brutal Beauty by Misti Wilds

    Brutal Beauty by Misti Wilds

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three masked men claim my body. I never meant to give them my soul. I've created the perfect life. Perfect image. Perfect career. Perfect home. But when a masked man delivers an exclusive invitation to the most sought-after event in the city, I step out of my perfect world and enter theirs. Rage. Rebel. Ruin. Three brothers who claim my body in front of a room of masked strangers...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mafia  reverse harem  dark  poly  length-novella
  • Daddy's Little Bunny by Hadley Reid

    Daddy's Little Bunny by Hadley Reid

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Little in danger. A determined Daddy. When danger finds them, will determination be enough? Olivia Carter keeps everyone at a distance. A caregiver in the dementia unit of a nursing home, she keeps to herself and attempts to fade into the background. One man however, refuses to let her hide from him...
  • Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond

    Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    I’m out of control, spiraling without a care in the world. I hear what people say about me, that I’m only good for one thing. I’ve always been the girl that everyone’s had but nobody wants. I enjoy sex and pain. It drowns out the loneliness and gives me a few minutes of peace. I never thought anyone would understand my need to hurt...
  • Cuffed Love by S.J. Ransom

    Cuffed Love by S.J. Ransom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously written for an Anthology. Released from Anthology 7/21/2023 and has been rewritten and expanded. Othella-. Why did I come home? Oh, right. My never-ending need to seek my Mother's love and approval. Surprise, surprise — she barely knows I'm alive. Then again, if it wasn't for her neglect, I wouldn't have met the local sheriff, Noah Vincent. God, he's annoying and pushy...
  • The Institute by Dani René, Anna Edwards

    The Institute by Dani René, Anna Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Serenity is an illusion. The deranged. The demented. The unstable. Six stories, six authors, non-stop madness. Dear Reader,. I trust this letter finds you well. It is with the utmost concern that we invite you to join us at the infamous Serenity Institute. You’ll be able to observe the ongoings of the asylum, meet the patients and the doctors. We do however ask that you please be quiet...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dark  length-epic
  • Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan

    Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He Took Everything from Her. Now He’s the Only Thing She Craves. Cali thought stepping into her family’s empire would be her hardest challenge until Connor walked back into her life. Once her stepbrother, now the man accused of murdering their parents, he’s out of prison but far from free. Bound by house arrest but still haunted by scandal, Connor is the last person Cali wants under her roof...
  • My Next Obsession by Beth Kay

    My Next Obsession by Beth Kay

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m not obsessive. I just love and feel really hard and really deep. I also have these compulsions to see an idea to completion once it pops into my head- no matter the cost. All my life I’ve been told I’m being too much, and doing too much. My childhood was traumatic, and my relationships have all been toxic and tumultuous...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dark  suspense  high-school  queer  length-short
  • Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards

    Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Join Lilly and J. S. as they begin their twisted tale of love and revenge. The Uncovering You Boxed Set includes the first three, full novels of the shocking dark romance series that has captivated readers all over the world. Book descriptions:. [i]Uncovering You 1 - The Contract [/i]. When I wake up in a dark, unfamiliar room, I have no idea what's waiting for me in the shadows...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  dark  dub-con  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Hacker by Zoe Blake

    The Hacker by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Daddy’s going to own me. I knew computer hacking would get me into trouble one day, but not like this. Kidnapped and held captive in a military compound, I’m held down and branded with the number thirteen. Just when I think my captors have pushed me to the end of my limits, I discover there’s worse to come. A man forcing me to call him Daddy. He’s going to make me submit to him...
  • The Client by Stella Gray

    The Client by Stella Gray

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I won the modeling contest, I lost my freedom. KZ Modeling owns my body. But they're willing to rent it out. The first time I learn my fate and I’m auctioned off changes everything. Because it's also my first time. And the gorgeous, haunted billionaire who now wants exclusive rights to me for the next six months? He has no idea I can't say no...
  • Pretty for Master by Skylar Sweeney

    Pretty for Master by Skylar Sweeney

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a sociopath learn to love? Master plans to find out, and his captive agrees to lend a hand. But will Pretty lend his heart, too? PRETTY. They call him the Mad Master. A giant in fancy clothes with a flower on his lapel, he rules his world like a king. He’s as terrifying as he is enthralling and as cruel as he is kind. All I’ve ever known is pain, so the way he loves to hurt me is nothing new...
  • Hideaway by bazookah

    Hideaway by bazookah

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In which a teenage girl sets her sights on the mafia don, and innocently seduces him. . . . . . . . . . . She gets what she wants because no one dares to refuse the Principessa. But when they can't give her the one thing she wants, she gets it herself. . . . . . . . . . . 19 year old Giana is beautiful, sweet and convey's innocence. Giana is also bratty, spoiled and manipulative...
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