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Love & Power by Elizabeth Knight
Love is what started this whole thing. A man who loved two women. A mother who sacrificed herself for her daughter. A daughter who will stop at nothing to take down those who killed and threatened the ones she loves. I’ve been told all my life that love was a weakness in our world. That couldn’t be further from the truth, but that’s only half of what I need to finish the job... -
Chaos & Carnage by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Freedom will be won.I might have my brother back, but Giovanni still runs free, and his alliance with the Grim Bastards is causing chaos in the streets of Black Creek.Now, more than ever, it is important for us to work as a team, but tensions are at an all time high... -
Tango Down by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Renegades #4 Romantic Suspense Enemies to Lovers Action MM“This is it, baby. Run.”The murder in Joel Hayward’s eyes wasn’t merely a reflection of the rage within. It was a promise to the men who had kidnapped his daughter. The one person—this amazing slip of a girl—who showed Joel every single day that there was good left in the world.He was running on fumes. He was desperate... -
Special Forces: Soldiers Part II -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSpecial Forces is an epic work of military gay erotic fiction. The three cycles Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Veterans were written between April 2006 and November 2008 and have 70 chapters in total, comprising around one million words (the equivalent of around 15 full-sized novels). It is only suitable for an adult audience... -
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Anti-Valentine by T. Ashleigh, Ashlyn Drewek
This Valentine’s Day…the bad boys come out to play…Get ready for an anti-Valentine to remember in this limited release M/M romance anthology. Sixteen authors have come together to bring you a collection of brand-new short stories with a combination of dark, enemies to lovers, and bully themes...Categorized as:
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On the Double by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Renegades #3 • Romantic Suspense • Action • MMM“It’s a fine line between not revealing your arsenal and creating disorder by showing your strength.”Funny how calm you could feel when someone had ripped the heart out of your chest.River and Reese Tenley had grown up on the fringes of society, spending most of their adult years as private military contractors in places nobody else wanted to go... -
Forever Rebel by Garrett Leigh
Forever Rebel – The Long GoodbyeIt began with one smouldering look across a crowded bar.The lonely president of the Rebel Kings MC haunted by a forbidden desire for his sergeant-at-arms. An assassin hiding in an accountant’s skin—deadly, cold, and untouched by love.It ends with soulmates and a love worth living for.They’re back, one last time.The beginning of The Long Goodbye... -
Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond
Even though people fear me, it doesn’t stop any of their torment.I’d always just existed and walked alone, until now.Now? Now I belong.Just because I’d learned to kill, doesn’t mean the Bloody Psychos trust me.Skeeter’s got his work cut out, trying to keep his boss from killing me.Well, the asshole can try.My trigger finger’s getting itchy, and I have a problem controlling it... -
Black Creek by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBlood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Retribution will be dealt.I work in the darkness that is Black Creek.If there’s a secret to uncover, a package to deliver, or a story to be told, I’m your girl. I'll do whatever it takes to provide for my little brother.Once upon a time, The Feral Beasts ruled Black Creek with an iron fist, but they’re long gone now... -
Ignite Me by R.E. Bond
We’re going to be okay. We’re broken, but we’ll rebuild. If we can all get along, long enough to deal with this shit. Who decides to get involved with so many guys and thinks it’s going to be smooth sailing? Spoiler alert, it’s not. The guys are totally going to start killing each other soon. Lukas and Jensen can’t seem to figure their relationship out... -
Psycho Punks by Madeline Fay
This is it.The moment it's come down to... the end of my new beginning.My veins were once frozen, that if you cut me open, it would have been so cold. So very cold that I felt nothing.Now, my blood flows with fire, a purpose to fight back. To keep living and to love.The evil that exist around me doesn't know what they have unleashed.Psycho isn't even the right word to describe me... -
How Did You Survive Alone? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Legacy Mobster Fallon Maher is falling for the most unlikely person. Aspen is handsome, but he’s quiet, while Fallon is the opposite and talks enough to irritate everyone. The two men dance around their feelings, but when Fallon is injured while on a job for their boss, Aspen charges into the line of fire to help him... -
Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt wasn’t supposed to end like this. The guys’ enemy wasn’t supposed to gain the upper hand. But now Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver have been captured and separated by Ludo Holloway. If they make one wrong move, the consequences will be disastrous. The only thing they can do is comply with Holloway’s wishes and do their best to secretly find a way to escape... -
How Do You Survive With Us? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
The Guilty ProfessorDr. Vail Mifflin has been emotionally knocked out by his father’s murder. He can’t prove a thing, but hitmen from one of the mob families he dug up info about are the suspected culprits. They wanted Vail dead, not his father, who was caught in the crossfire. In a struggle with his grief and ADHD, which is worse with the additional stress, Vail isn’t himself... -
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Nightingale by Laura Lascarso
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn accountant and an assassin set off on a homicidal mission to avenge the wrongs of the past…Since the moment we met as children at Saint Bernadine’s School for Boys, Julien has held my heart hostage. Now, he’s a ruthless and cunning assassin, known to many only by his code name Nightingale, and I am again at his mercy when he forces me to accompany him on his next hit... -
Liar Liar - Part two: D'Arco Mafia Duet by Jaye Pratt
They didn’t come for me.I wanted Killian to be the one to take my life, but five months later, nothing.I’m still alive.They promised they would follow me to the ends of the earth if I left.They lied.Now, I have no choice but to go back and clear my name.I plan to walk in with my head held high and give them evidence that will force them into hearing me out... -
How Do You Survive A Kiss? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Heartless MobsterCillian Shaughnessy has a reputation for being violent. He is the kind of killer who can get any job done, which is why his boss sends him and his partner in crime, Aspen, to Miami to finally rid the Killough Company of an enemy. As long as he has his best friend, Aspen, at his side, he can take on any assignment, no matter how difficult. No target stands a chance... -
Day of Judgment (Virtuous Sinners) by Aurora Crane, Briar Kearney
A federal prosecutor with a three-digit body count, his clever and adoring husband, and the FBI Special Agent who got too close.Led by Lady Justice, Justin Reynolds spills the blood of the unworthy with his husband Ace at his side. Together, they’re a well-honed symbiote with the potential to bring the world to its knees. Neither of them are prepared for the man who brings them to theirs... -
Lost in Life by Kitty Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLoss.One word that can turn your entire life upside down.I never truly understood what it meant to lose someone until I experienced it firsthand. But I won't let the grief define me. I'll use it to mold me, to shape me into someone who is strong enough to take back my life.I am stronger than the pain and I will find myself again.Or die trying.*Lost in Life is book 1 in the Inked Souls Duet... -
King of My Heart by Lola King
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRose I’ve had enough trouble to last me a lifetime. And yet, it doesn’t stop fate from trying to screw me over and over again. I had barely tasted the freedom of having put my abusive foster dad away when I got kidnapped by his rivals. I was able to think about a lot of things during the two years I disappeared... -
Loyalties by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith a wedge at last driven between Mat and Dougie Carmichael, courtesy of Nikolai Petrovic’s expert manipulations, the brothers must each accept their new path forward: Dougie, a perfect slave, sweet and obedient and loving. Mat, a tightly reined dog, snarling and snapping but never allowed to bite.Unfortunately, no transformation, however well planned, is without its growing pains... -
Chill by A.J. Merlin
One month. That’s all it takes for everything to unravel. For weeks, I try returning to normal, to forget the men who turned me into a killer against my will. At first, I convince myself I could be happy—at least I think I should be. But I’m not. I can’t be. When I find them, I realize what they’re doing. If I want them—if I want this—I have to accept what they truly are. Monsters... -
On Your Knees by Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe View4U competition was supposed to be just a thrill—a way to step outside my comfort zone and live out a fantasy. After all, how often do you get the chance to be chased by a masked woman and her masked men, all playing by your rules?What I didn’t anticipate was the pull I’d feel toward them. The way the chase would awaken something in me I’d never felt before... -
Born in Blood by Emma R. Dean
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll they had to do was accept her deal and Shadow would give them everything they could ever want.Despite the privilege of being a mafia prince, Damien Chaos still lacked the one thing he desperately needed:Absolute power and control.If he wanted that, Shadow was the only answer.Unfortunately the Shadow was a ghost and owed his allegiance to no one...Categorized as:
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Savage Gods by Amanda Richardson
I would forever be grateful that Silas Huxley, Damon Brooks, and Jude Vanderbilt saved me from my own broken darkness.They were there to catch me–as friends, and now as roommates and lovers. Three enigmatic, brutal gods who would do anything for me–even kill.Because someone connected to Silas is planning our demise–someone with a past that doesn’t want to be found... -
Dark Soldiers by Alisha Williams
My happiness and joy were ripped from me in a matter of seconds. My men avenge me like they always do, but a part of me is still broken. A piece of me is missing. And I don’t think I’ll ever be whole again until I can fill it. I’ve changed, that much I know. I’m a woman on a mission and I’ll do anything it takes to give my men what they need... -
Pieces of Us by T.J. Hamel, Taylor McNiff
Maison Beckett has always been the tough guy. The soldier. The leader. In all the years that he was a commander in an undercover operation, he never faltered. Not once. At least, not until the enemy got their hands on his little brother, Carter. Then Maison Beckett began to crack. Every day that passed was a piece of himself he lost... -
Beg for It by Alisha Williams, Jenn Bullard
Coming to Crown Well was supposed to be the first step at my new start in life.In order to survive, I hid my designation and had planned to ride under the radar until I graduated and was free to disappear with a new identity.That was until I caught their attention.Alphas Brooks, River and their beta, Henley.They’re unhinged, cruel and have it out for me.They're the sons of my father's enemies... -
Living Words by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy Past.My Present.Eternal Torment.The past is catching up and everything I used to be.Alone.With no friends, no family. I thought I could be me.That I could laugh. Be free.Have friends.I thought I could let myself trust the alluring guys next door.That I could thrive with words of affirmation—of love and affection.But nothing stays buried forever.Certainly not my past... -
Tarnished Cages by R. Phoenix
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“He could have everything here, and the price is so small. Why would he want to go back out into that cold, unforgiving world?” It’s simple, really. Zay has a roof over his head, food in his stomach, no bills or jobs to worry about, and he gets to lie around all day... -
Fall by A.J. Merlin
It didn’t feel real until they showed up at my door—without their masks.When they knock, I let them in. Even though I know I should slam the door in their faces and call the cops. I know I shouldn’t be this curious, especially after what happened at the warehouse.But I can’t bring myself to turn them away... -
Taking Chances by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were supposed to protect me.Instead, they abandoned me.A vicious lie, but they believed it.They could have asked more questions. They could have fought for me.Miguel was the worst of the three.He sent me away.He risks to lose it all: his sister, his relationship with Link, all because he didn't trust me.Link should have known better.His ex was abusive. He should have seen the signs... -
To Catch A Rook by Cora Flynn
For thirty-one years, I’ve worn as many labels as designer a young heiress, a business mogul, the Queen of Carlisle.But none of these titles gives me the same satisfaction as when I see the hunger in their eyes.The blond, brooding Viking, who keeps his hold on me from afar and refuses to let me go... -
Lady Killer by L.M. Ramirez
Nice girls are dead girls . . . Long live the bad girl . . . The Blackwells may be killers, but they’re dead serious about keeping anyone else from spilling blood in their town. When they catch me red-handed—literally—I’m given a choice: help them stop the serial killer terrorizing Hollow Oak or pay the price. My life... -
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Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincess in a TowerCaptive in a Cage.There is no Power.Only Rage.They promised me love and devotion,And left me with shattered dreams.They’re back expecting forgiveness.But my price is very steep.Betrayal is a risky business,Now that I’m the Queen they wish to keep... -
Captivated with Them by Marissa Farrar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe tried to run, but we were caught. Now we will pay our dues... I’m an owned woman—no longer by the three men I loved, but by one I hate.I’m back in the hands of Frankie Capello, and he controls my future. He has Ryan, too, a bargaining chip to make both me, and Kodee and Ryan, do whatever he wants... -
Daddy's Boy by Felicity Snow
Sinfully Mine Taboo Valentine Collaboration, erotic romance Zeke I've been half a man ever since my son disappeared eleven years ago, filling the void he's left in me with sex and work. But vanilla sex isn't cutting it for me anymore. It's too bland, too boring, and I'm never satisfied. Which is why I find myself in a sex club on Valentine's Day, ready to try something new. I'm drawn to a young.. -
To Curse A Knight by Cora Flynn
When building a rebellion piece by piece and I’m backed into a corner, what can I do?Recruit, of course - the three most dangerous men I can find: The crooked Rook, whose whispers will open the gates to powerful secrets.The outcast dark Knight, who has to hide in the shadows but still speaks to demons in the dark... -
Foxglove, Thorne, Kyron, Raven by Elliott Rose
From the Amazon Bestselling Port Macabre series comes a Happily Ever After novella dedicated to the characters of Vengeful Gods full of steam, swoon, and group love.Curious to know what happened to Fox, Ky, Daddy Thorne, and Ven after their epilogue? This HEA Novella gives readers a five-part glimpse of life with our favorite Four getting to live their best lives... -
Poisoned Pawns by Ashlynn Author
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsFour friends, three drinks, two boys, and one murder. A simple text changes everything. Everyone is a suspect.Trust is broken. Friendships are tested. Lies are told.Hate turns into love, but is it all part of the game? No one is safe.I've turned their college experience that should have been filled with laughter, football games, and partying into my twisted game of survival... -
At His Throat, A Promise by Lilith Grey
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the slave city of Spire, Ellis has been discarded. His former master, a man who was supposed to teach him and take care of him, passed away, leaving Ellis alone and in danger of being taken to the Facility. Ellis is desperate to avoid that fate. He seeks a master to take him on, guiding him into adulthood as well as a profession... -
Battle King by Jillian Frost
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNo one messes with my princes...When The Lucaya Group kidnaps Drake Battle, it's Marcello's job as the leader of Alpha Command to find him.But he's not the same man when he returns.Marcello has always been my hero.My knight in shining armor.Now, it's my turn to save him... -
Ruthless by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFire will cleanse your soul. I thought I was a phoenix who rose from the ashes of my past free of the pain and betrayal, but I was wrong. Jinx, Dwyn, Coda, Raz, and Mo were nothing more than bad memories until they magically reappeared in my perfectly organized world as smoking hot adults. By the time I realized they were the boys I loved as a teen, it was too late... -
Beneath the Surface by Becca Steele, C. Lymari
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWe saw something we shouldn’t have.Did something we shouldn’t have.And Cruz Martinez, the bad boy of Blackwell Lake, was there to witness it all.Now, someone is after us. Someone who knows our secret.We need to find out what’s beneath the surface…before it’s too late... -
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Ryker by N. Slater
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy men think they understand my darkness.They’ve vowed to protect me from it.And anything else that tries to harm me.Unfortunately, I think I am the very thing they’re trying to protect me from.And I’m not sure I hate it.An 18+ Twisted Psycho MMMM Romance.This is the second of four books in The Revelation Series. It is not a standalone and ends on a cliffhanger... -
Rough Broke by Kate Sherwood
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA quick peek into Dan's youth, showing where he got he weaknesses, and where he found his strength.Warning: Emotional and sexual abuse.Warning 2: Second person, present tense... -
Lake Hollow Curses: Why Choose Suspense by Roisin Visser
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSecrets give way to Fears about Curses...Lake Hollow's mysteries are about to be solved, Hidden dangers lurk as Remi and the men she's given her heart to close in on the answers What gives life, takes life.. -
Begging for Mercy by Misti Wilds
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat do a serial killer, a football star, a goth girl, and a jealous stalker have in common?We might be dead soon.As the certified goth girl on campus, I'm used to being an outcast. No one understands me, and that's okay. Life is simple, if not a little lonely.Until I trip over a dead body and fall into an open grave.The murderers are insane...Categorized as:
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Family Values by Odessa Hywell
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIdentical twins, Jasper and Theodore, are closer than two brothers should be. In order to survive after being betrayed by their greedy father, they make a deal with the devil.Abbadon Sterling, Boss of the Sterling Crime Family, is a man long thought incapable of mercy by even his closest associates... -
Little Bird by Alisha Williams
I’ve been content with it just being us for a while, but it's my last year of high school, and I’ve missed out on so much. Parties, girl friends and dating.If I can’t have them in the way my heart wants, I may as well start having fun right?Wrong, because they don’t seem to like my new life choices.But they’re not the same boys I grew up with. Sneaking out at night, disappearing for hours...
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