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Empire by Rachel Van Dyken
I have lost everything. My purpose. My love. My soul. Death knocks on my door, I want to answer, but every time I reach for the handle--the promise I made her, brings me back. So I breathe. I live. I hate. And I allow the anger to boil beneath the surface of a perfectly indifferent facade. I am broken, I dont want to be fixed... -
Inferno by Catherine Doyle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRomeo and Juliet meets The Godfather in the second installment of Catherine Doyle's Blood for Blood series. Sophie's life has been turned upside-down, and she's determined to set things right. But Nic, the Falcone brother who represents everything she's trying to forget, won't give up on their love - and it's Luca's knife she clutches for comfort... -
Ember by Rachel Van Dyken
Everybody Loves A Bit of Darkness..Until It Consumes Them... I am a Killer. A Rapist. A Monster. I know only pain and survival. That is until the Cappo's sister walked into my life. And changed everything...Categorized as:
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Dark Legacy by Tracy Lorraine
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.That our love could start a war...Dear reader,Dark Legacy is the twelfth book in my Knight's Ridge Empire series, and the third book of Calli and Batman's story... -
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Elicit by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsCursed, numb, rejected, scorned, wicked, sinister, dark, twisted...my name is Tex Campisi and this is my legacy. I killed my father in cold blood and lost my soul right along with him. I crave war more than peace, and I'm about to take my place in history as the youngest Capo dei Capi in the Cosa Nostra...that is until someone stops me, saves me from myself... -
Wicked Princess by Tracy Lorraine
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.My entire life has been a lie.The one person I've trusted despite all his secrets has shattered my faith, and the men around me have proved just how unworthy they really are... -
Corrupt Union by Tracy Lorraine
I found everything I didn’t know I needed. Accepted forgiveness I didn’t deserve.She fought for us. Killed for us. She was one of us. And there was no way I was letting her go… again. But I’m not the only one with wicked intentions for my siren. With her missing, we turn our blame to an obvious enemy. But our path of destruction could be leading us right into another trap...Categorized as:
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Ride or Die by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsGang life isn't for everyone, but a b*tch in colors always looks good.The West Side Wolves claim to be a brotherhood, but what do they do when a sister walks in demanding their attention?To everyone else, stepping into the Wolf Den was an epic mistake, filled with consequential betrayals...Categorized as:
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The Moth and the Flame by B.B. Reid
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThey're the best of friends or the worst of friends. Neither one is letting go.THE FLAMEHere lies Louchana Valentine. She was a homeless, orphaned virgin.I never cared what my gravestone would say until I landed in deep with a powerful gangster. Lucky for me, my best friend happens to be ruthless too. I should feel guilty that he's forced to turn on the man who's been a father to him...Categorized as:
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Out of the Dark by Danah Logan
LillyMy name is the only truth they didn’t take from me.Betrayed by my family, my desperate need for answers put me back on his radar.The one person who was never supposed to find me.Again.I was unprepared for the world I got thrust into—the connection we shared.The deeper I dug, the more unstable my future became.With Rhys as my anchor, I will fight to bring my past out of the dark... -
Nikolai by Roxie Rivera
After a brush with death as a juvenile delinquent, Vivian swore she'd never stray across that line again—but there's just one problem with her plan to stay on the right side of the law. She's completely, irrevocably and unabashedly in love with Nikolai, the Russian mob boss who saved her life...Categorized as:
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Enforce by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThere’s two sides to every story… And ours? Isn’t pretty… Then again, what’s pretty about the mafia? Trace Rooks, that’s what. But she only wants one of us, and I’ll kill him before I let him have her. The only problem ? We’re cousins . And she may just be our long lost enemy. Whoever said college was hard, clearly didn’t attend Eagle Elite University... -
Reap by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI never imagined falling for a Red Ridge Sinner… let alone three. But here I am, sneaking around with Diesel, Zach, and Jax, willing to risk the consequences for just one more kiss or touch or moment. They get me. Understand what I need, and how to make me soar. But every time we find ourselves in the dark, stealing precious minutes together, reality closes in around us... -
Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Lessa Lamb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWest Golden—Fierce protector. The one.The cocky jock I once wanted to kill with my bare hands is now the only one I trust with my heart.In a city full of corruption and dark secrets, knowing who’s on your side gets harder to determine every day. Especially now that Vin’s on the warpath, passing out threats he fully intends to see through to the end... -
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River Knight by K. Webster
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife was nearly stolen from me. In the blink of an eye, everything changed. I'm no longer the charismatic, hot playboy Hornet. I'm irrevocably altered. Damaged both inside and out. I can't think. I can't function. I can't live. Not with all this darkness and pain dragging me into unknown depths. Some days, I wish I never woke up. But then life takes an unusual turn... -
Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spark is real, but the timing’s wrong.When Mafia surgeon, Trey La Rosa, met the one woman who could bring him to his knees, grief from his girlfriend’s recent death loomed between them. He forced himself to walk away. Months later, she’s been kidnapped—and he’ll do anything to save her... -
Meet Me in the Dark by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsHe’s empty, inhuman, dishonest, and cruel.She’s never wanted anyone more. Sydney has lived in fear for eight years after freelance assassin, Merc, failed to rescue her from a cult-like militia group. Left in the hands of a sadistic man, she did whatever it took to survive. But Merc’s last words gave her hope. Hope he’d be back to finish the job... -
Crank by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Quinn Renshaw, and my father is the VP of the Savage Falls Sinners MC.But I refuse to be a club princess.I want more from life. I want to graduate and go to college and spread my wings. I want a life beyond Savage Falls and club life.Until him.Killian Crankton, VP of the Red Ridge Reapers.He looks at me and I feel things. Things I don’t want to feel. Dangerous, deadly things... -
Wet by Cambria Hebert
Making decisions I regret is basically a hobby.So I guess it really wasn’t that surprising when I went out on a date with an Elite.And then he tried to assault me.I might be small, but I’m not meek. I fought him off… then went straight to the dean.He didn’t believe me. No one does.And now my date from hell is in revenge mode, and I somehow end up in the campus pool...Categorized as:
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Better When He's Brave by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover’s third novel in her sexy, thrilling Welcome to the Point series, a woman’s search for repentance leads her to the one man from her past she can’t forget as they join forces to save their city—and the explosive love neither can live without. Titus King has always seen his world in black and white...Categorized as:
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Salvation and Secrets by L A Cotton
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsChastity Falls was supposed to be Ana Parry’s fresh start. But what started as her salvation soon became her undoing. Four months after losing the very thing that gave her reason again, Ana is back at Chastity Falls. Holding on by a thread and trying hard to forget about Jackson isn’t easy when she’s determined to uncover the Donohue’s biggest secrets... -
Persuasion by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI came to Hawaii to get answers about my sister’s death.But that all changes when I meet her.Beautiful. Charming. Haunted.And the last thing I need in my life.But that doesn’t mean I can stay away from her, a powerful force pulling me toward her when all rationale tells me to keep my distance.So we make an agreement.One week. No names. No falling in love.It’s the perfect plan... -
The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller by L.B. Simmons
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratings*****#1 Best Seller in Amazon Inspirational Romance***** Death. For some, it's simply one of life's certainties, nothing more. For others, it's merely a fleeting thought, one often overshadowed by the reckless delusion that they have been blessed with the gift of immortality. For Aubrey Miller, death is the definition of her very existence...Categorized as:
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Vendetta by Catherine Doyle
When it comes to revenge, love is a dangerous complication.With a fierce rivalry raging between two warring families, falling in love is the deadliest thing Sophie could do. An epic debut set outside modern-day Chicago. When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion in her neighbourhood, Sophie Gracewell's life changes forever... -
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Savage Kind of Love by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSAVAGE LOVE: FIERCE, SEDUCTIVE, AND LIMITLESS... Shelly “Saffron” Reagan's life is in shambles, and it's about to get worse. Keeping up a broken home and a brother in the vicious Grizzlies MC is more than any woman can handle. Remembering the tough talking biker who nursed her after a savage attack is all she has, a bad boy who's impossibly out of reach. Or so it seems... -
Heresy by Lily White
Sixth CircleHeresyAlso Known as Shane CarterThere are no rules with this man.No courtesies.No acceptable behaviors he’ll conform to in order to be accepted.He marches to his own beat.Gives the finger to expectations.And does whatever pleases him because nobody can control him.Arrogant.Aggravating.Absolute Chaos.Shane is the last person you want walking into your world...Categorized as:
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The Heist by Julie Weaver
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFreya I’ll do anything to escape the controlling monster who’s tormented me for years, even if it means putting my life at the mercy of a criminal. When Kane Daniels breaks into my gilded cage, he doesn’t realize his loot will include more than gold and diamonds—it’ll include me... -
A London Villain by Catherine Wiltcher
The devil dances in his veins... From USA Today bestselling author, Catherine Wiltcher, comes a new dark mafia romance about second chances and enduring love. It started with a dare:Steal a kiss from the pretty, green-eyed girl with the Irish mobster father.Turns out, Ada O'Sullivan was a much better thief than me...Categorized as:
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The End of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn every Kingdom, every government entity, and every secret society, there is an epic era that defies the boundaries of times and immortalizes itself in the history books. These unforgettable eras are unpredictable by nature and rare in occurrence. The centuries may come and go and such an extraordinary era may never grace the lives of those who live for it... -
Darkly Ever After: An Organized Crime Anthology by Silla Webb, Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe men of organized crime aren’t white knights.With quick trigger fingers and ruthless souls, they’re tall, dark, and deadly.Taking what they want and decimating anything that stands in their way.These men rule from their bloody thrones.Only a woman’s touch can tame the beasts lurking inside.Bringing light to the darkness.Love in the ruin... -
Bang Bang by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHe was my best friend. Until he became my enemy. All within the span of one night. Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang. The rapid fire of gunshots became the soundtrack to my life. This is the Mafia. Lines are blurred. Choices are never black and white. And the life you thought you knew is... one giant lie. He was dead. And I didn't want his life to be in vain, so I tried to make something of myself... -
Enemy by R.A. Frick
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIs it really kidnapping and torture if they both get turned on by it? Giorgio “George” Greco was the former leader of the Italian crime family in the Bay Area, but he was done with that life. Children grown and wife long dead, George was ready to start exploring what it meant to be a civilian… and maybe get to know a new side of himself as a Daddy... -
Diamond Fortress by Morgan Elizabeth
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBook Two in the Mastermind Duet“I don’t want to be a princess. I don’t want to be pretty. I want to fight!”“But you’re in a castle. You’re in a princess tower.”“Nope! I’m in a…” I try and think of the word I read from Lola’s vocabulary homework. “A fortress.”“A fortress, huh? So you can fight?”“Yup. Made of diamonds.”“Well, of course. You can fight in style... -
Santiago's Conquest by V.F. Mason
𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆. 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒓.Power. Money. Status.Whatever I want, I get.And if something stands in my way?I conquer and destroy it.I’m a monster with no redeeming qualities.A hunter who seeks his prey so viciously nothing can stop me.My prey hides in the shadows thinking it might save him from my wrath.It won't...Categorized as:
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Pretty When You Lie by Anne Roman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJuniper Wild is a liar.With her full lips, pretty blue eyes, and angelic face, she might have fooled everyone else in our small town, but not me. I know the truth about her - that she's a spoiled, selfish liar. Five years ago, she shattered my dreams with a single lie. And just when I thought she was gone for good, she shows up again, still hiding something... -
Ava: A Dark Bully College Romance by Leslie Luckie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAva The minute we walked through the gates of Blackheath Academy I knew we weren’t welcome. It was us against them. The Club Brats against the Elite. Bastian de Trafford was their ringleader, but I wasn’t about to go down without a fight. Only - that fight would be so much easier if he didn’t look like a god of old...Categorized as:
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Pretty Little Things by Brooke Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say there are two sides to every story…Now both sides want to own me, claim me as theirs. I’m a professional thief. High security to picking pockets, doesn’t matter. I’m an expert.So when I’m hired to steal a priceless necklace by a wealthy stranger, I don’t hesitate to take the job... -
Dark Romeo by Sienna Blake
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI’m a good girl. Daughter of the Police Chief. A detective desperate to solve her mother’s murder.Until I spend a wild no-holds barred night with a mysterious man. No personal details. No last names. No tomorrows. Except… he lied. About everything. Now this Mafia King has claimed me. And he won’t stop until I’m his “good girl”... -
Whiteout by Dyan Layne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Miss Dalton,On behalf of our client, your presence at Dalton House is kindly requested.She’d been summoned. By the grandmother she’d never met.After missing twenty-one years of her life, why did she want to see her now?Please make arrangements to travel before the arrival of winter weather in the Sierra Nevada.Breanna had questions. Grandmama had the answers...Categorized as:
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A Taste of Darkness by Carly Claire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClaire Monroe is no stranger to darkness. Having grown up without a family of her own, she's seen just how cruel and cold the world can be. But then she went to college and left it all behind, found a family in her best friend, and healed from the trauma of her past. Unfortunately, none of that brings her any closer to knowing who she is or what she should do with her life...Categorized as:
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Wicked Scorn by Havoc Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe shattered my trust, now he swears to protect me.Jeremiah Blackwood is a silent storm brewing at St. Charles University. Surrounded by brothers as ruthless as himself, Jeremiah is a paradox of empathy and cold calculation...Categorized as:
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Malice by Arianna Fraser
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI may be a Bratva Princess, but I'm not going to end up as a babymaker for some spoiled Russian heir.Named after the God of War, the Ares Academy doesn’t teach math or literature. Students here are the monstrous offspring from the most powerful families in the world of organized crime, they come here to learn how to terrorize, murder, extort, and find their seat of power...Categorized as:
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Twisted Dares by A.R. Breck
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn in blood and raised in sin.I’m the daughter to the most prolific serial killer in the United States.Madness flows through my veins like a drug, pulling me deeper into the abyss that I can’t escape from. I feel the mania slowly burning through my veins.How much longer until it consumes me completely?It’s when I meet Caelian Morelli that everything changes.A man whose darkness matches mine... -
Just Like Heaven by Trilina Pucci
He’s a criminal—an abomination. We’re wrong in every way. If only I could’ve convinced my heart. His lips whispered promises of all the stars in the sky.I dreamt of a love that would last forever.We were gorgeously young and desperate for one another.But we're star-crossed.Fate had decided our course.Leaving us to cling to each other as we crumbled to ash.His need became possession... -
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Heart Sick by Monica James
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPiano has always been my one true love. So when the music stops, I do whatever I can to hear it again. But when I wake, all I hear is his heart and the memories that come with it.This is my body.My mind.But not my heart.Each beat hides a secret, and his voice now replaces the music, demanding I uncover the truth.I’m sent to a place to get better, and that’s when I meet her... -
Locked and Loaded by Nenia Campbell
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKeep your friends close and your enemies closer... Christina Parker agreed to go to work for the BN because she thought it would keep her and her loved ones safe. But the BN's training facility is more like a prison than a school, and rumors about her illicit relationship with an IMA assassin make assimilation difficult - if not impossible... -
Betrayed by Helena Newbury
I have to choose between saving him and saving usEverything seemed so simple back in the US.He was the bad guy. I was going to stop him.Then I saw the evil he does...and the good inside him.Now they're asking me to do the unthinkable.And no matter which side I betray, I’m going to lose him forever.Serial with cliffhangers. All 3 parts are available now and are free with Kindle Unlimited...Categorized as:
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Collide by E. K Hunter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiley I didn’t need friends. I didn’t need a man. All I needed was to keep my little sister safe and cared for, and I would have done anything to do that, even working in a dive like Club Sin. The last thing I needed was to get the attention of the most dangerous man in Hollows Bay….KaiI was the King of Hollows Bay.I had it all, money, power, and control over the city...Categorized as:
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The Debt by Molly O'Keefe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLOVE AND SECOND CHANCES ARE NOT FREE For the five kids who live at St. Jude’s Home for Court Placed Juveniles, life is a nightmare. Carissa, the youngest, has been there the longest. And barely speaks. Rosa is sixteen and pregnant. Simon keeps his head down and studies, hoping to get back the life he lost... -
Goal Boy by Ruby Wolff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Dark College Sports Romance.LoganI wasn’t supposed to be born.And Dad made sure I knew it. Taking everything from me.Not anymore I’m going to break him, slowly.I always thought I was broken, until I saw her.One look into her eyes I could see the broken dove she was, and I was going to enjoy fixing her, only to break her again.Until I found out the truth.MeadowHe took everything from me...
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