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The Fallen: Genesis by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsTHE FALLEN: GENESIS (A Deadly Virtues Prequel) IN THE BEGINNING... They told them they were evil. They told them they were possessed by demons. They told them that darkness ran in their veins. Holy Innocents Home for Children is a haven for orphaned boys who have nothing and no one. The priests watch over them, educate them, raise them in the family of the church... -
![Payne's Goddess by Ciara St James]()
Payne's Goddess by Ciara St James
Payne comes by his road name legitimately and for more than one reason. One of those is his need for pain mixed with pleasure. He doesn’t ever fully have that need fulfilled at the MC’s compound, so he visits a special club in Nashville when the need is strong.It’s during one of those visits, while he’s putting on a show for others, that a woman captures his attention... -
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![Becoming Noah Baxter by J.M. Sevilla]()
Becoming Noah Baxter by J.M. Sevilla
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsJay and Lily complete each other in ways no one else ever could, teaching one another things about themselves they wouldn't have known otherwise, but is it enough? Can two people from entirely different worlds find a way to make it last? Even if their love is strong enough, they still have an obstacle standing in their way...Categorized as:
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![Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia]()
Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBeckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying... -
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![The Art of Obsession by Emily Shore]()
The Art of Obsession by Emily Shore
If you love something, you never set it free. You fight for it. And I'll fight for you.THE MUSEThe nude sketch was left on my pillow. A sketch of...me. I knew I had a stalker—someone watching my every move from the shadows. I never expected him...The world knows him as Acheron—a world-renowned, billionaire stage artist who always wears a mask. He’s claimed me as his muse...Categorized as:
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![Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters]()
Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally-gripping, romantic suspense. I fell for someone I shouldn’t have. I’m not the only person to ever do such a thing. I know that. And I’m not an awful person for desiring his touch, his kiss, his everything… but I knew I shouldn’t have indulged. There’s something about knowing it’s wrong that tempts me that much more...Categorized as:
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![Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond]()
Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing Archer Hendricks’ little sister has always had its problems.My dates ending up dead, kids at school shunning me, and every aspect of my life controlled.I’ve always been kept on the outside of the crew life, always watching, and never participating.I craved to be a part of my brother’s world, no matter the danger.Looks like my wish has been granted because Rage Evans knows I exist...Categorized as:
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![Chelsea by Addison Jane, Kaylene Osborn]()
Chelsea by Addison Jane, Kaylene Osborn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsChelsea spent most of her life running. She was young when her parents were killed, and she was thrown into the system as just another statistic. One foster home after another, hell after hell. When things got too hard, her first instinct was to get out and fast. She didn’t mind being a club girl... -
![Venom & Vengeance by Emma Slate]()
Venom & Vengeance by Emma Slate
He’s grumpy. Older. An ex-con.Did I mention I’m totally hot for him?After a near fatal run-in with the cartel, I turn to Viper for protection.He’s muscle for his motorcycle club, and the next thing I know I’m living in a biker clubhouse with my own personal bodyguard.Viper makes me feel safe…and desired.No wonder I can’t keep my clothes on around him...Categorized as:
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![Unhinged Desires by Kylie Kent]()
Unhinged Desires by Kylie Kent
DominicI was awoken by an angel.That’s the only explanation I have for the sudden onset of feelings that hit my heart like a lightning bolt, the moment my eyes connected with hers.However, this particular angel doesn’t know she’s just evoked a demon.The way my body reacts to her presence, the way my soul recognizes its counterpart, it’s a dangerous fatal attraction...Categorized as:
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![Undying by Madeline Sheehan]()
Undying by Madeline Sheehan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA creation of chaos and lust, I was born into a world so foul, I made it my mission to find the beauty hidden within, to reveal the sun behind the clouds, the rainbows after the storms, the life that still exists even in death. One-third my mother, I had an infectious smile and a heart so big, there was room enough for everyone, no matter their sins... -
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SCARS by Jaimie Roberts
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI had the perfect school, the perfect friends—the perfect life ... At least, that’s what I thought. But you changed all that. You are always there ... Always watching ... Always waiting in the shadows. You send me flowers and messages. You stalk me, trace my every movement.. -
![House of Soot by Ajme Williams]()
House of Soot by Ajme Williams
He swore he loved me.Then he used me to destroy the only man I’d ever wanted.Blaise Ifrinn wasn’t just another soldier in the Kean empire.He was a ghost from a burned-down past…A hidden heir with a vendetta—and I was his perfect pawn.I gave him my secrets.My trust.My innocence.He repaid me with betrayal so brutal, it nearly got Ronan Kean killed... -
![Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London]()
Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDesperate times call for desperate measures.When I hit rock bottom I found Club Midgard was looking to hire. I knew nothing about BDSM when I interviewed with a man I couldn’t have dreamt up if I’d tried.In his world women are protected.In his world women are honored.In his world lay safety and happiness.ONLY if I gave him my submission... -
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![The Vipers' Vow by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones]()
The Vipers' Vow by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
They call me Venom, but they’re the ones who are toxic.They vow to make me theirs, and never let me go…but now something else has torn us apart.Three men, each one broken in a different way. Each one trying to make up for that pain by hurting me, except this time, I’m fighting back.Their obsession should have felt so wrong; dark and depraved, but it felt like the sun on my skin...Categorized as:
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Leo's Chance by Mia Sheridan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsThe follow-up to Leo, the USA Today bestselling novel by Mia Sheridan... -
![Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn]()
Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit... -
![Disbelief by T.L. Smith]()
Disbelief by T.L. Smith
What if I was to tell you, you’re all evil? In some shape or form, you are. What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil? Would you believe me? I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil. I was proved wrong, and it stumped me. I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness. And couldn’t get enough...Categorized as:
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![Bait by Jade West]()
Bait by Jade West
A stranger online. Dark hair and even darker eyes that knew my dirty desires before I did. A fantasy that should never be spoken. But he pulled the confession from me. And now he’s coming for me. Rough. Dirty. Dangerous. It’s supposed to be one night to get me off and make me forget. He’ll make me his and I’ll pretend I don’t want him to. I’ll run and he’ll chase...Categorized as:
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![Opium Skies by C.M. Radcliff]()
Opium Skies by C.M. Radcliff
Life is full of variables.We crave control, but in reality, we have very little.I left home with a plan: get the full college experience and pass my classes.But that all changed when I met him.Ander was the last thing I needed.He was never part of my plan.He was the one variable in my life that I could never control.And we were destined for destruction... -
![Wonderland by Alta Hensley]()
Wonderland by Alta Hensley
I fall into an underground world of luxury and sin. There are threats everywhere. The only man who can save me is the most dangerous of all. WONDERLAND contains the complete trilogy including King of Spades, Queen of Hearts, and Ace of Diamonds. Step through the looking glass to the other side...Categorized as:
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![Royal Doll by Emm Darcy, May Sage]()
Royal Doll by Emm Darcy, May Sage
For weeks, he came to see me, his eyes following me as I worked the pole. Anyone would have noticed him. A man as gorgeous, obviously rich, and young doesn’t really belong in the kind of seedy joint where I take my clothes off to pay the bills.Callum Noble. An actual, bona fide prince. Or royal psycho, as I call him...Categorized as:
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![Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe]()
Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe
“Bless me Father for I have sinned….and I don’t think I care.”Each Sunday morning, I stand in robes at an altar and preach about being good and moral.But when night falls, I take justice into my own hands, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Ending the lives of men who never deserved to step foot inside my church.Until I meet her.Lyric... -
![Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomething dark this way comes. He's gorgeous, mean, and mine. He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his. I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him. The knife clued me in first. The blood second... -
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![The Vipers and Their Vendetta by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones]()
The Vipers and Their Vendetta by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
I’m the poison running through their veins, and they’ll never let me go…The biggest mistake I ever made was thinking that once I started this game with the Vipers, I could end it.I’m reeling from what I’ve learned about my sister.She’s the reason I ran… But she’s also the reason I can’t leave.I need to know the truth, but now I’m a target… of them.The Vipers and their anger... -
![Stranger Session by Lauren Biel]()
Stranger Session by Lauren Biel
Stranger Session is a LIGHT/MEDIUM gray dark romance novella.DelIn the heat of a blind-date photo shoot, my obsession for her ignites. After we part ways, her image carves a path through my thoughts, leading me to dark places.Disguised by a mask, I cater to her every desire as I play the part of a stranger, but the secrets I harbor threaten to shatter the illicit passion we've found...Categorized as:
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![Club Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair]()
Club Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
Her car disabled during a tropical storm, Jessica Randall discovers the isolated house where she's sheltering is a private bondage club. At first shocked, she soon becomes aroused watching the interactions between the Doms and their subs. But she's a professional woman--an accountant--and surely isn't a submissive...is she? Master Z hasn't been so attracted to a woman in years... -
![Hidden Beauty by Amelia Wilde]()
Hidden Beauty by Amelia Wilde
Is Leo Morelli a beast or a prince? He locks Haley in his castle for her own safety. She sees only the best in him, but the worst is yet to come.HIDDEN BEAUTY is the second book in the Beauty and the Beast trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde...Categorized as:
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![Accident-Prone by T.L. Hodel]()
Accident-Prone by T.L. Hodel
Silas and Star's book.Blurb to come...Categorized as:
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![I Hate You by Sam Crescent]()
I Hate You by Sam Crescent
Faith Appleton doesn’t like Gabriel Finch.He's dangerous, scary, and getting involved with him would be the worst thing to do. When he knocks on her door late one night, he has an ultimatum. Her brother, who she is guardian of, is an addict. For drugs, he was willing to sell his sister and their home for anything he could get his hands on. To save her brother, she has to become Gabriel’s toy... -
![Tower by Measha Stone]()
Tower by Measha Stone
When Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her over protective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail- she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants...Categorized as:
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![In Shadows We Dance by Lee Ann, L. Ann]()
In Shadows We Dance by Lee Ann, L. Ann
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl who hides in the shadows.A boy who collects secrets.One spilled drink that changes everything.Ileana Moreno has perfected the art of invisibility, slipping through life unnoticed and pouring her soul into ballet to escape the suffocating walls of her home... -
![The Hollow by Jenika Snow]()
The Hollow by Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI saw her and instantly knew she’d be mine. There was no other option for me. Nadja was the only woman who made my heart beat for the first time in my life. She was an angel. I was the devil. But she still wanted me. Being the daughter of a notorious bratva member meant she was never really mine. She’d be given away, used like a pawn, bartered for power... -
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His Angel by Bella J.
Loving Isaia Del Rossa is like drowning in darkness.And with every possessive touch, every whispered command, I sink deeper under his spell.On this island, there is no outside world. No past. No future. Only him.His hands, his mouth, his obsession.He worships me, breaks me, makes me beg for the kind of pleasure I should fear.And he kills for me like it’s nothing.Because to Isaia…I’m everything...Categorized as:
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![Feel Free to Scream by Emm Darcy]()
Feel Free to Scream by Emm Darcy
I should have kept my mouth shut. I didn’t know better. Where I’m from, when the police ask a question, you answer. Not here. Everything is masks and secrets and lies, wrapped underneath glitter and gold in Thorn Falls.I caused problems for the rulers of this campus, and they’ve made me pay for my sin with tears and other bodily fluids.That should have been the end of it...Categorized as:
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![Surrendering by Michelle Horst]()
Surrendering by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiam Wright is the playboy at college. He’s part of the screw-crew.It’s better to stay away from him, but you can’t tell your heart what to want.He’ll judge me. He won’t understand.It’s easy to judge someone because of their past. I’m scared Liam will be just like all the other people.But he doesn’t judge me. He comes into my life and refuses to leave. He doesn’t give up on me... -
![The Bratva's Stolen Bride by Jagger Cole]()
The Bratva's Stolen Bride by Jagger Cole
Here comes the bride. My bride.She just doesn’t know it yet…I've carved my name into this world by taking what I want. Born into the streets and raised on brutality and violence, it was the Bratva that took me and made me a man.I decided years ago that there was no room for beauty or goodness in my life... -
![Until Mayhem by Layla Frost]()
Until Mayhem by Layla Frost
She was my princess. I was her psycho. Two worlds colliding with a BOOM. There was a sh*tstorm brewing. Whispers. Rumbles. A rot—fueled by greed and protected by corruption—that’d seeped like sewage, eating away at everything it touched. The only people I trusted were my brother by blood, my brothers by patch, and the crazy Irish-Scottish bastard I did jobs for... -
![Mafia King by C.D. Reiss]()
Mafia King by C.D. Reiss
Santino is my king. My lover. My husband.He’s the head of the Cavallo crime family and the moment he choked my vows from me, my life was bound to his.I’m done fighting my fate, until I hear two rumors, and I’m shaken to the core.One rumor about the past—that I wasn’t the first bride Santino took.Another about the future—a new bride is about to be taken... -
![Stockholm Syndromance by Ada Scott]()
Stockholm Syndromance by Ada Scott
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe doesn’t have to keep me tied up, but I hope he does… Eliana My father kept me locked away from the world, my only purpose in life was to stand in the background while he campaigned for President, or to be sold like a slave to cement his old alliances as a Mafia hitman. All I’ve ever known was his contempt and my loneliness... -
![A One Woman Job by Jessa Kane]()
A One Woman Job by Jessa Kane
Meg is in big trouble. A loan shark is demanding repayment of her father's debt, but as the sole breadwinner for her four younger siblings, money is stretched to the limit and she can't afford to pay—at least, until she's offered an unconventional solution. Seduce a recently retired hitman into returning to his post...Categorized as:
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![Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin]()
Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters. They don’t hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams. That’s where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye... -
![Dirty Secret by Bianca Cole]()
Dirty Secret by Bianca Cole
He’s my dirty secret, one I don’t think I can hide much longer.Killian Callaghan has haunted my fantasies for years.Ever since we attended the Syndicate Academy.He’s sinfully gorgeous, covered in tattoos, and totally off limits.There’s too much bad blood between the Callaghan family and ours.Five years after our last encounter, he comes blazing back into my life... -
![Owen by B.J. Alpha]()
Owen by B.J. Alpha
OWENBOOK 3 STORM ENTERPRISESOwenI’ve always wanted her, to protect her.Laya Kavanagh: sinful, seductive, passionate… and my best friend’s little sister.Unattainable in every sense.She deserves better than me. A manipulator, a monster.I’ll always protect her, even from myself.After pushing her as far away as humanly possible, my hell becomes a reality...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye]()
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![Pretty Savage Boys by Layla Simon]()
Pretty Savage Boys by Layla Simon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI like to watch.Girls are my favourite on a small screen in my hand or spread wide on the backdrop of my dad's immersive home theatre system, I'm not fussy.Blonde, brunette, redhead, curly, straight, frizzing in the humidity of a hot day. Anything goes. As long as I can click, pause, enlarge, fast-forward, rewind, replay the whole thing over and over again, I'm happy... -
![Diversion by Albany Walker]()
Diversion by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe's the sweet as sin little sister of my once best friend. While I deal in dirty deeds and depravity. I know all the reasons I can't have her.The problem is, I'm obsessed. I can't seem to get her out of my head no matter how hard I try.I don't play by the rules but for her, I'd be willing to break them all.This is Iron's story, set in the Dollhouse world first introduced in Amusement...Categorized as:
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![Savage Locke by Victoria Ashley, Jenika Snow]()
Savage Locke by Victoria Ashley, Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSTERLING LOCKE They say us Locke brothers are savage and that we’ll take care of any motherfucker who steps out of line without even batting an eye. They’re right as shit. The last thing you want to do is get on the bad side of a Locke. There’s no fucks given when it comes to protecting the people we care about. We’ll fight to the motherfucking death if it comes down to it... -
![Last Gift by Jessica Clare, Jen Frederick]()
Last Gift by Jessica Clare, Jen Frederick
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLast Gift by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare, a holiday gift.This is a holiday short featuring Nikolai and Daisy. It's about 7500 words of holiday goodness... -
![Ryker by Briana Michaels]()
Ryker by Briana Michaels
Placate her, play with her, then break her… There’s nothing I haven’t done to claw my way to the top of my dark and dangerous world. Now, no one can touch me.Or so I thought, until Tara Reed, a member of my elite club, the Monarch, exploits my only weakness to get her way.And I let her...
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