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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...Categorized as:
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Mafiosa by Catherine Doyle
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA blood war rages on the streets of Chicago.Protected by an infamous mafia family, Sophie is living a dangerous lie, pretending to lead a normal life. But the deceit can’t last for ever. Her heart belongs to a killer and Sophie’s the prime target of a rival clan... -
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![Elicit by Rachel Van Dyken]()
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... -
![Almost Broken by Portia Moore]()
Almost Broken by Portia Moore
Lauren Brooks fell in love with Cal Scott at 21, married him at 22 and had her heart broken at 23 when he walked out of their marriage. At 25, though raising his daughter on her own, Lauren was finally moving on with her life. Until, she learned the reason for Cal's abandonment, the walls she’d carefully built around her collapsed.Categorized as:
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![The Complete Twisted Series Set by Ana Huang]()
The Complete Twisted Series Set by Ana Huang
Twisted LoveAlex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest. A crack. A melt... -
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Speed by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWith Netflix adapting BB's 44 CHAPTERS ABOUT 4 MEN into a new series, you're going to want the full story behind her outrageous adventures. Because BB Easton had so much fun writing her bestselling, award-winning memoir, she decided to give each of her four men his own steamy standalone...Categorized as:
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![Still Jaded by Tijan]()
Still Jaded by Tijan
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSheldon, Bryce, and Corrigan ruled their school until a killer wanted to rule them. Three years later, Bryce’s back home from Europe the local celebrity jock. Corrigan’s busy running his fraternity and Sheldon's about to be pulled back into the social world of drama...Categorized as:
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![Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan]()
Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsEmma leaves Weslyn and everyone in it behind to attend Stanford University, just as she always intended. A shell of her former self, she is not the same girl. She is broken, and the only way that she’ll be whole again is through forgiveness. Emma must find a way to forgive herself and recognize her own worth before she can receive the love she deserves...Categorized as:
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![Aggro by Coralee June, Carrie Gray]()
Aggro by Coralee June, Carrie Gray
Two boys.One tragedy.Grief bonds us.The mystery of this murder will break us.My best friend was brutally ripped from this world, but her brother and boyfriend are still here.One of them wants to use me.The other wants to forget me.Both of them make me feel alive.We’ll find Violet’s murderer, no matter the cost.Two boys.One tragedy.Grief bonds us.Love will tear us apart...Categorized as:
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![Heart of Marley by T.K. Leigh]()
Heart of Marley by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo the moon and back… From the stars to the ocean… That was Marley and Cameron Bowen’s secret code. Twins born just five minutes apart, they have the perfect life… Until tragedy strikes just weeks after their eighth birthday and their father is killed by a drunk driver... -
![Therapy by Kathryn Perez]()
Therapy by Kathryn Perez
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSometimes you have to get lost in order to be found... I’m needy. I’m broken. Cutting breaks through my numbness, but only opens more wounds. Depression, self-harm, bullying....that's my reality. Sex and guys....that's my escape. The space between the truth and lies is blurred leaving me torn, lost and confused...Categorized as:
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![Enforce by Rachel Van Dyken]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan]()
Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsEmma’s struggle with an abusive home life came to a heart pounding conclusion in the final chapters of "Reason to Breathe". Now everyone in Weslyn knows Emma’s secret, but Carol can’t hurt Emma anymore. Some are still haunted by the horror of that night, and some must face the repercussions of their choices...Categorized as:
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Game by Barry Lyga
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsBilly grinned. “Oh, New York,” he whispered. “We’re gonna have so much fun.” I Hunt Killers introduced the world to Jazz, the son of history’s most infamous serial killer, Billy Dent. In an effort to prove murder didn’t run in the family, Jazz teamed with the police in the small town of Lobo’s Nod to solve a deadly case... -
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![Before I Break by Portia Moore]()
Before I Break by Portia Moore
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOut of the past six years of my life, I only remember about half of it. After a dozen doctors and thousands in medical bills, I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder--one that causes me to lose track of time. Sometimes it’s hours, days or even weeks with no recollection of anything. The good thing is it's been almost two years since I had my last ‘black out’...Categorized as:
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![Ignite by R.J. Lewis]()
Ignite by R.J. Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThey grew up together as the closest of friends... and then more. When Sara Nolan and Jaxon Barlow decided to be together, their relationship as a young couple was consumed by a love that was both passionate and beautiful. Sara had it all when it came to a boyfriend: romance, trust, and a protector of all things bad. Jaxon had given her his bleeding heart for the keeping...Categorized as:
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![Tame by Coralee June, Raven Kennedy]()
Tame by Coralee June, Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve got a secret I’ve got bruises no one can see and the devil’s blood running through my veins. If I want to end my father’s reign, I’ve got to help Rocco Nomar with his daughter. She’s broken, jaded. A sad, pretty little thing with a big heart and eyes that make me feel like I’m drowning. She’s not swayed by the social politics of Savannah, but she has my heart doing double takes... -
![Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas, Abby McDonald]()
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas, Abby McDonald
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsIt's Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other close friends are off to a debaucherous trip to Aruba that promises to be the time of their lives. But when Elise is found brutally murdered, Anna finds herself trapped in a country not her own, fighting against vile and contemptuous accusations... -
![Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley]()
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... -
![Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan]()
Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTorn between two lovers on a pretty but deadly island, London King must survive the ravages of the wilderness and a battle for her heart.My first day at New Ocean Prep was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to return to my hometown—leaving my ruined life behind me. My goal is simple. Keep my grades up, my head down, and focus on securing my spot in a top journalism program...Categorized as:
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The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is the entire Empathy series including, Empathy, Desolate, Vacant and Deadly. This is a dark romance series...read with caution. Blake: I am a brother I am a police detective I am a contract killer I don’t want to love I don’t want to feel I don’t want … EMPATHY... -
![Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan]()
Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 101 ratings"No one tried to get involved with me, and I kept to myself. This was the place where everything was supposed to be safe and easy. How could Evan Mathews unravel my constant universe in just one day?" In the affluent town of Weslyn, Connecticut, where most people worry about what to be seen in and who to be seen with, Emma Thomas would rather not be seen at all...Categorized as:
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![Connected by A.E. Murphy]()
Connected by A.E. Murphy
Stuck between what feels wrong but should be right and what is definitely wrong but feels so right, Gwen has to deal with her new life and being a single mother to her baby, Dillan. Whilst trying to move on and fill the gaping hole that Caleb left behind, she struggles with the knowledge of what happened to Nathan... -
![Glass Heart Hero by Lindsey Iler]()
Glass Heart Hero by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLoyalty. Corruption. Family.A gauntlet rooted in love and jealousy may be the destruction of the students at Glass Heart Academy.DelaneyParts of me were stolen in the confines of a dark room. No matter how hard I fought, I got nowhere. The damage has already been done.Now I find myself in the arms of an unexpected boy...Categorized as:
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![Lovely Vicious by Sara Wolf]()
Lovely Vicious by Sara Wolf
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 51 ratings1.Don't talk about love. 2.Don't think about love. 3.Thinking and talking about love leads to Love, which is the enemy... For 17-year-old Isis Blake, the list has one goal: to ensure she never falls in love again. Ever. As Isis and her mom settle into their new home in Buttcrack-of-Nowhere, Ohio, Isis is rockin' the purple hair and a beat up old car..Categorized as:
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![The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIt's Ella's senior year of high school and she and her best friend Linds plan to make it the best year ever. At Brock Cochran's end of summer pool party, the girls vow to have as much fun as possible before they head off to different colleges next fall. But when Ella is mysteriously attacked on her way home from the party, everything changes... -
![Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy entire world was turned upside down the day my mum died. I feared what my life would become when an aunt I never knew about came swooping in and threw me into the unknown. She was rich. I couldn’t even afford a pack of gum. We were complete opposites, yet I wanted a fresh start in life, and she was promising to give me that. I just had to live with her for a year, until I graduated college...Categorized as:
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![The End of Gods by Con Template]()
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... -
![Pretty Little Things by Brooke Harper]()
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... -
![Darkly Ever After: An Organized Crime Anthology by Silla Webb, Gwyn McNamee]()
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...Categorized as:
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Heartless by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsI had their love once. They saw me for the girl I am and the person I yearn to become one day—a woman who thrives in her freedom and dances away in her rightfully earned independence. They saw all the strong, unafraid parts of me, and coaxed each one of them out, daring me to dream bigger, climb higher. They never once saw the girl I had been groomed to see in the mirror... -
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Crave: Part One by E.K. Blair
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKason and Adaline. From the moment they met, they started to fall. Neither of them predicted just how far the drop would be, though. Loving Adaline was all Kason had ever wanted to do. But layer by layer, he started to unravel, forcing Adaline to face an addiction she never could’ve imagined...Categorized as:
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Innocents by Mary Elizabeth, Sarah Elizabeth
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe girl with an innocent heart knows all about bad choices, but has yet to make them for herself. Searching for freedom, she finds it in the delinquent down the hall. The troublemaker with summer-sky blue eyes knows he should stay away, but can’t resist the blissful wonder who makes his house a home. She’s a hopeless romantic. He’s just hopeless... -
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Life of the Party by C. Erin Anderson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Mackenzie Taylor can't wait to be free from high school, to leave behind her disapproving parents and finally escape the shadow of her perfect older sister. The rebellious party girl has a perfect accomplice in best friend Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who scores them drugs, booze, and underage entry into the best club in town...Categorized as:
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![Hate List by Jennifer Brown]()
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsFive months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets... -
![Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan]()
Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan
The second book in the Acadia Duology, a forbidden friends-to-lovers romance, from the New York Times bestselling author of Archer's Voice . When the world as you know it has ended, when all that you love has been washed away, where do you find strength? Calder and Eden are free from the stifling grasp of Acadia, but the new world they've stepped into is just as isolating...Categorized as:
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![Scarred, Part 3 by Kylie Walker]()
Scarred, Part 3 by Kylie Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter agreeing to attend a Gala in New York with Derek, Chloe stumbles into her worst nightmare. Vince Donovan...District Attorney of New York...Jesse Donovan's father. RUN... is the only thought firing in her head. When Derek finally catches up with her, she realizes that her world has been flipped upside down and out of control. Chloe now decides to let the flood gates open... -
![Art of Forgiveness by Monique Orgeron]()
Art of Forgiveness by Monique Orgeron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan love survive years of pain?Liam Stern lived a charmed and carefree life. Always surrounded by friends, he was the boy who could have any girl he wanted, and did.Until Avery.She was pure and innocent. She was the one he never saw coming.She was the only thing that mattered, but the time came for him to fulfill his destiny... -
![Stay Baby Stay by Don Both, Maria O'Hara]()
Stay Baby Stay by Don Both, Maria O'Hara
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDu bist hin- und hergerissen zwischen dem Licht und der Dunkelheit. Aber du brauchst die Dunkelheit. Du brauchst den Abgrund. Du brauchst mich. Spiel nicht den Löwen, wenn du nur ein kleines Kätzchen bist. Du gehörst mir, Emilia. Jetzt und für immer. Bleib! Der finale Teil einer Reihe, die dich süchtig machen wird... -
![The Anti-Fan and the Idol: A My Summer In Seoul Novella by Rachel Van Dyken]()
The Anti-Fan and the Idol: A My Summer In Seoul Novella by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her My Summer in Seoul series…Make it or break it…Or maybe just break them?Ai-Ri has been training under YK Management in Korea for two years without any results. She doesn’t fit the typical mold for a successful K-POP idol image, literally down to her blood type... -
![Paper Dolls by Sienna Blake, Hanna Peach]()
Paper Dolls by Sienna Blake, Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life comes down to this. Two faces. One choice.Salem is my twin sister. She loved me. She protected me. She forgave me, even after I failed her. I just got her back after searching for three long, lonely years.Then there’s Clay. Sweet yet intense and nursing a dark past of his own, he’s all the redemption I don’t deserve. He wants to open me up and know the insides of my soul... -
![Hells Bells by Naomi Porter]()
Hells Bells by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNaomi Porter is raising the stakes and entering the darkness with her new dark MC romance, Hells Bells. The gritty, angsty, and dark stand-alone is set in the Knight's Legion MC universe. You won’t want to miss this book! His name is Rocky Jones. Dark, disturbingly delicious, and domineering, his piercing gray eyes tempt and disarm. But he doesn't affect me anymore—well, maybe a little... -
![Right Behind You by Gail Giles]()
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen he was nine, Kip set another child on fire. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret... -
![A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner]()
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsFaulkner’s most famous, most popular, and most anthologized short story, “A Rose for Emily” evokes the terms Southern gothic and grotesque, two types of literature in which the general tone is one of gloom, terror, and understated violence... -
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![Crybaby by Monica James, Michelle Lancaster]()
Crybaby by Monica James, Michelle Lancaster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Rev.I like long walks on the beach.A neat scotch.And I like stealing from rich losers who have no idea the town’s Big Bad Wolf screwed their wives six ways to Sunday.Such a scandal, indeed.I have one end goal—to get out of this town.I’m a loner. And that’s by choice.People aren’t really my thing. That is…until I meet her. The little firecracker who sets more than my soul on fire... -
![Ugly by Margaret McHeyzer]()
Ugly by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**2.99 on pre-order and 3.99 on release date** If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to see. If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to feel. If I were dead, he'd never raise his hand to me again. If I were dead, his words wouldn't cut as deep as they do. If I were dead, I'd be beautiful and I wouldn't be so...ugly. I'm not dead...but I wish I was... -
![Trouble in Tampa by Nicole Williams]()
Trouble in Tampa by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen it comes to trouble, Eve’s used to showing plenty of it to her Targets, but when she’s assigned a new Errand, the roles become reversed. Rob Tucker is the kind of man who raises every red flag in a woman. He reminds Eve that some Clients aren’t just looking for freedom from their husbands—they’re trying to save their lives. She’s worked domestic violence Errands before, but this one’s . . -
![Misbehavior by Kathryn Kelly]()
Misbehavior by Kathryn Kelly
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMatthew 'Val' Taylor , the Road Captain in the club, was introduced to sex at an early age. Saved from the streets by the club’s Enforcer and President years ago, Val now lives for women and the open road. Until the night the only woman he’s ever loved is almost killed. Val determines to change his ways and be the man Zoann should have and the father their son deserves... -
![Jahleel by S. Ann Cole]()
Jahleel by S. Ann Cole
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis. Book. Is. About. OBSESSION It is NOT a traditional romance. It deviates from the norm. It defies...EVERYTHING. This. Book. Is. About. OBSESSION __________________________________________________ A TRUE-ly fabricated story about Love & Obsession... I’m an idiot. I’m too stupid to be human. Too stupid to live. I lack common sense. I used to be a normal human being...Categorized as:
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![Mad Love by Hannah McBride]()
Mad Love by Hannah McBride
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI TRIED TO BE MADELAINE.It started with a twin switch that was supposed to be temporary. It ended with me being locked up in an asylum, hidden from Ryan Cain, the man I love more than life. Vowing to avenge my sister's murder may have resulted in my captivity, but there's one truth that still remains:I'LL ALWAYS BE MADISON.We underestimated what my father was capable of, and now I'm on my own...Categorized as:
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