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Malachi by Grey Huffington
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen souls are tied, it’s never goodbye. A boy , I was, the day that I met you that summer evening, pulling your belongings out of the truck and into your new home. I knew it was love then. A whole man , I was, the day that you met me at the altar and agreed to love me until death do us part. A shell of a man , I’ve become since it did...Categorized as:
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Malachi by Grey Huffington
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen souls are tied, it’s never goodbye. A boy , I was, the day that I met you that summer evening, pulling your belongings out of the truck and into your new home. I knew it was love then. A whole man , I was, the day that you met me at the altar and agreed to love me until death do us part. A shell of a man , I’ve become since it did...Categorized as:
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Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades of Grey by G.E. Griffin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsConverted to ebook format, Cover UpdatedFifty Shades of Grey from Christian's POVGet inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty... -
Tempt Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is a weakness for a man like me…Two years ago my enemies murdered my wife.They took away the mother of my newborn son.That’s how I became the beast…A merciless, heartless, soulless creature.That’s why I made the deal with Ava:Take her to repay her father’s debt…I couldn’t resist.Not when I saw she feared me as much as she wanted me.I wanted the beauty, a woman nearly half my age... -
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The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania
A war of fractured hearts. A fate written in the stars. Cypherion does not love recklessly, but he loves hard. And while his friends may have forgiven Vale’s betrayal following the Battle of Damenal, he has kept the Starsearcher at arm’s length. That is, until his Revered commands the two embark on a quest to Vale’s territory in order to find the secrets hidden within her damaged magic... -
The Order : Labyrinth of Twisted Games by Katerina St. Clair
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*Newly revised published version coming December 31st, 2024**This title is currently being re-edited and re-revised*In the dystopian world of "The Order" lies, betrayal, and secrets become the twisted threads weaving the tapestry of Forest Blackburn's tumultuous existence... -
Lady of Istok by Isabelle Olmo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The lies we tell to protect ourselves are the most important lies we ever tell."A heavily pregnant Almira forces Hira to return to Istok and lead her people. When Hira boards the Sea Wife, she doesn’t expect Commander Justan to be combative and surly. He questions her every decision and challenges her authority. He’s also clearly keeping his own secrets... -
Inherited Malice: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m a con artist, and I’ve got my sights set on Beau Radcliffe. He’s dominant, arrogant, and always thinks he’s the smartest person in the room.But he made the mistake of getting way too drunk one night and telling me all about the twisted ways of the dark, mysterious secret society he was about to be initiated into.So, I steal an invite and show up as a belle... -
Thrill Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime to break the rules and make her submit to me… We dance like devils, except we wear masks. Every night a different one. Dancing on the edge. Dancing with danger. Me and her, for years. I’ve allowed her to think she doesn’t already belong to me. Time to change that up and claim her. Possess her, dominate her, own her. Heart. Body. Mind. Soul... -
Opulent Obsession by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m an imposter, a fraud, unwanted… but that won’t stop me from claiming her. She is part of a tortured past I’d rather forget. A flesh and blood ghost here to haunt me for my sins. I will never forgive myself for living when my brother died. As a penance, I’m forced to live his life. To claim what should have been his birthright... -
King of Ruin by Lee Jacquot
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓It's the most fragile concept ever created. Built over time. Shown through actions. Tested with loyalty. And broken when hit with the smallest pebble.My family trusted him. 𝘐 trusted him, despite something deep in my core knowing he would be my downfall.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙.Now, I'm at his mercy...Categorized as:
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The Dread Prince by Lauren Cate Leake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic is different in the Dread Lands. Magic is deceptive in the Dread Lands.At last, The Dread Prince takes the throne and begins to develop his own army while battling the darkness that still lurks in the ancient and deadly Dread Lands. Maeve is grieving a great loss as Mal slips into darker and darker Magic, driving a wedge between them... -
Fractured by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"All of it existing somewhere in between everything."What is a life? A collection of memories? A series of glorious highs and heartrending lows? Is it a purpose, cumulative or singular? Or is it something more? Something beyond what is tangible or immaterial?Something beyond even what is found within us...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Lies: A Dark Secret Society Romance (Breaking Belles) by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwenty Beautiful Lies stand before me.I can feel one’s hatred from across the ballroom.She loathes me and all that I stand for... that’s why she will be my choice, my belle of the ball.Born into a secret society that strangles the life out of me, I have no choice but to face my demons head on.Inheritance isn’t about money or land, it’s much more twisted than that...A sinful birthright... -
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The Moral Dilemma by Veronica Lancet
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe riveting conclusion to the War of Sins Series! More secrets come to light in this stunning conclusion to Raf and Noelle's story. The events of the hacienda still haunt both lovers... -
The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight
At a glamorous masquerade ball in an opulent mansion the elite gather to celebrate the introduction of one of their own to society.But the guests of this party aren’t all knights in shining armor.And tonight, Lucia DeMarco and Salvatore Benedetti will meet in a chance encounter one year before the contract that makes her his is to be fulfilled... -
Mirage: A Dark Retelling (Sinister Fairy Tales) by C.M. Radcliff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReleasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! Painted in gold, Jaslyn was born into a life of luxury with the world at her feet.After the death of her father, his empire became hers and the princess became a queen. Painted in gold, Jaslyn was born into a life of luxury with the world at her feet.Her fortune was sought after and deception and deceit had a ring around her finger... -
Twisted Circles by Claire Contreras
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen someone tells you who you are, do you believe them? The first question the cops asked me was if anything out of the ordinary happened to me lately. When I woke up this morning in the room of a mental institution I couldn’t remember a thing – not my name nor how I got there. Not how I left or how I ended up in that interrogation room. The only thing I knew came from the contents inside my bag... -
Savage Soul by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI failed the woman I swore to protect, and now my enemies are after her. Jude I live by a code. I don’t tolerate lies, betrayals, or secrets. I seldom give second chances. When Emmie withheld the truth from me, I acted on instinct before I gave her a chance to explain. My actions put her in danger, and now it’s my responsibility to save her... -
Hush by B.T. Urruela, Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were taken.Off the street. From parking lots. Malls. Playgrounds.Snatched from life and thrust into hell.They took Orion Darby on a perfect summer day, while she could still taste her first kiss on her lips.She joined the others with chains on their ankles and scars on their souls.They turned into nothing more than statistics. Cold cases. Lost girls.Years passed and the world forgot... -
Behind The Broken by Chloe C. Peñaranda
A darkly heart-wrenching, swoon-worthy contemporary romance debut from Chloe C. Peñaranda. Book one of the Behind Darkness duet will leave you on the edge of your seat for the sequel to Rhett and Ana's tension filled, emotional story.No one expects an angel to buy a ticket to hell...Categorized as:
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Traces of Her by C.M. Radcliff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am a ghost, a captive stripped of my own identity. I’ve lived in solitude in the depths of hell until the devil appeared, pulling me out of the darkness and shoving me into the arms of my new prison. But sometimes a prison becomes a home. And sometimes that home is within the heart of a man. I have a debt to pay and my brother’s collecting. He makes the messes and I deal with the aftermath... -
This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor fans of The Witcher and Brave, this fantasy romance, featuring a fierce heroine and a druid with Golden Retriever energy, is both steamy and swoon worthy! I’m the Princess of Solaria, a realm full of beasts that could make the Devil cower. Except that title means nothing, because I’ll be dead by the week’s end... -
Reclaim by Jenna Daring, Belle Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m being forced to marry a monster—a man who kills not only because he has to, but because he enjoys the hunt. No one can save me—not even my best friend, Emilio. What’s a girl to do but run away? Only when I try, my bodyguard finds me and returns me home. Even Arrow can’t help... -
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Zhànshì by Anna Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War Lia has known she was different since the age of five when her father taught her the skills of her ancestors. His stories of heroic exploits have fueled her fantasies for years... -
The Order: Kingdom of Fallen Ash by Katerina St. Clair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the dystopian realm of "The Order" society is eternally divided between the privileged Untouchables and the struggling Unfortunates. The Untouchables, draped in opulence and power, govern the city with an iron fist, casting long shadows over the impoverished Unfortunates who toil beneath in the murky depths of the working class... -
Beauty's Daddy by Jane Henry
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThey call me “The Beast” for a reason. Locked away in my cold, dark mansion overlooking the treacherous cliffs that haunt me, I want for nothing...except her. The moment she set foot in my lair, her fate was sealed. I will claim her, make her mine… I’ll be her daddy. Annabelle: He can buy anything he wants. He wants me. He’s a wealthy, domineering recluse; I’m dirt poor... -
Taming Grizz by Nikki Wild
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGRIZZ My life belongs to the club, but before the chains and guns, there was HER... The love of my goddamn life. The girl who broke my heart... I thought I could forget about her, but I was wrong. I've grown older. I'm the right-hand man of the Devil's Dragons club president. But none of that mattered when I found her. She's grown too... More beautiful and clever than I remembered... -
Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde
He wants her submission. She demands his secrets.Hades has acres of diamonds and precious little patience for a world that has stolen his compassion. So, when lifegiving medication is withheld from him, Hades steals something more valuable—the daughter of his enemy—and holds her for ransom.The night Persephone left home, she had just one thing on her freedom...Categorized as:
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Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane
'Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire.' From USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane comes the second installment in the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from - perfect for fans of Ana Huang... -
Insolent (Sinister Fairy Tales) by Cynthia A. Rodriguez
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsReleasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! There’s a girl screaming at the top of a hill, Burdened by a duty she was born to fulfill. There’s a quiet killer lurking nearby, Watching as she wishes only to die. She’s tasked by her mother to marry a man, Until the demon from hell puts a wrench in the plan. Their fates will twine in inconceivable ways...Categorized as:
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Craved By Lust : A Supernatural BwWm Dark College Romance by Rose Marie
A wolf in sheep’s clothing? No, I’m something far more insidious. A spider weaving a web for its prey, and when she’s finally caught and realizes what she’s entangled herself with, her tears of disbelief will do nothing but fuel my desire. The cost? Her innocence? Her freedom? Her will? It doesn’t matter. Frank Metchie I’m used to whispers and snide remarks. “Cross-dressing freak... -
The Lost Darling by Bailey Black, Bailey B.
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecond star to the left and continue until morning.I got that line tattooed on my wrist the day I turned twenty-one. So much symbolism in such a simple sentence. At the time, it was a nod to the future and the infinite possibilities to come, while reminding me to remember the past and to look for magic in the world.Growing up, nothing was ever what it seemed... -
Savage Impulses by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEveryone knows to stay away from the heirs of Olympus Bay. They rule the city through savagery and blood like the heartless assholes they are.A streak of bad luck puts me on the path of the most ruthless of them all. Hades. The black sheep of the family, his reputation for debauchery and violence precedes him. No wonder he’s the king of Olympus U... -
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Prince of Chaos by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy mother keeps me prisoner to keep me safe. Safe from the world. Safe from boys. And especially safe from Luther Hades, the most dangerous man in the world. She’d rather die than send me on an errand. But now she has no other choice. And someone new is waiting at the gate.. -
Omega Closet by Noah Harris
Rated: 2.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDownload Your FREE Ebook Gift Inside! Everyone has secrets. For some, it might be a report card that they "forgot" to bring home. For others, it might be an illness with which they don't wish to burden their loved ones. For Tracey Collins, it's his entire existence... -
Watch Your Mouth by Daniel Handler
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTolstoy wrote that happy families are alike and that each unhappy family is unhappy in a different way. In Watch Your Mouth, Daniel Handler takes "different" to a whole new level...
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