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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...Categorized as:
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![You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh]()
You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsYou Will Bow is book two in the Wicked Boys of BCU series. It is strongly encouraged to read book one, We Will Reign first.More details coming soon...Categorized as:
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![Strokes by Bea Paige]()
Strokes by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe told me I was his muse. He lied. Anton Sachov, the artist, the man who only sees in monochrome. He wants something from me. Something precious; the meadow green of my eyes, the rich mahogany of my hair, the creamy white of my skin, the stark red of my blood, even the darkness of my soul. And he will do anything to get them. Including the unthinkable, locking me away... -
![Dangerous Men by Evelyn Ward]()
Dangerous Men by Evelyn Ward
“Careful, Sydney. No one likes an angry woman.”Sydney Sinclair has spent her life trying to be good.And it hasn’t always been easy.Reeling from a bad breakup, Sydney’s life takes an unexpected turn when a night out with her best friend leads to an encounter with Alec, a wealthy and enigmatic businessman...Categorized as:
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![Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine]()
Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.I found peace in the last place I expected, but it was a mirage built on lies and unfulfilled promises.I thought we somehow managed to find a way to co-exist in their little lair, but as usual I was wrong...Categorized as:
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![Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth]()
Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Lines will be crossed.I married the very man I’m supposed to hate. I still can’t believe it, but when I saw Luc, beaten and bloody in that church, I knew there was no way out. I had to marry him. That doesn’t mean everything the Rejects and I have worked toward has been for nothing. If anything, it matters more now than ever... -
![Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox]()
Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox
I lied…My name isn’t Cecilia. When the doors of my past were pried open, all of my skeletons came tumbling out. I’d lived my whole life thinking the worst had already happened, and nothing else could hurt me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.In the wreckage I’m reborn. I’ll do anything to get my revenge on those who’ve wronged me and the man who stole my throne, My uncle... -
![The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz]()
The Red Cardinal by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter their last encounter, Nikolai Ivanov proved that he's done toying aroung and is finally making his move. Callie Jensen and everyone she loves are more at risk than ever before. It's going to take the entire team working together if they all want to make it out alive...Categorized as:
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Lawless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.I found peace in the last place I expected, but it was a mirage built on lies and unfulfilled promises.I thought we somehow managed to find a way to co-exist in their little lair, but as usual I was wrong... -
![Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean]()
Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Emerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew... -
![Briar Valley: The Complete Duet by J. Rose]()
Briar Valley: The Complete Duet by J. Rose
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome home, Willow.Your family is waiting for you.After spending a decade in an abusive marriage, I risked everything to escape the man who trafficked me as a vulnerable teenager.The words of a long-lost relative guide me back to Briar Valley with my little girl, in search of safety and a fresh start... -
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Ravaged Soul by J. Rose
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSabre Security saved my life.Now they want my soul as payment.After six years in captivity, forced to fight for survival, I thought I’d seen the darkest depths of humanity. The cartel broke me, forging a ruthless weapon from my shattered pieces.Not even freedom can heal those wounds...Categorized as:
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Violent Tendencies by Mallory Fox, C.A. Rene
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsComing Spring 2021,A collection of all new deliciously dark storiesWritten by deviously dark authors.It’s going to be dark.It’s going to be bloody.Not for the faint of heart.You have been warned...Announced authors include: Loxley Savage, A.J Macey, Lucy Smoke, Suki Williams, K.A. Knight, R.E. Bond, C.A Rene, Mallory Fox... -
![Burn Like An Angel by J. Rose]()
Burn Like An Angel by J. Rose
“This documentary is your chance to set the record straight. All we want is the truth.”Harrowdean Manor is on fire.When a violent riot erupts, the fragile order inside the institute’s walls crumbles overnight. Mob mentality and chaos now reign.We’re in the eye of the storm.But the real war is in our minds.Amidst the anarchy, the true enemy lurks just beyond the barricades. Plotting. Preparing...Categorized as:
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![Cardinal Rose by Mia Smantz]()
Cardinal Rose by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCallie finally found a home. It's everything she's ever dreamed of - friendship, family, and a healthy dose of romance, which Dr. Harper repeatedly reminds her is a good thing since it will help her deal with her most recent loss. So, why can't she be happy? That reason comes in the form of one Russian mob boss named Nikolai Ivanov... -
![The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer]()
The Silence Lies by Sophie Dyer
Revenge; they say it’s best served cold, right? Well, that’s exactly what I intend to do. Enzo LaRosa was everything to me, my best friend, my second in command, and my enemies took him from me. After his death, I’m more determined than ever to make the enemy pay for what they did. But as the first female leader of The Bianchi family, I have a target on my back...Categorized as:
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![Perfect Little Revenge by K.G. Reuss]()
Perfect Little Revenge by K.G. Reuss
Desperate. Broken. Unhinged. Vengeful.I’m dead to them.I was buried in a forest, never to be thought of again.Or so I thought.Being stuck in this nightmare, I’m desperate to break free.My whole life seems to be a prison, and with my kings gone, I have a new warden.And this warden is now the kings biggest enemy...Categorized as:
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![Why Don't You Save Me? by Rae Knight]()
Why Don't You Save Me? by Rae Knight
We will get her back. No matter the cost.Tori’s been taken. Nico's done the unthinkable—kidnapped her right from under our noses.We’ve spent years fighting for her, trying to prove that we’re the ones who deserve her, and just when we managed to have her the way we've wanted, he’s got her. He’s using her. Telling her to say she hates us, that she never loved us...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis]()
Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis
In the secret society of The Luminaries, no sin will go unpunished… The Greed & Gluttony Luminary has trapped us into executing his evil plans, and it seems we have little option but to agree. Carter has orchestrated Chad’s kidnapping, and he holds my mom’s life in his hands...Categorized as:
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![Nemesis by S. Massery]()
Nemesis by S. Massery
A new darkness is seeping into Sterling Falls, and I’ve drawn its ire. When a masked stranger declares he wants our ruin—mine, my brother’s, the whole town’s—I hope he’s bluffing.A series of escalating events later, and it’s clear the threat is very present.It’s not only present, but it drags up old nightmares from my past...Categorized as:
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![Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks]()
Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIt started with an Obsession… We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her... However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have... -
![Ruin by Caitlyn Dare]()
Ruin by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series .My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...Categorized as:
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![Fractured Future by J. Rose]()
Fractured Future by J. Rose
From the bestselling author of Blackwood Institute and Sabre Security, J Rose, comes an all-new, dark reverse harem romance featuring a desperate heroine fleeing untold horrors and the complicated, morally grey security team who rescue her.Book one in a trilogy. Set in the J Rose shared universe. Full blurb to be revealed... -
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![Player by Hattie Jude]()
Player by Hattie Jude
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom Hattie Jude comes Player, a sexy standalone why choose academy romance.The secrets I’m keeping are catching up with me.I’ve tried to keep my life as simple as possible out of necessity, and for the safety of me and my sister.I’ve kept my virginity, focused on my grades, and stayed away from trouble.But the desire to live a normal life is beginning to override everything else...Categorized as:
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![Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh]()
Unholy Trinity by Garrett Leigh
A full steam, page-turning Poly Romance. Why Choose one book boyfriend when you can have two? Satisfy your romantic cravings with this heart-pounding hurt/comfort love story.The vice-president of the Rebel Kings MC. The girl of his dreams. And the six-foot-five firefighter-turned-bodyguard they can’t resist. Nash It’s three in the morning, and we’re in her bed...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Little Lies by Hazel Grace]()
Pretty Little Lies by Hazel Grace
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was everything I ever wanted…And then she chose him. I’ve never met an ass like Bay Astor’s. And I mean that respectfully. From the first punch I saw her throw, to every sassy word that leaves her pretty lips, the word obsessed doesn’t even begin to describe the level of fixated I am.I want her to drive me like she does her car—reckless, hard, and absolutely hot as hell. So does Torin... -
![Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp]()
Endless Devotion by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI grew comfortable in the silence of my thoughts. I thought it was safe to move past my trauma. But did I ever really move past it? Me... Sadie Graves... confronting my trauma and moving forward in a healthy way?Hell no.I shoved all those memories into a tiny little box and forced it to the back of my mind where it has sat for a year... -
![Convict by Blake Blessing]()
Convict by Blake Blessing
Life had always been about right and wrong. No gray area. No exceptions. But my time with the bastard sons of the Institution were slowly changing my mind–forcing me to see that sometimes the only options available to someone were bad and worse. Their justice was different than mine and I struggled with it. Except now, they were gone. Every day I’d fought to leave them, to go home...Categorized as:
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![Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone]()
Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone
Just because I’m new to the dark doesn’t mean I can’t embrace it…I used to have a decent life. A normal life. Then my mother decided to marry into the Irish mafia and everything changed.Suddenly, normal was in my rearview and I was stuck in the uppity hell known as Brooke Hollow Academy. The only upside I found was the brutally hot guy I met on day one.Dylan Blackthorne...Categorized as:
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![Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce]()
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished... -
![To The Flame by Kylie Cross]()
To The Flame by Kylie Cross
I'm not sure how to come back from this. Maybe I shouldn't have let the Laniidae sisters pull me into their orbit.But who could resist them when they looked like that?After joining the Hunt, I'm finally one of them, which means bubbly Teresa, charming Kennedy, and vicious Xander aren't afraid to stake their claim to me.But a war is brewing between the us and the vultures of Cathartidae...Categorized as:
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Own by Heather Long
The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance—not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones.Cold. Controlled. Ruthless.He watches me like I’m the problem he’s been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister...Categorized as:
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![Nevermore by A.K. Graves]()
Nevermore by A.K. Graves
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Leonor died, she didn’t see a light.There were no angels, no pearly gates.She didn’t see anything at all, just a cold, dark void.But she did hear music…Leonor heard her music, the music she made with The Ravens, and she was glad it was waiting for her in the end.Until everything went eerily silent, and she was pulled from the afterlife and thrown into the life after... -
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![Liar Liar - Part two: D'Arco Mafia Duet by Jaye Pratt]()
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... -
![Psycho Punks by Madeline Fay]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Empire by Sheridan Anne]()
Empire by Sheridan Anne
An Empire risen from blood and ash.Murder. Betrayal. Undisputable power.A sacrifice to be given. An innocent life to be lost.He made the solemn vow.The flesh of my flesh will perish in flames,but the blood will forever reign.-------All I wanted was a new life, a fresh start in Faders Bay.But fate hadn’t written my name in the stars, it was written in cold, murderous blood.Zade. Sawyer. Dalton...Categorized as:
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![Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel]()
Her Mafia Daddies by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI was an innocent virgin. They didn't care.Even good girls sometimes need a little discipline.But they're going to do much more than just spank me.They're going to make me be a very, very naughty girl for them. First she will blush. Then she will beg.Protecting her is our job. Taming her will be our pleasure.By the time we are done with her, she won't just be screaming our names... -
![Savage Reign by Amanda Richardson]()
Savage Reign by Amanda Richardson
Some people say you should forget the past, focus on the present, and dream for the future.That’s what I intend to do, because I want nothing more than to move on and start a new family–and a new life in Greythorn–with Silas, Damon, and Jude.But the past doesn’t want to die, and despite our reign, there’s one person who wants nothing more than to see our Kingdom fall... -
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Savage Knights by Jillian Frost
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe ghosts of our past have come back to haunt us.Kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder, I’m promised to marry another man, a ruthless Mafia boss who has an ax to grind with the Salvatore brothers.And he wants to use me to get his revenge.The men we thought were hunting me are the least of our problems. As it turns out, the real monsters were right under our noses all along...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Secrets by R.E. Bond]()
Dirty Secrets by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLiving in Hawthorne Heights wasn’t for the weak.Crime and violence surrounded us, but we did what we had to in order to survive.Not everyone made it out alive though when dodgy deals went wrong.My brother had proved that when he’d been killed right in front of me when I was twelve.I’d managed to dodge the foster system, thanks to my brother’s best friend...Categorized as:
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![Fall by N.V. Roez]()
Fall by N.V. Roez
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens to the broken? … Honestly, I don’t know. My past is catching up to me from all directions. I’m stuck between the girl I was and the woman I want to be. Everyone is blaming me for what happened to Micah, but nothing is as it seems. People are after me, and debts have to be repaid. That’s not the hardest pill to swallow, though... -
![Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad]()
Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNever feed your fears, Saoirse, because if you do, they will eat you alive.Those were the last words my mother uttered before the masked men arrived.She begged me to run, to save myself from the past she kept hidden.But here's the thing, the past doesn't stay buried forever, and somebody has to pay the price for the choices she made.All the King's horses and all the King's men..Categorized as:
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![Kings of Kink by N.O. One]()
Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
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![Raven by Leah Steele]()
Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
![The Queen by Ivy Clyde]()
The Queen by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is our time to rule.Victor has taken his father’s throne but the violent, unforgiving mafia world will not let him rule without testing his limits.Victor. River. Alexei.Each man holds a piece of my soul in his hand.Struggling to stay sane in the shitstorm blowing all around me, I must not forget my loyalty and duty to my team mates who are watching me. Waiting for me... -
![Bind Me by H.M. Slade]()
Bind Me by H.M. Slade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey betrayed me, and now I'm left in the wake of the destruction.Cerberus made a promise to save Axton Harbor from the sickness that has corrupted it for far too long. And somehow, I became collateral damage in their quest for justice... -
![Deadly Obsessions by Chelle Rose, Mia Fury]()
Deadly Obsessions by Chelle Rose, Mia Fury
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕝𝕪 𝕆𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤: A MFMMF Dark Romanceᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʟᴋᴇʀꜱ. ᴛᴡᴏ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ. ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ.ꜱᴛᴇʟʟᴀ:As authors of smut we tend to get interesting messages. Think eggplant pictures. So when Van Der Wiener starts chatting with me and sending said images I am not all that surprised. However, every man before him I’ve blocked... -
![Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston]()
Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI thought they’d be my salvation, but they look at me like I'm theirs.Beaten, starved, broken.With nowhere else to go, my only hope to survive is to sell my soul to the devil. After all, when you have nothing, even poison starts to look tempting. But the brutal men that work beneath him are just as trapped as I am, and now it's too late for me to back out... -
![Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose]()
Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEighteen girls. Dead.Eighteen lives. Ended.Eighteen futures. Stolen.Harlow Michaels has only ever known her cage, and the nearby screams of dying victims that paint her reality.Held captive by the sadistic Pastor Michaels, she’s tortured and abused, until fate offers her the chance to escape.But freedom comes at a heavy cost...
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