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  • Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada

    Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 34 ratings
    The office romance between the quiet and sweet accountant Asako, who's spent her life ashamed of how much she sweats, and rising star of the bath and toiletry world Kotaro got off to a fast and steamy start! Kotaro's status at the company has made her wary of revealing their relationship to their colleagues at Liliadrop, and she's stumbled into the discovery that Kotaro has been mentoring an...
  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
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  • Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    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.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her...
  • Stolen Sin: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Stolen Sin: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A standalone fake marriage mafia story with a couple of enemies that turn into steamy lovers from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.My boss caught me trying to steal from him.My punishment?Get pregnant with his baby.My father was scammed out of everything he owns, and I need to find a way to bail him out of trouble...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  contemporary  length-medium  m-f
  • Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Ripples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more...
  • Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Allegra Grey is the daughter of a powerful American Mafia Leader. Trained since birth to take over the family business, she is ruthless, heartless, and one of the best assassins in the industry. She's completed thousands of assassinations in her career, completing every assignment... except for one. Ace De Luca is her one and only failed mission...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Yoshino's at the end of her rope with her fiancé Kirishima, whose secretive actions during their trip back to her hometown of Osaka has come to bad ends. A group of yakuza with the backing of a trust fund baby with his own goals have come to Osaka to take their revenge, and Yoshino's not about to let them. She only has her wits to protect her, but no one can beat her on her own home turf...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  contemporary  length-short
  • The Promises We Break by Berlin Wick

    The Promises We Break by Berlin Wick

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    EmberIt was supposed to be one night with one incredibly handsome stranger. A night of giving into temptation and forgetting all my inhibitions. Instead, it ends with wedding vows and promises of “I do”.But it turns out, this is exactly what we need for the sake of both our blooming careers. Especially after my new boss tasks me with the opening of a hot new lifestyle club...
  • Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    A Valentine's Day short story from the Chocolate Lover's gang...
  • Love At First Site by Phoebe MacLeod

    Love At First Site by Phoebe MacLeod

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Ella's life is about to be hit by a wrecking ball... On the surface, Ella has it all. A great job, a penthouse apartment and the perfect boyfriend, Lee. There's just one their relationship has to be kept secret due to their employer's strict rule about not dating colleagues...
  • Craving Redemption: Discreet Edition by Tracy Lorraine

    Craving Redemption: Discreet Edition by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A one-night stand I can’t get out of my mind.Trey was only meant to be a distraction, someone I’d never see again. Turns out the man starring in my wild fantasies, is also occupying the desk next to mine.My experience with men tells me that he can’t be trusted, but my heart— and body, tells me something different...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  office  contemporary  length-short
  • Surviving His Scars by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Surviving His Scars by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Monroe I have a secret. One that will get the man I’ve been crushing on for years killed if my father ever finds out. My sister says he’s a stalker—how else could he know exactly when I’m in trouble and come to rescue me? I don’t care. He’s saved me over and over again, so I know he doesn’t want to harm me...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  contemporary
  • Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl: The Motion Picture, Heidi McLaughlin delivers an emotional second chance romance about life, love, and what it means to truly be happy!Elle James has it all: a loving fiancé in Ben, a promising career as a music manager, and a supportive family. She couldn’t be happier with her life...
  • Caged Bliss by B.B. Hamel

    Caged Bliss by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A brand new steamy mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. HamelI’m dancing in a cage when he finds me.And he’ll make me beg if I want to escape.Angelo Bianco is powerful and dangerous, and he’s not shy about watching me work. His eyes undress me, and when he pulls me into a private room to make a proposal—I should keep my hands to myself, but it’s hard when Angelo looks so good...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  contemporary  length-medium
  • Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick

    Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life had never been easy for Rock God, Flynn Docherty. At a tender age, he'd locked down past personal tragedy, hurt, and pain to make his life bearable when most would have crumbled from what he witnessed. When Valerie Darsin entered into his life their instant attraction later grew into the kind of love that most of us can only dream about, after she'd survived her own traumatic event...
  • Bodyguard Beast by Georgia Le Carre

    Bodyguard Beast by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    AngeloTwo things should have told me staying in this job was a mistake.How she looked.How she talked.But the inner voice that had always kept me safe and one step ahead was drowned out by the fire in my veins. But getting Involved. Not an option.Even though thinking of her curves kept me awake at night.I'd never guarded a woman before, let alone the Boss's daughter...
  • Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Princess Esme of Belmont finally freed herself from the chains shackling her to royal life and has been living in Paris for the past several years. It’s what she wanted. What she fought for.But there’s still something missing.She refuses to admit what that something is, though, doing everything she can to put the past behind her.Until she receives a phone call that forces her to return home...
  • Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Princess Esme of Belmont finally freed herself from the chains shackling her to royal life and has been living in Paris for the past several years. It’s what she wanted. What she fought for.But there’s still something missing.She refuses to admit what that something is, though, doing everything she can to put the past behind her.Until she receives a phone call that forces her to return home...
  • Brutal Power by B. B. Hamel

    Brutal Power by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An exciting and steamy standalone arranged marriage mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.I shouldn’t have stalked my future husband.When he catches me staring at him in the gym—He drags me into the sauna.And I’m in big trouble.When my brother the Don orders me to marry Brody Quinn, I agree to sacrifice my happiness for the Famiglia...
  • Heartless Savage by Terri Anne Browning

    Heartless Savage by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He calls me his heart.Tells me the only reason he closes his eyes at night is so he can see me in his dreams.Our months apart are torture for both of us, but at least I get to hear his voice every day.Each summer, he’s all mine.Every minute he can spare, I’m right beside him, and our families just smile knowingly.Ryan has responsibilities, though. One day, my mafioso prince will be the king...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  suspense  bikers  contemporary
  • The Angel Duet by Sadie Kincaid

    The Angel Duet by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Contains an exclusive extended epilogue! Dark AngelI was never supposed to fall in love with Gabriel Sullivan. He has always been off limits in more ways than one.But, for all the reasons we should be apart, there’s one that keeps drawing me back to him – he is the only man I’ve ever loved.And every stolen glance, every smile, every brush of his fingertips, only make me want him more...
  • Dirty Padraig: Dirty Dusters by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Padraig: Dirty Dusters by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CROSSOVER UNIVERSE #6FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOEFate chose her for me, but I was forced to accept another.My Disney princess then wed my own brother.Does she love me? Does she not?Does she love him? Does she not?What a tangled web we weave, but the truth will out. It always does.The domino of deceit toppled, bringing down the house of cards used to gameplay.Blood spilled. Secrets spilled...
  • Dirty Padraig by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Padraig by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CROSSOVER UNIVERSE #6FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOEFate chose her for me, but I was forced to accept another.My Disney princess then wed my own brother.Does she love me? Does she not?Does she love him? Does she not?What a tangled web we weave, but the truth will out. It always does.The domino of deceit toppled, bringing down the house of cards used to gameplay.Blood spilled. Secrets spilled...
  • Mr. Cocky by Leslie North

    Mr. Cocky by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I lie down for just a second…The next thing I see is the chiseled and extremely grumpy face of my billionaire client, Theo Barnes, looking down at me.If I’m Goldilocks, he has all the grouchiness of three bears. I was overworked and overstressed juggling photographing his fleet of yachts with my other projects.Add in a super comfy bed on one of his yachts and I’m out.Now I’m about to be fired...
  • The Light We Lost by Marae Good

    The Light We Lost by Marae Good

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One loss. One love. One more chance?Indy Tyler has run out of excuses. Stuck in career limbo and haunted by a pressing need to right her wrongs, the past has finally caught up with her — Wallowpine, Arizona is calling her name. Once, this was home. Now it’s a reminder of every mistake Indy ever made, starting with stealing the golden boy’s dreams...
  • Valetti Crime Family: The Complete Collection of Bad Boy Mafia Romances by Willow Winters

    Valetti Crime Family: The Complete Collection of Bad Boy Mafia Romances by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    AMAZON TOP 100 series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Includes the following full-length, stand-alone romances featuring five filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys, HEAs and no cliffhangers: Dirty Dom Dominic Valetti is only interested in two things: getting paid and getting laid. He’s a bookie for the Valetti crime family, and he knows his sh*t...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  military  contemporary
  • Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Allegra Grey is the daughter of a powerful American Mafia Leader. Trained since birth to take over the family business, she is ruthless, heartless, and one of the best assassins in the industry. She's completed thousands of assassinations in her career, completing every assignment... except for one. Ace De Luca is her one and only failed mission...
  • Brazen Girl by Ali Dean

    Brazen Girl by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It only takes a second for her world to come crashing down.Jordan’s crash is a wake-up call for everyone. Recovering from a head injury brings new challenges no one is expecting or prepared to handle. Jordan begins to doubt that she has what it takes to make it as a pro skateboarder...
  • Coming for Coby by Nichole Rose

    Coming for Coby by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When the sun sets in Silver Spoon Falls, things heat up at The Sterling Rope. The best girls can find everything their hearts desire within, including some of the town's filthiest billionaires. There are no rules. Only submission.Welcome to Silver Spoon After Dark. Your patronage will be our dirty little secret...
  • Cheap Trick by Emily Goodwin

    Cheap Trick by Emily Goodwin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Danielle Cross has spent her whole life running from breakups and troubles. She’s never stayed in the same place for long…until now.The moment she walks through the doors of Logan Dawson’s bar, there’s an attraction between them neither can deny. And when Danielle needs a date to her sister’s wedding, Logan is the man for the job...
  • Falling For Ruben by Tracy Lorraine

    Falling For Ruben by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can you begin falling in love from just a photograph?I’ve experienced the pain love can cause and I have no interest in it. Easy relationships and easier women are all I need. Until a shy brunette stops me in my tracks and makes me feel everything I told myself I never would...
  • Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich

    Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club owns my sleepy coastal hometown. Their inked-up a**hole president owns my heart. But I’m the mayor’s daughter, his righthand in the office. My whole life, all I’ve ever wanted is to succeed in politics...
  • STRIKE by Cora Brent

    STRIKE by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A summer job. That’s all it was supposed to be. It never crossed my mind that I was about to collide with a man who would obliterate every plan I ever made. My mother has always warned me that love is like a lightning bolt and it strikes without warning. But I had no intention of getting struck by either lightning or love...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  office  contemporary  sports  length-short  m-f
  • The Man Bible: A Survival Guide by L.A. Casey

    The Man Bible: A Survival Guide by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Do you know what you’ve got in your hands? A little piece of fucking treasure, that’s what. I’ve taken initiative here and have turned my trusty Man Bible into an actual survival guide, because the loot between these pages will lead to each of you having happy, stress free lives with your women. Pick this gem up, put your big boy pants on, and start reading. Trust me, you won't regret it...
  • Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vengeance was something I’d been waiting all my life to deliver. It would be sweet and worth every risk I’d taken to get to this point. I was moments away from pulling the trigger, taking the life of the man who’d cost my father his… And then she was dragged into the room, struggling and fighting for freedom. The moment I set eyes on Tavia, everything changed...
  • Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Beckett Steele knows what he wants and he’s finally going after it. But there’s one thing that might complicate his mission. It was easy to sign the legally-binding contract prohibiting a public relationship when he had no intention of falling in love...
  • Masked Darling by Pandora Cress

    Masked Darling by Pandora Cress

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Madison thought she knew Kade Wilder. After all, they’d spent countless late nights together working on the school paper, swapping stories, and pretending their chemistry was non-existent. But when Kade catches her having intimate thoughts about him one night, their passion explodes and becomes all-consuming...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  contemporary  length-medium
  • Demanding Redemption by Tracy Lorraine

    Demanding Redemption by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets always have a way of exposing themselves when you least expect it. From that very first night, when Erica fell into my lap, I wanted her. More than anything. I’m addicted to her. Those curves, that smart mouth... but most of all, the darkness she thinks she keeps hidden in her eyes...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  office  contemporary  length-short
  • Brazen Tricks by Ali Dean

    Brazen Tricks by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her new path is all about split second decisions. One of them will change her life forever.Jordan’s ready to embrace her identity as a pro skateboarder but wants to do it on her own terms.With her boyfriend the most popular skateboarder in the world, it’s not easy being seen and treated as just the girlfriend...
  • Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I struck a deal with the devil…and lost. For years, I followed orders and obeyed instructions.I put the family first. Always. Until temptation consumed me.I made mistakes and lost my focus, putting a target on my own back.I changed the game, Risked it all, And collected a prize. His prize.So when the devil came to collect, I had two options.Join him… Or kill him...
  • No Way Out by Amy McKinley

    No Way Out by Amy McKinley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father...
  • The Romance Rehearsal by Annie Dyer

    The Romance Rehearsal by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If the first time was a rehearsal, is this the real thing? Directing a play in London’s West End was an ambition met, only it meant I’d see the boy who was my first everything for the first time since that summer.Anthony was no boy anymore. He was all man. Charismatic, talented, famous and devastatingly handsome, and now staring in my production.My leading man - on stage, at least...
  • All I Want by J.M Darhower, L.P. Dover

    All I Want by J.M Darhower, L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winter Kiss ~ Ryley and Ash ~ by L.P. Dover Now that his time for revenge is over, Ryley wants to make the season special for the woman he loves. Not only will you hear the sound of Christmas bells during the holiday, but maybe another type of bell followed by the pitter patter of little feet...
  • A Fish Out of Water by Savannah Scott

    A Fish Out of Water by Savannah Scott

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I knew trying to make a fresh start on Marbella Island would mean reinventing myself.I'm only here while I work my way up to my dream role in a major motion picture in Hollywood.Which explains why I took a role playing a mermaid in the island production of In So Deep . What I didn't count on?Ben. The charmer who just took a job as a water sports instructor.Everyone loves Ben.Everyone but me...
  • Echoes of the Heart by L.A. Casey

    Echoes of the Heart by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A sizzling second-chance romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L.A. Casey—Frankie pushed her first love away. A decade later, he walks back into her life, but is she prepared to trust again?When rock star Risk Keller shows up in Frankie’s diner with his heart on his sleeve, it turns her world upside down. Letting him go was the hardest thing she ever had to do...
  • Hurt by Rachel Van Dyken, Kristin Vayden

    Hurt by Rachel Van Dyken, Kristin Vayden

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Enrapture by Rachel Van Dyken Trace is everything. My freaking world. And I would do anything to keep her safe. But, I can't protect her from every kind of evil..and I can no longer keep the past a secret... We were left folders. Each one filled with the sins of our pasts. And Traces grandfather just asked us to read his. There was no preparation...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  contemporary  length-short
  • Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre

    Sweet Poison: A Small Town; Enemies To Lovers; Mafia Romance by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    HazelThere's a new man in town. He rolled in with his little girl a few days ago. A real head turner tall, dark, and impossibly dashing…He sure turned my head one hot night not so long ago... and oh my, what a night it was? I waited for him to call, but he didn't. I get it. It was just a one night stand.Naturally, he's sent all the unmarried ladies in our little town into a baking frenzy...
  • Cruel Tyrant by B. B. Hamel

    Cruel Tyrant by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A standalone steamy arranged marriage mafia romance with a scarred hero and a strong and hilarious heroine from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.He spilled a drink on my dress. I dumped my wine in his lap.Which is why I invite the dark-and-brooding beast to clean me up.Only it turns out, he’s not a stranger at all...
  • With This Secret by Georgia Le Carre

    With This Secret by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bianca,  Thanks a lot Dad! Thanks for selling me off to a fat, ugly, dangerous criminal to pay off your gambling debts.   I thought my life was over. Well, look at my choices. Say no to my father, and get him tortured and killed, or marry a man who made my skin crawl.   Then another choice presented itself.  A man I had once been crazy about popped into the picture...
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