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Paragon by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn’t get to covet. I bled duty and honor, and my mission was singular—eliminate. So when I saw her, I didn’t think twice. She was trespassing. I was trained to kill. I drew. But I didn’t pull the trigger. I gave her an order… to kneel... -
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Phoenix's Plight by Tiffany Casper
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter being left in a dumpster as a baby, Heathen’s life was laid to ruin from the start. Being adopted should have been his saving grace, but after his adoptive mom passes away he’s left alone once more. That was until Powers, a member of the Wrath MC, gave him a home and a family among the brotherhood. With the tendency to level everything in his path, Heathen was appointed Enforcer of the club... -
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![Burner's Absolution by E.C. Land]()
Burner's Absolution by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBlurb:. Ally. When it comes to absolution, there are are two things you must do to find it- facing your fears, and moving forward from your past. Honestly, it isn't for me. I'll never find it because I'm a piece of flesh who's a shell of a woman. In a sense, I'm merely a ghost. In all my life, I've only ever felt peace once... -
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Perfectly Unraveled by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI was raised to be composed, controlled, the perfect pawn in a world built on silence and shadows. Every step, every breath, every smile was measured. He was the chaos wrapped in control that my soul begged for. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him because I had a life to build for my baby girl... -
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Bones by Aria Ray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen your stalker just won’t quit, and the hot biker assigned to be your protector only sees you as his best friend’s little sister…. A crazed stalker could be the worst of my problems. But then my brother, Hash, sends me on the run with the only man he trusts with protecting me - Bones. Tough, tatted-up, ripped and irresistible, he’s the man I’ve been lusting after forever... -
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Dip's Flame by Andi Rhodes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDip…. I’m not a good man, and I’ve never pretended otherwise. As the Road Captain of Satan’s Legacy MC, I’ve seen and done things most wouldn’t be proud of, but me? I couldn’t care less. Good, bad, or indifferent, I am who I am, and you either accept me or don’t. That has always been the way I lived my life. Until the night I walk into a bar and see her... -
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Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe has secrets she prefers to keep hidden. Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth. When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby. Even though she ended their relationship, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and their child... -
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Calavera. by London Miller
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to the Den . .. Four days before she's meant to take on an assignment she doesn't want, Luna 'Calavera' Santiago is offered another gift—this one from the man she knows she shouldn't trust—the Kingmaker. He'll stop at nothing to get revenge against those that have plotted against him, even his own brother. Kit . .. The one man she vowed to love, honor, and obey . . -
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Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEmily McPhee is in the clutches of a monster…. Despite the protection of her boyfriend Seth Connors and his colleagues with the Orange Police Department, Emily is imprisoned in a basement by her psychopathic stalker Jimmy Lasko. His bizarre behavior adds to her terror, and a video link forces Seth to witness her captivity, leaving him feeling helpless as he, the OPD, and the FBI search for her... -
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Delude by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe wasn’t part of my original plan for revenge, but one glance at her and I was entranced. I followed her for weeks, observing her habits. I’ve been in her apartment numerous times, learning anything and everything I can about her. She’s become an obsession and I’ll do whatever it takes to make her mine. It’s only a matter of time before I have her where I want her. . -
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The Rich One by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI have a secret. A double life. My name is River for some, Rose for others. Everyone gets a piece of me but no one gets it all. Becoming a high-class escort wasn’t my dream but fate decided otherwise. Now, I’m caught between the one who broke my heart, the one who pays for my screams, and the one who intrigues me. I think I have everything under control until danger comes knocking on my door...Categorized as:
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Savage Kingdom by C. Lymari
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sekt does not forgive. The Sekt does not forget. Keeper of secrets and dealers of lies. We bow to no king, nations, or men. Crossing us is certain death. • • • • • •. He was a mercenary, and I a slave. He wanted to save me, but I liked the pain. We stole, cheated, and lied. Through a savage kingdom, we found a divide. He betrayed me, but so did I...Categorized as:
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Cruel Lies by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 4 in the Lies Series. It continues Langston & Liesel's story. Ends on a cliffhanger. -
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Dare To Be Mine by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say you can never really go home again, but for me, it is my only escape. Leaving behind Nigel and the hellish grip he had on me, I fled to the one place that ever felt my home. Nigel should have been a protector, a man of the law, but behind closed doors, he was a tyrant, abusing his power and everyone around him. No one knew that I had it so much worse... -
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Redemption Island by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWelcome to the island. This is no fantasy. You’ll face fears. You’ll face travesty. You’ll face yourself. One deserted island. Two heinous crimes. Two convicted hearts. When decent people do bad things,. there’s only one place for forgiveness:. Redemption Island. The island knows what you’ve done. ++. A romantic suspense about redemption, forgiveness, and love. -
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War by Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe kind of life I’ve lived, it haunts you. Stains you. Destroys you. It took everything from me. My love. My family… my transgressions were paid with Tor and Cayla’s blood and I want revenge. Blood. Death. His head in my hands. I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me. Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance. This is war. -
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Finding Rhiannon by D.H. Sidebottom, Ker Dukey
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the bestselling title 'TAKING AVERY ' comes 'FINDING RHIANNON. '. When you live your life for Brotherhood, the betrayal of your flesh and blood brother is even more devastating. While the fate of the Lilith’s Army princesses relies on that of a traitor, emotions are triggered, and secrets kept locked away spill free, adding fuel to an already raging fire... -
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Bet On Me by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHart. My Prez thinks I betrayed his trust . . . but I didn't. I did the only thing I could think of at the time. I went to the one person who just might believe my ass - the national charter Prez, Rancid. Fortunately for me, he believed every word I told him and had me lay low for a while. The plan he made was foolish at best and got me in deeper shit than I was in before... -
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liar byrd by Marleigh Kassidy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI'm trusting three broken men to save me. .. They want a maid. I need a hiding place, a sanctuary to escape a monster haunting my every step. I’m used to holding my breath whenever anybody reaches out, flinching away from anyone who steps too close. Large men set my nerves on edge like nothing else. I thought I would never recover from a betrayal I didn’t see coming. Until them…...Categorized as:
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Celt. by London Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to the Den . .. Six minutes is all he needs to get a job done …. Kyrnon “Celt” Murphy is one of the best thieves in the world. After all, his childhood was spent with a caravan of Irish Travelers that taught him everything he knows. He got in …. He got out …. No witnesses …... -
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Soul and Blade by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing a mind runner isn’t easy, but catching criminals is all that matters to Jane Spears. Though her job may be gruesome, she’s not willing to stop just yet. And even as she admires the ring from her fiancé, she has no intention of letting a wedding sidetrack her work—not when she’s about to delve into the darkest mind she’s ever encountered... -
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Killing Me Softly by Lena Bourne, Lexy Timms
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAre you brave enough to wander on the dark side? Do forbidden desires and tantalizing temptations call to you? Get ready to step into the world of lies, deceit and revenge. Worlds where you can't look away. No is not an option. Where strong men but even stronger women reside... -
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Devil's Blood: by Amity Cross
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe would embrace the darkness together…. Or not at all. Xavier Blood is a man adrift. And a dangerous man without purpose is a lethal cocktail for disaster. Mercy Reid has her revenge, but it’s not what her heart desires most. After everything he’s been through, X doesn’t want to know where he came from, let alone who he was...Categorized as:
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Severed by Dani René
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the international bestselling author, Dani René, comes a dark romance that will leave you guessing until the very end! *This is NOT a standalone. You need to read Stolen - The Prequel to fully understand this storyline. My world was hell on earth, son of a man who was evil incarnate. Hate was all I knew. When she was stolen, I swore I’d find her... -
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![Caged in Fire by Amy Thorn]()
Caged in Fire by Amy Thorn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsISAAC. There are enemies all around and I'm in the hands of the worst ones my club has ever faced. They plan to sell me as punishment for what Thanatos has done to them and caught up in the cross fire, I have no idea if I'm going to survive long enough to see the man I love again. I have to keep fighting, despite the darkness that's swallowing me whole... -
![Beautiful Devastation by C.M. Wondrak]()
Beautiful Devastation by C.M. Wondrak
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s vicious. A liar. And for some reason, he wants me…. I was never supposed to see Rick Jones again after kissing him at my mom’s wedding, but that’s exactly who I see when I walk into the sheriff’s office to try to report my friend missing. Yeah, Erin? The girl I almost killed myself for? She’s missing, and Gareth’s suspect number one... -
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Scotch by Mhairi O'Reilly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshby ‘Scotch’ Feilding returned from the military not feeling like a hero, but as a man fractured by the horrors he witnessed, a shadow of the man he once was. Unable to fit into the normalcy of ordinary life, he finds solace in the roar of engines and the brotherhood of The Devil’s House MC, serving as their tech wizard... -
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Lies and Other Drugs by Coralee June
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKilling my brother’s murderers has become my latest obsession. Against the advice of my alcoholic therapist, I've left my life behind, moving across the country with just two goals in mind: Take down the elite Ivy League School that covered up my twin brother’s death, and seek revenge on the ones responsible... -
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Consume Me by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was born a royal. She made me a king. I can't find my way out of the darkness. Without her, it consumes me. There's nothing I won't risk to reach her—my crown, my family, my life. Because some love is worth dying for. They can come for me. They can come for my throne. But I'll take back what's mine if I have to burn this city to the ground. . -
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Master of Control by Sienna Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm a prize, a treasure, something to cherish. Or so I've been told. But I know the truth. I'm a commodity recently sold to the highest bidder. Sebastian Weber is ruthless, heartless, calculating, and my new husband. Power is the weapon he wields and control is his game. I should fear him, resent him, but instead I'm drawn to him, craving his slightest touch, wanting every part of him... -
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Discovering Danielle by L.M. Terry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanielle. One erotic story equaled a year of manipulation by my stepfather. A man, who I like to call Mr. Bond, saved me from all that darkness. I only saw him mere minutes, but those minutes were forever engrained in my mind. Years later, we meet again in a bar. He doesn’t remember me, though. He’s arrogant, intense, bossy … the list goes on and on... -
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Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 01 by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis book is NOT a standalone. Blennies Hitch MC is an interconnecting novella series. Each book features a new couple, however, the storylines will flow from one book into the next. Experience this brotherhood through the eyes of one couple after another as they find their own HEA while the story of life continues... -
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White by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEverything changes, in seconds, minutes, hours. I know, it happened to me. It wasn’t for the better, it was for the worst. I am broken, no that doesn’t sound right, I am chipped. Pieces of me have been chipped so bad that it’s impossible to claim them back. Even if I want to, even if its for her. -
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NEVERLAND by Melissa Jane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn a fateful, stormy night, a ghost from the past revealed himself under the glow of a street lamp. A ghost whose smile was as cold and dangerous as his heart. He remembered her well. She was the one everyone talked about. The poor girl down the street born into a family of monsters. The one he’d obsessed over, taunted and harassed. The very same girl who’d one day suddenly disappeared... -
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Essence of Fear by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe allure of fear is learning to love it. Viktoria Boykov has heard it all—cold they call her. The spoiled bratva princess. She knows very well what people say when her back is turned. She doesn’t mind; let them talk. It’s better for people to assume what they want about her than for them to know the truth … until him. Pavel Kotov knows what people say—death they call him. The Boykov dog... -
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Sin and Seduction by Callie Vincent
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEl Oscuro. His name is notorious. It inspires fear. I used to fear him too, the ruthless mafia monster. Then I learned to love him. But that was before everything changed. Before he tricked me into marriage. Before my choices led to a horrible event that I can’t undo. A grief that will stay with me forever. Dante. My salvation. My prison keeper. His seductive voice still gives me goosebumps... -
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Camille, Claimed by Ginger Talbot, Laura Hidalgo
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCamille. I’d call Bastien Durand a nightmare, but you can wake up from a nightmare. And a nightmare doesn’t make you delirious with pleasure – before ripping you to pieces. In high school, Bastien was my boyfriend, my protector, my tormentor, my everything…until the summer when I learned the true nature of his evil. Now he’s back to finish what he started. He’s everywhere... -
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PowerHouse by Chelsea Camaron, Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one denies me. Especially her. She dismissed me. That was her first mistake. She thought I was a nice guy. That was her second. She had hope. That was the final straw. I am Onyx Blake. I’m a powerhouse in an ugly underworld only found in her nightmares. She’s going to learn quickly, I’m not the man to let anything go …. Including her... -
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The Mafia Don's Captive by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhenever she says no, my hand starts to itch. She needs punishing for what she did to me. No one steals from a mafia Don and gets away with it. She thought she could hide but I knew where to find her. I've had her brought to my bedroom. She's not leaving until I'm done with her. I'm going to make her plead for forgiveness. She's not getting untied until I've made her moan. Made her scream my name... -
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Lies by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFBI Agent Joshua Phoenix goes undercover…Deep. Thrust into a world of drugs and criminal activity, integrating himself into the Russian Mafia turned out to be much more than Josh bargained for. It’s dark and it’s dangerous. The lives they destroy along the way will never be the same. The things he is forced to do will haunt him forever. Even more importantly, he never planned on meeting her…... -
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Have Me by LP Lovell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m lost. Cast adrift. Without purpose. He’s broken. Angry. Grieving. Together we were strong. Apart we are driven by nothing but the mindless need for revenge. Hatred can change a person, warping them until they’re nothing but a mangled, twisted version of themselves. And love—well, sometimes love isn’t enough. Is it? Love. Loss. War. Two people with nothing to lose except each other... -
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Ring around the Rosey by L.A. Fiore, Anthony Dwayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter tragedy rocks the small town of Danville Creek, best friends Emma Blake and Branch McKenna are ripped from the only homes they’ve ever known. Twenty years later, they are called back to… Rosey Plantation. A getaway shared by their parents and. .. the place they were all found dead... -
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The Scent of Roses by Sienna Blake, Romacdesigns
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe sequel to Love Sprung From Hate, Dark Romeo 1. The game becomes more deadly as the lies get bigger. Risks will be taken, loyalties will be tested, but will Roman and Julianna take the biggest risk of all…giving into their hearts? Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, this is a retelling for mature audiences. Don’t enter the Underworld if you’re scared of the dark. -
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The Silencer by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsUSA Today. bestselling author RC Boldt brings us an unforgettable tale of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption in her new romantic thriller, THE SILENCER. .. No one wants to admit that sometimes only evil can extinguish other evil. Each time I drain the life from their bodies, I inch closer to purging my past. Then a by-the-book FBI agent—one as astute as he is handsome—threatens my plans. . -
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![Denied by Marissa Farrar]()
Denied by Marissa Farrar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLily. After Monster makes an impossible choice that throws her world into chaos, Lily finds herself back in America. Unable to allow what happened to her to go unpunished, and riddled with survivor’s guilt, Lily decides she needs to track down the traffickers who took her. Monster... -
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Savage Collision by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA kiss could bond you, taint you, claim you. If you let it, it could own you. A kiss from a stranger was highly unlikely. A kiss from a man who hid himself from me, yet slowly tormented me, was unlike any other kiss. It was the kiss of death. It was my hands in cuffs chained to his waist. And only he could set me free... -
![Serafina (Blaire's World) by Skye Callahan, Anita Gray]()
Serafina (Blaire's World) by Skye Callahan, Anita Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author, Skye Callahan, comes a new Dark Romance that is part of BLAIRE’S WORLD. About SERAFINA:. Seven years. Six hits. A hundred secrets. Syndicate leaders blackmailed. Wives and children set up to take the fall. A spy among the most dangerous of men. Sometimes seductress. Sometimes assassin. I'm the girl at the party everyone looks at, but no one remembers... -
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His Broken Queen by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer decision to choose me has deadly consequences. The alliance that gave me my bride is over. I couldn’t trust her family, and now they have vowed to come after me… after us. The division among the top mafia families is mounting, as they must choose between two feuding organizations. The conflicts leave us vulnerable to a dangerous enemy. One that could bring us all down... -
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Exploited by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWARNING: This book contains some dark, dirty and dangerous situations before ending in a jaw-dropping cliffhanger. The debauchery will continue in the second book in the series, Redeemed. I’m going to hell, and my angel’s about to lose her wings. For years I’ve left a path of death and destruction wherever I go... -
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Ruthless Enemy by Zoe Delaney, Jen Katemi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI was innocent, until the Mafia crime lord kidnapped me and forced me to marry him. Now there is blood on my hands and guilt in my heart, and the stakes have never been higher. But Rio—my kidnapper, my husband, my lover—is the only one I can trust to bring down our common enemy who has taken everything I've ever held dear...
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