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A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Renewal After Dark by Marie Force]()
Renewal After Dark by Marie Force
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe storm has passed, but the hard work is just beginning… Gansett Island has withstood the fury of Hurricane Ethel, and now the cleanup is underway for many islanders, including McKenzie Martin, who barely escaped the storm with her life and that of her son, Jax... -
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![Until My Last Breath by Tiffany Patterson]()
Until My Last Breath by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYou’ve met my sons. But that’s only half of the story that began over four decades ago. I knew before any of them were conceived who they were, and the men they’d grow up to be. More importantly, from the first moment I touched her, I knew Deborah Tate would be the woman I shared my life with, who would bear my children, and stand by my side as we raised them...Categorized as:
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![A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid]()
A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid
A weekend at the lake house for Jessie and Shane should be nothing but fun, right? Except when Shane makes his wife a bet that she's too stubborn to refuse, and one he's about to regret. Which one of them is going to win as they drive each other crazy? Because Jessie Ryan lives to push his buttons and any Ryan fans know he has many... -
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![Oceans Apart (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury]()
Oceans Apart (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA forgotten secret. A shocking discovery. A sacrifice of love that will bring Connor Evans to his knees. A story of hope and redemption from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living what looks like a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean... -
![Put It on the Mob by Lisa Austin]()
Put It on the Mob by Lisa Austin
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone in the Rinaldi Mob has a job to do—a role to play—and newly appointed Mafian, Jisei Harper, is no exception.Jisei is used to slumming it out on her own. From birth, she was dealt a bad hand, but instead of dwelling on it, she smiled, rolled her shoulders back, and played her cards... -
![The Moment of Truth by Shari Low]()
The Moment of Truth by Shari Low
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Moment of Truth…Laney Cochrane loves her life.With her friends Millie and Tash, she runs a proposal agency, organising the perfect setting for their clients to pop the question. Finding that forever love is something Laney knows all about. Her marriage to Cameron is blissfully content and she has never doubted they’ll live happily ever after.Then Cara Deacon walks into their office... -
![Sinful Bride by Naomi West]()
Sinful Bride by Naomi West
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis baby is COMING.And Pasha is nowhere to be found.At this point, I'm starting to lose track of how many people are trying to ruin my life.My parents.My ex and his mistress.Pasha's enemies (and believe me, there are a LOT of those).But Pasha abandoning me in the hardest moment I've ever faced is the cherry on top.He swore he'd be here... but he's not.Until, suddenly, he is... -
![One Day In Summer by Shari Low]()
One Day In Summer by Shari Low
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOne day in summer, three lives are about to change forever.After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It’s her turn, her time but will she have the courage to start again?Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha and married her best friend, Celeste. Now he suspects his second wife is having an affair... -
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Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy 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... -
![A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones]()
A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsDecember 1st... A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One... -
![Aidan's Ardor by Ciara St James]()
Aidan's Ardor by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs Aidan watches yet another one of his cousins find his soulmate, he can’t help but wonder if that will ever be him. Not that he’s hurting for companionship. When you’re an O’Sheeran there’s no shortage of women. Only they’re the ones who you don’t want to bring home to your family. Add to it that he manages the family’s nightclubs, Sirens, women are even more plentiful... -
![Secrets of a Side Bitch by Jessica N. Watkins]()
Secrets of a Side Bitch by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMeet Omari a gorgeous, hard working, twenty-eight year old man from the Southside of Chicago. No matter how hard he works at his job at UPS, it is never enough to take care of himself and his long-term girlfriend. After continuous pressure from his older cousin, Ching, Omari finally traded in busting his ass for working under Ching hustling three major blocks on the Westside... -
![All That Glitters by Catrin Collier]()
All That Glitters by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCornish smuggler Devlin 'Devil' Varcoe braves winter weather and revenue men to fetch the contraband on which Porthinnis depends for survival. Drawn to Jenefer Trevanion, whose father finances the smuggling operation, Devlin is seduced by beautiful wild-child Tamara Gillis. When fire destroys her home, Jenefer is forced to work in the pilchard cellars... -
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![Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier]()
Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNewly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ... The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers... -
![Finder, Volume 7: Desire in the Viewfinder by Ayano Yamane]()
Finder, Volume 7: Desire in the Viewfinder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"If you betray me, I'll track you down... " Akihito splits his time between being Asami's cook (and housemate) and working as a daredevil photographer... -
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Enraptured by Ginger Voight
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the third and final book of the Fullerton Family Saga, long-simmering secrets explode with disastrous consequences. The fractured Fullertons face their biggest challenges yet, and every single one must rise to their own personal challenges and beat their demons once and for all - no matter what it takes... -
![One Day With You by Shari Low]()
One Day With You by Shari Low
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsOne day, five lives, but whose hearts will be broken by nightfall?It started like any other day in the picturesque village of Weirbridge.Tress Walker waved her perfect husband Max off to work, with no idea that she was about to go into labour with their first child. And completely unaware that when she tried to track Max down, he wouldn’t be where he was supposed to be... -
![Mafia King's Secret Baby by Vivy Skys]()
Mafia King's Secret Baby by Vivy Skys
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'm about to marry my worst nightmare, and he doesn't know I have his daughter.Elio Rossi is a dream on paper.He's rich, handsome and head of his family's multi-billion dollar business.He's also a ruthless Mafia Don, and my older brother's best friend.But even that isn't a huge issue to me.No, Elio is my nightmare because he used to be my dream man.We've been betrothed since childhood... -
![Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew]()
Xander: Part 2, The Present by Anne Mercier, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's eleven years later, and we're still living separate lives. While I know she isn't comfortable with my lifestyle after everything she’s been through, I can't be without her anymore. I need her. She's my wife. She's my heartbeat. She's my every breath. She's my everything. I want to know every detail of her life. I want to be part of it all... -
![Embers by Nicole Fanning]()
Embers by Nicole Fanning
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the city of Chicago, power is a currency. In the right hands power can bring success, safety, and security. But in the wrong hands, it can mean danger, destruction...and almost always death. For nearly a century the Pace Family Mafia has held that power... -
![Meraux Mafia Spinoff Unbreakable Bond: A Stand-alone Novel by Kaylyn]()
Meraux Mafia Spinoff Unbreakable Bond: A Stand-alone Novel by Kaylyn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone wants an unbreakable bond until challenges test the strength of their connection... -
![You're All I Want for Christmas by Karen Cimms]()
You're All I Want for Christmas by Karen Cimms
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBilly crossed the hall into his bedroom where Kate was plugging in the last of the electric candles she’d set in each window.She flicked it on. “I guess that’s that.” His hand covered hers. “Do me a favor and don’t turn this one off. I want to know there’s a light burning in our bedroom window until I come home... -
![Dark Edges by Kane Caldwell]()
Dark Edges by Kane Caldwell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m not your good ole boy or boy-next-door type of guy. If that’s what you’re looking for, I suggest you move on. I curse a lot, work too fucking much, and keep to myself. My edges are hard, rough, and even dark at times. I never thought I would wind up in the business I’m in. I may not always play by the rules, but I go where the money is, keep my nose clean, and my affairs organized... -
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![Catch My Heart by Nora Roberts]()
Catch My Heart by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe first time single-father Spence Kimball set eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he was floored by her exotic beauty. But the former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner had a fiery temperament that kept men safely at bay. Sensing a hidden wound, Spence and his little girl joined forces to find a way into her closely guarded heart. For Spence realized he'd do anything to tame Natasha's fears.. -
![Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey]()
Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLearn exactly why Eric Jerome Dickey was renowned for his novels starring “bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability” ( The Atlantic ) in this New York Times bestseller.Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love... -
![The Girl in the Painting by Max Monroe]()
The Girl in the Painting by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAnsel Bray, an artist known around the world for his tragic hiatus from the canvas. Ansel Bray, a broody, handsome man not known by me, at all. Long dark hair, blue eyes, and dimpled cheeks. I’ve never met her, but her image is imprinted in my mind. An angel muse who inspires me to paint again. There is something about him. Something that spurs a need to be as close to him as possible... -
![Finn by L.K. Shaw]()
Finn by L.K. Shaw
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’m a member of the wealthiest and most powerful family in Dublin.We rule the city and I can have anything I want.Except something is missing from my life.When I meet Teagan, I realize what it is.Her.From the beginning, I’m all in.But she’s running scared from someone who hurt her and has no interest in romance or love. When he comes for her, I offer my protection... -
![Tangled Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews]()
Tangled Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy job is to keep her alive. To ensure her heart beats long enough to reveal the identity of my father's killer. Her job is to revive a heart that froze a long time ago. Gabrielle Adams is a person of considerable interest, both to me and the Russian assassin who wants to add her to his kill sheet. I am the only one standing in his way because I must keep her alive for my own reasons... -
![Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews]()
Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe is my beautiful mistake.One night in a bar, I dropped my guard and found her.It was almost a night to remember, but fate intervened.The next day, she walked into my office as my new accountant.She is nothing like the wild, sexy, deliciously depraved woman I met the night before. The one who wore lust well and tasted of sin.This woman is as cold as ice, and I'm the man holding the flame... -
![The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson]()
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One by Latrivia S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Book One If you've been waiting to buy all the volumes of Book One of The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volumes 1-4, the time has now arrived. By popular demand, Latrivia S. Nelson is proud to announce a compilation of the first four of the twelve volumes from the Medlov Crime Family Short Stories Series... -
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The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov by Latrivia S. Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere just isn’t enough time for Dmitry. America's favorite fictional crime boss, Dmitry Medlov, had a very macabre start to his larger-than-life existence... -
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Flash Point by Nicole Fanning
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJaxon Pace should be celebrating. After all, he's the Don Supreme of most powerful and feared mafia in the city of Chicago, and he has just married the love of his life, Natalie Tyler. But the truth is Jaxon has been shaken to his core. Rescued seconds before a Don Council coup, he has just learned that the man he trusted most in the world...has been lying to him his entire life... -
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Charmed by the Mafia by Ava Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnly a billionaire mafia could think he could escape death. I’m his heart specialist, and he’s the patient I absolutely can’t resist.So, when he called me his girlfriend to please his family, I could only nod in agreement.Giovanni might be my forbidden patient and fake lover…But I have real dreams about him taking my V-card.Soon, these dreams would turn into nightmares... -
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![Made for You by Kelly Elliott]()
Made for You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne decision. Two lives ripped apart. For Holden Warner and Emylie Sanchez, the road back to each other has been long and jagged. Each of them hiding from the truth, but unwilling to move on from the love they share. When life no longer allows them to run from their past, they soon realize they’re two souls who will never fit anywhere except … with each other... -
![Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee]()
Cruel Dynasty by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI made a deal. One year of my life pretending to be a rich aristocrat in exchange for ten million pounds. Enough money to start over somewhere new. Enough money to disappear forever. It sounded simple, but being Kerrigan Belmond is more dangerous than I expected. Her world isn’t as perfect behind closed doors as it is on paper... -
![Merciless King: A Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams]()
Merciless King: A Dark, Mafia Romance by Ajme Williams
I was born to rule an empire. She was born to shatter it.Now, the girl who vanished a decade ago is back—with a secret that could destroy us both.I just broke an alliance with the most powerful crime family in Chicago.All for Piper Collins—the only woman who's ever brought the mighty Don D'Amato to his knees.She's not the same girl I fell for in high school.She's stronger. Colder... -
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Restored Dreams by L.B. Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMore romance for the over forty. Brut Paige needs a life break. As caretaker to his brother, his business, and his son, he's used to being the man to get things done. Yet, along the way, he's forgotten how to have fun. Lily Warren deserves a vacation. She's worked hard to establish her bakery, a lifelong dream. She's proud of her accomplishments. But, she knows there's something missing... -
![Sampler: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins]()
Sampler: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe drama, hilarity and tears of sisterhood are at the heart of the thoroughly captivating new novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins—a funny, frank and bittersweet look at marriage, forgiveness and moving onLetting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected…especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend... -
![Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder]()
Beautiful Cruelty by Brook Wilder
Good girls don't pick fights with a handsome billionaire at the dry cleaner's.Good girls don't steal his bespoke suit.Good girls don't take pictures of themselves wearing only the suit jacket.And good girls definitely don't hit SEND.But after catching my cheating ex-fiancé in the act three days before the wedding...... being a good girl was the last thing on my mind... -
![Tangled Loyalties by Ajme Williams]()
Tangled Loyalties by Ajme Williams
I wanted to scratch his face when I had to call him husband...Alessandro De Luca comes from a rival mafia family, and I’m supposed to hate his guts.Except that now I’m waking up married to him.Alessandro sees me as a pawn in this arranged marriage.I mean nothing to him...So why do I still feel like he owns my heart when he claims me every night?My wedding ring reminds me of our big lie...Categorized as:
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![Night Hawke by Gwyn McNamee]()
Night Hawke by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Second Generation Hawke Family PrequelTwo nights. No names. No expectations. A lifetime of consequences.Graduating from law school means finally stepping into my destined role in the Hawke empire.But before I head home to NOLA to settle into the family's multi-billion-dollar business, I need one night to celebrate.Ideally with the redhead who won’t stop eye-fucking me from across the bar... -
![The Widow by Sanne van Ooijen]()
The Widow by Sanne van Ooijen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoan komt voor de grootste uitdaging van haar leven te staan als haar man plotseling komt te overlijden. Ze wordt weduwe en die rol brengt haar vele nieuwe inzichten... -
![Playing Dirty by Tiffany Snow]()
Playing Dirty by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDOWN AND DIRTY Faced with a choice between bad-boy detective Dean Ryker and sexy power player Parker Anderson, Sage Reece fought the law--and the law won. But while Ryker's sizzling touch may rule her nights, Sage's days belong to Parker's cool, calculating intensity. . . . Both Ryker and Parker are determined to protect Sage from a brutal enemy who'd use her to pay for their mistakes...Categorized as:
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![With This Secret by Georgia Le Carre]()
With This Secret by Georgia Le Carre
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBianca, 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... -
![Unruly Protector : A Hero Club Novel by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Unruly Protector : A Hero Club Novel by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn arranged marriage.A moment washed in blood.A heart fueled by vengeance.It all consumes the life of one Unruly Protector.Clemente accepted an arranged marriage as part of a deal to keep his sister safe. Though, he never expected the woman he was now connected with for life creating a weakness he never saw coming... -
![The Devil's Playground by Eliza Freed]()
The Devil's Playground by Eliza Freed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer U.S. Attorney, Meredith Walsh, took some time off to raise her children. But the time took away everything she once trusted about herself. She’s lost within the mundane confines of her children's schedules of lacrosse, soccer, Cub Scouts, and math facts... -
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Emilia by H.L. Swan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the riveting final installment, Emilia’s shattered heart won’t allow her to stray from the ghost of Aiden. The whisper of his existence surrounds, torments, and drives her.Locked away in a safe house, she discovers truths that will change her world. Under the fierce protection of a new bodyguard she embarks on a daring journey to save the one she loves... -
![Lost to Us by Kathryn Shay]()
Lost to Us by Kathryn Shay
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhy is this woman a look-alike of one of the president’s daughters?Set in a beautiful island country in Italy, Bianca Lucchese and her husband Joe work hard at their veterinarian practice, raise their kids and keep their marriage vibrant. But two interfering mothers bring them to the brink of separation. When Bianca meets Andraya Manwaring, her life falls apart and Joe isn’t there for her... -
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Finding Amanda by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn award-winning novel with brand-new bonus content…Amanda Johnson hopes that publishing her memoir will finally bring justice to the psychiatrist who abused her as a teenager and heal the wounds that have long festered. But her estranged husband, Mark, is determined to talk her out of exposing her traumatic past...
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