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Fighting to Forgive by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsWhat do you do when everything you avoid, turns out to be exactly what you need? Easy and predictable, just the way he likes it, Blake Daniels flies through life the way he burns through women: on his terms, no regrets. With his fighting career in full swing, he's on the threshold of title contention. But when his training is compromised by injury, the stakes grow impossibly higher...Categorized as:
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Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.…When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre "I'm sorry for your loss... -
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![Degradation by Kyra Alessy]()
Degradation by Kyra Alessy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI thought I'd found allies in the kings of Kappa Iota Pi—my step-brother and his two best friends. But avarice doesn't just exist in the gold plated corridors of Richmond U and my stepfather taught them well.Shade, with his calculated cruelty.Mav, with his barely controlled violence.Blake, with his digital empire and a darkness in his mind that rivals my own... -
![Charlie by Siobhan Davis]()
Charlie by Siobhan Davis
Demi Dropping out of college senior year was never part of my plan. But Dad needs me, and I'd move mountains for the only parent I’ve ever known—even working for the company that fired him. My boss, Charlie, is determined to make my life a living hell, availing of every opportunity to undermine my confidence, to humiliate and threaten me...Categorized as:
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Javier by Fiona Murphy
The Castillo Family: Follow Rafael, Matteo, Javier and their nephew Santos a billionaire family they made their fortune in the construction business. When it comes to building relationships all their money can't help them when it comes to women who want what money can't buy.Javier Castillo might be a gorgeous, brilliant billionaire—but he's also a massive a$$hole... -
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The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Avery realizes that her latest client wasn't Sean she doesn't know what to do. This person has invaded her life on a personal level and to make matters worse she doesn't even know who he is. The only good thing that came from it has been seeing Sean again, but now that he's in front of her, she doesn't want to let him go...Categorized as:
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Vile by Lulu Waters
EVERLEE VERA This isn’t the life I’m meant to live—stuck on the arm of a rich asshole while he has a pissing contest with other rich assholes. They’re all puppets, playing a dutiful role that condemns them to hell until death do they part. Hatred pushes me forward. Lust fuels me. And there is only one guy who checks both: Holden Van. My boyfriend’s enemy. The guy who flusters me beyond anything...Categorized as:
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Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS... -
![Resilient Queen by Amber Vant]()
Resilient Queen by Amber Vant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI never wanted this. Never asked for any of it. The corrupted, chaos of the past is playing catch-up with the present and nothing is as it seems. Everyone wants something. Me? All I want is the truth. I thought this was the end, but it turns out it’s only the beginning. The basis for a much darker twist of fate. Secrets are starting to unravel; relationships have grown fractured...Categorized as:
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![Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade]()
Blame It on the Shame: Part 3 by Ashley Jade
There's something lurking in all of us. Something we hide and shelter from those we love in order to protect them. A darkness we try to suppress because we're ashamed of who that makes us. Because that's the thing about Shame. It wounds us. It damages us. Or, for the few poor souls out there like me...it defines us. It's there—in the shadows, beneath the surface...just waiting...Categorized as:
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![Sloth by Giana Darling]()
Sloth by Giana Darling
I don’t give a fuck. Not about money or fame, beauty or power. I’ve had all those things since birth, and trust me, they’re a fucking snooze. I don’t give a fuck about anyone, not even myself. Until my father proves evil can exist in the most holy of places. For the first time ever, something like interest stirs in my soul. He wants me to enroll at St. Augustine. Join The Elite... -
![The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters]()
The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQ Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time...……….I’ve fought a curse all my life.A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure.No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good.Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard... -
![Defiled Innocence: A Dark Mafia Romance by Measha Stone]()
Defiled Innocence: A Dark Mafia Romance by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmelia Moreau is barely holding herself together in the wake of her brother’s death. Lukas had been her guardian, her rock—and now, his loss has left her adrift. But when she learns the terms of her inheritance, her grief turns to shock: to claim the fortune Lukas left behind, she must marry...Categorized as:
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![Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point Crossover by Jay Crownover]()
Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point Crossover by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeavy is the head that inherits the crown.The only thing on Daire Archer’s mind when she pulled a disappearing act on Christmas was proving she was worthy of being her father's daughter. She was born an Archer, which was a blessing and a curse, and Daire was determined to show everyone she deserved to carry the legacy that came with her name... -
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![Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden]()
Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsLove is the most dangerous obsession… Skye Sullivan is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. She survived a brutal stalker and escaped his abduction, and now she is looking to the future—a future that includes Skye’s lover, billionaire Trace Weston. Skye thinks the danger is finally over for her. She’s dead wrong...Categorized as:
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Bully Me: Class of 2020 by Shantel Tessier, Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLoving your tormentor isn’t easy, especially when they collect broken hearts and parade them around like trophies. They’re the bad boys, the alpha a**holes, and the thorns in our sides. They push us past our limits, turn us on, and break us. They’re our bullies. They’re the class of 2020...Categorized as:
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![Escape from Paradise by Gwendolyn Field]()
Escape from Paradise by Gwendolyn Field
When college sophomore Angela Birch sneaks from Texas to Mexico for Spring Break, she believes the worst that can happen is her parents finding out. Wrong. The worst is falling for the ruse of handsome, alluring Fernando...Categorized as:
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![THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe]()
THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI woke up to my roommate and best friend missing. In her place was a note on my bedside table that read: You can only find me with your eyes closed.No one thinks a note like that is meant for them. I knew it was meant for me, a clue, a way to seek Justice. Whoever left me that note was hoping I didn’t let my parent’s legacy die when they did... -
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Mistakes Made by Marie James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not.I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works.I’ll never argue that fact with anyone.Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather.Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach...Categorized as:
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Hawke by Anise Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier... -
![Wonderland by Alta Hensley]()
Wonderland by Alta Hensley
I fall into an underground world of luxury and sin. There are threats everywhere. The only man who can save me is the most dangerous of all. WONDERLAND contains the complete trilogy including King of Spades, Queen of Hearts, and Ace of Diamonds. Step through the looking glass to the other side...Categorized as:
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![Keeping Secrets by Lisa Eugene]()
Keeping Secrets by Lisa Eugene
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIs that how a little girl sits? No, Daddy. How should a little girl sit? Shoulders back and tummy in. And how should a little girl look? Always neat and pretty That’s my girl. Twenty-four-year-old Alexa Kennedy is beautiful, sharp as a whip, and at the top of her medical school class. She’s also been waging a war in her head for as long as she can remember. Depression. Hatred... -
![Black Widow by Sheridan Anne]()
Black Widow by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho said prison was going to stop me from getting what I wanted?I thought breaking out of there was going to be the hardest thing I ever did. I should have known. Being the leader of The Black Widows is never that easy. Someone should have warned me that the woman I was about to kidnap was going to bring me to my knees...Categorized as:
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![Release Me by J. Kenner]()
Release Me by J. Kenner
For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes an erotic, emotionally charged romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms. He was the one man I couldn’t avoid. And the one man I couldn’t resist. Damien Stark could have his way with any woman. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: Anything he wanted, he got...Categorized as:
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![Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomething dark this way comes. He's gorgeous, mean, and mine. He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his. I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him. The knife clued me in first. The blood second... -
![The Vipers and Their Vendetta by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones]()
The Vipers and Their Vendetta by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
I’m the poison running through their veins, and they’ll never let me go…The biggest mistake I ever made was thinking that once I started this game with the Vipers, I could end it.I’m reeling from what I’ve learned about my sister.She’s the reason I ran… But she’s also the reason I can’t leave.I need to know the truth, but now I’m a target… of them.The Vipers and their anger... -
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Shattered by Control by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI don’t do vulnerable. I only do control.When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job...Categorized as:
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The Mask by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA secret club. A mystery woman. A craving I can’t restrain. As a billionaire e-commerce entrepreneur, I’m expected to take my clients to Jewel, an elite men’s club offering female gems of salacious delight. A place where any fantasy is fulfilled... for a price. I never allow myself fantasies, so the last thing I expect to find inside Jewel is a woman I immediately crave. The Butterfly... -
![Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood]()
Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. He holds a power over me like no one else ever could. Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his. Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone. Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me...Categorized as:
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![Nikola by Eva Winners]()
Nikola by Eva Winners
I was the dutiful daughter. Or, at least, that was what it looked like from the outside.Deep inside, I was suffocating. I longed for something I didn’t know how or where to find. But I kept my façade firmly in place while I searched for answers.Until one New Orleans’ night changed it all... -
![The Vipers' Vow by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones]()
The Vipers' Vow by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
They call me Venom, but they’re the ones who are toxic.They vow to make me theirs, and never let me go…but now something else has torn us apart.Three men, each one broken in a different way. Each one trying to make up for that pain by hurting me, except this time, I’m fighting back.Their obsession should have felt so wrong; dark and depraved, but it felt like the sun on my skin...Categorized as:
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![Sinful Ex-Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery]()
Sinful Ex-Boyfriend by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat happens when an eye-popping scandal reunites you with the ex you were never able to forget? From Amazon Bestseller Scarlett Avery comes a sensual, seductive, sinful second chance romance with a British twist. We met eleven years ago. She was so beautiful, words failed me. And she was so young. Still, I fell hard and fast. I waited until she became a woman to make her mine... -
![Given to the Bratva by Sam Crescent]()
Given to the Bratva by Sam Crescent
Anastasia is pretty sure her husband is going to kill her. She knew her father would do anything to get rid of her, even sell her to a man who would put an end to her life. Bogdan Evanoff didn’t want to get married. He is a monster. His only job is to kill and to keep his boss, the head of the Galkin Bratva safe. He is the best at his job. No woman would want to be married to him... -
![Between Passion and Revenge Part One by Angel M. Shaw]()
Between Passion and Revenge Part One by Angel M. Shaw
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn African legend, they were She, the calm. He, the storm.In the wealthy corners of modern-day Chicago, they’re two star-crossed lovers caught in a war of legacy, betrayal, and desire. I’ve always known who I am: Heir to a dynasty built on Black excellence, top of my class, and next in line to inherit a billion-dollar global empire...Categorized as:
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![Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone]()
Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe will be mine, but first she must be broken.Sophia Russo tried to keep away from me, but just thinking about what I would do to her left her panties drenched. She tried to hide it, but I didn’t let her. I tore those soaked panties off, spanked her bare little bottom until she had no doubt who owned her, and then took her long and hard... -
![Color Outside The Lines by M. Bonnet]()
Color Outside The Lines by M. Bonnet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhett Williams was the gorgeous, popular baseball player everyone fawned over. Most saw him as charming, but I knew what a monster he could be. He tormented me every day and made me hate everything about myself, my body most of all. Yet I fell for him anyway. One day, he went too far, breaking me beyond repair... -
![Very Wicked Beginnings by Ilsa Madden-Mills]()
Very Wicked Beginnings by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA Prequel Novella Girls say I’m a walking, talking sex god. Guys call me Hollywood because my life is golden. It’s not. But, ESPN did rank me as a four-star recruit, calling me one of the best defensive players since Briarcrest Academy opened its esteemed doors. So yeah, with football and a stellar GPA, my future seemed good... -
![Twisted Games by Bianca Cole]()
Twisted Games by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsArcher Daniels is the biggest flirt at the academy, and he’s determined to have me. Coach Daniels has a history of sleeping with students.Now I’m in my senior year, he’s determined to add me to the list.I’d rather die than end up another notch in his bedpost.But the man is persistent to a fault. He’s not someone who gives up easily, pushing harder the more I reject him... -
![Break Your Pucking Heart by Rachel Leigh]()
Break Your Pucking Heart by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBreak Your Pucking Heart is the first book in the all-new Ice Lords Series—An Enemies to Lovers, Why-Choose, Hockey, College Romance by USA Today and International Bestselling Author Rachel Leigh. I’ve been captured by the Ice Lords, and I fear they’ll never let me go... -
![Hunger by Monique Edenwood]()
Hunger by Monique Edenwood
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Dark Love Story"As I struggle to unlock my gaze from the impertinent bridesmaid who doesn’t seem able to stop herself from giving me attitude, I contemplate the various ways in which I intend to teach the insolent little brat a lesson."GreysonThis wasn't supposed to happen.Every piece of my life has been planned out since the day I was born, calculated to the letter.I knew where I was headed...Categorized as:
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![The Bratva's Stolen Bride by Jagger Cole]()
The Bratva's Stolen Bride by Jagger Cole
Here comes the bride. My bride.She just doesn’t know it yet…I've carved my name into this world by taking what I want. Born into the streets and raised on brutality and violence, it was the Bratva that took me and made me a man.I decided years ago that there was no room for beauty or goodness in my life...Categorized as:
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![Heartless Game by Jo Brenner]()
Heartless Game by Jo Brenner
The hottest hockey player at Reina U has dark plans for me. Everyone on campus loves Isaac Jones. The gorgeous, dimple-cheeked charmer can do no wrong in the public’s eyes.But they don’t know what I do.I know the truth about his violent past. Exposing his real identity and his family’s crimes won’t just help me graduate with a journalism degree—it will save my mother’s life...Categorized as:
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![Darkness Matters by Jay McLean]()
Darkness Matters by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt’s the same old story, really. Good versus evil. Heroes versus villains. Light versus dark... -
![Woodsboro by Rory Ireland]()
Woodsboro by Rory Ireland
I'm a thorn in my stepbrother's side, and the only thing he's ever wanted that he couldn't have.Sebastian McCoy is going to pour gasoline on Woodsboro and burn it to the ground.The arrogant, heartbreakingly beautiful monster will torment me into lighting the first match.He's vowed to break me until he knows all of my secrets, but he's forgetting that I know his too.If we burn, we burn together...Categorized as:
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![Claimed By Daddy by J.L. Quick]()
Claimed By Daddy by J.L. Quick
EnzoWe tore down every mafia family who dared to challenge us. Now we reign over this city. The three of us—Italian, Irish, and Bratva—are bound by the blood we shed. Nothing will stop us from building the empire we’ve dreamed of… except her. Eavan O’Brien, the forbidden little sister of my best friend, who I never expected to care about...Categorized as:
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![Crowne Jewel by C.D. Reiss]()
Crowne Jewel by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtect me at all costs. That’s the mission my father placed on Anton Markov—my new bodyguard. Shield me from a ruthless, faceless stalker. The menace hijacked my online presence, levied chilling threats my way, and promised to unleash a barrage of damage to me personally and professionally. There’s one problem with Anton. It’s simple. I despise him...Categorized as:
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![In Bed With the Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden]()
In Bed With the Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden
A man with everything on the line… Known to the underworld only as Jericho, billionaire Theo Fitzgerald is one of the most powerful men in the world. But his plan is to tear down the criminal empire his father created from the inside out—unless someone else does it for him... -
![Pretty Savage Boys by Layla Simon]()
Pretty Savage Boys by Layla Simon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI like to watch.Girls are my favourite on a small screen in my hand or spread wide on the backdrop of my dad's immersive home theatre system, I'm not fussy.Blonde, brunette, redhead, curly, straight, frizzing in the humidity of a hot day. Anything goes. As long as I can click, pause, enlarge, fast-forward, rewind, replay the whole thing over and over again, I'm happy... -
![Dirtiest Secret by J. Kenner]()
Dirtiest Secret by J. Kenner
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIt was wrong for us to be together, but it was even harder to be apart. The memory of Dallas Sykes burns inside of me. Everyone knows him as a notorious playboy, a man for whom women and money are no object. But to me, he’s still the one man I desperately crave—yet the one I can never have. Dallas knows me better than anyone else...Categorized as:
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![United in Ashes by Rory Ireland]()
United in Ashes by Rory Ireland
My step-sister is the thorn in my side, and the only thing I've ever wanted that I couldn't have.I've broken her to ensure there's nothing left of Woodsboro but ashes.As secrets are revealed, and friends turn to enemies, one thing is clear.Carrington Jane wasn't the enemy all along.It turns out, she was the only one I could trust...
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