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  • Carson by Jane Henry

    Carson by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Megan:. Carson Flynn is dangerous and brooding. Intensely possessive. Angry, fierce. .. Haunted. He’s a member of the Clan. A criminal. And a single father who’d burn the world for his daughter. But when he turns his eye on me, I know I should run. I should definitely hide. But it’s already too late. .. Because when Carson sets his mind on something, he gets what he wants. And what he wants. .
  • 100: The Complete Series by Lara Adrian

    100: The Complete Series by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Get the complete 100 Series billionaire romance trilogy in this 3-in-1 ebook boxed set! FOR 100 DAYS she deceived him. FOR 100 NIGHTS he demanded her complete surrender. Now, after all of the secrets and lies and heartbreak, they'll have to decide if their love is strong enough to try again. .. FOR 100 REASONS...
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  • Slingshot by K.L. Savage

    Slingshot by K.L. Savage

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She slingshotted her way into my heart. I’m a laidback kind of guy. I don’t like to take life too seriously. I’ve experienced serious and I’ve gone through the bad life has to offer. I’m ready for the good in life. I wear my heart on my sleeve just so someone can take it. Someone does…. Natalia Moretti. Out of all the people for me to love, why does it have to be her? The frenemy’s daughter...
  • Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    The gauntlet has been thrown, lines have been drawn, and sides have been chosen. Now it’s time to see who will win. Removing Diego from power was the last obstacle to getting to Marco—or so I thought. The deeper we dive into this mess, the clearer it is that Marco has been hunting me for a long time. He’s methodical, calculating, and knows how to use every pawn at his disposal...
  • Payne's Goddess by Ciara St James

    Payne's Goddess by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Payne comes by his road name legitimately and for more than one reason. One of those is his need for pain mixed with pleasure. He doesn’t ever fully have that need fulfilled at the MC’s compound, so he visits a special club in Nashville when the need is strong. It’s during one of those visits, while he’s putting on a show for others, that a woman captures his attention...
  • Captivated by Him by Measha Stone

    Captivated by Him by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    When the mob came after me, Jakub Staszek kept me safe. But his protection has a price. .. Me. When he caught me drinking underage in his club five years ago, Jakub spanked my bare bottom like a naughty little girl. But when he took off his belt today, he had a different use in mind for it. It was to bind my arms and leave me helpless for a much rougher, much more shameful lesson...
  • Faked by Vanessa Waltz

    Faked by Vanessa Waltz

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    My feelings are forever. .. the engagement is not. Vinn Costa used to hang the moon in my sky. He's my brother's broad-shouldered, brutally handsome best friend. He doesn't know I exist, but I've always loved him. Until he did something unforgivable. Vinn's not a sweet boy anymore. He's grown into a ruthlessly cold gangster. He's the most powerful man in Boston, a beautiful lost cause...
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    anal sex  bdsm  m-f  suspense  humor  mafia  dark  cold hero
  • He Saw Me First: First Series by Melody Anne

    He Saw Me First: First Series by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    During the week, I’m a respectable bookstore owner in a small town with a secret no one could ever guess. On the weekends I do what needs to be done to survive. My secret has been kept for ten years . . . my time is up. Cassandra Montana — once known as Tina Moore — had been the girl no one ever worried about...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  spanking  dark  mafia  suspense  alpha male  contemporary
  • Cutting Edge by C.D. Reiss

    Cutting Edge by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    They met in a war zone. They’re going to bring the war home with them.
  • Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Christmas is not always the most wonderful time of the year for the many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people who are estranged from their families. This year's Christmas story concerns two such people--Søren and Magdalena. Søren speaks of Magdalena, his mentor in sadism, in THE MISTRESS and THE KING...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  contemporary  dark  length-novella
  • The Thief by Nikki J Summers

    The Thief by Nikki J Summers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Five… minutes. That’s how long I was supposed to be there. Get in, get out. Job done. Four… guns pointed at my head. It wasn’t supposed to go down this way. Three… years old, and she clung to her mum as we sat huddled together on the floor, chained to the pipes on the wall. Two… choices, when my time finally came. To let it all play out or fight with everything I had...
  • Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ezekiel “Carnage Creator” Ford. Brother of the Royal Bastards MC. Brutality incarnate. A lone wolf. The one they call in from the dark when they need shit done—and there’s no one better for the job than me. I have a tainted soul, oil black, and hungry for bloodshed. The world is a cesspit...
    Categorized as:
    insta-love  m-f  dark  contemporary  bikers  suspense  mafia  new adult
  • Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness.
  • The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux

    The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    It was love at first sight. Not just for Vivian, but for Corbin as well. Their eyes locked across the room, and that was all she wrote. But they didn't rush things. They wanted to do it right. After all, they would spend the rest of their lives together. The love of each other's life. Soul mates. He was the intense and fiercely protective soldier, and she was his doting and faithful lover...
  • Persephone & Hades by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Persephone & Hades by Lee Savino, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m king of the criminal underworld. I always get what I want. And she’s my obsession. Cora is new to the city of sin. Her innocent blue eyes beg for me to claim her. But I’m not the billionaire she thinks I am. There’s a darkness within me. And Cora is a shining light. She’s beautiful. A virgin. I’m ruthless. A beast. She found me for a reason. She’ll be my queen...
  • Claimed as Revenge by Piper Stone

    Claimed as Revenge by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Dark Mafia Romance. I claimed her to send a message. I'll keep her for my pleasure. Valencia Rivera was given to me for a night to seal a deal offered to me by her father, but after that pact was broken I decided she was mine to keep. She thought she had a say in the matter, but she found out otherwise when the first stinging lash of my belt landed on her beautiful bottom...
    Categorized as:
    anal sex  m-f  suspense  contemporary  mafia  dark  spanking  audiobook
  • Made to Beg by Piper Stone

    Made to Beg by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    First I made her beg. Then I made her mine. Sierra Fox showed up at my door to ask for my protection, and I gave it to her. .. for a price. She belongs to me now, and I'm going to use her beautiful body as thoroughly as I please. The only thing for her to decide is how sore her cute little bottom will be when I'm through claiming her...
  • The Expert by Zoe Blake

    The Expert by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I control everything about her life. .. she just doesn't know it. Despite her dangerous profession she has an air of naïve innocence. It makes her weak, vulnerable. .. easy prey for a man like me. Until now, I've been content to stay in the shadows, but someone has made a deadly mistake, they have threatened what's mine. My little one is about to understand that Daddy is done watching...
  • Training His Pet by Measha Stone

    Training His Pet by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    After she witnesses a mob boss committing a brutal crime, Erika finds herself on the run with a former soldier turned private security contractor who has taken it upon himself to keep her safe. Dax Adams is determined to protect Erika, but the feisty reporter seems equally set on driving him to distraction. Will her headstrong nature push him away… or make him want her more?
  • Black Light: Wanted by Maren Smith

    Black Light: Wanted by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He had her the longest… he hurt her the most… Anna “Pony” Mitchell should be dead. Abandoned by her Menagerie sisters and shot by the only man she’s ever loved, now the hospital has declared her “unfit. ” She has thirty days to prove them wrong or spend the rest of her life hospitalized. He lost his leg, his job… and almost his life...
  • Forced Submission Bundle 2 by Alexa Riley

    Forced Submission Bundle 2 by Alexa Riley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    BONUS: Bundle includes never before seen epilogues for all three stories! Taking What’s His. Driving a truck and hauling cargo from coast to coast can be lonely. Sly’s been looking for a pet to keep him company, and late one night on the side of the highway, he finds her. Cameron is scared something bad is going to happen to her, but then he comes along, and she feels relieved...
  • Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone

    Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I'm going to make her pay. Then I'm going to make her mine. Willow Church is not the first person who tried to put a bullet in me. She's just the first I let live. Now she will pay the price in the most shameful way imaginable. The stripes from my belt will teach her to obey, but what happens to her sore, red bottom after that will teach the real lesson...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  dark  abuse  contemporary  new adult  alpha male  mystery
  • Kristoff: A Dark Captive Romance by Measha Stone

    Kristoff: A Dark Captive Romance by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author, Measha Stone, comes a new Dark Romance. KRISTOFF:Stolen and locked away. My name is Magdalena. I’ve been chasing after a story more dangerous than I realized. And now, they’ve taken me. The Dowidoff family has been the focus of my attention, and now I’m theirs. They’ll keep me locked away until I’m trained, and then they plan to sell me...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  anal sex  bdsm  suspense  contemporary  dark  rape  abuse
  • Stranger Session by Lauren Biel

    Stranger Session by Lauren Biel

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Stranger Session is a LIGHT/MEDIUM gray dark romance novella. Del. In the heat of a blind-date photo shoot, my obsession for her ignites. After we part ways, her image carves a path through my thoughts, leading me to dark places. Disguised by a mask, I cater to her every desire as I play the part of a stranger, but the secrets I harbor threaten to shatter the illicit passion we've found...
  • Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts

    Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Taking what they want… these Billionaires don’t play by anyone’s rules—consequences be damned. Get ready to be owned, dominated, and consumed by these DARK and DIRTY alpha-hole’s…. In a world where money is no object, Dirty Billionaires will test your boundaries by blurring the lines between right and wrong...
  • Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan

    Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Strong, sexy and dirty-as-hell! Twelve, panty-melting romances starring Daddy Doms who command total surrender and the women who don’t stand a chance of resisting. Penned by some of the best authors in the genre, this deliciously naughty collection of all-new stories is bursting with HOT, raw, Daddy Dom action that’s sure to leave you breathless. Surrender now. Get Dirty Daddies today! Featuring:...
  • The Hollow by Jenika Snow

    The Hollow by Jenika Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I saw her and instantly knew she’d be mine. There was no other option for me. 
Nadja was the only woman who made my heart beat for the first time in my life. She was an angel. 
 I was the devil. But she still wanted me. 
 Being the daughter of a notorious bratva member meant she was never really mine. She’d be given away, used like a pawn, bartered for power...
  • Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone

    Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She 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...
  • Redemption by Jennifer Bene

    Redemption by Jennifer Bene

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    The end of the Fragile Ties series is coming August 3, 2020! Get ready by checking out Destruction (Book 1) and Inheritance (Book 2) so you're caught up on David and Lianna's harrowing story before the final book goes live! *********************************. "No one will tear us apart. ". Everything would be easier if he could just tie her up. Lock her away and keep her safe. Well. .
  • Petal by Linnea May

    Petal by Linnea May

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He took everything from me. My memories, my sanity - my freedom. I don’t know who I am or why I'm here. All I know is that I'm his captive, his toy, his clueless slave. Pain meets pleasure with fiery kisses as he molds me into the person he says I’m supposed to be. But who is that person? And who was I before him? I hate him for this. I fear him like no one else...
  • Unholy Night by J.S. Cannon

    Unholy Night by J.S. Cannon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A blanket of snow covers the ground. The world is silent under the moonlit sky. All is calm, except for one thing. Someone is watching me. This Christmas Eve will be an Unholy Night to remember. Unholy Night is a 5k Dark Romance Christmas Short that will warm you up on a cold winter’s night.
  • Redeemed in Crimson by T.K. Drake

    Redeemed in Crimson by T.K. Drake

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Sloane Johnson’s life has been planned out for years. Bland, boring, and everything her parents want. When her mother signs her up for a church play, the last thing she expects is to catch the attention of her director’s much older, much more experienced son. But the moment the devil locks eyes on her, she belongs to him. He’s tattooed, gorgeous, and watching her every move...
  • Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Enemies From Birth…. The Markovs and the Lebedevs have been bloody rivals for generations. Nadia Lebedev is the ultimate forbidden fruit: a mafia princess engaged to another man. From the moment I see her, I want her for myself. Every day that passes, I become more obsessed with her. She’s seeking the answer to a mystery, and so am I…...
  • Hound by Measha Stone

    Hound by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    When he sees something he wants, Jackson Titon has always been like a hound on the hunt, and when he caught her scent he knew she had to be his. This little fox doesn't know what's coming for her, but he's going to get to her first. To keep her. To train her. To own her.
  • The Pleasure Protocol by Darcy Romaine, Kat Alexander

    The Pleasure Protocol by Darcy Romaine, Kat Alexander

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First rule: Don't fall in love. Billionaire CEO Nikolai Zaitsev has used an escort service for years. Maybe he’s jaded, but it’s easier to pay for intimacy than worry about another partner using him for his money. His latest companion, Corinne, charms him with her stunning beauty and charisma—but when she crawls for him and calls him Sir their first night, his desire for dominance roars to life...
  • Theirs as Payment by Piper Stone

    Theirs as Payment by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Taking me was business. Keeping me was personal. Until mere moments ago, I was a doctor heading home after my shift at the hospital. But that was before I was forced into the back seat of an SUV, then bared and spanked for trying to escape...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  contemporary  reverse harem  mafia  spanking  dark  poly
  • Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux

    Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two years ago, I murdered the love of Grace Garrett’s life. I had it all – a thriving company, money, women at my beck and call. Then I shot and killed James Winthrop. And got away with it. His beautiful fiancé is ruined, so damaged she’s destroying herself. And I’m the reason why. Nothing and nobody can save her. Except me. Only I know how to help her start again. By wiping the slate clean...
  • Bed of Thorns by Piper Stone

    Bed of Thorns by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He was once my protector. Now he's become my captor. Hardened by years spent in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Montego is no longer the gentle man I remember. When he came for me, he didn't just take me for the very first time. He claimed my virgin body with a savagery that left me screaming. .. and he made me beg for it...
  • Mafia Savior by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Savior by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A woman fleeing a bad relationship becomes embroiled in the dangerous sexy lives of a secretive family of billionaires when she saves the life of a handsome mysterious mafia man in this steamy romantic thriller. I stumbled across a gorgeous man passed out on the street. I was hiding in the city, fleeing from my violent ex when I found him. I gave him CPR and when he came to. .. he kissed me...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  mafia  contemporary  spanking  mystery  betrayal  dark
  • Claimed by My Stepbrother by Lena Little

    Claimed by My Stepbrother by Lena Little

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What am I supposed to do with some spoiled American girl? When my father asked me if I would let my new stepsister come to Italy to stay at my compound, I considered telling him no. When he added that he expected me to act as her tour guide, I almost hung up. Almost. The problem is that family means everything to me...
  • The Russian by Isabella Laase

    The Russian by Isabella Laase

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    First he'll make her obey. Then he'll make her his. Dr. Mia Anderson isn't used to being ordered around, but when a powerful Russian mob boss grabs her off the street she is left with two choices: submit to his demands or be punished. Luka Petruskenkov needs medical attention for his injured cousin and he's decided that Mia will be providing it...
  • Grimm by Measha Stone

    Grimm by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Daniella was only trying to help keep her roommate safe. Her reward for such heroism? To be snatched up and sold like a bag of pototoes. William Grimm was in the right place at the exact right time when Daniella was dumped at his feet...
  • Daddy's Little Princess by Lila Fox

    Daddy's Little Princess by Lila Fox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Even though Brylee has tried to fit in to society, she’s been slapped down one time after another. If it wasn’t for Larkin, her good friend, she wouldn’t have anyone. Gage takes one look at the hurt young woman and decides she’s his to keep. Everything about her, from her luscious curves, puffy red lips, and doleful eyes, appeals to daddy inside him...
  • Dad's Russian Mafia Friend by Flora Ferrari

    Dad's Russian Mafia Friend by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Your dad asked me to do what he can’t…protect you. But one look at you and I know I won’t be able to protect myself from all the bad things I want to do to you, you naughty little girl. You’re too young, too innocent, and too perfect not to claim as mine...
  • Run to You by Kandice Michelle Young

    Run to You by Kandice Michelle Young

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wanted my complete surrender, I wanted his everything. .. Sebastian Black came into my life like a storm in the peak of the night. Dark. Raging. All-consuming. And, guaranteed to leave destruction in his wake. From the moment our eyes met, he had a hold on me. I wanted, craved, and needed him like nothing I had ever desired before. The problem was he needed total submission...
  • Finding His Strength by Measha Stone

    Finding His Strength by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captured and forced to marry Henrik, Megara vows never to forget his monstrous behavior. .. but her hatred for her husband doesn't weaken her attraction to him. Henrik chases his legacy with the ferocity and strength worthy of a God. He will not be deterred, and he will not fail. Nothing will stand in his way. Not even a wife...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  suspense  contemporary  dark
  • Leviticus by Elle Sparrow

    Leviticus by Elle Sparrow

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one expected to grow up in a cult, but that was exactly what life had in store for Leviticus Temple and his four brothers...
  • Trained by the Trillionaire by Emily Tilton

    Trained by the Trillionaire by Emily Tilton

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When nineteen-year-old Cynthia Hall falls asleep in the middle of an act of self-pleasure, she is shocked to be awoken by a stern, handsome man standing over her bed, scolding her for her wanton behavior. Within moments, Cynthia has been stripped bare, intimately inspected, and soundly spanked...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  anal sex  m-f  spanking  dark  age difference  rape  m-f-m
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