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Lords of Mercy by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
I came back to Forsyth and agreed to be their Lady for two reasons: protection and revenge. I put up with the abuse, the degradation, the humiliation, and bided my time. I wanted vengeance and I took it. The Lords give as good as they get and the consequences were fierce, but there’s one truth when it comes to Killian, Dimitri and Tristian. They keep what’s theirs...Categorized as:
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![Endure the Pain by Ashley N. Rostek]()
Endure the Pain by Ashley N. Rostek
Mobster. Murderer. Monster. Even though I’m all of those awful things, I could still be broken. It’s happened before and I barely survived it.If I were to be broken again, would it kill me? Or can I endure the pain of a shattered soul once more? Since I’ve returned home, I’ve embraced my inner darkness and have started down a path bathed in blood and smelling of gun metal... -
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![The Princess of Chaos by Candice M. Wright]()
The Princess of Chaos by Candice M. Wright
Once upon a time there was a princess... But that’s where this fairytale ends My castle was a compound, My subjects - a bunch of rowdy bikers And the villain of this tale was my father, the king. When a brutal attack leaves me no choice but to flee, I find myself cast out and alone... -
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Ryan Renewed by Sadie Kincaid
Jessie Ryan is happier than she had ever imagined she could be. Although baby making isn’t turning out to be quite as problem free as she’d expected, with her hotter than hell husbands by her side, she knows they can overcome any obstacles in their way. But, Jessie should know better than anyone how that kind of true happiness never lasts. Because pasts like hers just refuse to stay buried... -
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![Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I made my choice. I took the hard way out. Now all of our fates are riding on the dice I’m about to throw and luck never was on our side. I was whole once, with my boys in this slice of paradise we’d carved out for ourselves, but in the time that we were parted we grew up. Grew apart...Categorized as:
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Queen Crow by J. Bree
It was never supposed to be like this.My darkest secret has just been sent to the one person I was desperate to hide it from and now it’s too late to take it back. The damage has been done.With Atticus’ life in the balance and three new members about to be sworn in to the Twelve, the stakes have never been higher... -
![Kings of Anarchy by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Kings of Anarchy by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Continue the series with book 3 of the Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep!My father always taught me to take care of myself.He made me strong, cunning and calculating.But my Brutal Boys made me unbreakable.Have you ever heard the saying that it takes one to know one? Because from the very first moment I met the men I've claimed as my tribe, I knew that I was looking into the faces of monsters...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart.And now it’s my turn to fight for them.I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive.But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war... -
![Pretty Wicked Secrets by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Wicked Secrets by Callie Rose
the blurb below contains spoilers for the first book in the series. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Pretty Dark Vows .* They lied to me. They used me. They almost broke me.But I won’t let them win.I should have known better than to trust the Reapers. Should’ve known better than to let myself feel anything for them...Categorized as:
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![Escape the Reaper by Ashley N. Rostek]()
Escape the Reaper by Ashley N. Rostek
The reaper is knocking at my door. I wonder if he received my invitation. Why else would I have walked into that hospital room? I knew it was a trap. I just didn’t care. That’s the thing about revenge: It’s all-consuming. My only regret is that Louie was shot. Is he alive? Is he dead? I’m afraid I’ll never find out. I feel death’s hand on my shoulder. I won’t go out without a fight... -
![Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood]()
Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood
Empire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart... -
![Beautiful Ascension by P.H. Nix]()
Beautiful Ascension by P.H. Nix
Are you ready for the exciting end of the Edgewood Academy Elite? There are so many questions left to answer. Can the Heirs get their girl back or has too much damage been done?Edgewood thinks it’s destroyed me, but I’m coming back swinging.I let them in, and they broke my heart. Now, it’s time for the Heirs and the town of Edgewood to pay... -
![Queen of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Queen of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Once upon a time I met four monsters and thought the world would come to an end at their hands. But I was a fool.Because I didn’t understand the bigger picture.That the enemies I thought I knew would become the reason for my entire existence. My strength. My pain. My life. My love.The big bad wolf has teeth and claws as sharp as iron, and the danger before my eyes is blinding...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix]()
Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix
School’s out, but the fun never arrived. The enemy is no longer on our doorstep. They’re inside, wreaking havoc in the form of both perceived friends and known foes.Making what was supposed to be a summer of celebration into an endless string of heartache that led us to one Brutal Revelation. Brutal Revelation is a novella in the Edgewood Academy Elite Series...Categorized as:
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![Make Me Lie by C.R. Jane, May Dawson]()
Make Me Lie by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
The world knows me as the Demon’s Daughter.He’s a famous serial killer. And I may have been his accomplice.But no one knows for sure except for me.The dangerous, cruel men of the Sphinx secret society intend to uncover my secrets…and break me.Stellan, my childhood crush who lost his sister to the Demon...Categorized as:
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![Sin Like The Devil by J. Rose]()
Sin Like The Devil by J. Rose
“Look into the camera, Ripley.Tell us what happened in Harrowdean Manor.”Serving a three-year sentence after a violent manic episode, I own this psychiatric institute and every last patient in it. Dealing contraband to the desperate and disturbed has earned me this kingdom. To survive, I simply sacrificed my soul. They all fear me.Worship me.Hate me... -
![Cruel Idols by Sorcha Black]()
Cruel Idols by Sorcha Black
How can my favorite author be such a suspicious alphahole?All I wanted was an autograph, but Vandal Stokes is livid when he finds me on his property. The sketchy contract he makes me sign traps me alone with him and his gorgeous friend, Zero, for months.While we adjust to the awkwardness, Zero volunteers to be my writing mentor and assists me with my creepy research...Categorized as:
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You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsYou Will Bow is book two in the Wicked Boys of BCU series. It is strongly encouraged to read book one, We Will Reign first.More details coming soon...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Reign by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Cruel Reign by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
The more I find out about the Boys of Ascendance Bay, the more questions I have…They have more secrets than I first thought, and getting to the truth is harder than digging my sister's grave. I have to persevere if I want answers, but keeping reality separate from the lies is getting more difficult by the day... -
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Deviant by Sheridan Anne
Death is cruel. It’s unforgiving and brutal. It robbed me of the life I wanted to live and stole what little hope I had for the future. I was supposed to be something great. I was supposed to have it all … But a single bullet changed everything...Categorized as:
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![Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood]()
Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood
Queen of Anarchy is the heart-pounding second installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once. But bad b*tches get shit done.My list is finished. Every name has been crossed off... -
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Royal by Ann Denton
I like my men tall, dark, and dead.I’ve killed more of them than I can count and I just got a new assignment—a ruthless mafia boss who’s big on human trafficking.Glee fizzes in my stomach as I slowly bait the trap for this bastard. Everything is perfect. Until someone messes up my kill... -
![Forbidden by A.K. Rose]()
Forbidden by A.K. Rose
Trouble. I hit it with my car… Then I carried her home. Taking care of her wounds with my own dark depravity. Her scars tell a story, burns, cuts…some old…but there are some wounds that are fresh. So fresh they tell a dangerous, intriguing tale . One I’m captivated to learn. When she opened her eyes she didn’t recoil like the others. Instead, she told me her name... -
![Pretty Dark Vows by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Dark Vows by Callie Rose
Born into violence. Ruthlessly brutal. Savagely alluring.Maddoc, Dante, and Logan. The Reapers.They’re the type of men mothers warn their daughters about, and the last thing I should be doing is marching into their territory and proposing a deal.But I don’t have any other options...Categorized as:
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![Relentless by Tracy Lorraine]()
Relentless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine. He came to save me… but what he finds could destroy him. I might have accomplished the impossible and walked back up those stairs. But I wasn’t naïve. Freedom didn’t await. Only more locked doors and nightmares. My captivity means nothing now...Categorized as:
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![Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine]()
Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.I found peace in the last place I expected, but it was a mirage built on lies and unfulfilled promises.I thought we somehow managed to find a way to co-exist in their little lair, but as usual I was wrong...Categorized as:
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![Too Far by Abby Millsaps]()
Too Far by Abby Millsaps
I never considered how far I’d go to protect those I love. Not until now. Not until them. Locke. Kylian. Kendrick. Decker. The boys of Lake Chapel own me: mind and body, heart and soul. I’ll fight for them. Wait for them. Root for them and support them through anything. Because what we’re building together is a forever kind of love...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Secrets by Rachel Leigh]()
Twisted Secrets by Rachel Leigh
The Lawless have been many things:My friends,My enemies,And now my lovers. All but one…Neo Saint—my villain dressed in leather with the body of a god and a heart made of stone. He blames me for his misfortunes. Wants me to feel his pain. It’s time he learns I’m not who he thinks I am. Someone is out there,opening old wounds and creating new scars...Categorized as:
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Lawless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.I found peace in the last place I expected, but it was a mirage built on lies and unfulfilled promises.I thought we somehow managed to find a way to co-exist in their little lair, but as usual I was wrong...Categorized as:
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![Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean]()
Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Emerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew... -
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Ravaged Soul by J. Rose
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSabre Security saved my life.Now they want my soul as payment.After six years in captivity, forced to fight for survival, I thought I’d seen the darkest depths of humanity. The cartel broke me, forging a ruthless weapon from my shattered pieces.Not even freedom can heal those wounds... -
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Love Hard by Eva Ashwood
Love Hard is the explosive final book in the Black Rose Kisses series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading the first three books. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Fight Dirty. Got it? Great!***With a single bullet, my heart shattered.With a single bullet, the Jackals destroyed any chance at peace...Categorized as:
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![Beautiful Chaos by Jennilynn Wyer]()
Beautiful Chaos by Jennilynn Wyer
Beautiful Chaos is the highly anticipated conclusion of the Beautiful Sin Series. Blurb contains spoilers from books 1 and 2. **** Constantine, Hendrix, Tristan, and Aleksander. Four dangerous men who will do anything to protect me. Constantine Ferreira, Tristan Amato, and Hendrix Knight. My three childhood best friends who grew into ruthless, powerful men. Constantine is my sanctuary... -
![Watch Me Reign by K.C. Kean]()
Watch Me Reign by K.C. Kean
There are some images that stay with you for the rest of your life, and mine are all stained with blood. This war has raged too long, but the next blood to be spilled will be at my hands.Leo, Ezra, Jameson, and Jagger have always been the most important things in my life, and now my heart is broken, my soul destroyed, and I’m taking no prisoners with my vengeance...Categorized as:
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![Not a Whisper by M.T. Addams]()
Not a Whisper by M.T. Addams
With her secrets buried and her heart still intact—Briella Wilson is determined to move forward with her head held high as Spring semester starts.Yet, being entwined in a relationship with three young men is complicated—especially when the powerful Garry Gipson begins to stick his nose into his son’s life... -
![Wicked Surrender by Heather Long, Michelle Lancaster]()
Wicked Surrender by Heather Long, Michelle Lancaster
Every moment of my life was planned out before birth…Family legacy dictates everything from type of education to suitability of friends to eligible marriage opportunities to the type of business I’m expected to go pursue. It’s more than just DNA, it’s also about birth order, gender, and unfortunately—the family name...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Game by Eva Ashwood]()
Twisted Game by Eva Ashwood
I was the girl no one looked at twice. Until they saw me.My whole life, no one has had my back. My parents are dead, my adoptive mother is a drug addict, and the mean girls on campus mock me for my scars.So when I end up desperate for money and out of options, I agree to sell the one thing I have left: my innocence...Categorized as:
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![Why Don't You Save Me? by Rae Knight]()
Why Don't You Save Me? by Rae Knight
We will get her back. No matter the cost.Tori’s been taken. Nico's done the unthinkable—kidnapped her right from under our noses.We’ve spent years fighting for her, trying to prove that we’re the ones who deserve her, and just when we managed to have her the way we've wanted, he’s got her. He’s using her. Telling her to say she hates us, that she never loved us...Categorized as:
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![Ruin by Caitlyn Dare]()
Ruin by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series .My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...Categorized as:
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![Saint by Ruby Vincent]()
Saint by Ruby Vincent
It’s a common story. I’m sure you can guess how it goes.Girl winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time.She witnesses four gods of beauty and brutality murder some poor sap, and she’s stupid enough to get caught.Come on. You know what happens next.You know they tracked her… me… down.I don’t need to tell you that they claimed me... -
![The Pact by Helena Sage]()
The Pact by Helena Sage
𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬The journey hasn't been easy, but I've made it. Things are finally looking up after a year of rebuilding. I left my abusive ex to start a new life and a business with my best friend, Cassie, in the small town of Willow Hill. Things are mostly quiet here, although my work as a boudoir photographer hasn't gone unnoticed... -
![The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set by Eva Ashwood]()
The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set by Eva Ashwood
This set contains all three books in the bestselling Dark Elite series. Dive into a world of violence, obsession, heart-twisting angst, and dangerous romance. Complete trilogy with a HEA!They say the devil goes by many names, and I know four of them:Ciro, Hale, Zaid, and Lucas.My father was once a powerful player in the Chicago underground, but six years ago, he left that life behind...Categorized as:
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![The Devils and Their Doll by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones]()
The Devils and Their Doll by Marissa Farrar, S.R. Jones
They are the Devils of Verona Falls and I’m their little doll. They want to mold me into their perfect plaything, but I won’t break for them. They tried to ruin me, but they pushed too far, and now they’re sorry. They want to put things right. But they’re the Devils of Verona Falls—Domenic, Kirill, and Valentino—and their version of making amends is as depraved as they are... -
![Gallows Bridge by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Gallows Bridge by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Every story comes to an end eventually. Maybe ours was never meant to have a happy ending. I was back in my hometown at last, surrounded by the boys I’ve loved for my entire life, and I’d finally had everything I’d ever wanted. But fate never was kind to this dead girl and we aren’t done fighting to claim our happily ever after...Categorized as:
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![Red Handed by Kate King, Jessa Wilder]()
Red Handed by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
“I need her. Name your price.”At twenty-three, you would think I could say no to being traded to the enemy, but that’s not how life works when you grow up in an organized crime family. I consider myself lucky to have grown up at all.Ten years ago, my brother was murdered in the gang war that split the city of St. Adrian down the middle... -
![Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker]()
Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down... -
![Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis]()
Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll I wanted was to find my brother after he disappeared. I didn't plan on somebody trying to make me disappear, too.All in a day's work for the Moreno Family's feistiest enforcer.When the twists begin to fly and I'm turned in new directions, I realize there's more to my brother's sudden disappearance than meets the eye...Categorized as:
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![Convict by Blake Blessing]()
Convict by Blake Blessing
Life had always been about right and wrong. No gray area. No exceptions. But my time with the bastard sons of the Institution were slowly changing my mind–forcing me to see that sometimes the only options available to someone were bad and worse. Their justice was different than mine and I struggled with it. Except now, they were gone. Every day I’d fought to leave them, to go home...Categorized as:
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![Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce]()
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished...Categorized as:
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![Own by Heather Long]()
Own by Heather Long
The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance—not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones.Cold. Controlled. Ruthless.He watches me like I’m the problem he’s been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister...Categorized as:
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