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Kansas by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsInstincts are all we have to rely on. And mine were spot on. There are a few things I don’t like to talk about in life. My father. And Kansas. I hate him, and I hate that godforsaken state. To this day, I haven’t loved because there’s a fear. An inkling. An instinct that I will be just like him. I convinced myself our blood was rotten, tainted, and sour... -
Venom & Vengeance by Emma Slate
He’s grumpy. Older. An ex-con. Did I mention I’m totally hot for him? After a near fatal run-in with the cartel, I turn to Viper for protection. He’s muscle for his motorcycle club, and the next thing I know I’m living in a biker clubhouse with my own personal bodyguard. Viper makes me feel safe…and desired. No wonder I can’t keep my clothes on around him...Categorized as:
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The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage. Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her. I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals. She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end...Categorized as:
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Mister Bossy by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s my boss. My grumpy, jaded, fresh-out-of-jail boss. Falling for him is not okay. Too bad I’m already up-to-my-eyeballs in love. I always imagined myself with my very own Prince Charming. The kind of man in those fairytales I grew up reading. And when Eli Kingston shows up in Crescent Harbor—grumpy, jaded and fresh out of jail—I know he's not the one for me... -
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Home Town Knight by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe's a cowboy with a sheriff's badge. And the last man she wants as a Protector. Investigative reporter Genevieve Blake rolls into Hartley County, Colorado on a mission. She's determined to expose the Last Refuge Protectors as vigilantes and the local sheriff as corrupt. The last thing she needs is a distraction—especially in the form of a handsome stranger at the hotel bar...Categorized as:
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Mercy For Reaper by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHolly. After one of my worst days working at the hospital, all I want to do is drink wine straight from the bottle while soaking in the tub. I’m about to make my own wish come true when I hear a pained groan coming from inside what should be my empty house. My terrible day gets even worse when I find a strange man bleeding on my bathroom floor as he fades in and out of consciousness... -
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume Four by Audrey Carlan, Samantha Brentmoor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Audrey Carlan, discover The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume Four. What would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future... -
The Two Last Moments by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a former Army medic. A hero with a heart-stopping grin and a steady hand. And the only person I remember when I’ve lost everything else. When I wake in the hospital, there are only a few things I can recall. My first name. A car, racing toward me before impact. And him . The firefighter EMT who miraculously appeared that night. Who saved me...Categorized as:
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Opal by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGEM: A PRIVATELY-FUNDED ORGANIZATION OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE SEARCH FOR—AND THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY OF—MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH, AT TIMES WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, GEM AIMS TO ENSURE THE VICTIMS RECEIVE JUSTICE…BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY. ____. GEM Operator Opal; multifaceted, versatile, a chameleon. She hides in plain sight, adapts, and infiltrates...Categorized as:
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Reclaiming Lola by Kylie Kent
⚠⚠⚠This is a dark romance containing scenes that could be triggering to some. This is not for the fainthearted. ⚠⚠⚠. Lola. They want me to be her. Lola. I’m not though. I haven’t been that girl for the last ten years. My childhood was stolen from me. And the monsters who took me, they make the devil look like a saint. I was nothing more than a slave, trapped in a nightmare with no way out...Categorized as:
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Claimed by 3 by Barbi Cox
I never wanted to live in a safe house with 3 older men, never dreamed of three very attractive mafia thugs. Until they released me. And now I want back in that house to be with my men at all costs. -
Possessing Bella by Penelope Wylde
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsValerian:. Darkness and pain is all I have ever known. I wear the scars on my body to prove my claim. I'm an empty shell with no soul or heart. I spend my days in the murky shadows where sin is the only constant. I wait for death to claim me. But he's not coming today. Not when I see the light of heaven in her emerald eyes. Shields break from around my soul and light comes in...Categorized as:
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A Lesson in Beginning by Elle Sparrow
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Journey From Darkness to Desire. They took everything. My husband. My dreams. My innocence. After escaping a sinister cult's grip, I faced a stark new reality. I was left with only one thing. My treasure. My son. Desperate, I sought refuge with my estranged family. It was a struggle, but I was beginning to find my footing in this strange, modern world. Enter Joel Whitlock... -
House of Heathens: The Complete Trilogy by Alta Hensley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA villain is made. A monster is hidden. A viper who is forbidden. Together, they are the Gods Among Men. Welcome to the House of Heathens. Within these walls, you are captive to a world of decadence and sin. Where dangerous secrets hide in the shadows. And a family tree with roots so twisted, they bind and strangle each unlucky generation...Categorized as:
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Stolen by J.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDante wasn't looking for a woman. He was content with being a single dad, and slowly but surely taking his place as leader of his club, Devil's Disciples. His life was busy, and he didn't need women complicating things. Fuck them, leave them. Don't catch feelings. But Dante had never met a woman like Rachel. Rachel has a past. One she has worked hard at erasing...Categorized as:
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Avenging Azalea by Brooklyn Cross
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMF, Mafia, Age Gap, OW Drama (No Cheating), OTT/JP, Family Drama, Found Family, Interconnected Standalone. I promised that I would avenge her, and I always kept my promises. I, Titus Mikhailov, am the calm that holds back the storm in my family. For years, I’ve kept the peace, negotiated, and found common ground between those I love most in this world...Categorized as:
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Watch Her Break by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI was just an innocent girl back then, but I should have known better than to trust strangers on the internet. No one knows the secrets I keep locked away. My family and friends are clueless about how far I've fallen. They mean well, but none of them understand the situation I've gotten myself into. I built my entire world around the dream of a life with a man I'd never met... -
Devious Madness by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe ran. I caught her. Now she's mine. Hunting down Mira was supposed to be a simple assignment. She thought she could disappear—cover her tracks, hide behind false names and small towns—but I found her, and I intend to drag her back, kicking and screaming if necessary. But getting Mira home isn't easy. She fights like a cornered animal, desperate to escape the secrets she's hiding...Categorized as:
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Crown of Bliss: A Billionaire Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis obsession. Her salvation. At my lowest, I accept an unimaginable clean up a murder scene to earn one-hundred-grand. Problem is, my employer doesn’t plan on letting me survive the night. That’s when I meet Lanzo Torrent. He’s gorgeous, chaotic, frustrating, and my only salvation. He says he can save my life, but I have to trust him first. Lanzo drags me into his war...Categorized as:
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Mine to Shield (Protection) by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this broken FBI agent and young professor work together to take down a dangerous cult despite their rocky past or will their true identities be exposed, threatening their lives and future together. Going undercover with the FBI to infiltrate a dangerous cult was the last thing I expected during my week off from teaching. But here I am...Categorized as:
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Love Op by Devon Atwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s on the run. He’s on the hunt. But who will get caught in the end? Mattie Thorne has been on the run from her parents for almost two years. She’s being chased by a ruthless mercenary named Ghost, but somehow, she always manages to escape his capture attempts. Until one day, her time is finally up...Categorized as:
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January's Ride with Six by Eve London
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA rebel's heart and a biker's duty collide in a forbidden love that threatens everything. Ginger. Living under the control of the Savage Bones is like existing in a cage where freedom remains just out of reach. The night I run, desperation fueling my steps, I crash into Six. He’s at the core of everything I’ve been told to fear...Categorized as:
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His: Luca by Fiona Murphy
Luca Sabatini saved me and an entire truck full of women on our way to be sold into sex trafficking—but who will save me from him? He tells me I belong to him, that a Sabatini keeps what is his. I shouldn’t want to belong to anyone, yet a longing I don’t understand thrums through me—an attraction I cannot deny. Except it’s not safe for me, or him... -
The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume Three by Audrey Carlan, Samantha Brentmoor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Audrey Carlan, discover The Marriage Auction: Season One, Volume Three. What would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future... -
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Scarred by Eva Winners
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSERIES BLURB When powers clash between the powerful, elite American families and billionaire mafia men. ✅ Mafia romance ✅ Hot Billionaires✅ Steamy sex✅ Violence Three orphans that grew up on the streets of Moscow among Bratva. Their experiences made them brothers. Their strength made them leaders. Three best friends on an unforgettable summer vacation find more than they bargin for...Categorized as:
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Twisted Crown: a dark mafia arranged marriage romance by Alexa Michaels
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe gambled with kings to save her cousin. Now, there’s no way out. Penelope. An impromptu trip to visit my relatives reveals an unexpected—and unpleasant—surprise. My baby cousin, the sweetest creature to ever walk this Earth, is getting married. It’s not a love match. She’s never even met the man! I expected my visit to be chaotic... -
King's Virtuous Son by Ki Brightly
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe “Innocent” Twin. Hunter Tanner is a prospect for the Kings of Men MC. The club president, King, shocked Hunter with the news that he is Hunter’s biological father. King was the only man who had ever kept Hunter safe, and he’d taken King’s attention the wrong way—only to be devastated to learn they were related. Now he’s pissed off...Categorized as:
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Scotch by Mhairi O'Reilly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshby ‘Scotch’ Feilding returned from the military not feeling like a hero, but as a man fractured by the horrors he witnessed, a shadow of the man he once was. Unable to fit into the normalcy of ordinary life, he finds solace in the roar of engines and the brotherhood of The Devil’s House MC, serving as their tech wizard... -
Bound by Ruin by Misti Wilds
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsand when nothing remains but smoke and ash, she will cloak herself in ruin and learn to breathe in the dark. Bound by Ruin is book three of the Brutal Beauty series. Why choose, Russian mafia, dark romance.Categorized as:
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Inescapably Yours by Lizzy West
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsComing Soon! We are overjoyed to invite you to the event of the She’s found the dress. He’s chosen the perfect ring. The venues are swathed in candles and flowers. Now, all that’s left is for these happy couples to make it down the aisle and say ‘I Do’...Categorized as:
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Scorched by Yolanda Olson, Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOne father. Two brothers. But there can only be one perfect son. Luke. Pater. Dad. The man left behind more than just a legacy when he died, and ten years is a long time to be without a guiding hand. I’ve done my best, tried to follow the rules my father bestowed on me when I was young, and now I have to fulfill a promise. I have to bring Cleo home... -
Griffin by S.M. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Thriller, Gold Global eBook Award, and Global Book Award Silver. Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in two categories: Romantic Suspense and Audiobook: Fiction. Finalist in the 17th National Indie Excellence Award. After one electrifying kiss, I’ll risk everything to protect Cora Jennings...Categorized as:
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Redemption Refused by Marie James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSynopsis coming soon!Categorized as:
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Ruthless Heart by Marlee Wray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm the only one who doesn't know who he is. .. He's the sort of man you fantasize about. Gorgeous, strong, successful. But the Celtic tattoo on his hand is a clue that there's more to him than meets the eye. Liam Callahan is one of the most powerful men in Boston. A boss in the Irish Mafia. I'm too naive to suspect. At first...Categorized as:
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Twisting Grace: A Dark Ugly Duckling Retelling by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am suffocating in a world where wealth and appearances are everything. My so-called family only cares about my money. Every part of my life is controlled, from what I wear to how much I eat. I am their puppet, and this is their show. When everything finally comes crashing down, it’s Cyrus who cuts the strings that keep me tied to their strict expectations... -
The Desires That Burn by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI have a weakness for bad boys…and my latest obsession? My father’s best friend. Gorgeous and powerful. Ruthless and deadly. Orion is the threat of death wrapped in a 6’5 tattooed package of filthy intent. He’s my new bodyguard. And my father’s trusted friend and hired gun. Lines quickly blur when he shows up to rescue me from a depraved group called the Collectors... -
Hold Me For Now by Lexi Davis
It was supposed to be a cure. Not a connection. Kristi has always felt broken, like something inside her doesn’t work the way it should. Desperate for answers, she signs up for an experimental program—one designed to fix people like her. Under the guidance of a doctor, she expects structure, rules—something clinical. She doesn’t expect T...Categorized as:
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Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStrong, 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:... -
Control by Lena Little
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a man who’s in control, at all times, even when I feel urges inside pulling me into uncharted territory. I see things in her that I like, although I’m not about to spill my guts like a lovesick teenager, because I’m anything but. But this little Lolita is peeling back layers like I’m an onion she is preparing to throw in a boiling pot of soup. That. Cannot. Happen...Categorized as:
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Savage Proposal by Bella Ash
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI built my empire on blood and betrayal, turning my heart to stone after losing the only woman I ever loved. Love is a weakness I can’t afford. But then Isabella Rossi walks into my world—scarred, defiant, and hauntingly like Sienna. She was supposed to be a pawn in a dangerous game, a surrogate to secure my legacy. Yet her strength and fire awaken feelings I buried long ago...Categorized as:
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High Stakes Deal by Lizzy West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSebastian. I’m living a lie. I’ve met the perfect woman: beautiful, smart, and driven. Unfortunately, I’m supposed to be buying her business out from under her. She has no idea what I’m planning when she comes to ask me for a favor. I just pray I can convince her my feelings are real before both our plans come to light. Amelia... -
Sins of the Hidden by Juniper Nyx
I never wanted him. But how do you escape from a man that doesn’t exist? A moment can change your life. One day I was just a normal college student with dreams of opening up a bakery. The next, I was thrust into my father's double life as the lawyer of a deadly MC. I was the secret he didn’t. want to share, but now I was exposed for all his club brothers to see... -
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Unholy Union by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was off limits but I wanted him anyway. Theo Williams – my bodyguard. The man that was hired to protect my life is now the man that I can’t stop thinking about. I shouldn’t have such sinful thoughts but they keep invading my mind. When I’m forced into an engagement with another man, I feel like my heart will break. This man will take me away from Theo...Categorized as:
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Silver Rain MC by Addy Archer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTheros - A rival MC killed my president ten years ago, throwing the club into a bloody war. A chance to put a truce in place presents itself when I kidnap the rival president’s sister. Making her my old lady and wife might be my one chance to lead both the club, as my family, into calm waters. Though, we might end up drowning in this destructive vortex of life...Categorized as:
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Mine to Shelter by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Just when I thought life couldn’t get worse, a past nightmare returns. But this time he’s after more than my body. He wants it all—me and my daughter. Broken, abused, and all alone. I first met Detective Hudson Mott on the worst night of my adult life, and now four years later, he appears on my doorstep telling me I’m in danger. Again...Categorized as:
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Wicked Desires by Cora Kent
Marked by vengeance, branded as mine—Lucia Terlizzi will be the key to my revenge. Dante Terlizzi has to pay. Two years ago, he broke his betrothal to my sister. Two months ago, his brother stole the bride meant for my best hitman. There’s an unwritten rule about family members and children…. But f*ck the rules. Lucia is the baby of the Terlizzi family. Now I’m going to put my baby in her...Categorized as:
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Hideaway by bazookah
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn which a teenage girl sets her sights on the mafia don, and innocently seduces him. . . . . . . . . . . She gets what she wants because no one dares to refuse the Principessa. But when they can't give her the one thing she wants, she gets it herself. . . . . . . . . . . 19 year old Giana is beautiful, sweet and convey's innocence. Giana is also bratty, spoiled and manipulative... -
Dad's Italian Mafia Friend by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy dad gambles away $50,000 and it’s up to me to get it back. But when I meet the man he owes it to, I owe it to myself to be careful. He’s dangerous, powerful, and his reputation precedes him. But all he wants to know is if anyone has preceded him, when it comes to his need to be my first…and only...
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