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Thieves' Honor by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
"Run, Rabbit, Run. ". After weeks in the Esposito Hotel, I now know three things:. 1. The Gentlemen are liars. 2. The Trilogy took my sister. 3. My father is insane. I've been reminded of who I am and who my enemies are. Nico lied to me, and Beck and Rush backed him up. I'm on my own again—the spare to the heir, with nothing to lose and no one I can trust...Categorized as:
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Battle Lines by Heather Long
Violence chose me a long time ago…. Survival isn’t everything. I’ve fought to protect my family. I’ve bled for them, killed for them, and gone to jail for them. There is no fight I will not take on for them…. I’ve been waging this war since I was seven years old. The only thing that’s changed is the battlefield itself...Categorized as:
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Shadowed Obsession by Penelope Black
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsbook two coming this winter!Categorized as:
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Lies Untold by Lexie Winston
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality. Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game... -
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Vendetta by Eve Newton
Rival syndicates have laid siege to our walls, bribed half the porters, and trained rifles on every stained-glass window. The Sanctuary Statute still holds—and my Court, now owns every staircase. So we weaponise the curriculum. The enemy has been granted “diplomatic access” to the Garden Party, certain that British decorum will keep the croquet lawn blood-free...Categorized as:
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Defied by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first? It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back... -
Broken Kings, Books 1-4 by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsComplete Series! *** This is a spin off of the Finding My Home series, Jynx’s story. You don’t need to read the Finding My Home series to enjoy this one! ***. Bow Down. My life got turned upside down when I got an inheritance from the grandmother I never knew existed... -
Fight by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo many things have been revealed over the past few hours, and I have a feeling there are more revelations to come. Once I’ve gotten over the huge personal revelation, that I was not even slightly prepared for, we then have to find out who’s killing the parents and whether they pose a threat to us as well... -
The Gentlemen: The Complete Series by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
A Complete, Binge-worthy Series filled with action, romance, and a healthy dose of sass. This set contains all three best-selling titles:. RED HANDED. THIEVES' HONOR. DAMNED SOULS. From Book One:. Forced to live with my ENEMIES. They think they OWN ME. But I own their HEARTS. Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen...Categorized as:
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More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel. The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up... -
Rock & Crank by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAre two Dirty Sinners better than one? SUMMER. When I left Haven to go to college, I never thought I’d be back or be a single mom, but here I am. Being Clover’s mom has been one of the best things in my life, but also the hardest because of her epilepsy... -
Accidental Daddies by Rebel Bloom
Three single dads, one overbooked cabin snafu, and a surprise baby bump. Paternity test, here we come. As a young single mom, I wasn’t planning on getting pregnant again. But then my woo-woo sister sent me on a single parent wellness retreat, and I was forced to share a cabin with three amazingly hot older men. Sebastian Grant is Mr...Categorized as:
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Unbreak Me by Reese Rivers
There’s ninety two dollars and fifty seven cents hidden in a Ziploc bag in the lining of the couch along with a double stack of polaroid pictures that might buy me some time. Every person who has met my husband thinks he’s the most charming man and would never believe what he does to me behind these four walls. And now, I see my five year old daughter’s arm in a cast...Categorized as:
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Shared by 3 by Barbi Cox
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs their love deepens, the shadows of disapproval cast by Hunter and Chase's father threaten to darken their path. This outdated mafia leader, bound by rigid tradition, believe that his sons' devotion to one woman brings shame upon the family name... -
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Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all. I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth... -
Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDropping papers off at my boss's house shouldn't be a big deal. Except that I'm in love with him, and I have a little fantasy that he secretly feels the same. An unexpected change in his demeanor makes me think my fantasy is finally coming true, but the second I realize my mistake, the storm of the century unleashes a mudslide, trapping me at his house...Categorized as:
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Reborn In Blue by M.J. Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA felon's daughter. A abusers victim. That's how I have seen myself the last ten years. Not Anymore. That night was the last straw. I’m starting over but not somewhere new. I'm going back to where it all began. How many times in your life do you get the chance to flirt with four sexy bad boys? Exactly! So when you do, you go for it! Enter the steamy Sons of Fortune... -
Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen
Who hurt Hellena Michaels? Once they find out, there will be hell to pay. Sanctum Harbor seemed like a fresh start, but this opulent town hides a darkness as black as my past. One risky deal gone wrong, and suddenly I'm in debt to the mob and stalked by a shadowed figure who seems to know my every move. Just my luck. Then there are the... -
Beautiful Chaos by Samantha Bee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI found something I never should have. Learned the dark and depraved secrets of my father and his friends. I paid the greatest price for it. Lost everything. Revenge kept me alive. Knowing one day I would make them pay for their sins against me. One day my sisters would get justice. That day has finally come. I built my throne with blood and grew my kingdom with violence... -
Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA biker gang wants me to have their baby? This must be some wild joke. It all started with a flirty chat with Kai, the leader of the Iron Serpents MC. One wild night led to something I never saw coming: I was pregnant. I thought I’d be raising my child alone, but the gang makes a shocking offer: they need an heir, and they promise to support me throughout my pregnancy... -
Single Mom's Firemen by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"Pack your bags, beautiful. ". "What do you mean? ", I stutter. Our firehouse is your new home for as long as you need. ". As a coupon cutting single mom,. Double shifts at the diner are my jam. But just when I'm stretched thinnest,. My mother opts for the casino lights over babysitting my kids. Imagine my fright when my diner catches fire...Categorized as:
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Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis
I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us... -
Symphony of Sorrow by Ava Summers
My husband is rich, hot, and the heir to the powerful Di Rossi crime family. I hate his guts. After my stepmother sold me like a prize cow, I ran away before the ink had even dried on the marriage certificate. One year later, I'm dragged back to the marital home and locked in a gilded cage... -
The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour best friends on spring break in Chicago on St. Patty’s Day… What could possibly go wrong? ! Lennon, Harper, Skyler, and Bristol have been inseparable the past four years while studying at NIU. With graduation right around the corner, they plan an epic spring break getaway to make new, lasting memories that will get them through the uncertainty that lies ahead...Categorized as:
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Deadly Passion by Holly Bloom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if the men I thought I loved want to ruin me? Escaping captivity should have given me the freedom I craved, but now I’m stuck in another prison. My sexy captors know my true identity, and they want to make me pay for my deception. The Dukes may have reunited, but dark secrets and cruel revelations have changed them. They’re broken, and so am I... -
Baking and Blindfolds by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCooking with my stepbrothers really heats things up. I'm a disappointment. A failure. A burden. That's how my billionaire father and his wife see me. After getting dumped and flunking out of college, there's only one place left to go: back home. The last thing I want is to see that look of utter disgust in my father's eyes and that smug smirk on my stepmother's face, yet again...Categorized as:
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Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew that coming home to them would be painful. I had no idea that it was only the beginning. After coming together to deal with the syndicate that followed me home, the guys went their separate ways once again. As I struggle to forgive and forget the past, they do as well. It all gets so much worse when an attack on the nightclub Wolfe and Ace own sets off a chain of horrific events...Categorized as:
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Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf I hadn’t kissed him, we’d be dead. My chance encounter with the brutally handsome mob boss and his two best friends throws me into a dark underworld I never wanted to visit. As a nurse, I’m used to healing wounds, not falling for men who cause them. But it’s too late—the powerful mafiosos are all I can think about. Cesare is in charge, both in and out of the bedroom... -
Filthy Rich Single Daddies by Alix Vaughn
“That’s it, baby. Let go for us. ”. Maybe skinny dipping in the neighbor’s pool wasn’t the best idea. Especially when the ridiculously hot new homeowner catches me and scolds me like I’ve been a very naughty girl. Turns out, my new neighbor, Austin, doesn’t live alone. He has two smoking-hot housemates and two adorable kids... -
Mafia Grooms by Stephanie Brother
My arranged marriage to a mafia boss is scandalous enough, even before he shares me with his brothers…. Massimo Moretti is handsome. Powerful. Dangerous. And my fiancé. The first time I lay eyes on him is at our engagement party, and he immediately whisks me away to the mansion he shares with his two brothers...Categorized as:
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Vicious by Eve Newton
The Sanctuary Statute has turned Cravenmoor from gothic university into a polished oubliette, and every heir inside is starving for power—or simply starving. I can feel the pressure rising under the stone. When an arsonist reduces our seventeenth-century library to ash, armed mercenaries ring the moat and BBC drones circle overhead like carrion...Categorized as:
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Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope…. As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
Debauched by Sarah Bailey
Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first? It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know. So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of...Categorized as:
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Promise of Embers by Celeste Night
I was offered one last job. One last job and I would be free from owing anyone anything. It was enough money that I would be able to pay for my final semester of college and change my life forever. How could I say no to that? The job was straightforward: burn down an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Strathmore...Categorized as:
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Fear the Reapers by Katya Ensmore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen all hell breaks loose, the Reapers are forced into a lockdown. There’s something to be said about close proximity. We might be stuck in the clubhouse, but there are eyes on everything. Nothing gets past the MC President or my brothers, especially when their baby sister has gained the interest of not one, but three possible suitors... -
Totally Wrecked by Nicky Shivers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI owe my sister big time, but seriously, isn't there any other way I can repay her? My identical twin sister is currently dominating the "Champion of the World" leaderboard, a year-long TV reality show that spans the globe. But now, she's broken her leg and needs me to become Brooke 'Action' Jackson for one installment of the program...Categorized as:
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Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say everyone has a Scrooge in their life, and I unfortunately have two. Nate and Barron, my arrogant ex-stepbrothers, hate me. Like really hate me. Ever since my dad, their ex-stepdad, cheated on their mom for the fifth time, they’ve wanted nothing to do with me—or him. Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure... -
Depraved by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTogether. Apart. Where does it end? It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together. We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood... -
Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales
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Dad's Best Friends by Molly Eden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI never meant to fall for my dad’s best friends. .. When I arrived at the lake house, I wanted a summer of relaxation and reconnection with my dad. But the presence of Oliver, Henry, and Max—each captivating in their own right—spins my world into unexpected chaos. With his carefree zest for life, Oliver urges me to seize every moment...Categorized as:
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Prevail by Bex Dawn
Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate Novella. Book 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 3: Ressurect: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 4: Prevail: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Part 1, Part 2). Book 5: Reign: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance...Categorized as:
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Her Titans by Genevieve Jasper
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m finally single again and am ready for my wild phase. Enter Atlas, the Viking God in a three-piece suit. I think it’s a one-night stand; simple, no-strings fun, right? Now he wants me to be his girl... -
TEAM PLAYERS by Stephanie Brother, Kasmit Designs
A standalone reverse harem romance in the bestselling Huge Series. .. I’ve always been told I’m a team player…now my foster brothers want to put me to the test. When I inherit a home from my long estranged father, it’s a dream come true. Pregnant and alone at nineteen, it’s just the break I need...Categorized as:
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Bratva Daddies for the Single Mom by Lisa Cullen
I let three masked strangers use me like a plaything. One night of sin to save my daughters. Now my belly’s growing—. And one of them put a baby in me. I was a broke single mom with twin girls and no options. So I sold my body at an underground auction. One night. Three masked strangers. They wrecked me. Ruined me. Marked me. I should’ve disappeared. Instead, I walked into their world again—... -
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Harlow by Katie May, R.A. Smyth
Belladonna has two meanings—beautiful lady and deadly nightshade. I’m both. When my job as an elite assassin sends me overseas to Scelestus College, I think it’ll be a quick in and out. Find a kidnapped little boy. Murder the kidnapper. Return home. What I don’t expect is for Scelestus to be home to some of the worst criminals who have ever walked the streets...Categorized as:
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Covert by Christina Sterling
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNikki's life is unraveling. Jobless, broke, and without a support system, she stumbles into a receptionist position at Ruthless Ink—a gritty tattoo shop where every artist carries secrets inked deeper than skin. Axel is the cocky motocross rebel with a hacker’s brain and a flirt’s grin. Beckett is the brooding giant who avoids women at all costs—because the last one destroyed his life... -
Her Best Friend's Big Bad Brothers by Chloe Kent
Alyson Edwards has her own set of problems. Not only is she barely making ends meet, when her father gets involved with some really bad people and makes some really bad decisions, she’s the one who is going to end up paying for them. With her life. It sucks to her, and those are poor people problems, but the one thing she keeps is her pride and doesn’t need anyone’s help, money or pity... -
Harper's Renegades by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings**This is a Stand Alone that pairs with the Hidden Empire Series storyline. Can be read alone but if read after Four Tricks it will give you more background. You know, I thought my life was pretty normal. I was working towards my dream of being a fashion designer, even got my own shop. My best friend Dax and I met in college as roommates and became soul sisters for life...Categorized as:
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Relapse by Quirah Casey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say trouble comes in threes; Ivy has to agree, because the three men who just became her neighbors are more trouble than anything she’s come across. Ivy Hendersen has always led a chaotic life. Drugs, partying, alcohol, she’s done it all and has no plans on stopping, at least until she gets a phone call that changes her life forever... -
Spiteful Heart by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s official. The city’s got a new serial killer, and the b*tch is taunting me. He’s killing women, tearing them up, mutilating their faces, and leaving them for me. He knows what I do. He has to. He doesn’t hate me because I’m the Bloody Queen. He hates me because I’m the Night Slayer, because I take out the men this world doesn’t need...
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