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Riordan's Revenge MODEL COVER by Jolie Vines
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 32 ratings***AN AMAZON #1 AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES*** I was a walking red flag, but that skeleton-masked man was mine. I always knew I was different—my obsession with catching Deadwater’s murderer with my Skeleton Girls Detective Agency, my hunger to hunt predators with my steel sharp and my manicure perfect.And now, my dangerous instalove for the skeleton crew’s new recruit... -
Decadent by Eva Charles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSingular tastes. That's what the Wilders are known for. I’m no exception. The world sees me as nothing more than a hedonistic pretty boy. But not everything is as it appears. One thing is certain. I'm a man who knows no boundaries. With no soul and no conscience, I'm free to take what I want. Including a deadly covert agent with a sassy mouth and an angelic smile... -
30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back.SERGEI30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits.My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist.But my precious prize doesn't know what I know.Nobody has ever won a war against me.Nobody has ever bested me.And she's not going to be the first.Good luck, little Willow.. -
King of Pain by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy 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... -
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Ruined Vows by Stasia Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm running from danger... and straight into him.I’m the perfect daughter—an heiress with a spotless reputation and a ring on my finger to prove it. But perfection is a fragile thing, and mine shatters the moment I meet Isaak.My bodyguard.Ex-military. Battle-scarred. All sharp edges and dark glances... -
King of Savagery by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeceiving Maxim Nikitin is dangerous. Defying him could cost me my life. I was sent in undercover, but my low-level clearance as an FBI translator hadn't prepared me for his merciless power. Called a savage beast, his brutal hold over Miami was legendary. I hadn't anticipated the effect of his ice-blue eyes or the passion the Devil exuded... -
Hunted by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was supposed to be a job. Then I made her mine. Hope Gracen was just another target to be tracked down... until I caught her. When I discovered I'd been lied to, I carried her off. She'll tell me the truth with her bottom still burning from my belt, but that isn't why she's here. I took her to protect her. I'm keeping her because she's mine... -
Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor a limited time, get the first 2 books in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling dark romance trilogy in one convenient bundle! A seductive, thrilling tale of abduction and dark love . . .On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Nora Leston meets Julian Esguerra, and her life changes forever... -
The Brigadier by Piper Stone
He came to my rescue, the sinfully gorgeous man who'd been my fantasy. Now, he owns me. Nikolay Kuzmin was my adoptive father's half-brother, a man I hadn't seen in years. He was considered one of the most dangerous men in the New York Bratva while I'd spent my life in Los Angeles. Now, I was moving closer to the powerful and chiseled man with eyes so blue they were mesmerizing... -
Worth of Waste by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDeLuca Duet, Part Two The Chicago Mob is the same as it has always been—violent, greedy, and excessive. The Outfit families have turned their backs when they were needed the most one too many times, but Dino DeLuca didn’t expect anything different. His whole life has been lived for the Outfit—for his family. He has a whole new set of reasons to live and fight now... -
Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed ...I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred... -
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... -
Wishing Well by Lily White
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy… Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister... -
A Lesson in Beginning by Elle Sparrow
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Journey From Darkness to DesireThey 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... -
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Watch Her Burn by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat night was supposed to be the happiest night of my life. Graduating at the top of my class with a master's degree in cyber security engineering set me up to live a comfortable life until I was forced into constant paranoia by someone I trusted.Silas broke me…burned me…but Landon loves me anyway... -
Live for Me by Ember Nicole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s hell bent on settling the score.He’ll do anything she asks.This is the third book in The Broken Bounty Series. It is not a standalone. The building blocks for this story begin with Break for Me by Ember Nicole.This is a dual perspective, dark romance and is intended for readers over 18 years of age. There are trigger/content warnings listed within the first pages of the book... -
Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAs a phone sex operator, Annette Waincott knows how to tease to get what she wants. That is, until she teases the wrong man at a club, claiming kinky fantasies she doesn’t really have. It must have been too much vodka and his tantalizing Russian accent. Too bad he believes her. When the Russian accidentally kidnaps her twin sister as part of an ill-fated sex game, things quickly get real... -
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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Wicked Little Island by Rhea Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrapped in snow, bound by grief, captured by an illusion.In the days following a devastating loss, winter takes hold in the Arctic. I’m stranded with the man who turned my world upside down. His secrets are the reason we fell in love, and our trauma is now what binds us. As we cling to each other to survive, I begin to peel his darkest layers and find he’s exactly what I need to stay alive... -
Her by D.V. Fischer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have something to prove.My weight. My worth. My life.Not only am I a woman fresh out of the police academy, but because of my father’s reputation, I have to prove I’m worthy of my badge.And then an opportunity arose, one I couldn’t pass up. Men and women are being abducted from another country to be trafficked for horrific purposes... -
Because of Me by Katie Pearson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe aspires to be the girl he deserves.Becca Mills is desperate to give her son a better life. To do that, she heads to a new town where nobody knows her, except her mother and her mother’s dealer. When Becca meets Dereck, a tatted mechanic who enjoys making her blush and earning her smile, things get complicated...Categorized as:
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His Perfect Little Hacker by Everly Raine
Getting hacked into wasn’t on Betsy’s list of things she wanted to happen to her. Getting kidnapped a couple hours later and being held against her will wasn’t either. But both of those happened to her. Finding out the man who kidnapped her was a Daddy Dom, something she had been longing for her whole life... -
Dark Throne by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI want him. And I hate him. I've known him my whole life.He's the boy who loved to torment me,pulling the ends of my braids. But when he catches me on his family's property,He does worse than that. I plan to pay him back for his punishments,but my little prank goes awry.I've made a terrible mistake, angering our family's deadly rivals. My obedience is demanded to make amends... -
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Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe conclusion to the Beauty's Beast trilogyThey say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.To appease them you must give your all.I’ve sacrificed everything.Lived through loss, and learned to love.To take the beauty with the pain.The rose with the thorns.This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.We’ll hold onto it forever.And hope our forever is longer than a day... -
Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
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... -
Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe came so close to escape.Or so it seemed.As soon as we turned around outside, we discovered how wrong we were.Sam isn't letting us go anywhere.I'm not the giving-up type. Despite the torture, I've found comfort and physical release in Drake. Thank goodness he's here to help me keep my sanity. I will find a way to free us and everyone here in the dollhouse... -
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...Categorized as:
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His Captive Kitten by Measha Stone
After her efforts to track down her missing mother nearly get her killed, Julie Sampson ends up on the run, hiding out in a cabin in the protective custody of police officer John. Though John’s insistence that she follow his rules irritates her, Julie cannot help being drawn to the gruff, handsome cop... -
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night... -
Bystander by Sassa Daniels
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Training His Pet by Measha Stone
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... -
Forced to Cooperate by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'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... -
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Tower by Measha Stone
When Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her over protective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail- she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants... -
Duty by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey say heavy is the head that wears the crown … Andino Marcello’s world is turned upside down when he becomes the next heir apparent to the Marcello empire. He was comfortable in his place as a Capo, but comfort is for the weak in the world of mafioso. The boss’s seat is waiting... -
Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere’s nothing in the world I can’t buy… …except her. Amber has no idea what she does to me. She’s my secretary, but she’s also my obsession. Those innocent eyes? Those delicious curves? She sets my blood on fire. Out of all the women in the world, she’s the one I want. The one I need. But the sins of the past have dirtied my hands and my soul. I can’t touch her... -
She's Mine by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive... -
Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘There’s no place for that here.’ The past that they’d hoped to outrun has chased them down, and now it wants payback. To appease their debtors, they must delve into Rushe’s own history. As they come face to face with the situation that brought them together in the first place, Flick learns more about the man who she’s pledged her heart, and her body, to... -
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... -
Prince of Pain by R.E. Bond
I’m out of control, spiraling without a care in the world. I hear what people say about me, that I’m only good for one thing. I’ve always been the girl that everyone’s had but nobody wants. I enjoy sex and pain. It drowns out the loneliness and gives me a few minutes of peace. I never thought anyone would understand my need to hurt...Categorized as:
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Cuffed Love by S.J. Ransom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously written for an Anthology. Released from Anthology 7/21/2023 and has been rewritten and expanded.Othella-Why did I come home?Oh, right.My never-ending need to seek my Mother's love and approval.Surprise, surprise — she barely knows I'm alive.Then again, if it wasn't for her neglect, I wouldn't have met the local sheriff, Noah Vincent.God, he's annoying and pushy... -
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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Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe Took Everything from Her. Now He’s the Only Thing She Craves. Cali thought stepping into her family’s empire would be her hardest challenge until Connor walked back into her life. Once her stepbrother, now the man accused of murdering their parents, he’s out of prison but far from free. Bound by house arrest but still haunted by scandal, Connor is the last person Cali wants under her roof... -
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The Assassin by M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriel Mancini represents everything Ardan Murphy hates.He’s disloyal.Money hungry.‘Honor’ isn’t a word he knows.He is also too damn handsome for his own good.When mob boss Sloan Killough finally gives Ardan permission to find and kill Mancini, the job isn’t as straightforward as he expects... -
Intrepid by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSTANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE In the corner house of an empty street, there is a boy inside a box. In that boy, there lives a secret, one so dark, it’s sealed with locks. Nearly ten years have passed since the night I was captured. Tricked and betrayed, I suffered the hours of brutal torment with death’s cold whisper across my skin... -
Unholy Night by J.S. Cannon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA 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... -
Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin Lilly and J.S. as they begin their twisted tale of love and revenge. The Uncovering You Boxed Set includes the first three, full novels of the shocking dark romance series that has captivated readers all over the world. Book descriptions: [i]Uncovering You 1 - The Contract [/i] When I wake up in a dark, unfamiliar room, I have no idea what's waiting for me in the shadows... -
A Vow So Soulless by Vero Heath
I’ve taken everything from my Songbird. Her freedom. Her innocence. Even her name. She’ll no longer be known as Deirdre O’Malley, but Deirdre Titone. My wife. Whether she wants to be or not. It’s the only real way to show this city who she belongs to. The only way to tell the world that she’s as protected as she is possessed... -
Seductive Sadist by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of scorching hot hate to love captive romances will devour book six in the VENGEFUL VILLAINS Dark Mafia series by USA Today bestselling author Kristen Luciani! Ready for a dark contemporary enemies to lovers romance with no cheating and an HEA? Then scroll up and one-click on SEDUCTIVE SADIST today!Publisher's SEDUCTIVE SADIST contains explicit and mature content and graphic violence...Categorized as:
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