Books like 'Three Gangs and a Silver Sin'

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young adult  bad boys  mafia

  • The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied by Rubix Cube 89201

    The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied by Rubix Cube 89201

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "It's quite simple really," Bennett told me."You'll be our good girl," Declan said.Jordan smiled. "And we'll be your bad boys."I was silent for a moment. I looked at them, at the contract, and back at them. Then I calmly put the papers back on the table. I looked at the three of them and slowly rose from my seat...
  • Hot Girl by Dream Jordan

    Hot Girl by Dream Jordan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    It's summertime in Bed-Stuy "Do or Die" Brooklyn, and Kate is feeling down in the dumps. Not only is she tired of her raggedy, tomboy image, but she's also missing her best friend, Felicia, who's away for the summer...
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  • Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    *This short novella IS included in the back of Elicit (book 4) but many people have been requesting it be set apart, if you own Elicit, you don't need to purchase this novella* Trace is about to ask her mob boss husband to do the unthinkable...allow his enemy Phoenix De Lange to train her in combat, the very same enemy who nearly killed her the year before...
  • Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enchant by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Stand Alone Prequel to the Eagle Elite Series In the mafia...only the strong survive. Joyce loves Luca. Luca loves Joyce. Frank loves his family and will do anything to protect it, even if it means taking away his brothers reason for existing. Falling, only takes one step, one movement of the chess piece, and in Joyce's fall she took more than just one heart with her...
  • 68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038

    68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    ~Sequel to The Bad Boy And The Tomboy~Macy Anderson and Sam Cahill are together in Manchester, England living the new university life. Their relationship is striving as they meet new people and experience different things and strengthen their beautiful relationship. But then again there's soccer, the Cahill family and girls because where there's Sam Cahill there will also be many girls...
  • Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Friends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said...
  • Totally Captivated, Volume 3 by Hajin Yoo

    Totally Captivated, Volume 3 by Hajin Yoo

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    by Jinha Yoo The mafia threatens Ewon into working for a loan shark, where he's forced to run dangerous errand for no pay...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  m-m  slow burn  queer  length-short
  • Forever by Rachel Van Dyken

    Forever by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Men fall hard. Rock stars? Fall the hardest. This is the conclusion to Alec and Nat's story. I breathed in and out for a few seconds as I waited at the end of the aisle. It felt like I was standing overlooking the edge of a cliff, and the minute I saw my future wife, I was going to freefall. The music started. Shit, I was seriously going to pass out...
  • Totally Captivated, Volume 1 by Hajin Yoo

    Totally Captivated, Volume 1 by Hajin Yoo

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    The mafia threatens Ewon into working for a loan shark, where he's forced to run dangerous errands for no pay. The culprit who doomed Ewon to this life is none other than Jiho, Ewon's jealous ex who still burns at Ewon's infidelity...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  m-m  slow burn  queer  length-short
  • Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett

    Stalemate: Murdoch Mafia Novella by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Are you ready to meet the next generation of Murdoch's and hear from the OG's...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Love can make you do some crazy things. For Kirishima, they're all for Yoshino, even an affair with an idol arranged by a spoiled rich kid for blackmail purposes. He's a tiger who has managed to trap the hunters in the cage with him. But as this intricate web of plans arranged by men comes to pass, the truth of the tale of the lady more vicious than even a tiger is revealed...
  • Wide Awake by AngstGoddess003

    Wide Awake by AngstGoddess003

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Edward and Bella have dark pasts that leave them severely emotionally scarred, with nightmares that force them to stay awake. They meet and begin to form a bond during the night hours...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  abuse  young adult  m-f  length-epic
  • Totally Captivated, Volume 6 by Hajin Yoo

    Totally Captivated, Volume 6 by Hajin Yoo

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The mafia threatens Ewon into working for a loan shark, where he's forced to run dangerous errands for no pay. The culprit who doomed Ewon to this life is none other than Jiho, Ewon's jealous ex who still burns at Ewon's infidelity...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  m-m  slow burn  queer  length-medium
  • August by trickology

    August by trickology

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nyctophilia(n.) Love of darkness or night. Finding comfort in darkness.August Villin was a name people feared.Cruel and powerful, his anger was a storm that never went away.He was the monster that lurked in all of your worst nightmares, waiting for you to cross onto his dangerous path. But the gates of hell swing open and all hell breaks loose,When they cross paths...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  young adult  angst
  • The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley

    The Song Remains the Same by Jovana Shirley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Phil “Kenna stood strong, taking my grief into herself. In that moment, if the world had truly threatened to fall, I had no doubt my Baby Girl would hold it up.” A pillar of strength, Kenna only grows stronger as time passes. I’ve known from the beginning that I was the weak link between us. Always, she’s risen above and beyond the darkness of the unknown that threatens to suck me down...
  • Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker

    Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Luke Boone doesn't know exactly what his uncle Rust is involved in but he wants in on it-the cars, the money, the women. And it looks like he's finally getting his wish. When Rust hands him the managerial keys to the garage, they come with a second set-one that opens up the door to tons of cash and opportunity. Though it's not exactly legal, Luke's never been one to worry about that sort of thing...
  • Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis

    Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When I was nineteen years old, I lived for sex, drugs and a good party. I had it all - good looks, a fast car and a hot girlfriend. Nothing in life was more important. That was, until I met Ellison James…. Since the moment I first saw her she was a raging bull; tackling me in the mud and throwing out insults as fast as her tongue could form the sound...
  • Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry

    Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    One moment of recklessness will change their worlds Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life...
  • Endlessly by Izzeliaa

    Endlessly by Izzeliaa

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
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  • Must Date the Playboy by notjustarandomgirl

    Must Date the Playboy by notjustarandomgirl

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    “I know I’m not the type of girl that you usually go out with. I’m not sexy, I’m not attractive and I’m no fun. I’m plain and boring with no charm at all. The only thing good about me is probably my brain, which everyone finds boring. But I must ask you this…Mr...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  young adult
  • Broken Promises (The Secret Life of Trystan Scott) by H.M. Ward

    Broken Promises (The Secret Life of Trystan Scott) by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New Adult novel by New York Times bestselling author H.M. Ward.A TRYSTAN SCOTT NOVEL - BROKEN PROMISESIt's 3 years later and Trystan's life has changed. The Secret Life serials are how Trystan became a rockstar, the novel is what happens after his rise to fame, and his brush with the Ferro family...
  • Totally Captivated, Volume 2 by Hajin Yoo

    Totally Captivated, Volume 2 by Hajin Yoo

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The mafia threatens Ewon into working for a loan shark, where he's forced to run dangerous errands for no pay. The culprit who doomed Ewon to this life is none other than Jiho, Ewon's jealous ex who still burns at Ewon's infidelity...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  m-m  slow burn  queer  length-short
  • Dazed by Kim Karr

    Dazed by Kim Karr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A Connection Series Novella featuring Aerie Daniels and Jagger Kennedy (River Wilde's cousin) Jagger Kennedy never went looking for fame, he just fell into it. After scoring a major modeling contract, his clean-cut good looks and charm catapulted his career. But when his actress girlfriend breaks his heart, he moves to L.A. to try his hand at acting...
  • Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Always Remember by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    How long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast...
  • Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles

    Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut...
  • The Fall of Gods by Con Template

    The Fall of Gods by Con Template

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The world has fallen. This is what Choi Yoori feels when her reality begins to crumble all around her. After discovering irrefutable evidence that she was indeed An Soo Jin, the legendary Queen of the Underworld who “died” 3 years prior, her world is left in anarchy. Time is ticking for Yoori...
  • The War of Gods by Con Template

    The War of Gods by Con Template

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before the changing of tides, there is always silence. A prolonged silence to warn people about what’s coming, an insufferable silence that promises pain, and an epic silence that guarantees an event that will carve itself into history. For Choi Yoori, the changing of her tides has started...
  • 今日、恋をはじめます 1 by Kanan Minami, Kanan Minami

    今日、恋をはじめます 1 by Kanan Minami, Kanan Minami

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Hibino Tsubaki is a young girl starting her freshman year of high school who is addicted to one thing - doing hair. Although she does not have the confidence to make herself look cute wearing "in style" clothing and great hairstyles, she enjoys creating cute hair styles for her little sister...
  • Heat by Holly S. Roberts

    Heat by Holly S. Roberts

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After a shoulder injury ends her respectable career as a police officer, Mak also known as Madison Abigail Kinloch turns to the seedy world of private investigations by default. Now her job consists of cheating douchebags and baby daddies dodging child support. Things can’t get much worse. Moon controls Arizona’s largest crime syndicate...
  • Totally Captivated, Volume 4 by Hajin Yoo

    Totally Captivated, Volume 4 by Hajin Yoo

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    by Jinha Yoo Mookyul's boss inadvertently walks in on an intimate kiss between Mookyul and Ewon, placing the young Ewon smack in the middle of their awkward relationship. Then much to his anger, Ewon walks in on an intimate moment between them. Trying to find relief in his own world, Ewon hangs out at a simple bar with his friends...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  m-m  slow burn  queer  length-short
  • Totally Captivated, Volume 5 by Hajin Yoo

    Totally Captivated, Volume 5 by Hajin Yoo

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    by Jinha Yoo The mafia threatens Ewon into working for a loan shark, where he's forced to run dangerous errands for no pay. The culprit who doomed Ewon to this life is none other than Jiho, Ewon's ex who still burns at Ewon's infidelity...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  m-m  slow burn  queer  length-short
  • Stone Deep by Tess Oliver, Anna Hart

    Stone Deep by Tess Oliver, Anna Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Tess Oliver and Amazon bestselling author Anna Hart bring us the third and final novel of the hit Stone Brothers series. SLADE She was gone. She’d been so unreal, I almost wondered if I'd just imagined her. But her sweet perfume still lingered on my skin and on the sheets...
  • Zack by M. Malone

    Zack by M. Malone

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Zack Marshall may look like a thug but underneath he’s all about family. His popular older brother, Gabe, has always had his back and he’s never envied anything he has. Except for Josephine Harlow. As the daughter of a congressman, Josie's family is appalled when she ends her engagement to work at a local mechanic’s shop. They all assume she’s still in love with her high school boyfriend...
  • Secret Mayhem by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Secret Mayhem by London Casey, Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    SECRET MAYHEMA Back Down Devil MC Novel Shay's guilt is becoming unbearable, and with the war raging on, the number of deaths are piling up. It's only a matter of time before Shay must confess what he knows. Even if it costs him his leather cut - and his life...
  • A Thousand Words by Treblehearts

    A Thousand Words by Treblehearts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Reece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well . . . She looks at life through a camera. Literally...
  • Violent Night by Nola Marie

    Violent Night by Nola Marie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    I live for the night. The world where I’m most at home. She is my night.Layla’s beauty and innocence shone like all the stars in the sky. I sent her away to preserve that light within her, knowing the danger of my world would seek her out if she stayed. But I wasn’t prepared for the complete darkness that enveloped me when she left...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  young adult  length-short
  • Pretty in the Dark by Anne Roman

    Pretty in the Dark by Anne Roman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.I was supposed to come home, start over, and live my life free of my father's control.But instead everywhere I turn I’m reminded of my past. Especially when I run into the one man I’ve never been able to get over. Cade Black.We used and broke each other. And I took the revenge he promised me on my knees while begging for more...
  • Inside Danger by Ashley Claudy

    Inside Danger by Ashley Claudy

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book Two Of Outside The RopesRegan thought she had found a new life. She thought she'd found something to love in the ring.She thought she'd found someone to love outside those ropes--Someone who loved her...
  • Breaking Alexandria by K.A. Robinson

    Breaking Alexandria by K.A. Robinson

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Alexandria’s drug-dealing boyfriend, Joel, isn’t exactly the white knight she’s always dreamed of, but she can’t deny the crazy connection they have. She would do anything for him, including helping him sell drugs in order to fit perfectly into his world...
  • Two Gangs and a Golden Girl by Holly Shmit

    Two Gangs and a Golden Girl by Holly Shmit

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    The West and East gang of Tygerwell have been at each other's throats since the dawn of time. And the two leaders of these gangs want to end the fight, once and for all.But fighting with fists is easy. Fighting with wit and charm, is a whole other ball game.Blake. West-side gang leader. Leather jacket and killer glare. Don't talk back.Owen. East-side gang leader. Fancy coat and toxic stare...
  • Wild Ones, Vol. 7 by Kiyo Fujiwara

    Wild Ones, Vol. 7 by Kiyo Fujiwara

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Is she too hot to handle, even for the yakuza?When Sachie Wakamura lost her mother, her estranged grandfather showed up to take care of her. The only problem is that Grandpa is the head of a yakuza gang! Sachie tries to continue living her normal life, but she can't run far since Rakuto, one of the most popular guys in school, is part of her grandfather's gang and her new protector...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  length-short
  • This Heart of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    This Heart of Mine by Amanda Bennett

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    *This is the third and final book in The Raine Series. WARNING contains mature content and language Kayla seems to have it all. She has a wonderful man who would go to the ends of the earth for her and a family that seems to support her regardless of the consequences...
  • Wild Ones, Vol. 1 by Kiyo Fujiwara

    Wild Ones, Vol. 1 by Kiyo Fujiwara

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Please note: reads right to left (Japanese Style) Sachie Wakamura just lost her mother, and her estranged grandfather has shown up to take care of her. The only problem is that grandpa is the head of a yakuza gang! Too scared to join her new family, Sachie tries to continue living her normal life...
  • Wild Ones, Vol. 8 by Kiyo Fujiwara

    Wild Ones, Vol. 8 by Kiyo Fujiwara

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Is she too hot to handle, even for the yakuza?When Sachie Wakamura lost her mother, her estranged grandfather showed up to take care of her. The only problem is that Grandpa is the head of a yakuza gang! Sachie tries to continue living her normal life, but she can't run far since Rakuto, one of the most popular guys in school, is part of her grandfather's gang and her new protector...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  young adult  length-short
  • Otherside of Fear by Ashley Claudy

    Otherside of Fear by Ashley Claudy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    On sale for 2.99. Price will rise after release. Book Three in the Outside The Ropes Series.Regan and Gage have fought their entire lives.For themselves.For each other.Now together, side by side. But as new fears arise, mixing with the old ones of their past, they will face their greatest fight yet...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  athletes  young adult  suspense  length-long
  • Some Kind of Hell by London Casey

    Some Kind of Hell by London Casey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the trilogy finale, shy DownCrash bassist, Logan, has his sexy eyes on Maggie's best friend, Annie. But Annie is still reeling from the way her relationship ended. She's hurt, angry, jealous, and the last thing she wants is some wannabe rockstar looking for his next hookup... although it may just be what she needs. Logan wants more for his life...
  • Letting Go of Lisa by Lurlene McDaniel

    Letting Go of Lisa by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Nathan Malone has been homeschooled his whole life. He’s never spent much time with kids his own age and he’s never dated. His mother is now busy with his new twin sisters, so Nathan must enroll at the local high school for his senior year. On the first day, a girl on a motorcycle catches his eye and Nathan is excited to discover the girl is also in his English class...
  • His Nerd Next Door by HoneyJewelz

    His Nerd Next Door by HoneyJewelz

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One thing, just one little thing Julie had to do to have a great start at her new high school. Don't Draw Attention.She thought she could handle it, how hard could it be right?She was reading in her room when she just decided to take one, little, harmless peek outside of her new bedroom window...
  • Revenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway

    Revenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Companion to the first two the books in the Tattoo Thief series (Tattoo Thief and Tyler & Stella) which can be read as a standalone. On the Internet, secrets never die… Violet can’t imagine anything worse than having her very private, very naked photos strewn across the Internet. Until they multiply like a virus. With her name, address, and phone number attached...
  • Relentless Rhythm by Michelle Mankin

    Relentless Rhythm by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The one she really wants is out of reach. The one he really needs is already taken. Dizzy Lowell, rhythm man for the rising rock band Tempest is a wizard on the guitar and a wonder with women. But the hookup specialist hides his emotional scars beneath his suave exterior. He never lets anyone truly touch him...
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