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  • Stall by MysteryMixtapes

    Stall by MysteryMixtapes

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    "Strangers in the dark can change your life in the light.""As I reach the front door I can't help the same question swimming around in my mind, what could possibly be on all of those tapes?"-----Preview:"You wanna try and be my medicine Abby?" he asks with a deep testing tone, keeping his voice quiet...
  • The Forgotten One by Catherine Bybee

    The Forgotten One by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee spins a dazzling tale of long-lost relatives, overnight riches, and unexpected romance in the dramatic second book of The Heirs series.Sarah McNeilly is a rare find in the tabloid industry. She won’t ignite gossip. She finds the truth. And for once, that’s what her boss wants...
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  • The Silent Threat by Elle Gray

    The Silent Threat by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After the bodies of six young girls were discovered in a shipping container that had been dumped in a scrapyard, FBI agent Blake Wilder is summoned onto the horrific scene. A closer inspection of the bodies reveals strange markings, similar to Spenser's victims in Sweetwater Falls...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  mystery
  • Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    While the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away...
  • Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan

    Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Josie presses her hands into the center of the drowned girl’s chest and pumps, counting off compressions. She takes in the girl’s beautiful face, her brown eyes glassy. The memory of a champion swimmer on the podium with her teammates—a red swim cap on, her head thrown back in laughter—a stark contrast to the cold, still body before her. Breathe. Just breathe..
  • The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It’s the perfect time to enjoy the winter snow.Unfortunately, there are things brewing in Sweetwater Falls that neither coffee nor hot cocoa can solve…It’s Founders Day in the once idyllic town, as well as the beginning of the festive holiday season.Contrary to the beautiful scenery, being the sheriff of Sweetwater is not quite as cozy as Spenser Song imagined...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  mystery  m-f
  • Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    To be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  mystery  m-f
  • Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    We return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse. Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels. Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns...
  • The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There are memories that we try our hardest to forget.Reminders of what was taken from us...For FBI Agent Emma Griffin pain and brokenness was all she knew.At eleven, she found her mother murdered.The love she most cherished was gone in an instant.Even after catching the culprit, the pang in her heart never left her.Now with her husband and newfound family...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  mystery  suspense  length-short
  • Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank

    Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Welcome to Lone County, Arkansas, where every corner holds a secret, and the past is never really buried.Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance...
  • Savage Kings MC Box Set: Books 1-6 by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Savage Kings MC Box Set: Books 1-6 by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Are you ready to go for a ride with the Savage Kings MC? There's non-stop action in this six-book box set which includes Chase, Abe, Torin, War, Maddox, and Dalton.BOOK CHASE Chase hasn't forgiven himself for hurting Sasha and causing her an unbelievable amount of pain...
  • Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Book 8 of the Fatal series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Force... As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  contemporary  mystery  length-medium  m-f
  • Prison Break by Elle Gray

    Prison Break by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Shootings, prison break, carjackings, and murders…Just another Monday at Blake Wilder’s office.With the dissolution of the Black Cell unit.It seems that the change that FBI agent Blake Wilder dreaded has been forced upon her.Still reeling from the aftermath of the shakeup, Blake packs up and attempts to adjust to her new reality...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-medium
  • Dutch by Teri Woods

    Dutch by Teri Woods

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    James Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his early skill as a car thief, Dutch recognized the opportunity to rule the streets and he seized it. Feared by all, and completely fearless, Dutch and his dangerous clique take over the lucrative heroin business of a local African drug lord...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  length-medium
  • Finder, Volume 5: Truth in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane

    Finder, Volume 5: Truth in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When Fei Long agrees to a deal to trade Takaba back to Asami, things begin to look up. But is it really true? Or is something else going to prevent Takaba from being reunited with the one he has been waiting for? When the Russian mafia takes advantage of the situation and force their way into the negotiations upon Fei Long's casino ship, it looks like all bets are off...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  m-m  bdsm  rape  queer  length-short
  • Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force

    Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Washington, D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U.S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son. But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: Sam's seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  contemporary  suspense  mystery  length-medium  m-f
  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
  • Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Louis, aka Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life . .
  • The Girl in the Dark by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl in the Dark by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The life of a teenage girl is a roller coaster of emotions.Did Luisa Sinclair really run away from home?With a troubled home life, many in town speculated that Luisa Sinclair ran away.It’s been years since her sudden disappearance and all hopes of finding her are gone.Until a fisherman pulled up an ominous drum barrel.It contained human remains and the DNA comes up as a match for Luisa...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  mystery  suspense  length-medium
  • Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Two children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A’shai, are brought together by chance only to be forced apart by the most inevitable and tragic fate. Ashley and JaQuavis bring us this classic love story set against modern life’s most horrifying realities...
  • Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Makani Hughes is young, intelligent, beautiful, and living a very carefree life. So much so that she lets her carefree life get in the way of her studies, causing her to be expelled from school. Enter Reed Cook: a man sixteen years her senior. He promised to take care of her, but six years and two kids—who don’t belong to Makani—later, all those promises are gone out the window...
  • A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Most of us have a code we live by.Some live their life altruistically, while others live by a more sinister code.A code that only their victims know. A code to kill…Fresh from a grueling joint operation with Spenser Song, FBI agent Blake Wilder continues to find herself being stalked and hunted down by an unknown culprit. The worst part is that they may be after her loved ones as well...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  length-short
  • Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her...
  • Sinful Desire by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Desire by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Marriage.Commitment.Forever.Those are the things a man desires...
  • Emerald Vices by Nicole Fox

    Emerald Vices by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    I did a bad thing...And the man I love is here to make me pay for it."You're coming with me," he snarls."There's zero percent chance THAT's happening," I fire back.But I only get about two steps away before Andrey decides to take matters into his own hands.Literally.And it's me.I'm "matters."So now, I'm back where I started.Stuck somewhere I don't belong with a dangerous man who hates me...
  • Of Snakes and Men by Jessica Gadziala

    Of Snakes and Men by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Andres “A” Alcazar.Ruthless cartel leader.The last man in the world Hope wanted anything to do with. Until he was swaggering into her private investigation office.He needed to find a snake in his organization. And he wanted her to do it...
  • Sinful Chaos by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Chaos by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    By day, I’m the chief medical examiner for Copeland City.The rest of the time, I am a mafioso’s son’s wife.I married a cop who was once a criminal, but despite the seriousness of our job titles, when it’s just Archer and me, we luxuriate in the newness of our marriage.Steaming romance, sizzling touches, and secret adventures only we know about.But now, Archer’s father is dying...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  dual-pov  suspense  new adult  humor  length-medium  m-f
  • Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Over My Dead Body by Rebelle Fleur

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Allegra Grey is the daughter of a powerful American Mafia Leader. Trained since birth to take over the family business, she is ruthless, heartless, and one of the best assassins in the industry. She's completed thousands of assassinations in her career, completing every assignment... except for one. Ace De Luca is her one and only failed mission...
  • Sunshine For Shadow by Cassi Hart

    Sunshine For Shadow by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LisaI’ve never been anyone’s priority. My parents barely remember I exist, and except for my cousin Sasha, I have no friends. Instead, I spend my days writing novels, hidden away in the apartment Sasha and I share. I don’t believe in love, because I’ve never seen proof of its existence, which is why I write horror instead of romance...
  • The De Santis Cartel: The Inc by K.C. Mills

    The De Santis Cartel: The Inc by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Power. Blood. Loyalty.These are the tenets that rule the De Santis family, until an arranged marriage potentially threatens all three.Born into the most ruthless crime family in the South, Azreal De Santis is bred to lead, dominate, and rule...
  • Drawn Blue Lines by Cora Kenborn

    Drawn Blue Lines by Cora Kenborn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a steamy enemies to lovers romance full of sharp banter, cold revenge, and unexpected twists. Loyalty is the deadliest sin Adriana Every devil doesn’t always get his due. I survived a fate worse than death, and the only thing my family’s traitor got was my birthright. I used to rule an empire...
  • Dreaux: The Silent Killer by Nek Mills

    Dreaux: The Silent Killer by Nek Mills

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jules “Boko” Boudreaux is the younger brother of the newest leader of the Boudreaux family. After locating the missing best friend of his sister-in-law, Bridgette, the two quickly form a bond and become a staple in each other’s lives, and he vows to find everyone who hurt her and ensures their undoing.A corporate and criminal lawyer by profession, he faces corruption daily...
  • Aurora's Knight by Nichole Rose

    Aurora's Knight by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new “family” is coming to Silver Spoon Falls, TX. The well-known Arakas men are looking to expand their operations, and the small Texas town is the perfect place to start a new, less-than-above-board business venture. Along the way, the dangerous, wealthy men are going to find a whole lot of trouble...and the sassy women who will bring the possessive crime bosses to their knees...
  • The Wren by Penelope Black

    The Wren by Penelope Black

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As the firstborn King, I should be the heir of the Irish Syndicate.Instead, my father wants to marry me off to the highest bidder to fund a war I don’t believe in.My carefully controlled life starts to unravel, spiraling out of control faster than I can stop it.And then I meet them and everything stops for a moment...
  • Dirty Padraig: Dirty Dusters by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Padraig: Dirty Dusters by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CROSSOVER UNIVERSE #6FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOEFate chose her for me, but I was forced to accept another.My Disney princess then wed my own brother.Does she love me? Does she not?Does she love him? Does she not?What a tangled web we weave, but the truth will out. It always does.The domino of deceit toppled, bringing down the house of cards used to gameplay.Blood spilled. Secrets spilled...
  • Dirty Padraig by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Padraig by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CROSSOVER UNIVERSE #6FOR NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOEFate chose her for me, but I was forced to accept another.My Disney princess then wed my own brother.Does she love me? Does she not?Does she love him? Does she not?What a tangled web we weave, but the truth will out. It always does.The domino of deceit toppled, bringing down the house of cards used to gameplay.Blood spilled. Secrets spilled...
  • Aidan by L.K. Shaw

    Aidan by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    At twenty-eight, I’m not supposed to be raising my three orphaned siblings and trying to run our family’s pub alone. When dangerous men come to collect on Da’s debt—one I can’t pay—I go to the only person who might be able to help. My closest friend, Aidan. Only he’s not who he says he is...
  • Royal Love: His Virgin Queen, Marco's Girl, His Stolen Princess, His Stolen Bride by Mink

    Royal Love: His Virgin Queen, Marco's Girl, His Stolen Princess, His Stolen Bride by Mink

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Four MINK books about love, mafia royalty, and happily ever afters.Signed copies are available on MINK's website.His Virgin QueenI knew I was going to be sold by my father. A bride offered to forge an alliance or seal a deal. Even so, I still held onto the hope of living free of the families...
  • Royal Love by Mink

    Royal Love by Mink

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four MINK books about love, mafia royalty, and happily ever afters.Signed copies are available on MINK's website.His Virgin QueenI knew I was going to be sold by my father. A bride offered to forge an alliance or seal a deal. Even so, I still held onto the hope of living free of the families...
  • Perfectly Jaded by R.E. Bond

    Perfectly Jaded by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Over a year ago, my only real friend allowed her boyfriend to come for me.I’d only played a joke on him, but I almost paid for it with my life.Broken bones healed, but our friendship was gone.Aurora Donovan was dead to me.My boyfriend Stevo is an abusive junkie, but I can’t leave.He’d kill me if I even thought about it.No one knows the danger I’m in, until Alex finds me beaten and bloody...
  • Highest Bidder: A Billionaire Boss Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Highest Bidder: A Billionaire Boss Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    It started with a million dollar bid for a night alone with him.He's dark, commanding, and the most desirable man I've ever met.In fact my mysterious bidder had me wanting to do things I'd never admit.And I did them willingly, secure in the thought I'd never see him again.Boy was I wrong.Horribly wrong."Good morning! Welcome to CyberFort Security. The CEO will be here to greet you shortly...
  • Twisted Embrace by Piper Stone

    Twisted Embrace by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He was my forbidden crush. Then he made me his bride.Enzo Lazaro is my best friend's brother, yet the fact that it was taboo only left me even more desperate for him to undress me with those piercing eyes and then strip me bare and ravage me...
  • Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Possessive by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I struck a deal with the devil…and lost. For years, I followed orders and obeyed instructions.I put the family first. Always. Until temptation consumed me.I made mistakes and lost my focus, putting a target on my own back.I changed the game, Risked it all, And collected a prize. His prize.So when the devil came to collect, I had two options.Join him… Or kill him...
  • Always by Bethany-Kris

    Always by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Legacy Novel A wild boy. A sly girl. Cross Donati defines trouble. He does what he wants because he’s never known anything different. He’s unapologetic, and he owns it. Catherine Marcello is every bit a good girl … on the outside. Her entire world is a legacy, and she lives it. She’s curious, and she’s exploring it. She chases bad things. He never learned to be good...
  • Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake

    Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Tasha Taggart isn’t a spy. That’s her sisters’ job. Tasha’s support role is all about keeping them alive, playing referee when they fight amongst themselves, and soothing the toughest boss in the world. Working for the CIA isn’t as glamorous as she imagined, and she’s more than a little lonely...
  • Chaos: Discreet Special Edition by Luna Mason

    Chaos: Discreet Special Edition by Luna Mason

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    The special edition discreet cover of chaos.Everything is falling into place.A new life in a new state, living up to my name ‘The King of Chaos’.This is our new Bratva empire where we take what we want.And what a perfect way to leave behind my old life, by sleeping with my brother's new wife … on the night of their wedding.The only problem is, I may have left my heart with her...
  • Diamond Days by Suzanne Steele

    Diamond Days by Suzanne Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When shots ring out at a wedding, it leaves the Glazov family wondering if they are up against their most dangerous enemy to date--an insider... This is the first time the family has ever faced a betrayal from within. Told in third person past tense, all the couples make an appearance, with Glazov being the strong lead...
  • Matteo by C.M. Steele, Bookin' It Designs

    Matteo by C.M. Steele, Bookin' It Designs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MatteoMy first kill was for her.From that day on, I knew I’d always protect my dangerous little viper. However, I didn’t understand how violently those protective instincts would change the day she turned sixteen. From then on, I protected not only her but our future. Vivian belonged to me and no one else. If you touched her, you’d pay.I killed for her again, but it was one of my own this time...
  • Obsession by Jane Henry

    Obsession by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A steamy hot, obsessive anti-hero, standalone romantic suspense by USA Today Bestselling Author Jane Henry They call him the executioner.Some say monster.Dishonorably discharged from the military, he runs a highly secret, clandestineoperation, and has everything I need to find the justice I crave.Power players at his disposal.An insatiable hunger for justice.A reckless disregard for the law...
  • Ruling the Mob by Kristen Luciani

    Ruling the Mob by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fear Makes You Weak. Weakness Gets You Killed. Nico This life. It becomes more toxic every day. There is no escape for me or the ones I love. I've done things to claim my rightful place. I've taken care of those who challenged that place, and I've made a mortal enemy in the process.Now he's back, just like I always knew he would be. He's angry, tortured, and out for blood.Perfect...
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