Books like 'A Not So Silent Night'

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  • Parts of Us by Cara Dee

    Parts of Us by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    The Game Series, #14 | Doll Parts Sequel | MMMM | M/s | DD/lb | Hurt/ComfortGrab your favorite stuffie and join Cam, Lucian, KC, and Noa as they jump over life’s hurdles together with their kinky friends as support. Brat shenanigans are to be expected, starting with an Easter Egg Hunt—that has a twist—and continue until they’re off on their Caribbean cruise...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  age difference  age play  m-m  hurt-comfort  m-m-m  menage
  • More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    With 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...
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  • Broke Down by Sharan Daire

    Broke Down by Sharan Daire

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    My car broke down on an icy road in the middle of nowhere. I’ve got no money in the bank, no place to stay, and no food for my kids. Can it get any worse? Sure. A police car pulls up. The county sheriff calls his twin brother to tow my car for repairs that'll probably cost more than the beater is worth. They say don’t worry about it. They only want to help.Sure they do...
  • Quintessence: The Boxset 1-3 by Serena Akeroyd

    Quintessence: The Boxset 1-3 by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Sascha heads for a job interview, she has no idea that her life is about to change. There's more at stake than just a job here. With five sexy geniuses as her new bosses, she has two choices. Keep things platonic or make things interesting... Find out what her decision is in Quintessence: The Boxset. Books 1-3 are available in this omnibus edition for the first time...
  • Beast Brothers Wild: Reverse Harem Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Beast Brothers Wild: Reverse Harem Romance by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Three men. Untamed. Irresistible. And completely off limits.The King brothers want to buy my family's resort. They also want me in their bed.Logan is used to getting what he wants, exactly how he wants it, and his deep, seductive voice has me ready to do whatever he asks. Ryder has a very dirty mind, and doesn’t hesitate to share his plans for me...
  • Shades of Trouble: Books 1-4: Complete Series by Kitty Cox

    Shades of Trouble: Books 1-4: Complete Series by Kitty Cox

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Complete Series - Collide, Converge, Combust, and ConquerBook 1: Destiny is what happens when dreams collide with reality.I've made a name for myself as a world famous lingerie model. I'm rich and powerful now. Not too bad for a girl from small town Texas. All I really wanted was to become so beautiful that Luke, my teenage crush, would fall at my feet.But thirteen years is a long time...
  • Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas

    Claimed By My Boss & His Twin by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dropping 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...
  • Confessions: Ethan by Ella Frank

    Confessions: Ethan by Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Everything in the world is about sex except sex.Sex is about power. ~ Oscar WildeDesire. Dominance. Sex.Ethan Holt is in the business of all three.He believes that any fantasy can be created, and that any kink should be explored.Why wouldn’t he, when he has several of his own?Control. Ethan has to have it.In his job at The Office. In his relationship with Zayne...
  • Daddies by Shanna Handel

    Daddies by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Mafia Billionaire Romance. I didn't ask for a daddy. They decided I needed two.When they caught me putting my nose where it didn't belong, they didn't just teach me a lesson.They bared my bottom and spanked me like a naughty little girl.Then they made me call them daddy.This bad girl needs a firm hand. From both of us.She was playing a dangerous game and she had to be punished...
  • Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole

    Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They took her. They took the one thing in our miserable lives that means anything to us.When we find her. Revenge will be had.But with that revenge, secrets must unravel.Truths must be told.But with the revelations...Questions arise...
  • Knocked Up by Sharan Daire

    Knocked Up by Sharan Daire

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    From homeless single mom broke down on the side of an icy road... to living in a mansion with four gorgeous men.Not only have the Blakely Four Brothers taken me and my kids in, but they've also given me a dream-come-true job as an exclusive model for their new fashion line. I have a magnificent roof over my head. My kids are happy, fed, and safe. I have four incredible men in my bed...
  • Zayne by Ella Frank

    Zayne by Ella Frank

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Rebellion is necessary for development of character. ~ Cynthia VoightImpatient. Impulsive. Rebellious.Zayne Copeland’s been getting in trouble for as long as he can remember.But if trouble goes by the name Ethan Holt, he’s quite okay with that.Why wouldn’t he be, when Ethan has been the one to show him what love is?From boys to men. From school to The Office...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  queer  menage  m-m-f  contemporary  m-m  poly  reverse harem
  • Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy

    Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What’s more embarrassing than accidentally emailing your crush?When you've been crushing hard on your three best friends…And now they know all your wild, kinky fantasies about the three of them.We've weathered life's storms together, Even the pain of betrayal.They're my fierce protectors, But clueless about my deepest desires.And that’s the safest way to shield my heart...
  • Two Times the Trouble by Stephanie Brother

    Two Times the Trouble by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I didn’t want one fake boyfriend, but somehow I got tangled up with two!My ex cheated me out of my savings, my car took early retirement, and my mother was threatening to disown me if I didn't find a date for my sister's high-profile wedding.Enter handsome, wisecracking out-of-towner, Max...
  • Room Sixteen: Watching You by Kaci Rose

    Room Sixteen: Watching You by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I'm lost in the seductive world of Club Sin, and I'm about to cross a line with my dad's best friends. EllaHere I am, in the heart of New Orleans, playing a game I never thought I'd dare. Club Sin's doors have opened to a world where Brooks, Conner, and Finn, my dad's best friends are mine, if only for a night. Each moment with them is a flirtatious dance, a challenge to see how far they will go...
  • Open Road by Kris Butler

    Open Road by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Are you brave enough to discover what the open road has to offer you? At one time, I thought my life was planned out. Then a stalker entered the picture and tossed my world upside down. After everything settled, I thought I was ready to get back to normal, everyday life. But when a mysterious letter arrived, it felt like the answer I’d been waiting for...
  • Christmas with Four Tattoo Artists by K.C. Crowne

    Christmas with Four Tattoo Artists by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four Scorching Tattoo Artists.One truly unforgettable Christmas.Working at a tattoo studio is everything and more.Graffiti walls. Pulsating music. And four insanely HOT bosses.Everything about them brings me to life.Pierced tongues, playful smirks, and larger than life personalities.My virgin skin becomes a canvas that ignites their fire...And the orders they give me leaves me weak in the knees...
  • Darcy by Marie Mistry

    Darcy by Marie Mistry

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    For years we played together.Our friendship formed on virtual battlefields across the vastness of the internet. We spent thousands of hours in each other’s company, though we never officially exchanged real names.But I still know who they are.How could anyone not get curious? Thanks to my profession, I had the skills to dig deeper, so I did...
  • Triplet Tease by Stephanie Brother

    Triplet Tease by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cinderella only has one Prince Charming --but I found three.Eton didn’t tell me he had brothers.I didn’t tell him I worked in a lap dancing bar.We all have secrets.Imagine my surprise when I saw him there.Only later, I discovered it wasn’t striptease --that enticed the triplets to the bar.Eton and Harry are identical -- and roguishly gorgeous.Finn’s different -- he’s the smart guy in a suit...
  • Come When Called by Piper Trace

    Come When Called by Piper Trace

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Evie has made a deal with the devil.She has a safe-word. She has a way out. But her submission to him is her only way in...**********Billionaire Ford Hawthorne is cool sexuality and dominance, his best friend, biker Charley Baker, is warm muscles and affection, and Evie is the lucky girl in the middle...
  • Baking and Blindfolds by Sylvie Haas

    Baking and Blindfolds by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cooking 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...
  • Theirs by Mandy Muse

    Theirs by Mandy Muse

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I am sex.I have built my image, client by client. I call myself successful because they call me mistress.It doesn’t matter who I am involved with. My arrangements always start with a contract.No exceptions.Until them. The sweet couple who walked into my class and shake everything up.Luke wants to be dominated. His wife, Camila wants to dominate.Who am I to say no to a couple who is eager to learn...
  • Holly's Mistletoe Mafia: F*** Under The Mistletoe Book 5 by Alys Fraser

    Holly's Mistletoe Mafia: F*** Under The Mistletoe Book 5 by Alys Fraser

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HollyWhen I‘m caught eavesdropping on mobsters Nico, Alessandro and Davide di Marco as they make a deal with my boss, they decide there’s only one thing for it – they need to keep me until they’re sure I won’t repeat what I overhead.They bring me back to their mansion where it soon becomes clear they are all very interested in me...
  • Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kat Walker has wanted Styx for as long as she can remember.Her friend.Protector.The guy who would do anything for her.There’s just one problem.He’s her big brother’s ex-best friend.But she’s done playing by the rules.For one night, she’s going to risk it all.She’s going to dare Styx to take a chance on her. On them.And she’s found the perfect stranger to help her accomplish her goal...
  • Sincerely Yours by Lizzie Fox, Sariah Skye

    Sincerely Yours by Lizzie Fox, Sariah Skye

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evan Michaels: Everyone thinks being a rock-star is glamorous. They couldn’t be more wrong. I’ve been abused, mocked, and ridiculed all in the public eye. I live for weeks on end in a smelly tour bus, my family is the worst, and all I have is my playboy manager, Christian, for company. So, I get bored and sit on social media. No big deal...
    Categorized as:
    queer  reverse harem  contemporary  poly  m-m  m-m-f  abuse
  • Four Daddies for Christmas: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Four Daddies for Christmas: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Four untamed ex-military daddies.One very unassuming girl.Who said Christmas miracles don’t exist?My family’s failing farm combined with my father’s debt has me tossing and turning.Luckily a chance rescue brings me face to face with an opportunity I can't resist.I've been hired to take care of an adorable set of twins.But I'm nervous for three VERY good reasons:1...
  • Off Field Drama (Class in Session) by Ember Davis

    Off Field Drama (Class in Session) by Ember Davis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    SALEMSenior year is upon us and as much as this is the last hurrah, it’s also time to buckle down because before I know we won’t have the quad to call home and then life truly begins. I’m not sure where I’m going, but I also want to enjoy the time I have left...
  • Nanny for the Firemen by Cassie Cole

    Nanny for the Firemen by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I finally landed a date with the swooniest, most gorgeous fireman in town.But just when our date was going well, he got called back to the firehouse.Turns out, a baby was left on the fire station doorstep.And since they’re clueless about taking care of a baby, they recruit me to help.Now I’m crashing at the firehouse with them.Three hulking, chiseled heroes in suspenders...
  • Inked Beasts by Stephanie Brother

    Inked Beasts by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    What do you do when your childhood friends grow up to become your wildest fantasies?When I was a kid, Kai, Gage, and Thorn were my best friends … until I moved away.Fifteen years later, I’m back in Vegas, and our surprise reunion has me reeling.They're men now—huge, muscular, hot-as-Sin-City beasts.And they all want me.I thought my stable, boring ex-boyfriend was what I needed...
  • The Holiday Hat Trick by M.J. Fields

    The Holiday Hat Trick by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One’s a Bear, the other a Knight. I’m their naughty little secret and they’re my ultimate fantasy. Three years ago, I threw my cap in the air, and left Lincoln University behind, with a degree to prove I was job worthy, a trophy saying I was one hell of an athlete, and enough experiences in love to know I’d never truly been in it.I’m successful in every aspect of my life...
  • Our Bratty Queen by Kameron Claire

    Our Bratty Queen by Kameron Claire

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brat Tamer Times ThreeI’m the bad twin, the loud one, the one dancing on the tables while my critics condemn me. My family rarely knows where I am, much less what kind of trouble I’m starting, which has left me a lonely shell that I fill with my antics.My sister is my polar opposite in every way. Quiet and in the shadows, she has everyone convinced she’s the good twin, but I know better...
  • The Mountain by Elisha Kemp

    The Mountain by Elisha Kemp

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lily thought a winter in snowy Utah working as a snowboard instructor would be the perfect break. One season to escape her problems. One season of freedom and hardship and beauty.She always knew she’d have to go home in the end.But Lily never expected to fall in love with teaching. And she certainly never expected to fall for five of her roommates.Or for them to fall for her...
  • Cajun Christmas by Sharan Daire

    Cajun Christmas by Sharan Daire

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Coming home for Christmas… to my four best friends. This time, they’re not letting me escape without at least one of them by my side.Hicksburg is a place I tried to forget. I escaped the rural hometown Mom always hated but at a terrible cost...
  • Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan

    Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They 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...
  • My Three Christmas Secrets by Molly Eden

    My Three Christmas Secrets by Molly Eden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m stuck in a winter wonderland with my big brother’s three best friends. And this Christmas, I’m about to unwrap a world of trouble.I find myself seeking solace in my parents' cabin, hoping to mend a shattered heart.Little did I know that the chilly air would bring with it a whirlwind of emotions I never saw coming...
  • A Set of Three by Melody Tyden

    A Set of Three by Melody Tyden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My life seems to have hit a dead end. My acting career is stalled, my love life is non-existent, and earlier today, I found out that the man I've had a crush on for the last six months already has a boyfriend. It seems like things can't get much worse when a passing car drenches me with water, leaving me soaking wet in front of the very man in question...
  • My Three Crushes by Bianca Vix

    My Three Crushes by Bianca Vix

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes it takes getting lost to find what you really need.Getting stuck in the snow might be the best thing that ever happened to me.Especially when I end up sharing same bed as the three hot men I find tucked away from the rest of the world in their cabin. They aren’t what I expected. And they certainly weren’t expecting to have me crash into their own private world...
  • A Degree of Submission by Verika Sloane

    A Degree of Submission by Verika Sloane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Good girls get punished when they do bad things.I gave my innocence to Gage and Alex with my eyes and arms wide open. I thought we would end there.We didn't.Someone smeared my erotica online. I thought it would end there.It hasn't.My explicit fantasies have been exploited as the biggest joke on campus. Someone somehow knows about the three of us, pushing our secret to the line of discovery...
  • Their Boss's Daughter by Chloe Kent

    Their Boss's Daughter by Chloe Kent

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Her deepest desire might be too much for her to handle… When twenty-one-year-old Saylor Fielding spends a tiny fortune from her new trust fund on something she’s always wanted, she’s not prepared for the consequences that follow...
  • The Billionaires and the Librarian by Harper West

    The Billionaires and the Librarian by Harper West

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They’ll take her romance addiction from fictional—to purely physical Lily Money doesn’t buy happiness. But it sure as hell pays the bills. And for those of us without it—life can really suck. But that’s okay. I’ll take my 5 days a week of ramen, and never-ending overdraft fees, because I love my job. At the library, I’m surrounded by the thing I adore most—books...
  • Three Hearts Hideaway by Luna Day

    Three Hearts Hideaway by Luna Day

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    When Ava stumbles into sleepy Little Greenfield with nothing but a suitcase and humiliating voice message on her phone, the last thing she expects to find is Roman—a tattooed B&B owner who offers her a place to stay. After dumping her narcissistic boyfriend and running away from the embarrassment he caused her, she needs to focus on herself...
  • Room Twenty-Five by Autumn Seave

    Room Twenty-Five by Autumn Seave

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kieran and Neve are polyamorous and have chosen a life of more love.Hunter and Giles are swingers and have chosen a life of more pleasure.When heat ignites between them, can they keep the flames burning?Neve: it's not that Kieran doesn't fulfill me. He does. But when we married, we promised to love and give each other the freedom to love others, too...
  • Santa's Huge North Pole by Vivian Ward

    Santa's Huge North Pole by Vivian Ward

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “They say the camera adds 10 pounds, not INCHES!” When I took a photography job working at the mall, I was just looking for a way to earn an extra few bucks for the holiday...
  • Our Wallflower Queen by Kameron Claire, Addison Barnes

    Our Wallflower Queen by Kameron Claire, Addison Barnes

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This Wallflower Queen needs to be praised like the good girl she is...I’m the good twin, the quiet one, the one who hides in the shadows. I never draw attention to myself, never cause my family concern, and most people forget I exist.My sister is my polar opposite in every way. Loud and in the spotlight, she likes to let people believe she’s the bad twin, but I know better...
  • Room Eighteen: Thrice the Dare by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Room Eighteen: Thrice the Dare by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m running from one man and land in bed with three.Men are ruining my life.My father promised my hand to Carmine, the son of a mafia boss. Then demands a shotgun wedding.I’m desperate on a runaway train headed straight to hell until I stand outside the perfect solution: Club Sin.No man in his right mind would want me after a few tasteless pics.Right?Wrong...
  • Bullets & Mistletoe: A Why Choose Holiday Novella by C.J. Lucci

    Bullets & Mistletoe: A Why Choose Holiday Novella by C.J. Lucci

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Last Christmas, she gave her ex her heart, but the very next day, he gave it away.This year, to save herself from tears, she'll give it to the three mafia capos she's snowed in with.Emilia Pietri loves her quiet but lonely life in the mountains of Sant Evisa, working as a hotel clerk in her hometown. When a fierce snowstorm threatens to trap her Christmas guests, they're swiftly evacuated...
    Categorized as:
    christmas  bdsm  queer  mafia  m-m-f  poly  forced proximity  bisexual
  • Wicked Waves by Roxanne Riley

    Wicked Waves by Roxanne Riley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    There are lots of fish in the sea.And she's got two on her line!Raised by a rock star, fame was never the life that Marina McNamara wanted. While several of her six siblings were eager to follow in her father's footsteps, Marina got a nursing degree, and loves every minute of it. Helping people is what she's born to do.Well, most of it...
  • Charming Bella: Prince or Beast? Why choose... by Aria Devon

    Charming Bella: Prince or Beast? Why choose... by Aria Devon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When Bella Rose escapes her cruel stepfamily to attend a local party, she falls for the irresistible businessman, Axel Harrington. He's perfectly as charming as a prince, but their newfound happiness is shattered when he vanishes without a trace.Bella soon discovers the dark truth-Axel was captured by the ruthless beast Satyr Drakos. Desperate to save Axel, Bella offers herself in his place...
  • Mall Santas by J.B. Trepagnier

    Mall Santas by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Four hot mall Santas save the day. Christmas used to be my favorite holiday. Until last year. Last year, I was supposed to get married in Vegas at the stroke of midnight on Christmas day. I had the perfect wedding planned. If only I’d picked the perfect fiancé. I caught him in our bed with some blonde two days before the wedding and now I’ve turned into Scrooge...
  • Muse by Maggie Alabaster, Jo Bradley

    Muse by Maggie Alabaster, Jo Bradley

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world tour is heating up. So are my relationships with the members of the band. Zeke, Asher, Tully and I are getting closer. I even start to understand the talented, gorgeous, but difficult and arrogant keyboardist, Penn. We say we hate each other, but judging by the fireworks that go off when we're together, there's a lot more to us than words...
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