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  • Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

    Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    They’re hunting a killer so silent, so invisible, that his unspeakable crimes are the only proof he exists. A car submerged in a remote pond. The bodies of two girls strapped into their seats. The mystery of their mother, vanished without a trace, leads Gwen Proctor and Kezia Claremont into dangerous territory...
  • Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The first four books in the bestselling Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles in one big book! Bound By Honor. Bound By Duty. Bound By Hatred. Bound By Temptation.
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  • The Protector by K. Alex Walker

    The Protector by K. Alex Walker

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    A vow he made. .. After growing up on the streets as a kid in Washington DC, former Navy SEAL, Dez, vowed he would never return after joining the military. And he’d kept the promise—until the death of one of his fellow comrades forces him to go back to the city he’d been convinced was damned...
  • Red Team Box Set by Riley Edwards

    Red Team Box Set by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Get three books in Edwards' bestselling Red Team series all in one place! PROTECTING OLIVIA. Leo “Panther” Gillonardo is a former SEAL who thought he knew the game better than most. He's a professional, a tier one contractor. She’s the mission. Protecting Olivia Cox, the daughter of a White House aide should be his only objective...
  • Rescuing Isabelle by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Isabelle by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Keeping her safe from a deadly cartel might be the easy part of our relationship…. As a former NAVY SEAL and Guardian, rescuing Isabelle LaCroix was my job. Falling for her was not. But that didn’t stop me. Boy, did I fall hard. Just my luck… Izzy isn’t looking for happily ever after. Especially not with a guy like me...
  • Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series. With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that...
  • The Devil's Match by Amo Jones

    The Devil's Match by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Psychopath. /ˈsʌɪkəpaθ/. noun. A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour. synonyms: madman/madwoman, mad person, deranged person, maniac, lunatic, psychotic, sociopath. - informal. an unstable and aggressive person. - informal/2. F R O S T. Ella. Since I was a little girl, I have been surrounded by hate, death, murder, and slavery...
  • Hammer by J.E. Daelman

    Hammer by J.E. Daelman

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As the head of the construction business for the club, Hammer is off checking out new business opportunities. Some good, others not so good, but the Flower shop gives him more options than just construction. Adding in his relationship with Shar, the ex-husband after Tilly, the loan shark that wants his money and the kids causing trouble in town, Hammer and the club have their hands full...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  suspense  contemporary  bikers  dark  humor  length-medium
  • Twisted Obsession Book #4 by Keta Kendric

    Twisted Obsession Book #4 by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My cousin, Aaron, helped rescue a damsel in distress from her cartel family, and of all people, he left her under my protection. Regina didn’t know it, but I claimed her the day I set eyes on her. When a faction showed up and made the fatal mistake of touching her, they had no idea their actions forced me to unleash a monster willing to destroy hell and set fire to the high waters to protect her...
  • Mafia Don's Secret Twins by Vivy Skys

    Mafia Don's Secret Twins by Vivy Skys

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dino and Marisol's story. She's the ultimate prize—I'd risk my life just thinking about this mafia princess, let alone claiming her innocence. We had one night. Then she vanished. I found her. I thought that Marisol, my dream girl, was lost. After I woke up and never saw her again, it seemed like something that was a complete non-starter. She wasn’t with me. I didn’t know her last name...
  • Behind My Words by J.L. Drake

    Behind My Words by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Spencer. My entire life vanished the day I found my parents’ bodies. It changed me, broke me, and I went from a bestselling author to a ghost writer hiding behind my words…. Then an assignment pairs me with a new detective on a high-profile murder case. But things spiral out of control as bodies start piling up—a cruel reminder of a past I’m desperate to forget...
  • Savage by Stoni Alexander

    Savage by Stoni Alexander

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    REVENGE SERVED HARD. My friends call me Jericho. My enemies know me as Reaper. Ain’t nothin’ more important than family. So, when my baby bro is gunned down in front of me, I go on the hunt to settle the score. Fury drives me forward. Sleep becomes my enemy. I’m out for blood. I work alone. No spotter. No backup. I get you in my sniperscope, you’re already dead...
  • Pearl by Freya Barker

    Pearl by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    a privately-funded organization operating independently in the search for-and the rescue and recovery of-missing and exploited children. Although at times working in conjunction with law enforcement, GEM aims to ensure the victims receive justice. .. by whatever means necessary. ____. Operator Pearl; layered, mysterious, a protector. She masks as delicate, analyzes, and moves stealthily...
  • VII: Seven by Lana Sky

    VII: Seven by Lana Sky

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WHEN OBSESSION BECOMES DESIRE…. Ellen Winthorp has no choice but to rely on the protection of Mischa Stepanov—the vicious mafia leader who captured and disfigured her. But the more she learns about him, the deeper she falls into a world of violence, deception and intrigue where danger lurks around every corner...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  dark  mafia  length-short  audiobook  cliffhanger
  • Covert Risk by Jane Blythe

    Covert Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An unplanned pregnancy puts her in the sights of a terrorist. Lila Angeletti fought hard to get away from her family and build her own life. After years of not letting anyone get too close she falls for a man only to have him break things off with no explanation. Then she finds out she's carrying his baby...
  • Ruin Me: A Whiskey Row Spin-Off by D.A. Young

    Ruin Me: A Whiskey Row Spin-Off by D.A. Young

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Their paths never should have crossed, but a mandate for justice sealed their fate. From their first encounter, Cruz "The Butcher" Merada and Zafira Wilder's meticulously laid plans were shot to hell. He's a charmingly persuasive player, a keeper of sinful promises, who's used to getting what he wants. She's resilient, determined, and nobody's pushover...
  • Pitch Dark by A.M. Wilson, Alex Grayson

    Pitch Dark by A.M. Wilson, Alex Grayson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One girl disappeared. After fifteen years, her cold lifeless body was found on the damp forest floor. Not an inch of her was unmarked by the horrors she endured. Alone, malnourished, abused in horrific ways; this was how she died. One girl was found walking the streets, covered in dirt and scars. She had no memory of who she was, where she came from, or what happened to her...
  • Andrey by LeAnn Ashers

    Andrey by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nicole. Since I was a little girl, raising my younger sister had always been my main priority. I never imagined, however, that taking care of her would put me in danger. Men came for her, but kidnapped me instead by mistake. Then he rescued me, and on that day, he claimed me. Andrey is mine just as much as I am his. Andrey. The second her eyes met mine I saw the fear in them...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  new adult  contemporary  bikers  humor  dark
  • Ten by Roxie Rivera

    Ten by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ten years ago, Nisha Jackson survived her serial killer husband but lost something precious during her escape. Since then, she’s built a successful life for herself. She has a beautiful home, a grumpy cat, beloved friends, and a career that brings her joy. There’s only one thing she wants to complete her life—Anton Vasiliev...
  • Nines' Time by E.C. Land

    Nines' Time by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Innocence comes in several different ways, for her and for me. Nines. Accused of something so vile, I’ve got to find a way to prove I’m not the one they’re looking for. I didn’t do it, and they know it. On top of that, she steps into my life, more like stumbles. Time stops with one look at her, and I see the vulnerability in her eyes...
  • Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

    Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Everyone has a first love. Mine’s just a little… darker than most. Rafael Moretti is a gorgeous monster. Tall and broad, he dominates New York’s underworld with an iron grip and cold, silver-gray eyes. But before he was the man everyone feared, he was my protector. My friend. The boy I could never forget. Then, tragedy struck. My father was killed, and Rafael was implicated in the murder...
  • The Carrera Cartel  by Cora Kenborn

    The Carrera Cartel by Cora Kenborn

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Dark Mafia Romance Collection. Delve into the dark. The Carreras are waiting. .. Three full-length dark mafia romance novels from the Carrera Cartel Trilogy and Stained White Lines, an explosive, new bonus novel, ONLY available in the collection. Blurred Red Lines. Carrera. A word whispered in fear and respect. A name to avoid at all costs...
  • The Sound of Silence (Leave Me Breathless) by Dakota Willink

    The Sound of Silence (Leave Me Breathless) by Dakota Willink

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Amazon Top 100 Bestselling Author, Dakota Willink, brings an emotionally gripping, dark romantic suspense to the Leave Me Breathless World that is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat! Gianna. There’s a common expression I remind myself of every day: that which does not kill us, makes us stronger...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  dark  abuse  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Disciples: A Dark Romance Collection by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    The Disciples: A Dark Romance Collection by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    First he kidnaps her and holds her captive. Then comes love and a baby carriage. .. Rich, powerful, and untouchable, Lucifer and his merry band of killers rule the streets of Garden City, their sheer strength and brutality unmatched. Possessive and obsessive, they take the women they want, knowing no one will stop them. Stealing them from the very bed they share with their husband. .
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  anthologies  military  dark  length-epic
  • Blackout by Janine Infante Bosco

    Blackout by Janine Infante Bosco

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every fairytale is just a tragedy with a twist. And happily-ever-after is a fantasy. Give me the real, ugly love of two people battling their demons to make it work. Two people like us. When the stakes have never been higher, I turn to my past. After all, it's our favorite sins that always do us in. But even in the midst of my blackout, there she is. The beacon of light I don't deserve...
  • King of Savagery by Piper Stone

    King of Savagery by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Deceiving 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  mafia  length-long  dark  spanking  audiobook
  • Pretty Evil by Stella Andrews

    Pretty Evil by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the cage door opens, freedom is a difficult temptation to ignore. Serena VieriMafia princess, protected her entire life for a very good reason. There is a target on her back. Her family believed she was better off not knowing but with knowledge comes a certain kind of power that she could sure use right now...
  • Maid for the Yakuza by Melverna McFarlane

    Maid for the Yakuza by Melverna McFarlane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a Kimura has you in their sights, there’s nowhere you can hide. As a single mother of two, I will do anything, and I mean anything for my children. Even if it means sacrificing my dreams of independence after my husband’s death by moving in with my mother-in-law. She hates me, but she loves my son and daughter...
  • The Thief by Nikki J Summers

    The Thief by Nikki J Summers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Five… minutes. That’s how long I was supposed to be there. Get in, get out. Job done. Four… guns pointed at my head. It wasn’t supposed to go down this way. Three… years old, and she clung to her mum as we sat huddled together on the floor, chained to the pipes on the wall. Two… choices, when my time finally came. To let it all play out or fight with everything I had...
  • Acquisition: The Complete Series by Celia Aaron

    Acquisition: The Complete Series by Celia Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    99 cents for a LIMITED TIME. This set will NEVER be priced this low again. Darkness lurks in the heart of the Louisiana elite, and only one will be able to rule them as Sovereign. Sinclair Vinemont will compete for the title, and has acquired Stella Rousseau for that very purpose. Breaking her is part of the game. Loving her is the most dangerous play of all...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  dark  length-epic  audiobook
  • Nightshade by Molly McAdams

    Nightshade by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The heart-stopping final installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. My life has never been my own. From the time I could walk, I was trained to be the mob’s hardened assassin. To be a monster. I’ve been told what to do, when to kill, and who to love. The minute I strayed, I lost everything. Then I met Jessica...
  • A Shade of Evil by Stella Andrews

    A Shade of Evil by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Revenge is a dish best served cold. Shade Vieri has no mercy. No compassion and no empathy. He is cruel, enigmatic, and deliciously dark. His instructions are clear. Find the Achilles heel of the enemy and destroy it. The enemy is a woman who slides across his soul like spun silk. A breath of fresh air in a dark, depressing world...
  • Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake

    Darkness Follows by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Emily McPhee is in the clutches of a monster…. Despite the protection of her boyfriend Seth Connors and his colleagues with the Orange Police Department, Emily is imprisoned in a basement by her psychopathic stalker Jimmy Lasko. His bizarre behavior adds to her terror, and a video link forces Seth to witness her captivity, leaving him feeling helpless as he, the OPD, and the FBI search for her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  dark  alpha male  new adult  length-short
  • Delude by Jacob Chance

    Delude by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She wasn’t part of my original plan for revenge, but one glance at her and I was entranced. I followed her for weeks, observing her habits. I’ve been in her apartment numerous times, learning anything and everything I can about her. She’s become an obsession and I’ll do whatever it takes to make her mine. It’s only a matter of time before I have her where I want her. .
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  new adult  dark  betrayal  length-short
  • A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    No longer available: Previous available in BREATHLESS - An Anthology. Due to reader request. .. this novella has been expanded (tripled in length) and will be release in January of 2015 as Beyond the Consequences. Anthony Rawlings is a man most women love to hate or hate to love...
  • Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  new adult  dark  bdsm
  • Bitter Kind of Love by Nicole Snow

    Bitter Kind of Love by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    BITTER LOVE: DEFIANT, SEETHING, AND UNSTOPPABLE. .. Alice James tried like hell to forget soul killing tragedy. Running from her gun runner father's murder and dark days with the Prairie Devils MC was pure survival. But escaping nightmares is never easy. Neither is erasing him from her memory...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  bad boys  dark  bikers  length-medium
  • Vindication by Alex Grayson

    Vindication by Alex Grayson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the Sheriff of Malus, Texas, JW takes his oath to protect its citizens very seriously. Born from an ugly past, he swears no child, woman, or man will ever endure what he and his brothers have. As he seeks retribution of the ones who have wronged him, his past and his present finally collide. Secrets are laid open. Ones that are so heinous, they'll rock the very foundation of JW's life...
  • Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    As 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  dark  bdsm  dub-con
  • Vengeance by Alex Grayson

    Vengeance by Alex Grayson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fierce, loyal, controlled. Three things Judge became at a young age. Enduring unimaginable horrors no child should, he swore no person would dictate his or his brother’s lives again. Revenge fueled him, setting a path destined from the moment he and his brothers escaped their hell...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  m-f  contemporary  dark  length-novella
  • Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enzo is my heart. My soul. My breath. I never thought I could be so dark. Never knew love meant losing myself and getting reborn. The lies and truths have finally caught up with us. We may have stolen an empire, but we aren’t ready to give it up. It’s ours. He’s mine. And our love will find a way to the truth. Consumed by Truths is book 6 and the final book in Enzo and Kai's story.
  • Andrei by Nicole Fox

    Andrei by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She thinks she owns me. She’s never been more wrong. My second-in-command sold me out. Stabbed me in the back. Betrayed me to our sworn enemies. Now, I’m the prisoner of the Irish mob. Their don wants to beat me down. But his daughter would rather tie me up. Jamie buys me off the auction stage to star in her pet photography project. “The Beast,” she calls me. A fitting title...
  • Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. ” ~ Madeline L’Engle. Darkness has fallen upon the Sparrow world. What seemed secure was breached, and what was assumed unattainable is possible. In this dangerous underground world, we Sparrows took our power by force...
  • Dawn by Aleatha Romig

    Dawn by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible. ” ~Hugh B. Brown. The Sparrow web world is covered in darkness, yet the dawn is near. The dramatic conclusion to the Dangerous Web trilogy is here. The veil of safety protecting Lorna Murray’s life has been ripped away...
  • Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Carnage by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ezekiel “Carnage Creator” Ford. Brother of the Royal Bastards MC. Brutality incarnate. A lone wolf. The one they call in from the dark when they need shit done—and there’s no one better for the job than me. I have a tainted soul, oil black, and hungry for bloodshed. The world is a cesspit...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  insta-love  m-f  dark  contemporary  bikers  mafia  new adult
  • Armor's Mistake by Elizabeth Knox

    Armor's Mistake by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I crossed a line and I damn well knew it, but I wanted her, and I always get what I want. Armor. There are a few unspoken rules within the club. One of them is the fact we don’t go around screwing each other’s sisters and for a while it wasn’t an issue. That is, until Hammer came into the clubhouse. He was a regent from the Reapers Rejects MC up in Montana, and since Inc was there, he came here...
  • Breaker’s Vow by Elizabeth Knox

    Breaker’s Vow by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I vowed to never love another woman ever again. I broke my vow for her. Breaker. My ex-girlfriend, Celia, betrayed me in the worst way possible. She not only put my club at risk, but everyone in it, and anyone affiliated with it. People lost their lives because of the information she was feeding to the Guatemalan crew her family was loyal to. And when I found out what she did, I lost it...
  • Nikolai: Through The Devil's Eyes by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: Through The Devil's Eyes by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nikolai Popov was raised in a criminal entity that's as bigoted as it is violent. A byproduct of a woman pushed to the brink, he's lived a hard and fast life that often sees him facing a line-up, yet he's not spent one night behind bars. After a confrontation with a known enemy, Nikolai stumbles upon an angel precariously balancing on the balustrade between good and evil...
  • Born Evil by Stella Andrews

    Born Evil by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some devils come dressed in sharp suits with eyes that seduce and a check box beside every wish you ever had. Some victims come dressed in innocence and ignorance, disguising a soul of pure fire. I am Troy Remington. Ruthless billionaire with a heart of steel. I offered Laura Kincaid the job of a lifetime for a very important reason...
  • Possessed by Mya Grey

    Possessed by Mya Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the 3rd installment for "Brutal Kings Series". Start reading "Owned" (Book 1) https://www. goodreads. com/book/show/6. .. Blurb. He finally confessed his darkest secret to me…. And I already loved him. But can I truly love a cold-blooded killer? Dario, my antihero, my love has done something unforgivable. And it’s my fault. I messed up. Learned something I shouldn’t have...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  suspense  mafia  dark  length-novella  cliffhanger
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