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The Scent of Winter by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe 2016 Original Sinners Christmas story, free on December 20th.Kingsley Edge thought he was being driven to the airport. He never expected he'd be kidnapped and relocated to a cabin in the middle of nowhere, Maine to help Søren celebrate his birthday. But it's not quite the sexy party Kingsley hoped for... -
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Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsShe’s investigating a cold case no one else could—by going places no one else would dare.In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo... -
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![Raven by K.L. Savage]()
Raven by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNot even the holidays can make a bastard like me feel better.The guys are all gone for Christmas, but I decide to stay.I'm hunting a horrific serial killer and I can't afford to lose him.I'm regretting that decision when I find her:Beaten, bloodied, and left out in the snow to die.Who is she?That's the problem. Not even she knows... -
![A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan]()
A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA serial killer is terrorizing Sacramento, preying on happily married couples and unleashing unspeakable cruelties upon his victims. The ordeal rekindles disturbing memories for private investigator Lizzy Gardner, who barely escaped a serial killer clutches only years ago... -
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![Bastard Vol. 3 by Carnby Kim, 김칸비]()
Bastard Vol. 3 by Carnby Kim, 김칸비
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFROM ONE KILLER TO ANOTHERJin Seon's high school life may seem normal from the outside, but a dark secret hangs over him: his own father is a serial killer! Despite wearing the mask of a philanthropic CEO, Jin's father is a murderous monster who's manipulated his son for years, even forcing him to serve as an accomplice for his crimes... -
![In These Words, Volume 2 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure]()
In These Words, Volume 2 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAsano Katsuya realizes the meaning of his nightmare as everything came around full circle. Finally, Katsuya learned who Shinohara Kenji was and the meaning of his presence in his memories. With some answers surfacing, more questions also were pulled up with it. In These Words rewinds and replays the past that begun it all... -
![In These Words, Volume 3 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure]()
In These Words, Volume 3 by Kichiku Neko, Guilt Pleasure
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShinohara Kenji implemented Asano Katsuya's plan to draw out the serial killer who'd been plagueing the police for years. The net was cast. However, Asano was unexpectedly ensnared in it. For six days, as Shinohara searched for him frantically - the doctor was forced to endure the pain of extreme love and hate for the killer. Then on the seventh day - everything crashed down in a devastating end... -
![The Last Party by A.R. Torre]()
The Last Party by A.R. Torre
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection... -
![Claimed by Z.L. Arkadie]()
Claimed by Z.L. Arkadie
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe tempted me.Now he owns my love.When I first arrived at Blackstone Ranch, Spencer Blackstone was a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Now I know him better. I know his darkness. His secrets. His devastating touch.And I gave him everything.But power comes at a price—and so does truth... -
![Scorched by Yolanda Olson, Jennifer Bene]()
Scorched by Yolanda Olson, Jennifer Bene
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOne father. Two brothers.But there can only be one perfect son.Luke. Pater. Dad. The man left behind more than just a legacy when he died, and ten years is a long time to be without a guiding hand. I’ve done my best, tried to follow the rules my father bestowed on me when I was young, and now I have to fulfill a promise.I have to bring Cleo home... -
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Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin
DepravedThere’s nothing out there.That’s what I keep telling myself while I walk back from a campfire to my isolated cabin.BrutalNothing bad happens at summer camp.That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie.ViciousOne, two, he’s coming for you...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole]()
Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEdwin Allen Mercer I want them all to read my words. And they do. Every last blood-stained sentence, they've read and praised me for. They love the gore and violence, the realness. And I get a sense of power with it all because I know a secret: the victims in my books—they’re real and have all died on my table. And maybe that’s why the last book had such awful reviews... -
![Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 by Koogi]()
Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 by Koogi
ON THE HUNTWhile investigating a vehicle collision, Officer Yang Seungbae discovers dashcam footage that plays into his suspicions about Oh Sangwoo... -
![A Rose Ridge Christmas by Ashley Munoz]()
A Rose Ridge Christmas by Ashley Munoz
It’s a rare Christmas blizzard in Rose Ridge, but the Stone Riders are under attack. It’s been years since the club has been at war, but this particular threat has everyone worried about who it is that's after them.When it's discovered this may be an old foe from years earlier, only one person might have more information but he's gone missing...Categorized as:
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![Santa's Dark Secret by Sheridan Anne]()
Santa's Dark Secret by Sheridan Anne
Who would have known a filthy Christmas wish would have resulted in a dark-haired, raunchy Santa coming down my chimney and giving me exactly what I wished for?He gave me everything I wanted, right down to the sparkly pearl necklace and the wild, crazy ride on his North Pole, but this sexy Santa has a dark secret. For years he’s been watching me while I sleep, and he knows how much I can take... -
![A Mafia Mistress for Christmas by Brooke Harper]()
A Mafia Mistress for Christmas by Brooke Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe greatest gifts aren't always wrapped in paper... Call me a grinch but Christmas sucks. Always has. So when there’s an opportunity at work to infiltrate the Zicari Syndicate during their Christmas Eve bash, I jump at the chance.The plan is simple: assume the identity of a seductive mafia mistress with dangerous tastes, and infiltrate the underground crime kingdom... -
![The Wrong Drive: A Suspenseful Holiday Romance by Annie Wild]()
The Wrong Drive: A Suspenseful Holiday Romance by Annie Wild
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome to a holiday from hell. Emersyn All I want is a secluded getaway.Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and...A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger. Merry Christmas to me.Here's to unwrapping his insanity...And trying not to lose mine.TurnerI come here when I lose my grip.I come here so I can wreak havoc alone.Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift... -
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Unholy Night by J.S. Cannon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA blanket of snow covers the ground.The world is silent under the moonlit sky.All is calm, except for one thing.Someone is watching me.This Christmas Eve will be an Unholy Night to remember.Unholy Night is a 5k Dark Romance Christmas Short that will warm you up on a cold winter’s night... -
![No Way Back by Santana Knox]()
No Way Back by Santana Knox
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTHERE’S NO WAY BACK FROM WHAT WE’VE BECOME.There is no way back. There is no way. No way back. Not from what we’ve become;Bloodthirsty, vengeful, vile.Some women strive to make their men better,I VOW TO MAKE HIM WORSE.With each life we take, we fall deeper into our own sinister desires. We were never looking for a way out, but in this prison? There is no way back from what we’ve become... -
![Slaying the Holidays by Beatrix Hollow, Lux Oleander]()
Slaying the Holidays by Beatrix Hollow, Lux Oleander
When I said "get a new hobby," I meant kayaking, not decking the halls with garlands of gore.My newest therapy client is the definition of a DILF. His distractingly handsome face is all to blame for my mess up. If that wasn’t bad enough, now I’m practically stalking the murderous golden retriever... -
![In a Dark Wood by Josh Lanyon]()
In a Dark Wood by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house...Camping in the Jersey Pine Barrens may literally turn out to be a first date from hell for travel writer Tim and the cute cop who persuades him to revisit a past that Tim has done his best to forget... -
![Melodic Madness by Natalie Bennett]()
Melodic Madness by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere’s a method in his madness. Alaric is as brilliant as he is beautiful, and twice as deadly. He’s been watching me. Studying me. He’d planned to keep me long before I arrived on his doorstep. His chaotic world is now the prison I’m forced to call home. A place where nightmares and reality are indistinguishable... -
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Malevolence by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsa bittersweet love story set in a world of macabre. She was a mother. She was a bride. Now she’s merely a woman trapped within a shattered mind. With a body full of scars and a past forever gone, at Chateau Dahlia carnage continues to unravel, and ghosts rise from the dead. Sadist to masochist. Monster to monster. Malice and Malevolence collide one final time. “Je t’aime.” “Moi, non plus... -
![Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin]()
Gwendolyn vs. the Band of Barren Hearts by Mary E. Palmerin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters. They don’t hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams. That’s where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye... -
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![A Christmas Harbor by Avery Cockburn]()
A Christmas Harbor by Avery Cockburn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDavid has always spent Christmas alone. For most of his career as a Navy officer, being with another man could have cost him everything. Now that regs have changed and he’s fully out, all that stands in the way of love is his fear of getting it wrong.Paul has never spent Christmas alone... -
![Come Morning Light by Charlotte Dae]()
Come Morning Light by Charlotte Dae
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's only one night.A night in which I am to surrender my inhibitions and compete in a grand tournament with the rest of the wedding party.Described by the bride and groom as a series of games that will award one winning pair the "ultimate prize," the event is mysterious, to say the least. And I'm tied up in knots about it...Categorized as:
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![The Last First Time by Andrea Bramhall]()
The Last First Time by Andrea Bramhall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Gina Temple decides to go Christmas shopping for her girlfriend, Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon, in the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn, it seems like an easy enough task.If only life were that simple.A split-second event, months in the planning, tips their safe world upside-down... -
![The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden]()
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect... -
![Opaque Melodies by Natalie Bennett]()
Opaque Melodies by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlaric Schuyler.Enigmatic, cocky, and my new brother-in-law.He had cerulean blue eyes and a smile so beautifully devious it could entice the devil to do his bidding.We were never supposed to happen.One night changed everything, tying him and me together in a sordid twist of fate, trapping me in his dark, chaotic world.The lucid dreams and sick fantasies followed... -
![Whispers in the Dark (Dark Romance) by LeTeisha Newton, Laura Hidalgo]()
Whispers in the Dark (Dark Romance) by LeTeisha Newton, Laura Hidalgo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe were bred in darkness. How else would we come to love? I was captured ... That's just the beginning of my tale. I've survived Purgatory, abuse, and near death. In that abandoned farmhouse I nearly lost everything, but Jacob saved me. We were trapped in this hell together, giving each other the strength to hold on. I fell into darkness with my captor's son. Until I left him behind... -
![Silence of the Missing by Rick R. Reed]()
Silence of the Missing by Rick R. Reed
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe went into the woods…and never came out.In 1986, thirteen-year-old Jeb Kleber vanished during his small town’s Fourth of July fireworks. His mysterious disappearance left his first love, Sammy Blake, grieving for years.Flash forward to present day. A now middle-aged Sam Blake has a comfortable and predictable life with his husband Marc in Chicago... -
![Incendiary by Yolanda Olson]()
Incendiary by Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe both know that I’ve done my best to be a good father to these children.Sometimes, I felt like I had done right by them, but all I’ve ever had are disappointments.I’m going to give myself one more chance to get this right now that Darby is out of the way.Maybe they’ll listen, but I doubt it. It still doesn't change how I feel a family should be run... -
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Taboo & Tinsel by E.M. Moore
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStaying in a winter wonderland for Christmas sounds like the perfect escape……until it turns into an epic disaster of mistletoe and madness.A one-night fling with a sexy and skilled older man is the perfect beginning, but reality soon crashes down on me when my fling turns out to be my step-uncle...Categorized as:
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![Slasherazzi by Daniel A. Kaine]()
Slasherazzi by Daniel A. Kaine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecently promoted to Detective, Alex is out to prove himself and the Slasherazzi case is the perfect opportunity. Mutilated corpses are showing up across Tampa, and when the team discovers the newest victim was tortured alive, Alex becomes more determined than ever to stop the crazed serial killer before the horrific stabbings escalate further... -
![Dear Captor by Liz Lovelock]()
Dear Captor by Liz Lovelock
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever did I imagine I'd be the victim of a serial killer.Waking up in a blood stained cell wasn't how my first date with the sexy Detective Roman Blackwood was meant to turn out.My captor lives to inflict pain. He tells me the girls who came before me are no more, then makes me a promise. I'm next... -
![Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger prequel) by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman]()
Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger prequel) by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBefore terror flowered in the attic there was a young girl. An innocent, hopeful girl... When young Olivia arrives at Foxworth Hall, she thinks her marriage to handsome Malcolm will bring the joy she has longed for... -
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Simmer by Measha Stone
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe'll teach her to be a good wife. It's our job and we won't fail her. There are rules here. Don't eat until Papa has. Do all your chores. Learn your lessons. Be grateful. Don't break the rules. But I did.. -
![Dark Angel by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews]()
Dark Angel by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAt last, Heaven would find the happiness she longed for...free from the scorn and contempt of her past! In her grandmother's fine, rich Boston house, Heaven Leigh Casteel dreamed of a wonderful new life of new friends, the best schools, beautiful clothes and most important, love. The pearls of culture, wisdom and breeding would now be hers... -
![All We Want by Maree Rose]()
All We Want by Maree Rose
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Blackstone brothers are some of the best at what they do.They own a company that takes care of all of your physical security needs... but under the surface, they also run a company of mercenaries and black ops personnel taking care of high security jobs.Scarlette is also one of the best at what she does.She owns a tech security company that is one of the best in the business.. -
![Letters in the Dark by Kit Rose]()
Letters in the Dark by Kit Rose
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCassandraAbducted.Caged.Kidnapped.They all mean the same thing. Hidden away and forgotten about by everyone. Everyone except the monster who put me here.He stripped me of my freedom. He stripped me of my clothing. He’s a monster, and he’ll do whatever he wants with me.But I will survive.And I will wait.He hides in the shadows, but I will learn to see in the dark... -
![Bones & All by Candace Wondrak]()
Bones & All by Candace Wondrak
What happens when the girl who wants to die meets a serial killer? Night after night, I go looking for trouble, for something to make me feel alive. I don’t know what I’m looking for. Something, anything, to kickstart my heart and make me realize life is beautiful.And then, one night, I meet him.The Blood Eagle Killer. He doesn’t kill women, but he says he’ll make an exception for me... -
![Willow by V.C. Andrews]()
Willow by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAll that glitters isn't gold.... Wealth. Extravagant parties. Celebrity status. These are things Willow De Beers could only dream of until now. After discovering deep family secrets in her adoptive father's journal, Willow bids farewell to her North Carolina college town and sets out in search of her birth family amid the ritzy glamour of Palm Beach... -
![Defying Evil by Abbie Roads]()
Defying Evil by Abbie Roads
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s the son of a serial killer.She’s his father’s only surviving victim.He’s obsessed with her.She’s frightened of him.Before it’s all over they’ll need each other to survive.Cain Killion’s life has revolved around blood. From a childhood of torture by his father, to his gruesome ability to solve crimes... -
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![Dilectio by W.P. Woodbine, Winter Paige]()
Dilectio by W.P. Woodbine, Winter Paige
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBound by depravity, sealed with blood, and severed only in death, Luke Greene’s bloodline continues to thrive in the Greene household. We live by our own set of rules without regret, knowing no earthly penance could ever atone for our transgressions. Our acts so vile that evil itself awaits each generation, etching its claim upon our souls at conception...Categorized as:
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![Absorbed by Kylie Whitehead]()
Absorbed by Kylie Whitehead
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAllison has been with Owen since university. She's given up on writing her novel and is working a dull office job at the local council – now it feels like the only interesting thing about her is that she's Owen's girlfriend. But he's slipping away from her, and Allison has no idea who she'll be without him.Panicking, she absorbs him.. -
![The Boy by Rayne Havok]()
The Boy by Rayne Havok
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsChop has that familiar craving, the one that makes him itch; drives him crazy until he gets his release. Join him tonight as he invites himself into a friendly neighborhood home and indulges himself in all that is not offered. The graphic nature of this book may trigger some people... -
![Tarnished Gold by V.C. Andrews]()
Tarnished Gold by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsGrowing up in her beloved swamp, Gabriel is supremely happy, despite the ever-widening rift between her Mama and her conniving, whiskey-drinking Daddy. Her classmates tease her, calling her "La Femme Au Naturel," the Nature Girl, because she seems more interested in poling her pirogue through the canals than she is in romance. But Gabriel nurtures her own secret dreams... -
![Web of Dreams by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman]()
Web of Dreams by V.C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWith nowhere to go, no one to help her, Leigh fled into the arms of Luke Casteel! Leigh Van Voreen had to escape from Boston's Farthinggale Manor. The foul secret she harbored within her seemed to darken her life forever. Jillian, her mother, would not believe her...and Tony Tatterton, her stepfather, had betrayed her most cruelly... -
![Never Far: The Foundation of Boston Marks by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini]()
Never Far: The Foundation of Boston Marks by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini
I wasn’t a good person. Even amnesia couldn’t erase the fact that deep inside, there was a darkness I couldn’t deny. Flashes of strangers—of blood and torture—heightened a mystery impossible to unravel. The man I called my best friend landed an ax in my head trying to save himself.He says I’m a murderer.He may be right.Until memories return, I don't care. There's only one person familiar to me...
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