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Jackson by Siobhan Davis
The devil came to me in disguise. Too bad I didn’t notice until it was far too late. Vanessa:The devil doesn’t always wear an evil mask.Sometimes, he appears in the most beautiful form.Like the super-hot bad boy with the dirty-blond hair and a wicked glint in his blue eyes who swept in out of nowhere, stealing all the air from my lungs.I thought he was my savior. But he’s my ruination...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Twisted Series Set by Ana Huang]()
The Complete Twisted Series Set by Ana Huang
Twisted LoveAlex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest. A crack. A melt...Categorized as:
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![Malum: Part 2 by Amo Jones]()
Malum: Part 2 by Amo Jones
Some girls don’t like pretty things. Some girls like things that are destructive, and toxic. Things that fuel our bodies with adrenaline and bring our demons to their knees. They say magic isn’t real, but it’s it the closest way to describe love? It doesn’t exist physically. It merely exists around us, within us, possessing our souls and making us do stupid shit... -
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Real Girl by Sheridan Anne
Lucien Valentine must die.It’s the thought that’s kept me going for four long years. I’ve imagined it, dreamed about it, relished in it. I want it so bad, but the question is, do I have what it takes to make it happen?Taking a life isn’t for the faint-hearted. Just ask Lucien, he knows.He’s taken me back to where it all started and I know exactly how it’s going to go... -
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![Lost Girl by Sheridan Anne]()
Lost Girl by Sheridan Anne
Who the f&*k gave Slade Cruz this kind of power over me?I don’t know how it happened. One minute he was the guy I loathed and the next thing I knew, I was waking up beside him desperate to get out of there.When secrets are revealed, Slade and I realize that we are more connected than we could have ever known... -
![The Sainthood by Siobhan Davis]()
The Sainthood by Siobhan Davis
A complete dark romance trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis. Includes Revere, a bonus novella set twelve years after the end of Reign.Everything changed the night my dad died.The night I met Saint, Galen, Caz, and Theo.Those manipulative a-holes set out to ruin me after our hot night together, but they didn’t realize you can’t destroy something that’s already broken... -
![Ride or Die by Sheridan Anne]()
Ride or Die by Sheridan Anne
Gang life isn't for everyone, but a b*tch in colors always looks good.The West Side Wolves claim to be a brotherhood, but what do they do when a sister walks in demanding their attention?To everyone else, stepping into the Wolf Den was an epic mistake, filled with consequential betrayals... -
![Wild Girl by Sheridan Anne]()
Wild Girl by Sheridan Anne
Have you ever known what it feels like to die?It’s not great. Trust me, I don’t recommend it.I’ve always said that my life is about surviving, but I didn’t realize how true that was until the devil sent me soaring off a bridge with the love of my life and lodged a bullet through my thigh.It’s not my time to die... -
![Troublemaker by Laura Swan]()
Troublemaker by Laura Swan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPlongez dans "Troublemaker", la sensation Wattpad qui a déjà conquis plus de 10 millions de lecteurs, une romance bouleversante, captivante et incisive.Patienter.C’est le quotidien étouffant de June.Elle n’a plus qu’un an à passer dans son prestigieux lycée privé, un an à survivre dans une maison où elle n’a pas sa place, un an à affronter le harcèlement constant de ses camarades de classe... -
![Reckless Dynasty by Tracy Lorraine]()
Reckless Dynasty by Tracy Lorraine
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.My life has been full of half-truths tangled in lies—I’d been to hell and back more times than I could count... -
![Ghostgirl by J.B. Salsbury]()
Ghostgirl by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe was brainwashed into believing she could save mankind.Now, she’s the one who needs saving. Abandoned with his two younger brothers, Milo Vega was placed in foster care. Now a twenty-year-old high-school senior covered in gang tattoos and working as the school’s janitor, he is living a life vastly different from the one he was destined for... -
![Emancipation Proclamation by Kharizzmatik]()
Emancipation Proclamation by Kharizzmatik
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe tale of a Principe Della Mafia and his Bella Ragazza, two soulsconnected in a world full of chaos. Quella destinata per te, nessuno laprenderà. True Love Waits. Sempre.Republished as Sempre under the name J.M. Darhower... -
![The Next Flame by Penelope Douglas]()
The Next Flame by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNew York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces the next generation in her Fall Away series in Next to Never, together for the first time with her bestselling novella, Aflame...Categorized as:
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![Barbie B*tch by Sheridan Anne]()
Barbie B*tch by Sheridan Anne
Cold-blooded murder. Do I have it in me? I’ve watched the people I love commit the worst kinds of crimes and within the blink of an eye, I could be just like them. I feel the jagged glass beneath my fingers, but do I have the strength to follow this through? How much of my soul am I willing to sacrifice to make this right?Nic was supposed to be my rock...Categorized as:
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![Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley]()
Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spark is real, but the timing’s wrong.When Mafia surgeon, Trey La Rosa, met the one woman who could bring him to his knees, grief from his girlfriend’s recent death loomed between them. He forced himself to walk away. Months later, she’s been kidnapped—and he’ll do anything to save her... -
![Reap by Caitlyn Dare]()
Reap by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI never imagined falling for a Red Ridge Sinner… let alone three. But here I am, sneaking around with Diesel, Zach, and Jax, willing to risk the consequences for just one more kiss or touch or moment. They get me. Understand what I need, and how to make me soar. But every time we find ourselves in the dark, stealing precious minutes together, reality closes in around us... -
![Vendetta by Catherine Doyle]()
Vendetta by Catherine Doyle
When it comes to revenge, love is a dangerous complication.With a fierce rivalry raging between two warring families, falling in love is the deadliest thing Sophie could do. An epic debut set outside modern-day Chicago. When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion in her neighbourhood, Sophie Gracewell's life changes forever... -
![Just Like Heaven by Trilina Pucci]()
Just Like Heaven by Trilina Pucci
He’s a criminal—an abomination. We’re wrong in every way. If only I could’ve convinced my heart. His lips whispered promises of all the stars in the sky.I dreamt of a love that would last forever.We were gorgeously young and desperate for one another.But we're star-crossed.Fate had decided our course.Leaving us to cling to each other as we crumbled to ash.His need became possession... -
![Without you by Ashlyn Montgomery]()
Without you by Ashlyn Montgomery
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAubrey Wilson has the heart of an angel. As the type of person to always trust in others, she's admirable to peers.A total darling, but with a sadness that encases her heart.Anyone could shrink down in fright at the receiving end of Luke Taylor's infamous glare. Tall, muscular, dark-haired, and handsome, he's no stranger on or off the field. Not a kind stranger either...Categorized as:
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![Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4 by Asuka Konishi
SOME THINGS YOU DO FOR MONEY, SOME YOU DO FOR LOVELove can make you do some crazy things. For Kirishima, they're all for Yoshino, even an affair with an idol arranged by a spoiled rich kid for blackmail purposes. He's a tiger who has managed to trap the hunters in the cage with him... -
![Salvation and Secrets by L A Cotton]()
Salvation and Secrets by L A Cotton
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsChastity Falls was supposed to be Ana Parry’s fresh start. But what started as her salvation soon became her undoing. Four months after losing the very thing that gave her reason again, Ana is back at Chastity Falls. Holding on by a thread and trying hard to forget about Jackson isn’t easy when she’s determined to uncover the Donohue’s biggest secrets... -
![Law of Attraction by Raeesah Ambarker]()
Law of Attraction by Raeesah Ambarker
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNyx just can't seem to escape her eternal night, the very darkness she was named after. Angry at the world, her hatred is ravenous for none other than Beckham Hunt, captain of the ice hockey team. Beckham loathes Nyx Taylor, that much he is certain of...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Legacy by Dakota Lee]()
Cruel Legacy by Dakota Lee
A NEW LIFEThat’s what the move to canyon falls was supposed to offer me. A chance to leave my past behind.But day one I manage to paint a target on my back and the vindictive boys who run this school, Pax, Finn and Holdendecide to turn me into their personal punching bag.They try it all. Liquidated accounts. Public humiliation. Every prank and act of horror designed to break me.I’ve endured worse...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless Saints by Ashlee M. Edmonds]()
Ruthless Saints by Ashlee M. Edmonds
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSenior year, my fresh start, or so I thought.I was going to put the past behind me and forget about everything that’s haunted me over the last year.But the moment I stepped through the doors at Oceanside High, I knew that was just wishful thinking... -
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![Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 2 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 2 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDepuis la disparition de la fille d’un yakuza allié au clan Miyama, et le meurtre d’un de leurs hommes,Yoshino est contrainte à passer tout son temps avec Kirishima pour sa propre sécurité. Situation compliquée pour ses nerfs ! À l’occasion d’une sortie, elle aperçoit la soi-disant disparue dans un quartier branché...Categorized as:
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![Law of Attraction by Raeesah Ambarker]()
Law of Attraction by Raeesah Ambarker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNyx just can't seem to escape her eternal night, the very darkness she was named after. She tries to play her cards right, however, the outcome is a paradox. Whilst she obtains the results she wanted, it comes at the expense of some of her relationships. Angry at the world, her hatred is ravenous for none other than Beckham Hunt, captain of the ice hockey team... -
![Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins]()
Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Two months have passed since the day I pushed Hayden away. Two months since I found out he loved me and wanted to be with me. I’ve been trying to move on and forget about him, but my heart refuses to listen. Hayden had almost died saving me. Half of me wants to forgive him for everything and give him another chance...Categorized as:
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![In Silence by K.G. Reuss]()
In Silence by K.G. Reuss
We’re all playing a dangerous game. One where there are no winners. Only survivors. I’m in love with my enemies, but obviously they don’t feel the same way. When their lies and betrayal surface, I have no choice but to leave.They’ve broken my heart, but not my spirit. They think they’ve won. They think they’ve ruined me.The only thing they’ve done is made me stronger... -
![Arm Candy Warrior by E.M. Moore]()
Arm Candy Warrior by E.M. Moore
I don’t belong in the Heights.Truth be told, no one does. It’s dirty, grimy. Riddled with crime, the destitute, and the desperate. Where the family unit doesn’t always mean a mom, a dad, and two-point-five kids. It’s whoever gives you the time of day.That’s how the Heights Crew came about. The only relationship that counts in the Heights is if you’re a part of the Crew... -
![Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 3 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 3 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYoshino's life with Kirishima grows increasingly heated after he meets her adopted brother Shouma. Kirishima doesn't recognize his own jealousy until Yoshino points it out to him...and soon, he's not the only one burning up. It seems Osaka's temperatures have followed Yoshino up north when she catches her traditional summer cold... -
![Royal Elite Epilogue by Rina Kent]()
Royal Elite Epilogue by Rina Kent
All five couples of Royal Elite series come to life again in this long extended epilogue.Levi & AstridAiden & ElsaXander & KimberlyRonan & TealCole & SilverThis epilogue is set after the end of Royal Elite Series so all the previous books need to be read before this...Categorized as:
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![Betray Me by Selena .]()
Betray Me by Selena .
Used. Worthless. Broken. The Darlings think they won. They think they've beaten me, that I'm exactly what they call me--a dog. But there are things they don't know about my family. They don't know the lengths I'll go to get revenge. To protect my family. To honor my name. Devlin thinks he's done with me, but he's wrong. I'll never forget what he did to me, and I'll never let him forget... -
![Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy entire world was turned upside down the day my mum died. I feared what my life would become when an aunt I never knew about came swooping in and threw me into the unknown. She was rich. I couldn’t even afford a pack of gum. We were complete opposites, yet I wanted a fresh start in life, and she was promising to give me that. I just had to live with her for a year, until I graduated college...Categorized as:
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![Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 2 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 2 by Asuka Konishi
Depuis la disparition de la fille d’un yakuza allié au clan Miyama, et le meurtre d’un de leurs hommes,Yoshino est contrainte à passer tout son temps avec Kirishima pour sa propre sécurité. Situation compliquée pour ses nerfs ! À l’occasion d’une sortie, elle aperçoit la soi-disant disparue dans un quartier branché...Categorized as:
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![Friends by J.M. Darhower]()
Friends by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFriends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said... -
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War by Nat Logan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe remembers her as a spoiled brat. She’s used to being in charge. When their chemistry ignites will they find their strength together?Warrick “War” Shields is all about doing the right thing. With storied careers in the military, police, and as a detective, he takes over from his dad as leader of their motorcycle club with hopes to help people trapped in abusive situations... -
![Darkly Ever After: An Organized Crime Anthology by Silla Webb, Gwyn McNamee]()
Darkly Ever After: An Organized Crime Anthology by Silla Webb, Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe men of organized crime aren’t white knights.With quick trigger fingers and ruthless souls, they’re tall, dark, and deadly.Taking what they want and decimating anything that stands in their way.These men rule from their bloody thrones.Only a woman’s touch can tame the beasts lurking inside.Bringing light to the darkness.Love in the ruin...Categorized as:
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![The Pieces We Leave Behind by Elle Mitchell]()
The Pieces We Leave Behind by Elle Mitchell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"It gets easier…I know it hurts now, but one day, you'll wake up, and you'll just be okay. It'll happen sooner than you think...Categorized as:
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![Naked or Dead by A.E. Murphy]()
Naked or Dead by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSmall town, small-minded people, small expectations, and big A-holes.Lilith Deville is the new enigma at Lakeside Preparatory Academy, a prestigious high school by a river and not a lake, which makes sense, not. Already she hates it despite its beautiful landscape... -
![Santiago's Conquest by V.F. Mason]()
Santiago's Conquest by V.F. Mason
𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆. 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒓.Power. Money. Status.Whatever I want, I get.And if something stands in my way?I conquer and destroy it.I’m a monster with no redeeming qualities.A hunter who seeks his prey so viciously nothing can stop me.My prey hides in the shadows thinking it might save him from my wrath.It won't...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless Princess by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Ruthless Princess by Rachel Van Dyken
A mafia romance about best friends turned enemies by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.The enemy of my enemy is my friend…I never thought my father would ask this of me, to become the second generation at Eagle Elite University, to rule with an iron fist, and to take care of anyone who gets in our way.But ever since the incident...Categorized as:
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![In Ruins by K.G. Reuss]()
In Ruins by K.G. Reuss
He was my best friend before he was my enemy.I’m a nobody at Black Falls High.When the school’s mean queen forces me to my knees in front of the student body, everything changes.Now, I’m back on my former best friend’s radar.And this time, he has his new crew and “no” isn’t part of their vocabulary.When a night out puts me in a compromising position, I’m at their mercy... -
![Pretty When You Lie by Anne Roman]()
Pretty When You Lie by Anne Roman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJuniper Wild is a liar.With her full lips, pretty blue eyes, and angelic face, she might have fooled everyone else in our small town, but not me. I know the truth about her - that she's a spoiled, selfish liar. Five years ago, she shattered my dreams with a single lie. And just when I thought she was gone for good, she shows up again, still hiding something... -
![Ruthless Kings of Carnage by Madison Kingsley]()
Ruthless Kings of Carnage by Madison Kingsley
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“The Ruthless Kings will see you now, Miss Prescott. ”That’s when my suffering began. Premediated. Destined for destruction. My debt begging to be paid. Only, I’m but a decoy. A flaw. A misconception. Walking into the courtyard full of Royals, I’m well aware of who owns me. It’s palpable. A brand upon my flesh. Still. Raw. Fragrant...Categorized as:
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![May We Rise by K.G. Reuss]()
May We Rise by K.G. Reuss
Possessive. Violent. Perfect. Mine.After our time at Black Falls High, we moved to Mayfair, the college of my dreams. With my singing career taking shape, Fox’s football career off and running, Ethan’s photography, and Enzo and Cole’s. . .well, whatever secret things they do happening, life seemed good.Too good.If there’s one thing I know about my life it’s that nothing good ever lasts... -
![Art of Forgiveness by Monique Orgeron]()
Art of Forgiveness by Monique Orgeron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan love survive years of pain?Liam Stern lived a charmed and carefree life. Always surrounded by friends, he was the boy who could have any girl he wanted, and did.Until Avery.She was pure and innocent. She was the one he never saw coming.She was the only thing that mattered, but the time came for him to fulfill his destiny... -
![Ava: A Dark Bully College Romance by Leslie Luckie]()
Ava: A Dark Bully College Romance by Leslie Luckie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAva The minute we walked through the gates of Blackheath Academy I knew we weren’t welcome. It was us against them. The Club Brats against the Elite. Bastian de Trafford was their ringleader, but I wasn’t about to go down without a fight. Only - that fight would be so much easier if he didn’t look like a god of old...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Little Things by Brooke Harper]()
Pretty Little Things by Brooke Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say there are two sides to every story…Now both sides want to own me, claim me as theirs. I’m a professional thief. High security to picking pockets, doesn’t matter. I’m an expert.So when I’m hired to steal a priceless necklace by a wealthy stranger, I don’t hesitate to take the job... -
![Malice by Arianna Fraser]()
Malice by Arianna Fraser
I may be a Bratva Princess, but I'm not going to end up as a babymaker for some spoiled Russian heir.Named after the God of War, the Ares Academy doesn’t teach math or literature. Students here are the monstrous offspring from the most powerful families in the world of organized crime, they come here to learn how to terrorize, murder, extort, and find their seat of power...Categorized as:
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![Vendetta by Sayler Moreau]()
Vendetta by Sayler Moreau
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought she could escape her past, but she just walked straight into the one person who wants to make her pay for it. She ruined his life, and now he’s going to ruin hers–One twisted game at a time. Vendetta is the first novel in a series of interconnected standalones. LANDRYA fresh start–That’s all I want...
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