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  • Finder Volume 4: Prisoner in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane

    Finder Volume 4: Prisoner in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "Don't tell me you actually believe Asami is in love with you?" The gorgeous and devious Fei Long has kidnapped Akihito and taken him all the way to Hong...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  bdsm  m-m  rape  contemporary  dark  suspense  queer
  • Carson by Jane Henry

    Carson by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Megan: Carson Flynn is dangerous and brooding.Intensely possessive.Angry, fierce...Haunted.He’s a member of the Clan. A criminal.And a single father who’d burn the world for his daughter.But when he turns his eye on me, I know I should run.I should definitely hide.But it’s already too late...Because when Carson sets his mind on something, he gets what he wants.And what he wants... is me...
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  • Finder, Volume 3: One Wing in the Finder by Ayano Yamane

    Finder, Volume 3: One Wing in the Finder by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The Chinese crime lord Fei Long comes to Japan hoping to lure freelance photographer Akihito into his web of intrigue and sex. But when his friends fall prey to Fei Long's diabolical schemes, Akihito has only one person he can ask for help, the person he despises more than anyone else on Earth: the Yakuza boss Asami, who once made Akihito his sex slave...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  bdsm  m-m  contemporary  rape  dark  suspense  queer
  • Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.2 by Kou Yoneda

    Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.2 by Kou Yoneda

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Young and powerful Yashiro can’t stay out of trouble long enough to catch his breath. Will a brand-new bodyguard give this hot-headed pervert a taste of the calm he’s never known… or will mayhem erupt as other gangsters take note?Twittering Birds Never Fly pulses with the energy of passionate men who won’t take “no” for an answer...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mafia  m-m  dark  humor  abuse  age difference  queer
  • Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski

    Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Izabel and Naeva find themselves right where they wanted to be in Mexico: captured and held in the slave compounds owned by the Ruiz family. But the two are soon separated and forced into very different—but equally dangerous—situations...
  • Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Born in Blood Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The first four books in the bestselling Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles in one big book!Bound By HonorBound By DutyBound By HatredBound By...
  • Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond

    Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being Archer Hendricks’ little sister has always had its problems.My dates ending up dead, kids at school shunning me, and every aspect of my life controlled.I’ve always been kept on the outside of the crew life, always watching, and never participating.I craved to be a part of my brother’s world, no matter the danger.Looks like my wish has been granted because Rage Evans knows I exist...
  • Savage by Stoni Alexander

    Savage by Stoni Alexander

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    REVENGE SERVED HARDMy 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...
  • In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    In Havoc Lays Chaos by Samantha Barrett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Pain.Loss.Revenge.Are you ready to get to know the Dark Knight's twins? Will they be as dark as their father or will they follow after their mother?Are you ready for the final?*In Havoc Lays Chaos is the final book in the Memento Mori series...
  • Mafia Kings: Valentino: Dark Mafia Romance Series #6 by Olivia Thorn

    Mafia Kings: Valentino: Dark Mafia Romance Series #6 by Olivia Thorn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    CaterinaIt was just a fling. Nothing serious.I was the girl who worked in his rich family’s kitchen…And Valentino was the mafia prince who looked like a movie star.But then his family went and set up an arranged marriage…To the daughter of a Cosa Nostra family in Sicily.Now I realize it was never a fling.I’m in love with him.And it feels like my whole world is ending.ValentinoIt was just a fling...
  • 30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back.SERGEI30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits.My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist.But my precious prize doesn't know what I know.Nobody has ever won a war against me.Nobody has ever bested me.And she's not going to be the first.Good luck, little Willow..
    Categorized as:
    mafia  bdsm  dark  captive  contemporary  suspense
  • A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    A Fine Line by MercyAnn Summers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This book is an interconnected standalone within the Ends World. While you don't have to read the Ends Duet before reading this book, it is recommended that you do in order to understand the entire Ends World up to this point.CarolinaI didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt.That wasn’t my intention.And I knew he would come for me...
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
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    mafia  bdsm  spanking  dark  suspense  alpha male  contemporary  m-f
  • Protective Phlox by Brooklyn Cross

    Protective Phlox by Brooklyn Cross

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I‘d let her walk out of my life once before, but this time, she wasn’t getting away. Savannah Freeborn was mine. I was a mafia boss’s son and she was an FBI agent, so I should’ve kept my distance. But, I didn’t. The moment I touched her I knew that my fate was sealed. We were never meant to be and as hard as I tried to get Savannah out of my blood, I couldn’t do it...
  • Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole

    Illicit Captor by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He kidnapped me to avenge my husband. The husband I’ve never loved. The cruel man my father forced me to marry to teach me a lesson. My husband didn’t think twice about how to carry out those lessons. Now, I’ve gone from one prison to another. My captor is just as ruthless as my husband. He’ll kill, torture, and do everything to hurt my family until no one is left. Except for me...
  • Corrupt Gods Collection by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher

    Corrupt Gods Collection by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A thrilling arranged marriage mafia romance collection where every choice has a consequence…A Santiago is a lesson in ruin.A Carrera bleeds for revenge.Thalia Santiago is the daughter of my enemy.A beautiful rebel with a single cause.Impulsive.Fearless.And ripe for her father's undoing.I recognized her the moment she stepped into my casino...
  • Cleansed by Romilly King

    Cleansed by Romilly King

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sometimes you have to go back in order to go forward – Gray is going back to handle the man who saw him as an angel, and unleashed the demon in him.I am a Handler; I deal with serial killers, legally, ruthlessly, and in the presence of my Witness, because justice must be seen to be done.Handling is an intimate procedure...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dual-pov  m-m  dark  queer  horror  length-short
  • Hunted by Piper Stone

    Hunted by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She was supposed to be a job. Then I made her mine. Hope Gracen was just another target to be tracked down... until I caught her. When I discovered I'd been lied to, I carried her off. She'll tell me the truth with her bottom still burning from my belt, but that isn't why she's here. I took her to protect her. I'm keeping her because she's mine...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  bdsm  possessive hero  dark  suspense  length-medium  m-f
  • Ruthless King by Bianca Cole

    Ruthless King by Bianca Cole

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    I ignored Aida's warnings, and now I’m ensnared in a ruthless man’s trap. When I went to give Fabio Alteri a piece of my mind, I never expected the visit to take a forbidden turn. Aida told me not to go but in a drunken fury I visited the dangerous don. Angry that this man would tear my friend from me the way he did—his own daughter. Then, our eyes met and it felt like he set my soul on fire...
  • Taken by Him by S.R. Jones

    Taken by Him by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He took me like a thief in the night, but I was already his from the moment I laid eyes on him. Maxim Volkov. A name I had never heard before but one that my heart now beats for.He’s not an easy man to love. He’s hard. Brutal. Unforgiving. A weapon forged in the fire and pain of his early life. I will take that weapon and use it to bring down all who betrayed me...
  • Taken by Vanessa Waltz

    Taken by Vanessa Waltz

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    I stole my trophy wife.Her father killed my brother, which is why I took her hostage. Until now, I didn’t know how to execute my revenge, but when the innocent little honey attempts to bargain for her father’s life, I devise the perfect plan. I won’t just take my revenge. I’ll savor it. She’s desperate to save her father. Her offer: One night. No strings...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  bdsm  humor  suspense  anal sex  dark  m-f  length-medium
  • Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Ruthless Prince by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Alexandra is a senator's daughter, used to mingling in the company of the rich and powerful, but tonight she will learn that there are men who play by different rules. Men like me. I could romance her. I could seduce her and then carry her gently to my bed. But that can wait...
  • Deadly by Suzanne Steele

    Deadly by Suzanne Steele

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some people say she's a machine and maybe she is when it comes to Born Bratva business. When her father gifts her with a new bodyguard named Oleg she does everything she can to torment him. Through the years of watching over the Pakhan's daughter Oleg finds himself wrapped up in a dark, sadistic, out of control love. It is the only weakness he has ever known...
  • Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi

    Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Erika grew up on the streets of New York City. When her baby sister got kidnapped by the most extensive human trafficking ring in the area and eventually murdered, she swore to avenge her death. Blaise grew up in the Italian Mafia; his father was the don...
  • Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi

    Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Erika grew up on the streets of New York City. When her baby sister got kidnapped by the most extensive human trafficking ring in the area and eventually murdered, she swore to avenge her death.Blaise grew up in the Italian Mafia; his father was the don...
  • Don't Fear the Reaper by R.E. Bond

    Don't Fear the Reaper by R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Everything I’ve ever known has been a lie.From my family history, to the very reason I ended up on the streets as a kid.There was only one person I ever trusted completely.I’ll never trust him again.Archer Hendricks is everything I despise and crave.I’ve never loved and hated someone so much in my entire life.Too bad my heart didn’t get the memo that he’s the devil...
  • Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t resist her. I don’t want to…She’s tried to leave our life behind, but no one walks away from the bratva.She can run, but she can’t hide.I’ll be the one to catch her when she falls. And she will because she’s walking a fine line.I’ll be there because she’s mine.I’ll go to the ends of the Earth for her. She’ll discover her limits and realize only I can please her...
  • Vengeful by Kristen Luciani

    Vengeful by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One single gun shot threw my life into upheaval. An assassination that will bring my family to its knees.It’s up to me to avenge the murder.An eye for an eye…that’s my MO.I have one job to do, and it may be my last.Find my father’s killer and make him payBefore he finds me.But there’s one problem - one incredibly sexy obstacle I never saw coming.Tali Severinov.I’ve met my match with this woman...
  • Grace by Dee Palmer

    Grace by Dee Palmer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Surprise is the understatement of the year and it hits Sam and Jason like a freight train.Rocked and shocked, Sam needs to determine if this is a really good surprise, because as much as she loves Jason, any future they may have together could be doomed if he’s not 100 percent all-in. She can’t afford to settle for anything less since there’s so much at stake now...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dual-pov  dark  contemporary  length-medium
  • Mafia Crown by L. Steele

    Mafia Crown by L. Steele

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Mine to destroy. Mine to ruin. She belongs to me...He’s my second chance.The man with the face of my first love.A terrifying and magnetically gorgeous man with brutal blue eyes.An outlaw whose very presence sucks the air from my lungs.A monster who doesn't remember his past, whose soul is shrouded in scars, pain, and darkness.A villain who refuses to acknowledge my very existence...
  • Possessive Devil by B. B. Hamel

    Possessive Devil by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Give me what I want and I'll obey.Calvino is a nightmare wrapped in a million dollar suit. He has eyes like the black between stars and his toned body is a sculptor's dream.And someone in his family murdered my cousin.When Calvino catches me drugging and stealing from his brother, my life hangs in the balance...
  • Hook by Gianni Holmes

    Hook by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    KITDodging bullets and jumping from two story buildings are things I’d only ever seen in movies.Never would I have expected that this would become my life.I keep deadly secrets for the man I love.I’ll follow him across countries to have his back.Why am I willing to risk everything for him?Because of the look in his eyes when I purr for him.SULLYWorking with Kit is my greatest joy...
  • Sins and Secrets by Kira Cole

    Sins and Secrets by Kira Cole

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Desperation sends me to the auction where the only thing I have to sell…is myself.The Marchetti Mafia runs this town. My dad has been under their thumb for years as the Boss’s personal consigliere. After facing death multiple times he’s now hanging on by a mere thread and I worry the next injury will be his last. They always say once you join the family you’re in it for life...
  • Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano

    Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    : an enemies-to-lovers mafia...
  • Valetti Crime Family: Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Valetti Crime Family: Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Five steamy, contemporary romance books.One binge worthy collection.Valetti Crime Family includes all five of the full-length, standalone romances from the Valetti Mafia series, featuring filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys. Happily Ever Afters and no cliffhangers...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mafia  dark  angst  from hate to love  length-epic
  • Anthony & Catherine: Bad Boy by Willow Winters

    Anthony & Catherine: Bad Boy by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    I’m a dangerous man. You may be fooled by my good looks and charm, but my eyes give it away.I’m the hitman for the Valetti familia, and I’m damn good at what I do. They want men to talk, and I make them talk. They want men gone — bang, it’s done. It’s as simple as that.Until her.She’s on my list, but I want her. On her knees and submitting to my every command...
  • Dark Throne by Shanna Handel

    Dark Throne by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I want him. And I hate him. I've known him my whole life.He's the boy who loved to torment me,pulling the ends of my braids. But when he catches me on his family's property,He does worse than that. I plan to pay him back for his punishments,but my little prank goes awry.I've made a terrible mistake, angering our family's deadly rivals. My obedience is demanded to make amends...
  • The Scotch Series: The Complete Series by Penelope Sky

    The Scotch Series: The Complete Series by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    For a limited time only -- Get all 3 books in The Scotch Series in one boxset The Scotch King Joseph Ingram made the mistake of stealing from me—four million dollars. He took my intelligence without paying for it. And thought he could get away with it. Think again. Now I’ll take something from him—something irreplaceable. His sister. Collateral...
  • Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak

    Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The Black Hand. The criminal organization that owns everyone in Cypress, a group of people who rule the city in blood and blackmail. My plan is to take them down. Whether it’s one by one or all together, I will watch the Black Hand burn for what they did to my family five years ago. For my parents, for my brother… this vengeance is for them. I have both Jameson sons wrapped around my fingers...
  • Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn

    Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    It wasn’t supposed to end like this. The guys’ enemy wasn’t supposed to gain the upper hand. But now Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver have been captured and separated by Ludo Holloway. If they make one wrong move, the consequences will be disastrous. The only thing they can do is comply with Holloway’s wishes and do their best to secretly find a way to escape...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mafia  vengeance  reverse harem  dark  m-m-f  m-m  suspense
  • In the Shadows by Montana Fyre

    In the Shadows by Montana Fyre

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    The gatekeepers of the New York underworld have met their match, but this mafia princess isn't going to bow to them without a fight...I was raised to be a mafia queen.I spent years learning the family business.I trained to become the ruthless leader my family needs me to be. But it was all for nothing. On my eighteenth birthday, my father told me I would be marrying our enemy...
  • Sixth Sin by Cora Kenborn, Mollie Stark

    Sixth Sin by Cora Kenborn, Mollie Stark

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Previously published as Starlet by Cora KenbornHollywood. Mafia. Love. Lust. Secrets. Corruption.From USA Today best-selling author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies-to-lovers retelling of Anastasia.They call me America's Sweetheart. Hollywood royalty. The last of an era. Sole survivor of LA's most infamous crime. I'm not any of those things.He forced me into the spotlight...
  • Tommy & Tonya: Cuffed Kiss by Willow Winters

    Tommy & Tonya: Cuffed Kiss by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a HOT mafia, standalone romance.I didn't plan on stumbling into Tommy, the muscle of the Valetti crime family. He warns me to stay away, but holds the key to everything I need.All of this started because I wanted the truth. I need answers to numb the pain of my past. It was never supposed to be anything else...
  • The Darkest Descension by Courtney Lane

    The Darkest Descension by Courtney Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This is not a romanceThe Breaking Insanity saga concludes with an explosive and bittersweet ending….With the world around them spinning out of control, Nikki and Eric will decide how far they are willing to descend to obtain what they want the most.Nikki faces a tough situation that changes everything she thought she knew and tests her fragile limits...
  • The Thief by Zoe Blake

    The Thief by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I will stop at nothing to get the information I need. No matter how much she fights me… I will win in the end. My little thief cannot steal away, I don’t care how hard she tries. Daddy’s in charge now. She either follows my rules, or there will be consequences… painful ones. This is a dark romance daddy dom series. There are no sweet hugs and kisses from these domineering daddies...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  dual-pov  mafia  vengeance  contemporary  dark  alpha male  angst
  • The Expert by Zoe Blake

    The Expert by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I control everything about her life... she just doesn't know it.Despite her dangerous profession she has an air of naïve innocence.It makes her weak, vulnerable... easy prey for a man like me.Until now, I've been content to stay in the shadows, but someone has made a deadly mistake, they have threatened what's mine.My little one is about to understand that Daddy is done watching...
  • The Afterthought by K.M. Baker

    The Afterthought by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I never planned to return to Dune Valley. The drugs. The gangs. The life people lead. It's something I thought I left in the past when I packed up and set off to the unknown. For seven years I was free from all the painful memories that come with that town. Until now.When the Sheriff called to tell me, I have a 17-year-old-sister, I had no choice. I had to return.My plan was simple...
  • Darkness Falls by K.M. Baker

    Darkness Falls by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Everything's changed.When I met the Monroe brothers it was under unfavorable circumstances. I was supposed to be their revenge, but it blossomed into so much more. They became mine, just as I became theirs. Now, days with them feel like a distant dream.I spent so many years running from my inevitable fate, but my father tracked me down and dragged me back to Rogue...
  • Falling for the Enemy: A Charity Anthology by K.M. Scott, Taryn Quinn

    Falling for the Enemy: A Charity Anthology by K.M. Scott, Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s cocky. Arrogant. Infuriating. The bane of my existence. But his touch makes me burn with need. Every time we come together it’s like a collision of fire and ice—intense, all-consuming, and utterly unstoppable. We’re all wrong for each other… yet so very right...
  • Kayne's Fury: A Savage Saints MC by J. Lynn Lombard

    Kayne's Fury: A Savage Saints MC by J. Lynn Lombard

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KayneAs President of Savage Saints, his lone obligation is to his club.He is fierce in his loyalty to his brothers.He is ruthless. He has bled and killed for his Club.He's determined to go legit. To restore destruction left by his Sister Chapter. To renew the integrity of Savage Saints.His Club is his world. There is no room for anything else.His hard work is in jeopardy...
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