Books like 'Severed Heart: The Birth of a Warrior'
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Tempt Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is a weakness for a man like me…Two years ago my enemies murdered my wife.They took away the mother of my newborn son.That’s how I became the beast…A merciless, heartless, soulless creature.That’s why I made the deal with Ava:Take her to repay her father’s debt…I couldn’t resist.Not when I saw she feared me as much as she wanted me.I wanted the beauty, a woman nearly half my age... -
Inherited Malice: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m a con artist, and I’ve got my sights set on Beau Radcliffe. He’s dominant, arrogant, and always thinks he’s the smartest person in the room.But he made the mistake of getting way too drunk one night and telling me all about the twisted ways of the dark, mysterious secret society he was about to be initiated into.So, I steal an invite and show up as a belle... -
Thrill Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime to break the rules and make her submit to me… We dance like devils, except we wear masks. Every night a different one. Dancing on the edge. Dancing with danger. Me and her, for years. I’ve allowed her to think she doesn’t already belong to me. Time to change that up and claim her. Possess her, dominate her, own her. Heart. Body. Mind. Soul... -
Erase by Elizabeth Knox, London Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’re not allowed to fall in love.DionEver since my dad, Zeus, the leader of the Sons of Gods MC, kicked my mom, Risk, out of the club, I’ve been worried that he might see me as somehow less important. Not that I think it’s really likely—but still, that fear sits like a stone in the pit of my stomach... -
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Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTorn between two lovers on a pretty but deadly island, London King must survive the ravages of the wilderness and a battle for her heart.My first day at New Ocean Prep was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to return to my hometown—leaving my ruined life behind me. My goal is simple. Keep my grades up, my head down, and focus on securing my spot in a top journalism program... -
Dangerous Truths by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat if the reflection staring back at you had become a stranger?Inside, I was dying—empty, dark, alone.Keeping it all together was exhausting and the ‘perfect’ mask I wore was beginning to slip. Pretending to have it all together wasn’t working anymore as the lies I had to tell weighed heavier each day. I’d done everything right my whole life and I still ended up divorced, childless, and alone... -
Wicked Masquerade by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTristan is the Bad Boy of the Art World. A tortured artist with insatiable cravings for beauty, pleasure, and the darker shades of life.When Nova, a Psychology graduate student, enters his orbit, Tristan sweeps Nova off her feet and lures her onto an erotic journey that awakens desires she never knew existed.Danger looms in the background... -
The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight
At a glamorous masquerade ball in an opulent mansion the elite gather to celebrate the introduction of one of their own to society.But the guests of this party aren’t all knights in shining armor.And tonight, Lucia DeMarco and Salvatore Benedetti will meet in a chance encounter one year before the contract that makes her his is to be fulfilled... -
Bedding Rose by Ann Denton
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAngeloRose makes me blind with lust, but also with fury.She’s going to give me what I want, even if I have to blackmail her to get it.She can hate me ‘til her dying day, but I will not let this secret of hers stand.I’m going to find out who hurt her … and show them they can’t touch what’s mine.RoseHe’s crossed a line that we can’t come back from.Threatening to ruin my family is unforgivable... -
His Little Red by Vivi Paige
I stole her from her life.I’ll go even further to keep her in mine.She was a job. Nothing more. Nothing less.I took her from the party. It wasn’t personal. It was a contract.Grab her, head to the safehouse, and wait for the ransom.Scarlett is so gentle, so trusting.She doesn’t know that men like me exist.Doesn’t know the brutal nature of this world.Me? I come from a world of violence.I’m a killer... -
Taming Grizz by Nikki Wild
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGRIZZ My life belongs to the club, but before the chains and guns, there was HER... The love of my goddamn life. The girl who broke my heart... I thought I could forget about her, but I was wrong. I've grown older. I'm the right-hand man of the Devil's Dragons club president. But none of that mattered when I found her. She's grown too... More beautiful and clever than I remembered... -
Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all. Even so, she cannot stand alone... -
The Frozen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMy magic runs ice cold.I am Judgement.I’ve gone from human to witch…to now Coven member. It’s amazing, awesome, and entirely overwhelming. I’m scared out of my mind right now. I shouldn’t be, I know that. I finally have real magic. I have elemental magic. I have ice at my fingertips and its the deadliest weapon I’ve ever seen.But now I can’t run from Joseph... -
The HellBeast's Claim by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt started as a HellBeast’s Mistake that ended in me making my own.And now I am paying for it.Now I am running from it.But I am soon to discover how foolish that was.Because you didn’t run from the HellBeast King.Not when that King still wanted you.Not when that King wasn’t ready to let you go.So now I am being hunted and soon he will find me.I know this.Of course, he won’t have far to look... -
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Kye by Nyssa Kathryn
Sometimes it’s in the depths of hell, that one finds their angel.Samantha Jacobs thought she was aiding her government. She believed the chip she created, the one that could change the world, would be used for the good of mankind. But it was all a lie…and she discovered the truth too late. Now, Samantha will suffer dearly for her mistake... -
Mason by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFalling for each other was never part of the plan…Doctor Sage Porter has moved to Marble Falls to be the private physician for a group of men unlike any the world has ever known. But she has a second, secret reason for moving to the small town. A reason she can’t share with another living soul…Especially not the men under her care.Mason Ross is a born guardian... -
Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop
View our feature on Anne Bishop’s Shalador's Lady. Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen... -
The Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDesperate times, desperate magic. I finally have the Book of Shadows. The pages call to me, begging me to devour their hidden power. There are more than just spells inside, and there are things only the High Priestess can see. And Now I know everything I wasn’t supposed to.My Coven likes to keep secrets...well they’re about to get a taste of their own medicine... -
Flynn by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSome pasts are harder to escape than others.When Carina Murphy is accused of a crime she didn’t commit, a fresh start in a new town is her only option. Unfortunately, Cradle Mountain may not be the safe haven she’d thought. The son of her new patient may be tall, dark and handsome…but he also knows all about her past.Keeping her job should be the hardest part...Categorized as:
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The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop
From the national bestselling author? the new novel set in the ?darkly fascinating world?("SF Site") of the Black Jewels. Dena Nehele is a land decimated by its past. Once it was ruled by corrupt Queens who were wiped out when the land was cleansed of tainted Blood. Now, only one hundred Warlord Princes stand?without a leader and without hope... -
Aidan by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSome loves are impossible to leave behind…Cassie Webber had it all. A man who loved her, a mother and sister who were all the family she needed, and a job she adored. Until, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. Now her mother and Aidan are gone, and her sister’s in danger... -
Reckless Road by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsRefuel your passion with a new installment of the Torpedo Ink series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.While Gedeon "Player" Lazaroff is one of Torpedo Ink motorcycle club's roughest members, he's also one of the calmest. Little rattles Player, except for the times his gift gets the better of him. When that happens, he has to just lie down in the dark and hope for the best... -
The Brave Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBe careful what you wish for…because magic comes with a price.I’m a witch. All of my dreams finally came true. But now, so are my nightmares.There’s a new monster in town and no one knows how to kill it or where it came from. It lurks in the shadows, preying on our every move. For some reason, it seems to be targeting me.I desperately need Tennessee’s help. Only he is strong enough to train me... -
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 64 ratingsWhen the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career... -
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Dark Carousel by Christine Feehan
In the new Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a woman falls prey to the seductive allure of the past—and a vampire warrior’s intoxicating embrace... The moment Charlotte Vintage walks into his club, Tariq Asenguard’s blood is set on fire... -
The Wicked by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDamali and Carlos have finally tied the knot, but there is no happily ever after on the horizon. Cain, the son of Eve and the new chairman of the Vampire Council is amassing an army of creatures like no one has ever seen before...Categorized as:
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Dark Nights by Christine Feehan
Dark Descent and Dark Dream #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent , bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their dangerous journey toward an unforeseen destiny and an undying love... -
Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout
It takes a fearless woman to love the most scandalous man alive in New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s breathtaking novel Even a ghost hunter like Rosie Herpin couldn’t have foreseen the fateful meeting between two mourners that has brought her so intimately close to the notorious and seductive Devlin de Vincent... -
Dark Peril by Feehan C Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDominic of the Dragonseeker lineage - one of the most powerful lines the Carpathian people has - infiltrates the heart of the enemy camp to learn their plans. This is a one-way mission: he plans to get in fast, relay the information and go down fighting - an honourable way to end his life. But a complication lies ahead... -
Knights Magica by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIf the Knights Magica want a war, I'm willing to give them one.I damned my soul long ago. What I do from this point forward is about redemption. If I burn in Hell because of fighting for others, for shouldering their sins, so be it.The Knights are powerful, and they have taken control of the Universal Church...
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