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  • Empire Nightclub #1-4 by K.A. Tucker

    Empire Nightclub #1-4 by K.A. Tucker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    One visit to her father in prison—convicted for a murder he didn’t commit—and she's attracted the attention of the last man she'd ever want knowing that she exists. This bundle includes all four full-length books in the highly addictive Empire Nightclub series! Sweet Mercy. Gabriel Fallen. Dirty Empire. Fallen Empire. This series is intended for mature audiences.
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  • No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    “What if that’s all there was? If I don’t need you looking after me no more are you still gonna want me? ”. The first time they were together was a messy, jagged jigsaw of interlocking flaws. Seven years later, Lindsay Brown and Pip Valentine have got back together and are taking a shot at normal life with 9-to-5s, family Christmas, and babysitting duties...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  angst  m-m  contemporary  dark  humor  age difference  abuse
  • Madam Alana: The Marriage Auction by Audrey Carlan

    Madam Alana: The Marriage Auction by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…. I run the most elite auction in the world. Candidates and bidders come from all over the globe hoping to change their lives. And I deliver. I’m in the business of bringing couples together in a mutually beneficial and legally binding marriage...
  • Nick by Jenna Myles

    Nick by Jenna Myles

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    The night I met Bree, she was beaten and broken. I saw her pain and fear, but I also saw her strength. I was drawn to her right from the start. But her sister’s in love with my brother. We all live in the same building, and I was very expressly warned to keep my hands to myself. In other words, Cara told me she’d cut off my balls if I went there...
  • 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. SERGEI. 30 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:
    bdsm  dark  mafia  captive  contemporary  suspense
  • Destiny Mine by Anna Zaires

    Destiny Mine by Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Fate made us enemies. I made us lovers. In a different world, we were meant for each other. This is not that world. Note: For optimal enjoyment, it’s recommended you listen to the Twist Me trilogy prior to starting this book.
  • Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Poinsettia by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Christmas is not always the most wonderful time of the year for the many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people who are estranged from their families. This year's Christmas story concerns two such people--Søren and Magdalena. Søren speaks of Magdalena, his mentor in sadism, in THE MISTRESS and THE KING...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  m-f  dark  length-novella
  • Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    I’ve always chased after the bad boy. I just wasn’t prepared to actually catch one. He crashed into my life in my hour of need with his dark agendas, whispers, and lies. Dirty and dangerous, he’s the keeper of the worst kind of secrets, and now he owns mine. I’ve been thrust into the middle of a war I know nothing about, and he’s my only lifeline to safety...
  • Stronghold: Closing Time: Stronghold Doms Boxset #3 by Golden Angel

    Stronghold: Closing Time: Stronghold Doms Boxset #3 by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A steamy hot boxset of friends to lovers romance, work romance, and frenemies to lovers. 6. Stripping the Sub. 7. Tempting the Domme. 8. Hardcore Vanilla. Stripping the Sub. Ellie's been keeping secrets, but Master Michael is determined to strip back her walls and claim her as his own. Tempting the Domme...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-epic  audiobook
  • Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series.
  • Until Then by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen

    Until Then by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The one thing my pen pal and I have in common is imprisonment. While his is literal, I am bound in the chains of my abusive partner. While he is locked behind bars, he gives me a glimpse of the love I have been looking for my entire life. When my world starts to come down around me we both gain our freedom, allowing us to face our demons together...
  • Always Alchemy (Alchemy) by Elodie Hart

    Always Alchemy (Alchemy) by Elodie Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Always Alchemy is a full-length book featuring a variety of extended epilogues for the following couples and their. Rafe and Belle. Zach and Maddy. Anton and Gen. Cal and Aida. Dex, Max and Darcy. Adam and Nat. You can expect fun, spice (obviously), glamour and ALL the feels!
  • The Arrangement by K.C. Crowne

    The Arrangement by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    He's nearly twice my age. He may have k*lled my ex-boyfriend. And his scandalous offer leaves me speechless. An intimidating Russian mobster arrives at my door. .. Demanding settlement for debt my horrible ex left in my name. Maksim, with his piercing dark eyes, sparks a fire within me. He proposes the. repay him with my body...
  • Bared Betrayal: Special Edition by Bella J

    Bared Betrayal: Special Edition by Bella J

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I have a huge diamond ring on my finger, something that shows the world I’m spoken for. To me, it’s a reminder of a secret I can’t take with me when I walk down the aisle. My new fiancée just became an overnight sensation on the Hollywood scene, and we went from quiet dinners to champagne towers and caviar croquettes with A-listers...
  • His Queen: A Dark Forbidden Mafia Romance by Bella J

    His Queen: A Dark Forbidden Mafia Romance by Bella J

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I knew loving him would be my downfall. I just didn’t think it would happen so soon. There’s always a price to pay when you’re loved by a man like Nicoli Del Rossa. He’s my king. The captor of my heart. But with the Dark Sovereign empire comes savage enemies thirsting for bloodshed, and when a mafia war is raging, buried secrets are brought to the surface...
  • Break Me by C.D. Reiss

    Break Me by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was always Sarah. And she was always mine. I woke up in a nightmare. I woke up alone. There was a reason I never let myself have feelings before. Emotions make you stupid. They make you miscalculate. If someone gave me the choice, I’d do it all over again. Only this time, I’d stop everyone who ever looked at the woman I love before they had the chance to hurt her...
  • Forbidden Love by Stella Gray

    Forbidden Love by Stella Gray

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I chose to become a Bellanti… but no one walks away from the Bruno family. My life was planned for me, down to the smallest detail. I was to be a gift for a man loyal to my uncle, a pretty little prize. When I ran away, I did it for love. I should have known my uncle would never allow it. They say all’s fair in love and war, but sometimes they’re the same thing. And nothing about this is fair...
  • Ten Thousand Truths by Kelli Jean

    Ten Thousand Truths by Kelli Jean

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Horror is Odessa “Opie” Powys’s truth. One with muddied memories and haunted dreams. Finding and putting the pieces of her shattered life together is impossible. Hiding herself and her truth is the only option. Until the force that is Deo Dahl notices her from across a crowded bar...
    Categorized as:
    angst  suspense  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • A Lesson in Beginning by Elle Sparrow

    A Lesson in Beginning by Elle Sparrow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Journey From Darkness to Desire. They took everything. My husband. My dreams. My innocence. After escaping a sinister cult's grip, I faced a stark new reality. I was left with only one thing. My treasure. My son. Desperate, I sought refuge with my estranged family. It was a struggle, but I was beginning to find my footing in this strange, modern world. Enter Joel Whitlock...
  • Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness.
  • 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  dark  contemporary  dual-pov  length-medium
  • Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Join Matt and Madison for the conclusion of their Wicked Lovers: Soldiers For Hire love story. Coming July 18, 2023! **Wicked and Bare is part of the Wicked Lovers: Soldiers for Hire romantic suspense series. Stories in this series are told in a duet of two full-length novels. Each duet can be read as a standalone...
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine. ”. ― Morrissey. It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
  • Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Secrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong from the beginning, wrong about everything. I find her trying to take down a human trafficking ring, unsure whether I'm there to help her, or drag her down. But from now on, Willow doesn't have a choice. She will be my wife. She will submit. She will play her role...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  contemporary  dark  length-short
  • Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Loving Gabe made me stronger than I was before. Better. He taught me that love is both beautiful and vicious, terrifying and intoxicating. I’m not afraid anymore. I know that it’s possible for two imperfect people to have a bond worth risking everything for. After all we’ve been through, I thought I was ready to fight any battle. But nothing could have prepared me to face this new nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    angst  new adult  contemporary  dark  alpha male
  • The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    The Blood of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below. The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost...
  • The Catacombs by Penelope Sky

    The Catacombs by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    This man is the only thing that keeps me safe. The only thing that makes life worth living. But I know he's coming. .. I know he's out there. And until Benton kills him, he'll never really be gone.
  • Vow by Bethany-Kris

    Vow by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say it’s always the one you least expect …. Andino Marcello made his choices—the right ones for duty and famiglia. But even the right choices have consequences. He’s never been more aware of that fact than he is now. The thing is, Andino isn’t the same man he once was. The mafia wants what it wants. He’ll push until they all break. Even her. They say love shouldn’t hurt …...
    Categorized as:
    angst  suspense  mafia  dark  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Break by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob

    The Break by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    One woman. Two Rivals. Countless secrets…. Raine Kendall has everything a woman could want—almost...
  • Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Good girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it. Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society. But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few...
  • Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz

    Griffin in Wonderland by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hard partying trust fun baby Griffin Fiske wakes up after a hard night with a King's boots on his chest and gets an invitation he can't refuse. .. This Original Sinners short story takes place approximately six years before The Siren. Originally available in a rough draft on Tiffany's website, it has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  contemporary  m-m  dark  queer
  • 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...
  • The Con-Artist by Zoe Blake

    The Con-Artist by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If I have to hurt her to get what I want. .. I will. No is not an option. My little con artist is about to learn I run my criminal enterprise with an iron fist. She is no exception. She will do as Daddy tells her or there will be pain. Little does she know how much I will enjoy inflicting it. This is a dark romance daddy dom series...
  • Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Stranger on the Shore by Claire Highton-Stevenson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Quinn Harper is living the life she always wanted. She’s well-liked and respected by everyone and has been a success in life with awards to prove it. She spends her free time running along the shore, returning to her quiet home on the beach. It was almost the perfect life, but there was one thing missing: Love...
    Categorized as:
    angst  f-f  dark  contemporary  queer  length-medium
  • THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    THE TEST: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I woke up to my roommate and best friend missing. In her place was a note on my bedside table that read: You can only find me with your eyes closed. No one thinks a note like that is meant for them. I knew it was meant for me, a clue, a way to seek Justice. Whoever left me that note was hoping I didn’t let my parent’s legacy die when they did...
  • Anger by Lily White

    Anger by Lily White

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fifth CircleAngerAlso Known as Damon CrossThere is darkness that surrounds this man. One fueled by his past and ignited by his presentHe knows what it means to lose, but he never stops fightingHe wears his heart on his sleeveBut exists within nightmaresHe is shrouded in the name the Inferno gave him. Angry. Feral. Wild and CarelessDamon is an unpredictable storm without rhyme or reason...
  • Wicked Praise by Juliette N. Banks

    Wicked Praise by Juliette N. Banks

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author, Juliette N. Banks brings to life another sexy Dufort man in Wicked Praise, a dark billionaire romance novel of the Dufort Dynasty. Blake Dufort is not new to immense wealth; his entire family are billionaires. His success is new and still stabilizing. Still, he’s powerful, influential, and handsome. Therefore, beautiful naughty women are regularly on the menu...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Q Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time. .. ………. I’ve fought a curse all my life. A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure. No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good. Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard...
  • Wicked as Seduction: Trees & Laila Part 1 by Shayla Black

    Wicked as Seduction: Trees & Laila Part 1 by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll protect her…even if he has to take her captive to save her. Tech wiz and former elite soldier Forest “Trees” Scott had one mission: Rescue the woman being hunted by a vicious cartel and get her to safety. It should have been simple…but the minute he sees the wary beauty with haunted eyes, his desire for her complicates everything. So does her stubborn refusal to trust him...
  • Hawke by Anise Storm

    Hawke by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier...
  • 君と綴るうたかた 5 [The Summer You Were There 5] by Yuama, ゆあま

    君と綴るうたかた 5 [The Summer You Were There 5] by Yuama, ゆあま

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    「私書くよ。私たち二人の恋愛小説を。」そう言って、離れようとする夏織をつなぎとめた雫。病院にお見舞いに通いながらさらに仲を深めていく二人。しかし、そんな雫を見る夏織の妹・栞の目は冷ややかで── 物語を通してつながる少女二人の、甘く切ないひと夏だけの恋人ごっこ.
    Categorized as:
    angst  queer  contemporary  f-f  dark  length-short
  • Whiskey Poison by Nicole Fox

    Whiskey Poison by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 33 ratings
    The hottest man I’ve ever seen is now my new boss—. and I’m stuck in a house with him…. Until one of us cracks. I’ve got debt—yeah, I know, so does everyone else on Planet Earth. But the bills I’m paying keep my dad and my grandma alive. So it’s pretty messed-up for Timofey Viktorov to use them as a threat to keep me under control. Not that he cares...
  • Thorns of Malice by Maggie Cole

    Thorns of Malice by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    For ten years she’s been under my skin and out of my grasp. The last time I saw her, I decimated her and everything she valued. Not a day passes that I don’t crave one more dose of her. And Ivy Ford’s everything I remember. Beautiful. Graceful. Seemingly innocent. I wish that were the case. There’s only one reason she’s reinserted herself into my life. Revenge...
  • Break So Soft by Stasia Black

    Break So Soft by Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 27 ratings
    I’ll do whatever it takes to get her back. She was mine and it was everything. That month with her was as near to perfect as I’ve ever had in my whole f’ed up life. But then I lost it all and I still don’t know why. Though I suspect it had something to do with that rat b@stard, Bryce Gentry. One thing I do know: I’m not letting go of Callie Cruise without a fight...
  • Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin

    Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Converted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Freed from Christian's POV. Get inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades.
  • Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin

    Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Converted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Darker from Christian's POV. Get inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades.
  • The Mask by Alice Ward

    The Mask by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A secret club. A mystery woman. A craving I can’t restrain. As a billionaire e-commerce entrepreneur, I’m expected to take my clients to Jewel, an elite men’s club offering female gems of salacious delight. A place where any fantasy is fulfilled. .. for a price. I never allow myself fantasies, so the last thing I expect to find inside Jewel is a woman I immediately crave. The Butterfly...
    Categorized as:
    super rich hero  humor  new adult  contemporary  dark  m-f
  • Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood

    Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. He holds a power over me like no one else ever could. Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his. Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone. Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me...
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