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Lakestone - tome 1 by Sarah Rivens
Dans la tranquillité trompeuse de la ville d'Ewing aux États-Unis, Iris, confinée à la bibliothèque, est plongée dans ses révisions. À des kilomètres de là, un mercenaire affronte le froid tranchant de la nuit, aussi glaciale que le cadavre qu'il vient d’enterrer. Ils n’ont rien en commun, pourtant tous deux ont le même objectif : amasser assez d'argent... -
![Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross]()
Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross
The arrogant bishop feels superior, but it will race the fastest to its downfall. I had been looking forward to summer break since learning I was going home for a month. Not only would I see my Aunt Nadia and my best friend Lizzy, but I wasn’t traveling alone. But being home wasn’t at all what I thought it would be…. I’m drowning in mysteries and have to find the answers or die trying... -
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![Empire Nightclub #1-4 by K.A. Tucker]()
Empire Nightclub #1-4 by K.A. Tucker
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. -
![Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole]()
Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey took her. They took the one thing in our miserable lives that means anything to us. When we find her. Revenge will be had. But with that revenge, secrets must unravel. Truths must be told. But with the revelations. .. Questions arise... -
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![Easy to Fall by W. Winters]()
Easy to Fall by W. Winters
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series. With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that... -
![Stolen Sin by B. B. Hamel]()
Stolen Sin by B. B. Hamel
A standalone fake marriage mafia story with a couple of enemies that turn into steamy lovers from bestselling author B. B. Hamel. My boss caught me trying to steal from him. My punishment? Get pregnant with his baby. My father was scammed out of everything he owns, and I need to find a way to bail him out of trouble... -
![The Boss by Stella Andrews]()
The Boss by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratings★★★★★ The dark was never so good I am The Boss I make the rules and punish those who break them. I am good at my job. I arranged a marriage of the darkest kind. A business deal to align myself with a powerful family to start a war. The contract is clear. Be my wife in public and strangers in private. And then I met her. Jasmine Rossi. Reluctant mafia princess and rebel without a cause...Categorized as:
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![The Elite Kings Boxset Vol. II by Amo Jones]()
The Elite Kings Boxset Vol. II by Amo Jones
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Elite Kings books 1-5. MADSHIP. Madison + Bishop. The Silver Swan. The Broken Puppet. Tacet a Mortuis. NATIL. Nate + Tillie. Malum: Part 1. Malum: Part 2. Riddle me this. .. -
![Sons of Hellfire by N. Owens]()
Sons of Hellfire by N. Owens
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything was going fine until it wasn’t. Now. .. I'm a mind your own business kinda girl but watching a beast of a man try to kidnap a small defenseless woman is crossing that line of not caring. Mainly because I know what it feels like to not be able to fight back. So I do something stupid and step in. We fight, I get knocked out and sometime later I'm waking up in the truck of a car... -
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Savage by Stoni Alexander
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsREVENGE SERVED HARD. My 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 ratingsPain. 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. *. -
![No Place Like Home by Geneva Monroe]()
No Place Like Home by Geneva Monroe
Condemned by lies. Driven by vengeance. Bound for death. Mine will be the first public execution in a century. Only problem is, I’m innocent. Well, mostly. A single bullet shattered my world, bringing down the men who swore to protect me, and stealing my newfound freedom. The Wizard promised salvation, but the only thing I have now is a prison cell and a date with a guillotine... -
![Perfectly Imperfect Complete Set by Neva Altaj]()
Perfectly Imperfect Complete Set by Neva Altaj
A collection of the first three books in the Perfectly Imperfect Series. PAINTED SCARS. I get anything I desire. And I want this perfectly imperfect little manipulator. She doesn't know it yet,. But I am not letting her go. The deal - is off. BROKEN WHISPERS. The most beautiful woman of the Italian mafia,. And the Bratva's most feared monster. I loved her from afar for so long,... -
![Still Burning by Abbi Glines]()
Still Burning by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Not looking for closure. I don’t close a good book until the story ends. ”. And ours started when I was sixteen. Eighteen years later, we had become different people, living another life than the one we had imagined then. One without each other. Having Rome Bower back in my life had been more than a blast from the past. My soul had felt at home again... -
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![Protective Phlox by Brooklyn Cross]()
Protective Phlox by Brooklyn Cross
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI‘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...Categorized as:
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![Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky]()
Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky
I knew a relationship with Cauldron wouldn't be easy. But I underestimated just how challenging it would be. How can you love someone that refuses to love you back? How can you love someone that betrays you not once, but twice?Categorized as:
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![Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone]()
Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone
Everyone has a first love. Mine’s just a little… darker than most. Rafael Moretti is a gorgeous monster. Tall and broad, he dominates New York’s underworld with an iron grip and cold, silver-gray eyes. But before he was the man everyone feared, he was my protector. My friend. The boy I could never forget. Then, tragedy struck. My father was killed, and Rafael was implicated in the murder... -
![A Single Kiss by Willow Winters]()
A Single Kiss by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense. I should feel shame for not wanting this to end, but he doesn’t want it to end either. When the darkness sets in, the flames all flickered out, and the loud click of the locks signal it’s over, that’s when reality comes back. The war. The drugs... -
![Scarred Angel by Elle Maldonado]()
Scarred Angel by Elle Maldonado
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere desire ignites between bullets, blood, and burning rubber. The man I last saw when I was just a girl came crashing back into my life—literally—after fourteen years. Same smile. Those same mesmerizing eyes. Only now, they’re darker, more haunted. He carries demons I can’t touch. And a past my father destroyed before I was born... -
![Corrupt Gods Collection by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher]()
Corrupt Gods Collection by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![Hostile Devil: Giovanni & India Duet by Autumn Archer]()
Hostile Devil: Giovanni & India Duet by Autumn Archer
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings6. Hostile Devil : A Dark Age Gap Mafia Romance (Souza Cartel: Giovanni). by Autumn Archer (Author) , Hostile Kingdom (Author). 4. 8 out of 5 stars (9). He's my devil. My forever. I've grown up around the Souza cartel, never fully realizing the brothers would never let me go. That the powerful gangsters around me would protect me at all costs... -
![Promised to the Killer by B.B. Hamel]()
Promised to the Killer by B.B. Hamel
Her family tossed her aside like a broken doll. But she's my shining treasure and I'll kill to make her mine. Siena Bastone is going to die. She's the cast-off traitorous daughter of a minor mafia family with deliciously pouty lips and a wicked tongue. But after we spend one unforgettable night of sin in a hotel room, I can't walk away. I pull her from her family's clutches and make her my own...Categorized as:
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![Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi
PLEASE DON'T SEND ME BACK TO WHERE I CAME FROM. Ripples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more... -
![The Broken Queen by Ashley Munoz]()
The Broken Queen by Ashley Munoz
The final book in the Royals of Rake Forge duet is now here! She was always ours. Ours to protect. Ours to love. Yet, we were forced to watch as she stepped into another’s arms, completely out of reach. We didn’t have any regrets in choosing to revive our father’s deadly legacy…we knew what threat faced this family and how much danger Presley was in... -
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![Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti]()
Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS... -
![The Company by J.A. Huss]()
The Company by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSome people are above the law. Those people are called COMPANY. Twenty-eight-year-old James Fenici has been an assassin since he was sixteen. He's amassed debts and favors from countless Company brothers and participated in hundreds of Company jobs. But there are not enough favors in the world to clear his debt and make him worthy of the only girl he's ever wanted... -
![Break Me by C.D. Reiss]()
Break Me by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt 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... -
![The Heir She Loved by H.G. Johnston]()
The Heir She Loved by H.G. Johnston
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOlivia's been taken. Ripped from my grasp because of a mistake I made. When I find her, and I will find her, the Delepski's would regret the day they ever betrayed my family. We pick up right where we left off in the last book. Everett and Olivia, fighting their way through obstacle after obstacle, simply trying to forge their own path in this life. The Delepski's are after her now... -
![Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi]()
Vengeful Hearts by S. Lexi
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErika 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...Categorized as:
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![Dreams of the Vengeful by Adelaide Forrest]()
Dreams of the Vengeful by Adelaide Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOur love was written in blood, but our dream was born from death. Once upon a time, I had it all. Born heir apparent to one of the Six Families,. I was destined for greatness. Wealth and power were in my blood, and. sweet Thalia was one more means to an end. Until they banished me from the watchful city,. stripping me of everything I possessed,. my name, my home, all I’d come to hold dear,...Categorized as:
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![Make Me by C.D. Reiss]()
Make Me by C.D. Reiss
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDario Lucari kidnapped me when I was just a bride sold for territory…and made me a captive wife. He will never free me. I am his property and he lets me know that every time he hurts me. My hate for him burns hotter than the embers of love. But for how long? ***. Make Me is the second book in the trilogy.Categorized as:
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![Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce]()
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished... -
![Heartless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Heartless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I met Micah Delarosa, I ended up in bed with him. It was supposed to be a one night stand—no names, no strings, no regrets. Just a fleeting escape from my small-town life and my father’s crushing debts. Except I didn't just sleep with a stranger. I tangled with the most ruthless Italian mafia boss in the city. And I was sent to steal from him... -
![Vengeful by Kristen Luciani]()
Vengeful by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne 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... -
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![Arranged Marriage to the Mafia Enemy: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance — A Dark, Opposites Attract 2-Hour Short Read by Alicia Bradford]()
Arranged Marriage to the Mafia Enemy: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance — A Dark, Opposites Attract 2-Hour Short Read by Alicia Bradford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE WAS A BARGAIN. HE WAS THE DEVIL WHO BOUGHT HER. She was raised to survive ruthless men. He was raised to own them. Now, to save her crumbling family empire, Ekaterina Sokolova is forced into a marriage she never agreed to—with the one man powerful enough to destroy everything she loves. Kirill Volkov. Cold. Calculated. Untouchable. A mafia king who doesn’t make deals—he collects debts... -
![Covet: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann]()
Covet: A Dark Mafia Captive Romance by Olivia Ryann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis dark and twisted tale of ownership will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. No one is coming to save me. I am his Fiore now, his flower. To do with as he wishes. And he wants everything . Monster wants my tears, my screams of pleasure, my shudders of fear... -
![Cherish by Olivia Ryann]()
Cherish by Olivia Ryann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis dark and twisted tale of ownership will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. Something has shifted and changed in me. I have left Katherine behind, and stepped fully into the blossom of Fiore. But while I am undergoing that transformation, Monster too senses a sea change within... -
![Jaded Devil by Nicole Fox]()
Jaded Devil by Nicole Fox
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’LL SHOW HER WHAT A DEVIL DOES WHEN AN ANGEL FALLS INTO HIS LAP. I met her the day I killed her father. She stood there, soaked in his blood, and swore she’d make me pay when the time was right. Twenty years later, that day has come. She’s beautiful now. A dark temptation I never expected. But Renata Lombardi is in far over her head. Because she thinks this is a game of kill or be killed... -
![Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris]()
Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce upon a time, a wild boy fell in love with a sly girl …. From high school sweethearts to a criminal King and Queen, Cross Donati and Catherine Marcello’s love became a force—even destructive, it was unstoppable. They were meant to be. Even when everything stood in the way. Always. Fall in love with the saga of Cross + Catherine, and their story of a love revered, and a life lived so unruly... -
![Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano]()
Savage Beauty by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings: an enemies-to-lovers mafia romance. -
![Fearless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Fearless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI need the money to save my mother. The mafia boss needs. a temporary wife. I ran back home, seeking solace from my troubled past. But then I plunged into another fiery abyss. My mother is ensnared by an enormous debt to Cillian O’Ridian, the dark and dangerous king of the Irish Mafia. And she’s seriously ill. Without the money for her surgery, she won’t survive...Categorized as:
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![Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel]()
Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m in his bed learning the limits of my body. Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive. He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me. At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister... -
![Dark Throne by Shanna Handel]()
Dark Throne by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI 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... -
![Wrathful Souls by Anne Malcom]()
Wrathful Souls by Anne Malcom
She survived the deadliest serial killer of her generation. Or so everyone thought. No one knew how many pieces of her he took to the grave with him. She hid her scars, her nightmares. She hid everything until she couldn’t. Then she ran. But Colby followed her. He’d follow her to the ends of the earth. To hell and back. Sariah knew he would…... -
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![Depraved Obsession by Morgan Elliott]()
Depraved Obsession by Morgan Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate the only man I've ever loved. Balor Murphy stole everything from me to save my family's honor. For five years, I've denied his very existence. A cruel twist of fate brings that denial to a screeching halt. Someone is watching me. Someone who wants me dead. He taunts me with cryptic messages and violent paintings. My brother’s best friend swears he can protect me... -
![Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris]()
Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo get what he wants, he’ll have to play a game of dirty pool. Michel Marcello never wanted to be a mafioso like every other man in his family—he wanted to be more. That doesn’t mean he’s unfamiliar with the life, or that he can’t hold his own against other made men. They forgot where he came from …...Categorized as:
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![The Firm by Erin Mc Luckie Moya]()
The Firm by Erin Mc Luckie Moya
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJosh and Raquel have known each other for years - The Society placing them in the same circles, each watching the other as they grow into someone that sparked their attention. It was no surprise when The Society paired them together, slating them as a match for the breeding program. But the more Raquel discovers about The Society, the faster she backpedals from them and Josh... -
![The Avenged King by Juliette N. Banks]()
The Avenged King by Juliette N. Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve got my own reasons for hunting out Connor Barrett and joining his team of Dark Kings. None of them have ever asked me and I’m grateful. If they knew, I wouldn’t be standing in the headquarters in Manhattan. I could be dead. I don’t deserve these men as my brothers. And I don’t deserve her. Which is why I don’t let her see my desire. Which is why I pretend I don’t see hers... -
![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 ratingsI 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... -
![Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad]()
Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLies, Saoirse. It was all lies. Those were the last words I heard before my attacker held me under. Left shattered by deceit, with a past I couldn’t outrun, Killybegs destroyed the girl I used to be. But here’s the thing, this queen was born to rise, and those who hurt me will pay for the sins they committed...Categorized as:
mafia new adult from hate to love alpha male cruel hero suspense contemporary love triangle
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