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Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score
Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever...Categorized as:
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![Eat Your Heart Out by Eden O'Neill]()
Eat Your Heart Out by Eden O'Neill
Cold.Cruel.Coward.Ares “Wolf” Mallick ripped my heart out. He ground it into mush and didn’t even grant me the courtesy of a goodbye. He just left me. He left and said our relationship, fake or otherwise, meant nothing to him.I made a mistake last semester, and it had nothing to do with our phony arrangement. I let him hurt me, and I refuse to make that mistake again...Categorized as:
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![Scar by Jolie Vines]()
Scar by Jolie Vines
A scar tore his face. Mine would carve his heart. I’d do anything to save my missing sister, even sell my body to the highest bidder. Until he steals me from my buyer’s mansion. Camden rescued me, but he won’t let me walk away. Especially when I discover he’s my buyer’s son. And the strange thing? I can’t even be angry at the sweet, gentle, scarred Scotsman for the terrible thing he did...Categorized as:
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Irresistible Attraction by W. Winters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the complete heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense trilogy, Irresistible Attraction. Sometimes you meet someone, maybe meet isn’t the right word. You don’t even have say hello for this to happen. You simply pass by them and everything in your world changes forever...Categorized as:
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![Tales You Win by Bea Paige]()
Tales You Win by Bea Paige
An Academy of Stardom spin off Grim A nickname given to me by my father, the Ruler of Tales, an East End underground fight club.Tales you win. Heads you lose.And the fighters of Tales never lose.As a kid I’d believed my father was a real king, like the ones found in myths and fairytales I once loved to read. The men he ruled were his faithful soldiers sworn to protect the club, him, me...Categorized as:
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![Tempt Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
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... -
![Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller]()
Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller
They say every proud man must fall.Mortals who fancy themselves gods will one day kneel. I thought myself invincible.Apollo on Earth.Mocked my brother when he succumbed to such a fate.Before I noticed the blue-haired nymph lurking in the background. Cora Astor shouldn’t have come to this island.She sneered in my direction, beguiling me with her disgust. As a Wolfe, hunting is in my blood...Categorized as:
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![Hard Truths by Rebecca Royce]()
Hard Truths by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m Everly Marrs, and I’ll be damned before I lose myself to the men that kidnapped me. I had plans, big plans. I had my pretty little life outlined: Graduate school and get a job in social work—maybe even one day marry a nice man who actually knew what he was doing in bed. But everything changed when I woke up in a strange place with five men who insisted I call them D, W, J, K, and T... -
![Inherited Malice: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
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]()
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... -
![Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn]()
Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling 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. The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes. But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine... -
![Opulent Obsession by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Opulent Obsession by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m an imposter, a fraud, unwanted… but that won’t stop me from claiming her. She is part of a tortured past I’d rather forget. A flesh and blood ghost here to haunt me for my sins. I will never forgive myself for living when my brother died. As a penance, I’m forced to live his life. To claim what should have been his birthright... -
![Forged by Shadows by Maddison Cole]()
Forged by Shadows by Maddison Cole
Avery thought her suffering had ended.She thought wrong. After a traumatic start to life, being adopted was Avery‘s saving grace. She finally had parents who loved her and an entire mansion to call home. Her days were spent reading in the library and exploring her passion for ballet. Until a fateful accident changed everything, and left her at the mercy of her step-brother... -
![Made in Malice by Albany Walker]()
Made in Malice by Albany Walker
She thinks we’re devils. I know we are. Feared and revered, we’ve earned our place to shepherd the sheep. Harbor the secrets until she comes along and threatens our foundation. We could ruin her or use her. Either way, she’s ours, whether she knows it or not, even if it's forbidden... -
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![Six by Evie Rae, Poppy Flynn]()
Six by Evie Rae, Poppy Flynn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Dark 'Why Choose' Romance Inspired by "Peter Pan & The Lost Boys"First there were Five. Now they are Six.BeckThe sun has dawned on a new day and after a grim fight with a notorious serial child killer, the future looks bright. Even for me.But not everything is as it seems. The man killed in that brutal struggle? He’s not the man I remember as my kidnapper... -
![King of Patriam: Outlaws by Amizah R]()
King of Patriam: Outlaws by Amizah R
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe combat trials. He's going.Cassian's only qualm is that he has to do the wrong thing to do the right thing.The city's fate rests on his shoulders, but that's not what plagues his thoughts and hurries his heart.She'll never forgive him. He knows it, but he still has hope that he can claim the heart of the woman he left behind.If he makes it out alive...He left her... -
![Fractured by R. Phillips]()
Fractured by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"All of it existing somewhere in between everything."What is a life? A collection of memories? A series of glorious highs and heartrending lows? Is it a purpose, cumulative or singular? Or is it something more? Something beyond what is tangible or immaterial?Something beyond even what is found within us...Categorized as:
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![The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James]()
The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s something special about first love. It feels right; it looks right. It’s perfect in every way, until it isn’t.Grayson Hale — the hot nerd, my first love. He was an enigma. Both mysteriously complicated and beautifully broken. The vacant look in his eyes reminded me of my own, almost as if our misery called to one another. Colton Bennett — the sarcastic playboy, my second chance...Categorized as:
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![Oaths and Omissions by Sav R. Miller]()
Oaths and Omissions by Sav R. Miller
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLenny Primrose is a puppet.A temptress sent to make my life bloody miserable.Adored by the public and used for her father’s benefit.Every man wants her, and every woman wants to be her.She’s good for my reputation.That’s the only reason I agree to the little devil’s proposal.I’m game.Willing to play pretend to get what I want.Until what I want is her.Now, there are no rules... -
![Nirvana In Neon: A Dark Mafia Adventure : by M.J Knight]()
Nirvana In Neon: A Dark Mafia Adventure : by M.J Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe did it. Our enemies are just bad memories. Or so we thought. Can you ever really be safe from enemies when you and the men you love run the largest crime syndicate in the South? We were celebrating. Preparing. Our life was finally on track. Now new enemies come from the North. They think us weak… Little do they know I’m more bloodthirsty than ever... -
![Beautiful Lies: A Dark Secret Society Romance (Breaking Belles) by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Beautiful Lies: A Dark Secret Society Romance (Breaking Belles) by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwenty Beautiful Lies stand before me.I can feel one’s hatred from across the ballroom.She loathes me and all that I stand for... that’s why she will be my choice, my belle of the ball.Born into a secret society that strangles the life out of me, I have no choice but to face my demons head on.Inheritance isn’t about money or land, it’s much more twisted than that...A sinful birthright... -
![Mirage: A Dark Retelling (Sinister Fairy Tales) by C.M. Radcliff]()
Mirage: A Dark Retelling (Sinister Fairy Tales) by C.M. Radcliff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReleasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! Painted in gold, Jaslyn was born into a life of luxury with the world at her feet.After the death of her father, his empire became hers and the princess became a queen. Painted in gold, Jaslyn was born into a life of luxury with the world at her feet.Her fortune was sought after and deception and deceit had a ring around her finger... -
![Redlined by Cala Riley]()
Redlined by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoxanneRacing and Ross are the only two things I thought I could ever count on. That is, until one of them sends me far away, making me lose the other.Now, stuck with a cousin I’m not sure even wants me here trying to pick up the scattered pieces of my life, all I want to do is find my own way... -
![Moments of Mayhem by T.L. Smith]()
Moments of Mayhem by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWe met for the first time in high school. As adults, we married. But it was all fake. The wedding, us, what he did for a job. None of it was real. Except it was. They say he’s nothing but Mayhem, yet when he’s with me, he’s my salvation. Everything I need and more. The problem is… He has a fascination for blood. I can’t handle it, in more ways than one. He has a fascination for me... -
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![Twisted Circles by Claire Contreras]()
Twisted Circles by Claire Contreras
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen someone tells you who you are, do you believe them? The first question the cops asked me was if anything out of the ordinary happened to me lately. When I woke up this morning in the room of a mental institution I couldn’t remember a thing – not my name nor how I got there. Not how I left or how I ended up in that interrogation room. The only thing I knew came from the contents inside my bag... -
![Savage Soul by Ella Jade]()
Savage Soul by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI failed the woman I swore to protect, and now my enemies are after her. Jude I live by a code. I don’t tolerate lies, betrayals, or secrets. I seldom give second chances. When Emmie withheld the truth from me, I acted on instinct before I gave her a chance to explain. My actions put her in danger, and now it’s my responsibility to save her... -
![Hush by B.T. Urruela, Anne Malcom]()
Hush by B.T. Urruela, Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were taken.Off the street. From parking lots. Malls. Playgrounds.Snatched from life and thrust into hell.They took Orion Darby on a perfect summer day, while she could still taste her first kiss on her lips.She joined the others with chains on their ankles and scars on their souls.They turned into nothing more than statistics. Cold cases. Lost girls.Years passed and the world forgot... -
![The Zodiac Queen: Season Two by Gemma James]()
The Zodiac Queen: Season Two by Gemma James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Gemma James brings you season two of the Zodiac Queen, a unique and steamy tale of a young queen caught between twelve signs. Intended for mature readers who enjoy dark and explicit themes. Reader discretion is advised.Twelve men, a virgin queen, one arranged marriage…Cancer: Vance Morgan—a kinky doctor with an exhibitionist streak... -
![Behind The Broken by Chloe C. Peñaranda]()
Behind The Broken by Chloe C. Peñaranda
A darkly heart-wrenching, swoon-worthy contemporary romance debut from Chloe C. Peñaranda. Book one of the Behind Darkness duet will leave you on the edge of your seat for the sequel to Rhett and Ana's tension filled, emotional story.No one expects an angel to buy a ticket to hell...Categorized as:
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![Traces of Her by C.M. Radcliff]()
Traces of Her by C.M. Radcliff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am a ghost, a captive stripped of my own identity. I’ve lived in solitude in the depths of hell until the devil appeared, pulling me out of the darkness and shoving me into the arms of my new prison. But sometimes a prison becomes a home. And sometimes that home is within the heart of a man. I have a debt to pay and my brother’s collecting. He makes the messes and I deal with the aftermath... -
![Reclaim by Jenna Daring, Belle Harper]()
Reclaim by Jenna Daring, Belle Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m being forced to marry a monster—a man who kills not only because he has to, but because he enjoys the hunt. No one can save me—not even my best friend, Emilio. What’s a girl to do but run away? Only when I try, my bodyguard finds me and returns me home. Even Arrow can’t help... -
![Zhànshì by Anna Edwards]()
Zhànshì by Anna Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War Lia has known she was different since the age of five when her father taught her the skills of her ancestors. His stories of heroic exploits have fueled her fantasies for years... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Beauty and the Villain by V.F. Mason]()
Beauty and the Villain by V.F. Mason
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnce upon a time I had it all.I thrived in all the power and luxury this world had to offer.Until I found out the hideous truth.When a man I considered a friend betrayed me in the worst possible way.The scars on my body burned anew every single day as I only craved one thing.Revenge.And to execute it I had to strike him where it would hurt the most.His family...Categorized as:
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![Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane]()
Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane
'Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire.' From USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane comes the second installment in the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from - perfect for fans of Ana Huang... -
![Cross My Heart: A Spicy Dark Academia Romance by Roxy Sloane]()
Cross My Heart: A Spicy Dark Academia Romance by Roxy Sloane
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 28 ratings'Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets…And desire.' Discover the blazing hot dark academia romance saga from the USA Today Bestselling author - perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! Anthony St Clair. The future Duke of Ashford.A reckless enigma… and my greatest temptation... -
![Brutal Prince: Bonus Scene by Sophie Lark]()
Brutal Prince: Bonus Scene by Sophie Lark
Aida and Callum go to a Halloween event...Categorized as:
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![Only Happy When It Rains by Selena .]()
Only Happy When It Rains by Selena .
Snubbed. Jilted. Exiled. Being left at the altar would have been better. Instead, I'm sent away to a secluded spot where I can't disturb the happy couple--on my honeymoon without a bride.Left to lick my wounds and recover from the ultimate betrayal, I do what I do best.No, not admit defeat. Not recover my dignity like I'm unaffected.Plot revenge... -
![Savage Impulses by Michelle Hercules]()
Savage Impulses by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEveryone knows to stay away from the heirs of Olympus Bay. They rule the city through savagery and blood like the heartless assholes they are.A streak of bad luck puts me on the path of the most ruthless of them all. Hades. The black sheep of the family, his reputation for debauchery and violence precedes him. No wonder he’s the king of Olympus U... -
![A Realm of Dreams and Shadows by Kathy Haan]()
A Realm of Dreams and Shadows by Kathy Haan
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the shadowed corners of the fae realm, where magic pulses with a life of its own, Morte awakens to a world fragmented and veiled in mystery. A Realm of Dreams and Shadows weaves a tale of dark fantasy romance, where the echoes of the past whisper secrets yet to be uncovered.For Morte, two years have vanished into an abyss, erased by the mercy of the Luna goddess... -
![A Tale of Vengeance: Part 1: A Dark, Mafia, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Vengeance Compilations) by Michaela Jackson]()
A Tale of Vengeance: Part 1: A Dark, Mafia, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Vengeance Compilations) by Michaela Jackson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold.And this one has been chilling for a while.But she’s hiding something.A better man would just trust her.I’m not a better man.I’ve let her go twice.Once by choice.Once by force.I won’t let her go again.Vengeance will be mine.With her as my queen.No one will stop it.Not even her.This is parts 4-5 of a 5 part dark romance series. Includes Vicarious and Vengeance... -
![Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada]()
Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA bloody past haunts him. A devastating present calls him back…Nao hides from his violent past in the Japanese mob by opening a teahouse in Japan's cultural center, Kyoto. His past comes flooding back when he discovers a gravely injured man with a tattooed chest, a bloody knife, and a Korean business card.Saehyun would've died if not for Nao's help... -
![Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde]()
Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde
He wants her submission. She demands his secrets.Hades has acres of diamonds and precious little patience for a world that has stolen his compassion. So, when lifegiving medication is withheld from him, Hades steals something more valuable—the daughter of his enemy—and holds her for ransom.The night Persephone left home, she had just one thing on her freedom...Categorized as:
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![Love After Never: A Steamy, Enemies to Lovers Dark Romance: Empire Bay Book 1 by Melanie Kingsley]()
Love After Never: A Steamy, Enemies to Lovers Dark Romance: Empire Bay Book 1 by Melanie Kingsley
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEven the blackest souls need love… Seedy underbellies and dark depravities don’t scare me. I’ve seen the worst and survived. I’ve never seen a man like him before. Gabriel Blackwell, the raven-haired demon of the underworld. He’s the sickest bastard of them all. He might also be a murder suspect. If I’m going to do this job and see him behind bars, then I need to use my wits... -
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![The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins]()
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. EVERY DAY THE SAME Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck... -
![Love After Never by Melanie Kingsley]()
Love After Never by Melanie Kingsley
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven the blackest souls need love… Seedy underbellies and dark depravities don’t scare me. I’ve seen the worst and survived. I’ve never seen a man like him before. Gabriel Blackwell, the raven-haired demon of the underworld. He’s the sickest bastard of them all. He might also be a murder suspect. If I’m going to do this job and see him behind bars, then I need to use my wits... -
![All He'll Ever Be by W. Winters]()
All He'll Ever Be by W. Winters
A USA Today bestselling, gripping and heart-wrenching romantic suspense. I get why Beauty fell in love with the Beast, but it doesn’t change who Carter is. There’s no magical rose or kiss that will turn him into a prince. All Carter Cross will ever be is a beast. A cold-hearted and ruthless, mafia king, trapped in a castle of his own making I’m the daughter of his enemy and his new possession... -
![Skin of the Night by C.K. Bennett]()
Skin of the Night by C.K. Bennett
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe 2nd edition, published in September 2022, contains significant changes to the story and differs markedly from the earlier version of the book.As a top law student in London, Cara's main priority is her career. Anything that can get in the way of that, she avoids as though it were a plague – especially romance...
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