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  • Frisco: Welcome to the Woods by Bianca Xaviera

    Frisco: Welcome to the Woods by Bianca Xaviera

    Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    “You’ll know them. They have the letter ‘M’ branded on them like cattle.”- Henry MelvinSince Yakima’s been able to date, her detective father has reminded her of the type of men to steer clear of. At twenty-seven, she’s done just that until one night of partying, and a botched raid leads her into the house of mob boss, Francisco Matisse...
  • Bound by A Gangsta's Love 2 by Miss J.

    Bound by A Gangsta's Love 2 by Miss J.

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Just when Makani gets the strength to leave Reed and everything tied to him behind, her whole world comes crashing down around her. It’s over her dead body that he will allow her to leave, and he’s determined to send her to the grave before he allows her to love another. Surviving a near fatal accident, Makani refuses to let the chaos win...
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  • Feeling Bleu by Chenell Parker

    Feeling Bleu by Chenell Parker

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The first appearance deceives many and things are not always as they seem. For Bleu Alston, love was nothing more than a four letter word. Being faithful was foreign to her even though she had a man. Rico loved Bleu with his whole heart but the feelings were neither mutual nor reciprocated. He went to the extreme to get and keep her but his all never seemed to be good enough...
  • A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family...
  • Something Like Spring by Jay Bell

    Something Like Spring by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Nothing in this world is permanent. Friends, lovers, even family, can all disappear in the blink of an eye. Without these anchors, it's all too easy to find oneself drifting. Jason Grant doesn't have much, aside from a beat-up old guitar and knack for getting kicked out of foster homes. His latest placement is set to be just another in a long line of failures...
  • Renewal After Dark by Marie Force

    Renewal After Dark by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The storm has passed, but the hard work is just beginning… Gansett Island has withstood the fury of Hurricane Ethel, and now the cleanup is underway for many islanders, including McKenzie Martin, who barely escaped the storm with her life and that of her son, Jax...
  • Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Parade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted, and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring...
  • A Ghetto Tale From Ebony: Ladies Night Chronicles by Antoinette Sherell

    A Ghetto Tale From Ebony: Ladies Night Chronicles by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s Ladies' Night! The drinks are flowing, and so is the messiness. From men problems, to friendship drama, and even female rivalries; these ladies have a ghetto tale for it all.Ebony Lassiter has been in a relationship with her boyfriend, Anthony, for five years...
  • Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

    Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “You can’t sort of do this, Fish. Draw a line and get on one side or the other...”Love is never so sweet as when it receives a second chance. In the sequel to her award-winning novel The Man I Love, Suanne Laqueur continues the story of Erik Fiskare’s romance with Daisy Bianco. Though separated for twelve years, the extraordinary bond forged in their youth has endured...
  • Seven Summers by Paige Toon

    Seven Summers by Paige Toon

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 32 ratings
    Six summers to fall in love. One summer to change everything. Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn’s life is in LA with his band, and Liv’s is in Cornwall with her family—so they make a promise...
  • Craving Love by Kat T. Masen

    Craving Love by Kat T. Masen

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    I’m done playing by my father’s rules. Lex Edwards may rule the business world, but he no longer controls me. We did, however, come to one agreement—I’m allowed to take a gap year before college to travel through Europe. But, one year to the day, I must return home. On my travels, I met April. She’s like me, escaping her troubled life back home. April offers me a place to stay...
  • Oceans Apart  (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury

    Oceans Apart (Kingsbury, Karen) by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A forgotten secret. A shocking discovery. A sacrifice of love that will bring Connor Evans to his knees. A story of hope and redemption from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living what looks like a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean...
  • Put It on the Mob by Lisa Austin

    Put It on the Mob by Lisa Austin

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone in the Rinaldi Mob has a job to do—a role to play—and newly appointed Mafian, Jisei Harper, is no exception.Jisei is used to slumming it out on her own. From birth, she was dealt a bad hand, but instead of dwelling on it, she smiled, rolled her shoulders back, and played her cards...
  • The Millionaire Who Captured My Heart by Journee Jordan

    The Millionaire Who Captured My Heart by Journee Jordan

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Synopsis24 year old Onyx Krane had enough hardship in her life to last a lifetime. Losing her parents at such a young age had her growing up far too fast. Despite being the legal guardian of her twin sisters, Brooklyn and Bronx and engaged to the man of her dreams, her life is anything but a fairytale, especially when an old classmate, Dubai Isaac reappearing in her life and shakes it to its core...
  • The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    The Moment of Truth by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Moment of Truth…Laney Cochrane loves her life.With her friends Millie and Tash, she runs a proposal agency, organising the perfect setting for their clients to pop the question. Finding that forever love is something Laney knows all about. Her marriage to Cameron is blissfully content and she has never doubted they’ll live happily ever after.Then Cara Deacon walks into their office...
  • Stolen Sin: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Stolen Sin: A Fake Marriage Mafia Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    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...
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    new adult  mafia  contemporary  length-medium  m-f
  • Falling In Love With A Billionaire Savage by Malicia Bond

    Falling In Love With A Billionaire Savage by Malicia Bond

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A recent parolee and well-known street legend, Ace Weslyn is looking forward to starting his life anew with his girl and his daughter. Having had enough of the streets and vowing to never return, he now works as a certified tattoo artist. Behind the scenes, Ace’s brother was ruthlessly murdered while he was locked up and he searches for the killer day in and day out...
  • One Day In Summer by Shari Low

    One Day In Summer by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever.After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It’s her turn, her time but will she have the courage to start again?Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha and married her best friend, Celeste. Now he suspects his second wife is having an affair...
  • Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Bratva Daddy by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My dark secret?The single dad who hired me as a nanny makes me want to rip off his clothes.But that’s not the dark part. I took the job to get close enough to take him down.Six feet under to be exact.“I know a little bit of self-defense.”It’s a lie of course.I could easily kill a man nine different ways with the tip of a ballpoint pen.Dimitri Antonov may be a devoted father...
  • Terms of Love by Mel Dau

    Terms of Love by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Alistair Duston is for the streets of Leakston, Mississippi. That means nothing when he and his family owned them, literally. As heir to the Duston Dynasty, he never had to worry about anything but his horses, cattle, and dogs. How things can change in the bling of a signed contract...
  • Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Craving Lucy by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s New Adult series. One kiss can change everything… I wished I’d known that before I’d kissed my best friend. Things are different now. We can’t go back. I’m not even sure I want to go back. I guess the question is…...
  • Dark & Deceitful by Bink Cummings

    Dark & Deceitful by Bink Cummings

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Eight years ago, my husband came home with a surprise that shattered our lives. I hate him for what he's done to me and the damage he’s caused our family. Moving on seems impossible—Dark still won't let me go, and my ties to the club run deep. Some days, I feel like I’m barely holding on. Without my father-in-law, the only constant in my life, I would have lost my sanity years ago...
  • A Billionaire Got Me Pregnant by Tosha Lavette

    A Billionaire Got Me Pregnant by Tosha Lavette

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Although Jasemine "Jas" Edwards was a stripper throughout her life, she always had a good head on her shoulders. With plans to exit the lifestyle she lived, a heated night filled with passion changed her life forever.Jasemine crossed paths with Clinton "CJ" Robinson, someone whose old street ties paved the way for his success, but as they say, more money, more problems...
  • Pieces of My Peace by Mel Dau

    Pieces of My Peace by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Analise Willow, life has not always been easy or fair. One thing about a diamond in the rough though, it’s always going to have that pressure to shine. Her focus in life is taking care of herself and most importantly her daughter...
  • From A Hood Chick To A Billionaire's Wifey by Sha Jones

    From A Hood Chick To A Billionaire's Wifey by Sha Jones

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say money can’t bring or buy happiness, but for twenty-nine-year-old Poetic, she’d rather shed tears in a Lamborghini than in a roach-infested apartment.At just six years old, she painfully watches her father walk out on her and her mother, Shanice. The pain cut so deep that Shanice sank into depression and later died of a broken heart...
  • A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    A Different Kind of December by Lesley Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    December 1st... A time to reflect and remember for Georgia, and also, she's decided, this year will be a time for change. Starting with high emotion on the anniversary of the day that changed her life and ending on a loud, raucous and raunchy Christmas night, we get a little dip into the lives of some of the Carnage Series favourite characters. This is book 5 in a series. Carnage Book One...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    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...
  • Secrets of a Side Bitch by Jessica N. Watkins

    Secrets of a Side Bitch by Jessica N. Watkins

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Meet Omari a gorgeous, hard working, twenty-eight year old man from the Southside of Chicago. No matter how hard he works at his job at UPS, it is never enough to take care of himself and his long-term girlfriend. After continuous pressure from his older cousin, Ching, Omari finally traded in busting his ass for working under Ching hustling three major blocks on the Westside...
  • One Last Summer by Catrin Collier

    One Last Summer by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
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  • Long Road to Baghdad: Volume 1 by Catrin Collier

    Long Road to Baghdad: Volume 1 by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Mesopotamia, 1914: in the Middle East tension is escalating between the British and the Arabs. Misfit Lieutenant Harry Downe is sent to negotiate a treaty with a renegade Bedouin Sheikh, Ibn Shalan, whose tribe is attacking enemy patrols in Iraq and cutting their oil pipelines. Greedy for arms, Shalan accepts British weapons but, in return, Harry must take his daughter Furja to be his bride...
  • Magda's Daughter by Catrin Collier

    Magda's Daughter by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In contrast to those who joined wagon trains to seek their fortune in the American West, John Hughes and his workers trek east. Shipping the machinery needed for his ironworks across the steppe by bullock train, Hughes heads for the land he's bought from Count Beletsky, who has no time for either foreigners or industry...
  • All That Glitters by Catrin Collier

    All That Glitters by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Cornish smuggler Devlin 'Devil' Varcoe braves winter weather and revenue men to fetch the contraband on which Porthinnis depends for survival. Drawn to Jenefer Trevanion, whose father finances the smuggling operation, Devlin is seduced by beautiful wild-child Tamara Gillis. When fire destroys her home, Jenefer is forced to work in the pilchard cellars...
  • A Silver Lining by Catrin Collier

    A Silver Lining by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "A powerful tale of survival and hardship, very well crafted and with strong characters" - Publishing News In strictly chapel Pontypridd in 1938, tongues are quick to wag when Alma Moore, abandoned by her lover, is rushed to hospital with stomach pains. The doctor may call it appendicitis, but the scandal-mongers think they know better...
  • Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 by Asuka Konishi

    Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5 by Asuka Konishi

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Yoshino's at the end of her rope with her fiancé Kirishima, whose secretive actions during their trip back to her hometown of Osaka has come to bad ends. A group of yakuza with the backing of a trust fund baby with his own goals have come to Osaka to take their revenge, and Yoshino's not about to let them. She only has her wits to protect her, but no one can beat her on her own home turf...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  contemporary  length-short
  • Broken Rainbows by Catrin Collier

    Broken Rainbows by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The third novel in the Long Road to Baghdad series, a vivid, moving, historically accurate account of a conflict between Eastern and Western Empires. 1916, Mesopotamia. The Turks order prisoners from the siege of Kut to march the hundreds of miles to Baghdad. The men are weak from starvation after the five-month siege, with many suffering from dysentery and diseases...
  • Such Sweet Sorrow by Catrin Collier

    Such Sweet Sorrow by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for yourself? Since the recent recession figures show that more and more people, both young and old, would rather set up their own business than continue searching for jobs that are scarce, and often end up being poorly-paid...
  • Tiger Ragtime by Catrin Collier

    Tiger Ragtime by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A tale of love and hardship set in wild and beautiful 19th century Cornwall. Born into a once-respectable family, circumstances have reduced Roz Trevaskis to working at the local inn. In order to pay the fines incurred through her alcoholic mother's drunken behaviour, Roz has put herself in debt to some unpleasant people, and has reluctantly turned to smuggling...
  • Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier

    Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Newly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ... The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers...
  • Finder, Volume 7: Desire in the Viewfinder by Ayano Yamane

    Finder, Volume 7: Desire in the Viewfinder by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "If you betray me, I'll track you down... " Akihito splits his time between being Asami's cook (and housemate) and working as a daredevil photographer...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  cheating  other-man-woman  m-m  contemporary  bdsm  rape  queer
  • Only Fools Get Fouled : The Cambridge Crew by Connie Easton

    Only Fools Get Fouled : The Cambridge Crew by Connie Easton

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lyfe Cambridge is a man that saves the games for the court. When it comes to his marriage, he takes every vow serious. A man that knows what he wants is a man of certainty. However, when the smoke clears from around his marriage, things began to change for all parties involved. Sometimes all one needs is that one person they can’t touch to make things better...
  • Wifed Up By A West Coast Millionaire by Porschea Jade

    Wifed Up By A West Coast Millionaire by Porschea Jade

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love is supposed to be easy. Or, at least, that’s what Suki thought when she allowed Jinx to sweet talk her down the aisle at the tender age of 21. The hood considered her lucky to be wifed by the infamous hood boss, but to her, her luck ran out when the lying, cheating, and outside drama began to invade their lives...
  • Come Get Your Clothes Out My House: A BBW Romance: An African American Romance by Bonnie Blanco

    Come Get Your Clothes Out My House: A BBW Romance: An African American Romance by Bonnie Blanco

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jream’s hustle paid off when Logic, a slick-talking businessman with deep pockets, scooped her up as the head stylist for his booming record label. From the jump, the chemistry between them burned hot—but so did the drama. What started as a whirlwind romance spiraled into four years of late-night arguments, shady excuses, and a gut feeling Jream couldn’t Something ain’t right...
  • Mine Again 2 by Charae Lewis

    Mine Again 2 by Charae Lewis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An unexpected release has everyone in shambles. Bronx is home, and nobody is safe. A guilty conscience and betrayal plagues Yamesh while Bronx is riddled with confusion and rage.The life they’ve built has crumbled by one single action. Everyone has been put through a test that they’ve failed miserably. The actions of some have left relationships in ruins...
  • You're My Little Secret 2 by Chenell Parker

    You're My Little Secret 2 by Chenell Parker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Brooklyn went from being a naïve eighteen-year-old virgin to being the pregnant side chick of a soon to be married man. Dominic has always wanted to be a father and he’s excited that Brooklyn is making his dream a reality. Dominic loves Brooklyn but his history with his fiancée Kennedi has made it difficult to choose between the two...
  • Surviving His Scars by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Surviving His Scars by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Monroe I have a secret. One that will get the man I’ve been crushing on for years killed if my father ever finds out. My sister says he’s a stalker—how else could he know exactly when I’m in trouble and come to rescue me? I don’t care. He’s saved me over and over again, so I know he doesn’t want to harm me...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  contemporary
  • Write Your Name by Courtney Irving

    Write Your Name by Courtney Irving

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Love doesn’t live here, but no lie, Sunny wishes it did. In her eyes, love is the beautiful rise of each day and the seduction of the night. Unfortunately, Sunny has had her heart broken one too many times to believe she’ll find her life-changing, soul-shaking romance. Outgoing, with a sweet disposition, don’t get her misunderstood...
  • One Day With You by Shari Low

    One Day With You by Shari Low

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    One day, five lives, but whose hearts will be broken by nightfall?It started like any other day in the picturesque village of Weirbridge.Tress Walker waved her perfect husband Max off to work, with no idea that she was about to go into labour with their first child. And completely unaware that when she tried to track Max down, he wouldn’t be where he was supposed to be...
  • Caged Bliss by B.B. Hamel

    Caged Bliss by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A brand new steamy mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. HamelI’m dancing in a cage when he finds me.And he’ll make me beg if I want to escape.Angelo Bianco is powerful and dangerous, and he’s not shy about watching me work. His eyes undress me, and when he pulls me into a private room to make a proposal—I should keep my hands to myself, but it’s hard when Angelo looks so good...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  new adult  contemporary  length-medium
  • Exposed (Eagle Elite) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Exposed (Eagle Elite) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    **Author Note: This book was originally written in weekly episodes in my newsletter, it will only be on sale for 7 days before being pulled and stored in the RVD Vault** Welcome to the world of the Elite... Where nothing is as it seems. All Tanit wants to do is make it through the school year without gaining any sort of attention. Until she gains his attention. He's cruel. He's beautiful...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  mafia  m-f  length-short
  • Bodyguard Beast by Georgia Le Carre

    Bodyguard Beast by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    AngeloTwo things should have told me staying in this job was a mistake.How she looked.How she talked.But the inner voice that had always kept me safe and one step ahead was drowned out by the fire in my veins. But getting Involved. Not an option.Even though thinking of her curves kept me awake at night.I'd never guarded a woman before, let alone the Boss's daughter...
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