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Finder, Volume 5: Truth in the View Finder by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen Fei Long agrees to a deal to trade Takaba back to Asami, things begin to look up. But is it really true? Or is something else going to prevent Takaba from being reunited with the one he has been waiting for? When the Russian mafia takes advantage of the situation and force their way into the negotiations upon Fei Long's casino ship, it looks like all bets are off... -
Say Daddy by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Mafia Billionaire Romance. He didn't just spank me like a naughty little girl. He made me call him daddy.When I pushed him too far, he put me over his knee.I begged and pleaded, but the punishment didn't stop.Not until he heard me say it. Not until I called him daddy.She knows what she needs, but I'm going to make her say it anyway.Daddy. I love how the word leaves her blushing... -
Claiming His Baby by Nikki Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI let a masked stranger blindfold me. He demands my submission. Claims every inch of me. We part ways . . . then I find out I’m pregnant. I don’t think I’ll ever see him again, and that’s not even my biggest problem. He’s hot, powerful, and arrogant. The kind of guy who always gets what he wants. To my surprise, he wants me . His voice hypnotizes me. His touch scorches my skin... -
Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
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Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters... -
Bound Box Set by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen a novice tiptoes into the world of dominance, sparks of passion become dangerous flames. Struggling journalist, Cleo Garcia, was chosen to investigate the members of an exclusive club. Her first instinct is to turn down the assignment, but when her boss offers to pay medical benefits for her sick sister, it is too good to refuse... -
Blood Money by Silvia Violet
LiamI was drowning in debt and my sister needed help, so I made a terrible choice. I borrowed money from the infamous Marchesi family, knowing I had no way to pay them back. Did I think I could evade them?Did I think I’d win the lottery?No, I didn’t think at all. I just acted... -
Yours: A Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by Sara Fields
I'm her best friend's older brother.I should have felt like a bastard for making her strip, spanking her bare ass, and making her show me just how soaking wet she was for me before I put her on her knees and taught her how a real man punishes a woman for getting in over her head.Or for bending her over my couch and making her come so hard that she almost passed out.But I didn't... -
Used by Marlee Wray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLaurelHe's a beautiful monster. An infamous criminal assassin with such stunning good looks they take my breath away. I should know better than to cross him, but I'm trapped. And my shocking punishment at his hands is rough and shameful.TrickShe's the perfect bait. The law wants me in jail. My enemies want me dead. And someone's found just the right weapon to use against me..Categorized as:
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If You Were Ours by Melissa White
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKinsley Wright didn't come from money, but her friendship with Mafia princess, Adriana Romano, flung her into a lavish world that was luxurious and intimidating all wrapped into one. When she gains the attention of wealthy mafia bad boys, Dane Moretti and Tyson Santoro, her world is knocked off its axis and seems to stop turning all together... -
The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild... -
The Disciples Short Stories: Vol. 1 by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucifer and his merry band of killers rule the streets of Garden City. Possessive and obsessive, they take the women they want knowing no one will stop them.But the fun doesn't stop once they reach their happily ever afters.Take a peek at their lives between the books.Includes five short stories set in the Disciples series... -
A Cold Hard Collection by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen a mafia kingpin pays to send you to law school, the real lessons will be taught in his bed. Boss Cold is the kind of man who gets his money's worth, and Jimmy Poe still has much to learn about all the ways his body can be used and enjoyed. He will spend his nights blushing, begging, and screaming the name of the stern, sexy mob lord to whom every inch of him now belongs... -
Sold to the Russian by Isabella Laase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was sold. Now she will be claimed.When Zoya Zhvania is shipped off to New York and forced into a marriage with powerful Russian mob boss Pavel Petruskenkov, she expects to be treated cruelly. But as she lies naked and helpless before the man who now owns her, still sore from a stern lesson in obedience over his knee, it is not fear that leaves Zoya quivering in her bonds... -
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Sinner Takes All by E.M. Gayle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe exciting conclusion to the What Alex Wants Duet…Lies. Betrayal. Danger. LOVE is definitely a risk.HARPERFor one bright, shining moment I believed in love, but fate has once again decimated everything I thought I knew. Now I’ve been thrust into the middle of a game I can’t break free from. To survive I will have to fight, but when it comes to love, I’d rather walk away than be humiliated again... -
Room Two: A Mafia Age Gap Reverse Harem Romance by Penelope Wylde
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratings*You met Belle Constantine in Room Eight, now read her story in Room Two.My name is Belle Constantine. I’m the kind of girl who gets diamond bracelets for my birthday. Not the handcuffs I truly crave.But the three gorgeous, alpha navy SEALs I’m standing in front of right now don’t need to know any of that... -
Taken and Tamed by Celeste Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaking her was business. Taming her will be personal.When Quinn crossed a powerful mob boss and nearly got herself killed for the second time since she decided to play dangerous games in my world, I didn't just take matters into my own hands.I took her.Then I took off my belt.I could pretend all this was just to keep her safe, but that's not the truth... -
Strapped for Cash by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the Luchesi mafia family betrays him, assassin Mickey Tamerlane joins with gangster Boss Cold to seek revenge. But as they maneuver to take out their enemies and claim control over the city's underworld, Mickey finds himself distracted by the newest member of Cold's crew. Cocky and handsome, Roger Lorre pushes Mickey's buttons until Mickey pushes back hard. Hard enough to hurt... -
Jealousy, Vol. 1 by Scarlet Beriko
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe prequel to the popular yakuza rom-com Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato!A yakuza head finds himself ensnared in the unwavering attentions of a sometimes impetuous but always cunning schemer... -
Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato by Scarlet Beriko
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe last thing playboy Tatsuyuki Oyamoto, fourth-generation heir to a yakuza family syndicate, wants is any responsibility for running the family business, especially when a recent erotic encounter with a male masseur has him totally preoccupied with a questioning his sexuality!But Tatsuyuki's forced to step up both in the sheets and on the streets when a hot hookup deepens his newfound... -
Amos y mazmorras: Sexta parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNick Summer se enamoró de Sophie Ciceroni ocho años atrás. Ella era de otro mundo distinto al suyo, una princesa casi inalcanzable. Fijarse en esa mujer fue demasiado pretencioso, pero enamorarse perdidamente de ella los abocó a una locura en la que los secretos y las mentiras debían ser cuidadosamente tratados, o un error, podría llevarlo todo al desastre... -
Annie and the Sybian by Dark Angel, Sinistre Ange
When Annie's parents' neighbor Mark tells her he has a Sybian, she doesn't know what that is, but when she gets back to college and looks it up, she becomes obsessed with the idea of riding one. Once she's back home on summer vacation, the opportunity arises when Mark leaves town and she's house-sitting for him... -
Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart 1 of the Alex and Harper DuetI thought one night would be enough, but I was wrong.HarperAn anonymous invitation, sex with strangers... What was I thinking?Hell yeah. I need to get a life. That's what I was thinking.But I didn't plan on getting addicted.AlexI knew she wouldn’t say no. No one ever does.I have more in my life than any one man should... -
Praised by Kate Hawthorne
I’ve never been one for serious relationships, and watching my best friends fall in love isn’t going to make me change my ways. But one sexy-as-hell romp with a stranger I meet on a dare? That’s about to turn my whole life upside down.FLYNNI’ve never taken relationships seriously because I’ve never met anyone worth being serious for... -
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Corium Ever After by C. Hallman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s been over two years since I made Aspen my wife, and I've still not grown tired of exploring every single inch of her body. I have made it my mission to destroy everyone and everything that has ever caused her pain. Now, it's time to erase the last reminders of the past that haunts her nightmares... -
Mob Boss Daddy by Lena Little
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen the rival family gunned down my best friend in cold blood, I made him a dying promise.I told him I’d take care of his daughter. But what the hell does the single boss of an up-and-coming crime family know about taking care of a child? The kid needs a nanny, which is why I call a service and tell them to send me some applicants... -
Her Russian Daddy by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve never been outsmarted, but I may have just met my match.My line of work lands me in bed with criminals more often than I’d like. When an Italian mobster hires me to investigate a murder, it leads me to him. Yuri Lenkov, rumored assassin for the Bratva. The moment we meet, I know he’s dangerous. Not to mention, the man is arrogant as hell... -
Untamed Vice by Lauren Marcie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s the rebel girl’s greatest enemy… and her new husband I was never supposed to be anyone’s bride. No man ever looks twice at me, the disgraced mafia princess—a tomboy who gambles and drinks to drown out the ghosts of my past. But then my father announces my perfect sister isn’t allowed to get married until I do first. And her suitors bribe him to marry me. Gabriel Lombardo...Categorized as:
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Room Seven by Penelope Wylde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey’re devious. Corrupted. And the villains who stole my heart. On my twenty-third birthday I learned I’m to be married off to pay for family sins. I have no choice but to run. For one night at Club Sin: New Orleans I can forget my cruel fate at the hands of my family. Three men, each one more dangerously gorgeous than the last, catch me as I fall into the pitch black... -
Amos y mazmorras: Quinta parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNick Summer se enamoró de Sophie Ciceroni ocho años atrás. Ella era de otro mundo distinto al suyo, una princesa casi inalcanzable. Fijarse en esa mujer fue demasiado pretencioso, pero enamorarse perdidamente de ella los abocó a una locura en la que los secretos y las mentiras debían ser cuidadosamente tratados, o un error, podría llevarlo todo al desastre... -
Beyond Measure by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delivers a gritty, impassioned romance of arranged marriage, fearless love, and ultimate triumph over evil. I'm the girl no one wants. Scarred beyond repair and locked away, I'm tainted and tarnished. Unworthy of friendship, love, or hope. But I was born into Bratva life, and my life is not my own... -
Bad Men by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI never thought one day I would be working with a former Cuban cartel member to rescue a mafia doctor’s daughter from a Brazilian drug lord, but it’s just business... -
The Dom by Julia Sykes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI don’t deserve her: the sweet, perfect angel with the sweet, perfect life. She doesn’t know anything about my violent past. But if I could just touch her, taste her, then maybe I could pretend her perfect world could be mine, too. I know I should stay away, but when she looks to me for protection, her fate is sealed. Ashlyn will be mine. Note: The Dom is the prequel to The Daddy and The Dom... -
Primal by Y.C. Perez
Sometimes love stories aren’t all fairytales and roses. Sometimes they’re dark, twisted, and weigh on your morals. Being a doctor takes a lot of Sophia’s time and dedication. The last thing on her mind is a man. Her family only seem to care about the fact that she’s single. Always pushing her to date and find her Mr. Right, but she puts all her energy into her work instead...Categorized as:
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Pride and Punishment by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis box set contains the first three books of the Bridal Discipline series - Philip's Rules: Cordelia's determined to be the perfect wife, but her stepdaughter from her first marriage is just as determined to undermine her every step of the way... -
Good Girl Turned Bad: A Mafia Billionaire Romance by Blair Butler
**Trigger contains mature graphic sex, bad language, violence, minor cliff-hanger.**Ivy and Alistair have a fresh start in his countryside manor, and they slip right into what could be a beautiful erotic life together …except that life is never that easy, is it?After just one day of utter bliss, pushing boundaries, and deep connection,things out of their control take a dangerous turn... -
Mafia Protection (Book one: Angelo) by Ali Lee
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInnocent Ella has been sheltered her entire life by her father's strict disciplinary rules. She has no idea what's in store for her when she meets Angelo Tomassi. Angelo is a strict man of business. His words are to the point and his expressions indifferent. Yet, when she looks deeper, his brown eyes are sad and reflective. He is alone. Angelo is also the most well-known crime boss in Miami...Categorized as:
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The Hunted Bride by Jaye Peaches
When the marriage prospects of nineteen-year-old Matilda Barre are all but ruined by scandal, the renowned mercenary Lord Gervais Baliol takes it upon himself to tame, correct, and wed the beautiful, feisty young lady... -
Under Daddy's Protection by Serafine Laveaux
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe may be a hardened mercenary, but Gage isn't the kind of man who would accept a contract to kill a woman just because she overheard something she wasn't meant to hear, especially when the target is a sweet, innocent girl like Nikki... -
My Boyfriend's Hitman Daddy by Lena Little
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEnding up at the tattered booth in the dirty diner was a mistake, but as soon as I saw her—Teagan—I knew that I was well and truly f*cked.Never in my life have I wanted anything more than I did that curvy, sweet-faced blond waitress, and I always get what I want.It’s been a long time since I’ve had to prove how dangerous I can be, but I’ll burn the world to the ground to have her... -
Your Dad Will Do Bonus Short by Katee Robert
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOriginally published in August 2020 for Patreon... -
Secret Obsession by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLayla From the moment of my birth I’ve been rejected by those who should have loved me, labeled as a freak because of my birthmark, bullied and tormented because I look different. When you’re told every day that you’re ugly and worthless you start to believe it. I managed to escape my malicious family and build a life for myself, but they’d broken something inside of me... -
Heir by Jaye Peaches
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI don't call him sir because he outranks me. I call him sir because he owns me.The day Zayne Demiri arrived here I realized it isn't the commander who really runs this base.It's Zayne.He's chosen me to satisfy his needs and desires while he's busy establishing his control over this turf, and the heir to one of the most powerful mob syndicates in the world gets what he wants... -
The Professor's Girl by Harley Laroux
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn one night of drunken, post-breakup passion, Lizbeth manages to hookup with the dominant boy of her dreams. It was supposed to be a one night stand, one and done, never seen again. Until she does see him again, as her professor. Private tutoring sessions never sounded so good... -
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Mistlehoe: A Christmas And Holiday Ex-Boyfriend’s Father Contemporary Romance Novella by Tori Woods
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMistlehoe is a sweet and naughty Christmas/holiday contemporary romance novella that follows Chris and Holly. Chris is Holly’s ex-boyfriend’s dad and boss. Unbeknownst to them, they meet on the Christmas-themed hook-up app, Mistlehoe, that allows them to indulge in all their naughty Christmas fetishes... -
Plain Jane and the Mafia Beast by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Arika Jane is shot, Vincenzo knows he cannot dump the waitress he’s just met and leave her to die, so he takes her home in the hope of helping her heal. He’s not a normal, everyday man. He’s the mafia beast with the skill set to hunt, torture, and kill anyone who betrays the Galiza family... -
Shamefully Examined by Aspen Campbell
Haley hates doctors, and has managed to avoid seeing one for years. But when a physical becomes a requirement to keep her job, she begrudgingly schedules an appointment. She'll just let them know she's healthy, and be on her way.But Dr. Liam Johnson isn't falling for it.Now she's spread open on his examination table, being thoroughly examined by the most attractive man she's ever met...
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