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The Queen by Tiffany Reisz
Once upon a time, Nora and Søren made a fateful deal—if he gave her everything, she would give him forever. The time has finally come to keep their promises. Out of money and out of options after her year-long exile, Eleanor Schreiber agrees to join forces with Kingsley Edge, the king of kink... -
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Club 22 by Tate James
Club 22 is the THIRD in a new Shadow Grove series. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA. ◆◆◆. They say to keep your enemies close and mine are all around me... -
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![The Saint by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Saint by Tiffany Reisz
In the beginning, there was him. Gutsy, green-eyed Eleanor never met a rule she didn't want to break. She's sick of her mother's zealotry and the confines of Catholic school, and declares she'll never go to church again. But her first glimpse of beautiful, magnetic Father Søren Stearns and his lust-worthy Italian motorcycle is an epiphany... -
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The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz
The final book in The Original Sinners Series - The Red Years. There's punishment-and then there's vengeance. Nora Sutherlin is being held, bound and naked. Under different circumstances, she would enjoy the situation immensely, but her captor isn't interested in play. Or pity...Categorized as:
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![Lords of Mercy by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Lords of Mercy by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
I came back to Forsyth and agreed to be their Lady for two reasons: protection and revenge. I put up with the abuse, the degradation, the humiliation, and bided my time. I wanted vengeance and I took it. The Lords give as good as they get and the consequences were fierce, but there’s one truth when it comes to Killian, Dimitri and Tristian. They keep what’s theirs...Categorized as:
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7th Circle by Tate James
7th Circle is the first of a new series set in Shadow Grove. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA. ♥♥♥... -
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The Angel by Tiffany Reisz
No safe word can protect the heart. Infamous erotica author and accomplished dominatrix Nora Sutherlin is doing something utterly out of character: hiding. While her longtime lover, Søren—whose fetishes, if exposed, would be his ruin—is under scrutiny pending a major promotion, Nora's lying low and away from temptation in the lap of luxury... -
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Forced Proximity by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
New College. New Start. New Life. Or at least a second chance at life after almost dying at my last school. Meadowridge College was supposed to be a fresh start at the safest college in America. I'd be rubbing elbows with the elite of the world, while trying to complete my degree and find a path to a brighter future. My trauma had other ideas though... -
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Endure the Pain by Ashley N. Rostek
Mobster. Murderer. Monster. Even though I’m all of those awful things, I could still be broken. It’s happened before and I barely survived it. If I were to be broken again, would it kill me? Or can I endure the pain of a shattered soul once more? Since I’ve returned home, I’ve embraced my inner darkness and have started down a path bathed in blood and smelling of gun metal... -
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One is a Promise by Pam Godwin
One promise. One forever. One look and I knew Cole was mine. My dark rebel in leather. My powerhouse of passion, devastating smiles, and impulsiveness. When his job sends him overseas, he promises to return to me. A promise that’s destroyed in the most irrevocable way. Two years later, an arrogant suit invades my heartbroken loneliness. Clean-cut and stern, Trace is everything Cole wasn’t... -
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Ryan Renewed by Sadie Kincaid
Jessie Ryan is happier than she had ever imagined she could be. Although baby making isn’t turning out to be quite as problem free as she’d expected, with her hotter than hell husbands by her side, she knows they can overcome any obstacles in their way. But, Jessie should know better than anyone how that kind of true happiness never lasts. Because pasts like hers just refuse to stay buried...Categorized as:
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Queen Crow by J. Bree
It was never supposed to be like this. My darkest secret has just been sent to the one person I was desperate to hide it from and now it’s too late to take it back. The damage has been done. With Atticus’ life in the balance and three new members about to be sworn in to the Twelve, the stakes have never been higher... -
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Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I made my choice. I took the hard way out. Now all of our fates are riding on the dice I’m about to throw and luck never was on our side. I was whole once, with my boys in this slice of paradise we’d carved out for ourselves, but in the time that we were parted we grew up. Grew apart...Categorized as:
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Queen of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Once upon a time I met four monsters and thought the world would come to an end at their hands. But I was a fool. Because I didn’t understand the bigger picture. That the enemies I thought I knew would become the reason for my entire existence. My strength. My pain. My life. My love. The big bad wolf has teeth and claws as sharp as iron, and the danger before my eyes is blinding... -
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![Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight]()
Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
The gauntlet has been thrown, lines have been drawn, and sides have been chosen. Now it’s time to see who will win. Removing Diego from power was the last obstacle to getting to Marco—or so I thought. The deeper we dive into this mess, the clearer it is that Marco has been hunting me for a long time. He’s methodical, calculating, and knows how to use every pawn at his disposal...Categorized as:
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Unwrapping Deviance by Airicka Phoenix
It's not what you think. I didn't set out to fall obsessively in love with my fake stepdad . .. or his twin brother. I wasn't looking to love anyone. Daniel and Christian know I'm cursed. They know people I love die violently and still they won't let me go. They consume and devour my every breathing moment...Categorized as:
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Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood
Empire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned! ***. I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart... -
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Reign Of Wrath by Eva Ashwood
Reign of Wrath is the thrilling third installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned! ***. I was a good girl once. But now they’ve unleashed the devil in me. My sister is gone...Categorized as:
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Last Word by Heather Long, Blake Blessing
Kill them all. It was always me and Daddy, but now I have another family to protect. From the day my father didn’t come home, my life changed irrevocably. From my earliest memories, I’d always known what I would do. Daddy hunted the monsters and when I was old enough, he let me help. Under his tutelage, I trained, studied, and learned...Categorized as:
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Brutal Little Secrets by C.S. Berry
I’ve played every game the Devil’s trio wanted. I’m willing to give them everything, but. I want in. On their revenge. On my revenge. I’m done being other people’s pawn. Too bad I’m not the only one keeping secrets. But halfway through, the rules change. We’re not playing for fun anymore, we’re playing for keeps. I just have to trust my guys aren’t running their own game... -
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Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart. And now it’s my turn to fight for them. I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive. But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war... -
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I Will Revel in Glory by C.M. Stunich
What sort of girl falls in love with four outlaws? What sort of girl plays with fire for the fun of it? I’m the salvation for the dirty throne of the city’s underworld, the only person who can secure a future for the Death by Daybreak Motorcycle Club... -
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Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood
Queen of Anarchy is the heart-pounding second installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned! ***. I was a good girl once. But bad b*tches get shit done. My list is finished. Every name has been crossed off... -
![Violent Chaos by Heather Long]()
Violent Chaos by Heather Long
I’ve never seen the point in an emotional connection…. Madness runs in my blood or so my family history would suggest. For more than thirteen years, I’ve been driven by one quest. One desire. One goal. It’s about more than just DNA and legacy, it’s about a promise. One I swore I would never give up…. I never could have planned for her. For Lainey B... -
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Only for Tonight by Kali Noir
1 fantasy website. 1 fantasy request. 1 Halloween party. 1 night. 3 masked men. Will one night be enough? *Only for Tonight is a prequel to start the Dark Desires series. It will be a series of stand-alones. This book will end on a slight cliffhanger. It's an MMMM romance meant for an 18+ audience. Please read content and trigger warnings in the beginning of the book. -
![Syndicate of Sins by Marie Maravilla]()
Syndicate of Sins by Marie Maravilla
The problem with caging a predator, someday, they may get out…. Scarletta. Bastard, daughter of a traitor. To the Italian Don of New York, I’m nothing more than a tool to be wielded. My obedience was the price I had to pay for the sins of my father. But Dominick Romano should have worked on gaining my loyalty because the chains he shackled me with have been undone... -
![The End by Ruby Vincent]()
The End by Ruby Vincent
It doesn’t feel like the end. It feels like all of my problems are just beginning. There’s more happening in my town of Raven River than I knew. More lies. More secrets. More pain. Enemies seen and unseen are circling and not even my guardian angels can protect me. There’s a war coming and I’ll fight because this time my Angels…. My Horsemen…. My loves…. …are the ones who need saving... -
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Relentless by Tracy Lorraine
An all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine. He came to save me… but what he finds could destroy him. I might have accomplished the impossible and walked back up those stairs. But I wasn’t naïve. Freedom didn’t await. Only more locked doors and nightmares. My captivity means nothing now... -
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Forgery by Tate James, Michelle Lancaster
Dreams. Goals. Plans. You envision a dream, set a goal, and formulate a plan. I had diligently pursued all of these steps. I was on my way to obtaining my degree, engaging with breathtaking works of art, and unexpectedly falling into bed with my professor. Yeah, that last bit wasn't part of the grand scheme, but even I had to admit that it wasn't an unwelcome deviation... -
![Briar Valley: The Complete Duet by J. Rose]()
Briar Valley: The Complete Duet by J. Rose
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCome home, Willow. Your family is waiting for you. After spending a decade in an abusive marriage, I risked everything to escape the man who trafficked me as a vulnerable teenager. The words of a long-lost relative guide me back to Briar Valley with my little girl, in search of safety and a fresh start... -
![Bleed the Shadows by Sadie Hunt]()
Bleed the Shadows by Sadie Hunt
I thought I was done. But there's always another Hunt. Book two in the Blackwell Butchers series. Details withheld to prevent spoilers.Categorized as:
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![Sweet Salvation by Callie Rose]()
Sweet Salvation by Callie Rose
The lies will come crumbling down… and the bodies will start piling up. Once upon a time, I saved Marcus Constantine’s life. Then he, Theo, and Ryland saved mine. But that’s not enough anymore. It’s not enough to just survive. I want a future with these men. I want peace and happiness. And the only way to find it is through war. We’re done playing defense... -
![Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt]()
Kings & Carnage by Sadie Hunt
I didn't think I could live with them. Turns out, I can't live without them. Rock - the one who takes care of me. Oscar - the one who makes me feel seen. And Neo - the one who lights my soul on fire. They made me see who I really am. Now I may have lost them forever. *This is the conclusion of the Aventine University series featuring Neo, Oscar, Rock, and Willa...Categorized as:
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Traitor by Blake Blessing
Our lives hang in the balance. Just when everything seemed to come together, our lives were damn near torn apart. It doesn’t stop there. We’re dealt blow after blow, and we’re struggling to hold onto each other. But I won’t let anything tear us apart. I won’t. Not Valentina. Not me. And certainly not the brothers. We’re going to survive this one way or another... -
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![Crown of Lies by Eva Ashwood]()
Crown of Lies by Eva Ashwood
Crown of Lies is the pulse-pounding second installment in the Pretty Ruthless Monsters series. The blurb below contains major spoilers for the first book. So I'd HIGHLY recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Princes of Carnage. You've been warned! ***. “What’s yours is mine…”... -
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Love Hard by Eva Ashwood
Love Hard is the explosive final book in the Black Rose Kisses series. Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading the first three books. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Fight Dirty. Got it? Great! ***. With a single bullet, my heart shattered. With a single bullet, the Jackals destroyed any chance at peace...Categorized as:
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Rule the Night by Sadie Hunt
I consent to be hunted. I consent to be stripped. I consent to be marked. I consent to be owned. These are the things I agree to when I sign up for the Hunt in the tunnels under Blackwell Falls. But none of that prepares me to be hunted by the three masked men known as the Blackwell Butchers. They’re huge. Inked. Deadly. And they’ve claimed me as their prey...Categorized as:
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Watch Me Reign by K.C. Kean
There are some images that stay with you for the rest of your life, and mine are all stained with blood. This war has raged too long, but the next blood to be spilled will be at my hands. Leo, Ezra, Jameson, and Jagger have always been the most important things in my life, and now my heart is broken, my soul destroyed, and I’m taking no prisoners with my vengeance... -
![Convict by Blake Blessing]()
Convict by Blake Blessing
Life had always been about right and wrong. No gray area. No exceptions. But my time with the bastard sons of the Institution were slowly changing my mind–forcing me to see that sometimes the only options available to someone were bad and worse. Their justice was different than mine and I struggled with it. Except now, they were gone. Every day I’d fought to leave them, to go home...Categorized as:
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Own by Heather Long
The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance—not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones. Cold. Controlled. Ruthless. He watches me like I’m the problem he’s been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister... -
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Sire by Kelly Finley
SIRE is the Devil’s son. And my pastor, my hot, handsome gift from God. He rescued me from hell, his Iron Angel, and saved my innocence, so now he must take it. I insist. Brutal, bloodthirsty, and beautiful, Sire is a man of god, but an escaped mafia prince when he leaves the pulpit, avenging the crimes of his Bratva father. A father who hunts him. Who hunts us...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Hearted by C.M. Wondrak]()
Cruel Hearted by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The syndicate of hardened criminals I planned on destroying. Things are not what they seem. Someone knows my secret, and it’s not someone I ever expected. He knows my truth, and he understands my need for vengeance—though he’s tried to convince me otherwise. What he doesn’t understand is if I don’t have justice, I’m nothing. I’m not Shay, not Celene... -
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Pretty Little Monster by A.J. Merlin
I thought I’d feel broken after what happened. Turns out killing the man who hurt me changed that. When I’m back at school for my last few weeks of college, I find normalcy for the first time in months. Despite getting comfortable, I can’t give Rook and Oliver the answer they so clearly want, even if it’s not the one they want to hear. They have to understand it’s not that easy...Categorized as:
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Saint by Ruby Vincent
It’s a common story. I’m sure you can guess how it goes. Girl winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She witnesses four gods of beauty and brutality murder some poor sap, and she’s stupid enough to get caught. Come on. You know what happens next. You know they tracked her… me… down. I don’t need to tell you that they claimed me... -
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![Primal by Alta Hensley]()
Primal by Alta Hensley
The first time I meet him, he is the hunter and I am the prey. The second time I see him, the reaper is knocking on my door. The third time, I am told he will be my husband. Every time we meet after that, I question if he will be my enemy or my lover. He says he'll teach me the rules and consequences to this world of ours. It's a dark place of give and most definitely take...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Little Games by Lane Hart]()
Wicked Little Games by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor over a year, I’ve been hiding from my ruthless mob boss father and lying to everyone around me. Jordan is a sweet, protective biker who thinks we eloped in Vegas the night we met. The truth is, he was just supposed to be my ticket out of my gilded prison. I had nowhere to go, so when Jordan asked me to live with him after we got to his home in Rockland, I reluctantly agreed... -
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Resurrect by Bex Dawn
Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate Novella. Book 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. This is a Reverse Harem, mafia/gang, mystery romance with plot twists/turns, steamy and smutty scenes, hot alpha-possessive-assholes, sweet love, and grungy content. Our FMC goes through it, but she definitely has her come back... -
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Protecting Charity by Ann-Marie Davis
Tensions are rising for the Moreno Family’s most ruthless enforcer…. I’m so close to finding my brother, I can feel it. But now there’s a new problem thrown into the mix. A young girl has been sold to the cartel, and I can’t stand by and watch that happen. With a new enemy on my tail, I’m not sure who I can trust… or how to navigate the increasingly steamy encounters with these men...Categorized as:
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Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll I wanted was to find my brother after he disappeared. I didn't plan on somebody trying to make me disappear, too. All in a day's work for the Moreno Family's feistiest enforcer. When the twists begin to fly and I'm turned in new directions, I realize there's more to my brother's sudden disappearance than meets the eye. Thankfully, I've got plenty of knowledge, and muscle, in my corner:...Categorized as:
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Vicious Throne by MJ Crouch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt all comes down to this. Mari Marcosa's family—the three men who are her very world—is back together. She won’t let anything tear them apart. Not again. May God have mercy on her enemies. Because she won’t. •••••. Author’s Vicious Throne is the conclusion of the Gilded Empire series, and cannot be read out of order...Categorized as:
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