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Make Me, Sir by Cherise Sinclair
Her job is to make his life miserable. His job is to make her submit. Whose heart will surrender first? Across the country, rebellious BDSM submissives are being systematically kidnapped, one from each club. When her friend falls prey to the slavers, FBI victim specialist Gabrielle volunteers to be bait in a club not yet hit: the Shadowlands...Categorized as:
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The Guarded One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHe’s a grumpy small-town sheriff. And she’s the off-limits operator capable of bringing him to his knees.Sydney Archer isn’t the typical daughter of a billionaire. A former Army officer, she now works with an elite security team to hunt the worst of the worst . . . all while raising a teenager.To the outside world, Sydney’s an ice queen who’s lethal with a bow... -
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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Silent Lies by Neva Altaj
DRAGOThere is only one punishment for spies and liars,A slow and painful death.And my sweet, angelic wife,Who bewitched everyone in my home,From my men - even to my dogs,Is the worst traitor of all.But it seems I have fallen under her spell as well,With every smile, every ridiculous outfit,I'm struggling,And failing... -
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Menace by J.M. Darhower
Once upon a time, there was a guy who got so fed up with life that he resorted to murder and mayhem just to feel alive. Lorenzo Gambini is bored. So fucking bored. Most people either annoy him or avoid him, afraid to face him. Figuratively. Literally. With his face partially disfigured, scarred, he looks every bit the monster the stories make him out to be: the notorious menace they call Scar...Categorized as:
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Beautiful Beast by Neva Altaj
Nobody touches what's mine without fatal consequences,But when the most beautiful woman is brought to face my fury,My dead heart suddenly begins to beat again.There are no fairy tales in this life.Beauty will never fall for the beast.But this monster doesn't intend to let her go.Everybody has a price.It's just a question of currency...Categorized as:
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Unchosen Ruler by Maggie Cole
He’s the future unchosen ruler of the O’Malleys.Locked away for too many years.Underestimated and pissed off.Protective beyond all rationale.Possessive unlike any man I’ve ever known.I should run. Except Liam O'Malley isn't a choice. He's the air I breathe.Still, I wonder if I can really be queen of the O’Malleys—especially when I discover the truth about who I am...Categorized as:
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Rex by Lola Wright, Pam Clinton
AriaLeaving Chicago and my mafia family ties behind, I plant new roots in Denver. The move accomplished a couple of very important things. It put me closer to my brother and got me away from an arranged marriage within Chicago’s toughest crime family. My much-loved brother is a member of a motorcycle club, The Devil’s Angels, and they welcomed me and my family with open arms...Categorized as:
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Slingshot by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe slingshotted her way into my heart. I’m a laidback kind of guy. I don’t like to take life too seriously. I’ve experienced serious and I’ve gone through the bad life has to offer. I’m ready for the good in life. I wear my heart on my sleeve just so someone can take it. Someone does…Natalia Moretti. Out of all the people for me to love, why does it have to be her?The frenemy’s daughter... -
Not Mine to Keep by Brittney Sahin
A playboy billionaire and a mafioso’s daughter ignite dangerous passions, vengeance, and betrayal in a sizzling novel of suspense by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin.The name DiMaggio means mafia royalty, but Calliope, the dynasty’s last living heir, is no princess. A teacher and singer in Nashville, she’s moved as far away from the generations-old criminal legacy as she can...Categorized as:
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The Do-Over by T.L. Swan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsHe left behind everything he knew… but he never expected to find her.A year off, a new identity, and a chance to escape the emptiness of his privileged life. That was the plan. But when Christopher Miles steps into a crowded hostel in Barcelona, reality hits hard. Gone are the luxuries he’s used to—his penthouse, his tailored suits, his billion-dollar empire...Categorized as:
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Pirate by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNo matter how hard I try, I can never drown the memories.I miss alcohol.The craving claws against my stomach every day.And being in this rehab center doesn’t help.No one understands how it feels to not be able to save someone you love.I had to watch Macy’s demise.How she screamed for me to help her.I hear those screams. They echo in my head. A song on repeat... -
First by Penelope Sky
Hades retired from the business. Now it’s just me. Look at me now...bitter...angry...depressed. I resent my former friend so much, even hate the guy, but I’ve never been the same since he refused to forgive me. I meet a woman. She’s like all the others...beautiful, interesting, good at the fun stuff, but I don’t feel anything... -
Bratva Knight by T.J. Maguire
Nikolai VolkovThe funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.Cost me her.Tatiana Andreeva.My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living...Categorized as:
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That Time I Accidentally Became A Serial Killer by Rebekah Sinclair
I’m a prosecutor , not a killer —or at least, I didn’t use to be.Now I’m armed with a pink killing kit, a growing body count, and two crushes I can’t choose between.The worst part? I’m falling for both of them.Turns out, justice isn’t just blind—it’s a whole lot messier than I ever imagined.This is my story... -
Massimo by Olivia Thorn
Lucia: I hated him from the second he opened his mouth. Sure, he was gorgeous – 6’7” with more muscles than Henry Cavill. And those warm brown eyes… and the deep, deep voice… But he was a mafioso, and he tried to tell me what to do. I’ve had enough of THAT to last me five lifetimes...Categorized as:
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Faked by Vanessa Waltz
My feelings are forever...the engagement is not.Vinn Costa used to hang the moon in my sky. He's my brother's broad-shouldered, brutally handsome best friend. He doesn't know I exist, but I've always loved him.Until he did something unforgivable.Vinn's not a sweet boy anymore. He's grown into a ruthlessly cold gangster. He's the most powerful man in Boston, a beautiful lost cause... -
Cash by Ruby Vincent
They ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains.Now it's Cash's turn. The cold, hard, analytical leader has a problem he needs me to solve, and he's not asking.I'm driven deep into the world of cons and corruption. I can't tell if anything around me is real. Least of all the smiling, pleasant people.Someone is playing us for a fool, and it might be me... -
Stolen Touches by Neva Altaj
MileneRules,I know them,But I didn’t follow them.I moved into his city, his domain without approval.And now, it’s time for me to pay the price.Marry the cold, calculating Don of La Cosa Nostra,The man who many have never seen-or could recognize,And be bound to the mafia forever.But when he comes to collect me,I realize that this isn’t the first time we’ve met.SalvatoreNothing amazes me anymore... -
Adoration by Jane Henry
In a world shrouded in secrets and desire, Quinn's life takes a treacherous turn when she witnesses Adriano, a dominant and possessive billionaire, commit an act of ruthless vengeance. Quinn faces a choice: give up her life, or become Adriano's wife.Caught between her past and a dangerous present, Quinn discovers an unlikely sanctuary in the arms of a man trained to kill... -
Alluring Abyss by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Tampa Royal Bastards are riding back into town!Join Ominous as he falls into the alluring abyss... -
Notorious by K.E. Osborn
Nothing but death surrounds me.For years, I’ve lived with the ghosts of the people who have died because of me.I hear their screams, I see their bodies.Like a never-ending circle, the vision replays in my mind.Hiding, locking myself away when the voices in my head get too loud, is my only saving grace. That is until one wild night, I meet Haven at a bar...Categorized as:
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Andrey by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNicoleSince I was a little girl, raising my younger sister had always been my main priority. I never imagined, however, that taking care of her would put me in danger.Men came for her, but kidnapped me instead by mistake.Then he rescued me, and on that day, he claimed me.Andrey is mine just as much as I am his.AndreyThe second her eyes met mine I saw the fear in them... -
Diamond In The Rough by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s New York’s deadliest enforcer. But I’m the villain in this story.Micah Malone is the son of a notoriously cruel, and thankfully dead, mafia boss.Now he’s the organization’s enforcer, and right hand to his brother’s reign.He’s the broadest of five boys.The quietest.And the deadliest...Categorized as:
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The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori
She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . . Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was. Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint... -
Mac by Jane Henry
Bryn Aitkens is the daughter of my enemy.And my enemies must pay.Vengeance for the wrong done my family has driven me.Consumed me.And collateral damage means nothing.So I’ll charm the innocent girl.Seduce her.Win her over, heart and body.Ruin her for anyone but me.And then strike the Aitkens family when they least suspect it.For no enemy of the Cowen Clan goes unpunished…Including her... -
Bright Lights and Summer Nights by Kat Singleton
Summer nights can be full of surprises. As a single, unemployed, and unapologetic twenty-five year old mess, I came to the Hamptons this summer for one reason—to focus on myself and work out my quarter-life crisis. I didn’t come here planning to sneak into a private party and meet a handsome stranger... -
The End of Me by Tara Brown
His death was almost the end of me. He was still everywhere, surrounding me. In our children's eyes, in the smell lingering in our bed, in candy bar wrappers stuffed down the side of the minivan driver door. He was everywhere except where I needed him to be. In my arms, kissing my lips, on the name of the deed to our house...Categorized as:
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The Two Last Moments by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a former Army medic. A hero with a heart-stopping grin and a steady hand.And the only person I remember when I’ve lost everything else.When I wake in the hospital, there are only a few things I can recall.My first name. A car, racing toward me before impact.And him . The firefighter EMT who miraculously appeared that night. Who saved me.Danny Bradley takes me in, though he owes me nothing...Categorized as:
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Obliterate by K.E. Osborn
We met a long time ago.Our bond, instant.And it didn’t matter that she was older than me.At the time I didn’t see her as anything but an incredible woman who stepped up and cared for me when no one else would. Now, years later, Ingrid is the ‘mother’ of the club I’ve transferred to.The thought of us wasn’t a fantasy for me back then.But it’s becoming one now...Categorized as:
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Twisted Promises by Lilian Harris
I hate everything about him. I hate his smile. I hate his laugh, and most of all, I hate how he makes me feel—so completely alive with every forbidden kiss.Gio is the son of the Italian Mafia and I’m an Irish Mob princess. An assassin who swore her life to the cause.We were never meant to find each other.But one night changed everything. I was about to end his life, while he was about to end mine... -
Secret Vendetta by Kathy Lockheart
LUNABaptized in blood, I’m marked for death.Each time it comes, he appears. My masked protector.Saving me for reasons only known to him.But the Vigilante is playing a deadly game.One I must stop before he claims another soul.My new boyfriend, Hunter, vows to keep me safe.But what if we become the final casualties in the Vigilante's secret vendetta?VIGILANTEI’m the most dangerous man in the city...Categorized as:
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Devil You Know by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDamian Tate. One look into his sad green eyes and I was hooked. I wanted to be the one to make him laugh, to make him smile. I hadn't expected him to be the one to make me blush, to make me hot...to make me fall in love. He was my first kiss, my first love, my first everything. I wanted forever with him, but life got in the way... -
Bloodlines by Tabatha Kiss
The Snake Eyes Series: Stand-alone Romances. Interconnecting Stories. One Unforgettable Adventure. I gave her a baby… and she started a war. LUKA There’s been a decade of peace between our mafia families but one moment of passion could tear the whole damn truce apart. Sofia asked for my help on the night before her wedding day...Categorized as:
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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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Stolen by J.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDante wasn't looking for a woman. He was content with being a single dad, and slowly but surely taking his place as leader of his club, Devil's Disciples.His life was busy, and he didn't need women complicating things.Fuck them, leave them. Don't catch feelings.But Dante had never met a woman like Rachel.Rachel has a past. One she has worked hard at erasing...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...Categorized as:
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Fair Game by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabriel Hill has always been too charming for his own good. Women. Money. Information. Sex got him everything he ever wanted, until it almost killed him. A price he was willing to pay, before he met Elise. Before he fell for her. Now revenge isn't enough for him. He wants it all. The most beautiful woman. The most dangerous game. And a happily ever after, if it's not too late to save them both... -
X Marks The Stalker by K.N. Wilder
She hunts killers. He is one. Opposites attract has never been so literal.Crime journalist Oakley Novak has built her career exposing Boston’s darkest secrets, but she never expected a serial killer to turn the tables and stalk her... -
Bits and Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane
Silas “Nomad” Bennings doesn’t do normal. As the fearsome enforcer for the Steel Berserkers Motorcycle Club, he refuses to live by other people’s rules. However, this time, the stubborn son of a bitch might have gone too far.Landry Copper spent her life bouncing from one dangerous situation to another... -
Filthy Deal by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA standalone dark romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lisa Renee Jones.They say my father is ruthless, CEO of the Kingston empire, while I remain the illegitimate backup heir, son to his mistress. He sent me to Harvard where he no doubt expected me to fail but I don't fail anymore than I take charity...Categorized as:
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Lincoln by V.H. Nicolson
A strangers to lovers, secret billionaire, working together romance from VH Nicolson. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Catharina Maura and Meghan Quinn. 'VH Nicolson’s characters will touch your heart and her storytelling will always leave you wanting more.' Sadie Kincaid "A fan-yourself billionaire romance you'll think about long after the last page...Categorized as:
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Vow to Hate You: Club Facade by Kay Riley
My dear runaway wife, Blocking me on everything except this email address does not change the fact that you are still my wife. You ran after the wedding, but you’re home now. Our families expect you to behave as a wife should in this elite world. It’s time to act like you promised you would five years ago. Or do you need a reminder? Your impatient husband, DamianP.S... -
Valentine's Novella by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA Totally Booked Blog EXCLUSIVE!!! FREE Hades Hangmen Valentine's Novellahttp://totallybookedblog.com/2015/02/...****updated URL****https://totallybookedblog.com/2017/09.. -
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Inked Adonis by Nicole Fox
My BFF sent the hot stranger a voice note...Of me saying I want to climb him like a tree.And he just. Texted. Back.It's the dog's fault, really.If this untrained Great Dane I'm walking had any manners at all, I never would've ended up With my leash wrapped around the most gorgeous man I've ever seen.Lucky for me, the guy is a good sport about it...Categorized as:
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Endgame by Kay Riley
They lied. Played me in a way I wasn’t expecting at all.I made a mistake in trusting them, and that wouldn’t be happening again. If I could, I’d be far away from Ridgewood and the three men who crushed me in ways I didn’t think possible.But I’m not that lucky. Once again, I need them. This time I refuse to let them fill the cracks in my heart. They’re nothing but a step closer to my freedom... -
Spotless by Camilla Monk
Island Chaptal—nerdy IT engineer by day, romance novel junkie by night—just walked into her messy New York apartment to find Mr. Right waiting for her. No, wait… Mr. Clean . A gentleman professional killer with a bad case of OCD and zero tolerance for unsorted laundry, March isn’t there to kill her…yet. He wants the diamond her late mother stole for a sinister criminal organization... -
Scorned Obsession by Victoria Paige
It’s when her obsession for him vanishes that he becomes desperate to have it back.Bianca De Lucci has always been obsessed with Sandro Rossi.He was the hero of her girlish dreams.And the dream man of her adolescence.But no matter how much she showed him she wanted more,he always treated her like a younger sister...Categorized as:
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Savage Revenge by Kate Oliver
CashRevenge is what I live for. My father’s blood stains the streets of Las Vegas, and I know exactly who’s to blame. To destroy the man who took everything from me, I’ll start with his daughter.Jordyn is a sweet, spoiled princess—or so I thought. Kidnapping her was supposed to be my way to break her father, but she’s nothing like I expected...Categorized as:
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One Billion Reasons by Millie Belizaire
Morgan Caplan has had one dream her entire life. When her adult services website leaks to her interviewer, it seems she can kiss her dream goodbye. That is... until a new client makes her an offer she simply can't refuse. Damien doesn't need to give her a reason to accept. There are at least a billion...
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