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Shattered Dreams by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought things were bad when we got attacked in the dark of the night. In a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, with no one to help. When we lost one of the Bellerose family. But the world wasn’t done shitting on us just yet... -
Rebellious Rook by Brooklyn Cross
The rook’s heart is as cold as stone, but when the rock crumbles, the spoils are twice as sweet. Death follows me around like a dark cloud just waiting to strike. First, it stole my mother, then my aunt, and now my father is missing. Even though I’m told to walk away, and even though finding him shouldn’t be my top priority, the memory of him begging me to talk to him haunts my dreams... -
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Chaos & Carnage by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed. Lives will be lost. Freedom will be won. I might have my brother back, but Giovanni still runs free, and his alliance with the Grim Bastards is causing chaos in the streets of Black Creek. Now, more than ever, it is important for us to work as a team, but tensions are at an all time high... -
Wife Number One: Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners, Book 1 by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsForced to marry a notorious cult leader, I became wife number one. The other women watch me with envy, but they know nothing of the beatings and punishments I endure. He hides them with a veil. One I must wear until I give him a son. But when I fail, he threatens the only good things in my life. My sister, Alice, and the daughter he ripped from my arms for another family to raise... -
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Revenge of the Syndicate by Natalie Nicole
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey took her. They took the one thing in our miserable lives that means anything to us. When we find her. Revenge will be had. But with that revenge, secrets must unravel. Truths must be told. But with the revelations. .. Questions arise... -
Tango Down by Cara Dee
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Renegades #4 Romantic Suspense Enemies to Lovers Action MM. “This is it, baby. Run. ”. The murder in Joel Hayward’s eyes wasn’t merely a reflection of the rage within. It was a promise to the men who had kidnapped his daughter. The one person—this amazing slip of a girl—who showed Joel every single day that there was good left in the world. He was running on fumes. He was desperate... -
Third Comes Vengeance by Lilith Vincent
From purest pain comes sweetest vengeance. The city of Coldlake, where everything appears bright and sunny but beneath the surface is blood and darkness. A city where killers hide in plain sight and the ones you trust can turn on you in a heartbeat. My heart has endured pain, but in the arms of the Coldlake Syndicate I’ve known only sweetness...Categorized as:
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Forever Rebel by Garrett Leigh
Forever Rebel – The Long Goodbye. It began with one smouldering look across a crowded bar. The lonely president of the Rebel Kings MC haunted by a forbidden desire for his sergeant-at-arms. An assassin hiding in an accountant’s skin—deadly, cold, and untouched by love. It ends with soulmates and a love worth living for. They’re back, one last time. The beginning of The Long Goodbye... -
Reign Of Ruin by Santana Knox
I lied…My name isn’t Cecilia. When the doors of my past were pried open, all of my skeletons came tumbling out. I’d lived my whole life thinking the worst had already happened, and nothing else could hurt me. I couldn’t have been more wrong. In the wreckage I’m reborn. I’ll do anything to get my revenge on those who’ve wronged me and the man who stole my throne, My uncle... -
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...Categorized as:
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Why Don't You Keep Me? by Rae Knight
When I told the guys I wanted to go back—to learn from my father—I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I knew Diablo wouldn’t approve of the fact that I have three men at my side. But I didn’t expect him to tear us apart piece by piece. He doesn’t need to kill Blaze, Ryder, and Thorne to take them from me. He just has to make me doubt them. And he knows exactly how to do it...Categorized as:
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No Place Like Home by Geneva Monroe
Condemned by lies. Driven by vengeance. Bound for death. Mine will be the first public execution in a century. Only problem is, I’m innocent. Well, mostly. A single bullet shattered my world, bringing down the men who swore to protect me, and stealing my newfound freedom. The Wizard promised salvation, but the only thing I have now is a prison cell and a date with a guillotine... -
Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt started with an Obsession…. We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her. .. However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have... -
Eight Second Hearts by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndie wants only one thing: to see her name on the front page news story. The problem is, she’s seen it before, but not because she wrote the article. Growing up, she only ever wanted to be a journalist. It almost destroys her to think that dream could be in shambles. But Indie is a fighter, and despite her family history, she manages to score a job with the local rodeo-themed newspaper... -
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Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond
*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. Even though people fear me, it doesn’t stop any of their torment. I’d always just existed and walked alone, until now. Now? Now I belong. Just because I’d learned to kill, doesn’t mean the Bloody Psychos trust me... -
Beautiful Deceit by R.E. Bond
*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. I’m damaged. I’ve been through too much in my eighteen years. Between joining the Bloody Psychos and mourning my best friend,. I’m going a little crazy... -
Black Creek by R.A. Smyth
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBlood will be shed. Lives will be lost. Retribution will be dealt. I work in the darkness that is Black Creek. If there’s a secret to uncover, a package to deliver, or a story to be told, I’m your girl. I'll do whatever it takes to provide for my little brother. Once upon a time, The Feral Beasts ruled Black Creek with an iron fist, but they’re long gone now... -
Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt wasn’t supposed to end like this. The guys’ enemy wasn’t supposed to gain the upper hand. But now Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver have been captured and separated by Ludo Holloway. If they make one wrong move, the consequences will be disastrous. The only thing they can do is comply with Holloway’s wishes and do their best to secretly find a way to escape... -
Sabre Security: The Complete Trilogy by J. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEighteen girls. Dead. Eighteen lives. Ended. Eighteen futures. Stolen. Harlow Michaels has only ever known her cage, and the nearby screams of dying victims that paint her reality. Held captive by the sadistic Pastor Michaels, she’s tortured and abused, until fate offers her the chance to escape. But freedom comes at a heavy cost... -
Disobedient Pawn by Brooklyn Cross
Never underestimate the power of a pawn. My life seemed pretty perfect until I turned twelve. Then everything was destroyed with a fainting spell, a doctor’s visit, and a diagnosis that rocked me to my core. Now at seventeen, I am being shipped to a new country and school with no support from my father... -
Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss
Reborn. Reclaimed. Wrathful. Ready. My death was planned. Executed. I took my last breath, and was ready to be reborn. With my kings at my side and new experiences on the horizon, there’s nothing I want more than to have my revenge on the lords for what they did to me. They underestimated me. Not even death can hold me back... -
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... -
Pretty Little Lies by Hazel Grace
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was everything I ever wanted…. And then she chose him. I’ve never met an ass like Bay Astor’s. And I mean that respectfully. From the first punch I saw her throw, to every sassy word that leaves her pretty lips, the word obsessed doesn’t even begin to describe the level of fixated I am. I want her to drive me like she does her car—reckless, hard, and absolutely hot as hell. So does Torin...Categorized as:
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Mine to Love by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen a decade-old one-night stand converges with a current high-profile case, can the three of them work through their differences to stop her from being the serial killer’s next victim? Running from a secret past and now a deranged killer, Remington Dotson and her nine-year-old son need protection to survive...Categorized as:
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Hate You Forever by Denver Rose
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI, Tara Mangal, take thee, Marnix Taylor, to have and to hold from this day forward. For better, for worse, for richer, poorer, in sickness, and in health. To love and to cherish, till death do us part. Or at least that’s the story we’re spinning to the world. .Categorized as:
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Dylan by Charlie Jules, Stacy Stone
Just because I’m new to the dark doesn’t mean I can’t embrace it…. I used to have a decent life. A normal life. Then my mother decided to marry into the Irish mafia and everything changed. Suddenly, normal was in my rearview and I was stuck in the uppity hell known as Brooke Hollow Academy. The only upside I found was the brutally hot guy I met on day one. Dylan Blackthorne...Categorized as:
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Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished... -
Bought for Us by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI didn't expect to fall for them. And I fell hard. When life took an unexpected turn, I was forced to leave them behind. After ten years of hell made by my father, he's finally gone, which means I'm free. Only I'm not. He's left me with a lot to clean up in the form of a hefty amount of debt. It would take a lifetime to pay it off, maybe not even then... -
Mafie Trials: Brutal Boys of the Mafie- Book 2 by T.R. Oldin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer. I finally know the truth. There's been a hidden player on the board—moving pieces from behind a curtain. Now that the veil has burned, it’s time to start a new game... -
Nevermore by A.K. Graves
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Leonor died, she didn’t see a light. There were no angels, no pearly gates. She didn’t see anything at all, just a cold, dark void. But she did hear music…. Leonor heard her music, the music she made with The Ravens, and she was glad it was waiting for her in the end. Until everything went eerily silent, and she was pulled from the afterlife and thrown into the life after... -
Liar Liar - Part two: D'Arco Mafia Duet by Jaye Pratt
They didn’t come for me. I wanted Killian to be the one to take my life, but five months later, nothing. I’m still alive. They promised they would follow me to the ends of the earth if I left. They lied. Now, I have no choice but to go back and clear my name. I plan to walk in with my head held high and give them evidence that will force them into hearing me out... -
Savage Reign by Amanda Richardson
Some people say you should forget the past, focus on the present, and dream for the future. That’s what I intend to do, because I want nothing more than to move on and start a new family–and a new life in Greythorn–with Silas, Damon, and Jude. But the past doesn’t want to die, and despite our reign, there’s one person who wants nothing more than to see our Kingdom fall... -
Savage Knights by Jillian Frost
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe ghosts of our past have come back to haunt us. Kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder, I’m promised to marry another man, a ruthless Mafia boss who has an ax to grind with the Salvatore brothers. And he wants to use me to get his revenge. The men we thought were hunting me are the least of our problems. As it turns out, the real monsters were right under our noses all along... -
Keep Healing by Kerry Taylor
Evie thought she had escaped. She thought she had survived. She found sanctuary with four heroes who offered her something she had almost forgotten she could have - safety. Just when she was starting to believe she really could find a way to handle her past and look forward to her future, he found her again...Categorized as:
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Liar Liar - Part One by Jaye Pratt
Have you ever compromised your morals for the ones you love? I did. I never wanted to fall for the Mafia boss, his bodyguard and the serial unaliver in the basement, but life has a funny way of screwing you over. I needed money fast after my sister was sold... -
Contestant by Lilith Vincent
I’ve been stolen. Paraded. Forced to vie for their crown. Through a cruel twist of fate, the dangerous life I escaped has seized hold of me again. Three men have snatched my freedom and they’re playing a twisted game, and they’re the only winners. My captors glitter like diamonds in the dark, each one more handsome and ruthless than the last... -
Bossy Brothers: Luke by J.A. Huss
Two hot men seeking a fun, flirty girl with a sense of adventure. You in? My life changed the day Zach Boston walked into it. And we’ve been inseparable best friends and lovers ever since. But he’s almost seven years younger than me and I remember all too well what my twenties were like - A new adventure every day, non-stop partying every night, and a new girl (or guy) whenever I got bored...Categorized as:
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The Queen by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is our time to rule. Victor has taken his father’s throne but the violent, unforgiving mafia world will not let him rule without testing his limits. Victor. River. Alexei. Each man holds a piece of my soul in his hand. Struggling to stay sane in the shitstorm blowing all around me, I must not forget my loyalty and duty to my team mates who are watching me. Waiting for me... -
Lethal Vengeance by Stella Brie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVengeance is the name your soul screams when it shatters. It’s a call into the darkness, a promise to Death himself, to abandon the light until death is served to those who wronged you. Three years ago, they took the only person who mattered and dumped her like trash in the desert. Justice failed Quinn. Vengeance would not. Two enemies. One down, one to go... -
Bound by Ruin by Misti Wilds
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsand when nothing remains but smoke and ash, she will cloak herself in ruin and learn to breathe in the dark. Bound by Ruin is book three of the Brutal Beauty series. Why choose, Russian mafia, dark romance.Categorized as:
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Tempted to Rebel by Misti Wilds
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey promised to love me, but that love might kill me. After I finally agree to having a child with Rage, the domineering mafia enforcer holds on too tight. His love is suffocating, bruising, and too much for me to handle. But his brother Rebel might be the secret to our success. He lives to bend the rules, and I quickly become his favorite one to break...Categorized as:
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Fall of Hellfire: why choose, dark romance by N. Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWell, it all comes down to this…. We have all made choices we have to live with. Some with dire consequences. .. while others are just for fun. It might have started with a game, one the current leaders of Hellfire. thought they had no chance at losing. But none of us are backing down now. We are our father’s children after all. No, this is more then just a game, this is our life...Categorized as:
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Unknown by G.P. Darling
My best friend is dead. Those who I call family are telling me the one I love is a monster. I’m Sorry…the last text he ever sent. Now I’m not sure what to believe. I’m sent on a mission to find him no matter the cost. I find myself undercover with The Elite a team working outside the law to hunt down the worst criminals. I’m going to use this team as a way to find the truth... -
The Devil's Syndicate Boxset by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Devil's Syndicate - The Complete Series including:. Deceived. Defied. Derailed. Debauched. Depraved. And three never released before short stories - Devil, Deviant and Devote. Four of them. One of me. Who will give in first? It started when they stole me from my life. The daughter of a crime lord who ruled with an iron fist. The heir to a family of blood and ruin... -
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Lucky Shot by A.L. Maruga
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJoin the world of Behind the Lens in March's calendar girl. Part of a shared world with some amazing fellow authors! Welcome to St. Patty's Day, where dark worlds collide, secrets will be revealed, and not everything is what it seems. Do you think you are safe because you hide behind a lens? Oh, 𝓫𝓪𝓫𝔂 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵, let me show you how I can make you scream... -
Black Light: Wanted by Maren Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe had her the longest… he hurt her the most… Anna “Pony” Mitchell should be dead. Abandoned by her Menagerie sisters and shot by the only man she’s ever loved, now the hospital has declared her “unfit. ” She has thirty days to prove them wrong or spend the rest of her life hospitalized. He lost his leg, his job… and almost his life... -
Ignite Me by R.E. Bond
*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. We’re going to be okay. We’re broken, but we’ll rebuild. If we can all get along, long enough to deal with this shit. Who decides to get involved with so many guys and thinks it’s going to be smooth sailing? Spoiler alert, it’s not... -
On Your Knees by Jaye Pratt
The View4U competition was supposed to be just a thrill—a way to step outside my comfort zone and live out a fantasy. After all, how often do you get the chance to be chased by a masked woman and her masked men, all playing by your rules? What I didn’t anticipate was the pull I’d feel toward them. The way the chase would awaken something in me I’d never felt before... -
The Truth Hurts by Sophie Dyer
Time; they say it heals all wounds. But what happens when time isn’t a luxury you can spare? Haunted by Luciano, I attempt to rebuild myself and forget what happened. But moving forward is easier said than done, especially when I’m no longer facing just one enemy. Revenge is no longer on my agenda. Now, I have to fight to protect those closest to me... -
Tainted Reign by Kay Riley
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt was supposed to be simple. Take down the gangs that wrecked my life. It was all in place, and for years, everything went how it should. I never expected to fall for the men I’m supposed to hate. Now, my desires have changed. The revenge that controlled me is now overpowered for my need to have them in my life. I shouldn’t trust them. But I do. They chose me...
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