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  • Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series. With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that...
  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying...
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  • I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones

    I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Book 5 in the New York Times bestselling INSIDE OUT series now in development for TV with Marvista Entertainment! Master. .. Being that person, that man, is how I define myself, how I allow the rest of the world to define me as well. And now, with a terrible loss shredding me inside out and someone trying to destroy my family to punish me, control is more important than ever. It is everything...
  • Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart

    Twisted & Collateral by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TWISTED. Sloane. How many times can a person fall down and still get back up? How many times can things go wrong before you just give up? I’ve lost everything. My home, my job, my purpose in life—everything has been turned upside down. But while life hasn’t exactly turned out the way I would have liked it to, I wouldn’t change a thing. If things were different, I wouldn’t have Lacey...
  • Burn & Fallen by Callie Hart

    Burn & Fallen by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BURN. Sloane. I’m not safe. I haven’t been safe for a while now. I ran to Zeth for protection, but Zeth is in danger himself. With Julio on one side, and the leader of the Widow Makers MC on the other, the smartest thing to do would be to run. I’ve been running long enough, though. This is the closest I’ve come to finding my sister in two years. I can’t back down now. Zeth...
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    bdsm  alpha male  new adult  dark  mafia  suspense  contemporary  m-f
  • 30 Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    30 Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Secrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI. Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong. She will submit. She will play her role. 30 days until she becomes mine forever. 30 days for her final chance to run. 30 days, and Willow will be my wife. .. mine until the end of days. WILLOW. Sergei wants me to trust him...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  dark  mafia  contemporary  captive  abuse  suspense
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
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    alpha male  bdsm  spanking  dark  mafia  suspense  contemporary  m-f
  • Valiant by Bella Jewel

    Valiant by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I’ve known fear. I’ve known pain. I’ve known horror. I’ve known all of it. I’ve guarded myself as best I can. I’ve hidden myself from him. I’ve changed my name. I’ve moved. But he still haunts me. One day, I’m sure he’ll find me again. I don’t trust anybody. I don’t believe in anybody. I just want to be free. Until I meet Jack...
  • Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James

    Bend by K.I. Lynn, Ella James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Kick by C. D. Reiss. Unraveled by K. Bromberg. COME by J. A. Huss. Red & Wolfe by Ella James. The Devil in Me by K. I. Lynn. Worth by Shay Savage. These Men by Andrea Smith. STILL by Alessandra Torre. Kick by C. D. Reiss. The first novella in Songs of Perdition. Fiona Drazen, sex addict, submissive slave, celebutante, trapped in a mental ward until Dr...
  • Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

    Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For a limited time, get the first 2 books in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling dark romance trilogy in one convenient bundle! A seductive, thrilling tale of abduction and dark love . . . On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Nora Leston meets Julian Esguerra, and her life changes forever...
  • The Final Hour by London Miller

    The Final Hour by London Miller

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Three months pass without incident, leading Mishca and Lauren to believe they can finally move on from the past and build a life together. . .. but enemies both old and new lurk in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike. When a dangerous threat presents itself, Lauren is forced to turn to the one person that would rather see Mishca dead than live happily ever after. . .
  • A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    A Peek Beyond the Consequences by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    No longer available: Previous available in BREATHLESS - An Anthology. Due to reader request. .. this novella has been expanded (tripled in length) and will be release in January of 2015 as Beyond the Consequences. Anthony Rawlings is a man most women love to hate or hate to love...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Chegou a hora de encarar o tão aguardado torneio Dragões e Masmorras DS. Entregue-se aos combates. Liberte seus desejos. Na busca pela irmã desaparecida, a agente Cleo Connelly conseguiu se infiltrar no ultrassecreto torneio de práticas BDSM, o Dragões e Masmorras DS...
  • The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day. From then, we were inseparable...
  • Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He was my obsession. Haunting my dreams, reminding me of my past. He was the one whose heart I destroyed. Pierce Lykaios was everything I could want: captivating, cunning, and controlled. He understood my darkest desires and took pleasure in feeding my every craving. And when I walked back into his world, it was my fault for letting the first touch lead to a second. And a third...
  • Possessive Devil by B. B. Hamel

    Possessive Devil by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Give me what I want and I'll obey. Calvino is a nightmare wrapped in a million dollar suit. He has eyes like the black between stars and his toned body is a sculptor's dream. And someone in his family murdered my cousin. When Calvino catches me drugging and stealing from his brother, my life hangs in the balance...
  • Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B018IMSYZE. A Legacy Prequel. BLURB:. filth·y (fĭl′thē). adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est. 1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. 2. Obscene or offensive. 3. Vile; dirty. adv. filth·y. 1. To an extreme and often disgusting extent...
  • Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel

    Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’m in his bed learning the limits of my body. Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive. He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me. At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister...
  • Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Hate by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Secrets and lies tore us apart. Can love keep us together? SERGEI Willow thought she got away from me, but she was wrong from the beginning, wrong about everything. I find her trying to take down a human trafficking ring, unsure whether I'm there to help her, or drag her down. But from now on, Willow doesn't have a choice. She will be my wife. She will submit. She will play her role...
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    new adult  bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-short
  • Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Broken Edges by Jessie Evans, Everly Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Loving Gabe made me stronger than I was before. Better. He taught me that love is both beautiful and vicious, terrifying and intoxicating. I’m not afraid anymore. I know that it’s possible for two imperfect people to have a bond worth risking everything for. After all we’ve been through, I thought I was ready to fight any battle. But nothing could have prepared me to face this new nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  alpha male  contemporary  dark  angst
  • Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A dark mafia romance.
  • Raven by Leah Steele

    Raven by Leah Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Secrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade...
  • Falling for the Enemy: A Charity Anthology by K.M. Scott, Taryn Quinn

    Falling for the Enemy: A Charity Anthology by K.M. Scott, Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s cocky. Arrogant. Infuriating. The bane of my existence. But his touch makes me burn with need. Every time we come together it’s like a collision of fire and ice—intense, all-consuming, and utterly unstoppable. We’re all wrong for each other… yet so very right...
  • Hawke by Anise Storm

    Hawke by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Previously published in 2019, "Hawke" has been updated with a new POV and some expanded scenes. Arrogant. Sexy. Reminiscent. I felt all three about my newest client. The moment I met the sexy club owner in need of a party planner, I soon realized why. He was the one responsible for the most mortifying night of my life just one year earlier...
  • The Roma's Claim by Shae Coon

    The Roma's Claim by Shae Coon

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    His world is thick with sadistic intent. Greta. My life was simple. Every day, I went to the same coffee shop to write about clumsy heroines and the hot guys who loved them. That was my life. .. until it wasn’t. Now every lash of an antique leather strap against my skin is commanded by Emiliano Calvano, the underboss of the Calvano mafia...
  • Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin

    Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Freed by G.E. Griffin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Converted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Freed from Christian's POV. Get inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades.
  • Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin

    Meet Fifty Shades Continued - Fifty Shades Darker by G.E. Griffin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Converted to ebook format, Cover Updated. Fifty Shades Darker from Christian's POV. Get inside Christian Grey's mind, as you read the complete Fifty Shades trilogy retold from his point of view, carrying on where E L James left off at the end of 'Fifty Shades.
  • Shattered by Control by B. B. Hamel

    Shattered by Control by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I don’t do vulnerable. I only do control. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game. That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life. I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job...
  • Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood

    Endless by W. Winters, Savannah Peachwood

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. He holds a power over me like no one else ever could. Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his. Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone. Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  new adult  alpha male  dark  abuse  contemporary  mystery  horror
  • Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Deviant & Fracture by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    DEVIANT. Sloane. I'm not proud of the things I've done. The things I've had to do. The things I've given away. but I'd give it all over again to find her. Even if I die trying,. I have to find Alexis. Zeth. She wants me to help her,. But I won't. She wants me to save her sister,. But I can't. She wants me to be her hero,. But I'm not a good man. I am her damnation. FRACTURE...
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    bdsm  alpha male  new adult  dark  suspense  mafia  contemporary  m-f
  • Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence. .. *. Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense...
  • Chosen by Josie Litton

    Chosen by Josie Litton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    <. From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Josie Litton. My name is Grace Delaney. I was born into this country’s most admired political family. When I was sixteen, the media dubbed me “America’s Princess”. I hate being called that, all the more so since I discovered the terrifying secret hidden behind my family’s glittering public image...
  • Sunset Savage: A Dark Possessive Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Sunset Savage: A Dark Possessive Romance by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How far will you go to get what you want, princess? Those are the words he whispers in my ear as he gets me pregnant. Sleeping with Baptist Thompkins right before going into business together is the worst idea I’ve ever had, but there’s no taking it back. I’m pregnant with his baby, and when he finds out, he’s going to ruin my life...
  • Shattered Jewel by Ketley Allison

    Shattered Jewel by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The ruby Heart is split, and so am I. Cav, Kaspian, Axe, and Wilder: my lovers, my protectors, my doom. Each touch binds me tighter to their cause, even as I uncover the brutal truth of the Cimmerian Court. We're racing to find both halves of a jewel never meant to be whole. But with each clue deciphered, each forbidden location unearthed, I realize the true cost of our quest...
  • Pleasure to Earn by H.N. DeFore

    Pleasure to Earn by H.N. DeFore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Book 3 in the Sins and Secrets Club World. Following a fast divorce and betrayal from her ex-husband, Anita’s learned how to hate herself. Pleasure isn’t a given, and she isn’t ready to lose parts of herself to make another person happy anymore. When she needs security cameras installed to monitor her house, Russell finds out her ex has a knack for showing up and beating on the door...
  • Elusive Dom: Billionaire Romance by Kaci Rose

    Elusive Dom: Billionaire Romance by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She’s looking for a little fun. He’s hiding secrets she never could have guessed. When a few nights of fun turn into something more, Club Red's secrets will start to come to light. Gemma. My roommate takes me to Club Red to get over my recent breakup, and it turns out to be just what I need. A night with a stranger turns into two and then three. I had no idea he was the owner of Club Red...
  • Petal by Linnea May

    Petal by Linnea May

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He took everything from me. My memories, my sanity - my freedom. I don’t know who I am or why I'm here. All I know is that I'm his captive, his toy, his clueless slave. Pain meets pleasure with fiery kisses as he molds me into the person he says I’m supposed to be. But who is that person? And who was I before him? I hate him for this. I fear him like no one else...
  • Surrendering by Michelle Horst

    Surrendering by Michelle Horst

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liam Wright is the playboy at college. He’s part of the screw-crew. It’s better to stay away from him, but you can’t tell your heart what to want. He’ll judge me. He won’t understand. It’s easy to judge someone because of their past. I’m scared Liam will be just like all the other people. But he doesn’t judge me. He comes into my life and refuses to leave. He doesn’t give up on me...
  • Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Crimson by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Enemies From Birth…. The Markovs and the Lebedevs have been bloody rivals for generations. Nadia Lebedev is the ultimate forbidden fruit: a mafia princess engaged to another man. From the moment I see her, I want her for myself. Every day that passes, I become more obsessed with her. She’s seeking the answer to a mystery, and so am I…...
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    A Siren prequel. Events take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan & Kingsley.
  • Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The sins of his past can’t be forgiven. Mason Thatcher gave me chills when I first laid eyes on him. The good kind. The kind that makes your body ache and your heart hammer. What’s better is that he looked at me the same way. There was a hunger in his eyes that wouldn’t be sated, and a confidence in his stride that told me I could never run from him. Back then, I didn’t want to...
  • Bad Behavior by Leah Holt

    Bad Behavior by Leah Holt

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was sweet and pure. .. Until I got my hands on her. When I saw Ivy for the first time, I knew I had to have her. She's an innocent princess who fights like a wildcat and tastes like honey—and my father wants her dead. But I can't. I won't. So I tried to cut a deal with her owner; I was ready to pay for her, to keep her forever. But the man who owns her isn't willing to give her up...
  • The Mute and the Menace by A.R. Breck

    The Mute and the Menace by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    A dark romance. .. Cara. When I saw those two lines on the stick, I thought my life was over. Pregnant. Not just by anyone, but by the man I loathe. Jackson. The Mute. I loved the baby more than my next breath, but I couldn’t keep it. My life has always been vicious tilt-a-whirl of hardship, and I had nothing to offer. Then disaster strikes, and clarity hits. I want this baby...
  • Over the Edge by Mari Brown

    Over the Edge by Mari Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blurb:. Katarina “Kat” Roberts left years ago for college. Leaving behind the man she loved trying to make a future for herself. She has avoided Belmont for five long years because of Cole Knight. When her brother is shot protecting Cole she is forced to return and face him. Cole Knight, powerful leader to a crime family hasn't seen Kat since she walked out on him...
  • Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux

    Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two years ago, I murdered the love of Grace Garrett’s life. I had it all – a thriving company, money, women at my beck and call. Then I shot and killed James Winthrop. And got away with it. His beautiful fiancé is ruined, so damaged she’s destroying herself. And I’m the reason why. Nothing and nobody can save her. Except me. Only I know how to help her start again. By wiping the slate clean...
  • Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye

    Twisted Prince by Nessa Graye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark bratva mafia romance.
  • Savage Saint by Jena Doyle

    Savage Saint by Jena Doyle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It's a secret age-gap second chance for Ru and Saint in this twisted jaw-dropping addition to the Steel Roses Motorcycle Club. In a life of sins, secrets, and second chances, is there a line between savage and saint? Ru. Loving Saint is the worst mistake I ever made. The secrets between us are explosive, and after a near-death experience, I won't be anyone's taboo...
  • Just Breathe by Mila Crawford

    Just Breathe by Mila Crawford

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Monsters aren’t born, they’re created. Ciaran. They call me the Irish Strangler because that’s how it all started. With my hands on the neck of the man who molded me, who groomed me, who released the darkness in my soul. I believed blood-lust and vengeance would be all I’d ever know until she unleashed herself onto one of my enemies. Parisa...
  • Shame by Nicolina Martin

    Shame by Nicolina Martin

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There is only one rule: Nobody tells Luciano Salvatore ‘No’. I should have let him break me. If I had, I wouldn’t have to live in terror, waiting for the next call. Because there will be a next time. He will hurt me again, and there will be nothing I can do to stop it. The only stingy ray of light at the end of this pitch-black tunnel is Lucas...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  mafia  dark  abuse  rape  suspense  contemporary
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