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Red Team Box Set by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet three books in Edwards' bestselling Red Team series all in one place! PROTECTING OLIVIA Leo “Panther” Gillonardo is a former SEAL who thought he knew the game better than most. He's a professional, a tier one contractor. She’s the mission. Protecting Olivia Cox, the daughter of a White House aide should be his only objective... -
![Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi]()
Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCAUGHT BETWEEN PLEASURE AND PANICAfter their trip to the police station and an intimate night together, Sangwoo decides he wants to know more about Bum. Their ensuing conversation leads to a trip to the amusement park and a night of drinking and sex. This new phase of their warped relationship teeters between thrilling and unnerving, leaving Bum overjoyed one moment and panicked the next... -
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![Devious Madness by Measha Stone]()
Devious Madness by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe ran. I caught her. Now she's mine.Hunting down Mira was supposed to be a simple assignment. She thought she could disappear—cover her tracks, hide behind false names and small towns—but I found her, and I intend to drag her back, kicking and screaming if necessary. But getting Mira home isn't easy. She fights like a cornered animal, desperate to escape the secrets she's hiding...Categorized as:
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![Decadent by Eva Charles]()
Decadent by Eva Charles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSingular tastes. That's what the Wilders are known for. I’m no exception. The world sees me as nothing more than a hedonistic pretty boy. But not everything is as it appears. One thing is certain. I'm a man who knows no boundaries. With no soul and no conscience, I'm free to take what I want. Including a deadly covert agent with a sassy mouth and an angelic smile... -
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![Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London]()
Master Thor by Ann Jensen, Rogue London
Desperate times call for desperate measures.When I hit rock bottom I found Club Midgard was looking to hire. I knew nothing about BDSM when I interviewed with a man I couldn’t have dreamt up if I’d tried.In his world women are protected.In his world women are honored.In his world lay safety and happiness.ONLY if I gave him my submission...Categorized as:
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![Covert Risk by Jane Blythe]()
Covert Risk by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn unplanned pregnancy puts her in the sights of a terrorist.Lila Angeletti fought hard to get away from her family and build her own life. After years of not letting anyone get too close she falls for a man only to have him break things off with no explanation. Then she finds out she's carrying his baby... -
![A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan]()
A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA serial killer is terrorizing Sacramento, preying on happily married couples and unleashing unspeakable cruelties upon his victims. The ordeal rekindles disturbing memories for private investigator Lizzy Gardner, who barely escaped a serial killer clutches only years ago... -
![30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot]()
30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back.SERGEI30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits.My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist.But my precious prize doesn't know what I know.Nobody has ever won a war against me.Nobody has ever bested me.And she's not going to be the first.Good luck, little Willow.. -
![King's Demands by Piper Stone]()
King's Demands by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI didn't ask her to be mine. I told her she already was.Julieta Morales hoped to escape an unwanted marriage, but the moment she got into my car her fate was sealed. She will have a husband, but it won't be the cartel boss her father chose for her.It will be me.But I'm not the kind of man who takes his bride gently amid rose petals on her wedding night... -
![Shades of Ruin by Willow Prescott]()
Shades of Ruin by Willow Prescott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGavin GreysonIt’s been a decade since a girl in red ripped out my heart and gave it back in mangled pieces. For ten years, I’ve sworn off attachments of any kind. There have been plenty of women, but I’ve never allowed it to go any further than pleasure. And I’ve certainly never made the mistake of letting relationships infiltrate my kitchen again... -
![Nines' Time by E.C. Land]()
Nines' Time by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInnocence comes in several different ways, for her and for me.NinesAccused of something so vile, I’ve got to find a way to prove I’m not the one they’re looking for. I didn’t do it, and they know it. On top of that, she steps into my life, more like stumbles. Time stops with one look at her, and I see the vulnerability in her eyes... -
![One Fear by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper]()
One Fear by Belle Brooks, Karen Harper
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“My one fear is now my reality.” He didn’t offer his name when he fulfilled his need to include me as a player in his game. I’m number thirteen. Just a number given to the bitches who wronged him. I was blindsided. Stolen from my life. In his devilled eyes, I have a debt to pay…he wants my final breath to see us even... -
![The Flesh Cartel, Season 5: Reclamation by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau]()
The Flesh Cartel, Season 5: Reclamation by Rachel Haimowitz, Heidi Belleau
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the exciting final season of the Flesh Cartel . . .With the help of the FBI, Mat Carmichael has let himself be re-taken by the Flesh Cartel. Objective? Rescue his brother, exact revenge, and destroy the entire organization from the inside... -
![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 ratingsFor 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... -
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![Cleansed by Romilly King]()
Cleansed by Romilly King
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes you have to go back in order to go forward – Gray is going back to handle the man who saw him as an angel, and unleashed the demon in him.I am a Handler; I deal with serial killers, legally, ruthlessly, and in the presence of my Witness, because justice must be seen to be done.Handling is an intimate procedure... -
![No Way Back by Santana Knox]()
No Way Back by Santana Knox
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTHERE’S NO WAY BACK FROM WHAT WE’VE BECOME. There is no way back. There is no way. No way back. Not from what we’ve become; Bloodthirsty, vengeful, vile. Some women strive to make their men better, I VOW TO MAKE HIM WORSE. With each life we take, we fall deeper into our own sinister desires. We were never looking for a way out, but in this prison? There is no way back from what we’ve become... -
![Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot]()
Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA dark romance with trigger warnings! Book 2 of a 3 part serial. My captor's rules have changed ...I’m still Sergei's prisoner. Freedom seems further away than ever. I swore I’d endure everything, and make him care for me. I accepted every cruel word, every punishing blow, until one day he looked at me with stark, naked hunger instead of hatred... -
![Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti]()
Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChegou 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 Last Party by A.R. Torre]()
The Last Party by A.R. Torre
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection... -
![Tease Me: A Stark International Novel by J. Kenner]()
Tease Me: A Stark International Novel by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark International series…Entertainment reporter Jamie Archer knew it would be hard when her husband, Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter, was called away for a long-term project in London. The distance is difficult to endure, but Jamie trusts the deep and passionate love that has always burned between them... -
![Wishing Well by Lily White]()
Wishing Well by Lily White
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy… Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister... -
![The Interrogation (Hunt&Cam4Ever) by Adira August]()
The Interrogation (Hunt&Cam4Ever) by Adira August
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHunter’s most twisted killer. Cam’s most dangerous case.A STAND-ALONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERIf you like a master gamesman for a detective and a few twists in your criminal cocktail, you want to read this... -
![Watch Her Burn by Emily Klepp]()
Watch Her Burn by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat night was supposed to be the happiest night of my life. Graduating at the top of my class with a master's degree in cyber security engineering set me up to live a comfortable life until I was forced into constant paranoia by someone I trusted.Silas broke me…burned me…but Landon loves me anyway... -
![Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas]()
Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAs a phone sex operator, Annette Waincott knows how to tease to get what she wants. That is, until she teases the wrong man at a club, claiming kinky fantasies she doesn’t really have. It must have been too much vodka and his tantalizing Russian accent. Too bad he believes her. When the Russian accidentally kidnaps her twin sister as part of an ill-fated sex game, things quickly get real... -
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![Nikolai: Through The Devil's Eyes by Shandi Boyes]()
Nikolai: Through The Devil's Eyes by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNikolai Popov was raised in a criminal entity that's as bigoted as it is violent. A byproduct of a woman pushed to the brink, he's lived a hard and fast life that often sees him facing a line-up, yet he's not spent one night behind bars.After a confrontation with a known enemy, Nikolai stumbles upon an angel precariously balancing on the balustrade between good and evil...Categorized as:
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![Love Op by Devon Atwood]()
Love Op by Devon Atwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s on the run.He’s on the hunt.But who will get caught in the end?Mattie Thorne has been on the run from her parents for almost two years. She’s being chased by a ruthless mercenary named Ghost, but somehow, she always manages to escape his capture attempts. Until one day, her time is finally up... -
![The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux]()
The Confession Duet by K.D. Robichaux
It was love at first sight. Not just for Vivian, but for Corbin as well. Their eyes locked across the room, and that was all she wrote. But they didn't rush things. They wanted to do it right. After all, they would spend the rest of their lives together. The love of each other's life. Soul mates. He was the intense and fiercely protective soldier, and she was his doting and faithful lover... -
![The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters]()
The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQ Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time...……….I’ve fought a curse all my life.A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure.No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good.Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard... -
![Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Beauty & the Rose by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe conclusion to the Beauty's Beast trilogyThey say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.To appease them you must give your all.I’ve sacrificed everything.Lived through loss, and learned to love.To take the beauty with the pain.The rose with the thorns.This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.We’ll hold onto it forever.And hope our forever is longer than a day... -
![Watch Her Bow by Emily Klepp]()
Watch Her Bow by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never understood the point of marriage. You bow to their every need... For what? So you don’t die alone? I have been alone for my entire life, and I am content with how things are. There is no need to complicate a good thing.Until he asks for help.Until he needs me to marry him.Rayne Young is my boss, and this is just a business deal. That’s all. One year and we both get what we want... -
![Cinder & Ash by Emily Klepp]()
Cinder & Ash by Emily Klepp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am living in the shadows of my father’s death and my stepmother’s oppressive control. My world is a maze of secrets and hidden desires, where happiness feels out of reach. Ash sparks hope in my heart but my stepmother seeks to destroy every ounce of my joy. Her web of lies and deceit threaten to destroy everything, but the truth is what will set me free... -
![Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin]()
Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin
DepravedThere’s nothing out there.That’s what I keep telling myself while I walk back from a campfire to my isolated cabin.BrutalNothing bad happens at summer camp.That’s what my fellow camp counselors have convinced me of when the nights around the lake get a little eerie.ViciousOne, two, he’s coming for you...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole]()
Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEdwin Allen Mercer I want them all to read my words. And they do. Every last blood-stained sentence, they've read and praised me for. They love the gore and violence, the realness. And I get a sense of power with it all because I know a secret: the victims in my books—they’re real and have all died on my table. And maybe that’s why the last book had such awful reviews... -
![Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes]()
Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking... -
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![The Mafia Don's Bride by Rosa Milano]()
The Mafia Don's Bride by Rosa Milano
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI walk her down the aisle. I take control of an empire.I'm about to become the boss of an entire criminal world.All I have to do is make one small town girl marry me.But she refuses to walk down the aisle.She says I'm a cruel mafia villain. A heartless devil. A monster.She thinks I'll just let her walk away?My firm hand is going to keep her right here, draped over my knee... -
![Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne]()
Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere’s nothing in the world I can’t buy… …except her. Amber has no idea what she does to me. She’s my secretary, but she’s also my obsession. Those innocent eyes? Those delicious curves? She sets my blood on fire. Out of all the women in the world, she’s the one I want. The one I need. But the sins of the past have dirtied my hands and my soul. I can’t touch her... -
![She's Mine by Ellie Masters]()
She's Mine by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings𝓐 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴, 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓽. My father gave me to a stranger in exchange for debts owed. Abducted. Imprisoned. Enslaved. This is my existence. Uncompromising and relentless in getting what he wants, the man who owns me makes my temper flare, my blood boil, and my body come alive... -
![Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn]()
Explicit Memory by Scarlett Finn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘There’s no place for that here.’ The past that they’d hoped to outrun has chased them down, and now it wants payback. To appease their debtors, they must delve into Rushe’s own history. As they come face to face with the situation that brought them together in the first place, Flick learns more about the man who she’s pledged her heart, and her body, to... -
![The Power to Please Collection by Deena Ward]()
The Power to Please Collection by Deena Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complete, four-book series in one volume -- a dark and sensual tale of shattering loss and redeeming loveWho knows where one night of passion might lead?Recently-divorced Nonnie Crawford craves a new beginning -- it arrives in the form of an enigmatic, dark-eyed stranger she dubs The Businessman. He seduces her with a sizzling introduction to the thrill of sexual submission... -
![The Assassin by M.D. Gregory]()
The Assassin by M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabriel Mancini represents everything Ardan Murphy hates.He’s disloyal.Money hungry.‘Honor’ isn’t a word he knows.He is also too damn handsome for his own good.When mob boss Sloan Killough finally gives Ardan permission to find and kill Mancini, the job isn’t as straightforward as he expects... -
![Call Sign: Thunder by Livia Grant]()
Call Sign: Thunder by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’d already killed to keep her safe, but what does he do when he’s the one hurting her?Zach Flying choppers was what Zachary ‘Thunder’ Garrett lived for, but when he’s shot down over cartel country, he’ll have to decide between completing his mission and trying to save an innocent American woman... -
![Tempt Me by S.K. Pryntz]()
Tempt Me by S.K. Pryntz
When you wear a mask long enough… you forget who you were before it.Fallon: She was born into a prison with velvet bars—wealth, prestige, perfection. But when her older brother dies, the weight of the family legacy lands squarely on her shoulders. The cost of survival? Erasing the girl she once was and becoming who they demand. Quiet. Controlled. Obedient. But then he walks in—her new professor... -
![Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards]()
Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxset by Scarlett Edwards
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin Lilly and J.S. as they begin their twisted tale of love and revenge. The Uncovering You Boxed Set includes the first three, full novels of the shocking dark romance series that has captivated readers all over the world. Book descriptions: [i]Uncovering You 1 - The Contract [/i] When I wake up in a dark, unfamiliar room, I have no idea what's waiting for me in the shadows... -
![Hound by Measha Stone]()
Hound by Measha Stone
When he sees something he wants, Jackson Titon has always been like a hound on the hunt, and when he caught her scent he knew she had to be his.This little fox doesn't know what's coming for her, but he's going to get to her first.To keep her. To train her. To own her... -
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![Lincoln Hospital by Cassia Brightmore, Eric Battershell]()
Lincoln Hospital by Cassia Brightmore, Eric Battershell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the twenty-third day—he hunts, bringing the scum of the earth to justice; his justice. Ending up as a patient on Dr. O’Reilly’s table could either save your life or end it in the most horrific way. New York City. The infamous city that never sleeps; the place where dreams either shine brightly or shatter into razor sharp pieces of metal. For Dr... -
![Karma's Pawn by K.D. Robichaux]()
Karma's Pawn by K.D. Robichaux
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the state capital of North Carolina, several college students have gone missing, never to be seen again. No bodies, no evidence, not a single clue to go on.Until one of the students survives. When the victim arrives at the hospital where Jade, his sister, works, Graham “Hollywood” Caverly enlists the help of his old friend Brian Glover, mercenary and co-owner of a high-end BDSM club... -
![Rogue's Cross by Andi Rhodes, Lacy Rose]()
Rogue's Cross by Andi Rhodes, Lacy Rose
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere isn’t a person in the world who hasn’t committed a sin. Some sins are worse than others, but seven of them are deadly. But those seven worst of the worst? They’re what drive Saints Purgatory MC to keep fighting. Skye…Life has never been easy for me. I struggled in school due to a learning disorder, and it earned me a relentless amount of teasing... -
![Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux]()
Breaking Grace by Rose Devereux
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo 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... -
![Bad Things by Lisa Andrew]()
Bad Things by Lisa Andrew
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingssɓuıɥ⊥ pɐᙠ𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑/ 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬.After being with an abusive boyfriend for years, Hannah Kennedy and her 13 year old daughter recently moved back home to a small farming and forestry town... -
![The Russian by Isabella Laase]()
The Russian by Isabella Laase
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst he'll make her obey. Then he'll make her his. Dr. Mia Anderson isn't used to being ordered around, but when a powerful Russian mob boss grabs her off the street she is left with two choices: submit to his demands or be punished. Luka Petruskenkov needs medical attention for his injured cousin and he's decided that Mia will be providing it...
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