Books like 'Caught in the Crossfire'

Readers who enjoyed Caught in the Crossfire by R.E. May also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

reverse harem  poly (3+ people)  mafia  friends to lovers  praise-kink

  • Four Tricks (Hidden Empire) by Elizabeth Knight

    Four Tricks (Hidden Empire) by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I took some hard hits, but now it’s time to strike back.Marco Tesoro wanted a fight, and a fight is what he’s gonna get. The guy just doesn’t know when to stop. First he sent hitmen after me. Now he blew up my mother f-ing house. No one gets to pull that kind of shit and live—a fact he’ll be finding out soon enough...
  • More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    With the Mad Dogs put down, now it’s time to go for my longest running rival—the De León Cartel.The Mad Dogs are six feet under, but the monster itself isn’t dead, just wounded. One down, two to go and they only get tougher. Diego De León and I have never been friends—always looking for ways to take each other out. Now I have my excuse to blow his shit up...
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  • Farewells and Forever by Heather Long

    Farewells and Forever by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Beautiful, I love you. No ands, ifs, or buts. No beating around the bush. Will you marry me?From the first proposal on the playground when we were five to the one two weeks ago, Coop has always been there for me.Baby Girl, the only thing I’ve ever wanted is you. Forever.Protector. Best friend. Lover. Jake’s a part of me in a way I can’t define...
  • Legacy and Lovers by Heather Long

    Legacy and Lovers by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    When did we become the adults? When did we become the ones who had to make the hard calls? One by one, we’ve all left our teenage years behind. College brought new challenges even as Bound Hearts brought us more.Whether we’re making music, love, war, games, or trouble, we’ve found a good balance. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.Together, we know we can do anything...
  • Lies Untold by Lexie Winston

    Lies Untold by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Tori and Gio are doing everything they can to solidify their positions as a badass mafia family. But a traitor still lurks within the ranks and they need to find out who it is before the threat to their lives becomes a reality.Tori gets a chance to enact revenge against Stacey, but she's playing the long game...
  • Sully by Penelope Black

    Sully by Penelope Black

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Do you believe in the butterfly effect?”There comes a time in your life when you’re faced with a choice. One that has the potential to alter the course of your life. I answered my mother’s call that day and everything changed.The path I chose was a turnpike masquerading as a meadow, and the tolls I paid have been grave.So I made a promise to myself that I will have my vengeance...
  • Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Defied by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first?It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back...
  • Fight by Nikita Parmenter

    Fight by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    So many things have been revealed over the past few hours, and I have a feeling there are more revelations to come.Once I’ve gotten over the huge personal revelation, that I was not even slightly prepared for, we then have to find out who’s killing the parents and whether they pose a threat to us as well...
  • Winter's End by Cora Flynn

    Winter's End by Cora Flynn

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Cascade Falls Population: 3279 And that’s about how many lies we’re uncovering in our tiny town. The deeper we dig, the dirtier it gets, and no one, not even my parents, are innocent. Thankfully I’m not alone; five unlikely men and I have banded together to try to unbury the truths that plague our piece of paradise. The man who broke my trust is now my charming savior...
  • Dangerous Vows by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Vows by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The difference between a vow and a promise? Promises were broken.Between the truth and lies, I’d found the dark confession I’d been too afraid to acknowledge. I was tired of hiding behind fear, the lies holding me back too much. It was time to drop the mask completely and embrace the reality that had been staring me in the face.Except now, I was the one with the secret...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  mystery  suspense  m-f  length-long  poly  reverse harem  m-m-f
  • Shared by 3 by Barbi Cox

    Shared by 3 by Barbi Cox

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    As their love deepens, the shadows of disapproval cast by Hunter and Chase's father threaten to darken their path. This outdated mafia leader, bound by rigid tradition, believe that his sons' devotion to one woman brings shame upon the family name...
  • Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent

    Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Our enemies are everywhere……and we can’t see them.The Brotherhood has us in their sights. In their scope.The attacks are coming from everywhere and nowhere from a seemingly invisible enemy. But they won’t be invisible for long.When we discover how the Brotherhood manages to stay five steps ahead, it’s up to me to find and stop the traitor...
  • Show Biz by Jenn Bullard

    Show Biz by Jenn Bullard

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What if… they left you because they weren’t good enough for you. Does that make things better? It’s five years later and you’re the headliner for their show. No one told you this was going to happen, and you’re frozen in fear and surprise when you step into their sight. What would you do? Show biz is a second chance, why choose stand alone with MM content and Layla’s story...
  • Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Lying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I’d once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I’d been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I’d found things weren’t as they seemed. The good guy didn’t always get the girl, the right thing wasn’t always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn’t always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth...
  • Daddies’ Little Spitfire by Everly Raine

    Daddies’ Little Spitfire by Everly Raine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Hedda went through a traumatic event that changed her. Pulling into herself, she visited Springfield, Missouri to get away from everything. She knew it was a risk coming to Missouri when Oliver and Leo were there, but she didn't plan on seeing them. Fear and guilt gripped her life each day, pulling her further and further away from reality.Oliver and Leo worried about Hedda...
  • Reborn In Blue by M.J. Knight

    Reborn In Blue by M.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A felon's daughter. A abusers victim. That's how I have seen myself the last ten years. Not Anymore. That night was the last straw. I’m starting over but not somewhere new. I'm going back to where it all began.How many times in your life do you get the chance to flirt with four sexy bad boys? Exactly! So when you do, you go for it! Enter the steamy Sons of Fortune...
  • Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy

    Christmas with my Three Best Friends by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What’s more embarrassing than accidentally emailing your crush?When you've been crushing hard on your three best friends…And now they know all your wild, kinky fantasies about the three of them.We've weathered life's storms together, Even the pain of betrayal.They're my fierce protectors, But clueless about my deepest desires.And that’s the safest way to shield my heart...
  • Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen

    Hell to Pay: Sanctum Harbor Sinners by Lisa Cullen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Who hurt Hellena Michaels?Once they find out, there will be hell to pay.Sanctum Harbor seemed like a fresh start, but this opulent town hides a darkness as black as my past.One risky deal gone wrong, and suddenly I'm in debt to the mob and stalked by a shadowed figure who seems to know my every move.Just my luck...
  • Huddle Heat by Emily Klepp

    Huddle Heat by Emily Klepp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cooking for the Reno Rattlers isn't just about crafting meals; it's my escape from the suffocating expectations that my parents hold over me. Each day, I blend flavors to perfection while navigating the complexities of life on the sidelines, but it's the players who truly ignite my passion. They see beyond the confines of my apron, unraveling the layers I've carefully crafted to please others...
  • House Rules by Evie Rae

    House Rules by Evie Rae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Everyone in this town owes something to the casino.My father owed everything—including his life.Now he’s dead, and his debt has come for me.I offer the mob a I’ll uncover what the four sons of Titan Wynn Casino are hiding. In exchange, they erase what my father owed. They say yes. But there’s a catch—I have to get close.Enter the Conrad. Storm. Maverick. Atticus...
  • Sacrifice & Redemption by Sara Hinds

    Sacrifice & Redemption by Sara Hinds

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Everything in life is dangerous.The only way to survive is to be more dangerous.All my life, people have underestimated me, but I made a promise that I intended to keep, no matter the sacrifice, even if it meant giving my life.Lies, secrets, and greed make people desperate, but it’s not the only thing that can drive people to madness.I never intended to care, much less have others care for me...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  reverse harem  new adult  poly  length-long
  • Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey

    Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A biker gang wants me to have their baby? This must be some wild joke.It all started with a flirty chat with Kai, the leader of the Iron Serpents MC. One wild night led to something I never saw coming: I was pregnant.I thought I’d be raising my child alone, but the gang makes a shocking offer: they need an heir, and they promise to support me throughout my pregnancy...
  • Reverse Perspective by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen

    Reverse Perspective by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For more than two decades it's been me and the guys - Dean, Lance, and Mason. We have grown up together, graduated high school and college together, own a thriving tech company, and we still find the time to meet with our friends for a weekly game of football. I've always been one of the guys...
  • Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I’m not a good girl, not really. I mean, I get good grades, and I’ve never been arrested, but it’s not for lack of a little law-breaking. I don’t have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, I’ve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us...
  • The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame

    The Trouble With Luck by Sinclair Kelly, Letty Frame

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four best friends on spring break in Chicago on St. Patty’s Day… What could possibly go wrong?!Lennon, Harper, Skyler, and Bristol have been inseparable the past four years while studying at NIU. With graduation right around the corner, they plan an epic spring break getaway to make new, lasting memories that will get them through the uncertainty that lies ahead...
  • Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee

    Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I knew that coming home to them would be painful. I had no idea that it was only the beginning.After coming together to deal with the syndicate that followed me home, the guys went their separate ways once again. As I struggle to forgive and forget the past, they do as well. It all gets so much worse when an attack on the nightclub Wolfe and Ace own sets off a chain of horrific events...
  • A Touch of Rose by Kira Roman

    A Touch of Rose by Kira Roman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I really shouldn't be doing this but...I'm 22, and I'm still a virgin. I know, tragic.What's even worse is moving in with my brother's two best friends, and our step-brother.They're sinfully sexy. Temptation on two legs, and absolute demons on the ice. Hockey anyone? Yes please.I'm woefully inexperienced, and desperate to feel normal, just once. So we make a deal...
  • Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Dare by Caitlyn Dare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kat Walker has wanted Styx for as long as she can remember.Her friend.Protector.The guy who would do anything for her.There’s just one problem.He’s her big brother’s ex-best friend.But she’s done playing by the rules.For one night, she’s going to risk it all.She’s going to dare Styx to take a chance on her. On them.And she’s found the perfect stranger to help her accomplish her goal...
  • Gilded Kisses by Penelope Wylde

    Gilded Kisses by Penelope Wylde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They are my father’s best friends.My untouchable godfathers.And the three villains who possess my heart.But my father doesn’t give a damn. “They touch you again and I’ll end all of you.”Mirsha, Luther and Viper play the heroes and fade into the darkness, leaving me with a gut-wrenching ache.Now I’m engaged to a sadistic mobster I’d rather stab than marry.I have no choice but to turn to them...
  • Claimed by the Bratva Brothers by Kai Lesy

    Claimed by the Bratva Brothers by Kai Lesy

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It started with a simple mistake.A knock on the wrong door.If we were better men, we’d have turned her away.But we’re not.As Russian Bratva brothers, we had no business pursuing a naive librarian like Lyric.She’s innocent. Pure. Gentle.We’re ruthless bastards who take what we want.And we took her innocence.Watched her tremble. Heard her beg for more.But once wasn’t enough...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  reverse harem  military  poly  length-medium
  • Bold Rhythm by Gabrielle Sands

    Bold Rhythm by Gabrielle Sands

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    I told them they’d never make it. Three years later, they’re two of the hottest rock stars in LA.And I’m their new assistant.When my boss told me she signed a new client, the last people I expected at the meeting were two ghosts from my past.Mason, the gorgeous blue-eyed boy from my hometown who stomped all over my heart. And Kaz, his dark and brooding best friend, wrapped in mystery and ink...
  • Glam (Society of Secrets) by Laurel Night

    Glam (Society of Secrets) by Laurel Night

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Welcome to the twisted, addictive world of the Society of Secrets! Beneath the glamorous parties and glittering extravagance of Miami lay a dark world of murder, drugs, and corruption.After four years of hard work at the University of Miami, I scored a position with the city’s most sought-after architect.My first day on the job I attract the surprising attention of the three Vargas brothers...
  • Stepbrothers in the Bratva by Sylvie Haas

    Stepbrothers in the Bratva by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m a people pleaser through and through. There is 1 thing that will make my stepbrothers happy…pleasing me. Who am I to deny their happiness?!?! And my own! ;) My four stepbrothers have very different ideas of what I should be studying and where I should get my lessons. I say I should be studying for my science degree, while they say it should be sex ed...
  • Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother

    Mafia Bosses by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If I hadn’t kissed him, we’d be dead.My chance encounter with the brutally handsome mob boss and his two best friends throws me into a dark underworld I never wanted to visit. As a nurse, I’m used to healing wounds, not falling for men who cause them. But it’s too late—the powerful mafiosos are all I can think about.Cesare is in charge, both in and out of the bedroom...
  • Dangerous Love by Kris Butler

    Dangerous Love by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    In the end, there was nothing more dangerous than love.“Atticus was all in, and well, I guess I was all in with the mafia.” If you’d asked me six months ago if this was what my life would look like, I would’ve politely told you that you were insane. But now, the mafia, or the men in it, had become my world, and I was learning to embrace the darkness I’d long ignored...
  • Good Girl for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Good Girl for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    When three outlaw bikers call me their good girl, it makes me want to do bad, bad things. From the outside, our family was perfect. My father, a strong, god-fearing widower who gracefully married a single mother with a troubled son, and me, his dutiful and obedient daughter. But behind closed doors, he ruled with an iron fist...
  • A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca

    A Day of Chaos by Steph Macca

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Just when I thought the broken pieces were finally falling back into place, my world shattered again.He's getting closer and this time he's promising to hurt anyone who stands in his way.Starting with the guys I am in love with.They saved me and now they are in danger because of it. He's determined to destroy me, to break me.I was so close to being free but chaos knows no mercy...
  • Her Dirty Mafia by Mika Lane

    Her Dirty Mafia by Mika Lane

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Vegas mafia’s hottest men. Dangerous and demanding. They dragged me right into their world and into their beds.I wasn’t looking for the sexist mob guys in Vegas.They found me.One is quiet. Observant. His gaze burns my soul. His touch sears everything else.The other is explosive and volatile. So, I stayed out of his way. Until I couldn’t.The last seemed so normal...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  humor  urban  reverse harem  poly  length-short
  • Four Daddies & I by D. E. Bartley

    Four Daddies & I by D. E. Bartley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Book Two of O’Reilly’s FC Jasmine finally has a place she can call home with her four Daddies who want to love and care for her, giving her everything she could want and more. She’s always believed she was unlovable but the O’Reilly brothers are more than happy to show her how far from the truth that is...
  • Matchmaker for the Players by Roxy Monroe

    Matchmaker for the Players by Roxy Monroe

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Relax baby, let us in.”When my ex left me at the altar a year ago, I wanted to curl up and disappear. I’d saved myself for that jerk—only to be betrayed.Time to ditch the good girl act. I strap on my highest heels and go out to find a man. But instead of finding one man I find THREE—my best friend’s brothers and their hockey coach. And they ALL want ONLY me...
  • Cajun Christmas by Sharan Daire

    Cajun Christmas by Sharan Daire

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Coming home for Christmas… to my four best friends. This time, they’re not letting me escape without at least one of them by my side.Hicksburg is a place I tried to forget. I escaped the rural hometown Mom always hated but at a terrible cost...
  • Debauched by Sarah Bailey

    Debauched by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Four seek their fifth. The hunter devours his prey. Who will lose first?It started with an impossible choice. One I had no wish to make from a person I'd only just come to know.So many of our decisions had led up to this moment. Perhaps it was the way we’d come together which threw my life so off balance. Leaving me with the final say in a matter I wanted no part of...
  • Promise of Embers by Celeste Night

    Promise of Embers by Celeste Night

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    I was offered one last job. One last job and I would be free from owing anyone anything. It was enough money that I would be able to pay for my final semester of college and change my life forever. How could I say no to that? The job was straightforward: burn down an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Strathmore...
  • Fear the Reapers by Katya Ensmore

    Fear the Reapers by Katya Ensmore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When all hell breaks loose, the Reapers are forced into a lockdown.There’s something to be said about close proximity.We might be stuck in the clubhouse, but there are eyes on everything. Nothing gets past the MC President or my brothers, especially when their baby sister has gained the interest of not one, but three possible suitors...
  • Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas

    Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I hid my pregnancy for 9 months, but my secret's out now!We all have that friend—the one who can convince us to do anything. The one who gets away with everything. I’m not that friend. I’m the friend who lets my bestie convince me to go to a sex club, relax my better judgment for one night, hook up with three guys, and end up pregnant...
  • Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan

    Double Scrooged by Shae Sullivan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say everyone has a Scrooge in their life, and I unfortunately have two.Nate and Barron, my arrogant ex-stepbrothers, hate me.Like really hate me.Ever since my dad, their ex-stepdad, cheated on their mom for the fifth time, they’ve wanted nothing to do with me—or him. Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure...
  • Depraved by Sarah Bailey

    Depraved by Sarah Bailey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Together. Apart. Where does it end?It started with the war. The war we’d wage upon the very man who’d raised me. The war which would either tear us apart or keep us together.We’d finally found our way to each other. The five of us gave in. It’d been inevitable from the start. Desire had forged us, but it was love which set us free. Made us into what we were. A family drenched in blood...
  • Their Dark Reign by Penelope Wylde

    Their Dark Reign by Penelope Wylde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    * You read about Nyx in Room Two, now follow her into Their Dark Reign for a dark, mafia reverse harem romance!I’ve always chased after the bad boy.My taste for the dark side has nearly killed me once.And now I am knocking on death’s door again, only this time the darkness stares back at me with the most gorgeous eyes.All three of them. Mafia underlords. Criminals...
  • Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales

    Cartel Kings by Carmen Rosales

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Entre Familia Cartel KingsBlurb Coming...
  • Room Seven by Penelope Wylde

    Room Seven by Penelope Wylde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    They’re devious. Corrupted. And the villains who stole my heart. On my twenty-third birthday I learned I’m to be married off to pay for family sins. I have no choice but to run. For one night at Club Sin: New Orleans I can forget my cruel fate at the hands of my family. Three men, each one more dangerously gorgeous than the last, catch me as I fall into the pitch black...
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