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Lakestone - tome 1 by Sarah Rivens
Dans la tranquillité trompeuse de la ville d'Ewing aux États-Unis, Iris, confinée à la bibliothèque, est plongée dans ses révisions. À des kilomètres de là, un mercenaire affronte le froid tranchant de la nuit, aussi glaciale que le cadavre qu'il vient d’enterrer. Ils n’ont rien en commun, pourtant tous deux ont le même objectif : amasser assez d'argent... -
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Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCAUGHT BETWEEN PLEASURE AND PANIC. After 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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![Strokes by Bea Paige]()
Strokes by Bea Paige
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe told me I was his muse. He lied. Anton Sachov, the artist, the man who only sees in monochrome. He wants something from me. Something precious; the meadow green of my eyes, the rich mahogany of my hair, the creamy white of my skin, the stark red of my blood, even the darkness of my soul. And he will do anything to get them. Including the unthinkable, locking me away... -
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Chaos by Eva Simmons
When I find my fiancé cheating on me, I make the mistake of turning to the one man who wants to destroy my ex more than I do… his brother. Once upon a time I was torn between the two of them. Dean Graham laid his heart on the line and asked me to choose him, but I couldn’t for reasons he can never find out about. He left town and I haven’t seen him since... -
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![Mafia Don's Secret Twins by Vivy Skys]()
Mafia Don's Secret Twins by Vivy Skys
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDino and Marisol's story. She's the ultimate prize—I'd risk my life just thinking about this mafia princess, let alone claiming her innocence. We had one night. Then she vanished. I found her. I thought that Marisol, my dream girl, was lost. After I woke up and never saw her again, it seemed like something that was a complete non-starter. She wasn’t with me. I didn’t know her last name... -
![No Way Back by Santana Knox]()
No Way Back by Santana Knox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
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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... -
![Betrayed in the Dark by Ashley Elizabeth]()
Betrayed in the Dark by Ashley Elizabeth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayed. With one letter, that’s what he did to me,. irrevocably splitting my heart down the middle,. causing everything we once shared in secret to become nothing more than a distant memory. One I try desperately to forget. So, imagine my shock when my brothers stood before me. to tell me who my new bodyguard would be while I fought back tears,. pretending my heart had never belonged to him...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Madness & Mayhem by Emma Slate]()
Madness & Mayhem by Emma Slate
A single night can change everything. Now I’m pregnant with a biker’s baby. I try to give Slash an out, but he claims me. He wants more. He wants us. He wants to protect me and our baby. Slash is rugged and virile, and I’m falling for him hard and fast. I know he’s not white-picket-fence material, but he makes me feel safe and adored. I never thought I’d be with a man like him...Categorized as:
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Angels Fall by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain
Sometimes angels fall. Maddie doesn't really owe drug lord, Carlos Castillo, money. So she hadn't taken his threats seriously. Until now. He wants it, whether she owes it or not. And if she doesn't have it in six weeks he's gonna take her as payment instead. Tyler would save the world if he could. That's a fight that lasts forever. And if there's one thing he's good at, it's fighting...Categorized as:
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Worth of Waste by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDeLuca Duet, Part Two. The Chicago Mob is the same as it has always been—violent, greedy, and excessive. The Outfit families have turned their backs when they were needed the most one too many times, but Dino DeLuca didn’t expect anything different. His whole life has been lived for the Outfit—for his family. He has a whole new set of reasons to live and fight now... -
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The Last Party by A.R. Torre
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 37 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... -
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Live for Me by Ember Nicole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s hell bent on settling the score. He’ll do anything she asks. This is the third book in The Broken Bounty Series. It is not a standalone. The building blocks for this story begin with Break for Me by Ember Nicole. This is a dual perspective, dark romance and is intended for readers over 18 years of age. There are trigger/content warnings listed within the first pages of the book... -
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![Unwell by Effie Campbell]()
Unwell by Effie Campbell
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo women. One asylum. Deadly secrets. When nineteen-year-old Ginny’s mother abandons her at Wellard Asylum, she isn’t sick. She’s pregnant. Behind the iron gates patients cower, the rules are broken, and the basement hides evils that would make monsters squirm. Ginny only has one keep her baby safe, no matter what. Nurse Nancy once believed hospitals were for healing the vulnerable... -
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Vain by Candice Wright
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDanger doesn’t always smack you in the face; sometimes, it sneaks up behind you when you’re not looking. That was true for actress Matilda Carson, at least. She had no idea that behind the smiley-faced notes she’d been receiving was a disturbed man courting infamy until it was too late...Categorized as:
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Armor's Mistake by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI crossed a line and I damn well knew it, but I wanted her, and I always get what I want. Armor. There are a few unspoken rules within the club. One of them is the fact we don’t go around screwing each other’s sisters and for a while it wasn’t an issue. That is, until Hammer came into the clubhouse. He was a regent from the Reapers Rejects MC up in Montana, and since Inc was there, he came here...Categorized as:
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Ruined by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHanna Briggs was just as riveted to the news as the rest of the town when a seemingly innocent man was murdered. The difference was that while they all prayed for justice, Hanna felt relief. But then someone else Hanna knows is murdered. And another. And another... -
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Ruined by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHanna Briggs was just as riveted to the news as the rest of the town when a seemingly innocent man was murdered. The difference was that while they all prayed for justice, Hanna felt relief. But then someone else Hanna knows is murdered. And another. And another... -
![Mine to Shield (Protection) by Kennedy L. Mitchell]()
Mine to Shield (Protection) by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan this broken FBI agent and young professor work together to take down a dangerous cult despite their rocky past or will their true identities be exposed, threatening their lives and future together. Going undercover with the FBI to infiltrate a dangerous cult was the last thing I expected during my week off from teaching. But here I am...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Little Island by Rhea Ryan]()
Wicked Little Island by Rhea Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrapped in snow, bound by grief, captured by an illusion. In the days following a devastating loss, winter takes hold in the Arctic. I’m stranded with the man who turned my world upside down. His secrets are the reason we fell in love, and our trauma is now what binds us. As we cling to each other to survive, I begin to peel his darkest layers and find he’s exactly what I need to stay alive... -
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Her by D.V. Fischer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have something to prove. My weight. My worth. My life. Not only am I a woman fresh out of the police academy, but because of my father’s reputation, I have to prove I’m worthy of my badge. And then an opportunity arose, one I couldn’t pass up. Men and women are being abducted from another country to be trafficked for horrific purposes...Categorized as:
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![His Perfect Little Hacker by Everly Raine]()
His Perfect Little Hacker by Everly Raine
Getting hacked into wasn’t on Betsy’s list of things she wanted to happen to her. Getting kidnapped a couple hours later and being held against her will wasn’t either. But both of those happened to her. Finding out the man who kidnapped her was a Daddy Dom, something she had been longing for her whole life... -
![Twelve Mile Limit by Brandy Hynes]()
Twelve Mile Limit by Brandy Hynes
Nothing’s more exclusive than Noire Underground. Serving the wicked and reaping rewards. Secrets. Lies. Soot and cinders. Rhythm. Blades. Games and gore. A knife like a claw and the strike of a needle. This hidden haven is a throne of chains. Maddox. Tessa Lockhart is what dreams—and nightmares—are made of...Categorized as:
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![Santino by Linden Bell]()
Santino by Linden Bell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone says that Hayden is a fun, easy-going guy. But when I move into the empty room in his apartment, he's the opposite of friendly. Grumpy and fussy, he's always nagging me about where I leave my stuff, how loud I play my music, how long I take in the shower, and the list goes on. I can't seem to do anything right. So I won't even bother...Categorized as:
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![Mistakes Made by Marie James]()
Mistakes Made by Marie James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not. I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works. I’ll never argue that fact with anyone. Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather. Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach...Categorized as:
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![Scotch by Mhairi O'Reilly]()
Scotch by Mhairi O'Reilly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshby ‘Scotch’ Feilding returned from the military not feeling like a hero, but as a man fractured by the horrors he witnessed, a shadow of the man he once was. Unable to fit into the normalcy of ordinary life, he finds solace in the roar of engines and the brotherhood of The Devil’s House MC, serving as their tech wizard... -
![His Reluctant Savior by Courtney W. Dixon]()
His Reluctant Savior by Courtney W. Dixon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPLEASE READ THE BLURB AND WARNINGS IF YOU'RE SENSITIVE TO TRIGGERS! I have a second chance to right wrongs, even if it means I’ll lose my family and life. Sid Virgil. FBI analyst Dalton Reed’s name is on my hit list, but I know I won’t do it. Though I haven’t seen Dalton in twenty-seven years, we have a history together. He saved my life many years ago, and he doesn’t even realize it...Categorized as:
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![Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters]()
Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe came so close to escape. Or so it seemed. As soon as we turned around outside, we discovered how wrong we were. Sam isn't letting us go anywhere. I'm not the giving-up type. Despite the torture, I've found comfort and physical release in Drake. Thank goodness he's here to help me keep my sanity. I will find a way to free us and everyone here in the dollhouse... -
![Broken Soul by Emma Creed]()
Broken Soul by Emma Creed
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘Bound not by blood but loyalty. We live, we ride, and we die. by our own laws’. There was a time in my life when I had it all. The perfect wife,. A successful business with my brother,. And a place among my club brothers that felt like a home. It took one moment for me to lose it all. I don’t live anymore, I just exist. And that existence is for just one purpose...Categorized as:
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![Voss by Crea Reitan]()
Voss by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ll stop at nothing to get him back. Sometimes what you’re waiting for has a funny way of being right in front of you for a long time. Albrecht Holleran is one of those instances. I know that his broody, moody, assholery is the mask of a man struggling. Over two years, I’ve pried that mask off and we became friends... -
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Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin
Depraved. There’s nothing out there. That’s what I keep telling myself while I walk back from a campfire to my isolated cabin. Brutal. Nothing 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. Three, four, better run some more...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Colt by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsColt. I never thought I would end up back in Texas, but when the woman I had a fling with calls to tell me she’s having my baby, I know there is no other place I should be. It doesn’t hurt that I still haven’t stopped thinking about my time with the Texan beauty. My life is thrown into chaos as soon as I arrive...Categorized as:
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![Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor]()
Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*Blurb Coming*.Categorized as:
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![Sins of the Hidden by Juniper Nyx]()
Sins of the Hidden by Juniper Nyx
I never wanted him. But how do you escape from a man that doesn’t exist? A moment can change your life. One day I was just a normal college student with dreams of opening up a bakery. The next, I was thrust into my father's double life as the lawyer of a deadly MC. I was the secret he didn’t. want to share, but now I was exposed for all his club brothers to see... -
![Unholy Union by Ivy Davis]()
Unholy Union by Ivy Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was off limits but I wanted him anyway. Theo Williams – my bodyguard. The man that was hired to protect my life is now the man that I can’t stop thinking about. I shouldn’t have such sinful thoughts but they keep invading my mind. When I’m forced into an engagement with another man, I feel like my heart will break. This man will take me away from Theo...Categorized as:
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![Bleeding Hearts by K.A. Knight]()
Bleeding Hearts by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPine Valley is a school that’s both rich in history and legacy, and it’s once more opening its doors to another year of students... -
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Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe Took Everything from Her. Now He’s the Only Thing She Craves. Cali thought stepping into her family’s empire would be her hardest challenge until Connor walked back into her life. Once her stepbrother, now the man accused of murdering their parents, he’s out of prison but far from free. Bound by house arrest but still haunted by scandal, Connor is the last person Cali wants under her roof... -
![His Forbidden Obsession by Silvia Violet, Michael Dean]()
His Forbidden Obsession by Silvia Violet, Michael Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the moment I see Lorenzo, I want him. He’s dangerous, part of the infamous Theriot family who runs the New Orleans crime scene. I have no doubt he’d enjoy destroying me. He hates my father almost as much as I do. The danger I’m in at home frightens me, but when Lorenzo sends shivers down my spine, it turns me on. He becomes my fantasy, the man I long for, the one who might save me... -
![Intrepid by Keri Lake]()
Intrepid by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSTANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE. In the corner house of an empty street, there is a boy inside a box. In that boy, there lives a secret, one so dark, it’s sealed with locks. Nearly ten years have passed since the night I was captured. Tricked and betrayed, I suffered the hours of brutal torment with death’s cold whisper across my skin... -
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Lie With Me by D.L. Darby
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLenni. It was only supposed to be one night with a stranger I’d never see again. I’m not the dating type. Now, thanks to a little white lie we told that night, we’re pretending to be engaged for the sake of him saving face in front of his family. The more time we spend together, the closer we get. But I’m an Angel at Désirer—an exclusive adult club—my job is to be whatever men want me to be...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![All Your Hate by Hana Meadows]()
All Your Hate by Hana Meadows
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWynter. I was put through hell. Taken to be hurt and used. Then just like that I was saved. Thrust into a stranger’s world. All I want is my old life back, but he refuses to let me go. He offered me a chance at freedom and I lost. Now I’m his to use as he pleases. I expected more pain, but what I got may be worse. I’m stuck in his web of manipulation and he’s eager to feed... -
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![Hideaway by bazookah]()
Hideaway by bazookah
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn which a teenage girl sets her sights on the mafia don, and innocently seduces him. . . . . . . . . . . She gets what she wants because no one dares to refuse the Principessa. But when they can't give her the one thing she wants, she gets it herself. . . . . . . . . . . 19 year old Giana is beautiful, sweet and convey's innocence. Giana is also bratty, spoiled and manipulative... -
![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... -
![Cup of Lies by K. Webster]()
Cup of Lies by K. Webster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author K Webster comes a new dark romance…. I’m trapped in a lie. They’ve twisted my mind so that I barely recognize who I am anymore. In this new prison, I’m the devoted wife of a brilliant, deceptive man who holds the key to my carefully constructed reality. But something is missing and my soul aches...Categorized as:
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![The Reaper by Kally Ash]()
The Reaper by Kally Ash
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMine is the last face my enemies see…. They call me the Reaper. The hitman for my clan, I live in the shadows. I am the executioner of those marked for death. I have one rule - no strings. No attachments. Nobody who can be used against me. Until her. As she tries to save my life, I condemn hers by bringing death to her door. She’s innocent in all this... -
![Forgotten Deal by Andrea Hagan]()
Forgotten Deal by Andrea Hagan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKat. Players win. Players lose. Either way, it’s no skin off this casino dealer’s back. That is, until I find myself the player in a dangerous game with the mob. Throw in a side bet with Fabio Mazza, and I’ll be the first to admit I’ve been playing on tilt—one bad decision after the next—but every run of bad luck has to come to an end... -
![Obloquy (Inferno World) by Murphy Wallace]()
Obloquy (Inferno World) by Murphy Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe says that I am deplorable. Inconsequential. Nothing. That I’m not worth his time. He knows how I feel about him. That it’s not only his acceptance I want. I get off on the sting of his words as they roll off the tip of his tongue. He tells me that I am a fool to think that we are anything alike. I know that he’s enticing me in his own sick and twisted way...
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