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Battle Lines by Heather Long
Violence chose me a long time ago…. Survival isn’t everything. I’ve fought to protect my family. I’ve bled for them, killed for them, and gone to jail for them. There is no fight I will not take on for them…. I’ve been waging this war since I was seven years old. The only thing that’s changed is the battlefield itself...Categorized as:
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House Rules by Evie Rae
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...Categorized as:
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The Wren by Penelope Black
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the firstborn King, I should be the heir of the Irish Syndicate. Instead, my father wants to marry me off to the highest bidder to fund a war I don’t believe in. My carefully controlled life starts to unravel, spiraling out of control faster than I can stop it. And then I meet them and everything stops for a moment...Categorized as:
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Volatile King by Brooklyn Cross
The King's Damaged Heart Was Tainted With Darkness, But Not Even He Could Resist The Radiance Of His Queen. Determined to shut Ren Davies out, I clung to the ghosts of a past that no longer existed. I watched in horror as my pieces toppled, one by one, succumbing to her charms. The binds only tightened the harder I fought to pull away. But fate laughed in my face. .. because I’d already fallen...Categorized as:
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Broken Promises by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’d never been on my own before, and it sucked. My world was crumbling down around me right in front of my eyes. Reid hurt me. Logan broke me. Zavier almost got me killed. Nothing was ever going to be the same again. With no one to protect me, I had to rely on myself. Beckett was my only trusted friend, and she reminded me that I was strong...Categorized as:
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Defied by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo 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... -
The Gentlemen: The Complete Series by Kate King, Jessa Wilder
A Complete, Binge-worthy Series filled with action, romance, and a healthy dose of sass. This set contains all three best-selling titles:. RED HANDED. THIEVES' HONOR. DAMNED SOULS. From Book One:. Forced to live with my ENEMIES. They think they OWN ME. But I own their HEARTS. Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen... -
More Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith 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... -
Dangerous Vows by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
Huge House Hates by Stephanie Brother
My five huge housemates are my stepbrothers and my worst enemies! When Mom tells me she’s getting married and moving to Antigua, I don’t know what to do. My friends are all in relationships, and I can’t afford to pay rent on my own. With no other options, I reluctantly accept my stepfather’s offer to move in with his sons...Categorized as:
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Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do you do when your best male friends are fighting over you? Not just as a nanny to their little ones, but as a lover, as a girlfriend, as someone to protect and keep and share? Harper Hayes is a nerd on a mission. She has to finish innovating her revolutionary new virtual reality software, so she can license the tech to the highest bidder. Only her timeline is tight... -
Sully by Penelope Black
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 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... -
Filthy Liar by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFalling for a liar was a different kind of pain. How could you love someone who wasn’t who they said they were? It was impossible to let them go, even though they deserved it. Did any of us even know the real Ander Lavaro? With the mafia closing in on us, time was running out. I couldn’t lose anyone else, but they had their sights set on Zavier. There was no way we’d get out of this unscathed...Categorized as:
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Connors' Devils by E.C. Land, Courtney Lynn Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConnors. When life knocks you down and you get right back up again. That’s what you’re supposed to do, right? You don’t allow the monsters to tear you down. Never did I expect to see my life where it is now. I might seem to have my life together on the outside but on the inside I’m a catastrophe. I don’t trust easily, and I refuse to allow men in my life. There’s a good reason for that, though... -
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Dangerous Lies by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying 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 by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Mafia Billionaire Romance. I didn't ask for a daddy. They decided I needed two. When they caught me putting my nose where it didn't belong, they didn't just teach me a lesson. They bared my bottom and spanked me like a naughty little girl. Then they made me call them daddy. This bad girl needs a firm hand. From both of us. She was playing a dangerous game and she had to be punished... -
Crazed by Blake Blessing
She’s dirty now. Just like us. In just the span of a few months, I’ve seen the power their enemies hold, that every puppet has its strings, and so many people want a piece of the boys. It’s the worst time to be reunited, but it’s taught me that this connection we feel, it’s not enough. I’m done fighting against them and I want it all... -
Pack Larsen by J.J. Dean
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWelcome to North Five University, the best place to become who you’re meant to be. Escaping her unbearable parents and the future mapped out for her, Silver Gage accepts a place at the fancy school hours away from the lavish life she was thrust into since birth. There she has a chance to reinvent herself and be the person she’s always wanted to be... -
Necessary Roughness by Cassie Cole
I almost hooked up with the two most popular football players on campus. And just when I think I’ll never see them again, they show up in my classes the next day. But instead of making fun of me, they offer me the deal of a lifetime. The three of us. No strings attached. All semester long. Our extracurricular activities help keep them focused on the football season,... -
Daddies’ Little Spitfire by Everly Raine
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...Categorized as:
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Mad Love by Eva Ashwood
Our love doesn't make sense. But it might be the only thing that saves us. After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling. Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but. There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust. The Lost Boys are mine...Categorized as:
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Rugged and Filthy: A Roughneck Enemies to Lovers Romance by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey did more than just take me. They shared me. When I lost a bet to three burly oil rig roughnecks, having my bare ass blistered with one of their belts while my wrists were bound with another was just the start of the evening. By the time they were done, I was screaming through every savage climax as they ravaged me thoroughly... -
Eight Bikers' Heir by Nicole Casey
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA 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... -
Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1 by Lauren Ellis
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... -
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Spies Like Us by Lexie Winston
When the party that was supposed to shed light on the underground world of Summerville went pear shaped and revealed the death of a team member they ended up with more questions than answers... -
Deadly Passion by Holly Bloom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if the men I thought I loved want to ruin me? Escaping captivity should have given me the freedom I craved, but now I’m stuck in another prison. My sexy captors know my true identity, and they want to make me pay for my deception. The Dukes may have reunited, but dark secrets and cruel revelations have changed them. They’re broken, and so am I... -
The Wild Boys: The Complete Series by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy all three books of The Wild Boys Series all in one place. Including - The Wild Interview, The Wild Tour and The Wild Finale plus extra never been published bonus scenes! I have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry... -
Hate the Way You Lie by Denver Rose
This is book 2 in the Hate Series. If you haven't read Hate You Forever then I caution you not to read the blurb. Books have to be read in order. I thought I was free of that evil for good. Turns out, my husband, the man who said he would protect me, is easily swayed. He took the word of a monster over mine, leaving me vulnerable once again... -
Wicked in the Shadows by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI 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...Categorized as:
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Gilded Kisses by Penelope Wylde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey 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...Categorized as:
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Bold Rhythm by Gabrielle Sands
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... -
Stepbrothers in the Bratva by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’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... -
Off Field Drama (Class in Session) by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSALEM. Senior year is upon us and as much as this is the last hurrah, it’s also time to buckle down because before I know we won’t have the quad to call home and then life truly begins. I’m not sure where I’m going, but I also want to enjoy the time I have left... -
F*ck Off: Knox Academy - Term 2 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratings***This is a placeholder. The book WILL be released sooner than the current date. ***. Book Two of the Knox Academy series. What happened when Amelie boarded that plane? What is The Order and what do they do? Why is Amelie so important? Get answers to those burning questions here. .. Blurb ad cover to follow soon. ***This is a placeholder. The book WILL be released sooner than the current date...Categorized as:
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Sinners by Cassie James
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune...Categorized as:
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Dangerous Love by Kris Butler
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn 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... -
Her Royal Treatment by Kai Lesy
It’s like being cherished. Worshipped and unbelievably fulfilled, by four of the most beautiful men I'd ever laid eyes on. All at the same time. The King ordered me to lock down. In my country, his word is final - especially for the Princess. I’m both infuriated and screwed! My anger transforms into curiosity when my eyes fall on my protectors. Four ex-military mercenaries. Brothers by war... -
When We Fall by Shayne Ford
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrick or treat? Or triple treat? A walking contrast, my neighbor catches me at a low point in my life. We wouldn’t be more different, yet he is set to prove me wrong. I’m not the one to refuse a dare, although I may be in over my head. His proposal involves him, me, and his two best friends. They bet against me, and the prize is a secret. What I have to do to win is not what you think... -
Of Angels & Absolution by Selena ., Alexa B. James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMercy's story continues here. Find out what she's up to with her men! Full blurb coming soon.Categorized as:
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Frost Bitten by Natasha Pierce
I thought I’d escaped my past, but it has returned with a vicious bite. My whole world is crashing down around me like an avalanche. My past is nothing like I always believed, and the recent revelations are making me question everything. Those who I’d begun to trust abandoned me when I needed them... -
Debauched by Sarah Bailey
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...Categorized as:
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Promise of Embers by Celeste Night
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...Categorized as:
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Secret Baby and the Bratva by Sylvie Haas
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI 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
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey 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... -
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Depraved by Sarah Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTogether. 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
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
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Room Seven by Penelope Wylde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey’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... -
Prevail by Bex Dawn
Prequel: Crash: A Los Diablos Syndicate Novella. Book 1: Burn: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 2: Evolve: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 3: Ressurect: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. Book 4: Prevail: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Part 1, Part 2). Book 5: Reign: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance...Categorized as:
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Hat Trick Daddies by Summer James
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night. That’s all it should’ve been. Now, three hockey stars refuse to let me go…. And two pink lines have me wondering—who’s "Daddy"? I came home for a fresh start, not to wave goodbye to my V-card and break every rule in the Minneapolis Marauders' locker room. As the new team doctor, I’m supposed to keep things professional. Instead, I’m tangled up in sweaty sheets and bad decisions...
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