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  • Can't Go Back by Debra Webb

    Can't Go Back by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The past and the present collide in the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series, threatening everything these two detectives care about. Birmingham detectives Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco arrive at the scene of a double homicide to discover that nothing makes sense...
  • Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose

    Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J. P...
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  • My Sweet Cyanide by Amo Jones

    My Sweet Cyanide by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She survived evil. . .. Until a worse one decided she was his. Melissa Hart clawed her way back to Westbeach with a bakery full of dark humour and a strict no-bikers rule, determined to prove she could rebuild what was stolen from her. Melissa thrives on control...
  • Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi

    Killing Stalking 5 by Koogi

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    CAUGHT 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...
    Categorized as:
    horror  suspense  dark  queer  abuse  length-medium
  • The Elite Kings Boxset Vol. II by Amo Jones

    The Elite Kings Boxset Vol. II by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Elite Kings books 1-5. MADSHIP. Madison + Bishop. The Silver Swan. The Broken Puppet. Tacet a Mortuis. NATIL. Nate + Tillie. Malum: Part 1. Malum: Part 2. Riddle me this. ..
  • No Way Back by Santana Knox

    No Way Back by Santana Knox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    THERE’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...
  • Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Her Dom by Nicole Casey

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Darker, sexier, more intense…this is the story of Scar and Derek. Scar. Wouldn't you give up everything for the one you love? I don't own my mind or my body anymore. Now, my name is Pet, and I am the submissive to the most beautiful man the world has ever seen. My purpose in life is to please him, to kneel in front of him, to serve his every whim without question...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mystery  dark  abuse  alpha male  length-novella
  • Ruin Me: A Whiskey Row Spin-Off by D.A. Young

    Ruin Me: A Whiskey Row Spin-Off by D.A. Young

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Their paths never should have crossed, but a mandate for justice sealed their fate. From their first encounter, Cruz "The Butcher" Merada and Zafira Wilder's meticulously laid plans were shot to hell. He's a charmingly persuasive player, a keeper of sinful promises, who's used to getting what he wants. She's resilient, determined, and nobody's pushover...
  • A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan

    A Dark Mind by T.R. Ragan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A 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 ratings
    The monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back. SERGEI. 30 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. .
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  dark  mafia  captive  contemporary
  • Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

    Devil's Azalea by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Everyone has a first love. Mine’s just a little… darker than most. Rafael Moretti is a gorgeous monster. Tall and broad, he dominates New York’s underworld with an iron grip and cold, silver-gray eyes. But before he was the man everyone feared, he was my protector. My friend. The boy I could never forget. Then, tragedy struck. My father was killed, and Rafael was implicated in the murder...
  • Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch

    Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She has secrets she prefers to keep hidden. Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth. When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby. Even though she ended their relationship, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and their child...
  • Last Resort by Janie Crouch

    Last Resort by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas Chance. She has secrets she prefers to keep hidden. Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth. When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  dark  pregnancy  contemporary  military
  • Maid for the Yakuza by Melverna McFarlane

    Maid for the Yakuza by Melverna McFarlane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a Kimura has you in their sights, there’s nowhere you can hide. As a single mother of two, I will do anything, and I mean anything for my children. Even if it means sacrificing my dreams of independence after my husband’s death by moving in with my mother-in-law. She hates me, but she loves my son and daughter...
  • Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Thirty Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  new adult  dark  m-f
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

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

    The Last Party by A.R. Torre

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A 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 ratings
    From 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 ratings
    The 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 ratings
    Hunter’s most twisted killer. Cam’s most dangerous case. A STAND-ALONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. If you like a master gamesman for a detective and a few twists in your criminal cocktail, you want to read this.
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  bdsm  m-m  contemporary  dark  queer  length-short
  • Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Pretty Lies by Kitty Thomas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    As 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  dark  m-f  dub-con
  • Andrei by Nicole Fox

    Andrei by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She thinks she owns me. She’s never been more wrong. My second-in-command sold me out. Stabbed me in the back. Betrayed me to our sworn enemies. Now, I’m the prisoner of the Irish mob. Their don wants to beat me down. But his daughter would rather tie me up. Jamie buys me off the auction stage to star in her pet photography project. “The Beast,” she calls me. A fitting title...
  • Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. ” ~ Madeline L’Engle. Darkness has fallen upon the Sparrow world. What seemed secure was breached, and what was assumed unattainable is possible. In this dangerous underground world, we Sparrows took our power by force...
  • Dawn by Aleatha Romig

    Dawn by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible. ” ~Hugh B. Brown. The Sparrow web world is covered in darkness, yet the dawn is near. The dramatic conclusion to the Dangerous Web trilogy is here. The veil of safety protecting Lorna Murray’s life has been ripped away...
  • The Night Blossoms by Leylah Attar

    The Night Blossoms by Leylah Attar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Leylah Attar returns with a page-turning romantic suspense/thriller that careens down an emotional highway toward a chilling finale. Dark, thrilling, and ingeniously unpredictable. “Do you ever really know someone, or do you just know the parts they want you to see? ”...
  • Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After a heart-shattering tragedy, Tony Marino bottled up his emotions and gave more than twenty hard years to the SEAL teams. Now, he’s enjoying a later in life career in paradise in the Ellington Cove special security office. The best part? Working with their research expert, Gabby Ladd...
  • The Three Week Deal by Hannah Shield

    The Three Week Deal by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a smoking-hot firefighter with a wild side. And now, my obnoxious new roommate. When my apartment catches fire, I know I’m in for a hell of a day. It only gets worse when I meet my temporary new roommate—the same grouchy firefighter who just yelled at me. Matteo De Luca is a tattooed, loud-mouthed, alpha hunk of a man...
  • Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Master of Games by Sienna Snow

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

    Soul and Blade by Tara Brown

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being a mind runner isn’t easy, but catching criminals is all that matters to Jane Spears. Though her job may be gruesome, she’s not willing to stop just yet. And even as she admires the ring from her fiancé, she has no intention of letting a wedding sidetrack her work—not when she’s about to delve into the darkest mind she’s ever encountered...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  dark  m-f  length-short  audiobook
  • Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters

    Escaping the Darkness by Georgia Wells, Cora Masters

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We 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...
    Categorized as:
    horror  suspense  bdsm  dark  insta-love  length-long
  • Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All I see is red. Blood. Pain. Rage. It consumes me. The moment he took her, wrath invaded my soul. I only have one purpose. End him and take back what’s mine. Love isn’t always clean, and wrath is the deadliest sin.
  • Redemption Refused by Marie James

    Redemption Refused by Marie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Synopsis coming soon!
  • Cruel Crown by C. Lymari

    Cruel Crown by C. Lymari

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Sekt does not forgive. The Sekt does not forget. Keeper of secrets and dealers of lies. We bow to no king, nations, or men. Crossing us is certain death. • • • • • •. Mayhem, secrets, and blood:⁣. We were both monsters who lurked in the dark. ⁣. ⁣. She was a huntress, but I was a wolf. There was no safe haven for her in this world. ⁣. ⁣. So be careful, my queen, when you wear your cruel crown...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  historical  dark  length-medium
  • Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 01 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Blennies Hitch Motorcycle Club Episode 01 by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This book is NOT a standalone. Blennies Hitch MC is an interconnecting novella series. Each book features a new couple, however, the storylines will flow from one book into the next. Experience this brotherhood through the eyes of one couple after another as they find their own HEA while the story of life continues...
  • Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin

    Pleasure & Prey: vol. 1 by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    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...
  • Hostile Rival: Matheus & Daniela Duet by Autumn Archer

    Hostile Rival: Matheus & Daniela Duet by Autumn Archer

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling author, Autumn Archer, comes a reverse age-gap, enemies to lovers Dark Mafia Romance duet. Coming soon!
  • A Beautiful Couple by Leslie Wolfe

    A Beautiful Couple by Leslie Wolfe

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    “Leslie Wolfe is a rockstar storyteller. I wanted more - how she managed it I do not think I will ever know. You will feel encouraged. You will think what just happened? Most importantly, you will want to read everything Leslie Wolfe has ever written. ” Amazon Reviewer Sderebery ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Her husband killed someone. She’s the only witness...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  dark  length-medium
  • Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole

    Wicked Little Words by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Edwin 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 ratings
    With Donovan closing in, his feelings growing for Ronnie, and the sudden realization where their paths crossed before, Jude's composure might be cracking...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mystery  horror  suspense  dark  abuse  contemporary  new adult
  • Sin and Seduction by Callie Vincent

    Sin and Seduction by Callie Vincent

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    El Oscuro. His name is notorious. It inspires fear. I used to fear him too, the ruthless mafia monster. Then I learned to love him. But that was before everything changed. Before he tricked me into marriage. Before my choices led to a horrible event that I can’t undo. A grief that will stay with me forever. Dante. My salvation. My prison keeper. His seductive voice still gives me goosebumps...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  mafia  dark  length-short
  • Requiem & Reverie by Keri Lake

    Requiem & Reverie by Keri Lake

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author Keri Lake comes an intense and gritty romantic thriller that'll have you turning the pages well past your bedtime. It takes a killer to catch a killer. And no one understands the motives of ruthless murderer, The Sandman, quite like Rhett Voss. Having spent his childhood in the shadows of the deranged lunatic, he’s become an expert on the topic...
  • Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne

    Darkest Sin by Ashton Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There’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. I can’t have her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  military  dark  length-epic
  • She's Mine by Ellie Masters

    She's Mine by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    𝓐 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor

    Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *Blurb Coming*.
  • The Wrong Drive: A Suspenseful Holiday Romance by Annie Wild

    The Wrong Drive: A Suspenseful Holiday Romance by Annie Wild

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to a holiday from hell. Emersyn. All I want is a secluded getaway. Instead, I get a wrong turn, a fortnight blizzard, and. .. A malevolent, enticing, and unstable stranger. Merry Christmas to me. Here's to unwrapping his insanity. .. And trying not to lose mine. Turner. I come here when I lose my grip. I come here so I can wreak havoc alone. Instead, I get an unplanned and unwanted gift...
  • Bedazzled by Arianna Fraser

    Bedazzled by Arianna Fraser

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Tania. .. The Yuri I fell in love with was kind and charming, even if he was the Prince of the Morozov Bratva. After he was kidnapped and tortured, he became someone else. Cold. Cruel. I still flew to St. Petersburg to stop his wedding to another woman. It was a marriage of duty, not love. This was such a mistake. I don't know this man. Now I'm trapped in his mansion...
  • Simon Says... Run by Dale Mayer

    Simon Says... Run by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Simon Says … Run. Some cases are clear-cut and make sense, and then there’s this one. Two women, avid joggers, out for a hard Stanley Park Fun Run. Both dead. Both at the same time. Both on the popular park trail. rail running up and down hills dodging rocks and trees is rough, sometimes deadly...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  dark  length-medium  audiobook
  • Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan

    Sweet Sinners by N.D. Roldan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He 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...
  • The Assassin by M.D. Gregory

    The Assassin by M.D. Gregory

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabriel 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...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  from hate to love  bdsm  m-m  dark  mafia  queer
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