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The Guarded One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe’s a grumpy small-town sheriff. And she’s the off-limits operator capable of bringing him to his knees.Sydney Archer isn’t the typical daughter of a billionaire. A former Army officer, she now works with an elite security team to hunt the worst of the worst . . . all while raising a teenager.To the outside world, Sydney’s an ice queen who’s lethal with a bow... -
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The Wicked Aftermath by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE WICKED AFTERMATH is an emotionally gripping story of love, loss, and hope, with a rich and entrancing happily ever after. Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven't met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang... -
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![Axel by Lola Wright]()
Axel by Lola Wright
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBailey: I'm the sensible, independent, quiet and hardworking accountant girl next door. My life is safe, sane, predictable and boring. My biggest concern is dealing with my free spirited, wild child parent. Until it's not.The day I see something I shouldn't have and crash into the crazy lives of The Devil's Angels MC is the day my life changes forever... -
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Slingshot by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe slingshotted her way into my heart. I’m a laidback kind of guy. I don’t like to take life too seriously. I’ve experienced serious and I’ve gone through the bad life has to offer. I’m ready for the good in life. I wear my heart on my sleeve just so someone can take it. Someone does…Natalia Moretti. Out of all the people for me to love, why does it have to be her?The frenemy’s daughter... -
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![Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann]()
Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.He played the piano and baseball.I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.We were also forbidden to be more than friends.But that didn’t stop us... -
![Pirate by K.L. Savage]()
Pirate by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNo matter how hard I try, I can never drown the memories.I miss alcohol.The craving claws against my stomach every day.And being in this rehab center doesn’t help.No one understands how it feels to not be able to save someone you love.I had to watch Macy’s demise.How she screamed for me to help her.I hear those screams. They echo in my head. A song on repeat... -
![Boomtown by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Boomtown by Lani Lynn Vale
Her: I wanted to have a pity party of one when I went for that beer. I never imagined I would meet a dark and dangerous man. That man took me on the wildest ride of my life. Literally and Figuratively. He quickly became my entire world. Him: I didn't know I was looking for her. I saw her warming that bar stool and knew she would be mine. A man like me doesn't deserve the likes of her... -
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Lock by Lilly Atlas
Lock is a man haunted by past mistakes, struggling to rebuild his life. Devastated by the loss of his twin sister to a drug overdose, he now bears the weight of raising her infant son. Overwhelmed by grief and the responsibility thrust upon him, Lock seeks solace in the very substances that stole his only sibling... -
![Good Trouble by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Good Trouble by Lani Lynn Vale
Bain met Diana, a.k.a. Luce, the night before he was set to deploy to Afghanistan. It’s not every day that you take your brother’s girlfriend to prom because he refuses to put out the effort. That night was one of the best nights of his life and the next day, he leaves and doesn’t see her again. But there are letters. Not many, but enough for them to form a connection... -
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Hammer by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs the head of the construction business for the club, Hammer is off checking out new business opportunities. Some good, others not so good, but the Flower shop gives him more options than just construction. Adding in his relationship with Shar, the ex-husband after Tilly, the loan shark that wants his money and the kids causing trouble in town, Hammer and the club have their hands full... -
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Andrey by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNicoleSince I was a little girl, raising my younger sister had always been my main priority. I never imagined, however, that taking care of her would put me in danger.Men came for her, but kidnapped me instead by mistake.Then he rescued me, and on that day, he claimed me.Andrey is mine just as much as I am his.AndreyThe second her eyes met mine I saw the fear in them... -
![Edge of Tomorrow by Freya Barker]()
Edge of Tomorrow by Freya Barker
Solitude and motor oil meets soul food and warinessI’m a grease-stained enigma.A watcher, a protector, an ex-con, and a mechanic.My name is Brick.I’m old enough to know good things come to those who wait, and hungry enough to go after what I want.I am a proud independent.A nurturer, a cook, a casualty, and a grandparent.My name is Lisa... -
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Mac by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBryn Aitkens is the daughter of my enemy.And my enemies must pay.Vengeance for the wrong done my family has driven me.Consumed me.And collateral damage means nothing.So I’ll charm the innocent girl.Seduce her.Win her over, heart and body.Ruin her for anyone but me.And then strike the Aitkens family when they least suspect it.For no enemy of the Cowen Clan goes unpunished…Including her... -
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The Return by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBorn and raised a Ghosttown girl, Trista Anderson has nothing but love for her hometown. After her recent graduation from college, she is eager to return and start the next chapter of her life. However, things don’t go according to plan when her homecoming is derailed by a biker club, an altercation, and a sexy new neighbor who grates on her last nerve...Categorized as:
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![The Jack & Jill Series by Jewel E. Ann]()
The Jack & Jill Series by Jewel E. Ann
“This book is phenomenal! My favorite read of 2015. Don’t read anything else about it. Just buy it. Now.” - Ella James, USA Today bestselling author of Sloth: A Sinful Secrets Novel END OF DAY (Book 1) Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in the sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life. Four caskets. Two bodies... -
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Alluring Abyss by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Tampa Royal Bastards are riding back into town!Join Ominous as he falls into the alluring abyss... -
![Bound by Passion : A Motorcycle Club Romance by Ryan Michele]()
Bound by Passion : A Motorcycle Club Romance by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Ryan Michele brings the action packed, suspenseful, spicy next generation of Ravage MC filled with angst, loyalty and family.Raid bled the blood of the club. Undeniably loyal. Focused on family. Determined. His thought processes would make any other man cringe. Calculating. Meticulous. Always thinking... -
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Fixate by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s a part of me.Even though I don’t know her name.The woman I’ve been exchanging letters with and developed feelings for over the past five years. But I can’t help feeling torn in two when I’m suddenly pulled toward another. Maxxy, the club’s horticulturalist, is strong, sassy, and she gives me so much lip the aggravation is exasperating.She infuriates me. She ignites me...Categorized as:
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Obliterate by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe met a long time ago.Our bond, instant.And it didn’t matter that she was older than me.At the time I didn’t see her as anything but an incredible woman who stepped up and cared for me when no one else would. Now, years later, Ingrid is the ‘mother’ of the club I’ve transferred to.The thought of us wasn’t a fantasy for me back then.But it’s becoming one now... -
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Notorious by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing but death surrounds me.For years, I’ve lived with the ghosts of the people who have died because of me.I hear their screams, I see their bodies.Like a never-ending circle, the vision replays in my mind.Hiding, locking myself away when the voices in my head get too loud, is my only saving grace. That is until one wild night, I meet Haven at a bar... -
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Fearless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine.You know what they say about things that are too good to be true…We might have been in a safe house recovering, but we were in danger, and still the four of us found a way to be together.We’d even managed to find something that I never thought possible.Peace... -
![Never Trust the Living by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Never Trust the Living by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s not every day that someone tries to pin a murder on you and a random girl you just met. But Bram Crow isn’t your average, everyday guy, either.One second, he’s hiding evidence with the girl, and the next, he has to marry her so a police detective doesn’t get suspicious...Categorized as:
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Faked by Vanessa Waltz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy feelings are forever...the engagement is not.Vinn Costa used to hang the moon in my sky. He's my brother's broad-shouldered, brutally handsome best friend. He doesn't know I exist, but I've always loved him.Until he did something unforgivable.Vinn's not a sweet boy anymore. He's grown into a ruthlessly cold gangster. He's the most powerful man in Boston, a beautiful lost cause... -
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Valentine's Novella by Tillie Cole
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA Totally Booked Blog EXCLUSIVE!!! FREE Hades Hangmen Valentine's Novellahttp://totallybookedblog.com/2015/02/...****updated URL****https://totallybookedblog.com/2017/09.. -
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![Worthy of Redemption by L.D. Davis]()
Worthy of Redemption by L.D. Davis
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAfter his devastating actions in Accidentally On Purpose, Kyle Sterling is trying to move on. He has lost the love of his life and he does not believe he is worthy of ever being loved again. Lily Whitman has been devastated by the ultimate betrayal and later tragedy hits her heart full force. She doubts she will ever be able to give her heart to anyone again... -
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Q by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome chances are worth taking. Twenty years had come and gone. My brothers were now older with crow’s feet and silvered hair. Their kids were no longer kids. Prospects had become brothers, and more had come to take their place. It was tough to see that everything had changed— Everything except me. I was a stone left unturned. I thought my day would never come. But then, I saw her... -
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The Six Night Truce by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen I stepped into the courtroom this morning, I intended to fight for my client’s life. I never expected to run for my own. Now the courthouse is in lockdown, and I’m trapped in a tiny room with my nemesis—the West Oaks PD cop who hates me most. He’s a single dad with a growly attitude. An ex-Marine. And he’s the star witness against my client...Categorized as:
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![Bits and Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane]()
Bits and Pieces by Bijou Hunter, Noelle Zane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas “Nomad” Bennings doesn’t do normal. As the fearsome enforcer for the Steel Berserkers Motorcycle Club, he refuses to live by other people’s rules. However, this time, the stubborn son of a bitch might have gone too far.Landry Copper spent her life bouncing from one dangerous situation to another... -
![Duck's Salvation by Andi Rhodes]()
Duck's Salvation by Andi Rhodes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuck…I finally have the life I want: an amazing fiancée, a baby on the way, Satan’s Legacy MC as my family. And then an accident, or my own stupidity, changes the course of my life forever. Unable to look at me, my fiancé removes herself from the picture, leaving me with a premature baby who requires more love and care than I know how to give... -
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Fair Game by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Hill has always been too charming for his own good. Women. Money. Information. Sex got him everything he ever wanted, until it almost killed him. A price he was willing to pay, before he met Elise. Before he fell for her. Now revenge isn't enough for him. He wants it all. The most beautiful woman. The most dangerous game. And a happily ever after, if it's not too late to save them both... -
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Dip's Flame by Andi Rhodes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDip…I’m not a good man, and I’ve never pretended otherwise. As the Road Captain of Satan’s Legacy MC, I’ve seen and done things most wouldn’t be proud of, but me? I couldn’t care less. Good, bad, or indifferent, I am who I am, and you either accept me or don’t. That has always been the way I lived my life. Until the night I walk into a bar and see her... -
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MARCUS: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes aSTEAMY, FORBIDDEN MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived!This is the first book in her spin-off from her bestselling Evil Dead MC series.Brandy--When a bunch of bad-boy bikers walk through the door to the bar, one catches my eye.He's got a killer smile, and an air of wickedness about him that draws me in... -
![MARCUS: Sins of the Father by Nicole James]()
MARCUS: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes aSTEAMY, FORBIDDEN MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived!This is the first book in her spin-off from her bestselling Evil Dead MC series.Brandy--When a bunch of bad-boy bikers walk through the door to the bar, one catches my eye.He's got a killer smile, and an air of wickedness about him that draws me in... -
![The End of Me by Tara Brown]()
The End of Me by Tara Brown
His death was almost the end of me. He was still everywhere, surrounding me. In our children's eyes, in the smell lingering in our bed, in candy bar wrappers stuffed down the side of the minivan driver door. He was everywhere except where I needed him to be. In my arms, kissing my lips, on the name of the deed to our house...Categorized as:
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The Player by Nikki J. Summers
One, two, three, four…You want a fight, I’ll bring a war.Five, six, seven, eight…I’ll even use such pretty bait.Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, why…Did you leave me there to die?But I’m not dead,I survived… somehow.And it’s my games that you’ll play now. Rich men, poor men, begging men, bleed.A brutal death is what they need.Our lives were theirs, they stole our soul.Now it’s our turn to take control...Categorized as:
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Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe
“Bless me Father for I have sinned….and I don’t think I care.”Each Sunday morning, I stand in robes at an altar and preach about being good and moral.But when night falls, I take justice into my own hands, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Ending the lives of men who never deserved to step foot inside my church.Until I meet her.Lyric... -
![Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis]()
Charity's Torment by Ann-Marie Davis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAll I wanted was to find my brother after he disappeared. I didn't plan on somebody trying to make me disappear, too.All in a day's work for the Moreno Family's feistiest enforcer.When the twists begin to fly and I'm turned in new directions, I realize there's more to my brother's sudden disappearance than meets the eye... -
![Girl Like Me by Jaye Pratt]()
Girl Like Me by Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings***RELEASE DATE WILL MOVE FORWARD***Sent back to live with my family, I'm thrown back into my old life without my memories. I have to navigate my way through this place as Bristol, a girl I don't like.Even if she was me, she isn't anymore.All I want to do is remember what happened to me so that I can go back to my guys.Sounds easy...right? Wrong...Categorized as:
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![Sins of the Syndicate by Lexxi James]()
Sins of the Syndicate by Lexxi James
IvyHe was a handsome stranger who made me an offer I couldn't refuse ...Give me anything I wanted. Anything for one night.The catch?No strings. No commitments. No names.I had no idea who he was when we met. I only knew that he protected me.And he looked damned good doing it.LeoTo the outside world, I'm known only as Z. The enforcer. A widower with nothing to lose...Categorized as:
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![Obsidian Music by Scarlett Dawn]()
Obsidian Music by Scarlett Dawn
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe bestselling conclusion to the Lion Security series is here! Beth and Daniil's passionate love story reaches its ultimate struggle when Beth is kidnapped by Daniil's enemies. Dark and dangerous killers hold her captive, but the Russian mafia will stop at nothing for her return... -
![Ice King by B. B. Hamel]()
Ice King by B. B. Hamel
His heart is frozen, but his touch makes my body melt…Notorious businessman Ansell Drake wants only money, power, and pleasure. He’s called the Ice King for a reason: nothing penetrates his frozen heart.I first meet the Ice King when my fiancé William Crawford cheats on me, and I blow up both our lives in a spectacular and public fashion...Categorized as:
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![Gunner by Charlotte McGinlay]()
Gunner by Charlotte McGinlay
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGunner I wanted her as soon as I saw her, But she was taken at the time, By someone who’s worked for us for years then became a brother, He’s family, And I couldn’t handle it, So I started sleeping around, but by the time they broke up, We were already friends, I couldn’t ruin that for us, And I couldn’t ruin my oath to my brother, Until I had found out nothing was as it seemed, that she had... -
![Shameless by M. Malone, Nana Malone]()
Shameless by M. Malone, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI am the thing that goes bump in the night. I am a liar, a protector...a killer... I am Noah Blake. There is only one light in my darkness, one bright ray in the storm of my life. Lucia DeMarco. And I’ll do anything for her. Anything except show her who I really am...an assassin. Well, former assassin. I don’t really do that anymore...usually. It would be easier if she didn’t call me names... -
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The Mask by Alice Ward
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret club. A mystery woman. A craving I can’t restrain. As a billionaire e-commerce entrepreneur, I’m expected to take my clients to Jewel, an elite men’s club offering female gems of salacious delight. A place where any fantasy is fulfilled... for a price. I never allow myself fantasies, so the last thing I expect to find inside Jewel is a woman I immediately crave. The Butterfly... -
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![Colt: Prisoners of Purgatory #3 by Bella Jewel]()
Colt: Prisoners of Purgatory #3 by Bella Jewel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe next book in Bella Jewel's newest MC series is here! It does NOT contain a cliffhanger, so go on, read it right away!!! Dear Chloe, F**k you.There’s no other way to put it.You ruined my life.You took everything from me.You f**king broke my heart.You don’t deserve this letter.Hell, you don’t deserve the air I breathe.That doesn’t matter now anyway because you’re gone... -
![Come Here and Kiss Me by M. Robinson, Willow Winters]()
Come Here and Kiss Me by M. Robinson, Willow Winters
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe’re so excited to announce that we are writing together!!Our first book Come Here and Kiss Me is releasing this November and we cannot wait for you to read it!Expect the BEST of both of us all wrapped into one…we’re talking delicious alpha males, super spicy scenes and stories you’ll be obsessed with!Full blurb, cover and pre order links to come... -
![The Hitman's Possession by Tia Lewis, Ivy Dark]()
The Hitman's Possession by Tia Lewis, Ivy Dark
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm a hard, ruthless, and brutal killer… but I'm not letting her go. I'm the most feared man in South Boston. I've earned that title and the nickname "The Animal." Women may think it’s because I'm wild in bed , and one night with me and they’d f*cking know it. But there’s a darker reason for my reputation... I think nothing about ending a life. Feelings are a luxury I can’t afford... -
![Blister by Jeff Strand]()
Blister by Jeff Strand
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey call her Blister. She’s a hideously disfigured twenty-three year-old woman, living in a shed next to her father’s house, hidden away from the world.Jason Tray is a successful cartoonist, banished to his agent’s lakeside cabin for a few days of mandatory rest and relaxation... -
![Prince of Darkness: A Dark Romance Duology by Marian Tee]()
Prince of Darkness: A Dark Romance Duology by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlayboy. Billionaire. Heartbreaker. These were just some of the things people knew Greek graduate student Reid Chalkias as, but his greatest claim to infamy was as The Prince of Darkness – and it was a name he deserved, in more ways than one. Embracing the darkness allowed the prince to keep everyone at a distance…until innocent Fawn Cornwall started working for him... -
![Twisted Therapy by Regina Wade]()
Twisted Therapy by Regina Wade
He knows all of my darkest secrets.I’m about to become one of his.I don’t need therapy.But my father doesn’t care. He wants me declared legally insane to get rid of me.Rhett Dawson is just what the doctor ordered.Tall, handsome, and twice my age, my new therapist always seems to know what to say. A great listener full of good advice, Rhett is perfect for me. Too bad he’s off limits...Categorized as:
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