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  • Maverick by Serena Akeroyd

    Maverick by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Alessa (Ghost)Maverick’s in love with a dead man buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where his heart might as well be buried too. My husband’s stuck in the past, lost in his fractured mind, and the last ten years are a blur to him, meaning I’m a blur to him. But I’m not a ghost. I’m a woman. I’m alive. I breathe. I hurt.Should I let go or hold on?My instinct is to let go, but I have family now...
  • Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My code name is Pisces. The stars say I’m independent, wise, and intuitive.Still waters run deep. I’m the leader of Zodiac Tactical’s guardian unit. We’re the bodyguards—the ones who stand toe to toe with danger and refuse to give any ground. We protect people who need it most.But what if who needs it most is a spoiled diva?I don’t normally take on movie stars...
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  • But I Need You by W. Winters

    But I Need You by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some love stories are a slow burn. Others are quick to ignite, scorching and branding your very soul before you’ve taken that first breath. You’re never given a chance to run from it. That’s how I’d describe what happened to us.Everything around me blurred and all that existed were his lips, his touch… The chase and the heat between us became addictive...
  • Obsession by T.K. Leigh

    Obsession by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One week. No names. No expectations.That was our agreement. We were supposed to walk away after our time in Hawaii was over. No matter what.That was before…Before I learned who she is.Before I realized how interconnected our lives are.Before I fell in love.But our love isn’t the stuff fairy tales are made of.Demons lurk around every corner.Good doesn’t necessarily prevail over evil...
  • Extreme Risk by Jane Blythe

    Extreme Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can she accept an offer of help from a patient she’s attracted to?Dr. Piper Hamilton is used to keeping on the fringes. She knows what it's like to be responsible for the death of someone you love and she'd do anything to protect herself from feeling that pain again...
  • Club Mafia – The Demon by Stella Andrews

    Club Mafia – The Demon by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    They call me The Demon for a reason and Eliza Ortega is about to find out why.A runaway mafia princess who stumbled from one nightmare to an even bigger one.She has something I want and I intend on collecting.I will stop at nothing to deliver my promise and if there are casualties I will consider it a good day at the office.My hobby is testing limits...
  • Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch

    Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 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...
  • Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    *WARNING FROM THE AUTHOR: By Degrees is an ensemble serial with continuing story lines. Six Degrees of Separation is the second installment, and it must be read after Six Degrees of Lust. Thanks. In the sequel to Six Degrees of Lust, F.B.I. team leader Samuel Shaughnessy and bar manager Machlan O’Bannon are exploring a new phase in their non-relationship...
  • The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Q Mercer from Tears of Tess meets his half-brother Henri Ward from Ruby Tears for the first time...……….I’ve fought a curse all my life.A curse inherited by my sick father. There is no cure.No antidote for what I am. For years, I existed alone. Fighting the urges, doing my best to stay good.Until Esclave 58 entered my life and I didn’t have to fight so hard...
  • There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras

    There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A past hidden in darkness. Her present cloaked in secrets. The future holds the only truth that cannot be escaped. After the mysterious and violent death of her parents, Blake Brennan finds comfort with an unconventional family...
  • A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    A Reckless Note by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine.” ― Morrissey It all started with a note, just a simple note hand written by a woman I didn't know, never even met. But in that note is perhaps every answer to every question I've ever had in my life. And because of that note, I travel thousands of miles. I look for her, but find him...
  • Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Wrath by Gwyn McNamee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 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...
  • Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Daddy's Orders by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    I knew he wanted to punish me for my father’s dealings…I just never expected to enjoy it.A dark past hardened me, scarred me,Making it difficult to give a d*mn about relationships.Then comes along Emily.Fifteen years younger.The innocent virgin and daughter of the man I despise.She's twenty-three and drop dead fu*king gorgeous.My trousers tighten the moment we meet...
  • Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Gabby's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 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...
  • Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay

    Bratva Jewel by Sabine Barclay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I can’t resist her. I don’t want to…She’s tried to leave our life behind, but no one walks away from the bratva.She can run, but she can’t hide.I’ll be the one to catch her when she falls. And she will because she’s walking a fine line.I’ll be there because she’s mine.I’ll go to the ends of the Earth for her. She’ll discover her limits and realize only I can please her...
  • Hung Up: A Steamy, Thrilling Romantic Suspense by Hannah Shield

    Hung Up: A Steamy, Thrilling Romantic Suspense by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s her brother’s ex-best friend…And the only man who can protect her.Former Navy SEAL Noah Vandermeer has few regrets. But Danica is one of them. She’s the girl he never forgot, even though he was supposed to. Even though her brother was once Noah’s best friend—and now considers Noah his sworn enemy...
  • Wicked as Secrets by Shayla Black

    Wicked as Secrets by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’ll do anything to protect her from danger…but it will cost her everything.Security specialist Matt Montgomery has never forgotten—or forgiven—Madison Archer for walking away and ripping out his heart. Three years later, she crashes back into his life, terrified that her wealthy husband is trying to kill her. Matt vows to protect Madison…but there’s a price...
  • Wishing Well by Lily White

    Wishing Well by Lily White

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
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    mystery  bdsm  suspense  dark  contemporary  length-medium
  • Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley, Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    I’ve always chased after the bad boy. I just wasn’t prepared to actually catch one.He crashed into my life in my hour of need with his dark agendas, whispers, and lies. Dirty and dangerous, he’s the keeper of the worst kind of secrets, and now he owns mine. I’ve been thrust into the middle of a war I know nothing about, and he’s my only lifeline to safety...
  • Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Spark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “From a little spark may burst a flame.” ~ Dante Alighieri A simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire. I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. Until now that hasn’t included a woman at my side...
  • A Harmless Little Ruse by Meli Raine

    A Harmless Little Ruse by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She has no idea what she’s doing. Loose cannons never hit their targets. And they take out plenty of collateral damage. Four years ago Lindsay experienced the unspeakable right before me, and I couldn’t stop them. But that’s all changed now. When her father, Senator Bosworth, contacted me to ask — demand — that I protect her, it was a second chance. A shot at redemption...
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    military  alpha male  m-f  suspense  contemporary  dark  angst  abuse
  • The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    The Ingénue by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Siren prequelEvents take place approximately six months before The Siren – stars Sheridan &...
  • Storm by Rie Warren

    Storm by Rie Warren

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Danger.Lust. Desire . . . Trust? STORM I’m headed back to the Blood Legion MC in New Orleans, my old stomping grounds. Guns. Thugs. Broads. Cocaine nightmares. A Mexican cartel, cracker coke runners, and now there’s a new international threat in town. Blaize Carmichael is my only partner in this op. Blaize. As a biker babe. Jeeesus...
  • Talk Dirty To Me by Imogen Keeper

    Talk Dirty To Me by Imogen Keeper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Warning may cause injury from side-effects related to wet panties." "Must read!" "Tension is out of this world! Mia and Stranger are perfectly unsuitable, and there are crazy twists and delicious turns." "I loved every minute of it!" The girl with everything… Mia Reed has a perfect life. A perfect fiancé. A perfect family. A perfect everything...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  mystery  military  m-f  contemporary  dark  cheating  mafia
  • Mafia Savior by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Savior by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman fleeing a bad relationship becomes embroiled in the dangerous sexy lives of a secretive family of billionaires when she saves the life of a handsome mysterious mafia man in this steamy romantic thriller  I stumbled across a gorgeous man passed out on the street.I was hiding in the city, fleeing from my violent ex when I found him.I gave him CPR and when he came to...he kissed me...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  mystery  m-f  mafia  contemporary  spanking  betrayal  dark
  • False Hope by Meli Raine

    False Hope by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She thinks she’s fooled me. But I’ve known all along.Almost.Lily is hiding something, a secret so big, she came out of a year-long coma and her first instinct was to lie.Who does that? Someone who is afraid. No—not afraid.Terrified. And it’s my job to take that fear away.My partner and I have spent countless man-hours hunting down the cold-blooded killer who did this to her...
  • Claim by Sienna Snow

    Claim by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Damon Pierce has a dangerous reputation at Violent Delights.As for the submissive women he plays with? They get one night only.Any more would put them at risk.He has no interest in emotional entanglements.Especially not with Sophia Morelli.She's too brazen. Too beautiful.And the sister of one of his closest friends...
  • To the Limit by Cindy Gerard

    To the Limit by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    It was supposed to be a cakewalk. Eve Garrett’s mission: find Tiffany Clayborne, Palm Beach real estate icon, Jeremy Clayborne’s, party-girl daughter, and bring her back to heel...
  • Defy by Sienna Snow

    Defy by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sophia Morelli’s wild and rebellious nature has earned her a notorious reputation in Bishop’s Landing. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Damon Pierce, her brother’s best friend and a Dom at Violent Delights with secrets of his own. The temptation to submit to his dangerous possession becomes too hard to resist...
  • The Elder by Celia Aaron

    The Elder by Celia Aaron

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A shocking murder. A suspicious son. A dedicated detective. In Azalea, Mississippi, the only thing hotter than the summer days are the men of the King family. When the patriarch Randall King is found dead, Detective Arabella Matthews will race the clock to stop the killer from striking again...
  • Buried Deception by Amanda McKinney

    Buried Deception by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the pulse-racing first installment of the On the Edge series, a criminal psychologist teams up with a former marine on a deadly wildland mission. Not even their hearts can stay out of harm’s way.In the swamps of East Texas, alligators aren’t the only danger lurking in the shadows...
  • THE INITIATION: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    THE INITIATION: Secret Society Dark Romance by Elena Monroe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴.𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐋LA wasn’t home… just home for now.Transplanted here to model I learned Hollywood isn’t where dreams survive the harsh reality of millions all sharing that same dream...
  • Wounded by Jasinda Wilder

    Wounded by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. The one impossibility in my life is love...
  • Reciprocity by K.I. Lynn

    Reciprocity by K.I. Lynn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The final installment of the Breach Trilogy! Things are finally looking up for Nathan and Lila. Though separated at work, their life together is just beginning. They’re working hard to lock up Lila’s past, when Nathan’s comes knocking at the door with a gift—a warning that happiness can, and will, be taken away...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  abuse  dark  mafia  office
  • Darkness Lurks by J.L. Drake

    Darkness Lurks by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Emily McPhee has struggled to overcome her father’s death... It’s not easy, but Emily finally has the life she wants. She’s an A student at Orange University and has a comfortable home and a great circle of friends. She’s also in love with handsome Orange PD officer Seth Connors. He doesn’t seem to return her feelings, though, so she tells herself his friendship is enough...
  • Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden

    Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Love is the most dangerous obsession… Skye Sullivan is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. She survived a brutal stalker and escaped his abduction, and now she is looking to the future—a future that includes Skye’s lover, billionaire Trace Weston. Skye thinks the danger is finally over for her. She’s dead wrong...
  • The Note by Teresa Mummert

    The Note by Teresa Mummert

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sometimes in life it feels like everything that can go wrong does, but everything happens for a reason. A relationship crumbles so someone else can mend the pieces of your broken heart. A change of plans can lead you to something you didn't even know you were missing. We help others and discover that it was us who needed to be helped all along...
  • King of Beasts, Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks

    King of Beasts, Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From award-winning author Diana A. Hicks comes a dark mafia romance full of angst and heart.Rex Valentino is my enemy.He has the power to wave a hand and make all my family problems go away.In return, he only requires one thing...my complete surrender.Caterina Alfera, an angel lost in a world of beasts.I didn’t ask for her.Destiny brought her to me.And now I can’t let her leave.She’s mine to keep...
  • Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Those Boys Are Trouble by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Five steamy, contemporary romances. One collection. AMAZON TOP 100 best selling series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Those Boys Are Trouble includes all five of the full-length, stand-alone romances from the Valetti mafia series featuring filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boys, HEAs and no cliffhangers...
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    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia  length-epic
  • Shrouded in Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Shrouded in Blackness by Norma Jeanne Karlsson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Only loyalty can truly win his heart… Gangs, organized crime and underground bare-knuckle fighting make up the world that Kieran Delaney thrives within. His reputation is built on the talent of his fists, as much as his ability to get information about any and everything...
  • Axton by Sam Crescent

    Axton by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ten years ago, the Four Kings killed my friend. I’m not going to kill them. I’m going to make every single one of them pay. Make them pray for death, and take everything they’ve ever loved. This is not revenge. This is justice. Plain and simple. It's been ten years and the girl he once knew is back, working for the Four Kings as their PA...
    Categorized as:
    alpha male  m-f  contemporary  dark  length-medium
  • Brutal Mercy by Anya Summers

    Brutal Mercy by Anya Summers

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m the head of my crime family—they call me the King of Torture. I never show mercy. Never show weakness.I am the furthest thing from a decent man. Everything good and pure was leached out of me long ago.Evil permeates every aspect of my life.But then, battered, bruised, and limping, a gorgeous woman half my age runs toward my compound...
  • Prey by Piper Stone

    Prey by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    : A Dark Mafia RomanceShe thinks she can handle a man like me. She's wrong.Within moments of setting eyes on Sophia Waters, I was certain of two things. She was going to learn what happens to bad girls who cheat at cards, and I was going to be the one to teach her...
  • Bad For Me by Codi Gary

    Bad For Me by Codi Gary

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Callie Jacobsen isn't about to open her heart to just anyone. Not so very long ago, trusting someone changed her life forever—and not in a fun way. Now she's better off focusing on her career, her friends, and her dog. So when former Marine Everett Silverton takes an interest in her, Callie's more than a little wary. No matter how charming he is, men are a bad idea...
  • Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts

    Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Taking what they want… these Billionaires don’t play by anyone’s rules—consequences be damned.Get ready to be owned, dominated, and consumed by these DARK and DIRTY alpha-hole’s…In a world where money is no object, Dirty Billionaires will test your boundaries by blurring the lines between right and wrong...
  • The Client: A Zoric World Standalone by Stella Gray

    The Client: A Zoric World Standalone by Stella Gray

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When I won the modeling contest, I lost my freedom. KZ Modeling owns my body. But they're willing to rent it out. The first time I learn my fate and I’m auctioned off changes everything. Because it's also my first time. And the gorgeous, haunted billionaire who now wants exclusive rights to me for the next six months? He has no idea I can't say no...
  • Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Serial, Volume Three by Lily White, Jaden Wilkes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 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  alpha male  mystery  m-f  dark  abuse  contemporary  new adult
  • Defying Him by Zoe Blake

    Defying Him by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07B3JW2Y9 A dark romantic suspense from USA Today Bestselling author Zoe Blake.     Defying his command could be deadly.Someone or something is terrorizing the military academy at Buzzards Bay...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  military  alpha male  mystery  m-f  dark  contemporary  suspense
  • Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden

    Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She was one man’s obsession… Nine years ago, Claire Kramer’s lover brutally killed her family, and he tried to kill her. She escaped, but she’s been haunted ever since that attack. Too afraid to trust another man and too worried that her past will catch up with her, Claire never gets too close to anyone. But then she meets Noah York. He must have her. Noah York is a man with secrets...
  • Caught by Piper Stone

    Caught by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You don't say no to a man like him.If you're forced to come to an arrangement with someone as dangerous as Jagger Calduchi, it means he's about to take what he wants, and you'll give it to him... even if it's your body.I got caught snooping where I didn't belong, and Jagger made me an offer I couldn't refuse...
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