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  • Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them. Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying...
  • Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Easy to Fall by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense, Hard to Love series.With her I was always on the highest high. That's why it was so easy to fall. I never stood a chance without her. The two of us were made for one another. It's as simple as that. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail...
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    new adult  suspense  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia  m-f
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  • Chased by Him by Kylie Kent

    Chased by Him by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⚠⚠This book contains scenes and discussions of non-consensual sexual acts, domestic violence, profanity, sexual content, violence and miscarraige through trauma. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read.⚠⚠ChasePeople take one look at me and see a pretty face.Because that’s what I want them to see...
  • Falling into You by A.L. Jackson

    Falling into You by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Richard Ramsey is the guitarist for the world’s hottest new band.Gifted. Charismatic. Hot as sin.Lend your ear, and he’ll steal your heart.Nah, you can’t have his considering he left it in his hometown years ago.He knows better than going back. But it’s his younger sister’s wedding, and there’s no way he can say no to that...
  • Shane by Nicole James

    Shane by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Shane—I live at the end of this dark deserted dead-end street for a reason.I don't like neighbors coming around my place. There's only one other house down here. It sits across the street from me, and has been deserted for years.I like my privacy, so I'm pissed to learn that that vacant house just got un-vacant...
  • SCARS by Jaimie Roberts

    SCARS by Jaimie Roberts

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I had the perfect school, the perfect friends—the perfect life ... At least, that’s what I thought. But you changed all that. You are always there ... Always watching ... Always waiting in the shadows. You send me flowers and messages. You stalk me, trace my every movement..
  • Tangled Promise by Ella Miles

    Tangled Promise by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I can’t keep my promises. I’ve made too many, to too many people. All the promises have tangled into a web of sin and truths. But there is one thing I’m certain of…I have to end this—us. This is Book 4 in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Broken Anchor by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’m broken. He’s broken. We are broken. But sometimes you have to shatter to pick up the pieces. To start over. To overcome our enemies. And find out if we can love again. He’s my anchor, but can our love be repaired? This is the final book in the Sinful Truths series...
  • 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...
  • Not Made to Last by Jay McLean

    Not Made to Last by Jay McLean

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    Two simple words hold the truth of our love: wait and hope.OliviaRhys Garrett—recent high school graduate, ex-captain of the basketball team, and my brother’s rival both on and off the court.Oh, and he’s also the guy I just hit with my truck.Awesome.To be fair, he had it coming...
  • Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters

    Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally-gripping, romantic suspense. I fell for someone I shouldn’t have. I’m not the only person to ever do such a thing. I know that. And I’m not an awful person for desiring his touch, his kiss, his everything… but I knew I shouldn’t have indulged. There’s something about knowing it’s wrong that tempts me that much more...
  • Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury

    Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note: This book was republished as "Bad For Me". This edition is no longer available.Librarian's Note: Alternate-cover edition for ASIN B01CYT8S3KWhen my sister is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, there’s only one way to raise the half a million dollars I need to save her: use my skills with plants to grow marijuana. But I’m a botany geek, not a drug lord. I need help...
  • Taken by Lies by Ella Miles

    Taken by Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Ella Miles comes a new dark romance series! At 16 I was taken. Kidnapped by a boy I thought I could love. Then he sold me as if I were property. For three years I endured. Beatings. Torture. Pain. I never broke. I was strong, determined, resilient. But then one day it happened...I broke. Setting me free...
  • 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...
  • Possessed by Lies by Ella Miles

    Possessed by Lies by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I fought my way back, and now I’m possessed. I’ve healed the wounds that kept me trapped. I’m done fighting it. I’m hers. Completely. I just don’t know if she feels the same. What if the empire we’ve been building crumbles along with our love?Possessed by Lies is book 5 in the Truth or Lies series. It continues Enzo and Kai's story...
  • Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn

    Tarnished Soul: A Nine Minutes Spin-Off Novel by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay.I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit...
  • Kingdom of Corruption by Bella Di Corte

    Kingdom of Corruption by Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond...
  • Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness...
  • The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell. I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon. Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day...
  • Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

    Twist Me & Keep Me by Anna Zaires, Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For a limited time, get the first 2 books in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling dark romance trilogy in one convenient bundle! A seductive, thrilling tale of abduction and dark love . . .On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Nora Leston meets Julian Esguerra, and her life changes forever...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  new adult  dark  contemporary  length-long
  • Fallen Love by Ella Miles

    Fallen Love by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve fallen in love, then out. In… Out… Now, I’m more confused than ever. I always thought falling in love would be easy. It would feel right when I fell for the right woman. With Siren, does it feel so right, yet so wrong? This is Book 5 in the Sinful Truths series...
  • Lavish Corruption: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Lavish Corruption: A Dark Secret Society Romance by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Good girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few...
  • 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...
  • Blackbird by Molly McAdams

    Blackbird by Molly McAdams

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams comes a powerhouse romantic suspense that will have you questioning your morals and second guessing your view on love. I live in a world few know exist. I’ve trained for this. I know what to say, what to do, and how to act. I’ve perfected the lethal calm required for this life. Now it’s time to buy my first girl...
  • Nightmare: Prisoners of Purgatory MC #1 by Bella Jewel

    Nightmare: Prisoners of Purgatory MC #1 by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR BELLA JEWEL COMES A BRAND NEW BIKER SERIES!!!Dear Nightmare,I wish I could introduce myself, and tell you who I really am, but that simply can’t be.You know why, of course.We all know why.We’ve all heard the story; we grew up hearing the story.The one about you…and him...
  • Sax by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Sax by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I never thought I would be stupid enough to make a deal with the devil, but here I am doing just that.It’s not like he really gave me a choice. I have to give the Governor what he wants, or he’s going to throw all of my Savage Kings MC brothers into prison for decades.And what exactly does Governor Satan need from me? That’s the real kicker because he’s insisting that I…date his daughter...
  • One Night With Him: Jonathan and Monica's Story by C.D. Reiss

    One Night With Him: Jonathan and Monica's Story by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jonathan Drazen’s my billionaire boss.Or he was, until he fired me.Now he wants to make a bet.If I win, he’ll give me enough money to not care about this waitressing job.If he wins, I’m completely and utterly his for the night.I’m sworn off men, but I’ll take this wager. He’s hot enough to break some rules over.Besides, he’s still hung up on his ex-wife...
  • Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My family has secrets. I’m always the good girl, doing what’s necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that’s where they must stay. I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager—he hasn't changed a bit...
  • Thy Kingdom Come by Monica James

    Thy Kingdom Come by Monica James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Monsters are real.When I was five years old, I watched my mother take her last breath-a breath three monsters stole from her.I never chose this life. My father says it's my birthright, but all I see is a curse. It's because of the Kelly name my mum was slain by the Doyles-our enemies in Dublin, the fellas livin' on borrowed time.All of Belfast fears my family, especially me...
  • Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel

    Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’m in his bed learning the limits of my body.Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive.He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me.At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister...
  • Unhinged Desires: A Dark Romance by Kylie Kent

    Unhinged Desires: A Dark Romance by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DominicI was awoken by an angel.That’s the only explanation I have for the sudden onset of feelings that hit my heart like a lightning bolt, the moment my eyes connected with hers.However, this particular angel doesn’t know she’s just evoked a demon.The way my body reacts to her presence, the way my soul recognizes its counterpart, it’s a dangerous fatal attraction...
  • The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman on the Exam Table by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    He was not the kind of man meant to fall in love.He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope.The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to...
  • Not So Prince Charming by Lauren Landish

    Not So Prince Charming by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s the hunter. I’m his prey. I've been sleepwalking through life—not living, just existing—working toward a future where I can actually breathe. Until HE walks in. Gabriel Jackson. With his boy next door charm and dimpled grin, he jolts me awake. He makes me want to feel the dark heat he promises. To live in the hunger lurking behind his brown eyes...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Segunda parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • Bossy Bastard by J.L. Perry

    Bossy Bastard by J.L. Perry

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ASHTON BARCLAY, or as I like to call him, Mr. B. for Bossy, is fast becoming the bane of my existence.After running into him, literally, he’s now popping up everywhere, and somehow managing to weave his way into my life.He's egotistical, smug, and so ridiculously good-looking it should be illegal—he's way too hot to handle. I don't do hot, those type of guys are more trouble than they’re worth...
  • Pocketful of Sand by Michelle Leighton

    Pocketful of Sand by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    “She’s beauty for my ashes. And I’m hope for her heartache.”—Cole Danzer. I don’t know what makes a great love story...
  • Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Legacy by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B018IMSYZE A Legacy PrequelBLURB:filth·y (fĭl′thē)adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.2. Obscene or offensive.3. Vile; dirty. adv. filth·y1. To an extreme and often disgusting extent...
  • Bred to the Mafia Beast by Layne Daniels

    Bred to the Mafia Beast by Layne Daniels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My brother promised his friend Perla she’d be safe from her stalker if she came home from college with him for winter break. I’m betting he didn’t count on me even knowing she was there. I’m supposed to be out of town on assignment for my boss, the unapologetic king of organized crime in St. Louis...
  • Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Consumed by Truths by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enzo is my heart. My soul. My breath. I never thought I could be so dark. Never knew love meant losing myself and getting reborn. The lies and truths have finally caught up with us. We may have stolen an empire, but we aren’t ready to give it up. It’s ours. He’s mine. And our love will find a way to the truth. Consumed by Truths is book 6 and the final book in Enzo and Kai's story...
  • GHOST: A Novella by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    GHOST: A Novella by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vengeance.It rots, eating at his insides, seeking retribution.Ghost lives in his own purgatory, with death as his only companion.Until a personal vendetta leads to the discovery of a woman held captive by the man whose blood now stains his hands.He gives her refuge from the world she feels trapped inside.Beatrix silences his demons.She becomes his salvation...
  • Morally Gray: A Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by Piper Stone

    Morally Gray: A Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He awakened my darkest desires. But I'd become his deadliest poison. By reputation, Saxon Thornburg was a reputable man, his lucrative business worth billions. He thought the lines he crossed were simply morally gray. I knew better. He was a monster in disguise...
  • 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 &...
  • Drawn to you by Ker Dukey

    Drawn to you by Ker Dukey

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Warning, this is book 1 of 2. This is a new adult romance which contains explicit sex - 18's only. Antonia McNally has a great family, a great boyfriend, and a great future… until she finds herself interrupting a robbery and becoming the victim of a ruthless criminal. When she witnesses brutal murder, abuse and suffers her own traumatizing assault by his hand, her life changes forever...
  • Break Me by C.D. Reiss

    Break Me by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book three - and the final in the...
  • The Forever One by N.O. One

    The Forever One by N.O. One

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hell hath no fury like a scorned mafia queen.They couldn't have my blood so they went after my husband.Their mistake was underestimating me.Controlled by my past and the responsibilities my true heritage bestows on me, I’m driven to make decisions I never once considered...
  • Tramp by Mary Elizabeth

    Tramp by Mary Elizabeth

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lydia Montgomery is a Tramp. After fleeing a tragic past, Lydia’s determined never to go back to the life she left behind at any price. She lands in Grand Haven, California—a city booming with billion dollar corporations and tech money—and everything changes. Armed with the only lesson she learned from her mother, Lydia builds a life of routine, solitude, and success...
  • The Final Hour by London Miller

    The Final Hour by London Miller

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Three months pass without incident, leading Mishca and Lauren to believe they can finally move on from the past and build a life together ...but enemies both old and new lurk in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike. When a dangerous threat presents itself, Lauren is forced to turn to the one person that would rather see Mishca dead than live happily ever after ..
  • His Light in the Dark by L.A. Fiore

    His Light in the Dark by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Special pre-order price of $1.99 My first memory was of a slap, hard across the face: the sting on my cheek and the jarring of my bones as I slammed back into my bed. It was my dad who had hit me. I had been four. Most of my memories were much of the same and no one ever saw, no one ever fought to help, no one ever cared. Then we moved...
  • Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Unforgiven by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The sins of his past can’t be forgiven. Mason Thatcher gave me chills when I first laid eyes on him. The good kind. The kind that makes your body ache and your heart hammer. What’s better is that he looked at me the same way. There was a hunger in his eyes that wouldn’t be sated, and a confidence in his stride that told me I could never run from him. Back then, I didn’t want to...
  • Bullseye by Monica James

    Bullseye by Monica James

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For twelve long years, I’ve breathed, I’ve bled for only one thing… Revenge. Four men took something from me, something which can never be replaced. That one night changed the lives of so many and taught me that monsters are real. But I also learned I’m the biggest monster of them all. Nothing and no one will stand in my way of redemption because those men…they’re now three...
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