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  • Pieces of Summer by C.M. Owens

    Pieces of Summer by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Some people make death beautiful... but we made life ugly... Our story isn't for everyone. Most people will probably hate it. Most people will probably hate us. I stopped giving a damn about what others thought a long time ago. Like I said, our story isn't for everyone. It isn't pretty. It's not sweet. It's not packaged neatly with a bow on top. No...
  • 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...
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  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  suspense  alpha male  contemporary  dark  mafia  m-f
  • 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..
  • King of Pain by Piper Stone

    King of Pain by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My vows didn't make me his. My body did. Diego Santos may be wealthy, powerful, and sinfully gorgeous, but his slick veneer doesn't fool me. I know his true nature, and I had planned to end this arranged marriage before it even began. But it wasn't Diego waiting for me at the altar...
  • Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.…When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre "I'm sorry for your loss...
  • Mr. Angry Hornet by K. Webster

    Mr. Angry Hornet by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I had it all. Popularity. Good grades. Cheerleading. Doting family and great friends. Until the wrong boy swept into my perfect world and destroyed every part of it. Abuse. Drugs. Humiliation. He trampled all over my reputation and I was powerless to do anything about it. I couldn't break free from his controlling hold. But the night of the accident changed everything. Now I'm freed at last...
  • 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...
  • Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Brutal Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    HARLOW IS HUNTING HER SISTER’S KILLER.AND COLE IS HUNTING HER.COLE SAINTThe woman my family is looking for is the one-night stand I can’t get out of my head, and her life depends on me getting to her first.Harlow is sunshine and light.I live in the shadows, among the dark and the damned, but there’s something about Harlow that makes me want to take care of her...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    bdsm  suspense  new adult  dark  contemporary  length-long
  • Devotion by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Devotion by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Legions worship at my feet, but I only bow to her.THE SPIDERI move through Layla’s world in silence, always watching.It’s incredible where you can hide a camera these days.She’s the daughter of my enemy, a threat to my flock, and I had a solidplan for her.The weight of her father’s sin was meant to fall on her shoulders.Only, the second my world bled into hers, that plan derailed...
  • Buy My Soul by Jade West

    Buy My Soul by Jade West

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Part two of the Sixty Days trilogy. My sixty days begin here. The beautiful monster holds my body and soul in his brutal fingers. I’m his to use. His to dominate. His to command like a puppet on a stage for dirty eyes across the dark web. I shouldn’t want this. Shouldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want to take every dark instruction from his lips and give him my everything. But I do...
  • Adrenaline by A.L. Woods

    Adrenaline by A.L. Woods

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Four years ago, I betrayed his trust.He retaliated by breaking my heart.Adam Ryan had secrets.The kind better off where they belonged.Buried.As an urban explorer, I’m not afraid of a little trouble.But when I venture to the one place Adam forbade me from, I get more than I bargained for.Him and his friends.Along with their threats.Their violence.And their lust.Adam might claim to still hate me...
  • Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Wicked and Bare by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Join Matt and Madison for the conclusion of their Wicked Lovers: Soldiers For Hire love story. Coming July 18, 2023!**Wicked and Bare is part of the Wicked Lovers: Soldiers for Hire romantic suspense series. Stories in this series are told in a duet of two full-length novels. Each duet can be read as a standalone...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • A Lovely Confession by Coralee June

    A Lovely Confession by Coralee June

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Sometimes, I wondered if he was real. Our time together was short, but it left a lasting impression on me. I’m older now. Wiser, too. Five years have passed, and I still can’t get him off my mind. Hunter was cruel, angry, and protective. I learned his secrets and he fled. The day he left, I vowed to find him...
  • 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...
  • The Queen by Skye Warren

    The Queen by Skye Warren

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I have one chance at a new life. A college education. A future outside of Tanglewood's dark walls. For a breathless moment it seems like I might actually escape. Then I get a phone call from home. Damon Scott is my own personal dragon, the fight I've always lost, the secret hope of my heart. And he needs my help right now. Only my mind can solve the puzzle...
  • 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...
  • Bully Me: Class of 2020 by Shantel Tessier, Siobhan Davis

    Bully Me: Class of 2020 by Shantel Tessier, Siobhan Davis

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loving your tormentor isn’t easy, especially when they collect broken hearts and parade them around like trophies. They’re the bad boys, the alpha a**holes, and the thorns in our sides. They push us past our limits, turn us on, and break us. They’re our bullies. They’re the class of 2020...
  • Keeping Secrets by Lisa Eugene

    Keeping Secrets by Lisa Eugene

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Is that how a little girl sits? No, Daddy. How should a little girl sit? Shoulders back and tummy in. And how should a little girl look? Always neat and pretty That’s my girl. Twenty-four-year-old Alexa Kennedy is beautiful, sharp as a whip, and at the top of her medical school class. She’s also been waging a war in her head for as long as she can remember. Depression. Hatred...
  • Promised to the Killer: A Dark Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel

    Promised to the Killer: A Dark Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her family tossed her aside like a broken doll.But she's my shining treasure and I'll kill to make her mine.Siena Bastone is going to die. She's the cast-off traitorous daughter of a minor mafia family with deliciously pouty lips and a wicked tongue.But after we spend one unforgettable night of sin in a hotel room, I can't walk away.I pull her from her family's clutches and make her my own...
  • Deadly Games by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Deadly Games by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We were supposed to be two passing ships on an unforgettable night…I accepted a foolish dare that changed everything-pretend you’re someone you aren’t until sunrise.I chose to be normal and free.Not bound by the duties my father forced on me.The sinfully gorgeous god-like man staring at me in the club with the I’m-going-to-devour-you smile was who I picked to be normal and free with...
  • 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...
  • Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Mafia Fire by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dark mafia...
  • Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone

    Broken by His Hand by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She will be mine, but first she must be broken.Sophia Russo tried to keep away from me, but just thinking about what I would do to her left her panties drenched. She tried to hide it, but I didn’t let her. I tore those soaked panties off, spanked her bare little bottom until she had no doubt who owned her, and then took her long and hard...
  • Ruckus Royale by Ruby Vincent

    Ruckus Royale by Ruby Vincent

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The town of Bedlam was born of rioters, revolt, pain, and murder.Over a hundred years later, nothing has changed.A shadow clings to our lives. Stalking, watching, waiting, taunting, and killing. And when it struck, I wasn’t ready.I have to play their game now. Catch them, kill them, before Ruckus Royale or they’ll claim another sacrifice...
  • Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

    Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Play dirty. It’s the only way to win in a war. Alessa Trentini follows the rules, or so it seems on the outside. A certain Conti has always been able to sway her inner rebel and keep her out of trouble, but even Adriano won’t be able to get her out of her brother’s mess. In a war, no woman is safe if her hand in marriage can advance her family in the world of the mafia...
  • 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...
  • Tragic by J.A. Huss

    Tragic by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Rook Walsh is TRAGIC. Because life so far – just sucks. Some girls get parents. Rook got the foster care system. Some girls get Prince Charming. Rook got an abusive frog. Some girls get lucky… Rook got a second chance. And she took it. Because when fate throws you a bone – you grab it with both hands and run...
  • Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad

    Destructive Truths by Shauna Mairéad

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Lies, Saoirse. It was all lies.Those were the last words I heard before my attacker held me under.Left shattered by deceit, with a past I couldn’t outrun, Killybegs destroyed the girl I used to be.But here’s the thing, this queen was born to rise, and those who hurt me will pay for the sins they committed...
  • Corrupting Violet by Ayden Perry

    Corrupting Violet by Ayden Perry

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Violet I only have one person in mind, Wade Lynwood, the mayor of Seattle. He’s looking for a trophy wife to carry on his arm, and I’m up for the task. If I can use my knowledge about rich men, then maybe I can lure him into my trap. The only problem is he comes with extra baggage. A son. I don’t want to be a mother, and Miles isn’t looking for one. Far from it...
  • Pretend We're Over by Ella Miles

    Pretend We're Over by Ella Miles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m not looking for a date. I’m definitely not looking for a husband—just one night of passion. I’m in Vegas, after all. And what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.So how did I end up with a giant rock on that finger, you ask? Your guess is as good as mine.Now I’m stuck fake married to the biggest self-centered jerk I’ve ever met...
  • Princess of Hawthorne Prep by Jennifer Sucevic

    Princess of Hawthorne Prep by Jennifer Sucevic

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayal. Blackmail. Revenge.Will there ever be a time when those three words don't rule my life? Welcome to the world of Hawthorne Prep. A seemingly idyllic school where ivy clings to the thick stone walls and a wrought iron gate keeps out the townies who can’t afford to foot the hefty price tag.Except…I’m one of those townies.I’m here on scholarship and don’t belong...
  • The Starkest Truth by Courtney Lane

    The Starkest Truth by Courtney Lane

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    This is not a romance.After her recent nuptials, Nikki Brenton is quickly thrust into a world she once avoided. Unable to adjust, her unhealthy addictions begin to tempt her and threaten to poison more than her sanity.Nothing has ever been peaceful for Eric Brenton, and his life with Nikki is no exception. The past he suppressed has returned to wreak havoc on his life...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  alpha male  dual-pov  suspense  dark  abuse  contemporary  mafia
  • Stockholm Syndromance by Ada Scott

    Stockholm Syndromance by Ada Scott

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He doesn’t have to keep me tied up, but I hope he does… Eliana My father kept me locked away from the world, my only purpose in life was to stand in the background while he campaigned for President, or to be sold like a slave to cement his old alliances as a Mafia hitman. All I’ve ever known was his contempt and my loneliness...
  • Bystander by Sassa Daniels

    Bystander by Sassa Daniels

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Dark Bratva...
  • Shatter Me by Alex Grayson

    Shatter Me by Alex Grayson

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ****WARNING! PLEASE READ!! This book contains content like rape, drugs, and hard situations that may trigger bad memories for those that has been in similar situations. Some parts are quite vivid and is not for the faint of heart or anyone that is offended by graphic physical and sexual abuse scenes. Please, if any of this bothers you DO NOT purchase this book! Not suitable for anyone under 18...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  angst  pregnancy  dark  abuse  contemporary  rape
  • Violent Triumphs by Jessica Hawkins

    Violent Triumphs by Jessica Hawkins

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The highly anticipated conclusion to the “emotional, steamy, and dangerous” USA Today bestselling White Monarch series. I’ve become a queen to the forsaken, a leader to thieves, and the wife of a man who instills fear in all who cross his path. He was the husband I didn’t want. Now, I can’t fathom life without my king. I should’ve been ready for anything...
  • Kiss a Stranger by R.J. Lewis

    Kiss a Stranger by R.J. Lewis

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I loved him. I loathed him. I knew he had secrets. I knew he had darkness in him. And yet I took all of him. Accepted all his ugly the way he embraced all of mine. But sometimes loving someone isn't enough. Sometimes it breaks you apart and moulds you into somebody else entirely. And sometimes the person you loved the most can be the one to hurt you worst of all...
  • Be My December by Rachel Brookes

    Be My December by Rachel Brookes

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I knew the exact moment I’d become a ‘yes’ girl. December 16th, a cold winter’s night, four years ago. The night my innocence was stolen, the night I made the mistake of saying no—a mistake I’d never make again. The dream of a ‘happily ever after' was now a locked away myth...
  • Slaughter by Shantel Tessier

    Slaughter by Shantel Tessier

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    My name is Avery Decker, and my story isn’t for the faint of heart. It is about revenge and hatred, misery and violence. I wasn’t always this way even though it was in my blood. I grew up happy and in love with my best friend until she betrayed me and walked away. After that, I fell into the deep, dark world I was meant for. Presleigh Clarke's actions turned me into the ruthless man I am today...
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