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Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken
The next book in the internationally bestselling mafia series… All is lost. All. I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore. My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage. I've lost my soul. She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been. Sixty lives are mine to take. Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance... -
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Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEnrage is the next standalone in the international best selling mafia series, Eagle Elite.Part of a world I loathe.Part of a family who hates me more than I hate myself.Living with a girl who reminds me of my darkness.I'm. In. Hell.Also known as the Cosa Nostra.My life was over the minute I stepped off that plane.Son to a murdered mob boss.Heir to a throne of murder and lies... -
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![The Black Wolf by J.A. Redmerski]()
The Black Wolf by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratings-Series Reading Order-#1 - KILLING SARAI#2 - REVIVING IZABEL#3 - THE SWAN & THE JACKAL#4 - SEEDS OF INIQUITY#5 - THE BLACK WOLF--- Since devastating secrets were uncovered by Nora Kessler, Niklas Fleischer and Victor Faust have been divided as business partners and brothers... -
![Deathly by Brynne Asher]()
Deathly by Brynne Asher
I’m a fraud. Or an imposter. I’m certainly a hypocrite. I offer advice for a living. Encourage my patients to make wise decisions—help them help themselves to walk through life stronger, healthier, happier. Isn’t that the goal? To live our best lives? If only I practiced what I preach. I wasn’t always like this. Every move I make lately is the opposite of smart...Categorized as:
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![Sinners Consumed by Somme Sketcher]()
Sinners Consumed by Somme Sketcher
My world is on fire, and I’m obsessed with the girl who lit the match.Bloodied knuckles and a lifeless body at my feet confirm it: Penny is my demise.My gentlemanly facade is nothing but a memory.My sins are seeping through my shirt like ink.I tried to leave her. Couldn’t do it.I tried to snuff the life out of her. Couldn’t do that, either...Categorized as:
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![The Truth About Lies by Aly Martinez]()
The Truth About Lies by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTruth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two men murdered my wife. And I was helpless to save her. Consumed by hate and rage, I spent four years running from my memories. Until a shattered woman gave me a reason to stop. Cora lived in a nightmare, but through sheer force of will, she’d turned it into something beautiful... -
![Lover in Lingerie by Penelope Sky]()
Lover in Lingerie by Penelope Sky
I know this has no future.Only heartbreak.Bosco Roth may be the man I've fallen for, but he'll never be the man I marry.He's too dangerous. Too risky.When our three months is over, I'll walk away.At least that's what I keep telling myself..Categorized as:
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![It Kills Me by Penelope Sky]()
It Kills Me by Penelope Sky
My father has chosen me to succeed him in the family business.But if I want the job, it comes with stipulations. And one of those stipulations is to never mix business with pleasure. AKA, don't sleep with anyone on the job. My father leads by example, and not once have I ever seen him get involved with anyone, not even his beautiful assistant. That was an easy rule to follow...until Axel... -
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Endless by W. Winters
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. He holds a power over me like no one else ever could. Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his. Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone. Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me... -
![Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia]()
Saving Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeckett 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
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom 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... -
![The Truth About Us by Aly Martinez]()
The Truth About Us by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTruth: Penn Walker entered my life like a summer storm—dark, ominous, and filled with thunder. After witnessing my husband’s murder, I didn’t have much of a heart left to offer a man. But Penn took it all. Every jagged shard. Every broken bit.Even the dirty and twisted pieces that I wish never existed. Lie: I didn’t need him to save me.Lie: I knew exactly who he was... -
![Promise Me Always: Alternate Cover by A L Jackson]()
Promise Me Always: Alternate Cover by A L Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI should know better than to let Tessa McDaniels pretend to be my fiancée.I’m a dark, dangerous disaster who leaves destruction in his wake.But when she offers to pretend to marry me to help me get my kids back, I can’t refuse. They are the one thing I have left to fight for.Milo Hendricks found me at my lowest. Battered and broken by my ex with no place to call home...Categorized as:
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![Cor Amare by Pepper Winters]()
Cor Amare by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI made the worst mistake of my life when I was twenty-two.I let love and fear destroy everything I ever wanted, and now I have a choice to make.Run and hide, or stay and face the consequences.I'd always known I wasn't allowed to love her.I'd always accepted that I wasn't allowed to keep her.But that didn't stop me.I broke every rule and choked on every secret to have her...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Fallen Royal by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Fallen Royal by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mafia romance about betrayal and faith by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series."The truth may hurt for a little while, but a lie hurts forever."—Ryan BiggeI grew up knowing it would happen one day. Believing that I would fall into my father's footsteps and become a monster of my own making. So I fought it. I lived. I loved. I teased... -
![Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski]()
Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIzabel and Naeva find themselves right where they wanted to be in Mexico: captured and held in the slave compounds owned by the Ruiz family. But the two are soon separated and forced into very different—but equally dangerous—situations... -
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The Savage by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIvan may be my name but I am best known as The Savage.Born and bred Bratva heir and loving every delicious minute of my life. That's why it was easy to kidnap the entitled Charlotte Richmond from her finishing school in England. It was my pleasure to hide her away while her depraved father searched for her.I have no heart, no emotion, and no morals.She is a bargaining chip, a means to an end...Categorized as:
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![Club Mafia – The Demon by Stella Andrews]()
Club Mafia – The Demon by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey 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... -
![Fallen Rose by Amelia Wilde]()
Fallen Rose by Amelia Wilde
Leo Morelli has lost everything.His safety. His sanity. But worse than that, the woman he loves. He will destroy Bishop’s Landing to get her back, even if it means becoming the monster she fears. The entire city will feel his wrath. Haley Constantine loves her beast, but she can’t walk away from her family. They need her now more than ever. It will take more than violence to face these enemies...Categorized as:
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![Becoming His by Ami Van]()
Becoming His by Ami Van
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDerrick King He and his brothers are the ruthless heads of a crime family. KINGS. They’ve built their empire to become what it is today, collecting fortune and power, bending rules and taking out whoever stood in their way. Tall, dark and sinfully gorgeous, Derrick as head of the family never went to bed alone yet never slept in a bed with any woman either...Categorized as:
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![Deliver Us From Evil by Monica James]()
Deliver Us From Evil by Monica James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters are real…and that monster is me.I’ve surrendered. I have no other choice.With Babydoll gone, I’m going to do whatever it takes to find her.I will lie.Cheat.Murder…and I’ll do so with a smile.I’ll even sell my soul to the devil…because that’s who my father, Sean Kelly, is. He won’t stop until Belfast is his. He knows I’m at my breaking point... -
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Taken by Him by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe took me like a thief in the night, but I was already his from the moment I laid eyes on him. Maxim Volkov. A name I had never heard before but one that my heart now beats for.He’s not an easy man to love. He’s hard. Brutal. Unforgiving. A weapon forged in the fire and pain of his early life. I will take that weapon and use it to bring down all who betrayed me...Categorized as:
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![Knox by TheFeveredBookaholic]()
Knox by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRevenge.I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me?My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this... -
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![Secret Vendetta by Kathy Lockheart]()
Secret Vendetta by Kathy Lockheart
LUNABaptized in blood, I’m marked for death.Each time it comes, he appears. My masked protector.Saving me for reasons only known to him.But the Vigilante is playing a deadly game.One I must stop before he claims another soul.My new boyfriend, Hunter, vows to keep me safe.But what if we become the final casualties in the Vigilante's secret vendetta?VIGILANTEI’m the most dangerous man in the city...Categorized as:
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Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom 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... -
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Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote: 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... -
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Respect by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOnce upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who called a corrupt kingdom home sweet home. Protected and sheltered from the worst the world had to offer, she fell in love with the crumbling city that burned and blazed around her. Every dirty corner, every scary shadow, found a place within her heart. So did a man who was violent and dangerous, just like the streets she claimed as her own...Categorized as:
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![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 ratingsHARLOW 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 ratingsMy 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... -
![Merciless Union by Faith Summers]()
Merciless Union by Faith Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth... -
![The Saint by Kimberly Kincaid]()
The Saint by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis partner’s most trusted informant is his only hope…and his only weakness.When Detective Liam Hollister is assigned to an assault-turned-murder, he brings his signature three “C”s: control, calm, and composure. The “C” he wasn’t counting on? His partner’s informant, Carmen Desoto, who’s not only the key to unlocking his case...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Secrets by Lilian Harris]()
Shattered Secrets by Lilian Harris
I was loved by two men--one was my husband and the other his best friend. But I was only in love with one. Then he forgot I existed. Hudson Mackay was the only man I ever wanted.The man I married. The man who promised to love me "'til death do us part."Then he disappeared and never came home.Everyone thinks he's dead. Everyone but me.Friends tell me to move on. That he's never coming back... -
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![Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point Crossover by Jay Crownover]()
Son of a Gun: A Marked Men and The Point Crossover by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeavy is the head that inherits the crown.The only thing on Daire Archer’s mind when she pulled a disappearing act on Christmas was proving she was worthy of being her father's daughter. She was born an Archer, which was a blessing and a curse, and Daire was determined to show everyone she deserved to carry the legacy that came with her name...Categorized as:
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![Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn]()
Tethered Souls by Beth Flynn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy 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 ratingsMonsters 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... -
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Sinful Promise by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’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... -
![Break for Me by Ember Nicole]()
Break for Me by Ember Nicole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrista has been on the run for years, attempting to escape a past that isn’t willing to let her go. Life taught her that she can rely only on herself for survival, and in turn, it’s made her cold, calculating, manipulative, and just a little vindictive. She knows they’re out there searching for her...Categorized as:
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Aldo by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy best friend is the king of the Niagara Falls underworld. There is no one I am more devoted to. Until she catches my eye and changes everything. Aldo Ricci Right hand to Roman Costas.Enforcer. Loyal.Alone. Happy to stay that way.Until she walks into his life.Violet NelsonUnexpected. Alluring. Off-limits.But he can’t stay away... -
![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... -
![The King by S.R. Jones]()
The King by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey say all is fair in love and war, but he never played fair…They call him the king.He’s not my king.He’s my tormentor, my captor—my secret dark desire.In the brutal Bratva world, to be a king means to wage endless war.I’m about to be collateral damage.I must hope my captor wins as the alternatives are horrific.After all, to the victor goes the spoils.This is book one in the Bratva Blood duet... -
![Dario by Olivia Thorn]()
Dario by Olivia Thorn
Alessandra: My entire life changed when he walked into my father’s café in Tuscany… Il Mostro. The monster. The devilishly handsome mafia don Dario Rosolini. He and his brothers run this region… and they take everything they want. Including me. Although Dario has made clear that I am his and ONLY his. But I’ll fight back, no matter how hard it is... -
![Because I'm Yours by Claire Contreras]()
Because I'm Yours by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLenora De LucaI've always been a good girl.The perfect daughter.The perfect sister. And, in two weeks, I'm supposed to become the perfect wife.I don't know or like the man my father chose to marry me off to but I have no say in the matter. That's why when I see Rocco Marchetti, the man I've had a crush on my entire life, I decide he'll be my first...Categorized as:
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![Cassio by Eva Winners]()
Cassio by Eva Winners
Cassio King.My savior.My enemy.The man lurked in the shadows of my dreams. He was supposed to marry my cousin.Yet, here I was… taking her place.I’ve hated the King family for as long as I could remember. Certain things were unforgivable. But there was more to Cassio than meets the eye...Categorized as:
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![The Queen by Skye Warren]()
The Queen by Skye Warren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI 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... -
![The Bayou Never Tells by Chelley St. Clair]()
The Bayou Never Tells by Chelley St. Clair
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe only thing darker than the waters of the Louisiana bayou are the secrets it holds. I’d know—I’ve buried more than a few myself.She was supposed to be one of them.I was the boy who never had a chance, an orphan recruited by the devil himself, until the family I never knew gave me something to live for...Categorized as:
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![Whiskey Smoke by Abbi Glines]()
Whiskey Smoke by Abbi Glines
Wealth, power, and privilege have always been a part of Levi Shephard’s life. However, it comes at a price. The darkness that surrounds being born into a family of organized crime has always kept him at a distance when it came to relationships. He only hooked up with women who understood the game and played along... -
![Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke]()
Wicked Dark Heathens by Lucy Smoke
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat tangled webs we weave...He’s everything I don’t want. A playboy. A beast with a cunningly gorgeous smile. Faces like his only mean one thing. Somewhere underneath all of that handsomeness, there lies a monster.And if anyone can sense a monster, it’s me.I understand cruelty. I’ve lived and breathed it for my entire life... -
![Liberated by Elle Charles, Rachelle Gould-Harris]()
Liberated by Elle Charles, Rachelle Gould-Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final, concluding part of the Fractured series - book one, Fractured, is currently free. After escaping the life that was determined to never let her go, and leaving behind the man that coaxed her from the darkness, Kara is back to living a solitary life. Hiding away, once again, she is living in isolation, forging an existence from the torn shreds left behind...Categorized as:
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