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The Saviors: Part two by Ames Mills
The Saviors.We pride ourselves on saving people. But what happens when we can’t save the ones we hold closest to us? A vendetta that brought us back to Forest Grove has put all our lives on the line. The woman we love is thrust back into the arms of the monster that hurt her... -
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Dead Drop by Tate James
dead dropnouna method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information between two individuals using a secret location. All I’ve ever known is the Guild. They clothed me, fed me, raised me. They trained me. And in return I became their perfect weapon, their loyal soldier, their deadly asset. For as long as I can remember, the Guild has been my life... -
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![Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight]()
Our Tricks by Elizabeth Knight
The gauntlet has been thrown, lines have been drawn, and sides have been chosen. Now it’s time to see who will win.Removing Diego from power was the last obstacle to getting to Marco—or so I thought. The deeper we dive into this mess, the clearer it is that Marco has been hunting me for a long time. He’s methodical, calculating, and knows how to use every pawn at his disposal... -
![Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart.And now it’s my turn to fight for them.I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive.But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war... -
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![Queen Crow by J. Bree]()
Queen Crow by J. Bree
It was never supposed to be like this.My darkest secret has just been sent to the one person I was desperate to hide it from and now it’s too late to take it back. The damage has been done.With Atticus’ life in the balance and three new members about to be sworn in to the Twelve, the stakes have never been higher... -
![The Saint by Delaney Dare]()
The Saint by Delaney Dare
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say I’m theirs. They say they aren’t ready to let me go. Too bad they only bought me for a night.Selling my virginity is an easy decision. I need money, and the masquerade auction is the perfect opportunity to make enough cash to get far away from Chicago and the family who turned their backs on me.I thought I knew what to expect until I saw them standing before me.Imposing.Dangerous... -
![Ruin: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare]()
Ruin: A Dark MC Romance by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series .My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits.But not any longer.Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need.Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...Categorized as:
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![Don't Be Scared by A.J. Merlin]()
Don't Be Scared by A.J. Merlin
Every town has a history.Ours is just a little darker than most.For years I’ve celebrated Halloween and Hollow Bridge’s history with everyone else who lives here. Parades, festivals, and insane Halloween parties have always been a staple for us. Some bad behavior is expected, given what we’re celebrating.But murder has never been on the table before... -
![All For Him by Kelly Finley]()
All For Him by Kelly Finley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas Van de May —You know the fairytale where the princess leaves her glass slipper behind?This version is tragic; the details are darker.It was a clunky shoe and her demon was real.And I’m the forbidden prince who ran after her, but I never found my wounded princess.It’s been years and now I’ve got billions. I’m the heir to a southern fortune...Categorized as:
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![Tainted Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan]()
Tainted Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI am Kitten. Feel my Claws!The insatiable cravings that control my life have well and truly thrown me into a clusterfuck of epic proportions! Why didn’t I see this coming? Why didn’t I just walk away when I had the chance?I’ve put myself in less than ideal situations before, but never could I imagine this!Having the choice taken from me.Having my pleas ignored... -
![Full Throttle by R.E. Bond]()
Full Throttle by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA battered heart, a drive-by shooting, and a mysterious man on a motorcycle.Of course I got on the back, what girl wouldn’t?The fear and excitement on the back of that bike gave me the rush that I’d been craving.Thankfully, the mysterious man kept his promise and took me to my new friend, Atlas.Atlas Lawson was exciting, a free spirit, and everything my damaged soul needed...Categorized as:
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![Creeping Beautiful by J.A. Huss]()
Creeping Beautiful by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMcKAY I wasn’t the one who broke her but I played my part. She came to us when she was ten. I raised her. I loved her. I taught her how to survive in a world of evil men. But it wasn’t enough. ADAM I wasn’t the one who saved her but I did my best. She needed me as much as I needed her. Bought and paid for on the auction block. But not for the reasons you think. She was my weapon...Categorized as:
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![Queen of Vengeance by Poppy Jacobson]()
Queen of Vengeance by Poppy Jacobson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou are INVITED! Welcome to the Brighton High School 10 Year Reunion!I sacrificed everything for a fairytale ending with my prom king. Only I knew the truth--our happy ending was a nightmare that started when my future husband and his best friends took something from me I could never get back... -
![Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker]()
Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down... -
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![Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan]()
Insatiable Kitten by Sarah J.D., Sarah Jane Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI am Kitten. Watch me play!They call me Kitten. I’m their plaything, and I love it. I thrive on it. I need it.Why?It’s like an itch I can’t quite scratch.A craving that doesn’t take away the hunger.A compulsion that I can’t control.It’s all-consuming in every way.I thought I’d come to terms with how my future looked. Meaningless sex. Lots and lots of meaningless sex...Categorized as:
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![Poison Kiss by Steffanie Holmes]()
Poison Kiss by Steffanie Holmes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI may be blind, but they won’t see me coming.Cassius. Victor. Torsten.My monster. My strength. My heart.Three cruel, broken kings who kissed me with poisonAnd woke me from my slumber.I used to think that my future lay beyond ivy-covered walls;College, a career, a white-picket fence…But now I’m bathed in blood and fire.Now I wear their thorny crown,and sit upon a throne of skulls... -
![Skeletal Hearts by J. Rose]()
Skeletal Hearts by J. Rose
It’s time to pray.Repeat after me. Lord Almighty, have mercy on me.Free me from my sins. Freedom.That’s the first lie I swallowed. Haunted by ghosts and the secrets they carry, I’m being eaten alive by guilt. Pastor Michaels’ reign of terror will continue until I surrender myself to him. We’re fighting an invisible enemy that speaks the language of violence... -
![Cruel Betrayal by Elira Firethorn]()
Cruel Betrayal by Elira Firethorn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing in their enemy's inner circle has never been easier for Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver. Not only have they earned Ludo's trust, but Wren's friendship with Aubrey has turned out to be more beneficial than they ever could've predicted.Still, there's no room for celebration. Not when the constant threat of something happening to Rhett's brothers is looming over everyone's heads... -
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Karma by Amber Nicole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to the dangerous and enticing world of the Belladonnas — where the women may be beautiful, but they’re more deadly than anyone could ever imagine.Assassins. Women for hire.Is there really a difference?These women dress for success…and that success is usually found while standing over the bodies of their targets... -
![A Destiny of Carnage by Mallory Fox]()
A Destiny of Carnage by Mallory Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath isn’t the end. Surrender is overrated.Killing for love is the only cure…I fear nothing, no one.Not even the boys who loved me that I lost. Dead. Buried. Gone. One by one. I am alone.I need to be stronger. I have to evolve If I’m to survive. If I’m going to save us all.Jude is my rock. Lorcan is my faith. Dante is my blade. Dino was the light to my darkness... -
![Kings of Kink by N.O. One]()
Kings of Kink by N.O. One
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Why Choose Standalone NovelSometimes a queen needs a king…or three.My name is Madelina Mancini and as the younger sister to New York City’s most powerful mafia don, I’ve lived most of my life in the family’s protective bubble.Until I didn’t.Until evil found me and tried to destroy me.Happiness seemed impossible when all I felt was emptiness... -
![Raven by Leah Steele]()
Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
![Noxious Boys (Groveton College) by K.L. Taylor-Lane]()
Noxious Boys (Groveton College) by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStarting at a new college halfway through the school year is miserable. Especially when you have to move halfway across the globe to do so.My false sense of freedom from the man pulling the strings is crushed, his control crossing oceans with evil eyes watching my every move.There are a million things that I shouldn't be doing with my new found liberation, however slight it may be... -
![Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd]()
Sinfully Mastered by Serena Akeroyd
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor little Miss Naughty, the words 'behaving' and 'love' never belonged in the same sentence... * Marina is wicked. Right down to her core. She doesn't care for the rules, is the ultimate rebel without a cause, but when she loves, she loves true. So, when the few people she actually gives a damn about get hurt because of her, the guilt is immense... -
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![Fall by N.V. Roez]()
Fall by N.V. Roez
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat happens to the broken? … Honestly, I don’t know. My past is catching up to me from all directions. I’m stuck between the girl I was and the woman I want to be. Everyone is blaming me for what happened to Micah, but nothing is as it seems. People are after me, and debts have to be repaid. That’s not the hardest pill to swallow, though...Categorized as:
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![Deception by K. Webster]()
Deception by K. Webster
Sparrow is the businessman in a suit. Sully is the rebel. And Scout is the psycho. They’ve reigned as the Terror Triplets, using cruelty and intimidation to rule New York City society. Now they face a bigger challenge: the reclusive heiress Laundry Croft. It’s their job to work their way into her life. They need to make her trust them. Even while they keep their own secrets...Categorized as:
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![Lose Me In The Shadows by Jo Brenner]()
Lose Me In The Shadows by Jo Brenner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*She thought it was over.*Kara believed she was free.Free to erase the brand left on her heart by the three men who thought they could own her. But when an enemy from her past reappears in her present, she’s forced to reckon with who she was—and who she’s become. The dark fire lit inside her by the men she left behind may be Kara’s only weapon against a predator intent on breaking her... -
![Hired Help by Layla Simon]()
Hired Help by Layla Simon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy ex-boyfriend's dad is an escort… and I've hired him for prom. Since dumping me midway through summer break, Harrison Powell has made my days at Kingswood College a living hell. I’ve tried to ignore him, but when he humiliates me before the entire senior year, I’m too enraged to let him have the last laugh.Luckily, I know a family secret my ex would rather keep hidden... -
![Gangsters And Guns by K.A. Knight, Loxley Savage]()
Gangsters And Guns by K.A. Knight, Loxley Savage
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome people say that life won’t give you more than you can handle...but those people are liars.My life has never been easy. I’ve had my fair share of pain—every moment is a fight to survive. With my brother on his deathbed, it’s up to me to provide and protect what’s left of my broken family... -
![Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn]()
Vicious Deception by Elira Firethorn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt wasn’t supposed to end like this. The guys’ enemy wasn’t supposed to gain the upper hand. But now Elliot, Rhett, and Oliver have been captured and separated by Ludo Holloway. If they make one wrong move, the consequences will be disastrous. The only thing they can do is comply with Holloway’s wishes and do their best to secretly find a way to escape... -
![Ruin My Life by Luna Pierce]()
Ruin My Life by Luna Pierce
Desperate to save my dying mother, I sacrifice myself to a repulsive crime boss.The cost? I must produce him an heir.I accepted my terrible fate until I met them. Three very different, alluring men.Silver, the brutal silver fox, who thrives on solving problems, and helped me get rid of a body.Alec, the intelligent golden retriever, who will do anything for me, even get his hands dirty...Categorized as:
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![Ruining Vanessa by Raissa Donovan, Addison Wolf]()
Ruining Vanessa by Raissa Donovan, Addison Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo survive, I need to give them what they want--but giving in will ruin me.I made a mistake.I thought I could delay the inevitable. I thought if I was smart, I could put off getting pregnant, and buy myself time to find a way to escape.I should have known they'd find out. I should have known there'd be consequences.Slayer is happy to dole out punishments... -
![Keeping Vanessa by Raissa Donovan, Addison Wolf]()
Keeping Vanessa by Raissa Donovan, Addison Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI always wanted to be a mother. I just never expected the father to be a mafia man, let alone three of them.This pregnancy has made Giulio, Damien, and Slayer even more obsessed with me. Damien's eyes hunger every time he sees my pregnant belly. Slayer's hinting that he wants to spend even more time with us. And Giulio goes from affectionate to horrifying at the drop of a dime... -
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Twisted Ink by A.M. McCoy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBeing a romance writer means drawing inspiration from many things, and when I met Dallin, I knew I had the perfect muse.He was everything women read about— tall, tattooed, and irresistibly delicious. Oh, did I mention successful too? He swept me off my feet and right into his bedroom where he awakened things in me, I had only ever wrote about...Categorized as:
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![Make Her Bleed by Zepphora]()
Make Her Bleed by Zepphora
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI trusted Malakai Harris all my life. I never thought he would stab me in the back the way he did.Kai has taken everything from me. My freedom, my friends, my father. The only thing left for him to take is my sanity, but I won't hand it over. My only saving grace is his posse, those he has scared into following him...Categorized as:
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![Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad]()
Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNever feed your fears, Saoirse, because if you do, they will eat you alive.Those were the last words my mother uttered before the masked men arrived.She begged me to run, to save myself from the past she kept hidden.But here's the thing, the past doesn't stay buried forever, and somebody has to pay the price for the choices she made.All the King's horses and all the King's men..Categorized as:
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![Kept by Cate Corvin]()
Kept by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI already had to leave college once to care for my sick mother. Thanks to the Second-Chance Scholarship, I have one last shot to finish my degree at Bourdillon University, a prestigious academy for the arts. But the three professors who control my future don't see a student, or an assistant librarian. They see prey.The Dean of Students, gentleman on the outside, beast on the inside...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts]()
Dirty Billionaires by Dori Pulitano, Sahara Roberts
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTaking 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...Categorized as:
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![Signed for You by J.R. Dust]()
Signed for You by J.R. Dust
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo men, danger around every corner, and a missing brother. It's like her life has turned into a book . . . That's all Charlie can decide when she thinks about the events of the last few weeks. While she's thrilled to lose herself in her beloved romance novels, it's like she's living in one... -
![Strangers by Cassie James]()
Strangers by Cassie James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhose idea was it to give an outsider her crown? In Patience, power is everything—and now Juliet’s got more of it than she ever wanted. But this time around, there’s far more at stake than a questionable family mystery. When love is on the line, Juliet will have to decide when to fight and when to walk away. You can never go back to being strangers...Categorized as:
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![Hateful Vengeance by Melinda Terranova]()
Hateful Vengeance by Melinda Terranova
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Lies. Death. Betrayal.They seem to seep into every part of my life, no matter how much I fight against them.I have been summoned and delivered to the man I despise.Bound. Gagged. Broken. Handed over by the ones I trusted most.All for the sick and twisted benefit of The Brotherhood.Stalked. Kidnapped. Stabbed. I’ve been an unwilling pawn in their game. A game I wanted no part of.That ends now...Categorized as:
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![Disloyal by G.N. Wright]()
Disloyal by G.N. Wright
Deals. Deception. Duplicity.They changed everything.Just when I thought things were going to be okay. I thought my secrets were out and my Crows were finally flocking to my side. But my Master came back and I’m once again crowned in a cage where there is no escape, only pain and punishment.But I've played this game before... -
![Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks]()
Salvation by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt started with an Obsession… We knew from the moment we saw her that she would be ours, and we used all of our means of Seduction to prove it to her... However, with our way of life comes trouble. It didn’t matter how much Devotion we had, it wasn’t enough to keep her safe, and now we’re here. We’re fighting for our lives and everything we never knew we’d have... -
![Theirs as Payment by Piper Stone]()
Theirs as Payment by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaking me was business. Keeping me was personal. Until mere moments ago, I was a doctor heading home after my shift at the hospital. But that was before I was forced into the back seat of an SUV, then bared and spanked for trying to escape... -
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![Blood of the Saints by Denver Rose]()
Blood of the Saints by Denver Rose
Good and Evil. Saints and Sinners.How do we determine the difference between virtuous and immoral?I found myself asking this over and over as I lay awake at night contemplating the consequences of one fatal mistake.The lines are blurred between reality and my darkest desires while I fight the monsters in the shadows to protect the innocent around me... -
![Sexy as Sin by W. Winters]()
Sexy as Sin by W. Winters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Willow Winters, comes a sexy second-chance MC romance.I took the fall for a crime I didn’t commit, and it cost me everything. Including the only woman I ever loved.I’m not the man she fell in love with. Four years behind bars made me harder, colder… with a temper I can’t control.But one look at Kat and nothing else matters... -
![Sharp Love by Mandy Muse]()
Sharp Love by Mandy Muse
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon’t sleep with your clients.I had never thought about hooking up with the sinfully sexy Lincoln Valbuena. Those blue eyes and that deal-closing smile… Ok fine, I have thought about it, but I can’t cross that line. Until I find out Gabriel, my one-night stand is best friends with Lincoln. We all agree to a no-strings-attached fling between the three of us... -
![Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology by Beck Knight, Delaney Dare]()
Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology by Beck Knight, Delaney Dare
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCorruption. Sin. Greed. Temptation.Nothing is sacred.Not the priest who looks at you with hunger etched into his rugged face. Not the nun who hides her secrets in the scars on her arms. Definitely not the theology professor who keeps his student long after class is over.A different kind of worship. A wicked type of praise. A devil's paradise and an angel's ruin...Categorized as:
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![Share Me, Daddy by Sara Fields]()
Share Me, Daddy by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey're not just going to share me. They're going to make me call them both daddy.Connor Murphy was the perfect husband for a bratva kingpin's daughter. An Irish mafia boss I could marry to secure an alliance between our families. It was all supposed to be so simple...But then our wedding was attacked and I ended up on the run with his brother Caden... -
![Damaged Dreams by Kris Butler]()
Damaged Dreams by Kris Butler
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat price would you pay for the truth?“It all starts there.” Those were the last words my father spoke to me.When I was 16, everything seemed perfect. I had it all--loving parents, best friends, and a potential boyfriend. But most of all, I had skating, and we were one step away from the Olympics.Until they came for me, and secrets and betrayal rip my world apart...
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