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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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![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...Categorized as:
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Tool by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing the VP of the Ruthless Kings has made me jaded and scarred, a savage bloodthirsty beast.Grit, pain, blood, the three constants in my life.Love?I wouldn't burden anyone with loving me. I'm a hard man to love.Until she walks through the garage doors, looking perfect in her little blue dress and high heels.She's neat and clean and too damn good for me, but I'm determined to get her filthy... -
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![Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch]()
Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy code name is Pisces. The stars say I’m independent, wise, and intuitive.Still waters run deep. I’m the leader of Zodiac Tactical’s guardian unit. We’re the bodyguards—the ones who stand toe to toe with danger and refuse to give any ground. We protect people who need it most.But what if who needs it most is a spoiled diva?I don’t normally take on movie stars... -
![The Enigma by Jodi Ellen Malpas]()
The Enigma by Jodi Ellen Malpas
A fatal blend of revenge and desire.After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom’s death was called an accident. She’s not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light... -
![Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond]()
Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing Archer Hendricks’ little sister has always had its problems.My dates ending up dead, kids at school shunning me, and every aspect of my life controlled.I’ve always been kept on the outside of the crew life, always watching, and never participating.I craved to be a part of my brother’s world, no matter the danger.Looks like my wish has been granted because Rage Evans knows I exist... -
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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... -
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But I Need You by W. Winters
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSome love stories are a slow burn. Others are quick to ignite, scorching and branding your very soul before you’ve taken that first breath. You’re never given a chance to run from it. That’s how I’d describe what happened to us.Everything around me blurred and all that existed were his lips, his touch… The chase and the heat between us became addictive... -
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Untamed by M. O'Keefe
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMarriage has always meant violence. I don’t trust it, but it’s the only thing keeping me afloat in these dark undercurrents. I married for safety but I got the most dangerous thing in the world—Ronan Byrne for a husband.Now we’re returning to Bishop’s Landing to face our demons. Mine. His. We have real enemies to conquer, but it’s the fear in my heart that beats the loudest... -
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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... -
![Obsession by T.K. Leigh]()
Obsession by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne week. No names. No expectations.That was our agreement. We were supposed to walk away after our time in Hawaii was over. No matter what.That was before…Before I learned who she is.Before I realized how interconnected our lives are.Before I fell in love.But our love isn’t the stuff fairy tales are made of.Demons lurk around every corner.Good doesn’t necessarily prevail over evil... -
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Fractured Angel by L. Ann
She’s a disgraced pop star. He’s the frontman of Black Rosary.Their worlds are about to collide and nothing will ever be the same again.Ten years ago, I fell in loveThe pop princess and the rock star.On paper, we should never have worked. In public she was a sweet girl-next-door bubble-gum pop singer.But when we were together, her passion matched mine...Categorized as:
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![Chasing The Dragon by T.K. Leigh]()
Chasing The Dragon by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’s trying to protect his heart… She’s a shell of the girl she once was… Can he chase away the demons threatening to destroy her? Mackenzie Delano craves control. After tragedy strikes during her freshman year of college, she compensates for the helplessness she felt by micro-managing every aspect of her life, from her business life to her social life…to her love life... -
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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 ratingsRichard 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...Categorized as:
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Sinner by Sheridan Anne
Death surrounds me.Every step I take, there’s someone waiting for me in the shadows.There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and now, I’m out here on my own, my hands stained with the blood of those I’ve killed to survive.Zade DeVil was my executioner, my most feared enemy, but he was also my protector. I wasn’t willing to cross that line with him, despite how much I may have wanted to... -
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Copper by K. Webster
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster, comes a new MC dark standalone novel!I’m a Fed.Rigid. Rule follower. One of the good guys. I uphold the law…when it suits me.My loyalty lies first with my brother, Koyn, and secondly with his motorcycle club.Jeremy Koynakov was the man I used to be. I’m Copper now. For a decade, I aided my brother in his quest for revenge. We thirsted for vengeance... -
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A Sinner's Promise by Kylie Kent
GioBeing the eldest son has always been a blessing and a curse. I was raised to be one thing and one thing only.A monster.My father did everything in his power to make sure that’s exactly what I became too.He wasn’t expecting that the monster he created would be the one to take him out though.Now I’m in charge. Of the family, the empire. Everything... -
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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... -
![When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann]()
When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series ...You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.There was before.When we were together, when we were happy.When we had nothing but dreams.When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.And there was after... -
![Blackout by Janine Infante Bosco]()
Blackout by Janine Infante Bosco
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery fairytale is just a tragedy with a twist. And happily-ever-after is a fantasy.Give me the real, ugly love of two people battling their demons to make it work. Two people like us. When the stakes have never been higher, I turn to my past. After all, it's our favorite sins that always do us in.But even in the midst of my blackout, there she is. The beacon of light I don't deserve... -
![Emerald Bruises by Pepper Winters]()
Emerald Bruises by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I made a bargain with a monster. A vow to save both our lives. I thought our commitment would stay true. It didn’t.” I’ve spent my entire life alone. I’m well used to loneliness and the endless pain of having no one. Sure, we made a bargain. We shared our secrets and made a vow. But I warned her not to do one tiny thing. One very important thing. For a while, she obeyed me... -
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![Coercion by Amelia Wilde]()
Coercion by Amelia Wilde
There’s a fight to the death… and a fight for his heart.COERCION is book three in the Controlling Interest trilogy. Find out what happens in the explosive conclusion of Will Leblanc’s emotional story... -
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Tangled Promise by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI 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 ratingsI’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... -
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Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCallie Jensen has officially taken a step into the world of romance, but even that can't be uncomplicated. She's pretty sure that more than one guy is showing interest in her, and with no experience on the matter, she's not sure how to handle it. It certainly doesn't feel normal. However, the harem she seems to be building with the Delta members is the least of her worries... -
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Mr. Angry Hornet by K. Webster
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI 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...Categorized as:
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Deny by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'll crucify every last one of them that hurt her.MalcolmI didn't think she was so important in my life until she was taken, and then everything changed. It became clear she was my entire world and my life revolved around her. I did everything I could to pull her from their evil clutches, and by the grace of God I found her in enough time.But I didn't find her soon enough. Sure, she was alive . -
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Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIzzy It’s funny how the things we most desire are usually the same things we’re meant to avoid. Just like Eve’s temptation with that damned apple, Mikhail Petrov is the one person I can’t seem to resist. Even though our union incites war in the streets of New York, causing more bloodshed than the city’s seen in a long time...Categorized as:
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![The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters]()
The Mercer Curse by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQ 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... -
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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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Cold Hearted Casanova by L.J. Shen
From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a witty romance about a woman desperate to marry into money…and her fake marriage to a (real) billionaire reluctant to commit even to a zip code.Riggs Bates may be a billionaire, but he knows money can’t buy happiness. He keeps his financial status a secret and takes his women the same way he takes his meals—a different one three times a day...Categorized as:
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![It's Our Secret by W. Winters]()
It's Our Secret by W. Winters
From romance author Willow Winters comes a USA Today best-selling emotionally gripping, standalone, romantic suspense. Allison: It was only a little lie.That’s how stories like these get started.But with every lie I told, he saw through it.I think in his heart he knew I was broken; he felt my pain as if it was his.And that’s what changed everything.He’s the reason it all fell apart... -
![Ruthless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Ruthless Sinner by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m the governor’s daughter and he’s a mafia boss in the Bratva. It was a no-brainer. I was forbidden to him and him to me. But when we met at his nightclub, I thought he was my prince charming. I couldn’t fight my attraction to the tattooed Russian god, any more than he could for me. Dante Levitsky is tall, dark and dangerously handsome with Mediterranean blue eyes you could swim in forever... -
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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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Fire Night by Penelope Douglas
"Nothing, not even Devil's Night, was more magical, because tonight was the longest night of the year. It was special."The clock at St. Killian’s chimes as whispers float in the dark staircase above. Snow falls from the black sky beyond the windows, and candles glow, the flames lighting up the longest night of the year.Devil’s Night isn’t the only holiday we celebrate... -
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Nicoli: Dark Mafia Romance by Bella J
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve never had a life.I’m not talking about the freedom money can buy because I have that in spades.I’m talking about the freedom a girl gets from growing up with four overprotective Del Rossa men…which is zero.Zero freedom to have a social life. Zero freedom to date.Men in this city know better than to look my way... -
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Harder Betrayal by Penelope Sky
I knew a relationship with Cauldron wouldn't be easy.But I underestimated just how challenging it would be...Categorized as:
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![Growing and Kissing by Helena Newbury]()
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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Cross by Shantel Tessier
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCROSSHave you ever stood next to a fire and felt the heat of it on your skin? Stared into the flames and thought how amazing it would be to be that free? It changes direction with the wind, destroying everything in its wake.That's what she felt like.Alexa was a wildfire that torched everything she touched, and I couldn't wait to be consumed by her.She was off-limits... -
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Taken by Lies by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom 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... -
![Red Sin by Aleatha Romig]()
Red Sin by Aleatha Romig
Red is the color of blood, sacrifice, danger, and courage. It’s also associated with heat, passion, and sexuality. When two people meet unexpectedly with an inexplicable attraction that defies common understanding...it can be called RED SIN.Julia and Van found one another in a shaken snow globe. Stranded in a blizzard, they embraced being two individuals with no last names...Categorized as:
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![The Society by Erin Mc Luckie Moya]()
The Society by Erin Mc Luckie Moya
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when you're born into a secret society? When your great-grandfather was a founding member? Do you have a choice whether you stay or not?And the benefits that befall you with such a position? The easy college access and high powered positions - the multinational firms... -
![Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce]()
Deadly Truths by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs. Eighteen months ago the Letters took me to force my father's hand and turned my world upside down. A few months after that, a man named Ben took me from them and I went through hell before I saw them again and they turned my heart inside out. In fast moments I'll never get over, I killed my father and walked away from everything--the Alliance, the Letters, my heart... -
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Dirty Pool by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo get what he wants, he’ll have to play a game of dirty pool. Michel Marcello never wanted to be a mafioso like every other man in his family—he wanted to be more. That doesn’t mean he’s unfamiliar with the life, or that he can’t hold his own against other made men... -
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Possessed by Lies by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI 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... -
![Vicious Lies by Ella Miles]()
Vicious Lies by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis isn't a love story. This is a story of all the reasons we can't be together. Reason number one: we lie.Liesel Dunn has a secret. One I literally ripped from her hands when we were kids. Her secret was in a letter that I tore in half. I have half the secret. She has the other half. We've always refused to share our part of the truth, so we've lived separate lives... -
![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...
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