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  • All Hail by J. Bree

    All Hail by J. Bree

    18 ratings
    The death of my serial killer father was supposed to free me.After the horrors of high school my family has reluctantly left me behind to heal from my trauma on my own terms but since my kidnapping I no longer know the girl who stares back at me in the mirror.The love of my life is avoiding me, desperate to keep me safe, and the man who should hate me won’t stop coming to my rescue...
  • Queen Crow by J. Bree

    Queen Crow by J. Bree

    16 ratings
    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...
  • Deity by Sheridan Anne

    Deity by Sheridan Anne

    16 ratings
    Betrayal cuts deeper than any knife stabbed through your back. It slices through you and makes you wish for the sweet demise of a bullet shot straight out of Carver’s gun. I trusted them.  King, Cruz, Grayson and Carver were not only the Kings of Ravenwood Heights, but the kings of my heart and now … they’re my executioners.They took away everything I had...
  • To Command and Collar by Cherise Sinclair

    To Command and Collar by Cherise Sinclair

    24 ratings
    Working with the FBI to capture human traffickers, Master Raoul scores an invitation to a slave auction. To his surprise, one slave is the kidnapped friend of a Shadowlands submissive. Although Kim's body is scarred, her spirit is unbroken, and he can't leave her behind. Ruining the FBI's plans, he buys her. Kimberly's freedom has come at a devastating price: the other women are still imprisoned...
  • Damaged by Sheridan Anne

    Damaged by Sheridan Anne

    18 ratings
    Play with fire; you’ll get burned.Play with me; I’ll get even.Dynasty came roaring into my life, bringing four of the most incredibly delicious men I’ve ever laid my eyes on, but along with it came a life that I was never expecting.This world is filled with corruption. There are secrets and lies around every corner...
  • Heathens by Sheridan Anne

    Heathens by Sheridan Anne

    14 ratings
    Twinkle, twinkle little starHeathens coming, brand new scar.Slaughter turns to pained goodbye.Never knowing if I’ll die.A DeAngelis family war is brewing and these heathens are the vicious ringleaders, pulling the strings of their pawns for the greatest show of all—a show that will guarantee sweet, sweet victory.Only victory comes with a price...
  • Je Suis a Toi by Pepper Winters

    Je Suis a Toi by Pepper Winters

    16 ratings
    The long awaited follow up to the New York Times Bestselling Trilogy Monsters in the Dark. “Life taught me an eternal love will demand the worst sacrifices. A transcendent love will split your soul, cleaving you into pieces. A love this strong doesn’t grant you sweetness—it grants you pain. And in that pain is the greatest pleasure of all.” Q made me the happiest esclave in the world...
  • Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight

    Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight

    10 ratings
    I was sold to my enemies.The Volkov’s are the nightmares they warned me of as a child, the ones they spoke of in the dark in hushed tones. Traitors, killers, the boogeymen themselves sent to scare children like me.Children of their enemies.A Kelly.A family that they have been at war with since before I was born, and now?Now I am to marry into the Bratva Pigs. To become their blushing bride...
  • Twisted Games by Elena Lawson

    Twisted Games by Elena Lawson

    10 ratings
    Twisted Games is a full-length dark enemies-to-lovers reverse harem romance, meaning the main character will have more than one love interest. It is book three in the Boys of Briar Hall series and should be read after Wicked Trials...
  • Twisted Obsession by Keta Kendric

    Twisted Obsession by Keta Kendric

    10 ratings
    Ansel: My cousin, Aaron, helped to rescue a damsel in distress from her cartel family, and of all people, he left her under my protection. Regina didn’t know it, but I’d claimed every part of her the day I’d set eyes on her...
  • Oath of Obedience by Jane Henry

    Oath of Obedience by Jane Henry

    12 ratings
    Marriage to a stranger is only the beginning.She'll have my baby, too.Many things have changed while I've been in prison.The Family has been decimated.Our enemies have gotten bolder.My brother has taken the reins as the new Boss.But one thing hasn’t changed: my loyalty.So when I’m released from prison only to be shackled to the daughter of our organization’s biggest traitor, I agree...
  • Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James

    Altered by Lead by C.M. Stunich, Tate James

    14 ratings
    My life will never be the same, altered by lead, damaged but not broken.I’m becoming a new me.I won’t run any longer; this time, I’m the hunter instead of the prey.But it takes hard work, skill, and a bit of luck to catch a mob boss.I’m going to need all three to survive this.Especially when I’ve got five gorgeous a**holes for teachers—and occasional bedmates.The Blackbirch Company...
  • Guardian Angel by Terri Anne Browning

    Guardian Angel by Terri Anne Browning

    16 ratings
    Things in Creswell Springs have been quiet lately. Or so it appears. Appearances can be deceiving. The night I met Gracie Morgan was the night that my life changed forever. I saved her that night, but it feels like she's been the one saving me ever since. --Hawk Hawk didn't just save me that night. He took me home with him and his family made me one of their own...
  • Epilogue by C.J. Roberts

    Epilogue by C.J. Roberts

    26 ratings
    I'm writing this because you begged. You know how I love the begging. In fact, you probably know too many things and know them far too well. Who am I? Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out. I was a whore in my youth, a killer since my adolescence, and a monster as a man. I am the man who kidnapped Livvie. I am the man who held her in a dark room for weeks...
  • Burned by Jordan Marie

    Burned by Jordan Marie

    18 ratings
    Librarian Note: Captured, Book 1 Ended on a Cliffhanger. This is the second part if it, plus Torch and Katie's story.Katie He is a very bad man. There is nothing good about him... Unless you count the things he does to me between the sheets. Those are good, very good. Everything else about him is bad to the core...
  • Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean

    Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean

    10 ratings
    Welcome to Emerson Grove, with our fantastic university, suburban lifestyle, and the city nearby, you’re never going to want to leave. I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them...
  • For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    10 ratings
    For Cam can be read as standalone, but it's advised to read book 3 For Adriano before book 4. Book 1 and 2 center around another couple.Camilla Guillermo’s life has been turned upside down ever since she joined the Chicago Syndicate and was reunited with Adriano Montesi, the cocky and charismatic Mafia man who captured her heart two years ago...
  • The Only Choice by Dee Palmer

    The Only Choice by Dee Palmer

    10 ratings
    An alternate title/cover for this ASIN can be found here.Bethany’s devastation is complete. Secrets, lies and impossible choices have torn her world apart but it is not the first time she has had to rebuild her world. So she’ll do it again...she has to. When Bethany meets Daniel, she is backed into a corner and with the threat of losing even more she comes out fighting...
  • Fallen Rose by Amelia Wilde

    Fallen Rose by Amelia Wilde

    12 ratings
    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...
  • The Skeleton King by Lauren Gilley

    The Skeleton King by Lauren Gilley

    14 ratings
    His club brothers call him the Money Man. Vice President Kingston Walsh is one of the most trusted members of the Lean Dogs MC. He’s thoughtful, quiet, and he’s all business. Who better to serve as guardian of the club’s skeletons? He never counted on the girl, but he’s not letting her go...
  • Legally Mine by Nicole French

    Legally Mine by Nicole French

    16 ratings
    What’s the point of falling in love if it only breaks your heart?I should be flying high. I’ve graduated from the best law school in the world, and I’m ready to start my career. So why do I feel like I’m holding the world on my shoulders instead of standing on top of it?Oh, right. Him.Bad boy. Billionaire. Larger-than-life Brandon Sterling...
  • Submit to Desire by Tiffany Reisz

    Submit to Desire by Tiffany Reisz

    16 ratings
    Charlotte Brand is tired of dull boyfriends and boring sex. Kingsley Edge, who owns clubs rumored to supply more than just cocktails, seems just the man to revive her: intense, sophisticated...and looking for a submissive he can train for an elite client.Charlotte is seduced by the offer...and by Kingsley himself. Soon they are engaged in a series of lessons that test her darkest desires...
  • Remedy by M.K. Gilher

    Remedy by M.K. Gilher

    6 ratings
    Dr. Jacade Jordan is no good for me. He’s a master at deception, a criminal, trouble. He’s been putting on the ultimate show of betrayal for years. He also saved my life and makes me feel more alive than I ever could have imagined...
  • Awe-Struck by Twyla Turner

    Awe-Struck by Twyla Turner

    8 ratings
    Madison "Sunny" Stone's life was turned upside down when she unexpectedly fell in love with the world's "Sexiest Man Alive" and superstar actor Gabriel Wolf. But being thrown into the spotlight, getting ripped apart by the media and a devastating accident has Sunny questioning whether loving the man behind the stardom is enough...
  • Best Year Ever by Ivy Smoak

    Best Year Ever by Ivy Smoak

    10 ratings
    My best friend Penny and I made a pact that this is going to be our best year ever. So naturally it has to come true. Truth be told, we’ve started off the semester a little shaky. Penny may have accidentally fallen in love with her professor. I know, how awkward, right? And I may have accidentally fallen in love with a complete stranger. And by accidentally I mean I stalked him. What? Sue me...
  • Stolen by Jay Marie

    Stolen by Jay Marie

    12 ratings
    HER This was never supposed to happen to me. I was smart. I was strong. I was a fucking first degree black belt for fuck's sake, but none of that mattered. Not when you're out-gunned and outnumbered. I was stolen from my life and thrown into the dark and hollow depths of human trafficking. But it’s not all glitter and rainbows...especially when it comes to him. He wants me beaten...
  • Discovering Me by Crystal Spears

    Discovering Me by Crystal Spears

    16 ratings
    Sniper Breaker has the reputation among the Breakneck MC as the brother looking for love. Deadly accurate with a gun, his skills protect him from the chaos that surrounds, but nothing will protect his heart. The brother that cares the most openly might be the one who gets hurt the worst.Piper Lacy lives her life without constraint...
  • Perfect Vision by L.M. Halloran

    Perfect Vision by L.M. Halloran

    6 ratings
    Hindsight isn't 20/20. When London flees to Los Angeles, she isn’t interested in making a new life from the ashes of her old one. All she wants is to survive. But with her reputation and career as a journalist in shambles, surviving alone in the city is easier said than done...
  • The Darker Side of Cane by Lacey Alpha

    The Darker Side of Cane by Lacey Alpha

    6 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B01M5INN8Y What's your darkest desire? Rough and ready Jonah Cane specialises in fulfilling women's sexual fantasies but how will he act when a virgin walks through his door? When intern Evelyn Ash is assigned to write an article for Missy Magazine, she has no idea what's in store for her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  romantic-love  crime  erotica  contemporary  mystery  sad
  • Aurora James by Jessica Ingro

    Aurora James by Jessica Ingro

    6 ratings
    WEARY. DESPERATE. BROKE. I did what I had to do to save her. I sold my soul to survive. I fell in love with the devil himself. I'm Aurora James, and this is my story. DANGEROUS. MENACING. FORMIDABLE. He is darkness and danger; I am his light. He is cold and ruthless; I am his warmth. He is a heartless pimp; I am his whore. And this is our beginning...
  • Marked by Eva Winners

    Marked by Eva Winners

    8 ratings
    Series BlurbWhen powers clash between the powerful, elite American families and billionaire mafia men. ✅ Mafia romance ✅ Hot Billionaires✅ Steamy sex✅ Violence Three orphans that grew up on the streets of Moscow among Bratva. Their experiences made them brothers. Their strength made them leaders.Three best friends on an unforgettable summer vacation find more than they bargain for...
  • Death Wish by K. Webster

    Death Wish by K. Webster

    8 ratings
    All I wanted is for my little sister Della to be safe and happy. And maybe, in brief stolen moments, I dreamed of a happy ending for myself with a brown-eyed man. That hope has turned into sharp, bright fear. There's only survival now.I'm the daughter of a controlling and cruel billionaire, so I understand about power. But I find myself fighting anyway. I find myself testing them...
  • Hudson by Shayne McClendon

    Hudson by Shayne McClendon

    8 ratings
    The Barter System – Book 1 Hudson – Book 2 Backstage – Book 3 Liberation - Book 4Radiance - Book 5The Barter System PrequelsThe Barter System Companion - Volume 1Refuse to compromise. Hudson Winters is in control of every aspect of his world. From his earliest memories, he’s been driven to succeed and has allowed nothing to get in his way...
    Categorized as:
    romantic-love  crime  dark  erotica  contemporary  lgbtq+  book  adult
  • Fire & Dark by Susan Fanetti

    Fire & Dark by Susan Fanetti

    10 ratings
    Connor Elliott is Sergeant at Arms of the Night Horde SoCal. He was brought up in the MC life and has never wanted anything else. But he’s found out the hard way that love and the outlaw life don’t always mix. Now he avoids romantic entanglements.Pilar Cordero is a firefighter in San Bernardino County...
  • The Salvation of Daniel by D.H. Sidebottom

    The Salvation of Daniel by D.H. Sidebottom

    10 ratings
    The second book in the Blue butterfly series. Mae had taught me many things; the ability to smile, that hope was a real ideal and most of all that I was worthy of love. Annie also showed me that. She showed me how to see the good things in life. How to sing with the birds every morning, how to laugh when flour and egg decorated the kitchen walls and how to feel the warmth of the sun every day...
  • Twisted: Round Two by Skyla Madi

    Twisted: Round Two by Skyla Madi

    10 ratings
    The underground fighting ring is a brutal game and Emily Sheppard is at the center of it all. With only two choices, Emily is torn between betraying the man who saved her life or accompanying him down the road to certain death. Jai Stone is on a mission to save his brother. The road that was once clear and simple has become murky and filled with uncertainties...
    Categorized as:
    dark  crime  romantic-love  war  new-adult  erotica  mystery  romance
  • Cruel Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak

    Cruel Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak

    12 ratings
    A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. My name is Stella, and I am empty. I am broken. I am nothing. The only thing I enjoy about my life is my job at the Tribune. My focus in both my editorial and my personal writing involves serial killers. Even my best friend doesn’t understand my obsession with them. No one does. Until I meet them...
  • Perfected by You by J.M. Walker

    Perfected by You by J.M. Walker

    12 ratings
    An all-consuming need… Evvie Neal was my addiction. The love I felt for her controlled me and it brought me to my knees. She was my one. My only. Destroyed as a boy, healed as a man, she was my saving grace. The first person who knew the real me. Because of her, I became stronger. Whole. A true warrior in my own personal Hell...
  • The Sassy Submissive by Golden Angel

    The Sassy Submissive by Golden Angel

    12 ratings
    A Dom with trust issues and a submissive pretending to be something she's not... what could possibly go wrong? After years of reading but never doing, Angel is finally ready to explore her fantasies in real life. The only problem? She'll have to learn the ropes all alone...
    Categorized as:
    romantic-love  dark  erotica  contemporary  book  adult
  • Trust by Sherri Hayes

    Trust by Sherri Hayes

    14 ratings
    Brianna is lost for the fourth time in her life. The first life-altering event occurred when her mother died. The second was when she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen and forced to be a slave. She would never forget those ten months. Everything changed again the day Stephan steamrolled into her life. That first month with him was, in some ways, more confusing than the prior ten...
  • Underestimated Too: Volume 2 by Jettie Woodruff

    Underestimated Too: Volume 2 by Jettie Woodruff

    16 ratings
    WARNING. This book contains: explicit sex scenes (some forced, some not), intense situations not meant for the faint of heart, abuse, adult language and content. Money is not the most important thing in the world; love is - so they say anyway. Fortunately, Drew loves money. He wasn’t capable of loving anything else. The more money he made, the more he needed to make...
  • Wife by Penelope Sky

    Wife by Penelope Sky

    18 ratings
    I was twenty-one when the gypsy read my future: As punishment for your crimes, you will only love one woman...but she'll never love you back. I didn't believe a word of it. Until I met Sofia Romano almost ten years later. I fell hard for this woman. Would die for this woman. But she left me. Now years have passed and Sofia needs a husband...
  • The Gift by Tiffany Reisz

    The Gift by Tiffany Reisz

    18 ratings
    A trained submissive, Eleanor will do whatever her master commands…even spend a week with a stranger. Daniel has been a recluse since his wife's death, and Eleanor's lover thinks spending time with her will be therapeutic—especially since Daniel is also a Dom.Despite her defiant streak, Eleanor can't resist giving in to Daniel's erotic demands...
    Categorized as:
    romantic-love  dark  erotica  contemporary  angst
  • One Wild Ride by Shyla Colt

    One Wild Ride by Shyla Colt

    6 ratings
    Secretary of the Lords of Mayhem, Moose, cherishes his freedom. But when his best friend gets engaged, and he takes on the role of best man, chemistry explodes between him and Joey, the maid of honor. He’s torn between his need to roam and the chance at a love that could last a lifetime. The choice becomes even more complicated when secrets are unearthed...
  • Shattered Heart by Ann Stewart, Stephanie Nash

    Shattered Heart by Ann Stewart, Stephanie Nash

    6 ratings
    Sometimes loving someone means letting them go.After allowing Alexander James to walk out of her life, Elyssa Hart falls into a dark spiral of deception, submission, and grief. In Alex's absence, the determined Oliver Prescott has the opportunity to win over Elyssa's affections...
  • Connected by Nikki Sex

    Connected by Nikki Sex

    6 ratings
    Submissive Kelly Flynn's life is falling apart...John Taylor, her Dom boyfriend is wanted by the police for the brutal murder of his psychologist, a psychologist that was helping him deal with his childhood.Kelly is John's alibi, but the police don’t believe her. Her parents don't believe her either, but she knows John...
    Categorized as:
    dark  romantic-love  erotica  romance  mlm  contemporary
  • Redemption by Ivory Quinn

    Redemption by Ivory Quinn

    6 ratings
    ‘Cause you are my invisible stringsYou’re the ties that bind me wholeYou’re all that keeps me togetherYou’re the dark matter of my soulIt’s been six long months since Gabriel left and Noelle’s nightmares are swallowing her whole. In a last ditch attempt to save her sanity, Jax takes her to Cal Henway, the infamous and enigmatic Master of Kink, to see if he can slay her demons...
    Categorized as:
    dark  romantic-love  erotica  contemporary  sad
  • Seize me From Darkness by Cari Silverwood

    Seize me From Darkness by Cari Silverwood

    6 ratings
    This book is part of a dark erotic fiction series and may disturb some readers. In this dirty, bloody world we live in, the answers to prayers aren’t always pretty angels. Retaken by human traffickers, Jazmine’s one hope is ex-cop, ex-mercenary, Pieter, a man with a glower that stops lesser men in their tracks. She prays he can save her...
  • Wine & Whiskey by Nikki Belaire

    Wine & Whiskey by Nikki Belaire

    6 ratings
    No longer controlled by her mother, manager, or former fiancé, pop star Shae Armstrong steps out on her own and into the path of Nick DeMarco, a wealthy investor with alleged ties to organized crime and real childhood scars to overcome. She wants to take it slow. He needs her now, in his life and in his bed...
  • Falling For A Monster by Delilah Hunt

    Falling For A Monster by Delilah Hunt

    8 ratings
    Viewed as a monster by many, Chase Hudson is a born and bred racist, who is unashamed of the twisted beliefs instilled in him as a boy growing up in the neo-Confederate community founded by his grandfather. Chase accepts his lot and path in life by keeping to himself, knowing he can depend on and trust in no one but himself. Until his path crosses with Larke...
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