en-US Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:07:50 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 217041677 She has no idea she’s working for a monster. The Devil incarnate.

Frankie
Dr. Dante Kincaid is a world-renowned psychiatrist—and my boss.
When a hotel mix-up forces us to share a suite on a business trip, everything changes.
He’s shrouded in secrets, always keeping his distance while he bosses me around in those pristine suits.
When he tells me to lock my door at night, I should listen.
But my curiosity about what he’s hiding after dark is too strong to ignore.

Dante
Francesca is my darkest obsession, and my most dangerous vulnerability.
My condition compels me to keep her at a distance, but my emotions are in turmoil, making it impossible to maintain control.
I thought I had her all figured out–that what happens in the dark should stay in the dark.
But the truth is, after one taste�� I’ll never be able to stop.

Dance with the Devil is a full-length, dark standalone romance. It has a HEA. Please check the triggers. No, really. While this book isn’t pitch black, there are a lot of troubling themes.]]> 254 Amanda Richardson �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 Dance With The Devil by Amanda Richardson (254 pages)

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She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband.

Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, composed during a rare lucid day, explaining her life as it now exists: She was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember most of the last decade. Including her own wedding.

Tess has no choice but to accept her new life and hope her memory will return. After all, why should she doubt the letter she wrote to herself? Or the kind man from the wedding photos on her dresser who seems to genuinely care about her well-being?

And then Tess receives a text message on her phone. One that changes everything:

"Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband."]]> 333 Freida McFadden �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 4 3.99 2022
author: Freida McFadden
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]]> 199626781 A workplace, billionaire, second chance standalone romance from Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson

“I need you to let me go…��

What was supposed to be only a three-year career choice in London turned into me losing the love of my life. For the past seven years, I became the successful multibillionaire I sacrificed her for.

Now after all this time, I made her an offer she couldn’t refuse to have her back in my life. She’s the woman who's haunted my dreams. I can’t wait to show her just how much I’ve changed, starting with how good I am at using my power to get what I want.

And what I want is her��

From friends to lovers.
To enemies.
To now I was her boss, and she was my publicist.

I did what I needed to do to ensure her future with me.

I lied to the world and said we were engaged.

She should have known better then to sign her life over to me��

The Devil in a Suit.
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]]> 212621133 My trip to Nashville for my sister’s bachelorette trip was going to be my weekend to let go. I was starting my last year of college and I finally felt like I had a plan for my life. I wanted one weekend of freedom. My plan was to drink some whiskey, sing karaoke, and ride that mechanical bull. But after meeting a sexy stranger, the bull took the backseat, and I went on a different kind of ride.
Jett was sweet, funny, and beyond gorgeous, but we agreed one night–nothing more. When the sun came up, no matter what my heart told me, I stood by our agreement and left before he woke. With the click of the hotel room door, I knew I would regret this decision. I just didn’t realize it would come in the form of two pink lines on a stick.

Jett
You would think in five years a one-night stand wouldn’t still affect me, but Wyla practically tattooed her name on my heart that night. I was never going to give up on trying to find her. However, I never anticipated I’d find her with my four-year-old daughter at the same time.
With my baseball career and the distance between us, co-parenting might be her plan, but I let her go once and I don’t intend on making the same mistake twice. Despite it all, I’m not letting her sneak out of my life again.]]> 457 Mollie Goins �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 on-hold 4.02
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]]> 201017011 “I don’t need another kink.��

That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact.

Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dressed in full cosplay, decked out in futuristic military apparel, and wrapped up like ghouls.

But more than anything else, my FYP is filled with shirtless men wearing ghost masks. Bonus points if they’re heavily tattooed, wielding a knife, or covered in fake blood. At night, I dream about being chased by them, of them catching me and doing deliciously dark things to my more than willing body.

I never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become my new reality.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book. ]]> 338 Navessa Allen �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 on-hold 4.17 2024
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]]> 46040137
He’s a criminal with no conscience. The whisper of a name, a faceless stranger�� A man content to dwell in the shadows of his underworld.

I’m the light to his dark, an investigative reporter intent on exposing dangerous men like him. We were worlds apart until I caught his attention. Now I’m his captive, kept at the whim of a devil with no kindness or morality.

I may be an innocent but I have secrets too. For years I’ve been fighting a private war with the illegal drugs trade, with the cartel responsible for murdering my brother. I’m closer to revenge than I’ve ever been until his duplicity tears my life apart.

Ours is a relationship borne of hate but we can't deny the fire that rages between us. But Dante’s a haunted man. He knows only pain and suffering until I see a spark of light buried deep within the shadows of his heart.

Now I have two choices. Save Dante Santiago’s soul or lose myself to his darkness forever.]]> 324 Catherine Wiltcher �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 on-hold 3.89 2018
author: Catherine Wiltcher
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]]> 216099294
Creed lives by his own rules, always chasing money and the fast life. Meeting Xylo gives him a rare sense of peace, but it’s not enough to change his wild ways. He sees her virginity as a prized possession and gets frustrated when she holds back, despite everything he’s done for her.

When Creed loses big at Gray Escapes casino, he’s stuck owing the owner, Keaton “Kozi�� Gray, a serious debt. Desperate, Creed offers up Xylo’s chastity, knowing it’s not his to give. Kozi, a powerful and rough-around-the-edges guy, is instantly drawn to Xylo. She’s not feeling his rude attitude at first, but slowly, she starts to see another side of him in his high-stakes world.

Just when Xylo starts to feel comfortable, an old flame from Kozi’s past shows up, threatening to mess everything up. Will Kozi’s feelings for Xylo survive his past drama? Can Xylo protect her heart from his harsh charm, or will he end up being her biggest mistake?

If you're a fan of African American romance, virgin love stories, second chance romance, and high-stakes drama, you'll definitely love "A Hood Virgin & A Rich Thug" by S.L. Partee.]]> 230 S.L. Partee �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.72
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]]> 36110149 202 E.L. Griffin �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.45
author: E.L. Griffin
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]]> 1073773 354 Guy P. Harrison 1591025672 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 i-have-questions 3.97 2008
author: Guy P. Harrison
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]]> 42927039 A provocative and unputdownable psychological suspense about two women locked in a desperate fight over a child each believes is rightfully hers

Libby needs a break. Three years ago her husband split, leaving her to raise their infant son Ethan alone as she struggled to launch her writing career. Now for the first time in years, things are looking up. She's just sold her first novel, and she and Ethan are going on a much-needed vacation. Everything seems to be going their way, so why can't she stop looking over her shoulder or panicking every time Ethan wanders out of view? Is it because of what happened when Ethan was born? Except Libby's never told anyone the full story of what happened, and there's no way anyone could find her and Ethan at a faraway resort . . . right?

But three days into their vacation, Libby's fears prove justified. In a moment of inattention, Ethan wanders into an elevator before Libby can reach him. When the elevator stops and the doors open, Ethan is gone. Hotel security scours the building and finds no trace of him, but when CCTV footage is found of an adult finding the child wandering alone and leading him away by the hand, the police are called in. The search intensifies, a lost child case turning into a possible abduction. Hours later, a child is seen with a woman stepping through an emergency exit. Libby and the police track the woman down and corner her, but she refuses to release Ethan. Asked who she is, the woman replies:

"I'm his mother."

What follows is one of the most shocking, twist-y, and provocative works of psychological suspense ever written. A story of stolen identity, of surrogacy gone horribly wrong, and of two women whose insistence that each is the "real" mother puts them at deadly cross-purposes, Lost You is sure to be one of 2019's most buzzed-about novels.]]> 309 Haylen Beck 1524759589 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 mystery-thriller 3.70 2019
author: Haylen Beck
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]]> 63341766 Izzy
Izzy Scarpa is a quick study. In the past ten minutes, she's learned that unwritten rules are there to make people toe the line. After a most humiliating meeting with her boss, all she wants is to walk out of this boardroom, but she has a new contract to sign—one that will derail all her future career prospects and everything she's worked for. If only she’d adhered to Bryce Sutherland’s simple rules��
Rule #1:
Don’t let your boss catch you in a steamy video you posted online, flaunting his company logo as if he were your biggest sponsor.
Rule #2:
No tears in the boardroom. Ever.
Rule #3 (and this is one of her own):
If your boss wants to screw you over, screw him over right back.
In theory this works perfectly, that is until she falls in love with the human behind Bryce Sutherland’s cold, handsome façade…and has to make the hardest choice she never anticipated making in the first place.
Bryce
For Bryce Sutherland all decisions in life fall into one of two categories: good or bad.
Every day he works hard to step away from his past and make good decisions, especially where his company and reputation are at stake. Rules make good versus bad decisions easy, and he likes to stick to them.
Rule #1:
His company’s interns are off limits. And that goes double when it comes to Izzy Scarpa.
Rule #2:
When that same intern makes a hot-as-hell video that lands in his inbox, company logo and all, don’t keep it. Or watch it on repeat. Delete, delete, delete.
Rule #3:
Don’t break rule #1 or rule #2 and be the idiot that falls in love with this gorgeous, feisty woman in the process.
As for Izzy Scarpa…she might break more than rules and his bank account—she might just break his heart.]]> 356 Sophia Karlson �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 contemporary-romance 3.80
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]]> 215562449 He’s just the man for the job.

I’d finally given up on having a family of my own.
Until ex-con Jake Brand walks in. He’s six foot five of ink and muscle and the farthest thing from a family man. He’s also leaving in a few weeks.
So, when he offers to help out—in my restaurant and in my bed—I cave in and say yes.
But I’ve got rules, strict ones, to keep everything between us clear:
No touching
No kissing
No emotion
And the lights stay off. Always.
Except, it turns out, dirty talking Jake doesn’t do rules.
He busts through them one by one and every time, he cracks another piece of the shell protecting my heart.
Now as we’re counting down the days until he leaves, I can’t help but wonder just how much of me will be left when he’s gone.

Author note: Please check author website for content notes.]]> 334 Adriana Anders �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 Well Bred by A. Anders (344 pages)
Book 1 of the Whatever It Takes series

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]]> 217582286 311 Vivian Wood �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 currently-reading 3.43
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]]> 221836038 Charming and seductive. Cold-blooded and merciless. Kenzo Mori, the wrathful king of the Mori Mafia family, is a sinfully beautiful devil with a heart of ice.
He’s an enemy who's had a target on my back for years.
Now, he’s my new husband.
Our marriage of inconvenience is supposed to end the violence between the Bratva and the Yakuza.
Little does he know, the real war has only just begun.
Kenzo thinks I belong to him.
I think he’d better sleep with one eye open.
But while the enemy in my bed might be slowly dominating my nights and darkest fantasies, my heart is a battle he’ll never win.
They say all’s fair in love and war?
Well, ours has just begun.

Emperor of Wrath is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 444 Jagger Cole �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 3 Emperor of Wrath by Jagger Cole (292 pages)

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]]> 194856118
The day my sister died, I told her best friend I never wanted to see him again, and I meant it.

I lost her because of him. Everything I used to care about means nothing now because of him.

It’s all because of him.

So when he shows up on my driveway two years later and tells me he’s moving in with me for his freshman year of college, I kick his ass and tell him to disappear. For good this time.

But I already know the defiant little brat’s not gonna listen. He never does.

Being near him again makes me crazy. I’m supposed to be the college basketball star my father raised me to be, but now I’m focused on a new game. I’m obsessed with watching him, touching him, breaking him. His body, his head, his heart, anything I can get my hands on��

I’m gonna take it all until he’s got nothing left.

And even though he knows exactly what I’m doing to him, he’s gonna let me do it anyway.]]> 404 Bethany Winters �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 lgbtqia 4.08
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]]> 60872485
Eighteen years later, a young man comes from the US to Kingston. From the moment she sees him, Dinah never doubts - this is her son.

What happens next will make everyone question what they know and where they belong.

A powerful story of belonging, identity and inheritance, What a Mother's Love Don't Teach You brings together a blazing chorus of voices to evoke Jamaica's ghetto, dance halls, criminal underworld and corrupt politics, at the beating heart of which is a mother's unshakeable love for her son.]]> 432 Sharma Taylor 0349015511 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 non-fiction 4.08
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]]> 63004529
I never should have agreed to become his...

Liam Kincaid. Super grumpy. Super grouchy. Super tall, dark ...hottie.
Who’s engagement I was responsible for breaking up.
It was all a big mistake... honest.
Only he doesn’t see it that way.
He now has twenty-four hours to get married and claim his inheritance.
And he insists I pay for my error,
...by posing as his fake wife for thirty days.
It’s not like I have a choice.
If I don’t agree he’ll destroy my wedding-planning business.
Besides it’s only until he convinces his mother that he’s settled down, he says.
We only have to pretend to like each other.
Reassure his family and friends that we are in love.
Only catch?
We can’t stand the sight of each other.
Every time we are in the same space we almost come to blows.
But what happens when the chemistry between us detonates?

Note: This is an Enemies to Lovers, Fake Marriage, Billionaire Romance standalone featuring a hot possessive billionaire and the high spirited wedding planner who dares to clash with him. 1-Click NOW

Tropes: Fake Marriage, Enemies to Lovers, Grumpy Sunshine, feisty strong willed heroine who gives as good as she gets.]]> 362 L. Steele �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 arranged-contract-convenience 3.50 2022
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]]> 41571739 The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins' compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War...

Valinda Lacey's mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community survive and flourish. But soon she discovers that here, freedom can also mean danger. When thugs destroy the school she has set up and then target her, Valinda runs for her life—and straight into the arms of Captain Drake LeVeq.

As an architect from an old New Orleans family, Drake has a deeply personal interest in rebuilding the city. Raised by strong women, he recognizes Valinda's determination. And he can't stop admiring—or wanting—her. But when Valinda's father demands she return home to marry a man she doesn't love, her daring rebellion draws Drake into an irresistible intrigue.]]> 384 Beverly Jenkins 0062861689 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 nobles-elites 4.04 2019
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]]> 205041881
She escaped the life she had, to find the life she needed��

How much of our fate is circumstance?

Noor’s life path has always been potholed with obstacles.

But she was a survivor, an adapter…a proud wanderer.

Still, the deep yearning for more kept her motivated to conquer every hindrance, because there had to be more waiting - somewhere.

Hitchhiking her way to a new coast, she lands at the feet of money, prestige, and a soul-touching love, all at the doing of a chance job opportunity.

But it doesn’t mean all even terrain, and her past has a problem letting go.

Still, Noor is convinced destiny has brought her to the life she deserves.

She won’t allow the girl she was stop her from becoming the woman she needs to be.

Rules don’t apply, and she’s tired of letting life happen to her.

She’s determined to finally get everything she’s ever wanted.

Everything she’s ever needed.]]> 433 Takerra Allen �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.59
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]]> 62111470
However, fate has other plans.

A split second decision, unknowingly puts her in the path of one of the city's wealthiest bachelors. And one of the deadliest. She finds herself thrust into a world she does not understand.

The world of Jaxon Pace.
Billionaire. Hotelier. Mafia Boss.
In an expansive underworld of crime, violence and deceit, Jaxon is king.
He is heartless, ruthless, and runs the city with an iron first.

Jaxon is used to getting what he wants, no matter the cost.
However, Natalie did not come to Chicago for love, and certainly not for an ungrateful, spoiled playboy with a god complex. But soon she begins to wonder if there is more to this handsome and mysterious man than meets the eye?

Entangled in their fiery romance, and a fleeting hope of happiness, Jaxon sets his sights on the beautiful and charismatic Natalie Tyler. But his enemies have noticed Natalie too.

Can Jaxon win Natalie's heart, before everything goes up in flames?

Their passionate romance will take you on a heart pounding wild ride of suspense, mystery, and chemistry so explosive, it could set the whole city on fire! Catalyst is the first of FOUR installments in the Heart of the Inferno Series. It will have you cheering for true love and gripping your seat, unable to put it down!]]> Nicole Fanning �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 guys-we-should-stay-away-from 3.76
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]]> 199313360 “He may be the big bad villain in my story. Too bad, he doesn’t know just how villainous I am.��

Rosalie

Matches are made in heaven
Except mine was custom made in hell.
Scorched in the flames of hate, sown in the seed of deception and cursed with a life of doom.
A piece of paper I signed at sixteen and I was betrothed to him.
Nova D’Cruz.
The Heir to the Cruz Empire. The son of my family’s biggest rival and enemy.
Now, my arranged husband.
Villainous. Manipulative. Vindictive.
He vowed to make me burn for eternity.
Little does he know, I’ve been burnt long before he touched me.

Nova

I never wanted a wife. Period.
Certainly not a girl who roamed like she’s the devil’s own child in all her black glory.
Until my father declared I was to marry her and end the decade long rivalry between our families.
Rosalie Kapoor.
Exquisitely stunning. Fiery. A bloody thorn in my side.
Nevertheless, I wasn’t deterred. My plan was to marry her, right the wrongs done and get my revenge. Then divorce her to pick up the tattered remains of her life.
But then she got under my skin.
With her fire.
With her vengeful pranks.
With every insult.
Especially her resistance to not bend to my will.
And all my plans went to hell.
Until a single vow remained, to make her bow�� and keep her.



Please Note: This is the second installment in the arranged games series. It is a steamy, medium to high burn contemporary billionaire romance with a morally grey antihero and an equally sassy heroine. NO CHEATING. HEA. Although, it is not required to read the series in order. However, it is recommended to read the first book for better enjoyment.]]> 814 Simran . �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 currently-reading 3.92
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]]> 52226559 An Arranged Marriage Standalone Mafia Romance.

The first time Cassio met his fiancée, she called him ‘Sir��.

After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children, and someone who can warm his bed at night.

But in a traditional world as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure.

Rules have to be followed. Traditions heeded.

That’s how he ends up with a woman—a girl barely of age. She might not be what he and his children need, but she’s wicked lovely and a sweet temptation he can’t resist.

Giulia always knew she’d marry a man her father chose for her. Only she never expected to be given to someone much older.

Suddenly she’s supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn’t even held a baby in her life.

Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn’t interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother always warned her that men of power like Cassio don’t tolerate insolence; yet, tired of being treated as a nanny and clueless child-bride, Giulia decides to fight for her vision of a happy family.]]> 292 Cora Reilly �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 4
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author: Cora Reilly
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]]> 208503280 She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1728296226 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 3.95 2024
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]]> 218072694 This is the first book of a series of interconnected standalones. So while the main characters' love story is completed by the end of the book, there are plot points and hints to other character's stories that will remain unresolved in Hidden From Light.

Blurb

I am a Damien, and I am capable of anything I put my mind to.

At least, that's what my father has always told me. I guess as the heir to my mother's Demon Throne I can accomplish more than any other regular girl.
But when I infiltrate Saint Rafael's Academy to gather intel on the Angel Society, I didn't think that mantra would be shaken to the core right at the initiation ceremony - the Summoning. Because there I caught the attention of the Hunter.
He saw me. He wanted me. He hunted me.
I soon realize he's too persistent to get rid of. So, I use his obsession with me to my advantage. After all, he is one of the four masks - the future elite of the Angel Society. And how better to gather intel than by cozying up to the scariest of them all?
There are just two rules I absolutely must adhere to at all
Keep your true identity hidden and don't trust the Angels. I think that includes falling in love with one as well, doesn't it?

This story is very much a dark romance. Please check trigger warnings in the Author's Note before reading.]]> 645 Kirsten Tate �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 guys-we-should-stay-away-from 4.34
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]]> 51333664 A debt is owed, and he takes me as payment.

HER

When my father runs up too much debt, I pay the price.

I’ve been sold.



Sold to a man who vows to break me.

A man who keeps his face hidden from me, even as his dark desires awaken mine.



It wasn’t my debt to pay, but he took me, anyway.

He said he would have his payment, even if it cost me my soul.



HIM



I run the club.

If someone steps out of line, they either work for me or disappear.

But when a local man runs up too much debt, I take his daughter as payment.



She is mine to do with as I please.

I will have her completely; mind, body, and soul.

Nothing would please me more than breaking her.

I didn’t think I would feel for her.

I didn’t think I could love again.

Now I might be the one who ends up broken.]]> 225 Vi Carter �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 guys-we-should-stay-away-from 3.58 2020
author: Vi Carter
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]]> 63874606 HIS LADY

A Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for the rich. A Lady’s job is to help him fit into a world unaware of his secret society. The Lord does not get to choose who he spends the rest of his life with. But there is always an exception to the rule. And I just so happen to be his.

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.

I was to wed a Lord of my parents�� choosing. Wealth can’t buy you everything, or I would have had freedom years ago. Instead, my strict parents made sure I lived a dull life in a mansion resembling a prison.

But on my wedding day, I was handed over to another man—an even more ruthless Lord that my family hated.

Tyson Riley Crawford only wanted me for his revenge. I’m nothing more than a debt to be paid. I didn’t have a say in the matter. So when I said my vows before the congregation, I knew I’d break them. Consequences be damned.

Too bad I underestimated my husband and didn’t realize he was more determined to punish me than I was to succeed at escaping. He’ll make me choke on those words I used to bind myself to him.

Yet even he couldn’t have seen what our future held. Ultimately, we’re all just pawns in a game that none of us can win unless you’re willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice �� and even that may not be enough.]]> 644 Shantel Tessier �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 on-hold 4.32 2023
author: Shantel Tessier
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.32
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]]> 214397292
Ash Keller prefers to keep her heart colder than the morgue. Having sworn off love after a disastrous breakup, she’s learned to thrive in her new career as a death doula. When her millionaire client, Augustus Fox, asks her to accompany him on an all-expenses paid trip to mend family ties and fulfill last wishes, she agrees.

There’s just one nail in her coffin.

Nathaniel Whitford—her client’s absurdly gorgeous, grumpy doctor of a grandson—is along for the trip. A man who has hated her guts since she crashed his wedding years ago. It’ll be a miracle if she survives this vacation without being tossed into a volcano.

Still, Ash refuses to let Nathaniel’s smug smirk and rippling pectorals take her focus away from her death doula-ing duties. She can survive two weeks in paradise with his offensively handsome face. But when falling coconuts and family drama threaten to derail the vacation, Ash and Nathaniel strike a deal: Bury their animosity and make the vacation perfect for Augustus.

Soon, a tentative bond—and mutual attraction—forms between the unlikely pair. With every tropical misadventure and steamy late-night hookup, Ash realizes there’s more to Nathaniel than his barbed banter and uptight façade. Suddenly love seems more complicated than death. And as the trip comes to an end, Ash must decide whether she’ll keep her heart six feet under or risk it all…for better or hearse.]]> 406 Ava Hunter �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 are-we-falling-in-love 4.17
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]]> 72296440 400 Emily A. Myers �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 mafia-romance 3.61
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]]> 62609105 It’s not a bad thing, particularly when I’m about to start work in the busiest ER in San Francisco. Problem is, six foot three of rippling muscle and a sinful smirk is threatening to flip a switch I thought I’d destroyed. Obligation is not what I need right now, though Adam promises me he’s only got one “O�� word on his mind... But as soon as he’s on my skin he’s under it—and as the feeling floods back into my body, so does the past I’ve tried so hard to outrun. I don’t want Adam Wheaton. But I might just need him. Never Till Now is book one in the Siblings of Heir series by Jenna Lockwood . Filled with spice and angst, this dual POV delivers a sizzling HEA. CLICK ‘BUY NOW�� TO START THE SIBLINGS OF HEIR SERIES TODAY!]]> 348 Jenna Lockwood �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 are-we-falling-in-love 4.00
author: Jenna Lockwood
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]]> 208956295 But playing against Jet Grant is a surefire way to have my heart broken.

Staying with my grandfather’s friend in his country mansion is supposed to be a retreat. Somewhere peaceful that allows my creative passions to flow as I work on the most important thing in my life.
It’s perfect.
Until his son turns up.
Jet Grant, thirty-three-year-old CEO of Atlantic Airways.
Rich, intelligent, handsome,
And a giant jerk.
His reputation as a shark in business with a sour attitude to match precedes him. And soon he’s insinuating that I’m a freeloader in his father’s house.
Something fires up inside me and before I know it I’ve agreed to be his PA while he’s in London to show him what I’m capable of.
He’s seething, and it only makes the desire to play with him stronger.
Because something about the way those deep blue eyes of his ignite when I push him has me determined to make him snap.
And when he does��
I no longer stand a chance.
Jet Grant is the last person I’d ever want to fly off into the sunset with. I should know better than to start a game with a man who will do anything to make sure that he’s the winner.
Because before I even made my first move, he was playing me too.
And no one wins against Mr. Grant.

★★★★��

What to expect - This is a full length, stand-alone spicy romance. Be prepared for luxury travel, banter, jealousy, groveling, a whole lot of spice, and a billionaire boss who is determined to have what he wants, because love always wins.]]> 409 Elle Nicoll �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 to-read 4.32
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]]> 218519031
When blessed favors start raining down on her and fate keeps placing her and the grumpy, rich man in the same location, Klarity indulges in life’s offerings while maintaining a shred of doubt and uncertainty. After Klarity uncovers the real reason for her sudden good fortune, will she be grateful for how things turned in her favor? Or will she regret going with the flow and against her instincts?

In this heart-provoking urban romance standalone, Klarity experiences the rollercoaster ride of life, going up and down in a blink. Manipulation, deception, and revenge are rooted in the fabrics of her life, unknowingly. Follow along with Klarity as life teaches her how to survive, live, and love in the streets of New York.]]> 143 Talehia �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.50
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]]> 203793491
However, a partner is necessary to complete her more adventurous goals, so she joins a popular dating app. After what may be the worst date ever, she meets Greyson in the elevator of her building.��

The pressure to complete the list is on and she seeks an arrangement with anyone tolerable—though a certain neighbor comes to mind.

Greyson exceeds all her expectations and has the potential to be the perfect hero for her story. Except falling in love is against the rules and she should leave the house to find it.��


Greyson��Park is a business-oriented divorcè, who prefers long walks with his dog and to keep things casual in his love life.

As the creator of a successful dating app, he’s become quite the modern-day matchmaker. Despite his appreciation for others�� love lives, he can’t forgive himself for the past and believes romance isn’t in the cards for a second time.

To silence the rumors about him not moving on, he agrees to an arrangement with his neighbor, finding himself a plus one for his ex's wedding.

Selah unknowingly challenges his views on casual dating and opens his eyes to a life beyond the office. Except falling in love is against the rules, and he should use his app to find it.]]> 440 Evelyn Leigh �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 currently-reading 4.14 2024
author: Evelyn Leigh
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> 57978801 To save my brother, all I have to do is steal from a billionaire.

My brother is in trouble.��Again. But this time he’s in debt to some��really��bad people, and I’ll do anything to save him. Even be blackmailed into cracking an unbreakable safe belonging to the most gorgeous man in New York. And one of the richest.

Steal from Zane Roth—King of Wall Street and one of the famous billionaire bachelors of New York—sure thing, piece of cake.

You see, some people can play the piano, but I can play safes. My father is a thief, safecracker extraordinaire, and a criminal. He also taught me everything he knows. I’ve spent my entire life trying��not��to be him. I own my own business, pay my taxes, and I don’t break the law. Ever.

Now I have to smash every one of my rules, break into a billionaire’s penthouse, and steal a million-dollar necklace.

What I never expected was to find myself face to face with Zane. Tall, dark, handsome, and oh-so-rich Zane. He’s also smart, and he knows I’m up to something.

And he’s vowed to find out.]]> 256 Anna Hackett 1922414298 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 to-read 4.40 2021
author: Anna Hackett
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.40
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]]> 210444471
Nevio Falcone is darkness. It seeps from his pores. It’s where his monster comes out to play to satisfy its cravings. Until he starts to crave something other than the one woman he shouldn’t pursue - Aurora.

What Nevio craves, he ruins. He told her to keep her distance. Now it’s too late to run away. Consequences be damned.]]> 418 Cora Reilly �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 3.37 2024
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name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.37
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rating: 5
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]]> 213145872 Falling in love with her was wrong. But that’s nothing compared to what I’m about to do��

I’m a walking contradiction.
Renowned psychiatrist. Devoted single father. A seemingly good man. But underneath it all?
I’m a monster.
I’ve always kept my inner darkness in check. Until now.

Until her.

Leighton is my daughter’s best friend. She’s young. Innocent. But I can’t stay away.
Neither can she.
The real problem, though? I’m not the only monster in my family. And to save Leighton from my daughter’s deadly wrath, I did something drastic.

I kidnapped her.

Now, Leighton’s my captive. She resents me for stealing her freedom.
But I can fix that.
See, I’m going to hypnotize her. Force her to accept that she’s loved me all along. I’ll break her so I can put her back together again.
And when all is said and done, she’ll be mine. No matter how hard she fights it.

Or how hard she fights me��

Breaking the Girl is a best friend’s dad dark romance.��Please check for full content disclaimer at the beginning of the book or on my website. ]]> Eva Marks �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 a-bit-darker-than-usual 3.74 2024
author: Eva Marks
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> 43549627 Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.

Ten girls �� Ten dares in a hat. Who will dare to risk it all?

To Dare a Duke

George Adolphus, The Duke of Bedminster, is in no hurry to marry. He's done it once, and repeating that disaster is the last thing he desires. Yet, an heir is a necessary evil for a duke, and one he cannot shirk. A dark reputation precedes him, though. His first wife may have died young, but the scandals the beautiful, vivacious and spiteful creature supplied the ton have not. A wife must be found. A wife who is neither beautiful nor vivacious but sweet and dull, and certain to stay out of trouble.

Dreams of true love and happy ever afters

Dreams of true love and happy ever afters are all well and good, but all Prunella Chuffington-Smythe wants is to publish her novel. Marriage at the price of her independence is something she will not consider. Having tasted success writing under a false name in The Lady's Weekly Review, her alter ego is attaining notoriety and fame, and Prue rather likes it.

Dared to do something drastic

The sudden interest of a certain dastardly duke is as bewildering as it is unwelcome. She'll not throw her ambitions aside to marry a scoundrel just as her plans for self-sufficiency and freedom are coming to fruition. Surely showing the man she's not actually the meek little wallflower he is looking for should be enough to put paid to his intentions? When Prue is dared by her friends to do something drastic, it seems the perfect opportunity to kill two birds.

However, Prue cannot help being intrigued by the rogue who has inspired so many of her romances. Ordinarily, he plays the part of handsome rake, set on destroying her plucky heroine. But is he really the villain of the piece this time, or could he be the hero?

Finding out will be dangerous, but it just might inspire her greatest story yet.]]> 279 Emma V. Leech 2492133117 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 nobles-elites 4.20 2019
author: Emma V. Leech
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> 61674305
I’ve been raised to be the perfect mafia wife, but when my marriage turns into a horrific nightmare, I have no choice but to leave everything behind and start a new life.

I find myself alone in Ibiza—a place that swallows innocent girls like me alive. I’m robbed the day I arrive, left with nothing but a few euros and the clothes on my back.

My desperation leads me right to Damiano De Rossi. He rules over this island with an iron fist and beneath his strikingly handsome face lies a wicked darkness. I ask him for a job. He gives me far more than that—degradation, jealousy, and toe-curling lust.

When my resistance to him is all but gone, a secret is revealed, and we fall apart like a house of cards.

I know what I have to do. Run.

But when I try, I discover…he’s already got me bound.

Note: When She Unravels is an 18+ dark mafia romance with mature themes, profanity, and plenty of steam. It's book one in The Fallen series but can be read as a standalone.]]> 392 Gabrielle Sands �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 4 When She Unravels by Gabrielle Sands (392 pages)
Book 1 of The Fallen series

⭐⭐⭐⭐
]]> 3.96 2022
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When She Unravels by Gabrielle Sands (392 pages)
Book 1 of The Fallen series

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]]> 217206738
Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.

Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.

The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.

Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.

There’s only one problem: Now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.

***

Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.

Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.

Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.

While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.

Craving his touch was never part of the plan.

Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.

King of Wrath is a steamy arranged-marriage billionaire romance. It includes explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature listeners only.]]> 398 Ana Huang �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 4 4.05 2022
author: Ana Huang
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average rating: 4.05
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There was some good angst in here. I feel like there was wrath like for a book that promised a pretty angry male character, I feel like Dante was definitely lots of times. Well-written characters, the spice is there so I recommend!!! It's a pretty light one tho, nothing too intense!
]]> 29082755 DEVIL'S NIGHT is returning! Hiding places, chases, and all the games are back...

BANKS

Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark—it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery.

But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don’t you?

You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me—and have ever since I was a girl—I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you’ll ever realize.

I will never betray him.

So sit tight.

On Devil’s Night, the hunt will be coming to you.

KAI

You have no idea what I seek, Little One. You don’t know what I had to become to survive three years in prison for a crime I would gladly commit again.

No one can know what I’ve turned into.

I want that hotel, I want to find him, and I want this over.

I want my life back.

But the more I’m around you, the more I realize this new me is exactly who I was meant to be.

So come on, kid. Don’t chicken out. My house is on the hill. So many ways in, and good luck finding your way out.

I’ve seen your hideaway. Time to see mine.

*Hideaway is a romantic suspense suitable for ages 18+. While the romance is a stand-alone, the plot is a continuation of events that began in CORRUPT (Devil's Night, #1). It is strongly recommended that you have read Corrupt prior to reading this.]]> 466 Penelope Douglas �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 dnf-it-got-torturous 3.98 2017
author: Penelope Douglas
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.98
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]]> 58987445
Marcella gave Maddox the impossible choice, and he chose her.
Still, she wonders if Maddox is ready to commit to a relationship, or if he’s scared of losing the uninhibited freedom his biker lifestyle offered him.

All his life Maddox knew who his enemies were, but suddenly he’s at a loss whom to trust. Will he ever find a place in Marcella’s life and family, or will old companions give him a new home and purpose?

Can enemies ever truly become lovers if the odds are against them?]]> 268 Cora Reilly �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 dnf-it-got-torturous 3.52 2021
author: Cora Reilly
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.52
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]]> 60865821
Dealing with a pirate ship full of demons that just moved into town was hard enough. Now on top of it, I have to convince a werewolf that I'm not his fated mate, he's just drugged. Easier said than done.

Though I have to say, having a gorgeous man show up and do all of your chores while telling you you're beautiful isn't the worst thing to happen to a girl.]]> 204 Kimberly Lemming �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 on-hold 4.05 2022
author: Kimberly Lemming
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> 210768873 411 Ella Kindred �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 vampires, fantasy 4.25
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]]> 62345210

LITTLE DEMON
I was raised in a world where money and power are at your fingertips. My father is a LORD, a very respected member of a secret society that knows no bounds. When tragedy struck my family, we discovered we weren’t untouchable. Just when I thought life couldn’t get any worse, I was shown what hell is really like. Then he came and saved me. The devil disguised as my personal hero. But of course, nothing is for free. Not when a soul is up for grabs.


I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.
Easton Bradley Sinnett—Sin—uses his power for his own sick pleasure. Like a typical Lord, he never thought about the consequences of his actions. I grew up with him, obsessed over him, craved him. He was who I pictured when I imagined doing things my body shouldn’t want.

One day, I realized he was not who I thought he was. It didn’t change anything, though, because I was already too far gone. If anything, I fell for him harder.

Every now and then, someone enters your life who flips it upside down. Sin wrecked me in the worst way, and I thanked him for it by serving on my knees.

As they say, nothing lasts forever. Men like him never stay with a woman like me. I’m what they use, not keep. So when he threw me away, I shouldn’t have been all that surprised.

My body had always craved the darker side of love. The kind that left bruises and scars. I was what most would call unholy. And when the devil whispered in my ear that he loved me, I was more than determined to show him just how devoted I could be.]]> 640 Shantel Tessier �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 3 The Sinner by Shantel Tessier (640 pages)
Book 2 of the L.O.R.D.S series

⭐⭐��
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author: Shantel Tessier
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average rating: 3.97
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The Sinner by Shantel Tessier (640 pages)
Book 2 of the L.O.R.D.S series

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]]> 178105634
Emerson

It’s not like I planned to fall for my older brother’s best friend.

It just happened. With a perfect body covered in tattoos, and a dirty mouth, Roman is the kind of guy women notice—and believe me, I noticed. Even when I tried not to.

When he finally gives in to temptation, there’s no going back. At least for me. Too bad Roman doesn’t see it that way.

He thinks he needs to protect me and my relationship with my brother, but I don't need him to fight my battles. I just need him.

Roman

My name whispered from Emerson’s perfect pink lips is all it takes for me to betray my best friend.

Before that night, I kept the green-eyed beauty at arm’s length. Watched her from afar and told myself that the chemistry between us was one-sided.

I pretended that I didn’t want her more than my next breath. Which is what’s on the line if her brother ever finds out we’ve been sneaking around behind his back.

But I can’t stay away. Especially after knowing what it’s like to have her and lose her.

Now, I’m given a second chance, and I have every intention of making her mine—consequences be damned.]]> 295 Kaylee Ryan 1949151913 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 second-chance 4.20 2023
author: Kaylee Ryan
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average rating: 4.20
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Alex D’Lynsal is trying to keep his name clean. As crown prince of Lilaria, he’s had his share of scandalous headlines, but the latest pictures have sent him packing to America and forced him to swear off women—especially women in the public eye. That is, until he meets Samantha Rousseau. She’s stubborn, feisty, and incredibly sexy. Not to mention heiress to an estate in his country, which makes her everyone’s front-page news.

While Sam tries to navigate the new world of politics and wealth, she will also have to dodge her growing feelings for Alex. Giving in to them means more than just falling in love; it would mean accepting the weight of an entire country on her shoulders.]]> 464 Nichole Chase 1483953297 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 nobles-elites 3.88 2013
author: Nichole Chase
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average rating: 3.88
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]]> 40632050 I knew one thing. He was the boss.
He walked like one, like he owned the ground his feet stepped on. Like he owned the air that we all breathed in. Like he could eat up the universe, if he wanted to.

Someone killed Rumi, the Russian Mafia's top washer in New York. Kazimir, the head of the Bratva, has come to NY to find the murderer. They call him The Russian Lion, known for having over two hundred kills. By the age of twenty, the FBI placed him ten steps away from Usama Bin Laden on the Most Wanted List. To kill his washer begins a dark and deadly war.

Unfortunately, Emily falls on Kazimir's radar. Her brother is suspected of being involved in the murder. To save her brother, she is forced to launder Kazimir's money; but she's a perfect fit for the job. Known as a con to others, called a hustler by many, she's the best washer in Harlem, keeping low-key gangsters on their toes.

At first, Kazimir and Emily have a tricky arrangement based on fear and danger. Her working for him is like balancing on a tight rope. He's a monster wrapped in a gorgeous package. Still, there's an air of sensuality around him that makes her forget sometimes how terrifying he can be. Sexual tension heats up between the two, but one violent night changes everything, pitting everyone against each other--Russians, Jamaicans...anyone in Harlem with a gun. Kazimir and Emily must somehow learn to trust each other before they end up being one of the dozens of dead bodies left on the streets of New York.

But there are hidden secrets and twists intertwined with Rumi's murders. When the truth comes to light, Kazimir's money won't be the only thing that's dirty. And, unfortunately, their rising attraction may not survive.

From the Erotica Bestselling Author of No Ordinary Love, Filthy Lies, and Power. Steamy sex and mind-blowing suspense collide in this BWWM Romance of a Russian mafia boss and the one street smart woman he can't control.]]> 251 Kenya Wright �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 mafia-romance 4.11 2018
author: Kenya Wright
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2018
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]]> 209685756 But when the most beautiful woman is brought to face my fury,
My dead heart suddenly begins to beat again.

There are no fairy tales in this life.
Beauty will never fall for the beast.
But this monster doesn't intend to let her go.

Everybody has a price.
It's just a question of currency.
My sweet little hacker can't be swayed by money,
But she will do whatever it takes to save her family.]]> 372 Neva Altaj 1961423405 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 Beautiful Beast by Neva Altaj (372 pages)
Book 1 of the Mafia Legacy series, Spin-off series in the Perfectly Imperfect world

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author: Neva Altaj
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average rating: 4.30
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rating: 5
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Book 1 of the Mafia Legacy series, Spin-off series in the Perfectly Imperfect world

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]]> 208547062 SLEEPING BEAUTY x HADES & PERSEPHONE.

Tarian Hadez—thirty-three, real estate mogul, mob lord, most eligible bachelor in New England, god. The god-part is an exaggeration. If true deities existed, then the world would be a magical place, and it's really not. At least, my world isn't.

Calanthe Bloom. That's me. Twenty-four, college graduate drowning in debt, designer shoes and true crime podcast addict, florist by default, single by design. Although not living my best life, l'm enthusiastically pursuing it. Especially, in my dreams, which, since a recent flower-delivery snafu, all feature none other than lethally private Tarian.

Oh, the things he does to me when I sleep.

Wickedly surreal.

Except... are they?

Enter a world of gods and monsters where dreams are made of flesh. My Dark Beast is a standalone paranormal romance brimming with spice and intrigue.]]> 600 Olivia Wildenstein 1948463946 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 retellings, fantasy 3.58 2024
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My whole life, I had been a creature used to candlelight.

But I wasn’t accustomed to my own breath hot against my face, or the rough feeling of fabric against my cheek—or knowing that my wrists were tied behind my back, painfully tight.

The last thing I could recall was being in a carriage…We’d been running away from the Deathless . . .

And now I was here.

Wherever here was.

Tied up, in the dark, on the ground, with a bag around my head.

The very thing my father had been afraid of for me for my whole life—and the reason I lived in a gilded cage, only getting to leave the palace when I had throne-sworn mages by my side—had apparently happened.

I had been kidnapped.


Rhaim:

Every mage gets one clear vision on the eve of their Ascension into their full powers, right before they get the brand of their mage-mark: you see the thing that will cause your absolute demise.

Some men see snowy peaks or waterfalls, others bucking horses, and some lucky few see themselves with old and wrinkled hands, passing peacefully in their sleep.

In all instances, we’re told, the reasoning behind the visions is the same: if you’re strong enough to be trusted with powers, then you must learn to accept the hand of fate, as surely as you’d earned it as your mage-mark.

You need to know, deep in your bones and now scarred on your skin, that while there are things in the world you can change with your powers, death comes for us all.

There is no amount of magic that can escape it.

And so, when a group of soldiers brought a bound and drugged woman to my doorstep, to bribe me to fight in their war, and pulled the bag off of her head and I saw her there—the woman from the vision at my Ascension, and who has haunted my dreams ever since—I knew it was the beginning of my end.

She had no idea who I was, or what we were to each other. She knew nothing about my fate or future with her, or how she was destined to kill me.

Which meant in the present . . . she was mine, to do with as I pleased.

And I wanted to see her crawl.


From the author of the Dark Ink Tattoo series and the co-author of Prince of the Other Worlds, comes Bend Her, dark fantasy romance akin to Kushiel's Dart, about Rhaim the All-Beast, a cruel mage doomed to die at the hands of the woman he must protect at all costs, and Lisane, the sheltered Princess of Tears, who has been given into his care and who needs him to teach her magic so she can be free—no matter how much it might hurt her.]]> 384 Cassie Alexander 1955825475 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy 3.63 2023
author: Cassie Alexander
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.63
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]]> 45169121 Something evil this way comes.
7 Vengeful Sisters
7 Fairytale Kingdoms
7 Daughters of Eville

Everyone dreams of marrying a prince—except for me. I am nothing more than a pawn in my adoptive mother's diabolical plot against the seven kingdoms.I was the chosen tool, her sharpened blade that would cut the deepest into the heart of the Kingdom of Baist. But like all deadly weapons, my wedding is two-edged sword that could cost me my soul.

For I am Rosalie, one of the adopted daughters of Lady Eville, and it is my duty to enter into a loveless and hate-filled marriage with the narcissistic Crown Prince of Baist. My choices and heart are not my own to give. Yet even in the thick of dire situations, beastly vengeance can give way to beautiful attraction.]]> 310 Chanda Hahn 1950440052 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy 3.91 2019
author: Chanda Hahn
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.91
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]]> 23544913 I’m in love with my best friend—and he has no idea.Our parents have been best friends since before we were born. We were in diapers together, bathed together, were in the same classes from pre-school to high school. Now we’re adults living on campus and I focus on features I didn’t notice before. Like how big his arms are. The way his handsome face hardens when he concentrates. His sexy smile. The way every girl stares when he passes. Now that attraction has turned into something deeper, an ache in my chest.When I finally confess my secret to my friend Trinity, she tells her own secret—that Cayson used to feel the same way. But that was months ago, and because I had a boyfriend, he moved on. I decide to tell him the truth in the hope his feelings are still alive, but then I meet Jasmine…his new girlfriend. Now I’m utterly in love with a man that was in love with me, but I missed my chance. I have to hang out with them as a couple and smile when I’m dying inside. I have to get to know her when I want nothing to do with her. And then Cayson, who knows me better than anyone, knows something’s bothering me.He respected my relationship and kept his feelings to himself. But I’m not sure I can do the same.Get your copy now by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page. It’s also available for FREE in Kindle Unlimited.]]> 391 E.L. Todd �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 to-read 3.84 2014
author: E.L. Todd
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.84
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]]> 146476446 370 Danielle Harmon 1648393446 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 nobles-elites 3.54
author: Danielle Harmon
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]]> 198392884 Geoffrey Pryor is fresh out, looking to restart life quietly. For him, the game is a slippery slope that keeps beckoning him back to its shore. When a familiar spirit moves across the street and his friend gives him strict instructions, he finds himself going against everything he said he wouldn’t do.
Falling in love in Los Oceania has always been easy with the cool breeze, but does it stay or fade with the wind?]]> 244 Aubreé Pynn �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.51
author: Aubreé Pynn
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]]> 211840715 soon.

Khamari Coleman is in Lavendale to enjoy All-Star weekend ─ the first of his career, connecting with old friends and hopefully, procuring a new home to further his life in basketball. What he wasn’t expecting was to be smitten by a doe eyed beauty with an air of mystery around her.

After days of being spun in her web, Khamari wants nothing more than to be in her space as long as time will allow. Logan is trying to put her life together and ignore what she wants and needs for herself. Can one weekend be the key to finding herself again or will bliss only last for the weekend?

Tune in!]]> 293 Aubreé Pynn �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.50
author: Aubreé Pynn
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]]> 25802043
In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, surliest alien of the group.

BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS. You do not have to read both in order to understand the plot, but the story will be richer if you do!]]> 248 Ruby Dixon �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 3 3.76 2015
author: Ruby Dixon
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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Kinda fell flat for me out of nowhere
]]> 61433048
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.

Then my brother brought her home—the rich politician’s daughter, a real-life fairytale princess who had no place in our world. We were oil and water, and making her leave became my mission, ’til the little tag-along ended up in my passenger’s seat driving cross-country. That’s when we discovered a common thread�� something that ran soul deep. Something hard to resist.

But no one I cared about was safe, and when she left, I made her promise never to come back.

Turns out, she lied.

Now the devil who claimed my future wants her, as well, and when I’m faced with a choice, who will come out alive?

The demons who own me?

The family who loves me?

Or the girl I wasn’t supposed to fall for?

Only the bayou knows��

And its secrets die here.]]> 532 Chelley St. Clair �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 to-read 4.26 2022
author: Chelley St. Clair
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.26
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]]> 51479476
Theo, a scarred mercenary who prefers a life of solitude, is stunned when Jade selects him as her husband. After years of being passed over, he never imagined he would be chosen and neither did anyone else. Only one explanation makes sense…the curvy enticing female must be a spy, and Theo’s determined to break her cover using any means necessary.

As Jade and Theo are forced to spend time together, their chemistry becomes undeniable. But neither can afford to bring love into the equation, especially since Jade seems determined to go home. After all, she can't possibly stay here, right?]]> 369 Victoria Aveline �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 extraterrestrial 4.12 2020
author: Victoria Aveline
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.12
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]]> 58229111
One hot moment in a hidden storage closet. One kiss. No consequences.

But if you get that close to a man with fire in his eyes, you’re gonna get burned, and I was no exception. One taste of Grey Blackwood ruined me for life.

The way Grey sees it, I was the one who did the ruining. I humiliated him. Wrecked his life. Destroyed his future.

Doesn’t matter that he’s clawed his way back and then some. Doesn’t matter that he’s already top of the Wall Street food chain. The man’s ruthless. Heartless. And he likes his revenge served cold.

Now he’s taking down the companies owned by every frat boy who did him wrong. And when he comes for my family’s company, the quiet life I’ve built for myself far away from Manhattan comes crumbling down, too.

But when Grey’s standing in our boardroom, threatening a hostile takeover and demanding I negotiate on behalf of my family, I don’t see an enemy. I see the chance I’ve been waiting for.

The chance for another night in his arms, and hopefully a whole lot more.

Let the negotiations begin.

Hostile Takeover is a full-length, standalone novel.

]]> 304 Lucy Lennox 1954857063 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 lgbtqia 4.31 2021
author: Lucy Lennox
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.31
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]]> 30179647
Most debutantes dream of finding a husband. Lady Pandora Ravenel has different plans. The ambitious young beauty would much rather stay at home and plot out her new board game business than take part in the London Season. But one night at a glittering society ball, she’s ensnared in a scandal with a wickedly handsome stranger.

A cynical rake

After years of evading marital traps with ease, Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent, has finally been caught by a rebellious girl who couldn’t be less suitable. In fact, she wants nothing to do with him. But Gabriel finds the high-spirited Pandora irresistible. He’ll do whatever it takes to possess her, even if their marriage of convenience turns out to be the devil’s own bargain.

A perilous plot

After succumbing to Gabriel’s skilled and sensuous persuasion, Pandora agrees to become his bride. But soon she discovers that her entrepreneurial endeavors have accidentally involved her in a dangerous conspiracy–and only her husband can keep her safe. As Gabriel protects her from their unknown adversaries, they realize their devil’s bargain may just turn out to be a match made in heaven.]]> 384 Lisa Kleypas �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 3
Lisa Kleypas just hates me]]> 4.05 2017
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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Started out so good and then fell flat

Lisa Kleypas just hates me
]]> 211837026 Malice Matrimony. Tensions run high as the family scrambles to uncover the identity of the assailant lurking in the shadows. With danger creeping around every corner and old wounds reopening, the family finds themselves at odds like never before.

At the heart of the turmoil, both couples are grappling with their own trials and tribulations, fighting to solidify and grow their relationships despite the various challenges thrown their way.

Amidst the chaos and confusion, one thing remains the bonds of family, forged in blood and bound by loyalty, will be put to the ultimate test in their pursuit of truth, love, and survival. In the final installment of this head-spinning African American Urban Fiction series, the Brooks brothers show that love and the streets can coincide.]]> 166 Lakia �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 4 Malice Matrimony 2 (166 pages)

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author: Lakia
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
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Will Jaliah’s initial contempt for Rio, ignited by his role in the circumstances that forced their shotgun wedding, begin to fade, allowing love to thrive? Or will the disdain Jaliah carries ruin their chances at a happily ever after? Embark on an unforgettable journey with Jaliah and Rio as they navigate the tumultuous waters of love, loyalty, and unexpected connections in the first installment of Author Lakia’s African American Urban Fiction series, Malice Matrimony.]]> 176 Lakia �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 4
I'm having fun tho]]> 4.54
author: Lakia
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
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What did I just get myself into lol

I'm having fun tho
]]> 26242354 A ruthless tycoon.

Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants. And from the moment he meets the shy, aristocratic Lady Helen Ravenel, he is determined to possess her. If he must take her virtue to ensure she marries him, so much the better . . .

A sheltered beauty.

Helen has had little contact with the glittering, cynical world of London society. Yet Rhys’s determined seduction awakens an intense mutual passion. Helen’s gentle upbringing belies a stubborn conviction that only she can tame her unruly husband. As Rhys’s enemies conspire against them, Helen must trust him with her darkest secret. The risks are unthinkable . . . the reward, a lifetime of incomparable bliss.

And it all begins with . . . marrying Mr. Winterborne]]> 380 Lisa Kleypas 0062371843 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 2 Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (380 pages)
Book 2 of The Ravenels series

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author: Lisa Kleypas
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
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Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (380 pages)
Book 2 of The Ravenels series

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]]> 213957485
In a fit of anger, you grab your trusty bat and arrive at the scene to take out your anger on his car. Only to realize later that it wasn't your boyfriend's vehicle after all. The owner happens to be a gorgeous gangsta, and he is pissed. In an attempt to make things right, you offer to pay for the damages. Unfortunately, the car is worth nearly a million dollars, and you don't have that kind of money.

Now, you and your best friend are forced to work off the debt at the gorgeous gangsta’s gentlemen’s club, 4 Play, and he takes full advantage of your predicament however he pleases.

As for your best friend, she also has someone hot on her trail, as the boss's handsome brother has set his sights on her. Will she be swept off her feet, or will she resist his advances? Either way, it seems things are about to get very interesting.]]> 357 Mesha Mesh �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 bully, urban-interracial 4.32
author: Mesha Mesh
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]]> 57892054 What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common...?
Me. Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don't know which one did it yet.

When I kicked the ass of a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me.

The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother.

The trouble is, there's four kings at that school and each of them have motive and cutthroat natures.

Aurora Academy isn't a place for the faint of heart. To put it lightly, my town is the asshole of Solaria where the dodgiest Fae in the kingdom reside. The school itself is divided by the two gangs who run this town. The Lunar Brotherhood and the Oscura Clan. And guess what? Two of the kings run the gangs at the school, their hatred for each other so fierce I hear a day doesn't go by without blood being spilled in the halls.

I might be a petite, lilac-haired girl who looks like a fragile doll, but they haven't been introduced to my fangs yet. And they don't know why I'm really here. Or that I'll do whatever it takes to bring down the Fae who took my flesh and blood from me.

I don't believe in fate, but I do know this... the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I'm prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge .

This is a reverse harem series set in the world of Zodiac Academy four years before the Vega Twins were Awakened. Expect some character cross-over, dark and hot romance, and a twisted murder mystery which will leave your head spinning.]]> 536 Caroline Peckham �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy, why-choose 4.02 2019
author: Caroline Peckham
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 127677746
Tip lived a fast life; sometimes faster than he could handle himself. Being forced to hop out there at a young age, the streets were all he knew and it most definitely wasn't no love in them. With a handsome face, mean swag, and street credibility, Tip didn't have time for love; not even from the woman he considered one of his best friends.

When LuLu and Tip find themselves constantly in compromising situations it forces Tip to acknowledge the fact that he wasn't so sure how to love nor receive affection from anyone as he constantly pulls himself away from accepting the challenges of emotional attachment. With the streets on his mind and her friends in her ear, LuLu finds herself playing with fire when she allows Mal to slide into the open hole in her heart.

Tip expected her to wait for him and trust his every move, only how could she trust him when she was still coughing up water from the last time he let her drown? One thing was for certain and two things were for sure. Tip had LuLu twisted but would he soon realize that he was too?

Dealing with not only their drama, they both often find themselves twisted into the web of lies from the crazy lives of their closest friends as well. Find out what happens in this ghetto hood tale as these young couples try to piece together the pieces of their broken puzzles.]]> 196 S. Yvonne �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.57
author: S. Yvonne
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.57
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]]> 61918838 A #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers a sexy and scandalous Regency romance about an adventurous woman and the mysterious son of a Duke who finds his way into her life—perfect for Bridgerton fans.

Eliza Melrose has always cherished her independence. And when she and her family lived in the countryside, it was easy to slip out for a midnight ride, write articles for her father’s newspaper, and otherwise do as she pleased. But now that they’ve moved to the heart of fashionable London, her every move is scrutinized and judged. Worse yet, her father wants her to wed and take her proper place in society.

But Eliza wants nothing to do with marriage. And when the new Duke of Chester moves into his family’s long-abandoned home across the square, her journalistic instincts immediately kick in. Are the rumors true—did he really kill his family? Is he as rakish as everyone says? The more Eliza finds out, the more she wants to know. Because the duke is a fascinating study of contradictions—reclusive and arrogant, fiercely protective and deeply passionate. But those who dance too close to the fire often get burned. And as the undeniable flame between them ignites, the only question is: Who’s holding the match?]]> 289 Jodi Ellen Malpas 1538726173 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 nobles-elites 3.53 2022
author: Jodi Ellen Malpas
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.53
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Mateo:

When the new girl in town walks into my gym, I’m instantly drawn to her. I should stay away from her, she’s too young for me.

I’m just a grumpy man trying to keep my demons at bay. Everything changes when she asks me to teach her self-defense.

When I look into her eyes all I can see is pain and it triggers every protective feeling within me.

Cecilia:

After leaving my own small town in Texas to escape a bad decision, I find myself in Rose Valley.

Even though life has been nothing but easy, I try hard to look on the bright side of things.

Some people think that makes me an easy target. But what they don’t know is I will do anything in my power to protect my son and that includes asking the local grumpy gym owner to teach me how to defend myself.

What I don’t expect is the need to defend my heart before he takes it.


Nichole is bringing you Mateo's story. You saw him as Dexter's big brother in Fall Secrets. Now it's time for Mateo to find his happily ever after with the new single mom in town. This story does talk about being in abusive relationship, but no actual abuse is shown on the page.]]> 97 Nichole Ruschelle �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 contemporary-romance 4.47
author: Nichole Ruschelle
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]]> 58648147
After saving the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, all he wanted to do was kill an evil witch enslaving his people.

I mean, I get it, don't get me wrong. But he's dragging me along for the ride, and I'm kind of peeved about it. On the bright side, he keeps burning off his shirt.]]> 260 Kimberly Lemming �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming (260 pages)
Book 1 of the Mead Mishaps series

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author: Kimberly Lemming
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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Book 1 of the Mead Mishaps series

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]]> 55582051 Every bit as ruthless as his reputation suggests��

Shepherd ravages both Claire and her conquered city, refusing to let either slip through his fingers.
He steals Claire's innocence and future by forcing a pair-bond on the rare, unwilling Omega female.

Violent, calculating, and incapable of remorse, he demands his new mate's adoration. Her attention. Her body.

Publisher's Note: The first book in Addison Cain's exciting, raw, and suspense-filled Omegaverse series is a Dark Romance featuring complete power exchange. If such material offends you, please do not purchase.
]]> 250 Addison Cain �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 with-breeding, omegaverse 3.61 2016
author: Addison Cain
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> 42668007 That’s the start of my day. At least I have my guide dog, Kota, with me. I’d be lost without her�� literally.
Yes. I’m blind.

And our new alien owner is kind enough that he’s not holding me to the wife or slave deal even though that’s what I was intended for. We’ve basically been dropped into a scene from Little House on the Alien Prairie, complete with his one-room cabin, and he’s been the perfect gentleman. He’s pretty great, and I’m actually starting to wish I could take him home with me.
He doesn’t know it yet, but the threat of him going into ‘rut�� is no longer a deterrent...

**This book is a standalone--grab and enjoy! (Note: Explicit language and adult scenes are contained in this book.)

***Heads up for readers of the Stolen by an Alien series: this is an interconnected standalone, so hop in and have some fun “Aha!�� moments with me!]]> 174 Amanda Milo �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 extraterrestrial 4.15 2018
author: Amanda Milo
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 207539140
Jasper Chance is not willing to take a chance on love. The only love he has is for his family, friends, and business. He’s made the choice to live his life how he sees fits without having to answer to anyone. He’s made his choice, but his heart wants to make another. Will the heart’s choice outweigh his, or will both choices eventually align to provide a happiness he didn’t realize he wanted?

There’s a lesson to be learned about choices. Will Covina and Jasper give in to the choice in front of them for love, or will the mind outweigh the heart? Find out in My Choice Is You.]]> 200 Mel Dau �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.43
author: Mel Dau
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.43
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]]> 62080639
Dream Brilliant and bad ass, I was my family’s fixer. I was the queen of negotiating and smoothing ruffled feathers. I had never met a situation I couldn’t talk us out of�� until my brother crossed the wrong family and they would accept only one payment for that debt.
Me.
For thirty days, I was supposed to give myself to a man so brutal, they called him “Demon.�� I had to follow his rules, honor his demands, be available to him only. When I met him, he had nightmares in his cold green eyes and an enemy’s blood splattered on his hard, inked body. How could I survive a month with a monster without losing myself?
Except�� those eyes seemed to thaw a little each time he looked at me. And his chiseled body fit perfectly against mine. There was so much more to the enigma called “Demon,�� so many things that made him my “Damien.�� Suddenly, the only thing I was worried about losing in thirty days was my heart.]]> 750 Elle Kayson �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.76
author: Elle Kayson
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.76
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]]> 203295170
Welcome to Alfemir.

I’ve lived my entire life as a disappointment in the eyes of every angel who lives in Alfemir, but especially my Archangel father. Tarnishing our family name by being a powerless angel…that’s the legacy I’ll leave behind.

After years of failed placement tests, and with the time limit to find my magic breathing down my neck, I’ve come to accept my fate. When the clock ticks zero, I’ll have my wings brutally ripped from my body and be cast down to live with the humans.

Rejected, alone, and afraid.

But when a man from my past reappears, he tells me there’s a different option…another life I could lead, at his side. I’m desperate to find a place that feels like home, but taking his offer would mean leaving everything I know behind, and being branded a fugitive by Alfemir.

Can I find the courage to believe that I deserve a future that’s better than what waits for me here?

After my father exposes his true nature, and with the support from an unlikely ally, I find myself taking the leap of faith.

Little did I know that the ugliness I saw in my father runs deep in all of the Archangels in Alfemir. Their vile actions and hatred are written in the stars, along with my fate and my future.

Love, hatred, and fear collide as the veil placed over my eyes is ripped away. For the first time in my life I see Alfemir for what it truly is: Evil.

The night the fallen angels have feared for thousands of years is coming for us all.

Alfemir wants a fight, but I’ll give them a war.

Because it turns out I’m not powerless, after all.



Author note: Wings of Stars is book one in the Fallen Destiny trilogy. Follow Kieran and her jealous, possessive mates as they unravel the secrets buried in the stars. Book one will end in a cliffhanger. Content intended for mature audiences, which includes, but is not limited to: Sexual scenes, violence, blood, displays of traumatic moments including mental and physical abuse. Please check the interior for a full list of warnings. Your mental health matters.]]> 373 R.L. Caulder �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy 4.23 2024
author: R.L. Caulder
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 209601565 As their relationship grew, Megan felt that she was maturing alone. Desperate for him to wake up, Megan did the unthinkable and broke up with Krude. The problem was, Krude didn’t break up with her. He gave her some time and space, but that time was up. Determined to prove they belonged together, Krude went on a mission to reclaim his family.
He’s pulling no punches, especially since they have a baby shower being thrown in their honor.]]> 120 Aubry J. �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.50
author: Aubry J.
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.50
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]]> 214048906 A STANDALONE URBAN FICTION ROMANCE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JADE JONES

Nova isn’t your typical around-the-way girl. Far from it. Her life has been an uphill battle from the start, raised by crack-addict parents who dealt her a bad hand. She’s had to hustle and scheme to survive, even if it meant getting into trouble along the way. Young and headstrong as ever, Nova is determined to stand by her boyfriend, Sensation—a jack boy who ended up behind bars after being caught with stolen goods.

Blinded by love and loyalty, Nova swears to hold Sensation down through thick and thin. But everything changes when Sensation’s older brother, Master, steps into the picture. At 38, Master is everything Sensation wishes he could powerful, respected, and the undisputed boss of H-town. Nova can’t resist Master’s charms and falls for him hard and fast, leaving Sensation forgotten in the past.

Master’s presence throws everything into chaos. Sensation idolizes his older brother, but what happens when he gets out of prison and finds Nova in Master’s arms? Will he still want to follow in Master’s footsteps, or will betrayal ignite a desire for vengeance? And can Nova find a way to turn her life around and break free from her troubled past?

Find out in this standalone novel packed with love, passion, betrayal and reckoning.

*** This book is a re-release, previously called “Zoe and Verse�� ***]]> 288 Jade Jones �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.04
author: Jade Jones
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.04
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]]> 156173134 They’ve discovered my secrets and are determined to possess me.

A scholarship to Groveton University was the life raft I needed to escape my hometown and all of the demons haunting me. I could leave behind everything that I knew–and the things I’d done to get there.

Everything went to hell as soon as I laid eyes on Gage Mitchell, the campus golden boy, and his best friend, Asher Hunt. They were outwardly perfect in every way, and everyone else fell to their knees to worship them.

Well, everyone except me.

Deviant Devotion is an MMF dark college romance featuring a cam girl and two stalkers who are obsessed with her. It contains dark themes, language, and explicit content that may not be for every reader. This book is for mature readers only. It is a standalone set in the Groveton College shared world. There is a happily ever after at the end of the book.]]> 270 Celeste Night �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 a-bit-darker-than-usual 4.15
author: Celeste Night
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.15
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]]> 211241611
A brand new spicy small town romance by Amazon #1 Bestselling author, Amy Daws.

This book is the start of a mountain man spinoff series based on the three Fletcher brothers featured in her previous release, Last on the List.

Help Wanted: Grumpy Mountain Man seeks baby momma. Job is an incubator position only. Surrogate must be impervious to grunting in the form of communication and nosey brotherly neighbors. Rustic mountain range housing available upon request.
I wanted to pummel my irritating brothers when they posted their own version of a wanted ad to help me with my life.
But I can’t fault the results once the right woman lands on my lap.
Becoming a single father is not a decision I made lightly. In fact, it’s the biggest decision of my entire life.
Which is why when I interview Trista, I know she’s perfect.
She’s wild, she’s opinionated, she wears cowboy boots. Even my pet goat loves her��
She’s the exact type of person I was holding out for.
And to my great horror, I realize on our first night of attempting this baby making dance…when the lights are low, the cheap wine is flowing, and the home insemination supplies are laid out on the kitchen counter��
I want to do a lot more than just make her my surrogate.
I want to make her mine.]]> 358 Amy Daws �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 daddy-vibes 4.15 2024
author: Amy Daws
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 212470837 I’ve always dreamed of romance, but this wedding is strictly business.

SOFIYA

I’ve spent years hidden away to protect my father from the shame of having a defective daughter. The head of the Bratva can’t be associated with weakness—and to him, that’s all I am.

That is, until a marriage alliance gives him the opportunity to finally be rid of me.

As I head down the aisle towards my mysterious husband, I hope I’m moving towards love and freedom. But Matteo makes it clear he wants nothing to do with me.

I wish I could return his coldness, but the dangerous Don sets my body ablaze whenever he’s near.

MATTEO

My life has been defined by betrayal.

A family traitor murdered my parents, and I’ve carried their blood on my hands all these years. I learned long ago not to open my heart.

As head of the Five Families, I’ve always controlled my city, but with enemies rising up on all sides, a marriage alliance is my only way forward. Except, my bride is not what I expected—and now she’s consuming my every thought.

But when my trust is shattered again, I’ll go to any means necessary to protect the Family.

His Tesoro is a spicy, dual first-person POV Mafia Romance with an age gap, arranged marriage, disabled heroine, and jealous/possessive hero. This book is a standalone that ends in a HEA. See Author’s Note at the beginning of the book for full content warnings.]]> 396 Emilia Rossi �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 His Tesoro by Emilia Rossi (396 pages)
Book 1 of the Empire of Royals series

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author: Emilia Rossi
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2024
rating: 5
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His Tesoro by Emilia Rossi (396 pages)
Book 1 of the Empire of Royals series

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]]> 68040255 Will Tali keep her to vow leave? Or will she stay?

Hendrix ‘Henny�� Pharma had one plan that didn’t include meeting Tali Saunders . In an instant, he knew things would have to change to include his new addiction. One night wasn’t enough, but life had other plans. Will Henny get the chance to be with Tali? Or will he be left a fiend, craving the high she gave him without her to satiate him?

Lennox ‘Oz�� Anderson met what would become his obsession the night Shandea ‘Dea�� Saunders sat down to play a game of poker. The only problem was that Dea belonged to someone else. Or at least she thought she did. Oz knew what he wanted, and it was Dea. He planned to make sure she understood that it meant forever once he made her his.
Dea counted down the days until her sister Tali would graduate so they could leave Union City behind. Nothing and no one in Union City could keep her there, even her so-called boyfriend, Rodney.
Dea always seemed to have a problem choosing the right man. But what happens when the right man chooses her?

In a single night, soul ties were created that bonded these two couples in ways they’d never planned or imagined. But will betrayal, jealousy, and death make them second guess their connections being destiny or tear them apart?

***This book contains explicit language, graphic violence, and strong sexual content. It is intended for adults. ***]]> E. Bowser �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 urban-interracial 4.49
author: E. Bowser
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.49
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]]> 24431358 A twist of fate.

Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house—along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own.

A clash of wills.

Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her. As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic seduction, only one question remains: can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she's ever known?]]> 419 Lisa Kleypas �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 3 Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (419 pages)
Book 1 of The Ravenels series

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]]> 3.82 2015
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (419 pages)
Book 1 of The Ravenels series

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]]> 48910179 My life ended the moment the X-Clan found me.
Bitten.
Turned.
And claimed by him.

My genetic markers label me as a rare omega. But inside, I'm all female alpha. And I will not heel. Not even to the Alpha of Andorra Sector.

Ander Cain promises me protection.
A new world of pleasure and pain.
But he wants all of me in return.
Even if it means taking me by force.

I'll be damned if I give up my inner fight. I spent the last twenty years battling the walking dead. These wolves won't know what hit them when I'm through.

Ander Cain

My life began the moment I found her, my darling little mate. She's the force of nature Andorra Sector needs to give us hope for a future. A reason to keep going and to protect our lands from the zombie infestation beyond.

Yet she refuses to play by our rules.

Born in a time where humans will do anything to survive, she's not used to the pack hierarchy or the laws our kind abides by. Oh, but she'll learn. And I'll thoroughly enjoy being the one to train her.

Katriana Cardona can fight me all she wants, but in the end, she will be mine. Whether she submits or not.

Note: This is a standalone shifter romance with omegaverse and dystopian elements. Certain content may be too dark for some readers, so please review the warning note inside if you have concerns.]]> 272 Lexi C. Foss 1950694283 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy 3.87
author: Lexi C. Foss
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.87
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]]> 32848471 ��
Of course, my intruder had to be arrogant.��Only, turned out, he wasn’t an intruder at all.������
��
Drew was the rightful occupant of my new office.��He’d been on vacation while his posh space was renovated. Which was how a scammer got away with leasing me office space that wasn’t really available for rent.��I was swindled out of ten grand.��
��
The next day, after hours at the police station, Drew took pity on me and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.��In exchange for answering his phones while his secretary was out, he’d let me stay until I found a new place.��I probably should have acted grateful and kept my mouth shut when I overheard the advice he was spewing to his clients.��But I couldn’t help giving him a piece of my mind.��I never expected my body to react every time we argued.��Especially when that was all we seemed to be able to do.��
��
The two of us were complete opposites. Drew was a bitter, angry, gorgeous-as-all-hell destroyer of relationships.��And my job was to help people save their marriages.��The only thing the two of us had in common was the space we were sharing.��And an attraction that was getting harder to deny by the day.��]]> 322 Vi Keeland 1682309819 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 let-s-be-professionals 4.17 2017
author: Vi Keeland
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/07/02
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]]> 58255636
Ten years after a devastating betrayal, revenge has come back to bite Ada Pavalos.

Literally.

Once her family’s trusted bodyguard, Domino Valenciaga is out for blood.

Or her heart.

Whichever goal takes more violence to achieve...]]> 273 Lana Sky �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 cartel, mafia-romance 3.77 2021
author: Lana Sky
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> 59743139
I always knew my father was a cold, heartless bastard.
But the moment he took Elle Castlemaine and her pathetic daughter into our home, barely a month after our mom died, he unleashed something savage inside me.
I didn’t care they lost their home. Didn’t care their father was behind bars.
Didn’t care he betrayed the notorious Stidda Mafia boss, Benjamin Rossi, and now their lives were in danger.
All I cared about was her.
Ryth.
I wanted to hurt her. Wanted to make her squirm.
I wanted to make her pay for the moans coming from my father’s bedroom.
When he slipped a ring onto her mother’s finger, Ryth became mine.
Mine to bully.
Mine to break.
And I’ll use my brothers to do it.
She’ll become our favorite obsession.
Our sick, tormented game.
She’ll become the only thing I think about, until not thinking about her tears me apart.
I’ll hate her. I’ll hate her so much it hurts…]]> 372 A.K. Rose �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 a-bully-a-bad-guy-mayhaps 3.82
author: A.K. Rose
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.82
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]]> 123279520
In his eyes, Nova saw a man utterly devoid of empathy. Kane, a known antagonist during the war, had killed more werewolves than nearly any other. As a rare female alpha, her blood ran cold with aggression, demanding payment in kind when they finally meet face to face.

Once her mortal enemy, the leader of the vampire council had approached them with offers of peace. On the very night their truce would’ve been secured, an attack on the vampire nation throws their treaty into question.

When Nova and Kane are forced to work together to eliminate a threat to the immortal societies, passion ignites in the most unlikely of places. As desire rises and the stakes grow perilous, their fates intertwine, and they must transcend their jaded past to defeat the threat against their nations.

Neither of them can afford to lose sight of their end goal, even if that means taking their eyes off each other. Locked together in a battle against fate and foe, neither will emerge unscathed.]]> 318 Anna Hawke �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy 3.77 2023
author: Anna Hawke
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 32730045 ROYAL SAVAGE
I CAN’T CLOSE MY EYES�� I refuse to. Every time I do, all I see is blood, death, and pain. I can feel it - almost taste it, bringing me back to that night.
It doesn't matter that I'm still breathing; I no longer need it, I no longer want it. I despise it along with everything else around me.
The only thing I long for is to fucking fade away. I've given up. Until her at least��
AVALON.
She comes into my world, knocking me on my ass.
It turns me on to have her around me. Makes me want to wrap my hand around her tight little throat and fuck her until she feels my pain, feels the monster in me, but also makes me want to protect her from the very thing that she should be afraid of... me.
Once she sees the damage that I’m capable of; she’ll look at me like everyone else around me does: with fear.

AVALON KNIGHT
HIS EYES... THE DARKNESS IN them draws me to him, making me want to taste him, feel him�� and save him. I shouldn't have gotten on the back of his motorcycle that day. I know that now. Colton warned me. I was told it was dangerous. I was told that nothing would be the same. He was right.
ROYAL is dangerous, dark, and seductive; the very thing that keeps me hanging on, willing to give my last breath just to touch him�� breathe him in.
He’s savage, inked, and highly captivating. So different from his brother��
He's hazardous to my health, mind, and body, yet the only thing that I crave. I want to free him. I want to change his mind, but I'm afraid that he’s already too faded��
]]> Victoria Ashley �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 guys-we-should-stay-away-from 3.85 2022
author: Victoria Ashley
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 60041932 True love is at stake in this charming, debut romantic comedy.

Cassie Greenberg loves being an artist, but it’s a tough way to make a living. On the brink of eviction, she’s desperate when she finds a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a beautiful Chicago neighborhood. Cassie knows there has to be a catch—only someone with a secret to hide would rent out a room for that price.

Of course, her new roommate Frederick J. Fitzwilliam is far from normal. He sleeps all day, is out at night on business, and talks like he walked out of a regency romance novel. He also leaves Cassie heart-melting notes around the apartment, cares about her art, and asks about her day. And he doesn’t look half bad shirtless, on the rare occasions they’re both home and awake. But when Cassie finds bags of blood in the fridge that definitely weren’t there earlier, Frederick has to come clean...

Cassie’s sexy new roommate is a vampire. And he has a proposition for her.]]> 341 Jenna Levine 0593548914 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 fantasy 3.46 2023
author: Jenna Levine
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 213397463
The man I’ve just been ordered to protect at any cost.

Luke is everything that I’m not. Charming and wealthy, messy and reckless. And he’s made it his mission to make my job impossible. While my irritatingly impulsive client would rather ignore the dangers of old family secrets and new forbidden attractions, I know better.

If this job’s taught me anything, it’s that emotions are a complication, and complications lead to distraction. Though nothing can prepare me for the onslaught of emotion when Luke is kidnapped. I’m hit with the glaring truth: I’ll risk it all to save him.

Even if that means losing everything.

FREE FALL is a steamy, standalone M/M bodyguard romance filled with flirty banter, forced proximity, action-packed suspense, small-town secrets, and all the queer joy.]]> 357 Kathryn Nolan �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 lgbtqia 3.86 2024
author: Kathryn Nolan
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 126835939
Two years.
That’s all the peace we had before our past awoke from the dead.
Rose from the grave with malicious hands, famished, and ready to bury us six feet below. The tombstones of our enemies have been overturned, and we are reminded that we can never escape the chains of the corrupt.
Seeking retribution for my lost love consumed my past, but that violence and desire for punishment now jeopardized the future of those closest to me.
We are given one choice, a singular option.
Return to Ponderosa Springs. Or reap the consequences.
But it’s more than the infamous Hollow Boys in danger this time.
It’s her.
The cursed one.
A mirage of a woman too stubborn for her own good.
Coraline Whittaker and I share a common enemy. Her fear of him and his possession over her is the only reason she agrees to work with me.
We promise to protect one another. Share the weight of his return and the misery his presences brings; Till death do us part or the man plaguing her dreams is finally sent to the grave.
What she doesn’t know is there is more than a villain weaving us together.
It’s not just the revenge I want. It’s not the satisfaction of ruining the town that tainted us.
I want her.
Once again, I’ve taken a vow to protect someone, took her vengeance and made it my own.
Still waters have always run deep.
Ponderosa Springs isn’t the only one with secrets. I’ll let the world know mine before they take her away from me. That rotting town knows what I do to people who take things that belong to me.
A mistake repeated?
Not even God himself will deliver them from my evil.]]> 429 Monty Jay �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 The Oath We Give by Monty Jay (421 pages)
Book 5 of the Hollow Boys series

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author: Monty Jay
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> 122267517 102 Charleigh Harper �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 4.37
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name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
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]]> 44414727 241 Johnni Sherri �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 college, urban-interracial 4.77
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]]> 75591019 I’ve only loved once in my life but never again. It threw me into a depth of hell I’ve barely crawled out of.

But when Cole enters my life, I’m willing to give love another try. He’s six feet and three inches of solid muscle, full of dirty fun, and completely devoted to me, leaving my heart once again exposed.

Then, there’s his brother, Lucas, always in the background lingering for more, diligently waiting. But his own brutal demons leave him struggling to give in to me.
To us.

And when I finally meet the brother they call Rage, my mind is thrown back in time, forcing memories I tried to keep hidden to resurface and putting not just me in danger.

Can they accept me and my baggage when I choose to accept theirs, or will my past catch up with me and tear us apart, forcing me to choose only one?


Hidden In Brutal Devotion is a Why Choose Dark Romance book. It is book 1 in a duet.
WARNING: This book has triggers. It contains sensitive and explicit storylines, graphic sex scenes and strong language recommended for readers aged eighteen and over.]]> 288 B.J. Alpha �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 reverse-harem 3.88 2023
author: B.J. Alpha
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 51035781 I like nice things, but this time I've stolen from the wrong man.
He caught me red-handed, but he didn't call the police.
He's the kind of man who settles his own scores.
One stern look left me trembling... and then he took off his belt.

What should a big, bad man like me do with such a naughty little girl?
I only meant to teach her a lesson.
I didn't plan to bring her into my world.
But now she's mine... and I protect what's mine.

Publisher's Note: Bronson includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.]]> 208 Shanna Handel �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 guys-we-should-stay-away-from 4.00 2019
author: Shanna Handel
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 214925650 LIGHT GRAY bodyguard romance novella standalone.

He can protect me from everyone but himself

Isabella
Two weeks. The job is only for fourteen days. He’ll be on guard every minute of the day, trying to protect and preserve me. I don’t like being babysat, and I’m hell-bent on making him work to keep me safe.

Vance is my bodyguard, and he tries so hard to keep his hands off me, but I’ve always been very persuasive. I find myself wanting to let go of what I’m required to hold on to for my arranged marriage.

I want control when I’ve never been allowed to have it.

This bodyguard romance has dark content and themes. Full list of content warnings on Lauren's website



Age gap
Innocent but sassy fmc
Grumpy protector mmc
Forced proximity
MCs from different worlds]]> 180 Lauren Biel 1959618210 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 3.97
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name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
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]]> 195806857 **This is the finale of an urban, three-part series**]]> 354 Antoinette Sherell �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 The Art of Hood Love: The Finale by Antoinette Sherell (354 pages)
Book 3 of The Art of Hood Love books

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]]> 212002545
What happens when you’re snowed in on a mountain ranch, with the one man you definitely should not be fantasizing about?
I’ve always done what was expected of me. Layla Birch, the good girl.
Forced to grow up too fast. To take care of everything myself. I had a plan.
Only, I didn’t count on him. Colton Wilder. The cowboy nearly twice my age.
He’s my dream man. One who takes care of me, gives me a job, and makes my pulse thud harder every time he comes near.
My ex-boyfriend’s father.
The nights are long and cold on top of this mountain. As the snow grows thicker and the tension builds between us, we’re both inching closer to a line we shouldn’t cross.
Each day, it grows harder to resist the man who looks at me with longing in his eyes.
It’s tempting to forget about being the good girl for once.
No one would find out. Would they?


Chasing The Wild is an interconnected stand-alone, book 1 in the all-new Crimson Ridge series, and can be read separately. Intended for ages 18 and over.]]> 444 Elliott Rose �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 a-bit-forbidden-maybe 3.99
author: Elliott Rose
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
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]]> 61931823

Being the twin of a movie star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Eva is glamorous and sweet, and everything I’m not. Believe me, every person in my life has made that crystal clear. The press calls me the Ice Queen, leaving pack after pack broken in my wake.

I wish it were true.

All I’ve ever wanted was a pack—to be loved and cherished the way an Omega was meant to be—but now I’ve given up hope. Every group I meet wants a copy of my sister. Let’s not even mention the ones who called me by her name.

That was before I ran into an Alpha whose scent made me climb him like a tree. And his pack, who smells like heaven, makes me perfume, and claims they want to make me theirs. I want to believe love like this exists, yet the past has taught me it’s too good to be true.

I want to be able to tell the world I’m taken. To scream I’m knot your damn Omega…I’m theirs. But first, I have to believe it myself.]]> 524 Devyn Sinclair �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 on-hold 4.07 2022
author: Devyn Sinclair
name: �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡
average rating: 4.07
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]]> 113464948 **This is part two of an urban, three-part series** ]]> 309 Antoinette Sherell �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 5 4.78
author: Antoinette Sherell
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]]> 167582892 This is a standalone novel.]]> 533 Shvonne Latrice �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 nobles-elites 4.67
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]]> 205580820 Chaos.

Control.

In a broken mind, it's all merely an illusion.

Kane

I’m an interstate trucker who’s left hundreds of bodies behind him. She's a woman who’s running from her past. When she gets in my truck, she unwittingly becomes my next victim.

I test her will to live, but the personalities behind mine have a different plan for her. They work to dismantle the fragile equilibrium I've struggled to maintain.

As I unravel around her, consumed by conflicting desires, I start to question everything I've ever known. Or never known.

Can I let her into the darkness that has consumed me, or will she become yet another tragic casualty of my damaged psyche?

Tropes:
Age Gap
Enemies to lovers
Hate to love
MMC with multiple personalities
Primal
One Bed

Across State Lines is a DARK GRAY hitchhiker romance. All books in this series are STANDALONES and can be read in any order.

This dark hitchhiker romance has extreme content. Full list of content warnings on my website. Please read responsibly!]]> 237 Lauren Biel 1959618180 �ˡA�Բ�⁠♡ 0 a-bit-darker-than-usual 4.09
author: Lauren Biel
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