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Promise Maker


Symone West - 2021
    DOMENICO MARTELLIThe bringer of death.That is what they call me.So it is understandable why Solari shouldn’t be with a man like me.Though difficult, I was willing to stay away and continue watching her from afar.Then tragedy hits, and the first one she calls is me.In my world, power and brutality intertwine.The kind of violence Solari never imagined.When she learns what happened two years ago, will she accept me despite my dark side?

Forgetting the Enemy


Amy Cecil - 2019
    He’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants and right now the only thing he wants is Zaira Bonito, the eldest daughter of the Vitali’s most rivaled family. At one time, Michael and Zaira were very close. But, a tragedy caused false accusations and the families were torn apart. Years later the families come together to eliminate a common enemy. It was a carefully and well thought out hit.But not everything goes as plannedAt her engagement party, Zaira watches while her father and fiancée are murdered. She frantically tries to get away, but falls and hits her head. She awakes and finds herself with an awful headache and no memory in a world that she is vaguely familiar. Her only guide - Michael Vitali.Michael has Zaira right where he wants her and will do anything to keep her, even manipulate and deceive her. He knows there is a chance that when she does remember she won’t be able to forgive him, but he’s willing to risk his heart - for her.

His Obsession: A Dark Billionaire Romance


Ann-Marie Davis - 2020
    If you are sensitive in any way, please use discretion.

Cuffing Her


Emily Bishop - 2018
    Guess I'll have to restrain her.We don't have a ton of crime in this small town.And usually it doesn't involve hot-as-fu@k chefs.As retired Special Forces, I like things safe. Orderly.Suspects are totally off limits.But around Naomi, I can't think with anything except my co@k.To say I'm closed off is an understatement.Watching your best friend die in combat has that effect.Naomi has a way of piercing my armor. She's crept into my chest.Taken up residence in my heart.She may be innocent, but shady sh$t is going down.I want to trust her. Let her in.But my past won't let me.Cuff her, or fu@k her?I'm too lost to choose.This steamy, contemporary, romantic suspense will keep you company tonight, tomorrow, and the day after. No cheating and a satisfying happily ever after!

Tangled Web (The Cortell Brothers, #6)


Giulia Lagomarsino
    than an actual investigator.But when her file fell in my lap, I knew I couldn't walk away. Not yet.She had the body of a vixen and the eyes of a killer.I was terrified.And yet strangely attracted to the woman. Was it sane? Not at all. Every time I saw her, I was sure I would end up dead.But there were worse ways to go...LoreleiI was finally free.Well, almost. My husband had left me with a bit of a mess. And his kids...don't even get me started on them. All I wanted was my money, but that wasn't going to happen until I could get my hands on my dearly departed husband's trust.In the meantime, I needed someplace new to live. So, I pointed my finger at the map and ended up in the cutest little town.I just needed to make some friends, to blend in.I could do that, and I knew just where to start...

Protect and Serve


Nikki Wild - 2016
     Sandra Williams is a by-the-books detective with a job to do: Protect Nathaniel Hale, the most infuriatingly arrogant and hopelessly self-entitled billionaire playboy on the planet. There’s only one problem… He’s the man who took her innocence… It was supposed to be an easy ride… Just spend a few days shacked up in a cheap apartment until the bastard could testify. The rules were simple. Keep him alive, keep him quiet, and don’t get in bed with him… Again… Two out of three isn’t bad… Protect & Serve is a fully standalone novel with a HEA and NO CLIFFHANGER! Protect & Serve now includes special bonus novels from Nikki Wild.

Willow Creek Boxed Set


Micalea Smeltzer - 2016
    And I was just a girl. But if that’s all there was to the story it wouldn’t be very interesting, would it? Never Too Late I’d never met anyone quite like Mathias Wade. He was brooding and arrogant, but I loved him anyway. Together we were wild and uncontained—a hurricane raging. Then I had to leave, and words were exchanged that could never be undone. But now I was back, and Mathias better watch out, because this bitch wasn’t finished with him. Game. Set. Match. All is fair in love and war, right? In Your Heart I thought I had found love. I thought I had found my forever. I’d never been more wrong in all my life. Take A Chance I had life all figured out. Married with a baby on the way I stupidly believed that things were perfect. But then the good guy I fell in love with turned out to not be as good as I thought. I was left alone to pick up the pieces of my life and provide for my daughter. And then I met him. Hayes. The bad boy that just might not be so bad. Also includes 26,000 words of EXCLUSIVE bonus material

Rose and Thorn Complete Series: A Dark Romance Box Set


Fawn Bailey - 2019
     Dominant businessman and alpha male Rueben Thorn has been watching sweet, British ballerina Harlow Granger for years. Waiting for the time to strike, preparing to steal her from the spotlight, Thorn only has one goal in mind... to make Harlow his captive, his newest little Rose. Naive and innocent, Harlow has no idea of the things that await her in Thorn's Mansion. Taken, stolen and used, she will have to adapt to a new life... one where she is trained to be the perfect submissive to a cruel, but loving Master. Thorn discovers his soft spot for Harlow, but there is no denying his dark nature. Despite his love for the vulnerable dancer, Thorn's dark tendencies demand for him to do the unthinkable. Will Harlow be able to love him when he takes away the one thing she loves most? This is Harlow Granger and Rueben Thorn's complete story of over 100,000 words. Available for a limited time. Rose and Thorn is a dark romance trilogy. ★★★★★ "Yes, it's dark! Raw! So brutally raw." ~ Insatiable Readings Blog ★★★★★ "Stunningly delicious. Fawn Bailey is amazing... This story just broke me and I loved it." ~ Aleisha Maree, Author ★★★★★ "This is most definitely a dark book and I absolutely loved every sinful dark word of it!!! " ~ Misty, Goodreads reviewer

Dance For Me


C.M. Danks - 2021
    Just when everything was falling apart and seemed hopeless, she meets Jack. He put the phrase, tall, dark and handsome to shame. Not only is he the hottest man she had ever laid eyes on, but he’s offering her a job at his nightclub. Only catch, it’s a gentleman’s club, AKA strip club. An easy mistake, right? She will have to find a way to overcome the humiliation of dancing on stage and stop lusting over her new boss, all in order to keep her apartment. But she couldn’t help feeling that behind this quiet, sexy man, was someone with dark secrets. Secrets that could possibly put her in danger. This book is a standalone with some trigger warnings

Tyrant (A Dark Second Chance Romance)


Vanessa Waltz - 2022
    They seize them.Which is why I can't let go of Indie Starling.They call me the Tyrant. As a rule, I don't feel. But that changed when a charming reporter girl stole my attention with her beauty and razor-sharp wit.Now I'm obsessed.I have plans for us—marriage, children, a life together. But she ruined our happily-ever-after when she refused my advances.Indie doesn’t understand our connection. She thought she could run to escape the feelings that confuse her, so I let go of the leash to watch where she’d hide.But the safest place for my future wife is in my arms…in my bed.I expected her to return to me, not the trouble she’s caused. She’s done something bad. And I’m more frightening than the men chasing her.I can make it all go away.But it comes at a cost. A life for a life. My price is her submission - forever and always.

Sinacore Crime Family


M. Robinson - 2022
    Robinson & #1 NYT Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken comes two full length, standalone romantic suspense novelsMAFIA CASANOVATrust.Loyalty.Family.The tangled web of mafia life.We grew up together. Me, Eden, my brother Tristian.He was always the safe bet, the sure thing, the good guy.And me? Well, I was the Casanova, the killer who flirted with anyone and anything, breaking Eden’s heart again and again.We both loved her.Mind.Body.Soul.Until I gifted her to my brother as if she meant nothing, when she meant everything to me.Tristian was safer.Better.Could give her the life I never would be able to.But things changed.We changed.My only goal was to protect her, making her hate me in return. Except once my brother wasn’t standing between us anymore, I decided…It was my turn to claim what had always been MINE to begin with.FALLING FOR THE VILLAIN“Play for me, Juliet…”Those four words whispered in my ear again and again until I craved what I used to fear.Such a simple demand from my captor—the man who stole me and refused to tell me why he wouldn’t let me go.I was his.He made me need him, just as much as he needed me.I broke all the rules of the golden prison he put me in.During the day he ruled his dark, seedy world.His subjects and me.During the night—he bowed before my feet.Have you ever wondered what happened to the villains in all the fairy tales you read?You’ll soon find out.It all started when he kidnapped me and made me his pet.And it all ended with me…Calling him master.*This story is not for the faint of heart and may be uncomfortable for some readers. But, then again, stepping outside of your comfort zone may be exactly the thing you need…Care to play with us, readers?

Branding Belle: A Reverse Harem Contemporary Standalone


Crystal North - 2021
    We’ve always had a rocky relationship but things are about to get downright turbulent between us. Especially when he continually butts into my business and tries to control my life.Well, that’s about to backfire on him because I’ve set my sights on the three guys he’s lined up last minute to be my new tattooists. Sure it helps that they’re all sexy as sin, but I’m not about to go falling for anyone. I’m here for my ink, and only my ink. Screwing my brother’s flat mates and business partners to get back at my brother is just a juicy bonus.Until it isn’t.Welcome to Miami.Where hot men screw your life up before stalking you across the country.

Savage King: The Mafia King Series


V.L. Silva - 2021
    Confident.His Viking blood made him a conqueror.He dominated my senses.He planned to rule my body as well.I didn’t have a chance at keeping my heart.AXELHer name said it all.Hope.She came to me in my darkness.The compass that would guide me out of the storm.The goddess, Freyja.She’s with me as I fight Hel, the enemy that took everything from me.I am at war now, but the moment the dust settles I’m taking Hope as my prize.She’s a challenge. Resistant.Catching her will be like catching the wind.But my people were sea wolves. We know how to tame the wind.And I’m a patient man.Victory is my only option.

Mountain Man's Accidental Baby Daughter


Lia Lee - 2018
     Nature was my domain. Where I preferred to be. Hiking trails. Guiding people through the tangle of scrub. But then I got the rescue call – a chick with a twisted ankle stuck on a hill. Typical city girls. Clueless. Only, when I found Fiona, I didn’t anticipate that she’d be so… smoking hot. Fawn-like eyes. Redheaded bob. Curvy figure… Hmm, my carnal desire went into overload. I helped her back to my cabin. But that was a mistake. My “mountain man” urges couldn’t be resisted. And the way she looked at me was far from innocent. So, we made love... all night long. After that, I never expected to see her again... Until she showed up at my house and uttered two words that changed everything: “I’m pregnant.” Fiona wasn’t just a mere rescue anymore. She was the mother of my baby. And that meant she was mine. But neither of us were prepared for what happened next…

Code Of Silence


J.L. Drake - 2016
    He’s known for solving even the most impossible cases. Except for one… The murder of Stacy and Charlie Knight is still open, and Agent Colin doesn’t have an answer. What happened to the small town girl and her mysterious lover who were killed over twenty years ago? Colin has one suspect, but he’s never found any evidence to back up his hunch—until now. The Mafia is involved, and Agent Colin is hell-bent on proving it… Agent Colin travels back to Nashville where the murders took place to revisit the case. With some help, he manages to infiltrate the Mafia and finally uncover enough proof to pin down the elusive murderer. Sometimes the answer you have been chasing can also be the key to your future… There is more riding on this case than just Agent Colin’s reputation. The choices he makes will change not only his life, but those of the people he’s grown to care about. Will Colin finally close the case that’s been dragging him down, or will he take justice into his own hands and take the… Code of Silence?