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Alpha Villain by Liliana Carlisle


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Forbidden Flame


Alison Aimes - 2021
    She's out to escape. Neither intends to fall in love.His instructions are simple: do not open the bag. To escape exile and enact revenge, crime boss Magnus Avitus agrees to play the part of errand boy. But when the volatile package he’s been tasked with delivering begins to squirm, he has to take a peek. He never expects to come face-to-face with her. Or to have everything inside him roar "mine."Her plans are simple: escape the bag and those intent on using her. But when omega Amora Rose's prison is unpacked before she can free herself, she is claimed by ferocious, scarred warlord who makes her heart whisper "mine."Except she has a secret that’s about to send all their simple plans up in flames.

Bystander: A Dark Bratva Romance (Lenkov Dynasty Book 1)


Sassa Daniels - 2021
    

Alpha


Nora Ash - 2021
    Surrender.I owe my life to a masked killer.He came for me, like an avenging angel of death sent to spare me from pain and humiliation.Yet teach me the price of salvation.I am bound to him by the blood he spilled for me, but he didn’t save me out of mercy. I don’t think he even knows the word.He wants submission.He wants me by his side.And he wants this city for his own.I will never surrender.Alpha is the first book in Nora Ash’s suspense-filled Omegaverse series, Alpha Ties. Each book is a full-length novel with a complete romance storyline.This series gets dark, and it gets dirty. If you don’t enjoy your romance scorching and your alphas rough & dominant, give this book a pass.Please note: This book is the compiled version of Nora's previously published Omegaverse serial, Alpha. It contains the installments Alpha: Taken, Alpha: Masquerade, & Alpha: Mated.

Paid For


Alexa Riley - 2016
    He’s sick and tired of having to replace them, so his best friend and business partner decide to help him out.Kennedy Myers is here for a job and nothing else. But when the money is too good to be true, there’s nothing she won’t do to please her new boss. She’s bought and paid for, so who is she to say no? Especially when she likes it.Warning: This dirty office romance is over-the-top filthy. If you want a possessive alpha with a bossy mouth, then do what you’re told and get this book! Seriously, though, if Mason asks, just say you bought it. He’s grumpy.

Stealing Valentine


Madison Faye - 2019
    I came to rob diamonds, But now I’m stealing her too… I’ve spent my life taking what I want, even if it doesn’t belong to me. Stealing the infamous Whistler diamonds is supposed to be my last job before I can retire wealthy beyond imagination, and I’ve planned for everything… Everything except for her. Valentine is like nothing I’ve ever known before. Good, young, sweet, and alluring—with curves and an innocence far more tempting than any vault or priceless art. I didn’t plan on her, and I sure as h*ll didn’t plan on the diamonds I’m supposed to steal being draped around her neck. …So I’m taking her too. But when I lay my hands on the gorgeous little tease squirming against me, and with one taste of that sassy mouth, I’m lost. And when I find out she’s never been touched? Well, that’s something else I’ll be stealing too. I know she’s off limits. I know this breaks every one of my rules. I know I don’t give a damn about any of that. Claiming her cherry is going to be the sweetest sin. But stealing her heart is going to be the greatest heist this thief ever pulled… All the clichés, ridiculously over-the-top, and more sugary sweetness than a marshmallow peep. Chocolates, roses, diamonds, kidnapped by an obsessed growly alpha... you know, just the old fashioned classics ;). As with all my books, this standalone is safe, with no cheating, and a HEA guaranteed.

Bare for the Alpha


Olivia T. Turner - 2019
    My father has made sure of that. He’s the Sheriff and he’s got three rules: 1. Don’t talk to my daughter. 2. No fighting between crews. 3. See rule #1. I’m all alone and wishing for someone to look my way. And then someone does. A mean-looking grizzly bear shifter named Damon Ridge, and once he sees me, he refuses to look away. This rough, wild-looking man keeps telling me I’m his mate. He keeps saying he’s going to claim me. That I belong to him. I didn’t realize how possessive a bear shifter could get. If I knew how obsessed these huge men could be, I never would have come here. But now that I know how it feels, I’m never going to leave… Do you like an alpha who snarls in the streets and growls in the sheets? Damon is a dominant Over-The-Top grizzly bear shifter who will have you howling for more. This hot shifter book is SAFE, with no cheating, and a furry HEA guaranteed.

Daddy's Worst Nightmare


Jessa Kane - 2020
    The night of my eighteenth birthday party, he finally comes to claim me. He’ll play dirty to make me his wife…and he’s not taking no for an answer.In the bitter cold world where I grew up, Arya was the only one to show me a kindness by feeding me when I was hungry. Now I’ve built a criminal empire, simply to lay it at her feet. Taking Arya away from her father is easy. And cherishing her is what I was born to do. It’s keeping her safe from the darkness of my world that will be the challenge…

Dirty Psychopath


Celia Crown - 2020
    Being with me will always hurt.”I don’t know him, I have never spoken to him, and I have never seen before.He’s a man wrapped in inky patterns, armed with scarred knuckles, and donned with selfish obsessiveness.One look and I’m his; I’m his favorite victim.I shouldn’t have these complicated feelings in my stomach when I’m near him, but his presence had proven to be poisoning—far too late to stop the spread of the compulsive submissiveness that he commands of me.“John Doe” is his identity; he’s nothing, but everything at the same time.WARNING: This contains sensitive material that will be triggering to some, reader discretion is advised. Emotional Manipulation, Stockholm Syndrome, and Graphic Violence. .

Innocence


Lee Savino - 2015
    A virgin.I’m ruthless. A beast.She found me for a reason.She’ll be my queen.I’ll give her everything that her heart desires.Except for one thing.Her freedom.She’s mine to keep, and I’m never letting her go.Note: This is a dark mafia romance with dark and intense sensual scenes. It is the first in a trilogy.

Diamonds in the Dust


Charmaine Pauls - 2020
    Then she came along like a pretty wildflower pushing through the cracks on a dirty pavement—fragile yet resilient, a breath of beauty among the filth. She was supposed to be just another job, a nameless person I was to pluck from her life and hand to my brother, nothing but a pawn in the gamble of our diamond business. There’s a psychological label for men like us.We lack empathy and guilt.We do things to have what we want, things that make flowers wilt.(This is Book 1 of the Diamonds are Forever Trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. Diamonds in the Rough (Book 2) will be released on 14 July 2020, and Diamonds are Forever (Book 3) on 15 September 2020.)

Finders Keepers


C.A. Rose - 2017
     He found her. He’s keeping her. No one, not even her, is going to keep him from doing just that.

The Reaper's Mate


Celia Aaron - 2016
    Boring is too colorful a word for it. I’ve been escorting humans to the afterlife for millennia. I’m over it. But when you’re the son of the two greatest reapers of all time, reaping is in your blood. My latest appointment is with one Annabelle Lyric, a twenty-eight year old New Orleans party planner. Snoozefest. But there is one bonus to this assignment: it’s Halloween night. In New Orleans. And she’s attending a posh party whilst unaware of her impending demise. I’ve been tasked with taking Annabelle’s soul right after the masked ball. The good news? I’ll fit right in with all the costumed partygoers. The bad news? That hits me when I realize Annabelle is much more than my next victim, she’s my fated mate. Author's Note: This is a short novella of Halloween fun. It's smoking hot, spooky safe, and has a HEA.

Love Scars: Bad Boy's Bride


Nicole Snow - 2014
    Nobody explained why I've been dumped in this run down house, or who this hulk with the filthy mouth is. All I know is he wants me, he says I'm his, and I'm ignoring my instinct to run like hell.When he pulls me into his embrace, I want to push closer to his warmth, his strength, his vicious tattoos.Can I trust him? Can I trust myself? Or will obeying his wicked words confirm all my worst suspicions?DAVIDSo sweet, so pure, so confused...I almost feel bad about claiming her. Almost.Too bad she's a Rossini, and I don't regret making her old man sign her over to me for one second. I was born a Strelkov, a killer and an outlaw, and I second guess nothing.The instant my hands are on her, I know I've made the right choice. The crazy ache in my lips when they're not on hers doesn't lie. Revenge is a dish best served hot, sweaty, seething with passion, and Anna's tonight's special.Yeah, she's gonna flip when I shove the wedding contract in her face. But I'm gonna make her my wife in every nasty, beautiful, permanent way I can, even if it means adding a few more scars to my skin and Anna's heart...

Justified


Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2014
    Nolan sees Chloe through a window of a bakery in downtown Manhattan. At first sight, something about her calls to a piece of him he thought was lost. Without thinking, he begins watching her, and when the moment presents itself, he strikes, claiming Chloe for himself. For a man who is used to getting what he wants Nolan wont let anyone or anything stand in his way.

Only His


Madison Rose - 2017
    I thought he was only mine, until one picture turned my life upside down. She can fight it all she wants, but I knew the moment we met that she'd be mine, and I'm never giving her up. I tried to deny it, but in the end I know I'm Only His.