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Bad To The Bones


Layla Wolfe - 2014
    He's just drifted through life, living it large and performing in their Triple Exposure films, recovering from a divorce he never wanted. Suddenly Knox has a reason to live and to Prospect for the outlaw motorcycle club.He'll need their help to rescue the lovely Bellamy Jager from the jaws of the warped, cutthroat cult leader who has been holding her hostage for all her adult life. To the neglected, abused teenaged Bellamy, living in the desert canyons off stolen food and time, the sanctity of the ashram looked like a safe zone. But her haven turned to hell and she was drugged and abused, ignorant of any other way of life.Knoxie will need every one of his Bare Bones brothers and every ounce of bravery he can muster. To save Bellamy and her white slave sisters from the twisted Swami, he’ll need to pull off the most daring heist of his life to prove to the club and the world that he’s…BAD TO THE BONES

Daughter of a Killer


Lexi Archer - 2021
    I will be safe.Only school isn’t. It’s as dangerous as my old life.The bullies hound me. I can’t have a moment of peace.But they’re wrong. I’m not weak. I’m not helpless. And I’m not about to take their crap.Because I’m the daughter of a killer, and if they push me too far…I’ll push back harder, and they won’t like it.I’m a survivor by choice.

Frozen Valentine


E.C. Land - 2021
    I know I should make him leave. He's surely capable of fending for himself, but it's the middle of winter, the roads are icy and around these parts that can mean a death sentence. I don't have any other choice but to help this handsome stranger. My heart has been broken one too many times, and I've refused to let anyone back in. Can I keep this man from melting my heart with his charm, or will it be as frigid as it was yesterday? Today is Valentine's after all, and stranger things have happened.

Road Demons (Book 2 Riggs)


T.L. Drake - 2021
    As the Road Demons secretary, I’m in deep, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have a reputation with the ladies, one that’s never bothered me before. Getting attached is a complication. I kick them out of my bed the minute I’ve had my fun. Then she walks into the gym, and I know I’m in trouble. Salem is sex on two legs with an attitude to match my own. I try to fight against the pull I feel towards her, but damn, the woman is my perfect match.SalemStarting over after losing everything isn’t easy. My shop is my number one priority. Making friends with a biker’s ol’ lady was just what I needed to help pull in customers. Having an instant connection with the club’s playboy was not what I was expecting. I didn’t leave one arrogant man just to fall for another. But here’s the thing about me, I like to be in control. Good thing Riggs seems to like that too.When the past collides with the present, something’s got to give. Can Salem and Riggs both overcome their inner demons?

Hard


Scott Hildreth - 2016
    I had a weakness for bad-boys, tattoos, and men on motorcycles. But Nick Navarro wasn't a typical biker. He wasn't even a typical outlaw. Nick Navarro As president of the Filthy F*ckers MC, when I was offered an opportunity to be interviewed by a local journalist, I didn't accept for the notoriety or the publicity. I agreed to get a shot at the 27 year-old p*ssy between the journalist's legs. She had plans to get in and get out, and do so quick. But once I lay claim to something, it's mine. Until I decide otherwise.

Not My Prince


L.V. Chase - 2020
    I break them.No one believes in me, not even my mother, but I've got my one in a million shot. I've got a scholarship to Roman Academy.They're rich as gods here. I don't fit in. I don't care. I'm here to make my own way.Grayson Voss rules this school. He thinks I should know my place. I think I don't give a d*mn.It turns out that school isn't so simple for us scholarship girls. They're planning something, and they won't tell me what.But I'm not trading my pride for my future. Push me hard, and I'll push back harder.My mistake.Now he's got a special plan for me. Now he's going to make me pay...Warning: This is a dark bully romance that may contain triggers and is intended for readers over 17. Not My Prince ends in a cliffhanger and is the first book in a trilogy with an eventual HEA.

Hawk


Kimberly I. Belle - 2020
    I became President five years ago after our ally chapter the Corrupted Saints took over. I wasn’t always a biker. I had a very different life before I joined an MC but suffice to say I wouldn’t change it for the world. My brothers and I may not always do things on the up and up always but we protect our own and those who need it. I never expected to have an old lady just yet but when she walks in with her beautiful eyes I was hooked. She needed me and I needed her more.HannahI ran away, I hopped on a flight and ran away. It was the only thing I could do. He was going to kill me. I couldn’t report him. Who would take my word against a decorated cop? I hope to disappear in the wind and that he never finds me. I’m moving in with my cousin but it’s not what I expected. She’s wrapped up into an MC and now I am. I never expected to feel safe among these men, but it’s one guy in particular who makes me feel home in the worst of situations.

Ruger


Melissa Stevens - 2017
    He was drawn to the woman like a Harley. He knew it was a mistake but he let her walk away. She haunted him. No other woman could replace her. Krissi ran from her father and the life he chose to live. She should avoid the bar and the bikers inside, but Drifters pulled at her and the tattooed and mysterious bartender could become an addiction if she wasn’t careful. When Demented Souls business affects Krissi, her past, and her family comes out. Ruger has to decide if he can trust her, not only with his secret but brothers' secrets too. Can he trust her with their lives?

Reckless


Franca Storm - 2015
    A dangerous biker on a mission.A sexy ball-buster standing in his way.When these two lost souls collide, all bets are off.AxTwo years ago, he walked away.Now he's back as VP of BLACK THORNS MC.He's a man on a mission.His enemies will quake.The brotherhood will waver.Their reckoning has come.First he needs to put a feisty hard-ass in her place, but she’s under his skin.He can’t let her go.RoxanaShe's made it to the top.A biker turf war won’t mess with that.She'll fight to the death for her city.She’ll protect what’s hers.If only she can keep her head in the game and her heart locked up tight.She can’t let him clip her wings.Theirs is a dangerous love that could burn them both to ash.*Contains cliffhanger, Ax and Rox’s story concludes in SOULLESS*

Blaze of Honor


Khloe Wren - 2020
    After all, as the immortal illegitimate son of King Tut, I was truly a royal bastard. But I soon discovered I liked club life and was proud to watch my brothers’ backs, just as they watched mine.It was a good, simple, life. One I knew wouldn’t last, because it never does.It was a phone call from my blood brother in Australia that ended my peace this time. The country was burning with supernatural fires and he needed my affinity with the element to fight them. Things got complicated when I discovered the woman who started them — a rather alluring woman who awakened something deep inside me — was an innocent pawn in a much larger plan. A plan that would fall to me to find a way to stop before it destroyed everything I held dear.

Lilith


Kelli Maine - 2014
    A taker of lives. A trainer of slaves. You can call me Lucifer. Luc “Lucifer” Bontrager is a nomad in Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club. Traveling chapter to chapter, he brings in big money kidnapping women, training them and selling them as sex slaves. He’s heartless, brutal and all business. And then he meets his match.Lilith. Every man’s worst nightmare. A taker of lives. A sociopath on the run.Inked up with satanic symbols and verses, she’s fearless and completely insane. Luc can’t train her, he sure as hell can’t sell her, and—for the first time in his life—he can’t bring himself to put a bullet in the bitch’s head either. She’s his worst regret.Her words and cold, calculating eyes haunt him. She’s the devil on his shoulder, reminding him of all his sins. He should’ve killed her when he had the chance, because when the unthinkable happens and Luc falls for the young, innocent girl he’s training, Lilith seeks her revenge, targeting the only girl he’s ever wanted to keep as his own.

Learning to Ride


Angelica Siren - 2014
    He might be willing to let me work on his bike and even take a ride, but I was sure he wouldn't want me getting oil on it. When my hands were clean I tossed my rag in a bucket and went over to a dirty mirror that was hanging on the wall. I gave myself a looking over to make sure I wasn't too filthy. I definitely looked like I had been working in a garage all morning, but everything was still in place. I wondered what Cash saw when he looked at me. Was I a pretty young mechanic that he felt like protecting, or did he see the woman I was underneath the grime?"Emma Percy has never been like the other girls. She's a mechanic. When it comes to machines, whether they've got two wheels or four, she knows how to keep them running. When the call of the open road and a life of possibilities leads her to the small town of San Viero, she finds that affairs of the heart require more than simple mechanical knowledge.With only one place to turn for work, Emma finds herself surrounded by the members of the Dead Men Motorcycle Club. Though their rough exteriors and a lifetime of warnings from her father about such men keeps her distant at first, she soon discovers that the passion for riding that these men feel can be turned to other purposes as well.Get ready for the ride of your life as Emma explores her feelings for the Dead Men and their leader, the enigmatic Cash. Will she resist temptation for the sake of safety or throw caution to the wind and explore the shared attraction between her and the club's mysterious President? Will she let the pressures of being the only woman in the garage get to her or will she thrive, just to see the looks on their faces?This story contains depictions of adult situations between consenting adults. All characters are at least 18 years of age. This story is a work of fiction. Any similarities between characters appearing in Learning to Ride and anyone else are coincidental. Any similarities between Emma's life and your own is extremely hot.

Drifter


Janine Infante Bosco - 2016
    A girl who doesn't need a hero.Until she does.Until her power and control are tragically stripped from her. But a broken man who dances with the devil isn't meant to save anyone.

Savage Angel


Brook Wilder - 2019
    Instead, he shattered my heart. After five years, I was about to see him again. I may no longer be the scared girl that he saved seven years ago. But he still had ways of making me weak in the knees. In my moments of weakness, I allowed myself to miss him. His touch. His smell. The way he made me feel. The way he chased away my demons. I can’t let down my guard now. Not when everything I worked for is on the line. But I can’t stop my heart from fluttering each time I hear his voice. I can’t stop imagining his strong hands on my body. The closer I get to him, the more irresistible he becomes. The more I’ll have to remind myself: I may be tempted to give him my body. But there’s no way in hell I can trust him ever again with my heart. Savage Angel is a standalone motorcycle club romance about a strong alpha hero and his second chance at love with the strong sassy woman he thought he lost years ago. Features suspense, action, adventure, romance, and strong language. Contains situations that some readers may find triggering. You have been warned. Book 1 of the Rough Jesters MC series.

Ice


Scarlett Black - 2020
    The demons that reside within demand that I release them no matter the cost.I don’t know what it’s like to love. I don’t believe that it actually exists. Life ain’t no damn fairytale.I’ve seen beautiful woman, and I’ve been with lots of them.But it’s the pain in her eyes that I crave to consume.I want it all, her flesh, heart, and soul. I may lose everything to keep her.But even the fires of hell couldn’t keep me away. I would battle even my Brothers just to protect her.She’s mine for better or for worse.Royal Bastards MC Reading OrderBook 1: IceBook 2: River