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Mafia's Dirty Secret
Summer Cooper - 2020
Ungrateful. Bitch.That’s what Marie’s mother always calls her.She never wanted Marie in the first place and never stops reminding her.Marie almost escaped her abusive mother once.If only she really could have been a bitch.If only she could have left and let her mother rot away in her sickbed...She could be at university now, studying to become a doctor.Instead, she’s trapped in a place where she’s an outcast.Day after day, taking care of her mother’s every need and enduring every abuse.Until she meets him.Surely, a man like that wouldn’t notice her. Except… he had.But good things never happen to someone like her, do they?What if the rumours about him being mafia are true?Would it even matter?Warning: Story contains strong language, domestic abuse and adult scenes that may be upsetting. Intended for adults only.
Punishing Thirst
Olivia Fox - 2021
It’s a stand-alone in the Rough Redemption Series complete with HEA and no cliffhangers. There are fiery hot scenes in and out of the bedroom!
The Velvet Ribbon
Christie Adams - 2015
Outwardly successful in his civilian career, the Dom appears to have it all, but what he wants most, he can’t have. Her name is Beth Harrison, and he’s secretly coveted the beauty since she came to work for him.Beth’s been attracted to her employer from the start. Though she knows nothing of his life outside the office, his determination and his integrity make him a perfect role model for the Master in the novel she’s writing—the only way she can experience the BDSM lifestyle she craves, but has not yet found the courage to explore for real.Then fate intervenes with a perfect storm. When a street crime, hot on the heels of an unexpected discovery, brings them together as more than just employer and employee, they take their first, tentative steps towards a new, more intimate relationship.However, the past is not yet done with Alex. An investigation into suspicious events at the office exposes what could simply be a case of industrial espionage. When Alex’s friend, security expert Cam Fraser, probes further, he uncovers evidence that points to an entirely different motive behind the planting of surveillance equipment.That motive is revenge, and it becomes Alex’s mission to protect Beth, and prevent her from becoming collateral damage in the misguided campaign to make him pay for a life he tried but failed to save…*** Placed 2nd in the 2015 International Digital Awards (Erotic Novel section) sponsored by Oklahoma Romance Writers of America *** NOTE: This work was previously published. It has been retitled, expanded and re-edited for this release.Series:The Velvet Ribbon: Club Aegis 1 - ASIN B00VC8TAX2Love Is Danger: Club Aegis 2 - ASIN B00XEKF6R0A Wanting Heart: Club Aegis 2.5 - ASIN B010Y6AZOKReviews:Manic Readers gave this book 5 stars in their review here -http://www.manicreaders.com/index.cfm...Cocktails & Books gave this book 4 stars in their review here -http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/revi...
Bound by Honor
Kelsey Dawson - 2021
I went to school to become a nurse, but now my father is giving me away to my family’s greatest enemy in order to seal a truce. John Colombo may have my hand in marriage, so he might even be seen as owning my body, but he’ll never hold my heart. John – I will do anything for my family, even if it means marrying the daughter of our enemy. Honor, pride, duty... these are words I understand, and love is not one of them. I have one rule – to never lose control – but there is something about this feisty mafia princess that’s making me go off the deep end.
The Future of Our Past
Kahlen Aymes - 2012
Each of them fight an internal battle unwilling to risk their incredible friendship but unable to quell their deep longing for the other. On the verge of his departure to medical school and to her new job on the opposite coast, Ryan and Julia are forced to face the undeniable truth of their deeper feelings.*For readers 17+ due to explicit language and sexual situations.*
Cards of Love: Justice
Amelia Wilde - 2019
She's mine for a week...but I want forever.The richest families in the world don't bother with courtrooms to enforce their codes of honor.No—they come to me.The sight of Justice set my blood ablaze.Delivered to me by her family, she's in my hands now.But my entire existence depends on discretion.If I step out of line, the consequences will be deadly.Playing with her is a dangerous game.Only one of us will win.
The Target: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Syndicate's Revenge Book 1)
Mara McQueen - 2020
Now she's forced to be his.When a Clan wedding turns into a massacre, Emiliana "Ella" Caputo, the Syndicate's First Daughter, will do anything to find out who killed her dad—even marry the vicious Brotherhood Commander. The Shadow. The Gunman. A man as ruthless as he is gorgeous.Now the enemy she has despised all her life might steal her heart.The last thing Axton wants is a fiancé. Damn spitfire reminds him he has a soul. And that mouth of hers… But if she finds out Axton knows who killed her father, all hell will break loose.Can two lost souls find themselves and love in the dangerous Underworld?When the Clans clash, which side will you choose? #SyndicateVSBrotherhoodDelve into the twisted Underworld of The Target, book 1 in The Syndicate's Revenge, a Dark Enemies-To-Lovers Mafia Gothic Romance series. The novel can be read as a standalone, but the series has an overarching mystery plot. The novel has steamy scenes and mentions of violence.
That Man Trilogy
Nelle L'Amour - 2016
Until he meets Jennifer McCoy, his outspoken new assistant and development executive.Newly engaged Jennifer has no idea that her devastatingly gorgeous new boss is the man she kissed, blindfolded, in a game of Truth or Dare. That kiss, that man, that beautiful stranger she cannot forget.Blake hasn't been able to stop thinking about that kiss either...and he'll do anything to win Jennifer --even if it means being a beautiful bastard and breaking all the rules.The THAT MAN TRILOGY is a steamy romantic comedy. Written in dual POV, it's approximately 500 pages long and has an HEA.
Southern Rocker Boy
Ginger Voight - 2014
Jonah finds work at an auspicious night spot called Southern Nights, where he earns a few extra bucks as a bouncer-turned-musician.There he meets fiery songstress Lacy Abernathy, who has no use for him or anyone else in the club when she’s not on stage. This is an entirely new experience for this ladies’ man. The opportunistic club owner latches onto this chemistry to fill her club, playing with their hearts and livelihoods for her own questionable motives.Enter music executive Graham Baxter, who offers them both a way out…by competing for a recording contract they both need. Now if only they can fight the intense chemistry that keeps them locked in battle, when they're not locked in each other's arms, that is!Author Ginger Voight returns her readers to the star-making world of rockers and romance with her Southern Rocker series. It's all the angst and the passion you desire, with several familiar faces from the beloved Groupie universe along the way! Southern Rocker Boy is written from Jonah's point of view, and book one of an exciting new trilogy expected to release in its entirety by the end of 2014.
King of Bourbon Street
Aidèe Jaimes
My seat, a throne made of leather and gunpowder, forged by blood.Now, a new threat has come to challenge my position, testing me for weakness by sending me the lovely Irish Rose. Her sweet scent is a lure, her green eyes a weapon meant to seduce me until I lower my guard. And the secrets she holds the final blow meant to bring me to my knees.I will take sweet Rose and make her mine. But she will never infiltrate more than my bed. Never come near my throne. And I will never let her in my heart.I am Enzo Marcone, and I am the King of Bourbon Street.
Rule Breaker By Accident
Ali Parker - 2019
One rule. Easy enough, or so I thought. Until this hot surgeon that I’ve been dating off and on becomes a client. It was a casual fling, a fun summer love affair. Until it wasn’t. My heart wasn’t ready to fall so hard for this bad boy in scrubs. The secrets he has hidden in his past stop me dead in my tracks. But he isn’t giving up on us. Not for anything. And I have to decide where I stand. Break the rules or walk away from the best thing I’ve ever had.
Facing Reality
Sienna Atwell - 2021
Plus, my truly impressive collection of emotional baggage made the very idea of falling for a guy, while being filmed for all the world to see no less, laughable.But to help my dad, I needed money. And Ever After had plenty.All I had to do was play along for a few weeks. Smile for the cameras, go on a few dates, then get out with my money. Easy.Falling in love was never part of the plan. But you know what they say about best laid plans…Enter Ethan Miller.The moment I laid eyes on him, I knew he was going to cause me trouble.His quiet confidence, his effortless charm, that sexy smirk. It all became a frustratingly irresistible distraction, pulling my focus from my one true objective.But that wasn’t even the worst part. No, the most problematic thing about falling for Ethan Miller was that it all happened while I was competing for another man.With an audience of millions, I suddenly had to choose: love or money?***Facing Reality is a sexy, emotional and angst-filled standalone forbidden romance.
Dark
Vi Carter - 2020
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.
For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Sylvia Day, Meredith Wild and W. Winters.
Ember
Emma Slate - 2018
I am weak. Naked. Vulnerable.A lamb among wolves.My life is no longer enchanted. My life is no longer a dream.My life is a nightmare, and my only hope is a man who’s determined to fight my demons like they’re his own.Only, in the quiet of the night, I worry he isn’t my savior.He is my destruction.