Scars


Sinden West - 2014
    What starts as a nightmare, soon turns into a twisted relationship. Warning: This dark romance contains abusive and sexual situations, including rape, underage teen, f/f and m/m sex that some may find offensive.

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.)

Ruthless Empire


Seth Eden - 2020
    After his father’s assassination, Luca is the new king.And he needs a partner in crime.A queen.Would he abandon his mafia family to be with me?And how would he protect me and his unborn baby if our lives were threatened?-Ruthless Empire is a dark mafia romance collection of 6 books from the Varasso Brothers series; Devils Pawn, Fallen Knight, Cruel Prince, Dark King, Merciless Queen, & Checkmate

His Twisted Game: A Dark Assassin Boss Romance (The Feldman Brothers Duet, #2)


Audrey Rush - 2021
    My only desire is to manipulate her until she kneels before me, begging to be my good girl. Then I can discard her like the rest.To my surprise, she resists. Her strength intrigues me. I challenge her to a game. If she wins, I’ll make her dreams come true. But if I win? She’s mine.A war with my rival won’t stop me from controlling Fiona. Just like I conquer everything in my path, I will own and ruin her.Fiona thinks she knows how to beat me, but in the end, I always win.Author’s Note: His Twisted Game is the second standalone novel in The Feldman Brothers Duet. It contains dark and extremely violent content.

Killian


Kasey Krane - 2021
    We're enemies.I have no interest in being a pawn.But if that's what the family's want,Then that's what they get.Reese is pretty, powerful, and sassy to boot.But when we learn this isn't the truce,We were all expecting,She threatens to run.I didn't think I could stand her,Now I can't live without her.What's an Irishman to do?Drink and chase the lass of course.She'll be mine,No matter what war our families are brewing.

Secrets


Aleatha Romig - 2018
    Web of Sin is a dangerous, gritty romance, complete with an all-new alpha anti-hero who will haunt your dreams and your fantasies. “Have you been Aleatha’d?”SECRETS is book one of Sterling and Araneae’s story, Web of Sin. Their story continues in LIES and concludes in PROMISES.

Blood & Agony


Elizabeth Knox - 2021
    There’s no point in denying it. You see what you get and what you get is a bastard who doesn’t give a fuck about what’s going on around him, unless it’s beneficial to me of course.I work for Katya, the owner of an elite tattoo parlor called Pins & Needles. There are five locations across the world: Moscow, London, Miami, Los Angeles, and Sydney. The front of Katya’s business is the parlor, but what she’s actually done is set up an underground shop for the arms dealing business she inherited from her dead husband, in addition to other nefarious activities. No one has a clue about what’s really done here, not even the damn feds and for the first time in the seven years I’ve been working for her we fuck up. One of the tattoo artists, Dema, sees something she shouldn’t. As Katya’s right hand man I can’t let this get out. I know what I have to do, and it’ll either be me throwing her body in the woods, or locking her up and selling her to the highest bidder, ensuring she’ll never see the light of day again. Funny how neither of those happen and I end up putting my own neck on the line for her. I’ve never cared about anyone in my entire fucking life, yet here I am, craving something more than blood and agony.

Pike


T.M. Frazier - 2020
    Baptized in the gutter. I was raised by the violent laws of the streets, spilling blood without the hindrance of useless emotions or connections.Unfeeling. Unloved. Alone.My life was perfect.Until her.While on a manhunt for a mysterious enemy, one hellbent on taking both my business and my life, I find Mickey. She's covered in mud, rambling nonsense, and clearly out of her mind. She's also a distraction I don't need.That is until I discover a connection between the girl and my enemy.Mickey isn't a distraction anymore.She's the perfect weapon.One I'll use to exact my revenge.The plan is an easy one, but there's something about Mickey that's making it more and more difficult. A familiarity I can't place. A need I can't explain.A want I have to deny.After all, she's not mine to keep. She's a tool. My pawn. My sacrifice.

Shane: A Dark Mafia Romance


Kiera Silver - 2017
    Money, women, and power. He can have anything, except the one woman with whom he’s obsessed. Mia Kasilli, daughter of a Russian kingpin, wants nothing to do with that lifestyle. When Shane can no longer be without her, he orchestrates a series of actions that leave her father in his debt and Mia in his power. He’s dark and dangerous, the embodiment of everything she doesn’t want in a man, so why does she crave him so much? She’ll fight him every step of the way, but how will she fight herself?

 This story contains situations some readers might find objectionable. If a hot mafia man driven to any lengths to possess the woman he wants isn’t your thing, you probably wouldn’t enjoy this book. However, if you like a dark, Alpha, possessive man with a tender core deep down, who will do anything for the woman he loves, including kidnapping, going to war with rival mafia, protecting her from her enemies, and fighting through her resistance to change her perceptions, get ready to meet Shane.

The Devil's Deal


Lilian Harris - 2021
    When she betrayed me. And every day since, all I’ve thought about was vengeance—brutal, twisted revenge.I’ve been patient, rising from ruins, growing an empire with my brothers, waiting for my chance to take out her father--the boss of the Palermo crime family.The time has come.The devil will pay.I'm about to take the only one he has left—his daughter.She doesn't know I'm Dominic Cavaleri, the same boy she hurt, the one who loved her.But she'll know soon enough--right before I destroy everything she’s ever known. She's nothing more than a game to me.And this time, I’m playing to win.Even if it means risking my heart.

Altered by Fire


Kate Morgan - 2018
    Just like me. I’m a broken, damaged soul on the run from a very real sort of darkness. My father, a notorious mob boss, either wants me back or wants me dead. I find solace in the arms of his enemies. Five deliciously dark men that tempt me to do things I shouldn’t. Arsen, Colt, Weston, Mace, and Hawke. They’re just as dangerous as the men they’re hunting. So, will they save me, or burn me to ashes? Either way, in their arms, I catch fire. I burn. And I love every second of it. **NOTE: This book was originally published as Five Fathers by Kate Morgan. It has undergone a rewrite but the core story remains the same.**

His Obsession: A Dark Billionaire Romance


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

Our Secrets & Lies


Nova Rain - 2020
    The only thing he has to offer is his beautiful daughter Ashleigh. Sweet. Innocent. Beautiful. She’s everything a man could want. And now, she’s been given to me for a week to do with what I please. It’s every man’s fantasy. Yet, everything isn’t as it seems. She may hide her scars from the world… But she can’t from me. Ashleigh is mine. And I’m going to find out the truth.

Dangerous Vow


S.R. Jones - 2021
    He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide.Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling.He’s the man who has it all—except me.When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger. My fortune gone. Yet, still he takes from me. I should have listened to the warnings.Giovanni tempts me with books, lures me with sunshine, and wraps me in sin. But all is not well in our Eden, and my secrets refuse to stay hidden. Will he leave when he sees the real me? Maybe, but I’m starting to understand my Italian Prince.He’s not just powerful, he’s the devil in disguise.Our twisted game will bring danger to us both, and our lives will never be the same again. Secrets are spilled, battle lines are drawn, but Giovanni won’t let me go.And this time he’s playing for keeps.

Claimed


M.L. Marian - 2022
    At forty-six, I wonder if I’ll ever find mine. But suddenly I see her, and everything changes. SOMETIMES GOOD THINGS ARE TAKEN I’m Amos Shay, and I’ve finally found my woman. No is not an acceptable answer, Mercy. THISIS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SHAY NOTE: Have you read the prequel to Claimed? Check out Caught to learn about Amos’s parents and to see Amos as a little boy. (He’ll steal your heart, for sure.) CONTENT WARNING: This interconnected standalone book is loosely based on the story of the Romans and the Sabine women. Please do not read if explicit, graphic sexual content (18+ only, please) and women falling in love with their captors distresses you. Reader discretion is advised