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Dagger


S.L. Sterling - 2020
    Making it my career choice seemed...logical. Sticking to what I was good at seemed...illogical as often as I ended up in the ER.Then my occupational hazard began to feel like more of a perk when I met, Katy. She was a night nurse at the ER I frequented. She could barely hide her contempt for me, which naturally made the curvy brunette with long wavy hair all the more irresistible.š™‰š™¤š™¬ š™„ š™Ÿš™Ŗš™Øš™© š™£š™šš™šš™™š™šš™™ š™©š™¤ š™˜š™¤š™£š™«š™žš™£š™˜š™š š™š™šš™§ š™„ š™¬š™–š™Ø š™– š™—š™šš™©š™©š™šš™§ š™”š™¤š™«š™šš™§ š™©š™š™–š™£ š™– š™›š™žš™œš™š™©š™šš™§.Katy They called him Dagger, for the looks he gave. He knew I hated him on sight, but still, he teased me and tried to sway me.There's no way it would work. I was on the run and still healing from a relationship with a 'roid-raging powerlifter. No way was I going to give it a go with someone trained to cause pain for a living.Then my ex tracked me down. And suddenly, having a fighter in my corner didn't seem like such a bad idea.

Chicago War: The Complete Series


Bethany-Kris - 2016
    Four families paint Chicago red as greed, hatred, secrets, and loyalties divide them to opposite ends of the city. But in the midst of the fighting and bloodshed, there are those who struggle between love and famiglia. They are the most dangerous of all. They have everything to lose. ā€‹And no one will see them coming. Chicago War: The Complete Series features the full-length novels, Deathless & Divided, Reckless & Ruined, Scarless & Sacred, and Breathless & Bloodstained.

The Red Queen (The Queens #4)


Nikita Slater - 2021
    

Riley's Biker (RBMC: Reno, NV, #4)


Misty Walker - 2022
    Each book stands alone but has interconnecting characters.**Riley's Biker is a dark romance with mature themes. Please check my website for a list of triggers.

The Dark Redemption Box Set


Lane Hart - 2016
     ~ Exploited ~ For years Iā€™ve left a path of death and destruction wherever I go. I promise myself that after one last job Iā€™ll have the money I desperately need to quit taking lives. Thatā€™s how I find myself back in my hometown of Lexington. So beautiful and innocent, I unknowingly end up saving the life of the one girl I was supposed to keep silentā€¦the one girl I was supposed to end. Sheā€™s my fallen angel sent from above. I canā€™t resist staining her pure white wings with my darkness when I use her. Defile her. Deceive her. The two of us were both ruined by our pasts when they intersected. Pasts that weā€™re still trying to escape with the hounds of hell on our heels. Fate brought us together. Now, Iā€™ll do anything to protect my angel from the demons that haunt her. I wonā€™t stop until I slay the devil himself to keep her safe, the man who ruined both of our lives. The only problem is, my silent angel is keeping secrets from me ā€“ the biggest of which is that Iā€™m not the only one who wants to exploit her. ~ Redeemed ~ For years Iā€™ve left a path of death and destruction wherever I go, and now Godā€™s punishing me. Timeā€™s running out for my fallen angel, but Iā€™ll do whatever it takes to save her. I made her a promise that I intend to keep. Until my last breath.

Every Wound We Mend (Redeeming Love #9)


J.E. Parker - 2021
    Because of me, the love of my life is gone.And she's never coming back. Guilt plagues me every single day. As for the pain--it never ends.Losing Carmen damned my soul.But then a beautiful twist of fate changes everything. Note: This is a continuation of Every Sin We Erase. It is NOT a standalone

This Life I


Cara Dee - 2018
    We have our own protocol, our own traditions, dating back to when two families merged and created our syndicate in Ireland. Now, we have our strongholds in Philly and Chicago, and the wrong man holds the highest position. The day my uncle decided to betray us, he signed his own death warrant, and after a five-year hitch in the can, Iā€™m ready to take everything from him. In order to ensure the demise of his management, I have to get close to him. I need to earn his trust and that of his closest associates. Iā€™ll be the top earner he wants me to be. Iā€™ll be the very image of a conventional family man. For that to happen, this Irish bastard has to find himself a wife. Someone sweet and compliant who will stand by my side and make me look like I have too much to lose to screw over the head of the family. Emilia Porter When it rains, it pours, so I guess itā€™s been pouring for eighteen years now. Being from an old mining town thatā€™s full of drunk cautionary tales, I spend my days jugglingā€”and failingā€”school, work, and paying the bills so my dad can drink himself into a stupor. Then this freaking guy rolls into town in his expensive sports car and thinks I should marry him. This isnā€™t the fifties, and there isnā€™t a snowballā€™s chance in hell Iā€™ll marry a well-known mobster. No matter how much money he promises me. No matter how intensely the chemistry sizzles between us. He asks for three years of marriage. Then Iā€™d be set for life, independent and free to start fresh on my own. Free to walk away. Who the hell does he think he is?

Married to the Bad Boy


Vanessa Waltz - 2015
    A man-whore. Whatever the hell you want to call it, I get around. During the day, I crack heads and extort businesses. At night, I find girls to f*ck. I live to hear them moan for me, but one night is all they get. No one ever made me want more. Until her.Elena.The moment her lips wrapped around me, I was done. All day, I think about running my tongue all over those curves. Too bad those curves are off limits. She's running from a man who will kill me for touching her.Well, she's tired of running and needs my help.She thinks I'm doing it for money.I'm doing it to make her mine.

Depraved


Trilina Pucci - 2019
    Sin. Depravityā€”-these are my virtues. My name is Dante Sovrano, head of the Chicago Mob.I run this city. Everyone bows down to me.With one exceptionā€”Sarah London.The first night we met, I knew we shared the same appetites. She never said ā€œMercyā€ā€”and all I said was ā€œGood girl.ā€But the next time we met, Sarah stood up, looked me in the eye, and pulled the damn trigger.Itā€™s funny, the moment I saw her, I knew sheā€™d be trouble. And definitely my brand--fiery, cutthroat, wrapped up in a lickable package. If anyone was made for me, itā€™s this woman.But dark secrets are hiding behind those gorgeous blue eyes. Secrets she wonā€™t tell, but I plan to know them all.Troubleā€™s found her. And now Sarah knows she has to deal with the devil to solve her problems.Too bad the devil always takes your soul.And Iā€™ll be keeping it.Whoever wants to hurt this woman has to get through me. Because nobody ever touches whatā€™s mine.Not if they want to keep their lives. This depraved King is keeping his feisty queen. And I'll take down an entire city to do it.

Merciless


Willow Winters - 2018
    Women like her are made to destroy men like me. I couldnā€™t resist her though. Given to me to start a war; I was too eager to accept. But I didnā€™t know what sheā€™d do to me. That she would change everything. She sees through me in a way no one else ever has. Her innocence and vulnerability make me weak for her and I hate it.I know better than to give in to temptation.A ruthless man doesnā€™t let a soul close to him.A cold-hearted man doesnā€™t risk anything for anyone.A powerful man with a beautiful woman at his mercyā€¦ he doesnā€™t fall for her.

Dark Protector


Celia Aaron - 2017
    Charlie shone like a beacon in a world that had long since lost any light. But she was never meant for me, a man that killed without remorse and collected bounties drenched in blood.I thought staying away would keep her safe, would shield her from me. I was wrong. Danger followed in my wake like death at a slaughter house. I protected her from the threats that circled like black buzzards, kept her safe with kill after kill.But everything comes with a price, especially second chances for a man like me. Killing for her was easy. It was living for her that turned out to be the hard part.Author's Note: This is a full-length romance novel. It's not a super-dark read, no trigger warning. Explicit violence and hot sex included. HEA, no cheating.

Devil's Deal


Aleatha Romig - 2021
    As the daughter of my fatherā€™s rival and sworn enemy, her fate is to be my wife. Emma is in my world now. It's time she makes a deal with the devil.Have you been Aleatha'd?Enter the dangerous and mysterious world of New Orleans in this all new full-length romantic suspense novel, DEVIL'S DEAL. For a sneak peek into their first meeting with no spoilers, check out the enticing prequel, ā€œFateā€™s Demandā€ available everywhere. Rett and Emmaā€™s intriguing story begins with DEVILā€™S DEAL, book one of the Devil Series Duet, and concludes with ANGELā€™S PROMISE. Donā€™t miss a word of this new and exciting duet.

Unlawful Seizure


Jordan Marie - 2015
     Tessa It was a routine parole hearing, until I get caught in the middle of a prison break. Now Iā€™m property of Max Kincaid, Florida Correctional Inmate Number 91428 I should be terrified. I should be demanding my freedom. Instead Iā€™m begging him to deliver on all the wicked promises in his eyes. The longer Iā€™m with him, the more I need him. His touch answers cravings I never knew my body had. Now, all I crave is him. Max: My life ended years ago. I have no right to touch Tessa. I should let her go. I canā€™t. Instead, I lose myself in her body. Iā€™m living on borrowed time. But when the devil comes to collect his due, It will be with her taste on my mouth. My brand on her body. And her name on my lips. This Book is a stand alone containing one hot alpha and the woman who wants him even more than the cops chasing them both. Insta-love, hot fun in the Flordia Sun...or rain and a Happily Ever After guaranteed.

A Debt Owed


Clarissa Wild - 2019
    Now sheā€™ll become my wife ā€¦ My pet. I wasnā€™t always cold-hearted and vindictive. She made me that way. Charlotte Davis ā€¦ the most beautiful and privileged princess there is. Iā€™d kill for her to be mine. We met by chance at her fatherā€™s wedding ā€¦ And then again years later. But she forgot about me. Ignored me. Enraged me. Then her father did the unforgivable, and I made it my lifelong goal to ruin him... By taking her as payment towards a debt he owed. A debt she will repay by marrying me. Until death do us part. A Debt Owed is an enticing new Dark Billionaire Alpha Male Romance novel by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild. WARNING: This book includes scenes that may be disturbing to some readers.

Explosive


K.E. Osborn - 2020
    Itā€™s not who I am. The moment I saw Rayne broken and bloodied, I knew I wasnā€™t leaving without her. As the president of the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to protect. And thereā€™s no taming the rage building inside my body, screaming at me to shield her from the husband whoā€™s beating her day in and day out.Taking her was never in my plans, but plans change. I donā€™t care if sheā€™s married. Or that her husbandā€™s a cop. Our connection is explosive, itā€™s dangerous, itā€™s intoxicating. And Iā€™m fast being swept up in her storm. Itā€™s something I canā€™t ignore. I thought the enemy was clear, and I was ready to fight. But maybe thereā€™s a threat we didnā€™t see coming? Maybe thereā€™s someone closer to us than we ever could have imagined. Someone who could be the destruction of us both. From International Bestselling Author KE Osborn comes the highly anticipated first book in the Houston Defiance MC Series.