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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.šš¤š¬ š ššŖšØš© š£ššššš š©š¤ šš¤š£š«šš£šš ššš§ š š¬ššØ š ššš©š©šš§ š”š¤š«šš§ š©ššš£ š ššššš©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. āAnd 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.
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 Iāve left a path of death and destruction wherever I go. I promise myself that after one last job Iāll have the money I desperately need to quit taking lives. Thatās 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. Sheās my fallen angel sent from above. I canāt 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 weāre still trying to escape with the hounds of hell on our heels. Fate brought us together. Now, Iāll do anything to protect my angel from the demons that haunt her. I wonāt 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 Iām not the only one who wants to exploit her. ~ Redeemed ~ For years Iāve left a path of death and destruction wherever I go, and now Godās punishing me. Timeās running out for my fallen angel, but Iāll 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, Iām 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. Iāll be the top earner he wants me to be. Iāll 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 itās been pouring for eighteen years now. Being from an old mining town thatās full of drunk cautionary tales, I spend my days jugglingāand failingāschool, 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 isnāt the fifties, and there isnāt a snowballās chance in hell Iāll 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 Iād 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 exceptionāSarah London.The first night we met, I knew we shared the same appetites. She never said āMercyāāand all I said was āGood girl.āBut the next time we met, Sarah stood up, looked me in the eye, and pulled the damn trigger.Itās funny, the moment I saw her, I knew sheād be trouble. And definitely my brand--fiery, cutthroat, wrapped up in a lickable package. If anyone was made for me, itās this woman.But dark secrets are hiding behind those gorgeous blue eyes. Secrets she wonāt tell, but I plan to know them all.Troubleās 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 Iāll be keeping it.Whoever wants to hurt this woman has to get through me. Because nobody ever touches whatās 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 couldnāt resist her though. Given to me to start a war; I was too eager to accept. But I didnāt know what sheād 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 doesnāt let a soul close to him.A cold-hearted man doesnāt risk anything for anyone.A powerful man with a beautiful woman at his mercyā¦ he doesnāt 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 fatherās 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, āFateās Demandā available everywhere. Rett and Emmaās intriguing story begins with DEVILāS DEAL, book one of the Devil Series Duet, and concludes with ANGELāS PROMISE. Donāt 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 Iām property of Max Kincaid, Florida Correctional Inmate Number 91428 I should be terrified. I should be demanding my freedom. Instead Iām begging him to deliver on all the wicked promises in his eyes. The longer Iām 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 canāt. Instead, I lose myself in her body. Iām 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 sheāll become my wife ā¦ My pet. I wasnāt always cold-hearted and vindictive. She made me that way. Charlotte Davis ā¦ the most beautiful and privileged princess there is. Iād kill for her to be mine. We met by chance at her fatherās 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
Itās not who I am. The moment I saw Rayne broken and bloodied, I knew I wasnāt leaving without her. As the president of the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to protect. And thereās no taming the rage building inside my body, screaming at me to shield her from the husband whoās beating her day in and day out.Taking her was never in my plans, but plans change. I donāt care if sheās married. Or that her husbandās a cop. Our connection is explosive, itās dangerous, itās intoxicating. And Iām fast being swept up in her storm. Itās something I canāt ignore. I thought the enemy was clear, and I was ready to fight. But maybe thereās a threat we didnāt see coming? Maybe thereās 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.