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The Alpha's Omega


Carol Dawn - 2021
    Being an omega in a world of alphas is scary. Especially in my father’s pack where they think an omega is only good for one thing. Breeding. The alphas in the pack sit back and watch me with hunger-filled eyes as they wait for my first heat to hit. Once it does, my life, or what little life I’m allowed to have, is over.But, when my brother decides to take me and leave, we land ourselves in with a group of renegade alphas. So, here I am, an omega about to go into heat, surrounded by alphas. One of which claims that I am his mate.Too bad omegas don’t have mates.Noah:I’m Alpha of the alphas.We call ourselves, The Renegade Alpha pack. We’re a group of outcast alphas that don’t fit in with other packs. We’re a small pack of four but so many alphas together isn’t always a good thing. Fights happen more often than not over the smallest things.To make my job even more difficult, a couple of my pack members found an alpha and his omega sister on the run. Now, they’re staying with us. An omega, surrounded by unmated alphas.To make matters worse, the omega is my mate, but she refuses to accept the truth of it.It turns out that having an omega in the pack is far riskier than I originally thought. But, I don’t care what I have to do, who I have to kill, no one will harm a single hair on my mate's head.

Dangerous Command: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Adler Brothers Book 3)


Audrey Rush - 2021
    But when my father is murdered, making me the new mob boss, I have no choice but to seek her help. With her by my side, I will get my revenge. Maddie is irresistible to me. I want to possess her. To make her beg with desire. To show her what it means to belong to a king. But as I learn who she truly is, it is clear that she is far from innocent.My family’s legacy is everything to me. I will do whatever it takes to avenge my father, even if that means sacrificing Maddie.I won’t let her secrets destroy my empire. In the end, I will always rule. Author’s Note: Dangerous Command is the third book in the dark mafia series, The Adler Brothers. It is Derek and Maddie’s story. It contains dark, depraved, and disturbing content. Reader discretion is advised.

Stolas


Randi Cooley Wilson - 2017
    His dark soul will tear them apart. Sometimes the only fairytales that exist are the dark ones. From bestselling author Randi Cooley Wilson comes a dark tale of passion, danger and forbidden love. Welcome to the demon’s den.What if the one person you were meant to be with could never be yours? For the past two years, Hope Annandale has fought to hold onto her sanity. Plagued by voices and visions, she struggles to understand what’s real, and what’s an illusion. As the lines between reality and hallucination blur, Hope discovers things that shouldn’t be real, suddenly exist. When her world falls apart, figuring out the secrets of her past becomes a matter of life and death. And the only one who can save her is the dangerously attractive demon prince, Stolas, who is bound by an ancient legacy to betray her. The fate Stolas has fought to escape is here. With destiny on one side, and desire on the other, he must protect Hope from the one thing he can’t hide from, his birthright. Stolas is a riveting tale of passion, danger, and forbidden love. It is the first full-length book within The Dark Soul Series, which is meant to be read in release order. Intended for mature readers.

Twisted


Esme Devlin - 2020
    Violent men. Twisted men.Men like Baron. A monster in a metal mask. A self-made king in his own kingdom, his notorious cruelty is only overshadowed by his madness.I caught his eye while dancing for my life. He saved me -- and now he owns me. Utterly.He dresses me. Possesses me. Watches me while I sleep.I sit on his knee while he plays with me.I watch the wicked things he does to others while he whispers in my ear how precious I am.I'm the perfect, painted little doll, forced to play my part in his grand schemes. His sick fantasies. His new world that he is building.But his lust becomes obsession, obsession becomes devotion, devotion becomes dedication, and with dedication comes... power.My name is Sapphire, and I'm a good girl. This is the story of how I tried to control a psychopath, and how he tried to make me as twisted as him.Author warning: No part of Baron is a hero. He's a cross between the mad hatter, the goblin king, and a mafia boss. He has no limits, and he lives for... triggers. If you don't like dark romance -- and I mean dark romance -- please don't read this book.Previously published as The Carnival's Daughter (part of The Kingdom duet) this book has been extended to include Kingdom's Son and now forms book 1 of a new series.Reading Order:Twisted (Baron & Sapphire)Torment (Baron & Sapphire)Tremble (Cut & Amelie)Toxic (Mason & Estella)

Josip's Secret: A Dark Mafia Romance (Juric Crime Family Book 2)


Rae B. Lake - 2021
    I crave everything about her but I know she’s untouchable. The illegitimate daughter of a mob boss, a pariah in her own family, a mistake they tried to bury. But Orabella DeLuca is the only one who has ever been able to captivate me. Her purity, optimism and beauty are my undoing.When several important people go missing including my Bella I know I will stop at nothing until I find her. Fighting has never been my go-to but it seems as if I’m the only one who will fight for her.If they want to force the killer out of me, I’m willing to show them the beast inside.I will tear through every wall that keeps me from her. Destroy everyone who dare get in my way and in the end when all the secrets are out, I will make her mine.

Shackles & Redemption


J.S. Striker - 2019
    Only they specialize in exotics. Non-humans. Witches. Shifters. Half breeds. Except their specialty is saving them, Not selling them to the highest bidder. But when these hot, protective alphas fall hard for the ones they’ve chosen to protect, will they sacrifice everything for love? Shackles & Redemption is the first two part story of an all new series with no cliffhangers. Get rescued by the Road Devils today!

Twisted Love


C.M. Wondrak - 2021
    I’ve lived with my aunt for the last ten years, after my father killed my mother and turned the gun on himself, and I find myself craving only one thing: the darkness. The darkness is my only friend, the only comfort I have.At least, it was, until my life is turned on its head. It starts with weird phone calls, a stranger asking me if I’d been a good girl. When my memories begin to return, I’m faced with the fact that everything I thought I knew is wrong. I’ve been lied to, coddled and protected.In the dark, there’s only one god—and it’s him. Ruthless, malicious, monstrous. He would do anything to get me back. I should hate him, but I don’t.I can’t.Some loves are written in the stars. Ours? Ours was written in the darkness the very day I was born.**Twisted Love is a dark romance that centers around many things some readers might find triggering. This is an age gap, dark romance novel and touches on subjects such as violence, kidnapping, and stalking.**

Game Master


Scarlett Dawn - 2016
    Endless Adventures.Arizona Creed lost her assassin father, and her whole world changed.Literally.With one magical skeleton key, Arizona lands in another realm.Forget Earth. Terlant is the place to be. And Lucifer wants her there, the dashing man with no last name and more secrets than even she has. But love isn’t always enough. Arizona must find purpose in her new life.The Royal Guard could give Lucifer and Arizona what they desire.They only need to pass two tests to win the Game and enter the elite Guard.But is her real test to open her heart to true love?And will she win her wings to fly into his arms?

Dark Queen


Ker Dukey - 2021
    He was my boss.Rich, ambitious, dominating.I was a waitress, struggling to pay the fees for ballet school.Poor, talented, desperate.He needed to marry to appease his dying father, to inherit the family empire.It wasn’t supposed to be real, or forever.Until he changed the rules.What Mafia king Luca Leto wants, he gets, and he’s crowned his queen.Me.I’m under his rule now.And his reign is cruel and toxic.They call him the dark king and to gain my freedom I’m going to have to become a dark queen. #Standalone Mafia romance.

Mob Boss' Forbidden Obsession: A Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance (Broken Throne Book 2)


Lisa Lovell - 2021
    

The Man I Hate


Scott Hildreth - 2020
    In a wine-induced stupor, I stumbled along the razor’s edge that separated love from hate. Soon, I was bound to fall. It was anyone’s guess on which side I’d land.Braxton Rourke’s cell phone number was included in the contacts of Hollywood’s A-List actors and actresses, successful musicians, and professional athletes. When a problem arose, Braxton fixed it. Receiving an “I need help with—” text from Selena Gomez, Ryan Gosling—or the police—was a common occurrence. A well-dressed protector who appeared like an actor himself, he was sickeningly handsome, confident, and spoke with an educated authority.I met him while settling the estate of my deceased parents. Enamored by his tailored Italian suit, bravado gait, and undeniable charisma, I suggested the unthinkable. A one-night stand. He agreed, but only because I was leaving in three days. His life, he explained, couldn’t include a woman.For the three days that followed, I watched him come and go, knowing we’d never be anything other than two people who shared a magical moment in the front seat of his Range Rover while parked outside a trendy Hollywood diner.Then, the unthinkable happened. A bizarre of series circumstances forced us to be neighbors.

Watch Me Drown


C.E. Johnson - 2020
    Keep my heart closed and my head down. But that’s kind of hard to do when the only way to keep Danielle safe is to move her into my house.I was doing fine all by myself until I witnessed her harassed in the park.The look of terror on her face was something I couldn’t ignore.There was something about her-all I wanted to do was protect her.But I had no idea saving her that afternoon would lead to my rules against falling in love to be picked off one by one. Dani’s soft touch and stubborn kindness is everything I never knew I wanted.The only thing is, saving her could drag me back underwater.I pulled myself out of the undertow once.I’m not sure I’d survive another round behind bars.But for her, I’d risk drowning.

Don't Flirt With Demons


Grace McGinty - 2021
    The one that breaks your heart, turning you into a sobbing, soggy mess. Where you drink so much you accidentally summon a demon.No? Just Elsie?When Elsie decides to get over a bad break-up with a small fire pit and a large bottle of vodka, the last thing she expects is to summon the sexy as hell demon, Ukobach. He of the Impressive D. A tattooed devil with large horns and an even larger... array of tattoos.The Inferior Demon of Fried Food and Fireworks, Ukobach intends to take his few days of freedom in the mortal realm and live a little. But his summoner has big, beautiful eyes and kind of sexy thighs, and suddenly she doesn't need a summoning circle to keep him trapped at her side.But both Ukobach and Elsie want to escape from their lives. Cue an epic road trip to the Texas State Fair, with a side order of revenge and deep fried food. Let the chaos commence.This novella is full of belly laughs and sexy times. The author does not recommend drinking vodka or starting fires to appease heartache. She does recommend deep fried Oreos, they make everything better.

Forbidden Lust


Brooke Summers - 2020
    Just like the mystery man, who rocked Mia's world.When Mia goes home for the summer to meet her new step-father, she gets the shock of her life...Her step–brother is the guy who she's been dreaming of, her mystery man who she can’t forget.When these two get together they explode.But Hudson has a dark secret.He’s a Kingpin. The drug lord. The man that nightmares are made of.What happens when Mia finds out?Will she run? If she does Hudson knows he will search every inch of the world to find her.

Flirting with Your FBI Heartbreaker


Taylor Hart - 2020
    Even if it breaks his heart all over again.Note: This is now 3 books in one. Previously released titles: On the Run, Going Rogue, Catch me if you Can.Now all together in Flirting with Her FBI Heartbreaker. This book has been extensively re-written, re-edited, and updated to be included in the Knight Family Romances.Alexa Fulbright doesn’t expect the man she’s been trying to forget for the past 7 years to show up on assignment from the FBI…and she really doesn’t expect him to kiss her.Sam Knight doesn’t want to be on this assignment, even though he requested it. He doesn’t want to see Alexa and he definitely doesn’t want to put away the thug she calls her boyfriend…but most things in life aren’t fair when it comes to her.As Sam tries to convince Alexa that her boyfriend is a drug dealer with connections to the Columbian cartel, she doesn’t believe it, until a gun is pointed at her head and ‘said boyfriend’ puts a bullet in Sam’s shoulder.Now Sam has to get her out of dodge and Alexa has to make a choice—face the past or live a lie that could destroy her and everyone she’s ever loved.