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Tarnished Throne: An Enemies to Lovers Arranged Marriage Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Reckless Reign Trilogy Book 3)


Kristen Luciani - 2021
    I always knew Patrick Mulligan was a man of many layers.I just never imagined that peeling them back would awaken such a savage beast with the insatiable need to control and conquer everything and everyone around him.My husband is a beautiful, vicious monster with a god-like body that is fueled by the wrath of the devil.He can command me with a flash of his eyes and make me melt with the flick of his fingers and the delicious sting of his palm.But dark secrets, deception, and betrayal litter our happily ever after.They feed on the roots of our dangerously twisted fairy tale, threatening us at every turn. I married the man of my dreams, only to have all of them shattered as soon as we said our "I dos."Because the true villain in our story is the one we never saw coming...and the one we'll never escape.TARNISHED THRONE is the third and final book in the RECKLESS REIGN trilogy. The RECKLESS REIGN series is an epic dark enemies-to-lovers second-chance romance saga that fans of Nicole Fox and Faith Summers are sure to enjoy! This series follows one couple through a steamy, pulse-pounding trilogy with a guaranteed HEA in book three.

Dark Redeemer: A Dark Mafia Romance (Dark Ever After Book 1)


Raven Scott - 2021
    

Tell Me This Is Forever: The British Billionaires


J.S. Scott - 2022
    We don't exactly mingle in the same circles, even though he's a wildlife biologist and I'm an exotic animal veterinarian.He's a British billionaire who is known for going to any lengths out in the field to rescue species from the brink of extinction. I'm an American zoological vet who works in a big cat sanctuary. Ordinarily, our paths never would have crossed, right? Well, they probably wouldn't have if my best friend wasn't marrying his older brother and the two of us weren't in the same wedding party. When the gorgeous, larger than life guy who I've idolized from afar suddenly becomes a man I could care about up close and personal, I know I'm in trouble. The chemistry between us is combustible, but I've avoided complicated and serious relationships for a very good reason. I'm just not so sure that Leo isn't the one man who can tempt me to change my mind...

Here Comes The Fake Bride


Summer Brooks - 2020
    My fake fiancé turned almost fake husband.Before this mess, he was just a guy that I casually hated. Zach is the typical rich dude who is so clueless about people’s feelings that I wonder how no one has slapped him across the face yet. That gorgeous face. But his stone-cold heart also made him the most eligible candidate for this drama. The plan was simple. Say my fake vows. Fulfill my dad’s dying wish.Meanwhile, Zach gets his inheritance and tosses me some cash.We’ve gone to great lengths to orchestrate this. So why am I secretly wishing that he’s in love with me when he says, “I do?” And more importantly, am I in love with him too?Enjoy Clara and Zach's adorable love story and HEA! All the books in this series can be read in any order!

Savage Kings MC - South Carolina Books 1-6


Lane Hart - 2021
    None of his brothers in the Savage Kings MC knew why, not until the day one of them made the mistake of posting a sexy centerfold on the wall of the clubhouse.The gorgeous model posing topless on sports cars and motorcycles isn’t just any girl. Her name is Zoe Donahue, and she also happens to be Winston’s stepsister.While the two haven’t spoken in years, Winston will do anything it takes to earn Zoe’s forgiveness. And this time around, he isn’t going to let her leave without putting up a fight.~ Verek ~Verek Rhodes is playboy royalty in South Carolina. As a member of the Savage Kings MC and the manager of a nightclub, women were easy come, easy go in his life, until he met Tessa.Tessa Singleton was getting ready to marry the man of her dreams before her entire world came crashing down.Eventually, she’ll have to face her past and make a decision about who she wants to be with. Will she choose the man she once loved or the biker who saved her from her nightmares?~ Conrad ~Conrad Erikson thought that doing the police chief a favor would be an easy assignment, one that could ultimately benefit the Savage Kings MC in the future. All he has to do is pick up the chief’s daughter from college and bring her home.What could possibly go wrong?When it comes to the chief’s daughter Hannah, the answer is anything and everything.~ Cannon ~When the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up.Madison Monroe has never had anyone to rely on except for herself. She worked her ass off chasing her dreams, earning a law degree, interning with political campaigns, and now, finally, going after her ultimate goal - making her own run for public office.Unfortunately, not everyone in this world has the same moral compass as Madison. She’s never dealt with a dirty opponent, one who will cross every ethical line just to hurt her and undermine her campaign.When the former chief of police comes after Madison with all the resources and connections he still has in the city, Madison will have no choice but to turn to an unforeseen ally – Cannon and the Savage Kings MC.~ Nolan ~Nolan is a convicted felon, searching for his place in the world without screwing up his probation.The last thing he needs is a giant oaf from a rival biker gang showing up at the MC’s clubhouse, threatening to kill Nolan if he doesn’t give his estranged wife, Rita, a divorce.The funny thing is, Nolan is certain that he has never been married.The name Rita does, unfortunately, ring a bell - she’s the reason he went to prison.WARNING: THIS BOX SET IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER 18. IT CONTAINS SEXUALLY AND PHYSICALLY VIOLENT SCENES THAT MAY BE A TRIGGER FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS.

Hunter: VII Knights MC


Sapphire Knight - 2022
    On the road, the last thing I expect to discover is an unconscious woman. Finding her on the brink of death sends a pang to my chest, and with it comes clarity. I want her to be mine.It’s a mystery how she ended up on death’s door, one I’m determined to explore. There’s more to Aura than meets the eye, but I knew that from the moment I touched her. Lies and lust, beauty and betrayal, all of it is a price I’m willing to pay. I’ll do anything to keep her. Anything. After all, I’m no prince, and this is no fairytale.A sexy series of twisted mc standalone novels by seven bestselling Authors.Esther E. Schmidt - Radge, M.N. Forgy - Hero, Hilary Storm - Beast, Winter Travers- Iced, Sapphire Knight - Hunter, Carmen Jenner - Viking, Amo Jones - Antichrist

Twisted Bargain


Alexandria Bishop - 2021
    Between his drug and gambling addictions, it seems like whatever I do, we’re always drowning. Until he does the unforgivable.Trading me to the tortured billionaire in our small town. His debts are erased and I have to do whatever Marco Blackstone demands. I should have run screaming when the first task he gave me was to clean the blood stains from his expensive five piece suit.When I overhear a conversation I shouldn’t, our bargain becomes even more twisted when Marco fakes an engagement to save my life. And I become even more trapped in this world I never wanted any part of.I don’t know who I can trust. But I’m running out of time when my fake engagement turns into anything but and I just might have to say “I Do,” for real.

King's Temptation


Piper Stone - 2021
    

Billion Dollar Mistake (Doctors of Denver)


K.C. Crowne - 2021
    Now, I’m married to an infuriatingly cocky billionaire.It started with an innocent crush. The popular boy from the wealthy side of town.And a dorky girl he teased mercilessly.Fast forward and the boy I wanted is now a man.Nothing like the star of my teenage fantasies.He's ruggedly handsome and charming.Charismatic. Confident. Sexy. I figured there's no way he’d ever notice me.Turns out he did.In fact, he needs me to be his new fake wife!He says I'll get my dream job if I agree.One problem remains. This was supposed to be a temporary arrangement. But the two little babies growing in my belly are here to stay. Did I make the biggest mistake of my life?

What If I Never?


Lisa Renee Jones - 2021
    I'm the wrong Allison.That misplaced gift places in a man in my path. A man who instantly consumes me and leads me down a path of dark secrets and intense passion. Dash Black is a famous, bestselling author, but also a man born into wealth and power. He owns everything around him, every room he enters. He owns me the moment I meet him. He seduces me oh so easily and reveals another side of myself I dared not expose. Until him. Until this intense, wonderful, tormented man shows me another way to live and love. I melt when he kisses me. I shiver when he touches me. And I like when he's in control, especially when I thought I'd never allow anyone that much power over me ever again. We are two broken people who are somehow whole when we are together, but those secrets—his, and yes, I have mine as well—threaten to shatter all that is right and make it wrong. What If I Never is the first book in the Necklace Trilogy

Toxic Whispers : A Collateral Damage Novel Book Three


Candice M. Wright - 2022
    Once there was a girl.That’s where her story ends.She has no family, no home, no name.No chance,Until he pulled her from the dark.Once there was a man.That’s where his story starts.He’s rich, handsome, powerful.Lonely,Until she dragged him into the light.Two people whose lives should never have crossed,Find themselves irrevocably tied to each other.And they both lived happily ever after.Except this is no fairytale,The girl is no princess,The man no prince.Once there was a girl.Once there was the man who bought her.

To Touch You


Bella J. - 2021
    But I did.I definitely wasn’t supposed to like it. But I did.And now I’m all caught up in the excitement of it. The thrill and the anticipation of experiencing it again…with him.Noah Alexander.But there’s a whole list of reasons I should stay away from him, One - he works for my father. Two - he’s much older than I am. Three - he told me to. Yet there’s only one reason I shouldn’t… because I don’t want to.I’m addicted to the fire that burns between us whenever we’re close. I’m addicted to the way he looks at me as if he desires and hates me at the same time. Call me a masochist, but the sound of his voice when he tells me all the things he wants to do to me right before he asks me to leave—it’s thrilling.No matter how many times he warns that he’ll hurt me, I can’t stay away. I won’t.

Stolen Hearts: Steele Bros Complete Boxset


Elizabeth Knox - 2020
    They wake every day to make calculated decisions in their business, but what the public doesn’t know is what they really do—they’re gunrunners. This entire collection follows them on their ventures to find love. Although, nothing in life ever comes easy. But these men are up for the challenge, even if the road may be a bit difficult.

Coming to Her Rescue


Katie Knight - 2019
    She’s grown even more stunning in the years since he’d met (and very nearly made out with) her at the end of basic training. When Jake overhears other bidders talking about her, his alpha protector instinct kicks in and he decides to bid on her himself. He thinks he’s saving her. What he didn’t expect was how upset she’d be at him. Hanna has developed a checklist of qualities she wants in a man. Someone reliable, dependable, and family oriented who can provide for her and their children. She doesn’t need the likes of Jake Hendrix—smoking hot as he is—getting in the way of her man hunt. She’d been hoping the auction might pair her with a potential long-term match, but alas she just got her brother’s hot squad mate who has “one night only” written all over him. But the date actually goes well—really well. Best sex of her life well. But the following day, Jake immediately pulls back, just as she expected. Romance only gets in the way of doing his job: protection has no room for passion. Resigned to their night together being nothing more than a blip in the road, Hanna’s unsettled when a pregnancy test turns that blip into a major speedbump. Before she can tell Jake she’s pregnant, something far more unexpected lands on her plate. One of her high-profile clients has been murdered, and because he’s shared certain information with Hanna, the killers will stop at nothing to silence her. Despite his promises to stay uninvolved, Jake can’t help but protect Hanna, baby bump and all, insisting they go on the run as they dig deeper into the dangerous situation they’ve found themselves in. But as the threat closes in on their secluded safe house, their biggest problem might just be falling in love and losing it all… This novel contains sexual content, violence, profanity, and scenes with referenced substance abuse.

The Billionaire Bet (Billionaire Games Book 1)


Sylvia Hart - 2021