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Mafia's Obsession

Mafia's Obsession

Sofia

Hope Anderson’s life is about to change completely. One night, she meets the irresistibly attractive Enrique in his club. Enrique, notorious for claiming his desires, sets his sights on Hope and has no plan to share her with anyone.

In the blink of an eye, Hope finds herself thrown into a dark underworld that she never knew existed. As her dislike for Enrique grows, so does a surprising desire for him.

Age Rating: 18+

Hart Siblings Book 1: Saving Odette

Hart Siblings Book 1: Saving Odette

Meghann Crane

Odette is done playing it safe. After escaping a toxic relationship, she’s searching for a fresh start—and the last person she expects to lean on is her brother’s best friend. Reece has always been off-limits, but now he’s showing up like her personal hero. With five protective brothers watching her every move and her heart still healing, falling for Reece should be the worst idea ever. But some rules are made to be broken… and some sparks are too strong to ignore. He’s ready to risk it all for a second chance—will Odette be brave enough to take it?

Help Me, Alpha

Help Me, Alpha

Sqible Holloway

For her entire life, Hayley has been held captive by her own father, who blames her for the death of her mother, the pack luna. Now, on her nineteenth birthday, Hayley finally escapes, winding up in the territory of the Midnight Rose Pack. The charming Alpha Jax allows her to stay, but her father will do anything to get her back—even kill another alpha.

Exercise Discretion

Exercise Discretion

Kylie Wynter

Aria has spent five years at an agency for personal assistants. Her latest assignment is her biggest challenge yet: Jett, one of New York's wealthiest and most irresistible men. Known for his demanding nature, Jett has already cycled through several assistants, leaving Aria's business partner no choice but to send her. Unlike her predecessors, Aria is neither overwhelmed by Jett's looks nor his power, tackling every challenge he presents with confidence. As the tension between them escalates, Aria struggles to maintain professional boundaries while Jett is determined to break them. Can Aria resist Jett's seductive charm, or will she succumb to his allure?

The American Bodyguard

The American Bodyguard

Laila Callaway

Zainab Qadir is living the dream—editing books by day, ignoring her rich family's spotlight by night. But when her bodyguard quits, she’s stuck with a new one: Jake Huxley, a no-nonsense American who’s suddenly moved into her London flat.

He’s all rules and rigid routines. She’s all sass and spontaneous chaos. Living together is strictly professional... except when it’s absolutely not. Between the close quarters and smoldering tension, they’re on a collision course for trouble—with just enough heat to keep things interesting.

Who’s really guarding who here?

Monsters in the Dark Series

Monsters in the Dark Series

Pepper Winters

From New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Pepper Winters comes the Monsters in the Dark series

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility. For their two year anniversary, her boyfriend Brax surprises her with a romantic trip to Mexico, but their little bit of paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter, but that alone can’t save her from the horror of being sold. Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?

Original Author: Pepper Winters

Stolen by the Motorcycle Club

Stolen by the Motorcycle Club

Midika Crane

This novel is a contemporary adaptation of STOLEN BY THE ALPHA.

He suddenly lurches forward, grabs my arm, and pushes me up against the wall, one hand holding my wrists above my head. The other pushes my hips against the wall.

“Don’t play me, Phoebe! Not when I’m seriously considering either slitting your throat or ripping your clothes off,” he hisses.

His lips are so close to mine that I feel his breath dance on my skin.

He lets go of me and pushes me into my room.

“Punishment starts tomorrow,” he growls.

Phoebe is not like the other people in her town. She isn’t afraid of the cursed Vengeance MC club president who lurks in the shadows. One night, however, as she sleeps soundlessly in her bed, he kidnaps her. He drags her into a world of secrets and evil, far away from everything she’s ever known. Will President Ash turn Phoebe into a monster just like him? Or will she help him find the light once more?

Age Rating: 18+ (Kidnapping, Threat, Sexual Assault/Abuse)

The Marked One

The Marked One

K. Dillon

Willow has spent her life being underestimated, and she is very tired of it. Small, loud, and unable to shift, she hardly fits the image of power, especially after moving into the territory of the strongest Lycan pack in England. Life under a cold, commanding Alpha is anything but easy, particularly when he has no patience for chaos, weakness, or sharp tongues. Willow happens to be all three, and she refuses to shrink for anyone. Their clash of wills sparks tension neither of them expects, and the air between them grows charged as danger creeps closer. As shadows gather and loyalties are tested, something powerful stirs where defiance meets desire. Can chaos become strength?

Uncontrollable Heat

Uncontrollable Heat

Megan Blake

Half werewolf, half human Olivia lives among humans, pretending she wasn’t turned six years ago. She’s got one werewolf friend, an outcast, who has filled her in on who she is. Otherwise, she’s on her own, working at the hospital and paying her bills. Except when an alpha turns up during her shift, her life falls apart. Could she possible be his mate?

Sour Apples

Sour Apples

Jeordie Draven

Layla Potter, Texas-raised country girl, is plagued by night terrors that seem to hint a past that she has put out of her mind is trying to be remembered. Lucas Foster, the incredibly handsome but cranky neighbor of her parents, has his own traumatic past to deal with. Layla is convinced they can help each other, but Lucas can’t bear the thought of losing her—just like he’s lost everything he’s ever loved. Can Layla help Lucas find a way to live, not just survive? And can Lucas help Layla recover her memory? Maybe—if Lucas can keep her alive long enough to face her demons.

The Billionaire's Heart

The Billionaire's Heart

E. F. Boni

Tina Campbell is a young, kind and vibrant woman in her late twenties working as a cashier in a micro finance bank. On a particular day, she returns from work and finds her boyfriend, Mike, who is staying with her, in an act of infidelity. Furious, she breaks up with him and drives him out of her house.

Heartbroken, she reluctantly goes to work the next day only to discover that her bank is folding up that day with immediate effect due to inability to keep up with the tax laws. Many of the staffs are relieved of their duties, including Tina.

Depressed on her way home, Tina is nearly run over by a car. The near death experience sends her into a shock and she falls unconscious. She awakes in a hospital where she discovers that she was brought there by Armando Gonzalez. He introduces himself as the billionaire chairman of Gonzalez Industries, a power holding company in the country. Armando offers her a job after hearing about her tale but his son, Alejandro the C.E.O, is initially distrusting of Tina and offers to interview her himself.

Alejandro discovers Tina is a competent woman and hires her. During her stay in the company, the two are usually at loggerheads with Alejandro taking glee with tormenting her. That comes to an end when Alejandro is commanded by his father to accompany him for a charity event. Alejandro invites Tina to come along and she reluctantly accepts. At the charity event, she meets Alejandro’s childhood friend, Tito and then Natalie, one of Alejandro’s FWB who is very clingy. Jealous of Alejandro and Tito’s attention on Tina, Natalie humiliates her. Alejandro Takes her home and apologizes on Natalie’s behalf.

After a brief argument at the office days later with Alejandro, Tina goes to a bar that same evening with her friend, Kelly to unwind. She is nearly assaulted by a lecherous stranger but is saved in time by Alejandro who happened to be in the bar. Alejandro takes her home and the two begin to develop feelings.

Armando decides to take Alejandro to their hometown in Mexico and Alejandro invites Tina along. Tina meets Marina, Armando’s sister and Alejandro’s aunt who explains the reason for Alejandro’s constant womanizing, cold attitude and refusal to get married:

Armando’s wife divorced him when Alejandro was a teenager. Armando fell into depression and it affected his mental health. Alejandro despised his mother because of that and he became paranoid towards marriage, fearing the same fate that befell Alejandro would befall him.

When they return from Mexico, there is a power outage in the country and Alejandro and Tina take advantage of the situation and have a steamy night. The next morning after power is restored, Tina realizes that her feelings for Alejandro has grown stronger. Alejandro begins to loosen up around her until he detects her having a call with her ex boyfriend, Mike and he gets angry but she diffuses the situation quickly.

Tina’s father is diagnosed with a serious illness and this saddens her to a great extent, particularly as the amount quoted for his treatment was expensive. Alejandro gets wind of the information and pays for the treatment and Tina’s father recovers. Before, Tina can make her appreciation, Armando dies from a heart attack plunging Alejandro into depression.

Tina hears of the news and goes to comfort Alejandro, reigniting the feelings between them. Alejandro realizing that Tina is the one for him and the sole reason he now has empathy and feels human again, proposes to her and she accepts.

Alejandro, now the chairman of Gonzalez Industries, marries Tina who becomes one of the board of directors.

My Sexy Devil

My Sexy Devil

Mars Mejia

Kara is just your average high-school senior, not popular, but not a loner. She has a boyfriend, Adam…until she catches him cheating on her. Now she wants to forget all about him, but he keeps showing up. Then at a party he starts to get physical with her. Unfortunately for him it’s Jason Kade’s party. After handing Adam’s ass to him, Jason has his eyes on Kara, and he doesn’t like the word no. Now Kara and Jason are caught in a game of cat and mouse, but which one is which?

Cross to Bear

Cross to Bear

Silver Taurus

Princess Amari is sold like property to the dreaded dragon king to spare her kingdom from his flames. His cruelty is the stuff of legend, but there is something about her that intrigues him. And he isn’t the only one. His ally, the vampire king, is also drawn to her in this dangerous dance of kingdoms and consequences. Little do they know, she carries a curse that will soon claim her life. Is her fate sealed, or can a new path be forged through blood and fire?

Age Rating: 18+

Enemies

Enemies

Violet Bloom

Haley and Will have hated each other since they were told to at age five. Haley is the daugher of an abusive gang leader, trying to build a future for herself and escape the small town she feels trapped in. Will is the golden boy son of the town sherriff who has it in for Haley's dad. Despite this, Haley and Will discover a mutual attraction, spiced by their mutual hatred, that turns into love. Together they make a plan to have Haley's father and most of the gang arrested, setting Haley and her sister Chloe free from the abuse.

Wait For Me

Wait For Me

Melissa Nicole

Kyra's life is a cycle of despair, trapped in the aftermath of her family's brutal murder and the torment of an abusive foster home. Just when all hope seems lost, her world collides with Chance, a hot-headed and mysterious biker. Drawn together by an electric connection, their relationship oscillates between passionate intensity and emotional withdrawal. Chance’s fierce protectiveness becomes Kyra's anchor, pulling her toward healing amidst the chaos. Wait For Me is a gripping tale of trauma, resilience, and an exhilarating, dangerous love that reminds us hope can bloom even in the darkest moments.

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