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Conquer (Savage Empire Book 1) by Michelle St. James


Steam: Steam Level 4

They call him the Lion.

The son of a high-ranking bratva leader, Lyonya Antonov has been waiting nearly two decades to avenge his father’s imprisonment and take his rightful place at the top of the mafia food chain.

He’s just missing one piece of the puzzle – and her name is Kira Baranov.

Kira Baranov is a sheltered mafia princess with no power.

It might be the 21st century in the rest of the world, but the Russian mafia will never accept a female leader. This despite the fact that the current boss, Kira’s father Viktor, has taught her everything he knows.

Lyon knows Viktor is a king without an heir.

Kira knows she can’t keep the Baranovs in power without a partner of the male persuasion.

The wolves are at the gates, vying for control in a world where one mistake can be deadly. But when their arranged marriage becomes sizzling desire, the line blurs dangerously between business and pleasure, and it may cost them their newfound love – and their lives.

It’s a Savage Empire – and it’s not your mother’s mob.

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What Lies Beneath (Game of Obsession Duet Book 1) by Amber Faye, K. A. Pryde


Steam: Steam Level 4

Viola

My grandmama used to tell me the women in our family were all cursed. They attracted danger. Not in bits and pieces, but in droves. She was struck by lightning—twice. Mom died in a plane crash. She was crossing the street at the time.

Me?

I attract obsession.
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Cain

I swore I would protect her from the monsters.

But who’s going to protect her from me?

Viola West is all sweetness and light—so why is she so surrounded by darkness?

I’ll do my job. I’ll keep her safe.

I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her light.

The lengths I’ll go to for this woman surprise even me.

People look at me and see a trustworthy, charismatic guy.

It’s skin deep.

Underneath, and all the way through, I’m a liar. A fake. And so many more four-letter words than that.

Until this is over, until she finds out what lies beneath, I’ll be right here. Watching. Waiting.

Once she’s safe, maybe then I can tell her the truth.

She doesn’t belong to the darkness. She doesn’t belong to them.

She belongs to me.

**This is a dark stalker romance. Contact me if you have any CW questions! Dark content.**

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Coldhearted Bastard (The Underworld Kings Book 1) by Jenika Snow


Steam: Steam Level 5

From USA Today bestselling author Jenika Snow comes a full-length gritty mafia romance that blurs the lines between right and wrong… and love and hate.

He didn’t have a heart… but he wanted hers.

All I knew about life was anger and violence. Pain and suffering. Kill or be killed.

I was a “fixer” for the Ruin—a syndicate for the Bratva, Cosa Nostra, Cartel, and any other organized crime faction that dealt in the darker, crueler aspects of humanity.

I was a free agent who was called upon to do things weaker men didn’t have the stomach for.

And when you surround yourself with death for long enough, soon you don’t remember what it felt like to be alive.

And then I saw her. She was a fragile little thing who tried to be strong. But I could tell she’d seen too much horror in the world, too much of the ugly within people. I should have stayed away. I’d only bring her further down into the darkness.

But for the first time in my life, I felt a stirring in my chest, this protectiveness and possessiveness toward another living person. And it was painful. It made me feel alive.

Lina tried to hide how broken she was, but I was an old friend of being ruined. She held secrets I’d find out. Because for the first time in my miserable life, I wanted something for myself. I felt something more than apathy and indifference.

I wanted to possess the innocence she clung to. I wanted to break it open and consume it for myself.

I could look into her too trusting blue eyes and knew I’d maim for her. I’d kill for her. And that became our truth when her past finally came back for her, when my present tried to destroy her.

They thought they could take the one thing—the only thing—I’d ever wanted for myself. They were wrong.

When I looked at her, I felt some of the monster that made me who I was retreat back to my black soul. He’d never leave… but he’d share the space.

For her.

A complete standalone novel in the Underworld Kings series.

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The Ryckerdan Trilogy by Esther E. Schmidt


Steam: Steam Level 4

Windsor – She’s intriguing. Smart, brilliantly beautiful. She knocked me into awareness when I almost bumped into her. Anything but mundane, she’s a biker princess and a special agent trained to solve criminal cases. I guess she’s not the only one knocking the wind right out of me when my life takes an unexpected twist.

Linnette – Handsome. Kind. And let’s not forget those tantalizing abs, making him irresistible after he almost ran into me. A one chance meeting. They say a first impression matters, and with us it definitely did. And of course the first guy who jolted my heart into awareness becomes a case I need to give my full attention to. Can you spell disaster? Because I can, in full detail, when his family brings death to my doorstep.

Love, family, loyalty; united as one or lost forever.

This is the complete Ryckerdan Trilogy (For One Chance, We Two Shall, Unite Three Times); a royal romance set in a biker world where mafia collides with justice.

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Rivalry (Slay Quartet Book 1) by Laurelin Paige


Steam: Steam Level 4

“This book is mean and kinky, desperate and romantic…I was consumed.” – KC Caron, Goodreads Reviewer

Edward Fasbender is a devil.

He’s my father’s biggest rival. He takes what he wants, and he bows to no one.

And now Edward Fasbender wants me.

I didn’t expect to want him back.

Having him is not in the cards, not when a union with him would destroy my father. But that doesn’t mean I can’t play with him a bit.

Except, I’ve never played against such a ruthless opponent. Edward is cold and vicious, and my blood has never run hotter.
They say you should choose the devil you know, but I’ve always preferred long odds.

Even if it’ll get me slain.

“Oh my. I was hooked. You won’t be able to put this down!” – Aleatha Romig, NYT Bestselling Author

Rivalry is book one in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Laurelin Paige, dark and edgy Slay series.

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