en-US Sun, 04 May 2025 03:35:57 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 229075928 An NHL star could never fall for a girl like me…

I never wanted this life, but the choices I made led me here—caught in a world I can't escape. Then Logan York, the Dallas Knights' rookie sensation, spots me in the crowd.

When I refuse to date him, he hires me and promises I’ll fall in love with him.

Arrogant. Reckless. Completely impossible.

I tell myself it’s just another job, that I can keep my heart out of it.

But as the lines blur and the stakes get higher, I wonder if being his is the only choice I ever really had.

Logan isn’t just any man, though.

He’s relentless, possessive, willing to tear apart the world to keep me close. He tells me I’m his obsession, his only priority, and I want to believe him.

But the shadows of my past are always lurking, and Logan doesn’t play fair when it comes to keeping what’s his.

He says he’ll save me, even if he has to destroy everything in his path.

And maybe, just maybe, being his feels so wrong that it’s the only thing that’s ever been right.

*Note: Logan York is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance.


The Pucking Wrong Rookie is a hockey romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 494 C.R. Jane beaureads 0 to-read 4.61
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]]> 123192083
Leona wants to build a decent life for herself, away from her drug-addicted mother. But soon she catches the attention of a dangerous man – Fabiano Scuderi. Staying out of trouble and living a normal life are near impossible with a man like him.
Leona knows she needs to avoid Fabiano, but men like him aren’t easy to shake off. They always get what they want.

Fabiano cares about only one thing: the Camorra.
But his attraction to Leona soon puts his unwavering loyalty to the test. Is Leona worth risking everything he’s fought for, and ultimately his life?
]]> 329 Cora Reilly beaureads 0 mafia 3.69 2018
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You don't know me, but I know you.

I'm the shadow that creeps behind you without notice.

The moment you see me, you're dead.

An assassin. A killer. A nobody.

Until I became somebody.

I'll make everyone who reduced me to a shadow pay.

To do that, I'm willing to risk everything.

Everything except for my reluctant wife.

Rai Sokolov can show me her worst, but this will only end when death does us part.

The road to the throne is paved with loss, betrayal, and blood baths.

To win, we go all in.

Our lives included.




This book is the conclusion of a duet and is not standalone.]]> 344 Rina Kent beaureads 5 “I don’t believe in space. That’s a word invented by losers who couldn’t figure out their own minds.”

11:36PM. PLEASEEEEEE I HAVE NO WORDSFOR YOU KYLE HUNTER]]> 4.05 2021
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“I don’t believe in space. That’s a word invented by losers who couldn’t figure out their own minds.”

11:36PM. PLEASEEEEEE I HAVE NO WORDSFOR YOU KYLE HUNTER
]]> 123352788
I’ve always been a tough, North Shore girl. Fighting is in my blood, survival in my DNA.
But two years ago, Caden King broke me, and he has proof of it.
Now he wants to blackmail me into doing a job for him. The kind that puts my chance of escaping the North Shore at risk. The kind that means betraying my own crew.
He’s on me at all times, his dangerous mind always working on ways to torment me further.

Caden is wicked, unhinged. The North Shore Kings wear his name because of the vicious ways his family has been leading their crew.
Everyone always says there’s no point in fighting him. He has that madness in him that blurs the line between right and wrong. Now he's got his hold on me, and I have nothing and no one to protect me from him.

There’s no way to win.
No way to escape him.

I’m left with no choice but to do exactly what I’m told.

This book is the first in a series of four interconnected standalones. Beautiful Fiend is a dark enemies-to-lovers romance intended for readers over 18. It contains scenes that some readers may find triggering. Please check CW in the book.]]> 492 Lola King 1916837026 beaureads 1 dnf-x1f6ab 3.81
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I DNFED AFTER THE FIRST CHAPTER
]]> 60870497 Best-selling poet of The Sun Will Rise and Will We, Jennae Cecelia brings you her tenth poetry book about healing. In a time when the years have felt heavy and uncertain, Healing For No One But Me is meant to make you feel powerful and less alone in your thoughts, while also touching on the realities that happen in day-to-day life. Whether you have anxiety, depression, lost someone you love, went through a breakup, have hit a rough patch, or many rough patches, this book is a healing process. But remember it is your healing process.

Healing For No One But Me is here to bring you the words to remind you that you don’t have to heal alone and you don’t have to rush your healing. It is a place to find comfort. There is a poem for everyone of every age and is the perfect book to read for anyone going through a transitional, transformative, or hard time in their life.]]> 111 Jennae Cecelia beaureads 5 self-help I am not mad at her.
i am grateful she carried me here.
there is nothing i would change.
the story we wrote together
is one i will never try
to hide or erase off the page. ]]> 3.93
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I am not mad at her.
i am grateful she carried me here.
there is nothing i would change.
the story we wrote together
is one i will never try
to hide or erase off the page.
]]> 56271341
Based on her own experience with grief—the author’s partner died when both were in their late twenties—and those of other Grief Club members, Janine Kwoh uses brief writings, illustrations, and creative diagrams to explore the wide range of emotions and experiences that grief can encompass. For anyone who has lost a loved one or who is close to someone who is grieving, Welcome to the Grief Club is a book of solace, connection, hope, and reassurance. It addresses with empathy and honesty the aspects of grief that so many of us experience but that aren’t widely the variety and volatility of emotions—sadness, anger, guilt, joy; the physical symptoms of grief; and how grief isn’t linear, but it does change and soften over time. It affirms that there is truly no right or wrong way to grieve and assures us that the things we feel that surprise us or seem strange are often common and always valid.

Humor helps us to survive, and the book uses a lighthearted approach to cover powerful topics, like supremely unhelpful things that people say to those who are grieving, grief trigger bingo, and everyday acts of resilience. This book is a companion that says, I see you and you are not alone , from one grieving person to another. It is a gentle reminder to give yourself permission to grieve for as long as—and in whichever ways—you need.]]> 128 Janine Kwoh 1523511710 beaureads 5 self-help It's OK to share your sadness, even if you're sad all the time. Even if your sadness makes others sad. Even if you're difficult to be around. Let others help you. You do not have to hold it alone. ]]> 4.57
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It's OK to share your sadness, even if you're sad all the time. Even if your sadness makes others sad. Even if you're difficult to be around. Let others help you. You do not have to hold it alone.
]]> 40680983
**I know you don’t want to talk sometimes. Sometimes because it hurts and sometimes because you’re just not supposed to talk about what you want to talk about. Sometimes it can be hard to say, “this is beautiful,” when no one else can see what you see. Or, “Here, this is where the pain is.”Ěý

But some part of you knows, the truth about the words you cannot say is that they only hurt until you say them. They only hurt until the person who needs to hear them, hears them.Ěý Because we are human, and the closest we’ve ever come to showing each other who we really are, and how we love, is with words.

So I’m going to try to say to you here, what I wish you’d say to me too. Please.
Listen. We can change things.
Ěý
Here.]]> 232 Iain S. Thomas 1449495206 beaureads 5 self-help I really do hope you find what you’re looking for, and I hope you find something new to look for after that, and I hope some part of you is always looking and that you discover that searching is something beautiful we all do

I hope you never stop looking for you.

Thank you for this one ]]> 4.00
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I really do hope you find what you’re looking for, and I hope you find something new to look for after that, and I hope some part of you is always looking and that you discover that searching is something beautiful we all do

I hope you never stop looking for you.

Thank you for this one
]]> 61259182 154 DĂ©jĂ  Rae beaureads 5 self-help I hope you finally come home to yourself

]]> 4.22
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I hope you finally come home to yourself


]]> 75589723
At sixteen years old I fell for the wrong man.

Callum Torrio.

Ruthless billionaire. Dangerous villain. My best friend's father.

At twenty one I gave up hope that he would ever notice me.

He’s twenty years older than me, and an arms dealer for the mob.

The smart choice would be to forget he ever existed.

But that’s not possible.

His icy blue gaze, sculpted physique, and huge rough hands play a vivid part in my dreams.

Then one night everything changes

Every fantasy I ever had he brings to life.

Dominant and possessive he praises and worships me.

He makes me feel like a woman when all my life I’ve felt sheltered and controlled.

But Callum has dark secrets, and a past that refuses to let go.

I knew he was a bad man but I never would have anticipated this…]]> 322 J.L. Beck beaureads 4 mafia 3.41 2023
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]]> 78806522 He’s my husband. I’m his prisoner.

Adrian Cross is the most ruthless kingpin in London’s criminal underworld.
Dangerous. Powerful. Undeniable. Venom wrapped in Savile Row linen.
He’s also my ex-husband.
Or rather, my not-quite-technically “ex” husband.
Now someone wants me dead, and the man I ran from might be my only chance of survival.
But his help won’t come for free.
In exchange for his protection, he gets all of me: body and soul.
No limits. No mercy. No catching feelings for the man who hates me for what I did.
I tell myself my heart isn’t part of our sinful pact.
But the deeper we sink into our twisted games, the more impossible that might be.
Because Adrian never gave it back in the first place.

Dark Kingdom is a dark mafia romance. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. This is a STANDALONE novel with a HEA]]> 520 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 mafia, to-read 3.87 2023
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]]> 201331362 Jonaxx beaureads 5 4.57
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]]> 60736263 Jonaxx beaureads 5 4.53
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]]> 221639345
He’s the school’s star wide receiver. The campus golden boy. The kind of man who takes what he wants and never lets go.

And what he wants…is me.

But I’m not a game to be won.

I have secrets. Scars. A past that’s still chasing me. And the last thing I need is a cocky football player with an obsessive streak and a dangerous smile trying to claim me like I’m his.

Only Jace doesn’t take no for an answer.

Not when he’s decided I belong to him.

Not when my past comes knocking.

Not even when I try to run.

Because Jace Thatcher plays to win.

And falling for him? Might be the worst play of my life.

*Note: Jace Thatcher is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker football romance.

The Wrong Play is a football romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 546 C.R. Jane beaureads 5 Jace Thatcher wasn’t a wrong turn.
He wasn’t a mistake.
He wasn’t some reckless impulse I would regret.
He was the safest place I had ever known.

My favorite couple ]]> 4.16
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Jace Thatcher wasn’t a wrong turn.
He wasn’t a mistake.
He wasn’t some reckless impulse I would regret.
He was the safest place I had ever known.

My favorite couple
]]> 218616221 My worst nightmare finally stepped out of the mirror.

And the only man who can save me is a ghost.

Prey

I'm trapped in a forgotten nightmare with the monster I most fear.

The key to my freedom lies behind a wall of memories.

Xero's specter invades my mind, whispering both vengeance and salvation.

He insists he's real, yet I can't trust my shattered psyche.

But as my tormentors draw close, I must rely on the phantom I betrayed for protection—and for revenge.

Predator

She’s ensnared by darkness, and only I can set her free.

To save her, I must become the vengeful spirit she fears.

Amethyst’s mind is a maze of terror and confusion.

Freeing her will mean confronting the darkest parts of my past.

Vengeance will be mine, but first, I must earn redemption.

Because if fail to save my little ghost, I will reduce the world to ashes.

I Will Mend You is the second installment to the series with unreliable narrators and disturbing themes. Please check the two pages of trigger warnings.]]> 566 Gigi Styx beaureads 0 to-read 4.41
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]]> 210081071 My prison pen pal got the electric chair.
So how can he sext me from the grave?

Prey

I see dead people, and not just the men I murdered.

I'm in danger of being committed because I can’t tell what’s real from my hallucinations.

Everyone thinks I’m crazy when the serial killer I jilted starts haunting my house.

He assassinates any man who shows me interest, leaving their body parts under my pillow.

During the day, his gaslighting destroys my peace of mind.

But at night, he invades my nightmares and makes me crave the depravity.

Predator

She ghosted me at the altar. Now, I’m aching for revenge.

I want to break her, piece by delicious piece. Revel in her terror. Bathe in her screams. Make her moan my name.

Someone from her past wants her captured or dead, so it’s up to me to protect her from the shadows.

She belongs to me and no one else—body, mind, and soul.

If I don’t take out her enemies, I’ll lose more than just my beautiful obsession.

I Will Break You is a dark psychological thriller romance with unreliable narrators, and disturbing themes. It ends on a cliffhanger. Please check the two pages of trigger warnings.]]> 584 Gigi Styx beaureads 0 to-read 4.09
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]]> 214616908 Ginevra

A masked man killed my fiancé, so I offered him anything in exchange for my life.

He demanded my mouth, but he’s taken my body... and my soul.

At night, he comes to my room to degrade and humiliate me for fun.

When he murders my date, I turn to the only person strong enough to defeat my stalker.

My ex-fiancé, Benito—the man I ruthlessly dumped for another guy.

He’ll help, but only if I marry him and agree to his controlling demands.

Benito

I’ve despised her since she left me for a bitter enemy.

When I shot her fiancé, I also wanted to erase her from the earth.

Then she made me an offer that was hard to resist.

I got one taste of her and became addicted.

Now, all I want to do is make her scream—out of terror or pleasure.

I’m the puppet master holding her strings, pulling her toward a gilded cage.

Each day, she slips further into my heart, and I’ll never let her go.

But what happens when she discovers I’m the danger she’s trying to escape?

Stalking Ginevra is a dark romance containing themes that may be disturbing to some. Please check the warnings inside the book.]]> 728 Gigi Styx beaureads 0 to-read 4.17
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]]> 206333089 I wove a deadly web, but it became my trap.

Rosalind

I’m a cold-blooded killer, a femme fatale with a long list of victims.

My latest target being Cesare Montesano.

I must kill him and his brothers to protect my innocent young daughter.

He catches me in the middle of the mission, but I’m not scared.

I might be his prisoner yet I’m not without weapons.

And I will use every trick in the book to disarm him and escape.

Cesare

She tried to inject me with a poisonous syringe.

Now, she’s my captive with a head full of secrets.

Secrets that threaten my brother’s lives and rob our family’s power.

She’s a betrayer, just like all the others, but I won’t fall for her manipulation.

I will break this pretty little assassin through pleasure of pain.

But the more of her layers I uncover, the more I’m drawn into her web.

Breaking Rosalind is a dark romance containing themes some may find disturbing. Please check the warnings inside the book.]]> 760 Gigi Styx beaureads 0 to-read 4.24
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]]> 203288497 Revenge was supposed to be simple, but love had other plans

Emberly

When an abusive ex corners me in a nightclub, I cling to the first man I see for protection.

Little do I know he’s a mafia Don, fresh out of prison and eager for a one-night stand.

One night extends into two, then three. I’m beginning to suspect I can’t leave.

But every time I raise questions, he answers with offers impossible to resist.

Sometimes, it’s hard to tell if I’m just paranoid or a pawn in a much larger game.

Roman

When a man gets jailed for a crime he didn’t commit, the first thing he wants after leaving death row is vengeance.

The bastard who framed me stole my fortune and bequeathed it to his daughter, Emberly.

My plan is Seduce her, force her to give back what’s mine, then put a bullet through her skull.

But one taste of her gets me obsessed and my plans turn to dust.

Snaring Emberly is a dark romance containing themes that may be disturbing to some. Please check the warnings inside the book.]]> 600 Gigi Styx beaureads 0 to-read 4.19
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]]> 60298284 She can’t remember.
I won’t forget.


Two houses, both alike in indignity.

In violence, bloodshed, and tragedy.

But this rose by any other name would still be mine.

Death couldn’t take her from me.

Her running away won’t either.

I pulled her from her darkness, and wrapped her in mine.

Now I’ll turn the world to ash to find her.

My sweetest torment, and cruelest obsession.

My tale of woe.

A shattered Juliet, for the anti-Romeo.


Defiant Queen is book 2 in a duet and not a standalone book. The completed duet of Broken God and Defiant Queen is a standalone story within the Savage Heirs series, though. You do not need to have read the previous books in this series to read this duet.

This extra dark Bratva academy romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. Step into the vipers nest of Oxford Hills Academy and meet the Savage Heirs of Bratva kings and oligarchs.

Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after..]]> 414 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia Too young to hold on, and too old to break free and run

I'm finally done with the *Savage Heirs* series! :( It's my favorite series.]]> 4.42 2022
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Too young to hold on, and too old to break free and run

I'm finally done with the *Savage Heirs* series! :( It's my favorite series.
]]> 60461863 He's my deepest damnation. And my darkest desire.

Konstantin Reznikov's war buried me in darkness.

Four years later, he's the one dragging me screaming from my coma.

The viciously domineering, brutal, terrifyingly gorgeous tyrant who haunts the shattered fragments of my memories. The man with dark gray eyes as cold as his dark gray soul.

I remember almost nothing from my past. But he does. Now, he owns my present, and my future.

Because Konstantin didn’t wake me up for free. He brought me out of my darkness to engulf me in his.

To own me. To trap me in a maze of twisted games and jagged thorns.

Now I’m bound to the broken god of wrath and ruin who might hold the key to my past.

Or maybe, to my unraveling.


Broken God is book 1 in a duet and not a standalone book. The completed duet is a standalone story within the Savage Heirs series, though. You do not need to have read the previous books in this series to read this duet.

This extra dark Bratva academy romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. Step into the viper’s nest of Oxford Hills Academy and meet the Savage Heirs of Bratva kings and oligarchs. Absolutely no cheating.]]> 390 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia FUCK THE TWIST 4.29 2022
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FUCK THE TWIST
]]> 221991442 A mafia prince with a killer’s smile and a predator’s gaze.
Takeshi Mori doesn’t ask for anything. He takes it.
Including me.
Our marriage is a weapon forged in blood, meant to stop a war.
But there’s nothing peaceful about my new husband.
He’s ruthless chaos incarnate—a Machiavellian psychopath with a thirst for violence.
He craves control, but I was born to defy.
His darkness terrifies me even as it calls to mine.
His touch consumes me even as it burns me alive.
We aren’t a happy ever after. We’re a collision-course disaster.
And “till death do us part” isn’t a vow.
It’s a declaration of war.

Emperor of Havoc is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 412 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.18 2025
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]]> 221836052 I'm trapped by a beautiful psychopath.
A devil with a soul as black as his heart.
He knows what I did.
Now he won't stop, no matter how fast or how far I run.
They say fairytales are just pretend.
But monsters?
Those are real.
And they never, ever let go...

Emperor of Rage is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 522 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.97 2024
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]]> 220386072 I made a huge mistake, and caught the attention of a lethally beautiful villain.
Damian Nikolayev is brutality incarnate. A psychopath wrapped in tattooed muscle and tailored charm.
Heir to a Bratva empire built on blood and control.
And now, I’m his. His fiancée. His plaything. His obsession.
He owns my darkest secret.
And he’ll keep it, for a price:
All of me.
Now, Damian has me bound to him, in more ways than one.
The harder I fight, the tighter his ropes ensnare me.
But his games are getting darker.
The line between lust and darkness is blurring.
And I’m starting to realize, there’s only one thing more dangerous than fake marrying a monster:
Really falling for one.

Emperor of Lust is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 435 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.09 2024
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]]> 196098543 She wants me dead. I want her as my wife.

They call me a savage. A beast. A jungle warlord fighting a forgotten war in a place the world forgot. And believe me, that suits me just fine. No rules, no BS, no baggage.

That is, until the very second Isla Carrington steps off a plane and into my world as my captive.

She’s everything I’ve ever run from – brains, sass, and beauty. She's a literal royal duchess, for God’s sake. She also might be everything I’ve ever wanted. It’s dangerous for her to be here. Not because of the bullets, mortars, or the man-eating tigers that prowl this jungle. It’s dangerous because her being here temps me.

I should send her packing. But a rival wants my head on a plate after a misunderstanding. The only way I keep it on my neck is if I pretend my gorgeous captive is my new wife.

I threw myself into a jungle war for the freedom to be alone and escape the world. Now, I’ll do anything to keep her with me. And all to myself.


This OTT romance is packed with instalove, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 146 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.72 2020
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]]> 196098338 She’s all mine. She simply doesn’t know it yet.

I spent half my life as a savage guerrilla soldier, fighting to take back the kingdom that was stolen from me. Now, I’m back on the throne as the King of Bullogia. My will is iron, my control unflinching, and my heart walled-off and cold.

Until Claire Shaw explodes into my world.

The spunky, strong-willed reporter is part of the media circus I’ve invited to my country for the first time. My enemies seek to turn the world against me. They call me the tyrant. Bringing Claire here was meant to set the record straight. But once I lay eyes on the curvy American, I know I'm about to keep her all to myself, come what may.

Freedom takes power. Protecting my kingdom takes an iron fist. Making Claire mine might just take me apart at the seams, but so be it.

The world already calls me a tyrant. Let them see how I am when I truly take what I want…]]> 132 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.52 2020
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]]> 196098440 A savage beast in a three-piece suit.

The streets of London are my empire; my kingdom. Clawing my way to the top of the food chain has been a vicious, brutal affair, and nothing will unseat from my throne.

But there’s a new player in town. A tempting little usurper who thinks she can waltz in and pluck what’s mine from my very fingers. But she’s more wrong than she can possibly know.

The curvy little firecracker is Viviana Amantea—a literal princess who’s got her eye on my empire. Little miss privilege wants to play bad girl. But this is no game, and in my city, I play to win.

It’s time this princess learned who’s king in this town.

They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Well I’m going to keep Viviana as close to me as possible. So close that she can never get away.

All’s fair in love and war? Game on.]]> 122 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.70 2020
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]]> 61833881 But no one ever warns you about falling in love with them.

Once, he was a god.

Devastatingly seductive. Illegally gorgeous.

Jackson Havoc was the hedonistic saint of sin, wrapped in leather, whiskey, and fame...

Until music’s crown prince of mayhem vanished from the spotlight, ten years ago.

Now, my job is to find him, and tell the world his story.

But I’m not prepared for the way he lays bare every forbidden fantasy.

How he rips into the most broken parts of my soul to feast on what he finds.

I tell myself I’m immune to his lethal charms.

But that’s a lie I’ll pay dearly for.

I flew too close to a god and burned in his flame.

Now, he’ll claim me in every way.

A dark, twisted, and very forbidden romance. For those who find love in the shadows and beauty in the broken. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. Broken Lines is a standalone novel, HEA included.]]> 520 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.38 2022
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]]> 228353580
I've always been a good girl.

The brilliant ballerina. The perfect politician’s daughter.

That is, until my father declares war on the Barone Mafia family, and I become the price to pay.

Now, the devil himself has his claws in me.

Nico Barone is a beautiful nightmare wrapped in leather and ink.

A criminal genius with malice in his veins and destruction on his lips.

He promises to break me.

To strip me until there’s nothing left.

To be the composer of my symphony of sin and ruin.

He thinks I’m the pawn in his game.

But this pawn will bring a king to his knees.

Even if it kills me.


Dance of Ruin is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart heroine, and an ultra possessive hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 475 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.12
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]]> 223470248 A scorching hot new mafia series from bestselling author Jagger Cole.

He knows what I saw. Now he owns me.
Carmine Barone is a monster no one sees but me.
A beautiful villain with a cold, black heart and a body honed for violence.
But when I stumble into a world I was never meant to see, the ruthless mafia heir becomes something else, too:
My husband.
Now, I’m trapped in a forced marriage to a man who hunts in darkness.
A man who plays games with lies and deception.
A secret predator who wants to feast on my darkest most immoral desires.
And the only thing worse than being chased by a psychopath?
Wanting him to.


Dance of Deception is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included. ]]> 528 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.09 2025
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]]> 59342110 I never thought I’d see him again.
Until he kidnapped me.


Russell James was always untouchable.

Too dangerously beautiful. Too old for me. Too much my brother’s best friend.

But he was mine once—just for one night.

Then, he was gone.

Now, four years later, he’s kidnapping me off the street in a case of mistaken identity.

My cousin is married to the most notorious Bratva kingpin in Chicago.

Russell thinks I’m her.

Now, we’re on the run—from the Bratva, from the law, and from whoever wants my cousin—the real Mrs. Komarov—dead.

But Russell doesn’t just want to save me.

He wants to consume me.

He wants to finish what we started four years ago.

And God help me, I might just let him…]]> 94 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia nice and short 3.92 2021
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average rating: 3.92
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rating: 5
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nice and short
]]> 60097245
On second thought, there’s a chance those rules aren’t so simple after all…

I’ve worked and bled my whole life to get to where I’m at as a captain in the Scaliami Syndicate. I’ve pulled no punches. I’ve suffered no BS, not from anyone.

Now, I’m supposed to play bodyguard to a gorgeous, innocent, and very much off-limits mafia princess during her trip to the States. Lucia Scaliami is out of bounds, ill-advised; verboten. Not to mention, betrothed to some other mafia don’s a-hole of a son.

Looking at her could cost an eye. Touching her could destroy an empire.

I’m supposed to be keeping her safe. And I’m pretty damn sure I’m not supposed to wind up in bed and in-matrimony with her.

Whoops.

Now, what happens in Vegas isn’t staying there. It’s coming home on her finger, and it might very well put me in the ground.

But I don’t care. I’ve seen what I truly want from this life. And I’ll be damned if I let her get away from me.



Looking for the perfect blend of steamy and sweet? Some heat with your feels? This is just what you need! No cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.

This is a standalone story. The books in the Scaliami Crime Family series can be read in any order.]]> 167 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.98 2020
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]]> 60097255
I come from Bratva royalty. But this is no fairytale, and I’m no princess. Right now, I’m a bartering chip. I’m being pushed to marry the cold, hardened kingpin boss of the Scaliami crime syndicate to smooth over a wrong I didn’t commit.

He’s known as a savage. A cold and calculating villain. He’s a monster, and yet he’s also captivatingly gorgeous. He’s twice my age. He makes me think forbidden thoughts I’ve never had before. He makes me crave things I shouldn’t.

Years ago, I fell for a hero. But now I’m losing my mind for a villain. One is the fantasy. The other is my future. And the lines between them are blurring by the second.

But there’s more to this than meets the eye. The walls are closing in. My own criminal family wants me to play the double agent. Outside forces want to use me against him.

But he just wants me. He wants me to scream his name. He wants to make me his in every possible way. And God help me, I want him to.


Looking for the perfect blend of steamy and sweet? Some heat with your feels? This is just what you need! No cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.

This is a standalone story. The books in the Scaliami Crime Family series can be read in any order.]]> 173 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.04 2020
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]]> 60097252
No one, except Vincent Cave.

My bodyguard, my shadow. My gruff, silent, watchful guardian angel. A teddy bear to me, but a savage to anyone who’d seek to harm me.

First he was my innocent crush. Then, it wasn’t so innocent.

Eleven years older, and utterly gorgeous. Eyes that make my knees weak, arms I could get lost in, and lips that mine wanted to taste since I knew lips could do that.

I’m back after three years away at boarding school. I thought that would cure me, but there’s no cure for Vincent Cave. Not when three years have made him hardened, and growlier, and even more irresistible.

When the danger he always shielded me from comes calling, it’s Vincent and me, alone, on the run.

I’ve grown up. He’s noticed.

It was just a crush. Now, it’s just dangerous.


Looking for the perfect blend of steamy and sweet? Some heat with your feels? This is just what you need! No cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 155 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.79 2020
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]]> 221836038 Charming and seductive. Cold-blooded and merciless. Kenzo Mori, the wrathful king of the Mori Mafia family, is a sinfully beautiful devil with a heart of ice.
He’s an enemy who's had a target on my back for years.
Now, he’s my new husband.
Our marriage of inconvenience is supposed to end the violence between the Bratva and the Yakuza.
Little does he know, the real war has only just begun.
Kenzo thinks I belong to him.
I think he’d better sleep with one eye open.
But while the enemy in my bed might be slowly dominating my nights and darkest fantasies, my heart is a battle he’ll never win.
They say all’s fair in love and war?
Well, ours has just begun.

Emperor of Wrath is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 444 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.82 2024
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]]> 200829769 A blisteringly steamy, Dark Mafia, Enemies to Lovers, Marriage of Convenience standalone romance by bestselling author, Jagger Cole.


I tried to outsmart the King of Sin. Now, I’m his.

Brutal, cold, and illegally gorgeous, Dante Sartorre isn’t just mafia royalty. He’s also the tyrant owner of the infamously deviant and members-only Club Venom.

He’s also my new husband.

In my defense, I wasn’t supposed to be the bride. But I sealed my fate when I saved my friend: by signing the Venom Devil’s marriage contract myself.

Now, he owns me. All of me…

But Dante thinks I’ll play the part of the obedient little bride he needs in order to keep his club. And he swears he’ll rip out every dark secret and bring me to my knees if I don’t.

Little does he know, this marriage has an expiration date.

And so do I.

You see, it’s not just the simmering heat between us that’s toxic. It’s not just the way I can’t decide if I want to geld him or lose myself in him.

It’s my blood and the secret sickness inside of me that’s poisonous, too.

So if you choose to know our story, you must know three things:

This is not a fairytale.

Dante is the Anti-Prince Charming.

And my name is Tempest Black, and I die at the end.

Toxic Love is a standalone dark mafia, marriage of convenience, enemies-to-lovers romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. This is the explosive start to the Venomous Gods mafia series. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 424 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.97 2024
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]]> 65001464 484 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.20 2023
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]]> 78813542 She’s my darkest obsession. And my only salvation.

Violence shattered us.

But she’s the one who stomped on the pieces.

Now, she thinks time, distance, and hiding from me means she’s escaped our games.

She’s wrong.

This time, when I catch her, I wont be letting go, no matter how hard she begs.

At least, that was the plan, until I realize I’m not the only shadow hunting her.

But she’s my prey. My obsession. She belongs to me, and me alone.

Our dark games have only just begun, printsessa.

And this time, there are no rules.


The Hunted Queen is a dark Bratva book. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. This is book two in a two-part duet. The Hunter King should be read before this book. The completed duet includes a HEA.]]> 461 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.29 2022
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]]> 78813518 He’s my twisted nightmare. And my most depraved fantasy.

He was sent to kill me on my twentieth birthday.

Instead, the beautiful monster with the lethal blue eyes takes me.

Kidnapped to the woods, the hauntingly gorgeous man shrouded in mystery, scars, and savagery doesn’t want my blood.

He doesn’t want a ransom from the powerful Bratva family I’m the only heir to.

He only wants me to run.

And he wants to chase.

Dark woods. Dark games. Dark desires.

But the deeper I sink into our sinful fantasies, the more I realize, my domineering captor isn’t playing games at all.

He’s playing for keeps.

And I’m the prize.

The Hunter King is a dark Bratva book. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. This is book one in a two-part duet. The completed duet includes a HEA.]]> 412 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.12 2023
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]]> 78813482 When you come after a king, don’t miss.

Every story has a villain.

I’m hers.

The monster under her bed. The shadow haunting her dreams and darkest fantasies.

The man who’s bound her to him through marriage and sin.

But with every punishing kiss that I steal from those lips, the deeper we fall.

And as the secrets of our entwined past unravel, the more dangerous this game of ours becomes.

Every story has a villain. Every story has an ending.

For her, I’ll be both.

Her monster.

Her beginning, middle, and end.

Her undoing.

Ella ran from me once.

It won’t ever happen again.


Empire of Ash is book 2 of the two-part Cinder Duet. Burned Cinder should be read BEFORE this book. The completed duet is a standalone story and includes a HEA.

This is a dark contemporary romance. Readers are advised to read the TW inside.]]> 420 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.08 2022
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]]> 78812272 The monster from under my bed is now the one in it.

First of all, this is not a fairytale. There’s no Prince Charming.

But there is a villain.

An insidiously gorgeous devil with eyes that pierce through all my secrets, and a cold black heart pumping pure venom and conquest.

But seven years after Noel Ransom scorched-earthed my life, I’ve come for my revenge.

Except Noel’s come for something, too: me.

Now, we’re locked in a marriage of sin.

�Til death do us part. Or at least until one of us murders the other.

But the deeper I sink into this vicious game of hate and lust, the harder it may be to ever get out.

And the more entangled I become with Noel Ransom, the more the line between villain and lover becomes blurred forever.


Burned Cinder is book 1 of the two-part Cinder Duet. Empire of Ash should be read AFTER this book. The completed duet is a standalone story and includes a HEA.

This is a dark contemporary romance. Readers are advised to read the TW inside.]]> 426 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.02 2022
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]]> 59818981 I did a bad thing. I kissed my professor, and I liked it.
A lot.

Bastian Pierce is twice my age. Sinfully gorgeous. Notoriously wild.

He’s temptation wrapped in leather, tattoos, and Savile Row linen. And he knows it.

The problem is, so do I.

Firsthand.

In my defense, it was before I knew he was my professor.

Before I knew the devil’s deal he’d made with my family.

Consider this my confession.

Signed with a scandal.

Sealed with the forbidden.

Delivered with a fall.

And it’s a long way down…


This standalone, extra spicy Bratva academy romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. Step into the viper’s nest of Oxford Hills Academy and meet the Savage Heirs of Bratva kings and oligarchs.

Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after. ]]> 436 Jagger Cole beaureads 4 mafia 4.17 2022
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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The plot twist isn’t really my thing, hehe, but I love their sexual tension. Bastian and Julianna are the hottest.
]]> 59583911 He’s my only cure. And my deadliest poison.

Once upon a time, a scarred beast met a broken beauty.

But to keep my kingdom and appease the Bratva High Council, I’m going to marry a man who’s family my family tried to destroy.

A man who looks at me with cold, brutal blue eyes. A man whose very presence sucks the air from my lungs. A man with no past, shrouded in scars, pain, and darkness.

The rules are simple: get in, get out, don’t fall for the terrifying and magnetically gorgeous Lukas Komarov.

Because this isn't really about me. This is about securing a future for my sick sister. Even if that means binding myself to a man who hates me.

�Til death do us part...but that’s going to come quicker than anyone knows.

You see, this story has an expiration date. I have an expiration date.

In six months, I’ll be dead.

They say love is a battle.

And I’ve got nothing to lose.


This *standalone*, extra angsty, very dark Bratva academy romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. Step into the viper’s nest of Oxford Hills Academy and meet the Savage Heirs of Bratva kings and oligarchs.
Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after.]]> 374 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 4.34 2021
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I love how the two broken souls met. I love their darkness, and I embrace it. Big hugs to Lukas and Lizbeth :(
]]> 229204567 From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a standalone dark MM mafia rivals romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

Vaughn Morozov & Yulian Dimitriev's story.
More information TBA.

Hunt the Villain is a male x male dark college romance.]]> Rina Kent beaureads 0 to-read 3.74
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]]> 59743383 This is not a fairytale.

There’s no glass slipper, only shards. Prince Charming is the villain, and happily ever afters are a myth.

Except now, I need to construct one.

Me, the fake princess, with a make-believe happily never after, to the anti-Prince Charming himself.

Coldly beautiful, brutally ruthless, and heir to a criminal empire. Misha Tsavakov hates me, but he’ll be my fabricated prince, for a price:

All of me.

I belong to him now. No limits. No mercy. And no kiss before midnight to end this curse. No kissing at all, actually.

The deeper we get, the darker and more twisted this maze of thorns becomes. There’s no way out. But the harder I fight, the more it might be that I don’t want a way out.

Real or not, there’s one thing about fairytales that no one ever warns you about:

When you put on glass slippers, you’d better tread carefully.

Or you’ll bleed.

This standalone, extra angsty Bratva academy romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. Step into the viper’s nest of Oxford Hills Academy and meet the Savage Heirs of Bratva kings and oligarchs.

Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after.]]> 388 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia my favorite couple 4.18 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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my favorite couple
]]> 220287670 From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

My darkness meets a darker soul.

I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.

Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note or visit the website for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.]]> 514 Rina Kent beaureads 5 4.16 2025
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KTV is definitely not for the weak. You shouldn't read this if you have a soft heart, to be honest. Big hugs to Gareth and Kayden. And like I said before, Rina Kent's books never disappoint—as always. Now, I'm ready to devour the next book that will be released soon!
]]> 59743371
They call him The Wolf—ruthless heir to the most brutal crime family in the world. A tattooed, green-eyed devil. A seductive psychopath who trades in mind-games and leaves a path of destruction in his wake.

Except, I didn’t get that memo. I spit in the dark prince’s face.

Now, he wants to break me.

My plan involves a prestigious university, law school, and a golden future.

Ilya’s involves grinding me under his heel until I bend to his will. The harder I fight him, the deeper his claws sink.

The more I tell myself I hate him, the harder it is to resist him.

There’s a wolf howling at my door; huffing, puffing, and ready to blow my entire world down.

And pretty soon, he might just devour me whole.

This standalone, extra angsty Bratva academy romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. Step into the viper’s nest of Oxford Hills Academy and meet the Savage Heirs of Bratva kings and oligarchs.

Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after.]]> 420 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia 3.85 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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I never knew I would have the chance to read Ilya Volkov's story. This is so beautiful.
]]> 58705941 I'm locked behind bars with a beautiful monster.

I might be one of the youngest surgeons in the country. But as the in-house doctor in the hellish top-secret prison my father runs, I'm like a trapped dove in a cage with bars that are all too real.

That is, until prisoner 5049 ends up on my operating table.

He’s massive and strong, his powerful body marred with tattoos and a maze of scars that tell a story. It’s obvious that he’s dangerous. His presence terrifies me. Everything about him tells me to run. And yet I can't seem to get away from him. Even at night, in my dreams, Maksim is there, haunting me.

Nobody can tell me how or why he’s here. But when a prison break lets loose the monster himself, I suddenly find myself locked in hell itself with the very devil who's been stalking my dreams.

This is wrong. His gaze shouldn't set my body on fire. His voice shouldn't melt me into a puddle. His rough touch should make me tremble in fear, not ache for more.

The rules of Yellow Creek Prison are simple: Don't get too close. Respect the fear you feel. Don't let your guard down.

I broke them all. Now, I’m his.


This standalone extra gritty Bratva captive romance comes with a few trigger warnings, but is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming!
Safe, absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 312 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia 4.22 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/18
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FINALLY I'M DONE WITH BRATVA'S CLAIM SERIES
]]> 58511119
It would be easy to say I have no business even looking at a girl like River Finn. She’s too young. Too innocent. Too much my daughter’s best friend.

That is, until the gorgeous forbidden fruit becomes my business. A rival bratva kingpin wants her. I want his empire. Kidnapping her as leverage should be an easy, simple business arrangement.

Except there’s nothing easy or simply about this. Not when she captures my piercing gaze. Not when she leaves me hungry and wanting. Not when her sassy mouth and dangerous curves make me weak.

But my world is strength and brutality. There’s no place in it for softness like River. There’s no room for the long-forgotten, smoldering feelings she ignites in me.

Touching her could destroy my empire. Keeping her could start a war. And yet, possession is nine-tenths of the law.

River has no business being in my world. But now, I’m making it my business to make sure she never leaves.

She’s mine—finders, keepers.


This scorching hot Bratva captive romance is a standalone story in the Bratva's Claim series. Older H/younger h, twists, turns, and so much heat you'll need a cold drink. Safe, absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 263 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia my daddy yuri 4.22 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/09
date added: 2025/03/08
shelves: mafia
review:
my daddy yuri
]]> 58305775 I wasn’t looking for Trouble. Then he found me anyway.

I’ve played a role my entire life. The glamorous movie starlet with the “it factor” smile. The perfect little Hollywood princess saying all the right lines.

That is, until a paparazzi crisis has me jumping onto the back of a complete stranger’s motorcycle headed who-knows-where.

But my sinfully gorgeous “hero” isn’t so heroic at all. Nikolai Antonov is one of the most brutal, vicious killers in the Russian Mob. I’m a princess on the run. He’s a hitman dodging the heat from an assassination.

And now, like it or not, I’m his—his captive. His prize. The object of his fierce, hungry gaze.

But this isn’t the movies. The dominant, volatile beast of a man should terrify me, not make me weak in the knees. I should run for the hills, not tease him. Not tempt him. Not jump into bed with him…

But all that might be the least of my worries. A rival Bratva wants him dead. My psycho ex wants me back in front of the cameras. And dark secrets from both of our pasts want to drag us into the shadows.

Once upon a time in Hollywood, a princess fell for the bad guy. And that was only the beginning…


This Bratva captive romance is a steamy non-stop thrill ride that I promise will leave you breathless and aching for more. Safe, absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 272 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia I used to think life was a fight. I spent most of mine swinging until all I knew was anger and darkness.
But life isn’t a fight. Life is love. Sometimes to figure that out, you just gotta fix your stance. - Nikolai

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH ]]> 4.26 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/07
date added: 2025/03/06
shelves: mafia
review:
I used to think life was a fight. I spent most of mine swinging until all I knew was anger and darkness.
But life isn’t a fight. Life is love. Sometimes to figure that out, you just gotta fix your stance. - Nikolai

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH
]]> 58025889 The monster hunting my nightmares might be the man of my dreams.

The hell I was born into broke me, damaged me, and pieced me back together. I’ve come a long way from Russia’s foster system – now I’m third in command to my brother, the head of the Kashenko Bratva.

But the past has a way of never staying there.

There’s a demon on the loose — a huge, savage, ruthless killer they call The Beast. Kostya Romanoff has broken out of his cage looking to settle a blood debt he thinks my family owes him.

Now he’s hunting for one thing: me.

The hunt is on. But I shouldn’t like that he watches me. I shouldn’t tremble with heat and anticipation every time I feel those those eyes pierce, possess, and caress.

The prey shouldn’t ache for the hunter. The rabbit shouldn’t crave the wolf’s sharp teeth.

He’s invading my every waking thought. Corrupting every dream. And it’s getting hard to keep track of what I should or shouldn’t be feeling.

I might be the broken beauty he’s been looking for. And God help me, he might be exactly the beast I’ve always wanted.


Buckle up: this Bratva stalker/captive romance is a steamy non-stop thrill ride that I promise will leave you breathless and aching for more. Safe, absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 239 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia "I used to dream of an escape. Now, I have it. And I’m never letting him go." ]]> 4.21 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/06
date added: 2025/03/05
shelves: mafia
review:
"I used to dream of an escape. Now, I have it. And I’m never letting him go."
]]> 59688559 Taking her was only the beginning…

A hit gone wrong. My partner, the future King of the Kashenko Bratva, bleeding out. There’s only one choice left for me:

Kidnap the daughter of the rival mob boss, and take her as my hostage.

Now, she’s my temptingly innocent, beautifully forbidden bargaining chip.

Talia is a pretty little bird, trapped all her life in a gilded cage. Too good for me. Too young for me, too. A softness I’ve never touched. A sweetness I’ve never tasted.

We’re trapped together, and time is running out.

But the solution might be just as forbidden as she is…


This extra-steamy novella is a *standalone* prequel to the Bratva’s Claim series. Absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after.]]> Jagger Cole beaureads 4 3.26 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.26
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/03
date added: 2025/03/02
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]]> 57739156 She just doesn’t know it yet…

I've carved my name into this world by taking what I want. Born into the streets and raised on brutality and violence, it was the Bratva that took me and made me a man.

I decided years ago that there was no room for beauty or goodness in my life. But that goes out the window when temptation falls right into me; literally right into me, and right into my bed.

Zoey Stone is a sweetness I’ve never tasted and a softness these rough hands have never touched before. The pretty little rich girl’s had all the right friends, gone to all the right schools, and played by all the right rules. That is, until she met me.

It should have been a one time thing. But when I learn her father’s promised her to another man to cement a business agreement, there’s no way in hell I’m walking away.

Touching her was wrong. Doing it again could start a war. But I saw her first. I tasted her first. I claimed her first.

Like I said, I take what I want. No mercy, no weakness, no hesitation, and no damn way is she marrying some other man.

Zoey’s been mine since the second I laid eyes on her. And I’ll do anything to keep what’s mine.

...Even if that means stealing her from her very own wedding.


Heads up! This full-length Bratva captive romance novel is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming!
Safe, absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 246 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia 4.10 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/02
date added: 2025/03/01
shelves: mafia
review:
I know lev will be my favorite
]]> 57442861 A debt is owed. And itĚýwillĚýbe paid.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been confined in a gilded cage. Beautiful, delicate, untouched. Meant to be seen and not heard. A perfect little prop for my father’s political career.

But that all changes when Viktor Komarov, the most powerful, notoriously dangerous criminal in Chicago, explodes into my world.

My father hired Victor to do a job: assassinate a political rival. But the brutal, ruthlessly cold Bratva kingpin doesn't work for free. And when my father can't pay him in time, Victor sets his eyes on another prize: me

Now I’m his. A captive in his lavish home. A distraction for his fierce gaze. A plaything for his every whim.

At first I hate him. But then something changes. I know it’s wrong. The captive isn’t supposed to want the captor. You’re not supposed to crave the man holding the keys to yourĚýimprisonment. You’re not supposed to ache with need when he rattles the cage.

Viktor’s the splash of red in my black and white life. And before long, the line between good and bad,Ěýlove and lust, and captivity and freedom becomes irrevocably blurred.ĚýI've been caged again. So why do I feel liberated?

A debt is owed. And it will be paid. Again, and again, and again…


Hang on tight, because this Bratva captive romance is guaranteed to leave you breathless. Safe, absolutely no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a perfect happy ever after.]]> 211 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia short and nice 3.92 2021
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/27
date added: 2025/02/27
shelves: mafia
review:
short and nice
]]> 216575710
Soon after, Kendra discovers a twist of events and has to decide whether to keep her secret until the show ends or share the news with Sully and jeopardize both their careers.]]> 345 Sloane St. James beaureads 5 sully my man 3.99 2024
author: Sloane St. James
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/25
date added: 2025/02/24
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sully my man
]]> 203510383 Jordana

I live my life head over heart and never rock the boat. Which is how I wound up engaged to Bryan Davenport—the biggest mistake I ever made. We were a power couple, but no one knew how cruel he could be behind closed doors. When I decide to leave, my fiancé shows just how ruthless he can be and sends me running to the last person I expected: his best man.

Camden Teller is a cocky, selfish, womanizing, daredevil—and my new favorite person. Who knew a bad boy would be such a good influence? For the first time, I’m breaking rules and living unapologetically. Our unexpected camaraderie quickly morphs into a no-strings arrangement, which I don’t mind, because even though he’s become my closest friend, he’ll never be my type.

Camden

I may be the new Minnesota Lakes hockey captain, but I’ll always be Banksy on the ice. Over my career, I’ve been in countless fights, being protective is part of my nature, so when the beautiful Jordana Landry shows up with nowhere to go, I don’t hesitate. Unfortunately, she’s also sophisticated, polite, and educated, which would be fine, except I’ve got a corruption kink.

The more we hangout, the closer we get—and the harder it is to resist each other. Until we stop resisting. I never sleep with the same woman twice, but once with her will never be enough. However, it’s not long before I realize she’s not as innocent as she lets on. Jordan says I’m not her type… but she’s exactly mine.

Please check triggers before reading]]> 458 Sloane St. James beaureads 5 hockey “I never thought I’d fall in love, and if I hadn’t crossed paths with Jordan, I never would have—no matter how long I lived. It had to be her. They say if two people are meant to be, they’ll find each other. That’s what we did—that’s how I know she’s my soulmate. It wasn’t luck that placed us on this earth at the same time, it was destiny.
She’s my twin flame. My one and only. My forever.
She’s corrupted me—in the best way imaginable.”

I know my favorite couple is Barret & Rai but they seem to be outdone in this story. I love this book, the situation is super realistic and you will see and feel lots of realizations ]]> 4.27 2024
author: Sloane St. James
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/23
date added: 2025/02/22
shelves: hockey
review:
“I never thought I’d fall in love, and if I hadn’t crossed paths with Jordan, I never would have—no matter how long I lived. It had to be her. They say if two people are meant to be, they’ll find each other. That’s what we did—that’s how I know she’s my soulmate. It wasn’t luck that placed us on this earth at the same time, it was destiny.
She’s my twin flame. My one and only. My forever.
She’s corrupted me—in the best way imaginable.”

I know my favorite couple is Barret & Rai but they seem to be outdone in this story. I love this book, the situation is super realistic and you will see and feel lots of realizations
]]> 198264933
Being a “puck bunny” isn’t a term I enjoy, but it’s what they call me. And I’m okay with that, as long as my nights with hockey players provide me with a taste of true love, something I’m not sure I’ll ever find. Where I grew up, there was no happily ever after. But I’ve got a body that lets me play pretend every once in a while.

My first night with Barrett transformed me. He cracked the strong facade I worked so hard to build. It was blissful and heartbreaking. I planned on never seeing him again until our one-night changed my life. But when I tried to contact him, when I needed him most, he was callous and cruel. He made it clear he never wanted to hear from me again.


Barrett

She was it. Then she snuck out and never left her number. Every bar, every game, everywhere I went I looked for her. It was as if she was the missing piece I didn’t even know I’d been looking for. She was empathetic, funny, and smart—and nobody has been able to live up to my Raleigh or make me feel the way she did. I vow that if we ever cross paths again, I’m not letting her out of my sight.

Five years later that day finally comes. After a spontaneous meet and greet with a new Minnesota Lakes sponsor and there she is, more beautiful than ever. And this time, she has a four-year-old son.

This 18+ spicy hockey romance features a plus-size FMC, dirty talk, praise, angst, secret/surprise love child, single mom, enemies-to-lovers, koalas with chlamydia, and of course, a happily ever after.

Pregnancy, childbirth complications, post-partum depression, bullying, slut-shaming, sexual harassment, and explicit sex scenes.]]> 424 Sloane St. James beaureads 5 hockey MY FAVORITE COUPLE 4.15 2023
author: Sloane St. James
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/22
date added: 2025/02/22
shelves: hockey
review:
MY FAVORITE COUPLE
]]> 144079074 Freya
Things are looking up for me in my new Minnesota home. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my patisserie cocktail lounge. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.

When he reveals his true self, I hate what I find. Until more of him unravels, proving we have more in common than I realized, and I don’t mean we both enjoy rock climbing or outdoor concerts. No, we have the good stuff—shared trauma. The only difference is I came out on the other side, and he’s still fighting his demons.

Rhys
Women aren’t going to be a distraction for me in my rookie year, where every single game feels like a try-out. I’ve got a one-year NHL contract, 365 days to prove to the Minnesota Lakes I’m worth the investment—which is why I need to stay far away from my neighbor across the hall.

Everything is fine until I find out she's the same woman I subscribe to online. Turns out we know each other quite well, but she thinks we're strangers—and I plan on keeping it that way. Until one night, she steps in to do a favor for me because she’s been in my shoes before. Now I’m showing her the real me, but it might not be enough for her.

This 18+ spicy hockey romance features dirty talk, praise, degradation, angst, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and of course, a happily ever after.

TW: Drug use, addiction, death, slut-shaming. ]]> 346 Sloane St. James beaureads 5 hockey 4.07 2023
author: Sloane St. James
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/22
date added: 2025/02/22
shelves: hockey
review:
I don't know what to say but this book is on fire. A 10/10 for me
]]> 67682134 My mother's funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me—horrible secrets. I’ve learned my past is more sinister than I could have ever imagined. Everything has been a lie, right down to the name on my driver’s license. Now there’s only one direction for me to turn: to the people who have been searching for me all these years.

One of those people is my new-found brother’s best friend: Lonan Burke, star defenseman for the Minnesota Lakes. The physical attraction we share offers an easy distraction as I discover who I am. The more we give in to each other, the more he wants to keep me. But I’ve already spent my life in captivity—I want to be free.


Lonan
She’s back. We were kids the last time I saw her, but my innocent crush from childhood is full-grown now. And it’s not so innocent anymore. She’s a breath of fresh air from the series of one-night stands since being drafted into the NHL. I’ve got one shot with her, and I’m not taking it for granted.

When her story hits the media, I offer her a place to hide. For the first time, my frigid condo feels like a home, and she’s made me believe the future I’ve always wanted is within reach. Birdie is it for me, we've always been inevitable, and I'll spend the rest of my life proving it if it means I can spend it with her.


Note: This 18+ spicy hockey romance features dirty-talking, praise, a brother's best friend, suspense, forced proximity, second-chance love, angst, and of course, a happily ever after.

CW: Kidnapping, fatal car accident details, manipulation, suicide mentioned. Off-page childhood emotional and physical abuse. Off page child death.]]> 434 Sloane St. James beaureads 4 hockey No matter the circumstances, we would always find each other. This love existed before I forgot, before I remembered, and before we came to be what we are in this moment.

]]> 3.82 2023
author: Sloane St. James
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/18
date added: 2025/02/18
shelves: hockey
review:
No matter the circumstances, we would always find each other. This love existed before I forgot, before I remembered, and before we came to be what we are in this moment.


]]> 63368678 Dark mafia romance Riny Kent!

On chce rządzić światem, a moim celem jest zemsta.

Kirill Morozov i ja różnimy się jak dzień i noc.

Nie powinniśmy znaleźć się na tym samym świecie, a nawet zaistnieć w tej samej galaktyce.

A jednak spotykamy się w najbardziej niespodziewanych okolicznościach.

Zostaje moim dowĂłdcÄ… w wojsku, ktĂłry pokaĹĽe mi, jak wyglÄ…da prawdziwa rzeĹş.

Jego magnetyzm i zapierający dech w piersi wygląd nie powinny mnie kusić, ponieważ pod tą maską kryje się bezwzględny, pozbawiony uczuć potwór.

I ten potwór może odkryć wszystkie moje tajemnice, w tym także powód, dla którego udaję mężczyznę.

Wiedziona jego urokiem, mogę znaleźć się w miejscu, gdzie nie będzie już dla mnie ratunku.

Książka zawiera treści nieodpowiednie dla osób poniżej osiemnastego roku życia.]]> 349 Rina Kent beaureads 5 4.19 2023
author: Rina Kent
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/16
date added: 2025/02/16
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THIS FUCKING BOOK IS KILLING ME
]]> 198806149 Cold, heartless, and as dangerous as he is beautiful. Deimos Drakos is Greek mafia royalty and my worst nightmare. A chameleon hiding a true monster in plain sight.
No one sees the villain behind those dark, lethally gorgeouseyes.
No one but me.
You see, I know his worst secrets. But he knows my darkest fantasies. And he’ll use them to trap me.
To toy with me.
To own me.
We’re blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. Except true psychopaths like him have no lines.
No limits. No mercy.
Deimos is a devil who once told me to run and never look back.
I should have listened.
Because now he’s going to chase me. He’s going to catch me, and flay open every dark part of me.
But he’ll never capture my heart.

Reckless Hearts is a standalone dark mafia, blisteringly steamy enemies-to-lovers romance with a smart, good-girl heroine, and an ultra possessive, morally gray, dark-hearted hero with “look at her and I’ll unalive you” energy. Readers are HIGHLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 495 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia
My Dark Hearts Men:
Castle – Gavan – Hades – Cillian – Deimos – Ares

My Top Couples:
Castle & Callie
Gavan & Eilish
Hades & Elsa
Cillian & Una
Deimos & Dahlia
Ares & Neve]]> 4.09 2023
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/12
date added: 2025/02/11
shelves: mafia
review:
Finally, I finished the Dark Hearts series! I'm very satisfied because the story is beautiful, and Jagger Cole wrote it so well—very descriptive and lustful. UDHSHDHSHSHS, I love this series so much!

My Dark Hearts Men:
Castle – Gavan – Hades – Cillian – Deimos – Ares

My Top Couples:
Castle & Callie
Gavan & Eilish
Hades & Elsa
Cillian & Una
Deimos & Dahlia
Ares & Neve
]]> 193530119 But he stole my heart, first.
Neither was ours for the taking.
Both come with a no-return policy.

Stolen Hearts is a standalone dark, best friend’s older brother, age-gap mafia romance with a smart, strong-willed heroine, and an ultra possessive “look at her and I’ll unalive you" hero. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 484 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia 4.04 2023
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/11
date added: 2025/02/11
shelves: mafia
review:
It's really beautiful, intense and solid in Jagger Cole's narrations. Castle is now my favorite Dark Hearts character.
]]> 168426690 He saw what I did. Now he owns me.

Brutal, formidably gorgeous, and head of a vicious Bratva organization.
They call Gavan Tsarenko the bastard king. I call him a tyrant.
But now, the man with the gun-metal gray eyes and scarred past has come to conquer me.
You see, I screwed up. I traded my good-girl status for a bad grad-school prank that went horribly wrong.
And now, for six months, I’m łŇ˛ą±ą˛ą˛Ô’s.
My enemy.
My monster.
My dark fantasy.
The savagely beautiful villain holds my debt and my fate in his hands.
And what does the man who can have anything want with me?
Everything.
But he’ll never take my heart.

Twisted Hearts is a standalone dark mafia, blisteringly steamy enemies-to-lovers romance with a smart, good-girl heroine, and an ultra possessive dark-hearted hero with “look at her and I’ll unalive you” energy. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 416 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia 4.06 2023
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/10
date added: 2025/02/09
shelves: mafia
review:
I thought Hades & Cillian was my top dark hearts guy but I didn't know that Gavan would outdo them
]]> 135734088 My first mistake was sleeping with the most dangerous man in New York, without him knowing who I was.
My second was believing he never would...

It was supposed to be easy: one night of sin with a beautiful stranger to forever cut ties with my Bratva past.
But I didn’t pick a stranger. I picked him.
Hades Drakos, the dark prince of the Drakos Mafia family, is a lethally beautiful psychopath with a trail of broken hearts and bloodshed in his wake.
Oh, and he’s my client.
It doesn’t matter that our one night was under darkness, disguised by masks.
He knows my secret sin.
He knows it was my first time.
And now, he’ll use that to trap me as his own personal Persephone.
But even though the God of the Underworld might have my darkest secrets and sinful submission in the palm of his hand, I swear, there’s one thing he’ll never capture.
My heart.

Sinful Hearts is a standalone dark mafia, blisteringly steamy enemies-to-lovers romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive hero with “look at her and I’ll unalive you” energy. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 480 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia cillian 4.08 2023
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/09
date added: 2025/02/09
shelves: mafia
review:
cillian
]]> 124946413 I’ll do anything to save my family. Even if it means marrying the devil himself.

Cillian Kildare is a monster wrapped in charm and sophistication. A gorgeous psychopath with venom in his veins and sadism driving every beat of his cold, black heart.

When I’m sent to kill the vicious Irish mafia boss to settle a debt from my past, it’s supposed to be simple.

It becomes a lot less simple when Cillian catches me, and carves his way into my darkest secrets and most deviant desires.

Now, captured and bound as his prisoner plaything, he has new plans for me: an unholy marriage of inconvenience.

He’ll protect me from my past. And for six months, I’ll give him my body, my soul, and my submission—willing or otherwise.

It’s just physical. A contract and nothing more.

But the devil, as they say, is in the details.

And if I’m not careful, this devil might soon break his way into something else:

My heart.


Vicious Hearts is a standalone dark mafia, arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers age-gap romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive literal psychopath of a hero with “look at her and I’ll unalive you” energy. This is a DARK romance with adult themes. Readers are strongly advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included..]]> 499 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia 3.96 2023
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/08
date added: 2025/02/07
shelves: mafia
review:
Cillian and Una’s story touched something deep inside me. They’re both broken and damaged, but I wouldn’t call them that because they have reasons for being the way they are. Their pain, choices, and struggles make sense in the context of their lives. A five-star read for me since Cillian stole my heart. Also, this book is not for the weak-hearted.
]]> 62347115
Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided.

But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one.

Creighton King is bad news with a gorgeous exterior.

He’s silent, brooding, and obviously emotionally unavailable.

So I thought it was over.

Until he awakens a beast inside me.

My name is Annika Volkov, and I’m Creighton's worst enemy.

He won’t stop until he breaks me.

Or I break him.

This book can be listened to on its own.]]> 487 Rina Kent 1685452035 beaureads 5
My fave LOG boys:

Landon - Creighton - Eli - Nikolai - Jeremy - Kill]]> 3.72 2022
author: Rina Kent
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/04
date added: 2025/02/04
shelves:
review:
re reading for 2 - 3 times now i think.

My fave LOG boys:

Landon - Creighton - Eli - Nikolai - Jeremy - Kill
]]> 117605639 To stop a mafia war, I’m being forced to marry my sworn enemy.

A brutal, domineering, and lethally beautiful monster with a body built for violence. Ares Drakos—new king of the Drakos Mafia family—is every inch the God of War he’s named after.

And now, I belong to him.

Our unholy union is meant to end the bloodshed between Irish and Greek. A rising tide to lift all ships.

A match made in hell. And if we can’t stop from killing each other, “until death do us part” might happen before we can say “I do”.

It’s not supposed to be real. Until it becomes something else.

Something dark, dangerous, and deliciously deviant.

The God of War might be invading my bed, my dreams, and my every sinful desire.

But there’s one thing he’ll never conquer.

My heart.


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]]> 452 Jagger Cole beaureads 5 mafia Ares is really for me 3.84 2023
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/03
date added: 2025/02/03
shelves: mafia
review:
Ares is really for me
]]> 204782095 When I stumbled into a mafia-run club seeking a job, I was looking for protection.

Little did I know I’d need protection from him.

Conor O’ Callahan was exactly the kind of danger I was trying to avoid. He was gorgeous as sin with an accent hotter than Hades, but that’s where the charm ended. He was also cynical, cold, and downright cranky.

So, you could imagine my surprise when he gave me a proposition. Marry him or lose my life.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ve learned to do what’s necessary to survive in this world, and that includes marrying a mobster. Regardless of what he might say, it’s only temporary.

It’s not like I’m going to fall for him.

Because that would be stupid, right?


The Boston Underworld Series consists of six full-length standalones that can be read in any order.]]> A. Zavarelli beaureads 5 mafia 3.76 2018
author: A. Zavarelli
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/30
date added: 2025/01/29
shelves: mafia
review:
Who would have thought that I'd finish these six books before January ends?
]]> 204781776
I’m a good girl.

I live by a code that can’t be bent or broken. It is my duty to my family to stay innocent and pure. To marry an Italian man. The stars are already aligned.

But Nikolai Kozlov re-writes my destiny with five simple words.

You belong to me now.

He's Russian mafiya. A thief. A skilled liar with no moral boundaries. He is everything I have been taught to hate. A man who stands for nothing. A man who takes what he wants without a second thought.

And what he wanted was me.

He thinks he controls my fate, but what he doesn’t know is, sometimes it’s the good girls you have to watch out for.


Nikolai

I’m a dangerous man.

I live by a code. The Vory code. It is my duty to my family to protect the brotherhood. To destroy anyone who threatens what we stand for, including her.

She’s a dancer. A beautiful little doll. My prisoner, and my new favorite puppet. This mafia princess thinks she has me under her spell, but in the end, she is simply collateral.

It’s a shame to destroy precious things.

But this is what bad men do.]]> A. Zavarelli beaureads 5 mafia
And… just one more book before I finish this series. :(]]> 3.37 2018
author: A. Zavarelli
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/01/28
shelves: mafia
review:
This book really gives me a lot of emotions. I knew Nikolai would be one of my favorites in the Boston Underworld series, but dang—reading his book truly amazed me. I love how I can feel his dominance and savageness in every chapter.

And… just one more book before I finish this series. :(
]]> 216818875
Tall, powerful, and lethally gorgeous, Drazen Krylov is the ruthless boogeyman the Bratva world fears.

He’s also the masked man from the app whom I unknowingly shared my darkest, most depraved urges with.

Now the fantasy has become a nightmare.

Drazen says I did terrible, unforgivable things.

He says I owe a debt, and I’ll pay the price by pretending to be his dead wife.

I look just like her.

The thing is, I might be her…

My past is an amnesia haze of blank memories.

My future is in his hands.

My name is Taylor Crown.

At least, so I’ve been told.

And I may have married a monster.

Now, I need to remember why.


Monstrous Urges is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 476 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.10 2024
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 210521542
I taunted a monster. Now I’m caught in his claws.
He was only supposed to be a faceless fantasy.
A masked man from the app to enact my darkest, most depraved impulses with.
But I played games with the wrong stranger, and caught the attention of a psychopath.
Because Kratos Drakos isn’t just Greek Mafia royalty. He’s not just lethally powerful, physically massive, and dangerously gorgeous.
I’ve seen what lurks beneath his mask: a beast with a primal taste for chasing, catching, and corrupting.
Now, to stop a mafia war, I’m being wed to that very monster.
But the deeper I’m drawn into Kratos’ twisted reality, the more I realize one thing:
The most dangerous game you can play with a psychopath isn’t running away.
It’s falling for one.


Corrupted Heart is astandalone dark mafia, forced marriage romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 465 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.06 2024
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/27
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review:

]]> 208877788 A blisteringly steamy, Dark Mafia, Grumpy/Sunshine, Marriage of Convenience standalone romance by bestselling author, Jagger Cole.

To save my father’s life, I’m being forced to marry a monster.
The world sees Gabriel Black as a golden god: successful, gorgeous, charismatic, and untouchable.
The good guy.
But I’ve peeked behind the mask and seen the brutal devil that lurks like poison under the surface.
And he knows it, too.
Now, I need a miracle—and money—to save my father’s life and pay off the crime boss he’s in deep with.
Gabriel needs a wife to further his political career.
It’s a match made in hell, to a secret psychopath who knows my darkest, most depraved fantasies.
And I’m about to learn the only thing more dangerous than being chased by a monster:
Falling for one.

Poisonous Kiss is a standalone dark mafia, grumpy/sunshine, forced marriage romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psychopath hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 410 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 4.10 2024
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 204802608
Once he was my enemy. Now, he’s my boss.

Rich, successful, viciously gorgeous, and sinisterly brutal, Alistair Black is every bit his last name.

Morally black. Inky black heart. Devious black soul.

In college, we were enemies. Rivals. Bully vs bully. I almost ruined his life.

Now, ten years later, our paths cross again when I’m forced to work under him.

And he hasn’t at all forgotten or forgiven me for what I did to him back at school.

Now he’s my brooding, emotionally unavailable boss with the body of a god.

And I’m his plaything.

The target of his malice and revenge. The one from whom he wants to hear “yes, sir”, and nothing else.

Years ago, I thought I was done with Alistair Black.

But it turns out, he’s nowhere near done with me…


Devious Vow is a standalone dark mafia, grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.]]> 436 Jagger Cole beaureads 0 to-read 3.96 2024
author: Jagger Cole
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 204781697 When going to war, there are three very simple rules one must abide by.
1. Know thy enemy.
2. Be prepared to sacrifice.
3. Always wear good shoes.
After all, revenge is a dish best served in stilettos.
I’ve got an eye for it, and nothing’s going to stand in my way.
Not even Rory �The Saint’ Brodrick.
He’s a fool if he thinks he can change me. By the time I’m through with him, I’ll make his mafia look like child’s play.
Cross me, Mr. Brodrick?
You better cross your heart and hope to die.

Rory-
I’m a fighter. A hustler. A mobster.
I’ve seen a few things in my day.
But I’ve never encountered anything like her.
She's a beauty with a beast of a heart. The poison apple I just can't resist. And in her trail she leaves a wake of men crawling on their knees.
What she doesn’t know is that I like my women wild.
It only makes it that much more fun to tame them.]]> A. Zavarelli beaureads 5 mafia
And to my girl, Scarlet, the only mixed signals I allow hahaha. So happy for them]]> 3.70 2016
author: A. Zavarelli
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/27
date added: 2025/01/26
shelves: mafia
review:
No wonder this book is called "Saint" because Rory really is a saint. I love him; I love how much of a martyr he is for Scarlet hahahaha. But yeah, commitment is really hard when you've been through a lot in life, so I understand Scarlet.

And to my girl, Scarlet, the only mixed signals I allow hahaha. So happy for them
]]> 204781569 I have always been a bird. Caged by one prison or another when the only thing I ever wanted was to fly away.
Sold. Beaten. Starved. Drugged.
Nothing scares me anymore.
Until him.
He makes the numbness go away.
He is hazardous to me. It has nothing to do with his mafia lifestyle, and everything to do with what he offers.
A gilded prison.
A retreat from everything that I once knew. The reality I have no desire to return to.
He thinks he’s caged me, but soon…
I’m going to fly.


Alexei.
I live by a code. The Vory code.
In this mafiya world, there are traditions.
Expectations.
She does not care for these things. She does not care about anything.
She thinks she has me fooled with her haunted eyes.
What she can’t know is that I see her better than most.
She wants to fly.
But I’m going to clip her wings.
And make her my wife.]]> A. Zavarelli beaureads 5 mafia
My favorite lines:

"Sometimes the urge isn't there anymore. To hurt myself. To free myself. And that worries me." – Talia

"You know better than anyone that you simply cannot force someone to have the will to live. Especially not after what she has been through." – Magda

"So I guess in the end, maybe there's a little hope left for all of us. Even me." – Talia ]]> 3.66 2016
author: A. Zavarelli
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/24
date added: 2025/01/24
shelves: mafia
review:
I thought Ronan's story was my favorite, but that changed after I read Alexei and Talia's story. :( Honestly, my emotions throughout this story were such a rollercoaster because Talia went through so much, and no one deserves that. I’m so thankful to Alexei for saving her, but the part where she believes she’s damaged and wrecked? It broke my heart. I love her so much—she deserves the whole world.

My favorite lines:

"Sometimes the urge isn't there anymore. To hurt myself. To free myself. And that worries me." – Talia

"You know better than anyone that you simply cannot force someone to have the will to live. Especially not after what she has been through." – Magda

"So I guess in the end, maybe there's a little hope left for all of us. Even me." – Talia
]]> 204781499 Sasha.

He’s dark and mysterious. Quiet and lethal.
An Irish mobster.
Pure sin wrapped up in a beautiful package.
But there’s also something off about him.
He doesn’t feel anything. He shows no emotions.
Sometimes I question his humanity.
He hasn’t spoken to me in two years. Not a single word.
But we share a secret, he and I.
And if it ever comes out, I have no doubt in my mind…
He won’t have a problem killing me too.

Ronan.
I’ve slain for her. I’ll do it again.
When it comes to Sasha, there isn’t a line I won’t cross.
I watch her. She doesn’t know it.
She thinks I hate her. Sometimes, I think I might too.
But I’m always there, lurking in the shadows.
Craving her. Trying to keep the beast within at bay.
I’ll keep her safe. I’ll slaughter anyone who tries to hurt her.
The only thing I can’t do… is protect her from myself.]]> A. Zavarelli beaureads 5 mafia 3.63 2016
author: A. Zavarelli
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/22
date added: 2025/01/21
shelves: mafia
review:
They’ve both been through a lot. Ronan and his mixed signals are on top—a walking mixed signal, indeed! Hahaha. And to my girl, Sasha, I’m happy and satisfied that they ended up together.
]]> 204781435 I had no intention of capturing the attention of the notorious Lachlan Crow.

His reputation has been known to send a shiver down most spines.

Now the Irish mafia overlord is my new boss.

He doesn’t trust me, and I don’t trust him.

But it doesn’t matter because I have a job to do.

I can’t let him distract me.

Even if he burns hotter than the sun.

And all those growly commands and dark looks he tosses around?

I won’t let them get to me.

Not. At. All.

He’s used to everyone falling in line, obeying his every command.

But I’m not one of his soldiers.

And he doesn’t know why I really needed this job.

Lying to him was supposed to be easy.

But the longer I’m near him, the harder it gets.

It doesn’t feel like a game anymore because now my heart’s on the line.

And when the web I’ve spun begins to unravel, it could destroy us both.

Now Lachlan has a choice to make.

Let me go forever…

Or burn his world to save me.]]> A. Zavarelli beaureads 5 mafia 3.59 2016
author: A. Zavarelli
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/20
date added: 2025/01/19
shelves: mafia
review:
First of all, it took me three days to finish this book because I got a bit busy with my university life. But still, I managed to finish and love this book! I absolutely loved it—the plot twists and my powerful couple were amazing. I just felt a little sad that after everything Mack did to find Talia, she only messaged her to say that... But yeah, I’m definitely curious about the next book!
]]> 220403174 When my wife died at the hands of my enemies, a part of me died along with her. For 10 long, agonising years, I yearned for her. Day and night. I vowed to never look in another woman’s direction again, and for those 10 years, I didn’t.
Then Autumn DeValos bulldozed into my life.
I tried to kill her. Several times. But her skills as an assassin made her one of the toughest opponents I had ever faced.
When we’re both kidnapped by the same man, and forced to work together in a fight-to-the-death, gladiator-style tournament, things change.
A side of me that had been dormant since my wife’s death arose, like a dark, angry beast demanding to be free. Demanding Autumn.
But how could I possibly allow that when I swore to remain faithful to my wife, even in death?

The Crimson Death
Dimitri Volkov, The Bratva Butcher. The man, the myth, the legend. A literal bogeyman within the organised crime syndicates, the world’s biggest asshole, and my partner for a stupid fight to the death tournament.
Joy. Not.
I tried to kill him. Several times. But a man like him doesn’t die easy. He was rude. Arrogant. Obnoxious. And the hottest man I’d ever met in my life. Not that I would ever tell him that.
Somewhere in the middle of all the arguing and attempted murder, things slowly began to change between us, and I saw a side to him I never knew existed.
We connected, despite the fact that neither of us wanted too.
But none of it mattered.
Dimitri Volkov would only ever love one woman in his life, and it wasn’t me.]]> 499 T.J. Maguire beaureads 5 mafia
DON’T MISS THIS SERIES. I JUST KNOW DIMITRI WILL OUTDO NIKOLAI IN MY HEART. LOVE YOU, DADDY D. I'M SURE ONCE LUKYAN HAS HIS OWN BOOK? DAMN. I THINK I'LL DEVOUR IT EVEN MORE. I LOVE LUKYAN AND HIS STALKER!! I CAN'T WAIT, I'M SO EXCITED!]]> 4.09
author: T.J. Maguire
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.09
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/16
date added: 2025/01/15
shelves: mafia
review:
FUCK ME. I LOVE DADDY D AND THE VOLKOV SIBS, SERIOUSLY. THIS SERIES IS EVERYTHING TO ME. T.J. REALLY MADE ME FALL FOR THE MAFIA, AND NOW I'VE FINISHED THE BRATVA SERIES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS MAFIA THIRST. I DON’T THINK ANYONE CAN OUTDO T.J. MAGUIRE IN MY HEART. I SWEAR. I LOVE ALL THE VOLKOV SIBS STORIES, ESPECIALLY MY ILLYANNA, ALEKSANDR, NIKOLAI, AND NOW MY DADDY DIMITRI.

DON’T MISS THIS SERIES. I JUST KNOW DIMITRI WILL OUTDO NIKOLAI IN MY HEART. LOVE YOU, DADDY D. I'M SURE ONCE LUKYAN HAS HIS OWN BOOK? DAMN. I THINK I'LL DEVOUR IT EVEN MORE. I LOVE LUKYAN AND HIS STALKER!! I CAN'T WAIT, I'M SO EXCITED!
]]> 199149566 Nikolai Volkov
The funny thing about trust is it’s so hard to gain but so easy to lose. One stupid mistake cost me the only woman I’ve ever loved.
Cost me her.
Tatiana Andreeva.
My fierce, golden-haired goddess with the face of an angel and the attitude of the fucking devil. She was my everything, and I would do whatever it took to get her back, because a life without her was a life not worth living.

Tatiana Andreeva
Even though I didn’t play an active role in the Bratva, I was still very much a Bratva woman.
My dad was an advisor to the Pakhan.
My best friend, a Bratva Princess turned Cosa Nostra Queen.
And her brother, a 6’6 Bratva killing machine, was the man who owned my heart but shattered my soul.
My dad used to read me bed time stories when I was a little girl, of princesses and their knight and shining armour. I used to fall asleep dreaming of the day when I would finally find mine. Someone to love me. Protect me. Be there for me in every way.
But when I needed my Knight, he wasn’t there.

Author:
Bratva Knight is NOT a standalone. It is the third book in the Bratva series. This series is an INTERCONNECTED series. Although each book centres around a different couple, the overall storyline flows throughout the entire series. This means that some questions may be left unanswered at the end of a book, but will be addressed in the book that follows.
Each couple does receive a HEA.

This series is not for the faint of heart. The themes in this book could be considered dark romance. There is hand necklaces, m*rder/d*ath, extreme violence, harsh language, graphic sexual scenes, and a few other things. Make sure to check the content warning page before reading. If these things offend you then this book is not for you.
It is not suited for anyone under the age of 18.]]> 504 T.J. Maguire beaureads 5 mafia 4.29
author: T.J. Maguire
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.29
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/14
date added: 2025/01/14
shelves: mafia
review:
YES. NIKOLAI & TATIANA IS MY MAIN COUPLE HERE. I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH
]]> 199143023 A fearless, crazy Cartel Princess

Aleksandr Volkov
I've lived my life with rigid control.
A tight vice on myself and my emotions.
Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.
When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother. It stirred up those feelings I've tried so desperately to bury and ignore.
I never expected to find her .
Drea Ortega.
A 5ft, tattooed, killing machine who took my breath away from the first moment I laid eyes on her.
She was my beacon of light in my dark chaotic world.
My heart. My soul. My everything.

Drea Ortega
I loved my life in the Cartel.
It was brutal and violent. Rough and bloody. All things I thoroughly enjoyed.
I liked the way it challenged me. Forced me to think on my feet and adapt.
Getting kidnapped happened sometimes in my line of work. It was nothing to cry over. Nothing to freak out about. You rolled up your sleeves and dealt with it as best you could.
The Bratva were the stuff of nightmares. Rumours of their brutality and viciousness circled far and wide in the organised crime world. My dad told me to steer clear of them, and now I was stuck in the lion's den.
I never expected to find him.
Aleksandr Volkov.
Tall. Dark. Sexy. He was hotter than any man had the right to be. Over 6 and a half feet of pure muscle and sin with a secret heart of gold.
He forced his way into my life and now, I wasn't sure I could live without him.

Authors Bratva Prince is NOT a standalone. It is the second book in the Bratva series. This series is an INTERCONNECTED series. Although each book center's around a different couple, the overall storyline flows throughout the entire series. This means that some questions may be left unanswered at the end of a book, but will be addressed in the book that follows.
Each couple does receive a HEA.

This series is not for the faint of heart. The themes in this book could be considered dark romance. There is hand necklaces, m*rder/d*ath, k!nks, extreme violence, harsh language, graphic sexual scenes, and talk of sexual abuse. If these things offend you then this book is not for you.
It is not suited for anyone under the age of 18.]]> 489 T.J. Maguire beaureads 5 mafia 4.04
author: T.J. Maguire
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.04
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/13
date added: 2025/01/12
shelves: mafia
review:
Seriously???? I’m so curious about what’s happening!! I love Zander and Drea! I feel like it’s okay if I get manhandled by Zander, Lukyan, or Nikolai. Hahaha! I love the Volkov siblings! I can't wait to read Nikolai!!!!
]]> 199142862
The Cosa Nostra rule New York City

What happens when they merge their families?

A new King and Queen of the Mafia are born.

Illayana Volkov and Arturo De Luca have a long road ahead, with enemies around every corner. They'll have to protect and trust in one another to survive. With a brutal betrayal and danger lurking in the shadows, who can they really trust?

Authors Note: Bratva Bride is NOT a standalone. It is the first book in the Bratva series. This series is an INTERCONNECTED series. Although each book centres around a different couple, the overall storyline flows throughout the entire series. This means that some questions may be left unanswered at the end of a book, but will be addressed in the book that follows.
Each couple does receive a HEA.

This series is not for the faint of heart. The themes in this book could be considered dark romance. There is hand necklaces, m*rder/d*ath, extreme violence, harsh language, graphic sexual scenes, and talk of sexual abuse. If these things offend you then this book is not for you.
It is not suited for anyone under the age of 18.]]> 425 T.J. Maguire beaureads 5 mafia 3.77
author: T.J. Maguire
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.77
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/12
date added: 2025/01/11
shelves: mafia
review:
This book deserves my 5-star, as in. I love this! I love my girl Illyanna, my gosh! My powerful FMC! I love them all! The tension and the sex are a chef's kiss! I can't wait to read the second book today!
]]> 379807
Countless millions of us struggle with these kinds of dysfunctions every day, and until very recently we struggled alone. Pulling together both theory and clinical practice, John and Linda Friel provide a readable explanation of what happened to us and how we can rectify it.]]> 208 John C. Friel 0932194532 beaureads 5 self-help 4.20 1988
author: John C. Friel
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1988
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/09
date added: 2025/01/09
shelves: self-help
review:

]]> 57982566
Sometimes, angels fall from grace.

Samantha
I thought I had it all. Everything I'd ever wanted was within my reach. How can one mistake change everything?

I'm a survivor. I've walked through hell and and come out of the other side with a core made of fire. But, Gabriel Sullivan has broken me. How can we ever get past what he's done?

He used to be my Angel Gabriel, and now he's fallen far from the pedestal I've always put him on.

Gabriel
I had it all. I held everything I'd ever wanted in the palm of my hands. But, one stupid mistake just might cost me it all.

I'm supposed to be her protector, and now I've hurt her more than I can bear.

I know she might never forgive me. But, Samantha Donovan belongs to me, and I will do everything in my power to keep her by my side. No matter what the cost.]]> 243 Sadie Kincaid 1838448322 beaureads 0 to-read 4.08
author: Sadie Kincaid
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.08
book published:
rating: 0
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]]> 62810596
She used to call me her angel. But the things I’d like to do to her make me feel like the devil.

Samantha
I was never supposed to fall in love with Gabriel Sullivan. He has always been off limits in more ways than one.

Yet, for all the reasons we should be apart, there’s one that keeps drawing me back to him.

And every stolen glance, every smile, every brush of his fingertips, only make me want him more.

I moved back home to start again, and escape the life that I could no longer bear to live. But my old life, and the man who made it hell, don’t want to let me go.

Gabriel
I should stay away from Samantha Donovan. She’s already been hurt too much, and she deserves a better man than me. The problem is, I’ve always been a man who takes what he wants, and I want her.

I’ve made it to the top of my game by being ruthless and calculated. A man with nothing to lose can act without consequence.

But how do I survive in the dark world I live in, when I might just get to have everything I’ve ever wanted?

Dark Angel is Book 1 of the London Ruthless series.]]> 388 Sadie Kincaid 1915663040 beaureads 0 to-read 3.58 2021
author: Sadie Kincaid
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.58
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]]> 23129659 If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life.

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents’ emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you’ll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life.

Discover the four types of difficult parents:



The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety

The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone

The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting

The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory
Ěý]]> 201 Lindsay C. Gibson 1626251703 beaureads 5 self-help 4.36 2015
author: Lindsay C. Gibson
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/09
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]]> 128123545 He’s coming for you.

Death is meant to come on a chariot of broken dreams or in the dark trenches of a storm, not in love letters and gifts.

He did not take my soul when I was meant to die. He did not want it all the other times that I’ve offered it to him on a silver platter. Yet, time and time again, he reminds me that I am his: His night monster, his dark love, his perfect other.

Death was the only thing keeping me alive. He watches me from his corner, taunts me with sweet messages, marks my body with his touch as I sleep.

He took the people that I love away from me. Still, no one believed me when I said that I saw the faceless man on the night of the accident.

No one can escape death.

Me? I’m chasing it.]]> 178 Avina St. Graves beaureads 2 3.38 2023
author: Avina St. Graves
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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I feel like something is missing
]]> 199037117
Roman Riviera was my everything once upon a time. I found my knight in shining armor in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected me and promised to stand by my side forever.

But Roman Riviera is a liar.

He left me with monsters.Ěý

Three years later, I found him in the middle of the night, soaked in my family’s blood and carving his initials into my foster brother’s skin. He tied me up and dragged me away from the life I had made without him.

I tried to run, but he chased me. I wanted to scream, but the sound never came out.

He says that I’m never getting away from him. He says he’s back for good. I don’t believe him.]]> 391 Avina St. Graves beaureads 5
I thought it would take me a while to read because the narration is long, but I finished it in one sitting today. I love them, I swear we deserve a love like Roman’s for Bella. The consistency is on top.

My favorite lines:

I want you to know that even if you don’t miss me, you’ve been the only thing on my mind since I met you. Bars will never change that. - Roman (Mickey)]]> 3.60 2023
author: Avina St. Graves
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/08
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I don’t know why only a few people are reading and talking about this book. It deserves the hype too because, swear, it’s so good! This is perfect if you're a dark romance girlie like me. I love it, I love this book so much. It’s not that heavy, trust me.

I thought it would take me a while to read because the narration is long, but I finished it in one sitting today. I love them, I swear we deserve a love like Roman’s for Bella. The consistency is on top.

My favorite lines:

I want you to know that even if you don’t miss me, you’ve been the only thing on my mind since I met you. Bars will never change that. - Roman (Mickey)
]]> 216781400 You can’t steal something that belongs to you.

Casey

I’ve spent the last two years trying to keep the pieces together after my family fell apart. College was supposed to be my chance to start fresh—new beginnings, new dreams, and one thing I thought I could always count on.

Him.

Gray was my anchor, my constant, my everything.

Until he wasn’t.

Then Parker Davis crashed into my life and crumbled my reality. The first time I met the Tennessee star quarterback, something like obsession sparked in his eyes. He’s relentless, charming, and absolutely sure of what he wants.

And what he wants…is me.

He tells me I’m his endgame, and he’s determined to prove it.

But what’s the line between obsession and love?

And what does it mean for me when that line begins to blur?

At first I think Parker Davis is all wrong. But what if…he’s exactly right?

* Parker Davis is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker football romance.

The Wrong Quarterback is a football romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 462 C.R. Jane beaureads 5
I especially love the part where Parker sabotaged Gray, hahaha. Sorry, Gray, I loved you at first, but not when you didn’t even bother to visit your best friend Ben’s grave. That’s not cool. A best friend is a best friend—just because he’s gone doesn’t mean you should forget him. That’s why Gray doesn’t deserve Casey.

It's a must read, guys!]]> 4.03
author: C.R. Jane
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.03
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I don’t know, but I find it hot when a character is crazy as hell and stalker-ish, hahaha. Yes, I probably need therapy. Anyway, I hope I don’t encounter someone like that in real life, though. BUT BUT AGAIN!!! C.R. Jane slays again with her new book! I LOVE THIS! I knew C.R. Jane never disappoints! I guess Ari will be my second baby this time??? Or… HAHAHAHAHA. But seriously, I love it, I swear. I love this couple.

I especially love the part where Parker sabotaged Gray, hahaha. Sorry, Gray, I loved you at first, but not when you didn’t even bother to visit your best friend Ben’s grave. That’s not cool. A best friend is a best friend—just because he’s gone doesn’t mean you should forget him. That’s why Gray doesn’t deserve Casey.

It's a must read, guys!
]]> 39334442 387 Shantel Tessier beaureads 0 to-read 4.16 2018
author: Shantel Tessier
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.16
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]]> 61769285 I got my name from breaking the bones of a kid who picked on my younger brother, but that’s only where it started. My black heart craves violence, and being a King gives me plenty of opportunities.

When a friend comes to me for help because someone he loves is in danger, I’m happy to do so. After all, my friends are few, and they are my family.

Once I have her, I do what I have to in order to protect her. She thinks she’s in hell, but this is child’s play compared to what she would have faced.

She’s an innocent through and through and completely off-limits. But that’s not enough to stop me from doing what I do best—taking what’s mine.

MIA
I was born into a deadly Mafia family, yet I’m a nobody. To the world, I don’t exist.

Shuffled from Vegas as a child and sent to Italy for my protection, I became invisible. Until they found a use for me. Now I’m a card my father can play. A chance to cash in on the family name to the highest bidder.

Taken from my home, I’m sold to a King. His hard blue eyes take no prisoners. He’s just another pretty face to hide the evil and in no way my savior.

Now I know what hell looks like because I’m living it. But just when I think I can finally be free, it all comes crashing down, and the King I thought would end me is the only one who can save me.

All I wanted was to be somebody, but now I wish I’d stayed the nobody.

BONES is the fifth book in The Dark Kingdom Series and can be read as a standalone. Due to mature content and themes this book is recommended for readers aged eighteen and over. This novel may contain triggers.]]> 335 Shantel Tessier beaureads 5 mafia
I absolutely loved the twist! Bones and Mia have completely stolen my heart. I guess they’re officially my favorites now. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! It’s a must-read, and you shouldn’t miss it.

My favorite Kingsmen:

1.BONES
2.CROSS
3.GRAVE
4.TITAN
5. LUCA

My favorite couple:

1. Bones & Mia

My favorite lines

Show me a man in love, and I'll show you his greatest weakness -

Loves makes a man weak, Because a man in love would rather save her than himself

After spending a life in the dark, this king will how me what it's like to be seen for who i am- his -Mia

He was right about one thing. I'm a fucking King, and i will rule my kingdom with my Queen. But she wil come first, even of that means destroying everything I have for her. ]]> 4.44 2022
author: Shantel Tessier
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/06
date added: 2025/01/05
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I think this is one of my favorite books from shantel! What I loved the most was the incredible chemistry between Bones and Mia and the amazing character development!!! To be honest, I really thought I’d hate Bones because of Titan. Their setup is so messed up, and I hate it (though I still love Titan and Em too). Honestly, I even expected Bones to end up with Em at first, but Shantel really knows how to drive her readers crazy, hahaha!

I absolutely loved the twist! Bones and Mia have completely stolen my heart. I guess they’re officially my favorites now. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! It’s a must-read, and you shouldn’t miss it.

My favorite Kingsmen:

1.BONES
2.CROSS
3.GRAVE
4.TITAN
5. LUCA

My favorite couple:

1. Bones & Mia

My favorite lines

Show me a man in love, and I'll show you his greatest weakness -

Loves makes a man weak, Because a man in love would rather save her than himself

After spending a life in the dark, this king will how me what it's like to be seen for who i am- his -Mia

He was right about one thing. I'm a fucking King, and i will rule my kingdom with my Queen. But she wil come first, even of that means destroying everything I have for her.
]]> 44415680 Have you ever stood next to a fire and felt the heat of it on your skin? Stared into the flames and thought how amazing it would be to be that free? It changes direction with the wind, destroying everything in its wake.

That's what she felt like.

Alexa was a wildfire that torched everything she touched, and I couldn't wait to be consumed by her.

She was off-limits. Even though I promised to stay away, I couldn't resist. She was the spark I had been missing in my life. The fire I craved. I knew from an early age I was destined to burn in hell, but she was born to walk through fire.

ALEXA
I was single-minded, focused, and independent. Just how my mother raised me. I didn't have time for anything other than myself and work.

Funny how everything can change in an instant when you least expect it.

A King entered my life.

What was supposed to be one night ended up being too many to count. He was afraid that I'd see his darkness, but I couldn't get enough of him.

After all, a fire burns the brightest in the dark of night. And it only takes one match to cause total devastation.

CROSS is the third book in the Dark Kings Series and can be read as a standalone. Due to mature content and themes this book is recommended for readers aged eighteen and over. This novel may contain triggers.]]> 0 Shantel Tessier beaureads 5 mafia
To my man, Cross. I never doubted you; I knew you could outdo Grave for me. I love him, I love them. I love this book.

My favorite lines:

"I've only ever had the kings. And although I love them like brothers, Alexa is my world. The piece I didn’t know I needed."

"She's not my redemption. No, she's my reminder that you don't need to be saved in order to be loved." ]]> 4.31
author: Shantel Tessier
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.31
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rating: 5
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Cross's book dives into some tough material. The scenes can be pretty hard to read, and the story has a deeply emotional and serious. I’d recommend reading Grave’s book first so you can better understand the story. To my girl, Alexa. I knew she was the one for Cross because the fact that she accepts his flaws and demons and proves she’s capable of loving him even through his darkness is truly remarkable.

To my man, Cross. I never doubted you; I knew you could outdo Grave for me. I love him, I love them. I love this book.

My favorite lines:

"I've only ever had the kings. And although I love them like brothers, Alexa is my world. The piece I didn’t know I needed."

"She's not my redemption. No, she's my reminder that you don't need to be saved in order to be loved."
]]> 44415674 My life went to hell years ago, and I've had a death wish ever since then with fast cars, women, and drugs. They don't call me Grave for nothing!

But I do it because I need to feel something... anything. What's life worth living for without the high?

And then I saw her!

She's too good for me, and I should stay away. But like an addict, I switch one drug for another, and I'll be taking her to hell with me.

APRIL
I'm anything but sweet, despite what people think, so when he tells me I'm too good for him and I'm better off without him, I don't listen.

My life was simple before Grave stepped through that door, but who wants simple?

He makes me feel alive. It took one touch, and I became addicted!

But therein lies the problem. Addiction is Grave's middle name, and when he tells me he's taking me to hell with him, I don't know whether to take that as a threat or a promise!]]> 244 Shantel Tessier beaureads 5 mafia Grave'sstory. I didn’t expect it to be this good, and I certainly didn’t anticipate how the story would unfold. I love it—I love everything about Grave and April so much. All thanks to my favorite girl, April, for not leaving his side and for still loving him even through his worst.

I know Grave is not a good man. Like what others say, "He’s an addict." Yes, he is. But still, Grave is human. Maybe, at first, the reason he did it was to cope with the sadness caused by what happened to his mom. But little did he know, he overdid it. He overdid it to the point where he pushed people away just because he thought they were hindrances—even April. He pushed her away.

And to Lucy, my girl, I feel sorry for her. I know she was there for Grave for the whole six damn years. But... years aren’t enough if the person you love isn’t really meant for you. Grave and Lucy made me realize that. Even if you’re there for someone through thick and thin, if they don’t love you, they just won’t.

And to my girl, Jasmine—I love her! I know how kinky she is, but I hope there’s a story between her and Nite! I love them. And to my boy, Grave—I hope he still loves April even now that he’s sober. I love this book. ❤️

--

My Favorite Lines

1. I don't give a fuck about what a woman chooses to do with her body. It's her decision. But for this fucker to come into her business and disrespect her like that is unacceptable.—Grave (I knew he was my favorite Kingsman the moment he said this!)

2. He went to rehab. He did what he needed to do for us. And I couldn’t be prouder of him.

3. A woman drew this, and I thought it was so beautiful that I wanted to show it off to the world.” - Grave

“It’s me.” I choke, those damn tears stinging my eyes once again. He makes me so emotional.
“My drawing …” - April

“It is.” He nods once. “I had to have it.” - Grave

“Why?” The first tear falls down my cheek. - April

“Because.” He reaches out, grabbing my hand and pulling me into the shower. Clothes and all. “You are gorgeous, April. The most beautiful piece of art I’ve ever seen.” -Grave

Another tear falls. “But we … we broke up,” I say. -April

“So?” He frowns. “You think that made me love you any less?” -Grave

My breath gets caught in my lungs. “You love me?” I whisper. -April

“More than anything.” -Grave]]> 4.36 2020
author: Shantel Tessier
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/04
date added: 2025/01/04
shelves: mafia
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First of all, thank you, Shantel, for making Grave'sstory. I didn’t expect it to be this good, and I certainly didn’t anticipate how the story would unfold. I love it—I love everything about Grave and April so much. All thanks to my favorite girl, April, for not leaving his side and for still loving him even through his worst.

I know Grave is not a good man. Like what others say, "He’s an addict." Yes, he is. But still, Grave is human. Maybe, at first, the reason he did it was to cope with the sadness caused by what happened to his mom. But little did he know, he overdid it. He overdid it to the point where he pushed people away just because he thought they were hindrances—even April. He pushed her away.

And to Lucy, my girl, I feel sorry for her. I know she was there for Grave for the whole six damn years. But... years aren’t enough if the person you love isn’t really meant for you. Grave and Lucy made me realize that. Even if you’re there for someone through thick and thin, if they don’t love you, they just won’t.

And to my girl, Jasmine—I love her! I know how kinky she is, but I hope there’s a story between her and Nite! I love them. And to my boy, Grave—I hope he still loves April even now that he’s sober. I love this book. ❤️

--

My Favorite Lines

1. I don't give a fuck about what a woman chooses to do with her body. It's her decision. But for this fucker to come into her business and disrespect her like that is unacceptable.—Grave (I knew he was my favorite Kingsman the moment he said this!)

2. He went to rehab. He did what he needed to do for us. And I couldn’t be prouder of him.

3. A woman drew this, and I thought it was so beautiful that I wanted to show it off to the world.” - Grave

“It’s me.” I choke, those damn tears stinging my eyes once again. He makes me so emotional.
“My drawing …” - April

“It is.” He nods once. “I had to have it.” - Grave

“Why?” The first tear falls down my cheek. - April

“Because.” He reaches out, grabbing my hand and pulling me into the shower. Clothes and all. “You are gorgeous, April. The most beautiful piece of art I’ve ever seen.” -Grave

Another tear falls. “But we … we broke up,” I say. -April

“So?” He frowns. “You think that made me love you any less?” -Grave

My breath gets caught in my lungs. “You love me?” I whisper. -April

“More than anything.” -Grave
]]> 53517414 I know I have a black soul. Bloodshed and danger are what I live for.
A King is supposed to rule his Kingdom using any means necessary to demand respect.
I’m not a weak man… A King kneels to no one.
I’ve only ever cared about one other person in my life, but the thing is, she never belonged to me. And before I could tell her how I felt, she left.
Now she’s returned, needing someone to save her.
Emilee York was always meant to be mine, and I’ll see to it that happens. I always get what I want, even if that means I have to take it.
And she’s no different. She’ll be my queen, one way or the other.


EMILEE
When I left Sin City behind me, I had no plans to return. I avoided everyone, even my friends, to stay in my bubble. I’ve always been the kind to pull away and run when things get difficult.
But one phone call changed everything, and I was racing back. If only I had known what was waiting for me.
Titan reappeared like a ghost haunting me.
One look and I knew he recognized me. I never forgot him or what we shared. Those feelings that no one else knew existed between us.
I ignored them back then, but now they are more intense than ever.
“Get on your knees…” He demanded I kneel for him.
I tried to act like he didn’t affect me, but he knew. He remembered the way I reacted when he would touch me. And just like he was taught to do—he used my weaknesses against me.
He staked his claim, and I became his queen to use how he saw fit.
What makes it worse is that I crave him, and when I kneeled, it was willingly.
But was it for nothing?]]> Shantel Tessier beaureads 5 mafia Titan includes some potentially triggering content, but it remains another impressive read from this author in my opinion]]> 4.20 2020
author: Shantel Tessier
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/02
date added: 2025/01/02
shelves: mafia
review:
If you decide to dive into any of Shantel Tessier's books, you're in for a treat—her storytelling never disappoints. To enhance the reading experience, it's best to go in without prior knowledge. That said, Titan includes some potentially triggering content, but it remains another impressive read from this author in my opinion
]]> 99561 Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .
After. Nothing is ever the same.]]> 221 John Green 1435249151 beaureads 3
]]> 3.97 2005
author: John Green
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/10
date added: 2025/01/01
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"You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present"


]]> 126835939
Two years.
That’s all the peace we had before our past awoke from the dead.
Rose from the grave with malicious hands, famished, and ready to bury us six feet below. The tombstones of our enemies have been overturned, and we are reminded that we can never escape the chains of the corrupt.
Seeking retribution for my lost love consumed my past, but that violence and desire for punishment now jeopardized the future of those closest to me.
We are given one choice, a singular option.
Return to Ponderosa Springs. Or reap the consequences.
But it’s more than the infamous Hollow Boys in danger this time.
It’s her.
The cursed one.
A mirage of a woman too stubborn for her own good.
Coraline Whittaker and I share a common enemy. Her fear of him and his possession over her is the only reason she agrees to work with me.
We promise to protect one another. Share the weight of his return and the misery his presences brings; Till death do us part or the man plaguing her dreams is finally sent to the grave.
What she doesn’t know is there is more than a villain weaving us together.
It’s not just the revenge I want. It’s not the satisfaction of ruining the town that tainted us.
I want her.
Once again, I’ve taken a vow to protect someone, took her vengeance and made it my own.
Still waters have always run deep.
Ponderosa Springs isn’t the only one with secrets. I’ll let the world know mine before they take her away from me. That rotting town knows what I do to people who take things that belong to me.
A mistake repeated?
Not even God himself will deliver them from my evil.]]> 429 Monty Jay beaureads 5
It's just amazing how Silas's journey evolved, from all the darkness and struggles, to finally finding hope again. I feel like Coraline came into his life at the perfect moment—when he needed it the most. She didn’t just help him heal; she gave him the strength to believe in love and happiness again.

Silas’s story really resonates with me because it shows that no matter how much pain or hardship you go through, there’s always a chance for redemption and light, especially when someone like Coraline is there to remind you of the beauty in life.

My favorite Hollow Boy:
1. Thatcher
2. Silas
3. Rook
4. Alistair.

My favorite Couple:
1. Thatcher & Lyra
2. Rook & Sage
3. Silas & Coraline
4. Alistair & Briar

Must read guys. Deserves my 5 star]]> 4.29 2023
author: Monty Jay
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/09
date added: 2025/01/01
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4;51AM and I can’t believe I’ve finished the "Hollow Boys" series...

It's just amazing how Silas's journey evolved, from all the darkness and struggles, to finally finding hope again. I feel like Coraline came into his life at the perfect moment—when he needed it the most. She didn’t just help him heal; she gave him the strength to believe in love and happiness again.

Silas’s story really resonates with me because it shows that no matter how much pain or hardship you go through, there’s always a chance for redemption and light, especially when someone like Coraline is there to remind you of the beauty in life.

My favorite Hollow Boy:
1. Thatcher
2. Silas
3. Rook
4. Alistair.

My favorite Couple:
1. Thatcher & Lyra
2. Rook & Sage
3. Silas & Coraline
4. Alistair & Briar

Must read guys. Deserves my 5 star
]]> 213798776
She betrayed him, and now he wants revenge against the foster sister who became his forbidden obsession the second he laid eyes on her. After she sends him to prison for years, he’s free and ready to haunt her.

Everything about Olivia belongs to Malachi Vize.
Her mind
Her body
Her soul
Her fear
Her pain

On Halloween night, he can no longer lurk in the shadows. All he has left to own is her heart, even if he needs to take it.

This story comes with extremely triggering content. Please read the "Content Warning" page.]]> 207 Leigh Rivers beaureads 5 3.75 2023
author: Leigh Rivers
name: beaureads
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/15
date added: 2025/01/01
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I’ve been craving a dark romance that pushes all the limits, and this one was amazing! The spicy scenes were intense, but a lot of fun. The somnophilia in the book was wild
]]> 201489094
Stacey returns home with the security of Kade’s team, only to be dragged further into her own living hell by her deranged abuser Chris – until the opportunity finally comes to fight back.

Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself. Seeing Stacey once nearly knocked him off his axis; seeing her twice – ready to submit to his dominance – is a disaster waiting to happen.

Yet despite his hatred for her, she’s his anchor, the flashes of what they used to be the only thing keeping him sane and stopping the darkness from claiming him completely. But what happens when the truth about their past finally unravels, and both he and Stacey learn what really happened the night that tore them apart?

As this is a dark romance, the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.]]> 399 Leigh Rivers beaureads 5 4.26
author: Leigh Rivers
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.26
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2025/01/01
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This book is truly intense and overwhelming, definitely not something you'd call light reading.
]]> 40613322 He rules it.

Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time.

Nobody can crack Gianna’s facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along.

Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . .

One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him—his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye—but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him.

Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes.

All along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his—his frustration, his fascination.

His maddest obsession.]]> 333 Danielle Lori beaureads 5 mafia
Oh god, Christian Allister's angry confession is better than sex.]]> 4.22 2019
author: Danielle Lori
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/07
date added: 2025/01/01
shelves: mafia
review:
"This might come to an end for you, but it will never be over for me"

Oh god, Christian Allister's angry confession is better than sex.
]]> 46139955 230 Jennae Cecelia beaureads 5 self-help that I spent years hating”

thank you for writing this book]]> 4.02
author: Jennae Cecelia
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.02
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/26
date added: 2025/01/01
shelves: self-help
review:
“Please let me love the girl
that I spent years hating”

thank you for writing this book
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I'd always believed my love was enough to save him. To protect him.

I was wrong.

The Copycat killer gets closer every day, and I can’t help but feel his every move is in my direction.

With dead ends around every curve and bodies piling up, it seems our time is running out.

They took him from me. Stole the last bit of light and left him empty.

Now, it’s not only the Hollow Boys who are seeking revenge.

I'm out for blood. A war path for vengeance.

They wanted a villain?

I’ll give them one.]]> 333 Monty Jay beaureads 5
I love how honest Thatcher is about his feelings for Lyra. He never gives mixed signals because he's direct about how he feels for her. It was unclear at first, but everything became clear since Lyra is great at pursuing him.

The sexual attraction they have is]]> 4.19
author: Monty Jay
name: beaureads
average rating: 4.19
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/08
date added: 2025/01/01
shelves:
review:
It's no surprise to me why Thatcher has two books; he's the best, I mean it. I love Lyra and Thatcher so much. The way Lyra loves Thatcher is fucking insane and incredible at the same time, and it makes sense because that's how some women really love — intense and overwhelming.

I love how honest Thatcher is about his feelings for Lyra. He never gives mixed signals because he's direct about how he feels for her. It was unclear at first, but everything became clear since Lyra is great at pursuing him.

The sexual attraction they have is
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