Something overpowering and tangibly wrong, with the ability to corrupt our morals down to the core? These boys, they're not mine, but they might as well be. I'm responsible for them, in a sense. And they couldn't be more different, identical in looks alone. One I've noticed... The other has noticed me. One needs me, the other needs him. Sometimes a hero will fall on his own sword, but in my case... I've fallen on two.** Double-edged is a full-length taboo MMM standalone novel that is intended for mature readers only. Some of the themes in this book could make readers uncomfortable. Please proceed with caution, and heed the author’s warnings.**

    The one that had made me feel worthless and question if I could even call myself a monster. My mother.I knew I would never escape her, she was everywhere, and two nights before my eighteenth birthday… She threatens everything.Somehow she found out my secret. Somehow she found out about them. My monsters. My best friends. The only nightmares I could call my own. And when she threatens their very lives? I decided to run, leaving with a severed heart, realizing that they would wake on my eighteen birthday to realize that I was gone.They would hate me for it… or so I thought.But what happens when they hunt me down? What happens when they show up right when I truly need them? What happens when I realize that the men who chased me halfway across the globe… are actually my mates?Mating Monsters is a standalone reverse harem novel that features possessive, territorial, and psychotic monsters that will do anything to keep their mate safe… even if it means hunting her halfway around the world. This book is filled with all the monster steam, terrifying creatures with a sweet streak for their girl, and an absolutely guaranteed HEA.Warnings: This novel includes violence, parental physical and verbal abuse, PTSD flashbacks of mentioned abuse, swearing, and sexual content for +18.

    What a sweet name for a girl who is anything but.The first time I laid eyes on Theo Whitlock, I chased him and his frat boy friends with a bat.I’m no white knight.I’m broke. He’s rich. I destroyed his car. He chooses not to rat me out.I was never supposed to go to college, but especially not one like Savage U, where only the wealthiest need apply. One might call this a lucky break, only I don’t feel so lucky with a drug dealer breathing down my neck, and a gangster threatening to burn my house down.You have a face that could launch a thousand ships.Theo and I don’t make sense, but being with him feels good, and I need more than my books and classes to distract me from the chaos and violence in my life.I know you’re my good girl. Aren’t you, Helen? Tell me.We’re casual. No complications. We have to be. I’m keeping secrets, and I have a feeling behind Theo Whitlock’s twinkly blue eyes is a whole world of darkness.Do you think about me?Too much…Did I hurt you?He will...if the other savages don’t get to me first.(Full blurb to come! The release date will be moved forward. Savage U is a spin-off of The Savage Crew, but can be read as a standalone!)

    From USA Today bestselling author, Catherine Wiltcher, comes a new dark mafia romance about second chances and enduring love. It started with a dare:Steal a kiss from the pretty, green-eyed girl with the Irish mobster father.Turns out, Ada O'Sullivan was a much better thief than me. In the span of one night, I lost my head, my senses, my loyalty to my own crime family... At nineteen, she was the only thing worth fighting for. Dying for.Loving.But I was a boy playing a man's game. In the end, they drove me from this city, while Ada was driven straight to hell. Now, I'm back—an avenging devil—with red hands and loaded bullets. Irish. Mafia. Bratva. British.Everyone who tore her from my arms, everyone who has ever hurt her, will suffer the consequences. But time bleeds secrets.Secrets open old wounds. Ada isn't the same sweet girl I knew before they ripped her innocence apart.And that boy?I've turned him into a villain who will stop at nothing to make her mine again.A London Villain is a heart-stopping, second chance romance with NO cliff-hanger and a guaranteed HEA.For mature readers only.

    Blue Lucas knew the moment Meadow moved back to Mason she was going to rip him apart.Seeing her every single day is hell on earth, but he survives it--probably because losing her destroyed the most important parts of him years ago.Meadow has spent her life running away from Blue because who she is will never be enough for what he is.She accepted that long ago, mostly because she didn't have a choice.Then, she proceeded to make every bad decision a woman could make in retaliation.She paid for that in spades.Moving back to Mason wasn't her first choice, but when her mom fell ill, she did it without question.She tries her best to avoid Blue but he's always there, staring at her with hate in his eyes.It's not fair.If anyone should hate the other in this scenario, she should hate him.Except, she doesn't hate him at all.That makes avoiding him her only option.It's a perfect plan.Now if his mother would just cooperate…

    A man my parents had chosen, not knowing he was dead set on destroying me.I barely escaped a life with the monster of a man from my past, only to have three new ones dropped into my lap.Marnix Taylor, my savage husband who can take anyone down with one look.Cohutta Reilly, the sweet, playful jokester who also happens to be my husband's best friend.And Rushton Bergman, the quiet, brooding bodyguard, determined to protect me at all costs.The three of them may think they can control me, but they will soon learn that Tara Mangal can’t be tamed. Not even by the three hottest men in Craibridge.Hate You Forever is book one in the Hate Series. It is a reverse harem novel with themes like marriage of convenience, enemies-to-lovers, and bodyguard romance. This series takes place in the same fictional city of Craibridge as Love in Sight and Love Triggered, and will contain some character cross over, but is a standalone series. You don't have to read the others to read this series!TW: Book contains material only appropriate for 18+. May contain situations or talk concerning abuse, r@pe, drugs, violence,

    Not a scream, not a cry, not a whimper. I learned a long time ago—the punishment for speaking out against my tormentors isn’t a price I’m willing to pay.Not again.Forged in darkness and controlled in silence, I was caged for other’s twisted perversions. It wasn’t until four dark knights swooped in and sliced through the ropes binding me that I was finally free. They were supposed to be my saviors, but I was wrong. So. Incredibly. Wrong. The men who purchased me from my father are monsters—worse than those who haunt the shadows of my past.At first, they whispered sweet promises of freedom, but now they say I’m theirs to keep. To own. I’m nothing more than a prisoner once again. Only this time, I might not need saving. Especially when their brand of darkness soothes the shattered pieces of my poisoned soul, and sets my desire for vengeance ablaze.*Echoes of Silence is a DARK contemporary retelling of The Ugly Duckling, and 1 of 13 novels releasing in the Twisted Tales collection. It's a depraved, gritty, and raw reverse harem romance that contains scenes that may be triggering to some. Including : sexual assault, graphic violence and explicit steamy scenes. The FMC is beautifully broken, yet undeniably fierce. Her dark knights are depraved and possessive, delighting in pushing her past her breaking point. This novel comes with massive triggers, so please heed the warning. It is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

    In a small town like ours, you’re either straight or you keep your mouth shut.Being gay would be dirty.Touching the guy who’s been your little brother since you were three would be dirty.Falling in love with him would be even worse.I protect him because it’s my job.I resist him because I have to.But when one night leads to two and two nights lead to more, lines are blurred and morals are tossed and my sanity takes a walk.Now we’re risking everything we have for something we know we shouldn’t want.And the only thing we’ll have left is each other.This is a 60,000 word, M/M, dark high school, stepbrothers-to-lovers romance with themes some readers might find offensive.Complete standalone with a HEA and no cliffhanger.

    

    She always knew there was a chance she could be found out. What she didn't expect was for her sexy boss to put her in prison, or to find herself directly in the crosshairs of a dangerous terrorist. Now she'll have to rely on said boss to keep her alive, problem is she doesn't trust him.Eagle Oswald takes his responsibilities seriously. There isn't anything he wouldn't do to protect his family and his company, including locking up the woman he hasn't been able to get out of his head since she came to work for him six months ago, even though his gut tells him there's more going on than meets the eye. When Olivia is threatened he will stop at nothing to protect her. Keeping her safe should be easy, earning her trust and winning her heart won't be.

    He was five. Dimitri is a psychopath. And he’s still obsessed with just one person.Arlo Miller was born a victim, raised as his father’s punching bag and his mother’s scapegoat. Dimitri was his only protection, and they took him away.As children they clung to each other. As adults, they pretend neither remembers, while both harbor secret crushes. Dimitri hides his feelings behind a mask of indifference. Arlo hides his by falling for very bad men.When one of those men confronts Dimitri, this time Arlo commits a felony. Murder. But Dimitri won’t allow Arlo to take the fall. With the help of Dimitri’s mother and seven psychopaths, they now have twenty-four hours to fake an alibi, hide a body, and confess their true feelings for each other once and for all. Which is harder? Falling in love or getting away with murder?NOTE: This can be read as a stand-alone but these characters do make a cameo in Headcase (Necessary Evils, #4).

    Her father assures me she’s a good girl who’ll give me no trouble. But from the moment I marry Sofia, I realise things aren’t going to be simple.She’s defiant, angry, and she challenges my every word. She blames the mafioso for deciding her fate and forcing this marriage on her, and I guess she’s right, but it’s too late, so she needs to suck it up and accept this is our life now.It’s one thing to give me the run-around while ignoring my rules but another to cross me, and boy, does she cross me. Sofia takes revenge to another level . . . and I’ll make sure she pays dearly for it.SofiaChallenging Vincent Romano wasn’t regularly done until I came along. He’s perplexed by my constant need to question him and my addiction to doing the exact opposite of what he says. I never was the type of girl to follow orders.London offers me so much more than Italy, and while I might be stuck in this ridiculous marriage with Vinn, that doesn’t mean to say, I won’t be following my dreams . . . even if it means I have to take down the great mafia boss.Ignoring the warnings from my cousin, I begin a hate campaign against my new husband, confident I won’t be discovered. And even if he does work it out, what’s he going to do, kill me? I’m his wife, for better or for worse. After all, he is the one who keeps reminding me that this is our life now.

    The Devil dances in his veins… 
It started with a dare:
Steal a kiss from the pretty, green-eyed girl with the Irish mobster father.
Turns out, Ada O'Sullivan was a much better thief than me.
In the span of one night, I lost my head, my senses, my loyalty to my own crime family...

At nineteen, she was the only thing worth fighting for.
Dying for.
Loving.But every choice has a consequence…Frankie & Ada’s story concludes in A London Villain, releasing 02/28/22

    

    This book is a dark mafia romance involving a forced arranged marriage, dark themes and certain subjects that may upset the reader. It has no cliffhanger a happily ever after ending, and can be read as a standalone.

    When a strong, controlling alpha sweeps into her life, she’s thrilled at the chance to fully explore her submissive streak. Eager to please, she strives to conform to the demands of a lifestyle she doesn’t fully understand. Being sent away for training feels like failure, but it might offer exactly what—and who—she needs. When trainer Eric Franklin is brought in to teach “proper submission” to the resistant sub girl, he immediately senses a problem. While outwardly compliant and undeniably submissive, Rowan is skittish and fearful of the man she claims to love and serve.As Eric questions the choices Rowan and her so-called Master have made, he is increasingly convinced Rowan is in way over her head. But when he confronts the bully in Dom’s clothing, the guy yanks Rowan from the program, cutting the trainer’s tie to the girl he’s already come to care about. But not before Eric gives her an out, if she can find the courage to seize it.Freeing Rowan is the third book in the Masters Club Series. Though each novel can be read as a stand-alone, reading the series inorder will enhance your experience. If you enjoy powerful alpha men who aren’t afraid to take what they want, but give so much in return to the women they love, then this series is for you.

    It’s Happily Ever After.Or is it?Jane and Charlie have been imprisoned for two years now, serving a sentence especially chosen by their stepsister as justice for her sufferings. It seems that they’re the only two people in the world besides Ellen who know that Ellen’s “sufferings” were a carefully manipulative campaign to win a prince and a crown; the two stepsisters merely collateral damage.But now, trouble is brewing at the castle: death threats, torn gowns, ruined books.Is Ellen up to her old tricks, or is someone really trying to kill her? And when even their closest friends didn’t believe them innocent the first time, can Jane and Charlie escape the blame a second time if Ellen does die?

    I rule my patch with an iron fist that keeps our enemies at bay. When I’m taken captive by Hades Outlaws, I’m sure I’m as good as dead. I didn’t expect help from an unlikely source.Nico is a prospect. He should be seen and not heard. Yet he’s risking his neck to save my life. Going against his club is a death sentence, but he’s determined to get me out of Hades compound. I didn’t expect to fall for him along the way. Now, my saviour is also the man I want.NicoI’m a pariah in my club. Hades Outlaws will never respect me. When they capture Priest I know it’s the end for us. His brothers will burn our clubhouse to the ground. I have one chance to be free from Hades—save a man who is supposed to be my enemy. When I look at Priest I don’t see a devil in leather and denim. I see my salvation.

    

    Forbidden Romance. Patched MC Heroine. Sexy Anti-Hero. Fake Relationship. ***Even poison has its remedy…**AngelWe all have a past. One that defines us. Shapes us into who we are today. Mine never left, haunting me with each breath I take. I can’t run from it, nor can I hide from the woman I’ve become. But I changed tradition, and joined the Steel Valley Chains MC. I love my brothers in leather, but they can’t find out. These lies I live might bury me six feet under. But then there’s him. How can a man like that make me feel safe? He’s a snake. And yet, who knew he’d be the one to save me? From my secrets. And myself.**VenomI’m no good. Evil. Rotten to the core. But this woman ignites my soul, and compels my heart to beat again. I will ruin her. I don’t deserve her. Not a snake like me. But I can’t stop thinking about her, no matter how hard I try. Even when she’s driving me crazy, I feel the urge to keep her close, keep her safe. She makes me want to be a better person. Be the guy who chases away her nightmares and drowns her fears. And yet, who knew she’d be the one to save me? From my demons. And myself.***TRIGGER WARNINGS: Violence, foul language, sexual content, mention of drugs, smoking, alcohol, abuse.

    It comes with being part of the club, but when it affects others in my life I can't bear to watch it unfold. At least, it's what happened years ago. I ended up putting my nose in a situation where I probably shouldn't have.In the end, I lost the greatest love of my life . . . or so I thought.Ten years have gone by since I never stopped looking for her. That is, until a surprise turns up out of the blue, followed by Carrie herself.I can't let her go this time.I won't let her go.Not now, and not ever again.

    However, the King of Horrors has been gracing my nightmares for sometime now, so I'm well prepared. Maybe not for him, but I am ready to defeat this land and all it throws at me.I just have to get myself and my team out alive. Can I ignore the physical and sexual pull to the one being I'm set to kill to complete this mission? Or will this "destiny" stand in the way of saving the human race?This copy will include the prequel, King of Horrors.

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    Of watching other men at Escape find their forever boys. He wants his own and he knows he's out there. Cody will be the perfect boy for the right Daddy, he needs to have the precise Dom-to-Daddy ratio. But he isn't exactly tripping over men who want more than a night of fun. So, yeah, needle meet haystack. Then one night, they were both in the right place at the right time. Ronan can't take his eyes off the perfect boy in the silver hot-pants, and tight, cropped T. He knows if he takes this boy home, he'll never want to let him leave, Cody knows from the moment their lips touch he will never want another Daddy. Ronan is the man he's been looking for. When Ronan introduces Cody to his best friend, Harley, new fantasies set in. Could he share his boy? Would Cody want them both? Danger threatens Cody and the life he has with Ronan. Maybe having two Daddies is safer? Ronan's Boy is an age-gap, no age-play gay romance with plenty of hot and steamy Daddy/boy action. Intended for readers aged eighteen or over.

    Tied to a banister, I watched as they were brutalized, tortured, and murdered without remorse before the assailants turned on me. If only they had rid this world of my presence.It’s a mistake that will eventually prove deadly for them.I’m no longer a person with a soul. Darkness consumes me as I seek my revenge. My brothers are the only thing that keeps me above water when I feel like drowning. My rage is all-consuming and being part of the brotherhood allows me the freedom to purge when it’s needed.Emotions are a distant memory, something I want no part of. They make people weak and leave them vulnerable. As the Dirty Mavericks VP, weakness could get me and my brothers killed.Seems fate has other plans for me though, coming in the form of a tiny silver-eyed vixen who’s fourteen years my junior.Sage tests my limits and my control. She’s surrounded by light while I’m shrouded in darkness. She’s everything I can’t afford to have, yet I want to corrupt her anyway.When my past collides with my present and takes Sage away, her tarnished halo could be the one thing that helps me save her.

    That’s me, I'm stupid. I ignored the warning signs and my instincts telling me to stay away.I should run, but he awakens something within me and like a moth to a flame, and I can't stay away.KaidPeople fear me, afraid to challenge me, afraid to tell me no.She's different. She speaks with abandon, testing my patience.And I love every minute of it.She is mine, and I take what's mine. I am the Pakhan. The King of the Bratva, I always get what I want, and what I want is Theia.A dark Mafia Romance, with kidnapping, violence and mature themes. Only suitable for Over 18's.A dark Mafia standalone, part of the Global Outlaws Syndicate.

    You see a pattern emerging, right?I don't care for people, they irritate me.I am feared, I am hated and no one dares to challenge me.She doesn't fear me, she loves to challenge me.The strange thing is, she doesn't hate me, she loves me.She loves this monster?! And people think I'm loco.ElizabethI was born and raised to be his, no one will ever understand him like I do.We are made for each other, he just doesn't realise it yet.I will show him just how perfect together we can be.My love, my forever.It's not every day the world's most dangerous man and woman fall in love and you know what they say?A couple that kills together, stays together.This is a romance like no other. A dark, disturbed & wonderfully insane love story.WARNINGContains violence, explicit sexual situations, sensitive and taboo subjects, offensive language and very mature topics.Recommended for ages 18 and over.

    As far as Mark Luciano is concerned, nothing in his life needs fixing—not him, and certainly not his business.As part owner of Club Apocalypse, a resort catering to those who share certain proclivities, he’s perfectly happy with the small, select clientele they’ve curated. He doesn’t need some fancy suit telling him how to run his business—even if the advice is coming from the most stunning woman he’s ever seen. Worse, she’s right more than she’s wrong.When he discovers that behind closed doors Kendra enjoys taking orders rather than giving them, their relationship takes a turn he never expected.But trouble is coming for Club Apocalypse. If Mark can’t learn that sometimes even the Master must bend, he risks losing everything he’s worked to build.

    Now it's our daughter's wedding day, and your smile tells me you're here for more than to walk her down the aisle. When we met, it was the summer of Shania Twain, the color of Mocha Iced lipstick, Sand & Sable perfume, and the summer I began a seventeen-year-old mother. But time has changed me. So tell me, why are you back? Jill

    While living in the run-down trailer park my momma had moved us to the last few years of her life, Bryn had given me a reason to smile every day. After finding my mother's dead body, my grandparents had picked me up and I started a new life in The Shores, Alabama. It had always bothered me that I never got a chance to tell Bryn goodbye.Now, seven years later, my memories of the beautiful girl who I considered my first love were destroyed by the disappointment she had become.BrynWhen life took another nosedive from bad to worse, which happened too often, I would tell myself that one day I'd find Rio March. It got me through my darkest times and gave me hope.When my sister had, once again, gotten us forced out of town, by sleeping with the local minister and turning everyone in the community against us, I took the money I had saved from working over-time and I made the decision on where we would move. However, fate was never on my side. Within two weeks of arriving in The Shores, Rio hated me and made sure everyone else in town did too. I couldn't even take my nephew into the candy store.It didn't seem to matter where we moved, this would always be our outcome. Hated, looked down upon, and judged for sins I hadn't committed. But I was done moving. The trashy Wallace girls were in town to stay.

    I've hidden myself away like I was asked, abided by the threats that came my way and kept my mouth shut.I'm done hiding.Returning to my childhood town after so long wasn't an easy decision but I needed to move on from the past, take my life by the horns and make it my own again; scars and all. Yet, moving on isn't so easy when the man who stole your heart as a child turns up at your parents' house and with a shiny, new fiance hanging on his arm.Between balancing the skeletons stashed away in my closet and my forbidden feelings that still lingered for Axel, I was sure my life couldn't possibly get any more overwhelming.That was, until the threats began to pour in again and this time with a very deadly promise attached.*This is an MF romance. There is dark content such as rape and abuse, and fertility/miscarriage scenes.

    Sweeping in like an old-time friend.Aubrielle, “Elle,”Blansett is a survivor. At least, that’s what those who know her say. With nightmares plaguing her—reminding her of who she was and where she belongs—she feels more like a cracked shell she found on the beach outside her beloved Firefly Inn. That is, until she meets her neighbor and the tides change. Finley, “Fin,” Dixon has always prided himself on giving everything he has. Or he did until his girlfriend broke up with him in a strange city during a devastating moment in his life. Moving back home, he stays afloat by taking over his dad’s maintenance business. The moment he lays his eyes on Elle during one of her morning runs on the beach, he sees his future roll in like waves before his eyes. Past and present collide when an unexpected guest arrives at the inn, accompanied by an unforgettable storm that forces Elle to face all the turmoil and guilt she’s carried with her through life. A life destroyed. A life to forgive. Can they withstand the impact of this storm or will they be destroyed by the tempest? FIGHT SONG is a short novel about finding hope, joy, and forgiveness. It is the first book in the Firefly series and can be read as a standalone. Warning: This novel contains scenes describing sexual, child and domestic abuse, and may be a trigger for some.

    

    In small town southeastern Louisiana, his family is known as the lowest of the low, and they say it’s on account of a family curse that’s so ugly, no one would dare speak of it.Then Arizona’s daddy loses his job, and things go from bad to worse. He baits Arizona into a fight, and their brawl results in him and his brothers and sister being split up by Social Services. Arizona is determined to make a better man of himself and take care of his siblings, but he’s up against a world controlled by adults, small town prejudices, and unfathomable family secrets that will change everything he thought he knew about himself.

    With two hungry siblings, an empty fridge, and a violent mother to tip-toe around, Zoe can't slow down enough to catch a breath. When she discovers Mama’s been reading her diary, Zoe realizes she has to stop writing in it. Trouble is, if she stops, Mama’s sure to think she’s hiding something, and will tear through her room like a tornado—again—to find out what. Her solution: write Mama-safe entries in the first diary, while writing her real thoughts in a plain-old composition book.The more entries she makes, the fuzzier the line between safe lies and terrifying truths becomes, and it’s not long before Zoe fears she’s just as unstable as Mama. After all, the apple never falls too far from the tree. If there’s even a shred of truth to her safe journal, then maybe her real journal’s just a hot mess of made-up horrors. When things at home escalate, Zoe must face reality in order to keep herself and siblings safe. But facing reality means taking steps that could shatter her family. Can her friends, Cheryl and Nate, help her understand that love shouldn’t hurt and blood doesn’t make a family?

    As she digs for evidence to clear her name, Polly falls into a sinister web implicating her in a nefarious crime ring being investigated by White House Police. Polly’s life and those of her family are at stake. Narrated by Polly, her self-righteous older sister, Sarah, and Sarah’s well-meaning, but flawed husband Wesley, a Methodist minister, the story follows several twists through the landscape of the rural Midwest.

    Instead of living in the Big Apple with his high school sweetheart and studying architecture, he’s playing a supporting role in her Broadway dreams.When tragedy strikes, he finds himself on the losing ending of a heartless ultimatum. Shoving his life and regrets into a suitcase he returns to Maine, his heartbroken father, and a floundering maintenance business that needs his help.The sight of a stranger running on the beach reignites a fire in Fin that he thought had been left behind with his former life. The more he gets to know the mysterious Elle, the more he wants to earn her trust.Will she let him into her heart or will he be left wanting more just like last time?STAND BY YOU is a short novel about tragedy and love. It is the duet to Fight Song, the first novel in the Firefly Series.𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: This novel talks about childhood sexual abuse and may be a trigger to some.

    

    

    

    My demons, unfortunately, caught up with me. I saw no way out but through death. I was lost and Remy found me. I came to Havensville to hide and found so much more.Who knew I'd find love sitting underneath an oak tree?Will I be able to reclaim my life?Escape from the person who set out to claim and destroy my soul?I've found something worth living for and I want my happily ever after.Miser Crunch is an 18+ Paranormal Romance Novella. Trigger Warning: Contains attempted suicide, sexual assault, mental/physical abuse. This book is a part of The Sandwich Shop series.

    Zephyr Nikolaev needs a heavy BDSM scene to help him blow off steam before his big day. The day he stands at the altar with the man he loves and watches as that man marries his beautiful bride. In order to endure that, he picks up a stunning Dom for the night to help him forget his heartache. Cash Kim had thought he'd found the sub of his dreams until their play session ended with the sub walking out the door without taking his number. Hurt by the rejection, he’s still stewing over it when he shows up at his twin sister’s wedding. And sees that sub standing with his new brother-in-law. There's still a palpable spark between them and Cash is determined to get more time with Zephyr. And maybe once the sub realizes how well they fit as play partners, he'll be ready for more. He has no idea why Zephyr is acting so cagey when he responds so sweetly to his touch. Zephyr can’t deny how much he wants to find someone who treats him the way he’s always dreamed of. The way Cash treats him. Zephyr's bruised heart isn’t ready to move on, even with the Dom who gives him everything he needs. Say Yes, Sir is a BDSM, best friend's brother (in-law) romance with a happily ever after. Triggers: Suicidal ideology, self-harm, picking, mentions of prior self-harm, mentions of abuse by family, on-page abuse by family.

    Textured with mountains―a folkloric goddess-prison, Yushan, mother, men, self―and peppered with shapeshifting creatures, spirits, and gods, the landscape of Jennifer Huang’s poems is at once mystical and fleshy, a “myth a mess of myself.” Sensuously, Huang depicts each of these not as things to claim but as topographies to behold and hold.Here, too, is another kind of mythology. Set to the music of “beating hearts / through objects passed down,” the poems travel through generations―among Taiwan, China, and America―cataloging familial wounds and beloved stories. A grandfather’s smile shining through rain, baby bok choy in a child’s bowl, a slap felt decades later―the result is a map of a present-day life, reflected through the past.Return Flight is a thrumming debut that teaches us how history harrows and heals, often with the same hand; how touch can mean “purple” and “blue” as much as it means intimacy; and how one might find a path toward joy not by leaving the past in the past, but by “[keeping a] hand on these memories, / to feel them to their ends.”

    A series of whispers, theories and rumours…Kenna’s mother Ava was killed in a bushfire not long ago. Now Kenna’s living with her uncle and his young family in the small town where Ava grew up, and she feels like an intruder.Noah’s mother has a mental illness that makes him both carer and jailer—constantly watchful, keeping things on an even keel.One night Kenna sees the general store on fire, and a boy standing watching as it burns. It takes her a while to notice he’s holding a petrol can, but then things move fast. She’s tackled him and run off with his bag before she even knows what’s happened.The bag belongs to Noah, and he really wants it back. Kenna wants something too. To make someone else burn the way her mum did. And there’s something she doesn’t know: how Noah can help her find out the truth about her family.

    No matter how hot and tempting Jesse is, what she really needs is a friend.Singer’s Garage is not only a reliable and honest collision and repair shop, but Jesse is making a name for himself restoring classic vehicles. With a business to run and a brother to get through college, he shouldn’t be dedicating so much time to the woman that keeps crossing his path. Jesse is more than willing to respect the friend boundary, but the more time they spend together the less certain he is of being able to keep his hands to himself.Wrecked is the first standalone interconnected small town, blue collar romance in the Singer’s Garage series. Set in the fictional town of Song, PA, it contains sizzling intimate scenes with a HEA guarantee.

    A careful man, he bides his time until he makes his move, desperate to claim her for his own. When she rejects his carefully planned seduction, she unwittingly unleashes dark passions he has kept hidden from the world. It may take some time until she understands that their two hearts are destined to beat as one. She just needs a firm hand to show her the way. Imprisoned in his secluded cabin, Kelsey has no choice but to become James’ obedient submissive, even as she edges precariously close to the brink of madness. There’s got to be someone out there still searching for her, and it’s that hope that keeps her alive…Previously titled: Claiming KelseyWarning: This Dark Obsessions novel is an edgy, explicit captive tale. Read only if you dare…

    Not the addictions or my career choice, but the man I chose to marry. He wanted men to hurt me so he could ride in on the white horse to rescue me and take me away from the person he commanded to cause me all the pain in the first place. He was no hero. No white knight. Aaron took it too far when he brought a man to our home who looked past the bruises and saw the broken woman beneath them. Ryan was fiercely protective from the moment he laid his eyes on me and received his assignment. His dark confidence was more intoxicating than any drug, and I found myself wanting more of it.Would I be able to find my way out of the hell I was forced to call home? Toxic Love is one of the first stories in Lauren Biel’s “After Dark” novellas. These stories will have more steam or spice in them than her novels.Banned on 'zon due to spiciness. Available on LaurenBiel.com (PayPal only), and on B&N, apple, kobo, etc (for now) books2read.com/Toxic-LoveSIGN UP for early and free access of future novellas: LaurenBiel.comTW: Abuse, dubious consent, sexual content, violence, and substance abuse This contemporary dark romance novella is strongly recommended for adult readers only.

    

    

    Processing all that pain so you can live a full life after is something entirely different. In the shadows of emotional pain, survival can take priority over healing. Lasting reverberations of traumatic experiences can cripple decision-making skills, creep into relationships, and leave scars on the people you love. Peace and empowerment after trauma are possible—when you embrace your pain as part of your story.After her trauma, Poonam Bhuchar reemerged as a healed survivor and reclaimed her power. Part memoir, part self-help revelation, SAFE from the Pain pairs Bhuchar’s inspiring story with the transformational secret of the SAFE Method to guide you through the darkness of your pain and into the light of a prosperous, happy life.You’ll learn:• Four steps of the SAFE Method to stop ignoring pain, work through emotions, and regain control.• The impacts of stress from emotional pain on every aspect of life, including your family, body, and self-worth. • How to overcome your victim mindset and accept responsibility—because ownership leads to action. • Three types of forgiveness for freedom from society’s expectations, cultural beliefs, and your own judgments.• Why embracing your journey is essential to happiness, a bigger life purpose, and alignment with your true self. You can’t move forward if you live in the past. Get SAFE from the Pain to transcend the darkness of pain and illuminate your way to the beautiful life waiting on the other side.

    TiberiusI don't like Christmas, so I don't celebrate it.When a trouble-making brunette comes crashing into my world, bringing Christmas cheer in a delectable package, I turn her away.The thing is I want her and all that cheery stuff, but my past only serves to put her in danger.Will I get my miracle or will my dark world ruin stuff between us?

    Perfect crime: From writing crime to being part of one, an author discovers what it takes to commit the perfect crime.Demons: A witness to a crime flees the scene, only to be forced to confront her personal demons.Whose life is it anyway?: A lawyer sets out to discover who's been poisoning her.Of closets and skeletons: A coming-of-age story that quickly takes a sinister turn.Poison pill: A hostile takeover is the least of the problems facing this family-run pharma business. … and other stories.Dive into the twisted minds of some of the most compelling characters that fiction has to offer in these quirky mysteries.

    He shows that the mass detention of over one million Uyghurs in “reeducation camps” is part of processes of resource extraction in Uyghur lands that have led to what he calls terror capitalism—a configuration of ethnoracialization, surveillance, and mass detention that in this case promotes settler colonialism. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in the regional capital Ürümchi, Byler shows how media infrastructures, the state’s enforcement of “Chinese” cultural values, and the influx of Han Chinese settlers contribute to Uyghur dispossession and their expulsion from the city. He particularly attends to the experiences of young Uyghur men—who are the primary target of state violence—and how they develop masculinities and homosocial friendships to protect themselves against gendered, ethnoracial, and economic violence. By tracing the political and economic stakes of Uyghur colonization, Byler demonstrates that state-directed capitalist dispossession is coconstructed with a colonial relation of domination.

    Workman!“I love my Da.”Raised to a life of crime, Sandy is a teenage prostitute, junkie, and con artist. She always joked that her Da taught her a trade, that it hadn’t hurt her to be brought up like she was.But things keep getting more complicated, more dangerous, and Sandy doesn’t want to admit even to herself that she longs for an honest, normal life.Even when she tries to change, things don’t go smoothly. Sandy’s past keeps interfering with her new relationships. In the end, if she and her family don’t pull together, Sandy will not be able to escape yet another ghost of her past. Do they have what it takes for her to change her life completely?By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016, Sandy’s hope for a better life will touch your heart and keep you rooting for her right to the end.If you enjoy gritty contemporary young adult books like those by John Green and Stephen Chbosky, give P.D. Workman’s Breaking the Pattern series a try.Start your journey with Sandy today!