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Brutal Winter by Quirah Casey


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Dynasty


Sheridan Anne - 2021
    Fearless. Destructive. They’re everything a girl shouldn’t want. Too bad this foster girl never had a daddy to chase away the monsters because I’m a sucker for a bad boy … or four. Carver, King, Cruz, and Grayson—the Kings of Ravenwood Heights. When I was forced to come here, I was expecting just another run-down town to add to the ever-growing list of unwanted homes. What I wasn’t expecting was them. They’re dangerous and they're keeping one hell of a secret—a secret that's going to change it all.Boys of Winter is a Dark, Enemies to Lovers, Reverse Harem Romance. It contains explicit sexual content, detailed violence, and coarse language.

Shadowed Heart


Candace Wondrak - 2021
    Payback. Chaos. If you’re looking for a story about unicorns and rainbows, this ain’t it. Now, if you’re in the mood for something a little psychotic and a whole lot crazy, then you’re in the right place. I’m Lola Harding. My parents used to call me their angel, but they’re dead now. For the last few years, I’ve made a name for myself—the Night Slayer. I stalk the clubs and make sure anyone with greedy hands and stupid ideas is permanently taken off the streets. One night I happen to kill the son of a crime lord, and then everything changes. They’re going to kill me, I know, but until they do, I’m to be their pet, wear their leash, and do whatever they say. The Lucianos are a family full of psychos and hatred… and I just might fit in better than I ever did anywhere else. And as a bonus? The other sons are the handsome and dangerous type, and even though they despise me for what I did to their brother, even though there might not be any light left for me at the end of this tunnel… I plan to enjoy the ride. Buckle up, b*tches, because it’s about to get wild. **Shadowed Heart is the first in a planned trilogy. It is an RH/Why Choose series, meaning there are multiple love interests, steamy scenes, and some things you might find triggering: violence, mentions of abuse, etc.**

The Pact


Melissa Adams - 2021
    Four devastatingly handsome windsurfing champions. And the game that changed their lives forever. Back in school Ausra acted the good girl, with her conservative clothes and her head always down. Everyone laughed at her, even the four popular brothers. She hated them for it. But high school is over, and when they meet again, a lot of things have changed, including Asura. The brothers hardly recognize her. Yet, the brothers still love a challenge and whoever she is, she’s perfect for their game. The rules are simple: their plaything needs to know what she’s in for and needs to agree to play. Will this transformed preacher’s daughter be up for it? And what happens when more than bodies are in play?Do Ausra and the 4 beach gods stand a chance at love or will the reach of her father and his cult taint and destroy everything?*This is a dark why choose romance where the heroine doesn’t have to choose between different love interests.It contains sexual situations, mild violence and drug misuse, therefore it’s advised for readers 18+This book is part of a series and ends in a cliffhanger.

Sordid


Nikki Sloane - 2016
    He seemed exactly like me. Intelligent. Focused. Serious. But he’s not the man I imagined. His reality is cruel and dark. He traps me in his web, his power twisting tighter the more I struggle, until it’s hopeless. I can’t break free. As he drags me unwillingly into his filthy world, I can’t ignore the terrifying idea circling my mind. What if I belong here with him?

Rising


Jessica Ruben - 2018
    Anonymity is key in my neighborhood—particularly as a lone female walking at night. All I want is to leave my crime-ridden shadow of a home in New York City. I’ve done everything I can to keep my head down and focus on my studies. College is my only goal; love has never been on the map… That is, until my sister brings me to an underground fight, where I meet a gorgeous and mysterious man: Vincent. He is the ghost in my shadows, showing up to feed me pieces of his upper-crust life, then evaporating into darkness until his next visit. I’m falling hard and fast. How can I trust him amidst the depth of his secrets? Vincent may be even more dangerous than the dark world I’m trying to escape.

The Death Club


Caroline Peckham - 2021
    Carnage. Killing.The three Cs that make my life complete.I know killing technically doesn’t start with a C – but wouldn’t life be better if it did? Just like it would be better if the Devil was my boyfriend, Santa wasn’t a d*ck and I didn’t live under a bridge.I wished for my life to improve, but it didn’t. I was kidnapped, sold, sold again, stuck in a death game, sold AGAIN and now I’m living in a serial killer’s basement.Oh and there’s another dude down here who lives in a cage and doesn’t talk. I call him Dead Man on account of his soulless eyes. He either wants to kiss me or choke me out. I can’t decide which I want most.Anyways, my hot, tattooed, muscular insane Irish captor thinks I might make a good hit woman once he trains me up. Which is a freaking insult by the way as I’m already the best killer in town. Ask anyone. Except the cops. Don’t ask them or they’ll send me back to that creepy asylum where they gave me the crazy pills. But shh, that’s a secret. Want to know another one? I quite like it here. Every day is anarchy and that’s my favourite flavour.So I think I’m gonna join The Death Club and let my freak flag fly.This is a brand new dark menage series set in the same world as the Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep series with character crossover. Each series can be read independent of each other and the lead female character will end up with more than one love interest.

Watch Me Fall


K.C. Kean - 2022
    I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them. I cherished my past, and the memories I shared with these guys until I was whipped away in the dead of night, and now they hate me for it. Jagger. Jameson. Leo. Ezra. They might be trouble, but I’m still the reckless, outspoken girl I’ve always been. I was made for them, but they’ve forgotten that fact. It’s like our history never happened. Things have changed, and they’re keeping secrets. I’ll find out what’s going on, whether they like it or not. I’m Luella Carter, and Emerson U is mine.Watch Me Fall is book in the Emerson U series, which is an MM RH romance with steamy scenes and violence. Which means it is suitable for those aged over 17.

Hateful Lies


Nora Cobb - 2021
    And I’ll have to play by their rules.They want to destroy me.But I won’t make it easy.And when I’m done, I’ll make them understand:I’m not in here with them.They’re in here with me.Hateful Lies is the 1st book of the 4-book Stonehaven Academy series. It is meant to be read as part of a series, not a standalone, and contains a cliffhanger. A dark high school RH bully romance that contains triggers for sensitive readers.

Lure


C.M. Stunich - 2017
    They play with the dark strings of my heart, lure me into temptation. As the daughter of crime kingpin, Carlo Costello, I have responsibilities. First, ferret out the traitors. Next, bring four legendary New York City families together. I feel like a pawn on the board, a piece lost in a dirty game of violence, sex, and corruption. But I'm done with being the pawn; I want to be queen. And I'll have three kings to reign beside me. That is, if the sex and the seduction doesn't kill me first. One of my lovers is a traitor. My heart doesn't care. But the families will. ***LURE (MAFIA QUEEN #1) is a 25,000 word reverse harem (one woman, three hot mafia men) romance novel that will be released like TV episodes in a miniseries format. Every three weeks a new 20,000-30,0000 word part of the story will be released for 99 cents. This book contains graphic group sex, violent action scenes, intrigue, one strong heroine, and her three dark-hearted lovers. This is part 1 of 5--the end of the 5 story ARC will complete the series.

The Bratva's Baby


Jane Henry - 2019
    My orders are simple.Capture her.Marry her.Take her inheritance.Get rid of her.The bookish little recluse is worth more than she knows.She's an unassuming librarian.I'm the brigadier of the Russian Bratva.She has no friends.I command a small army.She's a modest virgin.And now she's mine.

7th Circle


Tate James - 2021
    The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of those members loyal to my father were spared mercy. Not a single one. I let the media twist and distort the story. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves in spreading false news, in covering our tracks. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct. But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. We changed, we grew, we evolved and came out stronger than ever. Now, I live, eat, sleep and breathe Timberwolves. I’ll do anything to keep my empire safe and thriving. To keep the people depending on me safe. So, what do I do, when it’s my own weakness that places us all in danger? When I let sex cloud my judgment, and my people pay the price? Simple. Kill the distractions. I’m called Hades for a reason, after all.

Axl (Salvant Brothers #1)


Sonja B. - 2020
    My face is the last thing my targets see before I snatch their souls from their bodies. I gain strength from their fear and pleasure from their screams. Just hearing my name will make a mother fucker think twice about crossing me. In my line of business there is no weakness and there’s definitely no room for love. At least that’s what I used to think until her little feisty ass came back into my life. She came in like a wrecking ball and bringing all kinds of havoc with her. Now someone has the audacity to think they can take her from me. Fuck no. Her mind, body and soul belong to me. I am the Snatcher of Souls and I will snatch life from anyone who tries get in between me and my queen even if that means burying the man who made me.This is not a Paranormal!

Lords of Pain


Angel Lawson - 2021
    In high school, they knew my secrets and I knew theirs. They had power and I had nothing. The night everything fell apart, my stepbrother allowed his two best friends to take their rage out on me while he watched. While they laughed.But what happened that night wasn’t my biggest secret. So I ran, planning on never coming back.Three years later I’m standing on their doorstep like a stray. They’re more powerful than ever now, having risen to the rank of Lords at Forsyth University. But I’m still on the run and there's another monster chasing me down.What could bring me back into their lives, their homes, and ultimately, their beds?Fear.Shame.Desperation.Killian, Rath, and Tristian aren’t the only ones who want me. There’s someone far more dangerous out there who's been stalking me since I left town the first time. Someone who makes the evil I know feel less dangerous than the evil I don’t.But being their Lady is more than just fancy clothes and reputation.I might be under their protection, but I’m also at their mercy.And there's nothing a Lord loves more than taking control.

The Devil's Game


K.B. Saint - 2020
    One wrong move decided her fate and now she’s stuck playing The Devil’s Game.

Hidden Secrets


Alisha Williams - 2022
    They don't know what really happened. They didn't ask, so I didn't explain.Four years ago, my whole life changed in one night.I lost the loves of my life, and I suffered through something no one ever should.Returning to my hometown with a little piece of them, I’m not surprised when they aren’t thrilled to see me again.I came back to Silver Valley University to better my future. To take back the education I should have had beforeBut they are here, The Silver KnightsBrody, Jax and Chase the cocky football jocks and Lady Rain, the head cheerleader.They want me gone, still holding something against me that they never fully understood. And now they’re willing to do anything to make me leave.Thankfully my sexy neighbor is my saving grace in the hell they make for me.I won't explain that night to them. I shouldn't have to.If they think I'll just bow down like everyone else does, they have another thing coming.Secrets eventually surface, bringing the truth to light.Will the Knights take a knee when all is revealed?Or is it too little too late?Silver Valley University is a college bully Reverse Harem. This book may have some darker themes. Please be advised that sexual assault is a big topic in this story. Graphic sex. Swearing. Age gap.