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Crowned Crows of Thorne Point
Veronica Eden - 2021
My hope is cracking and Iโm running out of options.But thereโs a rumor on campus.And Iโm desperate enough to seek out the Crows as my last resort.Wren Thorneโs reputation precedes him, but I wonโt take no for an answer.๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏThe night belongs to us.We run this town.Wear the rumors like crowns.But after losing the most important thing, my brothers are all I have left.Our bond runs deeper than blood.When Rowan comes looking for our help, I do one thing I shouldnโt: ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด.She asked for monsters? Iโll show her one.Crowned Crows of Thorne Point is a dark new adult enemies to lovers college romantic suspense intended for mature readers. This book is the first in the Crowned Crows series following a gritty brotherhood of antihero bad boys and the feisty heroines that capture their hearts. The plot continues across the next novels and each book in the series should be read in order. If youโre not a fan of morally bankrupt book boyfriends, steer clear. This mature new adult romance contains dubious situations, crude language, and intense sexual/violent content that some readers might find triggering or offensive. Please proceed with caution.
A Life of Shadows
Kristen Banet - 2018
She's become a master at doing awful things with good intentions, terrible things for the sake of those who need her. She's long given up on being the hero, trying to find peace in no longer being the villain. When her past comes back and she finds herself caught by the International Magi Police Organization, she'll have to revisit her own personal hells and finally confront the very monster that made her what she is. The very monster that has already killed her once before. Will the โdeadโ Magi assassin Shadow finally come out of the dark to begin a fight for a redemption she doesn't believe she deserves? Or will her nightmares drag her back into the shadows that have defined her life? *This is an Urban Fantasy reverse harem series of full length novels where the leading lady doesnโt have to choose from her romantic interests. This series will have M/M content. These books are rated for mature audiences, 18+ due to violence, language, and sexual themes. This series deals with several triggering topics including, but not limited to, suicide, child abuse, rape, and PTSD.*
Masks & Mayhem: The Hannover Heathens Book 1
Lauren Ellis - 2021
I mean, I get good grades, and Iโve never been arrested, but itโs not for lack of a little law-breaking. I donโt have the time or luxury of a moral compass--not when I have someone counting on me. So, Iโve been keeping my head down, getting everything ready for us to flee this place as soon as I turn eighteen. But the past has a way of catching up to us. And mine drags me kicking and screaming into the dark world of the Hannover Heathens, the gang that rules this city and everyone in it. While they debate whether to use me or kill me, Iโm assigned some semi-psychotic, heavily tattooed babysitters to watch my every move. They think theyโve got my secrets all figured out, that Iโm just some innocent, naรฏve girl who stumbled into the underbelly of this city.But Iโm familiar with their dark world, and itโs not a scary place for the reasons they think. Itโs scary because this kind of darkness fits me all-too-well. But if itโs one thing Iโm counting on, it's being the kind of girl they underestimate. So, go ahead, boys--wear your masks. You havenโt realized just yet, but Iโm wearing one too. **Warning: This is a SLOW-BURN RH/#whychooseromance, meaning the FMC will date more than one guy and won't have to choose between them. This series contains potentially triggering content, including but not limited to: sexual scenes, dark themes, love of the 'f' word & other foul language, gang violence, torture, and abuse. Even though this is a high school setting, this is recommended for readers 18+ and is considered NA romance. This will end in a cliffhanger, BUT this is only book one and there will be a HEA (eventually).
Creole Kingpin
Meghan March - 2020
Thatโs exactly what I am, but I canโt stay away from Magnolia Marie Maison for one more day, let alone another year.Weโve already got fifteen of those between us.As it stands, sheโll want to kill me as soon as she lays eyes on me. And knowing her, sheโs completely up to the task.But Iโm a man on a mission, and Iโve got everything riding on this.So, here I come, Magnolia. This ghost is ready for whatever you got.After all, thereโs only one way I want this to endโโtil death do us part.
Heartbreak Me
T.L. Smith - 2020
That was how I met Atlas Hyde. A man known by many names and admired by all. But most didnโt know he was ruthless, conniving, and always got what he wanted. No matter the cost. I was a good girl.Never in trouble with the law.Never took drugs. Always did precisely what was expected of me. Even with his hand around my throat and words that cut sharper than knives, I couldnโt help but wonder what happened to this beautiful man to make him that way. That wonder disappeared when he threatened to kill my sister if I didnโt follow his dark demands. The good girl I once knew had now been buried alive beneath this game of hatred and lust. And I had a feeling Atlas Hyde never lost.
Secrets
Aleatha Romig - 2018
Web of Sin is a dangerous, gritty romance, complete with an all-new alpha anti-hero who will haunt your dreams and your fantasies. โHave you been Aleathaโd?โSECRETS is book one of Sterling and Araneaeโs story, Web of Sin. Their story continues in LIES and concludes in PROMISES.
The Tracker Hive Academy: Year One
Avery Song - 2019
I've endured being the bad gal in the room. Iโve taken a lot of lifeโs punches on the chin. But never did I expect to be forced to attend an academy full of power-hungry delinquents. Born with powers far too great to control, I ended up homeless at eight years old. With my family gone, I lived on the streets, learning quickly that the world was just as cold as my beating heart. Because I carry all eight magic elements, enemies sought me out from every dark corner. Luckily, I was saved and taken in by Alaric Masters, headmaster of Tracker Hive Academy. My name is Jade Storm, and Iโm the youngest recruit to become a Tracker. Now that I'm eighteen, Alaric is insisting that I attend the academy. Iโll do it, but on my own terms. My only goal is to learn just how powerful I am and breeze through the next four years. I have no interest in joining any cliques, and Iโm not here to make friends. If thereโs one thing life has taught me, itโs that I work best alone. However, the Troubled Four โ Zeke, Zion, Zackery, and Zeus โ have other plans. Quadruplets who together carry all eight elements, the boys are desperate to make me submit to their trickery. Theyโre stupid to think Iโll play by anyone's rules but my own. I can handle whatever threats, traps, bullying, and schemes are thrown my way, because I'm not here to be a good student. I'm here to keep my secret safe from those who will do everything to see me perish. Game on. This is an 18+ Academy Romance.
Slashes in the Snow
M. Never - 2019
Away from our MC club, all his responsibilities, and me. We havenโt spoken since the day he handed me the keys to the kingdom. Shoved them down my throat was more like it. I hate him, and the new family heโs playing house with. He left his entire life behind for a woman he barely knows. But Iโm strong, resilient, and donโt need a damn soul to survive. At least, thatโs what I thought...until she walked into my bar. Kira Someone is watching me. I can feel it. I wake up in the middle of the night freaked out of my mind, paranoid a stranger is there. My skin prickles every time I leave my house, because I know someone is following me. Iโm afraid. Alone. And thereโs only one person left to turn to. The stepbrother I never met. The man my stepfather speaks so highly about, but never sees. Heโs the president of a notorious motorcycle club, and exactly the kind of person I need to protect me. Little did I know, Ky Parish, freakinโ hates my guts. Slashes in the Snow is an enemies to lovers, stepbrother romance, romantic suspense (emphasis on romance) with dark elements. Reader discretion is advised.
The Raven Four
Jessica Sorensen - 2019
Theyโre the most powerful and dangerous guys in town. Everyone respects them. Everyone fears them. No one ever challenges them until me. But I have nothing to lose and nothing to fear but myself. So they give me a choice. Learn to fear them, or theyโll make sure I do. But they werenโt expecting me to be so stubborn. And after a dangerous challenge, The Raven Three become The Raven Four. There are rules that everyone has to obey, the most important one being we all have to stay friends. But none of us have ever been good at following rules. **Recommended for mature readers due to language and sexual content.**
Elemental Fae Academy
Lexi C. Foss - 2019
Now I've been dragged to the Elemental Fae Academy to control the powers I unlocked that night.So kissing? Yeah, that won't happen again. Nope.Lesson learned.Except, I kind of kissed Titus, too. And well, now, I'm in a world of trouble. I keep burning things down, flooding dorms, and I've attracted the campus mean girl brigade.This Fae Realm is a nightmare come to life. Truly.But there are dreams here, too.Sexy ones.And they're in the form of five Elemental Fae mentors. They're supposed to help me control my powers, but who's going to keep the elements from controlling me?Note: This is a medium burn reverse harem paranormal romance, and book one of the Elemental Fae Academy trilogy.
Bully King
J.A. Huss - 2020
And the secret society that meets deep in the woods is even more exclusive. Only a select few will get in during the summer rush--and Cadee Hunter wants to be one of them. Too bad it's Cooper Valcourt's mission to make sure she fails.
Bully boys.Arrogant tyrants.Blue-blood bastards.Call them whatever you want.Around here, we just call them Kings.Fancy boats.Lakeside mansions.Luxe watches and bespoke suits.The Kings of High Court College act like Gods.And Cooper Valcourt is the worst of them.He is the bully king.His family owns everything.And his mission is to put me in my place and send me packing.But Cooper and I have a history filled with secrets.And everyone knows that power doesnโt come from having money.It comes from holding secrets.And Iโm holding one of his.A very dark secret that can bring him to his knees.*****
Bully King is new-adult, dark, bully romance from New York Times bestselling author JA Huss featuring boys with power and girls at their mercy. Itโs a campus shrouded in lies and a summer rush into an elite society that can propel a poor girl straight into the ruling class.Ifโฆ sheโs willing to pay the price.
Marked By Power
Cece Rose - 2017
But nothing goes as planned when she attends the marking ceremony and all twelve marks appear. Kenzie lives in a world where being marked with six powers is normal, being marked with seven or more is rare. But being marked with twelve? Well, thatโs unheard of. With learning about her new powers, the last thing Kenzie needs to worry about is falling for her hot teacher. Not to mention the unneeded distractions of the sexy twins, the jerk in all her classes, and her older brotherโs best friend who finally seems to notice her. Romance and marked powers are never a good mix, not when there are people who desire her for more than her heart. Kenzie may not know, understand or want her twelfth power, but someone does. This is a reverse-harem series.
Menace
J.M. Darhower - 2017
So fucking bored. Most people either annoy him or avoid him, afraid to face him. Figuratively. Literally. With his face partially disfigured, scarred, he looks every bit the monster the stories make him out to be: the notorious menace they call Scar. They say he's a sociopath. Maybe he's a psychopath. Whatever path he's on, people tend to stay far away from it.Until one day, a young woman bumps right into him--a woman just as fed up with life, but for much different reasons. With a Scarlet Letter inked on her wrist and secrets buried deep in her soul, Morgan Myers is running from something... or maybe somebody. Lorenzo isn't quite sure.You can bet your ass he's going to figure it out, though.
Void
Raven Kennedy - 2019
Iโm a Void, a rare supernatural capable of absorbing powers at the brush of my skin. Feared. Hated. Untouchable. Thibault Academy is full of supernaturals that want me dead, and the most powerful of them, the Paragons, will stop at nothing to ensure I go back to the hell I came from. Theyโre cruel, heartless, and have created an unlikely alliance to take me down. If I want to learn how to control the nothingness, Iโll have to survive them. I was born of the void, but Iโll die from the power. This is a reverse harem bully romance.
A Vow Of Hate
Lylah James - 2021
We were poison together and there was no antidote.Our story began like any other fairy tale ended.With a beautiful wedding.One kiss.Two rings.Three vows.Killian Spencer became my lawfully wedded husband and I, his dutiful wife.But he was no Prince Charming. He didnโt come to save meโฆ and he vowed there would be no happily ever after.And me?Just like the legends I'd read as a little girl, I always thought Iโd be the princess in my fairy tale.Well, I was the villain of our love story.โTill death do us partโฆโ