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Shattered Princess
Amber Vant - 2022
The elites run this town, but they aren’t ready for a girl like me.Especially the boys who made it known from the beginning I wasn’t wanted here that one summer I stayed with my father. I hadn’t belonged—I knew that—but now I was coming back. Forced into the one place I despised after my addict mother unexpectedly dies. Only months before my eighteenth birthday.The worst of them all is my half-brother’s best friend. The leader of the group. The oppressor, my enemy. Those hate-fueled cerulean eyes still haunt me in my dreams. He thinks he can break me, but what he doesn’t know is I’ve already been shattered.I hope they’re ready because I wasn’t the obedient, delicate person they remembered. It’s my turn to watch them simmer. Welcome to the world of the hellhounds.You’ll hate it here.SHATTERED PRINCESS is a full-length new adult high school enemies-to-lovers novel. It is the first book in the Hardin Hellhounds Series and does end in a cliffhanger.
Rich Prick: A Shy Girl Bad Boy Sports Romance
Tijan - 2020
I guess that's what happens when you're a prick, rich, and you're best friends with the ruling school's king. Also didn't hurt he's drop dead gorgeous. That's all fine. I mean, I have nothing to do with them. I'm a loner, invisible, and that's how I wanted it to be. I was even proud of it, until I wasn't. Until I saw a girl kneel before him.Until I couldn't look away.Until he caught me watching. His name is Blaise Devroe. My name is Aspen Monson. He only knew how to get, command, and demand attention. I knew how to do everything but that. And this is our story. *Rich Prick is a full 100k standalone.
Bully
Ellie Meadows - 2020
Everywhere you go, you’ll see their name. Castleton Motor Sports. Castleton’s Steakhouse. Castleton Golf Resort and Spa. Castleton… High School. The Castletons think money buys everything, including people. And Drake Castleton is the worst of the bunch—self-proclaimed King of the School. Too cool for the football team. Too sexy for academics. Too dangerous to fall in love with. I’m new in town, and I’ve been warned about the Castleton Family. I’ve been warned about Drake. He’ll charm your pants off, girl. He’ll take you for a ride, leave you wanting more, and move on to the next girl. He’s a user. He’s just like his father. He’s a bully. I know all this. And I’m not a stupid girl. I don't fall for bad boys. But the minute Drake Castleton notices me, I’m a goner. Of course, I won't let him know that... *** All the girls in River Valley are the same. I’ve dated most of them. Used many of them. Pissed off my family with a few of them. The new girl isn’t what I’d call pretty. Mouse brown hair. Giant ridiculous eyes. Permanently-pouting lips… I want her the second I see her. The only problem is: she’s already been warned about me. But I’m the King of Castleton High, and I get what I want. One brat of a girl with a sharp tongue? Easy conquest. **contains consensual sex, underage drinking/smoking, and various scenes some readers might find inappropriate** Recommended for 17+, mature readers.
Runaways
Nicole Dykes - 2021
. .You’ve heard about kids running away, but do we ever truly know why they run?Rae and Law had no choice. Forced to run when life let them down, when it was either leave or be subjected to an unimaginable fate.Can they survive?Two young people, completely alone on the streets with nothing but each other.This is their story.Can love win? Or will the big, bad world be even more cruel than what they had to face in their small hometown?For Raelynn Sanders and Lawson Davis, anything is possible as long as they have each other.Trigger Warning: this book deals with sensitive topics such as verbal and physical assault/intimidation. There is no rape, but some uncomfortable situations are mentioned and occur on page.
Lies
A.L. Woods - 2022
Woods brings you an angsty second-chance married couple romance... DougieRich girl, poor boy. It was the oldest story.Yet it was ours. I knew Penelope was different the moment I laid eyes on her.But all she wanted was to be friends-with-benefits.My best friend told me not to f*ck the new girl. He didn’t say anything about marrying her.Or what might happen if we broke our vows. PenelopeI was the rebellious trust fund baby.The one who threw the finger to her parents.I designed a life I loved.No rules, no expectations.Something easy. Dougie didn’t want easy, he wanted commitment. Babies, marriage, the postcard perfect house in the ‘burbs. The life. It was all ours.Until it wasn’t. All we had now were lies and betrayal. Lies that might just cost us everything.
Fear None
Amarie Avant - 2022
. .TATUMI lived by my father’s motto until River entered the MMA cage, River’s brown eyes reflected mystery, and his soul held darkness.Off-limits to a good girl like me.One day, the demons that haunted River swallowed him whole. Forever passed away yet I failed at forgetting the beast who showed me a tender side of him.Now, I’m the law. A cop.River’s as gorgeous as sin. An ex-convict.And I’m the reason he was tossed in the slammer.RIVERCoach treated me better than any blood of mine. I stabbed him in the back.This time I’ll twist the knife, steal his most prized possession: his daughter, my everything.Tatum’s innocence was created for my corruption. Prison sharpened the monster she couldn’t save.She can take down any enemy.But her biggest opponent has a claim to her heart.I’ve loved that girl for the better part of my life. Only one of us stopped loving the other. And it wasn’t me.Trigger warning: this story has some dark elements and graphic language, steamy scenes, and twisted situations.
Cruel Lies
Faith Summers - 2021
It contains dubious and other triggering situations that some readers might find offensive or be sensitive to. Please don't read if any of that bothers you.The Cruel Secrets Duet is set in the Raventhorn world.
Something About You
J. Nathan - 2021
KasonI’m what you call a god, a superstar, a winner.I’m good at everything I do and I know exactly how to get what I want.Being a professional snowboarder is my purpose in life.I’m only at Cranmore University to appease my parents.But, if I want to graduate, I need to pass physics.And, since failing is not an option,Blackmailing a nerd who hates me is my last resort.ShayI’m what some call a geek, a nerd, a loser.And I don’t care.I know who I am.I know where I come from.And I know exactly where I’m going.That’s why I’m at Cranmore University.To get my degree and begin my life.But that plan gets quickly derailedThanks to an unbecoming videoA blackmailing snowboarderAnd his ex who’s hell bent on making my life miserable.They say everyone comes into your life for a reason.What happens when that person is the opposite of what you want...but exactly what you need?
Savage Love
Nichole Greene - 2021
Every plan. Every time. This girl is going to be the death of me. Or herself. Maybe we’ll go down in flames together.Elle isn’t the prize. She’s the penance.My first year of college should be amazing; freedom on a level I’ve never experienced. But one night of vengeance has led me to a prison sentence with a stern and sexy Russian mobster as my babysitter. He’s my ever-present shadow, and I vow to become his living nightmare. A car won’t be the only thing I set on fire.
The Boy on the Bridge
Sam Mariano - 2021
I saw someone hurting and wanted to help. I saw someone possibly in danger and wanted to make sure he was safe.There’s nothing safe about Hunter Maxwell, though. I thought there might be. I fell under his spell. Whatever the world saw when they looked at him, it wasn’t what he showed me. The bond we formed was real. I know it was real. But with Hunter, when the tides turn, you’d better hope you’re safely on the shore and out of his reach.I thought I was a strong enough swimmer to keep my head above water. I thought if it came down to it, I could resist his pull.I didn’t know, but now I do.Once Hunter sets his sights on you, there’s no such thing as out of his reach. Whether it’s today, tomorrow, or five years from now, he’s coming for me—and when he does, he won’t stop until he’s destroyed me.***The Boy on the Bridge contains mature, adult content and is only recommended for adult readers.
Beautiful Hell (Trinity High #2)
Savannah Rose - 2019
Forced to fear love. Forced to make me enemy number one. It’s not like my tale is any different. Our families spent their lives trying to remake Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We were pitted against each other from birth. We were taught just how to throw punches and where to land them for ultimate effect. I’d always been a fast learner. Never been weak. Never had to pick myself up from ground zero, but somehow, someway, I found myself there. Right at the bottom, struggling for air, uncertain of whether or not I wanted that last breath. Until he showed up. Until he reached out a hand that I was sworn against taking. I couldn’t have the enemy save me. And I sure as rain couldn’t fall for a man I’d spent my entire life hating. But I did. I fell fast and I fell hard and I learned that no matter how good I was at taking punches, I didn’t have a clue how crippling it was to take a punch to the heart.
Fever
Autumn Archer - 2021
She’s a threat to his kingdom, and a new obsession.I took a flight to Rio for an adventure in the rainforest. A lifelong dream for a single twenty-three-year-old ecologist. A week later, and I’m a prisoner in the jungle. Held hostage by a fever and the most attractive devil I’ve ever seen. In the delirium, he’s my savior. But in the humid shade of swaying palms, he’s a villainous bully. The rugged man with sun-kissed muscles and wicked green eyes doesn’t flinch when he tells me I belong to him now. Unfortunately for me, I owe him a debt for saving my life.Unlucky for him, our live wire connection surpasses his control.I’ll never give in to him. Not even when my skin catches fire under his commanding touch, or my heart explodes when I pinpoint his zealous gaze through the glass windows of my cabin. He is my enemy. And I am his. Earning his trust will ensure my survival. Getting closer to Dante Valez will teach me who the man was before the world ruined him. But like any woman held captive, eventually I’ll snip the thin thread that bonds us. Give in to passion or become a traitor?
Dark Redeemer: A Dark Mafia Romance (Dark Ever After Book 1)
Raven Scott - 2021
Deceive Me
Vi Carter - 2022
He wants me.I’m not sure I’ll survive the man he has become. His demons threaten to destroy us both.***Part One of the Broken People Duet***
The Vampire's Captive (The Immortal Viking, #1)
Sofia Storm - 2022
Her master's cruelty is as inevitable as her fate, leaving her with nothing but impossible dreams of freedom.Until the night a strange, ancient vampire kidnaps her and changes everything she knows about what it means to serve one master and one master only...A Viking takes what he wants. And every vampire wants a taste of Bjorn's new prize.Falling for a blood-slave almost ruined him once already, and Bjorn Elding doesn't make the same mistake twice. But after stumbling upon a blood-slave like Arietta turns his immortal world upside down, he just can't help himself.Fully claiming the young woman as his own is a dangerous game. But the damage is already done, and with a continent of vengeful vampires on his heels, Bjorn must now gain her submission to protect that which does not belong to him......and hope her unbreakable spirit doesn't get them both killed in the process.Fans of JR Ward, Charlaine Harris, and Anne Rice will love Sofia Storm's scorching-hot dark paranormal vampire romance.Scroll up and one-click to start reading The Vampire's Captive, Book One in the Immortal Viking Series inspired by the hit television shows Vikings and True Blood!*The Vampire's Captive is a 120,000 word slow burn enemies to lovers paranormal romance novel.*