Young and inexperienced, she couldn’t discern the danger lurking behind the beautiful stranger’s dark seductive eyes. Now a grown woman, she knew every single one of his tricks.For years, she hoped to be free from Alessandro Damiani’s clutches, and when the chance arose, she didn’t hesitate to take it. But when all of her plans fall through and her abusive husband is once again the charming stranger who swept her off her feet at only seventeen, what is Olivia to do?Destroyed once already, she refuses to let Alessandro do it again, but she can’t deny that her husband’s unwanted antics trap her in a dangerous battle between her cautious mind and her reckless heart.WARNING: This is not your typical "hearts and flowers" romance story. It will contain strong language, disturbing situations and in some parts sexual content. Please don't read this if you are under the age of 18, or find such things disturbing!

    Hired to rid the threat she caused to The Ruin.Little did I know the only threat she caused was to me. I want her.You can fall in the love with The Ruin, but you won’t survive it. I was young, charmed by the monster who was my husband.But things soon turned dangerous inside my home, and I was made to be the enemy for his cowardice. I wanted to run, but he ensured I couldn’t escape the world he ran. Instead, he wants to end me. Take my breath from my body. Only problem—I didn’t know when the enemy was coming. Then he took me.

    He didn’t give an inch, much displeasure to the Italian family. He didn’t care if you were Russian, American, or Italian, if you were loyal to him above all else, then that is what matters. Its rumored he lights people on fire, he breaks their bones, he eats children for breakfast. She is running from something she doesn’t even know about. Fate plays its hand one day while she is laying in an alley, beaten, and bruised. She sees his car, sees his money, her needs overtake her brain. Her spirit, her courage, her tenacity all matches her red hair. She calls to him with a Siren’s Song. Will her willingness to accept him for the man he is and not his money, prove to him that her love is enough? Or will he let her walk away, forever? Or will he realize he was wrong, before it’s too late?

    His gaze steals my breath.Even if my heart thinks this could work, my brain knows better.We say “I do” with his brother’s blood on our clothes,and the bars of my gilded cage slam closed.Our wedding vows are forever – ’til death do us part.But with enemies closing in from all sides, death might be closer than we think.Please note: this book contains dark content that some readers may find distressing.

    He was holding the proof right before my eyes, and my stomach lurched sickeningly. "Seems like you had too much to drink last night," he remarked in that condescending tone he always used with me. I looked up at him as he stood watching me from the doorway with his attitude of superiority. In that moment of weakness, I actually tried to plead with him. "Please. I've never done anything to you." "Begging me on your knees. That's a good start." Dread turned my clammy skin cold. Mason Sumner hated my guts, and he would have no compassion for me. This was bad. This was really, really bad. Not intended for younger teens due to adult content.

    College was never in my cards. Jobs will never come easy to find. There is no Prince Charming itching to rescue me. I’m completely alone, destitute and destined to struggle until the end of my days. Destined to be sucked into a world of debt because as much as I’m pushing away the only option that sits in front of me, it’s truly the only one I have: Nikolai is my only hope. Problem is, he's a dangerous Russian with a questionable past, and I find out soon enough just how far I must go to **earn** his help. **Recommended for mature readers. Mild violence, sexual situations, and strong language**

    A place for the elite. The billionaire playboys playground. Why? It’s of a club of a different variety. Wild masquerade parties every night. The kind of where you wear a mask and attend in your finest lingerie. Yes… I’m the shy wallflower who got dragged there for her birthday. But, that was how I met Joshua Tanner. Tanner as in Tanner Enterprises, the people who currently hold my future in their hands. He takes an interest in me and there’s no way I’m saying no to him. Everything changes when the masks go on and the lights go out. And, so do I…

    Tempted beyond what I’ve ever been before. To know her, to open her up. To break her."In love, sometimes what you fear most is exactly what you need.Laura Drake is an author. She writes bestselling paranormal romances that continue to top the charts. She is sharp. She is confident. She is in control. And she doesn’t exist.Samantha Jansen is the woman behind the wig, the woman most of the world doesn’t know exists. She is shy. She is insecure. She is nothing like her main character or her alter ego. She is scarred—deeply scarred—by a past she can’t let go of and a present she can’t make peace with.Samantha’s dreams are consumed by one man, the broken hero from her books. Mason Strait is both her wildest fantasy and her most terrifying nightmare. When Samantha meets Alec Brand, a corporate consultant, it is as though Mason has come to life. Alec is handsome to a fault, as elegant as he is arrogant, and more intense than any man has a right to be.Samantha is soon sucked into a world that mirrors the fiction she writes. Just like her main character, Daire Kirby, Samantha finds herself unable to resist the forbidden lure of Alec. And just like Daire, she also finds that she is faced with taking a chance on a man who could either set her free or destroy her.The scale tilts toward destruction when Samantha finds out that Alec is as much a work of fiction as Mason. And he has scars of his own, scars that could ruin them both.**This book may be read as a stand-alone, as the story of Alec and Samantha comes to a conclusion in this book**

    She’s also stuck-up, spoiled, and my new stepsister.As a lawyer, I’m good at reading people. Faye has perfect hair, perfect clothes, and a perfect, cushy little life. Or so I thought.Beneath her well-honed facade, is a woman who longs for acceptance, love, and intimacy. I’ve never been very good at any of those things, but I’m a quick learner.I don’t care if she’s my stepsister. I’d do anything for Faye, my broken little pixie.Faye: Jasper is a jerk. A hot jerk, but a jerk nonetheless. Oh, and he’s my new stepbrother. He sees my designer shoes and pricey handbags and thinks he knows me. Everyone does. They don’t know the real price of living my life.When it all becomes too much for me to take, Jasper is there with a shoulder to cry on. I shouldn’t trust his sweet words and gentle touches. I shouldn’t ache for more.I shouldn’t want my stepbrother, but I’m already in too deep.

    Intended for mature audiences only.** Jace Jamison is every woman’s fantasy. He’s a mysterious businessman willing to sweep you off your feet, a tattooed bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, and a sexy friend you want to take that next step with. Jace is everything and anything you want him to be. He’s a highly paid escort. But nobody knows who Jace really is; the man whose dad abandoned him, whose brother was killed, and who had to take care of his mom at a young age. At the age of nineteen, he was living in Sin City, ready for a life away from stress and struggle. Adrienne has been having a sexual drought since she broke up with her boyfriend. Even then she wasn’t getting fully satisfied. Being an event planner, she’s constantly working at numerous events. Several times she’s seen a man she can only refer to as the God-like creature at her work functions. He’s devastatingly handsome, tall, and has beautiful eyes, but he’s always with a different woman. The last thing she needs is another player in her life. After a few chance encounters with Jace, her best friend convinces her to just get some good sex out of him and not worry about who she’s seen him with. But what happens when she finds out that he isn’t dating these women because he wants to, but because he’s paid to? Keeping his job a secret from Adrienne seems easy at first, but when she begins meeting people he knows in his escort life, and they begin getting closer, he knows he has to tell her before someone else does. When their worlds entwine, and confessions are made, will they be able to work through it? Will she be able to push aside his sins and focus on the good in him? Will Jace get what he’s never had? A woman who wants him despite what he’s done. Or will living in sin cost him what he never knew he wanted? *An erotic, contemporary romance* *Book one in a series, but can be read as a standalone.*--As it's been mentioned a lot, I want to warn you of the first chapter. For some people, it's hot and amazing, and they love it! For others, it's shocking and not for them. However, don't let it scare you away, it's not like that the whole way through. Others who were taken aback by it, ended up giving it 5 stars.It is an erotic book though, so there will be adult situations. ;)--

    Honor and conscience have no place in my life. But I've fought and I've survived. I've had to.The first time I saw her dancing on that seedy stage in that second rate club, I felt my heart pulse for the first time. Keelyn Foster was too young, too vibrant for this place, and I knew in an instant that I would make her mine. But first I had to climb my way to the top. I had to have something more to offer her.I'm here now, money is no object and I have no equal. Except for her. She's disappeared. But don't worry, I will find her and claim her. She will be mine.Like I said, don't be fooled. I am not the devil in disguise… I'm the one front and center.

    She's survived on her own for as long as she can remember, and no one will dictate the way she lives her life. With loss and pain dominating her memories, how can she put her faith in someone again?Having no one to depend on besides his club has hardened Brandon to the outside world—and it's exactly how he prefers it. The moment he lets people get close they always find a way to backstab him. There's no room for love in his world.Hadley and Brandon need a reason to let their walls down and let love in. Can two broken souls find a way to save each other?

    And when she gets a look at the jaw-droppingly handsome owner of Purely Pleasure, she knows it.Carter Daniels understands passion. The inventor and reluctant CEO has made his name—and his fortune—on creating some of the hottest toys on the market. When the delectable Maddy’s hired as the company’s new social media manager, Carter tells himself to stay away, no matter how much the spirited brunette tempts him.But at the company retreat, Carter overhears a tipsy Maddy confessing her ex broke things off because of her high libido. Now Carter can think of nothing else.Maddy’s curves and quiet strength have got Carter all worked up…now it’s his turn to show her what it’s like with a man who can’t just keep up, but stay up.

    She wants me to be her hero, But I'm not a good man.I am her damnation.

    After all, she escaped it long ago. Determined not to let her past beat her, Izzy has a secure, stable life with a job she loves in nursing. But one act of kindness will completely upend everything she's so carefully built-putting her right back in the crosshairs of danger she's been so desperate to avoid.When Theo Kane shows up like a knight in shining armor, Izzy can't help thinking she's been saved from one threat and exposed to another. His imposing physique, the harsh lines of his face, and the wariness of everyone who comes close are just a few clues to Theo Kane's notorious reputation. The man is positively terrifying. But with Izzy, he's tender and a complete gentleman, and her fascination with the mysterious beast of a man becomes too powerful for her to walk away.As Theo's demons come to light, running becomes even more impossible. And yet staying together could doom them both.