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Badass


Linda Barlow - 2015
    I should’ve known better. I should be studying harbor seals’ breeding habits, not conducting my own research into mating rituals of the Navy variety.He’s a jackass. An arrogant, womanizing, patronizing, Harley-riding jerk. A one-night stand. One night of the most incredible sex I’ve ever had. Shane is trained to kill with his bare hands in 300 different ways—and he knows 300 ways to f**k me, too. Now my father is engaged to his mother. And we’re heading to Mexico for the wedding. The prick is blackmailing me. He’s threatening to ruin their big day if I don’t surrender to his demands. Quit is not in his vocabulary. I hate him, but I know he’ll never give up until he gets everything he wants. Screw that! I won’t give up—I’ll never submit to America’s cockiest badass.

The Boys Next Door


Miranda Silver - 2022
    No one suspects the sexy lingerie hiding under her vintage dresses. No one suspects the dirty fantasies running through her mind.Brendan and Ian O'Brian, the hot twins next door, are home from UConn for the summer: gorgeous, athletic, basking in popularity. Brendan, the "good twin," attracts everyone with easygoing friendliness. Ian, the "bad twin," leaves a mess of pranks, collisions, girls, and attitude behind.As kids, the O'Brian twins were practically Diana's brothers. But a year away changed everything. Now, Di can barely handle a hello to Brendan. And Ian — well, it’s easier to look the other way and pretend she doesn’t see his smirk.Right before graduation, Brendan breaks the silence to invite Di for a swim. She figures she’ll test the waters, but that night pulls her into the steamiest deep end imaginable. And it’s just the beginning.Can she dive in and live out her fantasies?Can she let the past go and learn to trust?And when no one’s who they seem — good twin, bad twin, or shy honors student — will her heart tell a different story?She’d never admit it. But she might be over her head.

Broken


Bella Grant - 2015
    She never wanted to see him again, even for a million dollars. But money has a way of changing things, and life can sometimes play cruel jokes. Kristina returns home to discover that Nick is now the most eligible man in town. Not such a big deal, really, until Kristina finds out her father is marrying his mother. Nick, the man she hates most, is now too close for comfort! But a jerk is a jerk, and it didn’t take long for Nick to find comfort and distraction in the arms of Kristina’s best friend, Brandi. Kristina pretends not to care, shattering her heart herself, something she always guarded against. Life should have been perfect, but Kristina has certain financial needs to meet and her journey to freedom leads her full circle into the arms of a broken man who is determined to reclaim what was almost once his. This is a full length romance novel with no cliffhangers or back fillers! Elements of BDSM included.

Stiff


B.B. Hamel - 2016
     I never saw a dead body before I met my new stepbrother Easton Wright. Back then I was just another normal college girl trying to escape her small town life. Easton is an ex-FBI agent turned private investigator, and he thinks he’s the best thing to ever happen to our family. His blood-boiling grin and tattoos all make me want to stay far, far away. That is until my stepmom convinces me to come work for him. It’s supposed to be “good experience,” but I can tell Easton only wants to experience making me blush with all his filthy talk. I hate being in his office. He’s such a cocky bastard, but I can barely stop myself from imagining his rude lips against my neck. Things only get worse when a serial killer follows him home. The bodies are piling up, and Easton is somehow intimately connected with the murders. He drives me insane, but I’m so deadly interested in everything he does. I need to crack the case and get to the bottom of my mysterious stepbrother before I become the final tragedy. STIFF is violent, very sexy, and features a hero with a dirty mouth. It’s only recommended for audiences 18+. STIFF is a standalone, full-length novel. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA. For a limited time, get BB’s bestselling novel Cocked, included here for free! Buy one steamy book, get another book free!

My Stepbrother: The Dom


Arabella Quinn - 2015
    Hell, before I saw the new erotic romance movie, I didn’t even know what BDSM was. I was that naïve. Mix together a few shots of alcohol, my dangerously adventurous girlfriend and a dose of curiosity, and you had the recipe for a very crazy night. That’s how I ended up inside the sex club.How did I end up being schooled in the arts of BDSM by my sinfully sexy stepbrother? Now that was just pure madness.

The Pawn


Lucy Auburn - 2019
    They call themselves the Elites, and together they decide who deserves to be part of the upper echelon. Two months ago they harassed my twin brother until he took his own life. Now I’m going to take his place at the academy, and take my revenge on them one by one. I’ve been studying these boys for months. I know just exactly who and what they are—and how to destroy them. But what if I’m wrong? What if, in the middle of the storm, there’s a sharp, painful truth? One I fear to face, because it might mean that my brother lived as he died: broken inside, and willing to hurt others. Justice is a messy thing in the hands of a girl with nothing left to lose… The Pawn is a bully/revenge romance with a reverse harem element. Reader discretion advised. Please read the author's note inside with applicable warnings.

Sinners' Playground


Caroline Peckham - 2020
    Because it sure as hell wasn’t for the surf. But what else was I supposed to do when I found myself in Sunset Cove with twenty bucks to my name, the key to my enemies’ secrets hanging around my neck and a mouth full of grave dirt that wouldn’t wash clean?I hate the Harlequin boys.But this is the perfect opportunity to take what they owe me. Because once upon a time, they broke my heart, stole my life and sent me away from everything I’d ever known.Fox, JJ, Chase and Maverick.The four names tattooed onto my heart more permanently than any of the ink on my skin. They don’t just live in this town anymore, they rule it. And the view here may be beautiful, but the sun, sea and sand hide dark secrets.The gangs.The lies.The violence.It all lurks beneath a veil so thin that once you’ve seen through it, you can never close your eyes to the truth again.But I don’t plan on closing my eyes. I have four devils set in my sights. And this dead girl no longer has anything to lose.This is an enemies to lovers contemporary series where the girl will end up with multiple love interests and all of the characters are in their late twenties. Trigger warning: this series features gangs, violence, dark romance and jealous/possessive themes.

Break Me, Baby


Belladona Cunning - 2019
    My bullies.But they have it all twisted.If they expect me to roll over, they have another thing coming.I’m no longer the girl their leader tormented into submission.I refuse to break like last time.Instead, I’ll break them. ***BREAK ME, BABY*** is a reverse harem/mature high school bully romance novel. This is book one of the series. Contains foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual.

Rule of Three


Kelly Jamieson - 2012
    Kassidy is a good girl who wants to be bad. Dag is a bad boy who is very, very good. And Chris? He likes to watch… When wicked-sexy Dag returns to Chicago to catch up with his old college buddy Chris and meet The Girlfriend, none of them are anticipating the unexpected turn of events that switches a loving twosome into a scorching hot threesome. As old feelings resurface, and new attractions are explored, a storm of sexual sparks is unleashed that leads them into forbidden areas. Always the good girl, Kassidy blossoms under the attentions of two loving men, but neither she nor Chris are expecting the ménage to take a quarter turn toward Dag…and his feelings for Chris. When it’s revealed that Dag’s attraction to Chris is one big reason he left town, a tangled mess of old hurts and new feelings might destroy friendship. Love. Might destroy everything.Product Warnings: This book contains a couple already in love, a couple falling in love and a couple in love who didn’t know it; also multiple scorching sex scenes including girl with boy, girl with two boys, boy with boy and two boys with girl...whew!

Finding My Pack


Lane Whitt - 2015
    When Kitten is at her lowest point and thinks she can’t carry on, she meets an extraordinary group of men who welcome her into their home and their hearts, showing her more kindness than she has ever known. What will happen when she finds out the secrets they keep? They may be more connected than they all thought when secrets about Kitten begin to surface as well. This is a reverse-harem book. (One girl, multiple guys)

Candy Boys


Jo Raven - 2016
    Roommates. Total hunks. Inseparable friends. Hot as hell.Meet my fantasy boyfriends. Aren’t they just the sexiest, cutest thing? I know, right? They totally are. They are hot, too hot for a quiet – and obsessed with them – girl working in a bookshop.That’d be me, by the way.There’s also the tiny problem of Joel wanting another girl. And as for Jethro, well… he doesn’t do girls. Or maybe he doesn’t do relationships. He certainly doesn’t do boys, so he isn’t doing his best and very male friend… right? Much less his male friend and me at the same time.So it’s fine to crush on them. And write a serial story on my blog in which we have tantric sex in every possible position.All three of us. Together. Touching, and licking, and sucking, and screwing.Whew.I mean, it’s okay. It’s perfectly safe. They’ll never even know I exist, much less find out about my blog and my secret fantasy about them.Right?Yeah, that’s what I thought, too.

Tyrant Twin


Isabella Starling - 2020
    Unfortunately for me, so is my twin brother.But I'm not letting him have her. June is mine. MINE.And I'm going to own her, even if it means hurting the one I love most - my other half.JUNEMy stepbrothers and I have been torn apart because of the inheritance our parents left us.I didn't ask for the money, but it's mine now. And they both hate me because of it.But I've loved one of them in secret for years...PARKERI'm the bad seed. The black sheep. And I'm sick of being looked down on.One way or another, I always get what I want. And what I want is my sweet, angelic stepsister.Tyrant Twins is a full-length, STANDALONE dark romance novel from USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Isabella Starling. This is NOT a menage romance.

Daddy's Sweet Girl


Stasia Black - 2017
     I certainly never expected to learn that the marriage was simply a mutually beneficial arrangement for my mom and new stepfather, Mr. Winters. They don’t actually have feelings toward each other. I also didn’t expect him and my stepbrother, Dominick, to be such handsome, Viking-like men. Or for them to take such an interest in me. Now at the age of 19, I suddenly find I have the family I’ve always wanted. As we all grow closer, though, lines start to blur. When Daddy and big brother start pushing those boundaries even further, will I be ready? Intended for mature audiences only. Contains dark, taboo themes and dubious consent. Daddy's Sweet Girl is 52,000 words. Another free bonus novel is also included for a limited time.

Tormented


Esme Devlin - 2019
     I would never have played with fire and I would never have let it consume me. I would have listened to my friend.  I would have packed my bags and left.  I would have let him win.  But you can’t know what you don’t know.   I couldn’t have known about the secrets, the deception, the manipulation.  I could never have predicted the damage a single kiss could cause. But what I do know is that I’m a hell of a lot stronger than I was when I moved halfway across the world to Scotland.  He can push, he can pull, he can torment me and he can humiliate me. He won’t break me.  Because you can’t really break something that’s already broken.  Please note that Tormented is a DARK bully romance intended for mature audiences of 18+ only. It contains mature themes that may trigger readers. This is book 1 in a series and cannot be read as a standalone novel. Cliffy alert, but I promise it will be worth it.

Stepdork


A.E. Murphy - 2019
    Raven hates her stepbrother with a passion, and she’s certain Travis returns the sentiment because he makes life at home with him hell.He ruined her favorite T-shirt, damn it.He’s a stepdork who plays weird board games with his dweebish buddies, and she’s a party-hard female who spends the majority of time with her equally party-hard girls. Travis excels at school, particularly science; Raven can’t remember the last time she did homework or attended a class without playing on her phone.They couldn’t be more opposite if they tried.So why does her heart skip a beat when he graces her with a rare smile?Why does it race when he surprises her with an unexpected moment of kindness?Living together is probably going to get messy.Not that Raven cares because… drama.18+