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Leo's Chance


Mia Sheridan - 2013
    Does everyone deserve a second chance? Even someone who lies and deceives to get it?Do we all have a second chance coming? Even if we play a part in our own destruction?How hard would you fight to have a second chance at love? A second chance at life? Another chance to tell your own story?Every love story has two sides. Evie told hers. This time it's Leo's chance.THIS IS A POV NOVEL OF LEO (LEO SHOULD BE READ FIRST). New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

Glass Heart Savage


Lindsey Iler - 2020
    š˜‹š˜Œš˜Šš˜Œš˜š˜›. š˜—š˜™š˜š˜š˜š˜“š˜Œš˜Žš˜Œ.The elite come to play on the campus of Glass Heart Academy.šššš„š¦šžš«My sister was their everything. Iā€™m their nothing.They waited three hundred and sixty-five days after her disappearance to acknowledge Iā€™m alive.Their wicked games should scare me.Except they donā€™t know Iā€™m not much different than her.šŒššš«šžš¤Palmer Weston isnā€™t anything like her sister.Sheā€™s sweet and naive. There are plenty of reasons why I should keep my distance.Except whereā€™s the fun in that.Iā€™m a boy who loves his toys and Iā€™ve kept her on the shelf long enough.It seems someone is determined on giving Palmer the same fate as her sister.Problem is Iā€™ve never been good at sharing.{Glass Heart Savage is the first book in the Glass Heart Academy Series.}

One Week Girlfriend


Monica Murphy - 2013
    That one single word best describes my life these last few years. Iā€™m working at a temporary job until I can finally break free. Iā€™m my little brotherā€™s temporary mother since our mom doesnā€™t give a crap about either of us. And Iā€™m that temporary girl all the guys want to get with because I give it up so easily. According to the rumors, at least.But now Iā€™m the temporary girlfriend of Drew Callahan, college football legend and all around golden guy. Heā€™s beautiful, sweetā€”and heā€™s hiding way more secrets than I am. Heā€™s brought me into this fake life where everyone seems to hate me. And everyone seems to want something from him. The only thing he seems to want though isā€¦Me.I donā€™t know what to believe anymore. All I know is, I think Drew needs me. And I want to be there for him.Forever.

Preservation


Rachael Wade - 2012
    Constantly battling eviction notices, tuition she canā€™t afford, and a sick, dependent mother, the last thing she needs is to be distracted with someone elseā€™s complicated baggage. When she stumbles into Ryan Campbellā€™s creative writing class, he is only ā€œMr. Campbellā€ to her, until Ryan finds himself captivated by her writing and she is forced to face their mutual attraction. His cocky know-it-all syndrome is enough to send her running in the other direction, and his posse of female admirers and playboy reputation are enough to squander any odds in her favor. But underneath Ryanā€™s abrasive facade is something to behold, and she canā€™t stay away for long. Ryan and Kate must decide who theyā€™re willing to become and fight against their former selves if they want to make things work. Thatā€™s if academia, vicious vixens, old skeletons, and their own mastery at self-destruction donā€™t pummel their efforts first.

Wild Reckless


Ginger Scott - 2015
    It involved her best friends, her posh private school in downtown Chicago and time alone with her piano until her audition was perfected, a guaranteed ticket into the best music programs in the world.Instead, a nightmare took over.It didnā€™t happen all at once, but her life unraveled quicklyā€”a tiny thread that evil somehow kept pulling until everything precious was taken from her. She was suddenly living miles away from her old life, trapped in an existence she didnā€™t chooseā€”one determined to destroy her from the inside, leaving only hate and anger behind. It didnā€™t help that her neighbor, the one whose eyes held danger, was enjoying every second of her fall.Owen Harper was trouble, his heart wild and his past the kind thatā€™s spoken about in whispers. And somehow, his path was always intertwined with Kensingtonā€™s, every interaction crushing her, ruining her hope for any future better than her now. Sometimes, though, what everyone warns is trouble, is exactly what the heart needs. Owen Harper was consumed with darkness, and it held onto his soul for years. When Kensington looked at him, she saw a boy whoā€™d gotten good at taking others down when they threatened his carefully balanced life. But the more she looked, the more she saw other things tooā€”good thingsā€¦things to admire.Thingsā€¦to love. Things that made her want to be reckless.And those thingsā€¦they were the scariest of all.** This book is a standalone with no cliffhanger. A second, full-length companion novel about a related character, Andrew Harper, is out now. Wicked Restless also available on Amazon. **

Whatever It Takes


Krista Ritchie - 2020
     Call me what you want: Bad Boy Next Door. Trouble. That Kid Who Canā€™t Do Anything Right. When Willow moves into my neighborhood, nothing should have happened. Sheā€™s geeky. Shy. A true wallflower. Willow is a good girl. Too good for me. And how the hell was I supposed to know that sheā€™s related to Loren Haleā€”yeah, that douchebag celebrity that lives on my street. The same guy I've been pranking by spray painting vulgar words on his mailbox and worse. Much worse. Don't ask me why I do the things I do. Don't ask me why it had to be her. I'm cursed. Simple as that. But here's the thing about people who are cursedā€”they break everything they touch. And yet. . .I still want to touch her. ā€‹ Whatever It Takes is the first book in the Bad Reputation Duet and can be read and enjoyed without reading any of Krista & Becca's other novels.

Resurrection


Siobhan Davis - 2020
    The night I met Saint, Galen, Caz, and Theo. Those manipulative a-holes set out to ruin me after our hot night together, but they didnā€™t realize you canā€™t destroy something thatā€™s already broken. And it only works if the victim cares. Which I donā€™t. Because Iā€™ve been in hell for years, and nothing penetrates the steel walls Iā€™ve erected.Until The Sainthood decides I belong to them and cracks appear in my veneer. Their cruel games, harsh words, and rough touch awakens something inside me, and now, Iā€™m in trouble.They draw me deeper into their dangerous world, until Iā€™m in the middle of all the violence and gang warfare, tangled up in all the secrets and lies, and thereā€™s no turning back.Because they own me. And nothing has ever felt so right.Iā€™m exactly where I should be.But with enemies on all sides, survival becomes a deadly game with no guarantees.And, sometimes, saints become sinners.Due to mature content, this book is recommended to readers aged eighteen and over. This is a full-length reverse harem dark romance novel with enemies-to-lovers/bullying themes. Cannot be read as a standalone and ends with a cliffhanger. Book 1 of 3.

Trust


Kylie Scott - 2017
    Unwilling to put up with the snobbery and bullying at her private school, she enrolls at the local public high school, crossing paths with John. The boy who risked his life to save hers.While Edieā€™s beginning to run wild, however, Johnā€™s just starting to settle down. After years of partying and dealing drugs with his older brother, heā€™s going straightā€”getting to class on time, and thinking about the future.An unlikely bond grows between the two as John keeps Edie out of trouble and helps her broaden her horizons. But when he helps her out with another firstā€”losing her virginityā€”their friendship gets complicated.Meanwhile, Edie and John are pulled back into the dangerous world they narrowly escaped. They were lucky to survive the first time, but this time they have more to loseā€”each other.

Crowned with Guilt


S.K. Rose - 2018
    It became a sanctuary from the nightmare that was my life, but my fairytale truly began when he found me. The boy with green eyes and crooked smile. The boy with stories and an imagination that could take us far, far away. In our castle he was the prince, and I the princess. For the first time in my life I was safe, happy. I was loved. But every fairytale has a villain, ours would be no different. I just never expected the villain to be me.

Bad Saint


Monica James - 2019
    But they didnā€™t realize I wasnā€™t a victimā€¦not anymore.The open sea was my backdrop for nine torturous days. During that time, glimmers of my fate were revealed by a man with the mysterious chartreuse-colored eyes. He should have scared me, but he didnā€™t.He intrigued me. And I intrigued him.He punished me when I didnā€™t listen, which was every single day. But beneath his cruelty, I sensed he was guarding a grave secret.I was sold. And in a game of poker, no less. My buyer? A Russian mobster who likes to collect pretty things. Now that I know the truth, I only have one choice.Sink or swim.And when one fateful night presents me the opportunity, I take it. I just never anticipated my actions would leave me shipwrecked with my kidnapper.He needs me alive. I want him dead.But as days turn into weeks, one thing becomes clearā€”I should hate himā€¦but I donā€™t.My name is Willow.His name is Saint.Ironic, isnā€™t it? He bears a name that denotes nothing but holiness yet delivers nothing but hell. However, if this is hell on earthā€¦God, save my soul.

Love Story


Jennifer Echols - 2011
    He's writing about her. And everybody is reading between the lines.. For Erin Blackwell, majoring in creative writing at the New York City college of her dreams is more than a chance to fulfill her ambitions--it's her ticket away from the tragic memories that shadow her family's racehorse farm in Kentucky. But when she refuses to major in business and take over the farm herself someday, her grandmother gives Erin's college tuition and promised inheritance to their maddeningly handsome stable boy, Hunter Allen. Now Erin has to win an internship and work late nights at a coffee shop to make her own dreams a reality. She should despise Hunter . . . so why does he sneak into her thoughts as the hero of her latest writing assignment?Then, on the day she's sharing that assignment with her class, Hunter walks in. He's joining her class. And after he reads about himself in her story, her private fantasies about him must be painfully clear. She only hopes to persuade him not to reveal her secret to everyone else. But Hunter devises his own creative revenge, writing sexy stories that drive the whole class wild with curiosity and fill Erin's heart with longing. Now she's not just imagining what might have been. She's writing a whole new ending for her romance with Hunter. . . . except this story could come true.

Collision Course


S.C. Stephens - 2012
    His life was right on course to be successful and fulfillingā€¦until the crash changed everything.Late at night, during a sudden downpour, three young lives are lost and Lucas, the lone survivor, is left to face the consequences. Surrounded by swirling gossip as to what really happened that fateful evening, Lucas now finds himself an outcast. Shunned by former friends, condemned by the people of his small town, and riddled by his own guilt and self-hatred, he struggles to find hope, find peace, and maybe, even find love.

Ten Tiny Breaths


K.A. Tucker - 2012
    Now sheā€™s working hard to bury the pieces left behindā€”all but one. Her little sister, Livie. Kacey can swallow the constant disapproval from her born-again aunt Darla over her self-destructive lifestyle; she can stop herself from going kick-boxer crazy on Uncle Raymond when he loses the girlsā€™ college funds at a blackjack table. She just needs to keep it together until Livie is no longer a minor, and then they can get the hell out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.But when Uncle Raymond slides into bed next to Livie one night, Kacey decides itā€™s time to run. Armed with two bus tickets and dreams of living near the coast, Kacey and Livie start their new lives in a Miami apartment complex, complete with a grumpy landlord, a pervert upstairs, and a neighbor with a stage name perfectly matched to her chosen ā€œprofession.ā€ But Kaceyā€™s not worried. She can handle all of them. What she canā€™t handle is Trent Emerson in apartment 1D.Kacey doesnā€™t want to feel. She doesnā€™t. Itā€™s safer that way. For everyone. But sexy Trent finds a way into her numb heart, reigniting her ability to love again. She starts to believe that maybe she can leave the past where it belongs and start over. Maybe sheā€™s not beyond repair.But Kacey isnā€™t the only one whoā€™s broken. Seemingly perfect Trent has an unforgiveable past of his own; one that, when discovered, will shatter Kaceyā€™s newly constructed life and send her back into suffocating darkness.

Scarred


J.S. Cooper - 2013
    His acceptance to Notre Dame came as no surprise but when he chose to enlist in the army instead everyone was shocked.Lexi Jones was the quiet girl in school and kept to her small group of eccentric friends. She had no connection to any of the popular kids except for one incident on Prom Night when her path crossed with Bryce's.When Bryce enlisted Lexi was the only one that wasn't disappointed and decided to send him anonymous letters as a way to feel connected to him. She stopped after a year because she felt there was nowhere for their relationship to go.Fast-forward four years and Bryce is back in Jonesville and once again he and Lexi cross paths. Only he's no longer the seemingly perfect man and Lexi's no longer the quiet girl. This time their relationship is quite different but both of them have secrets from the past and friends that threaten to ruin their chance at happiness together.

Bully Me


Selena . - 2020
    When we move to a small town in the south, weā€™ll own it, my brothers said. After all, my family is rich as sin and used to getting whatever they want. How hard could it be? Except when we arrive in Faulkner, someone already owns this town. The Darling family. Theyā€™re every bit as wealthy as we are, and theyā€™re not happy with our new money moving in. The three Darling cousins, each one more cruel and gorgeous than the last, rule the halls of Willow Heights the way my brothers ruled our prep school in Manhattan. None is worse than Devlin Darling, who makes it his personal mission to ruin his new rivals. The Darlings see my brothers as a threat. They want them gone. It doesnā€™t take them long to find my brothersā€™ one weakness. Me. *Bully Me is a high school dark romance suitable for readers 18+*