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Find Me
Ashley N. Rostek - 2021
My parents. My twin sister. All of them murdered by the man who has stalked me for years. He nearly killed me, too. But I got away and he’s still out there, searching for me. He won’t find me. At least, I hope not. Thanks to WITSEC, I’ve been given a new life with a new identity.The present…My uncle, my only living relative, has helped me glue myself back together and given me the tools I’ll need to survive. I’m not fixed and my grief is heavy, but I’m at a point where I can put one foot in front of the other to try to move on.I know my future will be hard and lonely. I must stay strong and focus on the good. I’m getting a second chance at life. I am safe. My new home is beautiful. The four brothers who live next door are even more so. Little do I know that Colt, Creed, Keelan, and Knox will soon become my everything. It’s as if my lonely heart screamed out for someone good to find me. Four answered back.***WARNING This is a reverse harem romance. Contains violence, graphic killing, foul language, and sexual content. Some parts may be triggering.***
All the Little Lies
S.J. Sylvis - 2020
The stone gargoyles sit at the school’s entrance, knowing just as much as anyone: I don’t belong. Once upon a time, I did. I belonged in the “it” crowd with all the other well-endowed kids, but now, I am no longer welcome. Not after five years away from this place. Not after the scandal that landed me on the wrong side of the tracks. I’d be lying if I said I’m not looking forward to seeing the one person who was always by my side. My old best friend. My safe place. Only, Christian isn’t the same boy I left behind. His cold, brooding, devastatingly attractive glare sends chills down my spine. My old best friend doesn’t welcome me with open arms, and I have no idea why. Lies continue to fall from our lips. Christian wants me gone. But I’m determined to stay.
Dynasty
Sheridan Anne - 2021
Fearless. Destructive. They’re everything a girl shouldn’t want. Too bad this foster girl never had a daddy to chase away the monsters because I’m a sucker for a bad boy … or four.
Carver, King, Cruz, and Grayson—the Kings of Ravenwood Heights.
When I was forced to come here, I was expecting just another run-down town to add to the ever-growing list of unwanted homes. What I wasn’t expecting was them. They’re dangerous and they're keeping one hell of a secret—a secret that's going to change it all.Boys of Winter is a Dark, Enemies to Lovers, Reverse Harem Romance. It contains explicit sexual content, detailed violence, and coarse language.
Just Drop Out
J. Bree - 2019
All I have to do is survive. After attracting the wrong sort of attention from the richest boy in the country, pissing off the hottest guy in school and being humiliated in front of my favorite rock idol I am now the target of the most popular, and cruelest, group in the freshman class. They want my blood. They can have it. I'm stronger than any spoilt rich kid. But can I survive the game the Juniors have started with me as the goal? Now every boy at Hannaford wants to have me. All except the three I want. Ash, Harley, and Blaise don't care about the game, all they care about is destroying me.
Abandoned at the Academy
C.T. Rhames - 2019
When Mom disappeared yet again, it was just my little brother Alex and me . . . and we would have been fine.But then my grandparents stepped in and they had a whole other set of plans, including sending us to an exclusive academy. An academy where Jackson, Kip, Forrest, and Brad seem to be out to get me.They hate me from the start and I don't know what to do about it. I have to stay for Alex' sake, but can I stand up to the torture these gorgeous guys dish out? And why do they detest me so much without even knowing who I am?For my brother's sake, I'm determined to stick this hazing out, but then things get even more serious and I'm forced to make a major decision.This is a reverse harem paranormal academy romance. It is a satisfying cliffhanger book and the other books in the series are already being finished up.
Dirty Wicked Prince
Eden O'Neill - 2021
I had the audacity of breathing his air. Dirty. Rotten. Savages.The Legacy boys are Windsor Preparatory Academy’s most privileged. No one crosses the devil spawn of this town’s upper echelon, but I managed. I call one of them out my first day, and no one hears it louder than their blond prince. Evil. Wicked. Twisted. Dorian Prinze is as cruel as he is beautiful and once he sets his sights on me, he refuses to let go. Apparently, I bother him by simply existing at my new school and no matter what I do, I can’t stay off the radar of him and his boys. He says I make too much noise and stupid me for not caring. Some really messed up stuff brought my brother and me to this town, and I won’t bow down to these elitist pricks. Something tells me going to war with the cruel prince of Maywood Heights may level both our foundations, but I won’t go down without a fight. I’ll do whatever it takes to win Dorian’s devious and twisted games. Even if he promises I’ll scream for him by the end.
Fallen
Alice Wilde - 2019
All angels are offered a choice: attend the Celestial Academy or be cast out of Heaven. Until two hours ago, only one angel since the beginning of time has ever made the choice to leave. Today, I made that two.No one warns you where you go after the fall. If I'd known, I can't help but wonder if I'd still have made the same choice.It turns out there's another Academy, and in order to earn the right to freewill on Earth, I'm going to have to make it through an entirely different set of trials.I traded angels for demons, among other things, and it's obvious I am not one of them. Here, in the midst of the very worst Hell has to offer, I stand out like a light in the dark...and that isn't a good thing. In just a few short hours, I've already drawn the unwanted attention of several of the more devilishly-handsome (is that a compliment here?) brutes...and they've made it abundantly clear that they don't want me here.If I want a chance at life on Earth, I need to graduate...but first, I'll have to survive the Demigod Trifecta.My name is Eden, and today is my first day at Hellfire Academy. Today, I become one of The Fallen. Fallen is the first book in a new adult series of full-length reverse harem academy bully romances. Some scenes portray subject matter that may be difficult or triggering for some readers. Read at your own risk! 18+
Hate
Tate James - 2020
I wasn’t dead. But I was set up.After being charged with a string of offences--and made an example of by my political minded father--I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind.Hate.Someone is going to pay for derailing my carefully laid out future. Someone is going to catch the full force of my hate. How very convenient that someone just moved into the bedroom down the hall from me.Archer D’Ath and his boys messed with the wrong chick and they’re about to learn just how cold Madison Kate’s hate can run.HATE is a full length mature college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of four in the series.
Make Me Lie
C.R. Jane - 2021
And I may have been his accomplice.But no one knows for sure except for me.The dangerous, cruel men of the Sphinx secret society intend to uncover my secrets…and break me.Stellan, my childhood crush who lost his sister to the Demon.Cain, the boy with the face of an angel to who manipulation comes as easy as breathing;Remington, the playboy soccer star full of secrets.Pax, the dark psycho who hides behind his fists.I hoped for a second chance at Darkwood University, only to have my dream ripped away the first time I kissed one of the handsome bastards.They know who I am.And they're determined to make me pay.They should have thought twice about who they were playing with.Because I am the demon’s daughter. And just because they have the power, the connections, the faces and bodies of gods… do they really think they’ll win?I wanted a new life, not a war.But if they insist, we’ll see who ends up playing.
F*ck You: Knox Academy - Term One
Crystal North - 2020
The last thing she expects is her absentee mother to swan into the court room and whisk her off to an English reform school....for the next three years!What's the only thing worse than being shipped off to the other side of the world? Being sent there with her mother. However, when she’s introduced to the headmaster’s four sons, Amelie thinks she may just have found the perfect way to get herself sent home again.Little does she know, greater forces are at work to keep her at Knox Academy for a reason. And as secrets and lies begin to be unravelled, Amelie has to decide if she wants to stay to uncover the truth, or run while she still has the chance.***F*ck You is a reverse harem novel with dark backstory themes and an 18+ warning. It forms Book 1 in the Knox Academy Trilogy.
Good Girls
Max Henry - 2019
Those who have it all versus those who’d do anything to get it. Caught between two worlds, I no longer know who I am. I was one of the Chosen. Four girls, and four boys, destined to have it all: wealth, status, and a future. Now, I find myself on the other side looking for a way back in. My father’s criminal case meant we lost it all. Forced out of our home, our city, our life, we started anew in a sweet country town called Arcadia. Except after one day as “the new girl” I know there isn’t a single sweet thing about Arcadia High. Trouble brews amongst the student body. Love, lies, and betrayal. And when the consequences spill out the decorative gates? These spoilt country kids won’t know what hit them after the city come to collect.
Collide
K. Walker - 2019
I'm just the new girl. I'm trying to get through senior year at a new school in a new damn city. So I tell myself, Keep your head down. Check Don't bring attention to yourself. Check Stay the hell off everyone's radar. Whoops It looks like the gorgeous rich boy that rules the halls of Madison Falls High has his eyes set on me and worst of it is I want nothing to do with him. I don't want the attention. Now I have a damn bullseye on my back and his ex, Queen B is out for blood. How much worse can my damn life really get? FML! Authors Note: Madison Falls High is a high school bully romance, teen and young adult series. This is book 1 and does end with a cliffhanger. It's recommended for mature readers 18+ because of cursing and 'certain scenes.' If you're cool with that, then dive in and enjoy the ride!
Wicked Dreams
S. Massery - 2020
She doesn’t realize the anger I’ve been harboring.I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to ruin her life, and it’s finally here.Because even traitors sleep—and I’m going to make sure she only dreams of me.Then I’m going to destroy her.This is a dark high school bully romance with mature content and themes. It contains dubious situations that some readers may find offensive. If you're looking for a white knight hero, this book is not for you. Wicked Dreams is book one of a trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone.