Better the Devil You Know


Bey Deckard - 2015
    Tags: graphic torture, murder, paranormal, forced incest, rape Byron is tall, handsome, well spoken, wealthy, and has outstanding taste in wine and food. You’ll be impressed by his impeccable attire and eloquence in conversation, ranging from Baroque art to the newest advances in pharmacology. With his charming smile and elegant manners, Byron truly is the perfect date… and who doesn’t love a man who appreciates opera? What’s the catch, you ask? Just this: if Byron finds you suitable, he will subject you to utterly depraved forms of torture. No, I’m not talking about S&M. Byron will mutilate, rape, and then kill you. Don’t think that you will survive the encounter, because you won’t. He has a perfect record. Intrigued? Would you like me to arrange a rendezvous? It has to be in the next few days because he’s leaving on a trip south to much warmer climes, and his calendar will be completely full. Yes? Very good. I will make a reservation for two under the name of Smith. Who am I? I’m Gloria, his personal assistant.

Capture Me


Anna Zaires - 2015
     Yulia Tzakova is no stranger to dangerous men. She grew up with them. She survived them. But when she meets Lucas Kent, she knows the hard ex-soldier may be the most dangerous of them all. One night—that’s all it should be. A chance to make up for a failed assignment and get information on Kent’s arms dealer boss. When his plane goes down, it should be the end. Instead, it's just the beginning. He wants her from the first moment he sees her. Lucas Kent has always liked leggy blondes, and Yulia Tzakova is as beautiful as they come. The Russian interpreter might’ve tried to seduce his boss, but she ends up in Lucas’s bed—and he has every intention of seeing her there again. Then his plane goes down, and he learns the truth. She betrayed him. Now she will pay.

Hunting the Reaper


C.A. Rene - 2021
    She fled in the dead of night,Where will she run?No stone left unturned,Who will feel my wrath?A few steps behind her every move,How many more will suffer?Her punishment will be severe,When will she be aware?With each swing of her scythe,Why does it make me writhe?When Selene left us in pursuit of her sister,She had no idea what she let loose.Now I hunt her day and night,Collecting her secrets in plain sight.She doesn’t have long until her time runs out,It’s her fault the four of us have feelings we can’t ignore.If she finds out we’ve fucked with her plans,We might just find ourselves dead with her scythe on our foreheads.

XV


Lana Sky - 2019
    Armed with only her instincts, Ellen must resist her captor for as long as she can—which is easier said than done the more she's exposed to the complex man beneath the beast.Because Mischa Stepanov isn’t a mindless monster—he’s a wolf, and she’s the unwitting doe caught in his midst. Unraveling the torment of his past may be her only hope of salvation...Or the secrets uncovered may destroy them both.

One Step After Another


Bethany-Kris - 2020
    Well, she should be—a piece of her certainly is. The broken girl she once was no longer exists. Now a trained assassin for The League, she’s turned into the worst nightmare for the monsters who once haunted her every waking moment. She has to be … it’s the only way to keep her past safe. That is if she can keep it from catching up. Luca Puzza is chasing a ghost. He’s never once been able to catch her in the five years that he spent searching. Until now. The promise he made to find the girl who disappeared without a trace turned into an obsession that changed his life. But the woman he was looking for is only a shadow of who he finds. She’s dangerous … for his heart and life, and so are the secrets she’s protecting. One can only play with monsters for so long before they start to notice you’re not the same. In this world, predators can just as easily become prey. Except she stopped being a victim long ago. And it’s time for this to end. *Note: One Step After Another is book one of the After Another trilogy following the same couple over a journey that takes them from present, to past, to future. The books should be read in order. The trilogy discusses triggering topics that may be uncomfortable for some. Please be advised and read at your own discretion.

Bang


E.K. Blair - 2014
    But I’m not innocent. I haven’t been for a very long time. My innocence was stolen from me. Taken was the life I was supposed to have. The soul I was born with. The ruby heart embedded in a life full of hopes and dreams.Gone.Vanished.I never even had a choice. I mourn that life. Mourn the what-ifs. Until now. I’m ready to take back what was always meant to be mine.But every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it’s the heart.**Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing.**

The Order


Vana V. - 2011
    Having never been separated, they're forced to make the choice of either staying together or going their separate ways when their mother decides to return to the United States. Ayana, having met the Italian man of her dreams - who happens to be the same carabiniere she'd accidentally assaulted outside of a night club, can't bear the idea of leaving him and chooses to remain in Italy. Novella, thinking neither of them should stay without their mother, chooses to go to Miami. Ayana warns her not to go. Paladio Hijuelos has just been released from a South American prison, where he was brutally tortured for three agonizing years. Faithfully returning to his boss in Miami, there's no mistaking that he's still the most sadistic man that most have ever met, with no regard for anyone or anything. That is, until he's introduced to the young and breathtaking Novella. Unable to control his newfound obsession for her, he begins turning her entire world upside down, leaving no doubt in her mind that she now belongs to him, and him alone. Vincenzo Saletti has dedicated his entire life to serving his beloved father, who happens to be the head of the most powerful and feared criminal family in all of Europe. Loyal to the death to those he loves, the moment that he learns that his baby brother is missing - last seen with an American girl, he doesn't hesitate to go in search of him. Needing to find answers about his disappearance, what he finds is a tragedy, and the young girl caught up in it. Will his family give the order to end her life, or will the beating of an innocent heart be reason enough to spare her?

Perfectly Flawed


Dani René - 2018
    I was sixteen when Ryder left me with a forbidden promise. Now I’m twenty, and he’s back, but he has a secret. I walked out as the boy Piper had loved for far too long. Now I’m back as a man who’s broken, angry, and flawed. Yet, each time she looks at me, it’s as if I’m perfect.Can we have a second chance at love?Or will our next dance be our last?*This is a standalone new adult romance with mature situations.*

The Destruction of Sevyn


Ember Michaels - 2020
    She thought she got away with murder.Now I'm back to remind her that no sin goes unpunished.Seven years ago, Sevyn Langdon shattered my family.She initiated a plan, drenched in lust and envy, which stole my sister's life.Her family’s wealth ensured her involvement vanished.Her pride stroked my desire for revenge.And my wrath will end them all.Where the justice system failed, I will not.I will never forget.I will never forgive.May God have mercy on their souls—because I won't.Seven years I waited and now the seven responsible will atone for their wrongdoings.I won't stop until they all pay–starting with the mastermind of it all.And I won't be satisfied until she's destroyed.

Jaxson - Black Devils MC Book #1


J.R. Ryder - 2018
    And that will lead to my destruction….. Jaxson The Black Devils saved me from myself But I became a monster in the process. My club gave me a world I fit into. It’s too late. It’s who I am now. I can’t change. Ten years ago, I made a mistake… a long-buried secret that plagues my mind. Since then, guilt has raged through my soul. I vowed to do anything to protect her. Anything, even if I had to come back from hell… I’ve learned all my lessons the hard way. I could not watch her do the same Her life was headed in the right direction. The problem was; I couldn’t’ stay away. She had become my center. Chloe I lost my father to the Bloods’. It consumed me with fear and hate. Their world broke my family and tore my mother apart It crashed her world and that I could never forgive. But, I can’t let fear and hate sway what I feel in my heart. Sometimes Jax would make me forget the pain. He gave me the love I was missing. But I secretly fear his darker side. Jax is a biker with a shady past. It’s suicide for us to be together. In more ways than one… But, Jax is not a man to be held back and I’ll never betray my heart. It’s too late; my heart craves Jaxson like a cruel twist of fate. Jaxson is an 80,000+ word standalone, full length super sexy, raw mobster romance novels. It includes lots of steamy scenes, slang, cursing, some violence, dark themes and elements about an outlaw motorcycle club. HEA guaranteed. For a limited time, bonus stories featuring K.J. Dahlen's Satan's Spawn MC is included

Keeping Her


Angela Snyder - 2017
    What I need.And what I need is the perfect woman. Perfect and pure in every way possible. And I'm willing to obtain that perfection...no matter the cost.So when I make my newest purchase, I expect Adeline's fate to be like all the others before her --- taking what I want and then never seeing her again.But she's different.Her beauty is disarming.And even though I promised to let her go after I took what I wanted...I slowly come to the realization that I can't.I have to break my promise to her, because she's mine now.And I'm keeping her.**Keeping Her is book one of the two-book dark romance Keep Me Series and ends with a cliffhanger. It contains adult content for mature readers.**

Semblance


Logan Patricks - 2013
    My name is Aria Valencia, a third year classical music student at the university, and I was down to my last dollar. Some nights, I seriously considered working at the rippers just to make ends meet, but the thought of my dad's spirit--God rest his soul--scowling at me while I danced up on some drooling degenerate was enough to turn me off the idea completely. And then one night, chance came knocking on my door under the guise of the Midnight Society, a secret cabal comprised of the most wealthy and influential souls this side of the Universe. Their leader was a man named Shadow, who was equally enigmatic as he was gorgeous and, for some mystifying reason, had his dark brooding eyes focused on me. Seduced by the promises of fame and fortune in exchange for a seemingly innocent request, I soon found myself drawn into a provocative world filled with both vast riches and unending lies and it didn't take long for me to realize what being a part of the Midnight Society actually entailed: shiny things, sensual romance, and dead bodies. Being with Shadow came with a terrible price, one that I wasn't willing to pay. There's a dark side to every love story, and this one was mine.

First Touch


Laurelin Paige - 2015
    Though the two were once notorious party girls, they haven't spoken in years. Although the message might sound benign to anyone else, Amber uses a safe word that Emily recognizes, a word they always used to get out of sticky situations during their wild days. And what's more chilling than the voicemail: it turns out that Amber has gone missing.Determined to track down her friend, Emily follows a chain of clues that lead her to the enigmatic billionaire Reeve Sallis, a hotelier known for his shady dealings and play boy reputation. Now, in order to find Amber, Emily must seduce Reeve to learn his secrets and discover the whereabouts of her friend. But as she finds herself more entangled with him, she finds she's drawn to Reeve for more than just his connection to Amber, despite her growing fear that he may be the enemy. When she's forced to choose where her loyalty lies, how will she decide between saving Amber and saving her heart?

We Said Forever


Marie James - 2017
    Second chances are meant only for those that deserve them.Love isn’t enough to heal when you’ve shattered a heart.Love isn’t enough to make you forget.Love isn’t enough to make you look back when you’re supposed to be moving forward.Love just—isn’t enough.I broke Fallyn McIntyre, and in doing so I broke myself.Betrayal, addiction, and years separate us.I’m no longer the man I used to be.But I’m still not sure I’m man enough.

Bennett Mafia


Tijan - 2019
     The wealthiest of the wealthy sent their kids to our boarding school, and Brooke Bennett had been at the top, though I never quite knew why. She was fun and outgoing, but she kept quiet about her family. The only things she showed me were photographs of her brothers. I became fascinated with her second-oldest brother. Kai Bennett. He was the most of them all. Smoldering. Hypnotic. Alluring. Kai had eyes that pulled me in and a face that haunted my dreams. Then I met him. He came to our school with their father, and that’s when I learned what kind of family Brooke came from. They were mafia, and Brooke’s oldest brother was dead. Her father said accident, but Brooke said murder. Three months later, her father died, and Kai became the head of the Bennett Family. Brooke left Hillcrest for good, and that was the last time I saw her. Fourteen years later, I’m staring at her face on the television. Brooke is missing. Two days later, Kai Bennett kidnaps me. ** This is a 120k complete standalone. ** There is a bonus chapter from another book at the end.