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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.}

King of Hawthorne Prep


Jennifer Sucevic - 2020
    A seemingly idyllic school where ivy clings to the thick stone walls and a wrought iron gate keeps out the townies who canā€™t afford to foot the hefty price tag.A couple of months ago, the idea of being ripped away from my life in Chicago and plunked down in the middle of nowheresville, Wisconsin was unimaginable. Laughable, even. And yet, here I am, forced to wear a short plaid skirt and navy blazer to school every day. The only silver lining is the brand spanking new G-wagon parked in the weathered brick drive. All I have to do is make it through senior year and then Iā€™m off to college.Shouldnā€™t be a problem, right?Wrong.In a school like this, flying under the radar is impossible.Thereā€™s a king who presides over the kingdom and heā€™s set on forcing me to my knees so I can kiss the crown. Unbeknownst to me, being a Hawthorne in this town comes with a price and heā€™s going to make damn sure I pay whatā€™s owed.*King of Hawthorne Prep is a mature bully romance intended for audiences over the age of 18*

Blinded


McKayla Box - 2020
    I'm a new person.With old secrets.But I'm not a great actress.I know what will happen when people find out my truth.Because it's happened before.And it's not pretty.I just want to get through my senior year and graduate.But I'm making friends and I feel guilty not being honest with them.And I'm making enemies who I'm afraid will dig into my past so they can watch me crash and burn.And that guy? The one whose face I want to punch and then kiss?He needs the truth.I'm just not sure I can give it to him.Because he'll never look at me the same way again.WARNING: Blinded is the first book in The Del Sol High series. It contains mature themes, sexual content, and profanity. If you're not a fan of those things, this isn't the book for you. But if you like serious stuff mixed with lots of bad words and some sweaty sex, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. It is the first in a three book series.

Malik


Lisa Helen Gray - 2015
    Shortly after my parents were murdered I moved in with my Grandma. It meant switching schools, losing friends, and moving away from the only home I knew. All I wanted was to finish the school year hassle free. Switching seats on that first day altered my life. After surviving the loss of my parents I never thought anything could break me, but then HE came into my life.... He wants to hurt me Destroy me Ruin me Tragedy brought me here, and a cruel twist of fate has me desperate to leave. There's also someone here that has me fighting to stay though. All my life Iā€™ve lived in the shadows, trying to go unnoticed, until I met HIM.... Malik Carter.... Heā€™s broody, quiet, and holding on to a dark past. From that first meeting I was drawn to him, his painfully gorgeous looks and model physique, but I also knew he was totally out of my league. He's the boy next door who, with his domineering personality, has somehow etched his way into my life. When the Carter Brothers take it upon themselves to protect me from whatā€™s coming, Iā€™m not sure whether to be relieved or shocked. You see, when a Carter brother loves, they love fiercely, strongly and protectively. No one can get in their way. Theyā€™re also used to getting what they want, even if it means getting hurt. Thereā€™s one thing you should know about the Carter brothers before you read my story.... If you mess with one, you mess with them all.

Cruel Boy


Clarissa Wild - 2019
    Rich boys sin best.Gossip always goes around at Falcon Elite Prep.Everyone knows Nate Wilson, the most popular football quarterback and every girlā€™s crush.But thereā€™s more behind those drop-dead gorgeous eyes and that killer smile ā€¦Heā€™s a notorious heartbreaker ā€¦And heā€™s got his eyes set on me.The twisted games he plays are cruel and dangerous.He teases and tempts me ā€¦ just to ruin me.Because I know the one thing he doesnā€™t want anyone to know.A big, dirty secret ā€¦And thereā€™s nothing bad boys wonā€™t do to keep a secret buried.

Toxic Creek


K.C. Kean - 2021
    Itā€™s like the trash took itself out.ā€I had everything I ever wanted, until my life was flipped upside down. Now, Iā€™m suddenly being forced to live in my parentā€™s hometown, with complete strangers. Like my heart isnā€™t broken enough. Could I fall any further?Yes. Yes, I could.Why might that be?The Allstars. Xavier Knight, Hunter Asheville, and Tobias Holmes. Asheville Highā€™s prestigious star football players.Theyā€™re my worst nightmare. But damn ā€“ why do they have to be so mouth-wateringly hot? I mean Iā€™m sure there is more to them, I can see it in their eyes, but I wonā€™t be getting any closer to pin-point what it is exactly.They seem to think Iā€™m breakable, but they obviously donā€™t know me at all. The Allstars have no idea of what Iā€™m dealing with, and Iā€™m not above biting back. Iā€™m here out of a promise to my mother, but this damn town screws with you. Knightā€™s Creek welcomes you in, with its picture perfect neighborhoods, making you think itā€™s safe, quaint, and wholesome. But in reality, this toxic town seeps into your soul and tears you apart.Now, I have no choice but to stay and piece myself back together. The second I graduate, Iā€™m getting the hell out of here.In theory, it sounds simple. Right?Toxic Creek is Book One in The Allstars Series, which is a contemporary, bully reverse harem. Some scenes may be classed as triggering to some, and with sexual scenes throughout it is recommended for those 17+. F/M/M/M steam, so for clarification there will be NO MM and Eden is everyoneā€™s soul focus; if they get over their egos that is!

Outcast


Sofia Daniel - 2019
    According to the Kings of Mercia Academy...they aren't for Americans, either. Blake, Edward, and Henry rule my new school. They're aristocratic. Old money. Brutal as hell They'll do whatever it takes to break my spirit and make me leave. If I survive Mercia, I'll get a free ride to college. My future will be set. My past will be forgotten. All I have to do is survive their dirty tricks. Their dangerous games. Their seductive kisses. Theyā€™ve opened hunting season and put a target on my back. What they donā€™t know is that one day, the prey will become the hunter. Mercia Academy ā€“ it ain't no cup of tea. Outcast is book one of a reverse harem, high school bully romance that contains cursing, dark themes, and sexual situations.

Cruel


Raven Kennedy - 2019
     Savannah, Georgia is full of debutantes and greed. The Heirs own this town. They own me, too. I donā€™t know what I did to ruin what we had. But their kindness turned cruel almost a year ago. I was prepared to leave it all behind and start over at a new school. But Rogue Kelly, the king of the Heirs, ruined that. He doesnā€™t want me anymore but doesnā€™t want anyone else to have me either. I know too much to be set free, but not enough to stay. The Heirs arenā€™t through with me yet. And I crave their cruelty too much to give up now.

Hidden River Academy


K.T. Strange - 2019
     They are everything and she is nothing. She doesn't belong, and they're going to make sure she knows it. Mia Quinn never asked for her mom to get thrown in jail. She never asked to get shipped off to her uncle's, and be enrolled as Hidden River Academy's newest charity case. But she's going to make the best of it, even though the students drive Range Rovers and Lambos, and she's never even had a bike to call her own. She figures she'll keep her head down, study hard, and be back at the trailer park with her mom in a few months time. Except the guys, and girls, of Hidden River Academy know when someone doesn't belong, and Mia Quinn? Doesn't belong. They've got a plan to get rid of this new upstart who's crashing their rich-kid party. If she doesn't go on her own, they're going to make her. The first person to want her gone? Buck Barron, star football player at HRA, currently living with Mia's uncle while his parents are MIA on a globetrotting trip. He doesn't appreciate Mia crashing "guy time" at home, and Mia knows it. To most students at HRA, Buck, Colt, Shawn, Reid, and Cael are the most popular students in the whole school. But to Mia? They are equal parts nightmare and bullies. Can she survive even a few weeks at Hidden River? Or are the guys, and the girls who trail after their every move, going to run her right back to the trailer park? This 50,000 word contemporary bully romance novel is the first in a series by USA Today Featured Author, KT Strange.

Nero


Sarah Brianne - 2014
    I just want to be a fu**ing made man.Iā€™m just a fu**ing waitress.

Lines


Anna B. Doe - 2018
    For the shy, nerdy girl-next-door that she is, high school is torture and all she wants is for it to be over. Having her heart broken by a popular, womanizing boy all those years ago doesnā€™t help the matters. Nor does his best friend who still has a habit of mercilessly teasing her. Now, she only has one year left, one year to be invisible before she can move on with her life.Derek King doesnā€™t do drama, but his life is all about drama once Maximillian Sanders steps foot into his town, his school, and into Ameliaā€™s life. Max is always around, and he is making her smile again. But the boy who once broke her heart isnā€™t ready to let her go. Older and wiser, Derek isnā€™t about to let someone take away what he wants, and he wants Amelia.She's set on not believing in him and on not getting her heart broken once again. He is set on showing her wrong.She says she hates him, but maybe the line between past and present, love and hate is thinner than she ever realized.

In Ruins


K.G. Reuss - 2020
    If they donā€™t keep my secret, it could destroy more than my friendship.They own me.And my former best friend is making it his mission to ruin me.But not if I ruin them first.In Ruins is a #whychoose romance. Due to dark content, this book is recommended for eighteen and older.

Ever Lost


L.E. Bross - 2019
     No, not breaking into Panchard Enterprises, I did that on purpose. It was the getting caught part that changed everything. Instead of prison, Peter Panchard offers me a deal; steal something for him and heā€™ll help me find my little sister. Now Iā€™m at Neverly Prep wearing a uniform and trying to get close to Lucas Hook, the guy whose safe I need to crack. Did I mention the car and mansion and black card that goes along with this deal? Or the three boys so damned good looking it should be illegal? They are the Lost Boys and they definitely donā€™t want me intruding into their lives. Something's going on and Iā€™m sure it has to do with their missing mother, Wendi. Peter warns me to stay away from his boys, to do what I'm being paid for, but at every turn, the sparks fly between us. I have a job to do and a sister to find, and getting involved with three guys who are off limits is a bad idea. Especially when Hook is their enemy. But when has a little forbidden ever stopped me? Iā€™m Ever Darlington and I've never been very good at following the rules. Guilt, betrayal and lies make up EVER LOST, book 1 in the Lost Boys of Neverly Prep, a dark and dirty fast build/medium burn contemporary RH academy romance based loosely on the characters from Peter Pan. Complete at 52,000 words. All the players are over 18 and there is a cliffhanger, but I promise it will be worth it!

Bailey And The Bad Boy


R. Linda - 2017
    I was tooā€¦ until my heart was ripped out of my chest. As if getting dumped wasnā€™t bad enough, Iā€™m forced to endure the humiliation of witnessing my ex-boyfriend flaunt his new girl ā€” who also happens to be my now ex-best friend ā€” all over town. Double whammy. Now Iā€™m the pathetic ex-girlfriend left gutted, heartbroken, and nose deep in a bucket of ice cream. Iā€™m doomed to spend the summer sulking over a guy who thought I was predictable and bad in bed. So, when I get an offer guaranteeing me some well-deserved payback, of course Iā€™m going to take it. Besides, the plan is simple. Pretend like Iā€™m dating Ryder, the townā€™s popular bad boy, and make my ex wallow in a pit of jealousy and regret. Itā€™s perfect. I meanā€¦ what could possibly go wrong?

Raise Hell


Ashley Gee - 2020
    And I will do anything to make it happen.Even pretend to fall in love.People like to say that revenge is a dish best served cold. But it takes planning and patience to seek true vengeance when youā€™ve been wronged.And the best revenge takes time. You have to smile when you want to scream. Laugh, when you want to cry.Play nice, while you dream about going for the jugular.For that, you need boiling rage.I am the cleansing fire that will burn St. Bartā€™s Prep to the ground.Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord. But I canā€™t wait on heaven, so instead Iā€™ll raise hell.Coming November 2020