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A Hurt So Sweet


Isabella Starling - 2019
    She died years ago. This town broke her. I’ll burn it to the ground before I let that happen to me.In Eden Falls, I’m forced to attend a school for the elite. The Firstborns own this place and they think they own me, too. It’s not long before Dexter, Caspian, Lai, and Julian become the bane of my existence. There are only two people I’m afraid of – my strict father, and my malevolent fiancé. Unfortunately for me, my husband-to-be is one of the Firstborns ruining my life.Dexter Booth and I will marry on my birthday to secure our families’ bond. Every woman in this damn town wants to be Dexter’s toy. Except me.Dex and his Eden Falls Prep cronies have forced me to give up my body. I know my betrothed wants my mind next.I play along… But soon, I’ll leave the beautiful jerk behind without the thing he wants most from me.His heir.

Reckless Hate


Thandiwe Mpofu - 2019
    The results? Reckless Hate & Catastrophe."Westbrook had four boys that ruled my life once.They were hell raisers.Cunning Athletes.Skilled Manipulators.Hateful Assholes.Gorgeous gods.Heartbreakers. . .Only I never counted on them breaking my heart as savagely as they did, sending me away when I needed them the most. Making me spiral into a vicious abyss of darkness where I'm haunted by a pair of frosty blue eyes filled with hate.But now I'm back and this time around, for a reason that makes breathing almost completely impossible.And if they think I won't get revenge for my brother--one of the Blue Boys--then they have another kind of hell to face.Because I'm no longer their little Blue girl from four years ago. . .

Ruthless Crown


Amanda Richardson - 2021
    After all, they’re royalty here. Because one of them—the cruelest one—is the headmaster’s son. And my new stepbrother.They can try to torment me.They can try to break me.But they have no idea what I’ve endured.They’re used to getting whatever their ruthless, little hearts desire.Maybe I should keep my mouth shut.Maybe I should let them win.But I’m not afraid of getting my hands dirty. Lord knows I’m used to it by now.My name is Briar Monroe, and these Kings are about to find out just how fucked up this Queen can be.Ruthless Crown is full-length high-school bully reverse harem romance. It is book one of the Ruthless Royals duet, and while it doesn’t end with a true cliffhanger, there are unanswered questions. Book two will be releasing in a month. It is advised to read them in order. *Please note Ruthless Crown contains explicit language, bullying, and flashbacks of abuse/trauma. It also features four hot AF guys who would do anything to protect their feisty Queen. The duet will have a HEA.

Not Giving up


K.J. Thomas - 2019
    One year left of high school, then I take over the family business or waste my time in college.Everything was simple until she walked in. I hate her. I despise her.Her family took the most precious thing in my life away.….I can’t get her out of my head. She doesn’t belong in my thoughts, or my dreams.She’s my new favorite toy.The demise of her family.MorganMy life is not my own.Decisions are made for me.Bodyguards and my father are always close by.Until now...freedom.I just started Ridgeside High after being out of the country. My father has loosened almost cut the strings that hold me captive. Then, I run into him, Hudson. He makes sure that I know how much he hates me. But why?He’s the King of Ridgeside High.The one I can’t stop thinking about.**This is not a sweet love story, this is a slightly DARK ROMANCE. If you don't like dark romance this book is not for you. Please note this book contains certain TRIGGER warnings.**

Damaged Goods


Jarica James - 2020
    Being the granddaughter of a mafia king sounds like it would make for the easy life, but for Otsana Priamos, it’s the opposite. From a young age she was taught that survival and wit were everything, while her life was expendable. Despite the damage done to her, Otsana manages to make a deal with her grandfather. Five years of freedom in exchange for her full loyalty. What the family doesn't realize? She has no intention of going back, no matter the cost. As luck would have it, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, one of the Adrostos triplets, and the other two are close behind. The trio is as sexy as sin and intent on owning her. Only she would leave one family to find another, just as dark and twisted as her own. Sana finds herself in a dangerous game of submission as her relationship with the three deadly psychos promises to possess, worship, and dominate her in every way. Sometimes you make a deal with the devil, but the devil always wins. Damaged goods is a dark, mafia romance and is intended for audiences 18 and up. The content contains darker elements that some readers may find triggering, including dubcon and violence.

Merciless Vows


Faith Summers - 2021
    He’s the Bratva assassin they all call Merciless.On our wedding day, he taught me real monsters aren’t the ones who hide in the dark.They’re the ones who stare you in the face and steal your soul. On a quest for revenge, he takes me and unearths secrets from the past that will cause a war.When death lies on the horizon the enemy of my enemy becomes my friend.In this instance he’s my husband.The real question is when he finishes uncovering the truth, will he keep me or kill me.

Midnight Fae Academy: Book One


Lexi C. Foss - 2020
    Even if it kills me.Except Headmaster Zephyrus is one step ahead of my every move.Prince Kolstov won't stop cornering me.And Shadow--the reason I'm in this damn mess to begin with--haunts my dreams.My affinity for the earth is dying and being replaced by something more sinister. Something powerful. Something deadly.The Midnight Fae believe this is my fate.They claim that I was "recruited" for a purpose.To battle a rising presence.Or to die trying.I don't owe them a damn thing. But if I have to pass their trials to find my way home, then so be it. I survived a plague and far worse in the Elemental Fae realm. An ominous energy? Please. What a joke.Give it your best shot.I'm waiting.And don't you dare bite me.Or I'll make you regret it.Author Note: This is a dark paranormal reverse harem romance, and despite Aflora's opinions on the matter, there will definitely be biting. Shadow, aka Shade, guarantees it.

Bully King


J.A. Huss - 2020
    And the secret society that meets deep in the woods is even more exclusive. Only a select few will get in during the summer rush--and Cadee Hunter wants to be one of them. Too bad it's Cooper Valcourt's mission to make sure she fails. Bully boys.Arrogant tyrants.Blue-blood bastards.Call them whatever you want.Around here, we just call them Kings.Fancy boats.Lakeside mansions.Luxe watches and bespoke suits.The Kings of High Court College act like Gods.And Cooper Valcourt is the worst of them.He is the bully king.His family owns everything.And his mission is to put me in my place and send me packing.But Cooper and I have a history filled with secrets.And everyone knows that power doesn’t come from having money.It comes from holding secrets.And I’m holding one of his.A very dark secret that can bring him to his knees.***** Bully King is new-adult, dark, bully romance from New York Times bestselling author JA Huss featuring boys with power and girls at their mercy. It’s a campus shrouded in lies and a summer rush into an elite society that can propel a poor girl straight into the ruling class.If… she’s willing to pay the price.

Oh My God


L.J. Woods - 2021
    My bully. My brother’s best friend. The rich hot jock that brings girls to their knees. And now, he’s my roommate. Mother Mary, help me.DelilahGabe rules the fancy private college and everyone in it. A sculpted self-proclaimed god but he’s far from a saint.Good boy gone bad. Son of a televangelist billionaire with the soul of the devil, and I. Freaking. Hate him!What I didn’t know? Gabe is a damn-good kisser. I mean, stomach-twisting, toe-curling, oh-my-god good.Now he wants to ruin my life like he’s done before.Moving to this small town with deadly secrets is unbearable. But finding out your bully is your roommate? Welcome to hell.GabrielForgive her Father, this girl is sin.Filthy, forbidden sin.Delilah Daniels is a bad, bad girl - my best friend’s sister, all grown up.Guess what, Dee? I’m your new roommate, and in this house, we play by my rules.You can’t run or hide. You’re mine until I say.Scream as loud as you want, but when you scream my name, make sure it’s “God”.Fan of rich alpha possessive bad boys? This book is for you! OMG is a full-length new adult college bully romance novel with mature themes. This enemies-to-lovers romance is recommended for readers 18+. This is a standalone book that can be read as part of an interconnected series.

Blood Match


Ginna Moran - 2018
    If not, her family dies. When the Blood Hunger Plague decimated humanity, Donor Life Corp inoculated humans against vampirism and stopped the extinction of the human race. To ensure civility, all adult humans are required to donate blood to vampires. After eighteen-year-old Jewel's father goes missing, she applies to the Blood Match Program to save her siblings from a life on the streets. If she matches, she'll become an exclusive lifetime donor to an elite vampire in exchange for her family's safety. But the matching process turns out to be more than she anticipated. Jewel perfectly matches with Kingston, Diego, and Austin Divine, the three dangerously hot vampire heirs to Donor Life Corp, and they sweep her into a world where she turns into something she never imagined: An equal. As powerful enemies arise to threaten her blood matching, Jewel must learn to survive in a world that would rather see her caged. If she can't, she not only jeopardizes her family's lives and the hearts of her three perfect vampires, she risks facing her final donation.This is an upper young adult/new adult reverse harem paranormal romance suitable for ages 16+.

Web of Lies


Aly Beck
    Faceless. Controlled. Puppets on strings. Sheep in the masses.And I’ve turned into their number one plaything.When I transferred to East Point Prep, I had one mission in mind: find the people responsible for murdering Magnolia. Someone within these entitled walls killed my only friend and threw her overboard like she was human trash.Now, they’ll pay.My best friend told me everything through weekly emails, leaving coded clues in her simple messages. I know every incident, and I have the names of her bullies—her murderers.Seger, Chase, Zeppelin, Carter, and Ainsley.Somehow everything gets twisted and turned around. Every piece of evidence turns to ash. Magnolia lied to me, and I have to unravel her words one piece at a time to understand the truth hidden within her code.My pawns become my kings. The ones I once called my suspects turn into allies. They help me search for the invisible culprit slithering through the shadows.The hunter becomes the hunted.◆Web of Lies is book 1 of 3 books.◆ Web of Lies is a full-length, mature/dark/ contemporary/new adult/ bully romance/full of mystery, spicy scenes, and foul language. Recommended for 18+ readers. WOL is a reverse harem novel, meaning the FMC has more than one love interest. FMMMM◆  Please read the warnings at the beginning of the book to check for triggering material.  Also, pay special attention to the note about the secret code within the story (YES SECRET CODE!)

Stepbrothers' Darling


K.A. Knight - 2021
    I never thought I would end up here, moving halfway across the country on my mother's whim, and then I meet them… My new stepbrothers. Cyrus, Bray, Asher. Sin incarnate, dangerous, dark and deadly. Everything I crave in a man, but they are off-limits and they make that perfectly clear. However, when my past comes back with a bang, the rules begin to mean nothing and lines start to blur. The only way we will survive this is together. They are my Crew and I’m about to be their Darling. Screw what people think, I’m going to make them mine. *This book contains dark elements which some readers may find triggering. All characters in this story are over eighteen and all sexual interactions are fully consensual.*

Desecrated Flesh


C.A. Rene - 2020
    All it took was one bad decision,A need to numb the pain that threatened to tear me apart.He was someone I trusted,And he made a decision that would forever ruin me.They used to be my best friends,But after that night, I never wanted to see them again.Now they hate me and will stop at nothing to watch me suffer.But what do they know about suffering?After what I’ve been through,Everything they throw at me is child’s play.One more year and I’ll be free of them,Never having to be reminded of that fateful night.A lot can happen in a year...

Sinful as Hell


G. Bailey - 2019
    It was all a lie. I’m a demon, and I’m signed up to attend The Demon Academy. I soon find out it’s the darkest, cruellest school around and not many survive a full year, let alone three. Welcome to DA, where unless you are a high demon, you can expect to be treated like trash. My plan? To be invisible and get the hell out of this academy, but it doesn’t work out that way… I have one angel teacher trying to get rid of me, the students of DA making sure I know what a demon can do and I’m not going to survive Demon Academy for long. That is until the Lucifer sons see me. They want to break me, they love to play games with my heart, and even if I wanted to run from them…I can’t. I’m apparently their mate. And just like their father’s home, hell can’t be escaped. RH Dark Bully Academy Romance. 18+

Spiteful Punks


Madeline Fay - 2021
    That’s what I did—I ran away without once looking back. People say starting over is the best way for a new beginning, but that’s far from the truth if you end up back where you began. Sometimes life likes to throw lemons at you really hard until there’s nothing left to do but make lemonade. I’ve known pain, but not the kind that messes with my heart. That is until Logan, Dalton, Trey, and Nicholas came into my life without a warning label. I’m not prepared, and I’m afraid after fighting since day one...they might just be the reason I finally break. *A dark, reverse harem bully romance, with lots of triggers warnings and a slap of taboo.