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Obsidian Star: Hook & Tinkerbell Retelling
A.J. Wolf - 2022
Savage. Heartless. A few of many words that are whispered behind palms as I pass. A long, long time ago I stopped caring what other people thought of me and started embracing their fear. Fear is power. Fear is motivation.At least it is for everyone but the snarky little blonde that's been caught in my snare.She's nothing but collateral. Nothing but a nuisance. I've broken more wills than this Tinkerbell wanna be could ever even count and she will be no exception. I'll either get what I want or she'll disappear like the rest.There's no Pan in this story that can save her. She's only got me and unfortunately for her, there's no room for her in my obsidian heart.šEscortš¤Loan SharkšKidnappingš¤Dub ConšKinkTrigger Warning: Rape, Kidnapping, Dubious Consent, Blood, & the villain stays a villain.šTwisted Tales CollectionA collection of deliciously dark standalone retellings written by thirteen twisted authors.These aren't the fairytales your mother read you before bed, there are no knights in shining armor or fairy godmothers.But there just might be some whips, blood, and sexual deviants with dark enough pasts to haunt your nightmares and wet your panties.
Belles & Mobsters: Luciano
Eva Winners - 2021
Heartless. Ruthless.A criminal. A monster. A murderer.Belles and Mobsters were never meant to be together. And I still fell in love with him, only to be torn apart. Lesson learned.I escaped with nothing but the clothes on my back and my best friend at my side. We hid in plain sight, and started a new life. Just as life became normal again, we were found. Dragged back into the underworld. This time the stakes are much higher. Failing is not an option.If only he wasn't my demise.
His Forever
Alexa Blue - 2019
But, from the moment I lay eyes on Lexi, I know she is mine!It sounds like her ex has really done a number on her, but if there is one thing about me, it's that I don't give up so easily.What Lexi doesn't realize the moment our eyes connect is that her fate is sealed.Lexi Moore is my forever and God bless the soul of any man that dares to come in between us.I will stop at nothing to love her, to protect her, to claim her as my forever...His Forever is an over-the-top, high heat, Instalove romance with an alpha who's only mission is to keep his curvy beauty safe...and to make her his.All my romances are steamy, packed with sweetness, absolutely no cheating and a guaranteed HEA!
Dark Russian Angel
Odette Stone - 2019
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,And I witnessed a crime.The police are failing to protect me.And my chance of survival isn't looking good.Andrusha, is the cold and dangerous leader of the Vancouver Russian mafia,He's also my best chance to make it to trial alive.The only thing we have in common,Is our shared enemy.This man is everything your mom warned you about.He's ruthless.He's cold.And he likes to be in control.I should be afraid of him.I should keep my distance.So why is he the only one who makes me feel safe?Who will protect me from my protector?
Sparrow
L.J. Shen - 2016
The son of a dead mobster. The heart throb with steel blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow RaynesThat's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me.Kidnapped me.And killed every chance I had to runaway from the place where we grew up.Put simply, Troy Brennan clipped my wings.I have dreams, big ones, but I doubt he'd ever let me chase them. I have no idea why he'd decided to take me as his wife. But I do know this: pissing off this man will not do me any good. At all.Sparrow is a standalone, full-length novel. It contains graphic violence and adult situations some may find offensive.
Lawless 1
Amarie Avant - 2020
. . AnastasiyaI was born a trophy owned by the Resnov Bratva, waiting for the day theyād collect.My identity was engraved in their legacy, and my only purpose was to obey, to submit. I had no voice, and most of all, I had no choice.I was promised to one yet stolen by another. Simeon Resnov was my savior, a different kind of beast. A beautiful contradiction to the name he carried. He hid the darkness in him so well. SimeonShe was meant to sit on a mantel, waiting for her rightful owner to claim her. On that day, sheād be used until there was nothing left until her existence was nothing but blood on his hands. But the moment I saw her, I recognized the pain in her eyes. It drew me in, entranced me, and turned into an obsession that demanded I have her. So, I took her. I stole the girl branded to another, and now her broken soul is mine to mendā¦to breakā¦And mend again.Note: This novel contains disturbing content that may be offensive to some readers.
Defying Her Mafioso
Terri Anne Browning - 2016
My brotherās best friend and second in command. And the only man I would give up everything for. I fell hard for the Mafioso at the tender age of eleven. This beast of a man who I knew made people disappearāand probably enjoyed every second of itāwas also the sixteen-year-old boy who had picked me up after Iād fallen flat on my face during my dance recital and told me I was the best ballerina heād ever seen. Heās watched over me, protected me like I was the most precious thing in the world to him. And then he sent me away. Scarlett Vitucci was many things:The daughter of the biggest Cosa Nostra boss from New York to Chicago. The sister of the man I would gladly take a bullet for. And the only woman I would ever love. Sending her away was the hardest thing Iāve ever done, but I didnāt deserve her or her love. For three years I stayed away, ignoring the gnawing ache that her absence left in my chest. Now, she was back and fighting what I felt for her was impossible. Letting her go had been a huge mistake. One I would never repeat.
Merciless
Willow Winters - 2018
Women like her are made to destroy men like me. I couldnāt resist her though. Given to me to start a war; I was too eager to accept. But I didnāt know what sheād do to me. That she would change everything. She sees through me in a way no one else ever has. Her innocence and vulnerability make me weak for her and I hate it.I know better than to give in to temptation.A ruthless man doesnāt let a soul close to him.A cold-hearted man doesnāt risk anything for anyone.A powerful man with a beautiful woman at his mercyā¦ he doesnāt fall for her.
Abducted
K.I. Lynn - 2020
His prison.The beast.A fate worse than death awaits me if I canāt get away, so when the opportunity of salvation presents itself I grab it, even if Iām unsure if I can trust the hand Iām holding.The only way out is through, exposing secrets and spilling blood.Things arenāt how they appear. Nobody is what they seem.Not even me.
Blackbird
Molly McAdams - 2017
Iāve trained for this. I know what to say, what to do, and how to act. Iāve perfected the lethal calm required for this life. Now itās time to buy my first girl. But all it takes is one look at the brave girl who starts singing mid-auction for that calm to slip.Briar Chapman is going to be the death of me, and I donāt care. Iāll take every day with her until that death comes, and Iāll welcome it when it does.On the outside, Lucas Holt is what nightmares are made of. A man cloaked in darkness, with sin-filled eyes and an enticing grin. A devil so devastatingly beautiful and cruel that his very presence instills fear.But beneath his terrifying, ever-calm exterior is an affectionate man haunted by a past that refuses to stay buried. And Lucas looks at me as though heās finally found the only person who can make it all go away.Weāre a battle of the brightest day and the darkest nightāand I want to lie in the wake of our war.
Innocent Eyes
Charlotte E. Hart - 2018
A blind date, she said. What harm could it do? He was charming. Beautiful. God's finest creation. He wined me and dined me. Made me do things I'd never before dreamt of in the bedroom. It was perfect. Dangerous. Arousing. But Jenny didnāt tell me the full story. She didnāt tell me about the debt she owed. And now Quinn Cane wants his money's worth, and heās going to make me pay whatever way he can. āA debt needs to be paid.ā The woman who came to meet me didnāt owe me money. I could tell by her innocent eyes. Still, the debt will be paid either way. She was something to play with and use as I saw fit, but something about Emily Brooks made me want to keep her. So she became my dirty girl. Pure. Innocent. Mine. Then she whispered my damned name and invaded my world, changing its reasoning. She wasnāt meant to break the rules. But she rolled my dice and won. Shame. Forgiveness. Dark. Erotic. Romance. This book is intended for mature audiences. 18+ only.
Distorted
Nyla K.Nyla K. - 2021
And trust me, youāll wish you were. Weāre the stain on society. The freaks, the creeps, your favorite Netflix documentaries come to life. They lock us up and throw away the key, because we deserve it. But not me. Iām just a lowly bank robber. I donāt belong here, surrounded by psychopaths and killers with no remorseā¦ At least, I donāt think I do.Getting by unscathed is my top priority. Unfortunately for me and my fellow prisoners, those in charge are more dangerous than we are. You see, the guards run the show, and I seem to have caught the attention of the most twisted one. He has a name, but it might as well be Officer. We move around one another like a sun and a moon, revolving in an axis of confused lust and torment until the truth is distorted, and the thing I once feared becomes that which I crave; my vile addiction, somehow so exquisite.
Reality warps in the dungeon, and Iām left wondering which prison is worseā¦ the one holding my body, or my mind.
*DO NOT READ OR POST SPOILERS! I am begging you to think of your fellow readers, in your reviews, your postsā¦ everywhere. Revealing plot twists is a dick move. And I promise, itāll be fun to go in blind. **Distorted is the first book in the Alabaster Penitentiary series. It is a full M/M romance, with HEA. Each book in this series is technically a standalone, though they are interconnected, so it will be recommended to read in order, as references to this story will be made in future books. Distorted is intended for mature audiences and open-minded readers ONLY! If you prefer the same old story, this book wonāt be for you. This story is dark, probably darker for some than others, so please proceed with caution, and if youāre easily triggered, steer clear.
Youāve been warned.
The Sect
Courtney Lane - 2014
This is not a love story.Keaton Mara ran away from a life that had become a nightmare to live on the streets. While the location she now calls home is a dangerous place, she is protected by an unlikely friendship. The streets provided her with the education she couldāve never earned from the prestigious university she attended. Regrettably, the term āeducated foolā becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Due to meeting a man with whom she shares a captivating chemistry with, her judgement is clouded, resulting in a fateful decision. The consequence of trusting the prepossessing stranger results in her being stolen away to a place unknown. Her deceptive new surroundings are just as beautiful as the people who reside there. She discovers that itās a place where the culture of sex without limits or morals is their religion. Keaton quickly begins to realize that the beautiful scenery serves to hide a very dark truth. The seductive and enigmatic manāwho lured her thereādesires to save her soul. His intentions are sinister, because saving her soul is synonymous with breaking her. Because Keaton believes her soul was brutally stolen from her many years ago, she thinks he canāt save (or destroy) something she no longer has. Sheā¦wasā¦wrong.
Andrei
Naomi West - 2020
Time to show her how deep the darkness goes.Itās been a bad night for Cora Jones. Itās about to get so much worse.She thinks the man who snatched her from that alley and sold her to a brute is the worst man alive.But he isnāt. Not even close.Not compared to me.Iām Andrei Valeri, don of the Valeri mafia. And when I see Cora on that auction stage, I know one thing only:I have to have her.It costs me a lot to make her mine.But in the end, it will be worth it.Because Cora belongs to me now.And I know just how to make this angel sing.ANDREI is a full-length, standalone auction mafia romance. It contains adult themes that may not be suitable for all readers.
Deadly Vows
Haley Stuart - 2018
For Elise, it means something entirely different. Thrown into a marriage on her fatherās orders, Elise isnāt prepared to be married to the man known as Luca Pasquino. Luca is the next capo in line to take over his fatherās empire with an iron fist. Heās cruel, heās evil, and heās ready to destroy anything and anyone that gets in the way of his plans for complete control. Elise has no idea what is in store for her. All she knows is that she can try to survive her life for the rest of her days with Luca.