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Caught by M.L. Marian


dark
novella
single-parent
contemporary

Games We Play


Dana Isaly - 2021
    He makes a living playing video games and using his gravelly voice to bring peopleโ€™s sexual fantasies to life.When the top gaming site on the West Coast sends someone out to interview him, Quinlan walks into his apartment with her auburn curls and thick curves, and theyโ€™re instantly drawn to each other.Quinlan has no idea of the monster that lurks beneath the surface of his calm demeanor. Jack is quicksand, pulling her down into the dark underbelly of his desires. To get out unscathed, sheโ€™ll need to give into the hunger she has always tried to deny.

My Kind of Monster


Lilith Roman - 2021
    I traded one captor that broke my body and soul, for one that threatens to break not only my heart, but the walls that contain the darkness that lives inside of me. He is a beautiful monster, everything I searched for before my capture, the only one that understands my secrets and I fear my heart and mind will not survive him.๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜…๐˜… hides a legacy of blood and I will drown her in it myself if thatโ€™s what she needs to embrace it. I wanted to use her โ€” no limits, consequences or remorse โ€” but when I set my eyes on her, broken and abused, her enemy became mine. Now I canโ€™t let her go, not until I break her open. Her darkness calls to mine, her demons dance on heathen songs sung by my own and sometimesโ€ฆ prey wants to be prey.๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง. ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐. ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐.๐€ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง.__________________Content WarningThis book contains material that is suitable for ages 18+, with dark themes that may be triggering to some, including dub-con. My Kind of Monster is a standalone Contemporary Dark Romance with a HEA.

The Virgin and the Beast


Stasia Black - 2017
     Bullsh*%! My whole life has been about waiting. Playing it safe. Be the good girl, donโ€™t color outside the lines. Put in the hard work trying to prove myself to Dad, then to my college professors, then to my boss at New World Media. Just waiting for the day when it will all pay off. And right when it was all starting toโ€”I finally had the house, the job, I was even thinking about getting a catโ€”boom!โ€”my life explodes and suddenly now Iโ€™m here andโ€” โ€œAll done,โ€ the doctor interrupts my thoughts, pulling off her gloves with a loud snap. Even from the bed where Iโ€™m lying, my legs spread like the Thanksgiving turkey, I can hear the impatient growl of the man standing in the doorway. If you can even call him a man. More like a beast out of a frigginโ€™ fairytale. โ€œWell?โ€ Her pronouncement echoes throughout the room while the speculum is still inside me. โ€œSheโ€™s a virgin.โ€

The Reaper Incarnate


C.A. Rene - 2021
    The Reaper is hot on your tail,What have you done?Youโ€™ve made it onto her list,Who did you hurt?The hunt is just the beginning,How far can you run?Your soul is hers to reap,Where can you hide?Watch out for her scythe,Why do you cry?The life of a vigilante is meant to be a lonely one,Roaming darkened streets and collecting secrets.Until the four of them forced their way into mine,Stirring up feelings I didnโ€™t know I had.But if they try to fuck with my plans,My pretty knife will be through their throats and my bloody scythe on their foreheads.

Krรญe Captivity


Kora Knight - 2016
    Astrum Industriesโ€™ newest charted planet. Freshly discovered. Wholly unexplored. But that wonโ€™t be the case for long. Led by Captain Alec Hamlin, a team of explorers make an emergency landing and are soon confronted by their first Niran native. A huge male Krรญe packed with muscle, baring small, black horns and fangs. Fortunately, heโ€™s friendly. Or so he lets them believe. With the help of his pack, the Krรญe takes Alecโ€™s team captive, intending to sell them for profit. But these Nirans arenโ€™t just shrewd, theyโ€™re arrogant and domineering. And most of all, extremely sexual. Which explains why, on their journey to peddle their new wares, they feed Alecโ€™s team a powerful aphrodisiac. Nothing like some decadent entertainment on the side. Soon the team finds themselves feverishly trying to resist the growing urge to mount their seductive captors. But as passion prevails and unexpected bonds form, so much more is suddenly at stake. With no time left, will a shift in Krรญe perspective be enough to change the fate of Alecโ€™s team? Warning: Contains explicitly scorching gay sex with exotic and shamelessly kinky males of otherworldly descent.

Bounced


Brill Harper - 2017
    I've seen some crazy stuff as a bouncer. I thought I'd seen it all.But I've never seen anything like her. Just one look and I knew my life was never going to be the same. She's sweet, innocent, and looking for trouble.She found it.I'm big and mean and more trouble than she ever imagined. I'm going to mess up all her carefully laid plans. And I'm going to make her mine.SarahI'm a careful girl. Life is too dangerous not to be. I have a plan. Goals. And none of them include an overly-muscled, tattooed, possessive bouncer with an eye patch from the road house just outside of city limits.I just wanted one night off from being perfect, boring, and careful.He's too much man for a girl like me. Too intense. Too visceral.But I don't think he's going to let me go.Author's Confession: I don't even know if this could happen in real life. Luckily, it's a book. That means the hot, tatted, beardy bouncer can totally take one look at the virgin college student studying actuarial science and know he's going to marry the sh!t out of her. Right?

The Professor


Serena Akeroyd - 2019
    Colder.ย Meaner.ย  And she had no choice but to take everything he had to give.ย  A desperate act, Phoebe's tumble from grace, and a man waiting in the wings to watch her downfall.ย The Professor is no hero. No charming knight. Heโ€™s a predator stalking his prey, and Phoebe, a college student struggling to get by,ย just walked into his crosshairs because even monsters have needs...ย A standalone bully romance.ย May offend or upset sensitive readers. Contains scenes with stalking.

Deadly Captive


Bianca Sommerland - 2011
    His words confuse her at first, but she soon understands they are both in the middle of a performance that will determine whether she remains in captivity or dies. The crowd must be entertained, and her cellmate makes sure it is. Forced submission is not the only horror Lydia endures. She has no memories of life before her imprisonment, and Joe, her cellmate, is her only comfort as the powerful creatures that hold them captive torture and debase her. Together, she and Joe cling to the will to survive long enough to break free and seek revenge. Their desire to sustain one another triumphs over their wardens' efforts to destroy them. There is no pain, no suffering, that can tear them apart. Beyond their cell, their love is tested. Can they hold strong in the face of the challenge of the new powers they have gained along with their freedom?

Coerce


Candice M. Wright - 2021
    After witnessing its devastation, Iโ€™ve shied away from it,Until Atlas.I never thought Iโ€™d ignore the red flags and wave a white one.Surrendering to Atlas in the most delectable way,I didnโ€™t realize heโ€™d been playing me all alongUntil I found myself at his mercy.They say love can heal all wounds,But what about the scars left behind?AtlasI donโ€™t know what love is. Iโ€™ve never been touched by its light or fallen into its depths,Until Ivy.When I see something I want, I take it.And right now, all I want is her.Each move I make is calculated and methodical,Until I have her exactly where I want her.By the time she realizes itโ€™s a trap, it will be too late.Sheโ€™ll never forgive me, and Iโ€™ll never set her free.But I feel no guilt, nor remorse.Not when Iโ€™ll own every inch of her; body, heart, and soul.And not even Ivy herself will stop me.Author note: If youโ€™re looking for a White Knight, you might want to look elsewhere. Atlas is an Antihero in every sense of the word.This book plays with the darker side of love such as obsession, infatuation, and the power plays made to obtain it.*Coerce is a complete standalone novel*Triggers: It goes without saying that this book contains dark elements that some readers may find uncomfortable including offensive language, graphic violence, and sexual situations. All readers should be over 18 so I donโ€™t have to answer any awkward emails from your parents or dodge pitchforks when Iโ€™m doing my weekly shopping.

He Saw Me First


M. Johnson - 2020
    . . but only for a moment.The next night, he was waiting for me.He sat there in his expensive suit and watched.No participation.My only acknowledgement was the look of lust in his eyes.It continued until the night before I left,when I found a card under my door.No words. Just a number. So, I texted him.Iโ€™d never done anything like it before.It felt so dirty and wrong, but at the same time, I felt alive.He was much older than me, so intimidating and sexy.He made me feel things no man ever has.I was under his spell.The last thing I expected was to ever see him again.