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Tormented Royal


Lily Wildhart - 2021
    Only now they’re my worst nightmare. There’s something sinister writhing beneath the surface of Echoes Cove. Tangled up in the web of deadly secrets, a wicked game of survival, these people are about to learn, the venom that runs through this town, runs through my veins too…And I’m not going anywhere.This series is a new adult, dark contemporary romance with off the charts angst, enemies to lovers themes, some scenes of bullying, along with four hot guys and one girl. The book contains sexual scenes, mature language and some violence. Please read the content warnings included in the book, because this book is dark. A full list of trigger warnings can be found at the front of the book.

G.O.D.S: Gifted. Obedient. Deadly. Students.


Jaye Pratt - 2021
    Team Hades- Genetically engineered to be the best, lost one of their own a long time ago, losing her changed them. They no longer had a heart to protect. Making them into deadly weapons.When Jolie turns up, they're thrown into a spin of mixed emotions, ones they were never trained to master. None of them can understand why they are drawn to her, why the memories of their heart are resurfacing and it's tearing them apart.Could Jolie be the one they lost? Or is this just another test.After receiving a mysterious note, Jolie is determined to get to the bottom of everything. No matter what the cost.She can't seem to catch a break, having spent the last couple of years bouncing between foster homes, after her best friend promised to come back for her.Her latest foster house starts unravelling details about her past, about her best friend and about a girl who she doesn't remember. The more she uncovers, the more she realises there is more going on then she could have imagined. How can she be so determined to uncover the truth but feel so close to everyone involved?What's the point in knowing everything for it to be ripped away in the blink of an eye?Revenge is a dish best served cold and everyone involved will pay.

Endurance


Ashley N. Rostek - 2021
    But it’s the price I’m willing to pay.I can’t lose another person I love.Especially not her.LouieMaura has become a shell of the woman I love.Jameson is spiraling and I’m helpless to stop it.They need me to stay strong for them.I’m trying.But the temptation to spiral right alongside Jameson is hard to resist.***This is a 2.5 novella that retells events that transpired in Endure the Pain from Jamie's and Louie's POVs. Please do not read this unless you've read Endure the Pain first as it contains spoilers and will be hard to understand. ***Warning: This is a dark and twisted tale with violence, foul language, and sexual content. May contain triggers.

Badlands


Callie Hart - 2015
    No strings. No questions. No complications. Nothing could be simpler. His work life, on the other hand... With strange, intense women showing up on his employer's doorstep, dodging crazed English mob bosses, and dealing with a long-lost cousin on a mission, Michael's day couldn't possibly get more complicated. Badlands is a short story, released especially for Christmas 2015. Michael will be receiving his own full-length story in late 2016.

Spike: Satan's Disciples MC


Zoey Parker - 2016
     Spike I was raised in darkness. Blood and death are all I know. Finally freed from prison, my only goal is to make my MC even more powerful. That is, until Georgia walks in. She's in trouble, she tells me, her blue eyes flashing. She's so beautiful, so innocent, so pure… That I make her a deal. Come to my bed and I'll keep you safe. Georgia When the Russian mob comes after my younger brother, I do the only thing I can: I help him escape. But now they're after me instead. With no other choice, I go to the one person who can help me – the president of the Satan's Disciples MC , Spike Turner. He makes me a deal that even Satan wouldn't offer. If I submit to his touch, he will protect me. What else could I say but yes? What surprises me is how quickly I become entangled in his darkness. His touch is intoxicating. His kiss is liquid fire. But when I confess what he is doing to me – to my heart – he tells me he can never love me back. I try to pick up the pieces of my life in the wake of his rejection, but the mob has other ideas. Trapped in their clutches, I can only pray that Spike hasn't left me to die. I love him – even if we're both damned to hell. SPIKE is a full-length, standalone romance novel with steamy hot sex, strong language, a happily every after ending, and NO CLIFFHANGERS. Contains dark and disturbing themes, and over-the-top sexiness that may be uncomfortable for some readers. Perfect for fans of Sam Crescent, Jenika Snow, L Wilder, Sabrina Paige, Lauren Landish, Vanessa Waltz, Jordan Marie, and Nicole Snow. For a limited time, includes a free bonus novel, OVERDOSED, plus a sneak preview of my bestselling MC romance, STOLEN.

Christmas Honey


Cathryn Cade - 2017
    But will Jack want her precious gift... or is he busy rekindling an old flame? This will be the best Christmas of Lindi Carson's life. She and her dream man, biker Jack Moran, are growing their businesses together. She has Jack's ring on her finger, and a precious secret she can't wait to share with him. But when a seductive beauty from Jack's past blows into town, Lindi's plans for a private celebration are ruined. Will this Christmas be sweet as honey... or will they feel love's sting?

Charcoal Tears


Jane Washington - 2015
    Only asinine peace, where my paintings don’t seem to paint themselves, leaving me with terrible feelings of premonition and a chill beneath my fingernails.”Seraph Black used to think that she was prepared for anything. She could last days without eating and she always walked away from the violent altercations with her father relatively unharmed. She survived working at the club and the drive to school every day in her mother’s rust-bucket of a car… but it all changed when Noah and Cabe came bulldozing into her life, careless of the precious secrets they picked apart in their quest to take over her world. She was even less prepared for the mysterious Miro and Silas, and nothing could have prepared her for the bond. The connection. The reason for it all. Someone wanted her to stay away from her new friends, but she wasn’t willing to do that.Everyone had secrets.She wanted to know theirs. They wanted to own hers. And the stalker?He seemed to know everything already.

King of Spades


Steph Macca - 2022
    Literally.This town was run by violent gangs and I lived a quiet life as the criminal prosecutor's daughter. But the day of my 18th birthday, everything changed. Suddenly I was on the radar of both gangs. I should be scared. I should be fearful.But my desire for danger has taken over.I could be walking into a trap. But Reed, Colton and Grayson, the infamous Spades Trio are dragging me into the darkness...And down the rabbit's hole I go....Please note this is a dark contemporary gang novel. It contains violence, adult themes and a minor reference to birth trauma. Readers should proceed with caution and take care if they have known triggers.KING OF SPADES is a full length mature dark high school gang related adult romance with some enemies-to-lovers themes. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main female character has more than one love interest. KING OF SPADES is book one in the Black Spades Trilogy.

Reading Between the Lines (Between the Sheets Book 4)


Serenity Woods - 2021
    Darcy, life is never going to be simple… Tess Barker is having a rough time. She enjoys giving tours of the Northland of New Zealand, but her endometriosis makes the long days a challenge, and now she’s gone and insulted one of her best friends by mistake. She’s secretly liked Finn Brennan – the gorgeous Mr. Darcy lookalike – for years, but he’s never made a move on her, and now not only has she hurt his feelings, but they’re both interviewing for the same job – #awkward. Finn likes his position in the Education Department at Waitangi, but recent events have made him restless, and he’s ready for a change. The move to Exhibitions Director at a museum in Christchurch might be just what he’s looking for, but he’s up against the younger, dynamic, beautiful Tess. When she apologizes for upsetting him, a kiss is a natural way to prove there’s no hard feelings. They agree to work together on their presentations for the interview and to let the best man – or woman – win. Time spent together soon reveals a sizzling attraction that turns into deep passion. Things come to a head on their return to the bay, when Finn realizes he can’t escape his past troubles if he stays. But it’s only when Tess falls ill that he has to make the ultimate decision to fight or fly.

Wolf Unchained (Ashwood Wolves Book 1)


J.E. Cluney - 2021
    

Agony (Kings of Rebellion MC #4)


K.T. Fisher - 2018
    The MC families are all able to relax because there’s no longer an enemy in hiding, wanting to hurt them, but the Kings men have been keeping secrets from their women. Those that have been waiting for their time are about to step out from the shadows and wreak havoc on the Kings of Rebellion MC. When disaster strikes to hurt more than one person, it seems that it is the end for their loved ones, and Drew is left wondering if her heart can handle the pain.

The Wolf at My Door


Sam Hall - 2019
    The drought is causing work to dry up along with the land and she and her dog, Buddy are starting to get desperate. Then she spies an ad for an all-rounder at a remote place called Sanctuary, whatever that is.Somehow Jules is the only applicant and it appears all her prayers have been answered. She now has food, board, a job and a whole lot more. It appears Sanctuary is the home of a huge pool of ridiculously good looking men who are 1. All vying for her attention and 2, expect her to choose to have relationships with multiples of them.Just as Jules thinks she’s Alice and she’s fallen down the hole into Dickland, she starts to look past the guys who read romance novels to better understand women and the HR manuals written by kink practitioners and starts to wonder. What is behind the huge fence at the centre of Sanctuary? Why is everyone waiting for the full moon? What secrets are the staff hiding? Join Jules as she finds her answers to these questions and those she never thought to ask.

Distrust


G.N. Wright - 2021
    Depraved. Deadly.That was the warning that everyone was given about The Hallowed Crows MC. That they were harsh, brutal, and completely unforgiving. And here I am, utterly at their mercy. Again.My dad is dead and now the only people I have left are the boys who ripped out my heart. They loved me, then rejected me. Protected me, then abandoned me. Now they want to control me more than ever before. I thought I’d escaped the black mark placed on my soul, but I was wrong. They might think they own me, but someone else has already claimed me. I’m back, but I wasn’t given much of a choice. It was his cage or their club… Better the devil you know right?But I’m not the same lost little girl they toyed with two years ago. I won’t go down without a fight. Not this time.I’m a Crow and it’s time to call murder.*** WARINING. Distrust is book one in a dark reverse harem motorcycle club series. It features themes that some readers may find triggering. Please read the trigger warning before proceeding. """

Cruel Saints


Evie Kady - 2021
    It isn’t a school for foreigners, either.The peacekeeper? She’s going down.-----I’m already an outsider at this elite political academy in Scotland.A target has been painted on my back by the most popular guys in school.Musical royalty. Political royalty. Actual royalty.They seem to hate girls, especially girls like me who try their best to ignore them.It’s boys vs girls and I’m trapped in the middle.Fine. Because I’m going to show them it’s more powerful to be a sinner when everyone believes you’re a saint. Cruel Saints is a plotty, slow-burn bully romance set in a political academy. It’s Reverse Harem, which means the main character doesn’t choose between her love interests. This is Book 1 of 4, and the series will contain MM.

Adversaries Prequel


T.L. Hodel - 2021
    Then, like a rash I can’t get rid of, Chase Mathers shows up. He thinks he’s bad, rolling down the street on his Harley with his little gang in tow. He has no idea what bad is.So bring it on fuckface, because bitch isn’t a state of mind.It’s a way of life.Naomi Prescot was nothing, but a spoiled little rich girl that thought the world revolved around her. I taught her a lesson once and sent her back home with her tail between her legs. Now, she thinks she can come in my city and bark orders at me?I’m not like the boys back home, Princess. If you want to play with me, you best put your big girl panties on. This time you won’t be bent over my counter, calling me daddy.You’ll be on your fucking knees, serving your master.