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Handfuls of Shattered Pieces
Kerry Taylor - 2020
With no memory of how, she has now escaped and finds herself running for her life, fleeing eight years of darkness, pain and silence, suddenly terrified by every sound and movement around her. Rescued by police, she finds the life she left behind long gone. Instead, surrounded by a world she now has very little knowledge or experience of, she is lost, scared and alone, drowning in a sea of harrowing flashbacks and soul destroying nightmares. Just when her terrifying memories threaten to pull her under for good, a light appears, in the shape of Dr Xander King. He has been where she is, scared and alone and he wants to do all he can to help her, including bringing her into the amazing family that, years earlier, had rescued him. In a home she does not know or want, Olivia finds a family she didn't realise she needed, and four men who will forever change her life. They do all they can to show her the way out of the terrifying darkness and into the light, and to help her discover who she is now that she is free. Kade, Kyle, Cole and Matt all have dark pasts of their own, which they still fight every day to survive, but they are determined to show Olivia that together, they can all find a way to repair their shattered pieces and find some happiness. But with the kidnapper's whereabouts unknown, and a serial killer lose on the streets of Chicago, keeping Olivia safe is their first priority. This proves harder than they ever thought, when it becomes obvious Olivia is the key to stopping a series of brutal murders. Now they must do all they can to protect the woman they are all falling fast for, from the evils of this world.This is a reverse harem story with one woman and four loving, protective men. It is the first book in the Pieces of Us series.
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh - 2018
On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right?Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has.Plagued with a hidden injury and desperate to impress the scouts watching his every move, Johnny has been placed on a pedestal so high, he has no room to make mistakes.Striving to maintain balance, and on the crest of the International Summer Campaign, Johnny needs to keep his head in the game. He needs to stay focused, and cannot afford to let distractions get in the way of the bigger picture.But what happens when a lonely girl with sad eyes becomes the only picture?Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her.On her very first day at the prestigious private school, she comes into contact with the notorious Johnny Kavanagh.Thrown through a hoop over her feelings for him, and desperate to keep a low-profile, Shannon finds herself once again the target of bullies as she forms a fragile alliance with rugby's rising star.Falling into a complicated friendship and grappling with their undeniable chemistry, Johnny and Shannon must face obstacles that threaten their relationship.Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks collide.Friendship, first love, rising fame, horrifying secrets, and pain all fuel together in Binding 13.Hearts are binding and lives are entwining in Binding 13.Binding 13 is the explosive first installment of a brand-new series from Chloe Walsh. Based in Ireland, the Boys Of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love, and teenage heartbreak.
Glass Heart Savage
Lindsey Iler - 2020
šššššš. ššššššššš.The elite come to play on the campus of Glass Heart Academy.ššš„š¦šš«My sister was their everything. Iām their nothing.They waited three hundred and sixty-five days after her disappearance to acknowledge Iām alive.Their wicked games should scare me.Except they donāt know Iām not much different than her.ššš«šš¤Palmer Weston isnāt anything like her sister.Sheās sweet and naive. There are plenty of reasons why I should keep my distance.Except whereās the fun in that.Iām a boy who loves his toys and Iāve kept her on the shelf long enough.It seems someone is determined on giving Palmer the same fate as her sister.Problem is Iāve never been good at sharing.{Glass Heart Savage is the first book in the Glass Heart Academy Series.}
Four Doors Down
Emma Doherty - 2016
She has good friends and a gorgeous boyfriend but Ryan Jackson, the bane of her existence, keeps popping up everywhere. She doesn't care that they were best friends for years. She doesn't care that their moms are close and therefore she hears more about him that she'd ever care to know. She doesn't care that their mutual friend, Jake, keeps pushing them all to hang out together, and she especially doesn't care that the rest of the school bows down and worships him. Becca decided years ago that he wasn't worth her time and nothing, NOTHING, is going to change her mind.
Hateful Lies
Nora Cobb - 2021
And Iāll have to play by their rules.They want to destroy me.But I wonāt make it easy.And when Iām done, Iāll make them understand:Iām not in here with them.Theyāre in here with me.Hateful Lies is the 1st book of the 4-book Stonehaven Academy series. It is meant to be read as part of a series, not a standalone, and contains a cliffhanger. A dark high school RH bully romance that contains triggers for sensitive readers.
Charcoal Tears
Jane Washington - 2015
Only asinine peace, where my paintings donāt seem to paint themselves, leaving me with terrible feelings of premonition and a chill beneath my fingernails.āSeraph 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 motherās rust-bucket of a carā¦ 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 wasnāt 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.
Pretty Reckless
L.J. Shen - 2019
Shen comes an intense, high school enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist. Penn They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Iād had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced. I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved. I was poor. She was rich. The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast. Now, Iām her parentsā latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Yeah, baby girl, say itāIām your foster brother. Thereās a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and sheās about to shell out some serious tears. Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. Iām about to prove to her that sheās nothing but a spoiled princess. Daria Everyone loves a good old unapologetic punk. But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversariesā way. The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you. In Penn Scullyās case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day. Four years ago, he asked me to save all my firsts for him. Now he lives across the hall, and I want nothing more than to be his last everything. His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free. Now? Now he is making me pay.
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.
Start a Fire
Julia Wolf - 2021
Iāve done the popularity thing at Savage River High, but after two years away, I have no interest in reclaiming my crown.The last time I put myself in the spotlight, I was left in shambles.Unfortunately, my carefully laid plans go to hell when I grab the attention of dark, forbidding, and brutally hot Sebastian Vega. He looks at me like he wants to kill my puppy or eat me alive. Quite possibly both.Sebastian is everywhere I go, and heās decided Iām the twisted game he wants to play, whether Iām a willing participant or not.The question is...what will I have to lose in order to win?Authors Note: This is a DARK high school bully romance with mature themes and dubious situations that some readers may find offensive. If youāre looking for a nice guy, prince of a hero, this story isnāt for you.
Bitter
Eden Beck - 2020
Vicious. Ruthless. Untouchable. They are the gods of these hallways, the rest of us mere mortals.The second problem is me.Mostly, because Iām a girl.It was never my intention to lie my way into an all-boys boarding school, but here I amāand now that Iām here, I intend to stay.No matter the cost.Jasper.Heath.Beck.These boys, this Brotherhood, are as impossibly handsome as they are vile. From the day I arrive at Bleakwood theyāre determined to break me. To them itās a game, a right of passage.But to me, itās my life.I thought my biggest challenge at this school was going to be hiding the fact that Iām a girl, but I was wrong. My biggest challenge is finding a way to leave Bleakwood in something other than a body bag.These boys might call themselves a Brotherhood, but I know what they really are.And what they are is wicked.Bitter is a full-length bully romance novel with multiple love interests. Itās the first book in the Wicked Brotherhood trilogy, a contemporary enemies-to-lovers series where the main character has no intent to choose between the men who inevitably end up falling for her...after theyāve paid their penitence, of course.
Love Me Never
Sara Wolf - 2015
Declare war on him.Seventeen-year-old Isis Blake hasnāt fallen in love in three years, nine weeks, and five days, and after what happened last time, she intends to keep it that way. Since then sheās lost eighty-five pounds, gotten four streaks of purple in her hair, and moved to Buttcrack-of-Nowhere, Ohio, to help her mom escape a bad relationship.All the girls in her new school want one thingāJack Hunter, the Ice Prince of East Summit High. Hot as an Armani ad, smart enough to get into Yale, and colder than the Arctic, Jack Hunter's never gone out with anyone. Sure, people have seen him downtown with beautiful women, but he's never given high school girls the time of day. Until Isis punches him in the face.Jackās met his match. Suddenly everything is a game.The goal: Make the other beg for mercy.The game board: East Summit High.The reward: Something neither of them expected.
Promises Hurt
Elle Brooks - 2014
Heās the most popular guy at school and a complete player. Me; Iām the perpetual good girl, trying to carry out one last request. But when you make a promise, how far do you go to see it through? ~ BlairItās a running joke that Iām a terrible liar, if only people knew the truth. My whole life has been spent making excuses and deflecting questions. I was pretty good at it until Blair Thomas entered my world. She saw through the mask that everyone is so willing to accept. She makes me want to tell her all my secrets, but can she promise to keep them?~ Ethan
Lucas
Jay McLean - 2016
He also has an older sister, five younger brothers and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers donāt kill each other.Ā His saving grace? Lois āLaneyā Sanders, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven. A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage.Ā It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love. Ā Eight life-changing seconds.Ā Itās also the exact length of time it took to lose her.
Varsity Heartbreaker
Ginger Scott - 2020
I even changed schools just to make the hurt disappear.But no matter how hard I tried to not think about Lucas, I just couldnāt stay away from the high school quarterback with perfect blue eyes and so many secrets.Iām back. Weāre seniors now. Weāve grownāall of us. And Lucas Fuller might be different, but Iām different too. This is my time to take risks, to experience life and to fall in love for real.I want Lucas Fuller to be a part of my story, but I know for that to happen, I need to know the truth about our past.
No Prince
Stevie J. Cole - 2020
He was the top of the food chain. And I was next in line to be dragged into the lionās den. At least thatās what he thoughtā¦ Good girls wanted to tame him. Bad girls want to be tainted by him. Everyone bowed down to him. And me?I hated Zeppelin Hunt with every fiber of my being.Which was why I stayed away from the arrogant bad boy with tattoos and a rap sheet.Until I couldnāt.Until we traded favors, and I owed him three months of my life. I never thought I would end up in his bed, and when I did, I had to remind myself that he hated me as much as I hated him.Until I didnāt. Zepp Hunt was no prince, and I absolutely refused to be his damsel in distressā¦