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Scars
Dana Isaly - 2021
One day I was the sole inheritor of my family’s fortune. The next I was diving out my bedroom window, leaving everything behind.I’ve been hiding for years, successfully outrunning my demons. I was getting by, making a life of my own. Until the Triad came for me. Dangerous. Wealthy. Corrupt. The Triad run this city. And they think I’m the key to getting my family out of their way. The plan is to exchange me for a truce.But if I go back, I’m as good as dead. Convincing them to keep me is my only chance.They have no clue just how valuable I can be.I am so much more than they bargained for.
Triple Threat
K. Webster - 2022
I would never abandon my little sister. Hope comes in the form of a devilishly handsome man with dark eyes and darker secrets.With each encounter, I’m lured deeper into the labyrinth. The danger lurking beneath his surface calls to me, even as it warns me away.Except there’s a new side of him every time we meet. A different danger each time we touch. It’s as if three different men want to devour me.He’s not just one villain. He’s three.
Embrace the Darkness
Ashley N. Rostek - 2020
I tried to be good... normal. But the darkness can’t be suppressed forever.Six years ago, I walked away from the family. Now, I must go back. I have no choice. But things will be different this time. I’m stronger, smarter, and I refuse to submit in a world ruled by dangerous men. My name is Maura Quinn. I'm the Banphrionsa—Princess in my father’s dark kingdom of crime. Everyone has a story. Even the bad guy. So proceed with caution because this is my descent or my rise. It depends on how you look at it. But most of all, this is how I embrace the darkness.*** Warning: This is a dark and twisted tale with violence, foul language, and sexual content. May contain triggers. This is also a slow build MFM menage romance.***
Black Sheep
Meghan March - 2019
Every family has a black sheep. In the infamous Casso crime family, that black sheep is me—Cannon Freeman. Except I’m not a free man. I’ve never been free. Not since the day I was born. I owe my loyalty to my father, Dominic Casso, even if he won’t publicly acknowledge me as his blood. I’ve never had a reason to go against his wishes… until I met her. Drew Carson turned my world upside when she walked into my club looking for a job. Now, my honor and my life are on the line. Going against my father’s wishes might buy me a bullet straight from his gun, but black sheep or not, it’s time to make my stand. She's worth the fallout.
Killer Candy
Holly Bloom - 2021
Darkness lurks under the neon lights in the form of the three panty-melting assholes that run the club.Zander, West and Rocky are exactly the types of dangerous men I’d sworn to avoid.They want me to play by their rules, but I’m nobody’s puppet. Sexy smirks and inked muscles won’t stop me from getting what I really want. Revenge.Everyone better watch out because my name is the only sweet thing about me…Killer Candy is a full-length gritty reverse harem romance featuring a sassy stripper who isn’t afraid of sticking the knife in - quite literally. Contains violence and mature themes, so reader caution is advised. This is book one of three.
Save Me
S.A. Mackenzie - 2021
He was my protector, my best friend, my first love. He kept the shadows away the best that he could. Now it’s my turn to return the favor. I found him finally, but I didn't find him quickly enough. I'm lost again, but this time it’s without him by my side. I'm broken. My life is one mess after another and I can’t find which way is up. I don't know how to navigate my feelings for the three broken, protective assholes that are breaking down my walls. I can't fight the demons that haunt me in my dreams. Add in a stalker hell bent on showering me with gifts that bring back painful memories and there's disaster looming on the horizon. How can I save, not only myself, but the men that are starting to mean the world to me?Maybe I'm still that little girl that needs someone to save me... or maybe, just maybe, I can finally save myself. Save Me is the first book in The Broken Souls series. This book contains sexual scenes, violence, and coarse language. Must be 18+ to read. Please read the trigger warning at the beginning of the book, contains mentions of sexual abuse, suicide, and more.
Rotten Girl
Ivy Fox - 2019
A blessed uncertainty filled with hope and mystery, with the potential to make it whatever you aspire it to be.Must be nice — to open your eyes and dream of such a promising existence.I have no such hopeful misguided notions.My fate has been written down on crumpled paper, made smooth and immaculate by bloody tainted hands for the outside world to behold, since the day I was conceived.There is no happily ever after for me but I’ve come to terms with my gilded golden cage long ago.It’s their destiny that keeps me up at night — the pieces of my soul.They are the ones who I would defy the devil himself for and stare true evil in the eye, taunting it to do its worst.There is nothing I wouldn’t do for them, yet I know the wheel of fortune is not in our favor.So, yes — I envy you.While you dream of your colorful tomorrow, I dread its grayish arrival.
You see, we were all born rotten.
And rotten girls and boys don’t deserve a fairytale ending.
Rotten Girl is the first book in the duet -A Rotten Love.
This is mafia #whychoose contemporary romance, full length novel.
*Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations and sensitive content.
The Queen of Carnage
Candice M. Wright - 2019
After getting tangled up in Carnage business, it isn’t long before I'm tangled up in their sheets. All they see is my blonde hair and sweet smile and they want to dirty me up a little. I'm a splash of pink within the leather-clad army, standing out like a tampon in a condom factory. But it’s not my fault they underestimated me. I might like girly things but I’m much more likely to spray you with bullets then sprinkle you with glitter. I could just tell them they have me labeled all wrong. But then, where’s the fun in that? Please be advised that this book may cause shallow breathing, exploding ovaries and spontaneous disintegration of panties. As a result, all readers should be over the age of 18 and refrain from reading in public places. Trigger warning: This book contains swearing, violence and sexy fun times with not one but three bikers.
Home
Nikita Parmenter - 2020
I didn't get to say goodbye, I didn't get to explain to them that my dad had finally gone off the deep end.Of course, they wouldn't have understood anyway, we were only eight and I never told them how bad it had gotten. Maybe if I had I wouldn't be in this fucked up situation. I wouldn't of seen and done the things I've had to do in order to survive, maybe I would've even been able to stay with the boys I loved.Well jokes on me, life's thrown me yet another freaking curve ball and I'm going back, I'm going home but they're not boys anymore and although they've still got the traits of the boys I once loved, I don't know them like I used to. They sure as hell aren't going to remember me. I had to change a lot in order to protect myself and to survive. I'm so far away from who I used to be, I'd be surprised if they even recognized me, I sure as hell don't.I'm going to lose them all over again, and I barely survived losing them the first time.This is a medium burn contemporary reverse harem that will have some m/m.Warnings: Please be advised that this book contains dark themes, including abuse, violence and cursing. Additionally, sexual themes suitable for mature audiences 18+.All sex is consensual.
Locked Up Liars
Elle Thorpe - 2021
Maximum security. The place they send the worst of the worst. But it’s not just Heath who doesn’t want me there.Rowe, the sinfully sexy head guard has made it clear I don’t belong. I’d tell him where to go with my middle finger up, if my skin didn’t prickle with awareness every time he touches me.And then there’s Liam, hotshot lawyer and my old high school enemy. All that tension and chemistry is still there, burning between us like flames. I need his help, but I’ll be damned if I beg for it.With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.Until there’s only one thing we know for sure.The killer is still out there.And I’m his next target.Locked Up Liars is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and romantic suspense / dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the first book in an ongoing trilogy.Download or 1-click this hot new romance today.
Shattered Chaos (Steel Roses #1)
Samantha Bee - 2021
Evil intents. Depraved souls. Perverse pleasure. Everything changed when I walked into my father’s office that day eight years ago. I lost everything, my home, my family, even myself. I’m not the same girl I was back then. I’ve spent every day sharpening my broken edges to turn them into weapons. I embraced the chaos in my soul and now my heart beats to thunder and my blood flows with electricity. The only thing keeping me alive? Knowing that I’ll wreck havoc on the ones who tore me apart. I’ve built my throne with blood and grown my kingdom with violence. Now I’m ready to tear theirs down. I’ve gained the money, power and the skills to do it. The only thing I can’t do?Love. But it’s okay. I have rules for that.Shattered Chaos is the first book in the contemporary new adult series, Steel Roses. It is a reverse harem, meaning the female protagonist has three or more love interests and will not be forced to choose. It is intended for mature audiences and contains themes of violence and revenge, high steam, and foul language.
Dollhouse (Down We Go Book 1)
Kyla Faye - 2021
From the outside looking in, it was. Little did anyone know, I’d beenliving in hell.Broken, beaten, and scared, I escaped my tormentor and ran to the one place I vowednever to return. I’ve been hiding in the city that holds all my secrets and was beginningto make a life for myself.Until they come for me.Eli, King, and Rowen.They’re vicious, brutal, ruthless, and used to getting whatever they want, when theywant it. Only this time, there’s something standing in their way.They want me out of their city and will stop at nothing to get what they want.They say the ultimate cost of freedom is death... I should’ve been carefulwhat I wished for.NOTE: This book is an 18+ Reverse Harem Dark Romance. This book contains scenes that some readers may find triggering.
Rival
A.J. Macey - 2019
You might know me as The Cat, famous cat burglar/thief. No? Well, let me give you a little insight into my life as of late. I was going about, minding my own damn business when the mob boss who runs most of the Reno underground sent an assassin after me. Crazy, yeah? Anyway, six months later the previously mentioned assassin is now my partner in crime when we get a job from the local motorcycle club, The Aces. All good and dandy, right? Wrong. They’re 1%ers, all three officers unbelievably attractive. Oh, yeah, the Vice President of the MC? That’s my asshole step-brother and let’s not even get started on the club’s suspicious Enforcer or the President who’s dripping in sexual swagger. With four sexy as f*ck men at my back, can I get the job done or will our explosive personalities cause us to be at each other’s throats? Oh, damn! Almost forgot in the thought of all the ruggedly attractive men, muscles, and tattoos that the rival MC, The Alloy Kings, are moving in and seem intent to take me down with the Aces. F*cking bastards. But I’m not the thief who became famous at 15 years old and survived the mob’s hell in my past just to lay down and take that, they won’t know what hit them. I’m The Cat, and soon enough, they’ll learn that I’ve got claws. The Aces Series is a WhyChoose/Reverse Harem trilogy featuring MFMMM meaning the female main character doesn't have to choose between her love interests. This book contains references involving PTSD, sexual assault recollections, abuse, and other themes that some readers may find triggering.
The Stalking Dead
Eva Chase - 2021
Straight-up psycho. Totally obsessed with her.I did a bad, bad thing.Thanks to a blank in my memory, I'm not sure what that thing was, but it was horrible enough to get me locked up in the mental ward for seven years. Horrible enough that my little sister won't even speak to me.But when I'm released back into a town determined to rub my unknown sins in my face, the past isn't the only thing that's haunting me. The four "imaginary" friends who made my childhood bearable barge into my life in a very real way.They're crude, criminally inclined, and more than a little unstable after ages trapped in afterlife limbo. All they want is to protect me. Worship me. Avenge me.So they'll bludgeon, maim, eviscerate—tear a strip of havoc right through this sleepy town.Even rise from the dead.Maybe I'm still not all that sane either, because part of me finds them strangely appealing. In ways very different from how I felt as a kid. And that's not the only strangeness stirring inside me...I promised myself I'd stick to the straight and narrow from here on. But what if the only way to set things right is to get a little ghoulish?*The Stalking Dead is the first in a darkly humorous new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Eva Chase. If you love sarcastic heroines with unexpected powers, obsessive supernatural men who'll do anything to defend their woman, and plenty of mystery and mayhem, dive right in!*
Filthy Rich Boys
C.M. Stunich - 2019
That should be easy, right? Trash like her doesn’t belong at Burberry Prep. No, Marnye Reed is going down, and we plan to make a spectacle out of it. Let’s see who can make her fall in love first. Bet’s on. Any takers? *** Take on the filthy rich boys. They’re the idols of the school, veritable gods on earth. Old Money. New money. A rising star. These guys are nothing like the ones at my old school. I might come from nothing, but I’m determined to be someone, and I won’t let them get in my way. They say they’ll make my life a living hell; I think they mean to keep that promise. ***FILTHY RICH BOYS is a 97,000 word reverse harem/mature high school bully romance novel. This is book one of four in the series. Contains foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual.