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Legion of Kings by Danielle James
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Shattered
Natalia Lourose - 2020
Bits and pieces, fragments of memories- but no matter how hard I try, I can't put the remnants back together. He tells me it's better that I don't remember. He wants me to trust him. But his face is plastered across newspapers, the rich boy who killed my sister. The public has latched onto the story, watching us behind t.v. screens with handfuls of popcorn and wide eyes.Rich family. Wild party. Dead girl.š¦š±šŖš½'š¼ š·šøš½ š½šø šµšøšæš®?
Filthy
Serena Akeroyd - 2020
Not even God will deny a man like him.I'm certainly not God.I'm just a woman he's set his sights on. One heāll never relinquish. His idea of being ākindā is to give me two options.One Destroy the reputation of a man I love.TwoBed him . . . and heāll forget about what he knows.One night only. He doesn't know I'm a virgin.And when he finds out?One night isn't enough.-- Not for him, and not for me. --But his world is forged on the misery of others. He might have a house in the Hamptons, stare at the Hudson when he sits behind his desk,and manage a billion dollar hedge fund, all of that doesnāt change the fact that heās a mobster. One of the infamous Five Points. Being with him puts me in danger. But my heart?Well, itās been in danger from the first moment we met . . .*-*Note: This was originally released as "The Air He Breathes".
Dating Dr. Dil
Nisha Sharma - 2022
Dil features a love-phobic TV doctor who must convince a love-obsessed homebody they are destined to be together.Ā Kareena Mann dreams of having a love story like her parents, but she prefers restoring her classic car to swiping right on dating apps. When her father announces heās selling her motherās home, Kareena makes a deal with him: heāll gift her the house if she can get engaged in four months. Her search for her soulmate becomes impossible when her argument with Dr. Prem Verma, host of The Dr. Dil Show, goes viral. Now the only man in her life is the one she doesnāt want.Dr. Prem Verma is dedicated to building a local community health center, but he needs to get donors with deep pockets. The Dr. Dil Show was doing just that, until his argument with Kareena went viral, and heās left short changed. Thatās when Kareenaās meddling aunties presented him with a solution: convince Kareena heās her soulmate and theyāll fund his clinic.Ā Ā Even though they have conflicting views on love-matches and arranged-matches, the more time Prem spends with Kareena, the more he begins to believe sheās the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. But for Prem and Kareena to find their happily ever after, they must admit that hate has turned into fate.
A Vow Of Hate
Lylah James - 2021
We were poison together and there was no antidote.Our story began like any other fairy tale ended.With a beautiful wedding.One kiss.Two rings.Three vows.Killian Spencer became my lawfully wedded husband and I, his dutiful wife.But he was no Prince Charming. He didnāt come to save meā¦ and he vowed there would be no happily ever after.And me?Just like the legends I'd read as a little girl, I always thought Iād be the princess in my fairy tale.Well, I was the villain of our love story.āTill death do us partā¦ā
The Sweetest Remedy
Jane Igharo - 2021
Because of this, Hannah has always felt uncertain about part of her identity. When her father dies, she's invited to Nigeria for the funeral. Though she wants to hate the man who abandoned her, she's curious about who he was and where he was from. Searching for answers, Hannah boards a plane to Lagos, Nigeria.In Banana Island, one of Nigeria's most affluent areas, Hannah meets the Jolades, her late father's prestigious family--some who accept her and some who think she doesn't belong. The days leading up to the funeral are chaotic, but Hannah is soon shaped by secrets that unfold, a culture she never thought she would understand or appreciate, and a man who steals her heart and helps her to see herself in a new light.
Priceless
Miranda Silver - 2020
Maybe you like the dark more than you think.
I just quit the cheer squad. Iām about to dump my musician boyfriend. Iām partying harder than ever. I let money run through my fingers because Iām done reaching for standards Iāll never meet. Soon, Iām broke. And I donāt want anyone to know.
The more you hide your true self, the more youāre going to let it out with me.
I'm bubbly and outgoing. He's icy and alone. I stay away. I touch myself, thinking of him. When I finally seek out Patrick Caruthers, he has a proposition. Mind games. Humiliation. Control. Schedules. Him. Me.
I think youāre going to be the perfect playmate.
I'm not perfect. I'm not stunning or noble. Iām not a heroine.
Youāre priceless.
I'm just a girl . . .
You were made for me.
And heās a cold bastard Who is paying me for sex.
Love on Repeat
D. Rose - 2020
After years of late nights and periods of self-doubt, their careers were finally on track and they were doing what they loved.They had the perfect lives, right?They thought having successful careers was everything until they met each other.Their love for music brought them together. The love they shared became the soundtrack to their lives.Will the love they shared be enough to keep them together when life threw unexpected curveballs in the forms of probing mothers and unrelenting exes?
Stepdaddy Savage
Charleigh Rose - 2016
Read at your own risk You do not say no to Graham Savage, because Graham Savage doesnāt ask. Just like his name suggests, he takes, and right now, he believes Iām his. He is a cold, calculated, ruthless, formidable Irish mobster, and... my step-dad. Regardless of the fact that it's nothing more than a business transaction, he's technically married to my mom. Even still, I find myself scared to be caught, yet even more terrified of being cut loose. They say love is like a butterflyā¦well, we are about to prove to the world that itās also like a punch in the face. Sometimes inevitableā¦and always painful.
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
Joya Goffney - 2021
Itās a heartfelt, tortured, contemporary YA high school romance with epistolary elements. Fans of Jenny Hanās To All the Boys Iāve Loved Before and Kristina Forestās debut I Wanna Be Where You Are will love the juicy secrets, leap-off-the-page sexual tension and the enemy-to-lover romantic arc.Quinn keeps lists of everythingāfrom the days sheās ugly cried, to āThings That I Would Never Admit Out Loud,ā to all the boys sheād like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is, until her journal goes missingā¦An anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire journal will go public. Quinn doesnāt know who to trust. Desperate, she teams up with Carter Bennettāthe last known person to have her journalāin a race against time to track down the blackmailer.Together, they journey through everything Quinnās been too afraid to face, and along the way, Quinn finds the courage to be honest, to live in the moment, and to fall in love.
Loyal To His Love
K. Charelle - 2020
Heās been in the streets for years and is now realizing the benefit of building his legal status as well. Both worlds keep him busy and his pockets full. As much as he appreciates his status, the women appreciate it more.Kyori Spencer is the type of woman who takes full advance of all that life has to offer. Even if itās not by way of her own bank account. It just so happens that the man she committed herself to, has loosely committed himself to several other women. When is enough, enough? Kyori soon finds herself fed up and on the verge of catching an assault charge until the extremely handsome and very assertive Asim Nour steps in for the save.Amir Nour has resigned to living life to the fullest and with the status heās built working alongside his big brother, Asim, thatās an easy task. However, a chance encounter with a beautiful woman intrigues him enough to wonder if itās time to end his playboy ways.Learāah Marshall just canāt catch a break. After losing her sister, sheās struggling to find a reason to live and not just sit home alone watching life pass her by. That within itself is a challenge considering her current living situation. After paying for college sheās stuck with the roommate from hell whose boyfriend is anything but respectful. Learāah is fed up but financially strapped. Will a gorgeous stranger be able to present a reason for her to smile or will Learāah decide that heās just not worth the trouble?Welcome to the what happens when chance encounters turn into the possibility of happiness, if only the ladies can find a way to let go of the past and embrace the future.***THIS WILL BE A TWO PART SERIES***
King of the South
Calia Read - 2020
As everyone picks up the pieces of their lives, I have only copious amounts of alcohol and women keeping me together. Most of the men I went to war with didnāt make it home, including my best friend, Miles. I thought I knew everything about him until I discovered he made me the executor to his little sister Raineyās dowry. Rainey Pleasonton is anything but pleasant. Most men in Charleston found her wild and carefree ways to be terrifying, which explained why she was twenty-eight and still unmarried. I have sixty days to help her find a husband before she loses her inheritance, her familyās legacy, and I lose the last of my sanity. The only problem is, Iāve watched her go from a little girl who chased us around with a bow and arrow to the only woman in the South immune to my charm. And the men who were once scared of Rainey? They now find my le savauge beguiling, and I do not care for it one bit ā¦
P.S. I Hate You
Winter Renshaw - 2018
But you did notice. We spent one life-changing week together before you left, and we said goodbye on day eight, exchanging addresses at the last minute. I saved every letter you wrote me, your words quickly becoming my religion. But you went radio silent on me months ago, and then you had the audacity to walk into my diner yesterday and act like youād never seen me in your life. To think ā¦ I almost loved you and your beautifully complicated soul. Almost. Whatever your reason isāI hope itās a good one. Maritza the Waitress PS ā I hate you, and this time ā¦ I mean it. AUTHORāS NOTE: For a *limited time* the eBook version of P.S. I HATE YOU includes two bonus novels (ABSINTHE and DARK PROMISES). Rest assured P.S. I HATE YOU is still a full-length (~70k word) novel even though it might end around 33% on your device.
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?
Asher Black
Parker S. Huntington - 2017
Huntington comes a steamy, slow-burn love story full of unexpected love and banter.It started with my bladder.I didn't mean to witness a shady deal in the restroom hallway.I didn't think twice when I called the cops.And I certainly didn't know who the club belonged to.Asher Black.Former mafia hitman.Billionaire CEO.New York's most eligible bachelor.When he shows up at my college, looking for the girl who called the cops on his business, I know I'm as good as dead.What I don't expect is his offer--he'll pay my tuition and set me up with a cushy job after I graduate.All I have to do is... be his fake fiancƩe.Asher Black is a 90,000-word standalone novel in The Five Syndicates mafia romance series.
Four
Sara Cate - 2021
They say family is a circle of strength. But when mine is ripped away from me at the hands of a monster, My strength is all thatās left. Iāll give my last breath before they take anything else from me. Even if Iām the one they wanted all along. Find Silas Black. Those were my fatherās last words. So I did. Only, I found so much more than just a man who was prepared to help me get my revenge. I found a tortured soul who in return gave me hope. But I also found his broken sons. One hates me. One desires me. And Silas wants to save me. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but If I keep getting caught up in the heat of the moment, Iāll be my own demise.