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Twisted Elite
Kristin Buoni - 2020
Find out what wicked games the filthy rich students of Royal Falls Academy play behind closed doors…Royal Falls is the richest town in the country, and its ruthless residents thrive on power and control. After working just one party at one of the biggest mansions in the place, I’m starting to realize they all have dirty secrets too.Secrets they’ll do anything to hide.I had no intentions of staying in their gilded world, but I’m pretty sure I saw something I wasn’t supposed to that night at the mansion, and now the town is drawing me back in.It might be a wicked, back-stabbing place, but their prep school is the best in the world. A full-ride scholarship from there could make or break my future… and I might be in the running for one.There’s a major problem, though.I’ve already managed to attract the wrong sort of attention from the richest, hottest boy at RFA, and now it looks like I might be in trouble before our senior year even begins…Twisted Elite is the free short (novella-length) prequel to the Royal Falls Elite series. The story continues in the full-length Savage Prince.Royal Falls Elite is a dark bully romance series with content that some readers may find disturbing or offensive.
Keeping Her: Prequel
Angela Snyder - 2017
It contains adult content for mature readers.**To say I had a rough start in life would be the understatement of the century.My uncle rescued me from my abusive childhood, but he couldn't save me from the neurotic and compulsive obsessions I would develop later in my adulthood.I crave perfection, and I'm willing to obtain it...no matter what the cost.My next purchase will be exactly what I need. I'll make sure of it.She will be absolutely perfect.**Keeping Her, book one of the Keep Me dark romance series, will be released on 7/7/17 and is available for pre-order on Amazon now!**
Sweetness
Lindsay Paige - 2011
But after moving to a new town with her dad, a charming boy makes it impossible for her to disappear. Despite her feelings of unworthiness, Emily soon finds herself drawn to the safety of Jake's world. Good looking and the star of the hockey team, Jake has a lot going for him. What most people don't see is the difficult life he has at home. When quiet Emily steals his heart, Jake vows to help her discover she is worthy of love. Just when the two of them realize the sweetness of their relationship, they are put to the test. Only together can they overcome their haunted pasts to fight for a future together
Taken: A House of York Prologue
Charlotte Byrd - 2018
Taken and imprisoned, I become a captive. Easton Bay, a dangerous billionaire, is supposed to be my enemy, but he risks everything to protect me. He is my beacon of light in this place of darkness. What happens when his protection is no longer enough? This is the prologue to the full-length novel, House of York. HOUSE OF YORK Series Reading Order 1. House of York 2. Crown of York 3. Throne of York 4. Empire of York 5. Demise of York
For Pete's Sake
Caitlyn Coakley - 2020
Embattled CEO and newly-widowed Stephanie Kerrigan also cares about exactly three things: keeping control of the family business that her board of directors is hellbent on taking away from her, having a baby, and winning the lawsuit Ethan Webb has filed against her. What was Stephanie’s crime? Being married to Pete’s scumbag father. His dead father. So after spending less than an hour with her, what possible reason could Ethan have to suddenly ask Stephanie to marry him? And why in the world would she agree? That’s easy: extreme mutual need. Besides, it’s only for a few weeks. There’s no need for it to get complicated. Until it does.
Entitled
L.M. Carr - 2018
Expensive cars, prestigious schools and exotic vacations. But his life of luxury comes to a crashing halt with a single phone call. Forced to work at his parents’ advertising agency, Andrew reconnects with Morgan Montgomery, a newly divorced woman whose spirited personality and hard work have earned her the respect of her employers and colleagues. With constant reminders of walking away from Morgan, Andrew learns the difference between wants and needs because although he wants Morgan in his bed, he realizes he needs her. Only Morgan Montgomery can give him the one thing he’s never been entitled to.
Beast, Part One
Ella James - 2014
He had more money than God and more women than any man could need. But when a night of debauchery ends in tragedy, he forfeits a life of luxury for a ten-year prison sentence at La Rosa, California’s most violent prison. TO A BRUTAL BEASTEight years later, a ruthless, cunning man runs La Rosa from the inside. He is known simply as BEAST. All the wardens fear him. All the gangs obey him. He speaks to no one but his inner council. What he says is law. NOW ONLY SHE CAN SAVE HIMAnnabelle Mitchell’s father is the warden at La Rosa. He deals as dirty as his trustees, and after years of smooth relations with Beast and the gangs he runs, Holt lands on the powerful prisoner’s hit list. That very afternoon, Annabelle pays a surprise visit to her father’s work, hoping to use her new counseling license at a place she thinks she could make a difference. When she catches Beast’s eye, he releases the warden and grabs the daughter. The price for the warden’s error is not death. It’s his precious Belle.
Dangerous
Nora Ash - 2016
Heartbreaker. Husband…? Blaine I hurt, break and kill for a living. The Family point, I deliver. But this time, they ask too much. This time, they want me to marry the one woman who knows my secret. She has reason to hate me, I know, but I'll take her, I'll break her, and I'll make her mine. That's the only way I can keep my secret. Mira When I ran away eight years ago, I thought I’d escaped the underworld I'd always known. I made a life for myself. I thought I was free. Then my past came knocking at my door. Now I’m marrying the son of London’s biggest crime family. A man who hates me as much as I hate him. He’s ruthless, brutal, and dangerous—everything I’ve always feared. He's taken away the life I built, he's taken my freedom. And now, I fear he's taken my sanity, too. How else could I have ended up pregnant with his baby?
**Dangerous is a full-length romance novel with a guaranteed HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger!**
Rivalry
Laurelin Paige - 2019
I only took the meeting because I was curious. I thought he was going to offer me a job.But that's not what he's after at all. His proposal is much more intriguing, and I see an opportunity. An opportunity to turn the tables and bring down the devil.I've gotten in trouble playing these games before. I know when the risk is too great, when the stakes are too high. I know how to be cold and strong-willed and destructive. I know how to withstand dominant men with arrogant charm and rugged features.Yet I can't resist taking on Edward.And I can't resist the pull he has on me.Soon I'm not so sure which side of the battle I'm standing on--if I'm the warrior meant to slay,Or the one who will be slain.Slay is Book One in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Laurelin Paige, next dark and edgy series.
Traitor
Julia Sykes - 2013
How can I ever forgive him for that?He should pay for what he’s done to me.He lives a life of callous violence.Turning him in is the right thing to do.But why does doing the right thing feel like the cruelest betrayal?Warning: This book contains strong language and scorching sex scenes involving BDSM.
Rough
Skye Warren - 2015
A statistic. A victim. A single teenage mother from the poor part of town. Most of the time I'm too busy working and struggling to care what people think. Survival doesn't come easy.I have a dark secret, a pressure valve, a rare moment just for myself. On these nights I visit a club. There I find men who give me what I need. Men who aren't afraid to take what they want.Men like Colin.But he takes more than a few stolen hours. He demands more than my body. He wants my heart and soul--my happily ever after. I never thought I'd be Cinderella. I never thought a man that rough could be my prince.
Bound and Freed Boxed Set
Nikki Sex - 2013
But John is a deeply damaged soul, bound to his tormented past. Can André save him from himself?Submissive Kelly Flynn has a huge crush on John Taylor, and is restrained by troubling ties of her own. She is suffering from the "Fatal Female Flaw" when ordinarily sensible women fall madly in love with an unattainable man who can't, or won't love them back. There's no possible way Kelly can ever break through John's defenses to the tortured soul beneath... or can she?
Freed
With a deep phobia of small spaces, the last place Kelly Flynn wants to be is trapped in a dark elevator... especially with John Taylor, the handsome Dom she has a huge crush on. As her fear threatens to overwhelm her, it becomes clear John will have to do something drastic to save her.Luckily, John is just the man to solve the problem. An experienced Dom, he knows everything about a woman's body, including how to bring it to soaring heights of pleasure.Both Kelly and John are caged by far more than just walls. Each has their own issues that bind them. Can they free each other?
Stripped
After escaping the elevator, Kelly Flynn goes home with John Taylor, the Dom she has a crush on. Why? Because she has fallen completely, madly in love with the man. And what woman in her right mind wouldn’t fall in love with him? To Kelly’s mind, John is perfect. Or is he?
Punished
Kelly Flynn is on an emotional roller coaster ride from hell.Saturday night she had hit a freakish all time low when she had been caught in a broken elevator. With a phobia of being trapped in small, dark places Kelly had totally flipped out when the lights went out and the elevator screeched and jerked to a halt. Luckily the Dom she had been crushing on all month, John Taylor, was there to save her. One thing led to another and Kelly ended up spending the night with John and having the BEST SEX of her entire life. Not to mention falling head over heels in love with the guy.Who unfortunately it turned out, was a complete nut job wacko bastard. Or was he? John Taylor is in fact, the ultimate Dom. He knows just how to deal with a disrespectful sub. What will John do? Because it is pretty clear by now, that Kelly won’t get away with her behavior toward him. There is no question about it. Kelly will need to be punished.
Connected
Submissive Kelly Flynn's life is falling apart.John Taylor, her Dom boyfriend is wanted by the police for the brutal murder of his psychologist, a woman who was helping him deal with his childhood.Kelly is John's alibi, but the police don’t believe her. Her parents don't believe her either, but she knows John. Madly in love with John Taylor, Kelly just doesn't know anything about his past. What is it that made him the way he is?Meanwhile, with John's solid alibi, the real killer is looking for another victim. Does the murder have Kelly's name on the top of his "To-do" list? Between her parents, John's past, the police, and the killer, Kelly's perfect love story is seriously feeling the strain.
Office Player
Eden Summers - 2018
Now an International Bestseller. He's cocky, flirty, and sexy as hell. He's also her boss and a mistake she can't repeat. So why is she succumbing to his charm and accepting a ride home? She's gorgeous, smart, and beyond tempting. She's also entirely off limits according to company policy. But rules are meant to be broken. Especially when lust is involved. Battling their attraction has always been torture. But now he's sick of fighting. It's time to claim what's his. Author note: This is a re-release of Concealed Desire, previously published by Etopia Press in 2014.
Hustle: The Doyles: A Boston Irish Mafia Romance
Sophie Austin - 2019
But I'm getting my second chance. No matter what. Evi was always a gorgeous rebel. She owns a tattoo shop. Tough girl, party of one. But sometimes I wish it were two. My brothers think I'm stuck up. Because I went to Harvard. I worked hard in school, to help the family… Become a lawyer and keep our mob dealings on the right side of the law. And now I have to help Evi too. A rival mob wants her shop's property. But they won't know what hit them. Because nobody touches my woman. Even if Evi doesn't know she's my woman. Yet. Hustle is a fast-paced, steamy romance that gives you an inside look at what happens when Boston’s sexiest buttoned-up mafia lawyer takes a walk on the dark side. Get ready for an explosive enemies to lovers, second chance, opposites attract love story that shows you some things really are destined to be. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a heartwarming, sizzling hot HEA.
Memoirs of a King
Danielle Bourdon - 2018
Approximately 21,000 words. From the secret journals of a ruling king comes an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the most tumultuous time of his life. Discover his thoughts on love, betrayal and the path to power in Memoirs of a King, a companion novella to the Latvala Royals series.