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Cruel Riches by Elle East


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Little Plaything


Belladona Cunning - 2019
    My father got remarried. Now he’s forcing me to move and enroll in a pretentious academy at his new wife’s behest.He may follow the money, but my mother always told me to follow my heart.I just didn’t expect to piss off three of Reighton Prep’s golden boys by doing so.Brett, Dorran, and Chaz give me chance after chance, but when I snub their advances one too many times, I find the error of my ways pretty quickly.But it’s too late to make up for it, even if I wanted to. Because they’re not going to allow my disobedience to slide.I just didn’t expect them to go this far.How much is a soul worth?According to them, money can buy anything.Even me.***LITTLE PLAYTHING*** This is book one and does end in a cliffhanger. This is a bully/enemy-to-lovers, #whychoose, new adult contemporary romance, full-length novel. *Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content. This book does have moments that can be triggering, so enter at your own risk. In some instances, it does get dark and can play with your mind. You’ve been warned.

Ruin Me


Angel James - 2019
    I am the unwashed masses that they can’t stand and they never miss an opportunity to grind that message home.Especially Rosalie Evers, the queen bee who rules with a manicured grip wrapped around the throats of everyone trapped beneath her.But I don’t care what they think. I’m just doing time at Twin Falls until I can get back to California for college.Except I’ve attracted the attention of the three hottest — and most dangerous — guys at Twin Falls.Preston, Maddox and Quinton are my weakness. I don’t know if anything is real or I’m getting played like countless others before me.Are they lying to me? Or have they changed? I shouldn’t risk my heart when the stakes are so high but I can’t seem to make myself walk away... Even when I should. RUIN ME is part of a four-book series that ends with a massive cliffhanger and must be read in order. The books are: RUIN ME, SHATTER ME, WRECK ME, DEVASTATE ME. Contains foul language and mature themes. Enjoy!

Taunt Her


Caitlyn Dare - 2020
    She wants to hate him. Remi Tanner wasn’t part of the plan. But when I see my uncle doting on her, I know she’s going to help me destroy him. I’ll taunt her. Test her. In the end, I’ll break her. Ace Jagger wasn’t a good guy. But he swept into my life like a storm, and I’m caught up in the aftermath. He’s cruel. Calculating. In the end, I never stood a chance. She might be a Sterling Prep princess, and I might be the guy from the wrong side of the tracks, but one thing's for sure... I won’t stop until I get what I want. Revenge. Taunt Her is a dark high school bully romance. If possessive, tattooed, motorcycle-riding alphaholes aren't your thing, you probably won't like this book!

Wicked Lies


Mae Doyle - 2020
    Friends, the chance to graduate from a high school that would open doors for me around the world, and some serious eye candy in homeroom.But the three boys who rule the school are only sweet to look at. They’re devastatingly rich, cruel beyond words, and know secrets about my past that nobody else does.I’m supposed to leave Taylor Prep. It’s the only way for me to survive, but leaving would mean giving up on the dream my dad had for me. Even though the students at school are going to try to drive me out, they have no idea what I can handle.The rogues may think they can break me, but I’m stronger than ever. My accident may have broken my body and taken someone I loved, but it didn’t crush my spirit.And I’m sure as hell not going to let three gorgeous guys and the school they run crush it now.Wicked Lies is a reverse harem high school bully romance. This is the first book in the series with dark and sexual scenes.

The S*x Tape


Serena Akeroyd - 2019
    Among her peers, Briar’s humiliation knows no bounds when Flynn, Lennox, and Blake, each wearing their own crowns, find a wicked pleasure in destroying her reputation.They’ll stop at nothing until she’s torn to shreds.But the only question Briar has, is...WHY?Find out in THE SEX TAPE, a standalone bully, Why Choose romance.**All characters are over 18**

Sinners of Hawthorne University Complete Series


Eva Ashwood - 2021
    It contains violence, dark subject matter, and high steam.**

Abandoned at the Academy


C.T. Rhames - 2019
    When Mom disappeared yet again, it was just my little brother Alex and me . . . and we would have been fine.But then my grandparents stepped in and they had a whole other set of plans, including sending us to an exclusive academy. An academy where Jackson, Kip, Forrest, and Brad seem to be out to get me.They hate me from the start and I don't know what to do about it. I have to stay for Alex' sake, but can I stand up to the torture these gorgeous guys dish out? And why do they detest me so much without even knowing who I am?For my brother's sake, I'm determined to stick this hazing out, but then things get even more serious and I'm forced to make a major decision.This is a reverse harem paranormal academy romance. It is a satisfying cliffhanger book and the other books in the series are already being finished up.

Broken Wings


Jaymin Eve - 2019
    There used to be five, but one of them died, leaving a fifth position that I now fill. I didn't ask for this. I didn't want to be part of this billionaire-boys-club. But no one cares about what I want.Sebastian Beckett is the worst of them. Their leader. He draws me in, and strips me of every defense I have. He calls me Butterfly, but it's not a pet name, it's a threat. Beck wants nothing more than to break my wings, pin me to a board and watch me writhe.He wants to see me broken. Body, heart and soul.And what these elite want, they get.Only they've never met Riley Jameson.Let the battle begin.**This dark romance features four sexy, dangerous boys but is NOT a reverse harem.**

The Replacement


Christine Kelsey - 2019
    Now, with the help of an eccentric tech entrepreneur, her parents have managed to bring her back.A version of her, anyway.But The Thorns, the kings of Rosewood Academy, don’t want Piper’s replacement. She might have the same speech patterns and mannerisms as their lost friend, but they’ll never see her as one of them.Jude. Tyler. Brennan.Handsome, but cruel. This is their world, and there’s no place in it for the girl they deem Piper 2.0.They’ll do anything it takes to break her. To tear her down until she can’t take any more. Everyone has a breaking point, and The Thorns are going to find hers.Piper 2.0?She wasn’t programmed for this.A note from the authors:Though this story features some AI technology, this book is light on the science and heavy on the petting. Recommended for readers 18+ due to mature content.

Broken Hill High


Sheridan Anne - 2019
    He’s made it his personal mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future. No thanks. I’d rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Only problem is, they have my parents wrapped around their little fingers, thinking they’re the good little boys they pretend to be. But I know better, and so does the rest of Broken Hill High.Nate Ryder is not to be messed with. He’s a bad boy through and through. A bully. A guy who doesn’t care who he has to step on to get what he wants. He’s the devil and he knows it.Now that devil is my roommate.I better hold on tight because this is going to be one bumpy ride. One where I can guarantee that I won’t come out the same.Dive in to the world of Broken Hill High and meet your new favorite bad boy. This is one wild read you don’t want to miss.WARNING: The Broken Hill High Series is a four book New Adult Romance filled with LOL moments, teenage angst, and of course, all the swoon worthy moments I know you’re all dying for. This series is recommended for mature readers due to cursing and sexual content. If this offends you, then steer clear of this bad boy romance!For everyone else, dive in and have fun!

Thin Skin: A High School Bully Romance


Indi Bluehart - 2019
    He'd been popular. Liked by all. His death had struck everyone because no one had ever been able to figure out what had happened to him.But I moved here amid the chaos as the new girl. No one wanted me there and they wanted to make sure I knew just how badly I wasn't wanted.As for him, the worst of them all, there didn't seem to be a line he wouldn't cross. I wanted to hate him because it would have made things so much easier.The only thing I had to do was to survive my senior year and then I could say goodbye to Vestamont High and goodbye to Spring Meadow forever.Nine months... how hard could that be?Turned out at Vestamont High, it was going to be a lot harder than I could have ever imagined.***THIN SKIN is the first book in the episodic Vestamont High novella series which is inspired by shows like Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars. There will be mystery, lies, bad boys, bullies, and girls that will do whatever it takes to be on top. Please note there are several heroes but this series is not a reverse harem. In the end, there can and will only be one. This book contains adult language and adult situations. It is intended for readers eighteen and up.***

A Hurt So Sweet


Isabella Starling - 2019
    She died years ago. This town broke her. I’ll burn it to the ground before I let that happen to me.In Eden Falls, I’m forced to attend a school for the elite. The Firstborns own this place and they think they own me, too. It’s not long before Dexter, Caspian, Lai, and Julian become the bane of my existence. There are only two people I’m afraid of – my strict father, and my malevolent fiancé. Unfortunately for me, my husband-to-be is one of the Firstborns ruining my life.Dexter Booth and I will marry on my birthday to secure our families’ bond. Every woman in this damn town wants to be Dexter’s toy. Except me.Dex and his Eden Falls Prep cronies have forced me to give up my body. I know my betrothed wants my mind next.I play along… But soon, I’ll leave the beautiful jerk behind without the thing he wants most from me.His heir.

Broken Trust


R.A. Smyth - 2021
    Today I start school at Pacific Prep. This is my new lease on life, and I won’t be wasting it. I need this, now, more than ever. I need the education, the promise of a future that I wouldn’t get anywhere else. These rich kids don’t like me though. When Hawk Davenport decides he doesn’t want me here, his friends back him. Along with Hawk, Westley Warren, Cam Rutherford, and Mason Hayes rule this school and nobody dares go against them. They don’t know the real me. I won’t back down.***This book is a reverse harem, meaning the FMC will have three or more love interests. The book also has trigger warnings for emotional/physical bullying, abuse, violent scenes, reference to self-harm and mature content/swearing, so please do not read if you are easily offended or have the mentioned triggers.This book is intended for 18+

Pretty Lies


Blake Blessing - 2019
    New school. Same lies. This is my senior year, and not only have my parents moved me to a new place where I know nothing and no one, they are determined to make me fall in line with the life they want me to have. Not the life that I want. But what fits perfectly into their world. I’m looking for any possible way to escape this prison and leave them behind. Which has been harder than I thought. An opportunity to escape appears. And I’m going to take it. I’m going to use four so-called perfect guys in this new town to make it happen. The ones that have it all, or so everyone thinks. And they’re going to be my ticket out.

The New Girl: A Pacific High School Bully Romance (Pacific High Series Book 1)


Ashley Rose - 2020
     My mom thinks sunshine, the beach and fresh air is just what I need. Which would be great if I didn’t also mean having to be The New Girl at Pacific High. Because apparently, that role comes with a target on my back. Hunter West is the king of the school, the popular, rich and spoiled bad boy who also happens to be drop dead gorgeous. They warned me about him and said that he won’t stop until he gets what he wants. And he wants me. But he’s the baddest of bad boys, and he seems dead set on becoming my worst nightmare. You see, he’s never had anyone say no before. Until he met me. But I don't like bullies. But he's not taking no for an answer. If he thinks he can change my mind, he’s got another thing coming. WARNING: The New Girl is the first book in the Pacific High Series. It is a young adult/new adult romance that at times deals with real-life gritty themes, sexual content and cursing. But if you want teen angst, heart pounding drama, and lust-filled romance, then this bad boy romance series will be right up your alley.