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Broken Silence by Jarica Riley
reverse-harem
rh
contemporary
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Until Alex
J. Nathan - 2014
And while he spends his nights losing himself in alcohol and faceless girls, it's all just a facade. An elaborate cover for the emotionless shell of a man he is. One who harbors too many secrets and destroys lives the way his was destroyed. It's the reason he avoids relationships and keeps everyone at arm's length... Until Alex Alex's life just shattered into a million pieces, leaving her with more grief than she knows what to do with and guilt so deep it's destroyed the carefree girl she once was. Now she's hundreds of miles from home, living with an aunt she doesn't know, finishing senior year at a college she's never been to, and trying desperately to get through a single day without breaking down. She's never felt more alone in her life... Until Hayden The trouble with Hayden is who he wants to be and who he is are in constant flux. And though he'd die before letting Alex learn the truth about him, he can't be sure he's strong enough to let her in...or push her away. She's the one person who just might see the real him.
Toward the Sound of Chaos
Carmen Jenner - 2016
At twenty-two, he went in to the Marine Corps a naïve, troubled youth. Nine years and four tours later, Jake finds himself back on US soil, though his mind remains firmly planted in the sands of Afghanistan with the men he left behind.Wounded, chewed up and spat out by war, Jake has only his dog, Nuke, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt to keep him company. He’s lived every day for nine years wondering when it will be his last, but there’s little comfort in the fact that he’s still standing when his platoon isn’t.Ellie Mason doesn’t have time for broken. She’s too busy trying to put food on the table. And keeping up with the demands of her autistic son, Spencer, is sometimes like fighting behind enemy lines. As if navigating the minefields of single parenthood isn’t enough, Ellie finds herself drawn to the quiet Marine who’s just as lonely as she is. But she’s loved damaged men before, and it left her wounded.Set against the picturesque backdrop of Fairhope, Alabama, Ellie and Jake find themselves running toward the sound of chaos.Love is war.Only the strong survive, and surrender is inevitable.
Make You Beg
Shantel Tessier - 2021
She will pay for her betrayal however I deem necessary. Imagine living in a constant nightmare where you have no control. Running from someone or something, you can hear him getting closer and feel his breath on your neck. You know that no matter what you do, he’s going to get you. He will win.But I don’t have just one. I have four. Ryan Scout, Van Rellik, Dax Monroe, and Grayson Law are the Reapers of Westbrook High, my ex-best friends, and now my biggest enemies. They run the school and own this town. They want nothing more than to make me pay for what I saw that night at Death Valley. A sick and twisted game that leaves me dirty and bruised with torn clothing. So how did I fall in love with one?I was raised to fear the dark side, but he showed me it was in the dark where the truth came to light. He played with me until my body craved his touch. I was going to prove I could be his most trusted servant in every form of the word. Whether kneeling before him or lying on my back, my sole purpose in life was to be his. But when you’re a toy everyone likes to play with, you’re bound to end up broken.Things to know about Make You Beg It is not RHIt is MF & MFMIt is told in multiple POVsThis is a 140K word dark bully romance and may contain triggers for some due to sexual situations, language, and violence.
Jane's Team
Janie Marie - 2020
When he’s also your stepbrother, it’s a nightmare. Jane’s apparently a magnet for chaos.Because now she’s agreed to tutor her stepbrother’s enemy, and that sexy bad boy might have a thing for her. She might also love that a tingle surrounds her soul whenever he’s close.Throw his two brothers into the mix, dangerous rivals looking to destroy every one of them, and parents controlling her love life. It’s safe to say she’s wandered into the apocalypse.At least being torn between four hot guys isn’t the end of the world.Just kidding. It totally is.But they’ll all realize something. Jane’s the ruler of her life. No one else.Long live the queen . . . and her kings.*strong language, sexual assault, sex, stepbrother romance, reverse harem romance. Guaranteed HEA. No Cliffhanger*Jane's Team is an alternate reality for Janie Marie's Gods & Monsters trilogy. While this is a standalone, efforts were made to bring extra smiles for established G&M readers. If you'd like to meet the gang in their original reality, that series is available. Still, the Gods & Monsters trilogy is not a prerequisite to read and enjoy Jane's Team.
All in Pieces
Suzanne Young - 2016
That’s why they sent her to Brooks Academy—an alternative high school that’s used as a temporary detention center.The days at Brooks are miserable, but at home, life is far more bleak. Savvy’s struggling to take care of her brother since her mom left years ago, and her alcoholic dad can’t be bothered. Life with Evan is a constant challenge, but he’s also the most important person in the world to Savvy.Then there’s Cameron, a new student at Brooks with issues of his own, a guy from a perfect family that Savvy thought only existed on TV. Cameron seems determined to break through every one of the walls Savvy’s built around herself—except if she lets herself trust him, it could make everything she’s worked so hard for fall apart in an instant.And with her aunt seeking custody of her brother and her ex-boyfriend seeking revenge, Savvy’s fighting to hold all the pieces together. But she’s not sure how much tighter she can be pulled before she breaks completely.
Like Gravity
Julie Johnson - 2015
After witnessing her mother’s brutal murder at age six, Brooklyn is guarded, damaged, and – by all accounts – a bitch. And that’s just the way she likes it, if it means keeping everyone at arm’s length. When she stumbles, quite literally, into Finn Chambers – campus ladies’ man and the lead singer of a local band —she’s unprepared for his persistence in befriending her, and for the dangerous attraction she begins to feel for him. Because with Finn, she knows it would be more than just sex. More than just friendship. And maybe even more than just love. When a sinister presence from her past reemerges, Brooklyn will be pushed to her breaking point. For the first time in fifteen years, she will confront both her grief and her memories, as she plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with an unforeseen enemy. Because sometimes, the demons we must confront aren’t only on the inside.... *** LIKE GRAVITY is a new full-length standalone romantic suspense novel, intended for audiences ages 17+ ***
Petrichor
Helene Gadot - 2018
Three days. Three weeks. He was her twin brother, he was their best friend. Poppy’s world has blown up with the death of her twin brother, Perry. He left behind nothing but his half of the coffee shop they owned and his three best friends and roommates. Her other half is gone. Her business partner, gone. Her best friend, gone. Her only family, gone. When she locks herself into her apartment for three days, Perry’s friends come for her, pulling her out of there, and take her back to their house. With them, she’s finally able to sleep. They’re hurting as much as she is. Maybe together, they can begin to heal. Maybe Perry left her the next best thing to him. His friends. Her new family. It takes three of them. It takes three days for them to come for her. It takes three weeks to fall in love. This is a standalone reverse harem.
Raise Hell
Ashley Gee - 2020
And I will do anything to make it happen.Even pretend to fall in love.People like to say that revenge is a dish best served cold. But it takes planning and patience to seek true vengeance when you’ve been wronged.And the best revenge takes time. You have to smile when you want to scream. Laugh, when you want to cry.Play nice, while you dream about going for the jugular.For that, you need boiling rage.I am the cleansing fire that will burn St. Bart’s Prep to the ground.Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord. But I can’t wait on heaven, so instead I’ll raise hell.Coming November 2020
Finding Memphis
Bre Rose - 2021
Raised by a single mother only to have her die when I was eight. Leaving me alone, being passed from foster home to foster home filled with abuse until one day I found myself homeless. Thankfully, a friend I didn’t realize I had was there. He rescued me from the streets.But my life was not meant to be easy and a hidden danger made its presence known.Unknown to me I had a stalker who would do anything in his power to make me his. When his first ‘gift’ came, it showed just how much danger I was in, so I did the only thing I could, I ran.Now I find myself in a place special to my mother suddenly surrounded by people who care about me.But, like everyone in this world, they are not without issues and battles of their own.Colin, Kaleb, Mack and Ryker fought their way into my heart and showed me love I didn’t know existed. But when the danger I had been running from finds me and an enemy of my guys' surfaces, it leaves me questioning, will we make it through it alive and together? *** Warning this is a medium burn dark reverse harem. The FMC will have multiple love interests and will not have to choose. This book does contain triggering elements of abuse and violence and sexual situations.
Grit
Elle Cross - 2018
Vesper Tallinn is an empath and artist who has been recruited by her best friend, an NYPD Detective, to help solve an unusual homicide. When they discover that the victim was under the protection of the Remnant Gods, the investigation brings Vesper under the attention of Deimos, the new Power Broker of Manhattan. As she has been hiding from stalkers, being under anyone's attention is the exact last place she wants to be. Too bad for her, Deimos had spent his entire life looking for Vesper, and now that he's found her, he intends to keep her. Grit is for mature readers. Lots of crime, mayhem, and steamy sex scenes abound.
Always Waiting
Calliope Stewart - 2022
Having made a childhood promise that she intends to keep she is now one of the oldest unbonded omegas at the San Francisco Academy of Omegas (or SFOFA). As her heats become more and more unmanageable and dangerous she refuses to even consider a pack.Pack Russo is notoriously anti-omega. At least its pack leader Leon Russo is. Eric Zhao, Gage Larson, Dominic Dubois, and their beta Owen Samuels don't really understand it but follow their pack leader.When faced with an ultimatum on both sides Eloise and Pack Russo are suddenly operating in very close quarters. Will they be able to move on from their past or will their past come back and finish the job, never allowing this pack to move forward?...Always Waiting is an 18+ omegaverse reverse harem featuring MM, MFM, MMFMM, and other sexual situations. Be warned; omegaverse isn't for everyone and it does feature knotting, heats, and other omegaverse features set in a contemporary setting.