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Sparrowood Academy
Angel Lawson - 2019
The rich. The well connected.
Eden Warren is none of those things. She’s spent most of her life in Kingston, mostly hanging down at The Park with her sister, Hope. When Hope goes missing, Eden makes a last-ditch effort to find her by going to Hawk, her enemy and the leader of the K-Boys, for help.
Sparrowood Academy is filled with darkness. Entitlement. Brats.
No one knows why they’re there. Why the K-Boys and Eden are giving a shot for a world class education among the spoiled and privileged. They’ll need to take care of one another.One thing’s for certain; there’s a target on their back.Sparrowood Academy is part one of this new contemporary, gritty, YA reverse harem series by best-selling author, Angel Lawson.
Wicked Elites
Sofia Daniel - 2019
And burdened me with a terrible secret. I was homeless, drowning in debt, and without hope. Until the Brittas Academy offered me a scholarship. They even let me bring my sister—despite her problems. The academy would be our chance for a better future. Except that Kane, Zachary, and Ellis have different ideas. They’re the wicked princes who rule the academy. Cultured, sophisticated, and irresistibly gorgeous. They resent me because I’m not an elite. They want to break me. Humiliate me. Make me leave. But I’m determined to stay. Even if they break my heart. Wicked Elites the first book in a reverse harem high school bully romance. It contains cursing, sexual situations, and extremely dark themes.
The Heir
Ivy Clyde - 2020
Cruel. Merciless. A demon wearing the face of an angel.He is on a purge to rid the gang of every deceitful follower, paving the way to his succession with a trail of corpses. It won’t be long before the city turns into a battlefield.He is recruiting new blood into his ranks and I am the rookie agent being sent to breach them. After all, no one has studied him and the movements of the Sokolov Clan as obsessively as me. My department doesn’t just give me a fake ID. I am also disguised as a man. Soon, I’m plunged into a world unlike anything I could have ever imagined. Every moment spent with Victor makes me question everything I know about myself. I’m torn between fear and desire, right and wrong, pain and pleasure as I struggle to win his trust. My body and mind are betraying everything I’ve been taught to abhor. Can I still remain one of the good guys or will the devil devour my soul completely?The Heir is a RH dark mafia romance between mobsters and a disguised female agent. If you enjoy romantic suspense with organized crime, then this is for you. This book contains dark themes and steamy m/m and m/m/f scenes.
Spiteful Punks
Madeline Fay - 2021
That’s what I did—I ran away without once looking back. People say starting over is the best way for a new beginning, but that’s far from the truth if you end up back where you began. Sometimes life likes to throw lemons at you really hard until there’s nothing left to do but make lemonade. I’ve known pain, but not the kind that messes with my heart. That is until Logan, Dalton, Trey, and Nicholas came into my life without a warning label. I’m not prepared, and I’m afraid after fighting since day one...they might just be the reason I finally break. *A dark, reverse harem bully romance, with lots of triggers warnings and a slap of taboo.
Wicked Liars
Laura Lee - 2020
Every last one of them. The kings and queens of my new high school.The father and stepmother I never knew. Each has more wealth and privilege than I could've ever imagined. Each has a pile of wicked dirty secrets they'd do anything to protect. These people have grown accustomed to getting what they want and what they want is to make my life a living hell. Too bad for them, you can't break someone who's already broken. Too bad for them, I won't give up without a fight. Too bad for them, I'm going to make them pay...even if it's the last thing I do. *Wicked Liars is the first book in the Windsor Academy series and cannot be read as a standalone. This is a dark high school MF bully romance that may contain triggers for sensitive readers. Due to mature subject matter, it is recommended for readers 17+ only.
Ascend
Maya Nicole - 2022
The only problem is I don't have wings, and I'm certainly not an angel.Attending a school full of angels is no walk in the park when your dad is the devil... until I meet three men who make me feel like anything is possible. But just when I think things have changed for the better, there's a threat that might take everything I've grown to love away. Angels are being kidnapped and drained of their blood, and I might be their next target.*Ascend is book one in the Celestial Academy trilogy. Contains MM, teacher/student, mature scenes, light bullying from one of her men in book 1 only, and adult situations. Ends with a cliffhanger.
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.**
Scorned Princess
Eva Chance - 2021
Marry a man I might eventually love, forge an alliance between his gang and my father's, and get out from under Dad's sadistic thumb.Turns out my fiancé has other plans. Like slaughtering me and my entire family the night before the wedding.I make it out alive, left with nothing but a thirst for vengeance. But if I want to crush the prick who betrayed me, I have to turn to the biggest pricks of them all.Hot, cocky, and dangerous, Wylder Noble and his men rule Paradise Bend. Their help doesn't come cheap. I've got to prove I'm strong enough to deserve it.Whatever they throw at me, I can take it. No taunting words or scorching looks will break the wall around my heart.They think I'm made of glass? I'm a girl of shards that can cut you to the bone.Before this is over, someone's going to bleed. And this time, it won't be me.*Scorned Princess is the first in a new gritty contemporary romance series from bestselling author Eva Chase (writing as Eva Chance) and Harlow King. No major triggers, but be prepared for domineering men who make their own rules, a rebellious heroine who's not afraid to get her hands dirty, and an enemies-to-lovers romance where the girl gets all the guys. It's going to be a wild, bloody ride!*
Striker
Rachel Leigh - 2020
MarniI wasn't supposed to be at that house.I should have never wandered away from the party.And I definitely shouldn't have pressed my ear to that door.The words I heard play in my mind like a record on repeat.Now, they want my silence.The four guys who terrorize the streets of Redwood as a sport will stop at nothing to make sure that my lips are sealed.What they don't know is that I refuse to go down without a fight. TalonMarni Thorn thinks she's holding all the cards. She believes she's harboring our secret. Little does she know, it wasn't ours to begin with. We made a rule that she's off limits.But a body like that is meant to be touched. Limits are pushed, and rules are broken. But one thing is for certain, I have my little rebel right where I want her.Striker is a Dark Bully Romancethat contains explicit sexual content,graphic language, and situations that somereaders may find uncomfortable.
Wild Moon
C.R. Jane - 2021
You'll love this paranormal romance if you love True Blood, Twilight, or Vampire Diaries.Wild Moon is book 1 in a new wolf shifter trilogy by C.R. Jane and Mila Young. More books coming in this series.
Wicked Saint
Veronica Eden - 2020
After one kiss, the king of the school hunts me down like I’m a conquest to win. He’ll have to fight harder than that, because I’m no one’s trophy.They all want a piece of me, but I will not bend or break for them.LUCASNo one refuses the king.One case of mistaken identity and a hasty kiss turned my world upside down.The new girl refused me. Not only that, she threw down the gauntlet. That won’t stand. No one ever says no to me. This school is mine and she’ll learn her place as a loyal follower or her life is going up in flames.I’ll make her say yes. She’ll be screaming it before I’m finished breaking her.Warning: Wicked saint is a dark new adult high school bully romance intended for readers 18+. This book is part of a series but can be enjoyed as a standalone. This mature new adult romance contains dubious situations and intense sexual/violent content that some readers might find triggering or offensive. Please proceed with caution.
The Secrets We Keep
Mila Sin - 2021
Adopted daughter. Sarcastic soul.There are a lot of things to call me, but most just call me Rogue.A name feared by the truly unforgivable who betray The Gambit, our leader King, and our extensive criminal network. After all, I may run the hitmen for the crew, but I personally only take on those who deserve it. I do have some morals left.When I’m tracked down by a security team that wants me on their side, it’s an easy choice to unite and attempt to take down their corrupt bosses, and mine, too. So long as they’re willing to help me in return.Let’s just hope we don’t become the pawns in a game none of us were prepared to play.The Secrets We Keep is a full-length (86,000 word) novel and is book one of a planned trilogy in the Maven of Mayhem series. It ends on a cliffhanger so please be forewarned. This is a contemporary reverse harem romance/suspense series, meaning our leading lady has three or more love interests and does not have to choose between them to find her happily ever after. MM builds throughout the series. This book contains violence and past trauma in flashbacks as well as some steamy scenes.
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.
The Bloodwood Academy Shifter: Semester One
Rae Foxx - 2019
Bad joke or the start to the best time of my life? It all started when I was doing some bare-back riding with my boyfriend, Tommy, atop a rock in Middle-of-Nowhere, Nevada. In walks a wolf like he’s my mom on a meth trip, staring at us and growling like he’s an over-protective husband. Worse, according to Tommy, I’m growling back. Next thing I know, Tommy is halfway across the desert and I’m at an elite academy for Witches, Shifters, Vampires, and Fae looking like I was plucked out of the local trailer park. Oh wait, I was. Bloodwood Academy for the Supernatural has only one rule: Don’t mingle with students outside your race. So, of course, that just so happens to be the first thing I do. How can you say no to a Fae God with golden eyes, a moody Werewolf with pack issues, and a Vampire with magic fingers. My men are not only sending everything into a whirlwind, but now my life is in danger. It turns out that if I don’t go back to my single wide, some jealous females are going to rip my throat out. I need to figure out why I’m connected to all of them, and why the headmaster has it out for me, before I find myself ten feet under. At 90k words Bloodwood Academy is a full-length why choose romance with a snarky heroine, shirtless men, love scenes that will send you swooning, and no end to pulsing… muscles. It's not just Rae Fox, it's Rae Foxx. There's too much steam here for just one x.
Saints of the Syndicate
Natalie Nicole - 2021
Provide for me.They all become my... lovers?Slowly but surely, we all enter into a relationship with each other. Lines of love and hate blur as walls are broken down.But happiness is only a pipe dream in my world.Threats start. Unknown forces living right under our noses have other plans for us.I become a pawn in a game I'm not even aware of.So do they.Corruption collides with greed.So how do we fight a battle we aren't even aware of?It's simple.We lose.