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Just Like Heaven


Trilina Pucci - 2021
    š–šžā€™š«šž š°š«šØš§š  š¢š§ šžšÆšžš«š² š°ššš². If only I couldā€™ve convinced my heart.We were gorgeously young and desperate for one another. His lips whispered promises of all the stars in the sky. While I dreamt of a love that would last forever. But weā€™re star-crossed.Fate had decided our course.Leaving us to cling to each other as we crumbled to ash.His need became possession. My innocence turned jaded.Our families declared war.All that remained was hate. But Calder was raised by wolves. The rules didnā€™t apply. I was his until he said otherwiseā€”for better or for worse.Our love storyā€™s bathed in crimson and drenched in bullets.Because sometimes, Romeo comes with tattoos, guns, and a taste for blood.

Good


S. Walden - 2013
    She just happens to make one terrible mistake her junior year in high school which costs her ten months in juvenile detention. Now a senior, she's lost everything: her best friend, the trust of her parents, driving privileges, Internet access. It's a lonely existence.But there is one bright spot: Mark Connelly, her very cute, very off-limits 28-year-old calculus teacher. She falls hard for himā€”a ridiculous schoolgirl crush headed nowhere. She can't help it. He's the only good thing at Crestview High. She doesn't expect him to reciprocate her feelings. How inappropriate, right? But he does. And he shows her.And that's when her life goes from bad to good.

The Professor


Serena Akeroyd - 2019
    Colder.Ā Meaner.Ā  And she had no choice but to take everything he had to give.Ā  A desperate act, Phoebe's tumble from grace, and a man waiting in the wings to watch her downfall.Ā The Professor is no hero. No charming knight. Heā€™s a predator stalking his prey, and Phoebe, a college student struggling to get by,Ā just walked into his crosshairs because even monsters have needs...Ā A standalone bully romance.Ā May offend or upset sensitive readers. Contains scenes with stalking.

Possessive


Willow Winters - 2018
    It was never love with Daniel and I never thought it would be. It was only lust from a distance. Unrequited love maybe. Heā€™s a man I could never have, for so many reasons. That didnā€™t stop my heart from beating wildly when his eyes pierced through me. It only slowed back down when heā€™d look away, making me feel so damn unworthy and reminding me that he would never be mine.Years have passed and one look at him brings it all back. But time changes everything.Thereā€™s a heat in his eyes I recognize from so long ago, a tension between us I thought was one-sided. ā€œTell me you want it.ā€ His rough voice cuts through the night and I canā€™t resist. Thatā€™s where my story really begins.Possessive is an emotional, gripping story. Filled with heartache, guilt and longing! Possessive will take you on a journey of obsession and jealousy...it's emotional, raw and captivating. - Beyond The Covers Blog

Moonshot


Alessandra Torre - 2016
    The daughter of a legend, the Yankees were my family, their stadium my home, their dugout my workplace. My focus was on the game. Chase... he started out as a distraction. A distraction with sex appeal poured into every inch of his six foot frame. A distraction who played like a god and partied like a devil. I tried to stay away. I couldnā€™t. Then, the team started losing. Women started dying. And everything in my world broke apart.

Wrong


Jana Aston - 2015
    Gay? Player? Mommaā€™s boy? Check, check and check.Now I canā€™t stop fantasizing about one of the customers at the coffee shop I work at between classes. Itā€™s just a harmless crush, right? Itā€™s not like I ever see this guy outside of the coffee shop. Itā€™s not like Iā€™m going to see him while attempting to get birth control at the student clinic. While wearing a paper gown. While sitting on an exam table. Because heā€™s the doctor. Shoot. Me.But what if, for once, the man Iā€™ve had the dirtiest, most scandalous fantasies about turned out to be everything but wrong?

Fiftysix


Seven Rue - 2020
    Rough, short-tempered, and an alpha male.I liked being in control in every situation, but he made it hard.He challenged me while I kept teasing, wanting to push not only his, but my own limits.And when the most unexpected thing occurred, Riggs showed me just how much he hated the games I played.TRIGGER WARNINGThis book is only for the very open-minded readers.There will be all kinds of kinks, some that are often seen as nasty and disgusting. I donā€™t kink shame, and if you donā€™t either, turn the next page.If you think you canā€™t handle it without judging or shaming me as an author writing fiction, but also readers who like these types of books, please do not read fiftysix.This book contains orgasm denial, degrading, spanking, watersports, breath play, very vulgar language. All sexual acts in this book are consensual between two legal adults. There is no rape.

To Burn in Brutal Rapture


Nyla K. - 2020
    To heal was to remember what my godfather told me when I was sixā€¦ Pain is a part of life. If you prepare for it, it will hurt less. He would know, after all. Lazarus Weston is pain personified. The scowling man with stormy eyes and tattoos covering his excessive muscles is not only my godfather, but also my dadā€™s business partner and best friend. A permanent fixture in our lives. Well, in Dadā€™s, not mine. But when grief mixes with confusing new feelings, Iā€™m forced to see Lazarus differently, in a way that severely complicates my world. Because heā€™s too old for me. Heā€™ll never be mine. Iā€™m not allowed to have him, but obsession burns a fine line between canā€™t and wonā€™t. I canā€™t want herā€¦The curse on my heart is heavy, the tale of my malediction drenched in brutal loss. Wearing ink like scars reminds me of the tomb I left behind. Iā€™ve been expecting pain all my life, yet Iā€™m still unprepared, failing to see my downfall until sheā€™s wrapped around my soul like barbed wire. Tracien Wright. My best friendā€™s daughter. Part of my life strictly through association. She was never meant to be more than that. But Traci is a trickster. A skilled predator in the most unexpected package, oblivious to her own power. Sheā€™ll learn the hard way that not all beasts should be hunted. Iā€™m not what she thinks I am, having rose from a pit, only to bury myself in secrets and lies.Deep down Iā€™d love nothing more than to have her. But I donā€™t get to keep nice things. **To Burn In Brutal Rapture is a standalone novel which contains sensitive subjects that may be triggering to some. Open-minded readers only! Please do not read or post spoilers.**

Priest


Sierra Simone - 2015
    A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God.I've always been good at following rules.Ā Until she came.Ā My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I'm twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.Ā I am a priest and this is my confession. ***Priest is a standalone, full-length novel with an HEA. Ā For mature audiences only.***

Swim Coach


Abby Knox - 2019
    When a school legend returns to coach her swim team, however, her composure waivers under his stern gaze. Coach Ford doesnā€™t lavish anyone at this school with the praise they are accustomed to, and Addie isnā€™t sure what to do other than work harder, and swim faster. If she could only manage to keep her head down and keep her wet and wild fantasies under controlā€¦ The majority of this book is told through the eyes of the heroine, with occasional, brief glimpses from the heroā€™s perspective. The wonderful, steamy, funny, sweet, smutty payoff is worth every tear-stained page of teenage longing! Not ready to go back to school? This mean, bronzed god with the whistle says YES, YOU ARE! Intended for ages 18 and up for language and graphic sexual content.

Burn for Me


Sara Cate - 2021
    It was my investigation that sent his father to jail. It was my fault his mother killed herself shortly after. Iā€™ve regretted it every day since. When he shows up in my Journalism class, I know Iā€™m in trouble.Cullen Ayers wants to make me pay.His torment becomes my life, and I endure every moment because I deserve it. What started as revenge quickly turns into lust. Heā€™s only eighteen, and I should be ashamed of how good this feels when weā€™re alone, but I canā€™t help myself. Iā€™m in too deep. Iā€™m starting to discover his familyā€™s secrets go far deeper than I first thought. The more I uncover, the more ways he finds to punish me. Cullen wants to ruin me for life, and Iā€™m afraid he already has. Warning: This is a dark, bully romance with explicit content that may be triggering to some readers, including dub-con, abuse, and murder. Cullen Ayers is covered in red flags, but the bigger the bully, the better the redemption.

Black Swan Affair


K.L. Kreig - 2016
    He wears scruff like he invented it and ambles with a swagger that makes panties drop. Killian Shepard. Shep. We grew up together. We played Ghost in the Graveyard. Had our own rock band. It didnā€™t matter that he was five years older than me. It didnā€™t matter that he looked at me as a kid sister even as I grew into woman. It didnā€™t even matter when he left me behind to go to college and start his adult life. Heā€™d be back. He was always meant to be mine.He came back, all right. But instead of smelling of promises, he stunk of betrayal. And he destroyed meā€”usā€”the day he married my sister instead of me.So I did the only thing a girl like me in my position could do. I got my revenge. I married his brother, Kael. Now weā€™re one big happy f*cking family.***mature content appropriate for 18+

Secret Lucidity


E.K. Blair - 2018
    But it did.This wasnā€™t supposed to be my life. But it was.I was just a typical girl, living a typical life. Nothing was out of the ordinary until tragedy threw me into a turnstile I couldnā€™t see my way out of. That was, until him.I never couldā€™ve imagined my heart falling the way it did. Hard, fast, and with unbounding beauty. The only problem? He was off limits. Forbidden. But he became my everything, and I became his, so we risked it all. It was only a matter of time until I realized that our risk came with unimaginable consequences. My name is Camellia Hale and his is David Andrews, and this is our love story.

Because of Him


Jessica Roe - 2014
    She's a girl who doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. She's a girl with only a duffel bag and a car named Nancy to her name, and that's okay by her. She's tough because she has to be. Nobody gets inside her head, nobody gets inside her heart. Silver is everything she's never wanted. He's a good guy, a smart guy, a guy who's never met a girl like her before. He's the kind of guy who loves history, who laughs at his own jokes, who kisses like a sinful dream. He's the kind of guy who might just break down her walls and get inside her heart and make her feel. Too bad he's forbidden. Because when Blair's mom dies and she's sent to live with the father she's never met and a family that doesn't want her, Blair and Silver cross paths in ways they never could have imagined, and they discover that even though they know they should, they can't quite bring themselves to stay apart. Opposites really do attract. *Not suitable for anyone under the age of 15

Pretty, Dark and Dirty


Margot Scott - 2020
    But then one day, he vanished, leaving me lost and alone.I was devastated.Years later, just when I thought I had put the pieces of my life together, my world splintered apart again. Everything I thought I knew about my biological father and Masonā€™s role in my life? Turns out, it was all a lie. Every. Last. Word.Now Masonā€™s back.However, he offers no excuses, no explanations. He just wants me to be what he claims Iā€™ve always been: his little girl.But the ache inside me wonā€™t be denied. The longing I feel isnā€™t one of a little girl who misses her father.No.I need Mason to be more than just a father figure.More than a loving protector.I need him to be my Daddy.***Author's Note: The word ā€œDarkā€ is in the title for a reason, folks. Please read responsibly...Brace yourself for a twisted, forbidden romance so deliciously devious, it'll tie you up by your heartstrings and then drag you along for the ride. If youā€™re a fan of forbidden love pairings, broody, protective Daddy figures, and contemporary Gothic vibes, then this book was tailor-made for your Kindle.However, please be aware that this novella contains depictions of sexual activity within a highly taboo relationship dynamic, in addition to brief discussions of past sexual abuse.If you are uncomfortable with any aspect of the above description, I recommend you sit this one out.