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Trick or Revenge


Cassie Hargrove - 2021
    That I could handle anything.I was wrong.Revenge is the name the game now. If you’re not with me, you’re against me.Get ready to enter Hell.***She’s different.Angry and dark. Something happened and we won’t stop until we figure it out.She’s our girl, even if she doesn’t know it. And NO ONE hurts her.When we find out what happened, the person(s) responsible better run. We aren’t nearly as golden as everyone thinks we are.*This is a reverse harem romance with bully elements. If you don't like dark themes and the main character ending up with more than one character, this may not be the book for you. Please take this warning seriously because there WILL be triggers inside these pages.*

Finding Hope


J. Grace - 2020
    Her only saving graces, her brother Carson and her best and only friend Sierra, are both gone.  Life without them is just one horrible day set on repeat, but she’s determined to hold on even if it’s by the skin of her teeth, waiting for the day that she can escape her mother's hold.  On the one year anniversary of Sierra’s death, she is rocked to her core by cruelty that not even she expected from her mother. In her most desperate hour, Marjorie makes a decision that she can’t take back.  When she wakes up in the hospital after being found by her estranged brother, her life takes an even more confusing and tumultuous turn when she's sent to Brighton House for Troubled Youth.    There she meets a doctor who not only wants the best for her but gives her the motherly love and warmth she's wanted her whole life.And four people, who, like her, are struggling with demons of their own. Avery, a lesbian who was sent away from home by her ultra conservative parents. Malcolm, recent amputee and former All-American Texas football star struggling to find his new identity. Bodie, an alcoholic who uses jokes to deflect from his lack of confidence. And Zachery, who witnessed the murder-suicide of his parents after a tragic accident. With the help of these unexpected allies, she comes to terms with the demons that have plagued her her whole life, while dealing with the newly found and never experienced  love and desire brought on by her budding relationships forged through trials, tribulations, and trust. But just when she thinks she's getting a grasp on life, her world is upended, and she is forced to grapple with the repercussions of the familial bombshells that have been dropped on her.  Through it all, she and her chosen heartmates find their way to being who they were truly meant to be as they grow together and find love in a hopeless place. Finding Hope is a medium burn Reverse Harem/Why Choose novel with maturbatory and FF scenes. Finding Hope is not a dark or bully book but does deal with darker subjects that some may find triggering.

Baking for Her


Aly Westman - 2018
    I never understood why, it was so much easier to get lost in a large city. On the streets of Toronto, I found a small bakery advertising a room for rent. I didn't have much choice, it was the right price. It wasn't until I learned more about the owners of the bakery, my new roommates, that I found there may be more reason for me to be here. Three ex-military men, their bakery was their own kind of escape, and soon I found the same peace within the little store front. The four of us only wanting to leave the past behind and move on. And for a bit they did just that, helped me forget. Unfortunately for me, my past wasn't willing to let me go. Either this was going to be a Christmas spent being pleasured by three amazing guys, or one that would involve my body being buried 6 feet under. * This is a reverse harem novella * *18+*

In Ruins


K.G. Reuss - 2020
    If they don’t keep my secret, it could destroy more than my friendship.They own me.And my former best friend is making it his mission to ruin me.But not if I ruin them first.In Ruins is a #whychoose romance. Due to dark content, this book is recommended for eighteen and older.

Surviving Amber Springs


Siobhan Davis - 2018
     First place honors go to my twin, Ethan; however, hate isn’t a strong enough word to convey how people feel about him. Not that I blame anyone—some days, I hate him too. Mostly, I’m just lost and afraid, drowning in a sea of betrayal and guilt, wondering how this happened right under my nose. There’s no choice but to leave. To move clear across the country in a last-ditch attempt to start over. Transferring to a new school midway through senior year is hellish for most people. For me, it’s a welcome relief—until someone discovers our secret and now everyone knows. The pointing, whispering, and scathing looks follow me around again, and I’m back to square one. Except, this time, I’m not alone. Axel, Skeet, and Heath took me under their wing from the minute I arrived here. I’ve no idea why three of the hottest guys in town took any interest in me or why they continue to have my back, but I’m so grateful to have them in my corner. Because, right now, they’re the only reason I’m not following my brother into an early grave. This is an upper YA/NA standalone. Due to sensitive content and possible triggers, this book is recommended to readers aged 18 and older.

Dangerous Lies


A.P. Foote - 2019
    Mine? Getting involved in a world I have no business being part of. They said I couldn’t do it. I did. They said I’d never get out, but I did. Growing up a bikers daughter the cards were stacked against me from the day I was born. Sex, drugs, violence it was everything I craved, the club gave me a reason to live after my dad was murdered. But I got out, and now eight months later I’m being dragged back in, not kicking and screaming as I should, but welcoming it. This time? This time I’m the target in a brewing war between the club I was born into and the ones who want to destroy them. My only hope at survival is the pack and the four men who walked into my bar and into my heart, but can I trust them? Everything I've ever known is a lie, including my entire life. Where will it lead? I'm afraid to find out. My reality twists and every truth has a price. I am the Enforcer. The Reaper. *This series will contain at least ten installments* Warning. Dangerous Lies is a dark reverse harem series. Contains adult language, sexual content, graphic violence, including death, and deals with sensitive issues such as unwanted physical contact, drug use, abuse and PTSD. Reader discretion advised.

Rise of Kronos (The Babylon Project #1)


Kate Fry - 2021
    She protects herself by hiding away from everyone, except for her close friend, associate (and forbidden crush) Hideo Tanaka. He’s her handler at the Seattle Police Department, where she works as a consultant, hired under a trial program for gifted individuals. She just wants to do her job and not attract attention. So when a girl is murdered under unusual circumstances, drawing the attention of a unique task force, Kailani wants nothing to do with it. The CIA and FBI agents running the unit don’t care, though.Maela Driscoll is an American post-grad student in London, who spends most of her days buried in books. To make ends meet, and help fund her coffee budget, she takes part in a clinical trial for a cutting-edge medical drug, with very bad – or very good – results. After witnessing a murder, she’s forcibly recruited by MI5 agent Emlyn Ryder, who thinks she can help him take down a local crime boss. She isn’t so sure, but he’s not giving her a decision, inserting himself into her private life and relationships in order to keep her, and her unusual gift, close at hand.When a single victim survives long enough to talk, the teams realize their cases are linked through a shadowy organization known as Kronos. But what does Kronos really want? With the body count rapidly mounting, who can be trusted when neither woman is being given a choice? And can Maela and Kailani figure it out before it’s too late, while keeping things professional with their teams?The Rise of Kronos is the first book in The Babylon Project, a thrilling double reverse-harem series. Slow build, slow burn, because anticipation enhances pleasure...

Destined to Hide


Sterling Thomas - 2021
    The man I loved is a liar, a predator who lured me in with sweet words and empty promises. Now, I’m trapped and it’s only a matter of time before he loses control. I have one chance to run. Head for the wilds and don’t look back. If I leave, I might die, but he’ll kill me if I stay. For so long it’s seemed like I’m destined to spend my days in hiding; scared and alone. But when a freak accident sends a pack of shifters crashing into my path, I catch a glimpse of a life worth living. Can I find the Love and safety I crave with three men the rest of society considers threats? And will the monster that hunts me ever let me go?

Loving Lana: Dark Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance


A.B. Marie - 2021
    When I was four years old, my mother dragged me to Wallen's Creek. A small, no-where town in California... Where there is no creek. Hell, my high school only had three hundred kids max... Far away from LA where I grew up. I was told that my father didn't want me. That we were stuck, trapped. I start to build a life for myself, I was going to become a lawyer... And then my neglectful, strung out mother moves us across the country to get married to some psycho that found her online dating site... and now we're fucked.Loving Lana is a 126k word stand-alone novel. This is a reverse harem, meaning the main character has more than three love interests and doesn't have to choose. Why choose, anyway?This book is intended for readers over the age of 18. There may be triggers for sensitive readers, including, strong language, mature adult content and situations, trauma, and pregnancy.Also included: taboo relationships - stepbrother, professor, childhood best friend, and stepbrother's best friends in the harem.

Abandoned Heart


Skye MacKinnon - 2018
    Unbroken people don't live in a house together with their colleagues. They have lives, families. They don't take in strays." Emily never expected to find herself on the street and looking for a place to stay. A park bench doesn't seem very inviting in the depths of winter.Her luck changes when a mysterious stranger offers her shelter. It seems too good to be true, and when she meets his other two house mates, she starts to question if he's the good Samaritan he seems to be.Staying means things she couldn't even dream of, but could mean a broken heart if the dream shatters. Going means facing the dangers of the winter streets. Can she make the impossible choice? And will she make the right one? A contemporary reverse harem set in Edinburgh, Scotland featuring a strong and independent heroine, three charismatic men, spies (although they don't like that word) fighting organised crime, very steamy scenes and nail-biting action. Warning: There are some scenes that readers may find triggering. This is a full-length, standalone novel that's part of the Defiance trilogy:  Three books, three women, three real-life stories. These dark contemporary reverse harem romances can be read individually or as part of the series. They are loosely connected by side characters and settings, but they each have a different heroine, theme and love interests.Abandoned HeartBroken PrincessStolen Soul (coming soon)skyemackinnon.com/defiance

Broken Silence


Jarica Riley - 2018
    With her family’s murderers on the loose and cops who refuse to listen, Charlie learns the hard way that she is alone in the world. Two years pass, and still Charlie will not speak. Out of options and ideas, the judge sends her to a foster home. Faced with a new town and a new life, Charlie must learn to live again. Surprisingly, she meets a group of friends that welcome them into their fold. Of course, the past always has a way of coming back to haunt you, and Charlie is no exception. With the help of her new family and friends, she tries to find the answers the police couldn’t… or wouldn't, find. The closer they get to the answers, the more dangerous it becomes for Charlie. Can she survive long enough to be truly happy? Or will the evasive murderers come back to finish the job? *This is a reverse harem, young adult romance/mystery. The main character will not have to choose who she dates.

Boys and Burlesque


Ripley Proserpina - 2019
    They were my biggest fans, and my quiet strength. Until they left me. What I once gave freely became my weakness. Judged, shamed, alone, and with no one to count on, I found I’d do anything to survive. I never bared my soul, but my body was my ticket to success. And fame. Burlesque might not have been the type of dance I dreamed of, but it rocketed me to the top. My body was mine to own. If people wanted to see me, they had to pay for a ticket. But all my carefully laid plans and rebuilt dreams crash when the spotlight lands on the boys who used to be mine. Josh, Brant, Wes, and Landry are back, standing at the edge of the stage and holding the pieces of my heart. They want forgiveness. A second chance. But when I handed them my heart once, they shattered it. And I might not survive giving it to them again.

Handfuls of Shattered Pieces


Kerry Taylor - 2020
    With no memory of how, she has now escaped and finds herself running for her life, fleeing eight years of darkness, pain and silence, suddenly terrified by every sound and movement around her. Rescued by police, she finds the life she left behind long gone. Instead, surrounded by a world she now has very little knowledge or experience of, she is lost, scared and alone, drowning in a sea of harrowing flashbacks and soul destroying nightmares. Just when her terrifying memories threaten to pull her under for good, a light appears, in the shape of Dr Xander King. He has been where she is, scared and alone and he wants to do all he can to help her, including bringing her into the amazing family that, years earlier, had rescued him. In a home she does not know or want, Olivia finds a family she didn't realise she needed, and four men who will forever change her life. They do all they can to show her the way out of the terrifying darkness and into the light, and to help her discover who she is now that she is free. Kade, Kyle, Cole and Matt all have dark pasts of their own, which they still fight every day to survive, but they are determined to show Olivia that together, they can all find a way to repair their shattered pieces and find some happiness. But with the kidnapper's whereabouts unknown, and a serial killer lose on the streets of Chicago, keeping Olivia safe is their first priority. This proves harder than they ever thought, when it becomes obvious Olivia is the key to stopping a series of brutal murders. Now they must do all they can to protect the woman they are all falling fast for, from the evils of this world.This is a reverse harem story with one woman and four loving, protective men. It is the first book in the Pieces of Us series.

Angel


K.M. Raya - 2020
    They call themselves The Brotherhood. Carter, Holden, Captain and Ellis rule the school like gods while their fathers rule the city. But Angel Valentino has never been one to take orders blindly. After her father, one of the most feared and infamous mobsters on the East Coast sends her to Seaside California, Angel finds herself entangled in a web of love, lies, death and darkness.Being in the Brotherhood comes with a heavy price and an unshakable legacy that spans generations. They don't like this baffling new girl who threatens to turn their world inside out. She might just be the most beautiful, most darkly alluring girl any of them have ever laid eyes on, with a heart of steel and intellect well beyond her years, but Angel has secrets too... and in their world, secrets get you killed.Disclaimer: This is a why choose, RH title in which one woman has multiple love interests and does not have to choose. 18+ due to graphic sexual and violent situations and strong language. Be advised that this book contains situations that can be possibly triggering for some readers. This is a strongly worded novel filled with bullying, Mafia violence, questionable morals and a love that's so dark and twisted, you might want to read it while you're home alone.

Dying to Love


Reese Rivers - 2021
    Alone for over a year and mentally broken with high anxiety, she pushes through every day trying to find the will to keep going. Until three sweet, sexy men and one hot a**hole climbs her fence looking for sanctuary.Linc, Oliver, Grayson and Devin have been on the run from the dead and are at the end of their rope when a horde chases them straight into Kelsey's fences. When she lets them in they feel like they've hit the apocalypse jackpot with all the food, shelter and security they could want. It isn't long before they all realize that Kelsey's the real prize. They just have to convince her she doesn't have to choose. She can have them all.Kelsey needs to decide if she wants to keep dying a little bit day by day or if she can grab on to what these sexy men offer her and maybe find love.Also, zombies make a few cameos.