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Ruthless Saints


Vanessa Winters - 2020
    . .You know them. The Instagram-influencing, pampered, never-had-a-problem-money couldn’t-fix, heirs of our nation’s elite.Most people never get any closer to these ‘American royals’ than their social media streams, but not me. No, I spend my days up close and personal with the famously infamous.Picking up trash and cleaning their toilets is the opposite of glamorous, but it’s afforded me a few perks—like a scholarship to the exclusive Bryers University.Thank god the Carlisle heirs, brooding sexy Jude and colder-than-ice Lila, haven’t caught on to the fact that their housekeeper—is also their classmate. I’m already an outsider in enemy territory, and if the rest of the school finds out, a huge target will be placed on my back.I’ve been careful and kept my head down. But I screwed up.Because now, I’ve found myself on Jude’s radar.Suddenly, our paths are constantly crashing into each other and I can’t escape him or his dark, pensive stare and wicked smile. Deliciously hateful sparks fly with each meeting, and it should push me away, but all it does is draw me in.But I have to be careful.Because letting him in, comes at a high price.And the odds favor one outcome.This is a dark bully romance intended for readers 18+. This book contains dark themes, including abuse, violence and sexual relationships that some readers might be uncomfortable with.

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.***

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.

Hate to Remember


L.V. Chase - 2020
    Three privileged sons.Roman, Ethan, and Klay are dark, devilish, delicious, each in their own way.I shouldn't even be on their radar, but they've marked me. I don't know why.I can't remember the last two years. A mental breakdown, they tell me, after both my parents died.I just want a fresh start to my senior year, a normal life, a graduation. But those three untouchables own Marshall High, and they're fighting over me.Not in a pretty way. They want to own me, control me, use me for their twisted schemes.The last one is the worst. Cold, cruel, beautiful Klay.He doesn't want to win me. He wants to break me, and he won't stop until he succeeds.I should run.Call me crazy, but I can't stay away. Because I have a burning secret, a memory that I didn't forget.I remember him.And he doesn't want me to...Warning: This is a dark bully romance that may contain triggers and is intended for readers over 17. Hate to Remember ends in a cliffhanger and is the first in a finished two-part series with an eventual HEA.

Beauty and the Bully


Mya West - 2020
    I did what I had to do to survive.I thought I finally caught a break when a terrible accident turned into an oppurtunity. I started at Ryland Academy, the country's wealthiest high school. I’ve somehow managed to get the full attention of three of the hottest guys here- Chase, Jaxson and Lance.But things are worst than ever.They made sure of it.Now I’m part of their sick game. Ryland Academy is full of secrets, just like the town that surrounds it. I hear rumours about who really controls everything and everyone around me. I’ve been warned to stop asking so many questions. I should have listened.This place is not what I thought it would be.They are not who I thought they were. Their problem? I’ll get my revenge, or die trying. Beauty and the Bully is is a dark bully high school romance filled with mystery, suspense, and heat.Warning: This is a young adult/new adult bully romance high school series that does contain mature scenes and ends on a cliff-hanger, but the series will end in a HEA.

Bully Bet


Moira Barretti - 2019
     Every girl in my class wants him. Except for me. Caden may be the hottest boy I’ve ever seen, but he’s also an arrogant jerk and a bully, and the heir to the Dinarti crime family—my family’s biggest rivals. Getting involved with him is the last thing I should do. Only, Caden won’t leave me alone. He acts like he owns the school and seems hell-bent on tormenting me. But he doesn’t know who he’s messing with. I refuse to bow down, and I just might take the bet everyone is talking about, even if it gets me in trouble. Caden’s icy heart will be mine. And then I will crush it. This is the first installment in the Allegri Elite High School series. It is not intended for readers under eighteen years of age and ends with a cliffhanger.

Hell's Belle


Ruby Vincent - 2020
    Not that my parents want to hear it.Every three years, the young eligible men and women in my community gather in Citrine Cove to party, flirt, and leave the island with a fiancé on their arm.Falling in love optional.The last thing I want is to participate in this sham. Especially not alongside the boy who tricked me. The boy who dumped me. And the boy who tortured me.Love is not in the cards for me, but so much of my life is out of my control. Why should this be any different?Preston, Nathan, and Carter are breaking down my walls. Breaking my rules. Making the girl who hates fairy tales believe in a happily ever after. Every day with them they drag me deeper into their depths, singing that siren song I can’t resist.Unfortunately, my life belongs to only one man……and he’ll kill to keep it that way.

Hateful Lies: An Enemies to Lovers College Bully Romance


Liv Reid - 2020
    Not the ones of the man I accused of murder, but the eyes of his son.I see them in the dark every time I close mine. Trailer trash. “Poor Girl”, that’s what they used to call me. Now, I’m less than that. I’m nothing.My life fell apart the day I watched my dad die. Four years later, I’m getting the chance to put it back together.Crowned College. A world of privilege and ruthless money. I don’t belong, and one person will make sure I know it.Quiet. Dark. Deadly. Insanely gorgeous. Logan. The one whose eyes haunt my nightmares.I need to stay as far away from him as possible if I want to get out of here alive.LoganWhat she doesn’t know is I was there too. I saw how her dad died. I know she lied.That’s right, Violet, your nightmare is here. Welcome to my world.I will make you regret the day you were born, you little liar.Hateful Lies is a dark enemies to lovers college bully romance. This is a standalone story with a HEA. It contains scenes that may be offensive or triggering for some readers.

My Boss’s Daughter (Bossed by the Billionaire #1)


Kelli Walker - 2020
    No Cliffhangers and a HEA!

Her Challengers


Taylor Blaine - 2019
    That’s all anyone sees. Frail like a flower.They want to crush me.Destroy my dreams. Trample who I am.But they don’t see my strength. They don’t know the anger and pride bucking to get out.When the three Jameson cousins come after me, they’re expecting an easy conquer. What they get will flip their world head over heels.I won’t accept a challenge sitting down.I'm a fighter and this might be the most important fight of my life.***Bad Boys of Jameson High is a high school bully romance/reverse harem trilogy with mystery, suspense, and action wrapped up over 400 pages of intense attraction.***We all want to be the strong, kick ass girl. Gray doesn't want - she is. And the cousins just might be her matches.

Mistletoe Bully: A Dark High School Bully Romance


Amy Brown - 2019
    Palmer Jackson looked at me on my first day of school, and from that moment on he’s wanted to destroy me. I’ve lost everything and I don’t have the stomach for this game. But Palmer doesn’t care. I can’t decide if he’s evil or misunderstood. One minute I hate him, and the next I let him do things to me I’d never let any other boy do. I must have a screw loose. Maybe Palmer is the normal one and I’m crazy. Mistletoe Bully is a standalone Dark High School bully romance with some disturbing and sensual moments. This book is intended for mature audiences 18+

So Wrong, So Right


Brenda Ford - 2019
     My step-mother was after the family fortune. But she’s different. Her blue eyes and those cute freckles have me dying for her. This is about to get hot, crazy, and a whole lot messier. Especially when I discover her… little secret.

Deep Pass (Hard Chargers, #1)


Mazzy King - 2020
    Hiring a personal assistant seems like the best idea, especially when one comes highly recommended. But as soon as I lay eyes on Asha Jordan's beautiful face and sexy body, it's going to be impossible to keep my hands to myself, especially since we're going to be together all week in New Orleans. She's the consummate professional, and I try to be too...until I just can't help myself any longer and toss up a Hail Mary... Asha When my actress client gets sidelined with an injury, she asks me to do her a favor: babysit Logan Sinclair, the Wolves' star quarterback, during the week before the Super Bowl. He's hot, and everyone wants a piece––so I'm told. I expect a cocky, disrespectful pain in my rear, but what I get is actually...a sweet guy. It doesn't hurt he's the most gorgeous man I've ever seen in my life, but I don't mix business with pleasure. Even when that pleasure promises to be so, so good... DEEP PASS: Hard Chargers Book 1 is an insta-love, happily-ever-after, STEAMY romance. No cliffhangers, no cheating. This is a standalone story part of the Hard Chargers series.

Meant to be Yours


Poppy Parkes - 2020
    Now that I look back over the past few weeks, I can see signs of this coming.I’d thought it was wedding jitters. Our family had begun trickling into Shotgun, our western Montana town, making the incoming life commitment all the more real. That’d be enough to make any groom-to-be nervous. But then my fiancé never showed up to our weddingMy three bridesmaid friends were amazing. They’d spun into action dispersing the guests while I sat, numb. Now we’re driving to the closest dive bar at my request, and I feel lots of things.Hurt. Confused. Betrayed. But most of all, I feel like my insides are alight with anger.I’m ready to blow off some steam. But love isn’t done with me yet. It has one more trick up its sleeve . . .Meant to be Yours is a super hot story about finding true love at the most unlikely of times. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and only consensual shenanigans await. This contemporary instalove romance is first in the Love at First Sight series, and will make you squirm with delight. ;) Steamy happily ever after guaranteed!

United


M.J. McKinlay - 2019
    They pursue in packs, choosing their prey carefully, just like their forefathers did. Three mouth-watering, gorgeous alpha males rule these school halls. There is no question. They're cruel, they're powerful, but most of all, they are irresistible. They have power and they know how to use it. They're well practiced, and I'm their next target. I don't belong here. I'm nothing to them. I won't stand for it, they don't know who I am or where I've come from. My pride is at stake, this opportunity is all I've ever dreamed of. I won't give in. I'll find their secrets. I have to do what I have to do, even if it means risking it all. AUTHOR’S NOTE: St Alderville: United is a Bully Romance, High School Reverse Harem book. This is the first book in the trilogy. This book contains sexual scenes, triggers and very bad-boy language.