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Do What I Say


Kai Juniper - 2020
    Scared her. Humiliated her.Because I wanted to.Because I could.Ella Quinn had what I always wanted.And I hated her for that.Still do.Now she’s got something else I want.Something I need.Without it I’ll never escape the hell I’m living in.But Ella won’t back down.She won’t give in to my demands.She no longer fears me.That’s about to change.If she won’t give me what I want, I’ll take it.At least that was the plan, until it all fell apart.

Cruel Boy


Clarissa Wild - 2019
    Rich boys sin best.Gossip always goes around at Falcon Elite Prep.Everyone knows Nate Wilson, the most popular football quarterback and every girl’s crush.But there’s more behind those drop-dead gorgeous eyes and that killer smile …He’s a notorious heartbreaker …And he’s got his eyes set on me.The twisted games he plays are cruel and dangerous.He teases and tempts me … just to ruin me.Because I know the one thing he doesn’t want anyone to know.A big, dirty secret …And there’s nothing bad boys won’t do to keep a secret buried.

Saint


E.M. Snow - 2020
    It is not recommended for readers under 17 as it contains dubious situations and triggers that some readers may find offensive. It is NOT a standalone and ends in a cliffhanger.

Blinded


McKayla Box - 2020
    I'm a new person.With old secrets.But I'm not a great actress.I know what will happen when people find out my truth.Because it's happened before.And it's not pretty.I just want to get through my senior year and graduate.But I'm making friends and I feel guilty not being honest with them.And I'm making enemies who I'm afraid will dig into my past so they can watch me crash and burn.And that guy? The one whose face I want to punch and then kiss?He needs the truth.I'm just not sure I can give it to him.Because he'll never look at me the same way again.WARNING: Blinded is the first book in The Del Sol High series. It contains mature themes, sexual content, and profanity. If you're not a fan of those things, this isn't the book for you. But if you like serious stuff mixed with lots of bad words and some sweaty sex, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. It is the first in a three book series.

Not My Prince


L.V. Chase - 2020
    I break them.No one believes in me, not even my mother, but I've got my one in a million shot. I've got a scholarship to Roman Academy.They're rich as gods here. I don't fit in. I don't care. I'm here to make my own way.Grayson Voss rules this school. He thinks I should know my place. I think I don't give a d*mn.It turns out that school isn't so simple for us scholarship girls. They're planning something, and they won't tell me what.But I'm not trading my pride for my future. Push me hard, and I'll push back harder.My mistake.Now he's got a special plan for me. Now he's going to make me pay...Warning: This is a dark bully romance that may contain triggers and is intended for readers over 17. Not My Prince ends in a cliffhanger and is the first book in a trilogy with an eventual HEA.

The Trouble with You


L.A. Cotton - 2019
    Cocky football players, school rivalry, and the girls who get in their way. Get ready … The Raiders are coming! Hailee Raine only has to survive one more year. One year of life in her football obsessed town. One year of nauseating school spirit. Just one more year of her cruel step-brother Jason; and his cocky, arrogant, football-playing friends. She hates them. Especially, Cameron Chase, the guy she thought was different. Cameron Chase has the world at his feet. He has it all; good looks, talent, and the charm to go with it. He has colleges lined up at the door, all wanting a piece of Rixon Raiders star wide receiver. Until something threatens everything he's ever worked for, and only one person can quiet the war raging inside him. But he's supposed to hate her; his best friend's sister. She's off-limits. Untouchable. She's trouble with a capital T. Then Hailee finds herself in the middle of a football prank gone wrong... And suddenly hating each other never felt so good.

Badly Behaved


Meagan Brandy - 2021
    A chameleon. I’m whatever I must be.And what I must be is a flawless daughter, a skilled socialite, and the perfect prize to the man who signed along the dotted line. Not that I’m complaining. I’m all for a contractual agreement, a quick and clean catapult into the next phase of rich girl life. One that takes little thought, less effort, and zero devotion. It’s exactly what I want. An impassive life. A calculated future. Or, it was until the lights went out, darkness took over, and I learned what it meant to live.To feel.To fall. But everyone knows what thrives in the night burns in the light and flames were among us. There is no escape. No turning back. No ending within my control. My mother always says our choices determine our consequences. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

Untouchable


Danielle Hill - 2020
    Scratch that: she didn’t even like the guy.Maddox ‘Reno’ Renner, the resident King of Claremont High. Dark, brooding, arrogant… you get it. He’s the kind of gorgeous no girl is immune to, including Riley. She shouldn’t feel anything for him—falling for a guy like Reno would be stupid and reckless—but when he sets his sights on her, Riley’s forced to admit just how far she’s already fallen.With expert precision, Reno manages to break down every one of her defenses, but just when Riley starts to think it might be safe to lower her guard, tragedy strikes in a way neither one of them could have predicted, tearing them apart.When Reno needs her most, Riley will have to fight to reach the boy who’s always held her heart, but this might be one fight she can’t win.Because Reno’s heart has always been untouchable.**Note: "Untouchable" is an edgy, emotional, standalone in a series on interconnected books. Each book can be read alone, but it is advisable to read them in order. Due to offensive language and mature themes, this series is intended for readers 17+.

Mr. Delicious


Khardine Gray - 2018
    Is that really so strange?” Those were the words AJ said to me as I stood in front of him contemplating this crazy idea of his. Could I do it? Just forget everything and fly off to Paris with a truly delicious, gorgeous, billionaire I barely knew? God knew I’d been through hell after my cheating ex stole all my money and left me up to my lashes in debt. Mr Delicious. That's what I'd called him. The name seemed fitting as the man was all kinds of gorgeous with his GQ looks and sexy smile. The promise of wild sexual fun I won’t forget lurks in his eyes, along with sinful temptation I can’t resist. Everything he’s done so far is perfect. Everything. Why would going to Paris be any different... Fans of sexy, drool-worthy Alpha males are gonna love this... Scroll up and one click this sexy, steamy treat today!

A Rose to Keep


Sam Crescent - 2021
    One girl who will belong to them. It sounds so far-fetched, and I’ve never believed in rumors—until they give me the rose.Gideon, Dante, William, and Mateo. Four of the sexiest, wealthiest, and most popular guys in the whole school.For the first time in history, a girl turns them down. That’s me. I crumble up that rose and hand it right back to them.Only, there’s so much more at stake than belonging to these four guys. There’s no way I could have known this was set in motion long before I even knew about them.When my choices are taken out of my hands, I have to find some way to control my life. I’m not going to be a doormat for guys I don’t like, these four who don’t know me.But I should have known better. They don’t want me. They’re following orders. I’m part of a contract, an initiation to something far scarier. Something called The Society.I’ve got no choice but to submit to the four Saintly Devils, to become theirs.They promised to protect me and those I hold dear.They lied.

Bred


Ginger Scott - 2019
    A lifeless tomb on the edge of Chicago’s Southside, the Alderman home sat in one of the city’s oldest and wealthiest neighborhoods, and Elena Alderman was the queen. She was also mad. Not the kind of madness that’s readily apparent. No, her psychopathy was far more surgical—more…insidious. She was surrounded by beautiful things—most notably her grand piano and her adopted son, Henry.I fell in love with both. My gift blossomed when my fingers touched her black and white keys. But my life began when I became haunted by the boy. Henry Alderman was a handsome blend of arrogance and seduction, and as we grew up together, I found it more and more impossible to separate him from my thoughts. I envied his life. I imagined how my name—Lily—would look with his. I became his closest friend…and more. I gave him my kiss, locked away his secrets, and loved him even when it was hard to.But we were just a game. Elena Alderman made the rules. And when she decided to change them, she broke everything. Almost.

Free Fall


E.M. Moore - 2019
    This is a war zone. It should be just another year for me at Spring Hill High. It’s not. It’s the first of many years…without my brother.Fighting back the memories of Brady should be the most difficult thing I have to face while walking the halls of SHH. Instead, those sad reminders become the least of my worries.My brother’s best friends make sure of that.They won’t let me heal in peace. In fact, the three star football players—the ones my brother knew all his life—are determined to make me do it their way, or live through hell in the process.What they don’t understand is, I lived through my brother’s death…that means I can live through anything. Bring it, hotshots. I’m waiting. Free Fall is a high school bully romance.

Cruel Devils


Mae Doyle - 2020
    Relentless. Filthy rich.And they’re not going to stop until I’m ready to quit.I have to survive Meyer’s Grove.For my future.For the memory of my parents.But that means I have to survive the devils.They’re dangerous, and they play games that I didn’t know existed.There’s just one thing that the devils don’t know –When you lose everything, then you’re no longer afraid.I’ve lost it all.The devils can do what they want.They can’t take this from me, too.Cruel Devils is book one of a reverse harem, high school bully romance. It contains dark themes, cursing, and sexual situations.

Boys like you


Jaye Pratt - 2021
    Finding out who I am is low on my priority list when I feel like I can breathe for the first time in my life...A life I can no longer remember.

Filthy Rich Boys


C.M. Stunich - 2019
    That should be easy, right? Trash like her doesn’t belong at Burberry Prep. No, Marnye Reed is going down, and we plan to make a spectacle out of it. Let’s see who can make her fall in love first. Bet’s on. Any takers? *** Take on the filthy rich boys. They’re the idols of the school, veritable gods on earth. Old Money. New money. A rising star. These guys are nothing like the ones at my old school. I might come from nothing, but I’m determined to be someone, and I won’t let them get in my way. They say they’ll make my life a living hell; I think they mean to keep that promise. ***FILTHY RICH BOYS is a 97,000 word reverse harem/mature high school bully romance novel. This is book one of four in the series. Contains foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual.