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Broken Heir by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
I thought the truth would be black and white. I couldn’t have been more wrong.The Boys of Ascendance Bay have wormed their way under my skin, or rather some of them have. The others I’m still not so sure about.With each task for the Regents getting deadlier and the Pi Ep parties growing more depraved, the guys have become my safe haven... -
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Savage Little Lies by Eden O'Neill
Tiny. Twisted. Secrets.The news about what happened to Dorian’s uncle rocks the town. Especially when a private school’s educator turns up dead. The focus surrounding the events that occurred that night shifts, and no one knows that more than the Legacy boys’ dark prince. Dorian’s looking for answers in the hours following the harrowing truths revealed in that video...Categorized as:
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![You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh]()
You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsYou Will Bow is book two in the Wicked Boys of BCU series. It is strongly encouraged to read book one, We Will Reign first.More details coming soon...Categorized as:
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![Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Destructive King by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.…When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there. I did not die. — Mary Elizabeth Fyre "I'm sorry for your loss... -
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![Charlie by Siobhan Davis]()
Charlie by Siobhan Davis
Demi Dropping out of college senior year was never part of my plan. But Dad needs me, and I'd move mountains for the only parent I’ve ever known—even working for the company that fired him. My boss, Charlie, is determined to make my life a living hell, availing of every opportunity to undermine my confidence, to humiliate and threaten me...Categorized as:
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Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Emerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew...Categorized as:
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![Elect by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Elect by Rachel Van Dyken
Would you die for the one you love? Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him... -
![Hateful Regent by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Hateful Regent by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
Finding out who murdered my sister was supposed to be easy…The Boys of Ascendance Bay are more complicated than I ever imagined. Between what Jude told me and the creepy notes that I’ve found in my room I’m beginning to wonder if there’s more to my sister’s death than I first thought.Melody is pushing harder for me to find the evidence we need to take our revenge...Categorized as:
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![The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward]()
The Arrangement 10: The Ferro Family by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Avery realizes that her latest client wasn't Sean she doesn't know what to do. This person has invaded her life on a personal level and to make matters worse she doesn't even know who he is. The only good thing that came from it has been seeing Sean again, but now that he's in front of her, she doesn't want to let him go...Categorized as:
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Player by Hattie Jude
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom Hattie Jude comes Player, a sexy standalone why choose academy romance.The secrets I’m keeping are catching up with me.I’ve tried to keep my life as simple as possible out of necessity, and for the safety of me and my sister.I’ve kept my virginity, focused on my grades, and stayed away from trouble.But the desire to live a normal life is beginning to override everything else...Categorized as:
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![Hear No Evil by Ivy Fox]()
Hear No Evil by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvil cannot take hold of an unconsenting soul.Do not be amazed that hell is empty, since all the devils live here.One by one, they will meet their hellish fate.One down…Three to go.EastonA tyrannous society has discovered our most atrocious secret and decided to wage war on us.They’ve had their fun with Finn, and now it’s my turn to be their little puppet...Categorized as:
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![Bloody Cruel Psycho by Lucy Smoke]()
Bloody Cruel Psycho by Lucy Smoke
A life for a life … will kill the both of us in the end.Clover I know nothing of the Sickness at Eastpoint University. I know only the backroads that slip past the southern beaches and the gators that make their way onto the swamps shores. Until him. Until the killer known as Braxton Smalls finds his way into my stilted trailer on the coast of Port Charlotte... -
![When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann]()
When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series ...You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.There was before.When we were together, when we were happy.When we had nothing but dreams.When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.And there was after... -
![Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris]()
Cross + Catherine: The Saga by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce upon a time, a wild boy fell in love with a sly girl … From high school sweethearts to a criminal King and Queen, Cross Donati and Catherine Marcello’s love became a force—even destructive, it was unstoppable. They were meant to be. Even when everything stood in the way. Always. Fall in love with the saga of Cross + Catherine, and their story of a love revered, and a life lived so unruly... -
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![Because of Me by Katie Pearson]()
Because of Me by Katie Pearson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe aspires to be the girl he deserves.Becca Mills is desperate to give her son a better life. To do that, she heads to a new town where nobody knows her, except her mother and her mother’s dealer. When Becca meets Dereck, a tatted mechanic who enjoys making her blush and earning her smile, things get complicated...Categorized as:
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Perfectly Damaged by E.L. Montes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSchizoaffective disorder: a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of mood disorder and schizophrenia symptoms. I know about this illness—very well—because I suffer from it. It’s been four years since my diagnosis, and ever since, I’ve been living in a dark hole. Voices constantly invading my thoughts. Hallucinations... -
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Darkness Before Dawn by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIs love ever enough? Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed. Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake’s disappearance...Categorized as:
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![Merciless Kings by Becca Steele, C. Lymari]()
Merciless Kings by Becca Steele, C. Lymari
They say bad things happen in threes.The first was when I lost my parents.The second came when I had to leave behind everything I knew to move across the world to live with my only remaining relative.But what was life for, if not for living? So I kept moving.Then the third thing happened, just as I was about to begin my junior year at the prestigious Blackstone University... -
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Mercy by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMaverickThe more answers I unearthed, the less I understood. I stepped into this game not knowing the rules, and now, they’re playing me to their beat.Old faces reappear. New friends circle. I got closer to the puppeteer as they got ever closer to me. And when they struck, I wasn’t ready.ValentinaA queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions... -
![The Realm of You: A Novel by Amanda Richardson]()
The Realm of You: A Novel by Amanda Richardson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Marlin Winters awakens in an alternate universe, living in Vermont and engaged to a man she doesn’t recognize, she’s determined to figure out why she’s here and what sequence of events lead her to this moment. Over the course of one day, she begins to piece together the last week of her real life. What’s more, when the day is over, she doesn’t want to leave... -
![Bully Me: Class of 2020 by Shantel Tessier, Siobhan Davis]()
Bully Me: Class of 2020 by Shantel Tessier, Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLoving your tormentor isn’t easy, especially when they collect broken hearts and parade them around like trophies. They’re the bad boys, the alpha a**holes, and the thorns in our sides. They push us past our limits, turn us on, and break us. They’re our bullies. They’re the class of 2020...Categorized as:
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![Hidden Truths by Carmen Rosales]()
Hidden Truths by Carmen Rosales
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe return of her boyfriend almost destroyed her. After five years, the young teenager that went to prison has changed for the worst, a ruthless monster she doesn’t recognize and the leader of a Mexican gang from El Paso, Texas... -
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They Will Fall by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter a rocky start to my freshman year at BCU, I was confident the threat was gone. The murders ended, and my name was cleared. All the while, three unsuspecting men took me by surprise… Ridge, my stalker turned lover. Maddox, prince charming who swept me off my feet... -
![Bystander by Sassa Daniels]()
Bystander by Sassa Daniels
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![Playing Dirty by Cheryl McIntyre]()
Playing Dirty by Cheryl McIntyre
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsMy need for power came to me by accident. The need was real. It was overwhelming. It was consuming me. So we played a dangerous game of trial and error. What I could handle and what I couldn’t. It became apparent fairly quickly that I couldn’t handle much. But I liked this game because I controlled it. Link and Rocky’s story continues in this second installment of the Dirty series... -
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Savage Prince by Ivy Thorn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was named after the goddess of war. I’m no one’s sacrifice.Dean Blackmoor says I’m his. But I’ve got other ideas. After finding out that I’ve chosen the winner of a game I didn’t even know I was playing, I’m determined to make sure that this doesn’t go the way my captors planned.Any of them.After years of being obsessed with me, Cayde St... -
![Merciless King by Ivy Thorn]()
Merciless King by Ivy Thorn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThese boys weren’t born cruel, savage, and merciless. Someone made them that way.The boys who started out as my tormentors saved my life.From who? None of us are quite sure. But when I wake up, somehow alive and mostly in one piece, I wake up to a changed house.Cayde and Dean seem to have turned over a new leaf. Instead of hurting me, they want to protect me...Categorized as:
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![Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomething dark this way comes. He's gorgeous, mean, and mine. He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his. I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him. The knife clued me in first. The blood second... -
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Freeing by E.K. Blair
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsKnowing who you are and accepting who you are come at different prices. Jase Kinrick grew up in your typical, all-American household. But after the death of his sister, his parents shut down, forcing him to deal with everything life throws his way alone... -
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Savages by Logan Fox
They took everything from me. Time to return the favor.A few months ago, I was just a regular nineteen-year-old girl.Now I'm trapped at a remote college and held at the mercy of three savage bullies.No one can see through the Serpents' Adonis-like disguises.Except me.I've never felt this alone before. This terrified. This...furious.These three murderers stole everything from me... -
![Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes]()
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsWhen young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic, and a bit mysterious, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's dazzling blue eyes and blond good looks hide a dark, violent nature... -
![Black Light: Purged by Livia Grant]()
Black Light: Purged by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey may not have used the ‘f’ word, but it didn’t matter. She knew she was too fat. Khloe finally has it all — good friends, a successful acting career, a Dom who loves her, and a bright future ahead of her. Despite that, old insecurities flare after she is turned down for a coveted role. Khloe quickly falls back into old habits that lead down a dark and dangerous path... -
![A Hurt So Sweet: Volume Two by Betti Rosewood, Fawn Bailey]()
A Hurt So Sweet: Volume Two by Betti Rosewood, Fawn Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSticks and stones may break my bones, but my bullies will never f*ck me. Dexter Booth has taken everything from me. My pride, my innocence and my resolve to resist him have all fallen prey to his wicked charm. And now, he wants to pop my cherry - the very thing that could save me from his cruel reign... -
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The Order by Vana V.
Ayana and Novella Lachlan are identical twin sisters, living in Italy with their mother and military stepfather. Having never been separated their entire lives, they’re forced to make the choice of staying together or going their separate ways when their mother decides to return to the United States... -
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![Color Outside The Lines by M. Bonnet]()
Color Outside The Lines by M. Bonnet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhett Williams was the gorgeous, popular baseball player everyone fawned over. Most saw him as charming, but I knew what a monster he could be. He tormented me every day and made me hate everything about myself, my body most of all. Yet I fell for him anyway. One day, he went too far, breaking me beyond repair... -
![Serpents of Cinderhart Academy by Logan Fox]()
Serpents of Cinderhart Academy by Logan Fox
They call them the Serpents.Knox, Mason, Silas.These sick, twisted psychos are the untouchable elites at Cinderhart Academy.I'd never get involved with such dangerous guys despite how gorgeous, rich, and influential they are.But after I witness them committing a sadistic crime, I'm dragged kicking and screaming into their dark, depraved world.If they plan to break me, they're late to the party... -
![Very Wicked Beginnings by Ilsa Madden-Mills]()
Very Wicked Beginnings by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA Prequel Novella Girls say I’m a walking, talking sex god. Guys call me Hollywood because my life is golden. It’s not. But, ESPN did rank me as a four-star recruit, calling me one of the best defensive players since Briarcrest Academy opened its esteemed doors. So yeah, with football and a stellar GPA, my future seemed good... -
![Wicked Queen by Ivy Thorn]()
Wicked Queen by Ivy Thorn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey tried to make me their slave. But I’m going to turn myself into their queen. Blackmoor has tried to take everything from me.My home. My family. My dignity. Even my life.But instead, I’ve found myself. I’ve found love, even if it’s not what the storybooks say it should be. I’ve found purpose, even if it’s revenge...Categorized as:
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![Break Your Pucking Heart by Rachel Leigh]()
Break Your Pucking Heart by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBreak Your Pucking Heart is the first book in the all-new Ice Lords Series—An Enemies to Lovers, Why-Choose, Hockey, College Romance by USA Today and International Bestselling Author Rachel Leigh. I’ve been captured by the Ice Lords, and I fear they’ll never let me go...Categorized as:
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![Darkness Matters by Jay McLean]()
Darkness Matters by Jay McLean
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt’s the same old story, really. Good versus evil. Heroes versus villains. Light versus dark... -
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Angel by K.M. Raya
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single day at Draven Preparatory Academy and she's already made enemies. 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... -
![Come Here and Kiss Me by M. Robinson, Willow Winters]()
Come Here and Kiss Me by M. Robinson, Willow Winters
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWe’re so excited to announce that we are writing together!!Our first book Come Here and Kiss Me is releasing this November and we cannot wait for you to read it!Expect the BEST of both of us all wrapped into one…we’re talking delicious alpha males, super spicy scenes and stories you’ll be obsessed with!Full blurb, cover and pre order links to come... -
![Reapers and Roses (Grove High School Book One) by A.R. Breck]()
Reapers and Roses (Grove High School Book One) by A.R. Breck
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRose When my Mom told me we were moving to the Grove, I thought it was a joke. Our family, one of the wealthiest in Woodbury, moving to a dump like the Grove? Well, I guess that's what happens when you lose everything. Now we're shoved into the house the size of a shoebox and I can literally feel the darkness seeping in around me... -
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Black Promises by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI sold myself to a monster.He gets my body. And in exchange?He'll murder the demon that's haunted me for years.Jarrod Hale is the cruelest boy at school.A gorgeous fallen angel with a wicked streak.He dominates our campus with his clique of handsome jackals.And I promised him my virginity.We made a bargain, and I sealed my fate in blood and promises.One death, and then I'm his... -
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![Krish by N.J. Bhogayta]()
Krish by N.J. Bhogayta
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dark, seductive and irresistibly captivating love story, Krish weaves romance and revenge in a hypnotic waltz When Nicole Hill lands a new client, the magnetic yet disturbing Raphael De’Angelo, her carefully orchestrated life takes a dangerous turn. In the blink of an eye, everything Nicole holds precious is snatched away from her... -
![The Broken by Ker Dukey]()
The Broken by Ker Dukey
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen River’s already broken life shattered further on her sixteenth birthday, she was forced to be with the wrong best friend of her brothers. She was meant for Sammy but circumstance and black mail forced her into a relationship with Danny, a troubled, abusive partner. Leaving the only boy she ever loved to flee. Now four years later he has returned... -
![Forgive Me For I Have Sinned by Carmen Rosales]()
Forgive Me For I Have Sinned by Carmen Rosales
What if everything they thought about you was a lie?After Victoria's best friend dies, everything around her ceases to exist.The man she loved all her life didn't want her anymore.Her world crumbled.Depression took her under.All she has left is the will not to let others suffer under the Order's rules, but she has to play the part under the hands of the dangerous and depraved to save them...Categorized as:
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![Saint Nick by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Saint Nick by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Bonus Content on Forsyth U website...Categorized as:
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![Kept by Cate Corvin]()
Kept by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI already had to leave college once to care for my sick mother. Thanks to the Second-Chance Scholarship, I have one last shot to finish my degree at Bourdillon University, a prestigious academy for the arts. But the three professors who control my future don't see a student, or an assistant librarian. They see prey.The Dean of Students, gentleman on the outside, beast on the inside...Categorized as:
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![Worth It by Nicki DeStasi]()
Worth It by Nicki DeStasi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnna lives every day the best she can while struggling against the demons that threaten to consume her and drag her back into the darkness of her very troubled past. The last thing she needs right now is a guy, especially one as sweet and sexy as Jed. When the attraction becomes too strong to resist, she gives into it...
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