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Almost Broken by Portia Moore
Lauren Brooks fell in love with Cal Scott at 21, married him at 22 and had her heart broken at 23 when he walked out of their marriage. At 25, though raising his daughter on her own, Lauren was finally moving on with her life. Until, she learned the reason for Cal's abandonment, the walls she’d carefully built around her collapsed.Categorized as:
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Real Girl by Sheridan Anne
Lucien Valentine must die.It’s the thought that’s kept me going for four long years. I’ve imagined it, dreamed about it, relished in it. I want it so bad, but the question is, do I have what it takes to make it happen?Taking a life isn’t for the faint-hearted. Just ask Lucien, he knows.He’s taken me back to where it all started and I know exactly how it’s going to go... -
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![Always Crew by Tijan]()
Always Crew by Tijan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor the longest time, I was Bren Monroe.I lived in Roussou, California.I had no parents, no brother, but I had a crew.Then things started to change.I never planned for any of it.I didn’t think I’d fall in love.I didn’t think I’d have a relationship with my brother again.I didn’t think that he’d come back.Now I’m in Cain.My crew is in college.They’re growing, going through their own things... -
![Taint Her by Caitlyn Dare]()
Taint Her by Caitlyn Dare
He wants to ruin her. She wants to save him.Hadley Rexford was a distraction I didn’t need. But when she discovers me with blood on my hands, I know I can’t walk away without demanding her silence.I’ll taint her.Torment her.In the end, I’ll ruin her.Cole Jagger was a puzzle I wanted to solve. But he refuses to let me in, and now I’m ensnared in his trap.He’s cold.Immoral...Categorized as:
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![Heart of Marley by T.K. Leigh]()
Heart of Marley by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo the moon and back… From the stars to the ocean… That was Marley and Cameron Bowen’s secret code. Twins born just five minutes apart, they have the perfect life… Until tragedy strikes just weeks after their eighth birthday and their father is killed by a drunk driver... -
![Reckless Dynasty by Tracy Lorraine]()
Reckless Dynasty by Tracy Lorraine
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.My life has been full of half-truths tangled in lies—I’d been to hell and back more times than I could count... -
![Game by Barry Lyga]()
Game by Barry Lyga
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsBilly grinned. “Oh, New York,” he whispered. “We’re gonna have so much fun.” I Hunt Killers introduced the world to Jazz, the son of history’s most infamous serial killer, Billy Dent. In an effort to prove murder didn’t run in the family, Jazz teamed with the police in the small town of Lobo’s Nod to solve a deadly case... -
![The Havoc We Wreak by Becca Steele]()
The Havoc We Wreak by Becca Steele
The final part of Caiden and Winter's story...Secrets and lies are being revealed. Loyalties are being tested, and betrayal cuts deep.My mother needs to be stopped, but at what cost? At the end, who will be left standing? And...WhoWillFall…Eeny, meeny, miny, mo.You underestimated the Four and Snow.You thought you were on a winning streak... -
![Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Lessa Lamb]()
Forever Golden by Rachel Jonas, Lessa Lamb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWest Golden—Fierce protector. The one.The cocky jock I once wanted to kill with my bare hands is now the only one I trust with my heart.In a city full of corruption and dark secrets, knowing who’s on your side gets harder to determine every day. Especially now that Vin’s on the warpath, passing out threats he fully intends to see through to the end... -
![Tame by Coralee June, Raven Kennedy]()
Tame by Coralee June, Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’ve got a secret I’ve got bruises no one can see and the devil’s blood running through my veins. If I want to end my father’s reign, I’ve got to help Rocco Nomar with his daughter. She’s broken, jaded. A sad, pretty little thing with a big heart and eyes that make me feel like I’m drowning. She’s not swayed by the social politics of Savannah, but she has my heart doing double takes... -
![Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley]()
Collateral Damage: A Second Chance Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spark is real, but the timing’s wrong.When Mafia surgeon, Trey La Rosa, met the one woman who could bring him to his knees, grief from his girlfriend’s recent death loomed between them. He forced himself to walk away. Months later, she’s been kidnapped—and he’ll do anything to save her... -
![The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey]()
The Empathy series Box set by Ker Dukey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is the entire Empathy series including, Empathy, Desolate, Vacant and Deadly. This is a dark romance series...read with caution. Blake: I am a brother I am a police detective I am a contract killer I don’t want to love I don’t want to feel I don’t want … EMPATHY... -
![F*ck Yeah by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt]()
F*ck Yeah by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTragedy draws Amelie back to Australia once again, but this time she’s not alone. It’s been decided that she needs a break, and what better way to do that then with Kalen in her homeland? You can guarantee that with Fairy Bread, kangaroos, mosquitos, and the youngest Knox brother, chaos will ensue. Add in even more secrets, lies and deceit, and Amelie’s in for one hell of a ride...Categorized as:
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![Arm Candy Warrior by E.M. Moore]()
Arm Candy Warrior by E.M. Moore
I don’t belong in the Heights.Truth be told, no one does. It’s dirty, grimy. Riddled with crime, the destitute, and the desperate. Where the family unit doesn’t always mean a mom, a dad, and two-point-five kids. It’s whoever gives you the time of day.That’s how the Heights Crew came about. The only relationship that counts in the Heights is if you’re a part of the Crew... -
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![Deliver us from Evil by Logan Fox]()
Deliver us from Evil by Logan Fox
Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37GabrielNo daughter of mine should be so easily misled by wicked boys.Trinity's naiviety is shocking, but that will change.I will teach her the ways of the world, just like I taught Monica.Soon she will love me.Just like Monica.I will start a new life with Trinity, away from judgemental eyes.But first, she must repent... -
![Their Will be Done by Logan Fox]()
Their Will be Done by Logan Fox
I didn't just make a deal with the devil...I sold my soul to FOUR of them.TrinityWho knew within days of arriving at Saint Amos I'd land myself on the Brotherhood's radar?Not me.Not them.Possibly not even the Universe herself. (Of course she's female - I've never met a man as ruthless as her)The Brotherhood tried to get rid of me. It didn't work.They tried to get me on their side... -
![Never His Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Never His Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWest Golden--Football star. Playboy. Dead to me.Nothing puts the final bullet in a girl’s rep like a leaked sex tape. Especially one starring her and the cocky quarterback who’s had it out for her since day one. Yep, you guessed it. That girl is me.At Cypress Prep, West is king, but all I see when I look at him is the wicked prick who gets off on trying to break me.His plaything.Go ahead... -
![Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins]()
Pained by Vera Micic, Vera Hollins
Two months have passed since the day I pushed Hayden away. Two months since I found out he loved me and wanted to be with me. I’ve been trying to move on and forget about him, but my heart refuses to listen. Hayden had almost died saving me. Half of me wants to forgive him for everything and give him another chance...Categorized as:
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![Toxic Hope by C. Hallman]()
Toxic Hope by C. Hallman
I thought having cancer at 18 was the worst thing I’d have to deal with. Then I meet Preston and Easton Scott. The cruel but devilishly handsome twins hate me from the first moment they see me, and their dislike only grows as time passes.While I try to juggle school, treatments, and taking care of my grandma, the twins and their friends find new ways to make my life a living hell... -
![Wicked Promises by S. Massery]()
Wicked Promises by S. Massery
I made a promise to Caleb, and I intended to keep it.I just didn’t anticipate the aftermath.One betrayal.One lie.One devastating cover up.It’s all out in the open now, and this time, I’m not running away.The secrets I hold are enough to destroy us.The truth is supposed to set us free—but we aren’t destined for freedom.This is a dark high school bully romance with mature content and themes... -
![Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Wrong Crowd by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy entire world was turned upside down the day my mum died. I feared what my life would become when an aunt I never knew about came swooping in and threw me into the unknown. She was rich. I couldn’t even afford a pack of gum. We were complete opposites, yet I wanted a fresh start in life, and she was promising to give me that. I just had to live with her for a year, until I graduated college...Categorized as:
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![Hometown Girl Memories by Kirsten Fullmer]()
Hometown Girl Memories by Kirsten Fullmer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I was crying one minute and laughing the next. A definite must read!" Winnie is content in her role as the reining matriarch of Smithville, but when a letter arrives from a long-lost friend, the door to her past is reopened. Memories come flooding in, drawing her back to 1968, her college days; a time filled with people and events she hasn’t allowed herself to recall... -
![Dirty Twisted Lord by Jordan Grant]()
Dirty Twisted Lord by Jordan Grant
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWe are godless heathens. We are kings. And we will never be dethroned. — Killian — It’s spring semester, my last at the Asylum. Hydrotherapy. Electroshock. I’ve tried all the fringe methods. Still, they call me a sadist, a sicko, deranged. In here, though, I am lord. I found the new girl on her knees in the campus chapel. She must not have heard. Salvation is dead. Kneel before me, sweetheart...Categorized as:
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![Hunting Grounds by Crystal North]()
Hunting Grounds by Crystal North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is not a love story. I was just looking to keep my head down and complete my education, so that I could move as far away from my hometown, and all its tainted memories, as possible. I never bargained on running into my past. But then again, I never asked to be kidnapped, drugged and branded as The Doe either... -
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![F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt]()
F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAs Amelie navigates the secret world of The Order, she must contend with school, new responsibilities, even more mysteries, and balancing her four relationships.How much can a girl handle before she bends?Quite a lot it would seem.But when old threats resurface out of the woodwork, Amelie may have no choice but to bend…otherwise this time, she may just break.***This book carries an 18+ warning...Categorized as:
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![Their Kingdom Come by Logan Fox]()
Their Kingdom Come by Logan Fox
We're ready to die for the sins of our fathers, but is she? Zac, Apollo, Cassius, ReubenThey told us we were the cure.That we were special.That we were pure.It was all a lie.We were just like all the others they defiled, abused, neglected.We formed a brotherhood and vowed to have our revenge. Now no one stands in our way.No one, except one girl.Trinity Malone doesn't know about our past... -
![Bang Bang by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Bang Bang by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHe was my best friend. Until he became my enemy. All within the span of one night. Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang. The rapid fire of gunshots became the soundtrack to my life. This is the Mafia. Lines are blurred. Choices are never black and white. And the life you thought you knew is... one giant lie. He was dead. And I didn't want his life to be in vain, so I tried to make something of myself... -
![Naked or Dead by A.E. Murphy]()
Naked or Dead by A.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSmall town, small-minded people, small expectations, and big A-holes.Lilith Deville is the new enigma at Lakeside Preparatory Academy, a prestigious high school by a river and not a lake, which makes sense, not. Already she hates it despite its beautiful landscape... -
![Shattered Legacy by Caitlyn Dare]()
Shattered Legacy by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMia Thompson wants only one thing: to survive Gravestone University, graduate, and get far far away from her hometown and its archaic traditions.But she’s about to become a pawn in a game she doesn’t understand.Bexley Danforth wants only one thing: to keep his head down, survive four years at college, and get far far away from his past and the mistakes that haunt him... -
![Ashes by Dylan Page]()
Ashes by Dylan Page
Fate is as fickle as an unattended flame, you never know what’s going to happen—and sometimes all that’s left are the ashes.Twice now my life has been altered by the choice of someone else.The first time I was ten; when my mom got married she moved us into a better neighborhood, which meant I had to leave behind everything and everyone I loved...Categorized as:
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![Pretty When You Lie by Anne Roman]()
Pretty When You Lie by Anne Roman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJuniper Wild is a liar.With her full lips, pretty blue eyes, and angelic face, she might have fooled everyone else in our small town, but not me. I know the truth about her - that she's a spoiled, selfish liar. Five years ago, she shattered my dreams with a single lie. And just when I thought she was gone for good, she shows up again, still hiding something... -
![Scarred, Part 3 by Kylie Walker]()
Scarred, Part 3 by Kylie Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter agreeing to attend a Gala in New York with Derek, Chloe stumbles into her worst nightmare. Vince Donovan...District Attorney of New York...Jesse Donovan's father. RUN... is the only thought firing in her head. When Derek finally catches up with her, she realizes that her world has been flipped upside down and out of control. Chloe now decides to let the flood gates open... -
![Ava: A Dark Bully College Romance by Leslie Luckie]()
Ava: A Dark Bully College Romance by Leslie Luckie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAva The minute we walked through the gates of Blackheath Academy I knew we weren’t welcome. It was us against them. The Club Brats against the Elite. Bastian de Trafford was their ringleader, but I wasn’t about to go down without a fight. Only - that fight would be so much easier if he didn’t look like a god of old...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Little Things by Brooke Harper]()
Pretty Little Things by Brooke Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say there are two sides to every story…Now both sides want to own me, claim me as theirs. I’m a professional thief. High security to picking pockets, doesn’t matter. I’m an expert.So when I’m hired to steal a priceless necklace by a wealthy stranger, I don’t hesitate to take the job... -
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![Stay Baby Stay by Don Both, Maria O'Hara]()
Stay Baby Stay by Don Both, Maria O'Hara
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDu bist hin- und hergerissen zwischen dem Licht und der Dunkelheit. Aber du brauchst die Dunkelheit. Du brauchst den Abgrund. Du brauchst mich. Spiel nicht den Löwen, wenn du nur ein kleines Kätzchen bist. Du gehörst mir, Emilia. Jetzt und für immer. Bleib! Der finale Teil einer Reihe, die dich süchtig machen wird... -
![Liars: A Dark High School Romance by J.L. Weil]()
Liars: A Dark High School Romance by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKAYLORI never fully understood the depth of sayings like what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger—until I nearly died.Orphaned on a Friday night. Living in hell by Saturday.My godfather is anything but loving, and his sons… They’re pure evil.The most tragic night of my life turned into a living nightmare—one I couldn’t wake up from, couldn’t run from, and couldn’t escape.Imprison me.Torment me...Categorized as:
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![Tormented: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Esme Devlin]()
Tormented: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Esme Devlin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIf someone had told me then, everything that I know now, I would never have kissed him. I would never have played with fire and I would never have let it consume me. I would have listened to my friend. I would have packed my bags and left. I would have let him win. But you can’t know what you don’t know...Categorized as:
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![Hate List by Jennifer Brown]()
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsFive months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets... -
![Paper Dolls by Sienna Blake, Hanna Peach]()
Paper Dolls by Sienna Blake, Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life comes down to this. Two faces. One choice.Salem is my twin sister. She loved me. She protected me. She forgave me, even after I failed her. I just got her back after searching for three long, lonely years.Then there’s Clay. Sweet yet intense and nursing a dark past of his own, he’s all the redemption I don’t deserve. He wants to open me up and know the insides of my soul... -
![Whiteout by Dyan Layne]()
Whiteout by Dyan Layne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Miss Dalton,On behalf of our client, your presence at Dalton House is kindly requested.She’d been summoned. By the grandmother she’d never met.After missing twenty-one years of her life, why did she want to see her now?Please make arrangements to travel before the arrival of winter weather in the Sierra Nevada.Breanna had questions. Grandmama had the answers...Categorized as:
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![Whiteout by Dyan Layne]()
Whiteout by Dyan Layne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDear Miss Dalton,On behalf of our client, your presence at Dalton House is kindly requested.She’d been summoned. By the grandmother she’d never met.After missing twenty-one years of her life, why did she want to see her now?Please make arrangements to travel before the arrival of winter weather in the Sierra Nevada.Breanna had questions. Grandmama had the answers...Categorized as:
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![Right Behind You by Gail Giles]()
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen he was nine, Kip set another child on fire. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret... -
![A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner]()
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsFaulkner’s most famous, most popular, and most anthologized short story, “A Rose for Emily” evokes the terms Southern gothic and grotesque, two types of literature in which the general tone is one of gloom, terror, and understated violence... -
![Ugly by Margaret McHeyzer]()
Ugly by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**2.99 on pre-order and 3.99 on release date** If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to see. If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to feel. If I were dead, he'd never raise his hand to me again. If I were dead, his words wouldn't cut as deep as they do. If I were dead, I'd be beautiful and I wouldn't be so...ugly. I'm not dead...but I wish I was... -
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![Treachery Prequel by Lily White]()
Treachery Prequel by Lily White
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE PREQUEL NOVELLA FOR TREACHERY HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO BOOK ONE AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON ITS OWN. To read the prequel, you can now find it in Treachery (Antihero Inferno #1)Ninth Circle.Treachery.Also known as Tanner Caine.He is a temptation with cold, dark eyes. A man with a seductive smirk and a body built for pure sin. The linchpin of a group of wealthy bad boys known as the Inferno... -
![Dynasty by Sheridan Anne]()
Dynasty by Sheridan Anne
Intimidating. Fearless. Destructive. They’re everything a girl shouldn’t want. Too bad this foster girl never had a daddy to chase away the monsters because I’m a sucker for a bad boy … or four. Carver, King, Cruz, and Grayson—the Kings of Ravenwood Heights. When I was forced to come here, I was expecting just another run-down town to add to the ever-growing list of unwanted homes...Categorized as:
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![Ómorphi by C. (Cody) Kennedy]()
Ómorphi by C. (Cody) Kennedy
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Hauntingly beautiful, a book that you never wanted to end because you were so much a part of the characters lives. When you finish the book you want to know more, to pick up the phone and call Christy. Magically written, the voices and setting of the story were so clear you lived each moment with the characters... -
![Setting Fire by Mia Smantz]()
Setting Fire by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSasha lives in the high mountain village of Stillwind. Not even thirty yet, she already owns her own cafe and spends her free time as a volunteer firefighter. No part of her life ever suggested that she'd become caught up in the middle of a crime ring that spans the globe. It's Stillwind. Nothing bad ever happens in Stillwind... -
![Ugly Girl by Sheridan Anne]()
Ugly Girl by Sheridan Anne
Slade Cruz is a d*@k.He’s intimidating, sexy as sin, and unpredictably wild. His eyes draw me in while his vicious smirk screams at me to run and never look back. I’m a toy to him, a pawn to use in his devilish games.I’ve already suffered through hell and back and if it’s games he wants then it’s games he’ll get, but he should be warned, this time it’s my turn to play the lead... -
![Betrayed by Helena Newbury]()
Betrayed by Helena Newbury
I have to choose between saving him and saving usEverything seemed so simple back in the US.He was the bad guy. I was going to stop him.Then I saw the evil he does...and the good inside him.Now they're asking me to do the unthinkable.And no matter which side I betray, I’m going to lose him forever.Serial with cliffhangers. All 3 parts are available now and are free with Kindle Unlimited...Categorized as:
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