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Princes of Carnage by Eva Ashwood
The enemy of my enemy is my… husband. When my father died and I stepped into his shoes as leader of Enigma, I vowed to protect the gang he’d built. And I won’t break that promise—no matter what I have to do to keep it. So when a mysterious attacker targets our territory, I swallow my pride and propose an alliance between Enigma and the Princes of Carnage, a biker gang led by Nico Morelli... -
Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis book was originally written to be the sequel to Fallen Crest High. It was scrapped and not used. Fallen Crest Family was written instead as the number two book in the Fallen Crest Series. However; this version was posted on the author's page for free reading as a thank you to her readers. After reading what she posted, enough fans requested this story to be published so here it is...Categorized as:
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The Lie by Callie Rose
Rich boys don't fraternize with the help. They don't care about the help. They don't protect the help. I should've remembered those lessons before I handed over my trust to four gorgeous, domineering boys. But I didn't. And now, I'm not the only one who's been hurt. Someone out there is toying with me and my family, and I don't know who to turn to or who to trust...Categorized as:
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Knocked Up by my Best Friend's Brothers: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne cosmic wardrobe malfunction.Four people who shouldn't be together. It's my best friend's wedding and I'm casually doing my maid of honor duties.Let’s just say my dress isn’t ready for these curves.It rips at the worst possible moment, and I bolt for the nearest exit.I’m standing there in nothing but my heels when the door opens.And guess who I run into... -
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This Fearless Girl by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStone Jacobs must…hate me. The tenuous bonds the four of us built could end with one split-second decision. Good versus bad. Old versus new. Loyalties will be tested when the truth spills like blood from a razor’s cut. Caught between high society and the homicidal reach of a well-known gang, finding my family’s treasure is our only hope... -
My Ex's Roommates by Rebel Bloom
I went from college royalty to campus outcast the second my quarterback boyfriend dumped me—and now I’m stuck living with his ex-roommates who hate my guts.To them, I’m the spoiled princess who ruined their season when Jake bailed to another team. But I’m no princess. I clawed my way up from nothing, and I’m not about to let these three bring me to my knees...Categorized as:
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Cold Fury by Candace Wondrak
When monsters play, innocence dies. The darkness is addicting, the kind of thing you start to crave when you're not paying attention. The sin, the chaos, the danger. You can never outrun fate. It will take you, it will have you, and it will claim every part of you. Just like these men have. Markus and his need for control. Will and his steadfast beliefs. Jaxon and his boy next door charm... -
Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh
At Boulder Cove Academy, three things are certain:The Lawless Rule.The games are dangerous.Nothing is as it seems. I came here expecting to face my bullies with an iron fist. I played their games and won. Now that I’ve earned my place, at the academy and in their home, I should have nothing to fear. But with every past there is a shadow and mine is drawing closer with each step I take... -
Huge House Hates by Stephanie Brother
My five huge housemates are my stepbrothers and my worst enemies!When Mom tells me she’s getting married and moving to Antigua, I don’t know what to do. My friends are all in relationships, and I can’t afford to pay rent on my own. With no other options, I reluctantly accept my stepfather’s offer to move in with his sons...Categorized as:
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Sharing the Nanny by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do you do when your best male friends are fighting over you? Not just as a nanny to their little ones, but as a lover, as a girlfriend, as someone to protect and keep and share?Harper Hayes is a nerd on a mission. She has to finish innovating her revolutionary new virtual reality software, so she can license the tech to the highest bidder.Only her timeline is tight... -
Nights of Winter by Cora Flynn
It’s hard to imagine our pretty little town as anything but picture-perfect.Or it was, until I got sucked into a tangled web of dirty secrets and lies, trapping me underground with the most unlikely of companions.The man who broke my heart is now the one to save me.The man who let me go now won’t leave my side.The man who’d held me at arms length is now cradling me in his arms...Categorized as:
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Never Again by L.E. Bross
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe were supposed to be living our Happily Ever After. It’s been three months since we graduated. X started college, Riot's got his Motocross sponsorship, and Baz is working 20 hour days to try to clean up Peter's mess. Me? I don’t have a clue what I want to do with my life yet. But that might not matter... -
Aerial by Manuela Rouget
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy name is Fauve, I’m twenty-two years old, and two months ago, I was a normal French college student. Now? I was just accepted into the prestigious National Institute of Circus Arts of Montréal and moved to the other side of the Atlantic to attend their 10-month Intensive Program... -
Daughter of Deception by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOur enemies are everywhere……and we can’t see them.The Brotherhood has us in their sights. In their scope.The attacks are coming from everywhere and nowhere from a seemingly invisible enemy. But they won’t be invisible for long.When we discover how the Brotherhood manages to stay five steps ahead, it’s up to me to find and stop the traitor... -
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Sick Love by Candace Wondrak
There's a monster inside of us all, waiting to come out and play. My trust is broken. I should be angry, I know. Locked away in this house, with these men all wanting to use me in their own way; I should fight them, deny them. But I can't, because I want them just as much as they want me. Markus Scott has destroyed me, annihilated me completely. The girl I used to be is gone, deader than dead... -
Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak
I’ve fallen in love with my monsters, and only they can save me now. Daddy kept me locked away my entire life. He molded me, shaped me into what he wanted me to be: a naive, innocent slave to his will. His word was supposed to be law.And then I met Markus, and everything changed. I’ve grown to love my monsters. I need them... -
Mad Love by Eva Ashwood
Our love doesn't make sense.But it might be the only thing that saves us.After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling.Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but.There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust.The Lost Boys are mine...Categorized as:
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Those Heartless Boys by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsStone Jacobs must die.Okay, okay. Maybe just maim him a bit. Peel off his perfectly chiseled handsome looks until he knows what it feels like to be normal. And while I’m at it, I’ll throw his friends in, too. They all deserve to be taken down.I should’ve seen it coming. I should’ve felt it in my gut. The moment my treasure hunter father went missing, my arch enemies sprang into action...Categorized as:
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Cruel Hearts by Sofia Daniel
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s dog eat dog at Templar Academy.I’m about to get eaten alive… And I think I’ll like it.I thought I had skeletons in my closet.Turns out I have a whole cemetery.But that’s nothing compared to these bullies.Maxwell, Kendrick, and Orlando are wealthy, wicked, and devilishly delicious.They crossed me last term, and now I will uncover their secrets.I’ll have them groveling at my feet... -
Wreak Havoc by Eva Ashwood
I thought I knew who my enemies were, and who I could trust. I was so fucking wrong. With vengeance burning like fire in my blood, I convinced myself it didn’t matter who I hurt as long as I made the Black Roses pay for my dad’s death. But my father is alive. And now Gavin wants me dead. Trust is in short supply. A target has been painted on my back. My heart is a tangled mess... -
Play Rough by Eva Ashwood
Play Rough is the thrilling second installment in the Black Rose Kisses series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first book, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished reading book one, Fight Dirty. Cool? Cool.***Vengeance is coming. And she’s a cold-blooded bitch.I can still hear the gunshot. Still see the blank look on Sloan’s face as he pulled the trigger...Categorized as:
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Perilous Lady by Eva Chance, Harlow King
Keep your enemies closer...I've proven I can stand with the fiercest gang in Paradise Bend. Now it's time to crush my traitor ex-fiancé and his stooges into smithereens.They've already butchered my family. I can't let them destroy the streets I called home. Wylder Noble and his inner circle are ready to rain down their own brand of justice...Categorized as:
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Christmas with my Best Friend's Brothers by Kai Lesy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI should have declined my bestie's invite to the Bishop’s annual Christmas skiing trip.In the breathtaking French Alps....With the even more breathtaking Bishop triplets.After catching my ex-fiancé cheating,It was either going on the exotic trip...Or spending Christmas alone.Why was this a bad idea?My roommates include three bullies who gave me the worst moments of my childhood... -
Heartless by Autumn Reed
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI returned to Moss Harbor, determined to find answers about my mother's death. But all I've managed to uncover are three lonely souls calling out to mine.In just a month, Leo, Hayle, and Tristin Sharpe have wound themselves around my heart, reminding me of what I've been missing... -
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Sinners by Cassie James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lost heiress finds her way home. She’s about to wish she hadn’t. The town of Patience is home to the privileged, the elite, and the ruthless. Everything Juliet is not. After spending the first sixteen years of her life in a dead-end town, she’s thrust into the spotlight of a legacy she never knew she had. With it comes a decades long mystery about a hidden family fortune...Categorized as:
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Deadly Passion by Holly Bloom
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if the men I thought I loved want to ruin me?Escaping captivity should have given me the freedom I craved, but now I’m stuck in another prison. My sexy captors know my true identity, and they want to make me pay for my deception.The Dukes may have reunited, but dark secrets and cruel revelations have changed them. They’re broken, and so am I... -
The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams
“𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.“The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...Categorized as:
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The Wild Boys: The Complete Series by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy all three books of The Wild Boys Series all in one place. Including - The Wild Interview, The Wild Tour and The Wild Finale plus extra never been published bonus scenes!I have been working hard my whole life for people to take me seriously. After all, women ‘don’t belong’ in the music industry... -
Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FallenBeautiful. Broken. Loyal as hell.Five guys with the power of ten.All determined to uncover secrets and expose lies.All laser focused with their eyes on the prize.They’ll go to great lengths to stop me in my tracks.They’ll cross lines that mean we can never go back.Our story is one of betrayal and deceit.Our connection is destined, our bond runs deep... -
Bold Rhythm by Gabrielle Sands
I told them they’d never make it. Three years later, they’re two of the hottest rock stars in LA.And I’m their new assistant.When my boss told me she signed a new client, the last people I expected at the meeting were two ghosts from my past.Mason, the gorgeous blue-eyed boy from my hometown who stomped all over my heart. And Kaz, his dark and brooding best friend, wrapped in mystery and ink... -
F*ck Off: Knox Academy - Term 2 by Crystal North, Jaye Cox
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratings***This is a placeholder. The book WILL be released sooner than the current date.*** Book Two of the Knox Academy series. What happened when Amelie boarded that plane? What is The Order and what do they do? Why is Amelie so important? Get answers to those burning questions here... Blurb ad cover to follow soon. ***This is a placeholder. The book WILL be released sooner than the current date...Categorized as:
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Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI CAME FROM NOTHING.NOW I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSEThe stakes have never been higher.And backing down now means paying an unthinkable price.I thought I could never be broken.I thought I could handle whatever came my way.The Kings of Stonehaven taught me how wrong I was.They used me. They humiliated me. They broke me.But there was something they couldn’t do... -
Saved by the Marines by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey never should’ve been protecting me. Now, they’re my only hope… As the daughter of a US Senator, my life was never going to be normal. I thought I’d finally escaped out from my father’s shadow, but he dragged me back kicking and screaming... -
The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFool me once? Shame on you. Fool me twice? Not going to happen… Step one: Go back to school with a thick skin and an impenetrable heart. Step two: Make the queen bees pay. Step three: Bring down the Rogues of Everly Prep. Bullied, befriended, and betrayed, my life has been an emotional roller coaster since moving into the Kincaid Mansion and enrolling at Everly Prep... -
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Mercy by Nora Cobb
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNothing will ever be the same.But I haven’t won yet—not by a long shot.All I’ve ever known since stepping into Montlake was cruelty and humiliation.I’ve learned my lessons, I’ve learned the rules of the game, and I have the scars to prove it.But I’m far from holding all the cards.I’m far from winning.The kings have claimed my heart, and they refuse to let me fight this on my own...Categorized as:
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The Auction by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree hot hockey players to take me on dates. This is my sister’s recipe to help me rebound from a broken heart. The kicker? She bought those dates for me at an auction. There’s the left winger playboy prince, followed everywhere by gaggles of adoring puck bunnies. The scholarship goaltender who has as much ambition as he has muscles... -
Who Falls Hardest by Eva Ashwood
"What happened between the four of us—it changes everything."Everything in my life has been turned on its head. My allies have become enemies, and my enemies have become...I don't even know what.There's no denying the pull between me and each of the Icons anymore. I've denied it long enough, and I'm done letting secrets fester between us.I know they want me too... -
Roommates With Benefits: A Reverse Harem Romance by Cassie Cole
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor my senior year of college, I’m renting a bedroom in a house with three other girls.So it’s a huge shock when I move in and discover…That my roommates are three swoony guys .As if that wasn’t bad I almost hooked up with two of them last night.Riley , the tall, blond, viking of a man who plays for the Coastal California College baseball team... -
Stolen Away by Ivy Clyde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavigating my way through the intricate maze of the mafia world, I have stumbled upon a secret. I am closer than ever to finding out the real mastermind behind everything that’s been happening. My only problem? I don’t know who to trust and the people closest to me don’t know whether they can believe me. The lives of the three men who hold my heart are in danger... -
Hat Trick: Nanny for the Hockey Players by Christina Sterling
When the Captain of The Titans bursts into my work and shouts at me "I need you" I think all of my dreams have come true.What I don't expect is the baby he's holding.Now, the Captain, our star goalie and the best defenseman in the league are my new roomies and I'm their live-in nanny.Carter is the Captain, easy-going, boy-next-door and all American good-guy...Categorized as:
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Illicit by Melissa Adams
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCollege Life is hard when you have to juggle two boyfriends, two hot (and forbidden) stepbrothers and pledging the hottest sorority on campus.I’m a legacy in the Zeta Theta Beta and my Mom wants me to join them to follow in her footsteps.Luckily Bryce and Parker understand that I might have to do things I don’t necessarily want to during party games and dares...Categorized as:
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Battery Operated by Stephanie Brother
They hate me. I hate them. And now we have to spend the whole week together.I didn’t even know Brady, Cole, and Gideon when I said some unkind things about them on my popular social media account. But hey, a girl’s allowed to blow off steam every once in a while, right?But then they get their revenge. They publicly challenge me in front of my followers, so I can’t back down...Categorized as:
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A Loser's Revenge by Tammi Lynn
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI watch from the shadows of trees against the cars lining the street. Invisible to the three I keep under my anger filled glare.Dressed in black, I have the hood of my zip-up hoodie pulled over my head and drawn closed as I fade into the afternoon shadows to observe and plan my revenge. They probably wouldn’t recognize me if they did see me standing here... -
One Pucking Night by Charlotte Byrd
One night stand with two hot strangers…what can go wrong? My life always had a plan. After graduate school in sports psychology, I will have my dream wedding to the perfect guy and start my career in Los Angeles. Then reality blindsides me—I walk into our apartment and find my fiancé in bed with someone else.I dump the cheater but I’m broken...Categorized as:
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New Girl by Sarah Skye
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI became the new girl at Montlake Prep, a school full of rich snobs. I was prepared for the insults, the taunts, and the endless bullying from day one. But nothing could prepare me for the kings of the school: Jacob, Troy, and Lucas. The three of them ruled the halls of Montlake Prep with an iron fist. Arrogant and privileged doesn’t even start to describe them... -
Vengeance by Crystal North
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat you’re about to witness comes from a dark place. It’s taken a lot of planning, but you should know that every single thing I’m about to do is deserved. More than deserved, it’s owed, tenfold. Nothing I could do to these people will ever be enough to get even. *** Charlotte McLintock has a new identity and a new look as Raven Deighton... -
Boys of Summer by Penn Cassidy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI made a mistake when I left them without a word or a goodbye. I had my reasons, but try convincing them of that. I spent every summer of my life at that beach, and stupidly, I let myself fall in love. When it was time to go, I figured cutting all ties would be easier than the inevitable rejection. I was so damn wrong...Categorized as:
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Of Heathens & Havoc by Selena ., Alexa B. James
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsForgive me, Father, for I have sinned.That’s how it begins. Or how it began again.It’s been six years since my last confession. Once, I was an innocent. My life was a rose-colored dream with four best friends by my side: Eternity, Heath, Angel, and Saint—my big brother and my hero. When Eternity was murdered, everything changed. My family put me in hiding to protect me...Categorized as:
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Hidden in Darkness by Ali D. Jensen
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA High School Bully RomanceMy life has always been a constant battle, fighting off the demons that hide in the dark. I remained hidden in the shadows for so long. Now my whole world has been flipped upside down and I am finding that I may have to step into the light if I want to find my way. Even though my life isn't what I thought it was, it's prepared me well for what's to come... -
Ruin Me by Nora Cobb
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe campus is their hunting ground, and I’m their newest prey.Weissmore Academy was supposed to be my ticket to salvation.Instead it became my personal hell…I found myself at the mercy of the three kings of campus:Arthur, Royce, and Maximilian.The three have been best friends since childhood.They’re cruel, arrogant, and filthy rich...Categorized as:
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