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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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Beautiful Soldier by E.M. Moore
In the Heights, everyone fears the Heights Crew. I wish I had the luxury. I can’t afford to run away from them, I have to run to them. Why? Because now they’re my only chance at survival. Johnny, Brawler, Oscar, Magnum—I hope we can all come together to get out of this. It’s going to take a lot more than luck to free me from the wrongs I’ve been accused of... -
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![Seduction by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks]()
Seduction by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsᴀ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ…. The Deadly Seven were something I never could have prepared for. They came into my life like a silent stalker, claiming my heart and body, and I gave into them willingly. I love those seven broken souls, but even love has it’s limits... -
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Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCallie Jensen has officially taken a step into the world of romance, but even that can't be uncomplicated. She's pretty sure that more than one guy is showing interest in her, and with no experience on the matter, she's not sure how to handle it. It certainly doesn't feel normal. However, the harem she seems to be building with the Delta members is the least of her worries... -
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![Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond]()
Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. The wars have ended, and we are finally at peace. I never thought I’d be glad to not have to shoot at someone. I guess I’m not that crazy after all. The Psychos and Devils have expanded business, and things are running smoothly... -
![Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth]()
Damaged & Deadly by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed. Lives will be lost. Lines will be crossed. I married the very man I’m supposed to hate. I still can’t believe it, but when I saw Luc, beaten and bloody in that church, I knew there was no way out. I had to marry him. That doesn’t mean everything the Rejects and I have worked toward has been for nothing. If anything, it matters more now than ever...Categorized as:
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![Lady of Forsyth by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Lady of Forsyth by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Obsess. Beguile. Control. The Lords ran the South Side of Forsyth unfettered and ruthlessly. Until Story Austin returned home. You know their tale, but are you ready for the rest? The Lady of Forsyth includes the complete bonus works of the Lords: Royals of Forsyth. The Backstory. The Lady of Forsyth. Lords Outtake... -
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Summer and Smoke by Coralee June
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSummer Bright is just a name on a tombstone. A whispered mystery on the long-forgotten Woodbury Lane. Her ghost teases me with fear and perfection. She knows I’m not strong enough to do what I should’ve done years ago. The Bullets are united once more, bonded by their demand for blood. There’s a vulnerability in their friendship, though. Gavriel craves control. Blaise fears losing me... -
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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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The End by Ruby Vincent
It doesn’t feel like the end. It feels like all of my problems are just beginning. There’s more happening in my town of Raven River than I knew. More lies. More secrets. More pain. Enemies seen and unseen are circling and not even my guardian angels can protect me. There’s a war coming and I’ll fight because this time my Angels…. My Horsemen…. My loves…. …are the ones who need saving...Categorized as:
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Relentless by Tracy Lorraine
An all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine. He came to save me… but what he finds could destroy him. I might have accomplished the impossible and walked back up those stairs. But I wasn’t naïve. Freedom didn’t await. Only more locked doors and nightmares. My captivity means nothing now... -
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Lyrical by Bea Paige
From the gutter to the stars…. Dance is in my blood. Once upon a time it ran through their veins too. Xeno, York, Zayn, and Dax. The Breakers and I were a crew until bad decisions and circumstance ripped us apart. Now the Breakers are back. And they’ve brought trouble. They’re not here at the Stardom Academy to dance. They’re here on a mission for Jeb, the leader of the Skins...Categorized as:
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![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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You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 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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![Twisted Secrets by Rachel Leigh]()
Twisted Secrets by Rachel Leigh
The Lawless have been many things:. My friends,. My enemies,. And now my lovers. All but one…. Neo Saint—my villain dressed in leather with the body of a god and a heart made of stone. He blames me for his misfortunes. Wants me to feel his pain. It’s time he learns I’m not who he thinks I am. Someone is out there,. opening old wounds and creating new scars...Categorized as:
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Bloody Princess by Zoey Shelby, Helen Scott
My sister’s death was ruled an accident, but it was all a lie. .. They’re the kings of Welhurst University, heirs to the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless families in Ascendence Bay. Each of them is stunningly gorgeous, rich, and talented. Nobody is that perfect. All of them hide dark, dangerous secrets. And I’m going to expose them. I’m going to make everyone see exactly who they are...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis]()
Dirty Crazy Bad: Book 2 by Siobhan Davis
In the secret society of The Luminaries, no sin will go unpunished…. The Greed & Gluttony Luminary has trapped us into executing his evil plans, and it seems we have little option but to agree. Carter has orchestrated Chad’s kidnapping, and he holds my mom’s life in his hands. Then he drops a game-changer...Categorized as:
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Complicated Hearts by Ashley Jade
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThings are going to get. .. complicated. This is Book two (the final book) of the Complicated Hearts Duet. Book one must be read first. Warning: This book is not for everyone. These characters are flawed and the situation is intense and frustrating. Emotions—all of them—run high. If you're looking for perfect characters and a perfect story. .. this book isn't for you. Trigger Warning:... -
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Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHelping the Psychos’ enemy should’ve gotten me killed. Slash would’ve dragged me to the Shed for my punishment too, if he hadn’t grown a conscience. How could he accuse me of being a snake when he was sleeping with me behind Skeeter’s back? There were so many secrets and lies between us all now. To make matters worse, Hunter and Marco kept appearing when I was alone...Categorized as:
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![Deceptive Truce by Heather Long, Michelle Lancaster]()
Deceptive Truce by Heather Long, Michelle Lancaster
Life has been a series of exquisite disasters…. Do you ever lie to yourself? I do. Making friends has been the cruelest choice I ever inflicted upon myself. I like to say I don’t regret it, and for the most part that’s true. I resent it. I despise him because he left me behind, following another battle in this war we’ve been waging... -
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Twisted Fate by R.E. Bond
*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. Even though people fear me, it doesn’t stop any of their torment. I’d always just existed and walked alone, until now. Now? Now I belong. Just because I’d learned to kill, doesn’t mean the Bloody Psychos trust me... -
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Beautiful Deceit by R.E. Bond
*This series is unpublished and has been rewritten with brand new plot and books added to the series. This edition does not follow the updated storyline. I’m damaged. I’ve been through too much in my eighteen years. Between joining the Bloody Psychos and mourning my best friend,. I’m going a little crazy... -
![Ruined Dynasty by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby]()
Ruined Dynasty by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
Blood. Death. Sacrifice. They follow me around like shadows I’m desperate to outrun. My guys saved me once, but I don't need their help this time. I’m armed and dangerous and ready to put a bullet in anyone who gets in my way. This time there is no escaping my wrath. I don’t care if we’re related or if they are my boyfriend’s father, everyone will pay... -
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Breakers by Bea Paige
From the gutter to the stars. .. Dance brought us back together. Our pain and hurt bled out with every movement, with every step across the dancefloor. The Breakers never expected to love me again and I never believed we could get past our pain. Yet here we are. My Breakers are mine once more. But nothing is ever that simple when it comes to us. True happiness only comes when you’re free...Categorized as:
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![Ruin by Caitlyn Dare]()
Ruin by Caitlyn Dare
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA new dark romance from the bestselling author of the Savage Falls MC series . My whole life I’ve been treated like some innocent naïve girl. Shielded from the dark and dangerous world my big brother inhabits. But not any longer. Now, Savage Falls is my home, the Sinners MC, my family. I’m the new club princess, a burden I neither want nor need. Because I’m not as innocent as they all think...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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Chaos Crown by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChaos Crown description will be published closer to the release date to prevent spoilers. -
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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... -
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Damaged by Sheridan Anne
Play with fire; you’ll get burned. Play with me; I’ll get even. Dynasty came roaring into my life, bringing four of the most incredibly delicious men I’ve ever laid my eyes on, but along with it came a life that I was never expecting. This world is filled with corruption. There are secrets and lies around every corner...Categorized as:
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Lawless by Tracy Lorraine
An all-new and addictive dark, why-choose, captive romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Tracy Lorraine. I found peace in the last place I expected, but it was a mirage built on lies and unfulfilled promises. I thought we somehow managed to find a way to co-exist in their little lair, but as usual I was wrong... -
![Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce]()
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished... -
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Here Lies a Saint: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing rich is great until you become the saint of Arcadia. Gentleman. Charmer. All-star. They call me a saint, but if they knew the lies, the fallacies,. and what truths I hide, I’d be labeled a proclaimed sinner. I lie, do all the bad deeds, especially if it does right by her. She’s the darkness but also the light. He’s my downfall but also my redemption...Categorized as:
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![Psycho Punks by Madeline Fay]()
Psycho Punks by Madeline Fay
This is it. The moment it's come down to. .. the end of my new beginning. My veins were once frozen, that if you cut me open, it would have been so cold. So very cold that I felt nothing. Now, my blood flows with fire, a purpose to fight back. To keep living and to love. The evil that exist around me doesn't know what they have unleashed. Psycho isn't even the right word to describe me...Categorized as:
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Empire by Sheridan Anne
An Empire risen from blood and ash. Murder. Betrayal. Undisputable power. A sacrifice to be given. An innocent life to be lost. He made the solemn vow. The flesh of my flesh will perish in flames,. but the blood will forever reign. -------. All I wanted was a new life, a fresh start in Faders Bay. But fate hadn’t written my name in the stars, it was written in cold, murderous blood. Zade. Sawyer...Categorized as:
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![Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak]()
Thick Skinned by C.M. Wondrak
The Black Hand. The criminal organization that owns everyone in Cypress, a group of people who rule the city in blood and blackmail. My plan is to take them down. Whether it’s one by one or all together, I will watch the Black Hand burn for what they did to my family five years ago. For my parents, for my brother… this vengeance is for them. I have both Jameson sons wrapped around my fingers...Categorized as:
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Mercy by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaverick. The 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. Valentina. A queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions... -
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Why Don't You Save Me? by Rae Knight
We will get her back. No matter the cost. Tori’s been taken. Nico's done the unthinkable—kidnapped her right from under our noses. We’ve spent years fighting for her, trying to prove that we’re the ones who deserve her, and just when we managed to have her the way we've wanted, he’s got her. He’s using her. Telling her to say she hates us, that she never loved us...Categorized as:
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![A Mayhem of Crows by Evelyn Flood]()
A Mayhem of Crows by Evelyn Flood
Decide what matters to you, Caterina Corvo. And then decide what it is worth. Heir. Daughter. Enemy. Murderer. My Crows, my family, are no longer my safe space. My father waits for me to fail. My cousin Matteo stands at his shoulder, whispering his lies to steal my place as heir to the Corvo mafia family. I will not allow that to happen...Categorized as:
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![Fall by N.V. Roez]()
Fall by N.V. Roez
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens to the broken? … Honestly, I don’t know. My past is catching up to me from all directions. I’m stuck between the girl I was and the woman I want to be. Everyone is blaming me for what happened to Micah, but nothing is as it seems. People are after me, and debts have to be repaid. That’s not the hardest pill to swallow, though... -
![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... -
![Freestyle by Bea Paige]()
Freestyle by Bea Paige
From the gutter to the stars. .. Dance is in my blood. It’s what keeps me sane, out of trouble. It used to keep them out of trouble too. A group of boys I grew up with. Xeno, York, Zayn and Dax. We were a crew once and we ruled the clubs. Separate we were insanely good, together we were unbeatable. F*&ing on fire. I was their girl and they were my Breakers...Categorized as:
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![Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad]()
Delectable Lies by Shauna Mairéad
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNever feed your fears, Saoirse, because if you do, they will eat you alive. Those were the last words my mother uttered before the masked men arrived. She begged me to run, to save myself from the past she kept hidden. But here's the thing, the past doesn't stay buried forever, and somebody has to pay the price for the choices she made. All the King's horses and all the King's men. .Categorized as:
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Raven by Leah Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecrets are revealed, and I’ve never felt so betrayed. We had a plan, a good fucking plan, and with one explosion it all went to shit. Only, it wasn’t the bomb I set off that left destruction in its wake, it was the truth about my men. They've been hiding details about my life, and until they decide to share every last truth, they're choosing to live life on the edge of my blade... -
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Bind Me by H.M. Slade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey betrayed me, and now I'm left in the wake of the destruction. Cerberus made a promise to save Axton Harbor from the sickness that has corrupted it for far too long. And somehow, I became collateral damage in their quest for justice... -
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![Queen of Hate by Ashley Gee]()
Queen of Hate by Ashley Gee
They were supposed to be gone for good, but now they’ve found me. Gunther, Axel, Kai and Viktor. I’m the girl who got them sent away for what should have been forever. They deserved it after what they did to me. But when I knew them before, they were bad boys that took their violent teenage angst out on me. Now, they’re men. Men who want to take back the years they think I stole from them...Categorized as:
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![Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston]()
Greed: A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by J. Kearston
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI thought they’d be my salvation, but they look at me like I'm theirs. Beaten, starved, broken. With nowhere else to go, my only hope to survive is to sell my soul to the devil. After all, when you have nothing, even poison starts to look tempting. But the brutal men that work beneath him are just as trapped as I am, and now it's too late for me to back out... -
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Dark Dare by A.L. Maruga
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen my opportunity arises to enact revenge against the nightmare that took my best friend and everything I loved from me, you bet I take it. Consequences be damned. Fire will rain down on my new stepbrother and his two best friends. They can't escape the fallout of my rage; it's intertwined like poison, destroying everything it touches. They thought I’d be an easy target to break...Categorized as:
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![Unknown by G.P. Darling]()
Unknown by G.P. Darling
My best friend is dead. Those who I call family are telling me the one I love is a monster. I’m Sorry…the last text he ever sent. Now I’m not sure what to believe. I’m sent on a mission to find him no matter the cost. I find myself undercover with The Elite a team working outside the law to hunt down the worst criminals. I’m going to use this team as a way to find the truth... -
![Retribution by Crystal North]()
Retribution by Crystal North
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome secrets refuse to stay buried. .. it’s time for Retribution. ***. Raven hasn’t had it easy; her life has been a whirlwind of clusterfucks and disasters, but the latest has left her reeling. She’s faced with a tough decision: crumble and break, or rebuild and come back fighting harder than ever...Categorized as:
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Persecution by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBetrayal. Chaos. Destruction. Love cuts deep, its sting violent. Harsh and tragic and devastating. It weakens and pollutes, tainting even the purest of souls until nothing remains but char and ash. Intentions are muddied, thoughts and feelings unclear. Disjointed ideas and fragmented ideals. Confusion rife and minds warped...
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