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Hannaford Prep: The Complete Series by J. Bree
The most exclusive school in the entire country, Hannaford Preparatory Academy, has offered me a full-ride scholarship and a chance to escape the dangerous streets of Mounts Bay.The only problem is, no scholarship student has ever made it through freshman year... -
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Anarchy by Tate James
Five years ago, I made a choice that I haven’t regretted a day since. I protected the single most important person in my world, my little sister. I protected myself, and I seized control of the Tri-state Timberwolves. Since then, I’ve wielded that power with an iron fist. Done whatever it took to take care of my people. Kept us out of the public eye, and kept us safe...Categorized as:
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Club 22 by Tate James
Club 22 is the THIRD in a new Shadow Grove series. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA. ◆◆◆They say to keep your enemies close and mine are all around me...Categorized as:
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![Dukes of Peril by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue]()
Dukes of Peril by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
The ruin of obsession, the madness of love, and the peril of duty. Remington Maddox broke my heart.Simon Perilini bruised my body.And Pretty Nick Bruin tried his hardest to steal my soul... -
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![Forced Proximity by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Forced Proximity by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
New College. New Start. New Life. Or at least a second chance at life after almost dying at my last school.Meadowridge College was supposed to be a fresh start at the safest college in America. I'd be rubbing elbows with the elite of the world, while trying to complete my degree and find a path to a brighter future.My trauma had other ideas though... -
![Make Your Move by J. Bree]()
Make Your Move by J. Bree
I’ve won over the queen of the school but now her brother hates me and he’s out for my blood. He thinks I’m a spy, he thinks I’ve aligned myself with the sociopath drug addict who walks the halls with murder on his mind. Every choice I make is being watched, there are more eyes on me than the privileged guys who want me gone...Categorized as:
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![Make My Move (Hannaford Prep) by J. Bree]()
Make My Move (Hannaford Prep) by J. Bree
The Mounty trash has wormed her way into our circle.We have no choice but to wait until she shows her hand, each move on the board more risky than the last. There’s no way she’s not a spy, not with her allegiance with the sociopath drug addict who walks the halls with murder on his mind.We’re watching her every move, every choice she makes reshaping the world we live in...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Dreams by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Shattered Dreams by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought things were bad when we got attacked in the dark of the night. In a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, with no one to help. When we lost one of the Bellerose family. But the world wasn’t done shitting on us just yet...Categorized as:
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![All Hail by J. Bree]()
All Hail by J. Bree
The death of my serial killer father was supposed to free me.After the horrors of high school my family has reluctantly left me behind to heal from my trauma on my own terms but since my kidnapping I no longer know the girl who stares back at me in the mirror.The love of my life is avoiding me, desperate to keep me safe, and the man who should hate me won’t stop coming to my rescue... -
![Ruthless Traitor by Heather Long]()
Ruthless Traitor by Heather Long
At the heart of it all was a secret and a lie. A secret we didn’t tell her. A lie we told ourselves. Emersyn Sharpe is more than just the girl we watched over. She’s very much the woman who fits us. The last thing we should have done was take her and the worst thing we did was keep her, but she needs us. I think, more than one of us—myself included—needs her...Categorized as:
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![Dead Man's Isle by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Dead Man's Isle by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I’m the girl who no one wanted. Or the one who got away. Depending on who you ask.Either way, betrayal and heartache have been my friends for far too long and it’s time for me to start over.I gave the Harlequin boys a chance to change. A chance to prove that history wasn’t just set to repeat itself. But they failed with spectacular colours.Maybe it’s time for me to stop running...Categorized as:
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![7th Circle by Tate James]()
7th Circle by Tate James
7th Circle is the first of a new series set in Shadow Grove. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA...Categorized as:
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![Warped Minds by Elena Lawson]()
Warped Minds by Elena Lawson
One, two, the Crows are coming for youThree, four, time to settle the scoreFive, six, Rook will get his fixSeven, eight, accept your fateNine, ten, this is your end.Warped Minds is the fourth and final book in the Boys of Briar Hall series and should be read after Twisted Games... -
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Deity by Sheridan Anne
Betrayal cuts deeper than any knife stabbed through your back. It slices through you and makes you wish for the sweet demise of a bullet shot straight out of Carver’s gun. I trusted them. King, Cruz, Grayson and Carver were not only the Kings of Ravenwood Heights, but the kings of my heart and now … they’re my executioners.They took away everything I had...Categorized as:
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![Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Paradise Lagoon by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I made my choice. I took the hard way out. Now all of our fates are riding on the dice I’m about to throw and luck never was on our side. I was whole once, with my boys in this slice of paradise we’d carved out for ourselves, but in the time that we were parted we grew up. Grew apart...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Trials by Elena Lawson]()
Wicked Trials by Elena Lawson
This wasn’t supposed to happen. I was supposed to glide through senior year unnoticed and ride into the sunset on the back of my aunt’s inflated bank account. I was supposed to be in control.Now they are.The trials will last 60 days. They can happen anytime, anyplace, and anyone or anything is fair game. I won’t see them coming. I’ll need to be ready at all times...Categorized as:
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![Society of Psychos by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Society of Psychos by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I’m the prince of death.A son of carnage born of wicked deeds and sin-filled nightmares.Nobody understood me. Until her.My Spider.The wild girl I claimed from a sea of violent men. But others want her too…The enemies who lurk within my walls seek to steal her from my grasp. They’re my captives, but maybe they’re the answer to my greatest fear too...Categorized as:
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![Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought I’d hit rock bottom when I turned sixteen. The day I broke my first love's heart, ending things before I could ruin his career as a rock star. But damn, was I wrong. Things got progressively worse from that moment on, until now...Categorized as:
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![Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear]()
Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear
In Saint Gabriel City, there are the Four Families, and there are those who are owned by them.The Spencers, the Hargraves, the Ferreros, and the Knights rule the City together with their exorbitant wealth and iron fists that no one dare challenge...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Truths by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Dirty Truths by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can. I thought I’d reached a whole new low the day I ran from Bellerose. The day I was snatched by mafia goons, beaten half to death, and left wishing they’d finish the job. But then an Angel saved me. His kind of salvation wasn’t the freedom I’d been hoping for, though...Categorized as:
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![Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz]()
Cardinal of Hope by Mia Smantz
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 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... -
![The End by Ruby Vincent]()
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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![Queen of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Queen of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Once upon a time I met four monsters and thought the world would come to an end at their hands. But I was a fool.Because I didn’t understand the bigger picture.That the enemies I thought I knew would become the reason for my entire existence. My strength. My pain. My life. My love.The big bad wolf has teeth and claws as sharp as iron, and the danger before my eyes is blinding...Categorized as:
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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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![Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood]()
Corrupt Vow by Eva Ashwood
The explosive third book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series...Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you've finished Twisted Game and Beautiful Devils. You've been warned!***I’ll do anything to protect them… even if it means walking away.The Voronin brothers didn’t just save my life...Categorized as:
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Rebel by S. Massery
Sterling Falls is a dark, gothic reverse harem romance series with enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, and new adult themes. Rebel is book 3 in the series and a continuation of the first two - it is not a standalone.Warning: the blurb contains spoilers for the previous books in the series.––War has come to Sterling Falls.The guys and I are scattered. Finding them is the first step...Categorized as:
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![Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight]()
Blade of Iris by K.A. Knight
I was sold to my enemies.The Volkov’s are the nightmares they warned me of as a child, the ones they spoke of in the dark in hushed tones. Traitors, killers, the boogeymen themselves sent to scare children like me.Children of their enemies.A Kelly.A family that they have been at war with since before I was born, and now?Now I am to marry into the Bratva Pigs. To become their blushing bride...Categorized as:
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![Make Me Lie by C.R. Jane, May Dawson]()
Make Me Lie by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
The world knows me as the Demon’s Daughter.He’s a famous serial killer. And I may have been his accomplice.But no one knows for sure except for me.The dangerous, cruel men of the Sphinx secret society intend to uncover my secrets…and break me.Stellan, my childhood crush who lost his sister to the Demon...Categorized as:
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Pretty Spiteful by R.A. Smyth
She wants our protection, but her safety comes with a price.Emilia Harrison. The girl I attended Pacific Prep with. My sister’s best friend. The greatest sex I’ve ever had.I never expected to see her again after graduation, so when she shows up in my kitchen in the middle of the night, I don’t know what to think.Apparently there’s some psycho after her and she needs my help... -
![Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix]()
Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix
School’s out, but the fun never arrived. The enemy is no longer on our doorstep. They’re inside, wreaking havoc in the form of both perceived friends and known foes.Making what was supposed to be a summer of celebration into an endless string of heartache that led us to one Brutal Revelation. Brutal Revelation is a novella in the Edgewood Academy Elite Series... -
![Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond]()
Sinners Reign by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe 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.Between the crews and my guys, I have the family I’d always wished for.Nothing can shake us, we reign over this town.We are both feared and respected, nothing will stop us... -
![Defiant Knight by Brooklyn Cross]()
Defiant Knight by Brooklyn Cross
The fall of a knight starts with a crack in his armor.The pieces are perfectly set, and play has just begun, but my pawn has already fallen. Of all the guys, my money was not on Myles to choose Princess over me. Ren Davies has proven to be a worthier opponent than I gave her credit for and refuses to bow at my feet... -
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Royal by Ann Denton
I like my men tall, dark, and dead.I’ve killed more of them than I can count and I just got a new assignment—a ruthless mafia boss who’s big on human trafficking.Glee fizzes in my stomach as I slowly bait the trap for this bastard. Everything is perfect. Until someone messes up my kill... -
![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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![Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine]()
Lawless: A Dark Captive Why Choose Romance by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn 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... -
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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... -
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You Will Bow by Rachel Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 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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![Saint by Ruby Vincent]()
Saint by Ruby Vincent
It’s a common story. I’m sure you can guess how it goes.Girl winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time.She witnesses four gods of beauty and brutality murder some poor sap, and she’s stupid enough to get caught.Come on. You know what happens next.You know they tracked her… me… down.I don’t need to tell you that they claimed me...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Dark Vows by Callie Rose]()
Pretty Dark Vows by Callie Rose
Born into violence. Ruthlessly brutal. Savagely alluring.Maddoc, Dante, and Logan. The Reapers.They’re the type of men mothers warn their daughters about, and the last thing I should be doing is marching into their territory and proposing a deal.But I don’t have any other options... -
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Delirium by Katie May
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsELLIE New secrets and shocking revelations have brought me and my guys closer together. We must work as a team to bring down the Paragons of Prosperity once and for all. But with one of my men presumed dead, another being actively recruited by the cult in question, and the other three chasing lead after lead, I fear we may be in way over our heads... -
![Lawless by Tracy Lorraine]()
Lawless by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn 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...Categorized as:
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![Cash by Ruby Vincent]()
Cash by Ruby Vincent
They ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains.Now it's Cash's turn. The cold, hard, analytical leader has a problem he needs me to solve, and he's not asking.I'm driven deep into the world of cons and corruption. I can't tell if anything around me is real. Least of all the smiling, pleasant people.Someone is playing us for a fool, and it might be me... -
![Finale by Bea Paige]()
Finale by Bea Paige
From the gutter to the stars...Dance has always been the answer to everything.It soothed my soul, kept me sane, gave me purpose.It brought the Breakers back to me. It healed us.This time dance isn’t enough.It’s time to face our enemies. It’s time I fight back.But at what cost?My soul? The death of everyone I care about?All I can be certain of is this..Categorized as:
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![Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean]()
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... -
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![Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss]()
Savage Little Queen by K.G. Reuss
Reborn. Reclaimed. Wrathful. Ready. My death was planned. Executed. I took my last breath, and was ready to be reborn. With my kings at my side and new experiences on the horizon, there’s nothing I want more than to have my revenge on the lords for what they did to me. They underestimated me. Not even death can hold me back... -
![Thief by S. Massery]()
Thief by S. Massery
I wasn’t supposed to be at Olympus that night.And I definitely wasn’t supposed to witness a murder – or be caught by the killers.Hades, Apollo, and Ares run the mysterious, masked fight club, and they wield more power in this town than I could dream of holding. They destroy my life with one decree: Kora Sinclair doesn’t exist...Categorized as:
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![Broken Trust by Jaymin Eve, Tate James]()
Broken Trust by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
They think they own me now. They think they’ve won, and that I’ll be their good little soldier. Four dangerous, damaged, messed up boys. There used to be five, but one of them died, and I’m starting to suspect he was murdered. I didn't ask for this. No one would ask to be played, manipulated, seduced and betrayed. But that’s what happened, anyway. It wasn’t enough for them to break me...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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![Breakers by Bea Paige]()
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.Free to love... -
![A Day of Ruin by Steph Macca]()
A Day of Ruin by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do my high school sweetheart, roommate and work associate have in common?They all loved me and now they hate me.My family used to run this town. Until that fateful night when my mother died, and an innocent man went to prison…And it was apparently all my fault.Not only did the entire town now hate me, but I was left with my mother’s secret crippling debt. And I had to face everything alone...Categorized as:
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