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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... -
Dukes of Madness by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Two years of my life have been stolen by the Royals of Forsyth. Two years of captivity and hell. Two years at the whim of powerful men.I spent that time seeking freedom.Now I want nothing more than revenge.It won’t be easy. It’ll be painful and humiliating, but in the end taking down the thugs and thieves and criminals terrorizing Forsyth will be worth it...Categorized as:
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Vicious Rebel by Heather Long, Eric McKinney
My name is Emersyn Sharpe. Until a few months ago, I was the lead performer for a traveling show finishing up a contract. I had been beaten, but never broken.Then they took me.I didn’t belong in their world.Still, they took me and I didn’t know why. They promised to protect me and to keep me safe, but they had to know I’d run.They had to know...Categorized as:
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Kill Order by Tate James
THE GUILD is a new series born from the Shadow Grove world. While some characters have been met in the existing MADISON KATE and HADES series, their cameos were not crucial to THE GUILD storyline. ◆◆◆kill ordernouna document issued by the Circle allowing for the murder of a mercenary with no agency repercussions... -
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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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Reckless Thief by Heather Long, Wander Aguiar
The mentor.The doctor.The Vandal.I grew up on the streets despite my older sister’s best efforts to keep my nose clean. I thought I knew better. I worked hard. and made money. Who cared if what I did was a little illegal?Then a little boy paid the price for my carelessness. A little boy and his baby sister. It was the wakeup call I needed, even if the cost came too high... -
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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Our Bloodline by K.C. Kean
Mrs. Luna ‘Moon’ Steele.The thought alone gives me goosebumps, but there is still no happily ever after for us yet. Everything seems to stand in the way of my Aceholes and I, but we stand together. Through thick and thin, till death do us part.My egg donor is dead, and The Games have finally arrived. Stepping into Beechwood Hall, the challenges surprise even me...Categorized as:
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The Ruthless by J. Bree
Everything has changed.The time away from my family was supposed to be about finding myself, finding out who I am now that I am free, but nothing in our world is easy and some lessons are the hardest to learn.I can’t trust anyone.With two open spots on the Twelve that have to be filled, loyalties won’t just be tested, they’ll be pushed to the limits. No one is safe once they step into the Game...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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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... -
Pretty Wicked Secrets by Callie Rose
the blurb below contains spoilers for the first book in the series. If you haven't started the series yet, begin with Pretty Dark Vows .* They lied to me. They used me. They almost broke me.But I won’t let them win.I should have known better than to trust the Reapers. Should’ve known better than to let myself feel anything for them...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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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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Ruthless Riot by K.C. Kean
I may have survived the battle, slipping from their grasp by cunning and sheer will, but the war still rages, and the next wave of enemies is worse than I ever imagined. Tangles of lies unravel around us as the past and present collide, bringing secrets into the light and making the future harder to see... -
Savage Kingdom by Jennilynn Wyer
Savage Kingdom is the heart-pounding conclusion of the Savage Kingdom Series.My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, or Andie for short. Former daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Overlooked. After five years in exile, I return home to avenge my brother Kellan’s death and to take down my father, Maximillian Rossi, and anyone else who stands in my way...Categorized as:
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Pretty Vengeful Queen by Callie Rose
They hurt me. They fought for me. They claimed my heart.And now it’s my turn to fight for them.I never meant to fall for the three men who were once my enemies. There was a time when I would’ve happily danced on their graves, but now I’ll sacrifice myself to the devil himself if it keeps them alive.But I even if I have to marry Austin McKenna, I won’t let him win this war...Categorized as:
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Reign by Siobhan Davis
The thrilling final installment in The Sainthood series by USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis.Everything changed after the attempt on my life, and now, I’m more determined than ever to crush my enemies until they lie in pieces at my feet.Sinner believes he has pushed me into a corner, but he underestimates my thirst for revenge.Nothing will stand in my way.And I’m no longer in this alone... -
Make Me Burn by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
One night changes everythingOne fight gone viral can win Paxton a million dollars, endorsements, UFC recruiting. And another video gone viral could cost him it all.Because now a stalker is sending him videos from the night his mother was killed. Pax thought he’d killed her murderer. He thought he could move on...Categorized as:
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Duke by Leila James
Nothing can come between us. We’re stronger than ever.The longer I live at Bainbridge Hall, the more apparent it is that someone is out to get me. They know too much and are determined to use my worst fears against me. As my memories rise to the surface, they bring with them vivid reminders of what I’ve lived through.My past is tainted with awful truths...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... -
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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Queen of Anarchy by Eva Ashwood
Queen of Anarchy is the heart-pounding second installment in the Dirty Broken Savages 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, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once. But bad b*tches get shit done.My list is finished. Every name has been crossed off... -
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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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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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... -
Bear by Leila James
Nothing they do can fix me. I’m beyond repair. Life at Bainbridge Hall is everything I feared it would be, yet these bastards have me in a choke hold. With each passing day, I struggle with my growing affection for them. The lines I drew in the beginning have begun to blur.I should’ve left … back before feelings were involved... -
Third Comes Vengeance by Lilith Vincent
From purest pain comes sweetest vengeance.The city of Coldlake, where everything appears bright and sunny but beneath the surface is blood and darkness. A city where killers hide in plain sight and the ones you trust can turn on you in a heartbeat.My heart has endured pain, but in the arms of the Coldlake Syndicate I’ve known only sweetness. Their kisses are my joy and their love is my salvation... -
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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Savage Kings by Jennilynn Wyer
Savage Kings is the heart-pounding second installment of the Savage Kingdom Series.One strong-willed woman set on revenge.Four men who were her enemies… until they were more.Get ready for Alexandria, Keane, Jax, Rafael, and Liam to bring the chaos.My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, or Andie for short. Daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Overlooked... -
Make Me Wild by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
Stellan’s always been a pretty horrible ex-boyfriend, but he takes it to a new level when he kidnaps me. I wake up in a trunk, determined to make him pay. But Stellan needs answers about his sister’s disappearance. And I need them too. So even if he does deserve to die for what he’s done to me, we form a tentative alliance. We go back to where it all began, Stellan’s childhood home...Categorized as:
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Make Me Queen by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
With my mother in the Demon’s clutches, I’ll do almost anything to buy her more time. Like make a deal with the Demon. I’ll pay him with an enemy’s death for my mother’s life. Long ago, dear old dad took me on a camping trip with his serial killer bestie before he broke their pinkie promises. Now the Demon wants the man dead...Categorized as:
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Pretty Lethal by R.A. Smyth
I finally know how it feels to have a home. A woman to love who loves you in return and two men who can share in exactly how incredible that feeling is.Emilia Harrison. The girl who stole my heart, then broke it. And now owns every cracked inch of it.It has taken me a long time to come to terms with the demons of my past and to find my ultimate happiness in Emilia... -
Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear
n Saint Gabriel City, the rule of the Four Families ends now.They’re bottom-feeding criminals pretending to be the model of the American dream.They suck the City dry to serve themselves and the elite class that licks their boots day in and day out.They murdered my parents out of sheer, unbridled greed.And now, they’ve dared to take Zach from me...Categorized as:
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Pacific Prep: The Complete Series by R.A. Smyth
My name is Hadley Parker, and today I take control of my life. Today I start school at Pacific Prep. This is my new lease on life, and I won’t be wasting it. I need this, now, more than ever. I need the education, the promise of a future that I wouldn’t get anywhere else. These rich kids don’t like me though. When Hawk Davenport decides he doesn’t want me here, his friends back him... -
Cruel Reign by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby
The more I find out about the Boys of Ascendance Bay, the more questions I have…They have more secrets than I first thought, and getting to the truth is harder than digging my sister's grave. I have to persevere if I want answers, but keeping reality separate from the lies is getting more difficult by the day... -
Deviant by Sheridan Anne
Death is cruel. It’s unforgiving and brutal. It robbed me of the life I wanted to live and stole what little hope I had for the future. I was supposed to be something great. I was supposed to have it all … But a single bullet changed everything...Categorized as:
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Seduction by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 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...Categorized as:
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Sin Like The Devil by J. Rose
“Look into the camera, Ripley.Tell us what happened in Harrowdean Manor.”Serving a three-year sentence after a violent manic episode, I own this psychiatric institute and every last patient in it. Dealing contraband to the desperate and disturbed has earned me this kingdom. To survive, I simply sacrificed my soul. They all fear me.Worship me.Hate me...Categorized as:
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Merciless Punks by Madeline Fay
What happens when a Ferris wheel doesn't stop moving? You can't get off the ride.That's how I feel, the world keeps moving and I'm stuck in the same place I've always been.I have four men at my back that are saying I'm their property and I think another one wants to keep me all to himself.I want to run, to sink into the ground until the dirt is suffocating me but that's not who I am...Categorized as:
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Chaos & Carnage by R.A. Smyth
Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.Freedom will be won.I might have my brother back, but Giovanni still runs free, and his alliance with the Grim Bastards is causing chaos in the streets of Black Creek.Now, more than ever, it is important for us to work as a team, but tensions are at an all time high...Categorized as:
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Brutal Fighter by Heather Long
BRUTAL FIGHTER is a full length mature college/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. The dark romance aspects of this tale continue. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest...Categorized as:
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The Throne of Lies by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen people think of Saylor Adams, They think of the boy whose life she ruined The football superstar whose future was forever altered by a secret A secret that followed him to his grave. Dubbed a bad seed and a liar,Saylor was the girl we warned our sons aboutBack before she ran away amid a storm of rumors and accusations...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
Beautiful Sinners by Jennilynn Wyer
Beautiful Sinners is the highly anticipated second book of the Beautiful Sin Series. Blurb contains spoilers from book 1, Beautiful Sin.***I went to Darlington Founders filled with hopes and dreams. What I found were three men from a past I didn’t want to remember. Tristan Amato, Hendrix Knight, and Constantine Ferreira... -
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...Categorized as:
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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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Beautiful Sin by Jennilynn Wyer
I was at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong men. Men who are not what they seem. But neither am I.Scarred, isolated, and practically alone–that was my life before attending Darlington Founders University.I spent my days in the shadows, fading into the background and hiding the person I was ten years ago. A broken, damaged girl I didn’t want to remember... -
Twisted Creek by K.C. Kean
I have nothing left to give this twisted town, not a single ounce. I’ve let them beat me down, almost break me, but it’s time I fixed my ‘Grady’ jersey, and show them I will do anything to protect what is mine.Trying to survive Knight’s Creek without Xavier, Hunter, and Tobias is harder than I care to admit. I have to give it my all and try again; I have to run...Categorized as:
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