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Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.She didn’t want to believe me.She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her...Categorized as:
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Green by Nicole James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCan a face from my past change my future?When an invitation shows up out of the blue, I’m reminded of a promise I made to a girl twenty years ago and suddenly my heart is pounding.Do I dare keep it?She’s the one girl that ever meant a damn to me, and the one girl that got away. She walked out of my life once and it devastated me...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Days by Isla Vaughn]()
Brutal Days by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo sacrifice is too big.No secret too small.I’m out to win, and I don’t even know the game.My opponents? They’re the Academy’s football stars, gods among their peers, and I want nothing to do with them. But I’m stuck on a mission to help out a friend, and keeping my distance shouldn’t be too hard... -
![Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild]()
Brightly Burning Bridges: Special Edition by Ivy Wild
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of Infamous and The Estate comes a bully romance unlike anything you've ever readSilasHe wasn’t my friend until he became my enemy.His center is freezing cold,and his edges burn me when I get too close.He is everything I want and nothing I am.They say not to burn bridges,but he burned ours to the ground.SkylerShe is the girl who wants to be seen,but hates being noticed... -
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![Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton]()
Trick or Treat by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCalliope James would rather live life through a lens than in the spotlight. So when she reluctantly agrees to go with her best friend to a party, she doesn’t expect to find herself on the other side of the camera.Zachary Messiah left Bay View High School without so much as a word.Now he’s back. He’s not the boy she remembers, but she’s exactly the girl he’s tried so hard to forget... -
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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... -
![Pembroke Prep by Becker Gray]()
Pembroke Prep by Becker Gray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe rich boy with a powerful family…The new girl with her head down…A scorching hot bully romance!PEMBROKE PREP contains 3 full-length novels. Walk the halls of the most exclusive prep school alongside the band of friends called the Hellfire Club...Categorized as:
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![Guilt At St Joseph's Academy by M.V. Ellis]()
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... -
![Beauty & the Quarterback by Ava Woods]()
Beauty & the Quarterback by Ava Woods
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt’d take a Hail Mary for love to score between these two …Prescott Reeves. Just his name throws me back to my less fortunate years of high school where “Doughy Zoe” was the only name I was known by.Fast forward fifteen years and people now know me as Zoe Peters, Sports Caster, the take-no-shit on-camera dynamite – a name I’m beyond proud of...Categorized as:
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![L-DK, Vol. 01 by Ayu Watanabe]()
L-DK, Vol. 01 by Ayu Watanabe
Shuusei Kugayama is the "prince" of his high school, but he always turns down confessions--including one from Aoi Nishimori's best friend. Although she initially hates him for this, when Shuusei moves in next door to Aoi, who lives alone, she starts thinking that he might not be such a bad guy after all..Categorized as:
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![Cold and Broken by Nichole Greene]()
Cold and Broken by Nichole Greene
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“No one touches the new girl. No one befriends her. Otherwise they risk the wrath of the Titans.”Moving her senior year of high school was not Lilith’s idea of a great plan. She would have much rather stayed with her best friend Zion for their final year of school. Her dad had different plans though; this new job was too good to pass up, and she knew she needed to go with him... -
![Fight Me by Lacey Black]()
Fight Me by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJake Stevens has it made. A local police officer with an open invitation to any number of beds around town, Jake has no desire to settle down with any of the ladies he entertains by night. After watching his best friend fall in love with his little sister, Jake is certain that love and marriage just aren’t in his cards. Heck, he’s not even playing with the same deck...Categorized as:
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![Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent]()
Mistress to a Monster by Sam Crescent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor decades, war has raged between the Russo and De Luca families.When Damon De Luca finally brings the head of Russos to his knees, he demands to have Milah Russo at his beck and call. Not as his wife, but as his mistress.Milah will never go to Damon willingly. Caged up in his home, she fights him, but her days are numbered... -
![Spiteful Lies by Nora Cobb]()
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... -
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![The Second Move by Wendi L. Wilson]()
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... -
![Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford]()
Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“A freak accident landed both of the Khavalov twins under my command, just before a routine mission turned into a nightmare. I brought home one twin in a coffin and the other in a coma missing his leg. I did everything right – and still people died. I can’t forget that night or how many lives it changed, including mine. It’s natural for their sister, Katya, to blame me... -
![Must Hate The PLAYBOY! by notjustarandomgirl]()
Must Hate The PLAYBOY! by notjustarandomgirl
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI hate him, so damn much! I hate him for leaving me alone in Mexico. I hate him for keeping me hanging and for writing that stupid letter.He didn’t even bother to ask me what the hell I wanted! He just concluded things so easily... -
![Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Summer Seduction by Rachel Van Dyken
Marlo and Ray's story continues… I wanted revenge. And I got it in the best way possible. Ray has always driven me insane, now that we're older, all I want is to make her feel the pain she put me through for four years. And then suddenly, everything shifts and I realize I just want her, It's bad enough that I'm the camp director — her boss... -
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King of Nothing by Jacie Lennon
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s the one thing he wants nothing—and everything—to do with.CorbinI’m one of the kings at Almadale Prep.I act the part, put on the mask, do my duty.But lies and betrayal aren’t a game to me, no matter how well my fellow kings play.So, when Landry arrives, invading my life and my thoughts, I try to forget her...Categorized as:
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![Hate So Bad by Nina Lincoln]()
Hate So Bad by Nina Lincoln
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou’ll never survive here, Princess. You’re weak. You can’t fight. You…don’t…belong.I thought the hardest part of moving would be grieving my greatest loss. I thought wrong. Dropped into a savage school with no rules where violence was king, I stood out like a sore thumb...Categorized as:
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In Enemy Territory by M.E. Clayton
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat do you do when the devil isn't done playing with you?Fiona Eldstead endured years and years of torment at the hands of Damien Graystone, but created a life of happiness and success in spite of all of Damien's bullying. She put herself through college and became the proud owner of Fiona's First Cup, a small café, but a big accomplishment. Life was great.. -
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A Bully's Penance by S.T. Moors
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHarrison O'Connor.Hot. Sexy. Cocky. Arrogant. Nasty.Bully.At least, that's how I remembered him.Once I was done with high school, I hightailed it out of Ashburton as fast as my legs could carry me.Finally thriving and happy in San Francisco, my tormented flashbacks of Harrison O'Connor and his reign of terror on me were soon nothing more but muted memories...Categorized as:
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Love, Hate & Manhattan by Marcia D.M.
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLanding a job at Property Group, one of New York’s top real estate firms, was no small feat. After years of sacrifice and hard work, I made it. I’m the CEO’s secretary. This is my shot—my chance to change everything.What I wasn’t prepared for? The CEO is him.Silas Walker. The boy who made my high school years a living nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Fallen Legacy by Cara E. Holt]()
Fallen Legacy by Cara E. Holt
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI let down my guard and now I'm paying the price. I should have known better than to trust anyone in this town. Everyone has an agenda. All of them are looking to gain more power and influence. I am nothing but a pawn in their games. I'll make them all pay for what they have done to me.Finding out that my grandfather left us in foster care all these years is a bitter pill to swallow... -
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![All for You by Marquita Valentine]()
All for You by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Marquita Valentine, comes the next book in her bestselling new adult series, Boys of the South! Bully. Tormentor. Lover. West Diaz has been all of these things to me. After being gone for two years, he's back, begging for my forgiveness. And not just my forgiveness... He wants more. He wants... Me... -
![Bad Boy Vibes by Hollie Hannah]()
Bad Boy Vibes by Hollie Hannah
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You’re going to end up going to prison again you do know that right?” I whisper shouted as yet again Evan pulled me behind him snapping another picture of the couple. “Does it look like I care nerd? You have no clue why I went to jail so shut it.” He snapped facing me, “Besides let’s see if they can catch this.” He pointed towards his body. I shook my head, disgusted.Egotistical ass... -
![Manhattan Tormentor by V. Theia]()
Manhattan Tormentor by V. Theia
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’M NOT A GOOD GUY.No, hear me out first.You should know that going in.Maverick’s aren’t known for being nice.We’re cutthroat and cruel.We aim to stand out.I have a herd who jumps to my every command.Winning at life, that’s me.Only it’s not.Lies are misleading. AND THEN HE COLLIDES WITH MY WORLD.He changes me.Sets fire to my veins and makes me ache.Smart and unpretentious...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Days: A High School Bully Romance by Isla Vaughn]()
Brutal Days: A High School Bully Romance by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNo sacrifice is too big.No secret too small.I’m out to win, and I don’t even know the game.My opponents? They’re the Academy’s football stars, gods among their peers, and I want nothing to do with them. But I’m stuck on a mission to help out a friend, and keeping my distance shouldn’t be too hard... -
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In Enemy Territory by M.E. Clayton
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat do you do when the devil isn't done playing with you?Fiona Eldstead endured years and years of torment at the hands of Damien Graystone, but created a life of happiness and success in spite of all of Damien's bullying. She put herself through college and became the proud owner of Fiona's First Cup, a small café, but a big accomplishment. Life was great.. -
![Vile Intentions by Savannah Rose, Amelia Gates]()
Vile Intentions by Savannah Rose, Amelia Gates
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLove is meant to be a fairytale. But I’m more of a nightmare kinda guy.Dear Beth,Your frizzy hair.The waterfall of enthusiasm in your eyes……and that smile.It’s the smile that did it, Beth.You’re too happy.Too happy for someone who has nothing.Happier than me, your high school bully.Captain of the Hockey Team.Rich.Talented... -
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Thorn by Tracy Lorraine
She's an English Rose and I'm about to be a thorn in her side. She doesn't belong here. From the moment she steps foot in Rosewood High— it's clear she must go. And I'll use my power to get rid of her. The betrayal I'm reminded of each time our eyes lock must end. She's a lost rich girl, trying to recover from the death of her parents. But none of that is my concern. This is my life...Categorized as:
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![Truth or Dare by Lindsay Murray]()
Truth or Dare by Lindsay Murray
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA harmless prank turns into a multi-year game of Truth or Dare...RedIt was just a prank. We texted Tilly from my sister's phone and she confessed her crush. I didn't expect it to be me. And I really didn't expect to start noticing her after that.TillyJust as I've left for college and started to get over my one-sided crush on Red, he starts drawing me. I have no idea why, or what it means..Categorized as:
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![Pride & Popularity by Jenni James]()
Pride & Popularity by Jenni James
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 32 ratings***AUTHOR'S DISCLAIMER*** If you are hoping to find a YA book full of paranormal beasts, sex, or teens who act much more like under-aged adults, I suggest you save your money and do not buy this book. In fact don't buy any of The Jane Austen Diaries... -
![As Long As You Hate Me by Carrie Aarons]()
As Long As You Hate Me by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKara High school sweethearts. What a load of bull. He might have been my first love, but it never meant I wanted to hear lyrics containing my name, love story, and *cringe* how I lost my virginity peddled out for the masses to digest. Seven years later, and I’m still being haunted by his photo in every magazine, his music on every radio station... -
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![Enemies at the Altar by Melanie Milburne]()
Enemies at the Altar by Melanie Milburne
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last woman he would ever marry The last time Andreas Ferrante saw Sienna Baker she was naively trying to seduce him. Whilst her provocative sensuality is emblazoned on Andreas’s memory, the terrible consequences torment him... -
![Rock and a Hard Place by Jane Davitt, Alexa Snow]()
Rock and a Hard Place by Jane Davitt, Alexa Snow
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDetermined to outdo each other, business rivals Sean and Andrew land themselves in hot water when their private feud spills over at a very public charity auction. With neither willing to back down over the dream vacation at stake, they're told by their boss that they're both going and that they're to return as friends... -
![Play With Me by Rebel Hart]()
Play With Me by Rebel Hart
Clinton Clarke has everything a high school boy could want. A motorcycle between his legs. Cheerleaders on each knee. A posse behind him students and teachers alike are done fussing with. He rules the school, and everyone in it. Except for one person. Rae Cleaver. He's determined to make her life a living nightmare. Only because he can... -
![Well Built by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde]()
Well Built by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen it comes to women, sexy, well-built Kyle Coleman has always been a lover, not a fighter. His one exception? The sassy, tempting, smart-mouthed Ella Fisher. Her family and his are sworn enemies, which make the two of them off-limits—despite the fact that she's inspired some of his dirtiest, most erotic fantasies for years... -
![Take on Me by Sarah Mayberry]()
Take on Me by Sarah Mayberry
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn prom night, Dylan Anderson caused the biggest humiliation of Sadie Post's life. Getting over her crush on him took a while, but now she's grown up and moved on. Until Dylan moves into her workplace, that is. Suddenly it's high school revisitedcomplete with her lustful thoughts about him. But she's his boss and finally has the upper handshe won't let her sexy fantasies change that... -
![Jon From High School by Jeremy Jenkins]()
Jon From High School by Jeremy Jenkins
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when your high school bully—the unfairly hot one—shoves you against a locker? You kiss him. I thought it would fend him off. Gross him out. But what happens when he likes it? Never in my wildest dreams did I think he’d come back for more. I’m just an emo band kid, and he’s… well, he’s that jock type: Super straight. Basketball practice. Locker rooms. “No-homo.” Heh... -
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Heartbreaker by Charlotte Lamb
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline left her alcoholic husband, Peter, in an act of desperation - to save herself and their little daughter from harm. Their three-year security was shattered when Nick Holt, Peter's cousin, turned up on her doorstep - to tell her that Peter was dead and to bring them home to Peter's mother. But hardest of all to bear was Nick's contempt for her...Categorized as:
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Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBrewing up trouble one pint at a time. Enemies ...After years away, Miranda Sweet returns to Salvation, Virginia to save her family's brewery, but her fate is in the hands of her lover-turned-enemy, Logan. What's a girl to do when the only person who can help her is the man who betrayed her? Lovers ..Categorized as:
from hate to love cruel hero contemporary insta-love second chances humor length-short -
![Desperate (A Contemporary Romance) by Katerina Winters]()
Desperate (A Contemporary Romance) by Katerina Winters
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAlways calm, gracious, and collected Salene Agnew’s perfectly mapped out life-plan has come to a crashing halt. With no money and nowhere to go Salene finds herself standing at the door of her worst enemy with all that is left of her worldly possessions... -
![Her Secret Pregnancy by Sharon Kendrick]()
Her Secret Pregnancy by Sharon Kendrick
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMarcus Foreman had been Donna King's boss. She'd been so nervous that their one-night affair had been a disaster. The next day he'd fired her.Nine years later, Donna is back in town and Marcus is determined to show her how their first night should have been. This time it's hot and passionate -- but it doesn't get him out of Donna's system as she'd hoped... -
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Torn by Monica Murphy
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMarina Knight came to this party for one thing only: to slap Gage Emerson in the face... -
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Stay by Garnet Christie
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo names––opposing meanings.Lizzie:DuBois––a name of pain. The root-word of heartbreak.Saber was the boy terrorizing our school halls. His uncle was the man who exterminated the happiness in my life by taking my parents from me.I’ve spent the last seventeen years shutting out the nightmares, piecing my existence back together.But the bandages are fragile... -
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Rowdy Boy by Clarissa Wild
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRude boys play best.I’ve always known how to make girls fall to their knees.When I open my mouth and play my music, they line up to scream my name.Cole Travis, rock star and high school legend.Fans beg me for a dirty smile and a filthy kiss.And I give them everything they could ever want.All these years, I thought it was enough.Until her...
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