Cruel Black Hearts Series by Candace Wondrak

My name is Stella, and I am empty. I am broken. I am nothing. The only thing I enjoy about my life is my job at the Tribune. My focus in both my editorial and my personal writing involves serial killers. Even my best friend doesn’t understand my obsession with them. No one does. Until I meet them. Until Lincoln and Edward come crashing into my life, setting a fire inside me and awakening parts of me I never knew existed. Lust, desire, total submission. Together, they make me feel alive... moreMy name is Stella, and I am empty. I am broken. I am nothing. The only thing I enjoy about my life is my job at the Tribune. My focus in both my editorial and my personal writing involves serial killers. Even my best friend doesn’t understand my obsession with them. No one does. Until I meet them. Until Lincoln and Edward come crashing into my life, setting a fire inside me and awakening parts of me I never knew existed. Lust, desire, total submission. Together, they make me feel alive. Almost whole. Instantly I realize they’re both hiding something from me. Edward and Lincoln are not who they pretend to be—there’s a darkness inside of them, and it’s just like mine. Beasts waiting to emerge. But their darkness is not the only thing stalking my thoughts. There’s a killer on the prowl, making his victims pray to their gods after he kills them. I call him the Angel Maker—and I, I just might be his next angel. This is a why choose dark romance intended for 18+ readers. ***TW: This is a dark, psychologically twisted tale involving violence, stalking, and other topics some readers might find triggering. 18+ Be warned. ***. less

A Dark Reverse Harem Romance. My name is Stella, and after twenty-five years of living, I am finally starting to understand what it means to be alive. Edward and Lincoln have taken my life and made it a whirlwind of sex, pain, and blood. They show me things I never would’ve imagined, made me feel real, genuine emotions for the first time in my life. I owe them everything... moreA Dark Reverse Harem Romance. My name is Stella, and after twenty-five years of living, I am finally starting to understand what it means to be alive. Edward and Lincoln have taken my life and made it a whirlwind of sex, pain, and blood. They show me things I never would’ve imagined, made me feel real, genuine emotions for the first time in my life. I owe them everything. There is a darkness inside of me, one I never knew existed until Edward and Lincoln, and together our beasts collide and make something truly new and terrifying. We are alike in more ways than one. But the Angel Maker draws closer with each passing day. When he reveals himself to me, when he finally sheds his mask and steps into the light…what will I do? What can I do? I am drawn to him just like I’m drawn to my two psychopaths. Whatever happens, you know it’s going to be bloody. This is a dark, why choose romance intended for 18+ readers. ***TW: This is a dark, psychologically twisted tale involving graphic scenes of violence, stalking, and other topics some readers might find triggering. 18+ Be warned. ***. less

My name is Stella, and for the first time in my life, I am whole. My killers keep me grounded, keep me sane, make me feel things I never imagined I would. They pick up the pieces of my black, twisted soul and hold me together. I would be nothing without them. But the past has a way of creeping up on you, and I’m about to find out that my past just might be the worst of them all. What I did…how could anyone forgive that? I don’t deserve forgiveness, but it's okay... moreMy name is Stella, and for the first time in my life, I am whole. My killers keep me grounded, keep me sane, make me feel things I never imagined I would. They pick up the pieces of my black, twisted soul and hold me together. I would be nothing without them. But the past has a way of creeping up on you, and I’m about to find out that my past just might be the worst of them all. What I did…how could anyone forgive that? I don’t deserve forgiveness, but it's okay. My men aren’t the forgiving type. With the FBI inching in, with my killers and my Angel Maker by my side, time is ticking. Tick, tick, tick. When the gig is up and the curtain is drawn, when all of our mistakes are known, will there be anything left—or will we die in the same darkness we survived in for so long? This is it. The finale of our bloody, explosive story. ***TW: This is a dark, psychologically twisted tale involving graphic scenes of violence, stalking, and other topics some readers might find triggering. 18+ Be warned. ***. less

My name is Stella. I used to be empty, broken, a shell of a person watching as days passed me by. But then I found out the truth. What I’d done. What I wanted to do again. My three killers took me and shook my world upside-down, stopping only when I faced the fact that I was just like them. A brute. A monster. A beast with an innate craving to make others bleed. The family takes us in, but the road to acceptance won’t be easy. Obstacles will be thrown in our way... moreMy name is Stella. I used to be empty, broken, a shell of a person watching as days passed me by. But then I found out the truth. What I’d done. What I wanted to do again. My three killers took me and shook my world upside-down, stopping only when I faced the fact that I was just like them. A brute. A monster. A beast with an innate craving to make others bleed. The family takes us in, but the road to acceptance won’t be easy. Obstacles will be thrown in our way. The one in charge of the family might not want me to join the Scotts’ legacy, but I will. I’ll become one of them, no matter what it takes, regardless of what I have to do. The Scotts have never met a butcher like me. **This is a dark RH romance, featuring a cast of familiar characters. There is violence, there is blood, and there are a lot of steamy scenes, so read at your own risk. Vile Wicked Eyes takes place after the original trilogy, but before the epilogue in the third book. Think of this as an extended epilogue, of a sort. 50k words. There are also ties to Sins and Hillcrest. **. less