Kent Crime Syndicate Series by Jayla Talbot

AngeloFor ten years, I’ve thought about nothing but revenge. It lived in my veins. Burned my skin.I was going to bury the man who’d given me these scars. Who’d turned me into the beast. Who relegated me to the shadows.Then I saw her. A perfect beauty that drove the thoughts from my mind. Until I discovered who she was.I’d have my revenge.I’d have her.IslaYour parents are supposed to teach you right from wrong. They’re supposed to protect you... moreAngeloFor ten years, I’ve thought about nothing but revenge. It lived in my veins. Burned my skin.I was going to bury the man who’d given me these scars. Who’d turned me into the beast. Who relegated me to the shadows.Then I saw her. A perfect beauty that drove the thoughts from my mind. Until I discovered who she was.I’d have my revenge.I’d have her.IslaYour parents are supposed to teach you right from wrong. They’re supposed to protect you.But when the beast came looking for my father, he protected himself instead.Now, I’m trapped with a monster, wondering what I’d done to get here. How I’m supposed to protect myself. My body from him.But when I start to see the man behind the scars, my heart gets involved.And that’s when I’m really in trouble.******‘Revenge’ is a stand-alone book in the Kent Crime Syndicate series. It can be read by itself. It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone’s liking. Please check the author’s note for content warnings. less

VanderIt was raining on the day I fell in love. I used to scoff at the notion. I certainly didn't believe in it. It wasn't for monsters like me.Then I laid eyes on her.A goddess with a heart-shaped face and royal blue eyes. Fiery red hair and a freckle on her lip.Mine. I knew it. The same way I knew tides moved with the moon, and birds always flew south. But the future I plotted shattered before it even had a chance to set.The diamond on her finger casting a shadow over it... moreVanderIt was raining on the day I fell in love. I used to scoff at the notion. I certainly didn't believe in it. It wasn't for monsters like me.Then I laid eyes on her.A goddess with a heart-shaped face and royal blue eyes. Fiery red hair and a freckle on her lip.Mine. I knew it. The same way I knew tides moved with the moon, and birds always flew south. But the future I plotted shattered before it even had a chance to set.The diamond on her finger casting a shadow over it. The man at her side the only one I wouldn't destroy to have her.My brother; head of our criminal syndicate.I had no choice; I let her go.GraceSeven years after I said my marriage vows. I'm alone. Wife to a murdered husband. Mother to a child never born. Stuck in a world of criminals I didn't belong in.I want out. I want my own life. More than anything, I want a child.But when I seek my freedom from the new head of the criminal empire, my former brother-in-law, I'm given a different option.Sell myself. Vow myself to him. It's not a way out, but it's the only way I can have what I truly want.I survived one monster; I can survive another.******'Forbidden' is a stand-alone book in the Kent Crime Syndicate Series. It can be read by itself, but for a better reading experience, you may want to start with 'Revenge.' It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less

LarkIt was supposed to be a fun night. A way to forget about my cheating ex. My lousy job.When I thought things couldn’t get worse, I was attacked. Shoved against a building, trapped beneath a wall of muscle.As suddenly as it happened, he was gone, lunging towards a dark figure.He came out of nowhere. My savior with blonde hair and serene blue eyes. He saved me.But little did I know he was almost as bad as the man he’d stopped.NathanI always knew I was different... moreLarkIt was supposed to be a fun night. A way to forget about my cheating ex. My lousy job.When I thought things couldn’t get worse, I was attacked. Shoved against a building, trapped beneath a wall of muscle.As suddenly as it happened, he was gone, lunging towards a dark figure.He came out of nowhere. My savior with blonde hair and serene blue eyes. He saved me.But little did I know he was almost as bad as the man he’d stopped.NathanI always knew I was different. People hated me and I was indifferent to them. I couldn’t be bothered to understand their expectations. Their touch made my skin burn. Their voices grated me.Until hers.It carried through the club. Drew her to me in an instant.So when I saw the gleam of a knife, I didn’t think. I saved her.And a fixation started.My Songbird didn’t know it yet. But obsession meant one thing to me.Forever.******'Obsession' is a stand-alone book in the Kent Crime Syndicate Series. It can be read alone, but for a better reading experience, you may want to start with 'Revenge.'It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less