Devils Heartbreak Series by Alannah Carbonneau

His voice is smoke infused whiskey wrapped in sin. I’m broke as hell. He’s rich as the devil. I’m a blushing innocent with my v-card intact. He may as well have written the 'Karma Sutra' for how much experience he has in the bedroom. I’m in college. He’s on his way to being this decade's hottest rockstar. I’m nearly homeless, working two jobs just to keep the roof over my head and the ramen in my belly. He proposes a deal I can’t resist... moreHis voice is smoke infused whiskey wrapped in sin. I’m broke as hell. He’s rich as the devil. I’m a blushing innocent with my v-card intact. He may as well have written the 'Karma Sutra' for how much experience he has in the bedroom. I’m in college. He’s on his way to being this decade's hottest rockstar. I’m nearly homeless, working two jobs just to keep the roof over my head and the ramen in my belly. He proposes a deal I can’t resist. He’ll cover my cost of living—this will let me ditch one of my jobs while significantly cutting my hours at the second. I’ll have time to study, and better yet, sleep. The only thing is, I have to act as his doting girlfriend. I have to let the biggest player I’ve ever spoken to—play with me. In front of others and alone. I have to let him touch and kiss me. And I have to do it all while keeping my heart firmly out of the mix. Because this isn’t a love song. But it’s starting to feel like one. Devil In The Details is book one in the Devils Heartbreak Trilogy. less

I chose him because he was the biggest, baddest looking man in the crowd. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision based exclusively on fear. Fear that my cheating, handsy in a not nice way, ex-fiancé might catch me. He wrapped me up in muscle and ink, his voice rough, smoky sin as he stood at my back to save me from a monster. Before I know it, Mr. Big and Bad has me living in his cliffside house—playing his fiancée! Believe me, we have our reasons. And, yes, they’re crazy... moreI chose him because he was the biggest, baddest looking man in the crowd. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision based exclusively on fear. Fear that my cheating, handsy in a not nice way, ex-fiancé might catch me. He wrapped me up in muscle and ink, his voice rough, smoky sin as he stood at my back to save me from a monster. Before I know it, Mr. Big and Bad has me living in his cliffside house—playing his fiancée! Believe me, we have our reasons. And, yes, they’re crazy. Only, when we decide to make it official, and I become his wife—ahem, fake wife—things start to feel like more than play. With every fake kiss, every searing touch, and every look from those frost-burn-me eyes, it’s feeling more and more real. Against my better judgement, I’m really starting to fall for him. But monsters don’t stop hunting just because their prey has muscle at her back. He claims he’s the bigger monster. For me, he’s been nothing but a teddy bear. He’s a man of many masks. I’m the woman who is going to strip him of them all. Oh, after I strip him of his—ahem, down to his ink. less

He was my first crush. He was my first fantasy. He was my first love. Now, he’s my last hope. For years, I hid the bruises and absorbed the terrible tongue lashings. I cowed under the dark weight of my sister’s sins, soothed only by the sound of his music. It had been my plan to wait for the day I turned twenty-one, for the inheritance my grandmother left me. If I could hold out until then. I could save myself... moreHe was my first crush. He was my first fantasy. He was my first love. Now, he’s my last hope. For years, I hid the bruises and absorbed the terrible tongue lashings. I cowed under the dark weight of my sister’s sins, soothed only by the sound of his music. It had been my plan to wait for the day I turned twenty-one, for the inheritance my grandmother left me. If I could hold out until then. I could save myself. But the sinister plans of my wicked mother had me engaged to the cruelest man I’ve ever known. A man whose eyes hold promises of pain, who smiles only at the thought of my discomfort. The brother of the only man I’ve ever loved. On the day of my engagement party, I flee to the only place I can. To the only person in the whole world who might help me. Only, the last time I saw him, I was a love-struck little girl—and my big sister had just shattered his heart in the worst abuse of trust possible. I’m still in love with him. But he hates me, my last name, and everything he thinks I stand for. It’s too bad for him, because I have the one thing he wants. The one thing he needs to take them all down. We strike a deal. A dangerous deal where my poor, battered and bruised heart, is on the line. If I can just hold out until twenty-one…. If I can ignore the way it feels when he kisses me—and the whiplash I get when he glares. If he doesn’t see the scars…. Maybe we might not crash and burn in the secrets of our past. less