Cruel Legacies Series by Tara Gallina

Modern-day Gilded Age romance.He lives in a castle, but he’s no prince.I live in a tower, but I’m no princess. Adelaide I had a normal childhood for a blue blood growing up in a famous, historical hotel among Gilded Age mansions on the coast of Rhode Island.My life changed dramatically when my mom died before I was even a teenager. That same year I met my best friend. Kingston. The boy with black hair and moonbeam eyes who saved me from cracking my head open. He became my lifeline... moreModern-day Gilded Age romance.He lives in a castle, but he’s no prince.I live in a tower, but I’m no princess. Adelaide I had a normal childhood for a blue blood growing up in a famous, historical hotel among Gilded Age mansions on the coast of Rhode Island.My life changed dramatically when my mom died before I was even a teenager. That same year I met my best friend. Kingston. The boy with black hair and moonbeam eyes who saved me from cracking my head open. He became my lifeline. By the time we were teens, I planned our marriage and our happily ever after.It was a fool's dream.I learned the hard way people in my elite world hurt you. They betray and discard you like trash. My heart has had its share of beatings, but Kingston left it in pieces.I hated him for it.He grew up to be even more stunning and continues to taunt me, stealing kisses and more. Taking things he doesn't deserve but that I give willingly. Because as much as I hate him, I still want him. Worst of all, I hate when he shows glimpses of the boy I once loved. In rare moments, he even shows me affection.That's the most I can hope for in this corrupt world of old money and legacies. We're all monsters who thrive off pain, me included. Kingston still owns a piece of my heart that I'm too weak to take back.At twenty years old, we’re caught in a tormenting cycle of cat and mouse that can only end in one of two ways. We destroy or save each other.*possible triggers - emotional abuse, bullying, dominance, stalking, possessiveness, past trauma, physical abuse of side character. less

He’s the beast I can’t escape. I’m the prisoner he’s determined to claim.EmerySix-two, sinfully gorgeous, with noble lineage, and a cliffside castle. What's not to like?Exactly the problem, until I convince myself the cold, unreadable man my father insists I marry is gay.That’s why I agree to the business merger. I swore I’d never marry for love. I’ve seen how it ruins women in arranged marriages. My mother included... moreHe’s the beast I can’t escape. I’m the prisoner he’s determined to claim.EmerySix-two, sinfully gorgeous, with noble lineage, and a cliffside castle. What's not to like?Exactly the problem, until I convince myself the cold, unreadable man my father insists I marry is gay.That’s why I agree to the business merger. I swore I’d never marry for love. I’ve seen how it ruins women in arranged marriages. My mother included.Lachlan might look like a sexy villain ripped from a romance novel, but I’m safe from falling for him. He’s not even into me. I can open my dream bookstore, live on my terms, and play wife only when necessary.Until our wedding day when he kisses me like he owns me—stealing my breath and my sanity. Now the chemistry between us is undeniable, but I refuse to fall for his seductive, controlling ways.LachlanEmery has no idea what I’m really after.Two goals brought me to the altar. Both personal. Both inevitable.Take her father’s company to end a centuries-old feud.Claim the golden princess with the tempting mouth and defiant pride.She thinks she can keep her distance. She has no idea what she signed up for, or how far I’ll go to claim what's mine. less