Wretched Series by Anna J. Valentine

Wretched Heart is a marriage of convenience, billionaire romance, and the first interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series. The morally grey and stubbornly possessive Hunter Griffin meets his match when he agrees to a marriage that was meant to save her, but might just ruin him. Perfect for fans of S J Tilly, Catharina Maura, and Sophie Lark. When Hunter crashes a wedding, his only objective is to disrupt his enemy’s plans... moreWretched Heart is a marriage of convenience, billionaire romance, and the first interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series. The morally grey and stubbornly possessive Hunter Griffin meets his match when he agrees to a marriage that was meant to save her, but might just ruin him. Perfect for fans of S J Tilly, Catharina Maura, and Sophie Lark. When Hunter crashes a wedding, his only objective is to disrupt his enemy’s plans. But when he comes face to face with the furious bride, he doesn't know if he should save Maddie or ruin her. The only way to find out is to say ‘I do,’ himself. “You’re just another man weighing me up, trying to figure out how much he can take, and how little he needs to offer in return. ”. Maddie:. I was raised to believe that my only purpose in life was to marry well, and my only value was my purity. So when I stand at the altar, prepared to marry a man I don’t know and couldn’t love, I do so willingly. The deal my brother has struck is going to save my family’s failing paper mill, but before I can say ‘I do,’ a man I’ve never seen before storms into the chapel to object. Hunter Griffin is cold, controlled and exudes danger with every ripple of muscle beneath his tailored suit. He takes great pleasure in humiliating my fiancé in front of our family and friends, exposing the groom’s plan to asset strip my family’s mill and bleed our company dry. As my world crumbles around me, there’s only one thing I can do. I run as fast as my feet will carry me. But where can I go? If I return home without a husband, we lose everything. I need to secure an investor and fast. And the only man powerful enough to fill the position that's been left by my weaselly fiancé, is the very man who created the vacancy. Hunter:. Did I crash the wedding to play the hero? Absolutely not. I came here to teach my enemy a lesson. And I only take notice of the bride when I feel the sting of a slap across my cheek. Angry. Proud. Beautiful. Maddie Corbyn has fire in her eyes that could turn the most wretched heart to ash. Just like that, I forget about settling old scores. Maddie has just become my number one priority, and when she runs, naturally, I accept the chase. Little do I know it’s going to end in a marriage proposal I wasn’t expecting. I tell myself it’s only a temporary business arrangement. The marriage is simply a means to protect Maddie and save the company she was willing to sell her soul for. The Griffins might have questionable methods, but my brothers and I fix problems. Especially the ones we create. But Maddie isn't going to make it easy for me. She tests my limits and makes me feel things I vowed never to feel. I refuse to let her in. I will not ruin her the way she wants me to. Because once I possess my little bird, I won’t let her go. After reading Wretched Heart, continue the series with Wretched Soul – where you'll find out exactly how far Mace Griffin is prepared to push social boundaries. Please note: This series is intended for a mature audience. less

Wretched Soul features the emotionally scarred, morally grey Mace Griffin, and is the second interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series. This stalker billionaire romance is tangled in secrets, obsession, and starts with a dangerous game that both predator and prey won’t want to end. Perfect for fans of S J Tilly, Navessa Allen and L J Shen... moreWretched Soul features the emotionally scarred, morally grey Mace Griffin, and is the second interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series. This stalker billionaire romance is tangled in secrets, obsession, and starts with a dangerous game that both predator and prey won’t want to end. Perfect for fans of S J Tilly, Navessa Allen and L J Shen. When a highly-charged road-rage encounter ends in obsession, Lily finds herself playing a dangerous game with a billionaire who’s more shadow than man. He stalks her. Protects her. Owns her. But every time he catches her, he’s the one who loses a little more of himself. “I like you wearing red, Lily. It matches those red flags I’ve been waving in your face. ”. Wretched Soul is an interconnected standalone. It can be read on its own, but if you want to follow the overarching story and avoid spoilers, please read Wretched Heart first. Lily. It started with road rage – mine. After a seriously bad day at work, some idiot in a blacked-out SUV decides to cut me up. Blind fury takes over from rational thought and I jump out of my car to confront him. It’s only as I storm towards the driver that I register the expensive suit, broad shoulders and tensing biceps. Does that stop me screaming at him? Unfortunately, not. The stranger’s stare is cool. Appraising. Lethal. And too hypnotic for my own good. When I get no response, self-preservation finally kicks in and I retreat back to my car. Before I can drive off, he marches over and gives me a lecture on personal safety. I'm feeling anything but safe as I hit the gas, but I know I’ll be fantasizing about this hot as sin man for days to come after my lucky escape. Except the game is just beginning…. The first time he finds me, I assume it’s coincidence. The next, I know it’s by design. And when I agree to his game of cat and mouse, I don’t expect to like being caught. But I do. Every. Single. Time. I don’t know his name, and I don’t care. Because every time he claims me, I feel a little more protected, and a lot less alone. If I have an issue, it’s that no matter how many times he catches me, he always disappears again. It’s time for the hunted to become the hunter. Mace. I don’t do feelings. Emotion is messy. Distracting. Dangerous. And as someone who lives in the shadows, it’s a liability I can’t afford. My brothers and I built the Griffin empire without drawing attention to ourselves. I only get close to people when I’m hacking into their lives and digging up their secrets. It’s a way of life that suits me. I watch from a distance. Then Lily Kendrick crashes into my life, full of fire and fury, and calling me every name under the sun. She’s reckless, beautiful, infuriating. And completely unaware that now she’s stepped into my orbit, she’s never going to escape. I know where she lives. Where she works. What keeps her up at night. Some call it obsession. I call it protection. Because Lily is the only light I’ve ever been drawn to in my wretched life. I’ll do anything and everything to keep her safe. Even if it means breaking her trust. She’s mine. She just doesn’t know it yet. less

Wretched Lies is the third interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series, featuring the stubbornly possessive, morally grey Griffin brothers. This steamy enemies-to-lovers romance has a sunshine-billionaire hero and a black cat heroine who are on a collision course with betrayal that will test family loyalties to their limits. Perfect for fans of Sadie Kincaid, Rosa Lucas and S J Tilly. Quinn Jamieson isn’t who she claims to be... moreWretched Lies is the third interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series, featuring the stubbornly possessive, morally grey Griffin brothers. This steamy enemies-to-lovers romance has a sunshine-billionaire hero and a black cat heroine who are on a collision course with betrayal that will test family loyalties to their limits. Perfect for fans of Sadie Kincaid, Rosa Lucas and S J Tilly. Quinn Jamieson isn’t who she claims to be. And even though Reid Griffin knows she’s lying through her teeth, she still manages to steal his heart. But when her betrayal puts his family in the crosshairs, Reid faces an impossible. Walk away. Or fight for the one person who makes him believe he could be a hero. “If you lose your way, I’ll find you, Quinn. All I have to do is follow my heart because you have it. Every beat of it. ”. Wretched Lies is an interconnected standalone. It can be read on its own, but if you want to follow the overarching story and avoid spoilers, please read Wretched Heart and Wretched Soul first. The first time I lay eyes on Reid Griffin, I want to kill him. We might have a shared enemy, but this is my fight. I don’t need the Griffins interfering. I’m the one with most to lose. I’m about to infiltrate a human trafficking ring and the last thing I need is an overzealous billionaire with golden-boy charm. The youngest Griffin brother risks derailing plans that have been a year in the making. So we fight. And it gets very hands-on. Our bodies fit together in all the wrong ways, and it’s a good thing we get interrupted. But Reid keeps showing up. Keeps driving me crazy. Keeps making me feel things I don’t have the emotional capacity to feel. Is it too much to hope that he’ll stay by my side when he discovers how far I’m prepared to go to see things through to the end? I should tell him everything. I should accept the help he offers. But this is bigger than us. If I don’t do as I’m told, the people I care about will pay. If only I wasn’t falling for him. If only I didn’t have to betray him. Everyone sees me as the Griffin with a soft center and zero edge. A half-brother who’s been sheltered from the Griffins’ darker dealings for too long. It’s time to prove my worth. My first mission is seemingly straightforward – to go undercover and snoop around the luxurious estate of our nemesis. The mansion is still under construction, and I’m not expecting trouble. Not until Quinn Jamieson tackles me to the ground. Quinn is as devastatingly beautiful as she is sharp. And she’s lying about who she is. Does she think I don’t know that? It doesn’t matter that she kisses me like she’s tasting her next victim. I’ll fight by her side. Even when she breaks my trust. Even when my brothers tell me I have to choose. Because I can’t imagine a future without Quinn. And she’s stolen more than just my heart. Continue the Wretched series with Wretched Truth—where the past finally catches up with Ash Griffin. Please This series is intended for a mature audience. less

Wretched Truth is the fourth and final interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series, featuring the deeply troubled and morally grey Griffin brothers. Will this second chance romance be Ash Griffin's undoing, or will he find redemption? He won't know until he can prove himself to the secret child he never knew existed. Perfect for fans of S J Tilly, Catharina Maura and Sadie Kincaid. I let her go once because I thought she deserved someone better... moreWretched Truth is the fourth and final interconnected standalone in the darkly addictive Wretched series, featuring the deeply troubled and morally grey Griffin brothers. Will this second chance romance be Ash Griffin's undoing, or will he find redemption? He won't know until he can prove himself to the secret child he never knew existed. Perfect for fans of S J Tilly, Catharina Maura and Sadie Kincaid. I let her go once because I thought she deserved someone better. But she’s been hiding our daughter, and I’m done playing nice. She’s mine. She was always mine. And I’ll stop at nothing to take back my family. “If you’ve come back to crush the last fragments of my heart, Belle, you’ve wasted your time. You left nothing in this chest except bitterness and dust. ”. Wretched Truth is an interconnected standalone, but is best read after Wretched Heart, Wretched Soul and Wretched Lies to fully appreciate the finale of the overarching story, and to avoid spoilers. Ash Griffin is the only man I ever truly loved, but love isn’t always enough, not when you’ve fallen for someone with dangerous ties to the mafia. If it had been only my safety I had to consider, I would have taken the risk. But it wasn’t just me. I had to protect the baby I was carrying. And Ash could never know. But our daughter is no longer a secret. And I’m slowly realizing that the man I’ve just married, the one who was supposed to stop Ash coming after us, is as twisted as the lies he told to get me close. I always thought Ash would be my downfall. But I was wrong. He’s the only one who can save us. If he can forgive me. If I can forgive myself. Ash was never the safe option. But who said love was meant to be safe? When Belle vanished without a trace, I told myself I’d never look for her. The only woman I could ever love was better off without me. I made peace with that a long time ago. But that peace shatters the moment she steps back into my life wearing another man’s ring. And not just any man, but my greatest and most persistent enemy. There’s no way in hell my daughter is going to call him daddy. Nothing is going to stop me taking back what’s mine. I want my daughter. And I want Belle too. Because no matter how much time has passed…. She still belongs to me. Please This series is intended for a mature audience. less