Ever since my twin sister was murdered and I blamed my best friend, my life has been nothing but an epic downward spiral. Once a swimmer for the most prestigious West Coast college, I never in a million years thought I’d end up here. Abandoned. Locked up. Alone. In a moment of weakness, I call the guy who was more of a brother to me than anything, the guy I betrayed. Shockingly, he flies cross country to bail me out. But he isn’t alone. In tow is his new swim coach—a whistle-blowing tyrant who makes me crave pushing every button he’s ever had and tossing his list of rules into the bottom of his coveted pool. But I can’t because now he’s my coach too. It’s Coach Resch and the team who hates me or a four-by-four cell. So off to Westbrook I go to serve my sentence like the good boy I’ll never be. Coach thinks he can handle me, but he’s never met my particular brand of wild. Please note this book contains discussions of suicide (off page), death, and murder of a sibling, present danger, and water trauma. This an age-gap romance. The ages of the main characters are twenty-one and forty.
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A deliciously wicked dark romance series that will have you begging for more. “I wasn't expecting to find what may just be my book of the year. What Jennilynn has written is so well done, I couldn't put it down. This book has amazing characters, a great plot, and twists; it was just fantastic." - Head Stuck in a Book My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Underestimated. After five years in exile, I return home to avenge my brother’s death and to take down my father, Maximillian Rossi. But things don’t work out as I’d planned, especially when I come face to face once again with them. Keane Agosti, the leader and next in line to the Rossi throne. Jaxson West, my father’s enforcer with a lust for bloodshed. Rafael Ortiz, my ex-boyfriend and youngest son of the head of the Ortiz cartel. And Liam Connelly, the obsessed Irish hitman of my father’s sworn enemy, Declan Levine. My enemies don’t know it yet, but I am the devil who will bring hell to their doorsteps—and take my father down right along with them. Are you ready for me, boys? This complete series Savage Princess (2023 HOLT Medallion Award Finalist) Savage Kings Savage Kingdom Bonus content exclusive to the box set “One of the best series I’ve read in a while. Totally into it from the first word in book 1 to the last in book 3. Amazing! I can’t remember how many times I muttered 'oh my' and clutched my pearls.” - Bianca, Goodreads An angsty, secret society, dark romance from best-selling author, Lola King Welcome to Silver Falls University, where the elite comes to thrive. My life as a queen bee was always traced for me. I’m rich, I come from an influential family, and I constructed my personality to become the girl everyone wants to be. I rule Silver Falls University with bright smiles and the pretense of being everyone’s friend. But in a place where toxic rich kids love to see others fall, no one is safe. Especially when my family loses its power and someone threatens to spill all my secrets. In the blink of an eye, my life as I knew it crumbles, and to save the people I love, I’m forced to initiate into the one place I thought I’d never be—the same Secret Society who betrayed my family. Powerless, I’m thrown into a world of men who want nothing but to use and break me, and only one person can save me. My ex. He wants to take care of me even though I hate him. He wants to protect me when he’s not allowed. And he wants to make me his even if it puts us both at risk. I have no hope of surviving a secret society. But if Christopher Murray makes me his…I have no hope of surviving him. Loving The Liar is a dark romance intended for readers over 18. Please, read the CW in the book. This is the first book in a series of 3 interconnected standalones. He lost her once. Now he will do anything to have her back. Anything. A sizzling and swoony single dad, forbidden, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Man... Captivated. Addicted. Mesmerized. All the things I felt the minute I saw Addison Lark. The last thing I’d expected was to fall in love at a strip club. But Addison was the woman of my dreams. It didn’t matter that I spent an obscene amount of money just to talk to her. The fiery redhead made me feel things I’d never felt before. But she didn’t want anything to do with me. And she left without a backward glance. Making me crave her even more. Imagine my shock when we unexpectedly met again, presenting the most unexpected problem—Addison Lark was forbidden. But did that stop me? Did that stop us? I’d made a promise to start living my life, and I wasn’t going to let that woman walk away for a second time. I share a perfect kiss with a handsome stranger…only to find out that he’s my brother’s best friend. New Orleans is an exciting new start for me. When I’m not in my lab working on my project, I’m determined to enjoy all the city has to offer. That’s how I ended up at a party hosted by the Fury Brothers. That’s how I ended up kissing Reath Fury. Six-feet something of dark, handsome, and gorgeous. When Reath finds out I’m the little sister of his best buddy from the military, he’s not happy. But then I get attacked in my lab. Someone is after my project. Did I mention I have top-secret military funding? Turns out some very bad people plan to auction my work to the highest bidder. Now Reath vows to keep me safe. The former CIA agent gives new meaning to the words overprotective and bossy. But spending every hour of the day together makes it impossible to keep our hands off each other. We agree to keep it our little secret—all sex, no emotions allowed. But the criminal after my project has a history with Reath, and he’s out for revenge. My brother’s best friend, the man who tells me he doesn’t do love, is the only one who can protect me. And the only one who can break my heart. The Fury Brothers: fierce, loyal, and live by their own code Five men who grew up in foster care and became brothers by choice. They vow to always have each other’s back: no questions, no doubts, no hesitation. They protect their own…always. Charming and heroic, there’s nothing about Gabriel Woodruff that Avery Burke doesn’t love. His warm brown eyes, his generosity, that small scar above his lip. The newspaper photo of him carrying her from a burning home only adds to the romance of it all. A fairytale beginning and a picture-perfect marriage practically guarantees Avery and Gabriel a ride into the sunset. But every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string. Their fall is spectacular, the kind that makes the paper. When the fairytale goes up in smoke, Avery and Gabriel are forced to ask themselves hard questions. What does for better or worse really mean? Is this their second chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love? What do we keep, when we lose it all? *What We Keep is a full-length love story with NO CHEATING, no other woman/other man drama, and an HEA. Trigger warnings listed at the beginning of the book. * Avery thought her suffering had ended. She thought wrong. After a traumatic start to life, being adopted was Avery‘s saving grace. She finally had parents who loved her and an entire mansion to call home. Her days were spent reading in the library and exploring her passion for ballet. Until a fateful accident changed everything, and left her at the mercy of her step-brother. Transferred to his boarding school, Avery’s solace comes to an abrupt end. Especially as the moment she stepped through the gates, her stepbrother and his gang of tormented souls branded her as fresh meat. He hates her, they want her. Whoever prevails, Avery refuses to surrender her mind or body without a fight. Pain trapped me in this house. Can love set me free? Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me. People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house. For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine. Once a week, I forced myself to walk to the diner at the end of the block—a ritual I despised but relied on as my last anchor to the real world. Until the day a “Closed” sign on the door shattered my fragile existence. Worse, the new owner was the most haunting ghost from my past. It had been years since I’d laid eyes on Gwendolyn Pierce. She hated me—and rightly so. But when a film crew arrived in town to dig into my past, she became my only ally. With my secrets threatened, I leaned on Gwen, forging a connection neither of us could deny. But with a past as dark as ours, I feared it would eclipse any hope for a future. I always said that when Death finally came for me, I would be ready, eager, and alone. Always alone. But for Gwen, maybe I could face the world again as long as it meant I could be alone—with her. After five years, I’m finally about to get everything I’ve dreamed of — revenge against the men who destroyed my life. There’s just one tiny complication — Imogene Prescott. She was only supposed to be a tool. Someone I’d use, then toss out with the trash I thought she was. She wasn’t supposed to get under my skin. She wasn’t supposed to give me a reason to live. But she did. Now I have a choice to make — love or revenge. But no matter what I chose, I fear it won’t be enough to protect her from the dangerous truth I’ve hidden from her. Confucius warned to dig two graves when embarking on a journey of revenge. I didn’t plan on one of those graves belonging to her. She kept her heart guarded and locked away...until she gave it to the world's biggest movie star. In the dazzling world of Hollywood where fame and glamour reign supreme, award-winning megastar Zachary Butler longs for something more than red carpet events and paparazzi flashes. As he navigates fame and tries to extricate himself from his celebrity ex-fiancée, he discovers an unexpected spark with Rowan Walsh, a production assistant on his latest project. Rowan, haunted by a devastating moment in her past, shields her heart behind walls of guilt, letting no one in. But Zachary's genuine affection and desire for a meaningful life begin to chip away at her defenses. As their connection deepens, Rowan must battle the self-destructive patterns that have held her back from embracing her passions and finding true love, while Zachary must reveal his own hidden scars--wounds he's borne in silence for years--if he hopes to heal. Can Zachary and Rowan confront their pasts to build a future together, or will the storms of scandal, tangled relationships, and the scrutiny of stardom ruin their hopes for a perfect Hollywood ending? |
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