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Secrets and Lies...I’ve lived the entirety of my life wrapped up in subterfuge for one purpose—revenge.Through the years, I lived more as an enigma than a man.For so long, I denied I had a beating heart of my own.Until her. Until she unearthed the starving vessel inside, forced me to acknowledge it, forced me to understand that I’m capable of bleeding the same as any other.For that, we paid. We're still paying.Yet, she demands it still, the useless heart of the ruthless thief and shameless villain she fell for. My fear is, I’m no longer that man.With the lies I’ve told, the life I’ve led, my mistakes are beginning to catch up with me, day by day, one by one.This is my last chance, and I have no intention of losing her again, but as the deception of my past starts to unravel and close in, shedding my humanity may be the only thing that can save us both.Maybe it’s already too late.

Meet BookTok's latest obsession . . . dark, funny and super spicy, can you handle the ride? I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it. Trauma nurse Aly escapes her hard-working days by thirsting after masked men online. To her, nothing could top the fantasy of her favorite tattooed and masked man hunting her down. But she never could have guessed that one drunken text would turn those dreams into reality . . . I want things most people don't, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love. Josh has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans, until one follower catches his eye: Aly. Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone with far more sinister intentions. As Josh turns from predator to protector, he must ask himself how far he'll go for the woman he can't live without. Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book. 18+ mature content. Not suitable for younger readers. Readers LOVE the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Lights Out! 'Hilarious, and wickedly sexy. Yes Josh is a bit of a stalker, but he's a golden retriever one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely adored this book . . . perfect in every single way!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Josh and Aly are both magnificent and the spice is next level' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Really fun, made me laugh so many times I lost count' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Quite literally perfect. I wanted something spicy but fun and it more than delivered!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Proving that a dark romance can still have humour . . . dark of course!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'PERFECTION!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love Lights Out? Caught Up, the second book in the Into Darkness trilogy, is out now! Lights Out, No. 1 New York Times bestseller, April 2025.

I'm a monster. The Boogeyman. The thing you fear in the dark. I've killed countless men and women, and I have no plans to stop. They locked me up. Called me insane. Until I escaped. Raven's Vale is mine. Well, partially mine. Crash and Kane help me rule over this small town. I've never wanted anything other than watching the life fade from someone's eyes after I've taken my knives to them. Until Hollis. She makes me question whether there's still a heart beating in my chest. For some reason, I want her... and I don't want to kill her. I want her under me. Submitting to my every whim. But I crave her fear too. She's my obsession... And I'll stop at nothing to make her mine. WARNING: If you have triggers, please proceed with caution. This is not a sweet romance. The Raven's Vale Psychos series contains very dark content, including a true anti-hero. For everyone who enjoys twisted tales, morally gray to totally depraved characters, and lots of adult action in your books -- this one is for you! There's no cheating. No cliffhanger. And a rather twisted version of happily-ever-after.

He'll make me walk the fine line between love and hate.But sooner or later, he'd force me to choose.He's an enemy that I know enough to love.An enemy that I know enough about to hate.I had strict orders to keep him in my sight.... and if necessary, kill him.I could tell you when he gets out of bed.What he eats for breakfast.What his favorite coffee is.Even though I'll never forget that he's my enemy.Even though I'll never forget just how dangerous he can be.I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t miss him when he’s gone.For months, he'd toyed with me, letting me straddle the fine line between love and hate.But soon enough, I know he'll force me to choose.Tainted Desire is a standalone enemies to lovers second chance romance between a rough and ready biker and the smart and sassy heroine who'll steal his heart. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA ending.Features suspense, action, adventure, romance, and strong language. Contains strong situations that some readers may find triggering. You have been warned.Book 6 of the Rough Jesters MC series

Adam Mulvaney lives a double life. By day, he's the spoiled youngest son of an eccentric billionaire. By night, he's an unrepentant killer, one of seven psychopaths raised to right the wrongs of a justice system that keeps failing.Noah Holt has spent years dreaming of vengeance for the death of his father, but when faced with his killer, he learns a daunting truth he can't escape. His father was a monster.Unable to ignore his own surfacing memories, Noah embarks on a quest to find the truth about his childhood with the help of an unlikely ally: the very person who murdered his father. Since their confrontation, Adam is obsessed with Noah, and he wants to help him uncover the answers he seeks, however dark they may be.The two share a mutual attraction, but, deep down, Noah knows Adam's not like other boys. Adam can't love. He wasn't born that way. But he refuses to let Noah go, and Noah's not sure he wants him to.Can Adam prove to Noah that passion, power, and protection are just as good as love?Unhinged is a fast-paced, roller coaster ride of a romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It features a dirty-talking, possessive psychopath and a sweet cinnamon roll of a boy with Daddy issues and a core of steel. There's gratuitous violence, very dark humor, enough steam to fog up a hundred car windows, and something a lot like love. This is book one in the Necessary Evils series. Each book follows a different couple.

All paths lead to destruction in the new Torpedo Ink novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.Savin “Savage” Pajari is convinced he’s not worth a damn thing. He’s not like his brothers. He’s a sadistic monster, a killer—a man no woman could truly love. So it completely throws him when a stranger risks her life for his, pushing him out of the way and taking the hit that would have sent him six feet under. If he had any kind of sense, he’d leave her alone, but Savage can’t get the woman with a smart mouth and no sense of self-preservation out of his head. With one kiss, he’s lost.Seychelle Dubois has spent her entire life not feeling much of anything, until Savage comes along and sets her whole body on fire. Kissing him was a mistake. Letting him get close would be a catastrophe. He’s the most beautiful—and damaged—man she’s ever met. He has a way of getting under her skin, and what he’s offering is too tempting to resist.Seychelle knows so little about Savage or the dangerous world of Torpedo Ink, but his darkness draws her like a moth to a flame. Loving him could mean losing herself completely to his needs—needs she doesn’t understand but is eager to learn. But what Savage teaches her could destroy her.

She was just a kid when she found me lying injured beside the road and saved my life. I promised her I'd return if she ever needed me. Twelve years later, I answer the phone and hear her voice: a biker gang's about to sell her to the highest bidder. Like hell they are! I tear the place apart and we roar off on my Harley...but the kid I remember has grown up into a woman I can't resist, with long red hair and curves that don't quit. And now she thinks I'm a goddamn hero.Every time we ride and her body presses against mine, I just want to rip her dress right off. Neither of us can resist...but for her sake, I can't let her get close. She claims there's still good in me but she doesn't know how much blood I've got on my hands. Now the gang who took her want her back and they're willing to destroy my whole MC to get her. But it's too late. I've fallen for this woman. And I'm never letting her go.Standalone bad boy romantic suspense with HEA, no cheating.

An Enemies-to-lovers Standalone Once Upon A Cold, Dark Night, A Russian Killer Stole Me From An Alley. I’m Dangerous, But He Is Lethal. I Escaped Once. He Won’t Let Me Do It Twice. The Revenge Is His. The Betrayal Is Mine. But So Are The Lies To Protect The Ones I Love. We’re Cut From The Same Twisted Cloth. Both Merciless. Both Damaged. In His Embrace, I Find Hell And Heaven, His Cruelly Tender Touch Destroying And Uplifting Me At Once. They Say A Cat Has Nine Lives, But An Assassin Has Just One. And Yan Ivanov Now Owns Mine.

A fatal blend of revenge and desire.After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom's death was called an accident. She's not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light. Until she meets James Kelly, a man who seems as damaged as she is, inside and out. And yet despite his twisted, cold façade, he stimulates feelings. Pleasure. He is a respite from her own flaws. A complete mystery.And impossible to resist.James Kelly has only one objective. Find the men who murdered his family and kill them all very slowly. But the web of crime and deceit leads him to Beau Hayley, the daughter of the notorious FBI agent who pursued him relentlessly until her death. Beau is not what James expected, and past the darkness that shrouds her, he finds a glimmer of light. Light is addictive. An escape. Beau might be the key to James's mercy mission, but with dire consequences. So he has to decide-leave her breathing and risk exposing himself, or kill her and continue his mission, still unknown.Still The EnigmaTwo tortured souls playing one deadly game. But who will survive?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes the second book in the devilishly steamy Seasons of Carnage trilogy where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense--and where love is ripe for ruin. It's time to reap what you sow. Cape Carnage is blooming with secrets, and they're ready to harvest. But every time Nolan Rhodes digs one up, another grows in its place. Harper isn't who he thought she was. Arthur might be more sinister than he first thought. And Sheriff Yates? The man is everywhere he turns. When true crime fanatics descend on the town looking for answers about the death of their leader, Nolan finds himself at the center of a search and rescue operation for missing people he knows are already dead. Cape Carnage teeters on the brink of chaos. And the harder Nolan tries to keep it together, the closer Harper comes to unraveling. Harper Starling has risked everything to bury her trauma in Cape Carnage. But now that Nolan has unearthed her past, her whole life seems ready to break apart. And who can she trust? The enigmatic man she's falling in love with? He came to kill her. The serial killer mentor she's vowed to protect? He's become an unpredictable menace. The woman in the mirror? She might be the most dangerous of all. Loyalties are tested. Bonds are bent to a breaking point. And love? That might be the deadliest trap of all. Harvest Season is a dark romance with mature themes. Please check content warnings at the beginning of the book. Tropes Small-town romance / Fish out of water / Grumpy/Grumpy / Forced proximity / He falls first / Touch her/him and die / Villain x Villain / Brat/brat tamer