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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.

He’s dark and mysterious. Quiet and lethal. Pure sin wrapped up in a beautiful package.But there’s also something off about him.He doesn’t feel anything. He shows no emotions.Sometimes, I question his humanity.He hasn’t spoken to me in two years. Not a single word.But we share a secret, he and I.And if it ever comes out, I have no doubt in my mind…He won’t have a problem killing me too.***I’ve slain for her. I’ll do it again.When it comes to Sasha, there isn’t a line I won’t cross.I watch her. She doesn’t know it.She thinks I hate her. Sometimes, I think I might too.But I’m always there, lurking in the shadows.Craving her. Trying to keep the beast within at bay.I’ll keep her safe. I’ll slaughter anyone who tries to hurt her.The only thing I can’t do… is protect her from myself.The Boston Underworld Series consists of six full-length standalones that can be read in any order. There is character crossover, so if you prefer to start from the beginning, the series order is as follows: Crow, Reaper, Ghost, Saint, Thief, Conor.Themes in Reaper include:Irish MafiaTortured HeroJealous/Possessive HeroWho Hurt YouHeroine in Danger

Gemma thought she had said her good-byes and had felt every possible emotion she could before her soul was detached again. Deep down inside, she hoped she’d never wake up from it because, in her eyes, life without emotion and memories isn’t worth living.But she does wake up and discovers she can still feel and remember everything she experienced over the last few months. Alex is also telling her that everything’s okay, that he didn’t betray her, and that what she thought happened really didn’t. Gemma isn’t sure if she can trust Alex, so she tries to keep her distance from him, even though the electric connection and her desire make it nearly impossible. The only person she can trust is Laylen, but even that becomes complicated when the lines of their friendship begin to blur.While Gemma struggles with her emotions and relationships, she searches for her mother, entering a dangerous world of secrets, seduction, and evil. The further she digs into her mother’s secrets and past, the more she wonders what waits for her at the end of her search and if maybe some things are better left in the dark.**Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content. (A re-imagining of The Underworld told as a New Adult Paranormal)

🔥"I made a deal with the devil . . . but is it really hell if I love the way it burns?"🔥GiaTatum Blackthorn is Lucifer personified. A monster from my nightmares, now masquerading as my boss. When he discovers my weakness, he makes me an offer I cannot refuse, and I become his wife.I always knew he was depraved, but as his twisted vendetta unfurls, so does my darkest secret.Now we're both the targets of very nefarious people . . . but they're about to find out no one matches my husband's wrath.TateI am a man of few pleasures, one of which is taunting my secretary, Gia Bennett. But after I blackmailed her into becoming my bride, it's clear my fixation has no limits.When my revenge spree sparks into an all-consuming mafia war, it isn't just my life that's on the line.And in this chess game, the king protects the queen . . . even at the price of losing his entire empire.For fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher, Handsome Devil is an intense, addictive and very sexy dark romance that you won't be able to put down.The new book in the Forbidden Love series, it can also be read as a standalone. But if you haven't read Books 1 and 2, Truly Madly Deeply and Wildest Dreams, there's still time... READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FORBIDDEN LOVE SERIES: 'Let's just say you seriously WILL NOT be disappointed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This? THIS IS THE BEST' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved reading Cal and Row's story. I ship them. I worship them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Beautiful, anxious, funny, heart wrenching, and any other emotion you can experience' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Devoured this in less than 24 hours' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Are you ready for delicious adventure that is spiced with love, angst and amazing friendship? . . . Chefs kiss masterpiece that won my heart from the start!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It was sweet. It was steamy. It was romantic. It was CHEF'S KISS' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

he final installment of the spellbinding first-person POV romantic urban fantasy series by NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Michelle M. Pillow.I was supposed to stay dead.That's the one thing everyone agreed on.One bite. One drink. That's all it took to rip apart what was left of my humanity. Now there's a war raging under my skin, werewolf venom battling vampire blood. I'm stuck in the middle, no longer mortal... and not quite anything else.Costin says he saved me. That he did what he had to do. But what he really did was break his promise. He turned me into a monster.And still, I want him.Worse, I need him. His blood. His strength. His control. But every time I give in, I lose more of myself. The hunger is growing. So is the rage.Everything's unraveling. My body. My past. The fragile peace holding the supernatural world together. And the only thing more dangerous than what I've become... is what I might do next.Now, I'm out of time. If I don't figure out what I am, and fast, I'll destroy everything I've been trying to protect.Including the master vampire willing to burn the world for me.Tropes You'll Devour: - Monster Girl Energy- Transformation Gone So Wrong- Enemies-to-Lovers- Slow-Burn Dark Romance- Forbidden Magic & Supernatural Politics- Found Family, Deadly Betrayal- Heroine Who Refuses to DieNow complete and ready to binge! Read the full series from beginning to bloody end.____Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs, Nearly Dead is the fang-sharp, heart-pounding finale to the Merely Mortal series-where monsters rise, love gets bloody, and the last girl standing might not be a mere mortal after all.

She Belongs to Him... As the bastard daughter of the town whore and the local police chief, 16-year-old Melissa Walker has few bright spots in her life. Her brother and sister. Her grandmother. Her boyfriend. To her, nothing else matters. She can't let anything else matter... but in the space of a heartbeat, Melissa's carefully balanced life spins out of control, plunging her into a nightmare only she can see. Leave Him Or I'll Finish What I Started. On the run, Melissa finally manages to settle into a life of quiet anonymity and with the help of a new friend--the first she's ever had--she begins to put her life back together. She's forgotten who she is. Who she belongs to. That he's waiting for her... In Darkness.

"This story wrung me out, pulling me 'every which way' through the full gamut of emotions. I was however, left sated and limp as a cooked wet noodle on the floor… Wow, such a terrific story!" ~ Whipped Cream ReviewsBOOK DESCRIPTION:  [ Reprint ] Real Doms terrify her, so Summer plays with lightweights only. And only in the safety of her club, Dark Haven. But on Western Night, the tough cop who wins her in a sub-roping game is as powerful as they come.Virgil's first taste of BDSM was disturbingly enticing. Hoping to burn out his interest, he visits an infamous San Francisco club, where he wins himself the prettiest little submissive he's ever seen. He's in a quandary. A man shouldn't render a woman helpless, let alone spank her ass. But the nervous little submissive clearly loves being in his ropes. Her need to be controlled is as powerful as his need to control. So he indulges himself, and her.That one night could be the beginning, but instead it's the end. She won't play outside the club and he lives too far to visit often. He'll just have to find a way to forget her...or get her in his ropes to stay.* This novella was originally published in the Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights anthology *"Engrossing and completely captivating from start to finish." ~ Long and Short Reviews THE MOUNTAIN MASTERS & DARK HAVEN series Mountain Masters: High in the Sierra mountains, Jake and Logan Hunt run a wilderness lodge that caters to alternative lifestyles–especially BDSM. Dark Haven: Set in a BDSM club in San Francisco, the Doms of Dark Haven are experienced, powerful—and edgy. Although each book is stand-alone, they’re fun to read in order, because of the recurring characters.    Book 1:  Master of the Mountain    Book 2:  Simon Says: Mine (novella)    Book 3:  Master of the Abyss    Book 4:  Master of the Dark Side (novella)    Book 5:  My Liege of Dark Haven    Book 6:  Edge of the Enforcer    Book 7:  Master of Freedom Keywords: BDSM, erotic romance, dominance, new Dominant, male Dom, BDSM club, dominant hero, submission, alpha male, bondage, spanking, kinky sex, strong sexy man, power exchange, 

He unleashed the darkness in her...but it might cost them both.Billionaire Braden Black has one hard limit in the bedroom. He doesn’t talk about it, and he doesn’t engage in it. But when his lover, Skye Manning, begs him for it, he has to face facts—while he may be able to buy her anything, he can’t give her this. Though he loves her desperately, he’s starting to worry their relationship can’t continue.Skye Manning has fallen down the rabbit hole and become captive to her needs. When Braden asks her why she desires something so dark, and she finds she can’t respond, she knows she’ll have to come up with those answers on her own. She’s willing, but she wants something in return—Braden’s complete honesty about his past. Because Skye is convinced her needs, his limits...everything is tied to this one secret. Start this amazing series off with Darkly, Follow Me Darkly told from the hero's point of view, or spice up your reading with Braden's story any time while enjoying the Follow Me series.Darkly (Book #1 in the hero's POV) can be read and enjoyed in any order!Reading order of Follow Me trilogy:Book #1: Follow Me DarklyBook #2: Follow Me UnderBook #3: Follow Me Always

"This series is wonderful. I read J R award, Alexandra Ivy, Lara Adrian and a few others but Children of the Gods I can't put down! Now how long to I have to wait for book 13" "Seriously excellent book! I don't think there are enough positive words in the English language to adequately describe how good this book, this entire series, is. I'm captivated from the first words and devastated when I finish the book, anxious for the next one. I.T. Lucas is a master storyteller and does an amazing job bringing the characters to life while also threading in the previous stars so seamlessly, keeping us all apprised of each set of couples as they go through their lives. Such amazingly awesome books!" "5 Stars!! I waited until I finished reading all 10 books currently available in this series before leaving a review. It's rare for me to give 5 stars in a review, but this series deserves it. I wasn't disappointed with even one book and with 10 in the series that amazed me. Great world building, very likable characters, satisfying and engaging storylines. The books do include sex, but unlike a huge majority of today's paranormal/romance authors this author doesn't make the sex scenes crop up every 5 minutes. Nor do they go into the type of explicit detail that so many books have today. Not to say they are tame. They're hot alright! So you have great plots, characters you care about, sex, a paranormal wow factor...what's not to like?!!" ---------- Cautious after a lifetime of disappointments, Eva is mistrustful of Bhathian's professed feelings of love. She accepts him as a lover and a confidant but not as a life partner.Jackson suspects that Tessa is his true love mate, but unless she can overcome her traumatic past, he might never find out.Carol gets an offer she can't refuse-a chance to prove that there is more to her than meets the eye. Robert believes she's about to commit a deadly mistake, but when he tries to dissuade her, she asks him to leave. This time for good.

"I trusted once. I won't make that mistake again..."An ugly childhood and devastating betrayal have left 25-year-old Cain Jensen scarred inside and out. Protecting himself means keeping everyone at arm's length and protecting others means never getting emotionally involved. In the three years since he's joined an underground vigilante group, every life he saves helps ease the guilt of the ones that were lost to him so long ago. So when he's sent to a remote cabin in the Cascade Mountains just north of Seattle to follow up on the disappearance of his boss's co-worker, his only thought is to see that justice is served, no matter what the circumstances.But nothing he's ever experienced has prepared the cold-hearted and very straight Cain for who he finds on that mountain...or the intense need to suddenly offer more than just protection."I've finally managed to break free, but I've never felt more trapped in my entire life..."Ethan Rhodes has been running for six months, but it's never fast enough, it's never far enough. At 30 years old, the talented ER Doctor should be spending his days saving other people's lives, not worrying about his own. But he knows that the four years of physical and emotional abuse he's suffered at the hands of his volatile ex are nothing compared to what will happen when Ethan runs out of places to hide, especially after taking something from the man he once was sure would be the love of his life.A violent episode that has Ethan narrowly escaping death leads to a quiet cabin in the mountains where his battered body will have time to heal before he and the young girl relying on him need to run again. But everything changes with the arrival of a mysterious stranger who threatens to give Ethan something he'd finally accepted was gone forever...hope."I didn't see this coming. I don't think he did either..."To get to the truth, Cain must first get through Ethan's defenses, but watching the other man's walls start to come down forces Cain to face his own past. And as the tremulous connection between the two men grows and gives way to something more, both will need to decide if they're willing to risk giving each other the one thing that has cost them so much in the past...trust.Will two men who've vowed never to let someone close again let down their guard long enough to find each other, or will they let their pasts determine their future?