Recommendations based on "Fourth a Lie"

Brooke Wright has only two goals her senior year at Charity Run High School: stay out of trouble and learn to forgive herself for the past. Forgiveness proves elusive, and trouble finds her anyway when she discovers a secret club at school connected to the death of her best friend. She learns that swim team members participate in a “Fantasy Slut League,” scoring points for their sexual acts with unsuspecting girls. Brooke, wracked with guilt over her friend’s death, decides to infiltrate the league by becoming one of the “unsuspecting girls,” and exact revenge on the boys who stole away her best friend. An unexpected romance complicates her plans, and her dogged pursuit of justice turns her reckless as she underestimates just how far the boys will go to keep their sex club a secret. (This is a New Adult fiction book with mature themes. It contains graphic sex and language and a description of sexual violence. Please take the content warning seriously.)

Falyn Fairchild can walk away from anything. Already leaving behind her car, her education, and even her parents, the daughter of the next governor of Colorado is back in her hometown, broke and waiting tables for the Bucksaw Café. After every shift, Falyn adds to her shoebox of cash, hoping to one day save enough to buy her a plane ticket to the only place she can find forgiveness: Eakins, Illinois. The moment Taylor Maddox is seated in Falyn's section at the Bucksaw, she knows he's trouble. Taylor is charming, breaks promises, and gorgeous even when covered in filth--making him everything Falyn believes a hotshot firefighter to be. Falyn isn't interested in becoming another statistic, and for a Maddox boy, a disinterested girl is the ultimate challenge. Once Falyn learns where Taylor calls home, everything changes. In the end, Maddox persistence is met with Falyn's talent for leaving, and for the first time, Taylor may be the one to get burned.

I had their love once.They saw me for the girl I am and the person I yearn to become one day—a woman who thrives in her freedom and dances away in her rightfully earned independence.They saw all the strong, unafraid parts of me, and coaxed each one of them out, daring me to dream bigger, climb higher.They never once saw the girl I had been groomed to see in the mirror.The abandoned daughter of a dead man.The unwanted child of a woman who despised her.The broken body formed wrong and built on a shaky foundation, threatening to fall apart and shatter.They made all the ugliness disappear and left only wonder and promise. The love we shared for each other was probably the only miracle I would be granted in this life, and I knew they felt the same.Or so I thought.Everything I held dear has been robbed from me, and I’ve been a victim of theft too many times to mention.I will not have them steal my pride.They can keep my heart, for all I care.The day they became my stepbrothers, it stopped working anyway.Heartless is the first book in The Privileged of Pembroke High trilogy which ends in a cliffhanger.This is a #whychoose contemporary romance, full-length novel.*Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content.

Murder.guilt.obsession.when Bella Stumbles Upon Her Dead Sister's Diary, She Sets Out On A Mission To Find Her Sister's Killer, But It Leads Her To The Wrong Side Of Town.and Right Into The Path Of Rocco, A Loner, A Bad Boy, Who Is Determined To Keep Her Away. After All, You Protect Your Own, And Bella Certainly Doesn't Belong With The Likes Of Him.but It's Hard To Move On When You're Chained To The Past, And Bella Is Intent On Getting Justice For Her Sister...even If It's At The Cost Of Her Own Life.

Pine Valley is a school that's both rich in history and legacy, and it's once more opening its doors to another year of students.Skylar Warren owns the streets of Pine Valley and everybody in it. From cars to people, there is nothing he wants that he can't get-until now.When he is offered a chance to race for the prestigious StarFire racing, Skylar realizes there are two things he wants more than anything else in this world-the championship title and Silas Townsend-and he plans to get both, whatever it takes.Silas "Bones" Townsend has the perfect life-or so everyone thinks. What they don't know is just how utterly lonely and cold his existence has become... until Skylar. The man who can enrage him like no other and won't take no for an answer. Bones finds himself dragged into Skylar's life and the spotlight whether he wants it or not.This town has a way of bringing people together, however, and not even fate can stand in the way of true love.Buckle up, angel, because it's going to be one hell of a ride.Can Skylar and Bones withstand what Pine Valley has in store for them, or will crashing hearts be all that's left?Crashing Hearts features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. TW include: explicit sexual content, explicit violence, stalking, murder, torture, sexual assault, and mental health/depression. 18+

Ally Hastings is my obsession, the one girl I never should have fallen in love with.She ran away from me for a year, filled with shame, insisting our feelings for each other are wrong and we can't give into temptation. No more sneaking around. No more stolen kisses.Now Ally is back in town, ignoring our past, trying to date other guys and move on from me. I thought I could hate her for the way she ripped my heart out but I'm more obsessed with her than ever. I don't care how wrong we are for each other, Ally Hastings is mine, I'll make her see it, and I won't let anyone take her from me.My Favorite Sin is a "his dad married her mom" new adult romance. It is book 2 in the Playing Favorites series and can be read as a standalone novel. For a more immersive experience it is recommended to first read the novella My Favorite Girl.

Lydia De Havilland is shocked when Brogan Ramsay suddenly reappears in her life. Several years before, Brogan was the son of her family's gardener, and the boy she hurt and betrayed. But Brogan is no longer the quiet, sensitive boy she remembers. Now he's a man-gorgeous, powerful . . . and seeking vengeance. Brogan Ramsay can't let go of the memory of Lydia tricking him cruelly, leaving his heart shattered and his family penniless. And now he's back to destroy her family the way his was destroyed. There's only one problem . . . the girl who wounded him so badly years ago is now a woman who still has the power to render him breathless. Ramsay is the story of betrayal and wrath, of the strength of regret and the power of forgiveness. It is the story of the thin veil between love and hate, and how more often than not, when we seek to inflict pain on others, the heart we wound is our own. THIS IS A STAND-ALONE SIGN OF LOVE NOVEL, INSPIRED BY ARIES. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

A stubborn beauty....Anabelle Lehala just wants to spend time with her best friend, finish law school, and provide a good life for her and her father. Her world is knocked upside down when she meets a mysterious, captivating stranger who tempts her like no one before. Refusing to be just another notch in his belt, Belle forces herself to stay away from him at all costs.An egotistical beast....Rich, powerful, and handsome, Aleksandr Wolfe has been accustomed to getting whatever he desires. That is, until he meets Belle. Immediately captivated by her, Aleks can't understand why she won't give in to the obvious mutual desire between them. Helpless to stay away from her, Aleks wonders if she'll be the one thing he can never have.The fight for her life....When Anabelle finds herself in danger after refusing the advances of Gabriel Avenant, a man who believes she is his and his alone, Aleksandr vows to protect her. As their attraction grows, they each must decide if they are willing to give the ultimate sacrifice-their hearts.

Three Broken people.Separate.Adrift.Damaged.Raine loves Macen.He burns for her…but she’s off-limits.Until his best friend, Liam, says he wants her for himself.And their fiery collision begins…An innocent runaway, her tormented savior, and the shrewd player embark on an epic, passionate journey of rage, jealousy, forgiveness, and love to become Unbroken.(Read at your own risk! This juicy, tension-filled origin story will suck you into one of the most bingeworthy series EVER, filled with dark romance, angst, jaw-dropping steam, laughs, wrenching emotions, and a love triangle between two super-hot alphas vying for a sassy brat in desperate need of firm hands and a big heart. You’ve been warned!)The Unbroken Series: Raine FallingThe BrokenThe BetrayalThe BreakThe BrinkThe Bond

**This is not a standalone novel. It is not recommended you read this until you've read books 1-3 first.**Mackenzie Valentine is wilful, fiery, and determined to prove she doesn¿t need anyone. Desperate to break free from the over-protective parents and three older brothers who dictate her every move, she runs away at the age of seventeen to hunt down the only boy who makes her feel alive.Jake Romero has no choice but to leave the best thing that ever happened to him, taking him down a path that leads to notorious gang, the King Street Boys. When fate throws Mackenzie back in his life, he turns her away in her time of need, knowing he now lives a life in which she doesn¿t belong. Except his decision has shattering consequences, leading to secrets, lies, and the ultimate betrayal. Years later, their lives continue to entwine, and when his past returns demanding retribution, Mackenzie intervenes and gets caught in the crossfire, leaving behind a devastation that no one sees coming. Can their relationship withstand the hell it¿s endured, or is it too late for love? *Please Note: Kate McCarthy is an Australian author and Australian English, spelling and slang have been used in this book. This book is recommended for 18+ due to adult language and content.*