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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

The devils aren't in the details. They're in my bed...When my warlock foster father trades me to demons for his outstanding debts, I find myself in Hell on Earth. I'm thrust into a supernatural underground crime ring I can't get out of, eternally bound in a contract I never made.Three hot-as-hell demons stand in between me and my freedom.A tattooed, brutish Hellhound shifter. An incubus with the power to bend wills on command. And the heir to Lucifer's throne-the original sin demon, Pride, himself. I have to find a way out of the deal before they devour me, body and soul.But I'm no angel. There's something inside me, something that craves the chaotic darkness these demons possess.Escaping may mean giving in to Hell's more sinful temptations. But playing with fire only hurts if you get burned...

Nothing Comes Easy For Darian. Her Heightened Powers Make Her Indispensable To The Shaede Nation, But Dangerous Missions Have Driven Her Lover, Tyler, To His Breaking Point. Darian Must Salvage Their Bond, But A New Assignment To Protect Anya—a Fellow Shaede And The First Of Their Kind To Become Pregnant In Centuries—stands In The Way. It Doesn’t Help That The Two Shaedes Are Longtime Rivals And Share Nothing Besides Mutual Hatred. But When It Becomes Clear That Someone—or Something—is Bent On Destroying The Expectant Mother And Her Unborn Child, Darian Must Put Her Feelings Aside And Track Down Anya’s Would-be Assassin. As She Probes Into Anya’s Past, Darian Digs Up Long-buried Secrets—and A Startling Connection Between Tyler And The Mission That Could Destroy Everything Between Them.…

Maria I was trapped. There was nothing left of me. Then he came and wanted to make me his. He saved me. He gave me a home, a family. He made sweet love to me. I was his Angel. He was my everything. I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life. I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses… Lyov Angel. The word meant nothing until I saw her. I found her in a place worse than hell. She calls me her savior. But I didn’t save her. I captured the pretty angel and made her mine. Life was perfect. I had everything I wanted. I was her salvation. She was my redemption. Until I lost her. Angels deserve happy endings, but monsters like me don’t. My darkness became hers, and our happily-ever-after became tainted.

Two deeply scarred souls find love and redemption in the dark world of the Russian Bratva...RAZEConditioned in captivity to maim, kill, and slaughter, prisoner 818 becomes an unrivaled and unstoppable fighter in the ring. Violence is all he knows. After years of incarceration in an underground hell, only one thought occupies his mind: bloody, slow, and violent revenge on the man who wronged him.Kisa Volkova, the only daughter of Kirill 'The Silencer' Volkov, head of the infamous 'Red' bosses of New York's Russian Bratva, lives a life of virtual imprisonment. Her father's savage treatment of his rivals and his lucrative underground gambling ring—The Dungeon—ensures too many enemies lurk at their door.While working for her church, Kisa stumbles across a tattooed, scarred, but stunningly beautiful homeless man on the streets. Something about him stirs feelings deep within her; familiar yet impossibly forbidden desires. She becomes obsessed with this mysterious man... this man they call Raze.REAPRaised as a prototype for the Georgian Bratva's obedience drug, 221 is the perfect killing puppet. Standing at six foot six, weighing two-hundred and fifty pounds, and unrivalled in to-the-death combat, 221 successfully secures business for the Georgian Mafiya Boss of NYC in the dark world of the criminal underground—until his enemies capture him.Talia Tolstoi dreams of breaking free from the heavy clutches of Bratva life, away from the brutality of her work at The Dungeon, her family's underground death match enterprise. When she stumbles upon her family's captive who is more monster than man, she starts to see the man underneath. A powerful, beautiful, damaged man whose heart calls to hers.

Maximus has always been in control.As the Commander of the Chosen, the Dark King’s personal guard, he can’t afford to step wrong. With his eternal familiar at his side, he can loosen up, give in to moments of carefree fun. But all that changed on a fateful night.She will always find a way back to him…Ariel Kyles is an experiment with programmed thoughts but no soul—until a black panther’s spirit possesses her body. Suddenly, she discovers whole new needs, desires, and a primal, irresistible obsession: Maximus.Fate will not be denied…Maximus and Ariel each have secrets about themselves to uncover, and their journey leads them to a fantastic, hidden world.But the most delicious mystery of all may prove to be their Destiny together.

My kiss can kill.I used to be ordinary Samantha Day, but that's changed. Now, after one dark kiss from a dangerous boy, I can steal someone's soul…or their life. If I give in to the constant hunger inside me, I hurt anyone I kiss. If I don't…I hurt myself.Bishop is the one whose kiss I crave most, but if I kiss him, I'll kill him. Then there's another boy, one I can't hurt. One whose kiss seems to miraculously quell my hunger. They're both part of a team of angels and demons that's joined forces in my city to fight a mysterious rising darkness, an evil that threatens everyone I know and love. I just wonder if I'll be able to help Bishop—or if I'm just another part of the darkness he's sworn to destroy….NIGHTWATCHERS: When angels and demons must work together, something beyond evil is rising…

New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks delivers the exciting conclusion in the Love at Stake series, where a Marine-turned-vampire finds love with the shifter princess forbidden to him.Russell wakes from a coma to find he's become a vampire. Now he has a thirst for revenge. Determined to hunt down the master vampire who turned him, he's used to working alone - until he meets Jia. She is after the same vampire for murdering her parents and insists she can help Russell on this mission. Reluctantly, he agrees, and sets up some ground rules:Rule #1: Their partnership is strictly business. If he holds her a little too close . . . if she looks at him with those exotic eyes . . . well, that has to stop.Rule #2: He's in charge. Jia isn't used to taking orders and questions every move he makes. So he stops her the only way he knows how.Rule #3: Don't fall in love. But the kiss that was supposed to quiet her awakens something else in him . . . something forbidden. Because Jia is engaged. To someone else.

A female vampire slayer proves as seductive—and mysterious—as the night dwellers she stalks in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series.For as long as she can remember, Natalya has been fighting demons: first in the form of childhood nightmares, then later, immortal creatures that kill and prey on the innocent—including her own twin brother. Whether Carpathian or vampire, she slays those who murder by night, and has no equal—until she is seduced by the very thing she considers her enemy...A Carpathian who has seen nearly everything in his endless existence, Vikirnoff didn’t think he could be surprised anymore—until he faces a woman who rivals him as a vampire hunter. A formidable and gifted warrior in her own right, Natalya has a nature that is strangely familiar—yet alien—to his own. Who is this mysterious female who fears no one—not even him? Natalya could be the key to the survival of the Carpathians, but all Vikirnoff is certain of is that she is the key to his heart and soul...

I owe him a debt I can't pay back with money. He wants something else: me, for one year. But I don't even know how he is...365 days and nights doing everything he wants, except that. "I'm not going to sleep with you," I say categorically. He laughs. "I'm going to make you a promise," his eyes challenge mine. "Before our time is up, you'll beg me for it."Now, I want him more than ever.Especially when I run my fingers over his chiseled body and he teases me with his tongue. I want him so much I am going to scream. I want him so much I might even beg...._____________________________________________What readers are saying about Charlotte Byrd: "Extremely captivating, sexy, steamy, intriguing, and intense " ★★★★★"Addictive and impossible to put down." ★★★★★"I can't get enough of the turmoil, lust, love, drama and secrets " ★★★★★"Fast-paced romantic suspense filled twists and turns, danger, betrayal and so much more." ★★★★★"Decadent, delicious, & dangerously addictive " ★★★★★ _____________________________________________*This is Book 1 and 2 of Bestselling Tell me series as one volume set *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts.*