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From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers college romance.I’m trapped by the devil.What started as an innocent mistake turned into actual hell.In my defense, I didn’t mean to get involved with a mafia prince.But he barged through my defenses anyway.He stalked me from the shadows and stole me from the life I know.Jeremy Volkov might appear charming, but a true predator lurks inside.He’s out to possess, own, and keep me.But I have no plans to stick around in his blood-soaked world.Or so I think.This book is a dark unconventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings before reading.

A rebel Psy scientist finds herself at the mercy of a changeling who has sworn vengeance against her kind in this thrilling romance in Nalini Singh’s New York Times bestselling series.Separated from her son and forced to create a neural implant that will mean the effective enslavement of her psychically gifted race, Ashaya Aleine is the perfect Psy—cool, calm, emotionless...at least on the surface. Inside, she’s fighting a desperate battle to save her son and escape the vicious cold of the PsyNet. Yet when escape comes, it leads not to safety, but to the lethal danger of a sniper’s embrace.DarkRiver sniper Dorian Christensen lost his sister to a Psy killer. Though he lacks the changeling ability to shift into animal form, his leopard lives within. And that leopard’s rage at the brutal loss is a clawing darkness that hungers for vengeance. Falling for a Psy has never been on Dorian’s agenda. But charged with protecting Ashaya and her son, he discovers that passion has a way of changing the rules...

For the past 11 years, Mina has remained silent for fear of her mother’s constant abuse. But when she’s suddenly let out of the locked basement to attend high school, a whole new set of fears threatens to suffocate her.Stepping into the outside world is terrifying. The fear of speaking, of having a panic attack, of standing out in any way, looms over her. Yet, the unexpected kindness of certain male students and teachers leaves her confused and wary and wishing she could speak.Why are they constantly by her side? What happens when they find out she’s not 17, but 21? And why was she feeling desire for the first time in her life, and not to just one person, but 7? ***SILENT DESIRES, is the first part of a duet and ends in a cliffhanger. It's a why choose, MFMM+, romance novel with dark themes. No mm/ff/cheating/owd. No abuse comes from within the harem. The FMC will not have to choose between her love interests. For a full list of trigger warnings please visit: ShonaKnight.com.

Five teenage girls have been viciously attacked. One survived. Only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence.Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own personal reasons. The investigation leads them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask his or her identity. They soon discover a chain of deception so intricate they don't know whom to trust. Finding comfort in each other's arms, they begin to unravel the intricately knotted threads, but the killers are ruthless and determined, and won't hesitate to take extreme measures to insure their anonymity and keep their business intact. When Susannah proves to be inexplicably linked to the crimes, her life is soon in danger, and Luke will do everything he can to save the woman he loves.

Prepare to be burned (Gena Showalter) by this sexy and suspenseful enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance in the New York Times bestselling Demonica series.Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn't resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy.A Seminus Demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he'd seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realizes that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever.As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts-or succumb to a madman's evil plans.

I Loved The Darkness, But I Also Craved The Light. The Night Called To My Magic, The Day To My Spirit. ~*~*~*~ Sasha Has Always Known She Was Different, But Now She Also Knows That The Shadow Men She’s Seen All Her Life, Are Real. With A Life Goal Of Fitting In, Sasha Hopes Her Strange Abilities Will Finally Make True Friendship A Possibility. Unfortunately, Her Magic Doesn’t Function Like Everyone Else’s. What She Thought Would Make Her Belong, Sets Her Apart Now More Than Ever. Stefan, All But Promised To A Different Woman, Has Tried To Keep His Mind On His Duties Instead Of The Irresistible And Free-spirited Human. But When She Is Threatened, He Can’t Keep His Distance Anymore. He’ll Stop At Nothing To Keep Her Safe, And More Importantly, Make Her His. Just When One Thing Clicks Into Place, Another Spirals Out Of Control. Stefan’s Clan Isn’t The Only Group That Would Benefit From An Extremely Rare Type Of Magic. And Their Enemies Will Stop At Nothing To Get What They Want. If You Are Looking For An Alpha Male, Magic, Vampires, Shifters, Paranormal Romance And Urban Fantasy, You've Come To The Right Place! The Darkness Series Is Intended For Mature Audiences With Sensual Themes Similar To Such Authors As J.r. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series And Karen Moning, With Action Along The Lines Of Ilona Andrews. 18+

From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster, comes a new dark romance standalone novel! I once was a hero. Until she kept me as her captive, tortured me, and killed my brothers.She bred a monster.Nothing could stop me from seeking revenge.But it was over so quickly--her easy death a mercy she didn't deserve. For a decade, the burning rage of what she did has transformed into something uncontrollable. Something I want to feed. Something I crave to unleash. I want to make her pay. Over and over and over again. Finding the evil, spoiled women sates my ravenous, vengeful soul. I hunt. I capture. I destroy.Slowly. So slowly.One, two, three, four, five...And now six. I'm wicked and sadistic. I am Cold Cole Heart.My mission is death and their payment to me has come due. Number six thinks she is different. Yet when I look at her, I see them.She will pay. They always do.

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with her most explosive Lords of the Underworld tale to date, about a fierce warrior on the brink of sanity who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the beast inside him…Driven to his death by the demon of Distrust, Baden spent centuries in purgatory. Now he's back, but at what cost? Bound to the king of the underworld, an even darker force, he's unable to withstand the touch of another…and he's quickly devolving into a heartless assassin with an uncontrollable temper. Things only get worse when a mission goes awry and he finds himself saddled with a bride—just not his own.Famed dog trainer Katarina Joelle is forced to marry a monster to protect her loved ones. When she's taken hostage by the ruthless, beautiful Baden immediately after the ceremony, she's plunged into a war between two evils—with a protector more dangerous than the monsters he hunts. They are meant to be enemies, but neither can resist the passion burning between them…and all too soon the biggest threat is to her heart.But as Baden slips deeper into the abyss, she'll have to teach him to love…or lose him forever.

Dangerous, Sexy, And Heart Wrenching! Farrell Black Is Dirty, Dangerous, And Holds Nothing Sacred. Growing Up On The Mean Streets Of London, He Clawed His Way To The Top Of A Criminal Empire With Nothing But Sheer Force Of Will And The Determination To Need No One. Ever. Then He Met Jenna Carver, And All Bets Were Off — Until The Day She Walked Out Of His Life Without A Backward Glance. Leaving Him Was The Hardest Thing She’d Ever Done. As A Kid, Jenna Knew How People Looked At Her. Like She Was Stupid. Worthless. Poor. So She Spent Her Life Working To Become Someone Else. Then She Met Farrell Black, And Their All-consuming Passion Blew A Hole In Everything She Thought She Knew About Herself. Until She Was Forced To Make A Terrible Choice. Now Jenna Is Back In London For Her Father's Funeral, Desperate To Avoid The One Man Who Can Banish Her Hard-earned Reason In Favor Of Red-hot Ecstasy. But When Her Father’s Death Is Tied To An Abuse Of Power At The Highest Levels, She Has No Choice But To Ask Farrell For Help. As They Work Together To Find Answers To A Puzzle That Could Have Dangerous Implications, Desire Threatens To Undo Them Both — And Forces Jenna To Choose Between Keeping The Secret Of A Lifetime And Having The One Man Who Can Command Her Body And Soul. _____________________________ ★★★★★ Dark And Edgy...i Am Sold. ★★★★★ Holy Hotness! ★★★★★ Best Mob Story Ever. ★★★★★ The Heart Of A Lion. The Body Of A God. The Tenacity Of A Bull. Farrell Is The Boss Of The London Mob. ★★★★★ Are You Ready For Your Next Book Boyfriend Because Here He Is! ★★★★★ I Swooned Hard.

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.