Recommendations based on "Ruled by Rivalry (Ashwood Anthology)"

When college freshman Rowan Michaels meets gorgeous, up-and-coming rock star Adam Everest, she knows a player like him is the last thing she needs after her ex-boyfriend shattered her heart. But she can't stop thinking about the kiss they shared on his tour bus.On the first day of school, Rowan is stunned when Adam saunters into her French class. He's soon failing miserably, and, on a whim, she offers to tutor him. But Adam doesn't recognize her as a makeup-free, glasses-clad college student—a far cry from the beautiful, mysterious "Peach" he met at his concert.During a wild weekend on tour with the band, Rowan can't help falling for the sweet guy buried beneath Adam's rocker persona. Yet she knows she could never compete with the girls constantly throwing themselves at his feet. She'd just end up hurt … again.Peach is all Adam thinks about, though, and when Rowan realizes this, she has a decision to make: stay just friends to protect her fragile heart … or reveal the truth about the night they met and admit she's fallen completely, hopelessly in love with him.

After Brigit’s mysterious death at the NoBash, Ariana will stop at nothing to make sure Kaitlynn gets what she deserves. With all the spots now open, getting into the Stone and Grave should be a breeze—but Ariana is not willing to share her new life with her worst enemy. Will Ariana be able to rid herself of her past without exposing where she came from?

Sang Sorenson struggles with her growing feelings when the Academy boys take her in and draw her closer into their world. They work together to uncover the true secrets happening at Ashley Waters High School, where Principal Hendricks will stop at nothing to take them all down. Adding to their complications, Nathan's father shows up, and he's just as ruthless and violent as ever, beating up on Nathan. Sang offers Nathan refuge in her home, but Marie is fed up with the boys. She wants them out--all of them-and wants them to take Sang with them. Where will Sang go? What will happen to Nathan? And what about Mr. Hendrick's spies, watching all of them? Kota, Victor, Silas, Nathan, Gabriel, Luke and North will have to focus to get out of this mess, but with Sang assisting them, they're struggling to keep control. They all promised not to make a move on Sang unless she initiates, but the tension is driving them all to distraction. With the help of Dr. Green and Mr. Blackbourne, they will have to stay strong and engaged. But A first kiss is imminent, and will cost them all more than they could ever have imagined. The Academy, Endlessly Steadfast

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what that the silver-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights. The four of them were devastatingly rich, enviously handsome... and heartbreakingly cruel. But the Evergreen Knights didn't scare me. I had my own plans and no reason to enter their little world... until one fateful night and a masquerade ball changed everything. I saw something I shouldn't have and now I've been Marked. They'll do everything they can to break me but they don't know the monsters I've faced. They don't know I've been broken before. If they want to take on Valentina Moon... bring it on. Marked is a reverse harem high school bully romance with a sweet tinge of mystery. This is book one in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in! Evergreen Academy Series: Book One: Marked Book Two: Broken (Available for preorder. Release Date Aug 15) Book Three: Bound (Available for preorder. Release Date Aug 29) Final Book: Unmasked (Available for preorder. Release Date Sept 12)

In the first book of this hot new series, a senior pulls a gun on a fellow student, and life at Seven Pines High in Chandler, Washington, is totally disrupted. As a battle breaks out over random locker searches, five classmates--Janis, Cassandra, Natalie, Stephanie, and Maria--join the crusade . . . and become fast friends.

Part Three of SEASON OF DESIRE, a fiercely passionate five-part serial novel by Sadie Matthews which will excite all fans of FIRE AFTER DARK, BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE and FIFTY SHADES OF GREY.Freya Hammond is used to people fulfilling her every whim. Wealthy and spoiled she lives a butterfly existence of fashion and parties and is accustomed to getting her own way. Which is why the new bodyguard is riling her. Miles Murray is ex-SAS and obeys her instructions with barely repressed scorn. She can sense that he doesn't think much of her. The Hammonds have been staying at their luxurious retreat high in the Alps. Now Miles is driving Freya to the airport but the rapidly worsening weather and a near-miss with a dangerously driven jeep causes him to lose control and sends the car plummeting off the side of the mountain. When Freya comes to she is lying on the freezing ground Miles beside her. The car is a mangled mess far below them. Now Freya needs Miles to save her life. Using all his survival skills Miles manages to locate an old shepherd's hut and get them both there despite Freya's twisted ankle. Rescue will surely come before too long... but until then Freya is no longer in control. The tension between them is soon at fever pitch as she tries to dominate a man who no longer obeys her orders.And when rescue does come how will they return to their old life of mistress and bodyguard after what has happened between them?

Readers everywhere savor Rochelle Alers' contemporary stories of sexy, sophisticated men and women who dare to risk everything for love. Now, she plunges us back into the lives of the enormously popular characters from her bestselling Hideaway...deep into an exotic, sun-drenched world of intrigue and deadly revenge, betrayal and unquenchable desire.With her half-brother serving time in an American prison for a crime he didn't commit, Serena Morris-Vega returns to her childhood home of Costa Rica to help her influential stepfather obtain his freedom. But when a mysterious stranger shows up on the Vega estate, close to death, Serena discovers that the secrets surrounding his true identity not only strike very close to home, but also prove to be a dangerously seductive challenge for her. Now, they must go past the bounds of law and duty to save themselves -- and a love that promises forever.

* The Rebel of Raleigh High is the first book in the Raleigh Rebels Series. Please be advised, this book comes with a trigger warning. Intended for readers 17+ * SilverHit me. Kick me. Hurt me. Hate me. There's nothing that the students of Raleigh High can do to Silver Parisi anymore. Over the past year, she's had to endure more pain and suffering than most people are asked to bear in their lifetimes. She's a pariah, an outcast, a ghost. She's also never been one to take shit lying down, though...despite what half the football team might say. With only one hundred and sixty-eight days left of the school year, it won't be long until graduation, and Silver's planning on skipping town and leaving Raleigh firmly in her rearview mirror... Until he comes along...AlexOrphan. Degenerate.Reprobate.Deviant. Alex Moretti's earned most of his labels, and he's not ashamed of a single one of them. He'll earn far worse before he's finished with his new found 'friends' at Raleigh High. Having spent years being ground down under the boot heel of society, it's time for a little payback. And if exacting revenge upon the heads of the Raleigh elite means he can also help the beautiful girl who hovers in the shadows, then that's all for the better. Oil and water. Fire and ice. The differences between Silver and Alex are broader than any chasm. To reach one another, they must take a leap of faith and fall into the divide. And falling?Nothing good ever came from falling.

After a lifetime of being tailed by her father's bodyguards, Keira Shaughnessy just wants her freedom and independence, and to bond with her long-lost brothers.On a quest to outrun her past, she turns to illegal street racing. She loves the rush, the hint of danger, and living just on the edge of losing control. The last thing she needs is a detective tailing her, no matter how hot he is or how much she's tempted to kiss him. Again. When Deacon Ramsey runs into Keira at a street race, he knows he should stay away. She's reckless. Dangerous. A perfect storm. He can't afford to blow his cover. And he's not convinced that the daughter of a ruthless criminal can be trusted. But when Keira's past catches up to her, Deacon just might be the only one who can save her.*Beautiful Rush is Book 3 in The Beautiful Series but can be read as a complete standalone.

I'm not who I say I am.But somehow a rugged strangerCan see right into my heart... Experience what reviewers are calling "a brilliant continuation to the world created in His Wicked Games"... SECRETS. LIES. AND A DESIRE THAT CAN'T BE DENIED.Louisa Cunningham has lost everything. Burdened by grief and heartache, she does something desperate--she assumes a false identity and takes a job at Huntington Manor, the luxury tourist attraction that was once her family's estate. Nobody here knows who she really is. Not even the sexy, mysterious handyman who knows how to push all her buttons. He's everything she knows she should stay away from. He's a playboy. He's constantly getting in fights. And he resents the Cunninghams for reasons Louisa doesn't understand. But in spite of herself, she can't stay away from him, even when that puts her secret at risk. Even when it becomes increasingly clear that he harbors a few secrets of his own... The Cunningham Family Reading Order: His Wicked Games (Book 1)Truth or Dare (Book 2)Sweet Victory (Book 2.5)Her Wicked Heart (Book 3)Take You Away (Book 3.5)Lost and Found (Book 4)Completely (short story)Their Wicked Wedding (Book 5)A Cunningham Christmas (Book 5.5)Their Wicked Forever (Book 6) Additional Cunningham Family Books: Always Wicked (companion novel)The Cunningham Family Bonus Stories Approximate length: 318 pages