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A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens ...My father called them messengers.He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the signs.Well, I've spent my whole life investigating the inexplicable, and all I've found are the unsettling vestiges of iniquity - the evidence of another world shrouded by the obscure. Purgatory to some, where depravity hides in shadows, and girls like me are little more than delicious bites of temptation.Others call it Nightshade.This peculiar place is where I first met the cold and callous recluse living in a decaying cliffside cathedral. Jericho Van Croix is the epitome of everything I've been told to fear. A raven-winged harbinger who wears intrigue like a warm black cloak. An enigma that I'm determined to unravel - even if it means getting closer than I should.One touch is forbidden. Even so much as a kiss would be my demise. But the sin on his lips burns me up like a wild flame, and his growing infatuation weakens my resolve.Giving him what he wants, though, will mean no chance for redemption, or escape. What's worse is, the signs I've followed yet failed to see all these years begin to unmask a terrifying reality:That falling may be my only saving grace.

I may be a sinner, but I once loved a saint.I thought Sebastian was my forever... until my forever changed in an instant.I had no choice but to abandon him, even though it was the last thing I wanted. But at least now I'm free, free from everything but the dark secret that haunts my nightmares...The dark secret I could never ask him to forgive.Lily disappeared overnight, but my love for her never faded.So when we cross paths years later, I find myself buried under more questions than I can ask. But all I really want to know is whether she still loves me... Whether she's still mine.*This standalone romance contains dark themes, steamy seductions, and a happy ending that will leave you aching for your very own dizzy kiss.

The Sensational Second Installment Of The Scarred Souls Series #raze #razehell #scarredsouls Raised As A Prototype For The Georgian Bratva's Obedience Drug, 221 Fails To Think, Act Or Live For Himself; He Is His Master's Perfectly Crafted Killing Puppet. Standing At 6'6, 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 Tolstaia Dreams To Break From The Heavy Clutches Of Bratva Life. She Dreams Of Another Life - Away From The Stifling Leash Of Her Russian Bratva Boss Father And From The Brutality Of Her Work At The Dungeon - Her Criminal Family's Underground Death Match Enterprise. But 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. But Sacrifices Must Be Made: Blood For Blood . . . Life For Life . . . Souls For Scarred Souls . . .

Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.Fifty Shades of Grey meets Serpent and the Wings of Night in a why-choose romantasy where one woman’s quest to save her sister―and the realm―brings her to not one, but four power-hungry princes of chaos.

Anti-hero (noun):1) A powerful and charismatic man lacking moral character2) A magnificent bastard3) Killian BlackYou don’t know me. You think you do, but you don’t. The only thing you know is my name, and even that’s a lie.I’m king of Boston, lord of criminals, ruler of an underworld empire.Or am I?Only one thing’s for sure: I operate alone.Until I cross paths with a brazen little thief who sets my whole kingdom on fire.Just as two wrongs don’t make a right, two villains don’t belong together. Especially since she’s the daughter of my most deadly enemy.Taking her would start a war.Keeping her would be suicide.Making her mine would break every code of honor and defy all common sense.Then again, where’s the fun in following the rules?

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.

I am complex.My love is all-encompassing.And when it comes to my heart, there is only one rule:Don’t mess with what’s mine.Until the age of seven, I was Joel Alexander Donovan, son of Jimmy.The man who terrorized a town and made its citizens fearthe very ground he walked on. Including me,the day I realized that ground ran red with blood.At age eighteen, I became Priest.A man without a past.A man determined to right the wrongs of my father.A man who never believed anyone could love the son of such a monster.But then a thief stole my heart.A sweetheart lit up my world.And I forgot for a moment you should never turn your back on your enemy.And thus begins a lesson to those who would seek to harm: Never underestimate what the Priest will do to protect the Princess and the Prick.

The next book in the Forbidden Love series by New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen. I made a deal with the devil to save my mother... But is it really hell if I love the way it burns? Gia The monster from my nightmares crawled into reality, masquerading as my boss. Tatum Blackthorn is Lucifer personified. 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... They're about to find out no one matches my husband's wrath. Tate I am a man of few pleasures, one of which is destroying Gia Bennett. Slowly. Patiently. Systematically. My fixation with my secretary has an origin but no limits. When my revenge spree sparks into an all-consuming Mafia war, I expect nothing but a good time. After all, death cannot come too soon. Alas, it isn't just my life that's on the line now. In this chess game, the king protects the queen. Even at the price of burning down his entire empire. Handsome Devil is a mafia-themed, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance. It deals with sensitive subject matters and includes violence, gore and explicit scenes some might find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.

Ribbons are fascinating.They curl and twine, yet unravel so beautifully.Especially when wrapped around a woman's sensual form. Alas, I've woven so many intricate knots around Camillia De la Croix that I worry she'll never allow me the privilege of untying her. My pretty little captive is stubborn. Powerful. So delectably perfect.I've wanted her for many moons now.To taste her.Captivate her.Dress her in ribbons and devour her. But just as I'm about to make my move, to finally show her who I really am, she's taken from my grasp to a place I thought long destroyed.And I'm the only one who can bring her back. However, it's going to require a full mate-circle to provide me with the power to do so.Typhos. Az. Ajax. Me. Can I convince them all to play nice?Or are we destined to spend eternity without our beautiful mate? Don't worry, little angel.I'll find you. I'll k*ll for you. And then...All of us will worship you. Authors' Note: Hell Fae Prince is a dark paranormal romance with four tormented mates and no choosing required. If you like your antiheroes dominant and sexy, you've come to the right realm-the Hell Realm, where the romance is hot and no forgiveness is required. This book is part of a five-book series and ends on a cliffhanger.

Behind closed doors, everyone suffers from some kind of demon. Veteran Elite Operative Landis "Chase" Coolidge's latest mission requires every bit of her considerable tracking skills because she has to locate a colleague kidnapped by a brilliant scientist responsible for the deaths of millions. Former op Phantom is along for the ride, desperate to find her missing lover. By day, Heather Snyder works in the New York fashion industry. But her secret life as a high-class call girl thrusts her into the middle of a global black market organ harvesting ring and draws the interest of the EOO. No stranger to the world of call girls, Chase revels in her latest assignment, until she discovers that Heather is the one woman who can change her roguish ways. Fifth in the romantic intrigue series: Elite Operatives