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Two people who believe they’re unworthy of love… until they meet each other.Camille Rivera is drowning. Her father’s sick, her brother’s in deep with a dirty cop, and her mechanic shop is failing.Nero Gallo is the neighborhood psychopath. As vicious as he is gorgeous, Camille has watched him burn through every girl in a ten-mile radius, breaking hearts and never, ever getting attached.Which is why she can’t believe it when Nero saves her from a seriously sticky situation. They’ve lived next to each other all their lives — is it possible she never really knew him at all?Camille is about to learn that the only thing more dangerous than trusting Nero is falling for him.

No one tells you what to do when the boy who shattered your heart comes back to steal it.Roman Riviera was my everything once upon a time. I found my knight in shining armor in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected me and promised to stand by my side forever.But Roman Riviera is a liar.He left me with monsters.Three years later, I found him in the middle of the night, soaked in my family’s blood and carving his initials into my foster brother’s skin. He tied me up and dragged me away from the life I had made without him.I tried to run, but he chased me. I wanted to scream, but the sound never came out.He says that I’m never getting away from him. He says he’s back for good. I don’t believe him.

God, I want to kiss her. I want to feel the heat of her lips against mine. Would she want that? Would she melt against me if she did? Or would the tension I feel between us snap and release something feral inside her? Inside me?From the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark comes the final book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy―a friends-with-benefits dark romantic comedy packed with murder, mayhem, and spice.Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It’s a simpler life: head down, hard work, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston.But then the real circus finds him.Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with the Silveria Circus, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder when she’s not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with an injured leg, Rose finds herself stuck in Nebraska, at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor.The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together.. . . And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts are to catch up.Tropes:Friends with benefitsSmall town romanceFish out of waterForced proximityHurt/careTouch her and die

NOTE: This is the special edition print of Tempted by Deception. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.My husband. My villain.We started with death and blood.We started with games and carnal pleasure.Adrian and I shouldn’t have been together.He’s wrong. I’m wrong.What we have is the epitome disaster.Yet, it’s impossible to stop.My husband will either destroy me or I’ll destroy him.This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel-The Vipers.They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses.Yes, sold me.They own me now.I'm theirs in every sense of the word. But I've never been meek and compliant. These men, they look at me with longing. Their scarred, blood-stained hands holding me tight. They want everything I am, everything I have to give, and won't stop until they get just that. They can own my body, but they will never have my heart.The Vipers? I'm going to make them regret the day they took me.This girl? She bites too.

NOTE: This is the special edition print of Empire of Lust. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.My boss. My hell.When I slept with a faceless jock as a teen, I didn’t think I would become pregnant.I also didn’t think I would lose that child.Several years later, I find out that my daughter is alive and I’m given a second chance.One problem, though.The faceless jock isn’t so faceless anymore.He has a name everyone fears; Kingsley Shaw.A ruthless bastard. A heartless devil. And most importantly, my daughter’s father.Oh, and he hates me as much as I hate him.We’re out to destroy one another with all methods available.Including a dangerous game of lust that might lead to our downfall. Empire of Lust is a complete STANDALONE. No other books should be read prior to this.

Gentlemen don't look at engaged women the way Ras Sorrentino looks at me.Ras Sorrentino is the underboss of the most powerful clan in the Camorra. He's also chaos and danger poured into a sleek Italian suit.The first time I met him, I thought he was there to kill me. The second time, I wanted to kill him.The third was in Ibiza, where I glared at him across the church as my sister married his boss.It's not his sharp tongue or his taunting smirks that I hate the most. It's his gaze.How it narrows when I flinch. How it hardens when he notices the bruises on my face. How he stares at my engagement ring like he wants to melt it off my finger.I know it's a bad idea to let him push my buttons. After all, the fate of my family rests on my upcoming marriage and my fiancé is only interested in me because of my pristine reputation.A reputation Ras seems to have no qualms with stomping all over.It's a good thing him and I live on the opposite sides of the world.Until he tells me, he's coming back to New York with me.And he's staying.

Hanna Harp’s incendiary debut paranormal dark romance, perfect for fans of Sadie Kincaid’s Forged in Blood and Keri Lake’s Anathema, follows Cade, a devoted hunter fighting to shield his sister Callisto from a haunting generational curse, but when a mysterious spirit begins to break down his defenses, both his passion and his will ignite into a scorching, fourth-wall breaking read that places you at the heart of the story.Warning: This is not just a book. It’s an invitation. A contract sealed the moment you turn the page. If you choose to read, you choose to be seen. If you choose to follow him, he will hunt you. This story does not end when you close the book...Cade Halloway is a hunter, raised by the Order of the Covenant—a cult built on blood, sacrifice, and power. He tracks and eliminates the powerful and corrupt. A predator disguised as a savior, but he’s not here to save the innocent. He’s here to rip apart the monsters who hide in plain sight. For years, he has been their weapon. Until he discovered the truth...his sister Callisto is slated to be their next offering.Callisto Halloway was supposed to die for the Order, but her brother has other plans. While in hiding, unable to help or fight, she spends her time trying to control the power she was born with, the power that the Order will kill for. But independence comes at a price, and her uncontrolled power summons a demon far more dangerous than the Order. One that wants more than her body or her soul.Now, on the run from the Order, Cade’s only purpose is to save his sister. But Callisto’s power has consequences. There’s now an unseen force—a spectral presence—following Cade he can’t explain and can't escape. A presence that breaks down all of his defenses, and tears down walls even he didn’t know he had built, as he finds himself drawn to it in mind, spirit, and body. And it may be the only thing that can save him and Callisto.You.Are you sure you want to be haunted?

The fan-favorite series by the queen of dark mafia romance returns, expanded and with new exclusive content! The limited first edition will include special floral sprayed-edges and foiling. I hate Dante Moretti. He is cold, calculating and vicious. It's no secret that he wiped out his former fiancée and her entire family on the eve of their wedding. He's the kind of evil that makes even devils cry. But that's not why I hate him. I hate him because he has taken the only thing I have left in this miserable world - my freedom. He has chained me to him because of a debt that I don't owe. I just have the misfortune to share the bloodline of the man who does. And now I'm trapped in his gilded cage and the only thing I have left to do is run. And I try. I really do. But he is everywhere. Suffocating. All consuming. Intoxicating. He is a paradox. A man with a heart as cold as ice, whose passion rages like an inferno. Why does he see into my soul in a way that nobody else ever has? Why does the slightest brush of his skin make my pulse race? My mom always warned me never to play with matches. But if Dante Moretti is fire, then I want to burn. Chicago Ruthless Book 1: Dante Book 2: Joey Book 3: Lorenzo Book 4: Keres

Book Three In The #1 New York Times Bestselling Into Darkness Series, Following The Dark Rom-com Sensations Lights Out And Caught Up. The Game Is On For These Enemies-to-lovers With Laugh-out-loud Banter And Scorching-hot Brat Play. I Hate That Woman. Tyler Neumann Has Spent Years Looking For His Father, And Not Because He Wants To Meet The Man. No, He Wants To Destroy Him. And He'll Manipulate Whoever He Can To Exact His Revenge. Including Stella Mccormick. She's Everything Tyler Hates. Her Wealth And Privilege Have Protected Her For Her Entire Life, And Tyler Thinks It's Time She Finally Paid The Price. Whether She's Ready To Or Not. I Hate That Man. Stella Might Not Believe In Love At First Sight, But Loathing At First Sight-no Question. From The Moment She Sets Eyes On Tyler In Her Tattoo Parlor, She Knows He's The Devil Planning To Make Her Life Hell. Forced To Play The Part Of His Girlfriend And Invite Him Into Her Family's Glittering Circles, Stella Quickly Clocks Tyler's Ulterior Motives. But Love And Hate Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin, And Soon She Doesn't Know Which Is Worse: Being Blackmailed By A Man Who Wants To Ruin Her, Or That They Can't Seem To Keep Their Hands Off Each Other. This Is An Enemies-to-lovers Dark Romance With Morally Grey Characters. Some Themes And Scenes May Be Disturbing To Readers. Please Check The Content Warning At The Beginning Of The Book-- Provided By Publisher.