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“I don’t just want to hear her laugh, I need to earn it. Every time I gain a little ground, I want more. I want to break out of the shade and back into her light. Without even realizing it, I’ve become addicted to it. To her.”From the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy―a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat.Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first.And they can’t stand each other.Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend’s soulmate, Lachlan thinks she’s just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend’s happiness on the line, she’s willing to make a vow to the man she’s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it’s not just familiar dangers that haunt them.There’s another phantom lurking on their doorstep.And this one has come for blood.Tropes:Hate-to-loveMarriage of convenienceGrumpy / sunshineHe falls firstGroveling, but make it psychoTouch her/him and die

Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. The last thing he's looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realises she's the perfect decoy: a fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back until he's deployed.Harper was on her way to starting a new life . . . again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home.Luke never thought he'd feel this way about a woman again. But he knows that he can't tell her the truth about his dark past. And she can't reveal what she's running from.At least this isn't a real relationship. It's only for a month. It's only pretend. Until it isn't . . .

Sierra Sweeting knew she wanted to be part of the fire department from the time she was sixteen years old. She worked her but off to become one of Boston’s finest and she called the men and women of Ladder house 24 her family. While she was fantastic at her job, but girlfriend material she was not. Plus most men she’d dated seemed intimated but he fact she could carry a sixty-pound pack and run into a burning building. After one to many failed relationships with guys wanted to prove their masculinity, Sierra decided the single life was for her and she dated for fun only. Then she met Dawson Lowe totally buy happenstance at a call and he made it quite clear his intention was to have her. How could she explain to the sexiest man she ever met that she was notoriously not good at relationships? Especially when she could see herself falling for him, big time. But Dawson wanted her to see that being bad at love maybe wasn’t her fault and it would take the right man to handle her heat.

Mason Adler:Hot. Cocky. Sugar-coated Bad Boy.The type of man who knocks the big “O” clear to the front of the alphabet every time.Wrap up that eight-pack with Navy khakis and top it off with a shiny SEAL Trident, the kind that makes the girls swoon.That’s Mason. My best friend.For me, he’s off limits. Now that I've finished college, I need to focus on my writing career. And without his help, I don’t stand a chance.But I need something from him. Something only he can give me.So I’ll pull the blinds. I’ll toss my inhibitions. I’ll call it “research.”And I won’t let my heart get involved, especially with him leaving at the end of the week.Leaving me … even though my very soul is still in his grasp.

Hudson:Don't ever accidentally propose to your girlfriend. In front of her family. Especially if her dad is your boss. Because when you make it clear you've made a mistake, he's likely to send you out of the country to get you as far away from his broken-hearted daughter as possible. It happened to me. Now I'm stuck in Ireland trying to redeem myself so I can get promoted and have the life I've planned for: successful career, loving wife and kids, a comfortable, financially-secure home life in Texas.But all of that seems to evaporate the moment I walk into the historic pub and see the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Only, he's not a woman.Charlie Murray is most definitely a man—the kind of man who causes me to take a second look for the first time in my life. And a third look, and fourth. I can't help but want to get to know him better... to get close to him, touch him, maybe even kiss him. But I'm straight. Or so I've always thought. Even if I'm not, how in the world could a feisty Irishman ever fit into the safe, predictable life I've always planned for?Charlie:Don't ever accidentally fall for the straight guy. Especially when he's trying to pry your family's business right out from under you. I should know. Because when Hudson Wilde walks into my family's pub and begins babbling so adorably, I can't help but fall just a little bit in love. But I'm looking for Forever Man, and the sexy American is certainly not him. He's so confused about what he wants, even choosing something from the dinner menu throws him into a fuddle. But those eyes... how can I resist?So maybe I’ll give in. One steamy night before he heads home and I go back to life at the pub. We'll never see each other again.Until, of course, his business deal sends me to Hobie, Texas, right into the middle of Hudson's steady life, more gay Wildes than can fit on a dance floor, and an ex-girlfriend who may or may not be content remaining an ex. But the more time I spend with Hudson, the more I think he might be my Forever Man after all. And I may be his. Is it possible we could both be so lucky?Hudson's Luck is the fourth book in the Forever Wilde series but can be read on its own. Beware it includes 93k words of delicious man parts touching, grandfathers meddling, neighbors nosy-ing, dogs fornicating, cats being cats, horses... ah, crunching apples? or something... and one very flirty Stevie.

“This is one of those rare books that will make the reader stand up and applaud the hero for going after what he wants and sticking up for those he loves. This is a perfect tale with amazingly vulnerable and strong characters. A must-read!” —RT Book Reviews, Five Star Gold review Come hell or high water, the Men of Haven always ride or die for one of their own. A self-made man with his fingers in a variety of successful businesses, Jace Kennedy lives for the challenge. From the start, he sees Vivienne Moore’s hidden wild side and knows she’s his perfect match, if only he can break it free. Earning this woman’s trust is a task unlike any he’s faced so far, but Jace didn’t get where he is by giving up. Vivienne’s determined to ditch the rough lifestyle she grew up in, even if that means hiding her true self behind a bland socialite veneer. Dragging her party-hound sister out of a club was not how she wanted to ring in the New Year, but Viv knows the drill. Get in, get her sister and get back to the safe, stable life she’s built for herself as fast as humanly possible. But Viv’s plans are derailed when she meets the club’s seriously sexy owner. Jace is everything Vivienne swore she never wanted, but the more time she spends with him, the more she starts to see that he loves just as fiercely as he fights. He can walk society’s walk and talk society’s talk, but when he wants something, he finds a way to get it. He’s proud of who he is and where he came from, and he’ll be damned if he lets Vivienne go before showing her the safest place of all is in his arms. The Men of Haven: fierce passion, unyielding loyalty. Especially when it comes to their women. Men of Haven Book 1: Rough & Tumble Book 2: Wild & Sweet Book 3: Claim & Protect Book 4: Tempted & Taken Book 5: Stand & Deliver Book 6: Down & Dirty Book 7: Trusted & True Also by Rhenna Morgan: NOLA Knights Book 1: His to Defend Book 2: Hers to Tame Book 3: Mine to Keep

⚠⚠⚠This Book contains scenes and discussions of self-harm, profanity, sexual content and violence. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read.⚠⚠⚠♥♥Steamy, Sexy, Alpha-Male goodness!! This is book 3 of The Merge Series, Stand-alone, HAE! No cliffhangers. Contains adult language and sexual scenes. 18+ only♥♥EllaIt’s been four years since I picked myself up off the floor and made a plan to escape. Sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side, it’s darker.University was my fresh start.A life away from him.It wasn’t enough. I couldn’t escape the memories.My demons are not ones you can see, no they’re well hidden. They stay in the dark, haunting every second of my being. I fight every day to be better, to not give in.I’m back now.I’m better now.I can handle being back here in the club.I can handle being around him again.At least that’s what I thought. All my well laid plans go up in flames when my eyes land on him.Dean, my brother’s best friend.Dean, the one man I’ve always loved.DeanFour years ago, I did the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.I walked away from the love of my life.She was young, she needed to go and live her dreams without me dragging her into my darkness.She’s also the little sister of my best friend.Now, Ella is back, she’s not eighteen anymore.I’m not going to make the same mistake twice.She is mine, I will make sure everyone knows it, including her.She’s claims she’s broken. Broken or not. She is my one.Always has been. Always will be.

Ruling his LA hotel empire through determination and hard work, Reid Davenport is a mystery to many. Despite the media’s interest in him, Reid steers clear of the limelight--until his life is broadcast in the tabloids, endangering not only his privacy, but that of his parents and his little sister. He’d do anything to protect them…except listen to the fiery and intelligent PR pro, who's as beautiful as she is tempting. Every time she walks into his office, he fantasizes about bending her over his desk and kissing her. Every time she smiles at him, he wants to pull her closer and not let go.Hailey Connor doesn’t take on uncooperative clients. But the second she meets Reid, she’s compelled to stay and help, even if she must fight his own broody ass to do it. He’s bossy, demanding and so sinfully alluring that she knows she's in over her head. Reid may be infuriating, but when he talks about his family, she can’t help but melt a little. With every kiss, they grow closer. With every touch, they fall deeper. They’re opposites…yet perfect matches. But when their different worlds collide, will it tear them apart or bring them together?

A steamy professor-student standalone romance - the final book in the Falling in Love Series. It was only ever meant to be one night.University professor Ethan Carter has returned to Sydney to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family. What he doesn’t expect is to connect with a beautiful stranger. Or for her to turn up as his student.Ethan – What are the chances? The first woman who has made me feel anything at all in two years, and she’s totally off limits.Sadie - The one rule I’ve lived my life by is not to turn out like my mother. Why did he have to flip that on its head?Is Ethan truly ready for the new life he wants, or will his grief and regret stop him from opening up to the one person who might heal him? And will Sadie finally learn that trusting someone doesn’t always end badly?This story features a tempting professor in need of a fresh start, a feisty and ambitious heroine determined to protect herself and her career, a long-buried ancient Egyptian artifact and a meddling family who, it turns out, really do know best.Author’s Note: The Problem with Falling in Love is the fifth and final book in the Falling in Love Series, but it can be read as a standalone and has a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. Warning: if you like first person dual POV, lots of steam, a bit of angst and plenty of family shenanigans you may love this book.

Ten Years. Ten Endless Years I've Waited To Destroy The Man Who Tore My Family Apart. But I Never Thought I 'd Get The Chance...until His Daughter Walked Into My Tattoo Parlour, Looked Me In The Eye--and Had No Damned Clue Who I Was. I Never Planned On Falling For Cassandra Deighton. She's Silk Scarves And Manicures. I'm Scars And Rage. Yet I Can't Resist When She Begs For More, My Ice Queen Who Burns With Enough Heat To Sear The Soul. I Need To End This. Before She Finds Out Who I Am. Before She Gets Hurt. But I'm Not The Only One With Secrets. We Both Have Our Scars, And If The Truth Comes Out, We Could Lose Everything... Other Books In The Series: Book 1: Beg For You Book 2: Sin For You Book 3: Meant For You Book 4: Bad For You Keywords: Alpha Hero, Alpha Bad Boy, Alpha, Protective Hero, Series Romance, Contemporary Romance, Strong Heroine, Strong Female, Sexy Romance, Romance Series, Enemies-to-lovers, Small Town Romance, Tattooed Hero, Tattoo Shop, Tattoo Parlor, Rocktown Ink Series