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In this irresistibly-priced short story, catch a glimpse of the inner struggles and triumphs that drive Stalking Jack the Ripper's endearing but troubled hero. Enigmatic, brooding, and darkly handsome, Thomas Cresswell has always been the one mystery Audrey Rose has never been able to fully solve. As brilliant partners in crime investigation, they understand each other perfectly...but as young lovers, their passionate natures have led to both euphoria and heartbreak throughout the Stalking Jack the Ripper series. This novella features a collection of scenes that takes place during and after the pair's horrifying Atlantic voyage in Escaping From Houdini. Experience new and familiar scenes from Thomas's unique point of view, including an intensely personal look into his plea for Audrey Rose's hand in marriage. With a romance for the ages, Audrey Rose and Thomas reach the conclusion to their epic, irresistible partnership in their final adventure, Capturing the Devil.

Enter the enchanting world of the Carpathians, where dark adventure, mystery, and love await, and the desires of two daring hearts unite in one irresistible passion.A telepathic hunter of serial killers, Raven Whitney helps catch some of the most depraved criminals. But her work keeps her from getting close to others, and has drained her body and spirit. In need of rest and rejuvenation, she embarks on a vacation far from home.Mikhail Dubrinsky is the Prince of the Carpathians, the powerful leader of a wise and secret ancient race that thrives in the night. Engulfed by despair, fearful of never finding the mate who can save him from the encroaching darkness, his soul cries out in loneliness. Until the day a beautiful voice full of light and love responds, softly soothing his pain and yearning.From the moment they meet, Raven and Dubrinsky are helpless to resist the desire that sparks between them. But just as fate unexpectedly brings these life mates together, malevolent forces threaten to destroy them and their fragile love. Yet even if they survive, how can these two lovers—Carpathian and human—build a future together? And how can Dubrinksy bring Raven into his dark world without extinguishing her beautiful goodness and light?

Watch her. Crave her. Covet her.I’m the monster in the shadows—but she’s addicted to monsters.She looks so pretty when she cries out in her sleep. I’m obsessed by her gasps when she hears me coming for her. I'm hooked on the way she fights me when I pin her down.When she starts investigating the wrong missing girl, I have to punish her to keep her from digging—or her dark past will swallow her whole.Chase her. Taunt her. Torment her.No matter what I do, she won’t back down.Now it’s too late… I’m not the only monster hunting her. But will I be the one to claim her?If you crave possessive 'touch her and die' anti-heroes like Zade Meadows in a dark college world like Rina Kent's, then you’ll be obsessed with this sexy dark stalker.Scroll up and one-click Hunting Pretty to start reading this dark gothic college romance today!Author's Note: Hunting Prettycontains a morally gray stalker who falls first and harder and is willing to do whatever twisted thing it takes to have and protect her. Please check the author's wesbite for full TWs. Hunting Pretty is Book 1 of the Lovely Broken Doll trilogy and ends with one hell of a cliffhanger. Book 2 is out 5 Feb.

*Book one of a duet*When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple. Keep her grades up and her head down; the last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty.Her plan gets off to a rocky start when the mysterious man that almost kills her on her first day turns out to be Cain's eldest son. As far as she's concerned, Alex Corbeau-Green is a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful facade.Loneliness has been Ophelia's only dependable companion for years, but when anonymous threats and mysterious occurrences start to haunt her time at Sorrowsong, she wonders if she really can survive there on her own.Between being paired together for a project and ending up as each other's alibi for a murder, avoiding Alex becomes increasingly impossible. She begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior.Tormented by a malicious stalker and growing closer to Alex, Ophelia's desperation for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to pull the trigger on Cain now that she knows the family it'll split into two?__________Dark Academic Romance - Hate to Love - Slow Burn - University Setting - Murder and MysteryThis work is dark in places and contains several triggers throughout. Please heed the warnings before reading.

To Become A King Of The Underworld At Long Last, William Must Resist An Irresistible Beauty—or A Curse Will Ensure His End… A Merciless Prince Feared By All… Cursed By A Vengeful Witch, William Of The Dark Will Die If He Ever Falls In Love—murdered By The Woman Who Steals His Heart. His Lone Shot At Redemption Is A Book Filled With Indecipherable Code. Break The Code, Break The Curse. Now, Centuries Later, He’s Condemned To A String Of One-night Stands…until He Finds The Only Woman In The Worlds Able To Set Him Free. A Rare Creature Of Myth And Power… One Of The Last Living Unicorn Shifters, Sunday “sunny” Lane Works From The Shadows As A Cryptanalyst, On The Run From Assassins And Poachers. Then The Darkly Seductive William Abducts Her, Holding Her Captive In Hell. The Closer They Get, The More She Hungers For His Touch…and The Stronger A Mystical Desire To Kill Him Becomes… But Which Desire Will Prove Stronger—lust Or Death? And Who Will Give In First?

Now with beautiful emerald green sprayed edges and a never-before-seen bonus chapter!From BookTok sensation J. T. Geissinger comes Carnal Urges, a sexy-as-sin dark romance about a powerful mafia king who kidnaps the one woman who will threaten to bring him to his knees.Carnal (adjective):1) Relating to the pleasures of the body2) Given to sensual indulgence3) The man who kidnapped meThe devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep.He blames me for starting a war. Consorting with his enemies. Getting his men killed. Though I’m innocent on all charges, he wants his pound of flesh. With an eye on revenge, he makes me his captive.But as we'll both soon discover, there are more powerful urges than that for revenge.When the devil meets his match but she’s his sworn enemy, that’s when the real war begins.Queens and Monsters Reading Order:Ruthless CreaturesCarnal UrgesSavage HeartsBrutal Vows

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes a spellbinding tale set in the Immortals After Dark universe: the story of a demon king trapped by an enchantress for her wanton purposes—and the scorching aftermath that follows when he turns the tables and claims her as his captive.His obsession…Sabine, Sorceress of Illusions: the evil beauty who surrenders her body, but not her heart.Her downfall…Rydstrom Woede: the ruthless warrior who vows to keep her at all costs.They were never supposed to want each other this much...With each smoldering encounter, their shared hunger only increases. If they can defeat the sinister enemy that stands between them, will Sabine make the ultimate sacrifice for her demon? Or will the proud king lay down his crown and arms to save his sorceress?

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.

Love hurts, and no one knows it better than Georgina Kincaid. If she so much as kisses Seth Mortensen, the shy, sexy writer she's been dating, she'll drain his life force. Admittedly, the shapeshifting and immortality perks of a succubus are terrific, but it's completely unfair that a she–demon whose purpose is seduction can't get down with the one mortal who accepts her for who she is . . .It's not just her personal life that's in chaos. Doug, Georgina's co–worker at a local bookstore, has been exhibiting bizarre behavior, and Georgina suspects something far more demonic than double espressos. She could use an assist from Bastien, an irresistibly charming incubus and her best immortal friend, but he's giving Georgina some highly distracting come–hither vibes. Georgina is going to have to work solo on this one—and fast, because soon, Doug's life won't be the only one on the line . . ."Compulsively readable."—Rachel Caine"No other succubus will do!"—Vicki Pettersson"A delicious treat for Georgina fans!"—Kat Richardson"If damnation is this fun, sign me up!"—Lilith Saintcrow

Raised as a prototype for the Georgian Bratva's obedience drug, 221 fails to think, act, or live for himself; he's his master's perfectly-crafted killing puppet. Standing at six-foot-six, weighing two-hundred-and-fifty pounds, and unrivaled in to-the-death combat, 221 successfully secures business for the Georgian Mafiya Boss of NYC, who rules 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...