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All the twisted games are back as Devil's Night returns in this dark romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. Buried in the shadows of the city, there's an abandoned hotel called The Pope, surrounded by a mystery about the hidden twelfth floor and the guest who never checked out. Banks knows the local legend, but Kai believed the myth around the hotel. He and his friends think they know her, think they can scare her, but Banks knows something they don't. Even though she struggles to hide everything she feels when Kai looks at her, the person he seeks is much closer than he'll ever realise. She'll never reveal her secret. This Devil's Night, Kai will be the hunted one. But Banks doesn't understand what Kai had to turn into to survive three years in prison. He wants the hotel, its guest and his life back. But the more he's around Banks, the more Kai realises this new version of himself is exactly who he was meant to be. Kai's seen her hideaway. It's time for Banks to see his. **Hideaway is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is suitable for ages 18+**

An Enemies-to-lovers Standalone Once Upon A Cold, Dark Night, A Russian Killer Stole Me From An Alley. I’m Dangerous, But He Is Lethal. I Escaped Once. He Won’t Let Me Do It Twice. The Revenge Is His. The Betrayal Is Mine. But So Are The Lies To Protect The Ones I Love. We’re Cut From The Same Twisted Cloth. Both Merciless. Both Damaged. In His Embrace, I Find Hell And Heaven, His Cruelly Tender Touch Destroying And Uplifting Me At Once. They Say A Cat Has Nine Lives, But An Assassin Has Just One. And Yan Ivanov Now Owns Mine.

?"Snow White waited for the prince. You'll be the one saving yourself in this story." Last Jesse heard, Roman "Bane" Protsenko, naked surfer and habitual pothead, was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why she's more than a little surprised to find him at her door, looking for her friendship, her services, and most puzzling of all--looking humbled. Her scarred heart calls to his, but Jesse is on a boycott. Literally. After all she's been through, she's cut boys from her life permanently. The problem is, Bane is not a boy. He's all man, and she's falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies. Because to Bane, Jesse Carter--hot as hell, cold as ice--is just a means to an end. He made a deal with her oil tycoon stepfather, and she's collateral, a plaything for him to kill some time with on his path to power. She might be one tough nut to crack, but Bane has the teeth for it. At least, until he finds that inside her damaged shell, Jesse has claws, too. And when she digs them in deep under his skin, Bane is no longer sure who he really is...or if he ever wants to let her go.

JENNY... I was a lost girl, a child bride. Now, to most people I appear to be just an average college student. They would never guess my strange history. But secretly I'm still held down by my past. I cannot bring myself to trust men. So why do I find myself drawn to the most dangerous one of all? I already know the answer. Oversexed, foul-mouthed and ten years my senior, he should have been my nightmare. Instead he's my fantasy.... DECK... How many women have I ruined? Hell if there's any point in counting. Only once did I ever do something unforgiveable and the consequence crushed my soul. Maybe that's why I remain here; in the barren desert wasteland occupied by the worst of my degenerate family. It's a prison I've inflicted on myself. Into this purgatory walks Jenny; wide-eyed, innocent, little more than a girl. No one decent should want a thing to do with me. I told her that. She didn't listen. *Warning: Includes explicit language and sexual situations intended for audiences aged 18 years and over.

"THE OUTLANDER meets THE BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD, anyone?"Prepare for an amazing series finale that will leave you breathless, praised as:"Amazing series!" by Amanda Catoe - Assassin reviewer.From the acclaimed author of New York Times,USA TODAY, Top 100, and #1 Dark Fantasy bestsellers, Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes a captivating conclusion that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A #2 Historical Fantasy bestselling series!Follow Ulric as he relentlessly pursues Adahy, Elise, and Jim through the treacherous pathway, threatening their very existence. Meanwhile, Calia struggles to reunite with her family amidst the looming threat of the Tree Men and the uncertainty of her future with Philip.As forces gather for a calculated assault to thwart the Rite of the Select and assert Ulric's dominance, Jim faces a pivotal moment that compromises his future. Adahy, Philip, and the females seek refuge in the trees, only to discover that violence and turmoil follow them even in this sanctuary.Can Jim find a way to regain his natural form and return to earth, or will he be forever tied to the Tree? Will Calia and Philip overcome the obstacles threatening their happiness, or will Vaughn's relentless pursuit shatter their hopes? Find out today - downloadThe Dark Savage.Tropes: Abduction, New Adult Romance, Alpha Hero, Angsty, Anti-Hero, Band of Brothers, Bully, Captivity, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-lovers, First Love, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Poly (3+ people), Protector, Romantic Suspense, Scars, Slow Burn, Stalker, Survival, Taboo, Tortured Past, Touch Her And Die, Tragic, Vengeance, V-card Hero, Why Choose, dark fantasy, paranormal romance, dystopian, underworld, True Blood, Blade, bounty enforcer, near-future world, dangerous underworld, unexpected alliances, survival, unputdownable journey, conflicting choices, complex game, opposing forces, gripping narrative, danger lurks, unexpected alliances, key to survival

"There's a moment when it comes to amazing books... where you realize that the book you're reading completely and irrevocably owns you... [Surviving Raine] has that moment." - Ash the Book Snob As the captain of a schooner catering to the elite on the Caribbean Seas, Sebastian Stark does his best to avoid any human encounters. Interacting with people isn't his thing, and he prefers the company of a bottle of vodka, a shot glass, and maybe a whore. There's no doubt he's hiding from a checkered past, but he does well keeping everything to himself... ...until the night his schooner capsizes, and he's stuck on a life raft with one of the passengers. Raine's young, she's cute, and Bastian would probably be into her if he wasn't suffering from alcohol withdrawal. As the days pass, DTs, starvation, and dehydration become the norm. Even the most closed person starts to open up when he thinks he's going to die, but when she realizes their traumatic pasts are connected, it's no longer the elements that have Bastian concerned. He has no idea how he's going to Survive Raine. "Shay Savage's website almost cockily proclaims that she writes "Fiction with Teeth". HA! Nothing cocky about the truth, my friends. I guarantee, that is maybe the *only* accurate way to sum up the dark, unsettling, exciting, unapologetic, fascinating, shocking, frank, graphic, primal, crude, sexy, at times horrific, consistently compelling experience that is Surviving Raine!!" -Elizabeth (Sweptawaybyromance.com) There are moments in Surviving Raine that will make you laugh, make you cry, and make your heart (and other parts) clench. This is one you will definitely want to put on your TBR list! -Kassie and Lauren (fics2flicks.com)

A beautiful fugitive. A hot bodyguard. A high-stakes game of temptation. For Nasir, former Special Ops military man and bodyguard, his new job seems like an easy-money gig: trail a Russian mobster's runaway wife in Mexico, enjoy the sun, observe, and report. Just one rule: don't get too close. But it's all Naz can do not to watch the alluring dancer's every move. A closer look is irresistible--especially when she's in trouble. Evalina escaped to the island getaway to live an untraceable life--as far away from the past as she can get. But Eva can't ignore the dark, muscled stud who rescues her from a drug gang. He says he's an ex-cop on vacation. When providence throws them together time and again, Eva thinks it's all a beautiful coincidence. Now she's giving in to a strange new sensation: trust. But Naz has a mission to accomplish and a secret to keep. Eva has her share of secrets, too. And as the heat flares between them, Naz knows that trust could become the most dangerous impulse of all.

The world is ash, destroyed, and now controlled by Strangers. Survivors live in constant peril. But in the heart of Envy, resistance grows . . . Somehow Bruno "Fence" Washington survived the apocalypse—emerging from a Sedona cave into a strange and terrible new world . . . fifty years later. Now, scouring the ruined earth for answers about the malevolent Strangers, the former extreme sportsman encounters an Amazonian beauty who calls to his every desire, but whose secret could mean his end. Ana grew up in the ocean, diving far beneath the waves to the remnants of a world she never knew. Try as she might she can't resist the man who tempts her in ways she never knew possible . . . whose touch elicits truths she swore never to reveal. But the passion between them won't be denied even though it means facing a new evil rising up from the roiling waters to blanket the world in unending night.

He saved my mother’s life. Now, I owe him a debt. But I don’t even know who he is. Dante Langston is man of extreme wealth and privilege and just as much darkness. Our time together was supposed to be a one night stand. No names. No phone numbers. No other way to get in touch. But I keep going back to look for him. What I don’t yet know is that he already knows me. He has been watching and waiting. He needs to stay away to protect his secrets but he can’t. Neither can I.I’m addicted to his lips and his touch. He’s addicted to our shared pain. What happens when I find out the debt I owe is to him? What happens when I find out the other secrets that he is much more desperate to keep? From bestselling author Charlotte Byrd comes an intense romance about debts, lies and secrets and the extent to which people go for love.Dark Redemption is the second novel in the Dark Intentions series. It is a dark romance/romantic suspense about debt, lies, wealth, crime and family bonds. There is no cheating.

Explicit Instruction'I wouldn't do that if I were you.'Stranded and searching for a phone, Flick inadvertently walks into danger, and finds herself living in a nightmare. But an unexpected reprieve comes in the form of a stranger, a looming silhouette more terrifying than the evil that captured her. From him she learns that danger has an alias, Rushe. He is abrupt, crude, domineering...and her only hope for survival.With freedom a distant memory, Flick is reluctantly drawn into the criminal plot. As she descends further, her entanglement with Rushe becomes deeper. The adventure she started by accident threatens them; but Flick knows it's not only her life she is battling for, it's her heart as well.Explicit Detail'I make my own rules.'Integrating Flick into his life has given Rushe a new priority, to keep his woman where he wants her - safe and in his bed. But saving women who have no hope is a part of who he is, and it doesn't take long for the next job to seek them out.Rushe knows the rules, but Flick has never played the game from this side of the table before. Working in parallel, our couple go undercover to expose the crucial details of an intrigue that sinks deeper than they could have predicted.Ready to get her hands dirty, Flick wades in, relishing the challenge. Except danger closes in on her from all sides, and Rushe has his own cards to play. They have to learn to work together before the job drives them apart.But if their union is revealed, it could cost them their lives.Explicit Memory'There's no place for that here.'The past that they'd hoped to outrun has chased them down, and now it wants payback.To appease their debtors, they must delve into Rushe's own history. As they come face to face with the situation that brought them together in the first place, Flick learns more about the man who she's pledged her heart, and her body, to.When danger encroaches, Flick will resort to whatever measures are necessary to achieve their goal, but could that mean sacrificing their relationship?Warning: Contains explicit language and imagery.