Showing results for "thriller" in Literature & Fiction

We're not just broken, we're bonded. Pain carves our path. Obsession and darkness bind us. Love keeps us together. We both share trauma therapy can't fix. We're not just dangerous, we're deadly. And this time we'll bleed together. Call Me Freak Again is a dark stalker romance and psychological thriller. He's still possessive and just as deadly, but now the game has changed. This time, Dima and his Little Sparrow fight their demons together, even if it means unleashing new ones. This time, they aren't the prey– this time they're the predators.

When influencers Debbie and Amelia are invited on an exclusive, all-expenses-paid trip to a far-flung luxury resort, they think it’s their lucky day. Sun-drenched pools, designer shopping and heart-pounding quad bike adventures—what’s not to love? But they soon find out there’s more to the getaway than its Insta-worthy façade. At an isolated mansion in the middle of the desert, they're are offered the chance to take part in a sinister game. And as the real entertainment kicks off, they’re forced to ask themselves: just how far are they willing to go for money?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women comes the highly anticipated, heart-pounding thriller with twists you'll never see coming… 'Dark, twisty, and wildly addictive. Helpless is Jessica Knoll at her boldest and most unsettling’ JENEVA ROSE...

Jane is a woman used to looking out for number one but her Flower, Abeba, will change all that. When danger looms Jane will pull out all the stops to keep her Flower safe but she won't give up the person she's become. With a hitman on their trail, Jane will lead Abeba to a new life in Brooke's Hollow.

As a forensic psychologist, I thought I understood the shadows that lurk in the hearts of men. But when my peaceful home town is shattered by a string of gruesome murders, I find myself drawn into a web of intrigue and desire. The killer, dubbed the Christmas Reaper, taunts the town with macabre displays inspired by "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

It’s Christmas in New York City, and all antique shop owner Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and to save his floundering relationship with closeted CSU detective, Neil Millett. But when Snow’s Antique Emporium is broken into and a heart is found under the floorboards, Sebastian can’t let the mystery rest. He soon finds himself caught up in murder investigations that echo the macabre writings of Edgar Allan Poe. To make matters worse, Sebastian’s sleuthing is causing his relationship with Neil to crumble....

This is a similar theme to the "Ride or Die" hitchhiker standalones but due to the horror nature of this story, it's not linked to that series. But check them out if you want more hitchhiker stories! This dark horror hitchhiker traumance has EXTREME content. Full list of content warnings on LaurenBiel.com. Please listen responsibly!

Saying "don’t" around Jack Harrison always did lead him into dangerous grounds on London streets. But now someone knows Jack’s head inside and out, and they’re about to twist all perception and lead him into an underground depravity that nearly sent him down in his youth. As Jack slips further into a dark psychological minefield, only two men offer different paths back to sanity...it’s a fight to see who out of the three of them will survive long enough to find a way out of the vicious game played by someone known only as...the Unknown.

Two imbeciles, Twig and Rocky, escape from a mental institution and go on a murderous rampage. Twig is a foul-mouthed and perverted dwarf, and Rocky is a large man suffering from gigantism. Separately, they had always been mistreated and bullied, but together, they are unstoppable, unleashing chaos upon the scum and predators of society.

I'm not sure what’s real anymore. One minute, I’m living a perfectly mundane, comfortable life, and the next, I’m being married off to a man I’ve never met in a quickie ceremony, then whisked away to live in his creepy old mansion on a secluded estate. My new husband is dangerous and unpredictable. Sometimes he’s calm, and sometimes he’s chaos. It’s like his personality is fractured in two halves; I never know which side of him I’m going to get, and the constant looking over my shoulder is starting to take its toll.

Vasili Nikolaev. Dangerous. Deadly. And most of all, devastating. He’s the king of New Orleans. Ruler of the Russian mafia and my best friend’s oldest, mouthwatering brother. On Halloween night my last year in college, I gave him everything. My body. My heart. My soul. He burned it all to the ground with the first ray of dawn.

Savannah Imagine my surprise when the chance to interview the country's most notorious man on death row lands on my table. His final confession. It's too good of an opportunity to turn down. Robbie Hammond is old enough to be my father, a man condemned for the murder of at least fourteen women...

Three orphans grew up on the streets of Moscow among Bratva. Their experiences made them brothers. Their strength made them leaders. Three best friends on unforgettable summer vacation find more than they bargained for. Women from privileged American families pulled into a world they knew nothing about. Will these women see past their men’s violent beginnings and discover the honor within them?

Domenico Acerbi grew up ready to give his life for the Family. Ready to follow orders and exceed expectations. A proud man of honor. The last thing he wants to deal with is training the Don’s son for his future role within the organization. Lazy, annoying, spoiled, and as hot as a Sicilian summer, Seth Villani is no mafia material. But a man who could never become a threat might just be what Domenico needs.

It was all supposed to be about sex. A bit of fun. No one mentioned love.... When nothing is known of her, what will happen if her past returns? And if her secrets are revealed, who will pay?

He’s my dirty secret, one I don’t think I can hide much longer. Killian Callaghan has haunted my fantasies for years. Ever since we attended the Syndicate Academy. He’s sinfully gorgeous, covered in tattoos, and totally off limits. There’s too much bad blood between the Callaghan family and ours. Five years after our last encounter, he comes blazing back into my life. Killian turns up at my twenty-first birthday party. The chemistry between us had always been palpable, but now it sets an inferno alight in my soul. He tells me he’s done staying away. Screw the consequences.

Dr. Eliyah Conrad is damaged goods. Relentlessly tormented in her youth, it was enough to push her over the edge and into the darkness. Bent on revenge, she utilizes her connections with and the technology of the Femme Noir to serve her purpose: making those who tortured her when she was younger pay the ultimate Atonement for their transgressions.

'A tense action-packed thriller' Real People magazine 'A steamy tale of illicit passion with a fabulous twist' Best magazine What happens when an affair goes wrong? Find out in this addictive thriller, perfect for fans of Our House and Apple Tree Yard. ___________ How far would you go to protect...

Diana Fanning, aka the Professor, runs The Academy, the only genuine BDSM bar in Bangkok. She's the first person police colonel Apichat Weeranwongsakul consults when a bar girl turns up brutally murdered, tightly bound, with clamped nipples and every orifice stuffed with sex toys. The colonel figures the killer might be one of her customers. But he has his own secrets. He needs Diana to satisfy his shameful dreams of being beaten and abused.

I went a little insane getting used to my newly forged path as a demon. My consolation was having a taste of life once a year on Halloween to again be torn back to the fiery home I now had. The only way I could stay amongst the living was to get the soul of a full-blooded witch, and after years of searching I’d finally found one. The devil had jokes, but I’d have the last laugh this year.