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He's the love of her life... and the one man she can never have. Amelia Kade is ready to grow up. She’s loved the same man since she was young, and it’s time to let go of her hopeless childhood crush. Especially because he isn’t just any man—he’s her father’s best friend. Her godfather. Even if he did want her (which he absolutely doesn’t) their relationship is forbidden. Matis Moreau is ready for something new. He’s been running a kink club in Paris for the last thirty years, and it’s time to move on. The only problem is…he doesn’t have anything to move on to.

A Lord takes what he wants. But like anything else, even he can get greedy and betray his oath. That’s where Carnage comes in. A Spade brother runs their prison for those who have wronged their society. It just so happens to be where the Lords have sent me.

He never looked at me in high school. Not once. I was the secret —hidden after my mother’s murder, the only daughter of New York’s most feared mafia boss. I was told to be quiet and obedient. I’m neither. Matteo De Salvo was the only boy who ever rattled me. The boxer with a future. The one who got someone else pregnant and kept walking. Six years later, he’s a single dad and a champion; I run my father’s “legitimate” businesses and don’t hide anymore. I told myself I was over him —until the night I stormed a dive bar to save a friend's life…and saved Matteo instead.

I used her rebellion against her. She wanted out from under a ruthless father. The ink on her snow-pale skin, the way she stared me down —I took it all and turned it into leverage. I promised hate. I promised blood. Instead, I gave her a ring. Sasha Nikolayev was never meant to be mine. Wrong family, wrong culture, wrong war. But the first time I tasted her defiance, I knew I’d chain her to me with vows if I had to. Now our marriage is the most dangerous lie we tell. Enemies circle. Fathers scheme.

Welcome to Magnolia Falls! This charming and close-knit small town is home to five best friends who are more akin to brothers. Romeo, River, Kingston, Nash and Hayes may appear to be the guys from “the wrong side of the tracks,” but there isn’t a more loyal and protective group than this one. Follow along in the series as each of them navigates life, the bonds of friendship and finding love. The Magnolia Falls series by #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Pavlov is now available all in one box set! What’s included in the Magnolia Falls Series box set?

It was a terrible idea to agree to protect my enemy’s sister… The second she stepped out of her brother’s car, I knew she was a wildfire. Spitting mad and so stunning she stole my breath. She thinks her brother made a deal with the devil, and by working for me, she’s paying off his debt. She doesn’t know the real reason she’s here. Doesn’t know the danger that surrounds her. Soon, she realizes there is something sinister lurking in the shadows.

From author Jescie Hall comes this dark and demanding stalker romance that pushes all the boundaries of exploring sexuality while simultaneously exposing the harsh realities of organized religion.

My husband. My tormentor. The most notorious man in the city offers me a job. Act as his dead wife. Adrian Volkov isn’t the type of person who takes no for an answer. He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met. When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options. Go to prison or put myself under his wrath. I choose to have a roof over my head. What’s so hard about acting, right? Wrong. The moment I step into his wife’s shoes, everything spirals out of control. My only way of survival is through Adrian. Or is it?

Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl. Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings. Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented.

Brought to you by Penguin. From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE grumpy sunshine college romance. I made a terrible mistake. Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided. But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one. Creighton King is bad news with a...

It's been two years since Ophelia has seen the boy she loves. When a treaty was signed ending the war and lifting the curse on Mystique Warriors, Malakai left to attempt the sacred ritual known as the Undertaking. He never returned, and the Undertaking was forbidden. Ophelia's world crumbled around her. Since then, she has pursued a fruitless search for answers. When the deadly curse resurfaces only on her, Ophelia finds solace in the idea that when she dies, she may finally be reunited with her lost love. Then, a messenger appears, telling her that she alone may be the one to save her people.

Growing up, I knew my older brother’s best friend thought of me as “Logan’s kid sister”. For me, though, our next-door neighbor Colin felt like anything but a sibling. Whenever I spied on him through my bedroom window, as he banged away, shirtless, on his drum kit, I felt sensations inside me I’d never felt for my actual brother. But when we moved away and Colin’s band took off like a rocket, I knew my tweener fantasies would never become a reality.

Death once claimed me, stole the air from my lungs as I burned alive… only I didn't stay dead. Instead, I was returned to my past and back to a living hell. The Academy, where those who I believed were friends were actually foes. My enemies thought they could break me, but I proved them wrong. Two months ago, I was given a second chance, a second life. With it, I now wanted answers… and revenge. But something went wrong. Chaos is happening all around me.

A naughty enemies-to-lovers, single dad, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann … I’m the irresistible one. The man who always gets what he wants. Too bad the only woman I want is the one I can’t have. Dating apps can’t touch the dark and uninhibited desires I...

The Blackened Blade is the first in a new paranormal why-choose series. It's full of action, revenge, and five dark and damaged love interests that the FMC will not have to choose between. For mature listeners.

I'm the whispers in the dark you can't ignore. The bully you can't run away from. I'm the tormentor who makes your life a living hell. The villain you love to hate. I'm the vicious monster sleeping in the next room. The one who knows all your secrets. And I'll stop at nothing to make you pay.

Amara To the rest of the world, I'm broken. Unfixable. But when he looks at me, I know what he sees. A woman, not a doll. A fighter, not a victim. A survivor. Maybe, he sees underneath that. Maybe, just maybe, he sees what I was always born to be—a predator. They took my innocence from me...

Steele O’Brien is everything I hate in hockey players. He’s cocky, brooding, antagonistic. I played his game, learned his secrets. But that was before I found out he’s my new stepbrother.

Julian Kade hates everyone. But when a power outage traps him in a Paris elevator with sharp-tongued chef Freya Kapoor and charming street fighter Archer Wilde, an unexpected spark ignites between them. By the end of the twelve hours that follow, they’ve shared their darkest desires…and formed a bond none of them could have expected.

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I slept with your daughter but I had no clue. I swear, it was an innocent mistake! Well, okay, maybe it wasn.t so innocent . . . nor was it really a mistake, but I can explain! You see, I didn't plan on responding to the wrong-number text I received, but as a...