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Always calm, gracious, and collected Salene DeLeon's perfectly mapped out life-plan has come to a crashing halt. With no money and nowhere to go Salene finds herself standing at the door of her worst enemy with all that is left of her worldly possessions. From the moment Salene and Gabriel Breslin met, tempers flared and hate burned deep, Salene’s fierce independent aura directly clashed with Gabriel’s misogynistic arrogance. Desperate to get her life back together Salene will have to endure a man who is cold as ice. The minute Salene walked through his door with that sharp tongue and ...

The flame of life within Nadira is fading. Everyone around her only wants to use her, slowly tearing away her hopes for the future. Only the dark whispered promises emanating from her grandmother's necklace give her hope. The trapped djinn promises freedom in exchange for his own. Every instinct tells her to turn away, to throw the necklace and that purring voice as far away from her as possible, but his whisper is the only glimmer of light shining in the darkness of her life. But if she lets him go, will he do the same? ◆◆ Author's Note: I hope you enjoy “Releasing the Djinn,” my ...

Young and innocent Raven Gables was strictly off limits, a fact Creed Lyons made sure to remind every surrounding male—including himself. Keeping her at arm's length Creed was content to watch the young beauty from afar, but cruel fate always found a way to laugh in his face. From the moment Creed arrived to rescue her, Raven knew the taciturn soldier covered in tattoos would change her life forever. Over the years he had become more than just a proxy “uncle” in her eyes, he was the dark-eyed man that haunted her dreams. The question was, would Creed ever see more than just a ...

The remote woods of Oregon. A desperate young woman. And a mean-tempered recluse. Standing alone in the middle of the Oregon woods, Alessia Conners was officially out of options. With no money, no family, and no friends to turn to Alessia has little hope of escaping the predator in her home without doing something--drastic. All she wanted was a safe place to call home. With a tent and some camping gear, she is determined to find refuge and a new start to life in the peaceful woods of Oregon. There was something in his woods, something that didn't belong. Jax Beranek is a rugged, mean ...

After her mother's untimely death, finishing school was no longer an option for Christelle DeMelo. A chance job offering led her into the cruel hands of Alexei Petrov. On the outside, the stoic Russian appeared to be a normal wealthy businessman who needed a maid to keep up with his particular demands. However, Christelle knows the real man, the monster in an expensive suit. Her and her infant brother's livelihood depend on the tall amber eyed criminal who wants nothing more than her complete obedience. From the moment he laid eyes on her Alexei had every intention to possess his innocent ...

He saw their rules. Knew them. But they wouldn't invite him in. Wouldn't let him play. So he was here to break them. ♥♥Warning: This book contains dark elements. Pleas read TW inside the book. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book does have a HEA.♥♥

Roman Mashir was the man that stepped out of shadowed corners wearing a smile. Cruelty and laughter were synonymous in his world. Roman was the devil who caught your gaze and grinned back at you in your nightmares. Fear was what he liked to see, expected even—bright eyed infatuation was not. Rahina Chopra was persistent, annoying, naïve, and beyond foolish. While she danced happily in moonlight he was the devil who aimed his sights and pulled triggers. She had no business fluttering carelessly into his world, he had made too many enemies, laughed in the face of one too many dying men to ...

Longing to escape her mundane life of prayer and chores, Ishtar dreamed of adventure far from the stone walls of the remote monastery. Different from the rest of the aging nuns, she spent her life pretending not to be affected by curious stares caused by her unique looks, but when a demon king saves her from an attack, she found herself captivated by his piercing gaze. A demonic king with unmistakable power, Suros commanded an elite army of trained warriors dedicated to their king and his every command. After years of searching for her, Suros was prepared to do whatever it takes to have her...

During a city-wide blackout and severe snowstorm, two strangers have no choice but to stick close together. Optimistic and naive Lasette DeLeon was trapped, scared, and alone with a man she knew nothing about. But one thing was certain, she needed him to make it through the night alive. Guided by his strength and grim tenacity she followed the silent man into the cold darkness. With a magnet for trouble by his side, Dorian Fields' primary concern was to get them to warmth and safety because with every step they took on the cold dark streets they realized it wasn't just the steadily dropping...

Their paths were never supposed to cross. But her brother made a costly mistake. The first time he saw her, he wanted her. The next time, he was obsessed. He should’ve left her alone. He watched her. He followed her. He infiltrated her life. It was supposed to be one night. Just one night for payback. But one taste was his undoing. He would never let her go. ♥♥♥Ensnared is the fourth standalone book in the Mafia Romance series. Each book is a standalone with a HEA. This is a spicy-SLOW BURN, Dark Mafia, enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance, which features scenes of a violent ...

Abandoned by her mother. Forced out of her home. Rejected by her so called "uncle." It was safe to say life wasn't looking so great. Fine. Sapphire didn't need them anyway. She would survive this crappy small town and endure the stares from the locals just until graduation, and then she was out of here and never looking back. That was the plan, until they saw her. The Heathens. Rough, violent, and ruthless, they laid claim to the town. They were fearless. Brutal. Unstoppable. Giving her no choice, they pulled her into their world, telling her it was for her own good. She was prepared to ...

She was back, back to where it all started… …but more importantly she was within his grasp--and this time he wasn't letting go. Zachariah Waatese watched as his first and only love walked back into town trying to pretend she had forgotten him, trying to treat him like a stranger. But he could see from the nervous way she bit her lip, or how the thrash of her pulse reached his sensitive ears--that she remembered. This time things were different. With no protective family standing in the way to whisk her to safety--she was all his. Something had called her back. Back to the small coastal ...

They were friends. She was like family. Dammit, they were just friends…right? Maritzia DeLeon has been Cade's best friend since the day he moved into her family's apartment building in middle school. Accepted into the fold of her big family, they grew up together running around the streets of The Bronx like they owned them. It took shipping off to the army for seven years to realize just how golden those years were by her side. But now he was back, and though some things have changed their friendship hasn’t—right? She was like family. Yet with every caught stare and lingering look ...

Gideon Lattimore was the town's all-star prince. Mr. Perfect, who gave out gleaming smiles and wicked winks--and he was Jade's hero. From the moment she met him, they had been inseparable. For Jade, Gideon was everything: he was her self-proclaimed protector, her best friend, and her family. Living in a beautiful, sleepy town by the ocean surrounded by family and friends, their sparkling futures were all mapped out. She would graduate high school and attend the same college as him, and maybe one day, she would even get over her secret crush. For now, though, life was simply perfect, and ...

"When everything was at its darkest, he came into her life and rescued her." Mikhail saved the girl from sleeping on the streets. Her bright smile was a violent contrast to the lethal darkness in his life. What should have been days under the same roof somehow turned into years. She was only ever supposed to be a small distraction, but the years passed and stole the young girl with the grateful smile leaving him with something worse. Someone older, someone soft and tempting. She thought he didn't know. She thought he couldn't feel how her eyes tracked his movements or how her forbidden ...