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  I use words like sweet venom to deter others from climbing my walls. I can’t let anyone see all the broken and jagged bits of my soul because they’ll never understand. I have lost so much of myself in the hands of monsters who only wanted to cause pain and destruction in the wake of their power. Amongst the chaos, I never expected them to rebuild me using the very wall I used to shield myself away from the world with. Can we survive the fall, or were we always doomed to be lost in the wreckage? COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review This is Gianna's story. We met her in Merciful Vow, book two in this series. After the tragic e...

  Scottie Price just started a new job, and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married. In an effort to impress her boss, Scottie mentions her non-existent husband in a company meeting. But eagle-eyed Chad points out her lack of wedding ring. Panicked, Scottie creates a story about her unhappy marriage. Unfortunately for Scottie, her boss has a solution - a one-on-one session with the best marriage counsellor in the Northeast, who happens to be her boss's husband. With no way out of her lie, Scottie agrees to see him. Frantic, she calls in help from her best friend who sets her up with his brother, an improv-obsessed millionaire. Enter Wilder Wells. More than happy to take on the job, he teaches Scottie the main rule of always say yes. But the rule backfires during the session when Wilder signs them up for an eight-day summe...

  You'll love this book if you enjoy: 🖤 Spicy Taboo Rom Com 🌊 Reverse Age Gap ✨ Love after Loss 🕛 Older Heroine (46) 🖤 Sexual Exploration 🌊 MF, MFM, MM, FF, MF + MF ✨ LGBTQ Rep 🕛 HEA 🖤 Single POV Tragedy struck when I least expected it, leaving me a widow in what was supposed to be the prime of my life. With my daughter away at college, I withdrew further—becoming a reclusive version of myself. The quietness of my big empty house was suffocating, my only form of solace being the rhythmic laps I repeated each day in my pool. Day after day, I remained frozen in time, while the world moved on without me. Until…a year later, at forty-six, two young, handsome men came into my life who were more than willing to help me embark on a steamy journey of self-awakening. I found myself eager to watch and learn…to explore exactly what they were offering. And before long, I was diving deep into more than just the water of my pool. My time with them taught me everything I needed to see that...

  I put him in prison, and now he is out. My brother’s best friend is going to take his revenge, and I will be at his mercy. Sometimes, the most dangerous man can be the sweetest reprieve. Will our past consume us, or will this be our dark reckoning? COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review I have to admit that thus far this book is my favorite in this series. Yes, there is still steamy scenes, but they are few and far between. Which in a way, I liked this a lot as it allowed the storyline to shine more.  Once Nilah realized that Gus was not out for revenge against her, she could relax and give into him. I loved the way they ...

  The guy I just met at the mansion I inherited from a complete stranger? He's drop dead gorgeous. Sexy. And rude with a Capital R. Turns out he's not the hot gardener as I wrongly assumed. He's not only a famous rock star who grew up in the house, he's also ready to fight for it. And being both hot-headed and Irish, he's going to fight hard and dirty. I'm not moving out. Full Stop. But neither is he. So we agree on some simple rules. We'll play roommates for a while. What could possibly go wrong? Living together with an Irish Hothead will surely cause a major storm. Let's hope bracing that storm won't turn into a hurricane. My Review I enjoyed this book a lot. The witty banter between Patrick and Lori is what really hooked me. They were throwing out some sharp barbs. Patrick loved to get under Lori's skin and push her buttons. It made for hilarious moments.  Yet, this was all the part of the romantic buildup. Just if you had told this to Lori an...

  Book 1 of 2: Armas Locas Series BLURB// Survival  is more than living. It is a  desire , a  will , something that  burns  so deep in one’s  soul … Raella is celebrating her fortieth birthday. Her husband, Brian, has decided to take her on a vacation to celebrate the memorable birthday, thus ruining all her birthday plans. She decides to take a solo excursion, only to find herself at the mercy of the Armas Locas, one of the most dangerous and influential Mexican cartels in the area. She becomes the prized possession of their leader, and the prime obsession of their second in command. Can she find a way to survive the emotional entanglement, the physical harassment, and sexual urges of two seriously powerful men and still manage to free herself? If she cannot survive, none of the women taken have a chance at freedom, because they’ve all been lost to the chains of evil. Segundo is second in the Armas Locas cartel. When Raella is brought in, he knows, de...