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  She saved me once. She probably doesn’t remember. I can’t forget her. Fourteen years ago, when we were small, I was starving. Not just my stomach rumbling, but hungry for kindness. For someone to look at me like I mattered. She did. Until she couldn’t look at me at all. I learned how to survive without being wanted in foster home after foster home. Holding on to my memories of her. Of how she saw me as more than  nothing . And now she’s back in my world. Bright. Successful. Untouched by the ruin that shaped me into the monster I am. I should stay away. Men like me don’t get women like her. But I’ve never been good at letting go. So I watch. And I wait. Telling myself it’s harmless. That loving her from the darkness is enough. Until I see  him . A face from our past. Someone who remembers what she did. And wants to make her pay for it. I have survived worse than him. I’m not afraid to abandon any remaining morals to keep her safe. My love for her was born in darkness and...

  A fake boyfriend. A killer family. And a deadly wedding. Maggie Hamilton comes from a long line of people paid to dish out death. Unfortunately, Maggie is a family failure. Age? Twenty-nine. Kill count?  Zero . When her father decides to marry her off to her psychotic ex at thirty, Maggie panics and hatches the world’s worst fake a relationship to buy herself some time. Enter Roman Ellis. Maggie's hot, grumpy neighbour and internet-famous 'celibacy' influencer. Little does he know that Maggie knows all about his secret life. She hears it all through her bedroom wall. He’s gorgeous, insufferable, and wouldn't look at her twice given the chance. But Maggie isn't giving him the chance; she's taking him home whether he likes it or not. They just need to make it through an eleven-hour drive to the Highlands for her father’s wedding. With Roman tied to the passenger seat, a suspicious stepmother-to-be who may or may not be poisoning the groom, and a stalker ex lurki...

  Cora Filling in for my sister was not my idea. She breaks her leg and needs me, as her twin, to stand in as a performer at The Loft, a club for deviants. The biggest problem--how can I entertain them when I've never even been touched? Ewen McGowan, the club's owner, makes me feel things I've always wanted to keep hidden. He draws my tears from me with the most exquisite care, makes my body crave more and more. I shouldn't want his pain. Ewen It's been so long since I've felt anything. Until she walks into my club. What starts as figuring out what was different about my employee turns into a dangerous game of obsession. Being away from her makes me burn, and I'll do anything to get close to her. Whether she's aware of it or not. The deeper my obsession with my little liar grows, the more I'll do to make her mine. Beneath the shadows, other danger lurks, threatening my club, family, and Cora. I need to find out who's threatening my organisation b...

  Will desire be their downfall? LOGAN I’m engaged to a woman who should be perfect for me. She’s smart, intelligent, and from a family that can bring huge expansion to my syndicate. There’s only one problem; it’s just a business arrangement. My fiancée loves another man, and I am falling head over heels for a woman who’s too young for me. I’ve got to shut it down before I’m in too deep and wreck the life I’ve been building up around me. But when she pursues me, desire pulls me toward her. Makes me want to worship her. Makes me need to possess her. VALENTINA It was never supposed to happen. Falling for the brooding, tattooed, older man. When he turns up on my cam site, it’s only supposed to be a bit of fun. But his filthy mouth pulls me in to wanting more. Then he shows up in my real world, unavailable and aloof. I’m done always being second best, and never getting what I want. So, I set out to make him mine. Whether he likes it or not. DARK DESIRES is a standalone mafia dark roman...

  Two women. One asylum. Deadly secrets. When nineteen-year-old Ginny’s mother abandons her at Wellard Asylum, she isn’t sick.  She’s pregnant . Behind the iron gates patients cower, the rules are broken, and the basement hides evils that would make monsters squirm. Ginny only has one keep her baby safe, no matter what. Nurse Nancy once believed hospitals were for healing the vulnerable. At Wellard, she’s learned to keep her head down while the powerful play god. That is, until Ginny shows up. Young, scared, and pretty, Ginny gets under Nancy’s skin fast. Protecting a patient means stepping out of orchestrated lines, and Nancy will be forced to choose where her loyalty lies. As storms gather, Ginny and Nancy are pulled into a tightening spiral of control, lust, and institutional cruelty. And sometimes, the only way out is to become the worst thing you can imagine. Dark, visceral and relentless, UNWELL is a psychological horror novel exploring the descent into the places we loc...

  I, Andrew Belmont, am desperately in love with the one man I can’t have. We’re rugby teammates. Our parents are married. And worst of all? He’s madly in love with his girlfriend. I’ve sat on the sidelines long enough watching their picture perfect relationship, but I’ve seen things others miss. The cracks in their adoration. The sticking plasters they use to hide their discontent. And when Jake confides in me, I can’t help but take my chance. My opportunity to insert myself between them in the guise of helping him keep Sarah. But I’m playing with fire. The closer I grow to him, the more I fall for them both. My world’s going to blow up in my face and I risk losing them both. Such a Dirty Girl is a dark and spice-filled MMF romance with cheating, blackmail and dark themes. My Review Jake and Sarah are boyfriend and girlfriend. They make a good couple, but their world get rocked with the addition of Drew. He is the DOM in the relationship. He broke through Sarah and Jake's reserves...

  A possessive professor. A college student with a secret. When forbidden attraction burns into obsession, nothing remains the same. Henry, a math professor, finds himself drawn into a dangerous relationship with Rebecca, a woman whose sweet face and teasing demeanour threatens to shatter every boundary he knows. As they spiral into power struggles, secret liaisons, and dark impulses, Henry must decide how far he is willing to go, and whether this whirlwind of a woman is worth losing everything he’s worked for. My Review If you like reading age gap/taboo steamy reads, you will want to download this book. It is sure to get you hot under the collar.  When Henry glanced at Bex the first time that she walked into his class, I felt his stare. Things from there quickly escalated. Henry is an obsessed stalker. The way that he snuck into Bex's room and "stole" an item of clothing from her. Um, hello Professor.  If you like your dark romances to be spicy, then you will enjoy this ...

  Alexander As soon as Alexander catches sight of his son's girlfriend, he wants her to be his. Consumed by an intense attraction, Alexander embarks on a mission to seduce the younger woman, even if it means stealing her from his son. Francesca Her summer fling is disappointing in every sense of the word; boring, selfish and distracted. When his enigmatic father arrives, older and experienced, she falls fast for the English charmer. But will the illicit summer fling end with nothing but heart break? My Review OMG. My fluttering heart. I loved this novella so much more than I ever expected. It was not about the spice. Yes, the spice is there and those scenes! Nope, it was the way Alex treated Francesca.  He was so uplifting and so supportive of her dreams. His son and her parents are all awful. They did not support Francesca. Every time that Alex would rave about the homemade treats that Francesca made, had my mouth watering.  With each new encounter that Alex and Francesc...

  Cora Filling in for my sister was not my idea. She breaks her leg and needs me, as her twin, to stand in as a performer at The Loft, a club for deviants. The biggest problem--how can I entertain them when I've never even been touched? Ewen McGowan, the club's owner, makes me feel things I've always wanted to keep hidden. He draws my tears from me with the most exquisite care, makes my body crave more and more. I shouldn't want his pain. Ewen It's been so long since I've felt anything. Until she walks into my club. What starts as figuring out what was different about my employee turns into a dangerous game of obsession. Being away from her makes me burn, and I'll do anything to get close to her. Whether she's aware of it or not. The deeper my obsession with my little liar grows, the more I'll do to make her mine. Beneath the shadows, other danger lurks, threatening my club, family, and Cora. I need to find out who's threatening my organisation b...

  EVA Being back in the small town of Coal's Lake was the last thing I wanted. My plan was simple, run my grandfather's bar long enough to pay off it's debts, then sell it and head back to London. It was a good plan. Until he walked through the door. Tall, dark and extremely odd. Making a deal to teach the adonis how to please a woman leaves me weak at the knees. He's hiding secrets will tear us apart. AMOR After eons in Olympus, I'm over it. My fascination with the mortals has reached an all time high and I strike a bargain to hang up my arrows and become human for a vacation. Bumping in to the angry woman who runs the bar leaves me reeling. My obsession with her leads to her teaching me the art of pleasure, little does she know that there's only on woman for me. Our time together is limited, but she doesn't know the real reason why; despite my inexperience, I'm the god of passion. My Review I enjoyed this novella. It is a very quick read. Cupid can vis...

  Cara has it A great Scottish boyfriend who attends college with her, an offer for a job pursuing her passion in Edinburgh when her degree is complete and an awesome best friend. What more could she want? There was only one thing that would make year end with a bang. Spending Christmas with her boyfriend Adam. Throwing caution to the wind, she decides to surprise him at his home in the Scottish Highlands when he returns for the winter break. Instead of joy, heartbreak greets her when she finds out that Adam has been withholding some major truths from her. Even worse? She gets snowed in with Adam's dad, Sebastian and his best friend Ellis. What's the worst that could happen? Theirs for Christmas is a short Christmas read where our heroine finds more than she bargained for in the depths of the Scottish Highlands. This book is an age gap holiday romance where Cara gets double the  fun. It  is part of the Twelve Days of Smutmas limited edition holiday romance collection...