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  A prisoner. Forced to endure unspeakable evils. A victim. Beaten and broken. Used and abused. A sister. Submitting if only for her sake. Salvation is Created. A single line that changes everything. A woman. With nothing to lose. An empty shell. Except for her rage. A short story on feminine rage. This is a companion to the Fractured Puppets series. It is an MFM. My Review I really enjoyed this short story. It may be short, but it packs a punch. Having read Cut Her Strings and Drop His Mask, the other books in the Fractured Puppets world, I appreciated this book more. Not really necessary but I would read this book between the two. There is a particular scene in this book that ties to Cut Her Strings. In fact, reading this book renewed my interest to go back and re-read Cut Her Strings. Sofia endures a horrific ordeal. Yet, I love that she did not lose her fighting spirit. She got her revenge. The appearance of Viktor and Niko are great. I want more of these three. I can't wait to...

  Nothing says best friends forever like a pregnancy pact... Being a widow is the best thing that’s ever happened to Gwen. Except to keep her game store, she needs a baby–specifically, an heir. She must be rolling with advantage though, because her gargoyle best friend just happens to be her dead husband’s half brother. Keeping things platonic will be hard, but after her critical fail with her first husband, can she trust her own insight? Between leading his group through untold perils in the dungeon and helping friends navigate their own issues, Gabe’s usually rolling high on intellect… but his lifelong feelings for Gwen had always left him rolling low. Charisma has never been his highest stat, but does Gabe have the initiative to show Gwen that he's worth risking her heart? He can certainly try. Two best friends, the adventure of a lifetime, and one pregnancy pact with a deceptively low difficulty rating. Will they be able to add +1 to their party and their hearts, or have they b...

  Fifteen years ago, I severed ties. I walked away from the nightmare that was my family name. I started over, built a life for myself. But when a woman I could never have needed me, I did the only thing I could. I embraced my name and the darkness that came with it. Now I’m back, running the bloody business inherited through generations of Ludovico’s. Murdering, corruption… every day I’m back my soul becomes blacker with each sin. Until her. Nina belongs to me now, after being kept a prisoner in her father’s gilded cage. She’s beautiful, perfect, and too innocent for the terrors of my past. But that won’t stop me from making her mine in every way. My Review As soon as the story started and I read of the betrayal Giovanni's grandfather did to him, I felt for him. I felt an instant connection to Giovanni. Then when I met Nina and learned of her back story, that same instant connection was there as well.  It is always a good sign when I can connect to the characters fairly early...

  Ziggy I should have known my scientifically-minded, superpowered Earthling would find a way to permanently attach himself to my borrowed heart. Since Micah Salah  is  the most impressive creature in all the galaxies. He’s my stellar collision, my babygirl, my equal in all things, and the only one who truly knows me and all my secrets. Well… most of them. There’s a secret I’ve been hiding from my mate—an unexpected desire for  more  in this relationship that I am in  no  rush to bring to a session with Dr. Micah. Unfortunately, our quick rescue mission has turned into protecting a mysterious child while evading enemies we can’t seem to identify. To add insult to this glorified babysitting assignment, I find myself growing  attached  to the tiny intruder, further complicating the emotions I’ve been doing my best to ignore. Breathe, Ziggy. It will all be over soon enough. — Micah Ziggy Andromeda is acting squirrely. Squirrelier than usual, tha...

  There are four different volumes of these charity anthologies. I read the following stories from volume two and four.   Vibes by H.N. DeFore Wiccan beliefs and mentions of witchcraft,
Sentient object romance,
Cursed men,
Unique revenge plot,
 Open door sex (for all the smutty goodness), CLIFFHANGER ending with a HFN femme revenge plot, and a romance plot coming in the fall of 2025 I am already a fan of H.N. I love her books. This short story is sinfully delicious. Um, like I am going to need more as I need to know what happens to  Iris and Lachlan. Does Lachlan finally learn his lesson and what about the other men.  Doe Eyed by Karlee Berrios Doe Eyed contains graphic material, including explicit violence and gratuitous smut.  It contains possibly triggering content, specifically violence and murder (he deserves it), allusion to more murder, and brief mentions of rape and assault. Doe Eyed does not include any graphic on-page sexual violence, but it ...

  It was just a joke. Just A prank call. After surviving a miserable week with my family, I needed something to lift my spirits. My two best friends thought a late-night movie binge—one of those stupid, loud ones we used to have as teenagers—was the answer. Reluctantly, they talk me into revisiting our old prank call habit. After all, what could possibly go wrong? It’s all fun… until it isn’t. It’s all harmless… until it isn’t. The moment he picks up, I know something’s off. He doesn’t just play along—he seems to know exactly what we’re doing. Before he hangs up, he promises me he’ll give me what I’m looking for. He says I want attention, and he knows just what kind. When my friends leave, I should be alone. But I’m not. And now, I prank calls have consequences. No, You Hang Up  is a standalone, MF dark romance. It is  extremely  dark, with many themes and ‘games’ many readers may not enjoy. It does contain a  Happily Ever After  and does not end on a cliff...

  In this steamy age-gap, forbidden-love cowboy romance for fans of Lyla Sage, Bailey Hannah, and Elsie Silver, a free spirit finds herself working for a former pro bull rider... who has secrets behind those ocean-deep eyes. Being hired by a ranch for the summer sounds picture-perfect, right? Except your new boss looks a whole lot like every fantasy and daydream you’ve ever had come to life—oh, and he’s already accidentally seen your favorite ‘toy’. I’ve always been the hyper-independent free spirit. Sage Maloney, the wild child. The eldest daughter, with my heart locked away safely out of sight. I had a summer of fun ahead of me. Only, I didn’t count on a former pro bull rider to stride into my life. Beau Heartford. The much older cowboy with a mustache to go weak at the knees for. He’s a whole package of temptation. Someone who lures me in with glimpses of what it might be like to let my guard down… to be taken care of. My married boss. Summer days rapidly turn scorching in this ...

  You'll love this book if you enjoy: ❤️‍🔥 dark romance ❤️‍🔥 stalker ❤️‍🔥 serial killer ❤️‍🔥 second chance  ❤️‍🔥 twisted and f'd up There was a girl in the corner. She saw what they did to me and I saw what they did to her. Except when the lights were off and when they put us in confinement. I was 16 and I don't know how old she was. We couldn't talk; we couldn't even look at each other. That would lead to punishment. I was punished a lot because I had to see if she was there. There were dozens of us and yet at night, it was only her that helped me sleep in that nightmare of a boarding school. They thought I was bad when they sent me there... little did they know the monster they created. I didn't know her name, but I knew who ran the school.  Years later and with blood on my hands, I got my revenge planned years ago when I was only a child. Then I found a name. Her name. If you thought they fucked me up, you should see what happened to her. M...

  “He’d always had this in him. This rage. This fierce, insane drive to protect the people he loved. And I didn’t care. F*ck me, I liked it.” Amelia’s back in her childhood town ready for a fresh start. After quitting a successful job in Manchester and dumping her ‘perfect’ boyfriend, she’s happy to be done with drama. But a passionate run in with Michael Bane – the guy, the sexy bad boy she obsessed over for years – leaves Amelia spinning. In school, Michael was popular and gorgeous… but also cruel, angry, and he hated Amelia. And now? Well, he’s Michael Bane. Devastatingly attractive, running a successful finance firm, and still the man every girl wants. Aimee may be home, but she’s determined to leave the high-school cliques and childish popularity contests in the past. The town, however, seems to have other plans. Just as Amelia thinks she might finally get her guy, she’s forced to question if he’s actually changed at all. And then he turns up asking for help. He’s in trouble. ...

  Milli thinks she’s an average girl, living a below average life. Her last four years in the small town of Anvil, Virginia have been mediocre at best. She didn’t recall her life before her accident, the one that left her with amnesia. In fact, Milli was just the name the hospital nurse had given her. With her simple job, her crappy landlord, and her even crappier boyfriends, she’s been left wondering if this is all there is, if this is all there would ever be… Then things begin to change. First, a pack of wolves trail her through the woods, then she literally has a bat in her belfry. Her once humdrum life is soon topsy-turvy and brimming with all manner of nocturnal creatures. In the middle of this supernatural chaos, a little demon arrives, eager to tell her she is so much more than what she has come to believe. Inside her lies incredible, unimaginable power; she merely needs to rediscover it. Better yet, there are two beings who have been looking for her. For years upon years, o...

  Their love was forged in shadows. Now the darkness wants to tear them apart. Aaron Jones was never meant to fall in love. Especially not with Dr Kenneth Lyons, not only his professor but also the criminal psychologist who helped profile his parents. But Kenny sees through his defences, kisses past the pain, and touches him like he’s precious. Their affair is illicit, addictive, and laced with secrets, and Aaron can’t stay away. Even when he knows it could ruin them both. Kenny built his life on discipline and distance, maintaining the careful balance between his dark fascinations and the polished mask he wears for the world. But Aaron shatters all of it. He’s beautiful, reckless, and far too dangerous to want. Kenny’s already too far gone, having crossed every line. And now he’ll burn the world to keep him. But someone wants to tear them apart. A new predator is lurking in the shadows. One who knows the darkest corners of Aaron’s past, the secrets he keeps even from Kenny. And th...

  Steal back a lost painting and risk the wrath of a powerful mafia boss? Yup, I did that.  In the seductive and shadowy underworld of Venice, one man rules with an iron fist. Ruthless mafia boss. King of Venice. Antonio Moretti. I stole his priceless masterpiece, intent on returning it to the museum it was stolen from.  And Antonio caught me. But the mob boss isn’t a stranger. Ten years ago, when I wandered the docks of Venice the night after I buried my parents, he was the stranger who emerged from the shadows to protect me. I should be afraid of him. I’m not. I should stay away from him. I don’t. And so I’m drawn into his dangerous world… But Antonio isn’t interested in hurting me. No, what he wants is  far more terrifying. He wants everything. All my broken jagged pieces. And it turns out that all those years I pined for my fairy tale rescuer…Antonio Moretti, dark and ruthless mafia boss, king of Venice… Was waiting for me. My Review Antonio and Lucia's first int...

  My past is best kept hidden. Buried deep inside so I can keep up my disguise. My mask. My veil hiding my truth from the rest of the world. But as hard as I try to protect my new partner from the truth,  he eventually breaks down my walls,  forces himself into my heart, and drives us both crazy with need. Want. Desire. Our passion is fueled by destruction. Our chemistry interferes with our every move. Defeated by my growing love for him, my mystery soon starts to reveal itself.  But there is one secret I don’t tell him. One truth I try to keep hidden. There is only one problem. He’s just as broken as me. And together, we just might meet our end. My Review I loved this book when I read it. Yet, getting to listen to the audiobook, is a next level experience! The narrators, Bradley Ford and CJ Bloom did amazing bringing the voices Dylan and Brittany. A must listen! This book is a good conclusion to this series. If you have read all the books in this series like I hav...