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Once upon a time, there lived a girl named FallonĚýwho was taken far away from home shortly after she was born.Ěý
A home that held more than strange traditions and bizarre superstitions.
Twenty-four years later, she returned to Weeping Hollow, a town she’d only heard about in stories during restless nights under a marble moon, in the middle of the night to take care of her last living relative.Ěý
They called the nosy mortician a freakshow–a ghastly thing.
They said I couldn’t go near her.
Still, there was this aching pull to Fallon Grimaldi that I couldn’t escape.
A nostalgic pull as if we’d been here before.

Once upon a time, there lived a mysterious boy named Julian with a curse as old as centuries wrapped around his soul.Ěý
He was one of the four Hollow Heathens, the very dark creatures who caused the town’s people to live in fear.Ěý
And the Blackwell name was stained with darkness and death.
They called him a monster. Cold and hollow.
They said I shouldn’t go near him.
Still, there was this aching pull to Julian Blackwell that I couldn’t escape.
A nostalgic pull as if we’d been here before.Ěý]]> 475 Nicole Fiorina 1735204722 em 0 to-read 3.85 2020
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The second the Boston Bruins star forward steps out of the villa bathroom, looking like a god in nothing but a low slung towel…I should turn around and beg for a different room. When his tall dark and broody teammate walks in offering to share the villa…I should run. And when they offer me one weekend of no strings attached fun…I should absolutely say no. But I’ve never been good at doing what I’m supposed to. Three nights wasn’t enough. Not when I still wake up dreaming about her. About them. Imagine our surprise when our new neighbor ends up being the girl we’ve both been obsessing over. This time, we won’t lose her. This time, things will be different. This time…we’re ready to share. They're mine to own, possess, consume. they just don't know it yet. Rules Of Our Own is an interconnected standalone extra spicy NHL Hockey Romance with a MMF why-choose style HEA. Forced proximity, bi-awakening, where the guys are obsessed with her as they are with each other.]]> 508 Jessa Wilder em 0 to-read 3.93 2023
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]]> 212808709 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 464 Ali Hazelwood em 0 to-read 3.95 2025
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]]> 42657298
My new assistant is tempting beyond belief with her curvy body and take-no-shit attitude. All those luscious curves, and a juicy ass I’m already in love with. God, the things that I would do to that ass�

But it’s the haunted look in her eyes that speaks to me. Like she’s taken just as much shit in her past as I have—maybe more. We both deserve a little fun.

Love can’t fix everything. Mind-blowing sex and a few killer orgasms, on the other hand?

I have a feeling those might do the trick.

This is book three in the Forbidden Desires series, and while it can be read as a standalone, it’s recommended you start with Dirty Little Secret.]]> Kendall Ryan em 0 to-read 3.73 2017
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]]> 61240916
But I didn’t stay dead.

I woke up changed and remembered far too much. I have been haunted by the memories of my past lives ever since.

For five years I’ve had the illogical certainty that I’ve spent lifetimes connected to the same soul.

Lifetimes of love, heartache, and betrayal. But was I destined to find them again?

As fate would have it, while seeking revenge for my death, my murderer led me straight to her.

Sunny.

The first time I saw her, she was trembling with fear behind the bar as I held a gun to her boss� head. Instantly, I knew she was the one.

She was terrified of me, but now that I’ve found her, there’s no way I’m letting her go.

She will be mine again.

All she needs to do is remember.

*Was I Ever Here is a dark romance with a guaranteed HEA. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*]]> 334 Naomi Loud em 0 to-read 3.81 2022
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]]> 44012880
But her father’s rivalries and the dangers of his trading enterprise have only multiplied since she last saw him, and Fable soon finds that West isn't who he seems. Together, they will have to survive more than the treacherous storms that haunt the Narrows if they're going to stay alive.

Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world built for men. Fable takes you on a spectacular journey filled with romance, intrigue, and adventure.

A newer edition of ISBN 9781250254368 can be found here.]]> 357 Adrienne Young em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.00 2020
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]]> 41555964 High seas adventure, blackmail, and meddling gods meet in Dark Shores, a thrilling first novel in a fast-paced new YA fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen.

In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But they have one mandate: East must never meet West.

A SAILOR WITH A WILL OF IRON

Teriana is the second mate of the Quincense and heir to the Maarin Triumvirate. Her people are born of the seas and the keepers of its secrets, but when her closest friend is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Teriana breaks her people’s mandate so her friend might escape—a choice with devastating consequences.

A SOLDIER WITH A SECRET

Marcus is the commander of the Thirty-Seventh, the notorious legion that has led the Celendor Empire to conquer the entire East. The legion is his family, but even they don’t know the truth he’s been hiding since childhood. It’s a secret he’ll do anything to protect, no matter how much it costs him � and the world.

A DANGEROUS QUEST

When an Empire senator discovers the existence of the Dark Shores, he captures Teriana’s crew and threatens to reveal Marcus’s secret unless they sail in pursuit of conquest, forcing the two into an unlikely—and unwilling—alliance. They unite for the sake of their families, but both must decide how far they are willing to go, and how much they are willing to sacrifice.]]> 368 Danielle L. Jensen 125031772X em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.92 2019
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]]> 44582454
Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.

With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.]]> 363 Colleen Hoover 154201641X em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.12 2019
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]]> 10210 Alternate editions can be found here and here.

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.

Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.]]> 532 Charlotte Brontë 0142437204 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.14 1847
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]]> 52735921 Two sisters.
One brutal murder.
A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself...
And an intoxicating romance.

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin...desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost—even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden.

Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked—princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems...]]> 372 Kerri Maniscalco 0316428469 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.87 2020
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]]> 40727470
Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.

The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.]]> 337 Kerri Maniscalco 0316273503 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.93 2016
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]]> 75513900 She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites� powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.]]> 523 Lauren Roberts em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.17 2023
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]]> 861326 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry.
And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better...
—Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814

But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry—he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams...

Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate is determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...]]> 480 Julia Quinn em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.98 2000
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]]> 43795562
After twelve years of tenuous coexistence, a change in one family’s interests causes a rift in the existing stalemate. When bad blood brings both families to the precipice of disaster, fate intervenes with a chance encounter, and in the aftershocks of a resurrected conflict, everyone must choose a side. As each of the siblings struggles to stake their claim, fraying loyalties threaten to rot each side from the inside out.

If, that is, the enmity between empires doesn’t destroy them first.]]> 427 Olivie Blake em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.70 2019
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]]> 52350
At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.]]> 144 Ira Levin 0060080841 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.85 1972
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]]> 61198118 Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1ĚýNew York TimesĚýbestselling author Holly Black.Ěý

A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.
Ěý
Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.
Ěý
Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains.ĚýShe believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.Ěý
Ěý
Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative.ĚýHe’s on a mission that will lead him into theĚýnorth, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.
Ěý]]> 11 Holly Black 1549135031 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.03 2023
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]]> 41032121 THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes...

Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.

And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.

I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.

For every fake date…he wants a real one.

Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him.

That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.]]> 402 Elle Kennedy em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.22 2019
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]]> 50659467
At least, he’s not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1635575567 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.16 2015
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But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.]]> 480 Mary E. Pearson 1250162653 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.30 2019
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]]> 40874032 A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.

Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end?

In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question.]]> 402 Victoria E. Schwab em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.17 2013
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]]> 29044 559 Donna Tartt 1400031702 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.17 1992
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]]> 57912066 Five are now members of the Society.
Two paths lie before them.

All must pick a side.

Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way.]]> 560 Olivie Blake 1250855128 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.51 2022
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]]> 44160830 She was the wood. He was the flame. After this, they would be ash.

A cruel twist of fate leaves Jasmine Hennessy stranded in a remote cabin with her worst nightmare—her ex-husband, James Roth, who she hasn’t seen in five years. He isn’t acting like the man she married, but did she ever really know him?One night together kicks off a series of events that threatens her freedom as Roth seeks vengeance on those who ruined him seven years ago. He’s determined to bring her back into the world she left behind where money is king, reputation is everything, and people will kill to keep their secrets.

Author's This is a dark romance novel with triggers and mature themes that may make some readers uncomfortable.]]> 298 Mia Knight em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 3.85 2019
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]]> 6969 The newest edition is here. Another alternate cover can be found here.

Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.]]> 474 Jane Austen 0141439580 em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.05 1815
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In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.]]> 272 Oscar Wilde em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.13 1890
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]]> 58925247
For years, I’ve dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.
It didn’t matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, it always led me to the same place in the end.

It led me to him.
My future was clear, and he was it.


Until suddenly ... he wasn’t.


Now I’m a shell of who I was, on a path too blurry to follow, and I see no way out.
No way up.


They say first loves last forever.
That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.]]> 681 Meagan Brandy em 0 to-read, physical-tbr 4.19 2022
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]]> 41021967
Misha

I can’t help but smile at the words in her letter. She misses me.

In fifth grade, my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student, Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me, agreed.

It didn’t take long for us to figure out the mistake. And in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the greatest rapper ever�

And that was the start. For the next seven years, it was us.

Her letters are always on black paper with silver writing. Sometimes there’s one a week or three in a day, but I need them. She’s the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and accepts everything I am.

We only had three rules. No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. We had a good thing going. Why ruin it?

Until I run across a photo of a girl online. Name’s Ryen, loves Gallo’s pizza, and worships her iPhone. What are the chances?

F*ck it. I need to meet her.

I just don’t expect to hate what I find.

Ryen

He hasn’t written in three months. Something’s wrong. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha, neither would be a stretch.

Without him around, I’m going crazy. I need to know someone is listening. It’s my own fault. I should've gotten his number or picture or something.

He could be gone forever.

Or right under my nose, and I wouldn’t even know it.]]> 343 Penelope Douglas 1952646049 em 5
rr- all these years later & i love this freaking book.]]> 3.76 2016
author: Penelope Douglas
name: em
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 5
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GOD they made my standards so high this book was so adorable and it spreads such a powerful message. the quotes are amazing. i really love how this was the same world as devils night so we got to see micheal, will, rika, and kai again! plus misha and ryen living at delcour, the connection was just so fun and cool!

rr- all these years later & i love this freaking book.
]]> 63928865
Everyone knows me as a free spirit. Always up for a good time but never the one to be tied down. Except no one knows about the horrible sins rotting in my past. Or how I killed the leader of Sacro Nuntio–my father–in cold blood.

I’m comfortable in my life of secrets and lies. But the past never stays where it should for long.

Now, after all this time, my brother has found me and is threatening to drag me back to punish me for my crime.

Escaping from that life was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But staying free proves more difficult than expected when it involves the only person powerful enough to protect me—Connor Maxwell.

He’s Noxport’s most feared crime boss, and also the most arrogant, frustrating man I’ve ever met.

Despite his infuriating grins and incessant need to call me darling, I strike a deal with him, and seal my fate to his.

Before long, I will need to choose between the devil I know and the devil I married.

*Was I Ever Real is the explosive second installment in the “Was I Ever� series. An enemies to lovers, dark romance with a guaranteed HEA. While it can be read as a standalone, characters and events will be better appreciated if the series is read in order. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*]]> 350 Naomi Loud em 0 to-read 4.06
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]]> 21956060
I suspect it, the first time I see him, sense the air of danger that surrounds the man. He has a way of commanding attention, of taking control, of knowing what I'm thinking before I even do.

It's alarming and alluring. It's dark and deadly. It's everything I've ever wanted but the last thing I truly need. Obsession.

It doesn't take him long to draw me into his web, charming me into his bed and trapping me in his life, a life I know nothing about until it's too late. He has secrets, secrets I can't fathom, secrets that make it so I can't walk away, no matter how much I beg him to let me go. I see it sometimes in his eyes, a darkness that's both terrifying and thrilling. He's a monster, wrapped up in a pretty package, and what I find when I unmask him changes everything.

I want to hate him.

Sometimes, I do.

But it doesn't stop me from loving him, too.]]> 351 J.M. Darhower em 0 to-read 4.05 2014
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]]> 51583112
His male boss.

Why, hello, midlife crisis. I’m starting over, but this time I’m doing it right. Or at least I’m doing what I want.

Taking the day off from work to hang out poolside? Yup. Do I leave the swimsuit in my house? Sure.

Does my very hot, twenty-something pool boy happen to catch me naked? Oh, yeah, he does. And he likes what he sees� a lot.

My best friend keeps telling me to have a fling and get back out there. But I’m not so sure she meant for me to do it with her son.]]> 326 Nikki Sloane em 0 to-read 3.72 2020
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]]> 17225311 "Smart and biting" —New York Journal of Books

"Laced with dark, sometimes savage humor and juicy riffs on consumer culture and its twin obsessions, youth and beauty" �Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

Celeste Price is twenty-six years old, beautiful, smart, married to a handsome man with money, and starting a new job as a junior high school teacher in suburban Tampa. Yet she harbors a dark secret. She is driven by a singular sexual obsession—fourteen-year-old boys. As the school year begins, Celeste has chosen and seduced the naive Jack Patrick, a quiet, thoughtful boy in awe of his teacher. But when her lustful frenzy begins to spiral out of control, the insatiable Celeste bypasses each hurdle with swift thinking and shameless determination.

"Impeccably written, full of smart cultural observations, and no small amount of wit . . . A very bold book." —Daily Beast]]> 266 Alissa Nutting 0062280562 em 0 to-read 3.36 2013
author: Alissa Nutting
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]]> 56927550 “If Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions had a baby, this book would be it!�



Donovan Kennedy is the girl dreams are made of.

Five years ago, she was our best friend.
Our moral compass.
The girl that held our hands everywhere we went.

We were young. Innocent.
Nothing could touch us � not even heartache.

That was then.

Now she’s back. All grown up.
With red lips and long legs � a challenge waiting to be accepted.
A prize that’ll turn our world upside down.

Brothers turned to enemies.
Friendships decimated.
Lies told.
Hearts torn apart.

Prep school’s never been so scandalous.]]> 376 Trilina Pucci em 0 to-read 3.77
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]]> 194074260 They think they’re gods, but I will bring them to their knees.

All I’ve ever known is how to be a good girl.
My father called me his little jewel. I was the promise of a better life for us all.
So I studied hard and treated everyone kindly, just like he’d taught me.
Until I witnessed three vile boys kill.
Ares, Caleb, and Blaine from the Tartarus House at Spine Ridge University. Devilish, hedonistic, ruthless guys determined to break me. They’re self-proclaimed gods of their own purgatory, and they won’t rest until I’ve been silenced.
Their wicked games drive me insane. What they crave is my submission on a silver platter.
And when they threaten my mother’s life, I finally agree to let them own me.
Their filth is overpowering, and my body is corrupted in every way possible.
Debauchery is what they’re good at, burning every inch of my soul until there’s nothing left but hatred for how good they make it feel � hatred for how badly they make me yearn them.
But I will use this hatred against them�
Turn it into a weapon of vengeance�
Make even Gods kneel.]]> 537 Clarissa Wild em 0 to-read 4.08 2024
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]]> 217439159 The banter from My Lady Jane meets the London aesthetics of The Parent Trap in this romantic comedy. Originally released in 2022, the newest edition of Don't Be In Love will put you in the heart of London as a university student.

When twenty-one-year-old, career-driven Adelaide Adorno decides to transfer to one of the most prestigious universities in the world, London's Townsen University, for her senior year, she couldn’t be happier. Moving to London granted her new friends, a gorgeous apartment in the city, and a chance to work in luxury marketing.

Until she meets Dorian Blackwood—the youngest of the prominent British family known for their impression on the entertainment industry—who's plastered across every tabloid in Europe for his famous parents, handsome look, and notable dating life. He’s not only a student at Townsen University but the person her new best friend, and roommate, is absolutely in love with. Which is how Adelaide ultimately becomes twisted into a deal with Dorian to keep their secret.

But just because Dorian agrees to keep their secret doesn’t mean he’ll make life easy for her. Every lavish gala, photographed event in the city, and excuse to wear an expensive gown becomes a risk for their secret to come out. With Adelaide’s friendship on the line and her future career at risk, she’ll do anything she can to avoid him. Which should be easy for someone who doesn’t date, let alone believe in love—right?]]> 323 Liana Cincotti em 0 to-read 3.75 2022
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]]> 218022571 Divorced, feeling stuck in her professional life and terrified of reentering the world of dating, she’s decided she’s going to work on something she can control: learning how to be good in the bedroom.
Enter Liam Sullivan.
The star NHL goalie might not be a people person, but he's the perfect teacher. He knows what he's doing behind closed doors, and with a little convincing, he agrees to be Piper's guide.
Things between them are casual and easy. Something they can both benefit from. And when a road trip to Vegas has Piper and Liam waking up from a night they can’t remember with matching wedding rings, they decide to figure out how much more fun they can have as husband and wife.
It’s just for the hockey season.
It doesn’t mean anything.
But as the clock ticks down on their fake-marriage-with-benefits, can Piper and Liam make it work in the real world? Or will their relationship be a power play straight to disaster?]]> 514 Chelsea Curto em 0 to-read 4.01 2024
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]]> 61369532
Now West, Blake, and Cody are back for their pound of flesh. Debts will be paid, consequences be damned. What I didn’t realize when I walked away from everything was that I would forever change the course of their lives, just as they had mine.

But as complicated feelings resurface and lines are blurred under the guise of my own safety, another threat emerges. Can I count on them to have my back after everything we’ve put each other through, or will they toss me to the wolves in a final act of revenge?]]> 322 Nichole Greene em 0 to-read 3.80
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]]> 73086 Wedding Day

Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix?

Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled little feather-head with champagne tastes. He drags Daisy from her uptown life to a broken down traveling circus and sets out to tame her to his ways.

But this man without a soul has met his match in a woman who's nothing but heart. Before long, passion will send them flying sky high without a safety net... risking it all in search of a love that will last forever.]]> 384 Susan Elizabeth Phillips 0380782332 em 0 to-read 4.16 1996
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]]> 59820919 Welcome to the city of Angelthene. We hope you survive.

Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow.

Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of Darkslayers—supernatural bounty hunters that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person’s aura—and one of her friends is taken in her place. The abductors are demanding a ransom: Loren's life in exchange for her friend's safe return. Loren will do whatever it takes to get her friend back—even if it means accepting help from Darien Cassel, the leader of the Seven Devils, the most feared Darkslaying circle in the city.

Darien specializes in tracking down demons and criminals that are better off dead than alive, so when he takes a job to track down Loren and finds out she is human—and couldn't hurt a fly if her life depended on it—he decides to protect her instead of turn her in for a reward. As much as Loren doesn't want to admit it, Darien is her best and only chance at finding her friend alive, if she can somehow manage to get along with him—and not fall head-over-heels in love with him in the process, which is far easier said than done.

When more women start disappearing, and some of them slowly turn up dead, Loren and Darien's search for answers takes them deep into Angelthene's corrupt underbelly, where they discover a dark secret that threatens to unravel their world. And when tragedy strikes, Loren learns that love can make an ordinary person do extraordinary things.

From the author of Dreams of Ice and Iron comes a new fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Ilona Andrews, and Cassandra Clare.

Please note: This book contains darker content that might be triggering for some readers, including violence, mature language, sexual content, drug abuse, death of an animal (with a HEA), sexual harassment, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and suicide. It is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.]]> 760 Kayla Edwards 1777880734 em 0 to-read 3.68 2022
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]]> 55424891
Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, Will is ushered into a world of magic, where he must train to play a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark.

As London is threatened by the Dark King’s return, the reborn heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war begin to draw battle lines. But as the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.]]> 464 C.S. Pacat 0062946161 em 0 to-read 4.16 2021
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> 229204567 From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a standalone dark MM mafia rivals romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

Vaughn Morozov & Yulian Dimitriev's story.
More information TBA.

Hunt the Villain is a male x male dark college romance.]]> Rina Kent em 0 to-read 3.80
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]]> 220287670 From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

My darkness meets a darker soul.

I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.

Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note or visit the website for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.]]> 514 Rina Kent em 4 mlm 4.16 2025
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average rating: 4.16
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rating: 4
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this was sooo fun yall just wouldn’t get it
]]> 34839067
What she needs is a distraction. The blue-eyed guy she keeps seeing around campus could be a great one—only he is the new poetry professor—the married poetry professor.

Thomas Abrams is a stereotypical artist—rude, arrogant, and broody—but his glares and taunts don’t scare Layla. She might be bad at poetry, but she is good at reading between the lines. Beneath his prickly façade, Thomas is lonely, and Layla wants to know why. Obsessively.

Sometimes you do get what you want. Sometimes you end up in the storage room of a bar with your professor and you kiss him. Sometimes he kisses you back like the world is ending and he will never get to kiss you again. He kisses you until you forget the years of unrequited love; you forget all the rules, and you dare to reach for something that is not yours.


NOTE: Please be aware that this book deals with sensitive topics like cheating. 18+ Only.]]> 340 Saffron A. Kent 154804833X em 0 to-read 3.80 2017
author: Saffron A. Kent
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]]> 210367803
Reign Thorn was my best friend turned enemy. But we both know this thing between us is more than just a rivalry.

I remember the exact day Reign and I ended our childhood friendship. One terrible accident, and I was to blame.

That same year, everything fell apart while my friendship with Reign became a rivalry of epic proportions.

He was the boy who held my hand when I lost my mom—the boy who taught me the love of the game.

Then suddenly, he was gone and in his place was a calculating, ruthless, opponent, both on and off the ice.

Reign set out to destroy my life, leaving me behind while he lived in his golden palace and enrolled in an elite, private academy, pitting us against each other.

Until one summer when our prank war goes too far and I decide to fight back.

Before long, the look in Reign’s icy eyes feels a lot less like hatred.

Too bad, I would never date a Saint.

Reign

Riley Conrad became the bane of my existence when she ruined my season years ago.

It didn’t matter that we were only eleven at the time.

She was supposed to be my best friend—the other half of my soul.

We shared an obsessive love for the game and she knew how much I needed to sweep that tournament to appease my old man.

So when I got the chance for revenge, I didn’t hesitate to put her in her place and leave her behind.

Once we were out of the same school and playing for warring teams, the divide

between us grew bigger and bigger.

Until one summer, one prank and one favor, and suddenly the hatred I used to feel for her turned into an obsession she can’t escape from.

It’s time Riley learns�

All is fair and love and hockey.

Read less]]> 349 Ashton Brooks em 0 to-read 4.01
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]]> 18773407
Noah and Cooper never knew what happened to each other. Now, seventeen years later, after finding his boyfriend in bed with another man, Noah returns to Blackcreek looking for a fresh start. And damned if he doesn't find his old friend grew up to be sexy as sin. Coop can’t believe Noah—the only person he trusted with the guilt over his parents� death—is back. And gay� Or that Cooper himself suddenly wants another man in his bed for the first time.

There’s no denying the attraction and emotion between them, but can they overcome the ghosts of their pasts to have a future together?

This title contains two strong, sexy men, and a passionate friendship that transforms into a sizzling hot romance.]]> 332 Riley Hart em 0 to-read 3.99 2013
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> 156477628
Rabbit Trace is a musical prodigy with a secret.

Ever since an event that took place a year ago, he gets terrible stage fright before every performance. With a famous mother who's dedicated her entire life to her craft, and the weight of her expectations heavy on his shoulders, Rabbit is only one panic attack away from crumbling. He knows it'll be easier to escape if he stops running from the memory of that night, but he's stubborn and doesn't want to remember something so horrible his mind thought fit to erase it for him. Monotony has helped him make it through, and he's settled into a dull routine that keeps his mind occupied, the worst of the attacks limited to just before performances. That is until one of the infamous Devils of Vitality suddenly takes notice and decides to invade his life, whether he reciprocates or not.

Baikal Void has many titles.

Each of them comes with a responsibility attached to it. Future Dominus, head of the Vitality Brumal Mafia, is just one of them. He's always known he'd one day have to take the crown, he just never realized it'd be so soon. With his father dying and the inevitable changing of power looming, Baikal struggles to keep his deranged nature under control as he grapples with the upcoming loss. Then one night he's dragged to a recital for his university and sees him for the first time. After one glance he knows he's found his saving grace in Rabbit, the reserved musician who looks like he's battling demons of his own. Just like that, he's got a new title to add to the list. He's going to be the owner of one little ethereal bunny.

Rabbit doesn't understand Baikal's sudden and intense interest, or why the Brumal Prince has gone out of his way to collect enough dirt on his mom to force his hand. Blackmailed into a relationship of sorts, Rabbit fights against Baikal's constant advances and his own tumultuous feelings. Everything Baikal inflicts on him is wrong and twisted, and yet the longer he's made to endure, the more codependent Rabbit finds himself becoming. Baikal promises freedom from the predetermined fate he's always been a slave to, but only if he gives himself over to him completely.

And if he doesn't do so willingly? A devil is always prepared to take what they want, and Baikal Void is no exception.]]> 439 Chani Lynn Feener em 0 currently-reading 4.05
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]]> 55926057
According to her pops, all she has to do is earn favor with the Edens. But winning over the town’s founding family might have been easier if not for her one-night stand with their oldest son. In her defense, it was her first night in town and she didn’t realize that the rugged and charming man who wooed her into bed was Quincy royalty.

Sleeping with Griffin Eden was a huge mistake, one she’s trying to forget. He’s insufferable, arrogant and keeps reminding everyone that she’s an outsider. Winslow does her best to avoid Griffin, but when a woman is found dead on Eden property, the two of them have no choice but to cross paths.

As clues to the murderer lead to one of Quincy’s own, Griffin realizes Winslow is more than he gave her credit for. Beautiful and intelligent, she proves hard to resist. For him. And the killer.]]> 340 Devney Perry em 5 4.15 2021
author: Devney Perry
name: em
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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i’m crying this book was so good. literally magical. i loved the plot, the romance, and fell head over heels for these characters. the ratio of plot-to-romance was literal perfection for me. i love this series already and i really enjoyed that transition into the next book in the epilogue of this book. so excited to read the next one :)
]]> 53403021 Seven scorching stories�

What happens when your deepest fantasy � the one you crave most � comes true?

A busy lawyer longs to be disciplined by her crush. A tease acts out her ultimate fantasy with a group of guys. And spying on a sexy neighbor leads to trouble � in the best way.

Boundaries are shattered between strangers at a silent retreat, while a shy girl yearns to be taught by a dominant older man. The singer in an all-girl punk band lusts after a virginal guitarist. And in a spin on the Big Bad Wolf, Christina begs her fiancé Patrick to unleash his inner beast on their wedding night.

Crave is a 40,000 word collection of naughty, dirty, steamy stories. Perfect for a bite-sized treat before bed � or any time.

"The Wedding and the Wolf" features characters from the book Priceless, but can be read as a standalone.

Note: this book includes light BDSM, Daddy kink/roleplay, reverse harem, bondage, erotic humiliation, and spanking, as well as steamy vanilla encounters.

100% of the proceeds will be donated to Feeding America.]]> 151 Miranda Silver em 0 to-read 3.74
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]]> 50291659 Are you afraid of the dark, Christina? I don't need the lights on to read you like a book.

The first time I meet the wolf’s cold eyes, we’re at a college party.

Maybe you like the dark more than you think.

I just quit the cheer squad. I’m about to dump my musician boyfriend. I’m partying harder than ever. I let money run through my fingers because I’m done reaching for standards I’ll never meet.

Soon, I’m broke. And I don’t want anyone to know.

The more you hide your true self, the more you’re going to let it out with me.

I'm bubbly and outgoing. He's icy and alone. I stay away. I touch myself, thinking of him.

When I finally seek out Patrick Caruthers, he has a proposition.

Mind games. Humiliation. Control. Schedules. Him. Me.

I think you’re going to be the perfect playmate.

I'm not perfect. I'm not stunning or noble. I’m not a heroine.

You’re priceless.

I'm just a girl . . .

You were made for me.

And he’s a cold bastard

Who is paying me for sex.]]> 391 Miranda Silver em 4 that was rly good i like 3.81 2020
author: Miranda Silver
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average rating: 3.81
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that was rly good i like
]]> 212124779
Mason Calloway.
Beautiful. Cruel. Inescapable.
When we met at our parents' wedding, it was hate at first sight. From then on, the hockey star set out to make my life miserable, and I made sure I gave as good as I got.
I thought I'd be free of him when I went to college.
I was wrong.
He's the big, bad man on campus now, and I'm trapped in his crosshairs…and his bed. He'll do anything to make me his—no matter how vile or depraved.
He’s made it clear he’ll never let me go�
…And I’m no longer sure I want him to.


*An older version of this story was published on Kindle Vella under the name Vice and Vixen. It has been heavily revised. It contains several dark themes that some readers may be sensitive to. For more information, please visit the author's website, jobrenner dot com.*]]> 252 Jo Brenner em 0 to-read 3.61
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]]> 216868703 If he can’t have her, no one can.

Hayden Lockwood harbors a dark obsession with Madison Caldwell. The brooding hockey captain's unhinged infatuation began the instant he laid eyes on the most untouchable girl on campus. The night his mother and her father were found slain amidst their affair, Hayden couldn’t tear his eyes away from the girl who didn’t shed a single tear. Hayden’s fixation on Madison deepens as he watches her every move, intervening at every imposing threat and sabotaging any potential suitor.

Madison can’t avoid the hothead hockey player when their surviving parents find comfort in each other and decide to marry. As their parents� wedding approaches, a violent attack on campus forces Hayden and Madison to make life-altering choices. When someone threatens to expose the dark secrets of their elite circle, Hayden is forced to reveal just how obsessed he is with Madison, and how far he’s willing to go to protect her.

Kings of Castlebrook are elite hockey legacies born to cause trouble on and off the ice. Please read Pucking Obsessed with caution as it contains dark themes, and please note that this book is not enemies to lovers and there is no malice between the main characters.]]> 318 London Snow em 0 to-read 3.79
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]]> 60916772 I was supposed to have it all.

I’d been Prom Queen, Cheer Captain - high school’s most savage Queen Bee. I could have everything I wanted.
Except them. The freaks, the weirdos, the school’s ultimate losers: Manson, Jason, Lucas, and Vincent. Our hatred for each other couldn’t keep us apart, not even when my own mistake got Manson expelled and made me the ultimate villain to the rest of them.

One night was supposed to be enough.

I couldn’t resist forever. For one night I gave myself over to the men I wasn’t supposed to want and satisfied the darkest parts of my soul. But some things are meant to stay in the dark. One night, and it was over.

Nothing more than a game.

Now, with college behind me, our worlds collide yet again. Four men, all willing to share me as their plaything until my debt to them is paid. Another game to satiate my dark cravings, the twisted rules of which bring us all even closer than before. But games aren’t meant to last.

When the debt is paid and the game is done, what if I don’t want to walk away?

Although not required, it is recommended to read the novella, The Dare, prior to reading Losers.

This book is First Person, Multi POV.

This is an 18+ polyamorous bisexual romance between one woman and four men, including MF, MM, and group scenes. Reader discretion is strongly advised, this is a dark read. This book contains graphic sexual scenes, intense scenes of BDSM, graphic violence, and strong language. A full content note can be found in the front matter of the book.]]> 594 Harley Laroux em 4 ATE ATE THE WHOLE FUCKING HOUSE DOWN IM OBSESSED LEJFLEJSKFJWKAKD OH MU GOD]]> 4.24 2022
author: Harley Laroux
name: em
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2023/03/10
date added: 2025/03/10
shelves: mlm, reverse-harem, cnc-dubcon
review:
4.5 STARS
ATE ATE THE WHOLE FUCKING HOUSE DOWN IM OBSESSED LEJFLEJSKFJWKAKD OH MU GOD
]]> 123352788
I’ve always been a tough, North Shore girl. Fighting is in my blood, survival in my DNA.
But two years ago, Caden King broke me, and he has proof of it.
Now he wants to blackmail me into doing a job for him. The kind that puts my chance of escaping the North Shore at risk. The kind that means betraying my own crew.
He’s on me at all times, his dangerous mind always working on ways to torment me further.

Caden is wicked, unhinged. The North Shore Kings wear his name because of the vicious ways his family has been leading their crew.
Everyone always says there’s no point in fighting him. He has that madness in him that blurs the line between right and wrong. Now he's got his hold on me, and I have nothing and no one to protect me from him.

There’s no way to win.
No way to escape him.

I’m left with no choice but to do exactly what I’m told.

This book is the first in a series of four interconnected standalones. Beautiful Fiend is a dark enemies-to-lovers romance intended for readers over 18. It contains scenes that some readers may find triggering. Please check CW in the book.]]> 492 Lola King 1916837026 em 3 audiobooks i was throughly entertained
two things i loved about this book: the arabic crumbs/overall diversity and caden’s fixation on billie’s hair.]]> 3.81
author: Lola King
name: em
average rating: 3.81
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/08
date added: 2025/03/10
shelves: audiobooks
review:
3.5 STARS
i was throughly entertained
two things i loved about this book: the arabic crumbs/overall diversity and caden’s fixation on billie’s hair.
]]> 197608750 This book is a standalone, the second in a series of four interconnected standalones. It contains scenes that some readers may find triggering. Please check CW in the book.]]> 524 Lola King 191683700X em 5 HE 4.15
author: Lola King
name: em
average rating: 4.15
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/10
date added: 2025/03/10
shelves: audiobooks, 2025-five-star-reads
review:
HE
]]> 51206149 I broke it.
When the clock struck twelve, I went back to being a servant. He promised to let me go with my heart in pieces...but Grayson Crowne always was king at breaking promises.
I refuse to let him lock me in a tower.
I have no choice but to take the only out offered me—another cruel prince.
Refuge in a man I loathe.
Rescued from the man I love.
I wanted to forget Grayson, forget Crowne Hall, and hide, however fate has other plans.
But if Grayson and I are fated, then our fate is forbidden.
Our happily ever after will only end one way...in heartbreak.

Forbidden Fate is the third book in the Crowne Point universe. You need to have read Stolen Soulmate to read Forbidden Fate.]]> 484 Mary Catherine Gebhard em 0 to-read 3.68 2020
author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
name: em
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 58964481
Jake White made me fall in love with him.

And Jake White left.

He broke my heart and he deserted Stoneview. He abandoned his twin and his friends, and he left me behind to confront it all by myself.

And Nathan? Well…he stayed.

Lovers� betrayals, enemies� redemptions, and families� secrets. I’m a few months from graduation, the clock is ticking, and my life won’t stop spinning.

Tick-Tock, it’s time to stop pretending to be a good girl.

But above all?

It’s time to make a choice.

This book is approximately 135,000 words and is the last book of a three-book series. Giving Up is a dark high school bully romance intended for mature readers. If you are unsure of your triggers, please heed the author’s trigger warning in the book]]> 522 Lola King em 4 yk what hell yea 4.18
author: Lola King
name: em
average rating: 4.18
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/06
date added: 2025/03/06
shelves:
review:
yk what hell yea
]]> 22522202
Two years ago, Maggie Carleton’s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn’t spoken since. Even the move to Lawton, Alabama, couldn’t draw Maggie back out. So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away.

As West’s pain becomes too much to handle, he knows he needs to talk to someone about his father—so in the dark shadows of a post-game party, he opens up to the one girl who he knows won’t tell anyone else.

West expected that talking about his dad would bring some relief, or at least a flood of emotions he couldn’t control. But he never expected the quiet new girl to reply, to reveal a pain even deeper than his own—or for them to form a connection so strong that he couldn’t ever let her go…]]> 336 Abbi Glines 1481438867 em 4 young-adult-contemporary 3.85 2015
author: Abbi Glines
name: em
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2022/03/04
date added: 2025/03/04
shelves: young-adult-contemporary
review:
this made me realize how much i miss YA, it was so cute. i’ve never read anything along the lines of this so i thought it was definitely an interesting read.
]]> 1617 Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel's testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must simply never be allowed to happen again.]]> 120 Elie Wiesel 0374500010 em 4 memoirs 4.38 1956
author: Elie Wiesel
name: em
average rating: 4.38
book published: 1956
rating: 4
read at: 2023/09/21
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: memoirs
review:
this was actually really good and i’m not usually a nonfic person. wiesel is a fantastic story teller and jumps from past to present narration very nicely.
]]> 43913694 214 William Shakespeare 0998809101 em 3 classics-plays 3.86 1623
author: William Shakespeare
name: em
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1623
rating: 3
read at: 2023/11/08
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: classics-plays
review:
i mean it sure was entertaining but why my girl had to die
]]> 18135 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.

In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers� final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.]]> 281 William Shakespeare 0743477111 em 5 3.74 1597
author: William Shakespeare
name: em
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1597
rating: 5
read at: 2022/12/17
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: 2022-five-star-reads, classics-plays
review:
literally my otp idc what anyone says about this not being a romance- it is to me!
]]> 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]> 141 George Orwell 0451526341 em 3 classics-plays 3.5 STARS 4.07 1945
author: George Orwell
name: em
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1945
rating: 3
read at: 2021/03/04
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: classics-plays
review:
3.5 STARS
]]> 17250
Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror Miller uses to reflect the anti-communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy's "witch-hunts" in the United States. Within the text itself, Miller contemplates the parallels, writing, "Political opposition... is given an inhumane overlay, which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behavior. A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence."

WIth an introduction by Christopher Bigsby.
(back cover)]]> 143 Arthur Miller 0142437336 em 4 classics-plays literally so entertaining and ate ]]> 3.60 1953
author: Arthur Miller
name: em
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1953
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/16
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: classics-plays
review:
4.5 STARS
literally so entertaining and ate
]]> 57838964 I knew I was taking a risk loving a man like Julian Markham. But I thought that love was enough to cover over his darkness.

I thought wrong.

Ivy Leavold came to Markham Hall looking for a home and a new start, and instead she found the enigmatic Julian Markham--along with a love that threatened to consume them both. ĚýNow Mr. Markham is offering her a new life as his bride, as the mistress of Markham Hall, and Ivy wants nothing more than to say yes.

But Ivy knows that the closer she binds herself to Mr. Markham, the closer she binds herself to danger. ĚýAnd the deeper their love grows, the closer she gets to discovering the truth surrounding her cousin's death. ĚýOnce she does, the explosive secret will rip them apart... possibly forever.]]> 156 Sierra Simone em 5 mr markham pls educate me 3.95 2015
author: Sierra Simone
name: em
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/27
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: 2024-five-star-reads, historical
review:
mr markham pls educate me
]]> 146943294 626 Chloe Walsh 1728299950 em 4 563 pages until they even properly kissed…THATS what you call angst]]> 4.45 2018
author: Chloe Walsh
name: em
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: literally-slayed, audiobooks, young-adult-contemporary
review:
4.5 STARS
563 pages until they even properly kissed…THATS what you call angst
]]> 25663637 We are seventeen and shattered and still dancing. We have messy, throbbing hearts, and we are stronger than anyone could ever know�

Jonah never thought a girl like Vivi would come along.

Vivi didn’t know Jonah would light up her world.

Neither of them expected a summer like this…a summer that would rewrite their futures.

In an unflinching story about new love, old wounds, and forces beyond our control, two teens find that when you collide with the right person at just the right time, it will change you forever.]]> 352 Emery Lord 1619638452 em 4 young-adult-contemporary 3.80 2016
author: Emery Lord
name: em
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2019/10/30
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: young-adult-contemporary
review:

]]> 42927338 Ĺ·±¦ÓéŔÖ Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars , two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.

Can you love someone you can never touch?

Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.

The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.

Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella, she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.

What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?]]> 304 Rachael Lippincott 1534451560 em 4 young-adult-contemporary 4.23 2018
author: Rachael Lippincott
name: em
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2019/03/22
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: young-adult-contemporary
review:

]]> 32025255 Ěý
“Here are three things about this book: (1) It’s . . . Ěýfunny and romantic; (2) the mystery at the heart of the story will keep you turning the pages; (3) I have a feeling you’ll be very happy you read it.â€� —Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Ěý
With the perfect mix of comedy and tragedy, love and loss, and pain and elation, the characters in Julie Buxbaum’s Tell Me Three Things come to feel like old friends who make any day better. This YA novel is sure to appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart.Ěý


Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first weekĚýof junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to liveĚýwith her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son, and to start at a new school where she knows no one.

Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short),Ěýoffering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?


In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?
Ěý
More praise for TELL ME THREE THINGS
Ěý
“Three Things about this novel: (1) I loved it. (2) No, really, I LOVED it. (3) I wish I could tell every teen to read it. Buxbaum’s book sounds, reads, breathes, worries, and soars like real adolescents do.â€� —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and Off the Page Ěý
Ěý
“The desire to find out whether Jessie’s real-life and virtual crushes are one and the same will keep [readers] turning the pages as quickly as possible.� � PW, Starred

“A heartfelt, wryly perceptive account of coming to terms with irrevocable loss when life itself means inevitable change.� � Kirkus

“Buxbaum’s debut is hard to put down because of its smooth and captivating text. The addition of virtual conversations through email and chatting adds to the exciting plot twist.� � SLJ]]> 352 Julie Buxbaum 0553535676 em 5 young-adult-contemporary 4.06 2016
author: Julie Buxbaum
name: em
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2019/09/22
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: young-adult-contemporary
review:

]]> 55710822 In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door.

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet.

The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic-comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love - and rethink her own ideas of what happily ever after should look like.]]> 356 Lynn Painter 1534467629 em 4 young-adult-contemporary SHE. ISNT. YOU. 4.28 2021
author: Lynn Painter
name: em
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/03
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: young-adult-contemporary
review:
SHE. ISNT. YOU.
]]> 22609310
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it?]]> 306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 em 0 to-read 4.14 2015
author: Colleen Hoover
name: em
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 214881313 A dark secret.
And a sociopath who can't decide whether he'd rather kill me or kiss me.

Welcome to Lionswood Prep, the world's most elite boarding school. Here, old money reigns supreme, and if you can't flaunt your weight in designer labels, you'd better get used to sitting alone. As a poor scholarship student, I know these rules better than anyone. I've perfected the art of pretending I don't envy my classmates' limitless wealth just as well as I've mastered blending into the background.

Until the school's only other scholarship student takes a tumble from the fifth floor.

Mickey Mabel's death is ruled a suicide, but I have my doubts. The only thing I am certain of is that Lionswood's golden boy, Adrian Ellis, is somehow involved. It's a wild suspicion, considering Adrian is not just Lionswood's richest student...but also one of the nicest. He's the kind of guy who buys out the bake sale and caters lunch for a grieving student body... surely, he can't be a murderer, can he?

Most of my classmates worship the ground he walks on, but I've seen enough darkness to sense that there's more than a little of it lurking beneath that pretty smile of his.

I shouldn't get involved, but for the first time in nearly four years, I'm done sticking to the shadows. Except, exposing Adrian doesn't quite go to plan, and now, he has his sights set on me. He's determined to turn senior year into a game of cat-and-mouse, one where I'm not sure if his end goal is to kill me or possess me.

And the longer we play, the less certain I am that I want to escape his snare.

After all, I've got a few dark secrets of my own.

Limerence is an 18+ dark romance featuring an obsessed love interest that is unapologetically morally black. The relationship between our hero and heroine is not a healthy one and features themes of dubious consent, emotional manipulation, and other explicit content that may be upsetting to some readers. Please check the full list of trigger warnings inside. ]]> 415 H.C. Dolores em 5 2025-five-star-reads i have so much to say� this started out as a little book i was gonna read over the next two days, but it was closer to a two hour read, give or take. i was HOOKED!

this was such a good amount of dark & contemporary, with some dark elements but overall pretty a feel good, drama romance (at least for me)

going along with that, i love how the mmc wasn’t so obnoxiously “dangerous,� the way most dark romance authors try to portray their mmcs. i liked that he was lowkey nice outwardly and pretty much minded his own business until his cute little curious love interest comes into his life. it just felt so natural and yes yes yes.!.!.!.!

as for the fmc, i really liked her pov and its nice to have a single pov book that doesnt drag.

honestly, the only critique i have in regard to the main characters is that i wish they both had a friend or made one so that we could have more diversity in scenes or characters, but maybe i missed the point of the book. idk� just me personally!

the ratio of plot-to-romance was pretty great. i would’ve had a SLIGHT bit more plot, but it was almost perfect so not really any complaints in that regard.

the main thing that bothered me and, again, maybe the point of the book simply sloped over my head, but i kind of dislike the actual title of the novel. i saw the ending coming a mile away solely from the title alone. that’s not to say i didn’t like the ending, the ending was fine, however i just wish it was more of a mystery throughout the book of how it was going to play out when all’s said & done. super personal preference though so im not really mad about it!

overall, this was a fabulous read & im heavily anticipating book 2 (i LOVE time jumps hehe).]]> 4.27 2024
author: H.C. Dolores
name: em
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/18
date added: 2025/02/18
shelves: 2025-five-star-reads
review:
WOW!!!!!
i have so much to say� this started out as a little book i was gonna read over the next two days, but it was closer to a two hour read, give or take. i was HOOKED!

this was such a good amount of dark & contemporary, with some dark elements but overall pretty a feel good, drama romance (at least for me)

going along with that, i love how the mmc wasn’t so obnoxiously “dangerous,� the way most dark romance authors try to portray their mmcs. i liked that he was lowkey nice outwardly and pretty much minded his own business until his cute little curious love interest comes into his life. it just felt so natural and yes yes yes.!.!.!.!

as for the fmc, i really liked her pov and its nice to have a single pov book that doesnt drag.

honestly, the only critique i have in regard to the main characters is that i wish they both had a friend or made one so that we could have more diversity in scenes or characters, but maybe i missed the point of the book. idk� just me personally!

the ratio of plot-to-romance was pretty great. i would’ve had a SLIGHT bit more plot, but it was almost perfect so not really any complaints in that regard.

the main thing that bothered me and, again, maybe the point of the book simply sloped over my head, but i kind of dislike the actual title of the novel. i saw the ending coming a mile away solely from the title alone. that’s not to say i didn’t like the ending, the ending was fine, however i just wish it was more of a mystery throughout the book of how it was going to play out when all’s said & done. super personal preference though so im not really mad about it!

overall, this was a fabulous read & im heavily anticipating book 2 (i LOVE time jumps hehe).
]]> 223939780 *Sequel to Limerence* H.C. Dolores em 0 to-read 5.00 2025
author: H.C. Dolores
name: em
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 44153947
When teenagers from the same side of the tracks collide.

The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unraveling. When his older brother Darren skips town on his first day of secondary school, twelve year old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life, his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of addiction that threatens to swallow him whole. The only light in his sea of darkness is his boss’s firecracker of a daughter who refuses to back down. A girl who just so happens to be his classmate.

Aoife Molloy has never been backwards in coming forward. Her bubbly and self-assured nature has never led her astray. Until her first day of secondary school when she collides with a hotheaded boy who sparks a burning curiosity inside of her that only grows stronger by the day.

Falling into a complicated friendship with her father’s apprentice, Aoife works to unravels the secrets around Joey Lynch’s life, while he desperately fights to keep her out.

Friendship, devotion, and first love all come together in Saving 6, the first of two books for Aoife and Joey.

Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, hurling, love, and teenage heartbreak.

* Warning *

Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its bad language, mature themes, and potentially triggering scenes, Saving 6 is recommended for mature readers.]]> 725 Chloe Walsh em 0 currently-reading 4.47 2023
author: Chloe Walsh
name: em
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/28
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 214199947
I’m known as the bad boy of baseball, and I’ve always used that to my advantage. Men want to be me. Women want to be with me. I’ve ridden that wave all the way to the top. But when my quick temper lands me in hot water with my team, I have to think fast in order to save my spot on the Daytona Fury roster. Unfortunately, the only person who can help me carry out my crazy plan is the one woman I can’t stand, but also want so badly that I can barely control myself.

MONROE

I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My pretentious parents controlled my every move, and when I finally realized it was more for their interests than mine, I left home and started fresh, reinventing myself into the woman I always wanted to be. But when I unexpectedly find myself needing a source of income, the only option is to move to Daytona and pretend to date a man I loathe—the same man who, after one wild night, ruined me for anyone else. I’m here to do a job and move on to the next chapter of my life. I just have to figure out a way to resist him so I don’t get caught in his grip for a second time.]]> 338 C.L. Rose em 0 to-read 4.06
author: C.L. Rose
name: em
average rating: 4.06
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 110353606 A gorgeous rock star.
An indecent proposal.
How can a girl resist?

Struggling barista Katie Bloom doesn’t even know who Jesse Mayes is until she inadvertently wins the coveted role of sex kitten in his hot new music video. But by the time she’s in bed with him, she knows his reputation.

Love maker. Heartbreaker.

Making out with a stranger in front of a camera crew isn’t how Katie imagined herself getting over a broken heart, but when Jesse touches her, sparks fly. The sex is fake but the chemistry is real, and soon the steamy video is blazing up the charts.

Then Jesse makes Katie an irresistible offer: act as his girlfriend for six weeks while he promotes his new album. The only catch? Their sizzling make-out sessions will be for the cameras only.

Which is fine with Katie, since she's not about to trust her heart to rock's most legendary lover. Her body? Maybe…]]> 407 Jaine Diamond em 4 3.89 2016
author: Jaine Diamond
name: em
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/26
date added: 2025/01/26
shelves: fake-relationship, musician-rockstar-romance
review:
i’m a simple girl: give me rockstar romances & i stay happy
]]> 42968173 Until now.

Following a devastating injury that has left him sidelined and stripped of his beloved number 13 jersey, Johnny is struggling to hold onto his dreams. Lost, insecure, and desperately seeking comfort, he sets his sights on unraveling the mystery of the girl with the midnight-blue eyes. With his best friend, Gibsie, by his side, Johnny embarks on his quest of exposing the secrets surrounding the girl who haunts his every waking hour.

Keeping secrets has never been a problem for Shannon. The life she was born into demands nothing less. She knows that demons and evil men don't just exist in fairytales. They exist in her world, too. Traumatized beyond repair after her return from Dublin, and desperate to protect her little brothers, Shannon finds herself falling into the same old cover-up, barely keeping her head above water, as her future unravels before her eyes. Beaten and broken, her walls are up and her trust is shaken. Only one boy has the ability to climb those walls. The boy who owns her heart.

Secrets are exposed and lives are changed forever in Keeping 13, the explosive sequel to the bestselling book, Binding 13. Follow Johnny and Shannon as they try to navigate their way through the aftermath of that fateful rugby match in Dublin.

Falling in love was the easy part, what comes next is the test...

Friendship, first love, rising fame, horrifying secrets, and pain all fuel together as two teenagers from the opposite side of the tracks collide in Keeping 13, the concluding story for Johnny and Shannon.

Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love, and teenage heartbreak.


Warning
Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its bad language and certain scenes, Keeping 13 is recommended for mature readers.
]]> 938 Chloe Walsh em 4 literally-slayed, audiobooks reading about johnnyshannon isn’t enough i need them injected into my veins ]]> 4.51 2018
author: Chloe Walsh
name: em
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/25
date added: 2025/01/26
shelves: literally-slayed, audiobooks
review:
4.5 STARS
reading about johnnyshannon isn’t enough i need them injected into my veins
]]> 221609337 *Book one of a duet*

When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple; keep her grades up and her head down. The last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty.

Her plan gets off to a rocky start when the mysterious man that almost kills her on her first day turns out to be Cain's eldest son. As far as she’s concerned, Alex Corbeau-Green is a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful facade.

Loneliness has been Ophelia’s only dependable companion for years, but when anonymous threats and mysterious occurrences start to haunt her time at Sorrowsong, she wonders if she really can survive there on her own.

Between being paired together for a project and ending up as each other’s alibi for a murder, avoiding Alex becomes increasingly impossible. She begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior.

Tormented by a malicious stalker and growing closer to Alex, Ophelia’s desperation for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to pull the trigger on Cain now that she knows the family it’ll split into two?
__________

Dark Academic Romance - Enemies to Lovers - Slow Burn - University Setting

This work is dark in places and contains several triggers throughout. Please heed the warnings before reading.]]> 359 Autumn Woods em 0 to-read 4.21
author: Autumn Woods
name: em
average rating: 4.21
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]]> 56141098 From bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a fresh and captivating billionaire romance about a reserved photographer and the powerful CEO who has to have her...

My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants.�
�
Menacingly handsome and unquestionably powerful, Theo Whitman need only snap his fingers to have a flock of supermodels fall at his feet. So when his steel gray eyes first meet mine, I expect him to pass right over me, to not give so much as a second thought to my presence.�
�
Instead, he sees me. �
Truly sees me. �
And for a girl who prefers to hide behind her camera lens, it’s the most unnerving experience of my life.�
�
Until he asks me to stay on his yacht for the summer.�
�
All I have to do to earn my keep is be Theo’s on-call photographer when he has guests, and I’ll get a free ride through the Mediterranean with my boyfriend. Easy peasy.�
�
Still, my skin prickles in warning when I say yes.�
�
As the humid days fade into balmy nights, I can’t seem to avoid Theo. And when he finds me, it’s like a rabbit running into a wolf.�
�
His intense gaze immobilizes me. The way he speaks strips me bare. Every brush of his skin sears me like a violent flame.�
�
My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants.�
�
And this time, I think he wants me.]]> 348 Kandi Steiner em 0 to-read 3.75 2021
author: Kandi Steiner
name: em
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/17
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]]> 31394777
The life I have lived for the past ten years is built solely on lies and secrets.

But I can’t help myself.

I’m in love with two different men. And one of them is my brother-in-law.

He’s my drug. My fire. My addiction.

But he’s married to my best friend. And I’m married to my husband.

I’m not ashamed. I have no guilt.

None.

I’m not fucked. I’m a fucked up person.

This is the story of how I ruined my life.

And the life of the one I loved most.]]> 310 Callie Anderson 1539660362 em 0 to-read 3.75 2016
author: Callie Anderson
name: em
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/17
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]]> 55812089
A professional dancer at twenty-four, Alice had worked tirelessly for years to achieve perfection in all areas of her life. She had the perfect boyfriend, the perfect dream job in her pocket, and the unfortunate, naĂŻve belief that perfection was built to last.

All it took was one night to tear down everything Alice had built for herself until she was left single, jobless, and her heart stained with betrayal. With her tail tucked between her legs, she drives to Chicago to move in with her older sister until she's back on her feet.

Little did she know that this was just the beginning of her twist of fate nightmare. Ethan Black is waiting for her in Chicago as a perfect stranger, but soon after he and Alice meet, it's impossible for either of them to deny that they're destined to be much more.

The only problem?

Ethan's engaged to be wed to her sister]]> Alexandria Lee em 0 to-read 3.88
author: Alexandria Lee
name: em
average rating: 3.88
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]]> 56903228 I've never seen anything like it."

All it took was one bullet.
One bullet put a dent in my plan to survive the vicious storm that is my father and flipped my entire world on its' axis.
Dragged from the dumps of Sin City to the Palace of Westbrook, I find myself living in a strange new version of hell, surrounded by sexy bad boys, money and power.
The Kingston brothers own this city and everyone in it.
They seem to think they can rule me.
Unfortunately for them, I don't follow rules.
And my stepbrothers are about to find out just how far I'm willing to go to survive.
He wants my body.
He can take it.
But he will never take my heart.
Because you can't take what no longer exists.


This is a full length dark high school romance with themes some readers might find offensive. Contains graphic language, dark triggers, drugs, violence and sex. It is book 1 of 3 in the Kingston Brothers series but can be read as a complete standalone.]]> 344 Bethany Winters em 0 to-read 3.92 2020
author: Bethany Winters
name: em
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/12
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]]> 194856118
The day my sister died, I told her best friend I never wanted to see him again, and I meant it.

I lost her because of him. Everything I used to care about means nothing now because of him.

It’s all because of him.

So when he shows up on my driveway two years later and tells me he’s moving in with me for his freshman year of college, I kick his ass and tell him to disappear. For good this time.

But I already know the defiant little brat’s not gonna listen. He never does.

Being near him again makes me crazy. I’m supposed to be the college basketball star my father raised me to be, but now I’m focused on a new game. I’m obsessed with watching him, touching him, breaking him. His body, his head, his heart, anything I can get my hands on�

I’m gonna take it all until he’s got nothing left.

And even though he knows exactly what I’m doing to him, he’s gonna let me do it anyway.]]> 404 Bethany Winters em 5 4.08
author: Bethany Winters
name: em
average rating: 4.08
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/12
date added: 2025/01/12
shelves: mlm, 2025-five-star-reads, best-friends-brother
review:
how in the world did my first read of the year end up being five stars…idk but this sent me into an orbit. i will be so seated for the next book.
]]> 217726515
He turned his back on me. Just like I did to him.

Blurb coming soon!]]> Bethany Winters em 0 to-read 3.62
author: Bethany Winters
name: em
average rating: 3.62
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]]> 194931971 You want to know the secret to everlasting happiness?

Never fall in love.

That was the wisdom my father imparted to us James boys after our mom died, and it’s a piece of advice that’s served me well.

Until dear old Dad asks me for a favor over Sunday brunch. No big deal, right? I love making my old man happy. Except this “favor� is a lot more complicated than picking up his dry cleaning. Dad wants me to marry and provide a few heirs for the James empire, and he’s even done me the courtesy of handpicking my bride-to-be. Lucky me.

But if I’m being honest, I’ve grown tired of the endless cycle of dating, the constant small talk, and the ever-shrinking pool of women I haven’t already invited for a sleepover.

I’m a lawyer, so contracts are kind of my thing. And that’s all marriage really is—a contract negotiated between two parties. What could possibly go wrong?

Enter Melanie Edison, the five-foot-four brunette with curves in ALL the right places. A veterinary nurse with the smartest mouth I’ve ever heard. And I have more fun not dating her than I did dating any woman before, even with Melanie’s absurd no-sex-before-marriage rule.

But when our business arrangement becomes so much more, I end up breaking my most important rule. And that’s when it all goes to hell.

I have no idea how we can ever repair the damage that’s been done. I’m not even sure I want to. And maybe going back to my old life won’t be so hard.

Except it’s too late. I broke my rule.

And she broke me.]]> 396 Sadie Kincaid em 0 to-read 4.19
author: Sadie Kincaid
name: em
average rating: 4.19
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]]> 22028061
Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall.
Welcome to "The Robber Knight"—a tale full of action, adventure, and romance.

Special Edition with secret chapters revealed and insights into Sir Reuben’s mysterious past.]]> 262 Robert Thier em 0 to-read 4.37 2014
author: Robert Thier
name: em
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/02
shelves: to-read
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]]> 54884122 62 Jessa Kane em 2 3.92 2020
author: Jessa Kane
name: em
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/30
date added: 2024/12/30
shelves: best-friends-brother, novellas
review:
honestly i’m sure i would’ve liked this if it was a full length book
]]> 57660328 73 Jessa Kane em 2 novellas 3.37 2021
author: Jessa Kane
name: em
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/30
date added: 2024/12/30
shelves: novellas
review:
the things i do in order to meet my reading goal�.
]]> 210277479 He’s the arrogant, grumpy billionaire bane of my existence... and now I’m his full-time, live-in dating coach.
Ěý
I’ve never failed to match a client—until him.

Jackson Sinclair has dragged me through eight months of matchmaking hell, and I have the carnage of broken hearts to prove it.
But I refuse to get fired from my dream job because of some infuriatingly gorgeous billionaire and his absurd criteria for a wife.
Ěý
The plan is simple.
All I have to do is infiltrate his penthouse, pretend to be his blind date, and figure out what the actual f*ck his actual f*cking problem is.
It’ll be fine. He doesn’t know what I look like.
Ěý
Except I nearly drown in Satan-clair’s massive pool, he figures out who I am, and now I’m forcibly glued to his side for the next 30 days.

It’s a nightmare, until it’s not.
I hate him, until I discover everything he’s been hiding.
We fight, until the tension boils over into sizzling temptation.

Jackson Sinclair may not believe in soulmates, and he may not believe in love, but little does he know, he’s finally met his match�

âś“ĚýEnemies to lovers
âś“ĚýMatchmaker
âś“ĚýForced proximity
âś“ĚýOpposites attract
âś“ĚýThree slow-burn peppers
� MMC obsessed
âś“ĚýGood girl]]> 430 Kyra Parsi em 0 to-read 4.20
author: Kyra Parsi
name: em
average rating: 4.20
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]]> 54467359 MANIPULATION IS HUMANITY'S MOST HONEST BEHAVIOR

Following the brutal murders of two teenage boys, Special Agent Henry Williamson is sent to The Town as one lastĚýchance to make right the condemning nature of his past, yet quickly findsĚýhimself captivated by something even more temptingly gruesome…Ěý]]> 387 Kate Winborne em 0 to-read 3.74
author: Kate Winborne
name: em
average rating: 3.74
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]]> 60420033
In spite of their families� ongoing feud, they’re forced to work together if they have any hope of passing their required class. But as late nights and stolen moments turn to something more, a rash of demonic murders plagues the university. If they don’t get to the bottom of it, they could both be next.
​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä�
MALUM DISCORDIAE is a dark academia, paranormal MM romance about witches, Necromancers, and a blood feud that has lasted centuries. It features plenty of steam, a lot of snark, and the pile of bodies you’d expect in a magical Romeo + Juliet retelling—except this one has a happy ending. It is intended for a mature audience and reader discretion is advised. A full list of triggers can be found in the front matter of the book and at my website under Tropes & Triggers.Ěý]]> 394 Ashlyn Drewek 1955211086 em 0 to-read 4.10 2022
author: Ashlyn Drewek
name: em
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 60171058
But at a Valentine's Day masquerade ball, she spots them—the three men who meet every week at the coffee shop she works at. The ones who've always looked at her like she's the most interesting thing on the whole planet.

She figures they won't recognize her, but there's no way they couldn't—not when they all feel pulled to her in a way they never have before.

While she's planning on enjoying herself at the ball before going home to her empty bed, these three men have different plans. They each steal a dance with her, and by the end of the night, they're all left to face the one truth they've been avoiding:

Not a single one of them can resist her. And now, they may not have to.

Blissful Masquerade is a new adult reverse harem romance novella that contains a lot of steam, some kink, swearing, and mild violence. Please read the TW at the beginning of the book.]]> 141 Elira Firethorn em 0 to-read 3.76
author: Elira Firethorn
name: em
average rating: 3.76
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]]> 123205520 I was hellbent on making them pay. Instead, they bent and twisted me.

I am the golden child, the one who’s supposed to be perfect.
During the day I attend Spine Ridge University as my father wishes, but when darkness falls I put on my mask to hunt criminals and destroy them.

Until one night when I come face to face with three evil boys �
Kai, Nathan, and Milo from the Phantom Society. Secretive, violent, dirty guys who promise to expose my vigilante justice and put my dangerous side-job in the limelight.

They’ll show the world how savage I truly am � unless I let them have their way with me.
My body bartered for their silence � And I say yes.

They’re shameless in claiming me, not even my dignity is spared.
With their devious games they make me question my sanity.
Worst of all � I’m beginning to love every inch of their corruption.

Until it’s no longer just bodies against bodies, but four hearts beating in sync.
But if I’m really going to go down this path to hell �
I’m taking those devils with me.]]> 510 Clarissa Wild em 0 to-read 3.83 2023
author: Clarissa Wild
name: em
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 60454809
Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.

Run.

I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there.

To catch a killer, I put aside my life of money and luxury and take over the running of Psychos, a dive bar in the seedy underbelly of Saint View.

But Psychos delivers more than I ever could have bargained for and three men I never saw coming.

Nash, my brother’s best friend. Older and more experienced, he still remembers me as the neglected child he once saved.

War, heir to a biker gang throne and searching for the man who left his mother in a coma. Bonded over a common goal, he introduces me to a world of after-hours clubs, danger, and violence.

And Vincent, the quiet new guy nobody seems to see except me. He’s sweet and quirky, but there’s a darkness in him just waiting to be unleashed.

With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.

Until there’s only one thing we know for sure.

The killer is still out there.

And we’re his next targets.

Start a War is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and romantic suspense / dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the first book in an ongoing trilogy.]]> 362 Elle Thorpe 1922760099 em 0 to-read 4.29 2022
author: Elle Thorpe
name: em
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 57053157
I signed up for it. Literally. I agreed to the contract that made me the Lords� Lady, a position that requires me to do whatever they want, but only as protection from someone worse. I agreed to be in their beds, on my knees, and punished should I disobey.

I just wasn’t expecting punishment like this.

Killian is two-hundred-and-twenty pounds of muscle, brutal physicality, and pure spite. He thinks I don’t know that he watches me when I sleep.

Tristian is fair-haired and charming to anyone who doesn’t know better. To me, he’s the man who seeks to control me, with his cold eyes and possessiveness.

Rath is the dark-eyed tempest who took me into his bed. Even having been subjected to his barbed tongue, he’s the first man to ever make me feel safe.

I hadn’t realized how much they’ve worn me down and made me feel complacent, but it turns out they’ve messed with my head just as much as they abused my body. Despite the awful things they've done to me, they actually made me feel special. Cared for. Protected.

And then I found out it was all a lie.

The way Tristian cares, Killian’s vigilant eyes, and worst of all, my contented moments in Rath’s bed, were all part of a game.

A game to see who can use me best.

A game they’ve been playing since day one.

And now?

It’s a game I’m going to win.

WARNING: This book is a DARK/BULLY romance. It contains graphic content of abuse and assault that some readers may be particularly sensitive to. If you have triggers or are even remotely unsure, please heed the note at the beginning of this book.

The Royals of Forsyth University is a three book, reverse harem series by Best Selling Authors, Angel Lawson & Samantha Rue.

Lords of Pain
Lords of Wrath
Lords of Mercy]]> 422 Angel Lawson em 0 to-read 4.17 2021
author: Angel Lawson
name: em
average rating: 4.17
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]]> 198716261 A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.]]> 384 Ali Hazelwood 1408728915 em 0 to-read 3.59 2024
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: em
average rating: 3.59
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]]> 219299541 What happens when you get snowed in with two hot lumberjacks and your husband?
Rosie is a pro bono lawyer on a holiday vacation with her uptight, neurosurgeon husband of eight years. Greg has promised a week-long getaway in a remote lake-side cabin where they can escape their high-pressure jobs and explore their fantasies...

The only problem is—it’s been three days, and Greg has yet to even kiss Rosie.

When a snowstorm hits Christmas Eve, two lumberjacks show up on their doorstep in need of refuge from the cold. Hawk and Ashton are two rugged, hot-blooded mountain men in need of something—or someone—to defrost their icy hearts.

Rosie knows it's wrong, but she can’t resist the temptation. Besides, it’s Christmas Eve, and she deserves the perfect ˛µľ±´ÚłŮâ€�

What you’ll find in this classic Christmas cuckolding tale:

� A magical merry night
� Cuckolding
� MMMF
� Breeding
� Role playing
� BDSM dynamics
� Lumberjacks
� Snowed in
� Happy ending for all]]> 93 Clio Evans em 0 to-read 3.95
author: Clio Evans
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]]> 61087671
Sloane

He’s my best friend’s brother, and he’s completely deranged.

Dark, disturbed, and hell-bent on making my life as his new tutor an actual living nightmare, he’s the enemy I should shy away from.

Secrets are locked behind my red lips, just as his are concealed by his pressed tie and crisp school uniform. We are more alike than either of us are willing to admit.

Tobias says heartless boys never kiss...

But he kissed me.

Tobias

She’s my sister’s best friend, tutor, and a liar. But her little white lies are what draw me in.

Sloane is smart-mouthed, self-righteous, and—unfortunately for me—a total knockout. She’s impossible to ignore. As my new tutor, she’s everywhere, waving notecards in my face and shoving study guides under my door.

She is bound and determined to fix me, and I’m obsessed with deciphering every last lie that floats out of her mouth.

I told Sloane that heartless boys never kiss, and after all is said and done, she’ll see just how heartless I am.

Heartless Boys Never Kiss is a full-length, complete standalone in the St. Mary's Series! It is recommended to read the other books before this, but not necessary!]]> 350 S.J. Sylvis em 0 to-read 4.15
author: S.J. Sylvis
name: em
average rating: 4.15
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]]> 60597448
Roman Lawrence was a nerd - scratch that - THE nerd of high school. Yet, his exceptional intelligence made him stand out among those seeking to learn. He had one problem though, the girl he'd been crushing on since kindergarten didn't like him back. One of the reasons? His lack of experience.... sexually.

This isn't boy meets girl. This is mouse meets vixen. This is what happens when these two opposites strike a deal and things get hot.

"So, here's my offer: you tutor me in school, and I tutor you in sex."]]> Sweet Cosette em 4 sooo good im SAT FOR RYA AND CHRIS]]> 4.23 2021
author: Sweet Cosette
name: em
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
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4.5 STARS
sooo good im SAT FOR RYA AND CHRIS
]]> 201490657
Full blurb to come...

Release date will be moved forward.]]> 300 Rosa Lee em 0 to-read 4.25
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]]> 221764632 MARGO
After an ex-boyfriend told me I’d never be able to run a half marathon, I did what any logical woman would I set out to prove him wrong.

We’re going to pretend like I didn’t collapse at the finish line of the race.

It’s a good thing the hot paramedic caught me before I could fall.

It’s an even better thing I ran into him at the bar the next night.

He might be my ex’s dad and sixteen years older than me, but that won’t stop me from wanting to enjoy some holiday cheer with the man I can’t stop thinking about.

FINN
I knew who she was when I caught her, but she didn’t know who I was.

When her initial shock of my identity wore off, she came home with me.

I gave her the best night of her life.

It makes sense that I found her again at the finish line of another race, and now I’m determined to keep her around for longer than a night.

Forget the age gap. Forget her history with my son.

She might be the best Christmas present I’ve ever received, and I’m in no hurry to say goodbye.]]> 204 Chelsea Curto em 0 to-read 3.99
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name: em
average rating: 3.99
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]]> 204871556 Remember to live
Delivering death to those that deserve it.
Yet, the one I love is slowly dying in front of me.
Living isn’t for the weak.
Can My Little Death live for me?


Remember you die
Death is inevitable. I’ve already died once.
Trapped in a cycle of depression and torment,
Living seems impossible.
Can my Reaper help me live?]]> 379 Izzy Ravas em 0 to-read 4.36 2024
author: Izzy Ravas
name: em
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2024
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]]> 44552089
As Poe begins uncovering the house’s secrets, both new and old, she’s also pulled into the seductive, elegant world of Auden and his friends—and drawn to Auden’s worst enemy, the beautiful and brooding St. Sebastian. And as Thornchapel slowly tightens its coil of truths and lies around them, Poe, Auden and St. Sebastian start unravelling into filthy, holy pleasure and pain. Together, they awaken a fate that will either anoint them or leave them in ashes�
***
From the author of the USA Today bestselling New Camelot series comes an original fairy tale full of ancient mysteries, lantern-lit rituals, jealousy, money, murder, sacred torment, and obsessions that last for lifetimes...

***A Lesson in Thorns is the first of four books in the Thornchapel series.***
]]> 358 Sierra Simone em 0 to-read 3.84 2019
author: Sierra Simone
name: em
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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