en-US Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:30:58 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 2122
This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...

“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times]]> 704 Ayn Rand Krithika 0 currently-reading 3.87 1943
author: Ayn Rand
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1943
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/01
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 19288043 What have we done to each other?

These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone.

So what did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?]]> 415 Gillian Flynn 0307588378 Krithika 0 currently-reading 4.22 2012
author: Gillian Flynn
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/17
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 20999 224 Robert Greene 1861976410 Krithika 0 currently-reading 4.03 2003
author: Robert Greene
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2003
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/08
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 55922538 287 Robert Greene Krithika 0 to-read 4.10
author: Robert Greene
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.10
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/08
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 50224049
When I think about what I actually did, I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook. Getting away with it is highly preferable, of course, but perhaps when I’m long gone, someone will open an old safe and find this confession. The public would reel. After all, almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand how someone, by the tender age of 28, can have calmly killed six members of her family. And then happily got on with the rest of her life, never to regret a thing.

When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother’s pleas for help, she vows revenge, and sets about to kill every member of his family. Readers have a front row seat as Grace picks off the family one by one � and the result is as and gruesome as it is entertaining in this wickedly dark romp about class, family, love� and murder.

But then Grace is imprisoned for a murder she didn’t commit.

Outrageously funny, compulsive and subversive, perfect for fans of Killing Eve and My Sister, the Serial Killer.]]> 355 Bella Mackie Krithika 3 3.49 2021
author: Bella Mackie
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/08
date added: 2025/03/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 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 Krithika 0 to-read 4.14 2015
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 215514806
No matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate. Jefferson Fisher, trial lawyer and one of the leading voices on real-world communication, offers a tried-and-true framework that will show you how to transform your life and your relationships by improving your next conversation.

Fisher has gained millions of followers through short, simple, practical videos teaching people how to argue less and talk more. Whether it’s handling a heated conversation, dealing with a difficult personality, or standing your ground with confidence, his down-to-earth teachings have helped countless people navigate life’s toughest situations. Now for the first time, Fisher has distilled his three-part communication system (Say it with control, Say it with confidence, Say it to connect) that can easily be applied to any situation.

You will learn:

- Why you should never “win� an argument
- How to assert yourself and communicate with intention
- How to set boundaries and frame conversations
- Why saying less is often more
- How to overcome conflict with connection

The Next Conversation will give you practical phrases that will lead to powerful results, from breaking down defensiveness in a hard talk with a family member to finding your own assertive voice at the boardroom conference table. Your every word matters, and by controlling how you communicate every day, you will create waves of positive impact that will resonate throughout your relationships to last a lifetime.

Everything you want to say, and how you want to say it, can be found in The Next Conversation.]]> 304 Jefferson Fisher 0593718720 Krithika 0 to-read 4.56
author: Jefferson Fisher
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.56
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 10534 170 Sun Tzu Krithika 0 currently-reading 3.98 -400
author: Sun Tzu
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.98
book published: -400
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/11
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 54898389 244 Eric Jorgenson Krithika 0 to-read 4.40 2020
author: Eric Jorgenson
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 196834601 A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READĚý

Well-being expert and social media sensation Stephanie Harrison of @newhappyco reveals the counterintuitive secrets to happiness and provides a practical guide to help us all learn how to live a happy life.

We all want to be happy, but happiness always seems to be out of reach â€� until now. In New Happy, happiness expert Stephanie Harrison draws upon hundreds of studies to offer a life-changing guide to finding the happiness you have been looking for, all based on a decade of research and brought to life with beautiful artwork.Ěý

It’s not your fault if you are unhappy. You have been told you’re not good enough; you need to achieve fame, wealth, and power; and you need to do it all on your own. This is Old Happy, our society’s false definition of happiness, and it’s making us miserable. In this book, you’ll learn you are enough, you have unique and important gifts, and using them to help other people leads to your happiness.Ěý

New Happy is your step-by-step guide to building the life you want. Accompanied by revelatory artwork that explains key concepts, Harrison takes you through the process of unwinding Old Happy, uncovering your own gifts, and using them to both improve your life and the world at the same time. If you have ever asked yourself, “Who am I really?� “When will I be happy?� or “What am I supposed to do with my life?� this book is for you.

Through an inspiring blend of art and science, New Happy will forever change the way that you see yourself and the world. Whether you’re wondering what career you should choose, navigating a life transition, going through a difficult time, teaching your kids what matters most, or simply hoping to experience more joy every day, New Happy offers the proven path to a happier life and a better world.]]> 288 Stephanie Harrison 0593541391 Krithika 2 4.14
author: Stephanie Harrison
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.14
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/10
date added: 2024/12/10
shelves:
review:

]]> 18045891
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 10: 0307341550 (ISBN 13: 9780307341556)]]> 254 Gillian Flynn 0297851535 Krithika 0 to-read 4.05 2006
author: Gillian Flynn
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 5886881
Since then, she has been drifting. But when she is contacted by a group who are convinced of Ben's innocence, Libby starts to ask questions she never dared to before. Was the voice she heard her brother's? Ben was a misfit in their small town, but was he capable of murder? Are there secrets to uncover at the family farm or is Libby deluding herself because she wants her brother back?

She begins to realise that everyone in her family had something to hide that day... especially Ben. Now, twenty-four years later, the truth is going to be even harder to find.

Who did massacre the Day family?]]> 424 Gillian Flynn 0307341569 Krithika 0 to-read 3.95 2009
author: Gillian Flynn
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 40097951
Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.

Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.]]> 336 Alex Michaelides 1250301696 Krithika 4 4.17 2019
author: Alex Michaelides
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/02
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves:
review:

]]> 1303 Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control � from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.

In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling� and “fascinating,� Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.

Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master�), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness�), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally�). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.]]> 452 Robert Greene 0140280197 Krithika 5 4.11 1998
author: Robert Greene
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1998
rating: 5
read at: 2024/11/24
date added: 2024/11/24
shelves:
review:

]]> 17872528

I just witnessed a mob hit. The lighter flicks like the sound of a gunshot. Smoke from his cigarette slips through the cracks of my hiding place. His dark chuckle haunts future nightmares I’ll never get to have.

Please walk away. Please.

The sound of a zipper...and then his voice: “Faith Jacobson. 580 Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn.�

He’s got my wallet. My driver’s license. He knows who I am. It’s over for me. He flings open the lid of the dumpster. The nearby streetlight illuminates me, and suddenly he decides I’m not dying tonight.

No, I am now to become a gift... to his even deadlier brother.

I just became the property of Leo Raspallo.]]> 330 Kitty Thomas Krithika 0 3.40 2013
author: Kitty Thomas
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at: 2024/10/11
date added: 2024/10/11
shelves:
review:

]]> 30140741 USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES
A new serial by New York Times Bestselling author H.M. Ward

They say the best way to get over a broken heart is a random hook-up. So my new BFF is dragging me to a bar. All I have to do is wear a slutty dress, choose a dude, and do the deed, right? The thing is, this isn't me. I'm the good girl -- the one who has sex for love. But, since the love of my life is shacked up with someone else, I guess it's time to move on.

One night, one time. That's all. I'll have a clean slate.

A guy with a sketch pad, sitting alone, catches my eye. I'm a sucker for the artistic type with dark hair and bright blue eyes. Soon we're in his hotel room doing things I've never done. His smoldering body, perfectly toned with hot skin and a firm touch, has my mind reeling with the things to come. We're both naked and glistening with sweat, breathless.

And then he darts, right before doing the deed, abandoning me in his room. He doesn't return.

A week later I see him again, and realize that he wasn't just a random guy. My heart clenches at the massive mistake, and I still don't grasp the extent of it. I should have run and never looked back.

Genre: New Adult Romance
This story unfolds over multiple volumes.]]> 116 H.M. Ward 1630351172 Krithika 0 to-read 4.23 2016
author: H.M. Ward
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26827979 A new series of short stories in HM Ward's Sexy Ferro World

When billionaire Sean Ferro crosses my path it's my job to destroy him. His crimes are horrific and there's no way I'm letting him walk away from them. Whether he wins or loses in court is irrelevant. I'll destroy any chance he has at a happy life when this is over, whether he lands in a jail cell or not.

The arrogant bastard is more beautiful than I thought. He sits there, day after day, closed off and quiet. Dark hair pushed out of his face, and those blue eyes staring into space, unseeing.

I assist the prosecution and twist his silence into apathy, steadily twisting the image of a broken man into a disturbed monster. I destroy him completely well before the end of the trial. Society hates him. And so do I.
But one night will change everything. One chance encounter shows me my mistake. This isn't something I cant change, so I offer the only thing I know he needs--me.]]> 60 H.M. Ward 1630350885 Krithika 5 3.98
author: H.M. Ward
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.98
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2015/11/22
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves:
review:

]]> 40205334
It was supposed to be over. We were meant to be happy.

Too bad my enemies had other plans.

Note: This is the conclusion of Peter & Sara’s story. It is strongly recommended that you read Twist Me and Capture Me trilogies before embarking on this book, as there will be major spoilers for those series.]]> 452 Anna Zaires 1631423495 Krithika 0 to-read 4.39
author: Anna Zaires
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.39
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26809272 A LOVE STORY ABOUT AN ALPHA MANWHORE AND A GOOD GIRL BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR HM WARD

Money. Power. Sex.

Billionaire Pete Ferro is a manwhore and always will be. There aren't fifty shades of gray when it comes to love. Sometimes all we have is the here and now, and there aren't second chances -- so why pretend? That's the part I don't understand. Why does he act like he wants me one moment and then hate me the next?

The man is sexy, with dark hair and a dimple at the corner of his crooked smile. He's forever swarmed by women, never wanting for anything. He doesn't want love. He doesn't want me.

But those poems he writes, and the verses that run deeper than his alpha male exterior lets on, it leaves me wondering if I've fallen for a man or a myth.

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
This story unfolds over multiple volumes
Length: Approx. 130 pgs ]]> 68 H.M. Ward Krithika 0 to-read 4.52 2015
author: H.M. Ward
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26831095
I live a life of darkness.

They sold my brother for money.
I was kept to make money for them.

I thought I escaped it all, but the monster is back.
I'm not worth anything to him anymore, so now he's going after my brother.

There are only two things I fear; the darkness and water.
I'm not scared of pain.
I'm not scared of death.

I'm prepared to die and to make sure that monster goes with me.

Authors Note and WARNING: Twisted Boundaries is a work of fiction intended for adult readers above 18. It contains dark and sensitive subject matter that may make readers uncomfortable.
Contains explicit language and descriptions of sexual situations.

]]> 310 Michelle Horst Krithika 0 to-read 4.15 2015
author: Michelle Horst
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/06/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 52749656 There was a girl once. A girl called Tess Snow who sat with me in the dark, waiting to be sold.
There was an owner once. An owner who bought me, entrapped me, and made me his unwilling goddess.�

Eleanor Grace is a naïve dreamer. Trusting and young, she believes her travel-loving boyfriend can save her when her freedom is snatched and sold. Squirrelled away to an island at dawn, delivered to a man even darkness won’t touch, she’s bound by a contract.

Four men.
Four fantasies.
Four pieces of her soul.

Sullivan Sinclair is the giver of fantasies. Any wish, any desire—he is the master at quenching even the filthiest appetites. His private paradise and perfectly trained goddesses are there for one purpose: to ensure every guest is extremely well satisfied.

He bought her.
He trapped her.
She belongs to him.

Dark Romance
First book of the Goddess Isles
75,000 words]]> 261 Pepper Winters Krithika 0 to-read 3.96 2020
author: Pepper Winters
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 38886872 382 Brianna Hale 1983957488 Krithika 0 to-read 3.96 2018
author: Brianna Hale
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 59947696
It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.

She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered.

After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up� it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.]]> 416 Gillian McAllister 0063252341 Krithika 0 to-read 3.95 2022
author: Gillian McAllister
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 56905097 The finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. By the end of this mystery series, you'll never think of good girls the same way again...

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears...]]> 500 Holly Jackson 0593379853 Krithika 0 to-read 4.20 2021
author: Holly Jackson
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 51335759
With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.

But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.

The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?]]> 413 Holly Jackson 1405297751 Krithika 0 to-read 4.26 2020
author: Holly Jackson
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 40916679
Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.]]> 433 Holly Jackson 1405293187 Krithika 0 to-read 4.30 2019
author: Holly Jackson
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 28965944 The incendiary author of Begging for It and Asking for It again plunges readers into the shadowy depths of love, pain, pleasure and peril...

How far is too far?

Finally sure of each other's strength and love, Jonah and Vivienne continue to explore their darkest fantasies together. However, what should be a night of ecstasy takes a dangerous turn, injuring Vivienne. She shrugs off the incident, but Jonah is haunted by it, particularly by the fear that others may believe he abuses her, or even glimpse the truth of their erotic obsession.

Then Jonah receives a call from his younger sister, Rebecca, who's dealing with trouble of her own in South America. When Vivienne travels with him to aid Rebecca, she learns yet more about his tortured history—and Jonah opens up to Vivienne as never before.

Can Vivienne help Jonah cast off the shadows of his past forever?

MATURE AUDIENCE]]> 108 Lilah Pace 1101989165 Krithika 1 3.42 2016
author: Lilah Pace
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2016
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2023/11/25
shelves:
review:

]]> 24612008
Some secrets should only be shared in the dark.

Jonah and Vivienne’s erotic bond—living out raw scenarios of captivity and force—began as no-strings sex between strangers who shared the same desires. Now the intimacy between them is turning into love, but it’s a love built on fantasies so extreme that exploring them makes guilt inescapable. But the risks they're taking are far more dangerous than they'd imagined.

A stalker is terrorizing the city, and one of Jonah’s ex-lovers names him as a potential suspect to the police. Standing by a man under suspicion could cost Vivienne everything. But when Jonah’s stepfather takes advantage of the scandal to seize control of the Marks family fortune, Vivienne is drawn into her lover’s broken family and twisted past. Only then will she learn how dark the truth really is...]]> 341 Lilah Pace 0425279499 Krithika 3 3.76 2015
author: Lilah Pace
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2023/11/25
shelves:
review:

]]> 23398817 “This is who I am. This is what I want. Now I need a man dangerous enough to give it to me.�

Graduate student Vivienne Charles is afraid of her own desires—ashamed to admit that she fantasizes about being taken by force, by a man who will claim her completely and without mercy. When the magnetic, mysterious Jonah Marks learns her secret, he makes an offer that stuns her: they will remain near-strangers to each other, and meet in secret so that he can fulfill her fantasy.

Their arrangement is twisted. The sex is incredible. And—despite their attempts to stay apart—soon their emotions are bound together as tightly as the rope around Vivienne’s wrists. But the secrets in their pasts threaten to turn their affair even darker...

Reader Advisory: Asking for It deals explicitly with fantasies of non-consensual sex. Readers sensitive to portrayals of non-consensual sex should be advised.Ěý]]> 336 Lilah Pace 0425279510 Krithika 5 3.97 2015
author: Lilah Pace
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2023/11/25
date added: 2023/11/25
shelves:
review:

]]> 42648091
Beauty falls for the beast in this dark and romantic tale of revenge, lies, and love�

Fresh out of college and headed straight for my dream job, I didn’t think things could get any better.�
Then I met my dream man. �
In an instant, my happy ever after had begun.�
The life I’d stumbled into was beautiful, and the man I loved was perfect.�
But perfection comes at a cost, and I’d slumbered through all the alarms.�

Then I met my nightmare. �
The man whose bright eyes held untamed darkness. �
The man who disarmed me with his peculiar behavior. �
The man whose cold, merciless hands shook me awake.

In an instant, questions started to dismantle my happy ever after.�
But whoever said the truth would set you free was wrong.


It wasn’t going to repair the cracks in my naive heart. �
It wasn’t going to caress my face with comforting hands and reassure me it was all just a dream.�
No, the truth shoved me down a rabbit hole, and I landed in the lair of a real-life monster.]]> 316 Ella Fields Krithika 0 to-read 3.91 2018
author: Ella Fields
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/10/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 61153969
It’s exhausting pretending to be normal. Go to therapy. Hold down a job. Smile.
So much smiling.
All I can do is attempt to corral the burning rage that sits in my chest. It’s getting hard.

𝑴𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏�...

I’m slowly losing my grip. Reality is getting blurry.
I’m yearning to lash out. To taste blood. For someone to see me for what I truly am.

NOLAN

I’ve kept myself in check. Built the perfect lie. A well-adjusted man with his entire life ahead of him. Allowed myself only daytime fantasies and night drives. It’s not enough.

𝑰'𝒎 𝒕�� 𝒉𝒖𝒏�𝒓𝒚...

Then there’s her. Chipping away at my lie piece by piece. I see her. She has a darkness in her eyes that matches mine.
I want her. I want her wrapped in plastic, squirming and begging me for mercy.
My trophy. My toy. Mine.
And so it begins.

��� ����.
��� ������ ��������.

* Reader discretion is advised. This is my 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒕 book to date with a boat load of TWs.]]> Molly Doyle Krithika 0 to-read 3.69 2023
author: Molly Doyle
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/10/25
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 16150996 Book #3 of the bestselling Consequences series:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the shocking third book of the Consequences series and the long-awaited, action-packed conclusion of Claire and Tony’s tumultuous relationship.

Stick to your convictions.

Against all odds, Claire and Tony have found their way back to one another, but it doesn’t mean a happy ever after. Not even close. Just when they seemed to have it all—love, respect, and the promise of a family—the game master exposes the truth and Claire’s world once again unravels. With old convictions wavering and past transgressions coming to light, the cards have changed and luck is not in the deck for Claire and Tony.

Abandon all assumptions.

Lost in a constant nightmare, who will save Claire from her past? From herself? Everyone has a hand to play, and now they’re playing for keeps. Everything known to be true is questioned. Motives are explained. The past is once again unearthed, and this time, secrets lurk between dreams and reality, between the past and the present.

The clock is ticking.

Time is running out on Claire…on Tony…on their happy ever after. When the final cards are played, will their unconventional love trump the opposition?

In the end, some will discover their bets were too high, and all will learn the most crucial lesson—there are always consequences for the truth.

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions. –Denis Waitley]]> 400 Aleatha Romig Krithika 0 to-read 4.35 2013
author: Aleatha Romig
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/10/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 50982230
Perceptions define the man that I have become on the inside.
The world may not see me this way, but this is who I am.

Sullied. Contaminated. Worthless. Masked.

The way I perceive myself affects every aspect of my life.
The world may see a perfectly clean person, but on the inside, I am nothing but dirty and scarred.

The world sees us one way.
We see ourselves another.
Perceptions are what we’ve given ourselves.
Perceptions of what we think we deserve.

*INCLUDES THE SHORT STORY: SAVIOR]]> 368 Hayley Faiman Krithika 0 to-read 4.04 2019
author: Hayley Faiman
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/03/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 61058004 A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . .

One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom's pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot.

So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin?

Investigators suspect Jane's husband. A criminal defense attorney, Dan Larkin would surely be an expert in outfoxing the police.

But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public's memory, a simmering, unresolved riddle. Jane's three children--Alex, Jeff, and Miranda--are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their mother.

Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what happens if they are wrong?

A tale about family--family secrets and vengeance, but also family love--All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?]]> 320 William Landay 0345531841 Krithika 0 to-read 3.75 2023
author: William Landay
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/10/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 11367726
Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.]]> 421 William Landay 0385344228 Krithika 5 3.99 2012
author: William Landay
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2022/10/10
shelves:
review:

]]> 7144 671 Fyodor Dostoevsky Krithika 0 to-read 4.26 1866
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1866
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/10/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 35186984 I’ve lost everything, and all that’s left to do is end the men who took them from me.

Betrayal. Secrets. Vengeance.]]> 231 L.P. Lovell Krithika 0 to-read 4.33
author: L.P. Lovell
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/10/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 27112414
Pretty things aren't meant to be broken. But I broke her, and now we both have to pay the price. I'm her nightmare. I'm her savior. And now that I have her signature on an ironclad contract, I own her body and soul. She doesn't remember me. She will. It's inevitable. Because as much as I know I need to stay away, for fear of unlocking the memories I helped her father bury--I can't. She was the apple in the Garden, dangled in front of me, her core so tempting and sweet. A voice whispered. Just. One. Bite. I bit. I tasted. I fell. Welcome to the world of the Russian mafia, where death, is your only future.]]> 346 Rachel Van Dyken Krithika 5 4.06 2015
author: Rachel Van Dyken
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/11/18
date added: 2022/09/04
shelves:
review:

]]> 72579
An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories?

Captivating and disturbing, Alias Grace showcases best-selling, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood at the peak of her powers.]]> 468 Margaret Atwood 0385475713 Krithika 0 to-read 4.08 1996
author: Margaret Atwood
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1996
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/07/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 38325381 Creep. Freak. Crazy Eyes.
I've heard it all.
Over the years, they've slammed me with every demeaning name in the book.
Their taunts warped me like a steady stream of poison.
Anger replaced anxiety as I started believing the cruelty spat my way.
Until she showed up and changed everything.

Lennon Bennett is pure innocence—warm sunshine breaking apart my stormy existence.
She's everything good and maybe I can be too.
For her. With her. Because of her.
Lennon doesn’t know I’m beckoned closer with each breath.
She isn't aware that I'm completely consumed with her.
It’s become my sole purpose to protect her, by any means necessary.
But if she discovers the depth of my obsession, it will be the end of me.
So, I remain in the shadows.
Waiting. Watching. Wanting.
She'll be my first. My last. My only.

Watch Me Follow is a TOTAL STANDALONE new adult romance.]]> 270 Harloe Rae Krithika 4 3.64 2018
author: Harloe Rae
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2019/03/19
date added: 2022/01/05
shelves:
review:

]]> 36430011
There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public Facebook account and Tweets incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and she’ll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance� meeting.

As Joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of Beck’s life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure Beck finds herself in his waiting arms. Moving from stalker to boyfriend, Joe transforms himself into Beck’s perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means murder.

A terrifying exploration of how vulnerable we all are to stalking and manipulation.]]> 464 Caroline Kepnes 1501195433 Krithika 0 to-read 4.03 2014
author: Caroline Kepnes
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/10/15
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 32176341 276 Isabel Lucero Krithika 0 to-read 4.01 2016
author: Isabel Lucero
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/09/20
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 42517117
Ballistic is a delicious twisty, dark and unputdownable book. Keri has ended this series of standalone books with a BALLISTIC bang. -Kathy Coopmans, USA Today Bestselling Author

A life for a life.
On the streets of Detroit, it’s the code we live by. You take from me, I take from you. A balance of power, and a ceaseless war between rivals.
As a foster kid from the projects, I never had much, besides an unshakable addiction to women and drugs. Only took one glance into the amber eyes of a slave for me to realize my two worst vices could be one and the same.
And the woman behind those eyes quickly became my obsession.
Nicoleta is more than she seems. An enigma I’m determined to crack before time runs out and our enemies hunt her down. Except, she moves by her own trajectory, an unstoppable bullet on the warpath to track down the men who murdered a girl from her past.
Me? I’m the rogue whose path is less predictable. A junkie, fiending for the one thing I shouldn’t want: the only woman who gets me high. I want to keep her for myself, but when the unstoppable bullet finally hits her mark and secrets begin to unravel, another life must be paid.
A heart for a heart.

***BALLISTIC can be read as a complete standalone.

Other Books In This Series:
RICOCHET
BACKFIRE
INTREPID]]> 376 Keri Lake Krithika 2 4.21 2018
author: Keri Lake
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2020/05/08
date added: 2021/07/30
shelves:
review:

]]> 30130975
No matter how unbreakable he may seem, every man has a weakness.

A year ago, my home became a bloodstained crime scene. That night marked the beginning of my hell—the same night I was tortured by my enemies and tossed into an underground prison to die.

They failed. I survived.

Now that I’m free, only one motive burns in my soul: revenge.

Lucky for me, they think Jase Hawkins is dead. Maybe I am. I’ve got nothing but a cold, merciless rage, and Black Betty, the sharp steel blade that never leaves my side.

Then she drifts into my life.

Lucia wants answers—so much so, she’s willing to fall into the darkness where my enemies lie in wait, to kill her for what she knows.

Or to take her for the depraved fantasies her body alone can rouse in a man’s mind.

Me? I want her for the fire in her touch that feeds my addiction, forces me to feel what has become numb, but my appetite for bloodshed runs deeper than flesh.

For my own sanity, I’ve vowed to stay away from her. Because she’s my only weakness, an obsession that leaves me craving more—one that could make even the most steadfast plan backfire.

**Not recommended for readers under the age of 18. Trigger warning for violence, drug abuse and scenes of rape and torture.

BACKFIRE is a spin-off of RICOCHET and can be read as a standalone.]]> 518 Keri Lake Krithika 5 4.20 2016
author: Keri Lake
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2016/07/24
date added: 2021/07/30
shelves:
review:

]]> 25840856 333 Jaimie Roberts Krithika 0 to-read 3.72 2015
author: Jaimie Roberts
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/06/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 4671 The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher.

This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published by Scribner in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.]]> 180 F. Scott Fitzgerald 0743273567 Krithika 0 to-read 3.93 1925
author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1925
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 2623
Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels.

This edition includes the original, discarded ending, Dickens's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions. It also uses the definitive Clarendon text.]]> 544 Charles Dickens 0192833596 Krithika 0 to-read 3.78 1861
author: Charles Dickens
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1861
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 17148 544 Emily Brontë 0312256868 Krithika 0 to-read 3.78 1847
author: Emily Brontë
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1847
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 1885 Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268]]> 279 Jane Austen 1441341706 Krithika 0 to-read 4.28 1813
author: Jane Austen
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1813
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 2429135
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.]]> 480 Stieg Larsson 0670069019 Krithika 0 to-read 4.17 2005
author: Stieg Larsson
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 662 This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators?

Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? What is the world’s motor � and the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story.

Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life � from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy � to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction � to the philosopher who becomes a pirate � to the composer who gives up his career on the night of his triumph � to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad � to the lowest track worker in her Terminal tunnels.

You must be prepared, when you read this novel, to check every premise at the root of your convictions.

This is a mystery story, not about the murder � and rebirth � of man’s spirit. It is a philosophical revolution, told in the form of an action thriller of violent events, a ruthlessly brilliant plot structure and an irresistible suspense. Do you say this is impossible? Well, that is the first of your premises to check.]]> 1168 Ayn Rand 0452011876 Krithika 0 to-read 3.67 1957
author: Ayn Rand
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1957
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 24935412 Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00RR4A1DI.

I don't believe in fairy tales and Prince Charming.

I believe in fear.

He taught me how to be afraid.

We first met on a playground on a wonderful summer day. It was the first time he hurt me and it wouldn’t be the last. For ten years, he's been my tormentor and I've been his forbidden. But then he went away, and yet I was still afraid.

Now he's back and wants more than just my tears. You see...he thinks I sent him away so now he wants revenge...and he knows just how to get it.

Warning: Fear Me contains sensitive themes.]]> 384 B.B. Reid Krithika 0 to-read 3.77 2015
author: B.B. Reid
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 46266305 YURI
In this business, you cannot afford to lose control.
No emotions. No weakness.
I’ve worked too f**king hard building my mob empire to let one feisty little girl ruin everything.

But Bella refuses to fall in line.
I’ve pushed my prisoner to her limits, and yet she will. Not. Break.She takes every savage kiss�
Every cruel touch�
And asks me if that’s all I have to offer.

Breaking her down will require breaking a rule of my own:
Never, ever fall in love.

But when Bella’s senator father doesn’t follow orders like we expect, things get more complicated.
I’ll need her help to take my rightful place on the throne of the city.
And more time with her by my side means unleashing something inside me that cannot be contained again.

As our fates become entwined, betrayal barrels towards us.
I’m forced to make an impossible choice:

Do I follow my destiny to become the mob boss I was raised to be?
Or do I sacrifice everything to save the woman who has stolen my heart?

A Russian mob boss kidnaps a senator’s daughter in this full-length, standalone, bad boy mafia heist romance from author Nicole Fox. Bella unleashes passion in Yuri that he never knew he had. Can they have a future together? Or will their dark secrets drive them apart for good? Find out in Trapped with the Mob Boss.]]> 190 Nicole Fox Krithika 0 to-read 3.74 2019
author: Nicole Fox
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/05/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 54278049
Mom always told me that getting into a car with a stranger was dangerous. She was right.

I came to Spain hoping to start a new life away from dangerous men, but then I met Rafael Santiago. Now I'm not just caught up in the affairs of a mafia boss, I'm being forced into his car.

When I saw something I shouldn't have, Rafael took me captive, stripped me bare, and punished me until he felt certain I'd told him everything I knew about his organization... which was nothing at all. Then he offered me his protection in return for the right to use me as he pleases.

Now that I belong to him, his plans for me are more shameful than I could have ever imagined.]]> 280 Piper Stone Krithika 0 to-read 4.11 2020
author: Piper Stone
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/04/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 53839707 I don't bargain for what I want. I take it.

The moment Brooke Mikaels walked into my office, I knew she was mine. She needed my help and thought she could use her sweet little body to get it, but she learned a hard lesson instead.

I don't make deals with silly little girls. I spank them.

She'll get what she needs, but first she'll moan and beg and scream with each brutal climax as she takes everything I give her. She belongs to me now, and soon she'll know what that means.

Publisher's Note: Boss includes spankings, rough, intense sexual scenes, and strong D/s themes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.]]> 206 Sara Fields Krithika 0 to-read 3.82
author: Sara Fields
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.82
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/04/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 30337495 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01GGL89P4


I was ruthless.
I was feared.
I had sacrificed. Myself. Her. Everything...

Living in a world where I was worth more dead than alive was a choice. I was a bad man, never claimed to be anything else. I’ve done things I’m not proud of. Seen things that can’t be unseen. I’ve caused pain that I can’t undo.
It was all my choice.
Every decision.
Every order.
Right and wrong never mattered.
Until her.
She was under my protection, until she became my obsession.
But who was going to save her...

From. Me. The devil himself.

Fate brought us together. Destiny destroyed us.

STANDALONE. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Full length novel.]]> 418 M. Robinson Krithika 0 to-read 4.32 2016
author: M. Robinson
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/04/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 2267772 720 Ayn Rand 0451118103 Krithika 0 to-read 3.87 1943
author: Ayn Rand
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1943
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/04/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 22859349 206 Bella Jewel 0992506654 Krithika 0 4.07 2014
author: Bella Jewel
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2014/12/21
date added: 2021/04/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 25688411 258 Jade West Krithika 0 to-read 3.96 2015
author: Jade West
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/03/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 55274620 308 M. Robinson Krithika 0 to-read 3.79 2020
author: M. Robinson
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/01/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 55389017
Maria was raised as a princess, excluded from holding any power in the Caruso family.

The sins of his father is his debt to pay.

The only sin she wants him to pay for is one his family did not commit.

In love with a dead man, can he get her to love his killer?

Hell will freeze over before she’ll ever love again.



I just want to be the fucking king.

I’m just a fucking princess.]]> 474 Sarah Brianne Krithika 2 4.57 2020
author: Sarah Brianne
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2021/01/28
date added: 2021/01/28
shelves:
review:

]]> 22857608 A thief-taker is out to steal the heart of a bluestocking heiress in this sexy Regency romance by the #1ĚýNew York TimesĚýbestselling author.

London, 1818. There are disadvantages to being an heiress, as Eliza Martin knows well. Fortune hunters corner her, friends become opportunistic, and lately, someone is engineering "accidents" designed to propel her into marriage. But Eliza is too smart to be bullied. To find the culprit, she just needs the right man to infiltrate the nest of suitors—and none comes more highly recommended than thief-taker Jasper Bond. One look at the devastatingly handsome Jasper and Eliza knows he’s the wrong man for the job.ĚýĚýNo one will believe an intellectual like her could be matched with a man of action like him. But Jasper is determined to change her mind. The intriguing mystery—and the undeniable attraction they share—makes this a case he can't resist. For Jasper, client satisfaction isĚýa point of pride. And it's his pleasure to prove he's just the man Eliza needs."A flawless blend of captivating characters, clever plotting, and searing sensuality.”—Booklist]]> 305 Sylvia Day 0758290659 Krithika 0 to-read 3.79 2011
author: Sylvia Day
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/01/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 18913519 Ěý
Since the devastating conclusion of Blood Money, Agent 47 has been MIA. Now fans awaiting the return of the blockbuster videogame and film phenomenon can pinpoint the location of the world’s most brutal and effective killer-for-hire before he reemerges in Absolution. When the Agency lures him back with a mission that will require every last ounce of his stealth, strength, and undercover tactics, they grossly underestimate the silent assassin’s own agenda. Because this time, Agent 47 isn’t just going to bite the hand that feeds him. He’s going tear it off and annihilate anyone who stands in his way.]]> 306 Raymond Benson Krithika 0 to-read 3.77 2012
author: Raymond Benson
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/10/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 23491607 It was suppose to be a debt settled, just a price being repaid.
Instead love was born...
...from unpaid dues it bloomed.
See, that's the funny thing about love, you never expect it.

After losing her mother to cancer a few months prior to graduating, Bree Forbes was finally able to take some time away and enjoy her college days. That all changed in a blink of an eye the moment Bree came home for break. She didn't expect to find her dad strapped to chair, a gun pointed at his head.

Alzerro “Zerro� King wasn't a man to be messed with. Women flocked to him and men ran from him. He ruled the mafia with an iron fist and no one ever crossed him unless they wanted to pay the price. He believed the only way to pay for something, if unable to do so, was to do it in blood. Nothing got him harder than stringing someone up, and putting a bullet in their head.

That is until Bree.

One look is all it took for him to know she could pay for her father’s debt in many other ways� Ways that could get him hard.

Could a big city mafia king fall in love with the small town country girl? Would she be able to handle his dark and demanding ways? When push comes to shove, would Bree end up running only to be killed? Or would she sacrifice herself for love?]]> 160 J.L. Beck 1505303850 Krithika 0 to-read 3.62 2014
author: J.L. Beck
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/09/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 51638299 An eye for an eye.
A tooth for a tooth.
A life for a life.

But the man who killed my beloved deserves a fate worse than death.
He’ll live knowing his only daughter was captured by a monster...
That he’s utterly powerless to stop me.

Olena Baranov will be my prisoner.
My retribution.
My undoing.
Vengeance will be mine.]]> 344 Jane Henry Krithika 4 4.19 2019
author: Jane Henry
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2019/10/30
date added: 2020/08/26
shelves:
review:

]]> 46036514
Bratva life is simple:

You steal from the brotherhood, you pay with your life.
But the thief is a woman, and she’s too beautiful to die.

My wedding band will be her collar.
Our vows will be her shackles.

She will be my captive bride.]]> 330 Jane Henry Krithika 3 4.00 2019
author: Jane Henry
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2019/10/30
date added: 2020/08/26
shelves:
review:

]]> 52942343
USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delivers a gritty, impassioned romance of arranged marriage, fearless love, and ultimate triumph over evil.

I'm the girl no one wants.

Scarred beyond repair and locked away, I'm tainted and tarnished.
Unworthy of friendship, love, or hope.

But I was born into Bratva life, and my life is not my own.

I'm ripped from my home and forced to marry a man I've never met, sight unseen.

He's ruthless, possessive, fierce...

My husband. ]]> 342 Jane Henry Krithika 3 4.17 2019
author: Jane Henry
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2019/11/02
date added: 2020/08/26
shelves:
review:

]]> 52228852
USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delivers a high-stakes, gritty story of forbidden romance, devastation, and taboo love that knows no bounds.Ěý
She's barely legal.
Under my protection.
Fully off-limits.
But all mine.
Ruthless is a fully stand-alone spin-off from The Wicked Doms series.Ěý
Please note: this dark romance contains mild dubious consent, elements of violence, and kinky, sexual scenes. If such subject matters offend you, please do not read.Ěý]]> 215 Jane Henry Krithika 3 4.06 2019
author: Jane Henry
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2019/11/01
date added: 2020/08/26
shelves:
review:

]]> 25718243 363 J.M. Walker Krithika 2 3.69 2015
author: J.M. Walker
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2016/09/05
date added: 2020/08/19
shelves:
review:

]]> 22465786
It was a normal Thursday, nothing new or exciting had occurred in the morning.

I’d risen from bed, taken a shower and brushed my teeth. I’d then jumped on the 8:05 bus that ran a short distance between my house and the county library where I worked.

The ride took its usual 15 minutes before it left me standing fresh faced in front of a building of gothic construction that was my favorite place in the world.

After straightening my knee length skirt, I pushed open the door that led into the interior of the library.

It was at that moment that my world would change � impossibly and forever. It was a fateful movement of wood that collided with the shoulder of a man that would alter my very existence.

It wasn’t fear that I felt at that moment � more like the feeling of being watched. It was the feeling of knowing that danger lurks - the sensation of the hair standing on end at the back of your neck.

Looking back on a moment that happened so many months ago, I now realize that I should have listened to that feeling.

As I would later find out, the man standing in front of me referred to himself as Master Lucas�

…and I was his next target.]]> 372 Lily White 099156667X Krithika 0 to-read 3.65 2014
author: Lily White
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/06/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 16125920 At night, when Anna closes her eyes, everything comes rushing back; the sensuous sound of Cole's voice, his scalding touch, and the way his eyes roved over her body like he could never get enough. Flirtation, promises of passionate sex, and nights filled with Cole's sexy smile are gone. Anna worries that her crush on Cole was something more, because her life is total agony without him.

Anna realizes she's at a turning point. Someone burned her. This isn't a little blister that will go away on its own, it's an inferno that's destroyed everything it touched. In a matter of minutes, Anna lost her future and the man who holds her heart.
Genre: New Adult

*WARNING: This story contains sexually explicit content*]]> 178 H.M. Ward Krithika 0 4.21 2012
author: H.M. Ward
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2014/01/18
date added: 2020/06/18
shelves:
review:

]]> 249042
"Compelling ... Harrowing ... a vivid portrait of a debilitating disorder ... It offers the solace of a shared experience."� The New York Times

A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his experience of crippling depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.]]> 84 William Styron 0679736395 Krithika 2 to-read 4.01 1990
author: William Styron
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1990
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2020/06/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 38229939
CLAIRE

Xavier saved me, purchasing me off the auction block and making me feel human again. Although I knew he wanted me, could see it in the way he watched me, he never touched me.

But I wanted him to.

I wanted to feel what it would be like to have his big body over mine, his strong hands running over my bare flesh. I shouldn’t want a man like him: rich, dangerous � one of the elite.

But I did.

Maybe it was time to break free from my shell and give myself something I deserved � him.

XAVIER

I had money and power, and I used those to my advantage, to purchase women from the auction under the guise that they were for me. But they weren’t. I purchased them to set them free. I’d been doing it for years without romantic attachment to any of them � until Claire came into my life.

And once I saw her, I knew she’d be the one I couldn’t let go. She’d be my downfall, but I was more than ready to fall to my knees and worship the ground she walked on.


Warning: Set in the same world as Mine To Keep, but a total standalone, this story is a safe read with a happily ever after. It might be short, but it promises to make you blush and reach for a fan. There is no OW/OM drama, just one alpha hero who knows what he wants � the heroine.]]> 54 Jenika Snow Krithika 2 3.65 2018
author: Jenika Snow
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2020/06/16
date added: 2020/06/16
shelves:
review:

]]> 24477803
“If you love something, kill it. Before it kills you.�

I am a villain, a monster and am here with a plan to execute. She is not part of my plan. She is poison and she is going to kill me.

I will let her, because my broken black heart beats with love for her.
~ Callum

Death follows me like a shadow creeping silently after me, tethered to my blackened soul. I am cursed to carry it with me everywhere I go. It is never far away from me, and I am perfectly happy with that. The dark shadow of death keeps me alive in this rotten fucking world.

Light through the grey shadow changes everything. It changes me.

He took my madness and broke me. I am going to kill him.

~ Shannon

Are you ready to love and let die with Callum and Shannon?]]> 200 Ashleigh Giannoccaro Krithika 3 4.21 2015
author: Ashleigh Giannoccaro
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2020/06/16
date added: 2020/06/16
shelves:
review:

]]> 46259527 Releasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection!

The mafia never lets you go.
I thought I was safe, free, but I never expected to find myself locked in a cage.
I’m in his territory. His prison.
The beast.
A fate worse than death awaits me if I can’t get away, so when the opportunity of salvation presents itself I grab it, even if I’m unsure if I can trust the hand I’m holding.
The only way out is through, exposing secrets and spilling blood.
Things aren’t how they appear. Nobody is what they seem.
Not even me.]]> K.I. Lynn Krithika 0 to-read 3.85 2020
author: K.I. Lynn
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/06/14
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 43672534
Words that now represent me.
Words that keep any decent person away from me.

I never gave much thought to words before now.

Slut. Hussy. Whore. Homewrecker. Jezebel.

Words that now reflect me.
Words that will stay indefinitely.

The evidence of those words grow inside of me.

Those Words make the entire town assume they are vindicated to use them.
I am wrong.
They are right.]]> 358 Hayley Faiman Krithika 2 3.92 2019
author: Hayley Faiman
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2020/05/30
date added: 2020/05/30
shelves:
review:

]]> 25533867 "The stars will have to wait, I need you on the ground with me."
I was supposed to protect her.
I didn't.
She was taken from me, and subjected to crimes that made me sick to my stomach.
Three years later, she's back in my life.
Beautiful. Haunted. Tempting. Disturbed.
I know she's sick. Different. Broken. Fractured. I know what she wants from me is wrong. But she's determined to take back control of her life.
To take control of me.


Warning: This is a dark book and not for the faint-hearted. It contains scenes of an extremely upsetting nature. Strictly an 18+ read.


Author’s Note:

This fictional story focuses on the lives of high school students and contains graphic scenes of sexual violence, promiscuity, bullying, physical violence, excessive bad language, self-harm, rape, abduction, child abuse, and substance abuse. Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers and, due to its explicit content, Blurring Lines is recommended for mature readers of eighteen years old and above.]]> 300 Chloe Walsh Krithika 0 to-read 4.08 2015
author: Chloe Walsh
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/05/19
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 33516773 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

From the author of Truly Madly Guilty and The Husband s Secret comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.

A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.

Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.

Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies that can turn lethal.]]> 460 Liane Moriarty 0399587195 Krithika 0 to-read 4.40 2014
author: Liane Moriarty
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/05/19
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 40389527
Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother and their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble and its shocking secrets are laid bare.

What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems.]]> 455 A.J. Finn Krithika 0 to-read 3.94 2018
author: A.J. Finn
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/05/19
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 22557272
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.]]> 336 Paula Hawkins 1594633665 Krithika 0 to-read 3.97 2015
author: Paula Hawkins
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/05/19
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 30374717 Then I saw her.
She wasn't supposed to be there, and I can only imagine what those dirtbags had been planning for her with her gorgeous blonde hair and her deadly curves.
So I did the one thing I knew I shouldn' I killed every a**hole in that room and I took her as my prize.
I don't save people's lives. I'm a killer, a hired hitman for the Russian mob. But I tell her to trust me, and I mean it. I'm not going to let anyone take her away from me. I'd sworn off women long ago, but I can't resist her long legs and wicked mind, and every time I tell myself I'm being foolish, she gets down on her knees and begs me not to leave her.
I'd rather die than lose her and the baby I know she'll give me.

This novel is a full length romantic suspense novel set in Alexis Abbott's Hitmen Series. It is an inter-connected standalone with no cliffhangers. Explicit language. Safe from cheating.]]> 252 Alexis Abbott 153469868X Krithika 0 3.90
author: Alexis Abbott
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.90
book published:
rating: 0
read at: 2020/05/09
date added: 2020/05/09
shelves:
review:

]]> 37919249 A beautiful woman is locked in my bunker.

She stirs in me something I thought I'd long ago snuffed out: desire.

I murdered her abductor, but I'm no hero. I'm the monster they call the Angel of Death, yet she makes me feel like a man again. My hidden little secret in the cellar is a prize I won't be throwing away.

Her luscious lips and sweet curves promise that hiding from the mafia just got a lot more exciting.

I'm not going anywhere. And neither is she.

This novel is a full length romantic suspense novel with no cliffhangers. Explicit language. Safe from cheating.]]> 250 Alexis Abbott 1983810045 Krithika 0 3.96 2018
author: Alexis Abbott
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at: 2020/05/09
date added: 2020/05/09
shelves:
review:

]]> 7675
What follow next made Disclosure the most talked about novel of the decade.]]> 464 Michael Crichton 0099303744 Krithika 0 to-read 3.80 1994
author: Michael Crichton
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1994
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/04/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 33290328 187 Chantal Fernando Krithika 0 to-read 3.65 2016
author: Chantal Fernando
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/04/14
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 32076109 176 Chantal Fernando Krithika 2 3.54 2016
author: Chantal Fernando
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2016/12/12
date added: 2020/04/14
shelves:
review:

]]> 29466988 because he had a bad reputation.

I didn’t listen.

Why?

Maybe it was those eyes.
Most probably it was his body.

Or maybe it was his quick wit, easy charm and the way he made me feel so at ease.

Like I was perfect—just the way I am, flaws and all.
I realize now that he wanted me to feel that way, so I’d accept him, just the way he was.

He wanted to have his cake, and eat it too.

He wanted a game, so I gave him one.

Checkmate.]]> 162 Chantal Fernando Krithika 0 3.47
author: Chantal Fernando
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.47
book published:
rating: 0
read at: 2016/05/06
date added: 2020/04/14
shelves:
review:

]]> 2063563 339 Russell Brand 0340936150 Krithika 0 to-read 3.44 2007
author: Russell Brand
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/03/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 52410068 Langley Vaughn is in desperate need of a date.

But not just any date.
She’s looking for a date to the wedding from hell. It isn’t every day you’re forced to be in the bridal party while your first love marries your arch nemesis� otherwise known as the world’s worst stepsister. The entire situation is a nightmare, and Langley is sick and tired of taking orders and forcing a fake smile. She’s done being the bad guy when she was the one who was wronged.

She needs to find a date who’s not afraid of her family’s money and someone who is willing to shake things up. She needs someone outside of her normal social circle, someone ready to go to war with the well-to-do. She needs someone who won’t back down. Someone willing to play the complicated game of tug of war she’s been engaged in with her family for years.

Never in a million years did she think she was going to stumble across her very own heroic heartthrob when she set her crazy plan in motion.

Not only does Iker show up for her time and time again, he also forced her to finally fight for herself.

He says he’s only there for the money� but his actions speak so much louder than his words.


Iker Alvarez would do anything and everything to get his hands on some quick cash.

Not just any cash, but enough to make sure his younger brother gets into the college of his dreams.

Thank goodness for a desperate, pretty little rich girl with too much money and her heart set on an outrageous scheme. Being in the right place at the right time might just be the answer to both of their prayers � and this smart soldier has never let a golden opportunity slide by.

Iker doesn’t mind coming to Langley’s rescue and being her plus-one� as long as the price is right.

Only, he didn’t plan on liking the blonde socialite as much as he does. He is totally unprepared for the pull he feels toward her, coupled with his growing desire to protect her from the vultures and villains living under the same roof.

He wants to be the guy who keeps her safe and gives her the courage to fight back that she obviously needs� But someone else, someone far more powerful and influential than Langley’s wealthy family, has dibs on Iker’s time and on his future. He knows he isn’t the guy Langley can count on in the long run, but damn if he doesn’t want to do everything in his power to be that man.]]> 203 Jay Crownover 1701202557 Krithika 3 3.83 2019
author: Jay Crownover
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2019/11/24
date added: 2020/03/15
shelves:
review:

]]> 52409972 Distance sure as hell made his heart grow fonder� But it shattered hers into a million pieces.

Langley Vaughn knows she's never going to make the same mistake again.

Who falls head over heels in love in a week? Langley did, and she's regretted it every day since she handed her heart to a boy with too many secrets and too much baggage. Iker doesn't fit into Langley's world, and he made it clear he doesn't want to. He left before she even got a chance to try and change his mind or to prove to him how good they could be together. Langley's spent the last nine months healing her heart and making big plans for the future. Plans that absolutely don't include Iker� even though he's back, looking better than ever, and saying all the right things.

Iker Alvarez knows he made the biggest mistake of his life.

At first, the pretty blonde in the red dress was nothing more than a means to an end. But, she quickly became so much more. As soon as Iker walked away from Langley, claiming it was for her own good, he knew he screwed up. He left her so she wouldn't worry about him when he deployed, so she wouldn't waste her time waiting around for a guy who was never going to be good enough for her. Only, nine months and a deployment later, Iker still can't get Langley out of his head� and he totally underestimated the hold she has on his hardened heart. He's a guy who's not sure how love should work, or how to go about winning his girl back…he's about to get a crash course in both.]]> 195 Jay Crownover 1701413043 Krithika 3 3.70 2019
author: Jay Crownover
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2019/11/25
date added: 2020/03/15
shelves:
review:

]]> 51335449 Langley Vaughn is in desperate need of a date.

But not just any date.
She’s looking for a date to the wedding from hell. It isn’t every day you’re forced to be in the bridal party while your first love marries your arch nemesis� otherwise known as the world’s worst stepsister. The entire situation is a nightmare, and Langley is sick and tired of taking orders and forcing a fake smile. She’s done being the bad guy when she was the one who was wronged.

She needs to find a date who’s not afraid of her family’s money and someone who is willing to shake things up. She needs someone outside of her normal social circle, someone ready to go to war with the well-to-do. She needs someone who won’t back down. Someone willing to play the complicated game of tug of war she’s been engaged in with her family for years.

Never in a million years did she think she was going to stumble across her very own heroic heartthrob when she set her crazy plan in motion.

Not only does Iker show up for her time and time again, he also forced her to finally fight for herself.

He says he’s only there for the money� but his actions speak so much louder than his words.


Iker Alvarez would do anything and everything to get his hands on some quick cash.

Not just any cash, but enough to make sure his younger brother gets into the college of his dreams.

Thank goodness for a desperate, pretty little rich girl with too much money and her heart set on an outrageous scheme. Being in the right place at the right time might just be the answer to both of their prayers � and this smart soldier has never let a golden opportunity slide by.

Iker doesn’t mind coming to Langley’s rescue and being her plus-one� as long as the price is right.

Only, he didn’t plan on liking the blonde socialite as much as he does. He is totally unprepared for the pull he feels toward her, coupled with his growing desire to protect her from the vultures and villains living under the same roof.

He wants to be the guy who keeps her safe and gives her the courage to fight back that she obviously needs� But someone else, someone far more powerful and influential than Langley’s wealthy family, has dibs on Iker’s time and on his future. He knows he isn’t the guy Langley can count on in the long run, but damn if he doesn’t want to do everything in his power to be that man.]]> 183 Jay Crownover 1393711332 Krithika 0 to-read 3.88 2019
author: Jay Crownover
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/02/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 51225028 Roman
Lucy is an innocent girl � orphaned by a terrible tragedy.
Then she sees me kill a man in cold blood.
I can’t let a witness roam free.
But I can’t bring myself to kill something so innocent and beautiful.
She wants revenge on the mob boss who stole her family.
I can help her� under one condition:
As long as she’s here, I’m going to make her MINE.

A beautiful, innocent orphan falls for a mysterious Bratva hitman in this full-length, standalone, bad boy mafia heist romance from author Nicole Fox. Roman offers Lucy the chance to avenge her parents� murders at the hands of a vicious mobster. The only question is� what will he want in return?

Find out in Stolen by the Mob Boss.]]> 290 Nicole Fox Krithika 3 3.72 2019
author: Nicole Fox
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2020/02/13
shelves:
review:

]]> 48920754 USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delves deep into the Russian underworld, with a high-stakes, heart-rending story of betrayal, atonement, and a hard-won happily-ever-after.
He'll make me call him daddy.
Demand my obedience.
Drive me to my knees.
I've been in love with Stefan Morozov for as long as I can remember.
He's fearless. Powerful. A vicious leader of the Bratva underworld.
And he barely notices my existence.

That is, until the day I see something I shouldn't.
The day the man I love makes me his prisoner.
The day my love turns to hate...
Please note: This dark romance features kinky, sexual scenes, including a Daddy Dom, non-consent, and strong elements of violence. If such material offends you, please do not read.]]> 326 Jane Henry Krithika 0 to-read 4.10 2019
author: Jane Henry
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/02/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited�"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]> 212 Mark Manson Krithika 3 3.87 2016
author: Mark Manson
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2020/02/02
date added: 2020/02/02
shelves:
review:

]]> 29873604 She was the girl that got away. Now she thinks I murdered her dad.

It took me years to get untangled from the Bratva -- the Russian mafia. But I've gotten my life together, with my Club behind me. Sure, we still operate outside of the law. It has to be like that, because we're up against something far worse.

Then she shows up, asking about her dad's murder. She's a fiery mystery from my past, and this time, I'm not going to let her get away.

But first, I have to prove to her that we're lookin' for the same person. That whoever killed her dad has been hurting my club and the people I care about most. So I'm going to find the scumbag who hurt my Cherry, and my club, and I'm going to make them pay.

Even if I have to turn back to my former hitman ways...]]> 328 Alexis Abbott 1530996503 Krithika 1 3.97
author: Alexis Abbott
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.97
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2020/01/09
date added: 2020/01/09
shelves:
review:

]]> 44212534 Her killer looks hide the fact that she’s as ruthless as any male in the family.
But this princess is no trophy wife.
Fuck destiny.
Ěý
Two men face death without fear, wanting to achieve the unattainable.
Kayne Evans, the man who carries a secret that makes him more than just an English teacher.
And Dominic Luciano, the rival mob boss who carries a Glock and a grudge.
As the sun rises, one victor will remain standing while the other will see his last dawn.
Who will live and who � will � die?]]> Sarah Brianne Krithika 2 3.59 2019
author: Sarah Brianne
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2020/01/09
date added: 2020/01/09
shelves:
review:

]]> 31833761
To many, I am little more than a myth. The Kiss of Death, a hired killer, revered by some of the greatest criminal organisations in the world. Trained by the bratva themselves, without conscience, without mercy, the perfect soldier. I’ll kill anyone� for a price. Death doesn’t discriminate, she sells to the highest bidder, but even I have a weakness.

Nero

I want one thing—power. But power is merely a game of strategy. The pieces are on the chess board. Death is my queen, and also my pawn. She’ll paint this city red in exchange for the one thing she wants. Now all I have to do is watch it all play out. She’s nothing more than a weapon, and yet, I find myself wanting to dance with death, to possess her. And I always get what I want.

A game of power. A risk that could cost her everything. An obsession that would see the world burn at their feet. A bloodied king. A broken queen. Kill me or kiss me?]]> 230 L.P. Lovell Krithika 0 to-read 4.12 2016
author: L.P. Lovell
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/01/03
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 32180437 0.5 in The Kiss of Death Series. Prequel novella to Kill Me.

At thirteen years old I was sold, doomed to become a sex slave.
Nicholai Ivanov, boss of the Russian Bratva, gave me the ultimate gift. He saved me from a fate worse than death. He promised to make me strong, because only the strong survive, and the weak die, forgotten and inconsequential.

I now live in a world of blood and violence, where humanity itself is a weakness. My life is not a battle of bad and good, but bad and worse. This is kill or be killed, survival of the fittest.

Make me or break me?]]> 65 L.P. Lovell Krithika 0 to-read 4.19 2016
author: L.P. Lovell
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/01/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 38750473 Anna

I am a whore. A slave. A possession. I accepted my fate long ago, but fate is not done with me yet. Freedom is so close I can almost taste it, only to have it snatched away under the guise of protection. A gilded cage is still a cage. Friend or foe? Saviour or oppressor? Rafael D’Cruze is a bad man. I hate him, so why do I feel safe with him?

Rafael

She’s a favour. Collateral. A pretty slave. I have no interest in her beyond keeping her alive for the man who now owns her. And yet…I’m fascinated by the little Russian. There is no room for weakness in my world, but it appears the delicate rose has steel petals. I’m willing to bleed for a willing touch, a trusting glance�

A broken little bird. The big bad wolf. A longing that could heal or destroy.

Hate me or hold me?

]]> 342 L.P. Lovell 1944975241 Krithika 0 to-read 4.18 2018
author: L.P. Lovell
name: Krithika
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/01/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 48757730
I meet many women in my line of work.
Play many roles and create elaborate scenes specific to satisfying their darkest desires.
Making fantasy a reality is what I do.
And I do it well.

But nothing could have prepared me for her.
Timid, beautiful, broken Quinn Washington.
She came to me with a specific fantasy.
One that needed extreme caution.
Dangerous and forbidden.

Indulging in fantasies can heal you from the darkness of reality.
As I stripped back her layers, I found more than either of us bargained for.
She wants something only I can give.
And there’s no way in hell I’ll deny her of it.

This is a steamy but dark, kinky romance! A perfect combination of dark and sexy you can devour in one sitting! You'll get a happy ending that'll make you swoon!]]> 119 Ker Dukey Krithika 0 to-read 3.99 2019
author: Ker Dukey
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/01/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 50209462 Lavrin Bratva

An innocent girl like her� sold to a beast like me.


Nikita

As the boss of the Bratva, I live my life by a code: Always stay in control.
But I broke my own rule on the night I bought Annie.
She was so delicate and desperate up on that stage.
I’d pay any price it took to own her.

She says she can’t be bought.
But she doesn’t know how this game is played.
In my world, everything has its price.
And like it or not, she’s mine now � my property, my possession.

I’ll claim her. I’ll break her. And I’ll protect her until the end�
Even if it costs me everything.

An innocent college student is dragged into the city’s underworld when she is taken and sold to the boss of the Russian Bratva mob in this standalone, bad boy mafia heist romance from author Nicole Fox.

Nikita will go to war to safeguard his fragile prize� but when the tables are turned, he discovers that there is far more to Annie than meets the eye.

Find out more in Sold to the Mob Boss.]]> 291 Nicole Fox Krithika 0 3.75 2019
author: Nicole Fox
name: Krithika
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at: 2019/09/24
date added: 2019/12/31
shelves:
review:

]]>