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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.

I've worked for men all my life, been enslaved by them. My new boss is different. He buys me designer handbags to ensure I'm on time. But scowls at me when he hands them over. He's intoxicating. Dangerous. All the things I should stay away from. The thing is... when his hands touch mine, I'm not disgusted, and I should be. Because he owns a scandalous club, and I work there…

My life changed the moment I saw Cassian Trevino standing in the shadows of my father’s study. A ruthless villain in a suit, he’s the head of a rival mafia family. I should have been safe. Instead, I was trapped by the man my brother betrayed. Cassian came for blood. But he took me instead. Now I’m his possession. His obsession.

Savior or seducer. I am not sure which one he's playing at. He is forbidden, after all. I am married to a rockstar. Appearances must be upheld. But what does it mean when your marriage is breaking, and the dark, mysterious savior is offering you things you have never felt before? Do you say yes? Or do you say no? He owns a club that's specific to every person's desires. So the promises he is making might very well hold true.

Cruel. Coldblooded. Hades in a Brioni suit. Cillian Fitzpatrick has been dubbed every wicked thing on planet earth. To the media, he is The Villain. To me, he is the man who (reluctantly) saved my life. Now I need him to do me another small solid. Bail me out of the mess my husband got me into. What’s a hundred grand to one of the wealthiest men in America, anyway? Only Cillian doesn’t hand out free favors. The price for the money, it turns out, is my freedom.

Beck Clermont controlled them all. He was arrogant and conceited, and from the moment I met him, he had made up his mind about me. Dangerously handsome and wickedly cruel, he had no intention of letting me spend my senior year under the radar.

My mother trained me to be numb. To keep my volatile emotions carefully locked away. But when my drug-addicted stepfather decides to clear his debt by offering my sister to the Ruthless Mafia Men that run our city, I have no choice but to react. Keeping her safe is the only thing I've ever been good at. And, unlike her, I've already been scarred by the cruelties of our world. So I did the only thing I could do, the only thing that would ensure that they'd never go looking for her. I offered myself to big bad wolves instead.

One wardrobe malfunction. Two people who don’t belong together. Three awful words: “Be my wife."

One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom...or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back. I bargained. I lost. Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them. But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom. Even betray the man I’m falling for. Content Warning: This book contains depictions of consensual non-consent.

The Reapers of Caspian Hills are powerful men. So powerful that when my idiotic stepfather offered them my little sister, I knew no one in their right mind would try to stop them. But I never claimed to be totally sane. Offering myself in Alex's place was borderline suicidal, but I strolled into the lion's den anyway. While the brothers definitely lived up to their ruthless reputation, I discovered they had a weakness after all—me.

The second our eyes connected, I felt the shift in the air. The crackle of fire igniting between us. He was dark, dangerous, and secretive. He came into my life like a storm, ripping apart everything I believed in, everything I thought I knew. With his mischievous smirk, stunning looks, and alluring behavior, I should’ve ran as far away from him as I could. But I was stupid. I trapped myself in his web.

After our rival gives up the throne as my dying wish, my men trust him to protect me from any danger that may come my way. He keeps me safe, somehow understanding the darkness that lurks inside of me. He knows it cannot be caged, and he allows me the ability to set it free when we’re alone.

Für die Welt ist er der Böse, für sie ist er ihr Ritter in strahlender Rüstung. In den Medien ist Cillian Fitzpatrick nur als "Villain" bekannt. Der attraktive Milliardär ist ein skrupelloser Geschäftsmann, der seine Firma über alles stellt. Für Persephone Penrose jedoch ist er der Mann, in den sie unsterblich verliebt ist und der ihr mehr als einmal das Leben gerettet hat. Aber selbst Cillians Hilfe hat ihren Preis: Als Gegenleistung soll Persephone in der Öffentlichkeit seine Ehefrau spielen.

I'm the Shattered Isle princess. I've grown up on horror stories about the four All Plane princes, and now I've been promised to them as their bride in order to usher in peace between our two warring realms. First, I have to earn their trust. Second, I must do what my father raised me to do—kill them all. But the task is almost impossible when each of the princes have an unflinching need to claim me as theirs.

The untouchable mafia princess falls for her family’s rival. How cliché, right? But that’s my love story. Unfortunately, it’s filled with betrayal, violence, and tragedy. As the daughter of the biggest crime boss in the country, I’m off-limits. A forbidden fruit no man risks taking. Except Antonio Lombardi.

Everyone wants revenge. That's what I tell my new would-be partner in crime, Sadie Scott. "You're crazy," she says. "Certifiably insane." Just a little. But isn't everyone a little crazy? "And I'm gonna get the hell away from you as fast as I can." She's so cute when she's defiant. "As soon as I get my memory back and figure out who I am." Yeah. That little problem is definitely working in my favor. Yes, Sadie Scott, you're mine now. We were made to be together. Just the three of us. Together. Forever.

Zwei verfeindete kriminelle Männer, eine Jungfrau mit dunklen Fantasien – und eine ungeplante Entführung... Als ich den Besuchstermin im Gefängnis ausmache, habe ich nur ein Ziel: Inspiration sammeln, um meine Schreibflaute zu besiegen. Wie es der Zufall will, hat mein verdammt heißer Interviewpartner erschreckend viel Ähnlichkeit mit dem Typ Bad Boy, den ich seitenlang selbst in meinen Romanen beschreibe. Jackpot!

Flaws? He has them. Laws? He breaks them. Dues? He’s paid them. Scars? He bares them proudly. Lessons? He’s learned them. Problems? He has one. Her name is Iris, and she’s the one thing in his life that he can’t control.

Johan Reese dedicou a vida inteira para se vingar de Paul Collins, o homem poderoso e cruel que o obrigou a crescer sozinho, que roubou sua inocência e culminou dentro de si um ódio mortal, além de uma maldade sem precedentes. Para obter a tão sonhada vingança, Johan decide fazer justiça usando a pessoa que Paul mais ama: a sua única e adorada filha. No dia em que descobre as falcatruas do pai, Maddie Collins é encurralada e se vê em uma situação devastadora, presa nas garras de um homem frio e perverso, com um propósito obsceno que promete marcar a sua noite para sempre.

Nuria will ihre Leidenschaft für den geheimnisvollen Stalker, der ihr bis nach Australien gefolgt ist und nachts in ihrem Zimmer auftaucht, weiter ausleben. Seine nächtlichen Besuche werden für Nuria zum geliebten Tabu voller Verlockung. Doch dann taucht eine dunkle Gestalt aus ihrer Vergangenheit wieder auf und will Nuria für sich gewinnen. Sie steht zwischen den beiden Männern, einer gefährlicher als der andere und beide verfeindet bis aufs Blut. Nuria muss entscheiden, wem sie sich hingibt und ihr Vertrauen schenkt.