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Start a War by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.Run. I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there... -
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Three to Fall by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe gripping conclusion to the Saint View Slayers vs Sinners series. Kara, Hawk, Hayden, and Grayson's series concludes here... -
![Payback Princess by C.M. Stunich]()
Payback Princess by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinding out you’re the daughter of a famous serial killer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.My father—the Seattle Slayer—is charismatic, intelligent, and charming.He’s also trying to teach me to kill people, so … his good qualities don’t seem to matter much.He’s kidnapped my boyfriend, a guy that I used to hate but grew to love.Parrish, I’m coming for you. I’ll do anything—anything—to keep you safe... -
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SAVAGES by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumpty Dumpty sat on a wallSavages rising, watch how they fall.All of the heartache and all of the pain.Couldn't put me back together again. There’s nothing quite like the smell of a decaying body... -
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![These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore]()
These Reckless Hearts: An Enemies-to-Lovers College Romance by E.M. Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStone Jacobs must…help me. My life has always been defined by two interconnected things:I’m a Wilder.I’m a treasure hunter.What happens when both of those things are threatened? When who I am gets pulled out from under me and my greatest enemy of all destroys me even further?Lance and his mercenaries aren’t going to stop... -
![Saving Graves by Drew Sera]()
Saving Graves by Drew Sera
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeglected. Tortured. Abused. Unloved. I was left for dead at seventeen and learned to protect myself the only way I knew how…by not letting anyone get close to me — not anyone. Discovering Club Irons has been like finding home for the first time in my life. It’s been a beacon of light in my dark life, and it’s where I finally belong . I’m the most sought after Dom at Club Irons... -
![Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews]()
Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance by C.L. Matthews
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath... -
![Glass Heart Broken: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Lindsey Iler]()
Glass Heart Broken: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLIES. SECRETS. MAYHEM.The campus of Glass Heart Academy will never be the same once we’re through with it.PalmerThey tried to break me, but they underestimated my strength. When Marek says things aren’t always what they seem, I don’t want to believe him. Now, I know the dark truth in his words... -
![Build It Up: The Donovans, Book 5 by Cee Bowerman]()
Build It Up: The Donovans, Book 5 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWes Donovan and his best friend Max aren’t like most guys. Having been friends since they were very young, they’ve shared almost everything. As single men, they’ve had their share of adventures together without any complaints from the woman lucky enough to be their focus, even if it was only for a short time... -
![Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt]()
Pay the Price by Sadie Hunt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought they were my enemies.I was right.I invited the infamous Blackwell Beasts to live with me for one reason: find out if they killed my brother five years go.They did the time, but did they really do the crime?I thought I was prepared for anything, but deep down, I didn’t want to believe they did it... -
![Make Me Burn by C.R. Jane, May Dawson]()
Make Me Burn by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne night changes everythingOne fight gone viral can win Paxton a million dollars, endorsements, UFC recruiting.And another video gone viral could cost him it all.Because now a stalker is sending him videos from the night his mother was killed.Pax thought he’d killed her murderer. He thought he could move on... -
![Party Crashers by Heather Long]()
Party Crashers by Heather Long
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the moment I learned she was coming to our school, I had a gut feeling it would end in disaster. Out of all the schools in the world, why did Kaitlin Crosse have to choose ours? Her presence confused my brothers and created tension between them, but I soon realized my initial assumptions about her were completely wrong... -
![Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean]()
Watch Me Rise by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerson Grove is supposed to be my fresh start, a chance at a new beginning and a better future, yet my past is a force I never saw coming. Now my head and my heart are at odds, my future is unknown, and everything I thought I knew is in disarray.Jameson, Ezra, Leo, and Jagger are ghosts from a different time, a different me. One night changed everything and I’m not the girl they once knew... -
![High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing]()
High Note by Heather Long, Blake Blessing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarve up the world… From the moment my sexy death angel strode through that door, I’d been in lust. Or at least that was what I told myself. Beautiful, powerful, and far too dangerous for me, and I was hooked. Utterly, irrevocably hooked. Course, she had her own personal psycho puppy and, man, as much as I’d like to hate him, I didn’t... -
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![Slateview High - The Complete Series: A Dark High School Romance by Eva Ashwood]()
Slateview High - The Complete Series: A Dark High School Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You're in our world now, Princess. You're ours."My whole life, I’ve been groomed as American royalty, raised to be the perfect daughter of the wealthy elite.On my sixteenth birthday, my father bought me an Aston Martin.And on my seventeenth birthday, the Feds took everything away... -
![Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele]()
Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBoys can be brutal. Wicked. Savage. Corrupt. What starts as a game, a night full of mischief, turns out to be something darker. More sinister. More depraved. There’s foreboding in the air on Devil’s Night – the night before Halloween when brutal boys come out to play. Only this year … it’s going to be so much worse. I can hardly wait... -
![Wilder by Leila James]()
Wilder by Leila James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe protector is spiraling, and I’m his anchor.Life at Kingston University has only gotten worse. Secrets, lies, and death surround SIN. But nothing is as it seems.We each have pasts that haunt us; our futures are uncertain.One thing is clear, these brutal boys of SIN will protect me—and Chase—with their lives. But I’m terrified I’ll lose them as our unknown enemy tracks closer... -
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Watch Me Fall by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Emerson Grove, with our fantastic university, suburban lifestyle, and the city nearby, you’re never going to want to leave. I almost believe their slogan, until my ride drives off, leaving me on the doorstep of a pretty house to reveal a blast from the past.Leaving one lion’s den, I’ve fallen straight into another. I didn’t agree to this part. To…them... -
![First Chorus by Heather Long, Blake Blessing]()
First Chorus by Heather Long, Blake Blessing
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsProtect her at all costs…The last thing I was looking for when I left the facility was a new woman, a new relationship, and a new cause. I found all three in a dark alley. Saving her life was the best choice I’ve ever made.Now, Vienna is the center of my world. I’ve never met anyone so perfect for me and for whom I am perfect. Where others see flaws, she finds strength... -
![Wicked Deceit by Aly Beck]()
Wicked Deceit by Aly Beck
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy enemy is The Apocalypse Society: Three brothers, a hidden agenda, distorted masks, and minions who do their dirty work.They tried to kill the rabbit.They injured two of the men I love.They thought they could cut me down.Not only my life, but the lives of my four men, are now in danger.Time is running out. The rabbit is almost in their trap. The next time they may succeed in killing me... -
![Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix]()
Brutal Revelation by P.H. Nix
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSchool’s out, but the fun never arrived.The enemy is no longer on our doorstep. They’re inside, wreaking havoc in the form of both perceived friends and known foes.Making what was supposed to be a summer of celebration into an endless string of heartache that led us to one Brutal Revelation.Brutal Revelation is a novella in the Edgewood Academy Elite Series... -
![Orientation by C.M. Stunich]()
Orientation by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Burberry Prep x Adamson Academy Crossover Novel!This is the FINAL story for both the Rich Boys of Burberry Prep series, AND the Adamson All-Boys Academy series . . . all in one volume!Harem versus harem.How often does one university entertain two coeds with harems of rich boys on their heels?My name is Marnye Reed and this, this is Charlotte Carson.Girl, just call me Chuck...Categorized as:
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Lost Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNothing about my return to Echoes Cove was what I expected, but I wasn’t prepared for the darkness that’s threatening to devour us all.A stalker, patient and cunning, hunting in the shadows.Powerful forces determined to control my every move and bend me to their will.And them.Lincoln, Maverick, Finley and Easton. I’m not sure how I’ll survive them without losing myself, or my heart, along the way... -
![Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart]()
Caged Royal by Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe worst part about betrayal, is it never comes from your enemies.I should have known better, I should have seen the signs, but now all I'm left with is heartache and disappointment.They may think they've got the better of me, but I won't go down without a fight. Especially when it comes to the ones I love.Even if I have to protect them from themselves... -
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![F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt]()
F*ck Her: Knox Academy - Term Three by Jaye Pratt, Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Amelie navigates the secret world of The Order, she must contend with school, new responsibilities, even more mysteries, and balancing her four relationships.How much can a girl handle before she bends?Quite a lot it would seem.But when old threats resurface out of the woodwork, Amelie may have no choice but to bend…otherwise this time, she may just break.***This book carries an 18+ warning... -
![F*ck Yeah by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt]()
F*ck Yeah by Crystal North, Jaye Pratt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTragedy draws Amelie back to Australia once again, but this time she’s not alone. It’s been decided that she needs a break, and what better way to do that then with Kalen in her homeland? You can guarantee that with Fairy Bread, kangaroos, mosquitos, and the youngest Knox brother, chaos will ensue. Add in even more secrets, lies and deceit, and Amelie’s in for one hell of a ride... -
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Revenge by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome back to Elmwood Academy. The conclusion begins. And the drama continues...Categorized as:
cruel-mc dark polyamory reverse-harem book coming-of-age contemporary enemies-to-lovers -
![Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood]()
Empire of Ruin by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmpire of Ruin is the heart-pounding final installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!***I was a good girl once, but now I’ve got bloody hands and a broken heart... -
![Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven]()
Dark Child: (Standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance - Merc's Story) by Jo Raven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOT EVERY SCAR IS VISIBLE… What do you do when the girl you want can’t even remember your name? This pretty, long-legged, fiery girl who makes me weak in the knees. Of all the chicks who flirt with me, hang around me, I could have my pick, but no… I want psycho girl . One day she ignores my existence, and the next she smiles and talks to me as if she knows me, as if she wants me... -
![Twisted Selection by P.H. Nix]()
Twisted Selection by P.H. Nix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEdgewood Elite rule this town, but that doesn’t mean they can rule me.After my dad goes missing, my family falls apart. News of an inheritance from a long-lost relative gives us the restart we need. At least, that’s what I think until we get there.Edgewood Academy is ruled by the town’s four heirs.Wes, broody and stuck up, wants me run out of town... -
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Redemption by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValentinaThe only thing I know for sure is I don’t know anything at all.Zeta Rho Sigma was never just a sorority and I was never really in control. A point they drove home when they toppled the final chess piece.The man I love is gone. A wall of silence and blank faces surround me. Every day I sense I’m getting tangled tighter in someone’s web.I will find the truth.I will get him back... -
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Captured by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was a liar. A deceiver. A seductress. And now Helene King is a Daughter of the Order.Under the guise she was headed for the place where Halestrom Hale held our sister she is forced into a truck.Only that wasn’t where she was headed.A new breed of evil rose. One that told us exactly what Hell waited for her... -
![Just a Summer Fling by Alisha Williams]()
Just a Summer Fling by Alisha Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know whats not the best way to start off the summer? Being cheated on by your high school sweetheart with your childhood best friend.So when my mom tells me she's going to be moving across the country to live with her fiance, I go with her. I have nothing holding me here anymore and no specific College I want to attend. A new start sounds good right about now... -
![Thief by S. Massery]()
Thief by S. Massery
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wasn’t supposed to be at Olympus that night.And I definitely wasn’t supposed to witness a murder – or be caught by the killers.Hades, Apollo, and Ares run the mysterious, masked fight club, and they wield more power in this town than I could dream of holding. They destroy my life with one decree: Kora Sinclair doesn’t exist... -
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![Wicked by Ruby Vincent]()
Wicked by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValentinaI don't know the secrets that lurk within my sorority, and apparently neither does anyone else.My search for the truth behind the disappearances meets with blank stares and pleas of innocence.But someone knows.They're watching. They're waiting. They're hiding. They're attacking the man I love.The only way to put an end to it is to bend the Sallys to my will... -
![Vaughn by Alyssa Clark]()
Vaughn by Alyssa Clark
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt seems that at the start of all of this, Gavin knew exactly what he was doing. He was putting me into a position where I would be falling for all three of them, and now I’m glad that I let Austin in when I had the chance.But Vaughn… He started out as the thorn in my side before becoming a piece of the growing puzzle that I didn’t think fit... -
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Mercy by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaverickThe more answers I unearthed, the less I understood. I stepped into this game not knowing the rules, and now, they’re playing me to their beat.Old faces reappear. New friends circle. I got closer to the puppeteer as they got ever closer to me. And when they struck, I wasn’t ready.ValentinaA queen sacrifices for her subjects. A president makes the hard decisions... -
![Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow]()
Angelview Academy: The Complete Trilogy by E.M. Snow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA complete dark bully romance trilogy! Contains exclusive bonus content! At Angelview Academy, Saint Angelle is considered God.But don't be fooled by his ridiculous name or that pretty face because Saint? He’s as wicked as they come.I should know.I'm the new girl who pissed him off.The nobody who called out his crew of vicious tyrants.The mortal who wouldn't bow then and sure as hell won’t now...Categorized as:
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![Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker]()
Evading Darkness by K.M. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they say the past always finds a way to catch up to you, they aren't lying.I spent years on the run, trying to hide from my father and our society. I was careful and never stayed in the same place for very long, but when I landed in Braxton Falls, I couldn't leave.I fell in love, made my first real friend in years, and let my guard down... -
![Wild by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June]()
Wild by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve got a secret. I have blood on my hands and a trust fund in my name. And I’m in love with someone I can’t have. There’s six years separating us, and he’s my brother’s best friend. I’ve tried to stay away, but he keeps pulling me back. Luis Salvador makes me feel wild and free. He fans the fires within me instead of putting them out... -
![Ruthless by Ruby Vincent]()
Ruthless by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsValentinaEvergreen Academy was supposed to be my fresh start...and Somerset University my second chance.All I wanted was normal. Normal classes. Normal professors. Normal sorority.I wanted the Somerset Sallys to be like every other Greek house.I wanted the pretty, fun, sweet sisters to be genuine. I wanted the smile of their enigmatic leader not to conceal a secret... -
![Savage Kings by L.M. Harrison]()
Savage Kings by L.M. Harrison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree beautiful, cruel boys rule Kingsworth Prep. And I'm the girl who almost ruined them...It all started with that video I posted of them—you know, the one that went viral. But that was before I knew who they were. Ezra Covington, Bellamy Thorn, and Dashiell Laurier. Three untouchable royals who were just… well, royally touched... -
![Shattered Bonds by Ashlee M. Edmonds]()
Shattered Bonds by Ashlee M. Edmonds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTragedy. Love. Betrayal.Those three things have turned me into the monster I am today.How does a man who has everything he could ever need lose it all in the blink of an eye?Trusting the wrong people, that’s how.Now, they call me the devil.They say I’m heartless, ruthless and full of evil but I wasn’t always this way.Shattered Bonds is book 2... -
![Cold as Ice by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Cold as Ice by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book 2 in the SAVAGE KINGS OF BRADWYN U series.Don't be alarmed by the date. I always push those out just in case, but you'll have a copy in your hands before you know it! Final blurb and cover coming soon...***More about COLD AS ICE The male characters in this series proudly wave all 99+ of their red flags... -
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![Skank by Candace Wondrak]()
Skank by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought Hillcrest and the handsome, sexy students in it would be my undoing. I was wrong. This place isn’t a new start. The feud between Sawyer, Travis, and Declan doesn’t matter. It never did. I was blind to it, but what happened to Will and what happened to me has opened my eyes. I, Ashley Bonds, am a liar... -
![Psycho by Candace Wondrak]()
Psycho by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s official. I’ve come undone. My time at Hillcrest only led to my undoing. My past finally caught up to me, and now I’m in my ex’s hands. Ray, the Midtown Strangler, my serial killer ex who got off on a technicality. When I’m with him, I can almost forget what I saw at that party. Almost... -
![Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes]()
Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeware the wrath of a broken blind girl.Victor. Torsten. Cassius – the jock, the artist, the stepbrother.They made me theirs – body, heart, and soul.They got inside my head.They broke down my defenses and made me trust them… maybe even love them.They betrayed me.They think they’re untouchable,but they forget that I’m one of them... -
![How Sinners Fight: A Dark College Bully Romance by Eva Ashwood]()
How Sinners Fight: A Dark College Bully Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are secrets buried inside of me.From scars I don't remember getting to memories that creep at the edges of my mind, I know there are answers just out of my reach.I'm missing something. Something important.I thought the Sinners had my back, but am I right about that? Or are they just playing me again?Among the privileged elite of Hawthorne University, not knowing who to trust can be deadly... -
![What Sinners Love: A Dark Reverse Harem College Romance by Eva Ashwood]()
What Sinners Love: A Dark Reverse Harem College Romance by Eva Ashwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat Sinners Love is the explosive final book in the Sinners of Hawthorne University series!Note: The blurb below contains spoilers for the first two books, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you've finished both When Sinners Play and How Sinners Fight.***All it took to blow my world apart was a single word.A name.Sabrina... -
![Break the Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Break the Girl by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEveryone knows not to cross the campus d-bags. On or off the ice.You don’t sneak into their house, thinking no one’s watching. You don’t ransack their bedrooms, tripping over hockey gear as you rummage through their things. And you definitely don’t get caught with your head under one’s bed and your size-sixteen backside pointed right at their camera.Unless, of course… you’re me...
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