Queens & Monsters Series by J.T. Geissinger

An explosive new novel of love, lies, and obsession from bestselling author J.T. Geissinger. Five years ago, my fiancé disappeared. He left me with a wedding dress I’d never wear. Left me with the kind of scars that can’t be healed. The man I built my future on vanished like a ghost. All that remained were my broken heart and unanswered questions.Until a mysterious stranger arrives in town. Tall, dark, and dangerous, Kage is as full of secrets as he is sex appeal... moreAn explosive new novel of love, lies, and obsession from bestselling author J.T. Geissinger. Five years ago, my fiancé disappeared. He left me with a wedding dress I’d never wear. Left me with the kind of scars that can’t be healed. The man I built my future on vanished like a ghost. All that remained were my broken heart and unanswered questions.Until a mysterious stranger arrives in town. Tall, dark, and dangerous, Kage is as full of secrets as he is sex appeal. Though I know he’s hiding something, I’m drawn to him like a moth to flame.The intensity of our connection is addictive, unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. Heat crackles between us with every look, desire flares into passion, and I fall hard, unable to resist.But when I discover how he’s tied to the darkness in my past, I learn what happens when you fly recklessly into fire:You get burned. less

Carnal (adjective):1) Relating to the pleasures of the body2) Given to sensual indulgence3) The man who kidnapped meThe devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep.He blames me for starting a war. Consorting with his enemies. Getting his men killed. Though I’m innocent on all charges, he wants his pound of flesh. With an eye on revenge, he makes me his captive.But as we’ll both soon discover, there are more powerful urges than that for revenge... moreCarnal (adjective):1) Relating to the pleasures of the body2) Given to sensual indulgence3) The man who kidnapped meThe devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep.He blames me for starting a war. Consorting with his enemies. Getting his men killed. Though I’m innocent on all charges, he wants his pound of flesh. With an eye on revenge, he makes me his captive.But as we’ll both soon discover, there are more powerful urges than that for revenge.When the devil meets his match but she’s his sworn enemy, that’s when the real war begins. less

Savage (adjective):1) Not domesticated; wild and untamed2) A brutal or vicious person3) Malek AntonovHe’s a myth. A ghost. A legend.A Bratva assassin so feared, some won’t even dare to speak his name.He comes in search of vengeance for the death of his brother, but what he finds instead is me.A girl he thinks is someone else.Someone unrelated to the man who killed his brother.Except I am.And when he finds out my true identity, he decides to take me as repayment for what he lost... moreSavage (adjective):1) Not domesticated; wild and untamed2) A brutal or vicious person3) Malek AntonovHe’s a myth. A ghost. A legend.A Bratva assassin so feared, some won’t even dare to speak his name.He comes in search of vengeance for the death of his brother, but what he finds instead is me.A girl he thinks is someone else.Someone unrelated to the man who killed his brother.Except I am.And when he finds out my true identity, he decides to take me as repayment for what he lost.Now, I’m a little bird trapped in a cage, and the only way to survive is to make friends with the monster who captured me.Except friendship isn’t what the monster has in mind. less

An Irish mobster with a brutal grudge.An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret.Two enemy empires joined in sacred marriage vows.Let the hating games begin.Author's Note: There is a thirteen-page epilogue set in the future not included in the ARCs that will be in the digital and paperback versions.ReynaIf this arrogant Irish mobster my brother sold my niece to thinks I’m going to play nice over this arranged marriage BS, he should think again... moreAn Irish mobster with a brutal grudge.An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret.Two enemy empires joined in sacred marriage vows.Let the hating games begin.Author's Note: There is a thirteen-page epilogue set in the future not included in the ARCs that will be in the digital and paperback versions.ReynaIf this arrogant Irish mobster my brother sold my niece to thinks I’m going to play nice over this arranged marriage BS, he should think again.I don’t care if this match with the Mob will make my brother capo of the Five Families.I don’t care how much money, territory, or power it will gain us.I especially don’t care that the Irishman is the sexiest man I’ve ever seen.I won’t allow my innocent niece to suffer the same way I did.Even if I have to kill him.SpiderI’m supposed to marry sweet, beautiful Lili. So why can’t I stop thinking about her swamp witch of an aunt?Reyna who hates me. Reyna who challenges me. Reyna with the guts of a Viking, the body of a fertility goddess, and the attitude of a feral cat.Nothing good can come of what I’m feeling for a woman who’s not the one in the wedding contract I signed.A woman I want so much, I’ll have to burn the whole world down to get.If she doesn’t kill me first. less