Coastal Elite Series by Sam Mariano

Featured in the Filthy Elites anthology April 2022!He could have been my hero.He saved my life that night, a beautiful dark angel slicing through my fear and the water, dragging me from its deadly clutches. He should have been my hero.I thought maybe he was.Villains aren’t supposed to win, and good should always conquer evil, but in the elite coastal town I live in, the only purpose a label has is letting you know what something—or someone—costs... moreFeatured in the Filthy Elites anthology April 2022!He could have been my hero.He saved my life that night, a beautiful dark angel slicing through my fear and the water, dragging me from its deadly clutches. He should have been my hero.I thought maybe he was.Villains aren’t supposed to win, and good should always conquer evil, but in the elite coastal town I live in, the only purpose a label has is letting you know what something—or someone—costs. Good, bad; it’s all relative, and it hardly matters. Baymont, California is a land of beautiful villains and happy-ever-afters that are just out of reach.Especially for me.Until Dare moves the world beneath my feet, and even though I’m afraid to trust it—to trust him—boy, am I tempted. In more ways than one. Being with Dare is scary, but being without him is impossible. He makes it impossible. Dare’s no hero, that much is clear, but maybe…Maybe he’s mine. This story contains triggers and is intended only for a mature, adult audience. See the opening author's note for more explicit triggers, but know this is a very dangerous relationship with a very dark hero. less

Currently featured in the Bully God anthology! Will release on its own with a bonus chapter from Parker's POV summer 2022!HAYDENCheerful, doe-eyed, mildly neurotic—Gemma Cane is not at all my type, but when the brown-eyed beauty stormed into my office, all fired up and wearing the garb of a belly dancer, I couldn’t tear my gaze away.She was seeking justice, but I had something else in mind... moreCurrently featured in the Bully God anthology! Will release on its own with a bonus chapter from Parker's POV summer 2022!HAYDENCheerful, doe-eyed, mildly neurotic—Gemma Cane is not at all my type, but when the brown-eyed beauty stormed into my office, all fired up and wearing the garb of a belly dancer, I couldn’t tear my gaze away.She was seeking justice, but I had something else in mind.She couldn’t afford me, but I had other ideas about that, too…GEMMAArrogant, cocky, an outright bully—Hayden Atwater is the sort of man I usually go out of my way to avoid, but when my horrible neighbor stepped way over the line, I wanted to crush him, and to do that, I knew I’d have to fight fire with even hotter fire. The notoriously cutthroat lawyer was the first weapon I could think of, but the last man I should trust. I realized that as my anger subsided and I registered the predatory gleam in his stormy ocean eyes.I left his office empty-handed, but now, he won’t leave me alone. I know there can never be anything between us and we are completely impossible, but that word isn’t in Hayden’s vocabulary. If there’s no room for him in my life, he’ll make room.But then, disaster strikes. Surely now, even Hayden can see that some things really are impossible, and maybe we’re one of them. less

Currently featured in the Bully God anthology! Will release on its own with a bonus chapter from Parker's POV summer 2022!HAYDENCheerful, doe-eyed, mildly neurotic—Gemma Cane is not at all my type, but when the brown-eyed beauty stormed into my office, all fired up and wearing the garb of a belly dancer, I couldn’t tear my gaze away.She was seeking justice, but I had something else in mind... moreCurrently featured in the Bully God anthology! Will release on its own with a bonus chapter from Parker's POV summer 2022!HAYDENCheerful, doe-eyed, mildly neurotic—Gemma Cane is not at all my type, but when the brown-eyed beauty stormed into my office, all fired up and wearing the garb of a belly dancer, I couldn’t tear my gaze away.She was seeking justice, but I had something else in mind.She couldn’t afford me, but I had other ideas about that, too…GEMMAArrogant, cocky, an outright bully—Hayden Atwater is the sort of man I usually go out of my way to avoid, but when my horrible neighbor stepped way over the line, I wanted to crush him, and to do that, I knew I’d have to fight fire with even hotter fire. The notoriously cutthroat lawyer was the first weapon I could think of, but the last man I should trust. I realized that as my anger subsided and I registered the predatory gleam in his stormy ocean eyes.I left his office empty-handed, but now, he won’t leave me alone. I know there can never be anything between us and we are completely impossible, but that word isn’t in Hayden’s vocabulary. If there’s no room for him in my life, he’ll make room.But then, disaster strikes. Surely now, even Hayden can see that some things really are impossible, and maybe we’re one of them. less

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