NOW AN AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLERAn all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier THE CHOSEN ONEBarrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.Things to know about The RitualIt is MFTW (Please see the author's note on the inside)J/P (jealous/possessive) HeroOTT (over the top) HeroThis is a 152K word romance that contains dark themes that may be triggering to some.This book can be read as a standalone but the timeline of the Lords books is as follows:The RitualThe SinnerThe SacrificeSabotage (the H isn't a Lord but he works for a Lord) Read more

Murder brought us together.Only death can keep us apart.The Tormentor:Calista belongs to me... she just doesn’t know it.The first time we met, I wanted her.The next time, I was obsessed.I watched her.I followed her.It only deepened my need to possess her.Once she's mine, I'm never letting her go.The Target:Hayden Bennett is a monster, in and out of the courtroom.Unfortunately, I need his help.What was supposed to be a simple transaction turns into something else.Something intense.He’s always there when I need him,but I don't know if trusting him is a good idea...Once You're Mine is Book 1 in the Possessing Her Duet that ends on a cliffhanger. It contains a morally gray hero that's OTT/JP, a stalker who falls first, has Touch Her & Die energy, and is willing to do whatever it takes to have her.(A complete list of the TWs can be found on the author's website) Read more

NOW AN AMAZON TOP 40 BESTSELLER#1 Bestseller in Organized Crime#1 Bestseller in New Adult & College RomanceConnerThey thought she was unsuitable as a bride because she was mute.I thought that made her perfect.Silent. Invisible.I could pretend she didn’t even exist.NoemiI’ve been promised to the Irish.My father will kill me if I refuse, just like he killed my mother six months ago.His merciless ambitions stole the light from her eyes and silenced me in the process.I haven’t spoken a word since her death.That didn’t stop Conner Reid from choosing me to be his bride.He threatens my composure and intoxicates my senses.He represents everything I hate in this world yet summons my darkest cravings.I can’t escape him.The worst part is, I’m not sure I want to.Because my life is in danger, and Conner may be the only man who can save me.*Silent Vows is the breathtaking first installment in The Byrne Brothers series. It’s a stand-alone mafia arranged marriage romance, complete with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. A dark romance with adult themes, Silent Vows may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. A Note from the Author: While Noemi may be a silent virgin bride, don't expect meekness. She is bold, fiercely loyal, and one of the few people unafraid of Conner Byrne. These two are electric, and I ADORE them! For those of you who are new to me, I write what I'd call "mafia lite." My heroes are hardened criminals with soft spots for their heroines. There may be violence and cruelty in my books, but never between the main characters. Enjoy! Read more

NOW AN AMAZON TOP 5 BESTSELLERAn all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel TessierHIS LADYA Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for the rich. A Lady’s job is to help him fit into a world unaware of his secret society. The Lord does not get to choose who he spends the rest of his life with. But there is always an exception to the rule. And I just so happen to be his.I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.I was to wed a Lord of my parents’ choosing. Wealth can’t buy you everything, or I would have had freedom years ago. Instead, my strict parents made sure I lived a dull life in a mansion resembling a prison.But on my wedding day, I was handed over to another man—an even more ruthless Lord that my family hated.Tyson Riley Crawford only wanted me for his revenge. I’m nothing more than a debt to be paid. I didn’t have a say in the matter. So when I said my vows before the congregation, I knew I’d break them. Consequences be damned.Too bad I underestimated my husband and didn’t realize he was more determined to punish me than I was to succeed at escaping. He’ll make me choke on those words I used to bind myself to him.Yet even he couldn’t have seen what our future held. Ultimately, we’re all just pawns in a game that none of us can win unless you’re willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice … and even that may not be enough.Things to know about The SacrificeSecret societyMF (no sharing the h)J/P (jealous/possessive) HeroOTT (over the top) HeroComplete standaloneTold in dual POVTWs listed inside the bookThis is a 156K word romance that contians dark themes that may be triggerign to some. This book can be read as a standalone but the timeline of the Lords books is as follows:The RitualThe SinnerThe SacrificeSabotage (the H isn't a Lord but he works for a Lord) Read more

“The Godfather for our generation.” — Adrian McKinty“City in Ruins is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it’s done. Winslow has saved the best for last.” — James Patterson?From New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow comes City in Ruins – his epic, genre-defining crime masterpiece . . . and the final novel of Winslow’s extraordinary career.Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love.Danny Ryan is rich.Beyond his wildest dreams rich.The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with.Life is good.But then Danny reaches too far.When he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own.Danny thought he had buried his past, but now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface, and when they come for Danny they vow to take everything – not only his empire, not just his life, but all that he holds dear, including his son.To save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was – and never wanted to be again.Ranging from the gritty back rooms of Providence, RI to the power corridors of Washington, DC and Wall Street to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, City in Ruins is an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion. Read more

I didn’t believe them when they said they would corrupt me.I was wrong. So wrong.The night my sister died, a piece of me died with her, so I made a vow.I'm going to enroll at Spine Ridge University just like her, find the person responsible … and make them pay.Until I meet three sick boys of the Skull & Serpent Society: Felix, Dylan, Alistair. Rude, heartless, vicious guys who are obsessed with making me regret I ever stepped foot on campus.They make me a deal: My body in exchange for a glimpse at their violence.Refusing them is impossible, denying them is insane.They're rough, greedy, and every second with them is filled with depravity.Their venom is jabbed straight into my heart and I’m sucked into their world.All for the sake of revenge.Until it becomes something more.Something priceless.Something all four of us would kill for.Sick Boys is a thrilling new Dark Bully RH Romance standalone by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild. WARNING: This book includes scenes that may be disturbing to some readers. Please check the list inside the book. Read more

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.Attending a party with my stepbrother, I’m in for the surprise of my life.It’s not a regular party, but instead, my wedding.To Angelo Rizzo.A coldhearted man who’s feared by all. Including me.Turns out my stepbrother owes the Cosa Nostra money, and I’m being used to repay his debt to Angelo Rizzo.Do I have a choice? No. Not when it comes to matters concerning the Cosa Nostra.Three hours later, I have a new shiny wedding ring on my finger and a husband I’m terrified of standing by my side.Yep, my life just took a turn for the worse.There’s no hiding. No running.All I can do is face the nightmare that awaits me and pray I’ll survive being married to Angelo Rizzo.STANDALONE: A Mafia Romance full-length novel.WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly.THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT. Read more

#1 Amazon Bestseller in the entire Amazon store An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessier. Carnage is based in the Lords' world and can be read as a standalone.A PUPPETThe men in the secret society known as the Lords think they rule the world. And in a way, they do. Each has sold their soul to the devil at a young age in exchange for power and wealth. Like anything else, they have different levels of success. The more they’re willing to serve, the more power they have.Among them are the Spade brothers, who run Carnage. It’s where the Lords who have not held up their oath go to live out the rest of their lives in shackles. Tucked away from the world as if they never existed.I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. I once belonged to a Lord—Saint Beckham Carter. Although nothing was holy about him, I still kneeled as if he could grant me eternity in a world where only evil existed.At the time, I willingly vowed to be his and allowed him to share me with his “brothers.” But things changed. And what I thought couldn’t get any better got exceptionally worse. So I did the only thing I could and ran from him, knowing I could never return.Now he’s found me and dragged me back to his hell, where he will make me his pet. The world already thinks I’m dead, so no one will miss me. And I’m just another name on a long list of those who will never know freedom.What he doesn’t know is why I ran from him in the first place. A Lord doesn’t listen to reason, so it’s not like he’d care anyway. Saint was born a Lord, and he will die as one.If life has taught me anything, it’s that we all pay for our sins. And Saint will never let me forget that my place is at Carnage, serving him on my knees until death is granted.Things to know about CarnageThis is not an RHSecret societyMFJ/P (jealous/possessive) HeroOTT (over the top) HeroCan be read as a standaloneTold in dual POVTWs listed inside the book Read more

AlessandraMy entire life changed when he walked into my father’s café in Tuscany…Il Mostro. The monster. The devilishly handsome mafia don Dario Rosolini.He and his brothers run this region… and they take everything they want.Including me. Although Dario has made clear that I am his and ONLY his.But I’ll fight back, no matter how hard it is.Not just because I’m afraid of him (although I am)…But because, deep down, I WANT him…And I know that giving in to him will ruin me forever.DarioAs soon as I saw her, I knew I had to have her.She was innocent and beautiful… so unlike everything else in my world.I’m the head of my family now.Every mafioso in Italy wants me and my brothers dead.I live with a sword dangling over my head…But none of that matters when I look into her eyes.I want her.I have to have her.And no matter how much she protests and fights…I WILL possess her, body and soul.Mafia Kings: Dario is the first in a dark Mafia Romance series.There is no cheating. There IS an HEA.Warning: this book contains adult situations, profanity, violence, and dark romance themes. Read more

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.When I finally get a life-saving kidney transplant, I think the worst is behind me.Boy, am I wrong.I start feeling eyes on me wherever I go.I’m being watched. Stalked. Hunted.It’s downright scary.Then the hunter steps out of the shadows, and my life implodes.I’m taken by Renzo Torrisi, a dangerous and unforgiving man.Turns out the kidney I received belonged to one of his men and I have to repay the debt. Only the terms are unclear, and the rules change on a whim.Held prisoner in his penthouse, I have to serve the ruthless mafia boss like the god he is.Whether I’ll survive being Renzo’s captive is up for debate, though.STANDALONE: A Mafia Romance full-length novel.WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly.THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT. Read more

A TOP 50 AMAZON BESTSELLER!From the author of When She Unravels, comes a new arranged marriage, standalone dark mafia romance. The most brutal don in the city has a weakness: me.I never wanted the life my parents tried to force on me, so I vowed I’d never marry a mobster.Yet here I am, walking down the aisle toward mobster of the century, all to save my sister.Rafaele Messero. Cold, ruthless, and irritatingly handsome. Not that I’ve noticed.After all, this marriage is the end of all my hopes and dreams. And for him, it’s nothing more than a calculated business move.At least that’s what I think, until he snaps at the priest to hurry up so that he can kiss me.He’s known as the ice prince, but when his lips crash down on mine, all I feel is searing heat.That’s when I know I’m in serious trouble.My plan was to keep my distance from Rafaele, but he’s not interested in that.He’s interested in me.Now that I know what he craves, I vow to never give it to him.I will never submit to my husband, no matter how relentlessly he tries to conquer me.~~When She Loves is an arranged marriage mafia romance, with no cheating and an HEA. It can be read as a complete standalone. Read more

★ TOP 2 BESTSELLER IN THE ENTIRE STORE! ★From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE grumpy sunshine college romance.I made a terrible mistake.Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided.But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one.Creighton King is bad news with a gorgeous exterior.He’s silent, brooding, and obviously emotionally unavailable.So I thought it was over.Until he awakens a beast inside me.My name is Annika Volkov, and I’m Creighton's worst enemy.He won’t stop until he breaks me.Or I break him. Read more

It's my duty to the family...KingWhen I go to work for the Valenti’s, I don’t expect my first assignment to be my biggest challenge—marry the daughter of a rival boss.Wild and smart-mouthed as she is beautiful, Eliza Pomponio’s nothing but a bratty princess who’s always gotten her way. And she seems determined to push all my buttons.Everyone is counting on us to keep peace between the New York families, though, so that’s exactly what I’ll do.Even if it proves the hardest thing I've ever done.ElizaIn one moment, my freedom is snatched away when my father tells me I have to marry a man I’ve never met.I expect an eighty-year-old retired boss who craves my virgin flesh in payment for his service. Bright side—in a few years, he’ll be gone, and I’ll be free again.I’m not prepared for the dangerously gorgeous soldier my father presents. Like anything that looks too good to be true, so is my new husband. He’s cold, cruel, and worst of all, young.Suddenly, marriage is a life sentence.That is, if I don’t show him from day one that no one controls Eliza Pomponio.This book is not intended for those with triggers or readers under 18+. This title was previously published as Mafia Princess. It has been largely rewritten and contains new material and dark content. Read more

Searching for a fresh start and a serene place to heal from both mental and physical wounds, Agent Spenser Song found herself answering the job posting for the quaint town of Sweetwater Falls...After a series of tragedies turned her world upside down, FBI Agent Spenser Song felt like a woman adrift in a sea of chaos.Her brush with death and the tragic murder of her husband left her questioning everything in her life.And when it became clear that Bureau politics will trump justice, Spenser realized she needed a fresh start.Looking for a slower pace and needing to heal, Spenser is hired on to be the sheriff in the idyllic town of Sweetwater Falls.The town is everything her best friend said it would be and all in the Falls was seemingly perfect.With the exception of her cantankerous landlord, Ryker Makawi, a former Navy SEAL with issues and a past of his own.When a local woman is murdered, the case proves to be far from simple and Spenser finds herself forced to work with the ill-tempered Ryker.With her past trying to reach into the present to pull Spenser into a cold dark grave.Spenser soon realized that the chaos she fled from had found its way back into her life.Spenser Song came west to find peace. But the new girl in the Falls soon finds herself in the fight of her life. Read more

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.At the office, Samantha is mouthy AF and hellbent on testing my patience. So you can imagine my surprise when my new personal assistant walks into my club with a very specific fantasy.When the man Samantha’s paired with doesn’t stick to the rules, I step in to take his place. Wearing a mask protects my identity, and soon the little wildcat from the office is telling me all her darkest secrets and fantasies.During the day, she gives me hell, but at night, she becomes my wounded kitten.I know I’m playing a dangerous game.She doesn’t know I’m one of the heads of the Cosa Nostra.She doesn’t know her boss and her nightly visitor is the same person.With my enemy on the attack and her past coming to haunt her, our secrets come out in the most explosive way possible, threatening to rip Samantha away from me.But my wildcat has another thing coming if she thinks I’ll ever let go.STANDALONE: A Mafia Romance full-length novel.WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly.THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT. Read more

She fears the dark. He rules it. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. Nobody can crack Gianna’s facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along. Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . . One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him—his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye—but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him. Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes. All along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his—his frustration, his fascination. His maddest obsession. *Can be read as a standalone, though it is recommended you read The Sweetest Oblivion first to avoid spoilers from Book #1 Read more

Following City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible to put down conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow’s epic, genre-defining crime trilogy and the final book of Winslow's extraordinary career.Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love.Danny Ryan is rich.Beyond his wildest dreams rich.The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with.Life is good.But then Danny reaches too far.When he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own.Danny thought he had buried his past, but now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface, and when they come for Danny they vow to take everything – not only his empire, not just his life, but all that he holds dear, including his son.To save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was – and never wanted to be again.Ranging from the gritty back rooms of Providence, RI to the power corridors of Washington, DC and Wall Street to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, City in Ruins is an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion. Read more

OranLina Schultze is a pawn.A shiny piece of plastic I’ll use in my plan for revenge.I’ll seduce her. Claim her.Then flaunt my acquisition in front of her ex, Lawrence Wellington—The man I plan to destroy.Once my mission is complete, I’ll send Lina packing.She’ll be the easiest and most … pleasurable part of my vengeance.Charming her away from a man old enough to be her father won’t be an issue.And if it comes down to it, I’m not above using force.LinaOran Byrne has made his intentions clear—He’ll stop at nothing to have me.But he’s just like every other rich, entitled asshole.He doesn't know me.All he sees is a pretty object to be possessed and discarded.They all underestimate me.I’ve come back to the Olympus Club for a reason,And I won’t let anything stop me,Least of all a smooth-talking criminal with arsenic on his tongue.If Oran expects me to fall into his open arms,He’s in for a world of disappointment.*Vicious Seduction is the fourth book in The Byrne Brothers series. Each book in the series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone with a happily ever after, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. A dark romance with adult themes, Vicious Seduction may not be suitable for sensitive audiences as it deals with matters of past sexual assault. A Note from the Author: Rivals to lovers has never been as deliciously seductive as Oran and Lina’s story. Bold, determined, and ruthless, these two go head-to-head, and the result is explosive in the most delectable way. Get ready for sexual tension dripping from every captivating page!For those of you who are new to me, I write what I'd call "mafia lite." My heroes are hardened criminals with soft spots for their heroines. There may be violence and cruelty in my books, but never between the main characters. Enjoy! Read more

Who killed Lexi Wise?Former FBI agent Spenser Song thought she was leaving the chaos behind her after taking the job as Sheriff of Sweetwater Falls.But when a monster from her past catches up with her, she finds herself fighting for her life once again.Despite the danger, Spenser begins to settle in, making new friends and earning the respect of the local townspeople.Just as she starts to feel at home, a new mystery rocks the community.The body of Lexi Wise, a local girl who vanished fifteen years ago, has suddenly turned up.As tensions rise and old wounds reopen, Spenser is thrust into the middle of a web of secrets and lies.Everyone wants to know who killed Lexi Wise, and they're all looking to Spenser for answers.As Spenser's investigation deepens, she realizes that nothing is as it seems in Sweetwater Falls. With every clue she uncovers, the town's foundations start to crumble, leading her down a path that will change everything she thought she knew about the people she's come to call her new friends. Leading to a shocking conclusion that no one saw coming... Read more

LucaFrom foster kid to mafia boss.I was the undeserving king to the throne, forced into this role after my estranged father’s death.I gave up everything to build my empire.Up until this point, nothing else mattered.That was until I kidnapped my enemy’s daughter, and she captured my heart.Rosa Falcone. il mio tesoro.When fate drags Rosa back into my world, I can't make the same mistake again.Even when the future of the mafia depends on my arranged marriage. I still can’t resist her.She is mine.There’s no way in hell I can watch her marry another man.Even if it means starting a war.RosaThe wild child, the spoilt mafia princess.No one understood my pain, so I hid behind the mask.That was until Luca Russo stole me from my life, only to put me back together again.I gave him my heart, and he let me go—back into the arms of my abuser.This time, I don’t have anyone to protect me.Or so I thought.Luca might not be mine to keep, but that doesn’t stop me from falling deeper.But when the world is against us, how much would we be willing to sacrifice to have our happily ever after?This is book 3 of the Beneath The Mask series, which is an interconnected series of standalone books. Read more