The riveting new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Liar.“She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her.” Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father’s crimes and made him infamous. No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can’t outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes.Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, a rambling old house in need of repair, thousands of miles away from everything she’s ever known. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the kindly residents of Sunrise Cove keep forcing her to open up—especially the determined Xander Keaton. Naomi can feel her defenses failing, and knows that the connection her new life offers is something she’s always secretly craved. But the sins of her father can become an obsession, and, as she’s learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away.

<p><em>She was a widow with a crown of ruin. He was the monster who killed her king.</em><br /> Together, Zina and Emiliano ignite a love built on obsession, betrayal, and blood.<br /> </p> <p><strong>Zina</strong><br /> The King lies cold in the ground.<br /> His crown rests heavily on my head.<br /> His sons sharpen blades, whispering my name as the traitor.<br /> To protect them, I say yes to the one man I should never trust.<br /> Emiliano Maritz.<br /> Older. Ruthless. Obsessed.<br /> His lips brand me. His eyes strip me bare. His touch ruins me.<br /> I should hate him.<br /> I do hate him.<br /> But hate doesn’t stop my pulse from racing.<br /> Or my body from craving his.</p> <p><strong>Emiliano</strong><br /> Zina Rivas is no widow.<br /> She is my Queen.<br /> She trembles when I touch her—not from fear, from want.<br /> Her defiance fuels me. Her hunger feeds me.<br /> She calls me a monster. Murderer. Enemy.<br /> Let her.<br /> Because when she falls—and she will—<br /> She’ll fall straight into my arms.<br /> And she’ll never escape me again.</p> <p><em>Queen is the second book in the <strong>Shattered Pieces Mafia Romance Series</strong>—a dark, full-length novel of obsession, betrayal, and unrelenting passion. There’s no cheating. No mercy. Only the twisted love story of Zina and Emiliano, bound by blood, lies, and a crown forged in ruin —-with scorching heat, devastating twists, and an undeniable HEA.</em></p>

A standalone captive dark romance novel by USA Today Bestselling Author Nikita Slater. THIS BOOK WAS PREVIOUSLY TITLED FEAR IN HIS EYES. Stalked by an admirer with deadly intentions ... Addison's sightless world is filled with the colour of music as she successfully navigates a demanding career as a renowned cellist. She doesn't have time for the dark and dangerous security guy from her building who constantly shadows her every move, yet she can't seem to escape him. A rough childhood, followed by decades spent as a gun-for-hire mercenary has shaped Daniel into a killer. As he tries to adapt to civilian life, he channels his dark impulses into his work as a security specialist for a billionaire businessman. He has no experience with the softer things in life, like a girlfriend, a home, and a family. Yet, he can't seem to let go of his obsession with Addison. While chasing after a woman who should never have...

Imagine it: Become a living doll—for a stranger.An orphaned, untouched college student struggles with loneliness and burning ambition. A billionaire heir to an empire hides scars and fateful acts. Secret obsessions could damage them both or satisfy their deepest needs. </b>Independent Mandy is used to being treated as 'exotic,' and she's far from submissive. </em>Fantasies don't count, especially not the ones she'd never do with anyone. Never, that is, until a mystery man offers a chance to make a million bucks. For that, she's willing to play her V card.There's something crazy-seductive in the arrogant man's desire to run everything, and his total power to do so.He can lift her out of her hard-scrabble life. Give her luxury, and at the end of the contract, financial freedom.Why the hell not? Aside from the fear that the mystery man's a killer.He has the most compelling eyes, and he's gorgeous as an underwear ad. But she's not sure he's telling her the truth.No one this blazing delectable needs to buy a woman.But Damon wants to buy her, all of her, to make into his personalized doll.Mandy has a plan. She wants to solve his mystery and discover everything he has to offer—no matter how kinky this gets.Dark, delicious, and dangerous, you get multicultural New Adult romance with teeth.If you enjoy intense alpha men, Romantic Suspense, and spirited Gothic heroines in peril, you've reached the right steamy escape. Both episodes are safe with no cheating.Q. Zayne's most popular books include the <b>Submission Island<b> series, <b>Recluse<b>, <b>Mr. Beast, </b>and the new enemies-to-lovers duet, <b>Stranded<b> and <b>Captured<b>.Come. Step into the darkness, because in secret places pleasures rise into freedom.Adventurous readers, grab Damon's Doll immediately.<b>Imagine it: Become a living doll—for a stranger.An orphaned, untouched college student struggles with loneliness and burning ambition. A billionaire heir to an empire hides scars and fateful acts. Secret obsessions could damage them both or satisfy their deepest needs. </b>Independent Mandy thinks she's far from submissive. </em>Fantasies don't count, especially not the ones she'd never do with anyone. Never, that is, until a mystery man offers a chance to make a million bucks. For that, she's willing to play her V card.There's something crazy-seductive in the arrogant man's desire to run everything, and his total power to do so.He can lift her out of her hard-scrabble life. Give her luxury, and at the end of the contract, financial freedom.Why the hell not? Aside from the fear that the mystery man's a killer.He has the most compelling eyes, and he's gorgeous as an underwear ad. But she's not sure he's telling her the truth.No one this blazing delectable needs to buy a woman.But Damon wants to buy her, all of her, to make into his personalized doll.Mandy has a plan. She wants to solve his mystery and discover everything he has to offer—no matter how kinky this gets.Dark, delicious, and dangerous, you get multicultural New Adult romance with teeth.This two-novella series may be disturbing for some readers. Please note: The heroine is a consenting adult. There's no Stockholm Syndrome. If you enjoy intense alpha men, Romantic Suspense, and spirited Gothic heroines in peril, you've reached the right steamy escape. Both episodes are safe with no cheating.Adventurous readers, grab Damon's Doll immediately.

A vicious demonic plot. A curse decades in the making. An epic love that burns hotter than all of it... Charlotte... All Charley's nightmares are real. Demons. Dark witches. Her murderous uncle. With her soul bound to an ancient demon lord and her sister taken captive by a monster, hope is in short supply. But Charley will not go down without a fight. Not when it comes to her sister, and not when it comes to the vampire king who's claimed her heart. Even if it means siding with a brutal enemy from her past. Even if it means making a choice that will alter the course of her life... for eternity. Dorian... Dorian never wanted his father's crown or the secrets that came with it. He never wanted to fall in love with the seductive stranger he'd ravaged in a closet, either. But fate had other plans. Now, with the enemies of House Redthorne lurking in...

"OMG, what an amazing, intriguing and totally dark series this is turning out to be."Some wishes have dark and deadly consequences. But I found that out too late.I wished myself into Dax Pierce's life. Now I want out.I'm stuck in his world and he holds the key to my freedom.Every day I'm buried under the cloak of his obsessive love, I forget how to breathe.I forget how it feels not to hurt.I forget who I am, who I was.If I want to walk out of hell alive, I have no choice but to become like him.Sometimes it takes a monster to fight a monster.*Black Rose is the last book in the Obsession Inc. trilogy. The book contains dark themes, including violence of a sexual and physical nature that could trigger emotional distress in readers.*

Scandal and mischief in the aristocracy - a classic romp from Fredrica Alleyn Ambitious young interior designer Annabel Moss is delighted when a new assignment takes her to Leyton hall -- home of the very wealthy Lord and Lady Corbett-Wynne. But the grandeur of the house and the impeccable family credentials are a façade for some shockingly salacious practices. Lord James is spending an unusual amount of time in the stables while his idle son shows little interest in anything save his step-sister, Tania. Meanwhile, Lady Marina is harbouring dark secrets of her own. Annabel is drawn into a world of decadence where anything is allowed as long as a respectable appearance prevails. In an atmosphere of intensity and sexual secrecy, she becomes involved in a variety of interesting situations.

Revisit a suspenseful Valentine's Day novella from bestselling author Lynette Eason Hang-up calls, graffiti, break-ins at her shop right before Valentine's Day… Someone wants to scare Holly Maddox—and it's working. Her high school sweetheart, Eli Brody, comes to the rescue, but surely the handsome detective doesn't really plan to stay. There's nowhere for Holly to turn as danger—and heartbreak—start closing in. Originally published in 2010

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get Dax Pierce…The life of a small town girl is not my thing. I’ve waited twenty-six years to run from it.My chance at freedom comes when my Hollywood crush, Dax Pierce, comes to Mistport, Maine.The moment his burning amber eyes land on my face… and my ass, I shiver with longing.When he lures me to Hollywood with the promise of stardom, I don’t hesitate. I walk away from my boring life and into the limelight.Now everyone knows me as Emma Stanton, an up-and-coming Hollywood star. But I’m more than that. I’m Dax Pierce's fiancée. The hot actor on the movie screen was mine all along and I didn’t even know it.Now I have it all. Or do I?To the world, I'm living a Hollywood fairytale. I used to think so too, but I’m not so sure anymore. There’s a dark side to Hollywood and its name is Dax Pierce.No one told me that wearing his ring on my finger comes with a heavy price. A price I can’t afford to pay. A price I can’t afford NOT to pay.What’s my name again? I can’t remember because I’m losing myself inside his web.

Desire takes on dangerous forms in the conclusion to the sexy SHADO series. As leader of the covert homeland security agency SHADO, Michael Ross wants revenge on ex-agent Robert Dietz. Only two people can help him capture this psychopath: Sexy tech expert Katrina Brandt and Michael's new right-hand man, Bastian Chevalier. But as the three team up, they find themselves consumed by an illicit desire for one another. Will his two lovers be able to save Michael from falling prey to his deadly lust for vengeance?

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get Dax Pierce…The life of a small town girl is not my thing. I’ve waited twenty-six years to run from it.My chance at freedom comes when my Hollywood crush, Dax Pierce, comes to Mistport, Maine.The moment his burning amber eyes land on my face… and my ass, I shiver with longing.When he lures me to Hollywood with the promise of stardom, I don’t hesitate. I walk away from my boring life and into the limelight.Now everyone knows me as Emma Stanton, an up-and-coming Hollywood star. But I’m more than that. I’m Dax Pierce's fiancée. The hot actor on the movie screen was mine all along and I didn’t even know it.Now I have it all. Or do I?To the world, I'm living a Hollywood fairytale. I used to think so too, but I’m not so sure anymore. There’s a dark side to Hollywood and its name is Dax Pierce.No one told me that wearing his ring on my finger comes with a heavy price. A price I can’t afford to pay. A price I can’t afford NOT to pay.What’s my name again? I can’t remember because I’m losing myself inside his web.

Sophie Katz's relationship with the irresistible and occasionally insufferable P.I. Anatoly Darinsky is on the fritz when a friend recruits Sophie's investigation skills to decode her possibly two-timing husband's strange behavior. When Sophie shows up in a short, red cocktail dress and her friend's hubby winds up dead, the loveable would-be sleuth can't help but take on the job. Suddenly plunged into a crazy world of campaign mudslinging, dirt-digging and cover-ups, Sophie begins to uncover some pretty dirty secrets indeed--involving a conservative congressional hopeful's involvement in the Furry community, a group of people who dress up in mascot-size stuffed animal costumes. Sex and politics, wouldn't you know?Way in over her head as usual, Sophie reluctantly--or not-so-reluctantly--enlists the help of her two-time sidekick and ex--Anatoly. Together they set out to determine who killed Eugene and why, and in the process can't resist falling for each...

Regina always had a closed heart. Always guarded, always waiting for that one and only true love, so that she could open up one day, when she met the right person and finally give herself to love and live life fully. But while being closed, she one day realizes that she is losing the best years of her life. Tired of holding out for something that’s never going to happen, she decided to say YES to every romantic opportunity that comes by, leading her to become obsessed and explore things she never even thought possible, to put herself in danger and in life threatening situations and to get to know deep and dark things about herself that she didn’t know before. Will Regina be able to finally find a true partner and live fully in love? Or will her dark obsession lead her to get lost in desires that she is unaware of and that can put her life in danger? Make sure to get yourself a copy of Her Dark Obsession and find out!   

Review"Davis must write her sexy, sizzling blend of suspense, action and right-on characterizations with asbestos gloves!" --4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick! RT Book Reviews"Jo Davis blew my mind away...so much action and sex. The suspense and newfound feelings Michael has for Bastian and Katrina are definitely one to read about." --5 Stars, Reviewer Top Pick! Night Owl Reviews About the AuthorJo Davis writes romantic suspense and erotica for New American Library, and is best known for her popular Firefighters of Station Five series. She has captured the HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, has been a multiple finalist for the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, a multiple finalist for the Australian Romance Readers Award, and has one book in development as a major motion picture.

Scorching desire…fatal consequences. Shadow Destroyers, Book 4 Demon slayer Rae McAvoy refuses to let anything stand between her and getting the job done. Especially her ex. Loving Parker nearly destroyed her, and if partnering with him one last time means he’ll be reassigned and out of her life for good, bring it on. If Parker was the only threat to her heart, tracking down one rogue scientist would be a snap. Except the scientist in question is Rae’s father, and his experiments are hitting much too close to home. Parker Walsh hasn’t forgotten the passion that once burned between them, and he’s determined to remind Rae every chance he gets. But giving in to more than just lust could mean surrendering to the darkness inside him—the same darkness that once drove her away. Riding the edge of their rising desire pushes them to the breaking point, until an explosion of passion raises the stakes even higher. Especially when long-buried secrets force them to break the last links to their past—or else be consumed by an obsession so dark it could tear them apart for good. Warning: Contains a fierce battle of wills between reunited lovers, explosive sexual tension, sarcasm, gritty demon-slaying violence, scorching sex and a love worth fighting for.

Scorching desire…fatal consequences. Shadow Destroyers, Book 4 Demon slayer Rae McAvoy refuses to let anything stand between her and getting the job done. Especially her ex. Loving Parker nearly destroyed her, and if partnering with him one last time means he’ll be reassigned and out of her life for good, bring it on. If Parker was the only threat to her heart, tracking down one rogue scientist would be a snap. Except the scientist in question is Rae’s father, and his experiments are hitting much too close to home. Parker Walsh hasn’t forgotten the passion that once burned between them, and he’s determined to remind Rae every chance he gets. But giving in to more than just lust could mean surrendering to the darkness inside him—the same darkness that once drove her away. Riding the edge of their rising desire pushes them to the breaking point, until an explosion of passion raises the stakes even higher. Especially when long-buried secrets force them to break the last links to their past—or else be consumed by an obsession so dark it could tear them apart for good. Warning: Contains a fierce battle of wills between reunited lovers, explosive sexual tension, sarcasm, gritty demon-slaying violence, scorching sex and a love worth fighting for.

Was he her protector? Or a predator...It was the final glimpse Erin Ramsey would have of her sister: Megan's body, drained of blood, lying lifeless in a New York alley. Tormented by the fact that she hadn't been there when her sister needed her, Erin promises herself that she'll find Megan's killer.Detective Nicholas Slade tells Erin to go home, back to California. He says he doesn't want her to be the murderer's next victim. But his warning comes too late. Erin is already in danger, in thrall to a man who cloaks himself in shadows and haunts her nightmares.Erin is desperate to find her sister's murderer--and desperate to avoid becoming his prey--but she feels her own life spinning out of control as the silver-eyed specter from her dreams lures her deeper into his world. Nick may be the only one who can help her, but she's afraid to trust him. Her deep attraction to the secretive detective is tinged with fear. He only works the night shift. He wears...