"Once upon a time, she was my sister’s best friend. I’d always wanted her to be mine. That is, until the night everything changed, and my love morphed into pure hatred. Now I’m a vile bastard with a chip on his shoulder. Cruel, black hate is all I know. My only focus is fucking my way through Blackthorn’s elite women and partying.
Then she shows up at Blackthorn. She’s different now, quiet and reserved, but just as beautiful as she was the day she disappeared. One look and my focus changes. I decided then that my time for revenge is now. No way does she get to enjoy herself. No, I’m going to make her life hell. Destroy her from the inside out. I’m going to make her regret ever walking my way, because if it wasn’t for her . . . my sister would still be alive.
**This is book four in the series, but can be read as a complete standalone. Please be advised that some material might be triggering to readers.**"
"It was such a shame that she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She knew we would come for her. We had seen her delicate face that night, hidden in the shadows, and she had seen what we did, her gasp of horror giving her away.
She was perfection, beauty, and oozed goodness, but that would not save her from us. No one could ever find out our secret, which meant we needed to get rid of her. But killing her wasn’t an option, and scaring her into silence wasn’t as easy a feat as we expected. She was strong and smart, doing whatever she could to evade us. Thus, without even knowing it, she turned it into a game, and so we became bloodthirsty wolves.
Run and we’ll find you. Keep our secret, and you might live. That is, until someone else finds out what we did . . .
**This is book three in the series, but can be read as a complete standalone. Please be advised that some of the material might be triggering to readers.**"
"They say the truth will set you free.
Mine didn't. It gutted me.
One day, I'm the Bishop family disappointment. Next, I'm heir to the enemy's dynasty. Confused and angry, I'm thrust into a new life, where I'm expected to become the monster my father spent years crafting. But I don't even know who I am, or who I want to be, and if I have to hurt, then everyone around me will too. There's one person who refuses to break, who refuses to deal with my crap.
Allie Porter.
My enemy. The girl raised by the mother I never had—perfect, untouchable, infuriating. She meets my fire with her own, and it pisses me off almost as much as it pulls me in. I want her and despise her in the same breath, which is why I keep my distance. Until the night I save her life.
Now she's indebted to me, and if she wants to survive, she'll do what I say. But taming the little filly is nothing like I expected. The closer we get, the more her truths tear through my assumptions.
She's not the pampered princess I tried to hate—she's a survivor. A fighter. A girl drowning in the same darkness I carry. It's then somewhere between hate and obsession, the truth becomes undeniable: I'll burn this dynasty to ash before I let someone else claim what's mine."
"They say there is always a calm before the storm. A time when you think you’re safe, protected from the destruction that you know is going to come eventually. Harper was that calm. And I? I was the motherfucking storm.
As kids, we were best friends. She was the light to my darkness. I used to protect her from her bullies, and now I’ll become her most feared one. Seeing her for the first time after three years was like a bucket of ice water being poured on me. It chilled me to the bone, making me irrational and angry. No longer is she a little girl, but a grown woman with curves and eyes that pierce my black soul. No one knows the darkness that lingers under the surface. All they see is my smile, my charismatic charm. I’m the all-American golden boy. Having her back in my life is awakening something inside of me. She reminds me of everything good, everything I’ll never have, and I refuse to let her stay.
She has to go, and the only person dark and dirty enough to scare her away is me . . . Breaking Harper isn’t as easy . . . I thought I knew everything. Turns out, others are just as good at hiding their secrets as I am. Damaged, dark, and falling off the deep end. Will I break her? Will I break us?
**This is book two in the series, but can be read as a complete standalone. Please be advised that some material may be triggering to readers.**"
"Two years ago, she ruined my family’s life. Maybe she thought it was only a little lie. That she did the right thing, that the worst was behind her, that no one had gotten hurt.
Oh how naive the black-haired beauty was. Fate has finally brought her back to me, to Blackthorn Academy. Once upon a time, I was obsessed, consumed with the need to make her mine. Now I just want revenge, and I’ll do whatever I can to get it.
You see, the beautiful, sweet Willow doesn’t realize the mistake she’s made yet. She doesn’t realize that she’s entered the lion's den and there won’t be any escaping her fate.
I’m Parker Rothschild, and I’ll become her nightmare, her enemy, her bully. By the time I’m finished with her, she’ll be begging me for forgiveness and pleading to confess her sins."
"Aries:
I kept my distance to protect her. My little stepsister with wide eyes and soft smiles—too innocent for a world like mine. But while I was locked away in darkness, he took my place. My name. My life. Her. Now I'm back. And I'll burn this world to the ground to get it all back—even if she's afraid of what I've become.
Lilian:
I was never meant to matter this much. Not to one brother—let alone two. Aries was my almost. The stepbrother I shouldn't have loved. Arson was the secret. The lie no one warned me about . . . until it was too late. They hate each other. Always have. Always will. But now I'm gone, and the only way to get me back is to work together. Two monsters. One obsession. And when they find me, the war between them won't stop. It'll just turn inward—because saving me might be the one thing that breaks them both.
Arson:
I was never supposed to have a name. He was the golden one. I was the shadow they buried. But then she looked at me—and didn't run. She saw my brother's face and wanted me. And I wanted her. Twisted. Pure. Off-limits. Mine. Now she's been taken, and for the first time in our broken, blood-soaked lives, Aries and I want the same thing. We'll burn the world to bring her back. And when we do . . . We'll see which of us she survives."
"I’ve always been the good girl. The preacher’s daughter. The town’s saint. The one who never strays from the rules.
Until one reckless night changes everything.
Calder Bishop is the monster I’ve been warned about my entire life. Heir to the most feared family in Black Hollow Creek. Rancher by day, enforcer by night. His touch carries ruin, his name carries blood, and his gaze makes my prayers falter.
When I stumble into Bishop business, Calder is left with a choice: end my life or claim it. Killing me would be mercy. Keeping me could start a war.
But Calder Bishop has never been a merciful man. And if there’s one thing he wants, it’s me—all to himself.
Now I’m trapped in his world of violence and vengeance, my innocence colliding with his sin. I search for a way out but there is none. Only Calder. It’s when he claims me—branding me with his soul—I learn the truth: the only thing more dangerous than a Bishop’s wrath . . . is his love.
**This is book one in the series and is a complete standalone with a happily ever after. Certain scenes within this book may be triggering to some readers. Please review the trigger list at the beginning of the book before reading.**"
"ARSON
Fear. Rage. Pain. I’ve endured it all. Seen it all. I’m the bad brother, the evil one—the psychopath. I wasn’t born this way. I was made this way. Neglect, abuse, trauma, and pain really mess a person up. Then the day I never thought would come finally does. . . It’s time for revenge.
ARIES
Liar. Golden boy. Hero. I thought I had it all figured out. Then he showed up. Arson is your worst nightmare brought to life and my twin brother. He’s hell–bent on revenge and willing to hurt anyone who gets in his way, the person he wants to hurt the most: me, and he’s going to use Lilian to do it. But if he thinks he plays a good villain, I can't wait for him to see just how ruthless I can be.
LILIAN
Fragile. Innocent. Broken. With a rare heart condition, everyone in my life treats me like I’m seconds away from death. Everyone but him—my stepbrother. What started as an annoying crush becomes an obsession when I realize Aries might feel the same. That is, until he rejects me, and I lose all hope. When I arrive at Oakmount, I am determined to make him see me. But the man I meet isn’t Aries, even if he looks just like him. When I discover his secret for revenge, it’s too late. There’s no escaping the psychopaths I’m falling for. . ."
"They call me the mediator.
The charming one who can stop a fight right in its tracks. Except, I don’t want to charm, or smile, or dance. I’m tired of society picking off my family one by one. It’s time to burn, to punish, to destroy. In order to take down the council once and for all, I need someone on the inside.
Julia is looking to make up for past mistakes and fight back against the organization that used her and threw her away. She’ll buy me my ticket inside—that is if we can keep from tearing each other apart first.
**This is a complete standalone within the series. Please be advised this contains dark material not suitable for all listeners. This is a dark enemies-to-lovers mafia romance**"
"Golden boy. Party king. Trust fund brat.
That's what they call me—Lee Sterling, Oakmount University's favorite disaster.
Everyone thinks they know me, but they only see what I let them.
I’m the guy who can charm his way out of anything and never takes life seriously. But it's all a ruse. They don't see the mask I wear or the cage of family expectations slowly threatening to suffocate me.
Six months. That's how long I have to find someone 'suitable' to present at the Sterling New Year's Gala, or it's over.
I tell myself I can handle it like I handle everything else—with a smile and a shot of bourbon—but deep down, I know I'm inching closer and closer to the edge.
Then I meet Salem Masters in a dark pantry at a party, and suddenly, nothing feels simple anymore.
They call her crazy, and broken. The girl who wears latex gloves and counts her steps.
I call her beautiful, careful, haunted.
One encounter and I’m obsessed. I need to know more about her. I need to know if she's just like me.
When I discover we share a common interest, I convince her to be my fake girlfriend. She could use the protection, and I need to convince my family I’m normal… but when our fake relationship turns real I discover just how close to danger I am.
Because for the first time in my life, I want something that I can't have, that I don't deserve."
"What is a predator without his prey?
Elyse Silver was never mine to keep.
The day I saved her life, I ensured we would forever be enemies.
Hating her was easy.
Bullying her, as simple as breathing.
Stopping myself from falling for her… I had no idea how impossible that would become.
The harder I fought, the deeper I fell.
Love and happiness have never been part of my plan, but letting Elyse go isn’t an option, either.
Unfortunately, the truth always finds a way of revealing itself, and by the time she realizes who the real predator is, it’ll be too late for her to escape the trap I’ve put her in.
Note: this is NOT a standalone and must be read AFTER The Prey. This is a dark romance novel that contains numerous triggers. Listener discretion is advised."
"Filthy rich. Monstrous. Vile.
He calls me prey.
I call him a bully.
Sebastian Arturo isnt just cruel, hes downright terrifying.
With piercing green eyes, a body made for doing very bad things, and a charming demeanor, its no wonder everyone thinks the world of him everyone except me.
When I wake up with pieces of my memory missing hes the only one who can give me answers.
But he doesn't give me answersinstead, he tells me to stop asking questions, or else
I heed his warning and do my best to avoid him, but since hes my boss and I live in his house, that's kinda difficult.
Then one night his hate for me reaches its breaking point and the lines blur.
Hate twists into lustful obsession.
His cruel words become seductive praises.
One touch sparks a raging inferno of desire, and I find myself burned to ash beneath his fingertips.
Just when I think I'll finally find happiness my memories return, bringing with them a vicious truth.
Turns out the man Im falling for isn't who I thought he was and escape isn't an option.
He has me right where he wants, caught in a trap, just like prey.
Note: This is a standalone, however for better listening enjoyment please consider starting with The Wallflower before reading The Prey. This is a dark romance novel but does contain a happily ever after. It also contains triggering material and adult content. Please do not start reading until you check the trigger warning at the beginning of the book."
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