"From USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone comes a new scorching dark mafia romance in The Hunted Kingdom series in which a modern-day Cinderella must fight against the stepbrother who inherited her legacy—but he wants more than just the family empire: he wants her.
He’ll burn it all to keep her.
Her fire will consume his soul.
Today, my father gave me the perfect gift: he died.
But he left my legacy, the multibillion drug empire, to pure evil—my stepbrother, Asad Prince.
Petty even in death? Two can play that game.
As the last Cross, I’ll leave it all behind. And I will have the last laugh too: I’ll take the formula for the drug I created with me.
It’s the perfect plan until Asad makes his final move—marry him, or everyone I love dies.
A deal with the devil. Until he reveals his secrets.
His obsession might have always been my freedom.
Now, Asad might rule with fire.
But I'll light the match.
EMBER is a dark mafia romance that explores themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. Please see the author's content note at the beginning of the book.
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Arranged marriage
Forced proximity
Touch her/him and die
Morally grey MMC/FMC
Fairy tale reimagining
A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books"
"Welcome to the dark world of The Hunted Kingdom, where the daughters of modern-day mob families are reimagined fairytale princesses like you’ve never seen before. In Huntsman, family is power... and power is everything.
The Huntsman is after me.
But he will be mine first.
Nine years ago, my aunt took everything from me.
My world. My throne. My mother.
I’ve bided my time since then, serving under her in the Mwuaji crime family, but she’s crossed another line. She put a price on my head, sending the legendary assassin the Huntsman, Malachi Bowden, after me.
The Huntsman’s never failed a contract before, but I know everything there is to know about him. It’s finally time for me to take my revenge and finish the war my aunt started.
The Huntsman might be my death. But Malachi Bowden?
He’s my weakness.
Welcome to The Hunted Kingdom.
Huntsman is a dark mafia romance that explores themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. Please listen to the author's content note at the beginning of the book.
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
Touch her/him and die
Morally grey MMCs
Revenge
Fairytale reimagining
A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books"
"I'm no one's knight in shining armor. Yet, here I am, riding to the rescue to save Lena Graves from an ugly confrontation with her a-hole ex. It's not like I've given the little secretary much thought. But I'm not going to stand by and let her be disrespected either. And when she thanks me by sinking to her knees in the club bathroom? Well, I don't stop her. Now, my mother is demanding I return home for my parents' anniversary party, and I might be the drummer of the world's hottest rock band, but I can't say no to her. But damn if I'm showing up alone—especially when my brother will be there with the woman I was supposed to marry once upon a time. It's Lena's turn to do me a solid, and when she grudgingly agrees to come with me, problem is solved. Though we shared a nuclear hot encounter that is permanently branded on my mind, she's the perfect woman to be my fake girlfriend. Lena knows this is pretend and won't expect anything more at the end of this. But being in such close proximity to her . . . sharing her space . . . breathing in her sweet scent . . . touching her thick, curvy body . . . This ruse requires me to act as if I'm gone over this woman. But this pretense is stirring something all too real inside me. And at the end, we're going our separate ways. Or maybe it'll be me begging her to please, don't go . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Whoever said be careful what you wish for had a serious gift for understatement.
As one of the world's hugest musicians I'd seen and had it all. Sold out tours. Awards. Fame. Money. Women . . . And I'd almost lost it all. Epically.
Now I'm back home. A broken, burned out, desperate rock star . . . and a single father. I returned to give my son a family, stability. To figure out my life. But coming home meant seeing her.
The woman who was once my everything. Who made life in this too small town bearable. Who I loved with my whole heart . . . my whole body. But long held secrets forced me to leave nine years ago. Forced me to abandon her. And she's never forgiven me.
Still . . .
I've never forgotten her or the heat between us that burned so hot we damn near went up in flames with it. And I want it again. And again. Even knowing the past will only tear us apart once more . . .
Contains mature themes."
"You've been his for years, and I respected it. Maintained my distance. Kept my silence. My secret.
Until that night you came to me, disillusioned, angry and hurt. God help us both, but I crossed my carefully drawn line before you left, disappeared.
Now, you're back, and my need for you is a beast that hasn't been fed and has grown hungrier in the years since I've seen you. I remind myself we can't be more than friends, that you're off-limits to me. But it doesn't stop me from secretly craving what can never be mine.
You. My fantasy. My sin. My joy. My regret.
My best friend's woman.
Jessie's girl.
Contains mature themes."
"USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone heats up the page with intensity and wit in this romance between a pro hockey player and a firefighter, both struggling to move on from the past.
Being a firefighter isn’t easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn’t come back from a call, it’s brutal—as in, “How’m I supposed to go on?” brutal.
And one death took me to a really dark place.
A year later, I’m at the Pirates’ hockey training facility. Just another day on the job. Until I find a charred journal. I look inside for the owner’s name, but the words on the page punch me in the gut. It’s like reading my own thoughts. Reliving my own pain.
The journal belongs to Solomon Young, left-winger for the Pirates—a father and widower. When I return it, I’m racked with guilt for the invasion of privacy. The look Solomon gives me is cold as ice.
But damn if that man isn’t hot as hell.
Now he’s stuck in my brain. And fate seems intent on making us face off."
"Pride made him what he is.
But desire might change him forever…
Millionaire CEO Joshua Lowell is determined to stop gorgeous reporter Sophie Armstrong dredge up his family's dark past—or circulate rumours of his secret child. But Joshua's fierce pride is at war with his heated desire for Sophie, the only woman who could ruin him… or save him from himself."
"My brother stole everything from me.
My family. My name. My future.
For five years I've planned, waited. Now it's my turn to take from him.
Starting with his bride.
Niall Hudson is the key to a treasure I've spent half a decade hunting down. Yeah, she's a little upset to find herself a "guest" on my pirate ship. But the mouthy, curvy and beautiful shipping heiress is going to give me what I need…one way or another. This treasure will not only bring me and my crew riches beyond our wildest dreams, but it will restore all that has been stolen from me.
But Niall isn't submitting so easily. Even though my brother is hot on my trail, she's playing games, issuing terms of her own. And she isn't above turning the tables on me to get what she wants.
Game on, little girl.
Because I've decided I'm not satisfied with just her help. I want her. All of her.
And I'm going to enjoy every second of conquering my brother's woman.
So will she."
""Passion, heat and deep emotion—Naima Simone is a gem!" —Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author
He’s the best mistake she ever made…
Back in Rose Bend after a work trip that went wrong, Florence “Flo” Dennison craves the kind of distraction only a searing fling with a gorgeous stranger can provide. And she gets it—in an encounter hot enough to leave scars. But satisfaction turns to shock when Flo realizes her one-night stand is leading the restoration project she’s been hired to photograph. And his sweet little girl has decided Flo’s her new bestie…
Single dad and architect Adam Reed wants stability for his daughter, and he’s sure that Flo—young, ambitious, beautiful—isn’t looking for that. But when his nanny bails and Flo helps him out, it becomes impossible to keep their distance. Now, navigating tangled family ties and her own trust issues, Flo has to decide if one wild night can become so much more.
Bonus novella!
Brooklyn Hayes just woke up in Vegas married to her best friend, who also happens to be her sister's ex. Will they make it through a trip back home without spilling their secret…or falling in love?"
"Die junge, engagierte Devon kann nicht fassen, was ihr skrupelloser Vater verlangt: Sie soll den Milliardär Cain Farrell heiraten - einen Mann, den sie kaum kennt und der als Erstes klarstellt, dass sie von ihm keine Liebe erwarten kann! Doch wenn sie ablehnt, verliert sie alles, wofür sie so hart gearbeitet hat. Was jetzt? Widerstrebend stimmt Devon zu, natürlich nur zu einer Zweckehe! Aber warum prickelt es dann plötzlich so erregend, als Cain sie fürs Verlobungsfoto in seine Arme zieht und stürmisch küsst?"
"Aiden hatte nie erwartet, Noelle wiederzusehen und er ist fest entschlossen, sich weiterhin von ihr fernzuhalten. Zu tief sitzen der Schmerz und die Wut, die er mit ihrer Familie verbindet. Aiden kann nicht vergeben und vergessen, was damals passiert ist. Er hat jedoch seiner Mutter versprochen für Noelle zu sorgen und Aiden wird ihr diesen Wunsch erfüllen.
Doch das, was er mit einem Scheck begleichen wollte, wird immer mehr zu einem Kampf der Gefühle ..."
"Morgan Lett hat eine Pechsträhne. Ihr Verlobter hat sie gerade für ihre Stiefschwester verlassen, ihre Wohltätigkeitsstiftung steht vor dem Aus, und der umwerfende Mann, den sie bei einer Bachelor Auction ersteigert hat, erweist sich als kaltherziger Idiot. Doch Millionär Alexander Bishop schlägt ihr einen Deal vor, der Morgans Stiftung retten könnte.
Ist sie bereit den Preis zu zahlen, den er von ihr fordert?"
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