"The second book in the bestselling dark dystopian fantasy series from hugely popular dark romance author Nicci Harris, where Dahlia, a young woman raised as a "lace girl," meant to soothe the brutal men who go to war, but when her best friend dies giving birth, she finds herself on the run with a baby that belongs to the regime, and her only hope the brutal, seven-foot Lagos.
The second book in the sizzling hot, riveting dark dystopian Cradled Common series by internationally bestselling author Nicci Harris.
Dahlia is a Lace Girl. Her role is the first mental health initiative of The Trade, successfully halving depression in The Cradle. Accompany. Relieve. Soothe. That is her Meaningful Purpose.
She is content and protected until her life changes forever when her best friend dies giving birth, leaving her caught in a civil war with two things: A baby who belongs to the regime and the name of a man who can help them escape. Lagos the Rogue is a seven-foot-one, grumpy brute who grunts rather than speaks, kills without remorse, and finds her innocence infuriating.
But, he also guards her like a rabid dog, is inked from neck to toe, the strongest, most imposing man she has ever seen, and...
He is brutally beautiful.
She can't deny his magnetic pull until she discovers he is precisely the danger she is desperately trying to escape.
For readers who would enjoy a spicy Red Riding Hood meets Divergent, with the barren, wild backdrop of Dune by Frank Herbert. Born For Lace is a romance-driven adult sci-fi novel set in a dark dystopian society."
"A spellbinding dark dystopian fantasy trilogy from hugely popular dark romance author Nicci Harris, where young Aster is sworn to be a servant to the ruthless half-human King Rome, but when the king becomes obsessed with this ordinary girl, it could lead to war.
Young Aster is no different. If selected, she will be the King's Silk Girl. A common human bred to adore and pleasure him, and to provide the Cradle with healthy babies for the Trade.
Adore. Pleasure. Provide.
That is her meaningful purpose.
But King Rome is more monster than man. As the heir of the genetically enhanced breed, he was designed to survive and rule this harsh new world. Through fear. Through intimidation. Rome has a heart as black as his giant pet eagle's wings and a singular obsession—to reign.
That stands until one day Aster puts her tiny human hand in his...
Now she occupies his mind...
But the Trade upholds that love is not a virtue, and instead, a weakness. Nothing could be more dangerous to the regime than having its merciless king obsessed with a common girl born for Silk."
"A dark romance novella trilogy from the bestselling author of the Cradled Common series, in which a young woman and BookTokker named Vallie encounters several men who will fulfill her darkest fantasies, and leave her questioning her own sanity and desires.
The novella trilogy that has captivated thousands of readers and now offers you your darkest desires on audio. Welcome to the Curvy13 Collection...
He calls me pup, and wants me to play fetch.
I'm Vallie, but BookTok knows me as @CurvyandBooked.
Dark romance is my jam, peanut butter, and marmalade.
Mafia. Bully. Why choose? You name it, and I want to sit in my beanbag with my battery-operated boyfriend and read it.
Look, if I don't need a chöochie ice bath after a romance, was it even a love story?
If someone didn't bleed for looking at her, was the hero really that into her?
But it's just fiction.
Until it's not.
So, when I find a masked man in my living room skimming my favorite romance novel, all my dark desires become very real nightmares.
And he is not alone. He has a mentally deranged brother who wants to play house with me.
Soon, I'm torn between right and wrong, good and bad, and who needs saving from whom..."
"My peers think I’m a tramp.
The District believes I’m the flawless youngest daughter of a tycoon.
Neither is true. And I’m about to have my world, my house, my rose-coloured glasses, and all, stripped from beneath my Jimmy Choo heels.
With one flickering light at the end of the tunnel…
Xander Butcher.
The city’s boxing legend is a hot mess. He’s the youngest son of a champion boxer, with huge gloves to fill and a dark legacy to abide by.
At the perfect moment, we collide.
We're dirty, we're raw, and our souls mend before we catch our breath.
But some of the broken pieces of Xander will never heal, not with time, not with help, and I’m holding on as he falls, clutching… even after my hands are empty.
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Author notes: Their Broken Legend is part of The Kids of The District series but can be read without the previous books, although it follows a greater narrative. It has a happily ever after. No cheating. No other-woman-drama. It has violence, steam, gore, angst, and romance. Enjoy."
"*His Pretty Little Queen needs to be read after His Pretty Little Burden*
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Months ago, I was homeless and broken, and in search of a dangerous man.
I found the Devil’s prototype in a flawless navy suit.
Clay Butcher.
A man twice my age, who kills brutally, takes territorially, and hides his emotions deep within layers of smooth control.
He is my father’s enemy and the Don of the Cosa Nostra. Evil.Beautiful.Ruthless.
But he’s not the villain of my story.
He spoils me, punishes me, and holds me accountable. So, when the time comes for Clay Butcher to weed out betrayals and take revenge on those who have hurt his family, I will choose him.
I will always choose him.
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His Pretty Little Queen needs to be read after His Pretty Little Burden and is part of The Kids of The District series. It has a happily ever after. It features a powerful Mafia Don, and his endearing tortured little heroine. His Pretty Little Burden has an age-gap dynamic that some people may find uncomfortable. It is an epic love story with spice, violence, gore, and drama. Enjoy."
"#1 Bestseller in Women’s Crime Fiction.
#1 Bestseller in Organised Crime.
A little deer walks into the wolf’s den.
I want answers.
I know nothing of love, family, or stability, having been raised in the foster system and spat out at eighteen, pregnant, and with no memory of how that came to be.
I try to find my estranged father, a man rumoured to be in the Mafia, hopeful he will use his influence to discover what really happened the night someone took my innocence.
But I don’t find my father. I walk straight into the den of his associate, the Don of the Cosa Nostra.
Clay Butcher.
He is a cold, calculated killer. An emotional island in a perfectly tailored suit.
He orders me to stay in his mansion and wait for my father to return. But living with Clay Butcher stirs feelings deep inside of me. Starved of attention all my life, I find his possessive gaze intoxicating. His rules ground me, his discipline holds me accountable, and his praise sets my skin ablaze.
But he is a liar.
What I don’t know is that he plots to use me. I am not just the daughter of his colleague, but a girl with a powerful heir in her belly.
The heir to part of Clay Butcher's legacy.
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Author notes: His Pretty Little Burden is part of The Kids of The District series but can be enjoyed without the previous books, although it follows a greater narrative and is the first book in a duet. It features a powerful Mafia Don and his endearing tortured heroine. His Pretty Little Burden has an age gap dynamic that some people may find uncomfortable. It is an epic romance story, with spice, and dark themes.
*Please check the tr!ggers on my website— authornicciharris.com. This book is very dark. *"
"'Your love for her is dangerous and unnatural.'
I grin. 'I'm dangerous and unnatural.'
Bronson:
Olive skin. Amber eyes. She has been mine since we were fourteen.
She was my beautiful distraction from the chaos I was born into.
From the disturbances in my own mind.
From my legacy.
So when everything we created together is ripped away, I burn the idea of a peaceful life. Widening my arms to my inevitable fate, I accept my duties.
Without her, I embrace a single purpose.
To protect my brothers.
To protect my family.
Shoshanna:
Green-blue eyes. A dimpled grin. The world was a mere playground to my nutcase, Bronson Butcher.
But I destroyed him.
So he walked away from me, dragging behind him one half of my severed heart.
Eleven years later, the crazy son of a bitch appears, bleeding out on my hospital table.
A bullet wound. Of course.
We have both changed so much.
Bronson now lives by a deranged and bloody moral code. And he takes whatever he wants. . .
Whomever he wants.
Her Way is book three in the Kids of The District Series. You can read it as a standalone. But for the best experience, read The Duet - Our thing & Cosa Nostra before this book. Her Way has a HEA. And it features a possessive and dirty-talking hero who may be a little crazy, as well as a fiery and determined heroine. Both main characters are possessive, jealous, and fight for each other. It is a love story first. Word steam second. Violence, gore, and drama, third. Enjoy."
"'I love you, Max Butcher.'
Those words are dangerous. Just about as dangerous as the world I was born into. As dangerous as the ruthless bastards that I call family.
They hurt her.
My. Little. Ballerina...My piece of purity.
They hurt her. . .
I wanted to keep the world beautiful for her.
I failed.
So I should let her go. For her own safety and my sanity.
But she crawled into my bed. Settled in my head.
Cassidy Slater.
Her sweet-talking mouth says those dangerous words. Words I didn't know that I craved. She waits for me at night. Accepts the darkness around me.
Now that's not something a man just lets go of.
I'm a selfish bastard too.
And she's mine.
I'll protect her; it's an eye for an eye and I'm willing to blind the whole damn lot of them.
For her, I'll start a damn war.
Cosa Nostra is the second installment to Our Thing - Max & Cassidy's story. This book features a powerful and moody hero and an endearing and determined heroine. Both main characters are possessive and fight for each other. It is a love story first. Word steam second. Violence, gore, and drama third. Enjoy."
"The city's golden girl falls heart first into a dark underworld.
I want two things in life: to be the leading ballerina in my academy—
And Max Butcher…
A massive, tattooed boxer, and renowned thug.
And my very first crush...
I may be a silly little girl to him, but he's intent on protecting, possessing, and claiming me in every way—his little piece of purity.
But there is more to Max Butcher than the cold, cruel facade he wears like armour. I know; I saw the broken boy inside him one day when we were only children.
So, even as I stand in the shadows with him, as people get hurt... as people die… I refuse to let him believe he's nothing more than a piece in his Family's corrupt empire.
There is good inside Max Butcher, and I refuse to let him live in the dark forever.
Our Thingis book one in The Kids of The District series and has a happily for now with part two live. Part two has a happily ever after. This book features a powerful and moody hero and an endearing and determined heroine. Both main characters are possessive and fight for each other. It is a love story, with spice, steam, violence, and drama. Enjoy."
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