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The Time is Now

Posted: June 2, 2023 in Adult Contemporary Romance, Adult Dark Romance, Adult Fiction, Adult Mafia Romance, Adult Romance, Dark, Dark Mafia Romance, Dark Romance, Mafia Romance, New, New Release, Series
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Title: The Time is Now

Series: Beautifully Brutal Series
Author: Emma Luna
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance/Mafia Romance
Tropes: Best Friends to Enemies to Lovers/Forbidden Romance
Release Date: June 1, 2023 
 

★★★★★ Review from Anna’s Bookshelf – “The Time Is Now is another spectacular novel from one of my all time favorite dark romance authors. Her exceptional storytelling with interesting characters, a unique plot, and fast-paced action & suspense ensnared my attention and kept me on tenterhooks under the very end!”

★★★★★ Goodreads Review – “This was action packed, suspenseful, dramatic, and chemistry filled. A thrilling read with all the right elements. I love this series.”

 
 
 
 
Growing up as the youngest Doughty meant missing out on a normal life.
I didn’t want the life I was dealt, but I also felt I had no choice except to embrace my legacy. My family had targets placed on their backs, simply because of our name and the power we held, so I knew I had to be ready for anything that came my way.
Being sent to boarding school was a way to protect me—and get me away from the very life I didn’t want—but it also brought me something else.
Shane.
My brothers took him in, and I chased away the nightmares that came with his tortured past, ignoring the burning desire I knew was there, because I didn’t want to ruin our fast-found friendship.
Now though? He’s severed the very bond I tried so hard to protect in the most brutal betrayal.
He went from being my best friend to my enemy, and now I want answers.

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The Time is Now is part of an Interconnected series (Book 6 of 😎, and it’s advisable that you read the main books in the series in order as they feature connecting plots.
 
Main books reading order:
1. Black Wedding
2. Trust In Me
3. Fighting To Be Free
4. The Time Is Now
 
Please note – Dangerously Deceptive and The Ties We Break are prequels that do not have to be read to follow the main plot. If you want to read them in order, please see series page for more details: https://geni.us/BB-Series
Emma Luna is a USA Today Bestselling dark romance author from the UK. In a previous life she was a Midwife and a Lecturer, but now she listens to the voices in her head and puts pen to paper to bring their stories to life. In her spare time, when she should be sleeping, she also loves to edit, proofread, and format books for other amazing authors.
 
Emma’s books are dark, dangerous, and devilishly sexy. She loves writing about strong, feisty, but underestimated women, and the cocky, dirty-mouthed men they bring to their knees.
 
When Emma isn’t writing, promoting, or editing books she can be found napping, colouring in adult colouring books, and collecting novelty notebooks. She also enjoys coffee and gossiping with her mum, playing or having hugs with her gorgeous nephew, who is the light of her life, stealing her parents dog Hector, and curling up on the sofa to watch a film with Mr Luna. Oh and for those of you that don’t know, Emma is a hardcore Harry Potter fan—Team Ravenclaw!!
 
Thank you for taking a chance on a crazy Brit and the voices inside her head. That makes you a true LUNAtic now too!
 
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Queen of Dreams

Posted: June 2, 2023 in Adult Fairytale, Adult Fantasy Romance, Adult Fiction, Cover design, Cover Reveal, Dark, Dark Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Romance, Dark Romance, Fairytale, Fairytale Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Fiction, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, New, Pre Order, Reverse Harem, Reverse Harem Fantasy, Series
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Queen of Dreams

Brutal Never Boys, #3

By Mona Black

A Dark RH Romance Peter Pan retelling

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What makes us go back to our fears and dark desires, again and again, unable to escape?

I thought it was all over. That I was back in the human world, for good this time. Back in my apartment, with my friends, my job, my life.

But the heart works in mysterious ways and it won’t let me rest. When I find out that the Lost Boys might still be alive, I jump at the chance to go back to the island and save them.

Losing them would be unbearable, even though I ran away from them once before.

Only problem is, saving them means I’ll have to face my greatest fear, plunge into the unknown and accept what I did and who I am.

Can I do it?

Will it work?

And even if I manage… where do we go from there? Will love prove strong enough to save us all?


About Mona Black

Mona Black is a Fantasy Romance and Reverse Harem Romance Author. She writes about Fae, shifters, and witches, and of course, love. She loves fairy tales and long sagas of magic, and especially loves characters who redeem themselves and find their happily ever after.

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Lawless Princes

Posted: June 1, 2023 in Adult Dark Romance, Adult Fiction, Adult Romantic Suspense, Dark, Dark Romance, Fiction, Mafia Romance, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, New, New Release, Series
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Title: Lawless Princes
Series: Black Hollow Isle Book 1
Author: Dani René
Genre: Mafia, Why Choose Romance
Release Date: May 30, 2023
Cover Design: Raven Designs
Cover Photographer: Paperback Model (PBM)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA Today Bestselling Author, Dani René, brings you a brand new dark, sordid world of why choose romances. This series takes place on the infamous Black Hollow Isle.
 
Danger. Deceit. Death.
 
I was promised to the leader of the Lawless Princes. I don’t have a choice, obeying their rules will keep me alive. But they hold a secret that could bring their perfectly glimmering world crashing down.
 
As much as I hate them, Judah, Valen, and Malachi are now my protectors.
 
But there is no happy ever after in this life.
 
The Princes will soon become Kings, but not before they learn what the title means.
 
 
 
 
“You look good on your knees,” he tells me nonchalantly as he steps back and takes me in fully. I shift to my feet, standing to my full height before he gets any other ideas. “The next time I find you wandering around where you shouldn’t be, I will make sure you regret every moment of your spying.”

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Dani is a USA Today Bestselling Author of seductively dark romance.

She now lives in the UK where she explores old buildings and cemeteries while plotting her next book.

When she’s not writing, she can be found binge-watching the latest TV series, or working on graphic design either for herself, or other indie authors.

She enjoys reading books about handsome villains and feisty heroines, mostly dark, always seductive, and sometimes depraved. She has a healthy addiction to tattoos, coffee, and ice cream.

You can find more information on her website, www.danirene.com, or find her on social media, Instagram and Facebook being her favorites. Along with her newsletter, which you can sign up for here – https://bit.ly/DaniVIPs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Her Devil

Posted: May 24, 2023 in Adult Dark Romance, Adult Fiction, Adult Romantic Suspense, Dark, Dark Romance, Fiction, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, New, New Adult, New Adult Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series, Suspense
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Title: Her Devil
Series: Pendleton Prep Book 1
Author: H.L. Packer
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Dark Romance, New Adult Romance
Tropes: Secret Society, Academy Romance
Release Date: May 24, 2023
 

“What a Book!!! So many questions still to answer and I CAN’T wait for more.” ★★★★★ LoverOfBooks80


“Every turn of the page had me asking , “ what’s going to happen next “. Such a great read.” ★★★★★ Angela


I should have known that this was coming…
I’d done the right things, chosen the right friends, kept my grades up, primped and primed and smiled when I was supposed to, and then I escaped the clutches of the man they’d chosen for me. What. An. Idiot.
Or not, I suppose.
If I spend the year at Pendleton Prep, I can go back on my merry way. The problem is that life here is not exactly what I expected.
I’m not just another student, here to serve her time and get out. Oh no, that would never do. I’ve been wrapped up and served on a platter for the Devils of Pendleton Prep.
They’re hot, stupidly hot, and involved in something I want nothing to do with.
More than one of them has her set in their sights, but she’s already entangled in the world of the elite, they just don’t realise it yet. Where nine begin, only three will end… how far will they go to secure their place?


H.L Packer is, quite frankly, a busy bee.
An avid reader as a child, her love for all things written waned into adulthood, the excitement of real life things taking over. But when her life slowed down as she finished her office job for maternity leave, her husband purchased her an e-reader, and that obsession was rekindled.
Quickly she went from reader to reviewer, and then from reviewer to blogger; street teams and promo tours galore. When she began collating her own book boxes over at Romance Readers Book Box UK and had the opportunity to include her own words and worlds, the characters began talking.
Those cheeky characters quickly found themselves written down on the page, and her first series was in progress.
When she is not coordinating her worlds, you can find her running around after her free-spirited three children, and husband, or tending to the dogs, bearded dragons, and snakes that also reside with them.
A break can be found soaking in a bubble bath or enjoying a glass of wine, often still with a book in her hand.
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Lord of Shadows

Posted: May 21, 2023 in Adult Dark Romance, Dark, Dark Fairytale Retelling, Dark Romance, Fairytale Retelling, New, New Release, Series
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Lord of Shadows

Brutal Never Boys, #2

By Mona Black

A Dark RH Romance Peter Pan retelling

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After escaping Neverland and its mad lords, who in their right mind would ever wish to go back?

My memories from the island torment me. I am worried about Peter, Jas, and the other Lost Boys, no matter how badly I want to deny it. Coming back to my own world hasn’t given me the relief I’d expected.

I miss them.

I miss what we did together.

I miss being with these men who understand me, understand what I need and give it to me, no questions asked, no regrets, no shame.

Leaving them, I was aware I might be signing their death warrant, but I was selfish. I thought I was happy in the human world.

But the truth is, I don’t think I am. The only place I’ve ever felt safe and content and right in my own skin was with them, on the island. In Neverland.

So when Peter Pan appears below my window, I jump at the chance to go back.

Call me crazy.

I must be.

Will things be like before? Will I be able to help them? Will I face my fears? What about my feelings for them?

And their feelings for me?

 

 

 

 



 

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Broken Boys

Posted: May 18, 2023 in Adult Contemporary Romance, Adult Fiction, Adult Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Dark, Dark Romance, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, New, New Release
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Title: Broken Boys
Series: More Than Men #1
Author: Gemini Black
Genre: Dark Romance, Why Choose
Release Date: May 18, 2023

From the moment I stepped inside Howden House, I was theirs and they were mine; my broken boys. We just didn’t know it yet.
The seemingly simple housekeeping job I applied for, turned out to be anything but. I quickly found myself in a house full of torment, desire, pleasure and pain.
These boys have secrets, and scars so deep they may never heal, but they’re mine to try and save. My perfectly imperfect group of misfits who would die for me and each other. I only hope it doesn’t come to that.
 
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Violence & Roses

Posted: May 17, 2023 in #paranormal romance, Adult Dark Romance, Adult Paranormal, Adult Romance, Book Tour, Dark, Dark Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Romance, Dark Paranormal Romance, Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, Series
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Violence & Roses

A Thousand Scars for You

By Justin Bourne Boring

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Bizarre worlds full of savage fighters collide explosively with fraught, forbidden love in book two of the “Thousand Scars for You” series!

 

More than a hundred years after a barbaric, bloody gender war between the Sinteverete sorcerers and the Pentavi shapeshifters ended in subjugation of the Pentavi women; an even bigger, more incendiary fight is brewing within the Earth realm. This burgeoning conflict threatens to ignite an apocalyptic war throughout all the realms, where no man, woman, demon or beast is safe.

 

Mina, the hated Yasmani Ro renegade daughter of outlaw lovers from the two warring clans, is finally ready to come out of hiding and throw down with the myriad of murderous hunters that seek her head. Born of fire and ice, she represents the only power in the realms strong enough to crush the Sinteverete clan’s Master Elder and take on his immortal and unstoppable army of mindless Steplescar soldiers.

 

However, as fierce as Mina may be, she requires help with her impossible mission of revenge and retribution. Unexpectedly, she finds assistance – and allure – with her most reviled and fearsome adversary, an otherworldly barbarian known as Mayax the Malevolent. Together they unite a motley crew of unlikely combatants who help her liberate the Pentavi, unite the clans, and carve a path through the monstrous Steplescar army to salvation.

 

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Violence, Blood, War, Foul language, FF relationships, FMF relationship, MF relationship

 

About the author:

I live in North Carolina with my beautiful wife and my lovely stepdaughter. I work as a CT tech during the day, but my true love is art. I am an artist and writer at heart. I enjoy bringing my characters to life and challenging my writing skills by changing genres. My beautiful wife is the one who got me into romance. I love living in the mountains and hiking but have lived all over the country and enjoy writing about all of these various locations.

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Forged in Lies

Posted: May 15, 2023 in Adult Dystopian, Adult Fiction, Adult MC Romance, Adult Romance, Dark, Dark Romance, Dystopian, Dystopian Romance, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, MC, MC Romance, New, New Release, Reverse Harem, Romance, Series
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Title: Forged in Lies
Series: The Monarch Series Book One
Authors: Raven Dark & Jenna Stirling 
Genre & Tropes: Dark Dystopian Romance/MC Romance/Reverse Harem/Why Choose Romance 
Release Date: April 23, 2023
This world is full of deadly beasts. And I might be worse than any of them…
I remember life before the solar flare destroyed society. And I remember pieces of the dystopian hellscape that followed.
But my memories are fractured. Full of holes and inconsistencies.
How I managed to slit the throat of a biker twice my size is a complete mystery.
But I did. Easily and without thought.
Now, the dead man’s four ruthless MC brothers want me as their captive plaything in the bedroom, and their assassin in the outside world.
I should hate them. Fear them. But I don’t.
My attraction to these sexy savages is as inexplicable as my nagging feeling that something—or someone—is coming for me.
All I can do now is hope the sleeping beast inside me is ready to kill when I need it…and that the brutal men I’m falling for don’t get caught in the crossfire.
“Forged in Lies, book 1 in the Monarch series, is a dark, post-apocalypse why choose romance featuring a strong heroine, and the merciless alpha males who love her. (Think The Handmaid’s Tale meets Sons of Anarchy, mixed with a dash of Firefly, but with more happy endings and spicy times.) Download today and hope your e-reader doesn’t go up in smoke.
 
***WARNING***This book contains sexual situations and dark scenes that may upset some readers. If you have triggers, please do not buy this book. Cliff-hanger ahead. HEA at end of series. Book 2 will be released by the end of June 2023.

Havoc
My cock’s still hard as a rock when I thump down the steps toward Brute’s infirmary. As I reach the door to the basement, it flies open, almost hitting me in the face.
“Watch where you’re going, fucker,” Sage snaps. He shoots me an irritated look before stomping up the steps.
I glance back at him. Professor’s in a fuckin’ mood. I growl under my breath. For a genius, he can be really stupid sometimes. He’s supposed to be watching her.
Shaking my head, I walk into the infirmary and halt. Venom’s standing at the foot of the bed, staring down at our captive. She’s cuffed hand and foot to the bedrails. Venom’s pulled her ass forward so her knees are bent. My fists clench. He’s idly running his hand over her bare stomach.
“Thought you said no one was supposed to touch her, Keep.” The disrespect slips out.
He jerks as if I caught him off guard. I like that I startled him.
“My house, my rules.” He doesn’t take his eyes off her. My jaw tightens as he slides his hand down to her pussy. “She’s fuckin’ beautiful,” he muses, not seeming to realize he’s spoken. “Like an angel.”
Her eyes are still closed, and she doesn’t move. I drink in her naked body, long limbs immobilized. My cock’s hard to the point of distraction.
Venom strokes her pussy as if it’s his. Fuck that, she’s mine. Mine.
Shit, women are a dime a dozen to me, but I hate the thought of anyone’s hands on her. His being my fuckin’ Keeper’s all that’s preventing me from throwing him through a wall into next week.
“You want her, Havoc?” Eyes on her, he slips one finger into her cunt. She still doesn’t move.
“Actually, I wanna snap your neck,” I say.
He grins. “I know you want her, and I guess I do too. Tired as fuck of fighting it.” He withdraws his fingers and licks her juices off. “We need her out of our heads. It’s our job to look after things. We both gotta have clear heads to lead the club outta this mess.”
I grunt in acknowledgment. He’s right. This possessive shit’s making me want to shove my cock down her throat until she chokes.
“She needs to be fucked,” Venom rasps. “I wanna see you give her what she deserves.”
Shit, yeah.
Before, the idea of letting anyone touch her rankled, but now everything in me’s telling me to share her. She isn’t only mine. She’s ours. It just feels… right. Like something in me is choosing him.
Choosing him for her.
I cross the room to them. Venom makes room for me, moving to her head. I step into the spot between her legs, looking her over. She’s toned without being bulky. Even in repose, there’s a certain grace to her body. Hard and soft all at the same time, built for battle. And fucking.
I tweak her nipple and smirk at him. “Think it’s time to wake her up, Keep.”
His smile widens. Then he bends down and lays one right on her lips.
She thrashes awake, arms and legs tugging hard on the cuffs as if she’s being waterboarded.
This is gonna be fun


As a young girl Raven Dark dreamed of being abducted by a savage alien warrior, whisked away by a brutal pirate, or rescued by a cape-bearing hero. When none of these men came to claim her, she brought them to life in her stories. Then twelve years ago she met the man of her dreams. He doesn’t wear a cape, fly a spaceship, or wield a sword, but sometimes she swears they’ve mind melded.
Raven lives with her dream man and their one cat that thinks she’s a dog in the Mundane world’s version of Ontario, Canada. When she isn’t working on her latest erotic romance novels and crafting interesting worlds in which to set them, she’s spending too much time with friends, feeding her Youtube addiction, or curled up on a couch watching favorite shows with her future husband.
 
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Kiss of Power

Posted: May 13, 2023 in Adult Dark Romance, Adult Fiction, Adult Romance, Dark, Dark Romance, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, New, New Release, Series
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Title: Kiss of Power: Darby Crime Family
Series: The Mayhem Makers Series – MMM World Collaboration
Author: Jewelz Baxter
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: May 12, 2023
Cover Design: Clarise Tan – CT Cover Creations
Cover Model: Johnny Baxter
Photographer: Tim Spillers Photography

 
Ellis Darby has settled in as boss of the Family,
and with that title comes power.
Power to do what he wants.
Power to take what he desires.
And what he desires is an heir from Arabella Bartel.
Unconcerned that the fiery young woman hates him
and tells him so at every turn,
he will collect what he craves.
A plan is devised.
An agreement is signed.
The boss’s plans are falling into place;
his legacy is all but confirmed.
Then danger steals in with an unexpected kiss.
Arabella and Ellis have everything to lose.
Will her defiance and his reign survive their kiss of power?
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Jewelz Baxter lives with her husband in Louisiana near their children and grandchildren. She values her family and loves supporting their grandchildren’s sports and hobbies.

Over the years Jewelz filled notebook after notebook with stories in her spare time. With her husband’s encouragement, she shared those stories and received positive responses from others; prompting her to follow her dream and take the plunge of publishing.

When not writing or spending time with family she can be found on a Harley exploring the backroads with her husband. Jewelz has her own bike but confirms there is nothing like being on the back seat wrapped around her man.
 
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His Protection

Posted: May 11, 2023 in Adult Contemporary Romance, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Cover design, Cover Reveal, Dark, Dark Mafia Romance, Dark Romance, Fiction, Mafia Romance, Mature Fiction, Mature Romance, New, Pre Order
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Title: His Protection
Series: Mafia Made Series
Author: KL Donn
Release Date: July 11, 2023
Genre: Dark Contemporary romance
Tropes: Age Gap, push/pull, emotional
Photographer: Lindee Robinson
Cover Models: Brian & Kayle
Cover Design: KL Donn @ Alluring Write Productions
From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes the Mafia Made series, featuring novels from Award-Winning Author E.M. Shue. His Protection is book 7 in the Mafia Made Series.
Maso Cardarelli is the oldest brother.
The protector.
He makes the hard choices and the biggest sacrifices.
When the opportunity to give his new sister-in-law closure presents itself, he doesn’t hesitate to step up to the job.
What he didn’t expect was to fall in love with the girl he was sent to rescue.
She doesn’t speak with words, but her eyes…
They say everything.
And she stares at him with stars in the deep pools of blue.
After swearing off women years ago, Maso is torn between being her hero and breaking her heart.
Bria Marino is not prepared to fall in love with her dark protector.
He swears he’s not the one for her.
But with his touch…she feels coveted.
Men lie, betray, and break women like her.
But she’s ready to put everything on the line if only Maso will too.
After breaking down her walls and opening her heart to love, will Maso be just like every other man in Bria’s life, or will he put her back together piece by fractured piece?
Author Note: While His Protection is set in a Mafia world, it’s on the light side, and focuses more on the relationship between Maso and Bria and the emotional turmoil she goes through.
Trigger warning: There is mention of, and flashbacks of, Bria’s past physical and sexual abuse.

KL Donn is a USA Today Bestselling Author addicted to coffee and tacos. As a Canadian author she writes in multiple romance genres and isn’t afraid of a new challenge. She brings you stories that will break your heart and heal it all in one breath. With over 60 published titles since 2015, she has many more planned for the future and enjoys connecting with readers.
On her off time, she’s bingeing Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, and raising 4 amazing children. Married for more than half her life, she experienced her own happily ever after with husband Steve, at just 17. You’ll find them both at book signings once or twice a year, she’s the shy one, he’s there to tell you all about the books his wife writes and how proud he is of her.
Currently she is diving back into the Adair Empire world with the children and has plans to keep the series going with generations of dark stories to come.
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